Birdpedia – Australia – Weekly Digest

The following is a digest of Sightings Reported on Birdpedia for the period Monday, April 27, 2015 to Sunday, May 3, 2015: Area: SA Location: Murray mouth Hindmarsh Island Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica) (2) birds were standing in shallow water about 500mts East of the main car park Red-necked Stint (Calidris ruficollis) (5) 2 of the 5 birds sighted were in full breeding plumage. Pied Oystercatcher (Haematopus longirostris) (35) Birds were resting on the beach or feeding in shallow water along with 7 Sooty OYkS Reported by: Winston Syson on Tuesday, April 28, 2015 ——————————————— Location: Hassel Road Ponds (Goolwa Ponds) Goolwa Freckled Duck (Stictonetta naevosa) (1) Single bird on large pond to the right of bird hide. Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) (1) Bird was hawking high over the wetland Reported by: Winston Syson on Tuesday, April 28, 2015 ——————————————— Date: Saturday, May 2, 2015 Location: Tanunda Sewage Ponds Blue-billed Duck (Oxyura australis) (50) Mostly on the far side of the pond with the viewing platform Pink-eared Duck (Malacorhynchus membranaceus) (80) Mostly on the next pond to the west. Australasian Shoveler (Anas rhynchotis) (20) Among the above, along with a number of Grey Teal. Also several Hoary-headed Grebe, and large numbers of Masked Lapwing on the banks. Reported by: Kevin Stracey on Saturday, May 2, 2015 ——————————————— Date: Sunday, May 3, 2015 Location: Gregory street Port Elliot Crested Shrike-tit (Falcunculus frontatus) (1) Single bird was constantly calling and and looking for prey on a large Eucalypt ( SA Blue Gum ) on the block next to me. Black-chinned Honeyeater (Melithreptus gularis) (1) Single bird was calling from a blue Gum 2 blocks from me. Reported by: Winston Syson on Sunday, May 3, 2015 ——————————————— 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?’ ———————————————