Nesting for 2018 season starting?

This morning we had our high tide at 6.11am so when the sun came up we were still in the high tide cycle.

Went looking along the beach and the oystercatchers have moved from the point end up to Bonnie Vale and then down to the area in front of my place. They are engaging in pre-nesting behaviour. They are sitting beach side, looking into beach, and starting to dig scrapes.

This afternoon, as the tide was on the rise again, they were back in the same place on beach doing the sit and watch.

So it will mean I will be putting up the No Dogs signs which will outline the potential nesting area. The lapwings are also exhibiting nesting behaviour, and hopefully, if oystercatchers nest, they will do so close together.

I will be doing a beach walk with some of the locals on Sunday morning and should be able to point nesting behaviour out.