The bird is still in the location described in Rohan's e-mail.
Tis very easy to see.
All the best,
D.
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> Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2015 08:29:56 +1030
> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] White-rumped Sandpiper update
>
> Aha, thank you Rohan, at last some good directions on where to look.
>
> Tony.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Birding-Aus On Behalf Of
> Rohan Clarke
> Sent: Saturday, 10 January 2015 9:02 PM
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> Subject: [Birding-Aus] White-rumped Sandpiper update
>
> Hi All,
> There's been just three emails to birding-aus to date about the White-rumped
> Sandpiper found by Nigel and Carla Jackett at Shoalhaven Heads, NSW on
> Monday here on birding-aus so here's a quick summary if you are interested
> in following it up.
>
> It was found at a high tide roost best accessed from Shoalhaven Heads on the
> Monday. It's an impressive find - the first twitchable one in Australia for
> at least 20 years. Remarkably, before the dust had even settled (and before
> anyone had twitched it??), what is presumably the same bird was refound 9.5
> km south (as the sandpiper flies) on the shoreline of Wollumboula Lake early
> the next morning. The bird was well twitched on Tuesday (but disappeared at
> times), was not seen on Wednesday as far as I know despite a few people
> looking, was seen again and well twitched by many on Thursday, Friday and
> today. At times it dissapears to places unknown but for the main part is
> happily feeding on the shoreline of the lake directly behind the ocean beach
> or roosting with stints and other shorebirds in and around the fenced off
> Little Tern colony.
>
> To access the site drive to the township of Culburra Beach (via Nowra).
> The main road into town is called the 'The Lake Circuit'. About halfway
> through town, to stay on this named road, you need to turn right (sounds odd
> but on checking a map it will make sense). Drive to the end of the 'The Lake
> Circuit' rd and there is a small carpark, picnic area and playground. Take
> the steps down to the lake (not the path that leads more directly to the
> beach), then walk south along the edge of the lake at the back of the beach.
> From the carpark it's about 450 m to the point were the bird has mostly been
> feeding - pretty much in line with the fenced off Little Tern colony.
>
> It has been remarkably settled, but like any shorebird doesn't like people
> walking at it. In contrast birders that have sat quietly and patiently and
> let the bird come to them have been rewarded with approaches down to 2-3 m.
> There is something very satisfying about watching a mega shorebird slowly
> foraging to within a couple of meters of you, pulling tiny marine worms from
> the sand as it goes, and for it then to wander off again seemingly
> completely unfazed by the interaction!
>
> The spit is an impressive birding site even without the White-rumped
> Sandpiper.
> Good numbers of Little Terns (be mindful that they are breeding but the
> fencing, signage etc should make that clear) , a handful of Fairy Terns,
> White-winged Black Tern, Red and Great Knot, Bar-tailed Godwit, Lesser Sand
> Plover and plenty of Red-necked Stint and Sharp-tailed Sandpipers are just
> some of the other birds that people are connecting with.
>
> A few of my pics are here.
>
> http://www.pbase.com/wildlifeimages/white_rumped_sandpiper
>
> Cheers,
> Rohan
>
> --
> Rohan Clarke
> www.wildlifeimages.com.au
>
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