Just a couple more reports of Great Egret in southern Sydney. During the past week or so I have twice seen a Great Egret in the vicinity of Kirrawee railway station. About a week ago (sorry, not sure of the date) one was seen on the nature strip at the very busy intersection of President Avenue and Oak Road. Then, three days later, a Great Egret flew over the parking area at Kirrawee station. This Egret was quite possibly the same bird seen on the side of the Princes Highway, near Oak Road, Kirrawee, and also the one reported later at Gymea. Both my sightings were within 200m of the old brick pit wetland area on the corner of the Princes Highway and Oak Road, Kirrawee that was mentioned in one of the Birdline NSW reports.
Jenny Madeline
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Date: Thu, 4 Jul 2013 08:13:41 +1000
From: “Greg and Val Clancy”
To: “Birding-aus”
Subject: [Birding-Aus] Great Egret in suburbia
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There have been a few records recently on Birdline NSW of an Eastern Great Egret being observed along busy roadsides and in suburban front yards in southern Sydney. While White-faced Herons are well known to visit suburban yards it would appear to quite unusual for Great Egrets to be doing so. A few months back our next door neighbour asked whether I had seen the egret that had been visiting the grassy roadside out the front of his place. I asked whether he meant a White-faced Heron and he replied that it was an egret, a white bird. I thought maybe a Cattle Egret might be the suspect but a short time later I was watching and photographing an Eastern Great Egret foraging in our backyard. It should be noted that our backyard is heavily vegetated and would appear to provide very limited habitat for such a large waterbird. It has been a regular visitor to the yard and casually walks to the side fence takes a few flaps of the wings onto the dividing fence and then drops into our neighbours yard. Our neighbours like birds, luckily, so it is a most welcome visitor.
Greg
Dr Greg. P. Clancy
Ecologist and Birding-wildlife Guide
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