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Circus assimilis

6 Spotted Harrier at Braidwood, NSW

Circus assimilis at Braidwood, NSW - suppressed
Circus assimilis at Braidwood, NSW - suppressed
Circus assimilis at Braidwood, NSW - suppressed
Circus assimilis at Braidwood, NSW - suppressed
Circus assimilis at Braidwood, NSW - suppressed
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Identification history

Circus assimilis 25 Mar 2023 Illilanga
Falco cenchroides 25 Mar 2023 CarbonAI
Unidentified 25 Mar 2023 LisaH

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Driving along, and then trying to continue driving safely when right next to me, at window level, are two stunning raptors. Pulling over, my heart pumping with excitement, I discovered that my camera doesn't like photographing clearly through the windscreen, so missed the best shots of Raptor on Fence Post. However, getting out of the car helped me get some better photos. The pair swooped and flew and glided at ground level - even entering cattle yards - then to the top of a stand of pines. Looking at their photos, I found one was carrying a stick. So I've marked this as a nesting site (happy to be corrected). My amateur guess is a pair of spotted harriers . . .

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Additional information

  • True Nesting site

Species information

  • Circus assimilis Scientific name
  • Spotted Harrier Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Vulnerable *
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 568.69m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning

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