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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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July 2018
| Tue 17 | | Australasian Gannet
Port Clinton, Yorke Peninsula |
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| One gannet in blustery conditions. Rarely seen in northern St. Vincent Gulf. |
| Paul Taylor 17/7 #234880 |
| Tue 10 | | Striated Grasswren
Gluepot Reserve |
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| 3 birds seen and heard on the Malleefowl track in the reserve. Also seen was a lone Shy Heathwren |
| Daniel McKeon and Graham Nelson 16/7 #234876 |
| Sun 1 | | Greater Sand Plover
Bald Hill Beach |
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| One overwintering Greater Sand Plover with Red-capped and Double-banded Plovers. |
| Paul Taylor 1/7 #234745 |
| | White-bellied Sea-Eagle
Bald Hill Beach |
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| One adult perched in the distance. |
| Paul Taylor 1/7 #234744 |
June 2018
| Fri 29 | | Pacific Heron
Boggy Lake |
| 1 adult around the edges of Boggy Lake (NW corner of Lake Alexandrina) eBird checklist |
| Kelvin Sparks 29/6 #234727 |
| Wed 27 | | Australian Bustard
Grassville Station. 22km east of Burra |
| Noticed along fence line while checking troughs. Lone bird. Flat plain saltbush area. |
| Lynton Francis 28/6 #234724 |
| 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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