Other waterbirds

Purple Swamphen

Usually only seen along the Molonglo.

Dusky Moorhen

 Note the red shield and yellow tip to the bill, on the adult.  The young bird later joined its sibling and parent in the water!

 This second image is from the Queanbeyan Weir but illustrates the form of the nest of the species.

Eurasian Coot

 Note the white 'shield' on the head and the all black tail.

Black-winged Stilt

Red-necked Avocet

Black-fronted Dotterel

And here is the nest with three eggs (image by Felix Schlager)

Red-kneed Dotterel

Masked Lapwing

 Banded Lapwing

The next two images are from a nesting event at Canberra Airport.

Image below by Geoffrey Dabb.

Note the heavy black band on the breast and the lack of a yellow face mask in the Banded Lapwing.  The call of the Banded Lapwing is a little different, but they are equally determined to protect their nest sites!

This photograph is from the Hoskinstown Plain sightings in October 2012.

Latham's Snipe

Painted Snipe

These images are by Garry Moffit of birds on Hoskinstown Plain in 2012.

Silver Gull