The following is a digest of Sightings Reported on Birdpedia for the period Monday, August 29, 2016 to Sunday, September 4, 2016:
Area: SA
Location: On our Rockleigh property
Grey Shrike-thrush (Colluricincla harmonica) (2) A pair has moved in to the trees near our shed, and they have been calling all day. One has found its way into the dunny, maybe looking for a nesting spot. I rescued it twice on the weekend as it flapped against the walls trying to get out. We can’t see how a bird that size can get in through the skinny gap that swallows used to squeeze through, and there are no other holes. We think.
Black Kite (Milvus migrans) (1) A group of 16 black kites appeared for the first time the day after the 2014 bushfire, looking for easy tucker, then we saw one last November. This weekend we were burning dead bushes to remove fuel, and were creating a fair bit of smoke. A black kite appeared, circled round over the fire, saw a human rather than lunch, and went. They usually hang around Murray Bridge, 25km away. Did it smell our smoke at that distance and come looking for a meal ?
Reported by: Barbara and Peter Bansemer on Wednesday, August 31, 2016
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Location: Basham Beach CP
Eastern Curlew (Numenius madagascariensis) (1) Flying west-east along the coastline as we watched Southern Right Whales around Pullen Island.
Reported by: Kevin Stracey on Wednesday, August 31, 2016
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Date: Thursday, September 1, 2016
Location: Lake Alexandrina
Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus) (2) Looked like a pair of Grebes were eyeing off the thicker reed beds near Point Sturt as possible breeding site? Did not dive or feed while I was watching them?
Reported by: Anthony John Bainbridge on Sunday, September 4, 2016
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Date: Thursday, September 1, 2016
Location: Piawalla Wetland
Whistling Kite (Haliastur sphenurus) (1) Lots active in area. Photo attached
Black Kite (Milvus migrans) (1) Many in the area. Photo attached.
Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) (1) Protecting the nest. Photo attached
Nankeen Kestrel (Falco cenchroides) (1) Only 1 today. Photo attached.
Reported by: Gordon Pateman on Saturday, September 3, 2016
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