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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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September 2017

Tue 19		Buff-banded Rail Venus Bay Caravan Park
		Coming out from shore vegetation to clump of vegetation a couple of metres out. Low tide 6.10am. This is thethird only eBird report of this species for the Eyre Peninsula. It has never been reported on eBird for the entire west coast of the Eyre Peninsula. eBird checklist
		Sue Lee 19/9 #231884
Sun 17		Black Falcon Balaklava area
		A pair breeding with female on nest.
		Paul Taylor 17/9 #231853
		White-winged Triller Near Whitwarta
		One female, the first I've seen this season in this area. Poor photo.
		Paul Taylor 17/9 #231848
Tue 12		Australian Spotted Crake Nullarbor Roadhouse
		Reported 4 in June with Native hen. There are still 3 crakes, no hen but 2 Sharp-tailed Sandpipers present
		Arthur & Denise Carew 12/9 #231800
		Blue-winged Parrot 4 kms south of Bowmans
		6 Blue-winged Parrots on roadside. At least another 4 near Balaklava yesterday. Normally rarely seen here.
		Paul Taylor 12/9 #231799
Sun 10		Whiskered Tern Bald Hill Beach
		24 Whiskered Terns, all in breeding plumage, the first I've seen here this season.
		Paul Taylor 10/9 #231779
		Australasian Shoveler Bald Hill Beach
		Unusual to see 4 shovelers at sea, with about 30 Grey Teal and one Chestnut Teal.
		Paul Taylor 10/9 #231778
Sun 3		grey falcon Strzelecki Creek Crossing, Strzelecki Track
		a pair of grey falcons circled over campsite early morning. We were looking up as we had just seen a little eagle. Redbacked kingfisher and diamond dove in area
		gary wright 5/9 #231732
		letter winged kite strzelecki track
		2 pairs of letter winged kite nesting and in same area a group of banded whiteface, a cinnamon quail thrush, many chirruping wedgebills and 50-60 Orange Chats
		gary wright 5/9 #231731
Sat 2		Eyrean grasswren archie baker roadside stop Strzelecki track
		many birds-thick sandhill canegrass in terms of frequent clumps-birds difficult to see. Eventually got good views
		gary wright 5/9 #231733

August 2017

Wed 30		Pallid Cuckoo Cleland Conservation Park
		Female first heard then located, calling as it moved through gum trees on either side of Old Mount Barker Road. eBird checklist
		Kelvin Sparks 30/8 #231670
Mon 28		Blue-winged Parrot 7 km east of Balaklava
		One Blue-winged Parrot on roadside.
		Paul Taylor 28/8 #231653
		Rufous Songlark The Rocks Reserve, Balaklava
		One Rufous Songlark, the first I have seen this season. Called infrequently.
		Paul Taylor 28/8 #231652

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