Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotus)
Here’s an interesting and uncommon visitor, Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotus). This amazing little bird nests in near Arctic Siberia and Nth America. A few migrate to Australia and are usually seen singly on the edges of fresh water wetlands. This is the second I’ve seen at Jerrabomberra Wetlands in the last 5 years. It’s happily working the edges of a pond in the wetlands, being occasionally harassed by a pair of Black-fronted Dotterels. Seen at Jerrabomberra Wetlands ACT.
Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotus)
Here’s an interesting and uncommon visitor, Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotus). This amazing little bird nests in near Arctic Siberia and Nth America. A few migrate to Australia and are usually seen singly on the edges of fresh water wetlands. This is the second I’ve seen at Jerrabomberra Wetlands in the last 5 years. It’s happily working the edges of a pond in the wetlands, being occasionally harassed by a pair of Black-fronted Dotterels. Seen at Jerrabomberra Wetlands ACT.