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 174 (June 2020). 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, the birding-aus email list and/or the Western Australian Birders Facebook group. 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.
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Perth & Mandurah (within UBD Street Directory)
| Date | Observers | Species |
Location |
| 29/03/2020 | Mark Newman | Tawny-crowned Honeyeater (2) | ALCOA Wellard Wetlands (Baldivis) |
| 28/03/2020 | Jason Moore | Western Spinebill (1 female) | Star Swamp (North Beach) |
| 28/03/2020 | Wynton Maddeford | Ruddy Turnstone (1) | North Mole (North Fremantle) |
| 26/03/2020 | Brad Maryan | Rock Parrot (1) | Long Point, Port Kennedy Scientific Park (Port Kennedy) |
| 26/03/2020 | Martin Greenwood | Eastern Cattle Egret (3) | Loch McNess, Yanchep NP (Yanchep) |
| 26/03/2020 | Martin Greenwood | Sanderling (50+) | Two Rocks beach (Two Rocks) |
| 24/03/2020 | Sue Abbotts | Eastern Yellow Wagtail (1 ssp tschutschensis) | Gnangara Wetlands, btwn Gnangara Rd and Wisdom Tce (Wangara) |
| 23/03/2020 | Peter Coyle | Brown Honeyeater (1) | Fish Hook Bay (Rottnest Island) |
| 22/03/2020 | Margaret Owen | Western Spinbell (1 immature male) | Underwood Ave Bushland (Shenton Park) |
| 21/03/2020 | John Graff |
Pectoral Sandpiper (1) Eastern Yellow Wagtail (1 ssp tschutschensis) |
Gnangara Lake (Gnangara) |
| 21/03/2020 | Martin Greenwood | Eastern Cattle Egret (3) | Loch McNess, Yanchep NP (Yanchep) |
| 21/03/2020 | Martin Greenwood | Little Tern (2) | Two Rocks beach (Two Rocks) |
| 21/03/2020 | Wynton Maddeford | Indian Peafowl (1, presumed escapee) | Ellen Brook Dr (Ellenbrook) |
| mid 03/2020 | via Claire Greenwell | Little Tern (1 breeding plumage) | Mandurah Quay (Mandurah) |
| 20/03/2020 | Dan Mantle | Spotless Crake (1) Wood Sandpiper (6) Long-toed Stint (1) Eastern Yellow Wagtail (1 ssp tschutschensis) |
Gnangara Wetlands, btwn Gnangara Rd and Wisdom Tce (Wangara) |
| 18/03/2020 | Margaret Owen | Sooty Oystercatcher (2) | City Beach (City Beach) |
| 18/03/2020 | Allan Rose | Purple-crowned Lorikeet (4) | Midland (Midland) |
| 17/03/2020 | Ian Abbott et al. | Western Corella (1) | Point Walter (Bicton) |
| 16/03/2020 | Dan Mantle | Spotless Crake (4) Pectoral Sandpiper (1) Long-toed Stint (1) |
Gnangara Lake (Gnangara) |
| 15/03/2020 | Mark Binns |
Black-tailed Godwit (1) White-bellied Sea-Eagle (1) |
Bibra Lake (Bibra Lake) |
| 14/03/2020 | Sooty Shearwater (1-2) | Woodman Point (Munster) | |
| 14/03/2020 | Benjamin Hicks | Eastern Yellow Wagtail (2; 1 ssp tschutschensis, 1 probable ssp. taivana) | Gnangara Wetlands, btwn Gnangara Rd and Wisdom Tce (Wangara) |
| 14/03/2020 | Mark Newman | Banded Lapwing (1) | ALCOA Wellard Wetlands (Baldivis) |
| 13/03/2020 | Dan Mantle & Nick Hart | Eastern Yellow Wagtail (2) | Gnangara Wetlands, btwn Gnangara Rd and Wisdom Tce (Wangara) |
| 13/03/2020 | Mark Binns | Black-tailed Godwit (9) | Alfred Cove (Attadale) |
| 11/03/2020 | Mark Binns | Black-tailed Godwit (6) | Alfred Cove (Attadale) |
| 10/03/2020 | Mark Binns | Black-tailed Godwit (9) | Alfred Cove (Attadale) |
| 08/03/2020 | Nathan Yaschenko | Purple-crowned Lorikeet (2+ heard) | Edgewater (Edgewater) |
| 08/03/2020 | Mike Bouette | Tawny-crowned Honeyeater (2) Western Yellow Robin (2) |
Alan Anderson Park (Walliston) |
| 06/03/2020 | Rynhard Kock | Yellow-plumed Honeyeater (1) | nr Lion's Lookout (Lesmurdie) |
| 04/03/2020 | Martin Greenwood | Sanderling (30+) | Two Rocks beach (Two Rocks) |
| 03/03/2020 | Ken Glasson et al. |
Grey-tailed Tattler (1) Roseate Tern (10) |
Woodman Point (Munster) |
| 01/03/2020 | Martin Greenwood | Eastern Cattle Egret (1) | Yanchep NP (Yanchep) |
| 29/02/2020 | John Graff | Black-tailed Godwit (3) Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (60) Pectoral Sandpiper (2) |
Bibra Lake (Bibra Lake) |
| 29/02/2020 | John Graff | Tawny-crowned Honeyeater (3+) | Piney Lakes (Winthrop) |
| 28/02/2020 | Bill Russell et al. | Bar-tailed Godwit (17) Terek Sandpiper (1) Fairy Tern (45) |
Nairns (Coodanup) |
| 27/02/2020 | Mark Binns | Wood Sandpiper (4) Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (83) |
Bibra Lake (Bibra Lake) |
| 26/02/2020 | Steven Daley |
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (80+) Pectoral Sandpiper (1+) |
Bibra Lake (Bibra Lake) |
| 24/02/2020 | Claire Greenwell |
Red-necked Avocet (~700) Wood Sandpiper (1+) Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (~150) |
Bibra Lake (Bibra Lake) |
| 24/02/2020 | Claire Greenwell | Black-tailed Godwit (2) | Alfred Cove (Attadale) |
| 22/02/2020 | Benjamin Hicks |
Eastern Curlew (1) Roseate Tern (2) |
Woodman Point (Munster) |
| 22/02/2020 | John Nilson | Wood Sandpiper (1) | wetland at cnr Rossiter Ave & Armadale Rd (Piara Waters) |
| 21/02/2020 | John Newnham |
Eastern Curlew (1) Grey-tailed Tattler (1) Roseate Tern (2) |
Woodman Point (Munster) |
| 17/02/2020 | George Swann, Rohan Clarke et al. | Grey-faced Petrel (4+) Common Noddy (113) Bridled Tern (143) |
Perth Canyon [offshore] |
| 17/02/2020 | Darryl James | Eastern Cattle Egret (6) | Bibra Lake (Bibra Lake) |
| 17/02/2020 | Mike Bouette | Yellow-plumed Honeyeater (2) | backyard (Lesmurdie) |
| 17/02/2020 | Benjamin Hicks | Eastern Curlew (1) | Ocean Reef Boat Harbour (Ocean Reef) |
| 13/02/2020 | Mark Binns | Black-tailed Godwit (6) | Alfred Cove (Attadale) |
| 09/02/2020 | Claire Gerrish | Australian Pelican (650-700) Australasian Darter (120) Pied Cormorant (1) |
Lake Monger (Glendalough) |
| 09/02/2020 | Benjamin Hicks | Intermediate Egret (possible) Black-tailed Godwit (5) |
Bibra Lake (Bibra Lake) |
| 09/02/2020 | Mark Binns | Black-tailed Godwit (4) | Yangebup Lake (Yangebup) |
| 08/02/2020 | Mark Newman | White-tailed Tropicbird (2) | between Fremantle and Rottnest Island |
| 08/02/2020 | Ken Glasson | Freckled Duck (1) | wetland on cnr Forrest Lake Dr and Warton Rd (Thornlie) |
| 07/02/2020 | Mark Binns | Spotless Crake (4) Black-tailed Godwit (10) Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (43) Long-toed Stint (2) |
Yangebup Lake (Yangebup) |
| 07/02/2020 | Geoff Collis | Brown Songlark (2) | Alfred Cove (Attadale) |
| 05/02/2020 | Mark Binns | Brown Songlark (2) | Alfred Cove (Attadale) |
| 05/02/2020 | Ken Glasson | Eastern Reef Egret (1) Eastern Curlew (1) |
Woodman Point (Munster) |
| 04/02/2020 | Mark Binns | Black-tailed Godwit (8) | Thomsons Lake (Beeliar) |
| 01/02/2020 | Benjamin Hicks | Eastern Barn Owl (1) | Heirisson Island (East Perth) |
| c. 24-31/01/2020 | Barbara Summer | Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo (~50) | backyard (Yanchep) |
| 29/01/2020 | John Ryan | Crimson Finch (4, presumed aviary escapees) | Herdsman Lake (Herdsman) |
| 26/01/2020 | Benjamin Hicks | Eastern Cattle Egret (1) White-backed Swallow (1) |
Yanchep NP (Yanchep) |
| 26/01/2020 | John Graff | Chestnut Teal (1) Black-tailed Godwit (13) Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (270) Pectoral Sandpiper (1) |
Thomsons Lake (Beeliar) |
| 22/01/2020 | Toni Webster | Brown Songlark (1 male, 2 female) | Alfred Cove (Attadale) |
| 21/01/2020 | Clive Nealon & Claire Gerrish | Royal Spoonbill (1) | Len Howard Reserve (Erskine) |
| 19/01/2020 | BirdLife WA Excursion (Pete White et al.) | Oriental [Crested] Honey-Buzzard (1) | Lake Joondalup (Joondalup) |
| 19/01/2020 | Benjamin Hicks | Black-tailed Native-hen (1) Red-kneed Dotterel (5) Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo (1) Red-capped Robin (1) Eastern Yellow Wagtail (2) |
Herdsman Lake (Herdsman) |
| 18/01/2020 | Geoff Collis | Eastern Osprey (1) Eastern Yellow Wagtail (1) |
Herdsman Lake (Herdsman) |
| 17/01/2020 | Kirsty Heiner et al. via Facebook | Eastern Yellow Wagtail (2) | Herdsman Lake (Herdsman) |
| 16/01/2020 | John Graff, Nigel Jackett et al. | Black-tailed Native-hen (1) Red-kneed Dotterel (7) Brown Songlark (1) Eastern Yellow Wagtail (2) |
Herdsman Lake (Herdsman) |
| 16/01/2020 | Darryl James | Oriental [Crested] Honey-Buzzard (1) | Bibra Lake (Bibra Lake) |
| 15/01/2020 | Nigel Jackett et al. | Eurasian Hobby (1) | North Lake (North Lake) |
| 14/01/2020 | Kirsty Heiner via Facebook | Brown Songlark (2 male, 1 female) | Alfred Cove (Attadale) |
| 13/01/2020 | Toni Webster, Jenny Christenson et al. | Brown Songlark (1) | Alfred Cove (Attadale) |
| Date | Observers | Species |
Location |
| 09/03/2020 | Phil Lewis | Ground Cuckoo-shrike (4) | Rifle Range Rd, N of Wongan Hills (Wongan-Ballidu) |
| 08/03/2020 | Steve Elson via Linda Giblett | Banded Stilt (42) Red-necked Avocet (330) Black-tailed Godwit (18) Bar-tailed Godwit (1) Common Greenshank (87) Marsh Sandpiper (2) Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (300) Pectoral Sandpiper (4) Curlew Sandpiper (163) Red-necked Stint (2,000+) Long-toed Stint (9) Red-capped Plover (300) |
Wilson Inlet (Denmark) |
| 02/03/2020 | BirdLife WA Campout (Alfred & Hidi Lau et al.) | Terek Sandpiper (3) | Point Douro, Leschenault Estuary (Australind) |
| 02/03/2020 | Bill Russell | Banded Stilt (1,200) | Lake Preston at Preston Beach (Waroona) |
| 01/03/2020 | BirdLife WA Campout (Alfred & Hidi Lau et al.) | Spotless Crake (2) | Big Swamp (Bunbury) |
| 29/02/2020 | BirdLife WA Campout (Alfred & Hidi Lau et al.) | Marsh Sandpiper (1) | Leschenault Estuary, N end (Harvey) |
| 28/02/2020 | Jeremy Ringma, Brad Kneebone et al. | Australasian Bittern (1) | private property near Denmark (Albany) |
| 28/02/2020 | Raymond Bosman | [Eurasian] Whimbrel (1) | Lower King River Bridge (Albany) |
| 27/02/2020 | via Dan Mantle | Barau's Petrel (1) | Bremer Canyon, offshore Bremer Bay (Jerramungup) |
| 27/02/2020 | Bill Russell | Purple-crowned Lorikeet (150) | Preston Beach (Waroona) |
| 21/02/2020 | Plaxy Barratt et al. | Barau's Petrel (1) | Bremer Canyon, offshore Bremer Bay (Jerramungup) |
| 19/02/2020 | Stewart Ford, Nigel Jackett et al. | Lesser Noddy (~39,000 returning from foraging in evening) | Wooded Island, Houtman Abrolhos (Northampton) |
| 18/02/2020 | Dan Mantle et al. | GREAT SHEARWATER (1) | Bremer Canyon, offshore Bremer Bay (Jerramungup) |
| 18/02/2020 | Stewart Ford, Nigel Jackett et al. | Lesser Noddy (~51,200 returning from foraging in evening) | Pelsaert Island, Houtman Abrolhos (Northampton) |
| 18/02/2020 | George Swann, Rohan Clarke et al. | Lesser Noddy (541) | Pelsaert Canyon, offshore Houtman Abrolhos (Northampton) |
| 17/02/2020 | Dan Mantle | Common Diving-Petrel (1) | Bremer Canyon, offshore Bremer Bay (Jerramungup) |
| 17/02/2020 | Bill Russell | Eastern Cattle Egret (47) | irrigated paddock at Harvey (Harvey) |
| 17/02/2020 | Bill Russell | Purple-crowned Lorikeet (12) | Preston Beach (Waroona) |
| mid 02/2020 | John Anderson via Brad Kneebone | Pectoral Sandpiper (1) | Wilson Inlet near Ocean Beach (Denmark) |
| 14/02/2020 | Dan Mantle, Plaxy Barratt et al. |
Wandering Albatross sp. (1) COOK'S PETREL (1) Short-tailed Shearwater (8) |
Bremer Canyon, offshore Bremer Bay (Jerramungup) |
| 12/02/2020 | Ken Glasson | Terek Sandpiper (3) | Point Douro, Leschenault Estuary (Australind) |
| 09/02/2020 | Allan & Sandy Rose | Black Honeyeater (6) White-fronted Honeyeater (2) |
private property, Morangup (Toodyay) |
| 08/02/2020 | Brad Kneebone | Pectoral Sandpiper (2) | Morley Beach, Wilson Inlet (Denmark) |
| 05/02/2020 | Don Carlson | Greater Sand Plover (1) Broad-billed Sandpiper (1) |
Leschenault Estuary, N end (Harvey) |
| 03/02/2020 | Kathy Samulkiewicz | Banded Lapwing (50) | Irwin River mouth, Dongara (Irwin) |
| 31/01/2020 | Allan Rose | Pied Honeyeater (16) | private property, Morangup (Toodyay) |
| 31/01/2020 | David Secomb | Spotted Nightjar (1) | Garston Reserve (Katanning) |
| 27/01/2020 | Peter Morris | Broad-billed Sandpiper (1) | Leschenault Estuary, N end (Harvey) |
| 26/01/2020 | Steve Elson via Linda Giblett | Grey Plover (3) Pacific Golden Plover (4) Lesser Sand Plover (1) Common Greenshank (53) Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (170) Pectoral Sandpiper (4) Curlew Sandpiper (63) Red-necked Stint (1,000+) Long-toed Stint (1) Whiskered Tern (23) |
Wilson Inlet (Denmark) |
| 25/01/2020 | Billy Thom & Machi Yoshida | CORY'S SHEARWATER (1) | Bremer Canyon, offshore Bremer Bay (Jerramungup) |
| 25/01/2020 | Michelle Hourston | Australian Bustard (2) | farmland just north of Albany (Albany) |
| 25/01/2020 | John Graff | Chestnut Teal (1) Black-tailed Godwit (14) Marsh Sandpiper (10) Wood Sandpiper (2) Pectoral Sandpiper (5) Little Stint (1) Long-toed Stint (25+) Eastern Yellow Wagtail (1) |
Lake McLarty (Murray) |
| 23/01/2020 | Jeanne Steele, Colin Steele & Peter Moore | Whimbrel (1) | Nornalup Inlet, Walpole (Manjimup/Denmark) |
| 23/01/2020 | Mike Lawrie | Hooded Plover (1) | Cape Burney, Greenough River (Geraldton-Greenough) |
| 20/01/2020 | Stewart Ford & John Graff | Chestnut Teal (240) | Wellstead Estuary mouth (Jerramungup) |
| 19/01/2020 | Bill Betts & Darryl Jones | CORY'S SHEARWATER (1) GREAT SHEARWATER (2) |
Bremer Canyon, offshore Bremer Bay (Jerramungup) |
| 18/01/2020 | John Graff & David Secomb | Black-tailed Godwit (21) Marsh Sandpiper (5) Wood Sandpiper (4) Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (4,500+) Pectoral Sandpiper (9+) Curlew Sandpiper (350+) Red-necked Stint (1,500+) Little Stint (1) Long-toed Stint (59+) Eastern Yellow Wagtail (2) |
Lake McLarty (Murray) |
| 18/01/2020 | Steve Elson via Linda Giblett | Pacific Golden Plover (4) Common Greenshank (76) Ruddy Turnstone (1) Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (280) Pectoral Sandpiper (2) Curlew Sandpiper (106) Red-necked Stint (500) Whiskered Tern (64) |
Wilson Inlet (Denmark) |
| 15/01/2020 | Ken Glasson & Peter Lowe | Pied Honeyeater (1) Black Honeyeater (2) |
Wearne Rd, North Bannister (Wandering) |
| 15/01/2020 | Ken Glasson & Peter Lowe | Black Honeyeater (2) | Summer Track (Wandering) |
| 01/09/2019 | Ken Tracy | Royal Spoonbill (1) | Len Howard Conservation Park (Erskine) |
| Date | Observers | Species |
Location |
| 04/03/2020 | Stewart Ford & John Graff | Australian Shelduck (2) | Fortescue River crossing, Marble Bar Rd (East Pilbara) |
| 24/02/2020 | George Swann, Rohan Clarke et al. |
Bulwer's Petrel (24) Streaked Shearwater (4) Great Frigatebird (13) Red-tailed Tropicbird (1) |
Cloates Canyon and Cape Range Canyon, offshore North-West Cape (Exmouth) |
| 23/02/2020 | George Swann, Rohan Clarke et al. |
Bulwer's Petrel (4) Streaked Shearwater (2) |
shelf edge offshore Carnarvon (Carnarvon) |
| 23/02/2020 | George Swann, Rohan Clarke et al. | Red-tailed Tropicbird (1) | NW of Bernier Island (Carnarvon) |
| 14/11/2019 | Allan Throne | White-fronted Chat (2) | Exmouth Sewage Treatment Plant (Exmouth) |
| Date | Observers | Species |
Location |
| 27/01/2020 | Beryl Ah Chee | Cicadabird (2) | garden, Derby (Derby-West Kimberley) |
Ashmore Reef
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Location |
Christmas Island
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Cocos (Keeling) Islands
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