Interesting that a migratory bird with such low overall numbers in
Australai should be seen so regularly in oine spot. Presumably just a
few individuals returning year after year. Funny though when you think
how much potentially suitable habitat there is for them. They would
have flown over the northern Australian coast and then on over the
interior (or down the east coast) to get to Ash Island, flying at least
1000km more than had to!
John Leonard
On 3/19/06, Edwin Vella <> wrote:
I spent this morning (19/3/06) birding in the Hunter Estuary near
Newcastle (approx. 170km north of Sydney CBD).
On Ash Island, 2 Yellow Wagtails were seen together at their usual place
along Wagtail Way. One of them was in full breeding plumage and the
other almost, and both appeared to be the usual race simillima. I never
get sick of seeing these birds despite having seen them well over a
dozen times over several years at this regular location.
Also on Ash Island were at least 5 Brown Quail, an adult White-bellied
Sea-eagle, 2 Brown Falcons, Red-kneed Dotterel, a few Eastern Curlews,
at least 25 Marsh Sandpiper and 10 Greenshank, several Pied Stilts, lots
of Tawny Grassbirds, Sacred Kingfisher, and White-breasted Woodswallows
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