ID Assistance Migratory Sea Bird

Hi all,

I saw this bird at an ocean beach in Port Stephens, NSW last Friday afternoon.

It was solitary (ie only one of its species), however hanging out with some seagulls.

Looks like ( a Bar Tailed Godwit) it could possibly be an Asian Dowitcher (non breeding)? The distinct . . . → Read More: ID Assistance Migratory Sea Bird

WTNT at O’Reilly’s 10 Nov (Mike Tarburton)

Hello birders, 

For whoever is keeping track of WTNT, we observed about 10-12 today (just now) at O’Reilly’s Rainforest Resort.  The details are captured in eBird checklist at this link.

https://ebird.org/checklist/S61318884 We studied them carefully to eliminate similar Fork-tailed and House Swift.  If there is any other very large, long-winged swift species we should . . . → Read More: WTNT at O’Reilly’s 10 Nov (Mike Tarburton)