Tuesday, 10 November 2020

White-fronted Chats

 I realise it's been 5 days since I posted!  Not sure why.

We went to Bastion Point today and it was quiet wader-wise.  There is so much exposed sand they could have gone exploring further inland.  While the Mouth looked wide it was clear that there is a lot of sand just offshore and a very narrow passage on the inland side: getting a boat out would need a lot of skill and/or some luck and/or a powerful motor.

As we came back we came across 4 White-fronted Chats.  The demographics as I interpret them are:

2 Adult Males


1 adult female
... and (lower bird) a juvenile of unknown sex (together with one of the males above).
The juvenile suggests that they bred somewhere in the vicinity but a bit tenuous to report as a breeding record.


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