Kayak Mullens

What a great day to be on the water, with a friend to share the time with. And the birds were pretty good too, at least 1800.

Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica)

Greater Sand Plover (Charadrius leschenaultii)

Red-capped Plover (Charadrius ruficapillus)

Lesser Sand Plover (Charadrius mongolus)

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Wader Time Again.

I think this is the first time I have come across a Buff-banded Rail in a tree, every other time they have been on the ground heading for cover.

Buff-banded Rail (Gallirallus philippensis)

Mangrove Honeyeater (Lichenostomus fasciogularis)

It was a very hot day, and the Mangrove Honeyeaters found some water under one of the picnic tables to drink and have a bath to cool down.

Lesser Sand Plover (Charadrius mongolus)

 & Greater Sand Plover (Charadrius leschenaultii)

 

 Lesser Sand Plover & Little Tern (Sternula albifrons)

Interesting to see the size difference between the different species.

 Lesser Sand Plover & Red-necked Stint (Calidris ruficollis)

Lesser Sand Plover

Little Tern

Mixed Waders

Red-capped Plover (Charadrius ruficapillus)

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Mixed Shorebirds

It was a beautiful day on Friday for a wader count, calm water a higher tide and light winds made for a great day. With the higher tide most of the birds were roosting on the far side of the flats, though they were very flighty. Just as well we were in a kayak, not too much dry land today.

10 species were recorded with a total count of 2833 birds.

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Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica)

Red-necked Stint (Calidris ruficollis) & Red-capped Plover (Charadrius ruficapillus)

I just like the way the Red-capped Plover is looking at me as much to say
"what do you think you are doing?"

All Red-capped to the right please.

Red-necked Stint, Red-capped Plover & Greater Sand Plover (Charadrius leschenaultii)

Just to show how high the water was, these Bar-tailed Godwit were trying to land.

Looking towards where we would normally walk in to the site.

The water was too nice to stay in the kayak all the time.

Kel counting the birds out there.