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Waterfowl (Ducks, Geese, Swans)
Colonial nesters (Herons, Cormorants, etc)
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Other Waterbirds (Crakes, Grebes, Gulls and Terns)
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RodDeb wrote:
3 Aug 2025
They enjoy anything that wriggles :)
Egretta novaehollandiae
MatthewFrawley wrote:
3 Aug 2025
A skink becomes part of its diet.
Egretta novaehollandiae
LarneyMAI wrote:
2 Aug 2025
I was told it is rare to find them here. I’m new to naturemapr and cannot work out how to place the sighting in the dam rather than in the middle of a busy road!
Nettapus coromandelianus
NigeHartley wrote:
2 Aug 2025
Clearly Cotton Pygmy-Goose, though not offered in list of local waterfowl
Nettapus coromandelianus
natureguy wrote:
31 Jul 2025
@Liam.m
Platalea flavipes

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Porphyrio melanotus

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Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae

Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae

Threskiornis molucca at Gungahlin, ACT

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Threskiornis molucca at Gungahlin, ACT

Threskiornis molucca at Gungahlin, ACT

Tachybaptus novaehollandiae

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