Gee Lozza,
Spoilt sport :-) but you do make a good point about what defines a site. As
for the size of the WTP, Melbourne Water publications state that it is
approximately the same size as Malta. From memory, that makes it larger
than Cocos Island.
Yours in all things "Green"
John Harris
Owner - Wildlife Experiences
0409090955
On Dec 2, 2012 9:56 PM, "Laurie Knight" <> wrote:
> 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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