Long billed Dowitcher at Lake Tutchewop

Hello All Here is a quick update of the status of the Long-billed Dowitcher at Lake Tutchewop near Kerang for Wednesday 12 November. We arrived around 7.30 am and already a large group of eager birders had already arrived in the hope of finding this special target. By noon, there we at least 30 birders stationed around the lake looking for the LBD. We circumnavigated the lake at least 2 times over a 5+ hour search for this bird. I was confident we had covered virtually every square inch of the lake. It was very disappointing for all concerned that the bird could not be located. We even checked out a number of potential lakes nearby without any joy. We left at 1.50 to get back to the airport. By then, most punters had packed up and left! I checked Birdline Victoria tonight and see that it was located at 2 pm – just after we left! It must have flown in. If anyone is planning on visiting this site over the next two days, could you please text me on 0407 636409. I am desperate to not let another vagrant slip through my fingers and I am only a 3 hour drive away. I would be extremely grateful if people could let me know if it is seen again and where. Thanks in advance for any help that maybe forthcoming! Kind regards Bernie OKeefe Bernard O’Keefe Applied Learning Coordinator [cid:imaged8e62b.JPG@2593d5b1.4b9efc4e] Caroline Chisholm Catholic College 204 Churchill Avenue, Braybrook. 3019 T: 03 9296 5311 | F: 03 9296 5381 E: b.okeefe@cccc.vic.edu.aub.okeefe@cccc.vic.edu.au> [cid:image8e93ee.PNG@b3e0c509.4097b5cc] [cid:imageb31b5c.PNG@dd5b5d55.44857c8f] [cid:image167f4e.PNG@b0265a30.44946270] [cid:image338831.PNG@f5a6fcfe.42b93a20] [cid:imaged8e62b.JPG@2593d5b1.4b9efc4e] [cid:image02e413.JPG@19bec205.4f9d4931] ————————————————————– This Email and any attachments may be confidential and, if you are not the intended recipient, you must not disclose or use the information in this mail. If received in error, please notify us immediately and delete the Email and all copies. Caroline Chisholm Catholic College does not guarantee that this Email is virus or error free. The attached files are provided and may only be used on the basis that the user assumes all responsibility for any loss, damage or consequence resulting directly or indirectly from the use of the attached files, whether caused by the negligence of the sender or not. The content and opinions in this Email are not necessarily those of Caroline Chisholm Catholic College.