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Eremaea Birdlines
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Interesting and unusual bird observations
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Birdline
South Australia
Birdline South Australia is a site for the reporting of rare or unusual birds outside their normal range, unusually high or low numbers, early or late arrivals or departures for migrant species and interesting behaviour or unusual habitat usage.
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Recent Sightings
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Reports published in the past 30 hours.
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January 2023
| Sun 15 | | Common Tern
Clinton CP. |
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| One immature Common Tern roosting with other terns and gulls. Rarely seen in Gulf St. Vincent. |
| Paul Taylor, Deb Hopton, and Graham Moore. 15/1 #268833 |
| Fri 13 | | Broad-billed Sandpiper
Clinton CP, Gulf St. Vincent. |
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| 3 Broad-billed Sandpipers feeding with Curlew Sandpipers and Red-necked Stints. Also a large number of 17 Greater Sand Plovers. |
| Paul Taylor and Graham Moore 15/1 #268832 |
| Sat 7 | | Black Honeyeater
Florieton Road, Maude |
| A pair in one of the few tall bushes near the north end of the road. Also a few Orange Chats and lots of Crimson Chats, Cockatiels and Budgerigars. (Moderator’s note: although generally uncommon, this area would be typical habitat and within the usual range of Black Honeyeater). |
| Kevin Stracey and Lizzie Dodd 7/1 #268805 |
| Outside normal range |
| Early arrival; late departure |
| Interesting behaviour |
| Threatened |
| Hard to see |
| Unusual habitat |
| Uncommon in area |
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| Rare |
| Endangered |
| Vagrant |
| Irruption |
| Unusual numbers |
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