The following is a digest of Sightings Reported on Birdpedia for the period
Monday, December 1, 2014 to Sunday, December 7, 2014:
Area: SA
Date: Monday, December 1, 2014
Location: Magazine Road Wetlands
Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) (3) 3 birds seen from bank of the path
approx. half way to bird hide, near brackish water & rocks on track area
running along western boundary. Excellent view of birds on ground only 10
metres from observors.
3 birds also seen 30 mins later on mud in front of bird hide.
Long-toed Stint (Calidris subminuta) (3) Much to our amazement and after
extended observation 3 LTS seen in and out of reeds in shallow water edge of
middle pond. Seen from central path. Also observed in flight.
Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola) (2)
Red-kneed Dotterel (Erythrogonys cinctus) (50)
Royal Spoonbill (Platalea regia) (4)
Yellow-billed Spoonbill (Platalea flavipes) (1)
Red-capped Plover (Charadrius ruficapillus) (9) Excellent view from Bird Hide
Shorebirds 2020 Survey 07.00-11.15
Sue Winwood, Margaret Moxon and Chris Bates-Brownsword
Reported by: Sue Winwood on Monday, December 1, 2014
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Date: Tuesday, December 2, 2014
Location: Magazine Rd Wetlands
Great Egret (Casmerodius albus) (1) Photo attached
Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola) (1) Photo Attached
Red-capped Plover (Charadrius ruficapillus) (1) Photos attached
Australian Spotted Crake (Porzana fluminea) (1) Photo Attached
Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) (1) Photo Attached
Australasian Grebe (Tachybaptus novaehollandiae) (1) Photo Attached
Little Black Cormorant (Phalacrocorax sulcirostris) (1) Photo Attached
Whiskered Tern (Chlidonias hybrida) (1) Photo attached
Singing Honeyeater (Lichenostomus virescens) (1) Photo attached
Reported by: Gordon Pateman on Thursday, December 4, 2014
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Date: Saturday, December 6, 2014
Location: Clayton Bay
Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) (1) Single bird was feeding in the water
close to the far bank as viewed from the road.
Reported by: Winston Syson on Sunday, December 7, 2014
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