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Birdline South Australia
Published sightings for the week ending 1 Apr 2012.
| Sat 31 Mar
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Rock parrot
Stenhouse bay Innes NP.
Along the cliff edge that overlooks the sea saw 10 pairs of birds in a flock.
Ben Weston
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Spotted Harrier, Black Falcon
Lower Light 10' Cell
Spotted Harrier (1) flushed from high weedy cover on left side of road midway between Pt. Wakefield Rd and SA Rifle Club
Black Falcon (1) Approx. 300m further along road from Harrier, sitting atop fence post. Took flight and slowly circled above car and adjacent paddock
David Hartland
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Pacific Golden Plover, Black-tailed Godwit
Thompson Beach
Pacific Golden Plover (1) lone bird just north of Petrel Ct. walkway onto beach - well back form waters edge. Nice to see coming into breeding plumage
Black-tailed Godwit (1) one bird among small group of 7 Barwits - wingbar/tail picked out in flight as birds wheeled about shore adj. to Petrel Ct. - landed shortly after allowing for better views.
David Hartland
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| Fri 30 Mar
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Little Eagle
Gawler Airstrip, Gawler west
Little Eagle (1) Excellent views of a single eagle thermalling about 100 metres up over the eastern edge of the Gawler Airstrip.
Chris Steeles
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| Mon 26 Mar
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Rock Parrot
Port Parham
Saw at least 6 pairs of birds... Got good close very distinct views. Birds were in areas of sand dunes near the coast.
Ben Weston
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| Sun 18 Mar
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Sooty Shearwater, Buller's Albatross, Wandering Albatross etc
Port MacDonnell pelagic
Heaps of birds, but nothing too rare. Highlights were Sooty Shearwaters hanging around close to boat; a Little Penguin that popped up beside boat on shelf, and; good numbers of albatrosses (8 Wandering, 1 distant Royal, around 10 Buller's -all adult). Heaps of Flesh-footed Shearwaters; 2 WIlson's Storm Petrels & 1 White-faced, and; 1 Hutton's Shearwater close to shore.
Kevin Bartram
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