Vagrant at Inskip

Yesterday afternoon was a very low tide so I went out to Inskip Point and walked out onto the sand flats to see how much of the sand island was left. Quite a lot of sand has gone from what used to be the highest parts of the island and it looks as if it will only come out of the water on the lower tides. However, I have since been told that this has happened before and it has always built up again. I hope so!

Looking back towards the point with a fishing boat
going out through the channel
and one of the barges that takes cars over to Fraser island.
Fraser Island is in the background.

There was a small flock of terns roosting out on the edge of the sand and as I went closer I saw one bird that didn't fit in. I walked very slowly closer and the terns did not disturb but the strange black bird did! However, I managed some distant photos - enough to give me an ID. It was a Noddy - I think a juvenile Black (or White-capped) Noddy (Anous minutus). These birds are from the tropics and seldom get down this far. Sometimes big storms blow them down here - so I guess cyclone Hamish did one interesting thing for me! The first photo is of the Noddy and a juvenile Crested Tern.
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