Chinese Pond Heron near Broome WA - First Mainland Australian Record

[L&L Knight <>]

OK, hands up.  Who smuggled the Pond Heron to the mainland?

;) Laurie.

On 29/03/2008, at 7:55 PM, R Clarke wrote:

> Hi All,
> This morning  (Sat 29 March 2008) Rob Berry and Gail D'Alton found a  
> Chinese Pond Heron at a freshwater wetland some 20 km out of Broome,  
> north-west Western Australia. It is in partial breeding plumage and  
> I understand there is a good photographic record. The bird has since  
> been seen by Chris Hassell, Adrian Boyle and Broome Bird Observatory  
> staff. Any additional news will be posted when it comes to hand.
> This is the first mainland record of Chinese Pond Heron and follows  
> on from one on Christmas Island earlier this month and one on Cocos  
> Keeling Islands in May 2006. In March 2007 Australia's first Javan  
> Pond Heron was found in Darwin. Autumn/late Wet Season is clearly a  
> good time for pond herons in Australia!
> Cheers,
> Rohan Clarke
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