Beach stone-curlew, Esacus magnirostris
Range is coastal only from Broome WA to Melbourne Vic , found alone or in pairs sometimes with chick.
Masked Lapwing, vanellus miles,
Enjoys many habitats including suburbs , not a wetland bird, can become very protective of nearby nests.
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Glossy Ibis, Plegadis falcinellus.
Feeds in shallow water usually fresh and sometimes in dry grass lands.
Fleckled Duck Stictonetta naevosa.
Found around well vegetated water ways and lakes, becoming threatened throughout Aust
Black-Fronted Dotterel, Elseyornis melanops.
Mainly seen on firm ground on the edges of fresh water dams and lakes.
Whimbrel, Numenius phaeopus
An annual migrant from Siberia, can be wide spread along the Aust coast during the warmer months
Bar-Tailed Godwit, Limosa Lapponica.
Another summer visitor to Aust shores, flies non stop from central Siberia around 10000 kilometres , the longest flight know.
Ruddy Turnstone, Arenaria interpres
Another migratory wader that visits our shores while enrought to Siberian Tundra.
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
Migrates from Siberia , found wide spread in Australia in small to large flocks
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Eastern Curlew, Numenius madagascariensis
Another migratory wader from Siberia, wide spread but low in numbers , becoming threatened due to lack of habitats and so called progress.
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calididris acuminata
A migrant that nests in Siberia and visits our shores in flocks to fatten up for the coming breeding season.
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Australian Spotted Crake, Porzana fluminea
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Found on the edges of salty and fresh wetlands , this photo was taken near cunnamulla 900 kilometres from the nearest coast.
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Black-fronted Dotterel, Elsyornis melanops
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White - Necked Stilt, Himantopus leucocephalus
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