Thanks for that Richard. Your post raises an interesting question as
to what is a birding site? Is the WTP a birding site, a series of
birding sites or a birding precinct?
There is clearly a question of scale involved. Where do you draw the
line for a site? Is it the limit of sight at a defined point? I
would have thought the Borrow Pits would constitute a site. The WTP
would have to contain a dozen or more birding sites. Perhaps it is
comparable in size to the Cocos Islands.
Regards, Laurie.
On 01/12/2012, at 9:30 PM, Richard Nowotny wrote:
A big tern day at the Western Treatment Plant (Werribee, Vic) today
(with
John and Shirley Tongue and family):
Caspian, Crested, Common, Whiskered, White-winged Black, Little,
Fairy.
[I suspect there aren't too many individual sites around the world
where one
can see 7 tern species in a day.]
Other good birds today included Great Knot, Pacific Golden Plover,
Lewin's
Rail, Banded Stilt, Banded Lapwing, White-necked Heron and that
remarkable
number of Freckled Duck at Walsh's Lagoon (estimated, on the wing,
at well
over 50).
Richard Nowotny
Port Melbourne, Victoria
M: 0438 224 456
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