Sent from my iPad Begin forwarded message: From: “notifications@eremaea.comnotifications@eremaea.com>” <notifications@eremaea.comnotifications@eremaea.com>> Date: 30 December 2013 4:02:41 am AEDT To: “birding-aus@vicnet.net.aubirding-aus@vicnet.net.au>” <birding-aus@vicnet.net.aubirding-aus@vicnet.net.au>> Subject: Birdline South Australia Weekly Update Birdline South Australia Published sightings for the week ending 29 Dec 2013. Thu 26 Dec Hardhead Amata Waste Water Treatment Plant Quick drive around for observations/count . Hot, dry weather approx. 41 degrees. Hardhead (1) Observed on pond 2 with Grey Teal. First record of this species at this site. David Hartland Wed 25 Dec Rose-ringed Parakeet Ward Street Eudunda The bird flew under our carport, sat on the drainpipe then flew off. It did not seem very frightened. Apologies for the poor photo. Julie Mathews Tue 24 Dec Letter-winged Kite Port Wakefield Up to six Letter-winged Kites consisting of five adults and a juvenile were observed along Wakefield Creek on private farm land east of Port Wakefield. The birds favoured the taller more dense Eucalypt trees but would perch on low dry trees during the late morning were good views were afforded to the party of observers. Paul Taylor, Michael Warnes and Edward Smith Australia Pratincole Port Wakefield Five Australian Pratincoles were observed in dry paddocks on private land on the outskirts of Port Wakefield. Paul Taylor, Michael Warnes and Edward Smith Mon 23 Dec Wood Sandpiper Bird Sanctuary, Goolwa South One Wood Sandpiper to the right of the bird hide. Also present: Latham’s Snipe (1), Red-kneed Dotterel (2), & Australian Spotted Crake (1) Simon Ashfield-Smith Fri 20 Dec Square-tailed Kite Mt George Conservation Park Square-tailed Kite (1) seen from freeway, long wings held in dihedral as hovered over tops of trees, jinking from side to side. Kelvin Sparks Wed 18 Dec Little Bittern Ral Ral Creek at 34 07 46S, 140 45 09E Heard but not sighted (I do have a faint recording that I matched with this birds call on the Morecombe & Stewart app) in thick reed bed (including Cumbungi along Ral Ral creek. Heard calling regularly from one side (site1) and then later in day the other side of the creek (site 2). Heard again calling regularly from site 1 on December 21st. Following noisy wake producing boats in the creek the bird then disappeared. We were moored in a houseboat for several days at this location. Site 1 was upstream approx 100 metres on port side and site 2 was 50 metres upstream on starboard side. Trevor Caldwell Mon 16 Dec Nullarbor Quail-thrush, Inland Dotterel, Slender-billed Thornbill & A Bustard Desert track from Nullarbor to Cook 5 Nullarbor Quail-thrush, 2 Inland Dotterel, 4 Slender-billed Thornbill and 2 Australian Bustard on the wonderful track that wins its way north and west from the Nullarbor Roadhouse and eventually joins the north-south road to Cook. John Barkla & Alison Street Sun 15 Dec Orange Chat just outside Acraman Conservation Park 12 Orange Chats on road to Point Brown soon after we left Acraman Conservation Park. John Barkla & Alison Street Rock Parrot Acraman Conservation Park 14 Rock Parrots around the inlet at Point Lindsay in Acraman CP. John Barkla & Alison Street Fri 13 Dec Western Grasswren Gilles Conservation Reserve Two Western Grasswrens on 13 December and three on 14 December at S 33 degrees 01.323′ E 136 degrees 39.328′ John Barkla & Alison Street Birdline South Australia is hosted by Eremaea Birds. _______________________________________________ Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change settings or unsubscribe visit: http://birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org
