Big Zigzag BirdingSouth Australia

week 019 | Adelaide to Gluepot | trip list 376 – 391

Via the Wheat Belt and Wineries to the Mallee

In an Eggshell:

  • Big Zigzag bird species count:391 (+15 this week)
  • Big Zigzag bird families count: 81 (+0 this week: ) 
  • Big Zigzag Lifers: 75 (+5 this week: Mulga Parrot, White-browed Treecreeper, Regent Parrot, Striated Grasswren, Black-eared Miner)
  • Campsite Lifers 19 (+0 this week)
  • Big Zigzag New for Australia list: 105 (+6 this week)
  • eBird days of checklist streak: 131
  • Week’s special milestones: Grasswren #7, eBird’s 1500th checklist, 3500 species photographed, clean-up Australasian Treecreepers, Zigzag travelled over 15000 km

Bird(s) of the Week​

Regent Parrot at one of Gluepot Reserve drinking points (Don and Chris Lill Bird Hide )

Mulga Parrot on similar situation

Striated Grasswren at Mallee trail

Black-eared Miner, Gluepot Reserve.

Clean-up Australasian Treecreepers (Climacteridae) with White-browed Treecreeper. The family contain 6 Australian endemics plus 1 papuan.

When you need to leave your vehical at the repairman, you better do than in a walking distance from wetlands…
Australian Crake (Porzana fluminea), Barker Inlet Wetlands, South Australia

Happy hour at the bird hide

Non-bird image(s)

Barker Inlet Wetlands

Mallee landscape at Gluepot Reserve

Gluepot lifers by location

Week's Key location(s)

Two lovely morning with 50 species at Barker Inlet Wetlands while fixing my RV 

Great birding opportunities in Gluepot Reserve. Including 4 active bird hides, a few waling trails, and campsite facilities. 

Big Zigzag Travelled so far: 15460 km (this week 720 km)

eBird Checklists this week

1509. 23 Nov 2024 11:54 AM Gluepot Reserve
1508. 23 Nov 2024 7:00 AM Gluepot Reserve
1507. 22 Nov 2024 11:57 AM Gluepot Reserve–Froggy Dam and Tank Bird Hide
1506. 22 Nov 2024 8:42 AM Gluepot Reserve–Mallee Trail
1505. 22 Nov 2024 6:59 AM Gluepot Reserve–Don and Chris Lill Bird Hide
1504. 21 Nov 2024 8:23 AM Gluepot Reserve
1503. 20 Nov 2024 3:07 PM Brookfield Conservation Park

1502. 20 Nov 2024 8:29 AM Ty Road, Alma, South Australia, AU (-34.275, 138.64), Wakefield

1501. 19 Nov 2024 9:23 AM Barker Inlet Wetlands, Port Adelaide Enfield
1500. 18 Nov 2024 8:45 AM Barker Inlet Wetlands Port Adelaide Enfield
1499. 17 Nov 2024 7:42 AM Lenger Reserve
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