Phalacrocorax varius
Pied Cormorant at Merimbula, NSW
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| Phalacrocorax varius | 8 May 2018 | SJMac | ||
| Microcarbo melanoleucos | 7 May 2018 | RossMannell |
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User's notes
Saw a number of these taking off from Merimbula Creek and circling to gain height before heading towards the sea.
3 comments
SJMac
wrote:
8 May 2018
Hello Ross, just had another look at this image, bit hard to tell with the back lighting but it might actually be a pied cormorant, will see what the others say.
RossMannell
wrote:
8 May 2018
The sun was only just rising and I was in an upper area of Merimbula Creek so light was still low. It is a harder ID.
SJMac
wrote:
9 May 2018
Just had a closer look at the image in photoshop and there is a yellow mark in front of the eye, confirming this as a pied cormorant, there are quite a few of them around at the moment.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.914155-36.880609
- Places Merimbula, NSW
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 1 May 2018 08:33 AM Recorded on
- RossMannell Recorded by
Collections
- RossMannell South Coast NatureMapr Phalacrocorax varius Colonial nesters (Herons, Cormorants, etc) Water birds Birds
Species information
- Phalacrocorax varius Scientific name
- Pied Cormorant Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 636m Recorded at altitude
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