Birdpedia – Australia – Weekly Digest

The following is a digest of Sightings Reported on Birdpedia for the period Monday, September 21, 2015 to Sunday, September 27, 2015: Area: SA Location: Onkaparinga River ponds adjacent Main South Rd Crested Shrike-tit (Falcunculus frontatus) (1) Male bird foraging and calling very strongly, this site is quite reliable for this species. Fairy Martin (Hirundo ariel) (20+) Fairy Martins back in good numbers collecting mud from river bank, usually nest under South Rd Bridge. Blue-billed Duck (Oxyura australis) (2) Blue billed Duck , two males just coming into breeding plumage and beginning to display. On deep small pond alongside main wetland area. Reported by: William Brooker on Tuesday, September 22, 2015 ——————————————— Date: Wednesday, September 23, 2015 Location: Behind the Barrage,Barrage Rd Goolwa Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) (1) Single bird on small Island first pull in area. Common Greenshank (Tringa nebularia) (1) Single bird same area as Common Sandpiper. 5 other Greenshanks observed towards Beacon 19. Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (Calidris acuminata) (14) Small group was feeding close to the boat ramp at Beacon 19. Wedge-tailed Eagle (Aquila audax) (1) High above the Goolwa Channel. First time sighted in this area. Reported by: Winston Syson on Wednesday, September 23, 2015 ——————————————— Date: Friday, September 25, 2015 Location: Goolwa Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus funereus) (76) This large flock flew over woolworth’s car park at Goolwa moving SE Reported by: Winston Syson on Saturday, September 26, 2015 ——————————————— Date: Saturday, September 26, 2015 Location: Whites Road Wetlands Black-fronted Dotterel (Elseyornis melanops) (1) Only saw 2 – Photo attached Red-kneed Dotterel (Erythrogonys cinctus) (1) One in middle of main lake – Distant photo attached Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) (1) 2 of about 8 – Photo attached Silvereye (Zosterops lateralis) (1) 1 only near entry -Poor photo attached Yellow-rumped Thornbill (Acanthiza chrysorrhoa) (1) Only saw 2 today – Photo attached Australian White Ibis (Threskiornis molucca) (1) Photo attached Grey Fantail (Rhipidura albiscapa) (1) Young scruffy one – photo attached Black Swan (Cygnus atratus) (1) Different pair this week with 5 young – photo attached Reported by: Gordon Pateman on Saturday, September 26, 2015 ——————————————— Date: Saturday, September 26, 2015 Location: Jones Road Dam Hahndorf – private property but reasonably close to the road. Musk Duck (Biziura lobata) (2) Nearby views of male displaying – calling, feet splashing. Reported by: Les Woods on Saturday, September 26, 2015 ——————————————— Date: Sunday, September 27, 2015 Location: Altona CSR Landcare Reserve – Lyndoch Hooded Robin (Melanodryas cucullata) (1) Both male and female sighted – Photo attached Mistletoebird (Dicaeum hirundinaceum) (1) Both male and female sighted – Photo of female attached Peaceful Dove (Geopelia placida) (1) Photo attached Rufous Whistler (Pachycephala rufiventris) (1) photo attached Striated Pardalote (Pardalotus striatus) (1) Seen leaving nest – photo attached Rainbow Bee-eater (Merops ornatus) (1) photos attached Reported by: Gordon Pateman on Sunday, September 27, 2015 ——————————————— Date: Sunday, September 27, 2015 Location: Reynella East Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus) (1) Byards Rd wetlands,also hoary headed, Australasian grebes Reported by: Heather Connolly on Sunday, September 27, 2015 ——————————————— Date: Sunday, September 27, 2015 Location: Blockers Road Mount Compass White-necked Heron (Ardea pacifica) (1) perched on a dead tree. Reported by: Winston Syson on Sunday, September 27, 2015 ——————————————— Area: WA Date: Saturday, June 6, 2015 Location: Outside Broome WA Black Kite (Milvus migrans) (1) Black Kite some 20kms east of Broome WA Reported by: Gordon Pateman on Monday, September 21, 2015 ——————————————— Date: Wednesday, June 10, 2015 Location: Near El Questro Wilderness Park, WA Whistling Kite (Haliastur sphenurus) (1) One of many near El Questro Wilderness Park WA Reported by: Gordon Pateman on Monday, September 21, 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?’ ———————————————