Loja Wildlife, Granada Province, Spain.: Belair CP and Near Parra Winna CP, South Australia.

Monday 20 November 2023

Belair CP and Near Parra Winna CP, South Australia.

Back out watching the beautiful Square-tailed Kites.

Australia, Day Seventy Four.

Square-tailed Kites (Lophoictinia isura).

Deb and I were up and out earlier than usual today as we wanted to beat the weather and get the monitoring done before we got wet.

Square-tailed Kite (Lophoictinia isura).

We arrived on site and watched the Kites comings and goings for the next 4 hours, whilst there we also picked up Purple-crowned (Parvipsitta porphyrocephala), Rainbow (Trichoglossus moluccanus) and Musk Lorikeet (Glossopsitta concinna), Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (Cacatua galerita), Galah (Eolophus roseicapilla), Crimson Rosella (Platycercus elegans), Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus funereus), Long-billed Corella (Cacatua tenuirostris), Australian Hobby (Falco longipennis), Collared Sparrowhawk (Accipiter cirrocephalus), Eastern Spinebill (Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris), Yellow-faced Honeyeater (Caligavis chrysops), Striated Pardalote (Pardalotus striatus), Common Bronzewing (Phaps chalcoptera), Red Wattlebird (Anthochaera carunculata), Weebill (Smicrornis brevirostris), Little Raven (Corvus mellori), Australian Magpie (Gymnorhina tibicen), Grey Fantail (Rhipidura albiscapa), White-throated Treecreeper (Cormobates leucophaea), Grey Shrikethrush (Colluricincla harmonica), Black-faced Cuckooshrike (Coracina novaehollandiae), Laughing Kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae), Superb Fairywren (Malurus cyaneus) and Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx basalis).

Rainbow Lorikeet (Trichoglossus moluccanus).

Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (Cacatua galerita).

Galah (Eolophus roseicapilla).

During the survey I went for a walk down to the lake and back, during the walk I saw many of the same species but added Australian Wood Duck (Chenonetta jubata), Pacific Black Duck (Anas superciliosa), Grey Teal (Anas gracilis), Dusky Moorhen (Gallinula tenebrosa), Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra), Australian Ibis (Threskiornis molucca), Noisy Miner (Manorina melanocephala) and Eastern Rosella (Platycercus eximius).

Eastern Rosella (Platycercus eximius).

Noisy Miner (Manorina melanocephala) being noisy.

Noisy Miner (Manorina melanocephala).

Back at the monitoring spot we picked up Brown Thornbill (Acanthiza pusilla), lots of Common Browns (Heteronympha merope), Western Grey Kangaroo (Macropus fuliginosus fuliginosus) and Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus).

Common Brown (Heteronympha merope).

We returned to the car and headed off to our second spot, once we were on site we were pleased to see that the youngest of the chicks was still alive and looking well but noticeably smaller that the two old birds.

Square-tailed Kites (Lophoictinia isura).

We again watched the birds for the next few hours and also added Willie-wagtail (Rhipidura leucophrys), Dusky Woodswallow (Artamus cyanopterus), Rufous Whistler (Pachycephala rufiventris), Shining Bronze-Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx lucidus), White-plumed (Ptilotula penicillata) and Brown-headed Honeyeater (Melithreptus brevirostris), Red-rumped Parrot (Psephotus haematonotus), Buff-rumped Thornbill (Acanthiza reguloides), Silvereye (Zosterops lateralis), Mistletoebird (Dicaeum hirundinaceum), White-winged Chough (Corcorax melanorhamphos), Tree Martin (Petrochelidon nigricans), White-faced Heron (Egretta novaehollandiae), Brown Goshawk (Accipiter fasciatus), Little Pied Cormorant (Microcarbo melanoleucos), Monarch (Danaus plexippus) and Marbled Xenica (Geitoneura klugii).

5x Square-tailed Kites (Lophoictinia isura).

Square-tailed Kites (Lophoictinia isura).

On the way back to the farm we picked up Western Whistler (Pachycephala fuliginosa), Great Crested (Podiceps cristatus) and Hoary-headed Grebe (Poliocephalus poliocephalus) and Welcome Swallow (Hirundo neoxena).