tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18783751.post2279963801432973035..comments2023-11-12T21:16:10.098+11:00Comments on Birds in Tasmania: The Double-banded Plover at Ralph's BayBirdingTashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08341646998037894004noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18783751.post-7434416995685692932008-07-16T11:52:00.000+10:002008-07-16T11:52:00.000+10:00Great photos. I'll hopefully be down that way soon...Great photos. I'll hopefully be down that way soon armed with a shiny new telephoto lens.Mosurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14786494432479216149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18783751.post-2115370986867457382008-07-15T09:36:00.000+10:002008-07-15T09:36:00.000+10:00Thanks Alan,A number of possible explanations for ...Thanks Alan,<BR/>A number of possible explanations for what is a most 'weird' occurrence!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18783751.post-1546246802964110152008-07-15T07:41:00.000+10:002008-07-15T07:41:00.000+10:00Hi John, Thanks for commenting. I've never real...Hi John,<BR/> Thanks for commenting. I've never really looked into this issue. A simple explanation may be that at some time in the past, the DBPs joined other migrants, such as the Red Knot and Bar-tailed Godwit. I believe that both those species regularly cross the Tasman Sea as part of their migration to and from the northern hemisphere. That might account for why only part of the population of DBPs migrate to Australia. A number of waders have colonised NZ from Australia, so is it possible that the DBPs originated from here !!BirdingTashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08341646998037894004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18783751.post-61967053274863674692008-07-14T21:05:00.000+10:002008-07-14T21:05:00.000+10:00Hi Alan,Lovely shots, especially of the flock in f...Hi Alan,<BR/>Lovely shots, especially of the flock in flight. I have never come across any attempted explanation as tho why the Double-bandeds have this strange migration pattern. Do you know of ny suggestions?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18783751.post-38284847734450468152008-07-12T09:56:00.000+10:002008-07-12T09:56:00.000+10:00Hi Mick, Thanks for your comments. If they all ...Hi Mick,<BR/> Thanks for your comments. If they all went to Queensland for the Winter, I think I could understand! The majority seem to visit Tasmania and Victoria, not, I suggest, very different from the climate in New Zealand. There is an old record of them breeding in Tasmania, but I think that has been largely discounted.BirdingTashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08341646998037894004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18783751.post-43954073007032275242008-07-11T17:09:00.000+10:002008-07-11T17:09:00.000+10:00Those are great photos of the Double-banded Plover...Those are great photos of the Double-banded Plover - especially the photo of the mixed flock flying off. Up here in SE Qld we still see them into September before they fly off to NZ. I commonly see them in the Inskip Point area. I must go out there soon and see if I can see any changing into their breeding plumage.mickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08230845410313320080noreply@blogger.com