MANLY HARBOUR WADER ID with QWSG

Saturday 9 December 2017

This was a wonderful chance to access the wader roost at Manly Harbour which was usually locked. We met at the end of Davenport Dr, south of the Royal Queensland Yacht Clubhouse before the hightide which was at 14.00. Arthur and Sheryl Keates were the leaders for the day. I was grateful to be added to the limited list of attendees and harassed them dreadfully asking for identification assistance I was also delighted to see a few familiar faces from bygone years. A surprise sighting was a folk violinist friend of Hans’, Davydd McDonald and the very good birder, Mattheo. Thank you also for helping me.

Photo by Davydd

QWSG is the Qld Wader Study Group
Bird list at the roost site:
Little Pied Cormorant,
Australian Pelican,
Pied Oystercatcher,
White-headed Stilt,
Red-capped Plover,
Greater Sand Plover,
1 Black-tailed Godwit (Well done Sheryl Keates to find that 1 bird among many many Bar-tailed Godwits!!)
Bar-tailed Godwit, (lots)
Whimbrel, (lots)
1 Far Eastern Curlew, only 1 which is very much a concern
2 Common Greenshank,
Grey-tailed Tattler,
Terek Sandpiper,
Ruddy Turnstone,
Red Knot,
Great Knot,
Red-necked Stint,
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper,
Curlew Sandpiper (highlight for the day)

Photo by Graeme Chapman

Silver Gull and
Gull-billed, Caspian, Little and Greater Crested Terns
Welcome Swallows
Magpie
Rock Dove
Masked Lapwing
Tawny Grassbird (Heard only)
Unidentified Quails? Probably Brown