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Estuary event details
Estuary Barham River Estuary
Region Corangamite CMA
Event type Unusual/Extraordinary occurrence!
Date and time 13 April 2008 18:18pm
Description Four adult and one juvenile Hooded Plovers had run more than 100 metres along from their breeding ground to feed on the berm blocking the Barham River river mouth. The low elevation of the berm at the river mouth at this time meant that incoming waves dispersed over a wide area. As the waves recede the birds quickly go into feed. Hooded Plovers are listed as a vulnerable species.
Hooded Plovers at Barham River Mouth: Four adult and one juvenile Hooded Plovers feeding at the closed river mouth
Four adult and one juvenile Hooded Plovers feeding at the closed river mouth
Four adult and one juvenile Hooded Plovers feeding at the closed river mouth
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