We recently visited Boonooroo which is located on the shores of the Great Sandy Strait, with views to Fraser Island. Boonooroo is a great place to see waders, one of the few places where you can drive down the road to the waters edge, hop out of the car, and see all the waders up close.
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Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus)
Red-kneed Dotterel (Erythrogonys cinctus)
Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica)
Australian Pied Oystercatcher (Haematopus longirostris)
and other waders.
Red-kneed Dotterel
Eastern Curlew (Numenius madagascariensis)
Black-winged Stilt
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (Calidris acuminata)
Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea)
Black-winged Stilt
Eastern Curlew
Pacific Golden Plover (Pluvialis fulva)
Red-kneed Dotterel
Brumbies seen on the way to Boonooroo.
For more birds visit Wild Bird Wednesday.
