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The more unusual or rare sightings are highlighted in red and may be included in the WA Bird Notes Issue 165 (March 2018). 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 |
| 14/01/2018 | Dan Mantle, Plaxy Barratt et al. | Crested [Oriental] Honey-Buzzard (2) | Lake Joondalup, E side (Wanneroo) |
| 14/01/2018 | BirdLife WA Excursion (Ken Glasson et al.) | Baillon's Crake (1) | Baigup Reserve (Maylands) |
| 12/01/2018 | Gary Tate | Crested [Oriental] Honey-Buzzard (1) Eurasian Hobby (1 juvenile) |
Lake Joondalup, E side (Wanneroo) |
| 12/01/2018 | Wynton Maddeford | Crested Pigeon (1) Little Egret (1) |
South Perth foreshore (South Perth) |
| 11/01/2018 | Gary Tate | Crested [Oriental] Honey-Buzzard (1) | Lake Joondalup (Wanneroo) |
| 08/01/2018 | Doug Lim | Common Sandpiper (1) | Lake Monger (Glendalough) |
| 07/01/2018 | Frank O'Connor via Facebook | Hooded Plover (1 adult) | Alfred Cove (Attadale) |
| 07/01/2018 | Nigel Jackett & John Graff | Freckled Duck (6) | South Lake (Bibra Lake) |
| 06/01/2018 | Geoffrey Groom via Facebook | Crested [Oriental] Honey-Buzzard (2+) | Lake Joondalup, W side (Joondalup/Edgewater) |
| 05/01/2018 | Plaxy Barratt et al. | Crested [Oriental] Honey-Buzzard (2) | Lake Joondalup (Wanneroo) |
| 04/01/2018 | Gary Tate & Wayne Merritt | Crested [Oriental] Honey-Buzzard (1) - second individual | Lake Joondalup, near Marginata Pl (Wanneroo) |
| 04/01/2018 | Libby McGill via Lorraine Chyne | Terek Sandpiper (1) | Point Walter (Bicton) |
| 03/01/2018 | Geoffrey Groom via Facebook | Crested [Oriental] Honey-Buzzard (1) | Lake Joondalup (Wanneroo) |
| 01/01/2018 | Gary Tate | Crested [Oriental] Honey-Buzzard (1) | Lake Joondalup, near Marginata Pl (Wanneroo) |
| 01/01/2018 | Leeanne Beavis | Brown Falcon (1) | Point Walter (Bicton) |
| 01/01/2018 | Matthew Pudovskis | Black-tailed Native-hen (5) | Lake Gwelup (Gwelup) |
| 30/12/2017 | Matthew Pudovskis | Black-tailed Native-hen (5) | Lake Gwelup (Gwelup) |
| 29/12/2017 | Richard & Lorraine Chyne | Terek Sandpiper (1) | Point Walter (Bicton) |
| 21/12/2017 | Jordan Webber | Purple-crowned Lorikeet (2) | Royal Fremantle Golf Club (Fremantle) |
| 21/12/2017 | Ken Glasson | Terek Sandpiper (1) | Point Walter (Bicton) |
| 16/12/2017 | Bill Betts | Gallinago sp. Snipe (1) [possible Latham's] | Herdsman Lake, nr The Foreshore (Herdsman) |
| 16/12/2017 | Pauline Woolley et al. | Terek Sandpiper (1) | Point Walter (Bicton) |
| 13/12/2017 | Gary Tate | White-backed Swallow (2) | Mullaloo Beach lookout (Mullaloo) |
| 13/12/2017 | Gary Tate | Pacific Gull (1) | Ocean Reef Marina (Ocean Reef) |
| 12/12/2017 | Vicki Stokes | Terek Sandpiper (2) | Nairns (Coodanup) |
| 12/12/2017 | Wynton Maddeford | Hooded Plover (1) | near rowing sheds, 200m S of Canning Bridge (Mount Pleasant) |
| 10/12/2017 | Mark Newman | Spotted Harrier (1) | Larkhill (Port Kennedy) |
| 07/12/2017 | Bob Black | Beach Stone-curlew (1) | Strickland Bay (Rottnest Island) |
| 05/12/2017 | Keith Wilcox | Black-tailed Native-hen (5) | Lake Gwelup (Gwelup) |
| 03/12/2017 | Nathan Piesse via Facebook | Common Noddy (1) | Penguin Island (Shoalwater) |
| 02/12/2017 | Robyn Pickering et al. | Wood Sandpiper (1) | Herdsman Lake, nr The Foreshore (Herdsman) |
| 27/11/2017 | Ian Abbott | White-necked Heron (1) Buff-banded Rail (1) |
Perry Lakes (Floreat) |
| 21/11/2017 | Kevin Horner | Grey-tailed Tattler (1) | Nairns (Coodanup) |
| 15/11/2017 | Mark Binns | Hooded Plover (1) | Point Walter (Bicton) |
| 15/11/2017 | Ian Abbott | Variegated Fairy-wren (4) | Roscommon Reserve (Floreat) |
| 12/11/2017 | Ken Glasson | Terek Sandpiper (1) | Point Walter (Bicton) |
| 11/11/2017 | Tony Richards | Bar-tailed Godwit (1) Terek Sandpiper (1) |
Point Walter (Bicton) |
| 10/11/2017 | Keith Wilcox | Terek Sandpiper (1) | Point Walter (Bicton) |
| 09/11/2017 | Wynton Maddeford | Terek Sandpiper (1) | Point Walter (Bicton) |
| 07/11/2017 | Ken Glasson | White-necked Heron (1) | North Lake (North Lake) |
| 07/11/2017 | Tony Richards | Red Knot (1) | Point Walter (Bicton) |
| 06/11/2017 | Athena Georgiou | White-winged Triller (1) | Herdsman Lake (Herdsman) |
| 31/10/2017 | Ken Glasson & John Baas | Terek Sandpiper (1) | Point Walter (Bicton) |
| 30/10/2017 | John Baas | Terek Sandpiper (1) | Point Walter (Bicton) |
| 25/10/2017 | Gary Tate | Whiskered Tern (3) | Picnic Cove, Lake Joondalup (Edgewater) |
| 22/10/2017 | John Baas | Whiskered Tern (12) | Lake Walyungup (Walyungup) |
| 21/10/2017 | Mark Newman | Chestnut Teal (4) Pallid Cuckoo (1) White-winged Triller (8) |
ALCOA Wellard Wetlands (Baldivis) |
| 20/10/2017 | Pam Smith | White-necked Heron (2) | Herdsman Lake, nr Moondine Dr (Herdsman) |
| Date | Observers | Species |
Location |
| 14/01/2018 | Bill Russell, Bob Paterson & Ken Monson |
Wood Sandpiper (10) Red-kneed Dotterel (35) |
Wandalup Ponds, Nambeelup (Murray) [private property] |
| late 12/2017 | via Robyn Pickering | Rockhopper Penguin (1 ssp. schlegeli, taken into care) | Busselton coast (Busselton) |
| 28/12/2017 | Wayne Merritt | Black Bittern (1) | S of Sue's Bridge (Nannup) |
| 15/12/2017 | David Secomb | Little Button-quail (1) | near Police Pools (Katanning) |
| 15/12/2017 | Linda Giblett | Australian Spotted Crake (2) | Bowes River (Northampton) |
| 12/12/2017 | Mark Binns | Freckled Duck (1) White-necked Heron (40) |
Benger Swamp (Harvey) |
| 10/12/2017 | Bill Russell & Bob Paterson | Red-kneed Dotterel (25) European Goldfinch (4) |
Wandalup Ponds, Nambeelup (Murray) [private property] |
| 10/12/2017 | John Graff | Buff-banded Rail (1) | cnr Yerramullah Rd and Cadda Rd (Dandaragan) |
| 05/12/2017 | David Secomb | Black-tailed Native-hen (7) Wood Sandpiper (3) Pectoral Sandpiper (2) Red-kneed Dotterel (10) |
Coyrecup Lake Rd (Katanning) |
| 01/12/2017 | Gail Neumann et al. via eBird | WHITE TERN (1) | Edwards Island & Lancelin Point (Gingin) |
| 27/11/2017 | Linda Giblett | Whimbrel (6) | Port Gregory (Northampton) |
| 26/11/2017 | BirdLife WA Excursion (Sue Abbotts et al.) |
Black-tailed Native-hen (1) Black-tailed Godwit (1) Wood Sandpiper (2) |
Lake McLarty (Murray) |
| 26/11/2017 | Bill Russell & Bob Paterson | Pacific Golden Plover (1) | Wandalup Ponds, Nambeelup (Murray) [private property] |
| 19/11/2017 | David Secomb |
Australian Spotted Crake (1) Wood Sandpiper (1) |
Coyrecup Lake Rd (Katanning) |
| 12/11/2017 | Bill Russell & Bob Paterson |
Wood Sandpiper (12) Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (96) Long-toed Stint (1) Red-kneed Dotterel (25) |
Wandalup Ponds, Nambeelup (Murray) [private property] |
| 10/11/2017 | David Secomb |
Straw-necked Ibis (7) Black-tailed Native-hen (7) |
Coyrecup Lake Rd (Katanning) |
| 30/10/2017 | David Secomb | Glossy Ibis (1) Straw-necked Ibis (6) |
Coyrecup Lake Rd (Katanning) |
| 29/10/2017 | Bill Russell & Bob Paterson |
Glossy Ibis (21) Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (31) Long-toed Stint (1) |
Wandalup Ponds, Nambeelup (Murray) [private property] |
| 28/10/2017 | David Secomb |
Glossy Ibis (1) Straw-necked Ibis (5) Black-tailed Native-hen (2) |
Coyrecup Lake Rd (Katanning) |
| 24/10/2017 | Bill Russell | Grey-tailed Tattler (1) | Island Point (Mandurah) |
| 21/10/2017 | Linda Giblett | Terek Sandpiper (1) | Port Gregory (Northampton) |
| 15/10/2017 | Bill Russell & Bob Paterson | Chestnut Teal (2) Wood Sandpiper (2) Long-toed Stint (1) Red-kneed Dotterel (10) |
Wandalup Ponds, Nambeelup (Murray) [private property] |
| Date | Observers | Species |
Location |
| 23/12/2017 | Les George | Beach Stone-curlew (1) | Gascoyne River mouth (Carnarvon) |
| 06/12/2017 | Mark Binns | Freckled Duck (137) Red-kneed Dotterel (72) Whiskered Tern (6) |
Rowles Lagoon (Kalgoorlie-Boulder) |
| 06/12/2017 | Mark Binns | Wood Sandpiper | Muddy Lagoon (Kalgoorlie-Boulder) |
| 05/12/2017 | Kathy Samulkiewicz | Buff-banded Rail (1) | Dolphin Way, Karratha (Roebourne) |
| 29/10/2017 | Linda Giblett | Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (35) Pectoral Sandpiper (2) Red-necked Stint (100+) |
Yalgoo (Yalgoo) |
| late 10/2017 | Brooke Richards et al. | Green Pygmy-Goose (1) | Robe River nr Pannawonica (Ashburton) |
| 22/10/2017 | Linda Giblett | Black-tailed Native-hen (2) | Greenough River (Greenough) |
| 21/10/2017 | Linda Giblett | Black-tailed Native-hen (5) | Hutt River (Northampton) |
| 16/10/2017 | Nigel Jackett & John Graff | Chestnut Teal (1 male) | Gap Ridge Sewage Treatment Plant, Karratha (Roebourne) |
| 15/10/2017 | Nigel Jackett & John Graff | Chestnut Teal (1 male) Long-toed Stint (4) |
Gap Ridge Sewage Treatment Plant, Karratha (Roebourne) |
| 15/10/2017 | Nigel Jackett & John Graff | Masked Lapwing (4) | Wickham Wasterwater Treatment Plant (Roebourne) |
| 06/10/2017 | Frank O'Connor et al. | Ruff (1) Red-necked Phalarope (47) Australian Pratincole (88) |
Port Hedland Saltworks (Port Hedland) [private property] |
| 05/10/2017 | Frank O'Connor et al. | Red-kneed Dotterel (35) | Port Hedland Saltworks (Port Hedland) [private property] |
| 02-03/10/2017 | Frank O'Connor et al. | Curlew Sandpiper (1,941) Brolga (4) Orange Chat (70) |
Dampier Saltworks (Roebourne) [private property] |
| Date | Observers | Species |
Location |
| 12/01/2018 | Nigel Jackett | HOUSE SWIFT (3+) Swiftlet sp. (probable Edible-nest) (1) |
Broome Bird Observatory (Broome) |
| 12/01/2018 | Nigel Jackett et al. | HOUSE SWIFT (30++) Swiftlet sp. (probable Edible-nest) (3) |
Broome Port (Broome) |
| 11/01/2018 | Bruce Greatwich et al. | HOUSE SWIFT (up to 20) Swiftlet sp. (probable Edible-nest) (1) |
Cable Beach (Broome) |
| 13/11/2017 | Mark Cavill via Facebook | GREY-HEADED LAPWING (1) | Halls Creek Sewage Ponds (Halls Creek) |
| 04/11/2017 | Sue Abbotts & Xenia Dennett | GREY-HEADED LAPWING (1) | Halls Creek Sewage Ponds (Halls Creek) |
| 03/11/2017 | George Swann et al. | Little Stint (1) | Lake Campion (Broome) [private property] |
| 03/11/2017 | Stewart Ford | Grey Wagtail (1) | The Habitat Resort (Broome) |
| 02/11/2017 | Stewart Ford & John Graff | Freckled Duck (5) GREY-HEADED LAPWING (1) |
Halls Creek Sewage Ponds (Halls Creek) |
| 30/10-01/11/2017 | Anne-Maree Burgoyne et al. | Grey Wagtail (1) | The Habitat Resort (Broome) |
| 29/10/2017 | Mark & Lochlan Newman | GREY-HEADED LAPWING (1) | Halls Creek Sewage Ponds (Halls Creek) |
| 29/10/2017 | Mark & Lochlan Newman | Silver-backed Butcherbird (1) | Derby Wharf (Derby-West Kimberley) |
| 28/10/2017 | Mark & Lochlan Newman | Common Bronzewing (1) Freckled Duck (8) GREY-HEADED LAPWING (1) Azure Kingfisher (1) |
Halls Creek Sewage Ponds (Halls Creek) |
| 27/10/2017 | Nigel Jackett et al. | Little Stint (1) Pectoral Sandpiper (1) Common Tern (1) Peregrine Falcon (1 migratory ssp. calidus or japonensis) |
Lake Eda (Broome) [private property] |
| 26/10/2017 | Chris Hassell & Kerry Hadley | Little Stint (1) | Lake Eda (Broome) [private property] |
| 24/10/2017 | Nigel Jackett et al. | Little Stint (1) Pectoral Sandpiper (1) |
Lake Eda (Broome) [private property] |
| 18/10/2017 | Tanya Hattingh & George Swann | Pectoral Sandpiper (1) | Lake Eda (Broome) [private property] |
Ashmore Reef
| Date | Observers | Species |
Location |
| 11/11/2017 | Rohan Clarke, George Swann et al. | Red-necked Phalarope (2) | at sea SE of Ashmore Reef |
| 11/11/2017 | Rohan Clarke, George Swann et al. | Peregrine Falcon (1 migratory ssp. calidus) | West Island |
| 10/11/2017 | Rohan Clarke, George Swann et al. |
Peregrine Falcon (1 migratory ssp. calidus) PURPLE-BACKED STARLING (1) |
West Island |
| 09/11/2017 | Rohan Clarke, George Swann et al. |
Peregrine Falcon (1 migratory ssp. calidus) PURPLE-BACKED STARLING (1) |
West Island |
| 08/11/2017 | Rohan Clarke, George Swann et al. | Little Stint (1) | Splitgerber Cay |
| 08/11/2017 | Rohan Clarke, George Swann et al. | Peregrine Falcon (2 migratory ssp. calidus (?)) | West Island |
| 07/11/2017 | Rohan Clarke, George Swann et al. | Grey Wagtail (1) | West Island |
Christmas Island
| Date | Observers | Species |
Location |
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Cocos (Keeling) Islands
| Date | Observers | Species |
Location |
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