Burhinus grallarius
Bush Stone-curlew at Forde, ACT
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| Burhinus grallarius | Liam.m | 24 Oct 2020 | |
| Burhinus grallarius | Liam.m | 24 Oct 2020 | |
| Burhinus grallarius | MattFox | 24 Oct 2020 |
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User's notes
Not sure if the locations of Bush Stone-curlew eggs are already tracked, but it seems that this might be one. Just after flushing 2 Bush Stone-curlews from the vicinity, a small nest site with 1 egg was discovered on the ground. We made sure to keep our distance from the nest so as not to disturb it but found the egg looks very similar to internet images of Bush Stone-curlew eggs and the nest site fits descriptions too. As they were with me, TapirLord was able to take the second, zoomed in photograph of the egg.
1 comment
18 Jan 2023
Thanks for this sighting! I'm working my way back through all the records on nature map. Sightings of nests are rare and very important. This pair continued to breed the following two years so they are doing well.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.159157-35.162871
- Maps Mulligans Flat
- Places Forde, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 18 Oct 2020 11:33 AM Recorded on
- MattFox Recorded by
Collections
- MattFox Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Burhinus grallarius Magpie or larger Other Birds Birds
Species information
- Burhinus grallarius Scientific name
- Bush Stone-curlew Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Endangered *
- Non-invasive or negligible
- -1.92m to 721.2m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Seasonal activity
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Nesting site
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