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Sunrise from Thompson Beach this morning.
28/04/2026

Sunrise from Thompson Beach this morning.

A small Mob of Kangaroos came into the waterhole for a drink atThompson Beach.
23/01/2026

A small Mob of Kangaroos came into the waterhole for a drink at
Thompson Beach.

Shingleback (Stumpy, Sleepy or Bob Tail) Lizard at Thompson Beach
01/01/2026

Shingleback (Stumpy, Sleepy or Bob Tail) Lizard at Thompson Beach

Mud Park (Murray Magpie) strutting it's stuff at Thompson Beach
01/01/2026

Mud Park (Murray Magpie) strutting it's stuff at Thompson Beach

Seagrass restoration projects are taking place all along the South Australian coast. So why is Seagrass important.
28/12/2025

Seagrass restoration projects are taking place all along the South Australian coast. So why is Seagrass important.

Seagrass is one of the most valuable and biodiverse habitats on the planet, it provides multiple benefits to the environment.

19/12/2025

Here at Thompson Beach we often experience what are known as "Dodge Tides". Here's an explanation of what a Dodge tide actually is by BoM

This is a local South Australian term for a Neap tide with minimal rise and fall over the course of a day or two.

While very 'flat' Neaps occur in a number of locations worldwide, the term 'dodge' is used only in South Australia.

Professor Sir Robert Chapman, C.M.G., writing in the Official Yearbook of the Commonwealth of Australia of 1938, stated

"At spring tides the range, due to the semi-diurnal waves, is 2(M2 + S2), and at neaps, if the two are equal, or nearly equal, they practically neutralize one another and cause no rise nor fall at all. This is what happens at Port Adelaide where at this period the recording gauge shows frequently little or nothing in the way of tide, in some cases the level of the water remaining almost constant for a whole day; in other cases one small tide occurs during the day. On each side of this tide is markedly irregular both as regards time and height, and the apparent impossibility of saying when the tide will be at this particular period has presumably gained for it its name 'The Dodger'.

Above text sourced from BoM.
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19/12/2025

Thompson Beach

This is Eddy.Lizard. He's a Shingleback (Stumpy) Lizard, he visits everyday for a slice of tomato 😊

Eddy Lizard, my resident Shingleback visits most days in Summer here at Thompson Beach. 😍
13/12/2025

Eddy Lizard, my resident Shingleback visits most days in Summer here at Thompson Beach. 😍

Shingleback (Stumpy) Lizard here at Thompson Beach
09/12/2025

Shingleback (Stumpy) Lizard here at Thompson Beach

Thompson Beach
01/11/2025

Thompson Beach

Kestrel at Thompson Beach
31/10/2025

Kestrel at Thompson Beach

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