Yes there has been a White-necked Heron feeding there recently.
Steve
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Sent: Saturday, June 24, 2023 10:04 PM
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Subject: [Canberrabirds] Possible white-necked heron
Hi there
My husband and I were just leaving Spence today (Saturday) to go to Yass and spotted a heron just after we turned right from Kingsford Smith drive into Kuringai Drive. It was picking through the newly mown grass. There was a culvert/vegetated
storm water drain nearby.
It had a white head and neck but the wings were dark. I thought it looked smaller than a white faced heron but my husband disagrees. Nevertheless, when we checked our field guide, we both agreed that it most resembled a white necked heron.
There was only one that we could see. We didn’t stop as we had traffic behind us.
