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Coral bleaching along Broome’s coast

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Over the past week in Australia there has been a lot of talk in the media about coral bleaching and most of the conversation has been about the Great Barrier Reef off the eastern coast of Australia. Sooty Oystercatchers breed on offshore islands rather than the mainland in this part of Western Australia.

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Tropical Cyclone Iggy

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This cyclone has been named Cyclone Iggy and is a dominant circle on our satellite image of Western Australia. We have been aware of large flocks of the smaller species using Cable Beach during the day and night on very high tides to roost for some years and decided to risk the weather and investigate.

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