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 172 (December 2019). 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 |
| 21-23/08/2019 | Martin Greenwood | Banded Lapwing (2) | St James School sports field (Alkimos) |
| 17/08/2019 | Ken Glasson | Australian Magpie (1 melanistic) | Peel Parade (Coodanup) |
| 17/08/2019 | Darryl James | Western Whistler (1) | Bibra Lake (Bibra Lake) |
| 13/08/2019 | Ken Glasson | Little Tern (1 possible) | Nairns (Coodanup) |
| 10/08/2019 | Linda Giblett | Curlew Sandpiper (34) Red-necked Stint (48) |
Nairns (Coodanup) |
| 01-06/08/2019 | Ray Turnbull & Margot Oorebeek et al. | Intermediate [Plumed] Egret (1) | Herdsman Lake (Herdsman) |
| 06/08/2019 | Martin Greenwood | Hardhead (2) | Loch McNess, Yanchep NP (Yanchep) |
| 04/08/2019 | Jason Moore | Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (1, presumed escapee) | Whitfords Av (Kallaroo) |
| 03/08/2019 | via Leeanne Beavis | Eastern Barn Owl (1 floundering in water, taken into care) | Fishing Boat Harbour (Fremantle) |
| 03/08/2019 | Leeanne Beavis | Fan-tailed Cuckoo (1) | Airlie St (Claremont) |
| 03/08/2019 | Wynton Maddeford | Wedge-tailed Eagle (2) | Melville Golf Club (Leeming) |
| 31/07/2019 | Wynton Maddeford | Black Kite (1) | The Vines (Ellenbrook) |
| 28/07/2019 | Brad Maryan | Wandering Whistling-Duck (1) | Herdsman Lake (Herdsman) |
| 27/07/2019 | Alfred & Hidi Lau | Red-necked Stint (100s) | Nairns (Coodanup) |
| 21/07/2019 | Mark Newman | Black Kite (1) Western Rosella (2) |
ALCOA Wellard Wetlands (Baldivis) |
| 21/07/2019 | Drew Davison | Red-capped Robin (1) | Heirisson Island (East Perth) |
| 20/07/2019 | Martin Greenwood | Pacific Gull (2 adults) | City Beach (City Beach) |
| 16/07/2019 | Dave & Jan Crossley | Eastern Cattle Egret (2) | Bertenshaw Rd (Baldivis) |
| 14/07/2019 | Laurence Mason | White-backed Swallow (1) | nr Mullaloo Beach Lookout (Ocean Reef) |
| 13/07/2019 | Martin Greenwood | Masked Lapwing (2) Red-capped Robin (1) |
Yanchep NP (Yanchep) |
| 22/06/2019 | Martin Greenwood | Black-browed Albatross [sp.] (1 beachwashed, dead) | Two Rocks (Two Rocks) |
| Date | Observers | Species |
Location |
| 22/08/2019 | Ken Glasson & Peter Lowe | Red-backed Kingfisher (1) | Johnston Rd, nr Yarloop (Harvey) |
| 21/08/2019 | Bill Russell | Brush Bronzewing (2) | Hamel Eco Park (Waroona) |
| 18/08/2019 | Bill Russell & Bob Paterson | Wood Sandpiper (12) Red-kneed Dotterel (3) Black-fronted Dotterel (23) Whistling Kite (30) Peregrine Falcon (1) |
Wandalup Ponds, Nambeelup (Murray) [private access] |
| 10/08/2019 | Bill Russell | Red-backed Kingfisher (1) | Johnston Rd, nr Yarloop (Harvey) |
| 07/08/2019 | Steve Elson via Linda Giblett | Yellow-billed Spoonbill (46) Black-tailed Godwit (1) Red-necked Stint (36) Masked Lapwing (2) |
Wellstead Estuary (Jerramungup) |
| 07/08/2019 | Steve Elson via Linda Giblett | Banded Lapwing (60) | private property nr Lake Magenta Rd (Jerramungup) |
| 06/08/2019 | Doug Russell | Red-eared Firetail (2) | Shanhun Rd, Narrikup () |
| 18/07/2019 | Linda Giblett | Masked Lapwing (2) | Fleming Grove Rd (Esperance) |
| 17/07/2019 | Bill Russell | Purple-crowned Lorikeet (6) | Harvey townsite (Harvey) |
| 14/07/2019 | Steve Elson via Linda Giblett | Freckled Duck (420) | Coblinine NR (Katanning) |
| 13/07/2019 | Linda Giblett & Steve Elson | Freckled Duck (46) Musk Duck (250) Pink-eared Duck (1,100) Black-tailed Native-hen (5) Red-kneed Dotterel (1) Masked Lapwing (20) |
Esperance Golf Course (Esperance) |
| 13/07/2019 | Linda Giblett & Steve Elson | Banded Stilt (16) Hooded Plover (6) Masked Lapwing (6) |
private property B, Gibson (Esperance) |
| 13/07/2019 | Linda Giblett & Steve Elson | Banded Stilt (1,000) Red-necked Avocet (50) |
Pink Lake (Esperance) |
| 13/07/2019 | Linda Giblett & Steve Elson | Masked Lapwing (2) | Norseman Rd (Esperance) |
| 13/07/2019 | Bill Russell | Purple-crowned Lorikeet (5) | Preston Beach (Waroona) |
| 12/07/2019 | Linda Giblett & Steve Elson | Black-fronted Dotterel (28) Red-kneed Dotterel (6) Masked Lapwing (2) |
private property A, Gibson (Esperance) |
| 12/07/2019 | Linda Giblett & Steve Elson | Hooded Plover (2) Masked Lapwing (6) Rock Parrot (1 leucistic) |
Mullet Lake (Esperance) |
| 09/07/2019 | Bill Russell | Purple-crowned Lorikeet (18) | Hamel Eco Park (Waroona) |
| 04/07/2019 | Bill Russell | Purple-crowned Lorikeet (18) | Hamel Eco Park (Waroona) |
| 23/06/2019 | Peter Morris | Black Bittern (1) | Hoffman Mill (Harvey) |
| Date | Observers | Species |
Locatio0n |
| 23/08/2019 | George Swann | EURASIAN TEAL (1 male) | Harding Dam (Roebourne) |
| 22/08/2019 | Roksana Boreli, Phil Maher et al. via Tony Palliser | EURASIAN TEAL (1 male) | Harding Dam (Roebourne) |
| 13/08/2019 | Pauline Woolley | Brolga (12) | Lyndon River, Coral Bay road (Exmouth) |
| 01/08/2019 | Les George | Pheasant Coucal (1) | Gascgoyne River, east of Chinaman Pool (Carnarvon) |
| 27/07/2019 | Darryl Jones | Regent Parrot (4) | c. 65km S of Carnarvon (Carnarvon) |
| Date | Observers | Species |
Location |
| 18/08/2019 | George Swann | Pacific Baza (1) | Crescent Lake (Broome) |
Ashmore Reef
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Location |
Christmas Island
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Cocos (Keeling) Islands
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