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Various Water Birds
Families Burhinidae (stone-curlews), Recurvirostridae (stilts, Avocet), Charadriidae (plovers & dotterels),
Rostratulidae & Scolopacidae (snipe, sandpipers) & Laridae (terns & gulls)

 

Bush Stone-curlew
Black-fronted Dotterel
Red-kneed Dotterel
Banded Lapwing
Masked Lapwing
Australian Painted Snipe
Latham's Snipe
Bar-tailed Godwit
Eastern Curlew
Common Sandpiper
Common Greenshank
Marsh Sandpiper
Wood Sandpiper
Ruddy Turnstone
Red-necked Stint
Long-toed Stint
Pectoral Sandpiper
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Curlew Sandpiper
Gull-billed Tern
Caspian Tern
Whiskered Tern
Silver Gull
 


   Bush Stone-curlew ( Burhinus grallarius ) [ Probably extinct in the ACT ]

Bush Stone-curlew
Photo by Peter Fullagar
Bush Stone-curlew
Photo by David Cook
Bush Stone-curlew
Photo by David Cook
Bush Stone-curlews
Photo by David Cook
Bush Stone-curlew
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb


   Black-winged Stilt ( Himantopus himantopus) [ Uncommon non-breeding irregular visitor ]

Black-winged Stilt
Photo by Lindsay Hansch
Black-winged Stilt
Photo by David Cook
Black-winged Stilt
Photo by Stuart Harris
Black-winged Stilts
Photo by Stuart Harris
Black-winged Stilt
Photo by Frank Antram
Black-winged Stilt
Photo by Noel Luff
Black-winged Stilt
Photo by Dimitris Bertzeletos
Black-winged Stilt
Photo by Dimitris Bertzeletos
Black-winged Stilt
Photo by Martin Butterfield


   Red-necked Avocet ( Recurvirostra novaehollandiae ) [ Rare non-breeding visitor ]

Red-necked Avocets
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Red-necked Avocets
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Red-necked Avocet
Photo by Lindsay Hansch


   Pacific Golden Plover ( Pluvialis fulva ) [ Rare non-breeding migrant ]

Pacific Golden Plover
Photo by Steve Stephinson
Pacific Golden Plover
Photo by Steve Stephinson
Pacific Golden Plover
Photo by Steve Stephinson


   Red-capped Plover ( Charadrius ruficapillus ) [ Rare non-breeding visitor ]

Red-capped Plover
Photo by Harvey Perkins
Red-capped Plover
Photo by Harvey Perkins
Red-capped Plover
Photo by Stuart Harris
Red-capped Plover
Photo by Rhonda Hansch
Red-capped Plover
Photo by Lindsay Hansch


   Double-banded Plover ( Charadrius bicinctus ) [ Rare non-breeding visitor ]

Double-banded Plover
Photo by Tom Green
Double-banded Plover
Photo by Harvey Perkins
Double-banded Plovers
Photo by Stuart Harris
Double-banded Plover non-breeding
Non-breeding.
Photo by Stuart Harris
Double-banded Plover breeding male
Breeding Male.
Photo by Stuart Harris
Double-banded Plover
Photo by Stuart Harris


   Black-fronted Dotterel ( Elseyornis melanops ) [ Uncommon breeding resident in suitable habitat ]

Black-fronted Dotterel
Wamboin, NSW.
Photo by David Cook
Black-fronted Dotterel
Photo by Graham Stephinson
Black-fronted Dotterel
Photo by Harvey Perkins
Black-fronted Dotterel
Photo by Harvey Perkins
Black-fronted Dotterel
Photo by Stuart Harris
Black-fronted Dotterels
Photo by Stuart Harris
Black-fronted Dotterel
Photo by Stuart Harris
Black-fronted Dotterel
Photo by Lindsay Hansch
Black-fronted Dotterel
Photo by Frank Antram
Black-fronted Dotterel
Narrabundah, ACT.
Photo by Julian Robinson
Black-fronted Dotterels
Photo by Lindsay Hansch


   Red-kneed Dotterel ( Erythrogonys cinctus ) [ Uncommon, non-breeding summer visitor to restricted habitats ]

Red-kneed Dotterel
Photo by Roger Curnow
Red-kneed Dotterel
Photo by Rhonda Hansch
Red-kneed Dotterel
Photo by David Cook
Red-kneed Dotterel
Photo by David Cook
Red-kneed Dotterel
Photo by Lindsay Hansch


   Banded Lapwing ( Vanellus tricolor ) [ There have been no recent sightings. The species is presumed to be extinct in the ACT ]

Banded Lapwing
Photo by Harvey Perkins
Banded Lapwing
Photo by Rhonda Hansch


   Masked Lapwing ( Vanellus miles ) [ Common breeding resident in all suitable grasslands, including urban sporting fields ]

Masked Lapwing
Photo by Helen Fallow
Masked Lapwing
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Masked Lapwing
Photo by Rhonda Abbott
Masked Lapwing
Photo by Stuart Harris
Masked Lapwing
Photo by Lindsay Hansch
Masked Lapwings
Photo by David Cook
Masked Lapwings
Photo by David Cook
Masked Lapwing
Juvenile.
Photo by Julian Robinson
Masked Lapwing
Showing spurs.
Photo by Julian Robinson
Masked Lapwing
Photo by Lindsay Hansch


   Australian Painted Snipe ( Rostratula australis ) [ Rare non-breeding summer visitor ]

Painted Snipe
Jerrabomberra Wetlands, ACT.
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Painted Snipe
Jerrabomberra Wetlands, ACT.
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Painted Snipe
Jerrabomberra Wetlands, ACT.
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb


   Latham's Snipe ( Gallinago hardwickii ) [ Migrant, and a regular but uncommon non-breeding visitor ]

Latham's Snipe
Photo by Ian Fraser
Latham's Snipe
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Latham's Snipe
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Latham's Snipe
Photo by Stuart Harris
Latham's Snipe
Photo by Stuart Harris
Latham's Snipe
Photo by Stuart Harris
Latham's Snipe
Photo by Stuart Harris


   Bar-tailed Godwit ( Limosa lapponica ) [ Rare non-breeding migrant ]

Bar-tailed Godwit
Photo by Harvey Perkins
Bar-tailed Godwit
Photo by Stuart Harris
Bar-tailed Godwit
Photo by Steve Stephinson
Bar-tailed Godwit
Photo by Steve Stephinson
Bar-tailed Godwit
Photo by David Cook
Bar-tailed Godwit
Photo by David Cook
Bar-tailed Godwit
Photo by David Cook
Bar-tailed Godwit
Jerrabomberra Wetlands, ACT.
Photo by Julian Robinson
Bar-tailed Godwit
Jerrabomberra Wetlands, ACT.
Photo by Julian Robinson
Bar-tailed Godwit
Jerrabomberra Wetlands, ACT.
Photo by Alastair Smith


   Eastern Curlew ( Numenius madagascariensis ) [ Rare non-breeding migrant ]

Eastern Curlew
Photo by Harvey Perkins
Eastern Curlew
Photo by John Gordon
John Gordon
Photo by John Gordon
Eastern Curlew
Photo by John Gordon
Eastern Curlew
Photo by John Gordon
Eastern Curlew
Photo by John Gordon
Eastern Curlew
Photo by Steve Stephinson


   Common Sandpiper ( Actitis hypoleucos ) [ Rare non-breeding migrant in the ACT ]

Common Sandpiper
Uriarra Crossing, ACT.
Photo by Harvey Perkins
Common Sandpiper
Photo by Harvey Perkins
Common Sandpiper
Photo by Harvey Perkins
Common Sandpiper
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb


   Common Greenshank ( Tringa nebularia ) [ Uncommon non-breeding migrant ]

Common Greenshank
Photo by Steve Stephinson
Common Greenshank
Photo by Steve Stephinson
 


   Marsh Sandpiper ( Tringa stagnatilis ) [ Rare non-breeding migrant in our area ]

Marsh Sandpiper
Kelly's Swamp, September 2004.
Photo by Harvey Perkins
Marsh Sandpiper
Photo by Harvey Perkins
Marsh Sandpiper
Photo by Harvey Perkins
Marsh Sandpiper
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Marsh Sandpiper
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Marsh Sandpiper
Photo by Lindsay Hansch


   Ruddy Turnstone ( Arenaria interpres ) [ Rare non-breeding migrant, unlikely to be seen often ]

Ruddy Turnstone
Photo by Harvey Perkins
Ruddy Turnstone
Photo by Harvey Perkins
Ruddy Turnstone
Photo by Harvey Perkins


   Red-necked Stint ( Calidris ruficollis ) [ Rare non-breeding migrant ]

Red-necked Stint
Photo by Harvey Perkins
Red-necked Stint
Photo by Harvey Perkins
Red-necked Stint
Photo by Harvey Perkins
Red-necked Stint
Photo by Stuart Harris


   Long-toed Stint ( Calidris subminuta ) [ Rare non-breeding vagrant ]

Long-toed Stint
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb


   Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos ) [ Rare non-breeding migrant in our area ]

Pectoral Sandpiper
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Pectoral Sandpiper
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb


   Sharp-tailed Sandpiper ( Calidris acuminata ) [ Common non-breeding migrant ]

Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Sharp-tailed Sandpipers
Photo by David Cook
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Photo by David Cook
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Photo by Lindsay Hansch
Sharp-tailed Sandpipers
Photo by John Gordon
Sharp-tailed Sandpipers
Photo by John Gordon


   Curlew Sandpiper ( Calidris ferruginea ) [ Uncommon non-breeding migrant ]

Curlew Sandpiper
Photo by Harvey Perkins
Curlew Sandpiper
Photo by Harvey Perkins
Curlew Sandpipers
Photo by Lindsay Hansch


   Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos ) & Long-toed Stint ( Calidris subminuta )

Pectoral Sandpiper & Long-toed Stint
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Pectoral Sandpiper & Long-toed Stint
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Pectoral Sandpiper & Long-toed Stint
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb


   Pectoral Sandpiper ( Calidris melanotos ), Sharp-tailed Sandpiper ( Calidris acuminata ) & Red-kneed Dotterel ( Erythrogonys cinctus )

Pectoral Sandpiper, Sharp-tailed Sandpiper & Red-kneed Dotterel
Photo by Ian Fraser


   Gull-billed Tern ( Gelochelidon nilotica ) [ Rare non-breeding visitor to our area ]

Gull-billed Tern
Photo by Stuart Harris
Gull-billed Tern
Photo by Stuart Harris
Gull-billed Terns
Photo by Steve Stephinson


   Caspian Tern ( Hydroprogne caspia ) [ Rare non-breeding visitor. All records are between June and October ]

Caspian Tern
Photo by Harvey Perkins
Caspian Terns
Photo by John Gordon
Caspian Terns
Photo by John Gordon
Caspian Terns
Photo by Steve Stephinson


   Whiskered Tern ( Chlidonias hybrida ) [ Rare non-breeding visitor ]

Whiskered Terns
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Whiskered Terns
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb


   Silver Gull ( Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae ) [ Common non-breeding (?) resident ]

Silver Gull
Photo by Graham Stephinson
Silver Gull
Photo by Martin Butterfield
Silver Gulls
Lake Burley Griffin, ACT.
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Silver Gulls
Photo by Peter Fullagar
Silver Gulls
Photo by Harvey Perkins
Silver Gulls
Photo by Harvey Perkins
Silver Gull
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Silver Gull
Photo by David Cook
Silver Gull
Photo by David Cook
Silver Gull
Photo by David Cook
Silver Gull
Photo by Rhonda Hansch
Silver Gull
Photo by David Cook