Possible Northern Shoveler at the Gurney VC rest area, Federal Hwy (was FW: [eBird Alert] Needs Alert for Palerang <daily>)

[calyptorhynchus via Canberrabirds <>]

There is a male Northern Shoveller that seems to have got stuck in Australia. It was seen at Leeton and elsewhere in the Riverina, then turned up at Jerrabomberra a few years ago. This might be the same bird.

John L

On Sun, 9 Jul 2023 at 10:49, David McDonald (Personal) <> wrote:

For info - David

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- Northern Shoveler (1 report)

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Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata) (1)
- Reported Jul 08, 2023 11:47 by Ben Ward
- Federal Hwy at (-35.000485, 149.383903), Lake George, Palerang, New South
Wales
- Map:
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=-35.0006535,149.3841432&ll=-35.00
06535,149.3841432
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S143871494
- Media: 1 Photo
- Comments: "Medium sized duck with chestnut flanks, a white chest, green
head and dark wings. Resting amongst other waterfowl on the shoreline
closest to the layby with several aust Shovelors within a few metres of it,
allowing for direct comparison. Overall, the bird in question appeared
glossier than the aust shovelers and had a striking white chest unlike any
local duck. Bizarrely, the duck did not have a visible white flank patch,
but I can't think of any other species that matched the appearance of this
bird, notably the white chest. I watched it for a few minutes, before moving
on because it wasn't moving and I wasn't getting any better a view. Its head
stayed tucked in the entire time. See photos, which don't show the head
colour but do illustrate the white colouration on the chest. I am not at all
sure about the id, so am open to alternative suggestions."

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