Fisrt up would like positive ID of this bird though I'm pretty sure it's a Hooded Plover.
Secondly, it has a band on its leg, and I'm unsure if this should be reported as a sighting to the people involved in the banding. There is a lot of information in a PDF regarding nesting and maybe someone on here is involved.If not I will try to contact them directly.
Photo was taken yesterday at Victor Harbor.
Cheers
That's what I would say Rick
M-L
Nice find, i agree with Hooded Plover. Maybe send Holly a pm and she might be able to lead you in the right direction to report it.
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Hi Rick
At first i was bit alarmed at the size of that banding beacuse it looked way too big to not inconvience the bird - on looking up 'hooded plover banding' i found that it is critically endangered and found these sites - the first gives a phone number to report sightings of the banded birds, although its NSW based
http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/media/OEHMedia13032201.htm
https://www.facebook.com/hoodedplover
Definietely a Hooded Plover. Beaut birds. Lorne, Bundanoon, NSW.
Hi All, KV was banded as an adult on the 13/11/2013 by Grainne Maguire at Inman River outlet near Victor Harbour on the Fleurieu Peninsula, SA. It is monitored by volunteers through the Beach Nesting Birds Project at BirdLife Australia.
If you spot a flagged hooded plover, these sightings can be reported to: