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Sea Eagle near Balmoral beach

To: "Antony Day" <>
Subject: Sea Eagle near Balmoral beach
From: Andy Burton's Bush Tours <>
Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2001 11:52:49 +1000
Although uncommon, White-bellied Sea-eagles nest on the shores of Sydney Harbour / Middle Harbour. I know of one huge nest in an Angophora costata, which was used last year and has apparently been used for a number of years. As the W-b S-e flies it is not far from Balmoral Beach.

Incidentally, yesterday at Pitt Town Ferry Rd, Wilberforce in Sydney's outer north-western 'suburbs' I had close views of an adult W-b S-e with two immature birds. They also nest near to this spot.


Andy Burton




Hi
I'm a South African working in Sydney on a short contractand was walking on
Balmoral beach in Sydney at about 5pm today when I saw a magnificent sea
eagle fly past with a fish clasped in its claws , not knowing what it was
but realising it was an eagle of some kind because of its beak and just by
feel, I grabbed my camera and took a shot - sadly , the camera is only a
snap happy digital and the eagle is just a speck in the distance. After
searching on the net I realised it was a white bellied sea eagle. Could
anyone enlighten me as to what the status of these birds is here in Sydney
and how many there are ? I was amazed that such a bird could be found in the
harbour, since i would have thought that the human activity around would
scare it off.

Antony Day


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