Terek Sandpiper - Embankment Road, Te Waihora / Lake Ellesmere

[wazzagonewild]

Some excellent birds found between Embankment Road and Clarke's this evening. Habitat looks perfect for waders at the moment. I suspect some recent arrivals; I noted a handful of juvenile godwits, and many birds were so busy feeding they barely noticed me.

1 TEREK SANDPIPER (first at Te Waihora since 1988?)
1 gull-billed tern (ssp. macrotarsa)
1 curlew sandpiper
2 sharp-tailed sandpiper
22 red-necked stint
11 ruddy turnstone
253 bar-tailed godwit
8 red knot
47 wrybill
16 banded dotterel
Usual suspects

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[Adam C]

Epic find Warwick!!

[Adam C]

Bird still present this morning at 8.30am. Kieran Rowe was onto it pretty quick! Nice to cacth up mate! What a stunning bird for Ellesmere! Must admit it was a bit of a hit and run visit so didn't look too hard for other birds but over 200 Bar-Tailed Godwit present with 3-4 Sharpies, 20+ Red-necked Stint and at least 7 Red Knot. Gloomy old morning threatening to rain but what a bird to have on our local patch! Dipped on Tereks twice in Australia and have never managed to get down for the Southland bird so a lifer for this old guy. 50 this weekend so what a birthday present! Thanks (again) Warwick. Legendary find!

[Samsperdy]

Seen today with Ben Ackerley and Peter Langlands at large pond in-between Jarvis and Embankment with wrybills, turnstone, stilts and knot. Quite flighty. Awesome find Warwick!
Cheers,
Sam

[andrewcrossland]

Just an update from the other side of the lake:

18 Oct Kaitorete Spit tip

2 White-winged Black tern
5 Red Knot
27 Caspian terns

Crescent island - no waders, no mudflats

CCC Kaitorete Reserve

29 Bar-tailed godwits

[tom.b]

Great find Warwick! Seen in the same place yesterday evening - such a neat little bird.
The Gull-billed Tern was still around too (hawking over pools away from the main lake - closer to Clarks Rd).
And also a couple of Pacific Golden Plovers present amongst the other waders.

[RandF]

Terek Sandpiper still present at 15:15 this afternoon off Clarks Road actively feeding. Also nice to see the Australian Tern and a couple of PGPs, plenty of Wrybills and Banded Dotts. 42 Bar-tailed Godwits feeding at Embankment Road a bit earlier (12:40).

[Davidthomas]

Sadly I couldn’t find him this morning in the areas it had been seen yesterday. No sign of the Curlew sands or Aussie tern either. Likely just feeding elsewhere this morning.

[benackerley]

Couldn't find it today either but found 1 Curlew sandpiper, 1 Sharpie, 9 red knot, 10 ruddy turnstone, and the usuals.

[andrewcrossland]

3 sharp-tails and a scattering of Red-necked Stints among 50 plus wrybill at Jarvis yesterday but Terek not seen