The following is a digest of Sightings Reported on Birdpedia for the period
Monday, August 29, 2011 to Sunday, September 4, 2011:
Area: SA
Date: Friday, August 26, 2011
Location: Wilpena Pound and River Murray
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) (1) Sugars Beach, Hindmarsh
Island-standing on rocky at back of beach, near Murray Mouth.
Eastern Curlew (Numenius madagascariensis) (2) edge of samphire at back of
Sugars Beach, Hindmarsh Island, near Murray Mouth
Buff-banded Rail (Gallirallus philippensis) (3) one at Swan Reach river bank
reeds; one at Wellington river bank feeding on dead bony bream; one in coastal
shrubs near Sugars Beach, Hindmarsh Island, near Murray Mouth
Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) (1) Sugars Beach, Hindmarsh Island, near Murray
Mouth.
Brown Quail (Coturnix ypsilophora) (15) Coveys of 8 and 7 in rank grassland in
Tolderol Game Reserve
Great Egret (Casmerodius albus) (11) wetland in samphire next to Sugars Beach,
Hindmarsh Island, near Murray Mouth
Redthroat (Pyrrholaemus brunneus) (3) Saint Mary's Peak, Wilpena Pound,
Flinders Ranges NP
Black-eared Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx osculans) (1) Wilpena Pound, Flinders Ranges NP
Elegant Parrot (Neophema elegans) (6) 50+ Neophema parrots flushed from
samphire in Tolderol Game Reserve-six of which were positively identified as
Elegant Parrots.
Sacred Kingfisher (Todiramphus sanctus) (1) River Red Gums at Walker's Flat,
River Murray
Reported by: Chris Baxter on Monday, August 29, 2011
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Date: Saturday, August 27, 2011
Location: Birdsville track - northern section
Black Falcon (Falco subniger) (1) 1
Flock Bronzewing (Phaps histrionica) (100)
Gibberbird (Ashbyia lovensis) (4)
Yellow Chat (Epthianura crocea) (6) At a bore drain wetland. For the
'introduced' birders among us, their call is reminiscent of Great Tit (Parus
major)...!
Banded Whiteface (Aphelocephala nigricincta) (10) New record in terms of
numbers: 9 together and a single bird within a kilometre of the main group.
Grey Grasswren (Amytornis barbatus) (6)
Eyrean Grasswren (Amytornis goyderi) (2)
Reported by: Peter Waanders on Tuesday, August 30, 2011
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Date: Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Location: Altona Landcare Reserve
Painted Button-quail (Turnix varius) (2) Pair seen well at close range on edge
of road next to carparking area! They were scuttling along the edge of the
thick grass against the road bank for about 10m before diving into the grass.
Diamond Firetail (Stagonopleura guttata) (8) 6 were feeding in the carpark
almost under my car! when I got back from a walk around the reserve, where 2
were also found near the Blue track.
Crested Shrike-tit (Falcunculus frontatus) (2) In the middle of the reserve
next to the Orange Track.
Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx basalis) (3) One near the entrance
gate, one near the Yellow track and one in paddock next to blue track.
Red-browed Finch (Neochmia temporalis) (32) Large flock feeding in (ex fire)
regrowth area near Blue track, the other two Diamond Firetails were loosely
associating with these Red-brows.
Reported by: Chris Steeles on Wednesday, August 31, 2011
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Date: Sunday, September 4, 2011
Location: Bird Hide Barrage Rd Goolwa
Latham's Snipe (Gallinago hardwickii) (1) Bird was on the far right hand side
of swamp from bird hide. It was unusual to see the bird out in the open. A walk
round the road gets you a better look.
Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola) (1) Single bird was in the same area as the
Snipe,feeding on the swamp margin. I observed 20 species in a 20 min. stop.
Reported by: Winston Syson on Sunday, September 4, 2011
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