The following is a digest of Sightings Reported on Birdpedia for the period
Monday, June 10, 2013 to Sunday, June 16, 2013:
Area: SA
Date: Monday, June 10, 2013
Location: Avoca Dell, Murray Bridge
Spotted Harrier (Circus assimilis) (1) Made several low passes over Lignum
bushes. Excellent views were had in good light from as close as 100m from where
we were sitting in our parked car. At around 14.30 a Harrier sp was seen
spiraling in a thermal above Riverglades. Having reached a consideral height it
left heading in a NE direction until no longer visible through 10x binoculars.
Reported by: Bob and Maureen Snell on Monday, June 10, 2013
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Date: Monday, June 10, 2013
Location: Middleton Beach
White-bellied Sea-Eagle (Haliaeetus leucogaster) (1) A single bird flying
towards Victor Harbor about 100 m off shore.
Reported by: Martyn Price on Monday, June 10, 2013
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Date: Friday, June 14, 2013
Location: Torrens River, Adelaide, outside rear of Adelaide Zoo.
Nankeen Night Heron (Nycticorax caledonicus) (15)
All 15 are adults, seen at dawn, roosting in trees lining the Torrens riverbank
outside the back of the Adelaide Zoo. Seen by Ben McHenry and Emma-Lee Thomson
whilst on our morning run. There also has been a male Darter hanging around but
it was absent this morning.
Reported by: Ben McHenry on Friday, June 14, 2013
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Date: Sunday, June 16, 2013
Location: Deep Creek CP
Bassian Thrush (Zoothera lunulata) (1)
Heard the thrush calling & was rewarded with good sightings of the bird in
amongst Grass Trees Possibly another bird calling as well. Bird located in
bush off Tent Rock Road beside Gate 11 (Grid 479 518).
Reported by: Michelle Foster on Sunday, June 16, 2013
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Date: Sunday, June 16, 2013
Location: Milang
Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) (1) Eight Cattle Egret perched in dead trees on
island in front of shacks. They were disturbed by passing Whistling Kite and
moved into the Snipe sanctuary.
Reported by: Bob and Maureen Snell on Sunday, June 16, 2013
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Date: Sunday, June 16, 2013
Location: Clayton Bay
Nankeen Night Heron (Nycticorax caledonicus) (3) Three Nankeen Night Heron
sitting in the outer foliage on northern side of conifers adjacent to Island
View Drive, apparently enjoying the warmth of the afternoon sunlight.
Little Black Cormorant (Phalacrocorax sulcirostris) (250+) Approximately 250
Little Black Cormorants in dead trees between Island View Drive and Goose
Island. Half dozen or so Great Cormorants with them.
Reported by: Bob and Maureen Snell on Sunday, June 16, 2013
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