Birdline South Australia Weekly Update

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Published sightings for the week ending 13 Jan 2013.

Sun 13 Jan	Latham's Snipe Barrage Road, Goolwa Headed beck to Goolwa in search of Latham's Snipe and spotted three to the right of the Bird Hide at the location descibed by Chris Steeles on 5 Jan (thanks for the tip Chris). They were disturbed by someone walking their dog and flew towards the Barrage. Half an hour later I flushed three Snipe just upstream of the barrage - assuming the same individuals but can't be cetain. This follows on from two separate Snipe sightings I have had at Laratinga Wetlands in Mount Barker in the last month (photo) and several recent sightings by other folk reported on Birdline in the last week or so. Seems a good season for Snipe spotting? Martin Stokes
Fri 11 Jan	Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Tanunda Sewage Ponds Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (2) A couple of Sharpie's busily feeding along edge of most eastern pond. There is a Common Sandpiper which resides here each season but this is the first time i have found another type of Sandpiper here... in four years of checking this site! Chris Steeles
	Latham's Snipe, Black-tailed Native-hen Adelaide Airport, Lew Street Black-tailed Native-hen (2) Two emerged from the reeds to bathe in the small patch of water available. Latham's Snipe (1) A surprise sighting. Observed on the opposite bank of the last remaining patch of water just a short walk in from Lew Street. Not a nice setting with all the rubbish and debris that surrounded it! Richard Hall
Thu 10 Jan	Little Egret in breeding plumage Barrage Road, Goolwa One Little Egret in breeding plumage feeding in shallows just past the Barrage. Also approximately 20 Red-necked Avocets a few hundred metres further on towards Beacon 19. Martin Stokes
Mon 7 Jan	Buff-banded Rail Hallett Cove Conservation Park Buff-banded Rail (1) One adult bird feeding on exposed muddy shoreline at Waterfall Creek Dam off Lucretia Road, Hallet Cove. Edward Smith 1688
Mon 7 Jan	Barbary Dove Cove Road, Hallet Cove. While out cycling three Barbary Doves were observed perched on tram powerlines along Cove Rd, Hallet Cove. Edward Smith
Sun 6 Jan	Freckled Duck, Pink-eared Duck Laratinga Wetlands, Mt Barker. Up to five Freckled Duck were present on the island in the large dam and 42 pink-eared Duck were counted on the settling ponds at the Sewage Treatment Works. Edward Smith.
	Regent Parrots, Striped Honeyeaters, Scarlet-chested Parrots Birds Australia Gluepot Reserve Fifty + Regent Parrots drinking at Grasswren Tank at dawn. An absolute marvel to witness. Equally exciting were dozens of honeyeaters consisting of a few Striped Honeyeaters, dozens of Brown-headed Honeyeaters and many Yellow-plumed and Spiny-cheeked Honeyeaters. Adding to this spectacle were fantastic sightings of a pair of Scarlet-chested Parrots along the Gypsum Lynette Walk Peter Strauss
Thu 27 Dec	Blue-billed Duck Tokuremoar Reserve wetlands, Goolwa Female/grey bird in paperbark swamp with inundated thickets of paperbark seedlings. Roger Jaensch
Wed 26 Dec	Freckled Duck Tokuremoar Reserve wetlands, Goolwa At least 37 in backwater of paperbark wooded swamp, western part of reserve. Roger Jaensch

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