hooded plover

Was lucky to see the couple of these endangered birds during the breeding season.

Third photo in Birdforum, and there are only 50 of these left in South Australia. Two have decided to nest on a metropolitan beach! I don't rate their chances of success - although the site is roped off there are dozens of people walking on the beach 50m away with dogs off the leash.

One of our favourites and a definite endangered specie in our area, with an estimated population of about 70 on the Fleurieu Peninsula, south of Adelaide. We have been luck to find one pair each year for the past 4 years. The local council had roped off the area where this one has a nest and...

One of a group of three on a deserted beach, close to Great Ocean Road

While there are lots of birds we like to find, this is probably the one that I get most excited about. The Hooded Plover is endemic to southern Australia and is listed with Birdlife International as vulnerable. The eastern Australian sub-specie, the one we have in South Australia, is said to...

Took this photo at Skenes Creek near Apollo Bay. This bird is banded and on further research found out this bird is known to researchers and is 17 years old.

This Australian endemic is listed as a Threatened species. These were seen in the Fleurieu Peninsula , South Australia recently. Glad to say this juvenile was accompanied by parents. A sign of successful breeding it would seem.

This Australian endemic is listed as a Threatened species. These were seen in the Fleurieu Peninsula , South Australia recently. Glad to say with a juvenile also uploaded.

An increasingly vulnerable bird. Its habit of nesting on beaches exposes it to endless threats from animals and humans

On the run!

This is a vulnerable endemic species in Australia. Seen here at Bremer Bay in Western Australia

This pair seems to be tightly attached to each other. Probably more so when their beach are swamped by holidaymakers. A threatened Australian shorebird. they are getting very rare in NSW, Australia.

This is probably the most threatened Australian Shorebird. It is very hard to see them nowadays in NSW as there are not many sandy beaches (their preferred habitat) that are peaceful enough for them to forage and breed. I was lucky that someone had given me exact location to find a pair closest...

Hooded-Plover, I had a hard time even getting this close to one of these and not a bird I see much of. Sorry for the quality of the image.

Vulnerable small plover endemic to Southern Australia

This is a threatened species, estimated only fifty breeding pairs in Tasmania. Unfortunately they nest in scrrapes in the sand on beaches which makes them vulnerable to pretty much everything, 4WDs, cats, dogs etc etc. There were a pair at the beach, but they were not nesting.