The Fleurieu Peninsula is a microcosm of bird habitat in South Australia. We find birds of the bush, birds of drier and wetter areas, birds of coast and swamps, birds of hills and plains, and birds of urban and suburban environments.
Thanks to our photographers, members Val Laird, Teresa Jack, Ann Turner and Peter Gower, and Alwyn Hunt.
The Hooded Plover is endangered in our area but a few choose to attempt nesting on our busy beaches.
The raucous Masked Lapwing stalks the coast and hinterland, often nesting on private property.
Coastal samphire is a good place to look for the White-fronted Chat, and if you're lucky, Rock Parrot.
Away from the coast we find an abundance of woodland birds such as the cheeky Grey Fantail and the colourful Crested Shrike-tit.
Along the roadside or perched on a fencepost you may spot Richard's Pipit, and where there is a seed source, Red-browed Finch.
The smallest of our local lorikeets, the Purple-crowned Lorikeet, mingles with the leaves as it feeds on eucalypt blossom, while the Tawny Frogmouth blends with the tree branch as it snoozes the day away.
Two special visitors to our area during 2007 have been a juvenile Pink Robin and a Yellow-plumed Honeyeater.
