Foreshore, Cairns North, FN Qld IMG_7328 20231205 - Fourth summer. CLICK another pic.
Notes: Rare Asian wader. Nonbreeding adult pearly grey
above, snowy white below. Similar to
Common Greenshank, w. a more bull-headed appearance, shorter yellower
legs, & thicker bi-
coloured bill, olive-green at the base, darkening
towards the tip. Webbed toes. Forages by
running & lunging, like
smaller Terek Sandpiper. It nests
in trees along the Sea of Okhotsk coast
in eastern Russia. Considered to
be a small crab-specialist in southern 'wintering' grounds.
Sightings from eBird©(to Mar 2021)
Foreshore, Cairns, FNE Qld IMG_2817 20240402 - Fourth summer just before migrating north. Some spotting on breast- start of breeding plumage. CLICK for another pic.
Foreshore, Cairns, FNE Qld IMG_6995 20231203 - Fourth summer. CLICK for another pic on 20240215.
Foreshore, Cairns North, FNE Qld IMG_9832 20231221 - Fourth Summer taking off. CLICK flying w. Great Knots.
Foreshore, Cairns, FN Qld IMG_7922 20231211 - Fourth summer. CLICK for another pic: 20231219.
Foreshore, Cairns North, FNE Qld IMG_6629 20231128 - Fourth summer crab feed. CLICK wing stretch.
Foreshore, Cairns North, FN Qld IMG_6694 20231128 - Fourth summer; eating crab. CLICK for a pic 20231203.
Foreshore, Cairns, FN Qld IMG_7519 20231207 - Fourth summer w. Great Knots. CLICK for similar, 20240215.
Foreshore, Cairns, FNE Qld IMG_7552 20231207 - Fourth summer. CLICK for a pic: 20231218.
Foreshore, Cairns North, FNE Qld IMG_6514 20231128 - Fourth summer, shortly after arrival.
Foreshore, Cairns, FNE Qld IMG_7054 20240210 - Fourth summer; after dark w. Silver Gulls.
Foreshore, Cairns, FNE Qld IMG_2020 20240328 - Fourth summer: hunting for crabs