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Water birds

Waterfowl (Ducks, Geese, Swans)

Colonial nesters (Herons, Cormorants, etc)

Shorebirds

Other Waterbirds (Crakes, Grebes, Gulls and Terns)

Sea Birds

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7 hrs ago

There will be some temporary disruption to attributes when adding or editing sightings while we upgrade a complex part of the system.This may mean that some of the usual questions that are relevant to...

New feature: duplicate a sighting

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Discussion

Lisa.Jok wrote:

11 hrs ago

Thanks, Liam. I also saw the runner ducks/domestic ducks but wasn’t confident to id as a hybrid. Good to have it confirmed!

Anas platyrhynchos x superciliosa

Liam.m wrote:

11 hrs ago

I know the bird. There have been a lot of domestic ducks dumped/released around Ginninderra, so there are quite a few hybrids around.

Anas platyrhynchos x superciliosa

Liam.m wrote:

Yesterday

Hi AlisonMilton, thanks for your sighting. The media you provided is missing or unclear. To help us verify this sighting, please provide additional media.

Cygnus atratus

MB wrote:

15 Jun 2025

@Liam.m done!

Poliocephalus poliocephalus

Liam.m wrote:

15 Jun 2025

Hi MB, thanks for your sighting. It looks like your sighting contains multiple species. To help us verify each species, please submit each species as a separate sighting or specify which species you would like verified. The first photo is a Hoary head.

Poliocephalus poliocephalus