Other Waterbirds (Crakes, Grebes, Gulls and Terns)

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Other Waterbirds (Crakes, Grebes, Gulls and Terns)

Featured sightings

Tachybaptus novaehollandiae (Australasian Grebe) at Kambah, ACT - 16 Mar 2025 by HelenCross

Podiceps cristatus (Great Crested Grebe) at Dunlop, ACT - 13 Jan 2025 by rawshorty

Porzana fluminea (Australian Spotted Crake) at Fyshwick, ACT - 3 Oct 2024 by RodDeb

Tribonyx ventralis (Black-tailed Nativehen) at Throsby, ACT - 3 Nov 2024 by rawshorty

Tachybaptus novaehollandiae (Australasian Grebe) at Symonston, ACT - 11 Mar 2023 by RodDeb

Irediparra gallinacea (Comb-crested Jacana) at Wollogorang, NSW - 31 Jan 2023 by JohnHurrell

Tachybaptus novaehollandiae (Australasian Grebe) at Throsby, ACT - 14 Oct 2022 by jb2602

Gallinula tenebrosa (Dusky Moorhen) at Belconnen, ACT - 3 Sep 2022 by AlisonMilton

Latest sightings

Gallinula tenebrosa (Dusky Moorhen) at Strathnairn, ACT - 17 Apr 2025 by AlisonMilton

Porphyrio melanotus (Australasian Swamphen) at Tumut, NSW - 26 Apr 2025 by AlisonMilton

Gallinula tenebrosa (Dusky Moorhen) at Tumut, NSW - 26 Apr 2025 by AlisonMilton

Tachybaptus novaehollandiae (Australasian Grebe) at Strathnairn, ACT - 17 Apr 2025 by AlisonMilton

Porphyrio melanotus (Australasian Swamphen) at Strathnairn, ACT - 17 Apr 2025 by AlisonMilton

Fulica atra (Eurasian Coot) at Strathnairn, ACT - 17 Apr 2025 by AlisonMilton

Tachybaptus novaehollandiae (Australasian Grebe) at Strathnairn, ACT - 17 Apr 2025 by AlisonMilton

Poliocephalus poliocephalus (Hoary-headed Grebe) at Strathnairn, ACT - 17 Apr 2025 by AlisonMilton

Fulica atra (Eurasian Coot) at Strathnairn, ACT - 17 Apr 2025 by AlisonMilton

Gallinula tenebrosa (Dusky Moorhen) at Strathnairn, ACT - 17 Apr 2025 by AlisonMilton

Tachybaptus novaehollandiae (Australasian Grebe) at Mulloon, NSW - 14 Apr 2025 by lbradley

Fulica atra (Eurasian Coot) at Lyneham, ACT - 6 Apr 2025 by Hejor1

Tachybaptus novaehollandiae (Australasian Grebe) at Denman Prospect, ACT - 6 Apr 2025 by MB

Fulica atra (Eurasian Coot) at Fyshwick, ACT - 4 Apr 2025 by MatthewFrawley

Porphyrio melanotus (Australasian Swamphen) at Kingston, ACT - 4 Apr 2025 by MatthewFrawley

Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae (Silver Gull) at Kingston, ACT - 2 Apr 2025 by MatthewFrawley

Gallinula tenebrosa (Dusky Moorhen) at Yarralumla, ACT - 25 Jan 2017 by RodDeb

Gallinula tenebrosa (Dusky Moorhen) at Yarralumla, ACT - 28 Feb 2017 by RodDeb

Gallinula tenebrosa (Dusky Moorhen) at Yarralumla, ACT - 27 Nov 2015 by RodDeb

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MatthewFrawley wrote:

Yesterday

Second and third images show Dusky Moorhen, the others show Australasian Swamphen.

Porphyrio melanotus

MatthewFrawley wrote:

18 Apr 2025

Hi @AlisonMilton, thanks for your sighting. It looks like your sighting contains multiple species. To help us verify each species, please submit each species as a separate sighting.

Porphyrio melanotus

EmmaCook wrote:

2 Apr 2025

@Tapirlord Helen got some pics of these cuties that we were admiring the other week on this dam :)

Tachybaptus novaehollandiae

jb2602 wrote:

8 Mar 2025

Pair of adults, non-br plumage

Hydroprogne caspia

BenW wrote:

28 Jan 2025

No worries, I really wasn't sure what the birds could be so I appreciate the effort to identify them!

Larus dominicanus

Significant sightings

Recent activity

Porphyrio melanotus at Strathnairn, ACT

Gallinula tenebrosa at Strathnairn, ACT

Gallinula tenebrosa at Strathnairn, ACT

Gallinula tenebrosa at Strathnairn, ACT

Porphyrio melanotus at Strathnairn, ACT

Gallinula tenebrosa at Tumut, NSW

Porphyrio melanotus at Tumut, NSW

Porphyrio melanotus at Tumut, NSW

Gallinula tenebrosa at Tumut, NSW

Gallinula tenebrosa at Tumut, NSW

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