Birdpedia – Australia – Weekly Digest

The following is a digest of Sightings Reported on Birdpedia for the period Monday, October 20, 2014 to Sunday, October 26, 2014: Area: SA Location: Flinders Ranges Wedge-tailed Eagle (Aquila audax) (1) Spotted this juvenile on a fence about 25kms north of Hawker on the Leigh Creek Rd. Photos attached. Black Kite (Milvus migrans) (1) Must have seen at least 100 for the week. Lots of road kill has obviously attracted them. Photos attached Apostlebird (Struthidea cinerea) (1) Discovered this family of 4 juveniles about 20kms from Hawker in “Jennys Camp” on the road to Worumba Homestead. Photo attached. House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) (1) At the Big4 Holiday Park in Hawker. Photo attached. Little Corella (Cacatua sanguinea) (1) Lots of them about. This one was in the Parachilna Gorge. Photo attached. Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae) (1) Saw 100’s during the week. This one was near the Elder Range along with one of many with young in varying places. Photos attached. Peaceful Dove (Geopelia placida) (1) These young ones were in the Brachina Creek. Photos attached. Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater (Acanthagenys rufogularis) (1) These were extremely common in Hawker and were rampant in the Holiday Park. Photo attached. Reported by: Gordon Pateman on Tuesday, October 21, 2014 ——————————————— Date: Saturday, October 25, 2014 Location: Greenfields Wetlands, Magazine Road Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) (8) Feeding in a tight group beyond the second bridge, in the pool with the hide. White-necked Heron (Ardea pacifica) (2) Just beyond the first bridge. Reported by: Kevin Stracey on Sunday, October 26, 2014 ——————————————— 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?’ ———————————————


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