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Sighting 4653786

Milvus migrans

16 Black Kite at Symonston, ACT

Milvus migrans at Symonston, ACT - 16 Mar 2025 07:11 PM
Milvus migrans at Symonston, ACT - 16 Mar 2025 07:11 PM
Milvus migrans at Symonston, ACT - 16 Mar 2025 07:11 PM
Milvus migrans at Symonston, ACT - 16 Mar 2025 07:11 PM
Milvus migrans at Symonston, ACT - 16 Mar 2025 07:11 PM
Milvus migrans at Symonston, ACT - 16 Mar 2025 07:11 PM
Milvus migrans at Symonston, ACT - 16 Mar 2025 07:11 PM
Milvus migrans at Symonston, ACT - 16 Mar 2025 07:11 PM
Milvus migrans at Symonston, ACT - 16 Mar 2025 07:11 PM
Milvus migrans at Symonston, ACT - 16 Mar 2025 07:11 PM
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Identification history

Milvus migrans 16 Mar 2025 MatthewFrawley
Haliastur sphenurus 16 Mar 2025 CarbonAI
Milvus migrans 16 Mar 2025 BenW

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Significant sighting

MatthewFrawley noted:

16 Mar 2025

Rare, non-breeding visitor to the ACT, can't recall a large flock being sighted here in the past quarter-century that I have been actively birdwatching, so certainly rare and significant.

User's notes

Huge flock of kites soaring overhead between the location marker and the tip, with birds at all altitudes from just above the road to beyond what was visible to the naked eye in every direction. We lost count at 70 with many birds still to go, so definitely more than 100. Dozens also perched in trees along the road. Absolutely incredible to see so many!

2 comments

MatthewFrawley wrote:
   16 Mar 2025
Great record, I can't recall a flock of these raptors in Canberra for at least the past twenty-five years that I've been actively birdwatching here.
RodDeb wrote:
   16 Mar 2025
@BenW Well done Ben.

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  • Milvus migrans Scientific name
  • Black Kite Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Rare or uncommon native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 639.9m Recorded at altitude
  • 122 images trained Machine learning
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