Wandering Tattler

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Green Island, Cairns, FNE Qld IMG_3561 20171013

Notes: Very similar to Grey-tailed Tattler. Long nasal groove (~2/3 bill length). White eyebrows
faint behind eye and don't meet. Wingtips at rest protrude beyond tail. Usually grey flanks.
Distinctive trill when flies off. Rocky coasts. Migrant from W Alaska and far eastern Russia.

Range from Morcombe^©

Green Island, Cairns, FNE Qld IMG_3586 20191221. CLICK for enlarged view of long nasal groove on bill

N of Cape Tribulation, FNE Qld IMG_6160 20171013 - Inset shows long nasal groove

N of Cape Tribulation, FNE Qld IMG_6138 20171013 - Brief trill upon takeoff

S of Port Douglas, FNE Qld IMG_7804 20180308 - non-breeding plumage

S of Port Douglas, FNE Qld IMG_7853 20180308 - non-breeding plumage

S of Port Douglas, FN Qld IMG_7859 20180308 - w. Grey-tailed Tattler (which is in partial breeding plumage) on left

Green Island, Cairns, FNE Qld IMG_3560 20191221

N of Cape Tribulation, FNE Qld MVI_6159 20171013