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Birdline Northern Territory
Published sightings for the week ending 6 Oct 2013.
| Sat 5 Oct
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Australian Raven
Alice Springs Desert Park
Australian Raven (2) nesting, photograph taken drinking, beard obvious, large massive bill, wings and tail feathers same length when folded.
perplexus
[Moderator's note: not sure this is conclusive. Other corvids can exhibit throat hackles, Torresian Crow has a large bill also. Would be interested to hear about the colour of the down at the base of neck feathers if observed. If this is a good ID, it would require the entire staff of Alice Springs Desert Park, including several avid birders, to have missed a nesting pair of birds which are extremely rare in this region. Well spotted Dez! CW]
Dezmond Wells
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| Fri 4 Oct
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Long-toed Stint
Alice Springs Waste Stabilisation Ponds
Birding with Eremaea mob
Long-toed Stint (3)
Dezmond Wells
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| Fri 4 Oct
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Grey Falcon
Tablelands highway from Barkley homestead to the Playford River
Drive from homestead north to Playford river and back with several stops on roadside. Cool weather with gusty south easterly winds.
Grey Falcon (2) A pair seen in a low tree quite close to roadside roughly 5-10km south of Playford river, adjacent to radio tower. Also observed was a large nest high on the radio tower which may belong to these falcons.
Gus Daly
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| Thu 3 Oct
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Grey Goshawk (white)
Alawa suburbs
Glen Ewers
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Sanderling, Long-toed Stint, Caspian Tern
Alice Springs Waste Stabilisation Ponds
Afternoon visit with the Eremaea mob.
Sanderling - Originally mis-identified as Red-necked Stint. Has been present for at least 2 days. Mostly in EP7 and EP10. Usually harassed by dotterels and frequently "moved-on".
Long-toed Stint (2) - Both in EP7.
Caspian Tern (1) - Last bird of the day, late fly over EP10 from the west.
Christopher Watson
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| Wed 2 Oct
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Dollarbird
Alawa (uni ovals)
First for the season
Glen Ewers
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| Tue 1 Oct
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Red-necked Avocet, Yellow-billed Spoonbill, Australian Bustard,
Point Stuart Wilderness Lodge
Red-necked Avocet (1) on small, shallow dam at back of Pt Stuart property, foraging near BW Stilt
Yellow-billed Spoonbill (1) small, shallow dam at back of Pt Stuart property
Australian Bustard (2) males
observations while staying at lodge, plus ATV tour with Dean (owner) to back blocks
Janine Duffy, Roger Smith, Dean - Pt Stuart
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