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Oriental Plovers

10,000 Birds

They breed in the arid inland areas in Mongolia and northern China and then migrate south into coastal parts of south-east Asia and northern Australia. They roost in literally thousands taking advantage of the sea breeze and then returning to the plains to feed in the evening.

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Tropical Cyclone Iggy

10,000 Birds

This cyclone has been named Cyclone Iggy and is a dominant circle on our satellite image of Western Australia. We scanned through the flock thoroughly looking for individually marked birds and we had a Red-necked Stint that had been flagged and banded/ringed in Bohai Bay, China. They were probably not born when Iggy Pop was famous!

Taiwan 176