Birdpedia – Australia – Weekly Digest

The following is a digest of Sightings Reported on Birdpedia for the period Monday, September 7, 2015 to Sunday, September 13, 2015: Area: SA Location: Cleland Conservation Park Bassian Thrush (Zoothera lunulata) (2) 2 seen foraging beneath an Exocarpos in woodland beside the Beela Track just to the north of the antenna complex off Shurdington Rd. Both periodically flitted up into the Exocarpos but soon returned to the ground. One called occasionally, making a soft ‘purring’ noise. Fan-tailed Cuckoo (Cacomantis flabelliformis) (2) 2 seen (1 male & 1 female) just to the south of the antenna complex and on the opposite side of the Beela Track. They were both flitting about and calling then the female remained on a perch and the male made numerous forays onto the ground. He returned several times to where the female was waiting and presented her with a series of caterpillars which she ate. One or other of them (not sure which) occasionally made a soft ‘whe-oooo’ call. Interesting courtship behaviour in action. Crescent Honeyeater (Phylidonyris pyrrhopterus) (1) Seen in bushland off Reynolds Drive along the Carro Track. 1 HE acting in a very agitated manner in the presence of 5 Grey Currawongs, one of which was hanging around a particular area which the Crescent HE was also frequenting. Got the impression there was probably a nest nearby which the Currawongs were threatening. Lots of noise and flying about! Reported by: Ali Ben Kahn on Monday, September 7, 2015 ——————————————— Date: Monday, September 7, 2015 Location: On our Rockleigh property White-winged Chough (Corcorax melanorhamphos) (3) A small group of choughs, between 2 and 4 birds, is often seen in our creek line, which has plenty of water. Today 3 choughs were being shooed out of a tree by 3 annoying magpies. The choughs moved to the next tree, the magpies were satisfied, and promptly flew off. Reported by: Barbara and Peter Bansemer on Monday, September 7, 2015 ——————————————— Date: Friday, September 11, 2015 Location: private property adjoining western side of Hale Conservation Park Buff-banded Rail (Gallirallus philippensis) (1) 1 bird scratching around in a vegie garden next to where I have some nesting geese. It took flight once it managed to get through the chicken wire to hide in some fallen Eucalytpus obliqua limbs nearby. I was quite surprised to see this bird here, with the only water closeby being an old bath which the geese use. Reported by: Amanda Pearce on Friday, September 11, 2015 ——————————————— Date: Sunday, September 13, 2015 Location: Playford lake belair NP Little Black Cormorant (Phalacrocorax sulcirostris) (20) little black cormorant Feeding in sync, also there yesterday morning. Previous years sighing of 3 only, resting on the posts Reported by: Heather Connolly on Sunday, September 13, 2015 ——————————————— Area: WA Date: Saturday, September 12, 2015 Location: Lacepede Island off Kimberley coast WA Brown Booby (Sula leucogaster) (1) Mother & Chick Reported by: Gordon Pateman on Saturday, September 12, 2015 ——————————————— 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?’ ———————————————