Hi Sean and All,
My appologies for reporting Spotted Sandpiper at Werribee, it was an
honest mistake and although it is no excuse I am over tired due to being
on the go since 4am this morning. The bird I meant to report was Wood
Sandpiper, a good bird none the less. Thanks Sean for picking this
mistake up so quickly,
Cheers, Paul
Paul Hackett
Sean Dooley wrote:
Hi Paul,
It is a good bird isn't it?
Before you get a howl of responses, I think you may want to correct Spotted
Sandpiper to Common Sandpiper. Though they look pretty similar, the Spotted
is the North American one and has never been seen here yet. The Common is
not so common down here and there used to be one that hung around on the
coast north of Little River but it seemed to disappear a few years ago.
Unless you really do mean Spotted in which case, bloody hell! You better get
some good pictures and now I would have to find time to get out to Werribee
again!
Happy new year,
Dools
-----Original Message-----
From:
On Behalf Of Paul Hackett
Sent: Thursday, 15 January 2009 11:06 PM
To: Birding Aus
Subject: [Birding-Aus] Hudsonian Godwit at the Western Treatment Plant
Hi All,
I visited the Western Treatment Plant at Werribee, Victoria today and
had great views of the Hudsonian Godwit at Walsh's Lagoon. The bird was
present at Walsh's for most of the day, preening, feeding and
occasionally flying around. Many visitors were able to see this
wonderful bird. I managed to get a few photos from quite some distance
away. The bird appears to be associating with Black-tailed Godwits and
Bar-tailed Godwits.
Also saw Spotted Sandpiper on the pond between Lake Borrie and the coast.
If you are interested some photos can be seen at
m("N05/sets/72157612598423298/","//www.flickr.com/photos/7116052");">http:
If you would like to try to spot the bird in a mixed flock in flight
m("N05/3199135004/sizes/o/in/set-721576125","//www.flickr.com/photos/7116052");">http:
98423298/
Cheers, Paul
Paul Hackett
Melbourne,
Australia
0414355146
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