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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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August 2020
| Wed 5 | | Common Sandpiper
Port Wakefield |
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| One early arrival, a regular site each year for one or sometimes 2 Common Sandpiper. |
| Paul Taylor 5/8 #258449 |
| | Inland Dotterel
Rodgers Rd near Bruce, 3kms east of wilmington Quorn rd |
| 3 Inland Dotterel The two seen well were in breeding plumage. I assume they have come due to the dry conditions inland. East of this location a few kms also saw Crimson Chat. They are regular spring/summer visitors but this seems early for them. |
| Gary wright 5/8 #258446 |
| Mon 3 | | Ostrich
Yorkeys Crossing |
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| *moderator note*. This bird is likely a remnant left over from the Ostrich farm boom in the mid north during the 1980’s. Odd birds are seen from time to time but unlikely represent an extant feral population |
| Caine Lynn 3/8 #258435 |
July 2020
| Thu 30 | | Bush Stone-curlew
Hay Flat, Fleurieu Peninsula |
| Wailing call heard in suitable habitat at 10pm. No records in eBird for the species on the Fleurieu Peninusula, so most likely displaced from its breeding grounds on Kangaroo Island by last summer's bushfire. |
| Simon Fahey-Sparks per Kelvin Sparks 2/8 #258433 |
| Fri 24 | | Painted Finch
Bararranna Gorge (Arkaroola) |
| Three birds came into drink at waterhole in very rocky section of gorge. |
| Jim Allen 27/7 #258406 |
| Sun 19 | | Diamond Firetail
Dutchmans Stern Conservation Park, Flinders Ranges. |
| Diamond Firetail spotted while running in the park. Surprised to see it there. Must be on very edge of range. It was when I was almost down on flanks of the hill when doing circuit anti-clockwise. |
| Gary Wright 19/7 #258355 |
| 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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