The following is a digest of Sightings Reported on Birdpedia for the period Monday, February 10, 2014 to Sunday, February 16, 2014: Area: SA Location: Point Sturt White-bellied Sea-Eagle (Haliaeetus leucogaster) (1) A sub adult bird flying along the cliffs at Point Sturt. Latham’s Snipe (Gallinago hardwickii) (4) Feeding around the margins of the Pt. Sturt lagoon. Also great to see a flock of 9 Red-browed Finches in the revegetation block- first group I’ve seen at this end of the peninsula. Reported by: Nathaniel Doecke on Monday, February 10, 2014 ——————————————— Date: Thursday, February 13, 2014 Location: Altona Reserve Fork-tailed Swift (Apus pacificus) (50+) Stunning mass aerial foraging event adjacent North para River; mixed flocks of swifts (some White-throated Needletail present) moving through N-NE ahead of rain fronts, some just above tree-level, most much higher; together with ~300+ Tree Martins and ~20 Rainbow Bee-eaters, some of which were lofting and settling in the tops of large gums on the ridge-line above the river. Swarms of flying ants were the obvious aerial prey, while on the ground meat-ants were everywhere and hyper-active (nts don’t wear ya Tivas out birding!). Reported by: Terry Dennis on Friday, February 14, 2014 ——————————————— Date: Friday, February 14, 2014 Location: Point Sturt Peninsula Fork-tailed Swift (Apus pacificus) (15+) Small numbers of swifts passing over, following heavy rain. Reported by: Nathaniel Doecke on Sunday, February 16, 2014 ——————————————— Date: Saturday, February 15, 2014 Location: Clayton Bay Black-chinned Honeyeater (Melithreptus gularis) (3) Feeding in flowering Eucalyptus cladocalyx woodlot adjacent to the Clayton-Milang Road. BCHE have been resident in this vicinity since around October 2012. Reported by: Nathaniel Doecke on Sunday, February 16, 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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