Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Tablelands Swamp, June 2020.
I see these birds quite often at the swamps.
Tablelands Swamp, June 2020.
Some birds stay in Australia for winter but most fly to Siberia to breed during that period.
Tablelands Swamp, June 2020.
They make a shrilling noise when they call out and a “pleep” call in flight. This one is telling me to go away. Their flight is quite swift and can make them very hard to photograph.
Tablelands Swamp, November 2019.
They feed by probing in shallows for aquatic insects, worms and vegetation.
Tablelands Swamp, December 2020.
Their flight might be swift but I find their landings to be very entertaining a lot of the time.