Platalea regia

1 Royal Spoonbill at Bega, NSW

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Identification history

	Platalea regia	24 Jan 2022	Liam.m
	Platalea regia	20 Jan 2022	KylieWaldon

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The spoonbills were playing second fiddle to the enormous number of Great Egrets and bats. About two pairs appeared to be nesting. But it was hard to see. The tree they were in was fully leafed - not like the trees the bats and egrets were in.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.850131 -36.680910
Places Bega, NSW

Sighting information

8 Abundance
4 Jan 2022 08:34 AM Recorded on
KylieWaldon Recorded by
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KylieWaldon South Coast NatureMapr Colonial nesters (Herons, Cormorants, etc) Water birds Birds

Additional information

True Nesting site

Species information

Platalea regia Scientific name
Royal Spoonbill Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 722m Recorded at altitude
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