Published sightings for the week ending 7 Apr 2013.
Sun 7 Apr
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Eastern Curlew, Fairy Tern
Thompson Beach
Eastern Curlew (1) Standing with Banded Stilts (bad photo atached... these guys were a long way off!)
Fairy Tern (1) Flew past along edge of making water out from southern carpark
Chris Steeles
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Sat 6 Apr
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Mistletoe Bird
Wattlebury Road Lower Mitcham
Moving around trees and grape vines in yard. Mistletoe not far away.
John Lundy
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Fri 5 Apr
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Port Lincoln Parrot
Frewville
1 on wires next to Foodland supermarket, flew to house roof then to flowering roadside trees. Flew off over roofs with strident ringing call. Presumed escape - allowed me within 3m before flying.
Kelvin Sparks
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Thu 4 Apr
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Regent Parrot
Eudunda- Morgan Road
A flock of around 12 birds flew from the N and settled in a roadside mallee about 1 km east of Sutherland
Kelvin Sparks
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Sun 31 Mar
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Redthroat
Gluepot Reserve
Pleasantly surprised to see (and here) 3-4 Redthroats in full song. There were also some White-winged Wrens around. They are listed as vagrant and rare respectively on the Gluepot bird list and there are no Atlas records for the former and only one for the latter.
Mark Stanley
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Rufous Bristlebirds (many), Southern Emu Wrens (one small party) and one Beautiful Firetail.
Younghusband Peninsula opp Parnka Point
We have been camping at this site most Easter weekends for >10 years: More variety of birdlife this year - Bristlebirds particularly abundant; Emu Wrens in exactly the same location (within metres) to previous years so clearly resident; Beautiful Firetail a first for me at this locaiton.
Site on seaward side of the Coorong lagoon - accessed by boat.
Martin Stokes
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Fri 29 Mar
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Barn Owl
35 43S 139 52E 1' Cell
Barn Owl (1) Small male was injured on the side of the road a few km's south east of Coonalpyn. Stopped and contacted wildlife rescue. Scooped the injured bird in my jacket and dropped it off at a bird rescue place near Tailem Bend - the lady gave it a 50/50 chance of survival - with possible head injuries and was very thin
Brett Harman
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Red-lored Whistler, Gluepot
Gluepot Reserve
A big thank you to Peter Waanders for a wonderful morning at Gluepot. A number of great birds seen with the highlight no doubt the Red-lored Whistler. I highly recommend a day out with Peter!
Bernie O'Keefe
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Mon 25 Mar
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White throated Treecreeper
Belair National Park
foraging in stringy barks on edge of Sheoak Road near entrance to 215 at 4.15pm
Alex Randell
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