Vanellus miles
Masked Lapwing at Kambah, ACT
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| Vanellus miles | ArcherCallaway | 27 Aug 2019 | |
| Vanellus miles | HelenCross | 26 Aug 2019 |
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In between 6 lanes of traffic
4 comments
27 Aug 2019
A good spot for them, with more cars there would be less pedestrian traffic and also less appealing to potential predators.
27 Aug 2019
That's what I thought Matthew but how do the chicks fare when leaving the nature strip?
27 Aug 2019
Helen, a pair have been nesting on a roundabout in Belconnen over the past several years. They often have multiple nesting attempts each year. Usually three chicks will hatch and be around for a couple of weeks. You are absolutely correct that getting them off is a major challenge for the parents. The biggest problem is actually the chicks getting up the curb on the other side.. but they often don't last long once they are off the "island", and only once have I seen them bring an almost fully grown youngster back with them for another nesting attempt.
27 Aug 2019
Thanks Christine, that's really interesting. It would be great to be able to stop the traffic when it's time but that would be a major undertaking! And then there's the foxes and cats in that area. At least the Lapwings are not rare
Location information
- Coordinates 149.057017-35.373422
- Altitude 629.2m
- Places Kambah, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 24 Aug 2019 08:04 AM Recorded on
- HelenCross 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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Vanellus (Lobipluvia) miles Vanellus (Lobipluvia) miles novaehollandiae
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