50+ Wood Sandpipers in Australia

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50+ Wood Sandpipers in Australia

Postby Michael Szabo » Fri Oct 06, 2023 4:42 pm

More than 50 Wood Sandpipers have turned up in Australia over the past 2 weeks so it's worth checking for them and other interesting waders in NZ this weekend, as per map and photos below.

Other waders in Australia at the moment include 1 Little Whimbrel, 1 Broad-billed Sandpiper, a single flock of 21 Grey Plovers, 3 Common Sandpipers, 1 Common Greenshank, 2 Greater Sand Plovers, 1 Mongolian Plover (previously Lesser Sand Plover), and 1 Marsh Sandpiper.
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Map from eBird.
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Wood Sandpiper, Andy Gee, Lake Moondarra near Mt Isa, Queensland, 30th September
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50+ Wood Sandpipers in Australia

Postby Michael Szabo » Fri Oct 06, 2023 5:20 pm

More Wood Sandpiper photos.
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Wood Sandpiper, Knuckey's Lagoon, Darwin on 26th September by Ben Adler.
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Wood Sandpiper, Buffalo Creek, Darwin on 5th October by Judith Gillespie.
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Wood Sandpiper, Berri, South Australia on 26th September by Andrea Lie.
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Re: 50+ Wood Sandpipers in Australia

Postby rowey » Fri Oct 06, 2023 9:14 pm

Hi Michael.

I believe a Little Curlew now in Cairns, along with a Laughing Gull also.
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Re: 50+ Wood Sandpipers in Australia

Postby paradoxdinokipi » Fri Oct 06, 2023 9:18 pm

I believe Little Curlew was what he meant by saying Little Whimbrel (as that's whats on NZBirdsOnline)
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Re: 50+ Wood Sandpipers in Australia

Postby rowey » Fri Oct 06, 2023 9:45 pm

I really need to read more than just the first line :shock:
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Re: 50+ Wood Sandpipers in Australia

Postby Michael Szabo » Tue Oct 10, 2023 7:41 am

Three Oriental Plovers reported near Tinaroo in Queensland yesterday by Matt Cornish.
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