Queens Esplanade, Thorneside
Queens Esplanade is a neap tide and midtide roost and feeding ground. It is an excellent place to view a variety of waders on the mudflats. One of the advantages of this site is being able to get close to the birds, particularly in the late stages of a rising tide and the early stages of a receding tide. When the high tide is below 1.9 m in height, some waders roost at the eastern end of the foreshore or in the vicinity of the mangroves at Mooroondu Point, just to the northwest.
Interesting sightings: Wood Sandpiper (1986), Asian Dowitcher (1990), Grey Plover (2019), Broad-billed Sandpiper (2021), Semipalmated Plover (2022).
A good place to see: Bar-tailed Godwit, Broad-billed Sandpiper, Common Greenshank, Curlew Sandpiper, Eurasian Whimbrel, Grey-tailed Tattler, Great Knot, Red Knot, Terek Sandpiper
