Bird Watching around Adelaide, South Australia

[@frikkiejacobs8858]

I live in Adelaide with just enough interest in Bird Watching to find this video really great and informative. Thank you!

[@capturingnaturewithsandip]

Awesome so lovely video. So variety of birds. New friend from India.

[@birdwatchingse-qld2253]

Thank you. Greetings from Australia 🙂

[@Smokinjoewhite]

I have to say, if someone called me Hoary-Headed Grebe I would be slightly offended. It's like a guy called his significant other that under his breath and he had to make the fastest excuse possible, saw the bird and said, "not you love, the bird."

[@birdwatchingse-qld2253]

That's hilarious! She could respond "I heard that you Bustard!"

[@pembridgehouse]

Welcome to my hometown. Good choice of locations. Cheers Geoff

[@birdwatchingse-qld2253]

Thanks Geoff. I'll definitely visit again. I want to check out the mallee. I heard Gluepot Reserve is incredible 🙂

[@pembridgehouse]

@@birdwatchingse-qld2253 Gluepot is good. I would also check out Lake Merreti near Renmark.Not all that far from Gluepot. My late father in law was a bird expert from Renmark and I spent many hours with him in that area. I've got a lot of my birding experiences on my channel including a short video on the hide at Goolwa. Your videos are great. Geoff

[@philipbyrne3037]

Thank you so much. I will try and share your content with my children. Very educational.❤

[@pembridgehouse]

@@philipbyrne3037 You're welcome. Geoff

[@oscardog6719]

Thank you for coming to Adelaide. I appreciate you giving us the names of birds we might come across in our local areas. Very familiar with the heron. One was an early morning visitor and cleaned out 3 fish ponds for his breakfast! Came back after I replenished them😒 Covered with netting now. I look forward to watching your other videos. 😊

[@birdwatchingse-qld2253]

That's interesting. My friend in Adelaide said the same thing. Maybe it's the same heron going from fish pond to fish pond! Clever

[@Lycel]

I never knew about the Western Whistler! I've probably been misidentifying them for ages. The description link's great for telling apart females/juveniles but not the male Western vs Golden--what d'you use to distinguish them?

[@birdwatchingse-qld2253]

The male Golden vs Western Whistlers are difficult to ID. Goldens are typically east coast and Westerns are in Perth, South Australia and (west) Victoria, however, their distributions are beginning to overlap more and more. The main diagnostic features are the neck, in the Golden it is a band of yellow across the shoulders to neck, whereas the Western the yellow opens up towards the head. The Western also has a grey tail, whereas the Goldens is black (though this would be hard to see in the field). This illustration makes it easier to see the difference: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/hs50dgk5rxh3x6jde08l3/golden-western-whistler.jpg Hope this helps

[@Lycel]

@@birdwatchingse-qld2253 Thank you so much!! My Slater guide doesn't mention it--that's what I get for basing my bird knowledge on an old book. I'll have to look through my old photos but I'd guess it's been Western Whistlers all along!

[@birdwatchingse-qld2253]

No probs. These species have been split and lumped before. For the timebeing eBird (Clements) considers them two separate species but BirdLife Australia says the Western is a subspecies of the Golden (I believe this the way to go, once both coverge further I suspect there will be hybrids making it next to impossible to ID by sight). I wish the ornithologists would make up their minds. It makes it confusing for us bird watchers!

[@criticalthinkersrule]

Thanks for doing the birds of Adelaide! Barrage is pronounced with long 'a' like Gararge. The barrages are a series of structures built near the Murray mouth that separate the sea water from the lower lakes at the end of the Murray. It's the final part of the lock system that kept the pool level of the river high enough for riverboat navigation year round - when Goolwa was an important off-loading location for produce coming down the Murray from NSW, Victoria and even down the Darling from Queensland. From there is was taken to Port Elliot on Australia's first railway line (using horse-drawn carriages) for loading onto ships - later relocated to a superior facility at Victor Harbor.

[@birdwatchingse-qld2253]

The proper Barrage pronunciation sounds fancy. Thank you for that info. That's amazing they can keep the pool level deep enough for boats to navigate through. Thank you

[@lynneross319]

So interesting! 👏

[@shiningxie1395]

Thank you for showing EVERYONE what Beautiful Family of BIRDS we have. Excellent work Mate!!! Cheers Mate Andre Georgescu of South Australia...👌🤲💝🤲🙏🙏✌👌

[@birdwatchingse-qld2253]

Thanks for watching. There was actually many more birds but I had to cut some out, as the video would have been an hour, haha.

[@AnimalSerenity]

I agree

[@markissboi3583]

lived near slatters place 15 years moved 2023 i frequently rode a bike along parks weekly befriended the local 10 swans on the river got to pat there fluffy babys big black male i named Bruce was amazed how many where scared of ducks & swans etc they bite ha! i had 2 under my arms making cute sounds while some took pics mite be on some china site as she said post on it idk the swan whisper took me 2 weeks then they followed me as with 150 ducks in park closer to me did a few things found a native beehive along the way in a big gumtree hole took a lot videos pics of the houses in streets

[@bari2883]

Thanks for coming to our city. You won’t be disappointed . We have plenty of different species of birds. Yes the minors are very aggressive. I call them the chihuahua of the sky.

[@birdwatchingse-qld2253]

Haha, I think I might start using that name too!

[@bopyranks]

Really enjoyed this video. Learning about all these wonderful Australian birds was nice. They're all new to me, and fun. Thanks for your good work and detailed commentary. Happy birding.

[@birdwatchingse-qld2253]

Glad you liked it. There's plenty more Aussie birds to see 😊 Thanks for watching

[@BurnCityBeats]

Thank you for your beautiful video. Keep it going please

[@birdwatchingse-qld2253]

Thank you for the motivation. More videos to come 🙂

[@dougpetty6854]

Excellent video Geoff do it in SA again 👍

[@roguu]

thank you so much for this lovely video. I'm not familiar at all with birds but always found them very beautiful. I'm glad you made this so now I can go around identifying them next time I'm out and about!

[@pietervrey2740]

Welcome to SA! Have really enjoyed your videos to date and as we're planning a road trip to Brisbane next year, these are really informative and interesting - keep them coming!

[@birdwatchingse-qld2253]

Was glad to visit! Will definitely return for more. A road trip to Brisbane sounds great. I run a free bird walk in SEQ monthly, so if your trip aligns, you're more than welcome to join us. Check out the Facebook or Meetup for dates.

[@pietervrey2740]

@@birdwatchingse-qld2253 Sounds like fun! Will definitely check it out when we're there!

[@michaelarcher4643]

What about International Bird Sanctuary at Thompson Beach?

[@birdwatchingse-qld2253]

I wanted to go but unfortunately there wasn't enough time. Gives me an excuse to visit SA again 🙂

[@WildCaught73]

I loved the Scarlet Robin at the end of the video. Do you know any Sunshine Coast Hotspots where I can get tonnes of species at? I've really been getting into owling and have found Southern Boobook, Australian Owlet-Nightjar and Tawny Frogmouths. Great video!!

[@birdwatchingse-qld2253]

Scarlet Robins are unbelievably cute and colorful. One of my favourites on the Sunny Coast is Barron Pocket Dam (North Maleny side) arrive at sunrise, the dawn chorus is incredible. Finland Rd, Paradise Waters is great roadside birding. That's cool you've found so many species owling so far. I haven't been in ages, I saw a Powerful Owl last time 🙂 All best find more 👍

[@kingcynic5669]

Surprised you never saw a crested pigeon, when we were kids we always called them Topknots and we get a lot in the suburbs (though not as many as I used to see in Eyre Peninsula where I grew up.) You also see Sulphur Crested cockies a lot, they love to gnaw at young pine cones. Or maybe those two species are too ubiquitous to feature?

[@birdwatchingse-qld2253]

I saw a few Sulphur-crested and Crested Pigeons on the trip, but they were too far away to get decent footage of them. I think they stopped calling Ocyphaps lophotes the "Topknot Pigeon" because that common name was already claimed by Lopholaimus antarcticus. My non-birder friends call the Cresteds the "Punk Pigeon" 😂

[@bootn13]

Growing up foothills of Adelaide we had birds galore in the backyard now its just noisy minors.

[@PaxAlotin-j6r]

In my day ------ Minors were the noisy ones having meltdowns. Nowadays ---- It's the Parents having meltdowns & not the kids. 😉🙂😊

[@lynneross319]

So does that mean the AFL team should be the Adelaide Ravens! 😂

[@birdwatchingse-qld2253]

I'm sure that'll go down well 🤭

[@JBOsurf]

Next time you're in SA come for a walk in Eden Hills. Amazing bird variety here, in the streets and parks, and in Wittunga Botanic Garden.

[@birdwatchingse-qld2253]

Will do. Thanks for the tip. I'll definitely check them out ☺️

[@AnimalSerenity]

Great video enjoyed this

[@birdwatchingse-qld2253]

Thank you. Great channel name 🙂

[@fioncam]

Great video, thanks. What was the coughing bird just as you begun your wander around at 6.50, mixed in the magpies. I feel I know it.

[@birdwatchingse-qld2253]

That's one of the many calls of the Red Wattlebird 🙂

[@fioncam]

Thanks! Thought so, but wanted to check with an expert.

[@Schlezzle]

Brilliant video thank you. I'm glad you enjoyed Adelaide. I'll refer to this when I'm out and about 😊

[@WendyWright-gs1nz]

I loved watching, thank you!

[@birdwatchingse-qld2253]

Thanks Wendy. Have a great week 😊

[@debbiesimmons3081]

That was a lovely journey you took us on. Great job!

[@birdwatchingse-qld2253]

Thanks for coming along 🙂

[@flutterby0202]

It's such a pity that you didn't get to see our gorgeous Red Tailed Black Cockatoos Yellow Tailed Black Cockatoos, Rainbow Honeyeaters or Purple Crowned Lorikeets. Thankyou for showing a beautiful selection of our gorgeous birds 😊

[@birdwatchingse-qld2253]

I was hoping to great a good look at the Purple-crowned Lorikeets but missed out. O well, gives me another excuse to return 🙂

[@stevehollis9121]

Yep he missed out southern Adelaide we have some here I can't find in any bird books.

[@SeriousGooseAKApeagod]

Please return, you didn’t get a chance to have a look at any wetlands or hills destinations, heaps of awesome birds to see there, with one of my favourite spots being the Laratinga wetlands :)

[@CJArnold-hq3ey]

I got to admit after letting my backyard become a literal Scrub Jungle Bush with Weeds and Broken Branches Combine I got a Willy Wagtails , Native Wood Pigeons , Blackbirds and of Course a Magpie Family whom come with Dad sending Mum to my Outlooking Window to tap on it whilst he sits up in the Tree if I'm not Quick Enough with Romano Cheese .

[@birdwatchingse-qld2253]

The perfect environment for birds! They don't like those open mown grass gardens. Cheese isn't the best food for Magpies, they'd be much happier with worms (you can buy them from the pet store). Great work creating a habitat for birds, we need more gardens like that. Thanks for the comment 😊

[@CJArnold-hq3ey]

@@birdwatchingse-qld2253 on the contrary many here suffer a calcium Defeciency cheese is the best option when I say I feed them Romano Cheese it is by Far the best option it is a Dry Hard cheese and they only get a few short tiny pieces it's awful seeing them with no beaks and trying to stab their food and throw it up and try and catch it and or tilting their heads sideways You are aware that Romano Cheese is by far preferred by The Old Italian Lady's to hit a Bolognese with Parmesan is the MSM version Romano is the Unofficial Best whispered by the Granny's of Italy , I understand your concern but at this stage it's the only option and can't be too bad every one of those birds love the stuff and look at me when it's all gone and say " Please Sir can I have some more anything that's not good for them and they can sense it they'll leave it alone they're not as Dumb as you think , cheers and thanks for getting back

[@birdwatchingse-qld2253]

That's interesting. Calcium deficiencies are definitely not good as it can lead to bone and beak breakages, which is likely the beakless birds you are seeing. Many times these issues are human caused (birds hitting cars or windows, pesticides, etc.) Unfortunately many of these injured birds would not survive in the wild without human intervention eg repair and supplementation. Wishing your magpie family all a long healthy life. I am curious to try Romano cheese for myself, haha.

[@CJArnold-hq3ey]

@@birdwatchingse-qld2253 I can't take Credit for it I got put onto it by my a mate who's Mrs Brother is a Vet My Mate said it's gonna die anyway etc etc so the Vet was wrong the Magpie still is Alive hasn't detoriated any it actually is Hideously Ugly it's tounge comes Out it's Hole where the full Top Part of the Beak is gone and a probably two thirds bottom is gone too , it stabs and flicks it up with the Stump but the tounge comes out like Something like that Movie Predator , my Lad calls it Frank for Frankenstein , Even the Other Magpies give it a Wide berth but it does bully the Young ones which Results in it getting a Flogging from the Mums , Yes it's Fun & Games in the Mid North SA , The Swoop has Started I got the Donald Trump Wizz By on the Right Ear just nicked the bike helmet .I had Romano Cheese Today on Garlic Crackers Get Some cheers 👌

[@zonabrown9241]

❤your walks are awesome❤

[@erin5599]

This is so awesome to see, come back soon!

[@birdwatchingse-qld2253]

Will do. So many more areas of Adelaide and beyond to explore. Thanks for watching

[@jerniegardens]

Beautiful video.. i love rainbow Lorikeets.. ❤ we have alot of them in our garden 😀

[@birdwatchingse-qld2253]

They're beautiful and such fun. I have a balcony garden and have a pair of Rainbows that regularly rest in my flame tree. They rarely squawk there, just chatter away, it's nice.

[@JustOneKnight]

Beautiful selection you found. Sometimes it's hard to find the names of birds, seems some species have 2 or 3 names they go by. The Corellas something I didn't know there were different types.

[@birdwatchingse-qld2253]

To make it even more confusing, some species can have several common names! It takes a bit of time to learn the "official" common names, but it's worth it 🙂

[@naturecalling-wx1or]

Good morning🌞, wonderful upload👌 Dn subscribe , stay connected👍 Greetings from India 💐💐

[@birdwatchingse-qld2253]

Thank you for watching. India has many wonderful birds! They are on my to-see list. Have a great week.

[@BesideSound]

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[@birdwatchingse-qld2253]

Wow, you're the first Korean fan! Welcome aboard 🙂 Glad you love birds too. 감사합니다

[@koputai]

Great video, thanks very much, looking forward to getting to SA in the next year or so, so some good tips there. Re the White-faced Heron, I once saw one catch and eat a rat in the reeds along the bank of Narrabeen Lagoon in Sydney.

[@birdwatchingse-qld2253]

Wow, I've only ever seen WFH eat really tiny fish. Seeing them go after a rat would have been cool! Thanks for sharing ☺️

[@leynachacha]

Omg what a video! I loved your video so much almost I feel so lucky to find you today. I live in Adelaide and walking my dog every day in South terrace parkland and when I meet them in the park always wondered who are they or what is the their own species because I never seen somewhere else or in Korea where I come from. Thank you and looking forward to seeing more videos like this cheers

[@birdwatchingse-qld2253]

Glad you found it helpful. Thank you for watching 😊

[@mnj640]

I think a few pairs of spotted doves escaped from Adelaide zoo in the 1930s

[@birdwatchingse-qld2253]

Interesting, those zoo escapees can be problematic. I do love the Spotted Dove's call though, so relaxing. Thanks for watching 🙂

[@carolmccorry3053]

Great channel I Am new subscriber going to binge watch som shows

[@birdwatchingse-qld2253]

Thanks Carol. Enjoy. New video coming this Friday to add to the binge list 🙂

[@JenE3377]

Eastern Rosella is eating borage. It's a beak not a bill.

[@birdwatchingse-qld2253]

Ah that's great, thank you. I need to expand my plant knowledge. I'd argue that the Moorhen has a bill rather than a beak (Cornell's Birds of the World and Morcombe's agree but I'm sure other guides use 'beak'). Birding usage of bill vs beak is often mixed up. Eg Long-billed Corella, IMO they have a beak. Anyway, no matter what term we use, as long as we know what each of us is talking about, that's the main thing 🙂

[@highanddryful]

Heard: peaceful dove, red wattlebird, Australian magpie.Striated pardalote, little raven, grey fantail,rainbow lorikeet, new holland honeyeater, white-plumed honeyeater.

[@birdwatchingse-qld2253]

Great ear-birding 🙂

[@kingcynic5669]

You can never miss the Magpie, I've always thought it has the most beautiful song of any bird in Australia.

[@ceararickard6078]

Lovely video, taking in some of my favourite local birdwatching spots around Adelaide! The only regular spots I go to a lot that you missed is Laratinga Wetlands in Mount Barker. You got a very nice selection of species!

[@birdwatchingse-qld2253]

Thank you. I actually visited Laratinga Wetlands but was disappointed I couldn't spend much time there. My jaw dropped when I saw two Spotted Crake just walking around out in the open by the central pond (they are super rare and elusive in SE QLD). I'll definitely visit it again next time.

[@pavlovsdogman]

My backyard alone in Seacliff (a beachside suburb of Adelaide) has Australian magpies, Australian ravens, little ravens, piping shrieks, common blackbirds, common starlings, bassian thrush birds, indian myna birds, noisy miner birds, common miner birds, house sparrows, spotted turtle doves, Adelaide rosellas, red wattlebirds, little wattlebirds, crested pigeons, rainbow lorikeets, new holland honeyeaters, willy wagtails, hooded robins, brown thornbills, emu wrens, dusky woodswallows, crescent honeyeaters, red browed finch, welcome swallows, and galahs as species that live full time or part time in my yard while tawny frog mouths, peregrine falcons, nankeen kestrels, brown goshawks, collared sparrowhawks, Barn Owls, Kookaburras, seagulls, plovers, superb fairy wren, currowongs, terns, white Ibis, Australian king parrots, budgerigars and sulfur crested cockatoos are all species of bird which have occurred between once to numerous times in my yard. The nankeen kestrels, peregrine falcons and tawny frog mouth all spent extended time using the yard as a place to sit and relax during the day as opposed to a hunting ground before returning to the forest on the hill above. The larger goshawks, barn owls and specialist kookaburras all played a big part in my property remaining free of deadly brown snakes and rats which both harm my bird populations. I have seen the resident kookaburras on the hillside above my suburb kill snakes and seen the sparrowhawk ambushing rats in the national park grassland. This along with the fact my yard is filled with several fruit trees, roots, flowers, vegetables, constant water and bird feeders as well as being close to a national park, a hillside location and the ocean it has become the perfect location for birdlife over the last 30 years. I have studied the topic and the species to ensure i keep it bird friendly as well studying and watching the various species closely. Over the years its become a fascinating hobby and something ive grown to appreciate greatly as the bird life in this particular corner of Adelaide is so diverse, vibrant and amazing its hard to keep up with each family or gang of birds that live here full time and the ones who come and go?. I have also seen 3 local bat species including the large forest bat, white striped free tail bat, goulds wattled bat and of course although its not a bat but an unrelated mammal, the giant fruit bat or grey headed flying fox.

[@birdwatchingse-qld2253]

I'm jealous of that an impressive backyard bird list you've got there! It's great the raptors were able to keep the snakes and rodents at bay. Your place sounds like a real wildlife paradise. Keep up the fantastic work. Thank you for watching 🙂