The following is a digest of Sightings Reported on Birdpedia for the period
Monday, December 20, 2010 to Sunday, December 26, 2010:
Area: SA
Date: Sunday, December 19, 2010
Location: Dry Creek N.F.R.
Powerful Owl (Ninox strenua) (2) 2 individuals calling from dense
Eucalyptus/Blackwood forest, just before dark.
Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus banksii) (7-10) Small flock settling
into roost site about 300 metres from the Powerful Owls.Not sure of exact
number, between 7 and 10 birds.
Reported by: Nathaniel Doecke on Tuesday, December 21, 2010
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Date: Monday, December 20, 2010
Location: Telford Scrub Conservation Park
White-bellied Cuckoo-shrike (Coracina papuensis) (1) One calling from
Stringybarks along the centre track,just past the boardwalk.
Reported by: Nathaniel Doecke on Tuesday, December 21, 2010
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Date: Thursday, December 23, 2010
Location: Port Willunga
Banded Stilt (Cladorhynchus leucocephalus) (40) A group of about 40 birds was
observed flying in a southerly direction. Settling briefy on the ocean (little
waves) and then continuing their journey.
Reported by: Martyn Price on Friday, December 24, 2010
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Area: VIC
Date: Monday, December 20, 2010
Location: Princess Margaret Rose Campground,Lower Glenelg N.P.
Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus banksii) (2) 2 flew over the caves
area.
Olive Whistler (Pachycephala olivacea) (2) Frequently heard near the
campground.1 emerged about 3 metres from me and called before vanishing into
the undergrowth.
Southern Emu-wren (Stipiturus malachurus) (3+) Several in reeds and Meleluca
heath along the Glenelg River south of the jetty.
Rufous Bristlebird (Dasyornis broadbenti) (3) Calling in the early morning,and
seen foraging along the edges of the bushland surrounding the campsite.They
were also heard at several locations throughout the park.
Stayed here between Saturday 18th-Monday 20th.Great place to stay,with
excellent forest habitat surrounding the campground and the river within 200
metres!Other interesting species include Pied Currawong and Striated Fieldwren
among young pines/African Daisy in the Rennick Forest,500 metres to the north.
Reported by: Nathaniel Doecke on Tuesday, December 21, 2010
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