Hi Tony,They are very occasionally reported from up in the Clare Valley around
100km or so north of Adelaide! Haven't heard many reports from Adelaide itself?
not to say they wouldn't turn up from time to time! I'm just north of Adelaide
and we get plenty of Purple-crowned Lorikeets, but i'm yet to find any Little's
amongst them! One day hopefully!!CheersChris
Steeleschrissteelesbirding.blogspot.com
> Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2012 10:01:51 +0100
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> Subject: [Birding-Aus] Little Lorikeets in Adelaide?
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> Walking to work with my wife this morning and we had two very small lorikeets
> fly past, green all over apart from the face, which was dull red, extending
> all round the beak. The underwing had no trace of red, so I'm sure it wasn't
> Purple-crowned (which would have been a nice lifer). The size, wing motion,
> short pointed tail, call and colouring were spot on for a Little Lorikeet,
> but I can't seem to find any records in Adelaide (or even SA) on Birdline SA.
> I found a paper from 2006 that states that they are uncommon Autumn/Winter
> visitors to the area, so what are the odds? The parkland is heaving with
> lorikeets at the moment, even more so since it got colder over the last
> couple of weeks.
> Cheers,
>
> Tony
>
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