Forest Kingfisher

[Fleur Leary via Canberrabirds <>]

Yesterday I thought I saw a Forest Kingfisher too, on Gungahlin Hill near Crace. The light was poor and it was staying high up and I forgot my binoculars (my bad) so didn't get much of a look.

It seemed to be darker than a Sacred Kingfisher and white belly so not like an Azure Kingfisher.

Nearby were a pair of Gang Gangs either nesting or inspecting a hollow. The male was at the hollow making noise and the female was quiet in a nearby tree.

On Mon, 14 Oct 2024, 09:08 Christine via Canberrabirds, <> wrote:

Hi all,

yesterday I was birding along a trail off Corin Road, and I came across this bird which I believe to be a Forest Kingfisher. Unfortunately I was looking directly into the sun, so the pics I got are not fantastic, but I think they show the features for id.

Anyway, I realised that this sighting has now been posted on eBird and Facebook, but not everyone on the chatline uses those, so thought I should post here in case anyone is interested ;)

I will attach a couple of photos - hopefully this will not make it over the limit,

.... It appears that the original email did not succeed, so I have saved pics in Paint to make smaller, so hopefully this time this email will succeed.

Also, an update. The bird is still present, and has been seen by a couple of birders this morning. The trail starts about 1km along Corin Road.

Cheers,

Christine.

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