did anyone on the list (apart from Edwin)participate in >the survey?? Any
snipe or other goodies seem??
I surveyed Onkaparinga Wetlands near Adelaide, where Painted Snipe had been
seen in 2000 and 2001. No reports last year that I know of, and the area
where they were previously found was completely dry, so not surprisingly I
didn't find any. However I did get a very close look at a Stubble Quail that
scurried under the boardwalk to hide from me. Also saw a couple of Dusky
Woodswallows with 3 juveniles, and a flock of about a dozen Elegant Parrots
flying overhead.
The little lake near the sewage ponds had water in it and quite a lot of
birds, including Yellow-billed and Royal Spoonbills, several Red-kneed
Dotterels, and a single Pink-eared Duck, which I think are rather uncommon
in Adelaide. Also quite a lot of Black-tailed Native-hens around the sewage
ponds. But no snipe that
I could see.
Paul Coddington
Adelaide, South Australia
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