Vanellus miles
Masked Lapwing at Hawker, ACT
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| Vanellus miles | MichaelBedingfield | 2 Sep 2021 | |
| Vanellus miles | AlisonMilton | 2 Sep 2021 |
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Three families in close proximity. All difficult to photograph.One pair behind two sets of fences: the female sitting on a nest (photo 1). In the same enclosure but further round: a second family with four half grown chicks that were already quite independent. When first seen the parents were behind one fence while all four chicks were further beyond a second fence, quite a distance from the parents (photos 4 and 5). The third family where a little further distance and while on open ground the grass was quite long. I saw two very young chicks (photos 2 and 3). With the long grass there could have been more but I don't think so.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.037355-35.245062
- Altitude 640.1m
- Places Hawker, ACT
Sighting information
- 12 Abundance
- 1 Sep 2021 01:05 PM Recorded on
- AlisonMilton 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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Synonyms
Vanellus (Lobipluvia) miles Vanellus (Lobipluvia) miles novaehollandiae
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Nesting site
JFMAMJJASOND
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