Hi Katrina,
Glad you are having a good time in Aus. The first bird is a Figbird and yes,
they are Bar-Tailed Godwits.
Keep enjoying your stay here!
Cheers,
Inger
Inger Vandyke
Natural History Writer and Photographer
Publicity Officer - Southern Oceans Seabird Study Association (SOSSA)
Mob: 0402 286 437
www.ingervandyke.com
> Date: Sat, 7 Mar 2009 17:47:05 +1000
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> Subject: [Birding-Aus] ID help needed
>
> Hello,
>
> I've been having a great time on my trip to Australia, but the
> identification of some birds is defeating me. On 28 February I
> saw a bird from the platform of the North Wollongong train
> station as I was waiting to go back to Sydney after the pelagic
> trip. It seemed to be all dark - kind of bluish/purplish-black
> with big pale eye-rings. I thought it ought to be easy to find
> in the field guide when I got a chance to look, but even after
> looking multiple times, I have absolutely no idea what it is.
> I've uploaded a picture of it -
> <http://files.myopera.com/kknight/albums/709813/mystery%20bird.jpg>
> If anyone could make any suggestions about its identification,
> I'd appreciate it.
>
> Also, I was looking at shorebirds at the north end of the
> Esplanade in Cairns this afternoon and saw a nice selection of
> birds that I'm not sure I've identified correctly. Rain does not
> make identifying shorebirds any easier. Are the birds pictured
> here
> <http://files.myopera.com/kknight/albums/709813/shorebirds%201.jpg>
> Bar-tailed Godwits? I followed them around for a while, but they
> just walked around and never flew to show me their tails. On a
> more positive note, the Laughing Gull was still there yesterday.
> I got a good look at it despite the rain. I think I spotted it
> again today, but it was a long way away and I was headed the
> other direction. I didn't really come to Australia to look at a
> Laughing Gull after all. :)
>
> --
> Katrina Knight
>
> Reading, PA, USA
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