Again, another old thread from a month ago.
I quickly read through all the articles in this thread. Most seemed
to relate to waders overwintering in the south of Australia.
Of course, many of the waders overwinter in places such as Broome and
80 Mile Beach. The following seem to be total migrants, and it is
rare for any overwintering records.
Little Curlew
Long-toed Stint
Oriental Plover
Oriental Pratincole (yes - there have been a few overwintering
records in Australia, but only individuals, not the 2.8 million that
come to Australia)
snipe sp. (Swinhoe's, Pin-tailed, Latham's)
Ruff (If it was more common then they may overwinter, as I think some
overwinter in Africa)
Little Ringed Plover
Red-necked Phalarope? (These are common off the NW coast in summer,
but I don't know of any winter records)
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper are very scarce during winter, and yet there
are some records of reasonable numbers at places such as Lake McLarty
as mentioned by John Graff.
You can definitely find Common Sandpiper, Wood Sandpiper and Marsh
Sandpiper in small numbers in northern Australia during winter but
they can certainly be scarce at times. Ruddy Turnstone are common
but in small numbers, but these are coastal and so much easier to look for.
You can find uncommon (for Australia) waders such as Broad-billed
Sandpiper, Asian Dowitcher, Common Redshank in any month at Broome.
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