Banded Stilt breeding information

[Andrew Hobbs <>]

On 8/11/2014 8:21 AM, Richard Nowotny wrote:
> I have recently seen large aggregations of Banded Stilt, firstly at Rottnest
> Island off Perth (I estimated the total number of birds on the Rottnest salt
> lakes to be in the many thousands) and then at the Western Treatment Plant,
> Werribee, Victoria (where the numbers are less but still many hundreds to a
> thousand). What is of interest apart from the uncommonly large numbers is
> the high proportion of juvenile birds present, as evidenced by the number of
> birds with no or incomplete chestnut bands. I presume that this reflects a
> recent major breeding event on some inland lake (probably in Western
> Australia). However, I have not read or heard any report/s of any such
> breeding event this year.
>
> Does anyone have any information about Banded Stilt breeding events this
> year?
This report might interest you.

http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/western-australia/goldfields-deluge-attracts-thousands-of-breeding-banded-stilts/story-fnhocxo3-1226833885415

Cheers
Andrew


> Regards. Richard
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> Richard NOWOTNY
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