The following is a digest of Sightings Reported on Birdpedia for the period Monday, December 16, 2013 to Sunday, December 22, 2013: Area: SA Location: Swamphen reserve – Walkers Flat White-breasted Woodswallow (Artamus leucorynchus) (6) Pair defending and nest building ~6m from ground level in shallow hollow on vertical trunk of Redgum on river-bank adjacent boat ramp carpark and camping area. Several others seen hawking over river and nearby swamps. Reported by: Terry Dennis on Monday, December 16, 2013 ——————————————— Date: Sunday, December 15, 2013 Location: Magazine Rd Greenfields Long-toed Stint (Calidris subminuta) (2) 3 Adults. Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) (3) Water levels getting quite low in most ponds. 3 Adults refer to Glossy Ibis. Reported by: William Brooker on Tuesday, December 17, 2013 ——————————————— Date: Monday, December 16, 2013 Location: Pond adjacent to Main South Road at Old Noarlunga Freckled Duck (Stictonetta naevosa) (1) At least 12 Freckled Ducks amoung various other more common species, mostly hugging the reed beds in the central island on the pond, but occasionally venturing out if you wait patiently. Never seen this species in this pond/lake before Reported by: Colin Cock on Monday, December 16, 2013 ——————————————— Date: Tuesday, December 17, 2013 Location: Magazine Rd Wetlands Royal Spoonbill (Platalea regia) (1) With breeding plumage and one of possibly 4 (Photo attached) Royal Spoonbill (Platalea regia) (1) Non-breeding (Photo attached) Yellow-billed Spoonbill (Platalea flavipes) (1) With breeding plumage and 1 of possibly 4 (Photo attached) Reported by: Gordon Pateman on Tuesday, December 17, 2013 ——————————————— Date: Saturday, December 21, 2013 Location: Laratinga Wetlands, basin one. Red-kneed Dotterel (Erythrogonys cinctus) (5) Two of these birds were adult. One had two downy young and the other had one. All were feeding in mud near reeds. This is the first breeding record we know of in the wetland. Reported by: Kevin and Lyn Williams on Sunday, December 22, 2013 ——————————————— Date: Saturday, December 21, 2013 Location: Kerry St, Athelstone Buff-banded Rail (Gallirallus philippensis) (1) Seen in front yard of house near walkway. Reported by: Graeme Cellier on Saturday, December 21, 2013 ——————————————— Date: Saturday, December 21, 2013 Location: Ethelton Laughing Kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae) (1) Finally saw this bird that I had been hearing for a couple of days. It’s been hanging around in a small park at the end of my street (Waite St). I’ve never seen or heard a Kookaburra before in the 15 years I’ve been living here but we do get some interesting occasional visitors. Once a Sacred Kingfisher stopped for an afternoon in my garden and during the drought there were Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoos and numerous other parrots that had come down from the Hills. But I still don’t believe the neighbours that swear they once saw a Malleefowl on their roof! Reported by: Ali Ben Kahn on Saturday, December 21, 2013 ——————————————— 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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