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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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February 2020
| Mon 24 | | Eastern Blue Bonnet
Robe |
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| One in Robe at the Goal Ruins. Early morning, was looking for Rufous Bristlebirds and heard a distinct parrot call. Took two quick photos of it on the grass in the car park before it took off.
Thought it was worth reporting as none recorded on Ebird in Robe or near surrounds and seems south of normal range in South Australia. |
| Jarryd Guilfoyle 24/2 #245519 |
| Sat 22 | | Bar-tailed Godwit
Bald Hill Beach |
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| A good number of 63 godwits, including flagged AKK. |
| Paul Taylor 22/2 #245505 |
| Sat 15 | | white winged chough
grassy woodland golf course wilmington |
| nine choughs in woodland. Choughs have been appearing in wilmington over the last couple of years. May have bred here last year as juveniles on Stony Creek on the edge of town. White Winged Choughs appear to be moving slowly northward |
| gary wright 18/2 #245484 |
| | Banded Lapwing, Blue Bonnet
Bremer Range Road, near Monarto South |
| 13 adult Banded Lapwing on rough grassland, also 4 more on similar site near Monarto South where seen last June/July. Surprised to see Blue Bonnet (2) this far south.(Moderator's note: Blue Bonnets are fairly common in the Murray Bridge area...PT) eBird checklist |
| Kelvin Sparks 15/2 #245465 |
January 2020
| Thu 30 | | Grey-tailed Tattler
Coobowie Bird Hide |
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| Solitary bird feeding on mudflats during receding tide |
| Julie Syrette 14/2 #245458 |
| Mon 27 | | Square-tailed Kite
Kaiserstuhl Conservation Park |
| One bird observed low over the park, circling overhead. Moulting but chestnut visible on breast, black terminal tail band and white face visible head and side on.
Discounted other possible species based on these observations and experience of this bird and others. Out of its range but maybe displaced by drought or fires. |
| Debbie Colbourne Julian Miles 27/1 #244342 |
| 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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