The following is a digest of Sightings Reported on Birdpedia for the period
Monday, December 16, 2013 to Sunday, December 22, 2013:
Area: SA
Date: Thursday, December 12, 2013
Location: Swamphen reserve - Walkers Flat
White-breasted Woodswallow (Artamus leucorynchus) (6) Pair defending and nest
building ~6m from ground level in shallow hollow on vertical trunk of Redgum on
river-bank adjacent boat ramp carpark and camping area. Several others seen
hawking over river and nearby swamps.
Reported by: Terry Dennis on Monday, December 16, 2013
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Date: Sunday, December 15, 2013
Location: Magazine Rd Greenfields
Long-toed Stint (Calidris subminuta) (2) 3 Adults.
Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) (3) Water levels getting quite low in most
ponds.
3 Adults refer to Glossy Ibis.
Reported by: William Brooker on Tuesday, December 17, 2013
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Date: Monday, December 16, 2013
Location: Pond adjacent to Main South Road at Old Noarlunga
Freckled Duck (Stictonetta naevosa) (1) At least 12 Freckled Ducks amoung
various other more common species, mostly hugging the reed beds in the central
island on the pond, but occasionally venturing out if you wait patiently. Never
seen this species in this pond/lake before
Reported by: Colin Cock on Monday, December 16, 2013
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Date: Tuesday, December 17, 2013
Location: Magazine Rd Wetlands
Royal Spoonbill (Platalea regia) (1) With breeding plumage and one of possibly
4 (Photo attached)
Royal Spoonbill (Platalea regia) (1) Non-breeding (Photo attached)
Yellow-billed Spoonbill (Platalea flavipes) (1) With breeding plumage and 1 of
possibly 4 (Photo attached)
Reported by: Gordon Pateman on Tuesday, December 17, 2013
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Date: Saturday, December 21, 2013
Location: Laratinga Wetlands, basin one.
Red-kneed Dotterel (Erythrogonys cinctus) (5) Two of these birds were adult.
One had two downy young and the other had one. All were feeding in mud near
reeds. This is the first breeding record we know of in the wetland.
Reported by: Kevin and Lyn Williams on Sunday, December 22, 2013
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Date: Saturday, December 21, 2013
Location: Kerry St, Athelstone
Buff-banded Rail (Gallirallus philippensis) (1) Seen in front yard of house
near walkway.
Reported by: Graeme Cellier on Saturday, December 21, 2013
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Date: Saturday, December 21, 2013
Location: Ethelton
Laughing Kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae) (1) Finally saw this bird that I had
been hearing for a couple of days. It's been hanging around in a small park at
the end of my street (Waite St). I've never seen or heard a Kookaburra before
in the 15 years I've been living here but we do get some interesting occasional
visitors. Once a Sacred Kingfisher stopped for an afternoon in my garden and
during the drought there were Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoos and numerous other
parrots that had come down from the Hills. But I still don't believe the
neighbours that swear they once saw a Malleefowl on their roof!
Reported by: Ali Ben Kahn on Saturday, December 21, 2013
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