[Birding-Aus] Birdline South Australia Weekly Update

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Published sightings for the week ending 25 Mar 2012.

Sun 25 Mar	Apostlebird 34 10S 139 00E 10' Cell Apostlebird (2) Two birds flushed from bushes at roadside on eastern limit of town -the Morgan side of Eudunda. David Hartland
Thu 22 Mar	Brown Falcon Immanuel College Novar gardens Our resident Brown Falcon (presumed female) has finally been joined by a smaller slightly, darker brown falcon (presumed male) at Immanuel College Novar Gardens. Usually easily spotted sitting on the chapel ledge, seen by students hunting the lorikeets/ parrots over the oval. Rianne Wright
Mon 19 Mar	Peregrine Falcon Parkside 5063 A single (probably female from the size) Peregrine Falcon seen over the trees on the corner of Glen Osmond Road and Parkside Primary School. Tony Keene
Sun 4 Mar	Little Eagle, Gull Billed Tern Murray River, between Mannum and Murray Bridge Sightings while on cruise between Mannum and Murray Bridge, Judith Roinich & Eric Taylor
Sat 3 Mar	Brown Falcon, Australian Hobby, Australian Ringneck Mannum Waterfall Also sighted Brown Treecreeper, Several Wedge-tailed Eagles, Singing Honeyeaters, White-browed Babbler, Tree Martins & Welcome Swallows Judith Roinich & Eric Taylor

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Published sightings for the week ending 1 Apr 2012.

Sat 31 Mar	Rock parrot Stenhouse bay Innes NP. Along the cliff edge that overlooks the sea saw 10 pairs of birds in a flock. Ben Weston
	Spotted Harrier, Black Falcon Lower Light 10' Cell Spotted Harrier (1) flushed from high weedy cover on left side of road midway between Pt. Wakefield Rd and SA Rifle Club Black Falcon (1) Approx. 300m further along road from Harrier, sitting atop fence post. Took flight and slowly circled above car and adjacent paddock David Hartland
	Pacific Golden Plover, Black-tailed Godwit Thompson Beach Pacific Golden Plover (1) lone bird just north of Petrel Ct. walkway onto beach - well back form waters edge. Nice to see coming into breeding plumage Black-tailed Godwit (1) one bird among small group of 7 Barwits - wingbar/tail picked out in flight as birds wheeled about shore adj. to Petrel Ct. - landed shortly after allowing for better views. David Hartland
Fri 30 Mar	Little Eagle Gawler Airstrip, Gawler west Little Eagle (1) Excellent views of a single eagle thermalling about 100 metres up over the eastern edge of the Gawler Airstrip. Chris Steeles
Mon 26 Mar	Rock Parrot Port Parham Saw at least 6 pairs of birds... Got good close very distinct views. Birds were in areas of sand dunes near the coast. Ben Weston
Sun 18 Mar	Sooty Shearwater, Buller's Albatross, Wandering Albatross etc Port MacDonnell pelagic Heaps of birds, but nothing too rare. Highlights were Sooty Shearwaters hanging around close to boat; a Little Penguin that popped up beside boat on shelf, and; good numbers of albatrosses (8 Wandering, 1 distant Royal, around 10 Buller's -all adult). Heaps of Flesh-footed Shearwaters; 2 WIlson's Storm Petrels & 1 White-faced, and; 1 Hutton's Shearwater close to shore. Kevin Bartram