The following is a digest of Sightings Reported on Birdpedia for the period
Monday, October 10, 2011 to Sunday, October 16, 2011:
Area: SA
Date: Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Location: Kangaroo Island
Eastern Reef Egret (Egretta sacra) (4) pair at Stokes Bay; one at Dashwood Bay;
one at Kingscote foreshore.
Banded Stilt (Cladorhynchus leucocephalus) (5,000) Still present at Wisanger
Salt Lagoon
Hardhead (Aythya australis) (10000) On three brackish paperbark lagoons at
McGillivray (Murrays, Birchmore, Rush). Huge influx onto KI from mainland past
few weeks.
Hoary-headed Grebe (Poliocephalus poliocephalus) (10000) On three brackish
paperbark lagoons at McGillivray (Murrays, Birchmore, Rush). Huge influx onto
KI from mainland past few weeks.
Painted Button-quail (Turnix varius) (1) West Gosse Lands section of Flinders
Chase NP. Post fire regeneration of Euc. remota mallee.
Flesh-footed Shearwater (Puffinus carneipes) (1) Beachwahed at Vivonne Bay.
Northern Giant-Petrel (Macronectes halli) (1) immature resting on Vivonne Bay
beach. Pink-tipped bill.
White-necked Heron (Ardea pacifica) (1) on reedy freshwater swamp at
Birchmore-rare species on KI.
Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) (2) feeding amongst cattle on shores of Rush
Lagoon. Rarely seen on KI
Black Kite (Milvus migrans) (1) flying low over roadside mallee and pasture,
YMCA Corner on Hog Bay Road. Alongside SE corner of Pelican Lagoon. Only secong
observation for KI-first was back in 1950's!
Reported by: Chris Baxter on Wednesday, October 12, 2011
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Date: Saturday, October 8, 2011
Location: Encounter Bay.
Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) (1) A single adult standing in shallow water
on the foreshore towards the boat ramp end of the beach. Spent a long time
preening and was still there an hour later but could not be found the following
morning.
Reported by: Jeffrey Crocker on Monday, October 10, 2011
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Date: Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Location: Kangaroo Island
Grey-tailed Tattler (Heteroscelus brevipes) (1) samphire/rocks/mudflat at Shoal
Bay
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) (1) feeding along rock wall of Kingscote
tidal swimming pool
Common Greenshank (Tringa nebularia) (3) samphire/mudflat at Cygnet River
Mouth, Nepean Bay
Grey Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) (4) Cape Rouge
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (Calidris acuminata) (20) samphire swamp at KI Racecourse
Red-necked Stint (Calidris ruficollis) (400) 300 at Cape Rouge; 100 at samphire
swamp KI Racecourse
Red-kneed Dotterel (Erythrogonys cinctus) (1) Birchmore Lagoon
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) (2) pair nesting at Basalt quarry, Shoal Bay. Nest
atop ETSA pole-on eggs.
Western Whipbird (Psophodes nigrogularis) (4+) widespread territorial song from
coastal mallee, KI south coast
Shy Hylacola (Hylacola cauta) (4+) widespread territorial song from coastal
mallee, KI south coast
Reported by: Chris Baxter on Wednesday, October 12, 2011
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Date: Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Location: Kangaroo Island
Masked Woodswallow (Artamus personatus) (24) North Cape on 29/30 September.
Bill Jenner.
Short-tailed Shearwater (Puffinus tenuirostris) (1000s) Migrating W passed Cape
duCouedic
Shy Albatross (Thalassarche cauta) (6) W past Cape duCouedic
Shining Bronze-Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx lucidus) (4+) widespread and calling
regularly from forested areas since late July
Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx basalis) (4+) widespread and calling
regularly from mallee areas since late July
Fan-tailed Cuckoo (Cacomantis flabelliformis) (4+) widespread and calling
regularly from all areas since late July
Southern Emu-wren (Stipiturus malachurus) (4) in post fire regenerating mallee
at Remarkable Rocks
Bush Stone-curlew (Burhinus grallarius) (2) quite common and widespread on KI
but this pair first to take up residence in grassy woodland created from
plantings over past 10 years on Baxter's Panorama Park property at Wisanger.
Brush Bronzewing (Phaps elegans) (5) coastal Acacia scrub and grassy clearings
at Western Cove and Island Beach subdivisions
Hardhead (Aythya australis) (800) Kingscote sewage pond
Reported by: Chris Baxter on Wednesday, October 12, 2011
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Date: Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Location: Kangaroo Island
Great Egret (Casmerodius albus) (2) Duck Lagoon, Cygnet River
Australian Spotted Crake (Porzana fluminea) (1) Vivonne Bay - freshwater sedge
swamp
Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) (6) in full breeding dress - Busby Islet CP.
Royal Spoonbill (Platalea regia) (20) nesting on Busby Islet CP
Straw-necked Ibis (Threskiornis spinicollis) (10) nesting on Busby Islet CP
Australian White Ibis (Threskiornis molucca) (200) nesting on Busby Islet CP
Little Pied Cormorant (Phalacrocorax melanoleucos) (40) nesting on Busby Islet
CP
Pacific Gull (Larus pacificus) (10) Nesting on Busby Islet CP
Silver Gull (Larus novaehollandiae) (500) nesting on Busby Islet CP
Red-kneed Dotterel (Erythrogonys cinctus) (1) samphire swamp at Kangaroo Island
racecourse
Reported by: Chris Baxter on Wednesday, October 12, 2011
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Date: Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Location: Gluepot Reserve
Scarlet-chested Parrot (Neophema splendida) (2) Approx 2 km North of Gypsum
Lunette Walk carpark, on main road into Gluepot.
Reported by: Kathy Finch on Thursday, October 13, 2011
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Date: Thursday, October 13, 2011
Location: Stan Farquar Reserve Chippendale Estate Hayborough
Baillon's Crake (Porzana pusilla) (1) Single bird on this very tidy water
catchment area. Also Spotted Crake and many other water birds. well worth a
visit. 30 species in 45 mins
Reported by: Winston Syson on Thursday, October 13, 2011
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Date: Thursday, October 13, 2011
Location: The channel at the western end of Chappel St. Hindmarsh Island
Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra) (500) A large raft of birds in the Channel
Red-necked Avocet (Recurvirostra novaehollandiae) (62) Feeding in channel. Lots
of Teal and Aust Shelduck. 25 species in 20mins
Black-tailed Native-hen (Gallinula ventralis) (NR) Birds were running around on
the mud flats
Reported by: Winston Syson on Thursday, October 13, 2011
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Date: Thursday, October 13, 2011
Location: Murray
Murray Mouth Hindmarsh Island
Fairy Tern (Sterna nereis) (2) Birds were resting on a sand bar opposite the
Murray Mouth.
Banded Stilt (Cladorhynchus leucocephalus) (3) Birds were in shallow water
opposite the mouth
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (Calidris acuminata) (4) Birds were on a sand spit near
bird island
Caspian Tern (Sterna caspia) (60) Birds were at the mouth.
Reported by: Winston Syson on Thursday, October 13, 2011
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Date: Thursday, October 13, 2011
Location: Corner of Frahn Lane and Frahn's Farm Road, Monarto.
Rainbow Bee-eater (Merops ornatus) (3) Three birds seen flying over erosion
channel on western side of Frahn's Farm Road.
Reported by: Bob Snell and Kevin Williams on Friday, October 14, 2011
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Date: Thursday, October 13, 2011
Location: Brown's Road, Monarto.
Rainbow Bee-eater (Merops ornatus) (4) Four birds in area of (the now empty)
water butt.
Reported by: Bob Snell and Kevin Williams on Friday, October 14, 2011
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Date: Friday, October 14, 2011
Location: Murray Mouth Look Out and Boat Ramp
Fairy Tern (Sterna nereis) (3) 3 Fairy Terns were part of a group of 350
Crested Terns (Sterna bergii) and 13 Caspian Terns (Sterna caspia) on a sand
bank opposite and SE to the Look Out.
Red-necked Avocet (Recurvirostra novaehollandiae) (15) Flock feeding close
together in shallow water.
Swamp Harrier (Circus approximans) (1) Flying low from the Murray Mouth inland,
probably a juvenile bird.
Reported by: Robert and Krystyna Rowland on Friday, October 14, 2011
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Date: Friday, October 14, 2011
Location: Goolwa between Barrage and Beacon 19
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (Calidris acuminata) (60) Feeding on exposed mudflats.
Red-kneed Dotterel (Erythrogonys cinctus) (2) Feeding at the water's edge and
joined sporadically by the Buff-banded Rails darting in and out of cover !
Black-tailed Native-hen (Gallinula ventralis) (10) Settling in vegetation in a
raised sand bank area.
Buff-banded Rail (Gallirallus philippensis) (3) Secretive birds, eventually
spotted with a telescope at some distance from them.
Reported by: Robert and Krystyna Rowland on Saturday, October 15, 2011
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Date: Sunday, October 16, 2011
Location: Point Sturt
Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) (11) First flock I've recorded here for at
least 6 years.
Red-necked Avocet (Recurvirostra novaehollandiae) (2) Two individuals feeding
in the lagoon.Another species that hasn't been present since the drought.
Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus) (3) Three birds in breeding plumage
were in the lake,about 20 metres from the shore.
Large numbers of duck species present in the lagoon at the
moment,including:Grey and Chestnut Teal (250+),Pink-Eared Duck,
Hardhead(60),Australian Shellduck,and Pacific Black Ducks.Also good to see
Glossy Ibis and Red-necked Avocet here for the first time since the drought.
Reported by: Nathaniel Doecke on Sunday, October 16, 2011
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Date: Sunday, October 16, 2011
Location: Hallet Cove Conservation Park
Brown Quail (Coturnix ypsilophora) (2+) At least two birds observed scurrying
from the track into thick cover.
Reported by: Martyn Price and Anjie Sharma on Sunday, October 16, 2011
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