Birds South East

Number 84 November 2018

The real highlights for us were seeing Regent Parrots at Lake Hindmarsh, and Malleefowl at three Birdlife Nhill Cross different locations. There was a pair of Malleefowl tending a mound in the reveg patch at the Lodge Border Campout which was a rare opportunity for us to see the birds th working their mound. Unfortunately, it took several September 28 – trips to the mound, just missing the birds each st time, until the last morning of our stay when one of October 1 the birds had just finished opening up the mound and was still present when we arrived.

There was a great turn up (over 60) at The Little Desert Nature Lodge for the bi-annual cross border Contents campout. The Nhill Birdlife group did a great job 1. Birdlife Nhill Cross Border Campout organising the weekend for such a large group of people. Stewie and I travelled over on the Thursday 2. Birdata Workshop to give us a bit of time to wander around the Lodge 3. 2018 Twitchathon, Coorong Campout grounds before it got too busy. We managed to find 5. Shorebird Notes the Southern Scrub Robin that we have seen on our 6. Birdlife South East Quiz previous visits, and he was much more co-operative 8. Program, Contacts this time around, allowing us to take a decent photo. We did not have as much luck with the Shy 9. Recent Sightings Of course, we always hope to see a new bird when Heathwren as the bushes that he used to hide in were gone, and we didn’t sight another all weekend. Of course, we always hope to see a new bird when we go away, and this trip was no exception with a Malleefowl. Photo: Stewie Pounsett number of Black Honeyeaters in two of the locations we visited. Although we got a decent look at a couple of them, we failed miserably at getting a Birds South East photo. Other notable birds for us were the Splendid Birdata workshop Fairy-wrens, Black-eared Cuckoo, Striped Honeyeater, White-fronted Honeyeater and White- 6 October 2018 winged Trillers. What is Birdata? Birdata is the way we The Luv-A-Duck sponsored dinner on Saturday was collaboratively and scientifically collect data to gain a real treat and we learned a lot about the Luv-A- insight and protect Australia's birds. It’s also really Duck business. easy to be involved now with the use of the App on smartphones. The Guest Speaker on Sunday night was Simon Verdon who is a PhD student at La Trobe University Our group decided to run a workshop showing studying the effect of fire on the Mallee Emu-wren. people how to use it so that we get more valuable For the last three years he has been working to information collected on the national database for improve fire management for the Mallee Emu-wren our region. in Victoria, and more recently he has been involved We had sixteen people register for the workshop, in the efforts to re-introduce Mallee Emu-wrens to they had installed the App on their phones prior to Ngarkat Conservation Park in . As the workshop as a timesaver, Bob Green ran part of the Threatened Mallee Birds team convened through a presentation on why we need to record by Birdlife, he is also working to recover the mallee data, the evolution of the App from the old paper race of the Striated Grasswren and the white-bellied forms many of us had filled in previously, and also race of the Western Whipbird. on the use of the web portal for when modification Simon’s talk was very educational and interesting. to a survey or more information is requested. He is passionate about what he is doing and that Cassie Hlava also gave a spiel on why monitoring is certainly came through in his talk. All in all, it was so import and what we would like to achieve, she a great weekend of birding, renewing friendships discussed the idea of setting up a number of and making new friends. We really enjoyed it. “shared sites” where members can all contribute to Stewie and Rosey Pounsett collective knowledge and regular surveys at selected locations, one such site has been set up at the Valley Lakes Conservation Area, and more will be added at a later date, a list will be available and people notified when sites haven’t been done for a while. There will be a range of survey types available for people to choose from.

After the session held at the Helen Street office, we went up to the Valley Lakes for a field exercise in using the app, each person entered a “bird list” which is a category that doesn’t get analysed, as all of us were effectively doing the same survey this method avoids duplication.

A lot of people were surprised by the ease of use of the App, so hopefully this will translate into more data being added. If you couldn’t attend but are interested in getting involved and using the App, Southern Scrub Robin. Photo: Stewie Pounsett download it and give it a go, if you are struggling with it please contact either Bob Green or Wayne Bigg for assistance, we can talk you through it.

Thanks to Bryan Haywood, Cassie Hlava and Wayne Bigg for assistance in setting up this workshop and running

Bob Green

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2018 Twitchathon Coorong campout 10-12 August 2018 This year we had 5 teams participate in the 12 hour Birds S.E. Twitchathon. We had a turnout of 12 for our groups second We have a perpetual trophy. Attached photo with campout staying at the historic Cantara Homestead, this year’s winners. which is 23km South of Salt Creek, it is owned by This year’s winners were Bob Greens team “ the government and we were kindly allowed to use Crested Turbo-chooks” with a score of 142. The it as our base for the weekend. highlights for them Pallid Cuckoo and a life tick for Cassie Latham’s Snipe. Some of the group arrived Fri afternoon and some Second with a score of 108 were Bryan Haywood’s later into the evening, whereas others had planned team “Moorak Mopokes” with a score of 108. The to arrive Saturday morning. highlights for them was a Brolga with chicks. Third with a score of 107 were Vicki Natt’s A welcoming committee of Banded Stilt were team “Grey headed Babblers” . Highlights 2 roosting on the lake as we made the approach to White-bellied Sea-Eagles! the house, amongst them a few Red-necked Avocet Fourth was Sheila Boyle’s team “Feather Busters” blended in pretty well, there is always a nice variety with a score of 99. Highlight was Bush Stone- of species present along the causeway and adjacent curlew. lakes. Friday night was an entertaining night of Fifth place Angela Jones team “Wattlebirds” with discussion with some cheeses, nibbles and wine to a score of 96. Highlights 2 Australasian Bittern. help set the mood. Sue Black went solo so really could not be counted – she was out and about with Roger and managed Saturday morning, we took one car and visited a to clock up 31 birds for the day – they were on an couple of sites prior to arrival of the rest of the outing with other car enthusiasts and most of the crew, we made our first stop at the Cantara Road time doing 110 kph! ponds where the year before a vagrant Northern After collating all of the forms a total of 165 birds Shoveler had been found, highlights here were were sighted. Horsfield’s Bronze-Cuckoo and Australian Spotted

Crake. Next stop due to the Salt Creek estuary track Noel & Sheila Boyle still being closed was Ngrugie Ngoppun, we followed

the track through to the lagoon shoreline, birds were pretty quiet here with male Scarlet Robin being the pick of the bunch.

A stop at the Salt Creek bridge proved to be very fruitful with Nankeen Night Herons taking flight from a roost on the bank, Australasian Shovelers, Tree Martins whizzing around close by and watching an Australian Spotted Crake swimming across the channel. While here John Gitsham (Birds SA President) arrived, he was joining us for the Weekend. John is no stranger to the Coorong formerly being a Ranger based in the area.

After having lunch back at the homestead, we ventured to Morella Basin where we spent the afternoon, if you haven’t been there it is well worth 2018 Twitchathon winners a visit but be warned, it’s a big park if you don’t have a key. Highlights here were Beautiful Firetails, Weebill, Yellow Thornbill, and White-browed Babblers.

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Saturday night we once again enjoyed a pre-dinner Coorong Campout participants feast of meats, cheeses and wine to start the night Firetail were the best here, we then moved to a off, plenty of bird talk was had and a short game of very wet saltmarsh on the edge of Brine Shrimp bird call bingo was quite entertaining thanks to John Lake where most of the group decided to stay near Gitsham. the road, a few very keen people navigated the Sunday morning, we visited a couple of saltmarsh slush to find 47 Blue-winged Parrots, other nice sites on the Old Coorong Road, just south of the birds here were Rufous Bristlebird, White-browed homestead, the first one known to us as “The Pub” Babbler and Wedge-tailed Eagle. due to it being where the site of the Coolatoo Hotel Definitely a location we will be returning to again. Had been located in the 1800’s, Striated Fieldwren Rufous Bristlebird, Grey Butcherbird and Beautiful Bob Green

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Plan, organised by Birdlife Australia. We also Shorebird Notes attended a forum in on the changes to the NRM system by the State Government and Things are definitely starting to heat up on the spoke to around 50 students from Millicent and beaches for shorebirds since Spring arrived. We Grant High Schools about resident and migratory have had many migrants returning from the shorebirds at Piccaninnie Ponds CP for the Water breeding grounds in the northern hemisphere and Week Tours organised by the local NRM Education inhabiting our beaches again. Quite a few of these Coordinator. are still showing varied degrees of their brightly coloured breeding plumage, making them much In late September we had a successful small cannon more attractive than the normally predominantly netting catch at Port MacDonnell where we caught dull browns and greys of non-breeding plumaged six Ruddy Turnstone and 32 Red-necked Stint. birds. It would appear that it may have been a good Although only a small total number of birds were breeding year for Sharp-tailed Sandpipers are there caught, it was a safe and dry catch with an excellent seems to be good numbers of golden-plumaged turnout of participants including several newcomers, juvenile birds about on many of the local beaches some of whom were local Port MacDonnell residents and wetlands. The beach nesting resident species who came to see what we were doing and stayed have also begun breeding with Hooded Plover, Red- for the entire event. For various reasons this has capped Plover and Australian Pied Oystercatcher been our only catching event for quite some time. nests found in recent times. We can only hope that The annual spring Victorian Wader Study Group these birds have a successful breeding season. We expedition to the south east will take place from 18 always do what we can to help them by erecting to 23 November. We hope to specifically temporary rope fences and signs where we think concentrate on catching Ruddy Turnstones in order they would be beneficial in protecting the eggs, to retrieve previously deployed geolocators. All are placing chick shelters in appropriate positions to welcome on any or all days. For further information give the chicks somewhere to hide when danger on when and where catches will take place please threatens, and by speaking to members of the phone Maureen on 0427 380014 or 8738 0014. public we see near the nesting areas. Unfortunately, Jeff Campbell. Chairman. Friends of Shorebirds SE. two Hooded Plover nests, on Woolwash Beach near Port MacDonnell, have already failed this season. It is believed that the three eggs in one nest were predated by a cat, as the eggs went missing and cat prints were visible in the nest vicinity. The other nest, also containing three eggs was abandoned, probably because one of the adult birds went missing from the area, and the single bird which remained in the vicinity for quite some time could not cope alone. The eggs from this nest also disappeared later, in this case after they were abandoned.

My call in the previous Birds South East Newsletter for sightings of Banded Lapwings produced a number of reports from a wide range of locations. Sightings came in from the Hatherleigh and Kingston areas, the Lower Nelson Road region, Lake Sharp-tailed Sandpipers & White-headed Stilts Bonney and the Kongorong/Tantanoola/Nene Valley districts. Breeding was reported from the later area. Photo: Sarah Campbell Thanks to Bryan, Bob, Gwen, Maureen and the dollies for their reports.

We have been busy with various activities away from the beach in recent times. Maureen and I attended a two day Workshop in October on the South Australian Shorebird Conservation Action

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BirdLife South East (SA) Quiz 2018 Here is the 2018 bird quiz. Have some fun with the questions, especially if you are a book, rather than digital

person. Send answers to Sue Black, PO Box 7 Glencoe, 5291 by December 1, 2018. Some prizes will be awarded.

Section 1. Look it Up. Section 2. Field Guide Stuff

1. In the Twelve Days of Christmas how many turtle 1. Which kingfishers occur in Tasmania? doves are given? 2. What tail colours would you find in Tropicbirds?

2. Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, has a 3. Which is the smallest prion? tattoo of which bird? 4. In which Australian state would you find a Yellow 3. What is the Portuguese name of the film by Joao Honeyeater? Pedro Rodrigues The Ornithologist? 5. Which Shrike-thrush is found in all Australian 4. Which 4 volume work was auctioned in New York states? on June 14, 2018? 6. Which local bird is one of 2 Australian species in 5. 2017 was the Chinese year of what bird? the genus Zoothera?

6. What project protects “chooks in dinner suits” at 7. Which duck is “a diver” or “a steamer’? Warrnambool? 8. What bird is this “… sturdy, conspicuous wader … 7. What was the Macquarie Dictionary 2017 word (s) straight scarlet bill, red legs”? of the year? 9. Are Flame Robins found in Western Australia? 8. What was the name of Aaron Pederson’s character in the ABC series Mystery Road? 10. Which bird of the Dandenong Ranges is the Pilot Bird said to accompany? 9. The rare New Zealand Stitchbird has what Maori name?

10. In Operation Columba during WWII, which British Section 3. Literature Intelligence workers brought information from 1. In A Cast of Falcons, Steve Burrows, occupied Europe to the UK? what activity is “most wonderful form of insanity you’ll ever come across”?

2. In “The Second sky” what is Gilbert’s

ambition?

3. Which Michael Leunig book is “an

antidote to the prevailing madness”?

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4. In “The Room on Rue Amelie” Kristin 6. Re-arrange the letters: Harmel (Ch 7) what did the woman outside Charlotte’s door say to M. stepdot thrangij . Benoit? 7. Use the symbols of the

5. In “Tinkering” John Clarke – Letters chemical elements to from the School – what colour has Laurie Keet dyed his hair? make 2 birds. Some

6. Which song by Tennyson has the line elements are repeated; “When cats run home and light is come”? boron carbon copper

7. Complete this line from “The Old holmium oxygen Ships” James Elroy Flecker. “I have seen old ships sail like – potassium yttrium.

8. Who wrote “City of Crows”?

8. The ogre began eating his 9. Match the book to the author. The Falcon of Sparta. The Birdman’s Wife. Swan Song. Birds of Prey. meal. Melissa Ashley. Con Iggulden. Wilbur

Smith. Kelleigh Greenburg-Jephcott.

9. Re-arrange the alphabet 10. Provide the next line from “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” Coleridge. so it does not start with a “And a good south wind sprung up behind;” or end with z to find this

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Find the birds in these clues.

10. Add a letter to make a 1. Sings in the evening in a bird. inch row hook strong wind. rake. 2. At last interest grew in

the project.

3. Insert the consonants: a

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4. Arriving late was

confusing.

5. Which bird’s Atlas number

indicates that it flies in a straight line?

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PROGRAM

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

December 8 Lake Hawdon South, contact Jeff Campbell mob 0448 509 429

CONTACTS

Convenor, Sightings Coordinator, Conservation Contact

Bob Green Regent Parrot, Lake Hindmarsh. Stewie Pounsett [email protected]

(08) 8725 0549 Secretary Angela Jones [email protected]

(08) 8733 4840

Deputy Convenor/OH&S Wayne Bigg [email protected]

Treasurer Bryan Haywood [email protected]

(08) 8726 8112

Newsletter Editor Jeff Campbell [email protected]

(08) 8725 9493 White-throated Gerygone, Padthaway Committee Members Kathy Leddy

Sue Black, Jeff Campbell, Abigail Goodman, Cassie Hlava

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Date Common Name Number Location Observer/s

26-Aug-18 Australasian Bittern 10 Pick Swamp, Piccaninnie Ponds area BTHaywood & B Green 07-Oct-18 Australasian Bittern 4 Pick Swamp, Piccaninnie Ponds area BTHaywood & K Jones 14-Oct-18 Australasian Bittern 6 Pick Swamp Bob Green 18-Oct-18 Australasian Bittern 2 Lake Leake, Glencoe Matt Burdon 19-Oct-18 Australasian Bittern 1(h) Lake Leake, Glencoe B, P & H Haywood 28-Oct-18 Australasian Bittern 1 Bool Lagoon J&S Campbell 09-Aug-18 Australasian Shoveler 260 Lake Bonney SE J Campbell/B. Schriever 11-Aug-18 Australasian Shoveler 2 Salt Creek BirdLife South East SA outing 17-Oct-18 Australasian Shoveller 20 Private wetland just west of Naracoorte Ben Kester 02-Sep-18 Australian Pied Oystercatcher 81 Glenelg R estuary, Nelson J&S Campbell 13-Nov-18 Australian Pied Oystercatcher 72 Glenelg River Estuary J Campbell 11-Aug-18 Australian Raven x Salt Creek BirdLife South East SA outing 12-Aug-18 Australian Ringneck x Coolatoo saltmarsh, Coorong NP BirdLife South East SA outing 11-Aug-18 Australian Spotted Crake 1 Salt Creek BirdLife South East SA outing 28-Oct-18 Australian Spotted Crake 2 Bool Lagoon J&S Campbell 28-Jul-18 Banded Lapwing 2 Saltmarsh N of Cantara Homestead, Coorong NP B Green, E Sautter, A Ben Kahn & W Bigg 09-Aug-18 Banded Lapwing 4 Lake Bonney Road J Campbell/B. Schriever 25-Aug-18 Banded Lapwing 13 Eight Mile Creek area J&S Campbell 25-Aug-18 Banded Lapwing 2 Rabbiters Road, J&S Campbell 09-Oct-18 Banded Stilt 1000+ Mount Charles (ephemeral lake) Stuart Allen & D Sando 19-Oct-18 Banded Stilt 100 Old Stewarts Range Road, Naracoorte R Miller 05-Oct-18 Barbary Dove 1 764 Cannawigara Road, Bordertown Robert Mock 14-Oct-18 Barn Owl 1 dead Pick Swamp Bob Green 11-Aug-18 Beautiful Firetail x Morella Basin, Martins Washpool CP BirdLife South East SA outing 12-Aug-18 Beautiful Firetail x Coolatoo saltmarsh, Coorong NP BirdLife South East SA outing 20-Oct-18 Black Kite 1 Benayeo Ben Kester 22-Jul-18 Black-chinned Honeyeater A Eaglehawk Waterhole, Frances BTHaywood 23-Oct-18 Black-Chinned Honeyeater 1 Garden near Mullinger Swamp CP Ben Kester 17-Sep-18 Black-eared Cuckoo 1 Calectasia CP C Hlava 19-Oct-18 Black-fronted Dotterel 6 Sarnia Swamp, Naracoorte R Miller 01-Oct-18 Blue-billed Duck 15 Robe Sewage Ponds BTHaywood 19-Oct-18 Blue-billed Duck 5 Lake Leake, Glencoe B, P & H Haywood 27-Oct-18 Blue-billed Duck 113 Lochaber Swamp J&S Campbell 28-Oct-18 Blue-billed Duck 24 Bool Lagoon J&S Campbell 28-Jul-18 Blue-winged Parrot 22 Saltmarsh N of Cantara Homestead, Coorong NP B Green, E Sautter, A Ben Kahn & W Bigg 28-Jul-18 Blue-winged Parrot 28 Needles, Coorong NP B Green, E Sautter & W Bigg 29-Jul-18 Blue-winged Parrot 27 Snipe Point, Coorong NP B Green, E Sautter, W Bigg, A Ben Kahn & G Young 12-Aug-18 Blue-winged Parrot 47 29 Mile Lake, Coorong NP BirdLife South East SA outing 18-Aug-18 Brolga 19 Kaladbro Road Euge and Laura Coscarelli 26-Aug-18 Brolga 3(b) Pick Swamp, Piccaninnie Ponds area BTHaywood & B Green 28-Aug-18 Brolga 3(b) Whites Plantation, Mumbannar BTHaywood, S Holliday & L Spinks 02-Sep-18 Brolga 2 Piccaninnie Swamp Road J&S Campbell 10-Sep-18 Brolga 3 Millard Rd Port MacDonnell J&S Campbell 27-Oct-18 Brown Songlark C Lochaber Swamp J&S Campbell 27-Oct-18 Cape Gannet 1 Point Danger, Portland B Green, W Bigg & E Coscarelli 25-Aug-18 Common Greenshank 1 Stony Point J&S Campbell 22-Jul-18 Crested Shrike-tit A Eaglehawk Waterhole, Frances BTHaywood, A Lines & V Natt 25-Aug-18 Crested Shrike-tit 1 Church Swamp Wildlife Reserve B Green, G Young & W Bigg 06-Oct-18 Curlew Sandpiper 40 Stony Point J&S Campbell 22-Jul-18 Diamond Firetail 25 Eaglehawk Waterhole, Frances BTHaywood 02-Sep-18 Eastern Osprey 1 Glenelg R estuary, Nelson J&S Campbell 27-Oct-18 Eurasian Coot 10000 Lochaber Swamp J&S Campbell 27-Oct-18 Eurasian Coot 1800 Lake Omerod J&S Campbell 28-Oct-18 Eurasian Coot 4351 Bool Lagoon J&S Campbell 29-Jul-18 Fairy Tern 1 Snipe Point, Coorong NP B Green, E Sautter, W Bigg, A Ben Kahn & G Young

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Date Common Name Number Location Observer/s

16-Sep-18 Fairy Tern 1 Danger Point J&S Campbell 21-Sep-18 Fairy Tern 1 Danger Point J&S Campbell 06-Oct-18 Fairy Tern 6 Stony Point J&S Campbell 21-Oct-18 Fairy Tern 10 Danger Point J&S Campbell 30-Sep-18 Fan-tailed Cuckoo C Fairview CP J&S Campbell 01-Aug-18 Freckled Duck 50 Robe Sewage Ponds R Miller 01-Oct-18 Freckled Duck 155 Robe Sewage Ponds BTHaywood 27-Oct-18 Freckled Duck 21 Lochaber Swamp J&S Campbell 28-Oct-18 Glossy Ibis 9 Bool Lagoon J&S Campbell 17-Oct-18 Golden-headed Cisticola 1 Private wetland just west of Naracoorte Ben Kester 28-Oct-18 Great Crested Grebe 11 Bool Lagoon J&S Campbell 12-Aug-18 Grey Butcherbird x Coolatoo saltmarsh, Coorong NP BirdLife South East SA outing 10-Sep-18 Grey Plover 1 Stony Point J&S Campbell 27-Oct-18 Grey Teal 4000 Lochaber Swamp J&S Campbell 06-Oct-18 Grey-tailed Tattler 1 French Point J&S Campbell 28-Oct-18 Hoary-headed Grebe 171 Bool Lagoon J&S Campbell 25-Aug-18 Hooded Plover 4 Woolwash Beach, Pt MacDonnell J&S Campbell 25-Aug-18 Hooded Plover 3 Danger Point J&S Campbell 02-Sep-18 Hooded Plover 2 Glenelg R estuary, Nelson J&S Campbell 13-Oct-18 Hooded Plover 4(b) Woolwash Beach, Pt MacDonnell J&S Campbell 22-Jul-18 Hooded Robin 1 Eaglehawk Waterhole, Frances BTHaywood 06-Oct-18 Kelp Gull 23 Danger Point J&S Campbell 01-Oct-18 Latham's Snipe 30 Fox & Pub Lakes, Robe BTHaywood 14-Oct-18 Latham's Snipe 4 Pick Swamp Bob Green 28-Oct-18 Latham's Snipe 1 Mary Seymour CP B Green, C Hlava & J Davies 25-Aug-18 Little Tern 1 Stony Point J&S Campbell 16-Sep-18 Little Tern 1 Port MacDonnell w breakwater J&S Campbell 21-Oct-18 Little Tern 8 Danger Point J&S Campbell 26-Aug-18 Magpie Goose 3 Pick Swamp, Piccaninnie Ponds area BTHaywood & B Green 28-Oct-18 Magpie Goose 406 Bool Lagoon J&S Campbell 02-Sep-18 Masked Lapwing 2 Piccaninnie Swamp Road J&S Campbell 02-Oct-18 Masked Woodswallow 10 Bryton Wood, Moorak BTHaywood 07-Oct-18 Masked Woodswallow D Pick Swamp, Piccaninnie Ponds area BTHaywood & K Jones 11-Oct-18 Masked Woodswallow 150 Mt Burr Swamp B, H & N Haywood & T Hiatt 11-Aug-18 Nankeen Night Heron 5 Salt Creek BirdLife South East SA outing 15-Oct-18 Nankeen Night Heron 2 Near Mullinger Swamp Ben Kester 28-Oct-18 Olive Whistler 1 Pick Swamp B Green, C Hlava & J Davies 06-Oct-18 Pacific Golden Plover 13 French Point J&S Campbell 02-Oct-18 Painted Button-quail 1 Bryton Wood, Moorak B Haywood 28-Jul-18 Pallid Cuckoo 1 Needles, Coorong NP B Green, E Sautter & W Bigg 28-Oct-18 Pallid Cuckoo 1 Glen Roy CP B Green, C Hlava & J Davies 30-Sep-18 Peaceful Dove A(h) Fairview CP J&S Campbell 27-Jul-18 Pied Currawong A Littles plantation wetland, Kangaroo Flat Road, Glencoe BTHaywood & NGT crew 22-Aug-18 Pied Currawong 15 Valley Lakes, Mt Gambier BTHaywood 27-Oct-18 Pied Stilt 99 Lake Omerod J&S Campbell 28-Oct-18 Pied Stilt 126 Bool Lagoon J&S Campbell 28-Oct-18 Pied Stilt 130 Flooded field opp. Killanoola J&S Campbell 27-Oct-18 Pink-eared Duck 91 Lake Omerod J&S Campbell 10-Dec-18 Rainbow Bee-eater 7 Wrights Rd - Naracoorte Ben Kester 16-Sep-18 Red Knot 1 Danger Point J&S Campbell 16-Sep-18 Red Knot 1 Port MacDonnell w breakwater J&S Campbell 13-Oct-18 Red Knot 1 Woolwash Beach, Pt MacDonnell J&S Campbell 21-Oct-18 Red Knot 3 Danger Point J&S Campbell 22-Jul-18 Red-capped Robin 1 Eaglehawk Waterhole, Frances BTHaywood 20-Oct-18 Red-Capped Robin 1 Tallageira NCR Ben Kester 17-Oct-18 Red-necked Avocet 40 Private wetland just west of Naracoorte Ben Kester

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Date Common Name Number Location Observer/s

02-Sep-18 Red-necked Avocet 21 Glenelg R estuary, Nelson J&S Campbell 19-Oct-18 Red-necked Avocet 12 Old Stewarts Range Road, Naracoorte R Miller 10-Sep-18 Red-necked Stint 300 Port MacDonnell w breakwater J&S Campbell 18-Aug-18 Restless Flycatcher 1 Kaladbro Road Euge and Laura Coscarelli 18-Oct-18 Restless Flycatcher 1 Tillar Swamp, Kalangadoo BTHaywood, N & R Hunt 12-Aug-18 Rufous Bristlebird x Coolatoo saltmarsh, Coorong NP BirdLife South East SA outing 19-Oct-18 Rufous Songlark 1 Tarrant Road, Moorak BTHaywood 28-Oct-18 Rufous Songlark 1 Glen Roy CP B Green, C Hlava & J Davies 07-Oct-18 Sacred Kingfisher 1 Suttontown BTHaywood 28-Jul-18 Scarlet Robin 1 Bryton Wood, Moorak BTHaywood 06-Oct-18 Sharp-tailed Sandpiper 425 Stony Point J&S Campbell 28-Oct-18 Sharp-tailed Sandpiper 500 Flooded field opp. Killanoola J&S Campbell 22-Aug-18 Shining Bronze-cuckoo 1 Valley Lakes, Mt Gambier BTHaywood 16-Sep-18 Shining Bronze-cuckoo 1 Bryton Wood, Moorak B Haywood 30-Sep-18 Shining Bronze-cuckoo 1 Bryton Wood, Moorak B Haywood 07-Oct-18 Shining Bronze-cuckoo 1 Suttontown BTHaywood 13-Oct-18 Sooty Oystercatcher 7 Woolwash Beach, Pt MacDonnell J&S Campbell 10-Sep-18 Southern Boobook 1 Bay Road Moorak J&S Campbell 26-Aug-18 Southern Emu-wren B Pick Swamp, Piccaninnie Ponds area BTHaywood & B Green 28-Jul-18 Spotted Harrier 1 Needles, Coorong NP B Green, E Sautter & W Bigg 01-Sep-18 Spotted Harrier 1 Caroline Forest, Caveton BTHaywood 05-Oct-18 Spotted Harrier 1 Rd Kongorong J Campbell 21-Oct-18 Spotted Harrier 1 Kybybolite Ben Kester 24-Aug-18 Square-tailed Kite 1 Cedar Avenue, Naracoorte S Bourne 28-Oct-18 Straw-necked Ibis 875 Bool Lagoon J&S Campbell 27-Jul-18 Striated Fieldwren A Littles plantation wetland, Kangaroo Flat Road, Glencoe BTHaywood & NGT crew 12-Aug-18 Striated Fieldwren x Coolatoo saltmarsh, Coorong NP BirdLife South East SA outing 28-Oct-18 Tawny Frogmouth 2 (b) Valley Lake Conservation Area B Green, C Hlava & J Davies 23-Oct-16 Tawny Frogmouth 1 Fairview CP J Campbell 20-Oct-18 Varied Sittella 2 Tallageira NCR Ben Kester 20-Oct-18 Variegated fairy Wren 2 Tallageira NCR Ben Kester 11-Aug-18 Weebill x Morella Basin, Martins Washpool CP BirdLife South East SA outing 27-Oct-18 Whiskered Tern D Lochaber Swamp J&S Campbell 28-Oct-18 Whiskered Tern D Bool Lagoon J&S Campbell 26-Aug-18 White-bellied Sea-eagle 1 (imm) Pick Swamp, Piccaninnie Ponds area BTHaywood & B Green 27-Oct-18 White-bellied Sea-Eagle 2(imm) Lochaber Swamp J&S Campbell 28-Oct-18 White-bellied Sea-Eagle 2 Bool Lagoon J&S Campbell 02-Oct-18 White-browed Woodswallow 20 Bryton Wood, Moorak BTHaywood 07-Oct-18 White-browed Woodswallow D Pick Swamp, Piccaninnie Ponds area BTHaywood & K Jones 11-Oct-18 White-browed Woodswallow 100 Mt Burr Swamp B, H & N Haywood & T Hiatt 21-Oct-18 White-fronted Tern 1 8 Mile Creek beach J&S Campbell 03-Oct-18 White-throated Gerygone 1 Padthaway Kathy & Luke Leddy 28-Oct-18 White-winged Triller 1 Glen Roy CP B Green, C Hlava & J Davies 10-Dec-18 White-winged Triller 1 Wrights Rd - Naracoorte Ben Kester 11-Aug-18 Yellow Thornbill x Morella Basin, Martins Washpool CP BirdLife South East SA outing 20-Oct-18 Yellow Thornbill 2 Tallageira NCR Ben Kester

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Brolga at nest. Photo: N. Hunt

Sacred Kingfisher, Suttontown. Photo: B. Haywood

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Banded Stilts, Coorong. Photo: A. Langsmith

Cape Gannet. Photo: Bob Green

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