Western Australia Unusual Bird Sightings (WABN 168)

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 168 (December 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.


Please note: Although due care is taken to assess records for veracity before publication on this page, it is recommended that those wishing to cite records refer to the relevant edition of WA Bird Notes (WABN) or contact the records officer before citing.

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Perth & Mandurah (within UBD Street Directory)

South-West

Arid Zone

Kimberley

External Territories


REQUEST FOR INFORMATION
PhD student Reece Pedler (from SA) is satellite tracking Banded Stilt and has recently banded nearly 950 stilt chicks with blue leg flags at a breeding colony on Lake Torrens SA. Reece would be most appreciative of any information regarding large flocks of stilts in WA and also any sightings of leg flagged birds.He can be contacted on: reece.pedler@deakin.edu.au or 0400 038 452

Perth & Mandurah (within UBD Street Directory) (Suburbs in parentheses)

Date Observers Species

Location
08/09/2018 Jason Abuso via Facebook Little Tern (1) Lake Walyungup (Warnbro)
08/09/2018 Chris Young Black-tailed Native-hen (6) Yanchep National Park (Yanchep)
06/09/2018 Ken Glasson Chestnut-breasted Mannikin (10) Bibra Lake (Bibra Lake)
02/09/2018 Mark Newman Chestnut Teal (2)
Eastern Cattle Egret (1)		 ALCOA Wellard Wetlands (Baldivis)
02/09/2018 Benjamin Hicks Freckled Duck (2) Herdsman Lake (Herdsman)
27/08/2018 Mark Blythman Red-capped Parrot (2) Bold Park nr West Coast Hwy (Floreat)
25/08/2018 BirdLIfe WA Photogroup excursion (Jim Schultz & Diane Court) Varied Sittella (4-5) Craigie bushland (Craigie)
16/08/2018 Ian Abbott Pallid Cuckoo (1)
Fan-tailed Cuckoo (1)
Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo (1)		 Irwin Barracks (Karrakatta) [restricted access]
14/08/2018 Benjamin Hicks Pacific Gull (1) cnr North Beach Rd & West Coast Dr (North Beach)
14/08/2018 Gary Tate Black-tailed Native-hen (1) Lake Joondalup, along Ocean Reef Rd ()
12/08/2018 Darryl Jones Freckled Duck (7)
White-bellied Sea-Eagle (1)		 ALCOA Wellard Wetlands (Baldivis)
08/08/2018 Bill Rutherford Common Sandpiper (2) Nairns (Coodanup)
06/08/2018 Ashley Anderson Chestnut-breasted Mannikin (22) Bibra Lake (Bibra Lake)
31/07/2018 Jan Hendrick Black-tailed Native-hen (1) Cannings Wetlands (Wilson)
30/07/2018 Ken Glasson Black-tailed Native-hen (5) Yanchep NP (Yanchep)
30/07/2018 Jennifer Sumpton Crested Pigeon (1) Bicton (Bicton)
29/07/2018 Kevin Horner Yellow-throated Miner (1) Koondoola Regional Bushland (Koondoola)
28/07/2018 BirdLife WA Pelagic (John Graff et al.) Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross (12)
Shy Albatross (2)
Great-winged Petrel (30)
Soft-plumaged Petrel (20)
Soft-plumaged Petrel (2 dark intermediate morph)
Flesh-footed Shearwater (1)
Hutton's Shearwater (65)
Wilson's Storm-Petrel (2)
White-faced Storm-Petrel (5)
Brown Skua (2)		 Perth Canyon, offshore Fremantle (Fremantle)
28/07/2018 Ken Glasson Red-capped Robin (1) Gosnells Rd East (Orange Grove)
25/07/2018 Chris Young Hooded Plover (1) Deepwater Point, Canning River (Mount Pleasant)
22/07/2018 Chris Young Hooded Plover (1) Deepwater Point, Canning River (Mount Pleasant)
18/07/2018 John Baas Red-capped Robin (1) Lake Monger (Glendalough)
17/07/2018 Chris Young Hooded Plover (1) Deepwater Point, Canning River (Mount Pleasant)
15/07/2018 BirdLife WA Photogroup Excursion (Ken Glasson et al.) Banded Stilt
Sacred Kingfisher (2)		 Creery Wetlands (Mandurah)

South West (Murchison River to Esperance) (Shires in parentheses)

Date Observers Species

Location
14/09/2018 John Baas Pied Honeyeater (4-6)
Black Honeyeater (50-100)		 Reynoldson Reserve (Wongan-Ballidu)
12/09/2018 Ken Glasson et al. Pied Honeyeater (10)
Black Honeyeater (20)		 Reynoldson Reserve (Wongan-Ballidu)
10/09/2018 Don Carlson Eurasian Curlew (1) Point Douro, Leschenault Estuary (Harvey) - approach from Australind side & take the side track on eastern side of the Collie River, walk under the bridge
09/09/2018 Bill Russell & Bob Paterson Wood Sandpiper (10)
Red-kneed Dotterel (4)
Whistling Kite (34)		 Wandalup Ponds, Nambeelup (Murray) [private property]
29/07/2018 Ross Jones Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater (1) 15km E of Brookton (Brookton)
29/07/2018 Bill Russell & Bob Paterson Chestnut Teal (2)
Wood Sandpiper (1)
Red-kneed Dotterel (4)		 Wandalup Ponds, Nambeelup (Murray) [private property]
28/07/2018 Linda Giblett & Steve Elson Double-banded Plover (1)
Curlew Sandpiper (1 juvenile)
Long-toed Stint (1)
Hooded Plover (130)		 near Esperance (Esperance) [private property]
28/07/2018 Linda Giblett & Steve Elson Masked Lapwing (17) Woody Lake system (Esperance)
28/07/2018 Linda Giblett & Steve Elson Eastern Cattle Egret (36) Fisheries Rd (Esperance)
28/07/2018 Linda Giblett & Steve Elson Red-kneed Dotterel (18)
Black-fronted Dotterel (20)		 near Gibson (Esperance) [private property]
18/07/2018 Linda Giblett Banded Stilt (3,000) near Esperance (Esperance) [private property]
17/07/2018 Linda Giblett Banded Stilt (460) Mullet Lakes (Esperance)

 

Arid Zone (Shires in parentheses)

Date Observers Species

Location
06/09/2018 Claire Gerrish White-tailed Tropicbird (1) Coral Bay campsite (Exmouth)
30/08/2018 Stephen Clarke Yellow White-eye (1) 100km inland in Sherlock River catchment (East Pilbara)
04-05/08/2018 Stewart Ford et al. BLUE ROCK THRUSH (1, still present) Onslow (Ashburton)
03-04/08/2018 Jen Donegan et al. BLUE ROCK THRUSH (1, still present) Onslow (Ashburton)
03/08/2018 Stewart Ford & John Graff  Eurasian Tree Sparrow (1, still present) Woolworths, Port Hedland (Port Hedland)
02-03/08/2018 Chris Young BLUE ROCK THRUSH (1, still present) Onslow (Ashburton)
31/07/2018 Pam Smith BLUE ROCK THRUSH (1, still present) Onslow (Ashburton)
21-22/07/2018 Ross Jones et al. BLUE ROCK THRUSH (1, still present) Onslow (Ashburton)

 

Kimberley (Shires in parentheses)

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Australian Indian Ocean Territories


Ashmore Reef

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Christmas Island

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Cocos (Keeling) Islands

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