Birdline South Australia Weekly Update

Birdline South Australia

Published sightings for the week ending 29 Apr 2012.

Wed 25 Apr	Black Falcon Main South Road, Seaford Rise Black Falcon (2) A pair of Black Falcons seen circling low in a thermal above small creek. Female was at about 50m above ground level and the male was at about 100m. Got excellent views for ID Chris Steeles
	Peregrine Falcon Southern Expressway, Lonsdale Peregrine Falcon (1) Adult female flying slowly alongside road giving good views as I drove past. Chris Steeles
	Little Eagle Northern Expressway, near munitions huts Little Eagle (1) Single bird circling about 50m above road. Chris Steeles
	Southern Boobook, Crested Shrike-tit Private Residence, Gawler East Southern Boobook (1) Heard just after midnight Tuesday night/Wed. morning - calling for a good 5-10 minutes close to our house Crested Shrike-tit (1) Single bird perched approx. 30cm from small group of Sparrows in our Golden Elm, while Sparrows were calling the CST sat alongside making soft, single-note 'chucking' sounds. First record for our house during 2012. Last year a pair were around here intermittently between early March-late May. David Hartland
Tue 24 Apr	Common Bronzewing Nurse Road, Sheoak Log. Common Bronzewing (3) Not an unusual sighting but in a very unusual area, I would have thought: a very open paddock with no scrub for a long way! Birds feeding on ground... maybe refueling on their way to a new area? Chris Steeles
Fri 20 Apr	Grey Falcon (5), Flock Bronzewing (20) Birdsville Track We were very delighted to connect with this bird after a few attempts on our previous trips. I have attached a photo of one of the five (5) Grey Falcons we saw! Also seen were 20 or so Flock Bronzewings (2 males performing their spectacular display flights), Eyrean Grasswren, 30 or so Inland Dotterels, several Cinnamon Quail-thrush, Gibberbird (as David mentions) amongst many other birds. Lots of raptors, breeding budgies, Orange Chats on the track. Edwin Vella, David Mitford and Stuart Pickering
	Gibberbird Birdsville Track After many attempts over the years, we finally connected with this tricky Chat !!! David Mitford, Edwin Vella & Stuart Pickering
Thu 19 Apr	Chestnut-breasted Whiteface, Black-breasted Buzzard and Black Falcon Strzelecki Track Some of the highlights from the Strzelecki as part of our trip were: 2 Chestnut-breasted Whitefaces, several Thick-billed Grasswrens, 3 Ground Cuckoo-shrikes, a Black-breasted Buzzard and a Black Falcon. Many birds were still feeding young e.g. Budgerigars and Crimson Chats, and the roads were pretty good for anyone thinking of going out there. David Mitford, Stuart Pickering & Edwin Vella
Wed 18 Apr	Cinnamon Quail-Thrush Strzelecki Track Plentiful along "the track" - photographed from the car. David Mitford, Edwin Vella and Stuart pickering
Mon 16 Apr	Black-eared Miner (2) Gluepot NR Two pure breed Black-eared Miners amongst the hybrids and Yellow-throated Miners in Gluepot NR on the 16th April. Edwin Vella, David Mitford and Stuart Pickering
	Red-lored Whistler, Malleefowl (2) Gluepot NR An adult male Red-lored Whistler seen very well and calling out in the open at Gluepot NR. Also seen were 2 Malleefowl, 6 Regent Parrots, a pair of White-browed Treecreepers, a pair of Striated Grasswrens, Shy Heathwrens, Chestnut-crowned Babblers, Gilbert's Whistlers, Chestnut Quail-thrush, Southern Scrub-robins, Crested Bellbirds, Pallid Cuckoo and nice views of an Australian Owletnightjar perched well outside its hollow in the late afternoon. White-fronted Honeyeaters and White-browed Woodswallows were also very numerous (a few Masked Woodswallows also about with them). Edwin Vella, David Mitford and Stuart Pickering

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