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The Sanderling are back on our beaches

The Sanderling are home again at the Glenelg Estuary Discovery Bay Ramsar site after a mammoth journey from Arctic tundra regions.

Last summer, we ran a competition for the best photo of a Sanderling with a leg tag to win an original Jimmi Buscombe artwork of Sanderling on plantation Teak. Congratulations to Sarah Campbell for entering this winning photo!

With the Sanderling returning returning, the Victorian Wader Study Group, Friends of the Shorebirds SE, BirdLife Australia, Deakin University and Glenelg Hopkins CMA are looking for Sanderling flock sightings and leg-flag sightings from anywhere in Australia.

Photos and sightings sent to GlenelgRamsar@ghcma.vic.gov.au go into the running to win a framed print of the Jimmi Buscombe original. A monthly prize is awarded to an original Sanderling photo with a readable leg-flag or best flock photo (in-flight or roosting).

We encourage leg flag sightings to be sent directly to 

www.BirdMark.net

More information on the project can be found here: 

www.ghcma.vic.gov.au/what-we-do/projects/marine-coastal-projects/sanderling-tracking-project/

Glenelg Hopkins Catchment Management Authority proudly acknowledges the Traditional Owners of Victoria and their rich cultural diversity and intrinsic connection to country. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and future. We also recognise and acknowledge the contribution, interest and rights that Traditional Owners and Aboriginal communities have in land and water management. We value our partnerships with them, for the health of people and Country.