Re Hooded Plover and a Tabby Cat
Birdlife Australia (BLA) have contacts on virtually all beaches where Hooded
Plovers nest. If you contact BLA and tell them the details of what you saw and
where I’m sure they could contact the appropriate group or even the management
authority.
Malcolm Brown
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> Message: 2
> Date: Sat, 19 May 2018 06:09:43 +0000
> From: Peter Shute <>
> To: Barney Enders <>
> Cc: "" <>
> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus]
> Hooded Plover and a Tabby Cat
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> 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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> Message: 3
> Date: Sat, 19 May 2018 17:57:25 +1000
> From: Carl Clifford <>
> To: Peter Shute <>
> Cc: Barney Enders <>,
> "" <>
> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Hooded Plover and a Tabby Cat
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> 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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> Message: 4
> Date: Sat, 19 May 2018 08:19:14 +0000
> From: Peter Shute <>
> To: Carl Clifford <>
> Cc: Barney Enders <>,
> "" <>
> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Hooded Plover and a Tabby Cat
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> Yes, but if it's a pet, won't it be given back if it's trapped?
>
> Peter Shute
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On 19 May 2018, at 5:57 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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