The following is a digest of Sightings Reported on Birdpedia for the period Monday, February 3, 2014 to Sunday, February 9, 2014: Area: SA Location: Point Avoid, Coffin Bay NP Fork-tailed Swift (Apus pacificus) (200+) Steady stream of birds flying towards NW. About 200+ seen during half hour observation. Reported by: John Fennell on Monday, February 3, 2014 ——————————————— Date: Thursday, February 6, 2014 Location: Onkaparinga National Park S.A…….Upper Gorge region adjacent N.P. gate #10 on Piggott Range Road at the start of the Echidna Trail walk. Rainbow Bee-eater (Merops ornatus) (2) Only my second sighting in 5 years of this species in the Onkaparinga NP, not regular visitors from my observations. Only noticed the pair when I heard tapping noises high in a tree as the bird were stunning their Bee dinners by bashing them on a branch. No camera on hand at time of sighting, by the time I returned with camera they were not to be found again Reported by: Colin Cock on Thursday, February 6, 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?’ ——————————————— _______________________________________________ Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change settings or unsubscribe visit: http://birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org
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