Birdpedia – Australia – Weekly Digest

The following is a digest of Sightings Reported on Birdpedia for the period Monday, September 22, 2014 to Sunday, September 28, 2014: Area: SA Location: Vivonne Bay Kangaroo Island Hooded Plover (Thinornis rubricollis) (9) one adult bird carried red flag YN, and a metal band . On beach east to Eleanor River mouth. Seen again on following days Caspian Tern (Sterna caspia) (2) one pair visited Harriet River mouth on 19/9/14 and following days Australian Shelduck (Tadorna tadornoides) (2) one pair flew along beach from Vivonne Bay C P, where they nest, to the Eleanor River estuary. Also seen there following day, with grey teal and black swans. Freckled Duck (Stictonetta naevosa) (150) still monopolising Duck Lagoon. most resting during the day on dead logs. Reported by: Heather Connolly on Friday, September 26, 2014 ——————————————— Date: Monday, September 22, 2014 Location: Dog Lane Nr Tolderol end. Little Eagle (Hieraaetus morphnoides) (1) A beautiful pale bird giving great view , a late sighting record I know but anyone out that way may like to be on the lookout. Reported by: William Brooker on Saturday, September 27, 2014 ——————————————— Date: Thursday, September 25, 2014 Location: Goolwa Ponds Hassel Rd Goolwa Blue-billed Duck (Oxyura australis) (2) Birds were on the main pond to the right of the bird hide. White-necked Heron (Ardea pacifica) (1) Bird was flying between ponds along with a White-faced Heron. Reported by: Winston Syson on Friday, September 26, 2014 ——————————————— Date: Thursday, September 25, 2014 Location: Bashams Beach Port Elliot Hooded Plover (Thinornis rubricollis) (2) Birds were 150Mts west of car park. Both birds were flagged orange. Id letters were noted. Reported by: Winston Syson on Friday, September 26, 2014 ——————————————— Date: Thursday, September 25, 2014 Location: Barrage Road Goolwa. 500mts North of the Barrage Buff-banded Rail (Gallirallus philippensis) (2) Birds were crossing the road Sacred Kingfisher (Todiramphus sanctus) (1) Single bird was on power lines at the side of Barrage Rd in the same area as the Rails. Reported by: Winston Syson on Friday, September 26, 2014 ——————————————— Date: Friday, September 26, 2014 Location: Dam Park, Fantail Court, Wynn Vale Southern Boobook (Ninox boobook) (2) One calling, seen in tree by side of the road. A second calling from some distance away. Reported by: David Cox on Sunday, September 28, 2014 ——————————————— Date: Friday, September 26, 2014 Location: Private dam on Old Sellicks Hill Road near Myponga. Collared Sparrowhawk (Accipiter cirrocephalus) (1) I was fishing on this dam in my kayak when a dusky moorhen flew directly over my head, from behind me, with a Sparrowhawk only a metre or two behind it! the chase ended when the moorhen splash dived into the water and dove under a bank-side willow tree and the bemused hawk swung up into the branches of a nearby Gum tree. High drama, but surely unusual behaviour for a sparrowhawk more known for weaving in and out of trees and scooping off the smaller birds for its diet. I wonder if it would be powerful enough to catch a waterhen as their modus operandi is to grasp its normal small bird prey in its talons using it’s long legs as a tool? Reported by: Anthony John Bainbridge on Friday, September 26, 2014 ——————————————— Date: Friday, September 26, 2014 Location: Highbury Dusky Woodswallow (Artamus cyanopterus) (1) Returned to the Highbury Linear Park area adjacent to the Hills Face/Torrens Gorge. A pair have been seen here for the last couple of years. Reported by: Graham Crooks on Friday, September 26, 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?’ ———————————————