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| Photographed at Lake Wollumboula, NSW December 2015 |
741 HUDSONIAN GODWIT Limosa haemastica
Australia (584)
Found in tidal mudflats and estuaries; waterways in mangroves; salt marshes, freshwater wetlands. 37-42 cm. Range: breeds Alaska to Hudson Bay, Canada; winters in far s. S. America; some reach Nz almost annually. In Aust. summer vagrant to coastal mudflats (NSW, Vic, Tas, SA)
that is a long way to come for a holiday - a great find
ReplyDeleteExcellent shots... we missed it by one day, but we got the Shelduck!
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