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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