Australasian Bittern, Matata Wetlands, Whakatane
Posted: Sun Apr 21, 2019 5:50 pm
Hi all
quite a surprise to see this bird enjoying the sun at 1:30pm today at about 20 feet away! watched for 3 minutes before it flushed into a nearby reedbed.
Also recorded: Canada Geese, Paradise Shelduck, Australasian Shoveler, Grey Teal, Mallard, NZ Scaup, Caspian Tern, NZ Grebe, and Fernbird heard only
Cheers
Erik Forsyth
Rockjumper Birding Limited
www.rockjumperbirding.com
quite a surprise to see this bird enjoying the sun at 1:30pm today at about 20 feet away! watched for 3 minutes before it flushed into a nearby reedbed.
Also recorded: Canada Geese, Paradise Shelduck, Australasian Shoveler, Grey Teal, Mallard, NZ Scaup, Caspian Tern, NZ Grebe, and Fernbird heard only
Cheers
Erik Forsyth
Rockjumper Birding Limited
www.rockjumperbirding.com