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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 |
| 26/11/2020 | Geoffrey Groom et al. via Facebook | Hudsonian Godwit (1) | Austin Bay NR (South Yunderup) |
| 25/11/2020 | Joe Russell & Geoffrey Groom via Facebook | Hudsonian Godwit (1) | Austin Bay NR (South Yunderup) |
| 25/11/2020 | Mark Binns | Square-tailed Kite (1) | North Lake (North Lake) |
| 24/11/2020 | Geoffrey Groom via Facebook | Oriental [Crested] Honey-buzzard (2) | Lake Joondalup (Joondalup) - NW corner |
| 24/11/2020 | Mark Binns | Glossy Ibis (80+) | Thomsons Lake (Beeliar) |
| 19/11/2020 | Ken Glasson | Grey-tailed Tattler (2) | Point Dundas (Applecross) |
| 18/11/2020 | Lee Beavis via Facebook | Hudsonian Godwit (1) | Nairns (Coodanup) |
| 16/11/2020 | Mark Binns | Intermediate (Plumed) Egret (1) Common Sandpiper (1) |
North Lake (North Lake) |
| 16/11/2020 | Wynton Maddeford | Willie Wagtail (1 leucistic) | Tomato Lake (Kewdale) |
| 15/11/2020 | John Edmond et al. | HUDSONIAN GODWIT (1) | Long Point, Port Kennedy beach (Port Kennedy) |
| 15/11/2020 | John Graff | Intermediate (Plumed) Egret (1) | Bibra Lake (Bibra Lake) |
| 12/11/2020 | Geoffrey Groom via Facebook | pale 'marsh harrier' (ID under discussion) - still present | Herdsman Lake (Herdsman) |
| 11/11/2020 | Lorraine & ROss Marshall | Red-necked Stint (1 - flagged in NW WA) | Government House Lake (Rottnest Island) |
| 07/11/2020 | Mark Newman | Great Knot (4) Greater Sand Plover (2) Lesser Sand Plover (1) |
Long Point, Port Kennedy beach (Port Kennedy) |
| 07/11/2020 | Drew Davison et al. | Terek Sandpiper (1) | Lake Claremont (Claremont) |
| 07/11/2020 | Drew Davison et al. | Red-capped Robin (1 juv.) | Gosnell Rd East (Orange Grove) |
| 07/11/2020 | Martin Greenwood | Pacific Reef Heron [Eastern Reef Egret] (1) | Two Rocks Marina (Two Rocks) |
| 05/11/2020 | Martin Greenwood | Western Rosella (1) | Yonderup Lake (Yanchep) |
| 05/11/2020 | Mark Binns | Gallinago sp. snipe (1, possible Latham's) White-necked Heron (2) Intermediate (Plumed) Egret (1) |
North Lake (North Lake) |
| 31/10/2020 | Drew Davison | White-bellied Sea-Eagle Red-kneed Dotterel |
Lake Claremont (Claremont) |
| 30/10/2020 | Mark Binns | White-necked Heron (2) Intermediate (Plumed) Egret (1) |
North Lake (North Lake) |
| 29/10/2020 | Drew Davison | Terek Sandpiper (1) | Lake Claremont (Claremont) |
| 25/10/2020 | Ross Brown | Terek Sandpiper (1) | Lake Claremont (Claremont) |
| 25/10/2020 | Mark Binns | Black-tailed Godwit (2) | Alfred Cove (Attadale) |
| 25/10/2020 | Martin Greenwood | Pacific Gull (1) | Two Rocks (Two Rocks) |
| 24/10/2020 | Drew Davison | Royal Spoonbill (1) | Goegrup Lake Nature Reserve (Goegrup) |
| 24/10/2020 | BirdLife WA Excursion (Drew Davison et al.) | Pacific Golden Plover (1) Red Knot (4+) |
The Chimneys (Erskine) |
| 23/10/2020 | Mark Binns | Grey-tailed Tattler (1) | Alfred Cove (Attadale) |
| 22/10/2020 | BirdLife WA Excursion (David Free et al.) | Terek Sandpiper (1) | Lake Claremont (Claremont) - very unusual on freshwater in SW |
| 19/10/2020 | Jan & Dave Crossley | Square-tailed Kite (1) | Woodman Point (Munster) |
| 17/10/2020 | Alfred & Hidi Lau | Royal Spoonbill (1) | Bardoc Reserve (Greenfields) |
| 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 |
| 25/11/2020 | Ken Glasson & Peter Lowe | Black-tailed Godwit (4) | Lake McLarty (Murray) |
| 23/11/2020 | Gary Tate | Terek Sandpiper (1) | Point Douro, Leschenault Estuary (Australind) |
| 22/10/2020 | John Graff & Nathan Beerkens | Greater Sand Plover (1) Terek Sandpiper (1-2) Red-necked Stint (500+) |
Point Douro, Leschenault Estuary (Australind) |
| 22/10/2020 | John Graff & Nathan Beerkens | Black-backed [Australian Little] Bittern (1 heard) | Big Swamp (Bunbury) |
| 19/10/2020 | John Graff & Nathan Beerkens | Black-backed [Australian Little] Bittern (1 heard) | Big Swamp (Bunbury) |
| 18/10/2020 | Mark Newman | Gallinago sp. Snipe (possible Latham's) (1) | Lake McLarty (Murray) |
| 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) |
| Date | Observers | Species |
Location |
| 17/10/2020 | Mark Binns | Freckled Duck (35) | Credo Station (Coolgardie) |
| 10/10/2020 | Mark Binns, Mark Henryon & Peter White | Inland Dotterel (1) | Fraser Range (Dundas) |
| c. 20/09/2020 | Damian Juniper | Eastern Osprey (1) | Karara minesite, 60km E of Morawa (Perenjori) |
| Date | Observers | Species |
Location |
| 21/11/2020 | Jake Bazelmans & Dan Herbert (Diversity Charters) | DARK-SIDED FLYCATCHER (1) | Rowley Shoals, offshore Broome - landed on boat |
| 14/11/2020 | Frank O'Connor | Eurasian Curlew (1) | Roebuck Bay, nr Crab Creek (Broome) |
| 13/11/2020 | Nathan Beerkens, Frank O'Connor et al. | Channel-billed Cuckoo (1) | Sandfire Roadhouse (Broome) |
| 11/11/2020 | George Swann, Nigel Jackett et al. | Common Noddy (~42,0000) Roseate Tern (~34,0000) |
West Island, Lacepedes (Broome) |
| 04/11/2020 | John Graff, Nigel Jackett et al. | Abbott's Booby (1) | c. 15nm SW of Scott Reef (Derby-West Kimberley) |
| 02/11/2020 | Beryl Ah Chee | Black Swan | Munnkyarra Lagoon (Derby-West Kimberley) |
| 30/10/2020 | Frank O'Connor via Facebook | Dusky Honeyeater (1) | Discovery Parks, Lake Kununurra (Wyndham-East Kimberley) |
| 23-24/10/2020 | Adrian Boyle & Linda Bird | BROWN-STREAKED FLYCATCHER (1) | Sandfire Roadhouse (Broome) |
| 20/10/2020 | Dan Herbert et al. (Diversity Charters) | PALLAS' GRASSHOPPER-WARBLER (1) | c. 5nm W of Mermaid Reef, offshore Broome - landed on boat |
| 14/10/2020 | Nigel Jackett et al. | BROWN-STREAKED FLYCATCHER (1) | Sandfire Roadhouse (Broome) |
| 11/10/2020 | Bruce Greatwich et al. | BROWN-STREAKED FLYCATCHER (1) | Sandfire Roadhouse (Broome) |
| 10/10/2020 | Bruce Greatwich et al. | BROWN-STREAKED FLYCATCHER (1) | Sandfire Roadhouse (Broome) |
| 10/10/2020 | George Swann | Little Ringed Plover (1) | Crescent Lake (Broome) [restricted access] |
| 09/10/2020 | Bruce Greatwich, Nigel Jackett et al. | BROWN-STREAKED FLYCATCHER (1) | Sandfire Roadhouse (Broome) |
Ashmore Reef
| Date | Observers | Species |
Location |
| 09/11/2020 | Nigel Jackett, John Graff et al. | Arctic Warbler (1) Arctic-type Warbler (1+) Ashy-bellied White-eye (1) |
West Island |
| 08/11/2020 | Nigel Jackett, John Graff et al. | Arctic Warbler (1) Arctic-type Warbler (2+) Ashy-bellied White-eye (1) |
West Island |
| 07/11/2020 | John Graff, Nigel Jackett et al. | TRINDADE PETREL (1 dark morph) Arctic-type Warbler (1 probable Arctic) |
West Island |
| 07/11/2020 | John Graff, Nigel Jackett et al. | Little Stint (1) | Horseshoe Cay |
| 06/11/2020 | Sue Abbotts, George Swann et al. | Grey Wagtail (1) | East Island |
Christmas Island
| Date | Observers | Species |
Location |
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
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Location |
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