Lake McLarty – 3 Ruff, 2 Broad-billed Sandpiper, 14+ Long-toed Stint etc.

Hi all, Greg Howell and I headed down to Lake McLarty (south of Perth if anyone still doesn’t know!) this morning. The lake is drying fast and will probably last less than a week from here. No sign of the Red-throated Pipit which seems to have left – we didn’t look too hard in the extensive grassed areas but did see a good variety of waders, highlighted by 3 male Ruff, 2 Broad-billed Sandpipers, and at least 14 Long-toed Stint (there have been few of these reported this season at McLarty until now) Highlights: Emu (5) Pacific Golden Plover (1) Black-tailed Godwit (2) Red Knot (1) Common Greenshank (90+) Marsh Sandpiper (4) Wood Sandpiper (2) Grey-tailed Tattler (1) Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (3,000+) Pectoral Sandpiper (5) Curlew Sandpiper (8) Ruff (3 males) Broad-billed Sandpiper (2) Red-necked Stint (2,000+) Long-toed Stint (14+) Red-capped Plover (1,000+) Peregrine Falcon (1, which caught a small wader, either a stint or Red-capped Plover, the latter looking more likely from the little I could see of it) Cheers, John _______________________________________________ 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