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Subject: Birdpedia - Australia - Weekly Digest
From: "Birdpedia - Australia Info" <>
Date: Mon, 5 May 2014 00:05:06 +0930
The following is a digest of Sightings Reported on Birdpedia for the period 
Monday, April 28, 2014 to Sunday, May 4, 2014:

Area: SA

Date: Monday, April 21, 2014

Location: Black Point, Y.P.

Fairy Tern (Sterna nereis) (3) 3 Fairy Tern in non- breeding plumage were seen 
on the sand spit at high tide, one of which had a silver coloured band on the 
left tarsus.

Reported by: Margaret Tiller on Wednesday, April 30, 2014

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Date: Thursday, May 1, 2014

Location: Green Valley Strawberries, Woodside Rd, Nairne

Pied Butcherbird (Cracticus nigrogularis) (1) It was in a tree adjacent to the 
carpark, being mobbed by various other birds. 
I would have taken a photo if my arms weren't full of punnets of strawberries - 
which I nearly dropped in amazement! It flew on before I could get one :(  
***please note - this is not a contrived ad for Green Valley 
Strawberries!!!....but their strawberries are very yummy :)

Reported by: Phil Barron on Thursday, May 1, 2014

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Date: Thursday, May 1, 2014

Location: Laratinga wetland, Mt Barker

Freckled Duck (Stictonetta naevosa) (17) 17 seen. 15 on pond 11 and 2 on the 
effluent ponds

Buff-banded Rail (Gallirallus philippensis) (1) One seen very well on muddy 
edges in the northern corner of pond 11

Spotless Crake (Porzana tabuensis) (2) 2 seen well in the northern end of pond 
5.

Reported by: Sally Smith on Friday, May 2, 2014

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Date: Thursday, May 1, 2014

Location: just north of Frahns Lane, Monarto

Diamond Firetail (Stagonopleura guttata) (15+) 12+ were in one flock. Others 
heard in the wider area as well.

Reported by: Phil Barron on Thursday, May 1, 2014

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Date: Friday, May 2, 2014

Location: private property adjoining Hale Conservation Park

Bassian Thrush (Zoothera lunulata) (1) Bassian Thrush foraging amongst leaf 
litter around house garden

Reported by: Amanda Pearce on Friday, May 2, 2014

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