Back at the Sandspit

I spent a couple of hours yesterday morning hiding and watching birds at Stockton Sandspit. It's an awesome spot to see shorebirds as long as you time your visit with the tide. I turned up before the sun came up and picked out a nice uncomfortable spot to lay on and waited for some birds to come in. A bit of a mixed bag of birds, but a great morning and a few cool photos were taken.

Birds of note on the Sandspit were...

Eastern Great Egret

Little Egret

Striated Heron

White-faced Heron

Pelican

Sacred Ibis

Silver Gull

Crested Tern

Gull-billed Tern

Common Tern

Red-capped Plover

Red-necked Stint

Pied Oystercatcher

Eastern Curlew

Whimbrel

Black-winged Stilt

Bar-tailed Godwit

Black Cormorant

There was prawn on the menu just off the beach and many birds were enjoying a seafood breakfast, with the Gulls and Terns dive bombing repeatedly for the little treats.

After leaving the Sandspit I drove a little further down the Hunter river to an old wreck that is popular with Pacific Golden Plovers at high tide. I found one PGP and three Grey-tailed Tattlers enjoying the rusty roosting spot before I headed home.