Sandpiper Cape May

... Beach where hundreds of shorebirds were eating as they make their migration south.  The birds that migrate through are semipalmated sandpiper or plovers. At times there are tens of thousands of these birds in the area. Since there is six hours ...

... , which Nigel found hard work with Sam on his back! To allow Nigel to cool down and get his energy back we drove to Cape Otway to see the Lighthouse. It greatly reduced the number of shipwrecks along this coastline once it was built.  On the way ...

... with the help of a passer-by) 64. Emerald-Spotted Wood Dove 65. Grey Heron 66. Three-banded Plover 67. Marsh Sandpiper 68. Goliath Heron (AD's favourite) 69. White-faced Duck 70. Wire-tailed Swallow 71. Green-backed Heron 72. Double-banded Sand ...

... bar, as looked at from the restaurant/pool area had a couple of Black Crakes and Pied Kingfishers as well as a Common Sandpiper. The previous evening, after sunset we'd seen a probable Wood Sandpiper there as well but that wasn't around this morning. ...

... Water thick-knee Black crake African jacana Kittlitz' plover Blacksmith lapwing African wattled lapwing Common sandpiper Helmeted guineafowl Crested francolin White-backed vulture Secretarybird African fish-eagle Tawny eagle Verreaux's ...

... . Sharp-Shinned Hawk and Winter Wren as well as Bay-breasted and Wilson's Warblers, are seen in this area. Migrant Solitary Sandpiper (uncommon) at the pond. Junction, Cranberry Point Drive and Tourist information Centre Road - Woods, thickets, alder bog. ...