The following is a digest of Sightings Reported on Birdpedia for the period
Monday, February 11, 2013 to Sunday, February 17, 2013:
Area: SA
Date: Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Location: Goolwa Sewage Ponds.
Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola) (6) Five close together on the margin of the
largest pool. A Black fronted Dotterel behaved very aggressively towards them
but they took little notice and just stepped aside. A sixth was on the adjacent
pool which has been nearly dry since the remodelling of this site.
Australian Spotted Crake (Porzana fluminea) (26) The middle of the old pools
referred to above is largely covered in dead weed skeletons and has several
very shallow pools. I counted 25 Spotted Crakes in a single sweep of my
telescope just before they all ran to cover when a Swamp Harrier appeared
overhead. A single bird was on the main pool next door. Quite a sight!
As nearby wetlands dry up this site seems to be becoming very attractive.
Reported by: Jeffrey Crocker on Wednesday, February 13, 2013
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Date: Thursday, February 14, 2013
Location: Laratinga Wetlands
Latham's Snipe (Gallinago hardwickii) (1) Feeding around Pond 8.
Freckled Duck (Stictonetta naevosa) (6) 2 on Pond 7 +4 on Pond 11.
Spotless Crake (Porzana tabuensis) (1) Pond 6.
Spotted Crakes very abundant- feeding on the large areas of exposed mud.At
least 30 on Pond 8 alone!
Reported by: Nathaniel Doecke on Thursday, February 14, 2013
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Date: Saturday, February 16, 2013
Location: Mannum Waterfalls Reserve
Pied Honeyeater (Certhionyx variegatus) (8) At least 4 adult males and 4 female
type (and probably more: we had perhaps 20 separate views). Perching in and
flying between the trees and bushes high on the steep slopes, on both sides of
the top end of the valley.
Reported by: Kevin Stracey on Saturday, February 16, 2013
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