eBird has received observations of up to 6 Whimbrel in the past week at
Moruya River Estuary. Accompanied by Eastern Curlew allowing comparison.
http://ebird.org/ebird/australia/view/checklist/S30293744
Cheers
Roger Giller.
-----Original Message-----
From: Birding-Aus On Behalf Of
Tom Wilson
Sent: Saturday, 18 June 2016 9:12 PM
To: birding aus
Subject: Whimbrel - Port Botany (Sydney) 18 June 2016
Hi all
a single Whimbrel was seen near the pilings at the wader site in Port Botany
- seen at approx. 11;30 am, low/falling tide. Also 2 Aust Pied
Oystercatchers but no other waders seen; just 2 Little Egret and a few
Australian Ibis. I know I've seen over-wintering Whimbrel further north in
Australia, but not sure I've ever seen a Sydney over-wintering bird before.
It was the first time I'd been since the new port development - the area
reserved for the birds looks quite good - some shingle banks, some
samphire/saltmarsh and (at low tide) quite a lot of mud. Hope it proves
attractive in the long run (and there are birds to use it).
Cheers
Tom Wilson
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