Friday, December 20, 2019

KENTISH PLOVER

Photographed at Kurnell, Sydney, December 2019
(*899)                  KENTISH PLOVER                  Charadrius alexandrinus

AUSTRALIA                 789

A coastal migrant widespread in Eurasia, often flocking with other small shorebirds on beaches. Only 2 previous Australian records (Darwin, NT and Old Bar, NSW). Alexandrinus migrates from NE to SE Asia.