Record (Lizard Island Field Guide)

Record details

Eastern Reef Egret (species: Egretta sacra)
Observed by Patrizia Behrens and Jorgfried Kirch
Sun, 1 May 1988 12:00:00

Location details

  • Lizard Island, Queensland

Details about the specimen(s)

  • Specimen count is not recorded.
  • The record does not indicate whether reproduction was occurring.

Observation period was April-May 1988.

Very common at Lizard Island in mangroves at Watson's Bay and at low tide on beaches and exposed reef. Both phases, white and grey, occur but the white phase is more common at Lizard.