The following is a digest of Sightings Reported on Birdpedia for the period
Monday, May 17, 2010 to Sunday, May 23, 2010:
Area: SA
Date: Friday, May 14, 2010
Location: Ferries McDonald CP
Chestnut-rumped Thornbill (Acanthiza uropygialis) (3) Seen near the car park at
the south eastern corner of the park. Seen earlier this year at Browns Rd
Reserve, but has become uncommon this far south.
Reported by: Peter Gower on Saturday, May 22, 2010
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Date: Saturday, May 15, 2010
Location: Headings Landing near Paringa
Striped Honeyeater (Plectorhyncha lanceolata) (1) One bird calling and feeding
in eucalypt
Reported by: Tony Russell on Monday, May 17, 2010
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Date: Sunday, May 16, 2010
Location: Hart Rd, Aldinga Scrub CP
White-bellied Sea-Eagle (Haliaeetus leucogaster) (1) Seen during Fleurieu
Birdwatchers excursion, circling over the eastern side of Aldinga Scrub CP from
Hart Rd entrance. An immature bird with quite a lot of white starting to show
underneath. It was being mobbed by Little Ravens and Magpies and a flock of
Starlings.
Reported by: Peter Gower on Monday, May 17, 2010
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Date: Monday, May 17, 2010
Location: Dirt Road between Sturt Hwy and Gomersal Road, Sheoak Log
Black Falcon (Falco subniger) (1) Flushed off roadside post, flew low beside
car for 100metres (getting mobbed by an Aust. Magpie!) before heading off in a
southerly direction. Probably moving around between all the fires being lit at
the moment by farmers burning the stubbles in the area!
Reported by: Chris Steeles on Monday, May 17, 2010
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Date: Monday, May 17, 2010
Location: River Torrens (North-west bank) opposite rail yards. Approximately,
250 m downstream of Morphett St Bridge. 50 m upstream of Parklands pipepline
rig.
White-browed Scrubwren (Sericornis frontalis) (1) Male seen fossicking at knee
height amongst dense extoic riparian trees. Earthworm in mandible.
Reported by: Michael Stead on Thursday, May 20, 2010
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Date: Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Location: St Hallett Winery, Tanunda
Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx basalis) (1) Flew in, landed and
started calling about 10 metres from where I was working on the edge of a
vineyard, stayed for about 2min before moving off a couple of hundred metres in
a northerly direction and landed in another vineyard.
Reported by: Chris Steeles on Wednesday, May 19, 2010
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Date: Thursday, May 20, 2010
Location: Aldinga Reef
Eastern Reef Egret (Egretta sacra) (1) Observed feeding at waters edge. Viewed
from clifftop opposite Hack Street (looking slightly to left).
Reported by: Martyn Price on Friday, May 21, 2010
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Date: Friday, May 21, 2010
Location: Clayton
Australian Pelican (Pelecanus conspicillatus) (200) Water levels almost equal
on lake and river sides of the 'regulator' and channel around Goose Island
quite full. 200 Pelican on regulator. Other species of note around Clayton Bay
and Goose island channel were 40 Royal Spoonbill, 10 Yellow-billed Spoonbill,
12 Great Egret, 8 White Ibis, 6 Purple Swamphen, 2 Black-winged Stilt, 30
Red-rumped Parrot and about 80 crested Pigeon.
Reported by: Bob Snell on Saturday, May 22, 2010
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Date: Friday, May 21, 2010
Location: Point Sturt, Lake Alexandrina.
Australian Pelican (Pelecanus conspicillatus) (160) The water level in the lake
has risen almost to the base of the cliffs. !60 Pelican together with 60 Silver
Gull, 30 White Ibis, 12 Caspian Tern, 1 Crested Tern, 8 Yellow-billed
Spoonbill, 5 Great Egret and 2 Australian Shelduck.
Reported by: Bob Snell on Saturday, May 22, 2010
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Date: Friday, May 21, 2010
Location: River Torrens (North-west bank) opposite rail yards. Approximately,
250 m downstream of Morphett St Bridge. 50 m upstream of parklands green shed
and blue pipe/valve assembly.
Spotless Crake (Porzana tabuensis) (1) Called in hoping to see Michael Stead's
recently reported scrub-wren at North Adelaide. After some time watching the
area I walked down to the bank to overlook a small inlet separated from the
river. Very surprised when a moorhen walked out of the reeds followed by a
Spotless Crake which quietly walked straight towards me on a mat of reeds.
White-browed Scrubwren not sighted.
Reported by: John Turner on Saturday, May 22, 2010
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Date: Friday, May 21, 2010
Location: Totness RP - Northern Section
Fan-tailed Cuckoo (Cacomantis flabelliformis) (1) Seen close to the board walk,
causing a disturbance amongst New Holland Honeyeaters and White-plumed
Honeyeaters every time the Cuckoo moved to another perch.
Reported by: Peter Gower on Saturday, May 22, 2010
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Date: Saturday, May 22, 2010
Location: Ewe island Coorong National Park
Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) (1) Observed with Chris Steeles and Edward Smith.
1 Whimbrel standing with Pied Osyter Catcher and 2 Sacred Ibis.
Reported by: Kay Parkin on Saturday, May 22, 2010
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Date: Sunday, May 23, 2010
Location: Goolwa Channel, Hindmarsh Is.
Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) (1)
This sighting from the carpark at the end of Chapel Rd Hindmarsh Island.
One Whimbrel seen feeding and moving with a variety of other birds, including 3
Pacific Golden Plover, 6 Little Egret and one juv Gul-billed Tern. Swamp
Harrier moved through the area with a send off from a Silver Gull then Little
Raven. Seen by Teresa Jack and Peter Gower.
Reported by: Teresa Jack on Sunday, May 23, 2010
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Date: Sunday, May 23, 2010
Location: East of Murray Mouth Lookout Hindmarsh Is
Double-banded Plover (Charadrius bicinctus) (35)
Red Knot (Calidris canutus) (17)
Rock Parrot (Neophema petrophila) (4)
Observed during Orange-bellied Parrot survey, by Teresa Jack, Kerry Williams,
Win Syson and Peter Gower.
Overcast with cold northerly wind.
Reported by: Peter Gower on Sunday, May 23, 2010
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