I have an urge to watch Sanderlings. We live in Castlemaine. Where would be the best place to go to give me the best chance of sitting somewhere and watching these guys dance up and down the beach? Lynne
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Thank you to those who replied on and off list. Your advice is very much appreciated and will be followed. I am getting terribly hooked on this birding caper. Lynne — Lynne Kelly author: http://www.lynnekelly.com.au spiderblogger: http://spiderblogger.blogspot.com
Hi Lynne, I have always had good luck and great views of them at Killarney Beach near Port Fairy. That said I haven’t been there recently. Yours in all things “green” John Harris Croydon, Vic Owner – Wildlife Experiences Ecologist/Zoologist Nature Photographer Wildlife Guide wildlifeexperiences@gmail.com 0409090955 President, Field Naturalists Club of Victoria (www.fncv.org.au) —– Reply message —– I have an urge to watch Sanderlings. We live in Castlemaine. Where would be the best place to go to give me the best chance of sitting somewhere and watching these guys dance up and down the beach? Lynne
Hi Lynne, There are two reasonably reliable places to see them in Victoria. The first is Kilarney Beach near Port Fairy. There is another spot, though, much closer to Melbourne – and that is Black Rock Reserve near Barwon Heads (sometimes known as 13th Beach, as it is near the 13th Beach Golf Course). Enter these coordinates into Google Maps to see the location: -38.282795,144.426418. The site is also good for Pacific Golden Plover and Ruddy Turnstone. I’ve seen Hooded Plover here too, but they are usually found about a kilometre to the west of this site where the nesting sites have been roped off from the general public. Paul Dodd Docklands, Victoria —–Original Message—– [mailto:birding-aus-bounces@lists.vicnet.net.au] On Behalf Of Lynne Kelly Sent: Sunday, 8 December 2013 1:01 PM I have an urge to watch Sanderlings. We live in Castlemaine. Where would be the best place to go to give me the best chance of sitting somewhere and watching these guys dance up and down the beach? Lynne