Platalea regia

Royal Spoonbill at Bega, NSW

Platalea regia at Bega, NSW - 21 Feb 2019
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Identification history

Platalea regia 27 Sep 2019 MatthewHiggins
Platalea regia 27 Sep 2019 MatthewHiggins

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Adult with three chicks at nest, Glebe Wetland.

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JackieMiles wrote:
   27 Sep 2019
Well, well. Never realised they were nesting as well as roosting there, but the screen of box elder leaves makes it much harder to see the islands in summer.

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  • 4 - 15 Abundance
  • 21 Feb 2019 04:08 PM Recorded on
  • MatthewHiggins Recorded by

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  • True Nesting site

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