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Langhorne Creek
59 different species were seen on Wednesday 16th November 2020Cape Barren Goose | Black Swan | Australasian Shelduck |
Pacific Black Duck | Australasian White Ibis | Straw-necked Ibis |
Royal Spoonbill | Yellow-billed Spoonbill | White-faced Heron |
Australian Pelican | Little Black Cormorant | Great Cormorant |
Swamp Harrier | Black Kite | Whistling Kite |
Australasian Swamphen | Black-tailed Nativehen | White-headed Stilt |
Masked Lapwing | Red-capped Plover | Common Sandpiper |
Red-necked Stint | Sharp-tailed Sandpiper | Silver Gull |
Caspian Tern | Whiskered Tern | Crested Pigeon |
Rainbow Bee-eater | Nankeen Kestrel | Galah |
Red-rumped Parrot | Crimson Rosella | Budgerigar |
Variegated Fairywren | Superb Fairywren | New Holland Honeyeater |
White-fronted Chat | Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater | Red Wattlebird |
Noisy Miner | Singing Honeyeater | White-plumed Honeyeater |
Striated Pardalote | Yellow-rumped Thornbill | Australian Pipit |
White-browed Babbler | Australian Magpie | Grey Shrike-thrush |
Willie Wagtail | Magpie-lark | Little Raven |
Welcome Swallow | Australian reed Warbler | Brown Songlark | Little Grassbird | Golden-headed Cisticola | Silvereye |
Common Starling | House Sparrow |
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Aldinga Scrub and Washpool Bird Watching Field Trip
58 different species were seen on Monday 21st September 2020.Black Swan | Pink-eared Duck | Australian Wood Duck |
Pacific Black Duck | Australasian Shoveler | Grey Teal |
Hardback | Australasian Grebe | Australasian White Ibis |
White-faced Heron | Little Pied Cormorant | Australasian Swamphen |
Dusky Moorhen | Black-tailed Nativehen | Eurasian Coot |
Painted Buttonquail | Black-wing Stilt | Masked Lapwing |
Rock Dove | Spotted Dove | Common Bronzewing |
Crested Pigeon | Peaceful Dove | Sacred Kingfisher |
Galah | Little Corella | Crimson Rosella |
Eastern Rosella | Elegant Parrot | Rainbow Lorikeet |
Musk Lorikeet | Superb Fairywren | Eastern Spinebill |
New Holland Honeyeater | Red Wattlebird | White-plumed Honeyeater |
Weebill | Yellow-rumped Thornbill | Dusky Woodswallow |
Australian Magpie | Black-faced Cuckooshrike | Crested Shriketit |
Grey Shrikethrush | Willie Wagtail | Grey Fantail |
Magpie-lark | Little Raven | Welcome Swallow |
Fairy Martin | Australian Reed Warbler | Golden-headed Cisticola |
Sivereye | Common Starling | Common Blackbird |
Mistletoebird | House Sparrow | Red-browed Finch |
European Goldfinch |
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Dusky Woodswallow | Australasian Shoveler |
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Magpie Chicks | Group |
Browns Road Bird Watching Field Trip
33 different species were seen on Monday 10th August 2020.Wedge-tailed Eagle | Peaceful Dove | Australian Owlet-nightjar |
Nankeen Kestrel | Peregrine Falcon | Galah |
Red-rumped parrot | Crimson Rosella | Australian Ringneck |
Purple-crowned Lorikeet | Brown Treecreeper | Variegated Fairywren |
New Holland Honeyeater | Brown-headed Honeyeater | Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater |
Red Wattlebird | White-plumed Honeyeater | Striated Pardelote |
Weebill | White-browed Babbler | Dusky Woodswallow |
Australian Magpie | Australian Golden Whistler | Rufous Whistler |
Grey Shrikethrush | Willie Wagtail | Little Raven |
White-winged Chough | Common Starling | Mistletoe Bird |
Diamond Firetail |
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Australian owlet-nightjar | The Fantail Foodies |
Parawa Bird Watching Field Trip
19 different species were seen on Friday 29th May 2020.New Holland Honeyeater | White-browed Scrubwren | Yellow-rumped Thornbill |
Striated Thornbilll | Brown Thornbill | Grey Shrike-thrush |
Australian Magpie | Willie Wagtail | Grey Fantail |
Little Raven | Scarlet Robin | House Sparrow |
Laughing Kookaburra | Galah | Crimson Rosella |
White-throated Treecreeper | Superb fariy-wren | Red Wattlebird |
Blackbird |
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Scarlet Robin | Grey Shrike-thrush |
Bird Field Trip to McLaren Flat Wetlands and Manning Reserve at McLaren Flat
38 different species were seen on Monday 16th March 2020Australasian Grebe | Australasian Ibis | Australian Wood Duck |
Blackbird | Common Bronze-wing | Crested Pigeon |
Crimson Rosella | Dusky Moorhen | Dusky Woodswallow |
Eastern Rosella | Eastern Spinebill | Eurasian Coot |
Fan-tailed Cuckoo | Golden Whistler | Grey Shrike-thrush |
Magpie | Magpie Lark | Masked Lapwing |
New Holland Honeyeater | Noisy Miner | Pacific Black Duck |
Purple Swamp Hen | Rainbow Lorikeet | Raven |
Red Wattlebird | Red-rumped Parrot | Rufous Whistle |
Spotted Pardalote | Spotted Turtle Dove | Starling |
Striated Pardalote | Superb Fairy-wren | Tree Martin |
Welcome Swallow | White-faced Heron | White-naped Honeyeater |
White-plumed Honeyeater | Willie Wagtail |
Tree Martin |
Wood Ducks with Dusky Moorhen |
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Australasian Grebe |
Fantail Cuckoo |
Bird Field Trip to Kinchina Conservation Park
24 different species were seen on Monday 10th February 2020Wedge-tailed Eagle | Galah | Crested Pigeon |
Red-rumped Parrot | Australian Ringneck | Crimson Rosella |
Purple-backed Fairywren | New Holland Honeyeater | Australian Magpie |
Crescent Honeyeater | New Holland Honeyeater | Striated Pardalote |
Little Raven | Hooded Robin | Southern Scrub Robin |
Willy Wagtail | Red Wattlebird | Dusty Woodswallow |
Masked Woodswallow | White-browed Woodswallow | Litle Wattlebird |
Tree Martin | Diamond Firetail | Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater |
White-browed Woodswallow |
Juvenile Dusky Woodswallow |
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Southern Scrub Robin |
Hooded Robin |
Bird Field Trip to Werribee Treatment Works
60 different species were seen on Tuesday 26/11/2019Pinkeared Duck | Pacific Black Duck | Grey Teal |
Musk Duck | White-faced Heron | Little Pied Cormorant |
Australian Magpie | Little Raven | Australian Shelduck |
Eurasian Coot | Masked Lapwing | Cape Barren Goose |
Great Crested Grebe | Black Swan | Black-winged Stilt |
Brown Falcon | Brolga | Chestnut Teal |
Whiskered Tern | Curlew Sandpiper | Cattle Egret |
Great Egret | Common Greenshank | Hardhead |
Hoary-headed Grebe | Horsefield's Bronze-cuckoo | House Sparrow |
Little Black Cormorant | Magpie-lark | Pelican |
Willie Wagtail | Purple Swamphen | Red-kneed Dotterel |
Welcome Swallow | Tree Martin | Red-necked Avocet |
Red-necked Stint | Richards Pipit | Royal Spoonbill |
Ruddy Turnstone | Sharp-tailed Sandpiper | Skylark |
Straw-necked Ibis | Superb Fairy-wren | Whistling Kite |
Yellow-rumped Thornbill | Fairy Martin | European Goldfinch |
White-fronted Chat | Pied Oystercatcher | Australian White Ibis |
Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike | Spotted Turtle-dove | White-plumed Honeyeater |
Swamp Harrier | Black Kite | Australian Hobby |
Red-capped Plover | Silver Gull | Crested Pigeon |
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Bird Field Trip to Halls Gap
46 different species were seen at Halls Gap on Sunday 24/11/2019Long-billed Corella | Pacific Black Duck | Short-billed Corella |
Red Wattlebird | Silvereye | Pied Currawong |
Australian Magpie | little Raven | Australasian Grebe |
Rainbow Lorikeet | Grey Fantail | Sulphur-crested Cockatoo |
Grey Shrike-thrush | Crested Pigeon | Musk Lorikeet |
Brown Thornbill | New Holland Honeyeater | Spotted Pardalote |
Striated Pardalote | Crimson Rosella | European Goldfinch |
Galah | Yellow-tailed Black-cockatoo | Common Bronzewing |
Eastern Spinebill | Eastern Yellow Robin | Gang Gang Cockatoo |
White-throated Treecreeper | Magpie-lark | Emu |
Dusky Moorhen | Black-tailed Native Hen | Common Mynah |
White-browed Scrubwren | Striated Thornbill | Common Blackbird |
Red-browed Finch | Australian Wood Duck | Grey Teal |
White-faced Heron | Great Cormorant | Collared Sparrowhawk |
Welcome Swallow | Rufous Whistler | Superb Fairy-wren |
Kookaburra |
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Bird Field Trip to Aldinga Scrub Conservation Park
41 different species were seen on Monday 12th August 2019Wood Duck Duck | Pacific Black Duck | Grey Teal |
Musk Duck | White-faced Heron | Little Pied Cormorant |
Australasian Swamphen | Dusky Moorhen | Black-tailed Native Hen |
Eurasian Coot | Masked Lapwing | Black-fronted Dotterel |
Rock Dove | Common Bronzewing | Crested Pigeon |
Galah | Little Corella | Eastern Rosella |
Australian Ringneck | Rainbow Lorikeet | Musk Lorikeet |
Superb Fairywren | Eastern Spinebill | New Holland Honeyeater |
Red Wattlebird | White-plumed Honeyeater | Australian Magpie |
Crested Shriketit | Australian Golden Whistler/td> | Grey Shrikethrush |
Willie Wagtail | Grey Fantail | Little Raven |
Welcome Swallow | Tree Martin | Silvereye |
Common Starling | Mistletoebird | House Sparrow |
Red-browed Finch | European Goldfinch |
Musk Duck |
Crested Shriketit |
Bird Field Trip to Laratinga Wetland
43 different species were seen on Monday 8th July 2019Freckled Duck | Wood Duck Duck | Australasian Shoveler |
Pacific Black Duck | Mallard | Grey Teal |
Chestnut Teal | Pink-eared Duck | Hardhead |
Blue-billed Duck | Australasian Grebe | Hoary-headed Grebe |
Common Bronzewing | Australian Spotted Crake | Dusky Moorhen |
Eurasian Coot | Australasian Swamphen | Masked Lapwing |
Red-kneed Dotterel | Black-fronted Dotterel | Australian White Ibis |
Galah | Little Corella | Sulphur-crested Cockatoo |
Crimson Rosella | Red-rumped Parrot | Musk Lorikeet |
Rainbow Lorikeet | Superb Fairywren | Red Wattlebird |
White-plumed Honeyeater | New Holland Honeyeater | White-naped Honeyeater |
Dusky Woodswallow | Australian Magpie | Willie Wagtail |
Magpie-lark | Little Raven | Welcome Swallow |
Little Grassbird | Common Blackbird | Common Starling |
Red-browed Finch |
Spotted Crake |
White-naped Honeyeater |
Bird Field Trip to Onkaparinga National Park
25 different species were seen on Wednesday 5th June 2019Galah | Crimson Rosella | Eastern Rosella |
Red-rumped Parrot | Musk Lorikeet | Rainbow Lorikeet |
Superb Fairy-wren | Noisy Miner | Red Wattlebird |
Crescent Honeyeater | New Holland Honeyeater | Striated Pardalote |
White-browed Scrubwren | Brown Thornbill | Weebill |
Dusky Woodsallow | Australian Magpie | Grey Currawong |
Golden Whistler | Grey Fantail | Litle Raven |
Hooded Robin | Welcome Swallow | Silvereye |
Red-browed Finch |
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Bird Field Trip to Tolderol
40 different species were seen on Monday 20th May 2019Australasian Grebe | Blackbird | Black Duck |
Black-tailed Native Hen | Caspian Tern | Chestnut Teal |
Crested Pigeon | Crested Tern | Galah |
Golden-headed Cisticola | Grey Teal | Grey Goshawk |
Hoary-headed Grebe | Little Black Cormorant | Magpie |
Martin | Nankeen Kestrel | Masked Lapwing |
Pelican | Pied Cormorant | Pied Stilt |
Pink-eared Duck | Purple Swamphen | Raven |
Red Wattlebird | Red-kneed Dotterel | Rosella |
Shoveller | Singing Honeyeater | Skylark |
Swamp Harrier | Starling | Superb Fairy-wren |
Swan | Welcome Swallow | Willie Wagtail |
Whistling Kite | White-faced Heron | White-fronted Chat |
Yellow-billed Spoonbill |
Red-kneed Dotterel |
Swamp Harrier |
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Chestnut Teal,Pink-eared Ducks, etc |
Upmarket lunch |
Bird Inventory at The Links
24 different species were seen on Thursday 16th May 2019Blackbird | Starling | Seagull |
Sparrow | Eurasian Coot | Wood Duck |
Pacific Black Duck | White-faced Heron | New Holland Honeyeater |
Superb Fairywren | Common Bronzewing | Crested Pigeon |
Welcome Swallow | Grey Shrikethrush | Galah |
Kookaburra | Singing Honeyeater | Willie Wagtail |
Corella | Sulphur-crested Cockatoo | Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo |
Magpie Lark | White-backed Magpie | Black-fronted Dotterel |
Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo |
Black-fronted Dotterel |
Bird Field Trip to Spirit of the Coorong Goolwa
67 different species were seen on Wednesday 3rd April 2019Cape Barren Goose | Black Swan | Pacific Black Duck |
Australian Shoveler | Grey teal | Chestnut Teal |
Musk Duck | Hoary-headed Grebe | Australian White Ibis |
Royal Spoonbill | Great Egret | White-faced Heron |
Little Egret | Australian Pelican | Little Pied Cormorant |
Black-faced Cormorant | Little Black Cormorant | Australian Pied Cormorant |
Great Cormorant | Australasian Darter | Swamp Harrier |
Whistling Kite | White-bellied Sea Eagle | Australasian Swamp Hen |
Dusky Moorhen | Eurasian Coot | Pied Oystercatcher |
Sooty Oystercatcher | White-headed Stilt | Banded Stilt |
Red-necked Avocet | Masked Lapwing | Red-kneed Dotterel |
Pacific Golden Plover | Red-capped Plover | Bar-tailed Godwit |
Common Greenshank | Common Sandpiper | Red-necked Stint |
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper | Silver Gull | Pacific Gull |
Caspian Tern | Greater Crested Tern | Whiskered Tern |
Rock Dove | Spotted Dove | Crested Pigeon |
Nankeen Kestrel | Galah | Superb Fairywren |
New Holland Honeyeater | White-fronted Chat | Red Wattlebird |
Singing Honeyeater | White-browed Scrubwren | Grey Butcherbird |
Australian Magpie | Grey Shrikethrush | Willie Wagtail |
Grey Fantail | Magpie-lark | Little Raven |
Welcome Swallow | Silvereye | Common Starling |
House Sparrow |
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Black-faced Cormorant |
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Royal Spoonbill |
Crested Tern |
Bird Field Trip to Anacotilla Springs
26 different species were seen on Monday 4th March 2019Little Raven | Grey Fantail | Austral Magpie |
Sivereye | Blackbird | Common Starling |
Mistletoebird | Red-browed Finch | Wood Duck |
Australian White Ibis | Wedge-tailed Eagle | Galah |
Little Corella | Rainbow Lorikeet | Musk Lorikeet |
Crimson Rosella | Kookaburra | Superb Fairywren |
White-browed Scrubwren | Striated Thornbill | Yellow-rump Thornbill |
Eastern Spinebill | Red Wattlebird | New Holland Honeyeater |
Grey Shrikethrush |
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New Holland Honeyeater |
Foodies |
Bird Field Trip to Scott Conservation Park
23 different species were seen on Monday 19th Nov 2018Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo | Red-rumped Parrot | Brown Treecreeper |
Brown Thornbill | Yellow-faced Honeyeater | Golden Whistler |
Australian Raven | Red-browed Finch | Galah |
Blue-winged Parrot | Superb Fairy-wren | Striated Pardelote |
New Holland Honeyeater | Australian Magpie | Welcome Swallow |
Common Bronzewing | Crimson Rosella | Elegant Parrot |
Yellow Thornbill | Eastern Spinebill | Black-chinned Honeyeater |
Grey Fantail | Tree Martin |
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Bird Field Trip to Harrogate
25 different species were seen on private property at Harrogate Wednesday 24th October 2018Dusky Woodswallow | Australian Magpie | Grey Fantail |
Willie Wagtail | Southern Boobook | Brown Falcon |
Crimson Rosella | Red-browed Finch | Diamond Firetail |
Blue-winged Parrot | Crested Shrike-tit | Galah |
Yellow-faced Honeyeater | Superb Fairywren | Weebill |
Yellow-rumped Thornbill | New Holland honeyeater | White-plumed Honeyeater |
Red Wattlebird | Sulpher-crested cockatoo | White-browed Babbler |
Striated Pardalote | Grey Shrikethrush | Rufous Whistler |
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Southern Boobook owl |
Diamond Firetail |
Bird Field Trip to Port Augusta & Burra
76 different species were seen between 16th and 19th September 2018This trip was the 2018 Bird Camp-out.
Emu | Pacific Black Duck | Grey Teal |
White-faced Heron | Little Pied Cormorant | Wedge-tailed Eagle |
Black Kite | Whistling Kite | Lewin's Rail |
Banded Lapwing | Silver Gull | Pacific Gull |
Rock Dove | Spotted Dove | Crested Pigeon |
Peaceful Dove | Laughing Kookaburra | Rainbow Bee-eater |
Nankeen Kestrel | Australian Hobby | Brown Falcon |
Peregrine Falcon | Galah | Little Corella |
Red-rumped Parrot | Eastern Bluebonnet | Mulga Parrot |
Crimson Rosella | Australian Ringneck | Rainbow Lorikeet |
Brown Treecreeper | Variegated Fairywren | White-winged Fairywren |
Eastern Spinebill | New Holland Honeyeater | White-fronted Chat |
Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater | Red Wattlebird | Yellow-faced Honeyeater |
Noisy Miner | Yellow-throated Miner | Singing Honeyeater |
White-plumed Honeyeater | Striated Pardelote | Yellow-rumped Thornbill |
Southern Whiteface | White-browed Babbler | Chirruping Wedgebill |
Masked Woodswallow | Black-faced Woodswallow | Dusky Woodswallow |
Grey Butcherbird | Australian Magpie | Grey Currawong |
Black-faced Cuckooshrike | White-winged Triller | Rufous Whistler |
Grey Shrikethrush | Willie Wagtail | Grey Fantail |
Magpie-lark | Little Raven | Australian Raven |
White-winged Chough | Apostlebird | Red-capped Robin |
White-backed Swallow | Welcome Swallow | Fairy Martin |
Tree Martin | Common Starling | Common Blackbird |
Mistletoe Bird | House Sparrow | Zebra Finch |
Australian Pipit |
White-winged Triller |
White-winged Wren |
Bird Field Trip to Ingalalla Falls
18 different species were seen on Wednesday 5th September 20181 species was heard.
This trip was part of the Festival of Nature.
Wood Duck | Nankeen Kestrel | Little Raven |
Australian Magpie | Grey Fantail | Superb Wren |
Golden Whistler | Galah | Blackbird |
Yellow-faced Honeyeater | White-throated Tree-Creeper | Grey Currawong |
New Holland Honeyeater | Striated Thornbill | Grey Shrike Thrush (H) |
Welcome Swallow | Crimson Rosella | Sulpha crested Cockatoo |
Red-browed Finch |
Red-browed Finch |
New Holland Honeyeater |
Orchid Field Trip to Nixon Skinner Reserve
9 different species were seen on Wednesday 5th September 2018This trip was part of the Festival of Nature.
Spotted Donkey | Mayfly | Maroon greenhood |
Mosquito | Small Gnat | Robust Gnat |
Black Fire | Dwarf Greenhood | Nodding Greenhood |
Mayfly |
Spotted Donkey Orchid |
Bird Field Trip to Bullock Hill Conservation Park
22 different species were seen on Monday 16th July 2018New Holland Honeyeater | Elegant Parrot | Crested Shrike Tit |
Galah | Brown Treecreeper | Hooded Robin |
Shrike Thrush | Rosella | Raven |
Common Bronzewing | Rainbow Lorikeet | Red Wattlebird |
Red Browed Finch | Superb Blue Fairy Wren | Golden Whistler |
Wedge Tail Eagle | Tree Martin | Yellow Rumped Thornbill |
Brush Bronzewing | Australian White Ibis | Grey Fantail |
White-faced Heron |
Elegant Parrot |
Golden Whistler |
Bird Field Trip to Scott Creek Conservation Park
16 different species were seen on Wednesday 6 June 2018Galah | Crimson Rosella | Adelaide Rosella |
Laughing Kookaburra | Scarlet Robin | Golden Whistler |
Grey Fantail | Superb Fairywren | Brown Thornbill |
White-throated Treecreeper | Red Wattlebird | New Holland Honeyeater |
Mistletoe Bird | Red-Browed Firetail | Australian Magpie White Back |
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Bird Field Trip to Port Clinton, Thompson Beach and White's Road Wetlands
65 different species were seen on Sunday 18th & Monday 19th March 2018Black Swan | Australian Wood Duck | Pacific Black Duck |
Grey Teal | Chestnut Teal | Pink-eared Duck |
Australasian Grebe | Little Pied Cormorant | Little Black Cormorant |
Pied Cormorant | Australian Pelican | Great Egret |
White-faced Heron | Australia White Ibis | Royal Spoonbill |
Black-shouldered Kite (Australian) | Collared Sparrowhawk | Black Kite |
Dusky Moorhen | Black-tailed Nativehen | Eurasian Coot |
Black-winged Stilt(Australian) | Australian Pied Oystercatcher | Sooty Oystercatcher |
Grey Plover | Masked Lapwing | Red-capped Plover |
Red-kneed Dotterel | Black-fronted Dotterel | Black-tailed Godwit |
Ruddy Turnstone | Red Knot | Sharp-tailed Sandpiper |
Curlew Sandpiper | Red-necked Stint | Grey-tailed Tattler |
Common Greenshank | Marsh Sandpiper | Silver Gull |
Pacific Gull | Gull-billed Tern | Crested Tern |
Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) | Spotted Dove | Crested Pigeon |
Nankeen Kestrel | Musk Lorikeet | Noisy Miner |
Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater | Little Wattlebird | Red Wattlebird |
Singing Honeyeater | White-plumed Honeyeater | White-fronted Chat |
New Holland Honeyeater | White-browed Babbler | Grey Butcherbird |
Australian Magpie | Black-faced Cuckooshrike | Willie Wagtail |
Magpie-lark | Little Raven | Welcome Swallow |
Common Starling |
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Bird Field Trip to Tolderol
67 different species were seen on Wednesday 21st February 2018Black Swan | Pacific Black Duck | Grey Teal |
Little Pied Cormorant | Little Black Cormorant | Chestnut Teal |
Australian Pelican | White-faced Heron | Crested Pigeon |
Pink-eared Duck | Australian White Ibis | Australasian Shoveler |
Black-shouldered Kite | Purple Swamphen | Whistling Kite |
Common Greenshank | Black-winged Stilt | Black Kite |
Masked Lapwing | Silver Gull | Rock Dove |
Swamp Harrier | Nankeen Kestrel | Galah |
Little Corella | Rainbow Lorikeet | Superb Fairy-wren |
Yellow-rumped Thornbill | Red Wattlebird | Singing Honeyeater |
Australian Hobby | New Holland Honeyeater | Australian Spotted Crake |
Magpie-lark | Willie Wagtail | Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike |
Australian Magpie | Little Raven | House Sparrow |
Welcome Swallow | Tree Martin | Starling |
Common Blackbird | Red-browed Finch | Little Grassbird | Golden-headed Cisticola | White-fronted Chat | Noisy Miner |
Eastern Spinebill | Striated Pardalote | Rainbow Bee-eater |
Kookaburra | Horsfields Bronze Cuckoo | Red-rumped Parrot |
Crimson Rosella | Whiskered Tern | Caspian Tern |
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper | Pectorial Sandpiper | Red-necked Stint |
Black-tailed Native-hen | Red-necked Avocet | Red-capped Plover |
Red-kneed Dotterel | Emu | Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater |
Grey Shrike-thrush |
Golden-headed Cisticola |
White-fronted Chat |
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Red-kneed Dotterell |
Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater |
Bird Field Trip to Onkaparinga Estuary
43 different species were seen on Monday 22nd Jan 2018Black Swan | Pacific Black Duck | Grey Teal |
Little Pied Cormorant | Little Black Cormorant | Great Cormorant |
Australian Pelican | White-faced Heron | Little Egret |
Great Egret | Australian White Ibis | Straw-necked Ibis |
Royal Spoonbill | Purple Swamphen | Dusky Moorhen |
Common Greenshank | Black-winged Stilt | Banded Stilt |
Masked Lapwing | Silver Gull | Rock Dove |
Spotted Turtle-Dove | Common Bronzewing | Galah |
Little Corella | Musk Lorikeet | Superb Fairy-wren |
Yellow Thornbill | Red Wattlebird | Singing Honeyeater |
White-plumed Honeyeater | New Holland Honeyeater | Grey Shrike-thrush |
Magpie-lark | Willie Wagtail | Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike |
Australian Magpie | Little Raven | House Sparrow |
European Goldfinch | Tree Martin | Silvereye |
Common Blackbird |
New Holland Honeyeater |
Black-winged Stilt |
Bird Field Trip to Harrogate and Monarto
49 different species were seen on Monday 20th November 2017 - birds marked with * were seen on private property at Harrogate*Dusky Woodswallow | *Australian Magpie | *Grey Fantail |
Australian Wood Duck | Rock Dove | Common Bronzewing |
*Willie Wagtail | *Australian Raven | *Little Raven |
*Restless Flycatcher | Magpie Lark | Welcome Swallow |
*Tree Martin | Blackbird | Australian White Ibis |
Straw-necked Ibis | Whistling Kite | White-faced Heron |
Starling | *Red-browed Finch | *Diamond Firetail |
Nankeen Kestrel | Wedge-tailed Eagle | Black-tailed Native-hen |
Masked Lapwing | Silver Gull | Galah |
Little Corella | Sulphur-crested Cockatoo | *Musk Lorikeet |
*Purple-crowned Lorikeet | *Crimson Rosella | Kookaburra |
Rainbow Bee-eater | Superb Fairywren | Weebill |
*Yellow-rumped Thornbill | *Striated Pardalote | *White-plumed Honeyeater |
Red Wattlebird | New Holland Honeyeater | White-browed Babbler |
House Sparrow | Australian Pipit | European Goldfinch |
*Varied Sittella | *Crested Shriketit | *Rufous Whistler |
*Grey Shrikethrush | ||
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Bird Field Trip to Kangaroo Island on 17th - 20th September 2017
82 different species were seen on the tripChestnut Teal | Grey Teal | Pacific Black Duck |
Hardhead | Black Swan | Cape Barren Goose |
Australian Wood Duck | Australasian Grebe | Australian Shelduck |
Hoary-headed Grebe | Straw-necked Ibis | Australian White Ibis |
Rock Dove | Common Bronzewing | Australasian Gannet |
Australian Pelican | Pied Cormorant | Great Cormorant |
Little Black Cormorant | Wedge-tailed Eagle | Great Egret |
White-faced Heron | Nankeen Kestrel | Eurasian Coot |
Dusky Moorhen | Purple Swamphen | Black-tailed Native Hen |
Sooty Oystercatcher | Pied Oystercatcher | Nankeen-night Heron |
Black-tailed Native-hen | Hooded Plover | Masked Lapwing |
Caspian Tern | Crested Tern | Pacific Gull |
Glossy Black-cockatoo | Yellow-tailed Black-cockatoo | Sliver Gull |
Crested Pigeon | Little Corella | Galah |
Red Wattlebird | White-fronted Chat | Singing Honeyeater |
Australian Magpie | Magpielark | Little Raven |
Welcome Swallow | Rainbow Lorikeet | House Sparrow | Crimson Rosella | Horsfield's Bronze-cuckoo | Shining Bronze-cuckoo | Southern Boobook | Kookaburra | Supurb Fairy-wren | Southern Emu-wren | White-browed Srub-wren | Striated Thornbill | Brown Thornbill | Spotted Pardalote | Striated Pardalote |
Eastern Spinebill | Red Wattlebird | White-fronted Chat |
Tawny-crowned Honeyeater | Crescent Honeyeater | New Holland Honeyeater |
White-naped Honeyeater | Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike | Golden Whistler |
Grey Shrike-thrush | Grey Currawong | Grey Fantail |
Australian Raven | Restless Flycatcher | Scarlet Robin |
Silvereye | Tree Martin | Common Blackbird |
Australian Pipit | Willie Wagtail | Common Starling |
Red-browed Finch | European Goldfinch | Wild Turkey |
Nankeen Night Heron |
Richards Pipit |
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restless Flycatcher |
Bird Field Trip to Mundoo Island and Murray Mouth
57 different species were seen on Monday 14th August 2017Chestnut Teal | Grey Teal | Pacific Black Duck |
Hardhead | Musk Duck | Cape Barren Goose |
Black Swan | Pink-eared Duck | Australian Shelduck |
Hoary-headed Grebe | Royal Spoonbill | Australian White Ibis |
Straw-necked Ibis | Great Egret | White-faced Heron |
Australian Pelican | Little Pied Cormorant | Great Cormorant |
Little Black Cormorant | Wedge-tailed Eagle | Swamp Harrier |
Whistling Kite | Nankeen Kestrel | Eurasian Coot |
Dusky Moorhen | Purple Swamphen | Black-tailed Native Hen |
Sooty Oystercatcher | Pied Oystercatcher | Black-winged Stilt |
Red-necked Avocet | Red-capped Plover | Masked Lapwing |
Banded Lapwing | Red-necked Stint | Caspian tern |
Fairy Tern | Crested Tern | Sliver Gull |
Crested Pigeon | Spotted Dove | Galah |
Purple-crowned Lorikeet | Elegant Parrot | Superb Fairy Wren |
Red Wattlebird | White-fronted Chat | Singing Honeyeater |
Australian Magpie | Magpielark | Little Raven |
Welcome Swallow | Australian Reed Warbler | House Sparrow |
Australian Pipit | Willie Wagtail | Common Starling |
Pink-eared Duck |
Fairy Tern with Caspian Tern for scale |
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Male and Female Red-capped Plover |
Bird Field Trip to Newland Head Conservation Park
22 different species were seen on Monday 22nd May 2017Carrawong | Pacific Gull | Silver Gull |
Singing Honeyeater | Crescent Honeyeater | Whiskered Tern |
Masked Lapwing | Chestnut Teal | Black Duck |
Intermediate Egret | Australasian Pipit | Willie Wagtail |
Grey Fantail | Superb Blue Fairy Wren | Welcome Swallow |
Raven | Magpie | Nankeen Kestrel |
New Holland Honeyeater | Little Pied Cormorant | Silvereye |
White-faced Heron |
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OliBel Bird Watching Field Trip
Trip to OliBel (an area which links areas of significant native vegetation between Belair National Park and Mark Oliphant Conservation Park at Ironbank) on 27th March 2017Blackbird | Crimson Rosella | Little Raven |
Buff-rumped Thornbill | Crescent Honeyeater | Sulphur-crested Cockatoo |
Eastern Spinebill | Grey Currawong | Grey Fantail |
Magpie | New Holland Honeyeater | Red-browed Finch |
Red Wattlebird | Silvereye | Superb fariy-wren |
White-naped Honeyeater | White-throated Tree Creeper | Yellow-rumped Thornbill |
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Crescent Honeyeater | The Group |
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New Holland Honeyeater | White-throated Tree Creeper |
Bird Field Trip to Mundoo Island
41 different species were seen on Thursday 2nd February 2017Magpie | Starling | Galah |
Australian Pipit | Australian Reed Warbler | Little Raven |
Crested Pigeon | Magpie Lark | Willie Wagtail |
Red Wattlebird | Kestrel | Australian Magpie |
White-fronted Chat | Silver Gull | Crested Tern |
Fairy Tern | Caspian Tern | Whiskered Tern |
Common Greenshank | Red-necked Stint | Banded Lapwing |
Masked Lapwing | Purple Swamphen | Whistling Kite |
Swamp Harrier | Australasian Darter | Pied Cormorant |
Little Black Cormorant | Great Cormorant | Australian Pelican |
White-faced Heron | Little Egret | Great Egret |
Straw-necked Ibis | Australian White Ibis | Royal Spoonbill |
Australasian Grebe | Black Swan | Cape Barren Goose |
Musk Duck | Pacific Black Duck | Grey Teal |
Cape Barren Geese |
Pelican |
Bird Field Trip to Bullock Hill
25 different species were seen on Monday 24th October 2016Magpie | Crimson Rosella | Galah |
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo | Tree Martin | Golden Whistler |
New Holland Honeyeater | Grey Fantail | Willie Wagtail |
Rainbow Bee-eater | Hooded Robin | Silvereye |
Red Wattlebird | Kestrel | European Goldfinch |
Eastern Spinebill | Red-browed Finch | Little Raven |
Superb Fairy-wren | Red-rumped Parrot | Horsefield's Bronze-cuckoo |
White-browed Babbler | Striated Thornbill | Yellow-rumped Thornbill |
Varied Sittella |
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Bird Camp Out to the Riverland September 2016
96 different species were seen on 18th - 21st September 2016.Grey Teal | Pacific Black Duck | Hardhead |
Pelican | Hoary-headed Grebe | Singing Bushlark |
Red-necked Avocet | Australian White Ibis | Australasian Shoveler |
Musk Duck | Australian Shelduck | Australian Wood Duck |
Black Swan | Emu | Eurasian Coot |
Purple Swamphen | Feral Pigeon | Crested Pigeon |
Galah | Little Corella | Chestnut Teal |
Great Egret | Crimson (Yellow) Rosella | Welcome Swallow |
Tree Martin | Grey Shrike-thrush | Willie Wagtail |
White-plumed Honeyeater | Yellow-plumed Honeyeater | Singing Honeyeater |
Red Wattlebird | Common Starling | Australian Magpie |
Noisy Miner | Magpielark | Little Raven |
Superb Fairy-wren | Variegated Fairy-wren | Little Grassbird |
White-winged Fairy-wren | Clamorous Red Warbler | Chestnut-crowned Babbler | White-browed Babbler | Hooded Robin | House Sparrow |
Blackbird | Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike | Grey Fantail | Fairy Martin | Sacred Kingfisher | Horsefield's Bronze-cuckoo | Mulga Parrot | Red-rumped Parrot | Australian Ringneck |
Regent Parrot | Sulphur-crested Cockatoo | Little Corella | Common Bronzewing | Peaceful Dove | Brown Treecreeper |
Caspian Tern | Silver Gull | Darter | Pied Cormorant | Little Pied Cormorant | Great Cormorant |
Little Black Cormorant | Royal Spoonbill | Yellow-billed Spoonbill |
Straw-necked Ibis | Black-shouldered Kite | Black Kite |
Whistling Kite | Sparrowhawk | Little Eagle |
Australian Hobby | Nankeen Kestrel | Masked Lapwing |
KookaburraPied Butcherbird |
Grey Butcherbird |
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Southern Whiteface | Weebill | Chestnut-rumped Thornbill |
Yellow-rumped Thornbill | Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater | Yellow-throated Miner |
Striated Pardalote | Silvereye | Zebra Finch |
Starling | White-winged Chough | Dusky Woodswallow |
White-breasted Woodswallow | Magpie | Black-fronted Dotterel |
Red-rumped Parrot |
White-breasted Woodswallow |
Striated Pardalote |
Juvenile Pied Burcherbird |
Field Trip to Laratinga Wetlands on 19th July 2016
38 different species were seen on 19th July 2016.Grey Teal | Pacific Black Duck | Hardhead |
Chestnut Teal | Hoary-headed Grebe | Australasian Grebe |
White-faced Heron | Australian Ibis | Australian Shoveler |
Blue-billed Duck | Mallard | Australian Wood Duck |
Australian Spotted Crake | Dusky Moorhen | Eurasian Coot |
Purple Swamphen | Feral Pigeon | Crested Pigeon |
Galah | Little Corella | Rainbow Lorikeet |
Musk Lorikeet | Adelaide Rosella | Welcome Swallow |
Tree Martin | Grey shrike-thrush | Willie Wagtail |
White-plumed Honeyeater | New Holland Honeyeater | European Goldfinch |
Red Wattlebird | Common Starling | Australian Magpie |
Willie Wagtail | Magpielark | Little Raven |
Superb Fairy-wren | Little Grassbird |
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Field Trip to Scott Conservation Park on 11th April 2016
27 different species were seen on 11th April 2016.White-winged Chough | Purple-crowned Lorikeet | Rainbow Lorikeet |
Musk Lorikeet | Elegant Parrot | Blackbird |
Sparrow | Starling | Yellow-faced Honeyeater |
New Holland Honeyeater | Striated Pardalote | Willie Wagtail |
Grey Fantail | Nankeen Kestrel | Australian Ibis |
Galah | Rosella | Welcome Swallow |
Tree Martin | Dusky Woodswallow | Brown Treecreeper |
Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo | Kookaburra | Red Wattlebird |
Grey Strike-thrush | Magpie |
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Field Trip to Goolwa Barrages on 1st February 2016
44 different species were seen on 1st February 2016.Grey Teal | Pacific Black Duck | Hardhead |
Black Swan | Hoary-headed Grebe | Royal Spoonbill |
Australian White Ibis | Great Egret | Little Egret |
White-faced Heron | Australian Pelican | Little Pied Cormorant |
Great Cormorant | Little Black Cormorant | Black-shouldered Kite |
Whistling Kite | Nankeen Kestrel | Eurasian Coot |
Purple Swamphen | White-headed Stilt | Red-necked Avocet |
Common Sandpiper | Sharp-tailed Sandpiper | Curlew Sandpiper |
Red-necked Stint | Common Greenshank | Whiskered Tern |
Caspian Tern | Crested Tern | Silver Gull |
Pacific Gull | Rock Dove | Crested Pigeon |
Red Wattlebird | Singing Honeyeater | Australian Magpie |
Willie Wagtail | Magpielark | Little Raven |
Welcome Swallow | Little Grassbird | Common Blackbird |
Common Starling | House Sparrow |
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Field Trip to Aldinga Scrub on 23rd November 2015
Trip to Aldinga Scrub on 23rd November 2015Dusky Woodswallow | Austral Magpie | Grey Fantail |
Willie Wagtail | Little Raven | Magpielark |
Welcome Swallow | Tree Martin | Blackbird |
Common Starling | Mistletoebird | Red-browed Finch |
House Sparrow | European Goldfinch | Musk Duck |
Pink-eared Duck | Chestnut Teal | Mallard |
Pacific Black Duck | Hardhead | Australasian Grebe |
Hoary-headed Gebe | Common Bronzewing | Crested Pigeon |
Tawny Frogmouth | Little Pied Cormorant | Little Black Cormorant |
Pied Cormorant | White-faced Heron | Australian White Ibis |
Wedge-tailed Eagle | Nankeen Kestrel | Purple Swamphen |
Black-tailed Native-hen | Eurasian Coot | Black-fronted Dotterel |
Masked Lapwing | Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo | Galah |
Rainbow Lorikeet | Immature Black-winged Stilt | Eastern Great Egret |
Eastern Rosella | Elegant Parrot | Superb Fairywren |
White-plumed Honeyeater | Red Wattlebird | New Holland Honeyeater |
Golden Whistler | Grey Shrikethrush |
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Pink-eared Duck | Nankeen Kestrel |
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Dusky Woodswallow | Tawny Frogmouth |
Field Trip to Naracoorte, Bool Lagoon, Port MacDonnell and Nelson
Trip to the South East on 20th - 23rd September 2015Aust. Magpie | Magpie lark | Eastern Yellow Robin |
Willie Wagtail | Silvereye | Welcome Swallow |
Little Raven | Common Starling | European Goldfinch |
Black Swan | Aust. Shelduck | Chestnut Teal |
Pacific Black Duck | Great Crested Grebe | Australasian Grebe |
Hoary-Headed Grebe | Common Bronzewing | Spotted Dove |
Crested Pigeon | Australian Pied Cormorant | Australian White Ibis |
Grey Shrike Thrush | Black Shouldered Kite | Black Kite |
Nankeen Kestrel | Purple Swamphen | Eurasian Coot |
House Sparrow | Red-browed Finch | Tree Martin |
Masked Lapwing | Silver Gull | Rainbow Lorikeet |
Superb Fairywren | Yellow-rumped Thornbill | Singing Honeyeater |
Red Wattlebird | New Holland Honeyeater | Little Wattlebird |
Spotted Pardalote | Australian Pelican | Emu |
Musk Duck | Pink-eared Duck | Australian Shoveler |
Australasian Gannet | Blackbird | Great Cormorant |
Eastern Great Egret | White-faced Heron | Intermediate Egret |
Black-faced Cormorant | Australian Bittern | Straw-necked Ibis |
Swamp Harrier | Spotted Harrier | Wedge-tailed Eagle |
Brown Falcon | Red-necked Avocet | Red-capped Plover |
Pied Oystercatcher | Sooty Oystercatcher | Brolga |
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper | Caspian Tern | Whiskered Tern |
Crested Tern | Ruddy Turnstone | Common Greenshank |
Hooded Plover | Red-necked stint | Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo |
Long-billed Corella | Sulphur-crested Cockatoo | Musk Lorikeet |
Crimson Rosella | Horsefield's Bronze Cuckoo | Kookaburra |
White-throated Tree-creeper | White-browed Scrubwren | Striated Thornbill |
Brown Thornbill | Eastern Spinebill | Yellow-faced Honeyeater |
White-plumed Honeyeater | Noisy Miner | Rufous Whistler |
Fairy Martin | Little Grassbird | Eurasian Skylark |
White-winged Chough | Grey Fantail | Grey Currawong |
Feral Pigeon | Galah |
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Field Trip to Cape Jervis
Australian Magpie | Grey Currawong | Grey Fantail |
Willie Wagtail | Little Raven | Scarlet Robin |
Silvereye | Welco Swallow | Blackbird |
Common Starling | Red-browed Finch | House Sparrow |
Rock Dove | Crested Pigeon | Pied Cormorant |
Masked Lapwing | Crested Tern | Silver Gull |
Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo | Galah | Sulphur-crested Cockatoo |
Crimson Rosella | White-throated Treecreeper | Superb Fairywren |
Striated Thornbill | Buff-rumped Thornbill | Brown Thornbill |
Easter Spinebill | Yellow-faced Honeyeater | Singing Honeyeater |
Red Wattlebird | Crescent Honeyeater | New Holland Honeyeater |
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Grey Shrikethrush | Galah |
Field Trip to St Kilda Saltfields
Australian Magpie | Magpie-lark | Brown Quail |
Musk Duck | Black Swan | Australian Shelduck |
Pink-eared Duck | Common Starling | Grey Teal |
Chestnut Teal | Pac Black Duck | Blue-billed Duck |
Great Crested Grebe | Hardhead | Australasian Grebe |
Hoary-headed Grebe | Rock Dove | Spotted Dove |
Crested Pigeon | Little Pied Cormorant | Little Black Cormorant |
Pied Cormorant | Australian Pelican | Whistling Kite |
Nankeen Kestrel | Great Egret | Black Native Hen |
White-faced Heron | Black-winged Stilt | Little Egret |
Masked Lapwing | Silver Gull | Australian White Ibis |
Superb Fairywren | Royal Spoonbill | Singing Honeyeater |
Swamp Harrier | Black-winged Stilt | Red-necked Avocet |
Banded Stilt | Red-capped Plover | Red-kneed Dotterel |
Common Greenshank | Red-necked Stint | Sharp-tailed Sandpiper |
Caspian Tern | Whiskered Tern | Australian Pelican |
Red-rumped Parrot | Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater | White-fronted Chat |
Grey Shrikethrush | Willie Wagtail | Brown Songlark |
Welcome Swallow | House Sparrow |
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Field trip to Gluepot
32 different species were seen on 21st - 24th September 2014.Striated Pardalote | Emu | Crested Pigeon |
Hooded Robin | Jacky Winter | White Winged Chough |
Galah | Australian Raven | Grey Butcherbird |
White-browed Woodswallow | Masked Woodswallow | Splendid Fairy Wren |
Crested Bellbird | Grey Shrike-thrushy | White-fronted Honeyeater |
Yellow-plumed Honeyeater | Gilbert Whistler | Varied Sittella |
White-browed Babbler | Red Wattlebird | Striped Honeyeater |
Brown-headed Honeyeater | Spiney-cheek Honeyeater | Yellow-throated Miner |
Chestnut-rumped Thornbill | Weebill | White-winged Fairywren |
Pallid Cuckoo | Horsefield's Bronze Cuckoo | Mulga Parrot |
Australian Ringneck | Brown Falcon |
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Field trip to Inman River and Nangawooka
24 different species were seen on 28th July 2014.Striated Pardalote | Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo | Blackbird |
Starling | Australian Magpie | Magpie Lark |
Galah | Crimson Rosella | Wedge-tailed Eagle |
White-faced Heron | Crested Pidgeon | Splendid Fairy Wren |
New Holland Honeyeater | Willy Wagtail | White-naped Honeyeater |
White-plumed Honeyeater | Raven | Wood Duck |
Female Golden Whistler | Red Wattlebird | Little Wattlebird |
Shrike Thrush | Rainbow Lorikeet | Musk lorikeet |
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New Holland Honeyeater | Crimson Rosella |
Field trip to Cox's Scrub and Mt Compass
40 different species were seen on 2nd June 2014.Birds seen at Cox Scrub
Austral Magpie | Grey Currawong | Grey Fantail |
A Reed-Warbler | Little Grassbird | Welcome Swallow |
Willie Wagtail | Little Raven | Silvereye |
Red-browed Finch | Peaceful Dove | White-faced Heron |
Rainbow Lorikeet | Musk Lorikeet | Crimson Rosella |
Elegant Parrot | Superb Fairywren | White-browed Scrubwren |
Yellow-rumped Thornbill | Buff-rumped Thornbill | Spotted Pardalote |
Little Wattlebird | Red Wattlebird | Crescent Honeyeater |
New Holland Honeyeater | Brown-headed Honeyeater | Golden Whistler |
Grey Shrikethrush |
Magpielark | Welcome Swallow | Eur Blackbird |
Common Starling | Eur Goldfinch | Australian Wood Duck |
Pacific Black Duck | Crested Pigeon | Australian Grebe |
Australian White Ibis | Nankeen Kestrel | Galah |
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo | Striated Thornbill | Yellow-faced Honeyeater |
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Red Wattlebird | Nankeen Kestrel |
Field trip to Laratinga Wetlands, Mt. Barker
51 different species were seen on 7th April 2014.Birds seen at Laratinga Wetlands, Mt. Barker
Magpie | Grey Fantail | Magpielark |
A Reed-Warbler | Little Grassbird | Welcome Swallow |
Tree Martin | Blackbird | Red-browned Finch |
Freckled Duck | Aust. Shoveler | Grey Teal |
Mallard hybrid | Pac Black Duck | Australasian Grebe |
Hoary-Headed Grebe | Rock Dove | White-plumed Honeyeater |
Crested Pigeon | Little Pied Cormorant | Australian Pelican |
White-faced Heron | Royal Spoonbill | Yellow-billed Spoonbill |
Brown Falcon | Purple Swamphen | Australian Spotted Crake |
Eurasian Coot | Dusky Moorhen | Black-fronted Dotterel |
Red-knee Dotterel | Galah | Long-billed Corella |
Little Corella | Crimson Rosella | Red-rump Parrot |
Superb Fairywren | New Holland Honeyeater |
Austral Magpie | Grey Fantail | Magpielark |
Crimson Rosella | Dusky Woodswallow | Grey Currawong |
Willie Wagtail | Australian Raven | Little Raven |
White-winged Chough | Red-capped Robin | Wedge-tailed Eagle |
Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater | White-browed Babbler | Rufous Whistler |
Grey Shrikethrush |
51 different species seen on 7th April 2014
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Field Trip to Goolwa Ponds & Goolwa Barrages on 24th February 2014
Trip to Goolwa Ponds & Goolwa Barrages on 24th February 2014Birds seen at Goolwa Ponds
Aust. Magpie | Magpie lark | Aust. Reed Warbler |
Willie Wagtail | Silvereye | Welcome Swallow |
Little Raven | Common Starling | European Goldfinch |
Black Swan | Aust. Shelduck | Grey Teal |
Pacific Black Duck | Hardhead | Australasian Grebe |
Hoary-Headed Grebe | Rock Dove | Spotted Dove |
Crested Pigeon | Little Pied Cormorant | Australian White Ibis |
Straw-necked Ibis | Black Shouldered Kite | Whistling Kite |
Nankeen Kestrel | Purple Swamphen | Black Native Hen |
Eurasian Coot | Black-winged Stilt | Black-fronted Dotterel |
Masked Lapwing | Silver Gull | Rainbow Lorikeet |
Superb Fairywren | Yellow-rumped Thornbill | Singing Honeyeater |
Red Wattlebird | New Holland Honeyeater | White-browed Babbler |
Straited Pardalote |
Black Swan | Grey Teal | Pacific Black Duck |
Hardhead | Spotted Dove | Crested Pigeon |
Little Black Cormorant | Australian Pelican | Common starling |
Australian Magpie | Willie Wagtail | Little Raven |
Magpielark | Blackbird | Red Wattlebird |
Eastern Great Egret | White-faced Heron | Little Egret |
Australian White Ibis | Royal Spoonbill | Purple Swamphen |
Buff-banded Rail | Australian Spotted Crake | Black-tailed Native Hen |
Eurasian Coot | Black-winged Stilt | Pacific Golden Plover |
Masked Lapwing | Common Greenshank | Red-necked Stint |
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper | Caspian Tern | Whiskered Tern |
Crested Tern | Silver Gull | Singing Honeyeater |
Red-necked Avocet |
59 different species seen on 24th February 2014
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Bar-tailed godwit (Limosa lapponica)

Wingspan: 7 - 80 cm
Male weight: 190 - 400g
Female weight: 260 - 630g
Habitat: Coastal mudflats and sandy intertidal zones
The Bar-tailed Godwit is a large wading bird with conspicuous blue-grey legs and a long, dark, slightly upturned bill with a pink base. The breeding and non-breeding plumages of the male Bar-tailed Godwit are noticeably different, changing from dull grey-brown in the winter to rich chestnut across the back and breast during the summer breeding season. The neck, breast and sides of the body are finely streaked with black ad there is a dark brown and grey streaking on the back and the wings. The breast returns to an off-white colour once the breeding season is over, while the rest of the plumage becomes duller with pale fringes to the back and wing feathers.
The female is generally larger than the male with a noticeably longer bill and has little red-brown colouration during the breeding season. Both the male and female Bar-tailed Godwit have a distinctive black and white barred tail.
The Bar-tailed Godwit is a non-breeding migrant in Australia. Breeding take place each year between late May and August in Scandinavia, eastern Siberia and Alaska. The nest is a shallow cup in moss sometimes lined with vegetation. Both sexes share incubation of the eggs and care for the young.
This bird has the record of any bird for undertaking the longest non-stop flight, flying over 11,000km in 9 day without taking a break.
STRIATED PARDALOTE

Mostly insectivorous, occasionally eating some plant material, they feed singly or in pairs although during the winter months they will join mixed feeding flocks. The favoured food source is the lerp which has a honeydew casing. The pardalote has to spend some time avoiding larger honeyeaters which also eat the lerps, they will occasionally eat some plant material.
Monogamous breeders with both partners sharing nest construction, incubation and chick rearing, they nest in deep horizontal tunnels with a very small entrance, mouse hole size, also can be found nesting in cracks in stone walls, tree hole, cliff faces and nest boxes.
Bird Field Trip to Ingalalla Falls on July 25th 2012
Bird watchers from our local Normanville group were fortunate to join Nick Tebneff and Keith Jones, members of the Fleurieu Bird Watchers group on a visit to Ingalalla Falls and Springs Road Native Forest A cold and blustery day was not ideal for seeing many birds but we were delighted upon our arrival at the falls to see a female scarlet robin which was feeding adjacent to the car park. We had some good sightings of her and she seemed quite unaware of us. When leaving we were graced by the appearance of the male scarlet robin, with his brilliant red breast and black back.As we descended to the creek and walked towards the falls we spotted several small birds in the undergrowth that Nick identified as striated thornbills. The speed at which they moved made recognition difficult. We were reminded that our knowledge of bird songs needs to improve.
The most beautiful bird sighted was a golden whistler which was spotted a distance away and then flew into a tree next to where we were standing and stayed in that tree for a few minutes so we were all able to enjoy his beautiful plumage.
Other birds seen in this location included a pair of wood ducks, a grey shrike thrush, a grey fantail, a scrub wren, a crescent honey eater , a little raven, and a group of Adelaide rosellas.
By mid morning we drove further up the Hay Flat Road, turning in the direction of Parawa and stopped at the entrance to Springs Road Native Forest. Nick led the way to a track which rises quite steeply with dense forest on our left. Before we had gone very far we came to a dam which is a haven for several types of water bird. A beautiful pair of shell ducks were preening themselves at the edge of the dam and their plumage was stunning. Swimming on the far side were some grey teal ducks.
Further along the track we saw a nankeen kestrel, which flew down for prey near a huge fallen gum tree. The kestrel retrieved its prey so quickly we were unable to see what it was, but hoped it wasn't a male scarlet robin previously seen near the fallen tree.
A huge flock of sulphur crested cockatoos seemed quite unsettled by our presence, screeching loudly overhead. Nick spotted a white throated tree creeper which kept evading our view by moving round the tree trunk but most of us caught a glimpse of it. There were several fairy wrens twittering nearby, their tails visible above the thick ground cover of ferns and grasses.
After a brisk walk and the onset of rain we decided to retrace our steps and drive back to Ingalalla Falls car park where we could enjoy our lunch under shelter. During lunch we discussed the birds we had seen and recorded the numbers of each species. Nick informed us of some other great bird watching sites for future trips.
We parted in good spirits and look forward to our next day out. Our thanks to Nick and Keith for sharing their knowledge and company with us and to Wendy from the Normanville Resource Centre for organising the day.
Diana Wallfried
Aldinga Scrub Bird Watching Field Trip
In spite of the sudden change in the weather our dedicated group enjoyed a great day bird watching at Aldinga Scrub Conservation Park on 23rd April 2012.
Aldinga Scrub is located between Aldinga Beach and Sellicks Hill and contains the last major remnant of native coastal vegetation in the greater Adelaide region. This patch of scrub is of particular importance as it has been preserved as an example of the natural landscape which existed along the sea front prior to European settlement.
The scrub is used by many school groups and it is cared for by Friends of Aldinga Scrub, a group of volunteers who work hard to ensure the fragile ecosystem is not destabilized by the encroachment of suburbia. Invasive weeds are removed and indigenous vegetation encouraged to regenerate.
Our bird watching group found it a wonderful refuge for a variety of native birds, some observed for the first time by group members. All equipped with binoculars we were constantly on the look out for birds and helped each other locate them. Neville, our guide for the day and a Friend of the Scrub were familiar with the area and led us to particular locations where he had observed birds previously. He had very good recognition of bird songs which helped us to identify many birds.

A dusky wood swallow was seen throughout the day, one of Wendy's favorites! Tree martins and welcome swallows were flying overhead during the afternoon, difficult to spot with binoculars but we were able to distinguish differences between them. We were really hoping to see the striated pardalotes, then one showed itself fleetingly during lunch, alomost coming down for crumbs. We were lucky enough to see a male hooded robin perched at the very top of a tree and it stayed there long enough for most of us to focus on it.
Of course all the more common birds were also seen but we still aim to seek out the rarer birds, such as wee bills which are so difficult to spot in dense foliage. We shared an absolutely wonderful lunch and discussed our forthcoming trips, with three already in the pipe line.
Each day we have shared has been so interesting and there are always new things to learn both in relation to birds and also the plants which they need for their survival. It was really energizing to be in such a natural environment where plants, native birds and animals co-exist as they have for hundreds of years.
Diana Wallfried
Scott Creek Bird Watching Field Trip
On Monday 10th October five keen bird watchers set off for Scott Creek Conservation Park accompanied by Wendy White from Normanville Resource Centre.
Scott Creek Conservation park is located 30km south of Adelaide and contains the ruins of an old silver mine as well as some of the most diverse natural vegetation and wildlife in the Adelaide Hills. In the 1850's the area was mined for both copper and silver and by 1887 the mine had produced 310kg of silver. The mine shafts are now sealed off and partly camouflaged by the scrub and native flora.
The park has many fire tracks which double as walking trails, some ridge tracks gave superb views of steep, heavily wooded slopes. The countryside is varied and provides examples of open scrub, swamps and bogs, gullies, and steep forested hillsides. Numerous creeks provide their own diverse habitats, the understorey including banksias, grevilleas and hakeas. It is hardly surprising that the area claims to have over 600 native plant species, many extremely rare as well as 128 species of birds.
We were fortunate to have Tom Hands as our guide. Tom has an intimate knowledge of the park having been a volunteer there for over ten years and was able to guide us along narrow tracks, pointing out rare orchids and other wild flowers on the way. Tom spent time describing different plants and how he strives to maintain the balance by removing any weeds which threaten the environment. He also took us to an area where the Southern brown bandicoot has been seen recently. These are an endangered species.
Tom's knowledge of bird calls alerted our attention to many birds before we saw them. At one point on a track which followed the creek he pointed out a spotted pardalote's nest which was a mere hole in the side of a bank. We waited nearby and saw the small bird both leaving the nest and later returning.

Other birds we observed included the golden whistler, grey fantail, silvereye, yellow faced honey eater, eastern spinebill, superb fairy wren, yellow tailed black cockatoo, grey shrike thrush and white throated tree creeper. We were able to see the tree creeper at quite close range as it moved up the trunk of a nearby tree searching for grubs.
In a clearing we were able to view at a distance, a wedge tailed eagle which was holding something in its talons. The kookaburra and grey currawong were also heard as well as the grunts of a koala which we later saw climbing a nearby tree.
The day went very quickly and although the weather was cool and rather overcast the sun did appear. There were many photographs taken by members of the group which are a good record of flower species seen.
Our thanks go to Wendy for organizing the trip and to Tom who made it such an interesting and informative day.
Report by Diana Wallfried
Hooded Plovers
The small Hooded Plover (Thinornis rubricollis) birds are found nesting and foraging on our local beaches. They are a Threatened species with less than 70 Hooded Plovers left in the Fleurieu, so protecting their beach habitat is extremely important. They attempt to breed by making a small nest on the beach to lay their eggs.Hooded Plovers live on ocean beaches and on coastal dunes. The Hooded Plover's diet includes insects, sandhoppers (Orchestia sp.), small bivalves, and soldier crabs (Mictyris platycheles). It forages at all levels of the beach during all tide phases. It is most usually seen in pairs or small groups, darting about at the water's edge as waves recede, bobbing and pecking along the shore. They nest during late spring and summer which unfortunately is also the busiest time of year on our beaches. Their simple next-scrapes in the sand and well camouflaged eggs are very hard to see and therefore at great risk of being stepped on. The tiny chicks struggle to survive because they need to feed on the beach, but cannot fly from danger for the first five weeks after hatching.
The major threat to the success of these birds breeding are dogs who are left to run free on the beaches and people who are invading their space as well as vehicles and horses. The adult Hooded Plovers will abandon the nest to keep it hidden and will not return until the disturbance ends. If this is for a long period, the eggs can literally bake on the hot sand, or be eaten by predators such as ravens, gulls and foxes. The chicks are also easily frightened by people and dogs. Without time to run and hide in the dunes, they will crouch near seaweed making them easy to step on. If disturbed too often they may starve to death.
See following links for Hooded Plover distribution and what we are doing to help.
Hooded Plover Locations

Protecting the Hooded Plover

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