It’s getting warmer here in Broome. The local Yawuru people have a calendar with six seasons. Presently we are in Wilburu, the last part of the Dry. Average rainfall for September is 1.4mm. If it rains for five minutes this month we will exceed expectations.
The spring equinox is not far off – 23rd September, this will bring our biggest tides. Other changes are also evident. The migratory shorebirds that have nested in Siberia are returning to Roebuck Bay to avoid the hard winters on their breeding grounds. The local reptiles are becoming more active and more frequently seen.
There is still hardly a cloud in the sky but some days are quite smoky from fires. Water birds would usually be concentrated on the few remaining lakes but the last two wet seasons have been more than generous. There is still a fair bit of water about. The ground is still too soggy to reach one of my favourite birding spots.
bobmcgee 
Nice shot of the flying Wood Sandpiper.