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Nordmann s greenshank lands in Cairns, birdwatchers flock to see threatened migratory bird
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The Nordmann s greenshank feasts on crabs on mudflats in Cairns.
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To the inexperienced eye, it would have meant nothing but to Adrian Walsh the sight of a Nordmann s greenshank standing next to a common greenshank on the Cairns Esplanade was a miracle .
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Recent estimates say up to 2,000 Nordmann s greenshanks exist in the world
The sighting is the first time in recorded history that the Nordmann s greenshank has been sighted on the East Coast of Australia
Experts have verified the bird is young and does not have adult breeding plumage