tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18783751.post116431840313011923..comments2023-11-12T21:16:10.098+11:00Comments on Birds in Tasmania: South Arm Odds and EndsBirdingTashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08341646998037894004noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18783751.post-1164448121032438142006-11-25T20:48:00.000+11:002006-11-25T20:48:00.000+11:00Don't hold your breath Duncan! There's a couple of...Don't hold your breath Duncan! There's a couple of kilometres of rocky 'beach' it might be on, and I have no intention of walking it. It was hoped that on a high tide it might appear at the rivulet mouth. It's been a while since I've seen a Common Sandpiper, but have recently seen and photographed, the American equivalent, the Spotted Sandpiper. There's a thought, perhaps I could do a substitution, doubt that most could pick the difference.BirdingTashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08341646998037894004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18783751.post-1164434435183619872006-11-25T17:00:00.000+11:002006-11-25T17:00:00.000+11:00Good luck with the Uncommon Sandpiper, I'll be wai...Good luck with the Uncommon Sandpiper, I'll be waiting for the picture. The last one I saw was on the rock beaching at the local sewerage treatment plant, they seem to love rocks.Duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12182951711946882353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18783751.post-1164425384535513502006-11-25T14:29:00.000+11:002006-11-25T14:29:00.000+11:00Clarence Plains Rivulet is probably the most consi...Clarence Plains Rivulet is probably the most consistent place during Summer to see Sooty Oystercatchers in the South, although the numbers do fluctuate. High tides the best time--very approachable for anyone wishing to take photographs.BirdingTashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08341646998037894004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18783751.post-1164345876355690842006-11-24T16:24:00.000+11:002006-11-24T16:24:00.000+11:00We've been helping with wader counts at Ralph's Ba...We've been helping with wader counts at Ralph's Bay, and there are pretty consistently (at least at high tide) up to 15 or 20 White-faced Herons hang round the very bottom end (sounthern) of the bay, in amongst the saltbush, etc. Very 'stately' birds, except when they 'croak'!<BR/><BR/>We also called at the mouth of Clarence Plains Rvt yesterday - didn't see any common Sandpipers, but we did check that the Sooty Oystercatchers were still hanging around, for when we need to 'tick' them off in our attempt at "The Great Tassie Twitch" in January. They're not rare, but nowhere near as easy to find as the Pied.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com