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Mason Park waders. Do they "migrate" with tidalmovement?

To: "Lorne Johnson" <>, "Alistair McKeough" <>
Subject: Mason Park waders. Do they "migrate" with tidalmovement?
From:
Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2008 03:57:22 +0000
Hi guys

My plan at this stage is Monday morning. I will leave home at 6-ish from
Penrith, so hope to make it by 7am traffic permitting. It should be all good
unless it is raining. 

Regards
Akos 


>-- Original Message --
>Subject: RE: [Birding-Aus] Mason Park waders. Do they "migrate" with 
>tidalmovement?
>Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2008 14:20:31 +1100
>From: "Lorne Johnson" <>
>To: "Alistair McKeough" <>,
>       <>
>Cc: <>
>
>
>Count me in too, boys.
>
>LJ
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: 
> On Behalf Of Alistair
>McKeough
>Sent: Friday, 14 November 2008 2:11 PM
>To: 
>Cc: 
>Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Mason Park waders. Do they "migrate" with
>tidalmovement?
>
>Akos
>
>They may disperse, but in my experience most of the waders at Mason Park
>are
>sedentary for a period there.
>
>There isn't usually much in Hen & Chicken Bay other than Bar-tailed
>Godwits
>and the other more common waders.
>
>If you want to hook up one morning to go and photograph waders at Mason,
>let
>me know.
>
>Alistair
>
>2008/11/14 <>
>
>> Hi
>>
>> I have a dilemma. On Monday morning I was planning to get to Mason
>Park at
>> around 7am to photograph the waders. However, I read a number of
>reports
>> from past years and it would appear that waders disperse to places
>like Hen
>> and Chicken Bay when the tide is low?
>>
>> Would that be a correct assumption? I am not sure if Mason is tidal at
>all.
>> Perhaps not and it is low tide on Monday at 5:54am.
>>
>> If there is reality in the Hen and Chicken Bay ?migration? from other
>spots
>> when tides are low, which part of the bay would be the best bet? I
>would
>> assume the RHS (east side) along Wymston Pde perhaps due to the large
>flats
>> that are visible on Google Maps.
>>
>> Any help is appreciated.
>>
>> Regards
>> Akos
>>
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