The following is a digest of Sightings Reported on Birdpedia for the period Monday, September 9, 2013 to Sunday, September 15, 2013: Area: SA Location: Stone Hut, Southern Flinders Ranges Apostlebird (Struthidea cinerea) (2) quite tame Apostlebird fossicking for leftovers and another freshening up in the bird-bath at the Stone Hut Bakery Reported by: Lisa Girdham on Thursday, September 12, 2013 ——————————————— Date: Monday, September 9, 2013 Location: 175 km W of Tarcoola Malleefowl (Leipoa ocellata) (1) walking alongside E-W railway line between Mungala and Barton sidings-175 km W of Tarcoola. This is on N side of Yellabinna Regional Reserve. Observed by David Baxter. Reported by: Chris Baxter on Wednesday, September 11, 2013 ——————————————— Date: Monday, September 9, 2013 Location: Onkaparinga Estuary Boardwalk wetlands on Northern pond Pink-eared Duck (Malacorhynchus membranaceus) (1) 4 individuals resting on far bank of northern most pond amoung the reeds. Not a species often seen in this area, and a first time i have seen them here Reported by: Colin Cock on Wednesday, September 11, 2013 ——————————————— Date: Monday, September 9, 2013 Location: Spear Creek Budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus) (1) a group of 15 seen drinking from dam Cockatiel (Nymphicus hollandicus) (1) 3 seen at same waterhole Chestnut-crowned Babbler (Pomatostomus ruficeps) (1) nesting Rufous Songlark (Cincloramphus mathewsi) (1) At least 6 singing loudly Spear Creek is 25 kms SE of Port Augusta Reported by: Peter Pfeiffer on Thursday, September 12, 2013 ——————————————— Date: Tuesday, September 10, 2013 Location: Point Sturt Peninsula White-winged Triller (Lalage tricolor) (2) A pair feeding in a patch of established revegetation, about halfway along the Point Sturt Road. First for the season. Shining Bronze-Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx lucidus) (2) (6-7 September) Two birds seen in Allocasuarinas on the family property.Second record for this location. Reported by: Nathaniel Doecke on Wednesday, September 11, 2013 ——————————————— Date: Tuesday, September 10, 2013 Location: River Torrens Adelaide, on riverbank directly opposite Jolley’s Boathouse Pink-eared Duck (Malacorhynchus membranaceus) (1) Seen flying westwards low along the river before alighting opposite Jolley’s Boathouse, then hopping out onto the river bank where it was pestered by a small group of Black Ducks. Reported by: Ben McHenry on Tuesday, September 10, 2013 ——————————————— Date: Wednesday, September 11, 2013 Location: Browns Rd, Monarto Diamond Firetail (Stagonopleura guttata) (4) Spotted Pardalote (Pardalotus punctatus) (2) Brown-headed Honeyeater (Melithreptus brevirostris) (15) Other birds seen include: Rufous Whistler, Purple-crowned Lorikeet, White-winged Chough, Brown Falcon & White-browed Babbler. Reported by: Sue Winwood & Chris Bates-Bownsword on Wednesday, September 11, 2013 ——————————————— Date: Wednesday, September 11, 2013 Location: Suva Place Happy Valley Black-chinned Honeyeater (Melithreptus gularis) (1) Bird singing strongly and moving quite quickly through trees, (probably to avoid New Hollands). Reported by: William Brooker on Wednesday, September 11, 2013 ——————————————— Date: Sunday, September 15, 2013 Location: Onkaparinga NP Brown Quail (Coturnix ypsilophora) (1) 3 sightings of one quail at three different locations within the Revege site. Brown Goshawk (Accipiter fasciatus) (1) actively hunting overhead Red-browed Finch (Neochmia temporalis) (1) 15 feeding in introduced weeds White-browed Babbler (Pomatostomus superciliosus) (1) occasionaly seen here Fan-tailed Cuckoo (Cacomantis flabelliformis) (1) heard calling Reported by: Peter Pfeiffer on Sunday, September 15, 2013 ——————————————— Date: Sunday, September 15, 2013 Location: Sandy Creek CP. Beside track between YHA and Wren circuit marker. White-winged Triller (Lalage tricolor) (1) Male calling from tree. Reported by: Ali Ben Kahn on Sunday, September 15, 2013 ——————————————— Date: Sunday, September 15, 2013 Location: Hahndorf Blue-billed Duck (Oxyura australis) (15) Carlton Farm dam, Jones Road, Hahndorf. Fifteen Blue-billed Duck together with one Musk Duck. Reported by: Bob Snell on Sunday, September 15, 2013 ——————————————— Need more information about a sighting? Login and contact the poster directly. Receive sightings via email or SMS immediately they are posted. Not a member of Birdpedia? Membership is free and gives you access to information for over 230 countries. To sign up go to the Birdpedia Web Site (http://www.birdpedia.com/). To find out more about Birdpedia and what it can do for you, see ‘What is Birdpedia?’ ——————————————— =============================== To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send the message: unsubscribe (in the body of the message, with no Subject line) to: birding-aus-request@vicnet.net.au http://birding-aus.org ===============================