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Himantopus leucocephalus

3 Pied Stilt at Fyshwick, ACT

Himantopus leucocephalus at Fyshwick, ACT - 29 Oct 2021 01:13 PM
Himantopus leucocephalus at Fyshwick, ACT - 29 Oct 2021 01:13 PM
Himantopus leucocephalus at Fyshwick, ACT - 29 Oct 2021 01:13 PM
Himantopus leucocephalus at Fyshwick, ACT - 29 Oct 2021 01:13 PM
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Himantopus leucocephalus 29 Oct 2021 natureguy
Himantopus leucocephalus 29 Oct 2021 rawshorty

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Two eggs in nest. Great to see them breeding again in Canberra.

7 comments

RodDeb wrote:
   29 Oct 2021
@rawshorty well done getting a pic of the eggs, lovely. We know you will keep a close eye on them, look forward to seeing your pics here as they progress, keep 'em coming.
rawshorty wrote:
   29 Oct 2021
@RodDeb I am away the next two days then back to work and then off again next weekend so won't have the time to keep an eye on them unfortunately. After your post on Facebook today of seeing them building the nest yesterday i think you will have to take on the task of checking on them and maybe do a note for CBN :)
RodDeb wrote:
   29 Oct 2021
Thanks but sure you will still be going there more often than we do on our weekly visit.
natureguy wrote:
   29 Oct 2021
Great observations guys, I think this is only the second breeding record in the ACT, with the first being last year. Good luck for the Stilts.
roymcd wrote:
   29 Oct 2021
Hehe I've been watching them too, but didn't see any eggs. Maybe they popped out yesterday or today?
rawshorty wrote:
   29 Oct 2021
@natureguy , yes the first breeding record was last Year but there were two nests with young so i guess this is the third?

@roymcd Yes, the eggs popped out today.
RodDeb wrote:
   29 Oct 2021
Looks like there are quite a few people who will be keeping an eye on them and hopefully adding their pics to CNM. The more the merrier.

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Additional information

  • True Nesting site

Species information

  • Himantopus leucocephalus Scientific name
  • Pied Stilt Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Rare or uncommon native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 825m Recorded at altitude
  • 222 images trained Machine learning

  • Synonyms

    Himantopus himantopus

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