Passage Migrants

[L&L Knight <>]

September is an interesting time to look at the wader roosts in SEQ  
for two reasons.  One is that some of the migrants birds arrive with  
remnant colour.  The other is that passage migrants call in on their  
way south.
I don't normally see Red Knots during the height of summer, but I saw  
quite a few Red Knots at the Manly Wader Roost yesterday, including  
some with rufous on their underparts.
The red-banded Bar-tailed Godwit that I mentioned yesterday has been  
identified as a relatively young female - banded in Tasman Bay [New  
Zealand] in November 2005.  It also spent the 06/07 and 07/08 summers  
in that area.  It will be interesting to see if this bird decides to  
hang around Moreton Bay for the summer or pushes on to NZ.
Regards, Laurie.
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