Peter,
I counted a similar number of Masked Lapwings 6 months back on Kangaroo Island
in South Australia. An amazing site and one of which i thought to be a rarity.
It seems however that large flocks are not a rarity but more common then i had
thought.<html><DIV>Yours Sincerely</DIV><DIV>Mr Jade Welch</DIV><DIV>Gold
Coast, </DIV><DIV>Queensland </DIV><DIV> </DIV><DIV> </DIV></html>>
Subject> [Birding-Aus] Lapwings> > > > > > > > Minnippi Parklands is an area
beside Bulimba Creek in Brisbane's > eastern Suburbs. It contains a small split
lake which has been almost > completely dry for some time.> Masked Lapwings
have taken over a dry area of mud in the southern > pond and it has not been
uncommon to see a dozen or more there.> Over the last week we have had over
100mm of rain and the water level > has risen resulting in less bare mud but
not enough water for most > water birds although a couple of Black Ducks were
present.> The interesting thing is that yesterday there were at least 41 Masked
> Lapwing on the remaining dry mud or in the shallow water.> I have seen large
flocks of Banded Lapwing in the outback but never > such a large group of
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