Tim
It was a great day and I want to echo your well done to Tania!
I haven't been to Mud Island before and I will certainly be trying to
arrange another visit as soon as I can.
I didn't see the Grey-tailed Tattler but my group had excellent close-up
views of two unconcerned Buff-banded Rail and an adult and a fearless
juvenile Australian Spotted Crake.
Regards
David
"Tim Dolby"
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02/03/09 12:57 PM [Birding-Aus] Mud Islands (Vic)
Hi all,
On Saturday I spent an excellent days birding on Mud Islands in Port
Phillip (Vic), arriving at 10:00am, and leaving at 3:00pm. The best
birding areas were the inner lagoon and the sand flats on the west side
of the island. Large flock of waders moved between these two areas. The
trip to Mud Islands part of the annual BAYBOCA field trip - well done
Tania Irenton. Highlights for the trip were:
On the way out to the islands
- White-faced Storm Petrel: single bird seen hovering over the water
next to the boat. Also one dead bird found at the Sorrento Pier.
- Fluttering Shearwater: a small flock of Fluttering Shearwater.
- Arctic Jaeger: 20+, many in light morph, including one which landed
on a sand bar, providing excellent views of the bird on the ground.
- Black-faced Cormorant: about 10 birds seen.
On the islands
- Grey-tailed Tattler: 3 birds seen in the central lagoon.
- Lesser Sand Plover: only one birds seen, in the central lagoon. (Note:
this number is down from previous years, and there were no Greater Sand
Plover.)
- Grey Plover: approx.15, with a flock of 6 in the central lagoon.
- Double-banded Plover: 4 birds seen in the central lagoon.
- Bar-tailed Godwit: an enormous flock of 500+, perhaps flocking in
preparation for migration. The group included several in full breeding
(red) plumage.
- Little and Fairy Tern: combined flock of 15+. Great to see both
species side by side.
- Ruddy Turnstone: good number with 20+.
- Red Knot: good numbers, with 20+.
- Great Knot: good numbers, with 20+.
For anyone following my VicTwitch 2009 (an attempt to get over 330 Vic
species seen in a calander year), this takes my 2009 Victorian bird
tally up to 236. For more information see
http://tim-dolby.blogspot.com/.
Cheers,
Tim Dolby
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