I made a short visit to a few spots around Ocean Grove / Barwon Heads
this morning. There were 10 Pacific Golden Plover on the rocks at 13th
Beach / Black Rock, plus a few stints and a single red-capped plover.
There was a group of 7 Black-winged Stilts with the gulls on the
beach. I couldn't find any Hooded Plover, or any other small birds on
the beach itself - but in the 20 minutes I was there, I saw 3 dogs
(all off-leash) with their owners. I thought this area was off-limits
during the summer, but I couldn't see any signs - I'm sure there were
signs when I was here a year ago.
I know the Hooded Plover nesting area is being monitored on the beach
a few km east, between Ocean Grove and Pt Lonsdale - the signs and
barriers are up there. My wife saw a few HP chicks a little way
outside the fenced area on this beach a couple of weeks ago. Not sure
what has happened at 13th though.
Russell Woodford
PS Good numbers of waders at the Barwon Estuary this morning - c. 40
Bar-tailed Godwit and 25 Common Greenshank, 5 Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
and a single E Curlew: probably a lot more than these but my head was
spinning as the temperature started to climb into the 30s so I stopped
counting!
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