The following is a digest of Sightings Reported on Birdpedia for the period
Monday, March 28, 2011 to Sunday, April 3, 2011:
Area: SA
Date: Monday, March 28, 2011
Location: Rocky Gully Wetlands, Murray Bridge.
Australian Hobby (Falco longipennis) (1) Australian Hobby feeding in flight on
Locusts and other, unidentified, flying insects.
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) (1) One Common Sandpiper feeding alond
sandy shoreline.
Silver Gull (Larus novaehollandiae) (150+) Silver Gulls breeding on
'Christine's Island'. Many immature birds plus a few nestlings.
Rocky Gully was very full after recent rains. A number of species that are
commonly seen there were absent. No Coot, Moorhen, Swamphen, Grebe, and only a
single Black-winged Stilt. There were almost no small Passerine in spite of the
fact that many Eucalypt were in flower. Other than Silver Gull, the most
abundant species was House Sparrow.
Reported by: Bob Snell and Kevin Williams. on Tuesday, March 29, 2011
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Date: Thursday, March 31, 2011
Location: Scott Creek Conservation Park
Bassian Thrush (Zoothera lunulata) (2) 2 individuals found in a Prickly
Tea-tree / Messmate Stringybark association along Rowlands Gully (near Gate
7).One bird perched 10 metres away from me,allowing excellent views!
Reported by: Nathaniel Doecke on Thursday, March 31, 2011
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Date: Friday, April 1, 2011
Location: Henley Beach
Nankeen Kestrel (Falco cenchroides) (2) A kestrel hovered over the beach
opposite the Henley Hotel for about 15 mins, occasional dropping to the beach
but apparently failing to catch anything. At times it was hovering pointing
into a fairly stiff breeze and managing to stay motionless without any wing
movement. A second kestrel put in a brief appearance.
Reported by: Barbara and Peter Bansemer on Friday, April 1, 2011
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Date: Sunday, April 3, 2011
Location: Eagle on the Hill track from Waterfall Gully - about 300m from summit.
Tawny Frogmouth (Podargus strigoides) (1) Alongside the track 3 meters up a
Stringybark tree and pretending successfully to be part of it.
Reported by: Les Woods on Sunday, April 3, 2011
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