Great Egret at Barton, ACT
Identification history
| Ardea alba | 4 Feb 2020 | natureguy | ||
| Ardea plumifera | 2 Feb 2020 | BIrdsinCanberra |
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User's notes
Even though I was still a distance from the bird as it moved through the shallows it kept moving away from me. Eventually, it took off and flew further along the shoreline.
2 comments
natureguy
wrote:
5 Feb 2020
Many Great Egrets have been seen recently at the Wetlands and there are no recent records of Intermediate. Also seems larger and yellower bill than I would expect from Intermediate.
BIrdsinCanberra
wrote:
5 Feb 2020
Hi Luke, Many thanks for that correction and the explanation. Point well made about the bill. Much appreciated. Cheers, Jon
Location information
- Coordinates 149.152633-35.305943
- Altitude 563.8m
- Maps Jerrabomberra Wetlands
- Places Barton, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 19 Jan 2020 07:10 AM Recorded on
- BIrdsinCanberra Recorded by
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Collections
Birds Water birds Colonial nesters (Herons, Cormorants, etc) BIrdsinCanberra
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
- 398 images trained Machine learning
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Ardea modesta
