Hi all,
Could anyone identify this small wader please?
Thanks,
Curtis
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Not shore but may be a Grey tailed tattler
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Mid-North Coast NSW
I agree, it appears to be a Tattler. What location & what habitat?
Thanks Darin and Steve,
I agree its a Grey tailed Tattler.
Saw it in an estuary north of Ballina.
Curtis
Just up the coast from me ,did you see any lesser Frigatebirds up your way after that storm Curtis or Steve .
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Mid-North Coast NSW
I didn't but Im not in Ballina. Its interesting though I saw the reports from all the way along the coast from Brisbane south to Sydney.
Curtis
Yes, we had both Great & Lesser Frigatebirds in Ballina among a few other unusual Oswald blow-ins. Most of my sightings are on NSW Birdline http://www.eremaea.com/BirdlineRecentSightings.aspx?Birdline=2
Steve
Steve, do you own a Pizzey & Knight Field Guide? In the Lesser Frigatebird information it says that 83 Lesser Frigatebirds were seen in Ballina in April 1989.
Curtis
I also check out birdline and see what's around .
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Mid-North Coast NSW
Wandering Tattlers prefer rocky shores whereas Grey-tailed Tattler favours sand or mud, but both can appear together. So I assume your bird is a GT Tattler... Also, the eyebrow of a Grey-tailed extends and meets at the front of the forehead, and a Wandering's eyebrow is separated. Although you can't see this in your photo, it is a good tip for telling the two birds appart.
ihewman
Brandon (aka ihewman)
Also, here at Bargara, we too had Lesser Frigatebirds, House Swift, Bridled and Sooty Terns and Common Noddy.
Brandon (aka ihewman)