Terek Sandpiper + 2 Australian Gull-billed Terns, Motueka Sandspit

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Terek Sandpiper + 2 Australian Gull-billed Terns, Motueka Sandspit

Postby Michael Szabo » Tue Feb 13, 2024 4:49 pm

Mark Ayre reports a Terek Sandpiper and 2 Australian Gull-billed Terns at Motueka Sandspit today:
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Re: Terek Sandpiper + 2 Australian Gull-billed Terns, Motueka Sandspit

Postby BerndHuss » Tue Feb 13, 2024 5:36 pm

Someone needs to nail it down for me. I cannot make it there before the weekend and if there is one bird on my need to get list, it's the Terek.
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Re: Terek Sandpiper + 2 Australian Gull-billed Terns, Motueka Sandspit

Postby BerndHuss » Sun Feb 18, 2024 7:45 pm

Tried my luck to find the Terek yesterday and today. No luck yesterday morning, timing was not good with the tide outgoing and very few birds around.
Today was a different story, with two seperate sightings, first it mingled with the Banded Dots and later it hung out with 50 Turnstones. Also there was 1 Whimbrel among 1000+ Bar-tailed Godwits, a juvenile Black-fronted Tern, an adult with one juv. White-fronted Terns, 2 Caspian Terns and usual high number of SIPOs and Variable Oystercatchers. Surprisingly not a single Knot present.
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Re: Terek Sandpiper + 2 Australian Gull-billed Terns, Motueka Sandspit

Postby Adam C » Mon Feb 19, 2024 1:32 pm

Great stuff Bernd. A great bird to get!
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Re: Terek Sandpiper + 2 Australian Gull-billed Terns, Motueka Sandspit

Postby BerndHuss » Mon Feb 19, 2024 5:55 pm

Thank you, Adam. It certainly made my day.
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Re: Terek Sandpiper + 2 Australian Gull-billed Terns, Motueka Sandspit

Postby mark ayre » Sun Mar 10, 2024 4:10 am

BerndHuss wrote:Tried my luck to find the Terek yesterday and today. No luck yesterday morning, timing was not good with the tide outgoing and very few birds around.
Today was a different story, with two seperate sightings, first it mingled with the Banded Dots and later it hung out with 50 Turnstones. Also there was 1 Whimbrel among 1000+ Bar-tailed Godwits, a juvenile Black-fronted Tern, an adult with one juv. White-fronted Terns, 2 Caspian Terns and usual high number of SIPOs and Variable Oystercatchers. Surprisingly not a single Knot present.

nice photos :D

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