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Wellstead Estuary
Jerramungup, Western Australia, Australia
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Map Coordinates: -34.3883, 119.3849
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A Sooty Oystercatcher probing the Wellstead estuary sandbar for food. Sooty Oystercatchers (Haematopus fuliginosus) are found on the coasts of western, southern and Eastern Australia. They are most commonly seen on coastal rocks, but sometimes feed on sandy beaches and mudflats in estuaries. Wellstead Estuary at Bremer Bay on the south coast of Western Australia hosts both Australian Oystercatcher species –Sooty and Pied Oystercatchers were feeding together on the sandbar that separates the estuary from the Southern Ocean. This Sooty Oystercatcher was probing the sand for prey on the Wellstead estuary sandbar. Elevation: 0 m. Date added to IBC: March 12, 2019.

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IBC scientific name: Haematopus fuliginosus fuliginosus.

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