RFI: egrets in Victoria/SE Australia

A request mainly for those birdos in Victoria. I try to keep tabs on breeding by Eastern Great, Intermediate and Little egrets in Victoria as part of monitoring these threatened species productivity at their known breeding locations. As these species breeding sites are generally difficult to access I often use the presence of birds in BREEDING plumage as a pointer to where and how much breeding might be occurring. To get an idea of what theses egrets look like in their breeding plumage, have a look at Graeme Chapman’s website for photos. http://www.graemechapman.com.au/library/viewphotos.php?c=710 So my request for those people who will be getting out birding in SE Australia over the next few months is to let me know where and when you see any of these egret species in breeding plumage. Photos would be great if possible. Thanks in anticipation. Martin O’Brien Melbourne Notice: This email and any attachments may contain information that is personal, confidential, legally privileged and/or copyright. No part of it should be reproduced, adapted or communicated without the prior written consent of the copyright owner. It is the responsibility of the recipient to check for and remove viruses. If you have received this email in error, please notify the sender by return email, delete it from your system and destroy any copies. You are not authorised to use, communicate or rely on the information contained in this email. Please consider the environment before printing this email.