Birdpedia – Australia – Weekly Digest

The following is a digest of Sightings Reported on Birdpedia for the period Monday, October 6, 2014 to Sunday, October 12, 2014: Area: SA Location: Kangaroo Island Fairy Martin (Hirundo ariel) (c 30+) breeding at Red Banks, Kangaroo Island, 2 Oct 2014; nests in varying stages of construction, ranging from just commencing to complete. Only western end of Red Banks inspected; likely more birds breeding along clay cliffs further east. Rarely sighted on KI; first reported breeding here in early 1990s. Short-tailed Shearwater (Puffinus tenuirostris) (100s) migrating W past Cape du Couedic, FCNP, Kangaroo Island, 5 Oct 2014; estimated 100 passing per minute; c 6,000 per hour; low density stream building each day. Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) (1) in paddock at Seager’s Road, just E of Murrays Lagoon, Kangaroo Island, 2 Oct 2014. Nikki Redman per C Baxter. Shy Albatross (Thalassarche cauta) (3) in amongst migrating Short-tailed Shearwaters; heading west, Cape du Couedic, FCNP, Kangaroo Island, 5 Oct 2014. Limited time available for viewing; saw these in space of about 20 minutes. Freckled Duck (Stictonetta naevosa) (c 150) still residing at Duck Lagoon, Cygnet River, Kangaroo island, 9 Oct 2014. Been present since start of September 2014. Hooded Plover (Thinornis rubricollis) (7) breeding; pair incubating eggs on nest at Stokes Bay, Kangaroo island, 7 Oct 2014. breeding; pair with 3 newly hatched chicks, Seal Bay beach, 9 Oct 2014. Reported by: Chris Baxter on Friday, October 10, 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?’ ———————————————