Birding Southern Australia

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South Australia offers some 450 species of birds. Habitats range from the dry red interior to the lush and green Mt Lofty Ranges; wetlands and mangroves around Adelaide and estuaries in the Coorong, floodplains along the Murray River, vast expanses of the famous semi-arid mallee, and outback deserts with spectacular mountain ranges. Some unique bird species including a small number of endemics can be found here. Over recent years an increasing number of Australian and international visitors have discovered the birding secrets SA has to offer. This website, created and maintained by Peter Waanders, aims to assist birders to make the most of their visit to SA.	Day trips and longer to look for the endemic Black-eared Miner at Gluepot Reserve, the endemic Chestnut-breasted Whiteface in the outback, and other critical species in the greater Adelaide region - flexible options. Guiding: more Tours & events: more Gluepot: one of Australia's top birding sites Adelaide region birding	29 Oct - 3 Nov: SA Highlights Tour, 180+ species 7 - 9 Nov: Gluepot and River Murray weekend Any time: professional bird guiding Trip reports of our 2006 and 2007 Highlights tours Gluepot trips success rates

Suggested Birding	Itineraries	Latest sightings	SA's specialities	Where to go
A day around Adelaide: Cape Barren Goose, Banded Stilt, rails and crakes, Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo, Neophema parrots, various Honeyeaters, Slender-billed Thornbill 3-day Adelaide - Outback: Short-tailed and Thick-billed Grasswren, Cinnamon Quail-thrush, Chestnut-breasted Whiteface, Inland Dotterel Guided birding Birding Tours	A day at Gluepot Reserve: Red-lored Whistler, Black-eared Miner, Striated Grasswren, Chestnut Quail-thrush, Southern Scrubrobin, Shy Heathwren Combine Gluepot with a (half) day's birding around the Murray river: Freckled Duck, Regent Parrot, Yellow Rosella, crakes and rails, Malleefowl Locations	Western Whipbird, heard and seen - 2 May, Innes NP Short-tailed Grasswren, Elegant Parrot - 1 May, Flinders Ranges Red-lored Whistler, Black-eared Miner, Striated Grasswren, Chestnut Quail-thrush, Shy Heathwren, Southern Scrubrobin - 30 Apr, Bookmark Biosphere Banded Stilt, Freckled Duck - 25 Apr, Stockyard Plains Click here for more	Endemics: Chestnut-breasted Whiteface and Short-tailed Grasswren Also: Home of the en- dangered Black-eared Miner Click here for more Guided birding to see these and other species	Gluepot Reserve: the best place to see Australia's hard-to-find, unique Mallee eucalypt scrubland species is right here! River Murray: Visit Regent Parrot colonies, see the elusive Freckled Duck, and spot cryptic crakes and rails Adelaide coastline: Good spots for Cape Barren Goose, Slender-billed Thornbill, Banded Stilt, Neophema parrots Guided birding Locations