The following is a digest of Sightings Reported on Birdpedia for the period Monday, March 3, 2014 to Sunday, March 9, 2014: Area: SA Location: Black Point Greater Sand Plover (Charadrius leschenaultii) (1) One bird was seen in full breeding plumage. I have been seeing a single one here every year since 2006 so am making a guess that it is the same one. It roosts with the flock of Red-necked Stint, but heads off by itself when it notices anyone, & despite my best efforts of crawling over sand & seaweed it will not allow me to get closer than about 10 metres to photograph it.( It was still there the next morning, so I don’t think that I disturbed it any more than the people fishing & walking their dogs!) I am somewhat puzzled by the fine black line which bisects the white forehead, which is not shown in any of the Field Guides I have. This is a characteristic of the Lesser, but ‘my’ bird is the Greater in every other respect, e.g.plumage & length of bill & legs. The latest Pizzey & Knight mentions that there are 3 races, so could this be the case for this bird? I will post 2 of the 16 photos which I have taken to show this. Reported by: Margaret Tiller on Saturday, March 8, 2014 ——————————————— Date: Saturday, March 8, 2014 Location: Neston Avenue Plympton SA 5038 Barbary Dove (Streptopelia roseogrisea) (2) Both seen within 50 metres of Gardner Street on power lines. Reported by: Les Woods on Saturday, March 8, 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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