The following is a digest of Sightings Reported on Birdpedia for the period Monday, October 21, 2013 to Sunday, October 27, 2013: Area: SA Location: Magazine Road Wetlands Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) (1) With Sharpies NE of hide Black-eared Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx osculans) (1) Power lines near hide Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus) (1) towards southern end Reported by: Jim Allen on Monday, October 21, 2013 ——————————————— Location: Kaurna Park wetlands, Waterloo Cnr Rd, Burton Latham’s Snipe (Gallinago hardwickii) (2) Flushed from grassy flat near water’s edge in far SW of Park Buff-banded Rail (Gallirallus philippensis) (1) Flushed from one of the many meandering channels though grassy Red Gum woodland Reported by: Jim Allen on Monday, October 21, 2013 ——————————————— Date: Monday, October 21, 2013 Location: Parnka Point, Coorong. Banded Stilt (Cladorhynchus leucocephalus) (40) The Stilts were roosting and feeding on the large swamp across the road from the entrance road to Parnka Point. None carried bands or flags, but most appeared to be young birds with brownish plumage, and a small number with faint chest bands. Reported by: Peter Gower on Tuesday, October 22, 2013 ——————————————— Date: Monday, October 21, 2013 Location: Granite Island Victor Harbor Short-tailed Shearwater (Puffinus tenuirostris) (8) Resting on water close to the Jetty. Buff-banded Rail (Gallirallus philippensis) (1) Single bird near to the work shed close to cafe. Little Penguin (Eudyptula minor) (3) @ active nest found while assisting with Penguin survey. Nest one with 2 chicks,nest two with sitting adult. Masked Lapwing (Vanellus miles) (3) Adult with 2 chicks near work shed close to cafe. Reported by: Winston Syson on Monday, October 21, 2013 ——————————————— Date: Monday, October 21, 2013 Location: Parnka Point, Coorong Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) (1) Flew to northern side of point, to land on rocks near the edge of water. After several minutes flew around point to the southern side. Bird first seen by Faye Lush who was visiting Parnka Point at the same time. Reported by: Peter Gower on Tuesday, October 22, 2013 ——————————————— Date: Monday, October 21, 2013 Location: Tokuremoar Reserve, Goolwa – larger lagoons Freckled Duck (Stictonetta naevosa) (6) Blue-billed Duck (Oxyura australis) (5) Pink-eared Duck (Malacorhynchus membranaceus) (20+) See reserve field trip list for more species, but the duck & other waterbird diversity was good this morning. Reported by: Phil Barron on Monday, October 21, 2013 ——————————————— Date: Tuesday, October 22, 2013 Location: Rocky Gully Road near Monarto Zoo northern boundary Black Kite (Milvus migrans) (4) We have often driven on Rocky Gully Road, about 10km from our Rockleigh property as the crow (raven ?) flies and 10km from Murray Bridge, but have not seen black kites there before. Reported by: Barbara and Peter Bansemer on Friday, October 25, 2013 ——————————————— Date: Tuesday, October 22, 2013 Location: On our property at Rockleigh Rainbow Bee-eater (Merops ornatus) (2) The bee-eaters are back in our wooded creekbed, after spending winter somewhere else. They kept themselves busy catching insects and very occasionally calling. White-winged Triller (Lalage tricolor) (1) The triller was another new species for our property, #76. Can we dream of reaching 80 ? Or 100 ? A male was calling repeatedly and found without too much difficulty, but it was a gloomy day, birds were not easy to see, and we did not see a female. Reported by: Barbara and Peter Bansemer on Wednesday, October 23, 2013 ——————————————— Date: Sunday, October 27, 2013 Location: Milang Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus) (2) Two Great Crested Grebe fist seen close to island in front of shacks, then moved out into lake about 300m off boat ramp. Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) (18) A group of 18 birds flushed from trees on island and later located in Snipe sanctuary. All showing buff heads of breeding plumage; many also with buff backs. Reported by: Bob and Maureen Snell on Sunday, October 27, 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 ===============================
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