Is it common to see reef heron away from shore 500 meter + inland as I have seen one fly over our House 700 Meter from Otaki Beach
Is this common or not
And Has Anyone seen Them More than a Few Kms inland
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Reef Heron
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Re: Reef Heron
I recall reading that there is an old record of two Reef Heron that were seen at Lake Taupō.
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Re: Reef Heron
I wouldn't say it's "common" as anecdotally it seems quite rare in NZ. Once I saw one near the Kaituna River mouth fly up river (though I don't know how far it went), and also had one fly north over the Kopu Bridge south of Thames (i.e. Coming from upstream). I imagine a few patrol the tidal fringes of coastal rivers inland a ways, though obviously they tend to stick to the estuaries and coastal rocks in most cases. Depending on your definition of 'inland', they're on large estuaries like Ohiwa and Kawhia where they can be frequently seen 8+ km 'inland' from the proper ocean beach.
In Samoa, where they're much more numerous, they seem to be commonly seen inland fishing in streams and rivers.
Russ
In Samoa, where they're much more numerous, they seem to be commonly seen inland fishing in streams and rivers.
Russ
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Re: Reef Heron
Thanks Guys.
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