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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Azzy" data-source="post: 1756585" data-attributes="member: 83206">I understand your concern about the birds, there are always new housing developments going up everywhere, it's quite depressing really. There's currently a big new one (think it's delphin) going up north of elizabeth just as it starts to open out. Gawler's practically going to be joined to adelaide soon. It's pretty close.That's quite a bird list though, very impressive, got a few on me with those there <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> Tree Martin (I struggle to ID the swallows and it's relatives though, I kinda default to welcome swallow unless I get a real good look which is rarely because they're always flying so high up). To my knowledge I've never seen a swamp harrier either.Sort of a new field trip report, was more opportunistic sightings than anything. Been up the mid-north past couple of days. On the way up, there were plenty of australian and little ravens, magpies, pigeons and the usuals, along with plentiful pairs of nankeen kestrels, a pair of wedge-tailed eagles just before jamestown. I know I also saw a large bird of prey drinking from a pond, but we couldn't stop and it's hard to get a decent look when you're going by at 100km/h <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> My short walks provided me with views of house sparrows (exciting, haha), apostlebirds (only around 5 or so, surprised to see them nonetheless), magpies, magpie larks, galahs, 1 yellow-plumed honeyeater, a few white-winged choughs, a female fairy wren of some sort along with thousands and thousands of little corellas. I'm telling you, Gladstone is Little corella central! It actually is, they camp out opposite the petrol station. It's incredible. I heard them all calling on my walk, so I headed in that direction, I suspected there'd be a few hundred... how wrong I was. They were sitting on the road, perched on fences, all over the ground, flying, in the trees, just everywhere! Some pics attached. A few more in the gallery. There's also a video for those that are interested.The drive back afford more views of at least 5 nankeen kestrels and 6 other birds of prey that I couldn't ID. Wish we'd been able to stop, but with my 18month old nephew fast asleep in the back, it wasn't really a good idea.</blockquote>

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