Birdpedia – Australia – Weekly Digest

The following is a digest of Sightings Reported on Birdpedia for the period Monday, April 6, 2015 to Sunday, April 12, 2015: Area: SA Location: Mutton Cove/Port River Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) (1) perched on marker post in Port River. Common Greenshank (Tringa nebularia) (10) along muddy edges of a samphire channel running through Mutton Cove CP Grey Teal (Anas gracilis) (100+) resting on water along saline samphire channel, Mutton Cove CP Chestnut Teal (Anas castanea) (12) resting on water with 100+ Grey Teal along saline samphire channel, Mutton Cove CP Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (Calidris acuminata) (1) along muddy edges of a samphire channel running through Mutton Cove CP Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) (15) included 3 immatures; along muddy edges of a samphire channel running through Mutton Cove CP Reported by: Chris Baxter on Friday, April 10, 2015 ——————————————— Date: Sunday, April 5, 2015 Location: Magazine Wetlands/Barker Inlet Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola) (1) foraging along inundated grassy/reedy edge of freshwater Magazine Wetlands Red-kneed Dotterel (Erythrogonys cinctus) (9) foraging and roosting along inundated grassy/reedy edges of freshwater Magazine Wetlands Black-fronted Dotterel (Elseyornis melanops) (2) pair foraging along inundated grassy/reedy edges of freshwater Magazine Wetlands Swamp Harrier (Circus approximans) (1) immature bird ‘harrying’ over samphire flat and channel at N end of Magazine Wetlands Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) (c 100) throughout freshwater Magazine Wetlands; several+ immature birds present. Intermediate Egret (Mesophoyx intermedia) (1) with 2 Great Egret, reed enclosed pond at Magazine Wetlands Great Egret (Casmerodius albus) (4) 2 at Magazine Wetlands; 2 on muddy edges of mangrove lined North Arm channel of Barker Inlet (short distance N of Magazine Wetlands). Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) (1) resting on rocky edge of mangrove lined North Arm channel of Barker Inlet (short distance N of Magazine Wetlands). Common Greenshank (Tringa nebularia) (2) on muddy edges of mangrove lined North Arm channel of Barker Inlet (short distance N of Magazine Wetlands). Chestnut Teal (Anas castanea) (c 100) intermixed with Grey Teal (similar number) and Australasian Shoveler (10=5 pair) at Magazine Wetlands pondsr and along channel meandering N to a levee bank alongside North Arm of Barker Inlet. Reported by: Chris Baxter on Friday, April 10, 2015 ——————————————— Date: Sunday, April 5, 2015 Location: Parnkas Point Track, Magrath Flat, Coorong Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) (5) feeding in a quiet inlet on the mudflats. Group of 10+ sandpiper sp. 5 closest identified as Pectoral’s due to clear distinction and clarity of the white area on breast/chest and leg colour. Those birds further out could not be positively identified as either sharp tailed or pectorals. Australian Shelduck (Tadorna tadornoides) (20+) 2 distinct groups visible from the track. Over a dozen birds in each. Red-necked Stint (Calidris ruficollis) (2) a couple of birds readily identifiable within the group of Pectoral’s Grey Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) (5) Small group. Nervous and moving around. Double-banded Plover (Charadrius bicinctus) (3) Feeding beyond the sandpiper group. Reported by: Simon Oaten on Monday, April 6, 2015 ——————————————— Date: Friday, April 10, 2015 Location: Victor Harbor Wedge-tailed Eagle (Aquila audax) (4) Birds were soaring high in the area of the main Victor Harbor Road and Waterport Road. Reported by: Winston Syson on Friday, April 10, 2015 ——————————————— Date: Sunday, April 12, 2015 Location: Urrbrae wet-land Adelaide Australasian Grebe (Tachybaptus novaehollandiae) (2) urrbrae wet-land was open today Reported by: Heather Connolly on Sunday, April 12, 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?’ ———————————————