Swamp Harrier at Lake George, NSW
Identification history
| Circus approximans | 15 Dec 2022 | Illilanga | ||
| Circus approximans | 10 Dec 2022 | Illilanga | ||
| Hieraaetus morphnoides | 28 Nov 2022 | natureguy | ||
| Hieraaetus morphnoides | 28 Nov 2022 | Liam.m | ||
| Haliastur sphenurus | 28 Nov 2022 | MatthewFrawley | ||
| Unidentified | 28 Nov 2022 | MPennay |
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User's notes
Apologies about blurry pics was flying high and hard to photograph - flying over flooded Grassland edge of northern Lake George /Weereewa / Nungara
8 comments
MatthewFrawley
wrote:
28 Nov 2022
Second image looks so much like a Whistling Kite to me, just curious as to what features you both see to id this as Little Eagle?
natureguy
wrote:
28 Nov 2022
The wing pattern is different in image 3 and the tail is shorter, thinner and square (not longer and rounded)
MatthewFrawley
wrote:
29 Nov 2022
Good point @MPennay that is a possibility, do you have any other photos that might show the rump?
natureguy
wrote:
29 Nov 2022
I would expect a much longer tail and a different wing shape for a Harrier
Illilanga
wrote:
10 Dec 2022
Hi all. This is not a Little Eagle. The body shape in flight isn't flat enough and wing shape is too elongated. I checked with Stuart Rae. He suggested a Swamp Harrier based on hint of a white rump and the exaggerated primaries. I agree and also think it could be a juvenile based on the darker colouring. When I lightened up the photos, the colouring and the small head shape don't seem quite right for a Whistling Kite.
MatthewFrawley
wrote:
10 Dec 2022
Yep, certainly not a Little Eagle and most likely a Swamp Harrier.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.396417-34.986380
- Places Lake George, NSW
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 28 Nov 2022 12:01 PM Recorded on
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Species information
- Circus approximans Scientific name
- Swamp Harrier Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1454m Recorded at altitude
- 125 images trained Machine learning
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