Email John Graff (wasightings@birdlife.org.au) with details of your sightings.
The more unusual or rare sightings are highlighted in red and may be included in the WA Bird Notes Issue 177 (March 2021). 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 |
| 15/10/2020 | Martin Greenwood | Square-tailed Kite (2) White-backed Swallow (8) |
Hopkins Road (Carabooda) |
| 15/10/2020 | Martin Greenwood | Nankeen Night Heron (18) | Loch McNess, Yanchep NP (Yanchep) - high count for location |
| 14/10/2020 | Martin Greenwood | Pacific Reef Heron [Eastern Reef Egret] (1) | Two Rocks Marina (Two Rocks) |
| 11/10/2020 | Drew Davison et al. | pale 'marsh' harrier sp. (1 - ID under discussion) | Herdsman Lake (Herdsman) |
| 10/10/2020 | John Graff et al. | White-bellied Sea-Eagle (pair) pale 'marsh' harrier sp. (1 - ID under discussion) |
Herdsman Lake (Herdsman) |
| 09/10/2020 | Dan Mantle et al. | pale 'marsh' harrier sp. (1 - ID under discussion) | Herdsman Lake (Herdsman) |
| 08/10/2020 | John Taylor | Nankeen Night Heron (1) | South Mole (Fremantle) at 9:30am |
| 07/10/2020 | John Nilson | Glossy Ibis (3) | paddock E of Taylor Rd (Forrestdale) |
| 06/10/2020 | Martin Greenwood | Lesser Sand Plover (1) | Two Rocks Beach (Two Rocks) |
| 06/10/2020 | John Nilson | White-necked Heron (1) Glossy Ibis (1) |
paddock E of Taylor Rd (Forrestdale) |
| 04/10/2020 | Martin Greenwood | Yellow-throated Miner (4) | Carramar Golf Course (Carramar) |
| 01/10/2020 | Drew Davison & Claire Gerrish | Little Eagle (1) White-winged Fairy-wren (3+) White-winged Triller (4) |
Hopkins Road (Carabooda) |
| 27/09/2020 | Drew Davison & Geoffrey Groom | pale 'marsh' harrier sp. (1 - ID under discussion) Whiskered Tern (30+) |
Herdsman Lake (Herdsman) |
| 27/09/2020 | John Graff | Black-backed [Australian Little] Bittern (1 heard) White-bellied Sea-Eagle (pair) pale 'marsh' harrier sp. (1 - ID under discussion) Whiskered Tern (28) |
Herdsman Lake (Herdsman) |
| 27/09/2020 | Terry Booth via Martin Greenwood | Chestnut Teal (1) | Loch McNess, Yanchep NP (Yanchep) |
| Date | Observers | Species |
Location |
| 15/10/2020 | Alfred & Hidi Lau | Wood Sandpiper (6) | Stirling Estate Wetlands (Capel) |
| 10/10/2020 | Alfred & Hidi Lau | Terek Sandpiper (1) Red-necked Stint (190+) Fairy Tern (40+) |
Point Douro, Leschenault Estuary (Australind) |
| 08/10/2020 | Drew Davison | Pacific [Fork-tailed] Swift (1) Whiskered Tern (1) |
Avon Weir (Northam) |
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Location |
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| Date | Observers | Species |
Location |
| 11/10/2020 | Bruce Greatwich et al. | BROWN-STREAKED/ASIAN BROWN FLYCATCHER (1) | Sandfire Roadhouse (Broome) |
| 10/10/2020 | Bruce Greatwich et al. | BROWN-STREAKED/ASIAN BROWN FLYCATCHER (1) | Sandfire Roadhouse (Broome) |
| 09/10/2020 | Bruce Greatwich, Nigel Jackett et al. | BROWN-STREAKED/ASIAN BROWN FLYCATCHER (1 - ID under discussion) | Sandfire Roadhouse (Broome) |
Ashmore Reef
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Christmas Island
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Cocos (Keeling) Islands
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