17 Black Kite at Symonston, ACT
Identification history
| Milvus migrans | 16 Mar 2025 | MatthewFrawley | ||
| Haliastur sphenurus | 16 Mar 2025 | CarbonAI | ||
| Milvus migrans | 16 Mar 2025 | BenW |
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Significant sighting
MatthewFrawley noted:
16 Mar 2025
Rare, non-breeding visitor to the ACT, can't recall a large flock being sighted here in the past quarter-century that I have been actively birdwatching, so certainly rare and significant.
User's notes
Huge flock of kites soaring overhead between the location marker and the tip, with birds at all altitudes from just above the road to beyond what was visible to the naked eye in every direction. We lost count at 70 with many birds still to go, so definitely more than 100. Dozens also perched in trees along the road. Absolutely incredible to see so many!
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MatthewFrawley
wrote:
16 Mar 2025
Great record, I can't recall a flock of these raptors in Canberra for at least the past twenty-five years that I've been actively birdwatching here.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.132902-35.374961
- Places Symonston, ACT
Sighting information
- 101 Abundance
- 16 Mar 2025 07:11 PM Recorded on
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BenW NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Significant Featured Milvus migrans Birds of prey Birds
Species information
- Milvus migrans Scientific name
- Black Kite Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 639.9m Recorded at altitude
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