Birds South East

Number 81 April 2018

Enjoying lunch at the WTP. Photographer Bob Green

Brolgas using multiple wetlands within their Australasian breeding ranges. 25 years of studying the Barn Owl – a fantastic Ornithological plenary by Alex Roulin from the University of Lausanne. Conference Helmeted Honeyeaters and inbreeding depression. Measuring resource availability for ground foraging GEELONG 8-11 NOVEMBER 2017 insectivores. The use of perches by birds in the restoration of a degraded coastal environment. Diamond Firetails under pressure. I attended the recent biennial Australasian Ornithological Conference (AOC) in Geelong, it was Birds in Black Box: Community drivers in floodplain a great venue, was well attended with just over 260 wetlands. delegates and had a number of excellent talks on Strategic revegetation. the program.

This was my sixth AOC and the quality of talks still amazes me, there was a great cross section of Contents students, researchers and academics spread across 1. Australasian Ornithological Conference the three days with two sessions running concurrently, giving you a choice of talks to pick 2. Shorebird Notes from. 3. 2017 Twitchathon & Quiz. 2018 AGM

A few of the highlights for me were talks on 4. Banded birds. Social Outing. 2018 Cross Border Camp

Cost benefits of acoustic recorders on cryptic 5. Port MacDonnell Wader Outing species.Understanding and detecting the Night 6. 2018 Program Parrot. 7. Contacts Managing habitat for 100,000 waterfowl at the 8 – 11. Recent Sightings Western Treatment Plant.

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As you can see from my highlights it is a really and some produced chicks. In the section of beach varied three days of talks, with plenty of from Port MacDonnell to Danger Point alone I found opportunities to mingle, discuss more in depth some nine Red-capped Plover nests in November and of the topics, network and discuss ideas with December 2017. We have also had quite a lot of various researchers and of course enable the Hooded Plover breeding activity, with several chicks occasional drop of red wine to be consumed. hatching in various locations. Two Hooded Plover Another highlight for me at these conferences is nests, quite close to each other and producing a along with BirdLife Australia and Les Moore, we co- total of five chicks, were located on the highly sponsor a student prize, The Gavin Jackson popular Woolwash Beach in Port MacDonnell. This Memorial Prize. This year the recipient was Tom beach is used by many Port MacDonnell residents Hunt from the University of . We feel it’s a for regular walks, often with unleashed dogs so nice way to honour and remember a good mate who would seem an unlikely area for two nests. was taken far too early. Tom receives Unfortunately, none of these chicks survived to reimbursement of his registration fees and a two- fledgling age. There has been some success year BirdLife Australia membership including EMU. elsewhere however, including two Little Tern chicks I had been joined for the trip by two friends from fledged at Danger Point. Our annual April/May Adelaide, and so we had planned instead of taking fledged Hooded Plover count will hopefully tell us the organised AOC outing we would create our own more about that species breeding success. day out, so we arranged to show a couple of visitors The first few months of 2018 have been very busy around as well. Starting out our early Saturday ones for the Friends of Shorebirds SE. We ran three morning at the You Yangs, there were a good very well attended and successful Dog’s Breakfast variety of bush birds on offer, including a very days; at Port MacDonnell, Kingston and Robe in cooperative Pallid Cuckoo showing nicely. Red- January. The scheduled attendance at capped and Scarlet Robins were seen in the same Market was cancelled due to predicted fire and wind location on a hilltop, a quite large Brown Snake was conditions. Our biannual Shorebirds 2020 counts sunning beside the track, which was great for our were carried out in January, covering our two usual New Zealand guest (from the land of no snakes). coastal zones and some of the coastal lakes. The Grabbing some Subway on the way we next went to Victorian Wader Study Group made their usual the Western Treatment Plant, birds were seemingly catching and banding visit in March/April and we everywhere and at the crake ponds in T Section also conducted a shorebird identification training Lagoons we had unbelievably close views of both session for Nelson Coast Care in early April. This Australian Spotted and Baillon’s Crakes, as well as was well received and attended by more than 20 an almost tame Sharp-tailed Sandpiper. interested Coast Care members. A quick trip to Port Fairy was also undertaken in January in an attempt All up a total of 28 lifers for our NZ guest, lifers for to catch a Sooty Oystercatcher with an injured leg. three of the five in the car and a fantastic day out Unfortunately, after finally locating the bird was had by all, ending another wonderful AOC following much walking and searching, it flew off experience. and was not able to be relocated. Heads up that the next AOC is scheduled for July Jeff Campbell, Friends of Shorebirds SE. 2019 in DARWIN, woohoo!!!

Bob Green Shorebird Notes

Local shorebird enthusiasts have been very busy over the previous few months, with much happening in the region. As noted in the last notes beach nesting birds are in full breeding mode, with lots of nests on the beaches bringing mixed results. Very high tides combined with a storm event in early November last year unfortunately washed away several nests right along the coast. Even some nests high on the beach, including those in rocky banks, were destroyed. Fortunately, most of these Sarah Campbell nests and eggs were replaced soon after the storm,

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Twitchathon 2017. The Feather Busters - The 2017 Quiz Peter and Linda Johns, Noel and Sheila Well done to Linda and Peter Johns, the winners of Boyle the 2017 BirdLife South East Quiz. It was a tight result, with only a few points separating all We spent the night in a Motel at Keith and at 5.30 participants. Special mention goes to John and a.m. we drove to Mount Monster and were on the Moira for a hand delivered answer sheet, and to road leading to the park before 6 a.m. On the dot of Jean Haywood who was alone in knowing that 6 a.m. a Southern Scrub Robin whistled his heart Jerome the circus parrot was owned by Millicent and out on the top of a dead tree. Turning the bend to Flossie. the park we sighted 2 Zebra finches. Things were looking good. We ended up sighting 29 birds here – Good to see rat cunning being used to gain an the breeze was a bit harsh but the sun was out - advantage. Borrow the relevant library books early eventually. We did have a rather strict timetable – on, hang on to them, and leave the opposition in which we blew and ended up staying an extra half your wake. hour. On to Bool Lagoon -we had not sighted the Thanks for the kind comments about the fun you water with waves before! – Very blustery and wet. had. Black- winged Stilt and Eurasian Coot were the only observations on the water and you can forget Sue Black Cisticola and Southern Emu -wren! Noel luckily spotted 4 Magpie Geese that flew over our car just as we were leaving. Further down the road we Annual General Meeting 24 March 2018 spotted a considerable amount of water close to the road where we picked up quite a lot of ducks – Pick Swamp Shearing Shed thank goodness! We decided because of the Here’s a rundown of the outcomes of our AGM, 18 weather we would give people turned up following our wader outing. the flick and head straight to . Well- we had a slight detour to Brooksbys Lane to see a Minutes from the AGM and our General Meeting will Brolga. Carpenter Rocks – no rocks and just a tiny be emailed out soon. bit of stone and seaweed right near where we parked the car – a bit jammy. Mind you we could Your committee for the next year is as follows. hardly stand up with the wind and pelting rain let alone hold binoculars steady. Shorebirds were all Convenor: Bob Green sitting on one tiny spot – this also included 2 Deputy Convenor: Wayne Bigg pelican. The previous week we had seen lots of birds along the causeway to Canunda – so headed Secretary: Angela Jones there- not a White- fronted Chat, Cisticola, Fairy Treasurer: Bryan Haywood Martin, Bushlark anywhere to be seen. We decided Committee members: Jeff Campbell, Cassie Hlava, the beach would not be any better either so headed Abigail Goodman, Sue Black. to Rivoli Wetland -out of Rendelsham hoping for Spoonbills, maybe Glossy Ibis. We did manage Red- kneed Dotterel. Of course Lake McIntyre would Non-elected roles: have all the birds we still wanted to include on our Conservation Officer: Bob Green list – we were up to 98 birds – the only 2 we managed there was a Blue-billed Duck and Great Newsletter Editor: Jeff Campbell Crested Grebe. By this stage we were all freezing Sightings Database: Bob Green cold and wet. It was undeniably a GREAT DAY. Monitoring Officer: Cassie Hlava KBA Coordinator: Cassie Hlava OH&S Officer: Wayne Bigg

Noel Boyle

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Banded Birds at Lake McIntyre 2018 BIRDLIFE CROSS BORDER CAMPOUT In 1997 Adrian Boyle started a project banding birds On behalf of the 2018 host branch, Birdlife Nhill, I am to look at movements and populations at Lake pleased to invite you to the fourth Birdlife Cross McIntyre- Millicent. Border Campout. In May 1998 a Brown Thornbill aged 1 + years was banded and was recaptured in March 2013 making The combined biennial campout between the five it nearly 16 years old. The oldest Brown Thornbill was at the time 17.5 years old. Birdlife “border” branches; Warrnambool, Hamilton, Horsham, Nhill and South East SA. Between early 2016 and December 2017 there were several reports of a Masked Lapwing at Lake McIntyre with a metal band on its leg. On the 18 Friday 28th September – Monday 31st September December 2017 Adrian visited the lake and 2018 managed to photograph the lapwing revealing the full number on the band. The bird had been banded The location “BASE” for the weekend will be by Adrian as a small chick on 8 November 1998 at Lake McIntyre. This then revealed the bird to be 19 Little Desert Lodge. Nhill years old and making it the oldest known Masked 1457 Nhill-Harrow Rd, Little Desert VIC 3418. Lapwing in Australia. The Lapwing was also with 2 recently fledged chicks. This is the middle weekend of the Victorian School It just goes to show how, in many way, banding can Holidays. help in our knowledge of our feathered friends. Sheila Boyle This is a notification of the date and location only More information and accommodation prices will be February 18 Social outing to “The Apple forwarded ASAP as the Little Desert lodge is under Farm” OB Flat, (between Mt Gambier and new management and they are going to give us Nelson) a group booking pricelist. We decided for our first outing for the year we would have a long overdue social get together, so You will receive an official attendance form as soon as with the Apple Farm chosen as the venue it just possible. remained to see how well attended it would be.

Well to be honest it was pretty staggering really If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to with a total of 34 people attending, including a few contact me. new people, one of whom is a member but hadn’t attended any of our events. 2018 Birdlife Cross Border Campout Coordinator

The food was great, a bit of background music was nice, the venue terrific and the conversation flowed Cindy McDonald, as well as some beverages. 6 Webb St. Kaniva Vic 3419 Phone: 0429922370 I think it showed that we should make sure that we offer a few of these type events, many of us catch Email:[email protected] up at our outings and it was nice to be able to chat freely without the distraction of those feathered things we enjoy chasing so much, and also so we didn’t feel guilty spending the whole time chatting. If you’d like to give some feedback on types of social outings we could offer and how often you think we should do it that would be appreciated. Feel free to either email suggestions, give me a call or chat to me at one of our outings.

Bob Green

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Port MacDonnell wader outing Grey Teal X X X Grey-tailed Tattler X 24 March 2018 Starting at the Port MacDonnell jetty carpark at 8am Hooded Plover X we were entertained by three Nankeen Kestrels House Sparrow X swapping perching spots on the Customs House Kelp Gull X X X building. Little Black Cormorant X Moving up to Breakwater Beach an Australian Hobby did a Little Pied Cormorant X X X quick fly-by, and there were a small number of waders Little Wattlebird X spread out across a receding tideline. Mostly Ruddy Magpie-lark X Turnstone, Red-necked Stint and Red-capped Plovers were Masked Lapwing X X X seen. Musk Duck X Next stop was French Point and with a good vantage point New Holland Honeyeater X from near the cars it was fairly easy to pick waders out as Pacific Black Duck X they were largely along the waters edge on the reef, Pacific Pacific Golden Plover X X X Golden Plover, Double-banded Plover and Grey-tailed Pacific Gull X Tattlers were the standouts, as well as watching a Kelp Gull flying up and dropping mussels onto the reef, breaking Pied Cormorant X them open. Pied Oystercatcher X

A quick stop was made at Stony Point but with the tide out Purple Swamphen X this is a very difficult spot to find birds so we moved on to Red-capped Plover X X X

Danger Point where with some of the group in the hide Red-necked Stint X X X X and some just in front a good selection of waders were Rock Dove X found with the best being a nicely coloured Curlew Royal Spoonbill X Sandpiper. Ruddy Turnstone X X X X

PM FP SP 8M DP Sanderling X

Australasian Gannet X Silver Gull X X X X

Australian Hobby X Silvereye X X X

Australian Magpie X X Singing Honeyeater X

Australian Pelican X Sooty Oystercatcher X X X X

Australian White Ibis X X X X X Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater X

Black Swan X Spotted Dove X

Black-faced Cormorant X X Straw-necked Ibis X X X

Black-shouldered Kite X X Striated Fieldwren X

Brown Falcon X Superb Fairy-wren X X

Chestnut Teal X X Swamp Harrier X

Common Starling X X Welcome Swallow X

Crested Pigeon X Whistling Kite X

Crested Tern X X X X White-browed Scrubwren X

Curlew Sandpiper X White-faced Heron X X X

Double-banded Plover X X White-fronted Chat X X

Eastern Yellow Robin X Willie Wagtail X X

Forest Raven X PM=Port MacDonnell Galah X FP=French Point Golden-headed Cisticola X SP=Stony Point Great Cormorant X 8M=8 Mile Creek Great Egret X X DP=Danger Point Grey Fantail X X Grey Shrike-thrush X Birds South East April 2018 5 Birds South East

2018 PROGRAM

For all events please register with the contact person in case of change or cancellation, if we don’t know you are coming we can’t let you know of any changes.

May 5 Red-tailed Black Cockatoo count 6 Outing- The Heath NFR, contact Bob Green mob 0407 649 909 19/20 Orange-bellied Parrot count, contact Bob Green mob 0407 649 909

June TBA Campout- Wombat Flat NFR, contact Bob Green mob 0407 649 909

July 6 Millicent Field Nats AGM, speaker Bob Green (Passenger Pigeon) TBA Outing 28/29 Orange-bellied Parrot count, contact Bob Green mob 0407 649 909

August 10-12 Campout- Cantara Homestead, Coorong NP contact Bob Green mob 0407 649 909

September 8/9 Orange-bellied Parrot count, contact Bob Green mob 0407 649 909 15 Latham’s Snipe count 28 Sep-Oct 1 Cross Border campout, BirdLife Nhill, Little Desert

October 22-26 Adelaide Ornithologists Club campout- Nelson (contact Bob Green for info) 28 Outing- Annual Twitchathon, contact Sheila Boyle Bob Green mob 0409 624 174

November TBA Campout- Eaglehawk Waterhole, contact Cassie Hlava mob 0422 402 703 10 Latham’s Snipe count

December TBA Outing- Cave Range NFR, Bob Green mob 0407 649 909

DEADLINES FOR SIGHTINGS/ARTICLES IN OUR 2018 NEWSLETTERS 30 June 2018 31 August 2018 1 November 2018

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Contacts

Convenor, Sightings Coordinator, Conservation Contact Bob Green [email protected] (08) 8725 0549 Secretary Angela Jones [email protected] (08) 8733 4840 Bob Green Deputy Convenor/OH&S

[email protected] Treasurer Bryan Haywood [email protected] (08) 8726 8112 Newsletter Editor Jeff Campbell [email protected] (08) 8725 9493

Committee Members Jeff Campbell, Cassie Hlava, Abigail Goodman and Sue Black

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Date Common Name No. Location Observer/s 28-Oct-17 Australasian Bittern 4 Tolderol Game Reserve B Green et al 04-Nov-17 Australasian Bittern 9 Bool Lagoon B Green et al 10-Dec-17 Australasian Bittern 3 Lake Hawdon South B Green 13-Jan-18 Australasian Bittern 2 Pick Swamp B Green 22-Feb-18 Australasian Bittern 1 Cape Douglas wetland B Green & W Bigg 08-Apr-18 Australasian Bittern 2 Pick Swamp B Green 14-Apr-18 Australasian Bittern 1 Church Swamp Wildlife Reserve B Green & E Coscarelli 11-Nov-17 Australian Pied Oystercatcher 2(b) Pick Swamp beach J&S Campbell 04-Dec-17 Australian Pied Oystercatcher 16 Danger Point J&S Campbell 16-Dec-17 Australian Pied Oystercatcher 2(b) McKinnon Lane, Riddoch Bay J&M Campbell 25-Nov-17 Australian Spotted Crake C Lake Frome Conservation Park B Green & W Bigg 10-Dec-17 Australian Spotted Crake 1 Lake Hawdon South B Green 09-Feb-18 Australian Spotted Crake 1 Stratmans Pond, 8 Mile Creek B Green 29-Nov-17 Banded Lapwing 1 Tenterden Reserve Pt Mac J&M Campbell 14-Oct-17 Bar-tailed Godwit 16 Danger Point J&S Campbell 29-Oct-17 Bar-tailed Godwit 15 Danger Point, Port MacDonnell B & T Haywood 04-Nov-17 Bar-tailed Godwit 23 Danger Point J&S Campbell 19-Apr-18 Bassian Thrush 1 288 Yahl Hall Rd, Yahl J Davies 16-Mar-18 Beautiful Firetail 21 Morella Basin B & T Green 16-Mar-18 Beautiful Firetail X Salt Creek estuary B & T Green 21-Apr-18 Beautiful Firetail X Mary Seymour CP BirdLife South East SA outing 28-Feb-18 Black Falcon 1 Maaoupe Max Arney 24-Feb-18 Black Kite 1 Mingbool Wayne Bigg 10-Apr-18 Black Kite 2 5km W of Naracoorte R Miller 20-Apr-18 Black-Chinned Honeyeater 1 St Aubins, Frances C Hlava 24-Jan-18 Black-winged Stilt 170 Lake Hawdon South J Campbell & R Anderson 18-Nov-17 Blue-faced Honeyeater 2 Tarpeena BTHaywood 25-Mar-18 Blue-winged Parrot 94 Pick Swamp B Green 11-Nov-17 Brolga 6 Pick Swamp J&S Campbell

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Date Common Name No. Location Observer/s 12-Feb-18 Brolga 2 Glencoe to Kalangadoo Road Sue Black 25-Feb-18 Brolga 3 Magpie Swamp Road, Mingbool E Coscarelli 08-Apr-18 Brolga 4 Pick Swamp B Green 14-Apr-18 Brolga 7 Kaladbro Road, Strathdownie B Green & E Coscarelli 14-Apr-18 Brolga 91 Magpie Swamp Road, Mingbool B Green & E Coscarelli 21-Apr-18 Brolga 23 Moyhall Road, Bool Lagoon B Green 21-Apr-18 Brolga 10 Bool Lagoon B Green 13-Jan-18 Brown Songlark 1 Pick Swamp B Green 03-Mar-18 Brown-headed Honeyeater 3 Valley Lake Conservation Area B Green 13-Jan-18 Buff-banded Rail 1 Pick Swamp B Green 19-Nov-17 Cattle Egret 1 Drain M via Beachport J&S Campbell 25-Mar-18 Cattle Egret 16 Pick Swamp J & S Campbell 08-Apr-18 Cattle Egret 9 Pick Swamp B Green 29-Oct-17 Chestnut-rumped Heathwren 1 Nangwarry Native Forest Reserve (NA 29) B & T Haywood 31-Oct-17 Chestnut-rumped Heathwren 3 Bangham Conservation Park BTHaywood 20-Jan-18 Common Greenshank 7 Pub Lake, Robe J,S&M Campbell 14-Jan-18 Common Sandpiper 1 Fox Lake, Robe B Green 22-Dec-17 Common Tern 1 Cape Douglas B Green & W Bigg 05-Mar-18 Crested Tern 1200 Glenelg River estuary J & S Campbell 20-Apr-18 Diamond Firetail 1 Cnr MyMiMi Rd & Bordertown/Frances Rd C Hlava 08-Apr-18 Double-banded Plover 130+ French Point B Green 29-Oct-17 Fairy Tern 2 Danger Point, Port MacDonnell B & T Haywood 14-Apr-18 Flame Robin 1 Dip Road, Mingbool B Green & E Coscarelli 06-Feb-18 Fork-tailed Swift c.10 Near Tank Cave, Tantanoola Rosie Pounsett 22-Feb-18 Fork-tailed Swift 6 Keith Caravan Park David Sando 04-Nov-17 Freckled Duck 13 Robe Sewage Ponds R Miller 04-Mar-18 Freckled Duck 26 Robe Sewage Ponds R Miller 25-Mar-18 Freckled Duck 136 Pick Swamp J & S Campbell 08-Apr-18 Freckled Duck 100+ Pick Swamp B Green

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Date Common Name No. Location Observer/s 15-Apr-18 Freckled Duck 30 Robe Sewage Ponds R Miller 21-Apr-18 Freckled Duck 114 Bool Lagoon B Green 07-Nov-17 Glossy Ibis 49 Carney Lake Road, Dismal Swamp H Bawden & L Keller 11-Nov-17 Glossy Ibis 1 Pick Swamp J&S Campbell 22-Nov-17 Glossy Ibis 25 Pick Swamp, Piccaninnie Ponds area B Green 28-Nov-17 Glossy Ibis 50+ Lochaber Lane R Miller 08-Dec-17 Glossy Ibis c.300 "Iluka", between Southend and Beachport S Clarke & S Harris 10-Dec-17 Glossy Ibis c.50 Lake Hawdon South B Green 24-Jan-18 Glossy Ibis 72 Lake Hawdon South J Campbell & R Anderson 19-Nov-17 Great Egret 11 Drain M via Beachport J&S Campbell 08-Dec-17 Greater Sand Plover 1 French Point Sam Gordon 08-Dec-17 Greater Sand Plover 1 Danger Point Sam Gordon 07-Apr-18 Greater Sand Plover 1 Canunda NP VWSG visit 30-Oct-17 Grey Goshawk 1 Between Tarpeena and Nangwarry J&P Bourne 21-Mar-18 Grey Goshawk 1 285 Yahl Hall Rd, Yahl J Davies 09-Apr-18 Grey Goshawk 1 Red Gum (Lower Glenelg NP) Terry & Helen Dennis 11-Apr-18 Grey Goshawk 1 Battersbys (Lower Glenelg NP) Terry & Helen Dennis 14-Apr-18 Grey Goshawk 1 286 Yahl Hall Rd, Yahl J Davies 08-Apr-18 Grey-tailed Tattler 5 French Point B Green 21-Oct-17 Hooded Plover 5 Danger Point J&S Campbell 29-Oct-17 Hooded Plover 2 Danger Point, Port MacDonnell B & T Haywood 11-Nov-17 Hooded Plover 4 Woolwash Beach J&S Campbell 11-Nov-17 Hooded Plover 2 Blackfellows Caves J Campbell 10-Dec-17 Hooded Plover 3 Fox Lake, Robe B Green 10-Dec-17 Hooded Plover 9 Woolwash Beach J,S&M Campbell 14-Jan-18 Hooded Plover 2 Fox Lake, Robe B Green 09-Feb-18 Hooded Plover 2 Danger Point B Green 21-Oct-17 Horsfield's Bushlark 3 Wirreanda reveg, Naracoorte Caves Bob Green 19-Nov-17 Intermediate Egret 3 Drain M via Beachport J&S Campbell

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Date Common Name No. Location Observer/s 14-Oct-17 Kelp Gull 21 Danger Point J&S Campbell 29-Oct-17 Kelp Gull 8 Danger Point, Port MacDonnell B & T Haywood 25-Nov-17 Latham's Snipe 1 McKinnon Lane, Riddoch Bay J&S Campbell 10-Dec-17 Latham's Snipe 100+ Fox Lake, Robe B Green 20-Jan-18 Latham's Snipe 19 Fox Lake, Robe J,S&M Campbell 03-Feb-18 Latham's Snipe 1 Millard Road, Port MacDonnell B Green & E Coscarelli 20-Jan-18 Lewin's Rail 1 Pick Swamp B Green 03-Feb-18 Lewin's Rail 1 Millard Road, Port MacDonnell B Green & E Coscarelli 07-Jan-18 Litle Tern 2(b) Danger Point J,S&M Campbell 16-Dec-17 Little Tern 2 Danger Point J&M Campbell 25-Nov-17 Musk Duck 3(b) Lake Frome Conservation Park B Green & W Bigg 20-Jan-18 Nankeen Night-Heron 1 Fox Lake, Robe J,S&M Campbell 22-Oct-17 Olive Whistler B Pick Swamp, Piccaninnie Ponds area BTHaywood & K Jones 25-Nov-17 Olive Whistler 2 Lake Frome Conservation Park B Green & W Bigg 13-Jan-18 Olive Whistler 3 Pick Swamp B Green 19-Oct-17 Olive-backed Oriole 1 285 Yahl Hall Rd, Yahl Jeff Davies 17-Apr-18 Olive-backed Oriole 1 287 Yahl Hall Rd, Yahl J Davies 25-Nov-17 Pacific Golden Plover 30 Stony Point J&S Campbell 16-Mar-18 Pacific Golden Plover 32 French Point J & S Campbell 16-Mar-18 Pacific Golden Plover 42 Stony Point J & S Campbell 04-Nov-17 Pectoral Sandpiper 1 Danger Point J&S Campbell 25-Nov-17 Pectoral Sandpiper 1 McKinnon Lane, Riddoch Bay J&S Campbell 30-Mar-18 Pied Currawong X Palpara Picnic Ground, Rennick B Green 14-Apr-18 Pink-eared Duck 38 Dip Road, Mingbool B Green & E Coscarelli 14-Oct-17 Red Knot 6 Danger Point J&S Campbell 20-Jan-18 Red-kneed Dotterel 8 Fox Lake, Robe J,S&M Campbell 20-Feb-18 Red-necked Avocet 12 Glenelg River estuary E Coscarelli 25-Nov-17 Red-necked Stint 565 Danger Point J&S Campbell 25-Nov-17 Red-necked Stint 800 Stony Point J&S Campbell

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Date Common Name No. Location Observer/s 24-Jan-18 Red-necked Stint 1750 Lake Hawdon South J Campbell & R Anderson 29-Oct-17 Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo 8 Nangwarry Native Forest Reserve (NA 29) B & T Haywood 31-Oct-17 Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo B Bangham Conservation Park BTHaywood 11-Feb-18 Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo 15 Grundys NFR E Coscarelli 07-Mar-18 Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo 45+ Hackett Hill NFR G Young 12-Mar-18 Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo 30 Earls Road, Glencoe Sue Black 14-Apr-18 Restless Flycatcher 1 Kerr Swamp Wildlife Reserve B Green & E Coscarelli 19-Nov-17 Royal Spoonbill 13 Drain M via Beachport J&S Campbell 29-Oct-17 Rufous Bristlebird 1 Cape Northumberland B & T Haywood 16-Mar-18 Rufous Bristlebird 2 Salt Creek estuary B & T Green 12-Nov-17 Sacred Kingfisher 1 Bryton Wood, Moorak BTHaywood 25-Nov-17 Sanderling 200 Danger Point J&S Campbell 17-Feb-18 Sanderling 600 Danger Point J & S Campbell 04-Nov-17 Sharp-tailed Sandpiper 320 Stony Point J&S Campbell 24-Jan-18 Sharp-tailed Sandpiper 865 Lake Hawdon South J Campbell & R Anderson 31-Jan-18 Sharp-tailed Sandpiper 619 Lake Bonney SE J Campbell & B Schriever 22-Feb-18 Sharp-tailed Sandpiper 100+ Cape Douglas wetland B Green & W Bigg 29-Oct-17 Sooty Oystercatcher 5 Danger Point, Port MacDonnell B & T Haywood 17-Oct-17 Southern Emu-wren A Picks plantation wetland, Caroline Forest BTHaywood 18-Oct-17 Southern Emu-wren 2 Old Comaum School Road, Wrattenbully BTHaywood 18-Oct-17 Southern Emu-wren 1 Yakkum Downs Plantation, Victoria BTHaywood 22-Oct-17 Southern Emu-wren B Pick Swamp, Piccaninnie Ponds area BTHaywood & K Jones 21-Apr-18 Southern Emu-wren X Mary Seymour CP BirdLife South East SA outing 16-Mar-18 Southern Scrub-robin 1 Salt Creek estuary B & T Green 22-Nov-17 Spotless Crake 2 Pick Swamp, Piccaninnie Ponds area B Green 25-Nov-17 Spotless Crake B Lake Frome Conservation Park B Green & W Bigg 09-Feb-18 Spotless Crake 1 Stratmans Pond, 8 Mile Creek B Green 18-Feb-18 Spotted Harrier 1 Earls Cave Road, 8 Mile Creek Gwen and Jeff Young 08-Apr-18 Spotted Harrier 1 Pick Swamp B Green

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Date Common Name No. Location Observer/s 03-Feb-18 Striated Fieldwren 1 Millard Road, Port MacDonnell B Green & E Coscarelli 18-Dec-17 Tawny Frogmouth 2(b) Valley Lake Conservation Area B Green 21-Apr-18 Varied Sittella 6 Mary Seymour CP BirdLife South East SA outing 21-Apr-18 Varied Sittella 9 Glen Roy CP B Green 11-Nov-17 Whiskered Tern 250 Pick Swamp J&S Campbell 10-Dec-17 Whiskered Tern c.4000 Lake Hawdon South B Green 25-Nov-17 White-bellied Cuckoo-shrike 1 Gower CP B Green 21-Apr-18 White-bellied Cuckoo-shrike 1 Mary Seymour CP BirdLife South East SA outing 21-Apr-18 White-bellied Sea-Eagle 2 Bool Lagoon B Green 19-Oct-17 White-browed Woodswallow E(b) Eaglehawk Waterhole, Frances BTHaywood 16-Nov-17 White-browed Woodswallow 2 5km W of Naracoorte R Miller 06-Feb-18 White-throated Needletail c.50 Near Tank Cave, Tantanoola Rosie Pounsett 10-Feb-18 White-throated Needletail 200 Pick Swamp J & S Campbell 21-Feb-18 White-throated Needletail 50+ Blackfellows Caves G Young,H Bawden,J Haywood 23-Mar-18 White-throated Needletail 4 Honeysuckle NFR C Hlava 30-Mar-18 White-throated Needletail 11 Palpara Picnic Ground, Rennick B Green 10-Dec-17 White-winged Black Tern 1 Lake Hawdon South B Green 27-Nov-17 White-winged Chough 9 Pines adjacent Snow Gum corridor B Green 16-Dec-17 White-winged Chough 10 Donovans Road, Donovans B Green 07-Nov-17 Yellow-billed Spoonbill 2(b) Lagoon Road, Dismal Swamp G Young,H Bawden,J Haywood Abundance Code A=1-3, B=4-10, C=11-30, D=31-100, E=101-300, F=301-100, G=1000+ (h)= heard only, (b)= breeding, (b/w)= beachwashed. Common name code **= subject to SARDS review

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