I have just returned from a five-day visit to Lady Elliot Island, a highly recommended ecotourism destination for birders. Among the 100,000 nesting seabirds here were 70,000 Black Noddies and good numbers of Common Noddy, Bridled Tern, Crested Tern and Roseate Tern. Black-naped Tern and Sooty Tern were nesting in small numbers while a single Lesser Crested Tern was seen. Two pairs of Red-tailed Tropicbirds were nesting on the island. About 80 per cent of the 100+ frigatebirds seen were Great Frigatebirds. Nine Wandering Tattlers (one in breeding plumage) were seen side-by-side with 22 Grey-tailed Tattlers. A single Sanderling was spotted. Several beachwashed Short-tailed Shearwaters (normally unexpected here) were found and Wedge-tailed Shearwaters were nesting commonly. More here: http://sunshinecoastbirds.blogspot.com.au/ Greg Roberts =============================== To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send the message: unsubscribe (in the body of the message, with no Subject line) to: birding-aus-request@vicnet.net.au http://birding-aus.org ===============================
Thanks Robert for the update. It’s an incredible place this time of year for birds. Being able to get so close is a great drawcard and the snorkelling is always fantastic! On 31 October 2015 at 07:43, Robert Hamilton < robhamilton2@optusnet.com.au> wrote: — Marie Tarrant Kobble Creek, Qld
Birding-Aus mailing list
Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org
To change settings or unsubscribe visit:
http://birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org
Just returned from 7 days on Lady Elliot Island, 2 March to 9 March. Wonderful bird life. Sorry Malcolm, but a pair of red-tailed tropic birds arrived on 2 March and are now nesting outside Suite 2. The black-naped terns are still there, nesting above the beach to the north of the resort. In addition to your list, I also saw sand plovers, which I am pretty sure were the greater. The pacific golden plovers were everywhere and appeared to be developing breeding plumage. The frigate birds were awesome and there were lesser as well as greater. The turtles are still laying and hatching. We also went on a snorkel tour and swam with 12 manta rays two days ago! Fabulous place. Regards. Gary. Gary Kane —————————— Message: 2 < s.gums@bigpond.net.au> Message-ID: <000001cf36d0$702d53f0$5087fbd0$@gums@bigpond.net.au> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=”us-ascii” I was there on Friday and Saturday (1 March). Most birds had nearly finished nesting. Red-tailed tropic bird and roseate tern were not present (the most exciting seabirds). Only one pair of black-naped tern was still present. Adult and young common noddy, black noddy, bridled tern, crested tern and Wedge-tailed shearwater were present. black noddy and bridled tern had young chicks – a second nesting for the summer. Greater Frigate birds visited overhead each day and roost at night. A Wandering tattler was present. Tattler are easier to see at high tide. For other birds the tide is not relevant but the shearwater are nocturnal. The Capricorn white-eye is a bit scarcer with sparrows now on the island, but the resort managers and marine parks rangers will address this soon. Banded land-rails are chooks. Turtles were still nesting and young were hatching at night. Anytime of the year is great on the island but the peak for seabirds is Oct to Jan. With the cost of a flight it is worth staying a night or two. The snorkelling is the best on the reef. Malcolm Turner —–Original Message—– whartonj@tpg.com.au Sent: Monday, 3 March 2014 3:49 PM I am in Hervey Bay and would like to visit Lady Eliott Is for a day trip to see all the birds there. However the tide is high most of the time the trip lasts( 8.40- 3.30) and I am wondering if it is still possible to see the birds or should I postpone my trip till I am in QLd at another time from Nov not want to wait till next week for a low tide day. I would appreciate any advice from someone who has experienced Lady Eliott Is. Thanks Joan Wharton _______________________________________________ Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change settings or unsubscribe visit: http://birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org