The following is a digest of Sightings Reported on Birdpedia for the period Monday, January 28, 2019 to Sunday, February 3, 2019:
Area: SA
Location: Bald hill Port Wakefield
Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea) (30) Birds were feeding on the incoming tide.
Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica) (18) feeding in deeper water near to Mangroves
Red Knot (Calidris canutus) (140) Feeding along with 350 Red-necked Stint
Reported by: Winston Syson on Sunday, February 3, 2019
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Date: Tuesday, January 22, 2019
Location: Port Clinton Yorke Peninsula
Grey-tailed Tattler (Heteroscelus brevipes) (3) Derek Carter and I have observed 3 birds in this same location for the last 5 to 6 years?
Greater Sand Plover (Charadrius leschenaultii) (7) Birds were feeding on sand spit just passed the caravan park along with many Red-neck Stint and Red capped Plover.
Reported by: Winston Syson on Sunday, February 3, 2019
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Date: Tuesday, January 22, 2019
Location: Mac’s Beach Yorke Peninsula
Crested Bellbird (Oreoica gutturalis) (1) This bird was calling from the bush just behind the beach,this is the third year in a row we have heard this bird.
Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica) (42) Birds were feeding on the receding tide along with many Red Knot (220 ) and other small waders.
Reported by: Winston Syson on Sunday, February 3, 2019
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Date: Wednesday, January 23, 2019
Location: Port Wakefield sewage works
Fairy Martin (Hirundo ariel) (300) Birds were roosting in unknown saplings next to the Sewage pond but swarmed into the air when disturbed
Reported by: Winston Syson on Sunday, February 3, 2019
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Date: Wednesday, January 23, 2019
Location: Thompson’s Beach South
Red Knot (Calidris canutus) (1000) A cloud of close to 1000 birds came swirling in from further South of Thompson’s and landed about one Km South of the main car park,a great sight to see. We also counted 50 Great knot feeding away from the Red Knots.
Reported by: Winston Syson on Sunday, February 3, 2019
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