The Pied Oystercatcher, Haematopus longirostris
the mister potatohead of the bird world peep a peep peep a peep peep a peep peep a peep peep a peep peep a peep
birdsong
I saw a wisp of snipe
I saw a wisp of snipe or at least a wisp of waders this morning. Lake Clifton was completely still with sharp flocks of white flying in fast lines across the surface. Two swans and reflections. Bloody noisy wattle birds.
International Dawn Chorus Day tomorrow 4 May
Make sure you get up early to hear the dawn chorus. For Perth that’s about 0556 (around about or just shortly after nautical twilight). For anywhere else in the world you can calculate your twilight here http://www.ga.gov.au/geodesy/astro/ (but you need to know your lat and long)