The following is a digest of Sightings Reported on Birdpedia for the period
Monday, January 6, 2014 to Sunday, January 12, 2014:
Area: SA
Date: Sunday, January 5, 2014
Location: Onkaparinga River large pond adjacent South Rd
Fairy Martin (Hirundo ariel) (30) At least 30 birds hunting over pond, as this
species is listed as uncommon in the Adelaide area (Birds SA field list) it
maybe of interest to anyone wanting to see/ photograph them there are nest
sites nearby so birds will be around.
Reported by: William Brooker on Monday, January 6, 2014
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Date: Monday, January 6, 2014
Location: Pareora; 319 Balaklava Rd, Pt Wakefield
Australian Pratincole (Stiltia isabella) (1) Australian Pratincole; still
present.
Letter-winged Kite(6) have not been seen for 3-4 days.
For more information ring Wendy on 0418 844 546.
Reported by: Bill Alcock on Monday, January 6, 2014
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Date: Monday, January 6, 2014
Location: Bool Lagoon Game Reserve.
Australasian Bittern (Botaurus poiciloptilus) (9) Nine Australasian Bitterns
were heard clearly at various localities with in the reserve. Sightings of five
individual birds were recorded mainly around the wetlands near to the campsite.
One adult Bittern was observed in a marsh along the western boundary where it
is suspected it may be attending to a nest.
Reported by: Edward Smith on Thursday, January 9, 2014
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Date: Monday, January 6, 2014
Location: On our property at Rockleigh
Rainbow Bee-eater (Merops ornatus) (5) Last weekend Pete spotted a bee-eater
going into its nest, a neat hole in sandy ground. Today there were 2 adults and
3 youngsters perching together.
Brown Treecreeper (Climacteris picumnus) (4) The two young treecreepers fledged
a few weeks ago. They have now found how to climb tree trunks, but not how to
'beep', instead giving a chittering call. They are completely unafraid. One
perched little more than a metre away (no camera of course)
Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike (Coracina novaehollandiae) (4) Another family of 2
adults and 2 juveniles still being fed.
Reported by: Barbara and Peter Bansemer on Monday, January 6, 2014
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Date: Wednesday, January 8, 2014
Location: Horseshoe Bay Port Elliot
Australian Hobby (Falco longipennis) (2) Birds were hawking over the bowling
green.
Reported by: Winston Syson on Wednesday, January 8, 2014
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Date: Wednesday, January 8, 2014
Location: Port Elliot
Little Corella (Cacatua sanguinea) (600) Birds are moving between paddocks on
Waterport road and Lakala reserve close to town.
Reported by: Winston Syson on Wednesday, January 8, 2014
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Date: Wednesday, January 8, 2014
Location: Whicker Road Wetland
Ruff (Philomachus pugnax) (1) Seemed fairly relaxed and despite being
accidentally flushed did not seem overly keen to depart site. [Thanks to Joseph
Dafoe for first reporting this bird.]
Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) (1) Good, close views.
Reported by: Michael Wood on Wednesday, January 8, 2014
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Date: Wednesday, January 8, 2014
Location: Lochiel to Nantawarra Road
Black-eared Miner (Manorina melanotis) (1) At the lookout on the side of the
highway on the left hand side coming back from Lochiel to Nantawarra. Not the
truck one on the crest of the hill, the 'bushy' one before that.
It was doing over a tree so I had a very good and fairly long look at it.
Reported by: Lynda Painter on Wednesday, January 8, 2014
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Date: Thursday, January 9, 2014
Location: Whicker Road Wetlands, Gilman.
Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) (1) An n br adult observed at very
close proximity foraging on a small muddy sand bar immediately below the end of
Whicker Road. Bird showed obvious dark and clear well defined striations on the
upper brown breast and a distinct white belly. The brown streaked crown and the
finer more obvious decurved bill with clear yellow base was conspicuous.
Reported by: Edward Smith on Thursday, January 9, 2014
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Date: Thursday, January 9, 2014
Location: Murray Mouth western side
Sanderling (Calidris alba) (16) Tight knit group of birds preening, took flight
toward mouth when spooked.
Reported by: William Brooker on Thursday, January 9, 2014
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Date: Friday, January 10, 2014
Location: East-West Railway Line
Australian Bustard (Ardeotis australis) (4) two near Cook siding, 2 km E of, 4
Jan 14
two near Wynbring siding, c 100 km W of Tarcoola, 4 Jan 14.
Both observations by David Baxter
Reported by: Chris Baxter on Friday, January 10, 2014
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Date: Saturday, January 11, 2014
Location: Magazine Creek Wetlands, Whicker Road
Ruff (Philomachus pugnax) (2) Definitely two birds. Not feeding together but
both visible at same time. At the northern end of Whicker Rd.
Location of Ruff 1: Google Map
Location of Ruff 2: Google Map
Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) (1) Feeding with Wood Sandpiper.
Location: Google Map
Reported by: Martyn Price on Saturday, January 11, 2014
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