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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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August 2017
| Fri 18 | | White-bellied Sea-eagle
Beach (Semaphore South) |
| Flying north over the tideline in strong south-westerly winds, mobbed by magpie. Rarely sighted on any Adelaide beach. eBird checklist |
| Kelvin Sparks 18/8 #231576 |
| Tue 15 | | Common Sandpiper
Port Wakefield |
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| 2 Common Sandpipers at the wharf. |
| Paul Taylor 15/8 #231546 |
| Sun 13 | | Malleefowl
Near Foul Bay, Yorke Peninsula |
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| 2 Malleefowls on roadside, 5 kms SW of Foul Bay. |
| Paul Taylor 13/8 #231527 |
| Sat 12 | | Black-tailed Godwit
St. Kilda Foreshore |
| Four Black-tailed Godwit feeding just after high tide this morning. Other species; 4 Sooty Oystercatcher, 13 Pied Oystercatcher, 31 Royal Spoonbill plus 300+ Black-tailed Native-hen on the grasslands north of the pub. |
| David Hartland 12/8 #231518 |
| Tue 8 | | Blue-winged Parrot
4 kms south of Bowmans |
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| 2 Blue-winged Parrots, perhaps returning from northern migration. Rarely seen here. |
| Paul Taylor 8/8 #231495 |
July 2017
| Mon 31 |  | Northern Shoveler
Tilley Swamp-Cantara Road, Salt Creek district |
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| One adult bird on the lake in association with Australasian Shovelers. This bird was reported and documented extensively on social media and subsequently it has been observed and photographed by several bird watches. ( The lakes are on private property and entry is prohibited, however the bird is easily observed from the public road.) eBird checklist |
| Edd Smith & Jenni Garden 1/8 #231451 |
| Sat 29 | | Sooty Oystercatcher
Port Clinton, Yorke Peninsula |
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| A flock of 14 Sooty Oystercatchers. Usually only one or two seen at a time in northern St. Vincent Gulf. |
| Paul Taylor 29/7 #231434 |
| Tue 25 | | Red-necked Avocet
Port Wakefield |
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| 32 avocets at the temporary wetland. Occasional visitor in this area but usually in smaller numbers. |
| Paul Taylor 25/7 #231419 |
| | Eastern Cattle Egret
Port Wakefield |
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| One Cattle Egret by the highway about one kilometre south of the town. The first time I've seen one in this area. |
| Paul Taylor 25/7 #231417 |
| Mon 24 | | Black-chinned honeyeater ssp.Golden backed
Farina |
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| Observed on the Well Walk near the volunteers campsite at Farina Station. eBird checklist |
| Merlyn & John Cantwell 4/8 #231475 |
| 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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