I’m with you, Carl.
On 19 May 2018, at 5:27 pm, Carl Clifford <> wrote:
> Does it matter, Peter. Whateverit’s statusit should be removedor terminated.
>
>
> On Saturday, May 19, 2018, Peter Shute <> wrote:
>
>> Barney, do you think it was feral, or a local pet?
>>
>> Peter Shute
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>>> On 18 May 2018, at 5:34 pm, Barney Enders <>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> I had a quick visit to Anglesea Victoria overnight last week and took a
>>> quick walk along the beach to the point in the drizzling rain in the
>>> evening.
>>>
>>> I came across the signs telling about the rare Hooded Plover nesting in
>> the
>>> area and how dogs etc weren't allowed past this point, I was
>>>
>>> told that volunteers manned the area during the Plovers nesting season
>> and
>>> kept people away from the nesting area.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I backtracked and climbed the sandune where the steps lead down to the
>> beach
>>> and from the top I could see a Hooded Plover at the water's edge feeding
>>> about 100 mts away towards the point ,so I sat on the steps and watched
>> for
>>> a while and it was soon joined by its mate.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> They continued to feed running into the surf and quickly running out
>> again
>>> between waves before getting wet, this continued till they approached the
>>> rocks and fed on them close to where I was sitting.
>>>
>>> Another joined them but was soon hunted away each time by the slightly
>>> bigger one which I presumed was the male.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I had a great viewing of them for quite a while until I noticed a
>> movement
>>> on my left at the edge of the scrub and there watching them closely was a
>>> big tabby cat which began to stalk them through the rocks that lead down
>> to
>>> the water's edge.
>>>
>>> I Plovers flew away when I approached and gave the cat a hurry up but it
>>> only retreated into the edge of the scrub and crouched till I threw more
>>> rocks at it.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> If someone on here knows of the volunteers or the powers that be that
>>> protect these birds and can tell them of the cats existence something
>> could
>>> be done to trap it.
>>>
>>> It would be a great tragedy to loose these beautiful and declining birds
>>> after all the time and effort has gone into protecting them from people
>> etc.
>>>
>>> Barney Enders.
>>>
>>>
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