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August 2022

Fri 12		Latham's Snipe Duck River Boardwalk (Smithton)
		First sighting for this migratory season (9 days earlier than 1st sighting in August 2021)
		Jenny Ostenfeld 12/8 #267205
Tue 9		Common Sandpiper Camp Creek, Wynyard
		Single bird, teetering madly, a regular summer visitor here these last three years but ridiculously early!
		Richard Ashby 9/8 #267201
		Pink-eared Duck Queechy Lake
		6 very visible on the water.
		Tina McGlynn 9/8 #267200

July 2022

Sat 23		Brown Goshawk View Road Reserve (Burnie)
		While walking through the park I saw a Brown Goshawk perched above me in a tree. After a few seconds it slipped out of the tree and swooped down towards a Masked Lapwing which was on the ground. The lapwing took off and began evasive action as the goshawk closed in on it. After closing to within centimetres of the lapwing, the goshawk seemed to break off the attack. I have never seen a goshawk go for anything that big...the lapwing was bigger than the goshawk. Not sure if it was a genuine attempt or just a bit of practice!
		Michael Parsons 23/7 #267167
Wed 20		Wedge-tailed Eagle Old Beach/Otago Bay
		4 Wedgies soaring in a thermal above hills between Otago Bay and Old Beach, early afternoon.
		Suzanne Hedgecott 20/7 #267161