Mersing Beach 21Apr18

From KH

At Mersing Beach in Johor, there were still some waders around.

Grey Plovers (left and right) and Bar-tailed Godwits.

A lone Pacific Golden-plover.

1 Great Knot (centre), 2 Grey-tailed Tattlers, some Terek Sandpipers (upturned bill) and Lesser Sand-plovers (shortest bill).

2 Ruddy Turnstones with a Greater Sand-plover assuming breeding plumage (left) among the Lesser Sand-plovers in non-breeding plumage.

2 Grey-tailed Tattlers with Terek Sandpipers (upturned bill), and Lesser Sand-plovers, some of which are assuming breeding plumage.

A lone Little Egret was hanging around with Common Greenshanks.

This lone Caspian Tern was prowling the coastline for fish.

1. 1 Little Egret
2. 4 Black-bellied Plover
3. 1 Pacific Golden-Plover
4. 100 Lesser Sand-Plover
5. 10 Greater Sand-Plover
6. 3 Bar-tailed Godwit
7. 8 Ruddy Turnstone
8. 2 Great Knot
9. 40 Terek Sandpiper
10. 5 Gray-tailed Tattler
11. 3 Common Greenshank
12. 1 Caspian Tern
13. 1 Collared Kingfisher
14. 5 Pacific Swallow
15. 1 Common Tailorbird - Heard
16. 5 Javan Myna

Mandai Mudflat 24-25Jan11

From Con

There has been a single Caspian Tern at Mandai mudflats for the last three mornings, Sun, Mon and Tue.  I wasn't there on Sunday, but I went on Monday and today Tuesday, 25 January 2011.

On Sunday the Caspian Tern was reportedly present in the morning from ?? until it flew away by about 10:30am.

On Monday the Caspian Tern was present perching in the same spot from about 10:15 to 11:00am after which it fly East towards the Causeway and across to the Johor side.

On Tuesday the Caspian Tern was present perching in the same spot from about 9:00am to 10:30am after which it fly West away from the Causeway and across to the Johor side.

On Tuesday the other birds present were approximately:-

1 x Caspian Tern
1 x Osprey
1 x White-bellied Sea Eagle
2 x Striated Heron
15 x Grey Heron
12 x Little Egret
1 x Intermediate Egret
2 x Great Egret
2 x Great Cormorant
6 x Common Greenshank
10 x Lesser Sand Plover
6 x Common Sandpiper
5 x Marsh Sandpiper
50 x Whimbrel
1 x Bar-tailed Godwit
4 x Collard Kingfisher

Intermediate Egret with Little Egret

Little Egret

Brisbane Nov08

From JS

Some interesting birds that I saw at Stradbroke Island, Brisbane, are numerous Far Eastern Curlews, a lone Beach Thick-knee in flight (pretty obvious given its thick bill, white supercilium and white patch on its black upperwing) and a Caspian Tern. Without bins and using mere naked eyes, I have managed to sight only these notable birds.

Yes, I know I am in Australia but I have no knowledge on Australian birds. Till now, I have sighted around 20 Aussie birds, notably a breeding pair of Brahminy Kite, my morning alarm clock - a Masked Lapwing - and a party of White-cheeked Honeyeaters, Noisy Friarbirds and Brown Honeyeaters. The rarest bird I have seen so far is a Beach Thick-knee.

Magpie Lark attacking the adult Brahminy Kite

Silver Gulls

Far Eastern Curlew

Caspian Tern