Remembering Mallacoota

["Mike Carter" <>]

The attached photos taken during the fires a week ago and posted on the Friends of Mallacoota Facebook page are a delight.

 

Cheers,

 

Mike Carter, 03 5977 1262

181/160 Mornington-Tyabb Road

Mornington, VIC 3931, Australia 

 

 

 

From: Birding-Aus [ On Behalf Of Geoffrey Dabb
Sent: 7 January 2020 11:26 AM
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Subject: [Birding-Aus] Remembering Mallacoota

 

It is yet another irony that this scenic and interesting place is now associated by most Australians only with the sad and dramatic events of recent days.  I made a short visit there last October driving back to Canberra from Melbourne.  Martin Butterfield had suggested as a vantage point for shorebirds a spot beside the vast waterside caravan/camping park.  Only distant views of the birds,  but it was a peaceful and satisfying scene looking over the sand flats towards the entrance.  The nearby camping spaces were closed while the amenities were being refurbished for the coming busy season.  I am sorry for all those people who have suffered as a result of the fires.

 

The distant flock in the below snaps contains 3 species, the usual godwit and both knots.   The English Names Committee has recently considered names for the 3 Bar-tailed Godwit subspecies recorded for Australia.  The names chosen are taken from the names of localities used by each subspecies in the northern hemisphere.

 

 

 

 

 

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