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The more unusual or rare sightings are highlighted in red and may be included in the WA Bird Notes Issue 147 (September 2013). These sightings may require some notes and/or photographs supporting the sightings to be published in WABN. Records highlighted in bold red are the most unusual sightings. Sightings of immediate interest to other birders can also be copied to the birdswa email list and the birding-aus email list. The taxonomy used on this webpage is based on the International Ornithological Congress (IOC) list. You are welcome to email JPG photographs of Western Australian birds to be identified. Click here for the previous sightings.
Perth & Mandurah (within UBD Street Directory)
Date | Observers | Species |
Location |
19/07/2013 | Craig Lester | Red-necked
Avocet (165) Eastern Curlew (1) Red-necked Stint (105) |
Nairns (Coodanup) |
18/07/2013 | Mark Binns | Black-tailed
Native-hen (1) Red-kneed Dotterel (21) |
Yangebup Lake (Yangebup) |
17/07/2013 | Andrew Ranson | White-necked
Heron (2) Red-kneed Dotterel (several) |
Booragoon Lake (Booragoon) |
15/07/2013 | Wayne Merritt | Freckled Duck (109) | Lake Joondalup South (Woodvale) |
15/07/2013 | Darryl James | Chestnut Teal (pair) | Bibra Lake, NW Corner (Bibra Lake) |
12/07/2013 | Elizabeth King | Red-browed Finch (2) | Araluen Botanic Park (Roleystone) |
10/07/2013 | Steve Burns | White-necked Heron (1) | Brookton Hwy (Roleystone) |
09/07/2013 | Mark Binns | Freckled Duck (9) Black-tailed Native-hen (8) |
Herdsman Lake (Herdsman) |
08/07/2013 | Peter Clifton | White-bellied Sea-Eagle (1) Crimson Finch (1 male, presumed aviary escapee) |
Baigup Wetlands (Maylands) |
07/07/2013 | Aaron Gove | Freckled Duck (1) | Yanchep NP (Yanchep) |
07/07/2013 | Craig Lester | Eastern
Curlew (1) White-winged Black Tern (1) |
Nairns (Coodanup) |
07/07/2013 | John Graff & Diego Pitzalis | Freckled Duck (3) Black-tailed Native-hen (10+) Sacred Kingfisher (1) |
Herdsman Lake (Herdsman) |
07/07/2013 | John Graff | White-necked
Heron (4+) Red-kneed Dotterel (7) Sacred Kingfisher (1) Western White-naped Honeyeater (1) White-backed Swallow (1) |
ALCOA Wellard Wetlands (Baldivis) |
07/07/2013 | John Nilson | Banded Lapwing (2) | Harrisdale (Harrisdale) |
06/07/2013 | Claire Stevenson | White-necked Heron (1) | over Johnston Rd (Maylands) |
06/07/2013 | Claire Stevenson | White-bellied Sea-Eagle (1) | over Tranby Crescent (Maylands) |
06/07/2013 | Barry Heinrich | Freckled Duck (3) | Yangebup Lake (Yangebup) |
06/07/2013 | Mark Binns | Brown Falcon (1) | Thomsons Lake (Beeliar) |
06/07/2013 | Mark Binns | Black-tailed Native-hen (2) | Alfred Cove (Attadale) |
04/07/2013 | Nick Hart | Striated Heron (1 - photo) | Herdsman Lake (Herdsman), near Settler's Cottage |
02/07/2013 | Peter Clifton | Australian Spotted
Crake (2) Spotless Crake (1) |
Baigup wetlands (Maylands) |
30/06/2013 | Mark Binns | Freckled Duck (12) | Lake Joondalup South (Woodvale) |
30/06/2013 | Mark Binns | Freckled Duck (2) Black-tailed Native-hen (10+) |
Herdsman Lake (Herdsman) |
29/06/2013 | Barry Heinrich | Brown Quail (3) | Anstey-Keane dampland (Forrestdale) |
29/06/2013 | Ruth Courts | Black-tailed
Native-hen (45+) Red-necked Avocet (70+) |
Yanchep NP (Yanchep) |
29/06/2013 | Steve Keeling | Western Yellow Robin (1) | Ellis Brook (Gosnells) |
29/06/2013 | Steve Keeling | Banded Lapwing (2) | nr Warnbro Sound Shopping Centre (Warnbro) |
29/06/2013 | John Graff | Freckled Duck (5) Black-tailed Native-hen (9) |
Herdsman Lake (Herdsman) |
28/06/2013 | Bill Rutherford et al. | Striated Heron (1, caught and banded) | Herdsman Lake (Herdsman), near Settler's Cottage |
28/06/2013 | Mark Binns | Peregrine Falcon (1 juvenile) | Kogolup Swamp (Beeliar) |
24/06/2013 | David Taggart | Brown Quail (14) | E side of Lake Joondalup, nr Ocean Reef Rd (Wanneroo) |
24/06/2013 | David Taggart | Brown Quail (4) | sand dunes (Iluka) |
24/06/2013 | Craig Lester | Red-kneed Dotterel
(16) Peregrine Falcon (1, caught Galah) Brown Falcon (1) |
Nairns (Coodanup) |
23/06/2013 | Kerrie Cowie | Mute Swan (2) | Lake Monger (Glendalough) |
09-23/06/2013 | Ben Welsh | White-bellied Sea-Eagle (up to 3) | Fishmarket Reserve (Guilford) |
22/06/2013 | Pete White | Freckled Duck (14) Black-tailed Native-hen (3) |
Lake Joondalup South (Woodvale) |
22/06/2013 | Bill Betts | Freckled Duck (6) White-necked Heron (2) Spotless Crake (1) Peregrine Falcon (1) |
Herdsman Lake (Herdsman) |
22/06/2013 | Ruth Courts | White-necked Heron (2) | Pipidinny Swamp (Eglinton) |
21/06/2013 | Mark Binns | Australasian
Gannet (1) Black-tailed Native-hen (1) |
Alfred Cove (Attadale) |
21/06/2013 | Mark Binns | Black-tailed
Native-hen (2) Red-kneed Dotterel (1) |
Yangebup Lake (Yangebup) |
20/06/2013 | Rob Davis | Black-tailed Native-hen (1) | Swan River foreshore, nr Riverview Avenue (South Guilford) |
18/06/2013 | Mark Blythman | Yellow-throated Miner (4) | Amstel Park (Wanneroo) |
16/06/2013 | Mark Binns | Black-tailed Native-hen (1) | Alfred Cove (Attadale) |
16/06/2013 | John Ryan | Freckled Duck (3) | Herdsman Lake (Herdsman) |
15/06/2013 | Wes Cooper | Black-tailed
Native-hen (49) Red-kneed Dotterel (10) |
Yanchep NP (Yanchep) |
15/06/2013 | Chris Cooper via Twitter | Freckled Duck (6) Black-tailed Native-hen (10) |
Lake Joondalup South (Woodvale) |
14/06/2013 | Mark Newman | Intermediate Egret (1) White-necked Heron (5) Red-kneed Dotterel (5) White-backed Swallow (2) Galah x Corella sp. (presumed Little) (1) |
ALCOA Wellard Wetlands (Baldivis) |
14/06/2013 | Sue Abbotts | Freckled Duck (27) | Lake Joondalup South (Woodvale) |
13/06/2013 | Mark Binns et al. | Freckled Duck (27) Black-tailed Native-hen (6) |
Lake Joondalup South (Woodvale) |
13/06/2013 | Gordon Elliott | Eastern Barn Owl (1) | Margaret Reserve, Cambridge St (Maylands) |
13/06/2013 | John Graff | Freckled Duck (1) Hardhead (650+) White-necked Heron (3) Black-tailed Native-hen (12) Red-capped Robin (1 female) |
Herdsman Lake (Herdsman) |
13/06/2013 | Craig Lester | White-necked Heron (7 overflying) Peregrine Falcon (1 immature) |
Nairns (Coodanup) |
12/06/2013 | Sue Mather & Lorraine Marshall | Red-kneed Dotterel (1) | Bickley Swamp (Rottnest Island) |
12/06/2013 | Mark Newman | White-necked Heron (15) | Anstey Swamp (Karnup) |
12/06/2013 | Mark Newman | Elegant Parrot (20+) | Kwinana Fwy, Karnup Rd exit (Baldivis) |
12/06/2013 | Pete White | White-necked Heron (30+) | over coast at North Beach (North Beach) - flying SE |
11/06/2013 | Colin Heap et al. | Intermediate Egret (2) Whistling Kite (36+) |
ALCOA Wellard Wetlands (Baldivis) |
11/06/2013 | Colin Heap et al. | White-necked Heron
(8) Regent Parrot (5) |
Folly Pool (Baldivis) |
10/06/2013 | John Nilson | Black Kite (1) | Bibra Lake (Bibra Lake) |
09/06/2013 | Karl Seddon & Frosty | Freckled Duck (40+) | Lake Joondalup South (Woodvale) |
05/06/2013 | David & Lesley Letham | Red-kneed Dotterel (1) | Bickley Swamp (Rottnest Island) |
04/06/2013 | David & Lesley Letham | Sooty Oystercatcher (2) | Muriel Cove (Rottnest Island) |
03/06/2013 | Chris Cooper via Twitter | Plumed Whistling Duck (2) | Swan River, c. 200m W of Meadow St/West Swan Rd bridge (Guilford) |
03/06/2013 | David Bruce via Twitter | White-necked Heron (7) | over Mt Claremont (Claremont) |
03/06/2013 | David Bruce via Twitter | White-necked Heron (3) | Lake Claremont (Claremont) |
02/06/2013 | Sean Brealey | White-necked Heron (~20) | over Reabold Hill, Bold Park (Floreat) |
01/06/2013 | Steve Keeling | Plumed Whistling
Duck (2) White-necked Heron (1) Peregrine Falcon (1) |
Swan River, nr Meadow St/West Swan Rd bridge (Guilford) |
01/06/2013 | Robyn Pickering | Mute Swan (2) | Lake Gwelup (Gwelup) |
01/06/2013 | Robyn Pickering | Plumed Whistling Duck (2) | Swan River, nr Meadow St/West Swan Rd bridge (Guilford) |
31/05/2013 | Mark Newman | Black Kite (1) | ALCOA Wellard Wetlands (Baldivis) |
31/05/2013 | Bill Betts | White-bellied Sea-Eagle (1) Brown Falcon (1) |
Garden Island (Garden Island) |
29/05/2013 | Mark Binns | Mute Swan (2) White-necked Heron (12) |
Lake Gwelup (Gwelup) |
29/05/2013 | Alicia Crockett | Mute Swan (2) | Lake Gwelup (Gwelup) |
28/05/2013 | Craig Lester | Red-kneed Dotterel (35) | Nairns (Coodanup) |
28/05/2013 | Mark Binns | Black-tailed
Native-hen (1+) Spotless Crake (1) |
Lake Coogee (Munster) |
27/05/2013 | Craig Lester | Red-kneed Dotterel (32) | Nairns (Coodanup) |
27/05/2013 | Karl Seddon | White-necked Heron (12) | Booragoon Lake (Booragoon) |
26/05/2013 | Wynton Maddeford | White-necked Heron
(4) Common Bronzewing (1) |
North Lake (North Lake) |
25/05/2013 | Colin Heap | Red-kneed Dotterel (2) | Nairns (Coodanup) |
25/05/2013 | Bill Betts | Black-tailed Native-hen (8) | Herdsman Lake (Herdsman) |
25/05/2013 | Wynton Maddeford | Black-tailed Native-hen (3) | The Vines Golf and Country Club (Ellenbrook) |
24/05/2013 | Jaclynne Truschel | Common Bronzewing (1) | Blue Gum Lake (Mt Pleasant) |
23/05/2013 | Andre Brender-A-Brandis | White-bellied Sea-Eagle (1) | South Perth Foreshore (South Perth) |
22/05/2013 | Clive Jarman | Mute Swan (2) | Lake Gwelup (Gwelup) |
21/05/2013 | Rob Davis & Belinda Newman | Little Egret (1) | Point Fraser (Perth) |
21/05/2013 | Rob Davis & Belinda Newman | White-necked Heron (1) | Swan River (South Guilford) |
20/05/2013 | Colin Heap | Square-tailed Kite (1) | backyard (Byford) |
20/05/2013 | Mark Binns | White-necked Heron (1) | Market Garden Swamp (Spearwood) |
20/05/2013 | Mark Binns | Black-tailed Native-hen (1) | Manning Lake (Hamilton Hill) |
20/05/2013 | Josan Moss | Mute Swan (2) | Lake Gwelup (Gwelup) |
19/05/2013 | Max Bailey & Kate Creed | Little Egret (2) Black-tailed Native-hen (5) Red-kneed Dotterel (2) |
ALCOA Wellard Wetlands (Baldivis) |
19/05/2013 | Mark Newman | White-necked Heron
(2) Black-tailed Native-hen (2) Spotless Crake (1) Red-kneed Dotterel (5) Elegant Parrot (5) |
ALCOA Wellard Wetlands (Baldivis) |
18/05/2013 | Rhys Houlihan via James Sansom | Mute Swan (2) | Lake Gwelup (Gwelup) |
16/05/2013 | Phil Hunter | Eastern Barn Owl (1) | Quill Way (Henderson) |
16/05/2013 | Greg Harewood | Black-tailed Native-hen (2) | Port Kennedy Golf Course (Rockingham) |
15/05/2013 | Sean Brealey | Mute Swan (2) | Lake Gwelup (Gwelup) |
15/05/2013 | John Graff | White-necked Heron (14) Black-tailed Native-hen (8) |
Herdsman Lake (Herdsman) |
15/05/2013 | Roger Vaughan | White-necked Heron (2) Whistling Kite (2) Swamp Harrier (1) |
Lake Claremont (Claremont) |
15/05/2013 | Marieke Weerheim | Black-tailed Native-hen (3) | South Perth Foreshore, btwn Douglas Ave & Hurlingham Rd (South Perth) |
14/05/2013 | Mark Binns | Mute Swan (2) White-necked Heron (3) Peregrine Falcon (1 juvenile) |
Lake Gwelup (Gwelup) |
14/05/2013 | Mark Binns | Red-kneed Dotterel (17) | Lake Joondalup (Joondalup) |
14/05/2013 | Mark Binns | White-necked Heron (1) Black-tailed Native-hen (4) |
Lake Joondalup South (Woodvale) |
14/05/2013 | Jordan Webber & Mark Binns | Plumed Whistling Duck (2) | Swan River, just W of Meadow St/West Swan Rd bridge (Guilford) |
13/05/2013 | Rick Curtis | Plumed Whistling Duck (2) | Swan River, nr Meadow St/West Swan Rd bridge (Guilford) |
13/05/2013 | Jordan Webber | White-necked Heron (1) Red-kneed Dotterel (2) |
Pelican Point (Crawley) |
13/05/2013 | Darryl Jones | Mute Swan (2) White-necked Heron (1) |
Lake Gwelup (Gwelup) |
11-13/05/2013 | Marieke Weerheim | Black-tailed Native-hen (1) | South Perth Foreshore, btwn Douglas Ave & Hurlingham Rd (South Perth) |
12/05/2013 | Ruth Courts | Black-tailed
Native-hen (47) Red-kneed Dotterel (35) Black-fronted Dotterel (13) |
Yanchep NP (Yanchep) |
12/05/2013 | Ruth Courts | Elegant Parrot (2) | Caporn Park (Wanneroo) |
12/05/2013 | Ruth Courts | Red-capped Robin (1) | Neerabup NP (Neerabup) |
12/05/2013 | Mark Newman | Square-tailed Kite (1) Eastern Barn Owl (1) |
Larkhill Race Course (Port Kennedy) |
12/05/2013 | Mark Binns | White-necked Heron (1) Red-kneed Dotterel (2) White-bellied Sea-Eagle (1) |
ALCOA Wellard Wetlands (Baldivis) |
11/05/2013 | Rob Burrows | Plumed Whistling Duck (2) | Swan River, c. 200m W of Meadow St/West Swan Rd bridge (Guilford) |
11/05/2013 | Kerry Cowie & John Ryan | Mute Swan (2) | Lake Gwelup (Gwelup) |
11/05/2013 | Andre Brender-A-Brandis | White-bellied Sea-Eagle (1) | South Perth Foreshore (South Perth) |
10/05/2013 | Rowan du Boulay | Eastern Reef Egret (1) Roseate Tern (1) |
Woodman Point (Munster) |
10/05/2013 | Craig Lester | Chestnut Teal (1) Black-winged Stilt (180) Red-necked Avocet (8) Red-kneed Dotterel (14) |
Nairns (Coodanup) |
09/05/2013 | Rick Curtis & Pam Riordan | Plumed Whistling Duck (2) | Swan River, 400m W of Meadow St/West Swan Rd bridge (Guilford) |
09/05/2013 | Stewart Ford et al. | Southern Giant-Petrel (1) Northern Giant-Petrel (1) Arctic Jaeger (4) Fairy Tern (1) |
Woodman Point (Munster) |
08/05/2013 | John Nicholls | Mute Swan (2 in flight) | Mitchell Fwy, btwn Karrinyup Rd & Reid Hwy (Gwelup) |
07/05/2013 | Col Heap | Square-tailed Kite (1) | backyard (Byford) |
07/05/2013 | Rowan du Boulay | Eastern Barn Owl (1) | Garratt Rd Bridge (Ascot) |
06/05/2013 | Mark Binns | Black-tailed Native-hen (7) | Herdsman Lake (Herdsman) |
05/05/2013 | Jill Watson | Eastern Reef Egret (1) | Woodman Point (Munster) |
05/05/2013 | BirdLife WA Excursion (Clive Nealon) | Freckled Duck (1) | Eric Singleton Bird Sanctuary (Bayswater) |
05/05/2013 | Andre Schmitz | Mute Swan (2) | Lake Bungana (Maylands) |
05/05/2013 | Sally Robertson | Black-tailed Native-hen (1) | Manning Lake (Hamilton Hill) |
05/05/2013 | Bruce Greatwich | Red-kneed Dotterel (5) | Tomato Lake (Kewdale) |
04/05/2013 | Russell & Juanita Plunkett | Mute Swan (2) | CY O'Connor Beach (North Coogee) |
03/05/2013 | Craig Lester | Red-kneed Dotterel (10) | Nairns (Coodanup) |
03/05/2013 | Mark Binns | Spotless Crake (7) | Kogolup Lake (Kogolup) |
02/05/2013 | John Graff | Wedge-tailed Shearwater (2) Arctic Jaeger (25+) Roseate Tern (1) |
Woodman Point (Munster) |
01/05/2013 | Wayne Merritt & Frosty | Freckled
Duck (3) Black-tailed Native-hen (4) White-necked Heron (5) |
Lake Joondalup South (Woodvale) |
01/05/2013 | Guillaume Bouteloup | House Sparrow (1) | cnr Nairn St & Market St (Fremantle) |
29/04/2013 | Rod Smith | Red-kneed Dotterel (37) | Lake Goollelal (Kingsley) |
29/04/2013 | Ian & Sandra Wallace | Red-capped Robin (1) | Talbot Road bushland (Stratton) |
28/04/2013 | Mark Newman | White-necked Heron (5) Black Kite (1) Black-tailed Native-hen (4) Red Kneed Dotterel (13) Red-capped Robin (1 imm.) |
ALCOA Wellard Wetlands (Baldivis) |
27/04/2013 | Steve Keeling | Red-eared Firetail (15+) | Ellis Brook (Martin) |
26/04/2013 | Steve Keeling | Square-tailed Kite (1) | Lawnbrook Rd West (Walliston) |
26/04/2013 | Mike Bouette | Red-capped Robin (1 male) | Channel 10 tower reserve, Pomeroy Rd (Lesmurdie) |
26/04/2013 | Mark Newman | Red-kneed Dotterel (10) Black-tailed Native-hen (1) |
ALCOA Wellard Wetlands (Baldivis) |
23/04/2013 | Jordan Webber | Varied Sitella (1) | Anstey Rd (Bassendean) |
20/04/2013 | Mike Bamford | probable Black Kite (1) | Beechboro Rd N, Whiteman Park (Whiteman) |
20/04/2013 | Ruth Courts | Red-necked Avocet (60) | Lake Joondalup (Joondalup) |
20/04/2013 | Ruth Courts | Black-tailed Native-hen (6) | Herdsman Lake (Herdsman) |
17/04/2013 | Mark Newman | Chestnut Teal (2) | Erskine Lakes (Erskine) |
16/04/2013 | Alan Watson | Chestnut-breasted Mannikin (1) | Bibra Lake (Bibra Lake) |
14/04/2013 | Mark Newman | Stubble Quail (5) White-fronted Chat (50+) |
Lake Walyungup (Warnbro) |
22/02/2013 | Nick Hart via BirdForum | PURPLE HERON (1 - see here) | Herdsman Lake (Herdsman) |
22/12/2012 | Mark Binns | Australasian Gannet (1 dead) | Point Walter (Bicton) |
Date | Observers | Species |
Location |
16/07/2013 | Rick Playle | Black-tailed Native-hen (2) | Yornaning Dam (Cuballing) |
16/07/2013 | Pauline Wittwer | Ground Cuckoo-shrike (pair) | Inering Hills (Carnamah) |
14/07/2013 | Bill Russell | Pacific Gull (1) | beach nr Myalup (Harvey) |
13/07/2013 | Marco Groot | Glossy Ibis (1) | Wilgarrup Lake (Manjimup) |
13/07/2013 | Bill Russell | Marsh Sandpiper (2) Red-kneed Dotterel (22) |
Lake Preston (Waroona) |
11/07/2013 | Craig Lester | Black-tailed Godwit (1) | Lake McLarty (Murray) |
11/07/2013 | Ken Monson | White-bellied Sea-Eagle (2) Regent Parrot (10) |
Point Grey (Murray) |
08/07/2013 | Bill Russell | Red-kneed Dotterel (15) | Lake Preston (Waroona) |
05/07/2013 | Ken Monson & Bob Paterson | Red-kneed Dotterel (28) | near Point Grey (Murray) |
05/07/2013 | Ken Monson & Bob Paterson | Red-kneed Dotterel (15) | Nambeelup (Murray) |
05/07/2013 | Phil Hunter | Black-tailed Native-hen (15) | Cascade Rd (Esperance) |
03/07/2013 | Ken Monson | Red-kneed Dotterel (30) | near Point Grey (Murray) |
02/07/2013 | Greg Harewood | Eclectus Parrot (1, presumed escapee) | Glen Iris (Bunbury) |
01/07/2013 | Bill Russell | Great Knot (2) | Preston Beach (Waroona) |
30/06/2013 | Ken Monson | Red-kneed Dotterel (~20) | Nambeelup (Murray) |
25/06/2013 | Martin Cake | Freckled Duck (6) | Murchison River Bridge (Northampton) |
25/06/2013 | Dan Mantle & John Graff | Indian Yellow-nosed
Albatross (3) Shy Albatross (1) Giant-Petrel sp. (1) Soft-plumaged Petrel (1) White-fronted Chat (2+) |
Cape Naturaliste (Busselton) - c. 1115-1245 |
25/06/2013 | Dan Mantle & John Graff | Indian Yellow-nosed
Albatross (4) Soft-plumaged Petrel (8+) |
Cape Leeuwin (Augusta-Margaret River) - c. 0900-0945 |
24/06/2013 | Dan Mantle & John Graff | Indian Yellow-nosed
Albatross (6) Black-browed Albatross (3) Shy Albatross (2) Northern Giant-Petrel (3) Giant-Petrel sp. (2) Great-winged Petrel (50+) Soft-plumaged Petrel (30+) |
Cape Naturaliste (Busselton) - c. 1400-1630 |
23/06/2013 | BirdLife WA - Lower South West Branch (Peter Taylor) | Blue-billed Duck (250) Pink-eared Duck (70) Red-necked Avocet (45) Red-necked Stint (8) Red-capped Plover (48) Red-kneed Dotterel (59) |
Lake Towerrinning (West Arthur) |
23/06/2013 | John Dart | White-necked Heron (numerous) | Waroona area (Waroona) |
22/06/2013 | John Dart | Regent Parrot (5) | Waroona area (Waroona) |
22/06/2013 | John Dart | Regent Parrot (6) | Lake McLarty (Murray) |
22/06/2013 | John Dart | Banded Stilt (1) Red-kneed Dotterel (4) |
Lake Preston (Waroona) |
22/06/2013 | Steve Elson | Double-banded
Plover (1) Hooded Plover (27) Red-capped Plover (65) Red-kneed Dotterel (18) Banded Stilt (150) Red-necked Stint (12) Little Button-quail (3) Mulga Parrot (6) |
Cairlocup NR (Pingrup) |
21/06/2013 | John Dart | Peregrine Falcon (1) | Peel Rd (Waroona) |
21/06/2013 | Greg Harewood | Rainbow Lorikeet (1) | Bunbury city (Bunbury) |
20/06/2013 | John Dart | White-fronted Chat (8) | Peel Rd (Waroona) |
20/06/2013 | Mark Newman, Robyn Pickering et al. | Black-winged Stilt (240) Banded Stilt (9) Curlew Sandpiper (1) Red-necked Stint (600+) Red-capped Plover (150+) Elegant Parrot (25+) |
Lake McLarty (Murray) |
20/06/2013 | Phil Lewis | Regent Parrot (6) | 5km E of Wyalkatchem (Wyalkatchem) |
18/06/2013 | John Dart | Brown Falcon (2) | Duranillin (West Arthur) |
17/06/2013 | Craig Lester | Red-necked Stint (300+) Red-capped Plover (100+) |
Lake McLarty (Murray) |
17/06/2013 | Craig Lester | Red-kneed Dotterel (6) | near Point Grey (Murray) |
15/06/2013 | Peter Morris | Freckled Duck (14) | Lake Balingal (Collie) |
14/06/2013 | Marco Groot | Square-tailed Kite (2) | football oval (Manjimup) |
08/06/2013 | David Secomb | Freckled Duck (58) | Corackin Swamp (Katanning) |
08/06/2013 | Phil Lewis | Grey Teal (200-300) Black-tailed Native-hen (3) Banded Stilt (1) Red-necked Avocet (6) Red-kneed Dotterel (3+) |
small lake on Fleming Rd, 20km N of Yelbeni (Trayning) |
08/06/2013 | Steve Elson & Harry Louw | Banded Stilt (2,500+) Red-necked Avocet (64) Great Knot (3) Sanderling (26) Red-necked Stint (200+) Hooded Plover (9) |
Gordon Inlet (Jerramungup) |
07/06/2013 | Steve Elson | Freckled Duck (44) | Corackin Swamp, nr. Coblinine Nature Reserve (Katanning) |
07/06/2013 | Ken Monson | Red-kneed Dotterel (10-15) | Point Grey (Murray) |
04/06/2013 | Craig Lester | Common Myna (2 possible, reported to Ag Dept) | Greenlands Rd (Murray) |
03/06/2013 | Marco Groot | Red-necked Avocet (35) Red-necked Stint (6) Red-capped Plover (many) Red-kneed Dotterel (44) |
Lake Towerrinning (West Arthur) |
26/05/2013 | Marco Groot | Banded Stilt (22) | Wilgarup Lake/Phillips Swamp (Manjimup) |
25/05/2013 | Steve Elson & Harry Louw | Eastern Yellow Wagtail (1, still present) | Wellstead Estuary nr Bremer Bay (Jerramungup) |
25/05/2013 | Roger Vaughan | Western Whipbird (1) | Western Carpark, Stirling Range (Cranbrook) |
24/05/2013 | David Secomb | Hooded Plover (2 adults, 1 juvenile) | Minerup Lake, Ranford Rd (Katanning) |
24/05/2013 | David Secomb | Freckled Duck (41) | Corackin Swamp (Katanning) |
24/05/2013 | Bill Betts | White-necked Heron
(1) Brush Bronzewing (2) White-breasted Robin (1) White-backed Swallow (9) |
Lancelin ADF Range (Gingin) |
24/05/2013 | Roger Vaughan | Western Whipbird (2) | Western Carpark, Stirling Range (Cranbrook) |
13/05/2013 | Bill Russell | White-necked Heron (1) | Martin's Tank (Waroona) |
11/05/2013 | Kathy Samulkiewicz | Black-tailed Native-hen (2) | Irwin River Mouth (Irwin) |
11/05/2013 | Jinx Orton via Judy MacKinnon | White-necked Heron (1) | paddock 5km E of Mt Barker |
09-10/05/2013 | Mike Lawrie | Kelp Gull (1) | Fisherman's Wharf (Geraldton) |
10/05/2013 | Stewart Ford et al. | Indian Yellow-nosed
Albatross (14) Black-browed Albatross (4) Shy Albatross (5) Southern Giant-Petrel (2) Northern Giant-Petrel (3) Giant-Petrel sp. (1) Prion sp. (3) Flesh-footed Shearwater (15+) Sooty Shearwater (1) |
Cape Naturaliste (Busselton) - c.0745-1000 |
09/05/2013 | Dan Mantle & John Graff | Wandering Albatross
[sp.] (1) Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross (12+) Black-browed Albatross (1) Shy Albatross (5) Southern Giant-Petrel (2) Northern Giant-Petrel (3) Giant-Petrel sp. (5) Cape Petrel (2) Great-winged Petrel (5) Prion sp. (40+) Flesh-footed Shearwater (80+) Sooty Shearwater (3) Hutton's Shearwater (2) Brown Skua (2) |
Cape Naturaliste (Busselton) - c.0715-1130 |
09/05/2013 | Sue Abbotts & Xenia Dennett | Franklin's Gull (1, still present) | Cervantes (Dandaragan) |
07/05/2013 | Bill Russell | White-necked Heron
(1) Spotted Harrier (1) |
pasture W of Yarloop (Harvey) |
07/05/2013 | Bill Betts | Zebra Finch (7) | Northam Army Camp (Northam) |
05/05/2013 | Brad Kneebone via Geoff Taylor | Red-kneed Dotterel (15) | Wilson Inlet (Denmark) |
05/05/2013 | BirdLife WA Pelagic Trip (John Graff et al.) | Wandering Albatross
[sp.] (4) Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross (18) Black-browed Albatross (10) Campbell Albatross (3) Shy Albatross (4) Sooty Albatross (2) Northern Giant-Petrel (2) Great-winged Petrel (22) Soft-plumaged Petrel (8) Flesh-footed Shearwater (250+) Wilson's Storm-Petrel (250+) White-faced Storm-Petrel (15) Black-bellied Storm-Petrel (1) Brown Skua (4) SOUTH POLAR SKUA (1) |
off Albany (Albany) - Trip Report here |
04/05/2013 | BirdLife WA Pelagic Trip (John Graff et al.) | Wandering Albatross
[prob. Gibson's] (1) Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross (20) Black-browed Albatross (14) Campbell Albatross (1) Shy Albatross (4) Northern Giant-Petrel (1) Great-winged Petrel (12) Soft-plumaged Petrel (2, 1 intermediate morph) Flesh-footed Shearwater (500+) Wilson's Storm-Petrel (120+) White-faced Storm-Petrel (12) Black-bellied Storm-Petrel (1 - only ID'd in photos post-trip) Brown Skua (2) SOUTH POLAR SKUA (3) Long-tailed Jaeger (1) Arctic Tern (1 breeding plumage) |
off Albany (Albany) - Trip Report here |
04/05/2013 | Phil Lewis via Mike Bamford | Black Kite (~20) | Merredin (Merredin) |
03/05/2013 | Brian Curtis via David Secomb | Malleefowl (1) | 35km S of Mullewa (Mullewa) |
03/05/2013 | John Masters | Zebra Finch (2) | Glen Avon, Toodyay Rd (Northam) |
03/05/2013 | John Masters | Black Kite (1) | Glen Avon, Toodyay Rd (Northam) |
02/05/2013 | Brian Curtis via David Secomb | Franklin's Gull (1, still present) | Cervantes (Dandaragan) |
29/04/2013 | Col Heap | Black Kite (1) Gilbert's Whistler (1) |
Boorabin National Park (Coolgardie) |
28/04/2013 | Judy MacKinnon & Michael Morcombe | Eastern Yellow Wagtail (1, still present) | Wellstead Estuary nr Bremer Bay (Jerramungup) |
26/04/2013 | Greg Harewood | Masked Lapwing (2) | Mullet Lakes NR (Esperance) |
26/04/2013 | Sue Abbotts et al. | Eastern Yellow Wagtail (1) | Wellstead Estuary nr Bremer Bay (Jerramungup) |
25/04/2013 | Col Heap | Gilbert's Whistler (2) | Kumarl Sidings, N of Salmon Gums (Esperance) |
23/04/2013 | Sue Abbotts via Robyn Pickering | Eastern Yellow Wagtail (1) | Bremer Bay (Jerramungup) |
22/04/2013 | Tegan Douglas | Franklin's Gull (1, still present) | Cervantes (Dandaragan) |
21/04/2013 | Joshua Bergmark & Max Breckenridge | Double-banded Plover (1, photo) Sanderling (28) |
Blackwood River mouth (Augusta) |
20/04/2013 | Peter Morris | Freckled Duck (13) Great Crested Grebe (1) |
Lake Ballingall (Collie) |
18/04/2013 | Col Heap | Black Kite (1) | Ravensthorpe (Ravensthorpe) |
18/04/2013 | Michael & Lesley Brooker | Black Kite (2) | over stubble fire, Old Goldfields Road 28 km E of York (York) |
17/04/2013 | Col Heap | Sanderling (77) | Hopetoun (Ravensthorpe) |
17/04/2013 | Wynton Maddeford | Grey Currawong (1) Yellow-throated Miner (50) |
North Dandalup (Murray) |
17/04/2013 | Bill Russell | Grey Plover (2) Carnaby's Black-Cockatoo (300) |
N end of Lake Clifton (Mandurah) |
16/04/2013 | Katrina Zeehandelaar | Australian Bustard (2) | Just N of Lancelin (Gingin) |
15/04/2013 | Col Heap | Black Kite (2) | Gorge Rock Reserve, nr Corrigin (Corrigin) |
15/04/2013 | Michael & Lesley Brooker | Black Kite (1) | Great Eastern Hwy 2 km W of The Lakes (Northam) |
14/04/2013 | David Secomb | Spotted Nightjar (1) | 8km E of Katanning (Katanning) |
02/02/2013 | Wendy Eiby via Christine Wilder | Masked Owl (1) | Bardi Creek Trail, Northcliffe NP (Manjimup) |
28/01/2013 | Wendy Eiby via Christine Wilder | Masked Owl (1) | Pemberton Swimming Pool (Manjimup) |
27/01/2013 | Christine Wilder | Red-tailed Tropicbird (1) | Sugarloaf Rock (Busselton) |
Date | Observers | Species |
Location |
16/07/2013 | Leigh Smith | Western (Chestnut-breasted) Quail-thrush (1) | c. 110km NE of Newman (East Pilbara) |
16/07/2013 | Lou Leidwinger | Grey-tailed Tattler (39) | Karratha Back Beach (Roebourne) |
13/07/2013 | John Graff & Leigh Smith | Western (Chestnut-breasted) Quail-thrush (1 male) | c. 110km NE of Newman (East Pilbara) |
09/07/2013 | Lou Leidwinger | Red-kneed Dotterel (8) | nr. Karratha Back Beach (Roebourne) |
07/07/2013 | Lou Leidwinger | Red-kneed Dotterel (11) | nr. Karratha Back Beach (Roebourne) |
04/07/2013 | Stephen Clarke | Pink-eared Duck (2) | Karratha Sewage Ponds (Roebourne) |
04/07/2013 | Lou Leidwinger | Red-kneed Dotterel (3) | nr. Karratha Back Beach (Roebourne) |
04/07/2013 | Stewart Ford | Black-tailed Native-hen (1) | 100km NE of Warburton (Ngaanyatjarraku) |
03/07/2013 | John Litherland | Grey Honeyeater (2) | Maranalgo Rd, c. 30km S of Paynes Find (Yalgoo) |
03/07/2013 | John Litherland | Major Mitchell's Cockatoo (20+) | Maranalgo Rd (Yalgoo) |
28/06/2013 | Martin Cake | Buff-banded Rail (2) Little Grassbird (1) |
Robe River Bridge (Roebourne) |
02/06/2013 | Lou Leidwinger | Bar-tailed Godwit (5) Eastern Curlew (2) Whimbrel (3) Grey-tailed Tattler (59) |
Karratha Back Beach (Roebourne) |
02/06/2013 | Stephen Clarke | Black Kite (500+) | 7 Mile Creek, Karratha (Roebourne) |
01/06/2013 | Stephen Clarke | Grey Falcon (4) | Karratha sewage treatment works (Roebourne) |
31/05/2013 | Les George | Freckled Duck (22) | Boolathanna Pool, c. 25km N of Carnarvon (Carnarvon) |
28/05/2013 | Stephen Clarke | Pheasant Coucal (1) | Dampier (Roebourne) |
24/05/2013 | Sue Abbotts & Xenia Dennett | Bourke's Parrot (20+) | Ashburton Downs-Meekatharra Rd & Pingandy Rd (Ashburton) |
24/05/2013 | Stephen Clarke | Red-kneed Dotterel (4) | Karratha sewage treatment works (Roebourne) |
23/05/2013 | Saul Cowen & Jon Pridham | Elegant Parrot (1) | Fortescue Marsh, c. 3km SW of Cloudbreak mine (East Pilbara) |
23/05/2013 | John Graff & Jordan de Jong | Elegant Parrot (1) | c. 150km S of Port Hedland (East Pilbara) |
21/05/2013 | Sue Abbotts & Xenia Dennett | Pheasant Coucal (1) | Fern Pool, Dale's Gorge (Ashburton) |
20/05/2013 | Sue Abbotts & Xenia Dennett | Grey Honeyeater (2) | Nanutarra-Wittenoom Rd, c. 56km from Tom Price (Ashburton) |
19/05/2013 | Bruce Greatwich et al. | Elegant Parrot (1) | c. 150km S of Port Hedland (East Pilbara) |
18/05/2013 | Chris Shaw | Grey Falcon (4) | NW Coastal Hwy, 3km E of Karratha turn-off (Roebourne) |
15/05/2013 | Les George | Elegant Parrot (5) | Chinaman Pool (Carnarvon) |
11/05/2013 | Richard Huggett via Les George | Freckled Duck (3) | Chinaman Pool (Carnarvon) |
11/05/2013 | Sue Abbotts & Xenia Dennett | Freckled Duck (2) | Chinaman Pool (Carnarvon) |
12/05/2013 | via John Darnell & Mike Carter | ORIENTAL SCOPS OWL (1) | off NW coast, btwn Barrow Island & mainland |
09/05/2013 | Lou Leidwinger | Red-kneed Dotterel (3) | Karratha Back Beach (Roebourne) |
05/05/2013 | Lou Leidwinger | Red-kneed Dotterel (2) | Karratha Back Beach (Roebourne) |
02/05/2013 | Nigel Jackett | Eastern Osprey (1) | western Hamersley Range (Ashburton) |
24-25/04/2013 | John Litherland | EURASIAN WIGEON (1, still present) | Chinaman Pool (Carnarvon) |
21/04/2013 | Nigel Jackett & Peter Taylor | Elegant Parrot (1) | western Hamersley Range (Ashburton) |
21/04/2013 | Les George | EURASIAN WIGEON (1) | Chinaman Pool (Carnarvon) |
16/04/2013 | Frank O'Connor | EURASIAN WIGEON (1) Black-tailed Native-hen (5) |
Chinaman Pool (Carnarvon) |
Date | Observers | Species |
Location |
07/07/2013 | Jon & Alison Elliott | Gouldian Finch (16) | Home Valley Station (Wyndham-East Kimberley) |
07/07/2013 | Martin Cake | Great Crested Grebe (1) | Lake Argyle (Wyndham-East Kimberley) |
08/06/2013 | Ryan Phillips & Sean Tomlinson | Freckled Duck (10+) | Marlgu Billabong (Wyndham-East Kimberley) |
Ashmore Reef
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Location |
Christmas Island
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Cocos (Keeling) Islands
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