Hi Greg (and, via birding-aus, others who responded )
thanks for that - I meant Little Terns, not Fairy, at Port Macquarie so my
mistake there (just in case anybody has rushed off to Port M on the basis of
my report!).
On the Raven, I meant that the tail looked short against what I would expect
from an Aust Raven, but it could have just been a plumage or missing
feathers - some of the Torresian Crows I saw were very much on the scruffy
side. Your comment means I probably saw some others too - I'll look a bit
harder next time I'm up that way. I definitely keep an eye out for them
around Myall Lakes and when I've visited Coffs but it sounds like they are
spreading out slowly and quietly.
The possible Sanderling were perplexing - the habitat on the sandbar looks
quite good but they were definitely staying put sheltered from the wind, so
I never got a good view - hence the question. A couple of others have noted
they have been seen up there previously, and I guess there's a lot of beach
up in that part of the coast and not a huge number of birders patrolling
those beaches.
Cheers
Tom
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