Laratinga Wetlands and Eagle View, South Australia.

My last days birding with Deb in Australia.

Australia, Day Eighty Nine.

Ebird List for Laratinga.

Not looking Promising down towards the Coast.

We started the day around the farm with Laughing Kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae), Galah (Eolophus roseicapilla), Little Raven (Corvus mellori), Australian Magpie (Gymnorhina tibicen), House Sparrow (Passer domesticus), Eurasian Blackbird (Turdus merula) and Rainbow Lorikeet (Trichoglossus moluccanus).

The sign on the Car Park at Laratinga.

Before we went to Laratinga we checked the woods / Scrub up the hill from the farm looking for the Bassian Thrush (Zoothera lunulata) but unfortunately it again remained elusive, we did see Grey Shrikethrush (Colluricincla harmonica), Superb Fairywren (Malurus cyaneus), Brown Thornbill (Acanthiza pusilla), Purple-crowned Lorikeet (Parvipsitta porphyrocephala), Galah, Crimson Rosella (Platycercus elegans), Red Wattlebird (Anthochaera carunculata), Common Brown (Heteronympha merope) and a most unexpected Swamp Wallaby (Wallabia bicolor).

Australasian Swamphen (Porphyrio melanotus).

Australasian Swamphen (Porphyrio melanotus).

Australian Crake (Porzana fluminea).

Australian Crake (Porzana fluminea).

Australian Crake (Porzana fluminea).

Australian Crake (Porzana fluminea).

Australian Crake (Porzana fluminea).

Australian Crake (Porzana fluminea).

We again admitted defeat with the Thrush and headed for Laratinga picking up Crested Pigeon (Ocyphaps lophotes), Australian (Threskiornis molucca) and Straw-necked Ibis (Threskiornis spinicollis), Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra), Dusky Moorhen (Gallinula tenebrosa), Black Swan (Cygnus atratus), Hardhead (Aythya australis), Grey Teal (Anas gracilis), Australian Wood Duck (Chenonetta jubata), Common Starling (Sturnus vulgaris), Welcome Swallow (Hirundo neoxena), Little Corella (Cacatua sanguinea), Magpie-lark (Grallina cyanoleuca) and Western Grey Kangaroo (Macropus fuliginosus fuliginosus).

Baillon's Crake (Zapornia pusilla).

Baillon's Crake (Zapornia pusilla).

Baillon's Crake (Zapornia pusilla).

Baillon's Crake (Zapornia pusilla).

Baillon's Crake (Zapornia pusilla).

We arrived at Laratinga and we were pleased to find the young lady with her coffee wagon was there so we started with Coffee and a Bacon and Egg Roll and we were quickly joined by a very friendly Australasian Swamphen (Porphyrio melanotus).

White-faced Heron (Egretta novaehollandiae) during a shower.

Superb Fairywren (Malurus cyaneus).

Superb Fairywren (Malurus cyaneus).

Pacific Black Duck (Anas superciliosa) and Australian Wood Duck (Chenonetta jubata).

Australian Wood Duck (Chenonetta jubata).

Pacific Black Duck (Anas superciliosa).

Dusky Moorhen (Gallinula tenebrosa).

After we finished the coffee we headed into the reserve and wandered around the many paths and pools, main / new species for the day were Freckled Duck (Stictonetta naevosa), Australian Shoveler (Spatula rhynchotis), Chestnut Teal (Anas castanea), Pink-eared Duck (Malacorhynchus membranaceus), Blue-billed Duck (Oxyura australis), Australasian Grebe (Tachybaptus novaehollandiae), Hoary-headed Grebe (Poliocephalus poliocephalus), Spotted Dove (Spilopelia chinensis), an immature Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx basalis), Australian (Porzana fluminea), Spotless (Zapornia tabuensis) and Baillon's Crake (Zapornia pusilla), Black-fronted Dotterel (Elseyornis melanops), Masked Lapwing (Vanellus miles), Silver Gull (Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae), Little Pied Cormorant (Microcarbo melanoleucos), White-faced Heron (Egretta novaehollandiae) and Australian Ibis (Threskiornis molucca) were all seen on on around the water.

White-faced Heron (Egretta novaehollandiae) immature.

In the reeds and around the margins we added Australian Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus australis) and Little Grassbird (Poodytes gramineus).

Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx basalis).

Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx basalis).

Superb Fairywren (Malurus cyaneus).

Black Swans (Cygnus atratus).

Grey Teal (Anas gracilis).

Australasian Grebe (Tachybaptus novaehollandiae), Grey Teal (Anas gracilis), Pacific Black Duck (Anas superciliosa), Hardhead (Aythya australis) and Pink-eared Duck (Malacorhynchus membranaceus).

Pink-eared Ducks (Malacorhynchus membranaceus) and Grey Teal (Anas gracilis).

Pink-eared Duck (Malacorhynchus membranaceus).

Pink-eared Duck (Malacorhynchus membranaceus).

In the trees and scrub we were hoping for the Crested/Eastern Shrike-tit (Falcunculus frontatus) which remained as elusive as the Thrush earlier but we did managed to find Mistletoebird (Dicaeum hirundinaceum), Willie-wagtail (Rhipidura leucophrys), Black-faced Cuckooshrike (Coracina novaehollandiae), Striated Pardalote (Pardalotus striatus), White-plumed Honeyeater (Ptilotula penicillata), Little Wattlebird (Anthochaera chrysoptera), Musk Lorikeet (Glossopsitta concinna), Red-rumped Parrot (Psephotus haematonotus) and Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (Cacatua galerita).

Freckled Duck (Stictonetta naevosa), Pink-eared Duck (Malacorhynchus membranaceus) and Grey Teal (Anas gracilis).

Chestnut Teal (Anas castanea).

Australian Shoveler (Spatula rhynchotis) female.

Blue-billed Duck (Oxyura australis).

Hardhead (Aythya australis) and Terrapin Species.

Hardhead (Aythya australis) and Terrapin Species.

Australian Shoveler (Spatula rhynchotis) male.

Australian Shoveler (Spatula rhynchotis) Pair.

Masked Lapwing (Vanellus miles) x2, Pink-eared Duck (Malacorhynchus membranaceus) x2 and Grey Teal (Anas gracilis) x2.

Freckled Duck (Stictonetta naevosa) and Grey Teal (Anas gracilis).

We drove back to the Farm and whilst I was packing and cleaning I saw Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus funereus), Wedge-tailed Eagle (Aquila audax), Grey Fantail (Rhipidura albiscapa) and Common Starling (Sturnus vulgaris).

My last evening at the Farm.