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Vanellus miles (Masked Lapwing) at Tuross Head, NSW - 5 Oct 2025 by HelenCross

Limosa lapponica at Potato Point, NSW - 5 Oct 2025 by HelenCross

Vanellus miles (Masked Lapwing) at Symonston, ACT - 4 Oct 2025 by RodDeb

Haematopus fuliginosus (Sooty Oystercatcher) at Malabar, NSW - 4 Oct 2025 by Span102

Thinornis melanops (Black-fronted Dotterel) at Goulburn, NSW - 4 Oct 2025 by Span102

Himantopus leucocephalus (Pied Stilt) at Fyshwick, ACT - 29 Sep 2025 by RodDeb

Vanellus miles (Masked Lapwing) at Wodonga, VIC - 17 Sep 2025 by KylieWaldon

Vanellus miles (Masked Lapwing) at Crowther, NSW - 25 Sep 2025 by Frecko

Haematopus fuliginosus (Sooty Oystercatcher) at Berrara, NSW - 24 Sep 2025 by plants

Haematopus longirostris (Australian Pied Oystercatcher) at Berrara, NSW - 24 Sep 2025 by plants

Vanellus miles (Masked Lapwing) at Lanitza, NSW - 14 Jan 2023 by Carolina

Esacus magnirostris (Beach Stone-curlew) at Bongaree, QLD - 13 Mar 2011 by DAdeGroot

Thinornis melanops (Black-fronted Dotterel) at Coombs, ACT - 19 Sep 2025 by LineMarie

Thinornis melanops (Black-fronted Dotterel) at Wodonga, VIC - 17 Sep 2025 by KylieWaldon

Vanellus miles (Masked Lapwing) at Yalwal, NSW - 18 Sep 2025 by plants

Gallinago hardwickii (Latham's Snipe) at Fyshwick, ACT - 18 Sep 2025 by rawshorty

Vanellus miles (Masked Lapwing) at Victor Harbor, SA - 16 Sep 2025 by MB

Haematopus fuliginosus (Sooty Oystercatcher) at Victor Harbor, SA - 16 Sep 2025 by MB

Haematopus fuliginosus (Sooty Oystercatcher) at Depot Beach, NSW - 15 Sep 2025 by Csteele4

Himantopus leucocephalus (Pied Stilt) at Fyshwick, ACT - 15 Sep 2025 by RodDeb

Thinornis melanops (Black-fronted Dotterel) at Dunrobin, QLD - 14 Sep 2020 by DAdeGroot

Himantopus leucocephalus (Pied Stilt) at Fyshwick, ACT - 15 Sep 2025 by rawshorty

Vanellus miles (Masked Lapwing) at Dickson, ACT - 14 Sep 2025 by Lisa.Jok

Gallinago hardwickii (Latham's Snipe) at Fyshwick, ACT - 13 Sep 2025 by davidcunninghamwildlife

Thinornis melanops (Black-fronted Dotterel) at Fyshwick, ACT - 13 Sep 2025 by RodDeb

Vanellus miles (Masked Lapwing) at Parap, NT - 8 May 2025 by RobG1

Himantopus leucocephalus (Pied Stilt) at Kingston, ACT - 13 Sep 2025 by RodDeb

Himantopus leucocephalus (Pied Stilt) at Fyshwick, ACT - 13 Sep 2025 by rawshorty

Haematopus fuliginosus (Sooty Oystercatcher) at Wallagoot, NSW - 31 Aug 2025 by AlisonMilton

Vanellus miles (Masked Lapwing) at Woodgate, QLD - 23 Aug 2025 by Gaylesp8

Vanellus miles (Masked Lapwing) at Tathra, NSW - 30 Aug 2025 by AlisonMilton

Vanellus miles (Masked Lapwing) at Mawson, ACT - 9 Sep 2025 by Mike

Vanellus miles (Masked Lapwing) at Narooma, NSW - 7 Sep 2025 by MatthewFrawley

Himantopus leucocephalus (Pied Stilt) at Birdsville, QLD - 21 Aug 2025 by HelenCross

Vanellus miles (Masked Lapwing) at Shark Creek, NSW - 28 Oct 2024 by Topwood

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plants wrote:

1 hr ago

Eastern Curlew, Bar-tailed Godwit and Crested Tern.

Limosa lapponica

MatthewFrawley wrote:

31 Aug 2025

First NatureMapr sighting of a Latham's Snipe for Canberra & Southern Tablelands since your sighting on 17 February 2025.

Gallinago hardwickii

MatthewFrawley wrote:

30 Jul 2025

immature bird

Himantopus leucocephalus

Gaylesp8 wrote:

31 May 2025

Tringa incana

UnmaskedLapwing wrote:

5 May 2025

Southern novaehollandiae subspecies

Vanellus miles

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