The following is a digest of Sightings Reported on Birdpedia for the period
Monday, November 22, 2010 to Sunday, November 28, 2010:
Area: SA
Date: Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Location: Brachina Gorge, Flinders Ranges
Little Woodswallow (Artamus minor) (2) 2 observed hawking for insects from a
perch high atop a rocky hillside. Looks like they're coming further south,
although I checked again recently and they weren't there.
Reported by: Peter Waanders on Monday, November 22, 2010
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Date: Thursday, November 11, 2010
Location: Birdsville track
Brolga (Grus rubicunda) (3) in a small temporary swamp
Plumed Whistling-Duck (Dendrocygna eytoni) (50) (approx)
Flock Bronzewing (Phaps histrionica) (1) racing past around sunset
Letter-winged Kite (Elanus scriptus) (3) at nest site (1 ad, 2 imm)
Eyrean Grasswren (Amytornis goyderi) (2)
Grey Grasswren (Amytornis barbatus) (4)
Banded Whiteface (Aphelocephala nigricincta) (2)
Reported by: Peter Waanders on Wednesday, November 24, 2010
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Date: Sunday, November 14, 2010
Location: southern 120 km of Strzelecki track
Little Button-quail (Turnix velox) (2) They appear to be everywhere this year
Elegant Parrot (Neophema elegans) (2) Pair by nest tree in creek
Thick-billed Grasswren (Amytornis textilis) (>6)
Chestnut-breasted Whiteface (Aphelocephala pectoralis) (4)
Gibberbird (Ashbyia lovensis) (1)
Cinnamon Quail-thrush (Cinclosoma cinnamomeum) (4)
Reported by: Peter Waanders on Wednesday, November 24, 2010
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Date: Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Location: Foster Point, Lake George SE
Magpie Goose (Anseranas semipalmata) (20) not seen by me but reported by
landowner
Reported by: Jim Allen on Monday, November 22, 2010
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Date: Saturday, November 20, 2010
Location: Reynella SA
Eastern Koel (Eudynamys orientalis) (1) For the last 3 weeks or so there's been
a Common Koel making his presence
felt round Reynella by his very distinctive call. I've seen him as he's
calling several times now.
There only seems to be the one as I haven't heard any answering calls.
Reported by: Chris Hankel on Monday, November 22, 2010
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Date: Sunday, November 21, 2010
Location: Murray River Estuary, Goolwa
Grey-tailed Tattler (Heteroscelus brevipes) (1) Single bird in association with
large flock of feeding waders
Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa) (3) Three birds in association with large
flock of feeding waders on exposed sandbar. Reasonable photographs were taken.
Eastern Curlew (Numenius madagascariensis) (1) Single bird with Black-tailed
Godwits and Bar-tailed Godwits. Feeding in shallow water just off an exposed
sandbar.
Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) (1) Single bird in company with large flock of of
numerous waders on exposed sandbar.
A 4x4 vehicle is required to reach the estuary or alternatively it can be
accesssed in a boat.
Reported by: Edward Smith on Monday, November 22, 2010
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Date: Sunday, November 21, 2010
Location: Mandalay Drive Happy Valley
Black-chinned Honeyeater (Melithreptus gularis) (1) Single bird on my
property,singing strongly, chased off by New Holland Honeyeaters.
Reported by: William Brooker on Monday, November 22, 2010
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Date: Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Location: Sarah Close, Reynella
Black-chinned Honeyeater (Melithreptus gularis) (4) Four birds flew onto
transmission lines as I was watching a tree, within which there was a calling
koel. There were two adults and two orange-legged youngsters, all of which flew
into a tree (Hakea sp?), whereupon each of the youngsters followed an adult
about each. One young bird observed making a meal of trying to prize lerp from
leaf.
Reported by: Michael Wood on Tuesday, November 23, 2010
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Date: Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Location: In our garden, 3rd Ave, St Peters
Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus funereus) (1) Yellow-tailed
black-cockatoos have been seen flying high over our garden for several years,
but never been seen really close. The closest was in a tall gum in the school
grounds 150 metres away. This morning one was disturbed in a tall hakea outside
our back door, and it flew into our dead plum tree, and perched only 3 metres
above the ground long enough for me to fetch my camera. We haven't cut down the
dead tree as it is the staging post for many birds, and being without leaves,
they can always be seen.
Reported by: Barbara and Peter Bansemer on Tuesday, November 23, 2010
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Date: Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Location: Silver Sands Beach, Aldinga
Hooded Plover (Charadrius rubricollis) (1) 3 Adults flew in from the south
landing on beach near end of Button Rd . Two of the birds were squabbling
whilst the third one stood off a bit, maybe two males and a female ? All three
worked their way north in series of short flights , mainly due to a car being
driven along the beach by some plonker.
Reported by: William Brooker on Wednesday, November 24, 2010
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Date: Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Location: Toronto St, Ovingham
Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike (Coracina novaehollandiae) (1) One eating what
appeared to be an old, dried loquat in a tree at the end of my neighbour's
garden.
Reported by: David Cox on Wednesday, November 24, 2010
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Date: Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Location: Reynella
Eastern Koel (Eudynamys orientalis) (1) I observed the male Koel this afternoon
in Jersey and Sarah Courts,Reynella.It was initially found sitting in a dense
Ash tree.(This tree was indicated by a local as being it's favourite calling
spot)It then moved to a Fig Tree (Ficus sp),before flying to an introduced tree
in a nearby street where it called for some time.The bird was rather wary,
quickly flying off if approached.
Reported by: Nathaniel Doecke on Wednesday, November 24, 2010
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Date: Thursday, November 25, 2010
Location: Barrage Road Goolwa
Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa) (13) Birds were resting in their usual spot
on the edge of the channel and close to the road about 200 mt from Beacon 19.
For the first time there were no Bar-tailed with them.
Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea) (3) Birds flew in with 17 Red-Necked
Stints in the same area as the Godwits.
Reported by: Winston Syson on Thursday, November 25, 2010
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Date: Thursday, November 25, 2010
Location: Goolwa Beach
Red-necked Stint (Calidris ruficollis) (1200) Huge flock was feeding on a
receding tide 2Km west of the Goolwa beach car park.
Sanderling (Calidris alba) (2) 2 only birds were feeding along with the 1200
Stints
Fairy Tern (Sterna nereis) (4) Birds were resting on a sand bar between
Hindmarsh Island and Murray Mouth,along with very large numbers of Crested Tern.
Cape Barren Goose (Cereopsis novaehollandiae) (17) Birds were on the ocean side
of the Murray Mouth.
Reported by: Winston Syson on Thursday, November 25, 2010
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Date: Saturday, November 27, 2010
Location: St Hallett Winery, Tanunda, SA
Crested Shrike-tit (Falcunculus frontatus) (2) Female feeding a fledgling chick
low in a plantation gum not far from the nest, might have heard another chick
calling as well.
Reported by: Chris Steeles on Saturday, November 27, 2010
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