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Sighting 4265598

Haliaeetus leucogaster

1 White-bellied Sea-Eagle at Congo, NSW

Haliaeetus leucogaster at Congo, NSW - 6 Jul 2020
Haliaeetus leucogaster at Congo, NSW - 6 Jul 2020
Haliaeetus leucogaster at Congo, NSW - 6 Jul 2020
Haliaeetus leucogaster at Congo, NSW - 6 Jul 2020
Haliaeetus leucogaster at Congo, NSW - 6 Jul 2020
Haliaeetus leucogaster at Congo, NSW - 6 Jul 2020
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Identification history

Haliaeetus leucogaster 14 Jul 2020 jb2602

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User's notes

Sea eagle with rather scrawny legs! The truth revealed in the latter shots.

5 comments

JackieMiles wrote:
   14 Jul 2020
Nifty. A coot perhaps, as the prey item?
jb2602 wrote:
   14 Jul 2020
Picked up about 50m ocean side of rocks.
JackieMiles wrote:
   14 Jul 2020
OK, so more likely a shearwater or some such than a coot then.
jb2602 wrote:
   14 Jul 2020
I was thinking Shearwater, but they have webbed feet.
AndrewMcCutcheon wrote:
   15 Jul 2020
The profile of the bill and feet suggest to me the prey item is a coot as Jackie suggested. Could the coot have been washed out to sea after the heavy rain from Congo Ck?

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Sterna striata (White-fronted Tern) at Congo, NSW - 9 Jul 2020 by jbromilow50

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Thalasseus bergii (Crested Tern) at Congo, NSW - 9 Jul 2020 by jbromilow50

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Anarhynchus ruficapillus (Red-capped Plover) at Congo, NSW - 7 Jul 2020 by jbromilow50

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Anarhynchus ruficapillus (Red-capped Plover) at Congo, NSW - 6 Jul 2020 by jbromilow50

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Pluvialis fulva (Pacific Golden-Plover) at Congo, NSW - 6 Jul 2020 by jbromilow50

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Anarhynchus ruficapillus (Red-capped Plover) at Congo, NSW - 6 Jul 2020 by jbromilow50

Anarhynchus ruficapillus

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Anarhynchus ruficapillus (Red-capped Plover) at Congo, NSW - 6 Jul 2020 by jbromilow50

Anarhynchus ruficapillus

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Anarhynchus bicinctus (Double-banded Plover) at Congo, NSW - 6 Jul 2020 by jbromilow50

Anarhynchus bicinctus

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Thalasseus bergii (Crested Tern) at Congo, NSW - 6 Jul 2020 by jbromilow50

Thalasseus bergii

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Egretta sacra (Eastern Reef Egret) at Congo, NSW - 5 Jul 2020 by jbromilow50

Egretta sacra

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Thalasseus bergii (Crested Tern) at Congo, NSW - 5 Jul 2020 by jbromilow50

Thalasseus bergii

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Sterna striata (White-fronted Tern) at Congo, NSW - 9 Jul 2020 by jbromilow50
Thalasseus bergii (Crested Tern) at Congo, NSW - 9 Jul 2020 by jbromilow50
Anarhynchus ruficapillus (Red-capped Plover) at Congo, NSW - 7 Jul 2020 by jbromilow50
Anarhynchus ruficapillus (Red-capped Plover) at Congo, NSW - 6 Jul 2020 by jbromilow50
Pluvialis fulva (Pacific Golden-Plover) at Congo, NSW - 6 Jul 2020 by jbromilow50
Anarhynchus ruficapillus (Red-capped Plover) at Congo, NSW - 6 Jul 2020 by jbromilow50
Anarhynchus ruficapillus (Red-capped Plover) at Congo, NSW - 6 Jul 2020 by jbromilow50
Anarhynchus bicinctus (Double-banded Plover) at Congo, NSW - 6 Jul 2020 by jbromilow50
Thalasseus bergii (Crested Tern) at Congo, NSW - 6 Jul 2020 by jbromilow50
Egretta sacra (Eastern Reef Egret) at Congo, NSW - 5 Jul 2020 by jbromilow50
Thalasseus bergii (Crested Tern) at Congo, NSW - 5 Jul 2020 by jbromilow50

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  • 6 Jul 2020 02:56 PM Recorded on
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