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Birdpedia - Australia - Weekly Digest

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Subject: Birdpedia - Australia - Weekly Digest
From: "Birdpedia - Australia Info" <>
Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2013 00:05:05 +1030
The following is a digest of Sightings Reported on Birdpedia for the period 
Monday, October 21, 2013 to Sunday, October 27, 2013:

Area: SA

Date: Saturday, October 19, 2013

Location: Magazine Road Wetlands

Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) (1) With Sharpies NE of hide

Black-eared Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx osculans) (1) Power lines near hide

Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus) (1) towards southern end

Reported by: Jim Allen on Monday, October 21, 2013

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Date: Saturday, October 19, 2013

Location: Kaurna Park wetlands, Waterloo Cnr Rd, Burton

Latham's Snipe (Gallinago hardwickii) (2) Flushed from grassy flat near water's 
edge in far SW of Park

Buff-banded Rail (Gallirallus philippensis) (1) Flushed from one of the many 
meandering channels though grassy Red Gum woodland

Reported by: Jim Allen on Monday, October 21, 2013

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Date: Monday, October 21, 2013

Location: Parnka Point, Coorong.

Banded Stilt (Cladorhynchus leucocephalus) (40) The Stilts were roosting and 
feeding on the large swamp across the road from the entrance road to Parnka 
Point.
None carried bands or flags, but most appeared to be young birds with brownish 
plumage, and a small number with faint chest bands.

Reported by: Peter Gower on Tuesday, October 22, 2013

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Date: Monday, October 21, 2013

Location: Granite Island Victor Harbor

Short-tailed Shearwater (Puffinus tenuirostris) (8) Resting on water  close to 
the Jetty.

Buff-banded Rail (Gallirallus philippensis) (1) Single bird near to the work 
shed close to cafe.

Little Penguin (Eudyptula minor) (3) @ active nest found while assisting with 
Penguin survey. Nest one with 2 chicks,nest two with sitting adult.

Masked Lapwing (Vanellus miles) (3) Adult with 2 chicks near work shed close to 
cafe.

Reported by: Winston Syson on Monday, October 21, 2013

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Date: Monday, October 21, 2013

Location: Parnka Point, Coorong

Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) (1) Flew to northern side of point, to 
land on rocks near the edge of water. After several minutes flew around point 
to the southern side.

Bird first seen by Faye Lush who was visiting Parnka Point at the same time.

Reported by: Peter Gower on Tuesday, October 22, 2013

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Date: Monday, October 21, 2013

Location: Tokuremoar Reserve, Goolwa - larger lagoons

Freckled Duck (Stictonetta naevosa) (6) 

Blue-billed Duck (Oxyura australis) (5) 

Pink-eared Duck (Malacorhynchus membranaceus) (20+) 

See reserve field trip list for more species, but the duck & other waterbird 
diversity was good this morning.

Reported by: Phil Barron on Monday, October 21, 2013

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Date: Tuesday, October 22, 2013

Location: Rocky Gully Road near Monarto Zoo northern boundary

Black Kite (Milvus migrans) (4) We have often driven on Rocky Gully Road, about 
10km from our Rockleigh property as the crow (raven ?) flies and 10km from 
Murray Bridge, but have not seen black kites there before.

Reported by: Barbara and Peter Bansemer on Friday, October 25, 2013

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Date: Tuesday, October 22, 2013

Location: On our property at Rockleigh

Rainbow Bee-eater (Merops ornatus) (2) The bee-eaters are back in our wooded 
creekbed, after spending winter somewhere else. They kept themselves busy 
catching insects and very occasionally calling.

White-winged Triller (Lalage tricolor) (1) The triller was another new species 
for our property, #76. Can we dream of reaching 80 ? Or 100 ? A male was 
calling repeatedly and found without too much difficulty, but it was a gloomy 
day, birds were not easy to see, and we did not see a female.

Reported by: Barbara and Peter Bansemer on Wednesday, October 23, 2013

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Date: Sunday, October 27, 2013

Location: Milang

Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus) (2) Two Great Crested Grebe fist seen 
close to island in front of shacks, then moved out into lake about 300m off 
boat ramp.

Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) (18) A group of 18 birds flushed from trees on 
island and later located in Snipe sanctuary. All showing buff heads of breeding 
plumage; many also with buff backs.

Reported by: Bob and Maureen Snell on Sunday, October 27, 2013

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