The following is a digest of Sightings Reported on Birdpedia for the period
Monday, January 28, 2013 to Sunday, February 3, 2013:
Area: QLD
Date: Monday, January 28, 2013
Location: Nanango, South Burnet region
Bush-hen (Amaurornis olivacea) (1) Adult and juvenile noted only metres from
the house. Overcast day, intermittent rain; tail end of rain storm [Cyclone
Oswald].
First local record in ten years of monitoring the avifauna of the immediate
area.
Most Australian authorities now refer to this as the Pale-vented Bush-hen.
This practice is also followed by the IOC.
Reported by: Julian Bielewicz on Monday, January 28, 2013
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Area: SA
Date: Sunday, January 27, 2013
Location: Minlaton, YP
Striped Honeyeater (Plectorhyncha lanceolata) (1) I only know of this one
location on YP that I regularly see and hear this bird.
Reported by: Kent Treloar on Monday, January 28, 2013
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Date: Monday, January 28, 2013
Location: Dry Creek Salt Fields
Banded Stilt (Cladorhynchus leucocephalus) (2000+) Thousands of Banded Stilt
spread out over a huge area.
Marsh Sandpiper (Tringa stagnatilis) (1)
Royal Spoonbill (Platalea regia) (36) Flock of 36 , with large number of White
Ibis
Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus) (19) Mixed in with some 30 Hoary
Headed.
What future for Dry Creek salt fields now there is no market for their salt ?
This place is too important for so many species to loose.
Reported by: William Brooker on Monday, January 28, 2013
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Date: Monday, January 28, 2013
Location: Onkaparinga Estuary Reserve, in the forest at the end of the Pingle
farm track, east from Commercial Road, Port Noarlunga South. Between the Pingle
Farm ruins and the new Railway Bridge
Rufous Whistler (Pachycephala rufiventris) (1) By no means a rare species in
many parts, but I have never seen one in this area before, and almost non
existent in the Onkaparinga NP from my frequent observations. Only seen the
male of the species and seemingly agitated by a pair of Horsefilelds Bronze
Cuckoos in the same trees...no pictures taken.
Reported by: Colin Cock on Monday, January 28, 2013
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Date: Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Location: Laratinga Wetlands, Mount Barker.
Red-capped Plover (Charadrius ruficapillus) (1) This bird was first observed on
Jan 28th 2013 by Tim Davis. Later that day it was seen and photographed by Lyn
and Kevin Williams just north of the board walk on Pond 10. The bird was still
present at 10.30 on the morning of Jan 29th, when it was seen by Kevin Williams
and Bob Snell.
Reported by: Bob Snell on Wednesday, January 30, 2013
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Date: Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Location: The Estuary, Normanville Beach
Australian Spotted Crake (Porzana fluminea) (3) 3 birds foraging along the
banks of the estuary adjacent to the Normanville caravan park.
Reported by: Graham Crooks on Friday, February 1, 2013
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Date: Friday, February 1, 2013
Location: Port Willunga Cliffs.
Spotted Harrier (Circus assimilis) (1) An adult hunting along fence lines and
hedge rows of paddocks between Port Willunga and Blanche Point. Twice perched
on fence posts offering very good views before departing towards the north.
Reported by: Jeffrey Crocker on Friday, February 1, 2013
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Date: Friday, February 1, 2013
Location: Hart Rd. Aldinga.
Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) (1) A single immature bird very attached to
a small swamp at the junction of Hart Road and Main South Road apparently
created by a land owner with a problem with his recycled water supply! Although
it flushed as I drove by it was back again an hour and a half later.
Reported by: Jeffrey Crocker on Friday, February 1, 2013
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Date: Saturday, February 2, 2013
Location: private property off Coppermine Road, Williamstown (adjoining Hale
Conservation Park)
Square-tailed Kite (Lophoictinia isura) (1) After reading Chris Steele's obs of
a Square-tailed Kite over suburbia (WOW!) I thought I better add this sighting
of one bird seen twice today. The bird appeared to have a feather missing in
the right wing. Good views as it soared low over the house.
Reported by: Amanda Pearce on Saturday, February 2, 2013
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Date: Saturday, February 2, 2013
Location: Yorke Peninsular
Banded Lapwing (Vanellus tricolor) (60) Way out in a paddock along Macs Beach
Rd.
Pacific Golden Plover (Pluvialis fulva) (17) In the paddock with the Lapwings.
Eastern Curlew (Numenius madagascariensis) (1) On the beach at Pt Clinton, high
tide.
Grey-tailed Tattler (Heteroscelus brevipes) (5) In their usual location, north
end of Pt Clinton township.
Fairy Tern (Sterna nereis) (3) Two of the Fairy Terns were Juveniles. Pt
Clinton.
Some of my sightings while doing the Shorebord 2020 count. One beach had 50
White-faced Herons.
Great Knots and Bar-tailed Godwits at Pt Clinton. 77 Godwits at Macs Beach.
Reported by: Teresa Jack on Saturday, February 2, 2013
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Date: Saturday, February 2, 2013
Location: Cobbler Creek Recreation Park, Golden Grove
Square-tailed Kite (Lophoictinia isura) (1) Super excited to find one of these
over the suburbs! First seen quartering low over the Eucalypt canopy whilst
driving up the hill... but wasn't sure whether it was a Kite or Harrier as I
only got quick views! It got the better of me and after finding somewhere to do
a u-turn I wen't back! Luckily it was still there hunting low over the trees...
so I was able to get some ID shots whilst it was being harassed by a couple of
Magpies proving it to be a Square-tail as my suspicion's had suggested! Always
a good day when you come across one of the rarest birds in SA... and even more
unusual to find it in suburbia!
Australian Hobby (Falco longipennis) (1) Passed overhead whilst stopped at the
traffic-lights at the top of the hill.
Reported by: Chris Steeles on Saturday, February 2, 2013
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