Ardea alba

Great Egret at McKellar, ACT

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Identification history

	Ardea alba	9 Nov 2019	natureguy
	Ardea alba	7 Nov 2019	AlisonMilton

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When we first arrived one was sitting in a tree, then they flew around together perhaps in courtship. Was hoping they were going to nest but subsequent visits (on Frogwatch) only found one or none. Delayed reporting due to the easy access to the potential nest site.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.082210 -35.213003
Altitude 592.5m
Places McKellar, ACT

Sighting information

2 Abundance
22 Oct 2019 12:39 PM Recorded on
AlisonMilton Recorded by
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AlisonMilton Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Colonial nesters (Herons, Cormorants, etc) Water birds Birds

Species information

Ardea alba Scientific name
Great Egret Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 700.2m Recorded at altitude
478 images trained Machine learning
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Synonyms
Ardea modesta

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