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First iNaturalist record.

With Graham Armstrong, Pete Ellis, Steve Guy, Guy Langan, Paul Harvey, Phil Heath, Ian Lewis.

Seen for more than an hour after dawn, in a small loose group of Eur. Curlews, feeding in a short-grass field on the south side of the main lake. This was "limpy" - the bird that had been shot about 3 weeks earlier, but seemed to make a recovery.

This location is the last known wintering site for this species. The last record from here was in February 1995.

Here is a link to the last video taken at this site, in January 1995:

http://www.hbw.com/ibc/video/slender-billed-curlew-numenius-tenuirostris/bird-foraging-short-grass

A male petrolling creek in the morning, hovering for 2-8 sec. in a location, moving slightly and hovering again. Doing it for many minutes but occasionally perching on stone out in the creek.

A female also came to the area, laying eggs.

January 2020.
Creek crossing H-Track, Paluma, Queensland, Australia.