Birdline South Australia Weekly Update

Birdline South Australia

Published sightings for the week ending 17 Jul 2011.

Thu 14 Jul	Buff-banded Rail Port Gibbon Eyre Peninsular A single Buff-banded Rail observed at close quarters in thicket of saltbush at foreshare parking area in the samll town of Port Gibbon, just south of Cowell on the Eyre Peninsula - unusual for this region. David Kowalick
Wed 13 Jul	Cattle Egret Onkaparinga River Recreation Reserve Cattle Egret (1) Seen feeding with White-faced Herons amongst grasses that had choked much of southern-most large pond. David Hartland & Michael Wood
Tue 12 Jul	Scarlet-chested Parrot Gluepot Reserve A flock of 20 Scarlet-chested Parrot seen closely in east section of reserve. Noel Luff (Ranger), Fiona Parkin, Greg Oakley, Tim Dolby
Mon 11 Jul	Flame Robin Salt Creek -Martins Wash-pool .SA Five Flame Robins sitting on fencelines and hawking insects. Edward Smith
	Buff-banded Rail Port Mac Donnell Caravan Park SA Pair of adult birds seen foraging on lawn at campsite no 1. Birds did not appear to be too skittish. Observation made with Roly Lloyd at 07:15 am. Edward Smith
Sat 9 Jul	Brolga Mingbool Road, Mount Gambier SA Adult pair in a flooded field at the corner of Mingbool Road and Kaladbro Roads. Edward Smith and Roly Lloyd
Fri 8 Jul	Southern Scrub-Robin Maclaren Pt, Lincoln NP Confiding scrub-robin allowed close approach, along with rock parrots on track at MaClaren Point. Bruce Roubin
Fri 1 Jul	Scarlet-chested Parrots Gluepot Do not rush down - they were in flight and have not been relocated. Noel Luff (Vol Ranger) [Moderator Note: This has been included so as to inform any potential travellers.] Noel Luff

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