The following is a digest of Sightings Reported on Birdpedia for the period
Monday, January 9, 2012 to Sunday, January 15, 2012:
Area: SA
Date: Sunday, January 8, 2012
Location: Rush Lagoon, Kangaroo Island
Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) (1) Rare visitor to Kangaroo Island-first
seen for many years.
Australian Shelduck (Tadorna tadornoides) (3000) camped on lagoon throughout
day.
Grey Teal (Anas gracilis) (3000) mostly camped with Shelduck
Hoary-headed Grebe (Poliocephalus poliocephalus) (1000) widespread over lagoon
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (Calidris acuminata) (100) lagoon dried back to 1/2 full
and much shallows/mud flat exposed as ideal feeding habitat.
Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) (170) including c 20 full grown
immatures
Red-capped Plover (Charadrius ruficapillus) (270) including about 50+ immatures
Australasian Shoveler (Anas rhynchotis) (300) mixed in with other waterfowl,
including c 50 Black Swan, 10x Pacific Black Duck, several Chestnut Teal, 2 x
Hardhead and 1x Musk Duck. Lagoon dried back significantly past weeks and now
becoming too shallow for diving ducks such as Musk and Hardhead. Surprising
absence of Pink-eared Duck as ideal habitat.
Cape Barren Goose (Cereopsis novaehollandiae) (55) camped on lagoon shore
Whiskered Tern (Chlidonias hybrida) (2) feeding over lagoon
Reported by: Chris Baxter on Thursday, January 12, 2012
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Date: Monday, January 9, 2012
Location: Flinders Chase NP
Painted Button-quail (Turnix varius) (5) adult with 4x tiny chicks ran across
main entrance road about 1 km W of main entrance to park. Four year old fire
regeneration of E baxteri, E cosmophylla and E. remota.
Shy Heathwren (Hylacola cauta) (20+) observed throughout park during post fire
survey over past weeks. Widespread in four year old regenerating E. remota on
ironstone plateau and also (albeit to a lesser extent) in E. diversifolia
coastal mallee association.
Southern Emu-wren (Stipiturus malachurus) (10) In dense E. remota/E. baxteri
association with much Banksia, buloke, hakea and other sclerophyllous
understory spp. in E Gosse Lands of ironstone plateau. Not found in 4 year
post-fire areas and assumed understory structure to be still too open for this
semi-secretive species.
Black-shouldered Kite (Elanus axillaris) (3) inhabiting low stunted E. remota/E
baxteri four year post fire open slerophyllous shrubland/woodland of ironstone
plateau. Observed perched and hunting over this habitat as do Nankeen Kestrels
and occasional Brown Falcons.
Rock Parrot (Neophema petrophila) (3) 1 x adult and 2 x immature. Along with 2
seen at Seal Bay on 4/1/12 they represent first summer arrivals.
Little Black Cormorant (Phalacrocorax sulcirostris) (30) Flew in formation over
Cape du Couedic and continued flying out to sea-unusual to see this species in
park and even more so to witness this number and behaviour.
Reported by: Chris Baxter on Thursday, January 12, 2012
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Date: Monday, January 9, 2012
Location: Port Gawler Rd, Port Gawler
Red-necked Avocet (Recurvirostra novaehollandiae) (1) Feeding with Stilts and
Seagulls in a "channel" some 10 meters from the road. Photo available.
Reported by: Gordon Pateman on Tuesday, January 10, 2012
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Date: Thursday, January 12, 2012
Location: Kangaroo Island
Elegant Parrot (Neophema elegans) (6) 3 Jan 2012 at S end of Elegood Road
feeding on seeds of Bidgee Widgee Bur Acaena sp. in post fire regenerating
coastal mallee-first sighting this sp. for summer season
Elegant Parrot (Neophema elegans) (3) 3 Jan 2012 - flushed from pasture on farm
in Haines district c 10 km NW of American River.
Painted Button-quail (Turnix varius) (1) 5 November 2011 in most frequently
observed location for this sp. at intersection of Playford and West End
Highways, W Gosse Lands, FCNP.
Buff-banded Rail (Gallirallus philippensis) (3) on 29 November 2011, 3 in
garden at Penneshaw.
Buff-banded Rail (Gallirallus philippensis) (1) 8 December 2011, one ran across
Playford Highway at The Folly 2 km W of Kingscote.
Buff-banded Rail (Gallirallus philippensis) (1) 3 January 2012-one ran across
Playford Highway at top of Kohinoor Hill, c. 15 Km W of Kingscote.
Buff-banded Rail (Gallirallus philippensis) (2) 13 October 2011-two in garden
near Penneshaw.
Buff-banded Rail (Gallirallus philippensis) (1) 20 September 2011-one in garden
of Sunset Winery c. 10 Km W of Penneshaw
White-headed Petrel (Pterodroma lessonii) (1) 7 December 2011-beach derelict
collected from Vivonne Bay Beach.
Black Falcon (Falco subniger) (1) 3 December 2012-flying over Kingscote boat
ramp area and nearby Bay of Shoals vineyard on outskirts of Kingscote
Reported by: Chris Baxter on Thursday, January 12, 2012
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Date: Thursday, January 12, 2012
Location: Bird Hide Barrage Road Goolwa
Latham's Snipe (Gallinago hardwickii) (4) Birds were easy to see if you walk
along the road to the right of the hide and look into the long grass at the
swamp edge. Also Royal and Yellow-billed Spoonbill.
Reported by: Winston Syson on Friday, January 13, 2012
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Date: Thursday, January 12, 2012
Location: Kangaroo Island
Eurasian Skylark (Alauda arvensis) (6) 12 November 2011-have listed Skylark in
order to record SINGING BUSHLARK which will not match up when selecting
species?? Anyway, I saw 6 x Singing Bushlark in farmland at North Cape just
inland from Boxing Bay on N coast of KI on date listed. This is a little known
species on KI.
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) (3) 30 December 2011-adult pair with large young
almost fledging stage-Cape Linois area, S coast of KI
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) (3) 2 January 2012-adult pair with large young
almost fledging stage-W of Vivonne Bay.
Eastern Reef Egret (Egretta sacra) (1) 10 Jan 2012-one foraging amongst boulder
strewn shallows at Stokes Bay.
Reported by: Chris Baxter on Thursday, January 12, 2012
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Date: Thursday, January 12, 2012
Location: Clayton Bay swamp cnr Alexandrina Drive and Clayton street
Freckled Duck (Stictonetta naevosa) (2) Birds were swimming with Black duck and
Grey Teal. Observed from Clayton Street.
Reported by: Winston Syson on Friday, January 13, 2012
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Date: Thursday, January 12, 2012
Location: Kangaroo Island
Australian Spotted Crake (Porzana fluminea) (6) 14 November 2011-feeding in
freshwater sedge swamp at Vivonne Bay.
Great Egret (Casmerodius albus) (1) 12 November 2011-feed in freshwater sedge
swamp at Vivonne Bay.
Australian Hobby (Falco longipennis) (1) 25 December 2011 to 12 January 2012
residing in E. cladocalyx forest at Panorama Park, section 311, Menzies.
Blue-billed Duck (Oxyura australis) (6) 6 November 2011-on Kingscote sewage
ponds.
Banded Stilt (Cladorhynchus leucocephalus) (100) 12 November 2011-on Wisanger
Salt Lagoon. Numbers have dwindled from 5,000 on 11 November 2011 as lake dries
back.
Common Greenshank (Tringa nebularia) (20) 8 Jan 2012-feeding across shallows of
brackish paperbark lagoon. Sharp-tailed Sandpiper and Red-necked Stint here
also.
Little Raven (Corvus mellori) (100+) 3 January 2012-concentrated on coastal
heath at Vivonne Bay-feeding with Silver Gulls and Rainbow Lorikeets on ripe
fruits of Native Currant Leucopogon parviflorous bushes.
Little Raven (Corvus mellori) (300) 3 January 2012-concentrated flock feeding
in dry pasture paddock c. 5 km S of Emu Bay. Nearby paddock with flock of 100+.
Food item not identified but suspect some kind of pasture beetle or the like??
Australian Raven (Corvus coronoides) (4) 15 December 2011-family group
containing 2 x recently fledged young. This species much less common than
Little Raven on KI. Lives in discreet family groups in forest and coastal heath
areas.
Reported by: Chris Baxter on Thursday, January 12, 2012
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Date: Thursday, January 12, 2012
Location: Freeling Wetlands
Spotless Crake (Porzana tabuensis) (2) Great views of a single bird crossing a
concrete spillway into a small but thick patch of reeds, after disappearing
from view it then called and was answered a couple of times from another bird
back in the reeds where the first bird came from! New bird for this site!
Couldn't believe my eyes when I first saw it!
Australian Spotted Crake (Porzana fluminea) (2) Two birds feeding and calling
on dry edge of thick reedbed, same spot I found two a few weeks back
Late afternoon till dusk stakeout, looking for Crakes and Rails. Main target
was to try and find a Buff-banded Rail as I think this site should be good for
them, failed with that but got 2 Spotless Crakes instead! not a bad consolation
prize!!
Reported by: Chris Steeles on Thursday, January 12, 2012
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Date: Friday, January 13, 2012
Location: Kangaroo Island
Pacific Golden Plover (Pluvialis fulva) (1) on tidal flat at Cape Rouge-has
become extremely rare on KI with last observation of this species by me on KI
being 10 years ago.
Grey Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) (30) feeding on tidal flats out from Cape
Rouge, Bay of Shoals.
Reported by: Chris Baxter on Saturday, January 14, 2012
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Date: Saturday, January 14, 2012
Location: Freeling Wetlands
Baillon's Crake (Porzana pusilla) (2) Single bird near sunken crate in SW
corner and another in the small stand of reeds near the northern outlet pipe.
New bird for this site!
Australian Spotted Crake (Porzana fluminea) (6) Three seen, three heard,
including one which wandered too far from the reeds and got attacked by a gang
of six Magpies!
Resumed Crake/Rail stakeout early this morning.
Reported by: Chris Steeles on Saturday, January 14, 2012
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Date: Sunday, January 15, 2012
Location: Sandy Creek Conservation Park
White-backed Swallow (Cheramoeca leucosterna) (1) Interacting with a group of
approximately 14 Tree Martin in and around the sand quarry on the western side
of the southern section of the reserve.
Reported by: Michael Wood on Sunday, January 15, 2012
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