Sooty Oystercatcher among Pied Oystercatchers	A few images of waders we filmed recently at Manly Marina, Queensland. Most are in summer plumage before the trip to Siberia to breed. However the Double-banded Plover is a recently arrived migrant from New Zealand in non-breeding plumage and the Sooty Oystercatcher is a lone bird amongst many Pied Oystercatchers which is often at this roost-site. Click on thumbnail images to see larger images.		Mongolian Plover Charadrius mongolus (Lesser Sandplover) with Ruddy Turnstones
Double-banded Plover Charadrius bicinctus	Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia	Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea	Far Eastern Curlew Numenius madagascariensis

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