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Subject: Birdpedia - Australia - Weekly Digest
From: Birdpedia - Australia Info <>
Date: Sun, 27 Sep 2015 14:35:06 +0000
The following is a digest of Sightings Reported on Birdpedia for the period 
Monday, September 21, 2015 to Sunday, September 27, 2015:

Area: SA

Date: Tuesday, September 22, 2015

Location: Onkaparinga River ponds adjacent Main South Rd

Crested Shrike-tit (Falcunculus frontatus) (1) Male bird foraging and calling 
very strongly, this site is quite reliable for this species.

Fairy Martin (Hirundo ariel) (20+) Fairy Martins back in good numbers 
collecting mud from river bank, usually nest under South Rd Bridge.

Blue-billed Duck (Oxyura australis) (2) Blue billed Duck , two males just 
coming into breeding plumage and beginning to display. On deep small pond 
alongside main wetland area.

Reported by: William Brooker on Tuesday, September 22, 2015

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Date: Wednesday, September 23, 2015

Location: Behind the Barrage,Barrage Rd Goolwa

Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) (1) Single bird on small Island first 
pull in area.

Common Greenshank (Tringa nebularia) (1) Single bird same area as Common 
Sandpiper. 5 other Greenshanks observed towards Beacon 19.

Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (Calidris acuminata) (14) Small group was feeding close 
to the boat ramp at Beacon 19.

Wedge-tailed Eagle (Aquila audax) (1) High above the Goolwa Channel. First time 
sighted in this area.

Reported by: Winston Syson on Wednesday, September 23, 2015

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Date: Friday, September 25, 2015

Location: Goolwa

Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus funereus) (76) This large flock 
flew over woolworth's car park at Goolwa moving SE

Reported by: Winston Syson on Saturday, September 26, 2015

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Date: Saturday, September 26, 2015

Location: Whites Road Wetlands

Black-fronted Dotterel (Elseyornis melanops) (1) Only saw 2 - Photo attached

Red-kneed Dotterel (Erythrogonys cinctus) (1) One in middle of main lake - 
Distant photo attached

Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) (1) 2 of about 8 - Photo attached

Silvereye (Zosterops lateralis) (1) 1 only near entry -Poor photo attached

Yellow-rumped Thornbill (Acanthiza chrysorrhoa) (1) Only saw 2 today - Photo 
attached

Australian White Ibis (Threskiornis molucca) (1) Photo attached

Grey Fantail (Rhipidura albiscapa) (1) Young scruffy one - photo attached

Black Swan (Cygnus atratus) (1) Different pair this week with 5 young - photo 
attached

Reported by: Gordon Pateman on Saturday, September 26, 2015

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Date: Saturday, September 26, 2015

Location: Jones Road Dam Hahndorf - private property but reasonably close to 
the road.

Musk Duck (Biziura lobata) (2) Nearby views of male displaying - calling, feet 
splashing.

Reported by: Les Woods on Saturday, September 26, 2015

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Date: Sunday, September 27, 2015

Location: Altona CSR Landcare Reserve - Lyndoch

Hooded Robin (Melanodryas cucullata) (1) Both male and female sighted - Photo 
attached

Mistletoebird (Dicaeum hirundinaceum) (1) Both male and female sighted - Photo 
of female attached

Peaceful Dove (Geopelia placida) (1) Photo attached

Rufous Whistler (Pachycephala rufiventris) (1) photo attached

Striated Pardalote (Pardalotus striatus) (1) Seen leaving nest - photo attached

Rainbow Bee-eater (Merops ornatus) (1) photos attached

Reported by: Gordon Pateman on Sunday, September 27, 2015

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Date: Sunday, September 27, 2015

Location: Reynella East

Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus) (1) Byards Rd wetlands,also hoary 
headed, Australasian grebes

Reported by: Heather Connolly on Sunday, September 27, 2015

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Date: Sunday, September 27, 2015

Location: Blockers Road Mount Compass

White-necked Heron (Ardea pacifica) (1) perched on a dead tree.

Reported by: Winston Syson on Sunday, September 27, 2015

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Area: WA

Date: Saturday, June 6, 2015

Location: Outside Broome WA

Black Kite (Milvus migrans) (1) Black Kite some 20kms east of Broome  WA

Reported by: Gordon Pateman on Monday, September 21, 2015

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Date: Wednesday, June 10, 2015

Location: Near El Questro Wilderness Park, WA

Whistling Kite (Haliastur sphenurus) (1) One of many near El Questro Wilderness 
Park WA

Reported by: Gordon Pateman on Monday, September 21, 2015

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