I’ve just received a message from Bill Rutherford saying that he and his team caught and banded a Striated Heron at Herdsman Lake yesterday evening. These are rare south of about Shark Bay and most reports south of that turn out to be young night heron, but as it was caught and banded this one would seem reliable!
Caught in the vicinity of Settlers Cottage
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Great shot…thanks for sharing…Sean
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I ‘successfully’ dipped today twice (Freckled Ducks still there though).
However, Nick’s photo from yesterday is up on the web now for those interested – see http://www.flickr.com/photos/70859503@N05/9211404105/, or linked from the sightings page (http://birdswa.org.au/sightings.htm)
Nick Hart saw and photographed the Striated Heron again at Herdsman today, still along the drain near Settler’s Cottage.
John
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Is there any chance of a photo..would love to see it.. Sean
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Seeing Bill was able to catch the bird & have it in his hand I can’t imagine it not being one.
Cheers
On Behalf Of Pickering Family
Sent: Monday, 1 July 2013 11:35 AM
Thats my experience too – but the nearest mangroves are Bunbury to the south and ?Carnarvon? to the north! So I would suspect it would have to do something a bit different to usual!
Cheers
Robyn
Nick Hart saw and photographed the Striated Heron again at Herdsman today, still along the drain near Settler’s Cottage.
John
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Is there any chance of a photo..would love to see it.. Sean
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Seeing Bill was able to catch the bird & have it in his hand I can’t imagine it not being one.
Cheers
On Behalf Of Pickering Family
Sent: Monday, 1 July 2013 11:35 AM
Thats my experience too – but the nearest mangroves are Bunbury to the south and ?Carnarvon? to the north! So I would suspect it would have to do something a bit different to usual!
Cheers
Robyn
I have seen a juvenile nankeen sitting low in a paperbark over water at Lake Claremont near central Perth
David Bruce
If this bird was in a tree, even low down, does that mean it couldn’t be a bittern? I haven’t heard of one in a tree.
I’ve seen Nankeen Night-Herons sitting low in trees over water, not sure about further from the water.
Peter Shute
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Hi All,
Just as an anecdote. I spend a lot of time in this area and about a year ago a fellow birder/photographer came rushing over to me to share a photo of what I assumed was a bittern..I have never seen one…I always keep a look out now..in the bushes etc….nankeen night herons are quite prolific in the area..especially near the wildlife centre this time of year…I couldn’t be conclusive with the guys picture because all I could see was his display frame, but it was something I have never seen before. The only other thing it could have been is a juvenile nankeen night heron, judging by the shape, but he said it was low in a paperbark and nankeens that i stalk are always higher in the trees..which is why I thought it was probably a bittern..would love to hear more about this…photos etc…
Sean
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