The following is a digest of Sightings Reported on Birdpedia for the period
Monday, November 28, 2011 to Sunday, December 4, 2011:
Area: SA
Date: Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Location: Price Saltfields
Variegated Fairy-wren (Malurus lamberti) (5) not listed on Birdpedia or
Birddata lists
Australian Spotted Crake (Porzana fluminea) (1) uncommon visitor to Price
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) (2) one seen on track near brine tanks - other in
flight
Fairy Tern (Sterna nereis) (8) only 8 seen versus over 400 seen in last April
Reported by: Chris Thomas on Thursday, December 1, 2011
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Date: Saturday, November 26, 2011
Location: Warnes's Scrub
Cockatiel (Nymphicus hollandicus) (13) Not an uncommom sighting, but have never
seen so many in our scrub before. Also made a good photo.
Tawny Frogmouth (Podargus strigoides) (2) Startled a pair from their daytime
roosting branch. Unusual that they should take flight during the day.
Reported by: Michael Warnes on Wednesday, November 30, 2011
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Date: Sunday, November 27, 2011
Location: Robe. The Long Beach adjacent to The Esplanade.
Hooded Plover (Thinornis rubricollis) (3) Three birds together. All had adult
plumage.
Reported by: Graham Crooks on Thursday, December 1, 2011
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Date: Monday, November 28, 2011
Location: Hart Rd Wetland Aldinga
White-necked Heron (Ardea pacifica) (1)
Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) (3)
Musk Duck (Biziura lobata) (1)
Hopefully this wetland will attract more species in future.
Reported by: William Brooker on Monday, November 28, 2011
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Date: Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Location: Banrock Station, Riverland,SA
Latham's Snipe (Gallinago hardwickii) (1) One cooperative bird, first flushed,
then seen roosting and foraging, giving us plenty of time to get some nice
photographs.
Peter Waanders and Helga Kieskamp.
Reported by: Helga Kieskamp on Wednesday, November 30, 2011
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Date: Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Location: Laratinga Wetlands, Mount Barker.
Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) (1) Flushed from Swale, between Ponds 7 and
8. Shortly afterwards what was assumed to be the same bird was seen riding a
thermal over the Martindale Estate and drifting north.
Reported by: Bob Snell and Kevin Williams on Wednesday, November 30, 2011
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