The following is a digest of Sightings Reported on Birdpedia for the period
Monday, November 12, 2012 to Sunday, November 18, 2012:
Area: SA
Date: Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Location: Murray mouth Hindmarsh Island Lookout
Fairy Tern (Sterna nereis) (6) Birds were resting on a sand bar along with
whiskered and Crested Tern.
Reported by: Winston Syson on Wednesday, November 14, 2012
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Date: Thursday, November 15, 2012
Location: Vale Park
Australian Reed-Warbler (Acrocephalus australis) (1) Clamourous Reed Warbler
heard in reeds along the River Torrens by the William St, Vale Park entrance.
They were common along this area, but this is first one I have heard in two
years. Reeds have been replaced with rocks because of river bank errosion.
Reported by: Kate Buckley on Thursday, November 15, 2012
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Date: Friday, November 16, 2012
Location: Thompsons Beach
Red-necked Stint (Calidris ruficollis) (1) Approximately 300
Red Knot (Calidris canutus) (1) 100
Red-capped Plover (Charadrius ruficapillus) (1) 13
Banded Stilt (Cladorhynchus leucocephalus) (1) 10
Caspian Tern (Sterna caspia) (1) 4 and there were 2 Crested Terns and 1
Whiskered. 1 Pied Oyster Catcher and about 150 Little Pied Cormorants
Grey Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) (1) 6
There were seveeral other species including Pacific Black Ducks, Silver Gulls,
Ruddy Turnstone, Common Greenshank
Reported by: Kate Buckley on Sunday, November 18, 2012
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Date: Saturday, November 17, 2012
Location: Trash Pack, Watson Ave, Netley.
Latham's Snipe (Gallinago hardwickii) (2) Two brave Latham Snipe in the dirty
swamp, havn't seen two here for a few years, usually just the one. Is it the
same bird who comes back each year, or DNA in their young??
Australian Hobby (Falco longipennis) (2) Two Hobby came swooping through the
trees, had a claw fight and continued on towards the pine trees. My word they
are fast!!
Reported by: Teresa Jack on Sunday, November 18, 2012
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