The following is a digest of Sightings Reported on Birdpedia for the period
Monday, October 29, 2012 to Sunday, November 4, 2012:
Area: SA
Date: Saturday, October 27, 2012
Location: Riverglades Wetland, Murray Bridge.
Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus) (1) A single bird, asleep amid a flock
of Coot in the middle of the lagoon on northern side of causeway from Murray
Road to the river bank.
Australian Spotted Crake (Porzana fluminea) (1) One bird feeding on exposed mud
with about 40 Black-tailed Native-hen close to the Avoca Dell reserve and car
park.
Reported by: Bob Snell on Tuesday, October 30, 2012
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Date: Sunday, October 28, 2012
Location: Pengilly Scrub, Roseworthy
Spotted Harrier (Circus assimilis) (2)
Two Harriers flying over the scrub and adjacent paddocks and one occasionally
perching on a fence post for ten mins or so.
Reported by: Gregory Dare on Monday, October 29, 2012
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Date: Monday, October 29, 2012
Location: Hindmarsh Island , Chapel Rd sandbar in channel
Eastern Curlew (Numenius madagascariensis) (1) Single bird out on sandbar in
Goolwa Channel end of Chapel Rd.
Reported by: William Brooker on Monday, October 29, 2012
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Date: Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Location: Port Augusta
Banded Stilt (Cladorhynchus leucocephalus) (1) Approximately 300 Banded Stilt
on the "lake" on your left as you enter Pt Augusta from the south. One Silver
Gull with the group
Reported by: Kate Buckley on Friday, November 2, 2012
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Date: Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Location: Pengilly Scrub, Roseworthy
Budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus) (16) Three small flocks feeding in
different areas of the scrub. First birds here for the season!
Elegant Parrot (Neophema elegans) (5) Two pairs at opposite ends of the scrub
and a single bird flew out of the scrub and headed off over the crop to the
east.
Rainbow Bee-eater (Merops ornatus) (12) In pairs looking for suitable nesting
sites, many birds flushed off the ground.
Masked and White-browed Woodswallows have also moved in looking to breed, and
the Spotted Harriers reported are still hanging around the site!
Reported by: Chris Steeles on Wednesday, October 31, 2012
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Date: Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Location: Tanunda Sewage Ponds
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) (1) Feeding along edge of most easterly
unfenced pond.
Reported by: Chris Steeles on Wednesday, October 31, 2012
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Date: Friday, November 2, 2012
Location: Teal Flat just beyond the entrance gate to the holiday home area
which fortunately or unfortunately, depending on whether or not you own one of
them, is not accessible to the public.
Black-shouldered Kite (Elanus axillaris) (4) A pair in a river gum and airborne
and individuals at separate locations in the area. White-browed Babblers,
Spiny-cheeked and White-plumed Honeyeaters abound here, also sighted Great and
Little Pied Cormorants, Great Egrets, Pied Butcherbirds, Peaceful Doves and
Fairy Martins
Rufous Whistler (Pachycephala rufiventris) (1) Checked Browns Road Monarto
14.30 on way home and encountered a Rufous Whistler compensating for it's
washed out plumage with impressive vocals.
Reported by: Les Woods on Saturday, November 3, 2012
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Date: Friday, November 2, 2012
Location: Warnes Scrub & Boundary Rd, Owen
Little Button-quail (Turnix velox) (2) Two birds flushed in different areas.
First flushed from ankle deep stubble but only flew a few metres then landed
and sat still which allowed for a few photos! Second flushed but kept going a
fair way!
Barn Owl (Tyto alba) (6) In good numbers in this area atm!
All birds found at night on private property whilst spotlighting.
Reported by: Chris Steeles and Michael Warnes on Saturday, November 3, 2012
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Date: Saturday, November 3, 2012
Location: Tokuremoar Reserve, off Redclift Rd, Goolwa, SA
Australian Spotted Crake (Porzana fluminea) (12) Never seen so many in one area
- scattered along receding water near paperbarks at various spots adjacent to
the walking trail
Pink-eared Duck (Malacorhynchus membranaceus) (11) On large lagoon on the
Middleton side.
See reserve filed trip report. 68 species observed this morning.
Reported by: Phil Barron on Saturday, November 3, 2012
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