Charadrius melanops

1 Black-fronted Dotterel at Ebden, VIC

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Identification history

	Charadrius melanops	31 Jan 2021	ChrisAllen
	Charadrius melanops	31 Jan 2021	KylieWaldon

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There were a couple of very young birds. All were close to the edge of the water but in weedy grass.

3 comments

ChrisAllen wrote:

31 Jan 2021

These are fantastic shots! I can never get the little buggers standing still long enough

KylieWaldon wrote:

31 Jan 2021

Thanks Chris. I usually have trouble with focus because the camera can't decide what to focus on - they have so many different patterns on them. The 400mm lens helps - i don't have to be too close and they tend to stand better if they don't think I'm chasing them!

ChrisAllen wrote:

31 Jan 2021

That is true. I definitely have to be much closer than you do with that lens of yours!

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Location information

Coordinates 147.030549 -36.148300
Maps Wodonga
Places Ebden, VIC

Sighting information

5 Abundance
31 Jan 2021 09:36 AM Recorded on
KylieWaldon Recorded by
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KylieWaldon Albury, Wodonga NatureMapr Shorebirds Water birds Birds

Species information

Charadrius melanops Scientific name
Black-fronted Dotterel Common name
Not Sensitive
Rare or uncommon native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 800m Recorded at altitude
374 images trained Machine learning

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Charadrius melanops

1 Black-fronted Dotterel at Ebden, VIC

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