Back in the 1990's I recall there was an odd egret seen in the UK that was
eventually determined to be a probable Reef Egret/Little Egret hybrid.
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> Subject: [Birding-Aus] Little Egret dark morph on Gold Coast, Qld
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> Tony Bailey sought the identification of a strange Egret he saw and
> photographed at Coombabah Swamp on the Gold Coast on 11 August. The bird
> resembled a cross between a White-faced Heron and a Little Egret as it had
> mainly white underparts but with grey on the head, neck and upperparts. I
> suggested to him that it was a dark morph Little Egret. He returned to the
> site today and by comparison with a typical Little Egret confirmed that
> identity and obtained more photos. I have placed one photo on the Eremaea
> Birds Australia's Birdline for Central & Southern Queensland.
> Although this variable dark colour morph is known from Asia, (it is
> illustrated in the 2005 edition of Viney, Phillipps & Ying, Birds of Hong
> Kong & Southern China), I am not aware of any previous reports from
> Australia. It seems probable that this particular mutant originated in
> Australia rather than Asia. It is also atypical in that its legs are yellow
> rather than black. It may be more than coincidence that a somewhat similar
> looking strange Little Egret/White-faced Heron was recently photographed at
> Parry's Lagoon near Wyndham in WA. The ID of that bird is being debated.
>
> Mike Carter
> 30 Canadian Bay Road
> Mount Eliza VIC 3930
> Tel (03) 9787 7136
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