South Australia birding - Mallee and Coast

South Australia has a variety of great habitats. My favourites are arid areas of saltbush and bluebush with Mallee, like Monarto Conservation Park and further north around Brookfield Conservation Park and Gluepot. I also love coastal areas, like the Coorong as well as north, around Port Wakefield.

I've only been out a few times recently but have seen some nice birds and will add a few photos for you to enjoy.

Curlew Sandpiper in breeding plumage

 

 

Double-banded Plovers

The angelic Fairy Tern

Yellow-billed Spoonbill

Australian Hobby hunting

Diamond Firetail - jewel of the Mallee

 

 

 

 

 

White-wing Chough have a gorgeous red eye

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tree Martin

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The elusive Painted Button-quail

 

 

 

 

 

 

This mornings Mallee sunrise

 

 

Coorong National Park South Australia

 

 

 

 

 

A  trip to Goolwa and Coorong National Park is a must do for any birder visiting Adelaide. You will find waders in summer along with waterfowl, Egret, Spoonbill, Terns,  Quail, Whistling Kites, Black-shouldered Kite and heathland birds around the Barrage area and Beacon 19. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I'm hungry, I think I'll eat myself.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

There are some angles you should just NOT photograph a pelican at!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

White-browed Scrubwren

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

While photographing birds I felt like I was being approached. I was surprised to see a feral European Fox had walked up to me! Foxes were introduced to Australia by Europeans and sadly prey on our native wildlife.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This fox approached so close that my camera would not even focus on it!

 

 

 

 

Not the best animal to find in the National Park!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Feral Fox like to scavenger near local fishing spots

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fox are introduced pests and scavenge/prey on native wildlife

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This Fox actually sniffed my hand and camera!

 

South Australia Birding

 

 

I've only been out birding a  few times in the past month, dodging the hot summer weather!

 

Here are a few pics for you to enjoy taken during those few outings here in South Australia.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tau Emerald

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tau Emerald

Tau Emerald

Australasian Pipit

Black Kite

Black Kite

Dusky Woodswallow

Elegant Parrot

Grey Plover

Grey Plover

 

Grey-tailed Tattler

 

 

 

 

Ruddy Turnstone

 

 

Spotted Harrier

 

 

 

Welcome Swallow

 

 

Pacific Black Duck

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spotted Crake

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yellow Spoonbill

 

 

 

 

 

Spotless Crake

 

 

 

Buff-banded Rail

 

 

 

Crested Tern

 

 

 

Crested Tern

 

 

 

White-faced Heron

 

 

 

Yellow Spoonbill

 

 

 

Spotless Crake

 

 

 

Australian Sea-lion

 

 

 

Latham Snipe

Spotless Crake

 

 

 

 

Spotless Crake