G’day Richard,
Yes, it won’t be a particularly full tide, so you would probably want to turn up between noon and 1 pm.
On 21/05/2011, at 7:05 PM, Richard Jenkin wrote:
> Hi Laurie > > Thanks for that update. I will be up that way on Monday for a > conference and > planning on heading out for a look. > > My reading of the high tide for Monday is around 2 P.M. at the > Brisbane Bar > but perhaps 15 minutes earlier at Point Victoria , does that sound > right ? > > Cheers > > Dick Jenkin > > Lynn and Dick Jenkin > Tashkent Friesians > PO Box 92 Dungog NSW 2420 > 02 49921158 > Djangos Facebook Page > Tashkent Friesians > > > —–Original Message—– > From: birding-aus-bounces@lists.vicnet.net.au > [mailto:birding-aus-bounces@lists.vicnet.net.au] On Behalf Of Laurie > Knight > Sent: Saturday, 21 May 2011 5:01 PM > To: Birding Aus > Subject: [Birding-Aus] Today’s SIPO sighting (Moreton Bay) > > Following on from the sightings of the SIPO at Vic Point over the last > couple of weeks, I turned up on the esplanade a couple of hours before > full tide, equipped with binoculars, camera and a good book. Matt > Gilfidder turned up with a scope after a dozen pages. > > The oystercatchers feed on the flats and progressively move towards > the shore of the rising tide. The SIPO was initially identifiable at > a distance of 50+ metres – it was noticeably smaller and had a longer > bill than the other oycs. The flock flew en masse to their mid tide > roost as Colin Reid and Rob Dougherty arrived. The stony patch is a > bit higher than the surrounding flats and the oycs sit within 10-20 > metres of the footpath for an hour or two before flying off to their > high tide roosts (in the direction of the jetty / boat ramp today). A > passing shower pushed most of the twitchers off the roost, clearing > space for Andrew Stafford who arrived shortly after. > > Seen at close quarters, the SIPO’s wing feathers were highly worn, to > the point that the right wingbar was visible when the wing was > folded. The size difference with the neighbouring Oycs was similar to > the difference between Crested and Lesser Crested Terns and the > difference in bill shape was similar to difference between Marsh > Sandpipers and Common Greenshanks. The “lower legs” looked spindly in > comparison to the OZPOs and at times the eye ring appeared less > prominent. The SIPO did a fair bit of grooming, and showed off its > wingbar and underwing. Andrew noted that its stance was more > horizontal than that of the OZPOs. > > Interestingly, there were at least three yellow flagged (Northern NSW) > OZPOs in the flock (I had 3 in one photo). One of them (N8) had > extremely pale plumage, with a number of a grey-white wing coverts. > > As always, it was nice to have a reliable rarity (thanks to the > birders who found and reported it) and to catch up with fellow > birders. > > Regards, Laurie. > =============================== > > 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 > =============================== >
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