Vanellus miles
1 Masked Lapwing at Forde, ACT
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| Vanellus miles | ChrisDavey | 29 Nov 2018 | |
| Vanellus miles | JonSteinbeck | 29 Nov 2018 |
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There were two Masked Lapwings who saw me immediately. They started sounding an alarmed call which catalysed three balls of fluff on long legs, their chicks, to run across the dirt of the dam’s edge to the safety of the long grass. You can see the adult calling in the first picture. The chicks’ camouflage was perfect for the mud, as well as the long grass. While I was at the dam embankment the parents kept their alarm call going. Once the chicks were in the grass both parents took to the air to circle the dam. The adults would do a couple of circuits in the air before landing on the far side of the dam from me.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.155300-35.167753
- Altitude 630.0m
- Maps Mulligans Flat
- Places Forde, ACT
Sighting information
- 5 Abundance
- 25 Nov 2018 08:25 AM Recorded on
- JonSteinbeck Recorded by
- Yes Nesting site
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Species information
- Vanellus miles Scientific name
- Masked Lapwing Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- -2.57m to 1112.6m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Vanellus (Lobipluvia) miles Vanellus (Lobipluvia) miles novaehollandiae
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Nesting site
JFMAMJJASOND
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