Swamp Harrier at Rendezvous Creek, ACT
Identification history
| Circus approximans | 11 Mar 2019 | ChrisDavey | ||
| Circus approximans | 10 Mar 2019 | natureguy | ||
| Falco berigora | 9 Mar 2019 | roymcd |
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User's notes
Based on CNM moderator comments, and also Canberra Times news story on 31 March 2019, I've edited this to be a breeding record.
Also two adults at the site.
https://www.canberratimes.com.au/national/act/they-re-a-rare-sight-in-the-act-and-now-we-know-where-these-birds-go-20190326-p517n6.html
Great to see that they are breeding successfully in the ACT :-)
3 comments
natureguy
wrote:
11 Mar 2019
Hi Roy, looks like an immature Swamp Harrier.
Not a falcon though.
Natureguy
Not a falcon though.
Natureguy
roymcd
wrote:
11 Mar 2019
Thanks Natureguy. :-)
Maybe a successful breeding event at Yankee Hat this past summer???
Maybe a successful breeding event at Yankee Hat this past summer???
Location information
- Coordinates 148.969601-35.750907
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Rendezvous Creek, ACT
Sighting information
- 3 Abundance
- 11 Feb 2019 04:22 PM Recorded on
- roymcd Recorded by
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Birds Birds of prey roymcd Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- True Nesting site
Species information
- Circus approximans Scientific name
- Swamp Harrier Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1454m Recorded at altitude
- 125 images trained Machine learning
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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