The following is a digest of Sightings Reported on Birdpedia for the period
Monday, September 16, 2013 to Sunday, September 22, 2013:
Area: SA
Date: Thursday, September 12, 2013
Location: Point Sturt Peninsula
White-throated Gerygone (Gerygone olivacea) (1) I was amazed to find a
sub-adult White throated Gerygone foraging in our Mallee Box woodlot last
Thursday. First located by it's song,then observed for 30 minutes from as close
as 3 metres! It was calling frequently and aggressively chasing the resident
Y.R.Thornbills, Weebills and Grey Fantail. Still present the following day.
Reported by: Nathaniel Doecke on Tuesday, September 17, 2013
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Date: Saturday, September 14, 2013
Location: Onkaparinga Estuary from Port Noarlunga through to South Road
Blue-billed Duck (Oxyura australis) (3) Three, one breeding male in Old
Noarlunga wetland, plus dead bird near Port Noarlunga oval. Also, Pink eared
Duck (6), White necked Heron (at least 3), Baillons Crake (6), Lathams Snipe
(1) and White winged Triller (1)
Reported by: Jim Allen on Wednesday, September 18, 2013
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Date: Friday, September 20, 2013
Location: Park Tce, North Adelaide
Little Lorikeet (Glossopsitta pusilla) (2) Possible sighting. Two birds flew
out of a tree from the golf course and over my car as I was waiting at traffic
lights at War Memorial Drive.Birds were small and very yellow especially on the
head and face. Red on face visible.
Reported by: Martyn Price on Friday, September 20, 2013
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Date: Saturday, September 21, 2013
Location: Sandy Creek CP
Shining Bronze-Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx lucidus) (1) being hassled by red-capped
robins
During a birdwatching walk & talk by Phil Barron, a Shining Bronze-Cuckoo was
sighted near the waterhole down the track from the Youth Hostel. Also saw
Rufous Whistler, Red-capped Robin, Grey Currawong and a Chough sitting on a mud
nest.
Reported by: Lisa Girdham on Sunday, September 22, 2013
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Date: Sunday, September 22, 2013
Location: Tanunda Sewage Ponds
Freckled Duck (Stictonetta naevosa) (2) a pair sighted
Blue-billed Duck (Oxyura australis) (1) seen diving
Pink-eared Duck (Malacorhynchus membranaceus) (1) quite a number of pink-eared
ducks!
Hardhead (Aythya australis) (1) a few sighted
Grey Teal (Anas gracilis) (1) quite a few - not enough time to count!
Pacific Black Duck (Anas superciliosa) (1)
Black-tailed Native-hen (Gallinula ventralis) (1) flock seen in adjacent
cropped paddock
Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra) (1)
Australian Reed-Warbler (Acrocephalus australis) (1) Reed-warbler seen earlier
in the day singing its heart out at Chateau Tanunda's effluent ponds.
With a couple of weary non-birders as passengers, I didn't have long enough to
do a proper count, but very glad that I stopped!!
Reported by: Lisa Girdham on Sunday, September 22, 2013
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