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The more unusual or rare sightings are highlighted in red and may be included in the WA Bird Notes Issue 176 (December 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 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 |
| 08/09/2020 | Shelley Pearson via Claire Greenwell | Common Tern (2) | Nairns (Coodanup) |
| 06/09/2020 | Drew Davison | White-bellied Sea-Eagle (1) | Herdsman Lake (Herdsman) |
| 05/09/2020 | Ken Glasson | Western Corella (2) | Kent St Weir () |
| 05/09/2020 | BirdLife WA Excursion (Drew Davison et al.) | Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo (1) | Lightning Swamp (Noranda) |
| 30-31/08/2020 | Mark Binns | Terek Sandpiper (1) | Lake Vincent (Rottnest Island) |
| 28/08/2020 | Benjamin Hicks et al. | Western Rosella (1) | Hopkins Rd (Carabooda) |
| 27/08/2020 | Ken Glasson | Eastern Cattle Egret (1) | James Mitchell Park (South Perth) |
| 26/08/2020 | Wynton Maddeford | Eastern Cattle Egret (1) | cnr Swan Rd & Gnangara Rd (Henley Brook) |
| 22/08/2020 | Wynton Maddeford | Eastern Cattle Egret (4) | cnr Swan Rd & Gnangara Rd (Henley Brook) |
| 22/08/2020 | BirdLife WA Excursion (Drew Davison et al.) | Brown Falcon (1) Elegant Parrot (4) |
Bickley Brook (Orange Grove) |
| 18/08/2020 | Mark Binns | Eastern Osprey (1 caught bird, possibly Little Black Cormorant) | Alfred Cove (Attadale) |
| 12/08/2020 | Kevin Horner | Australian Masked Owl (1 roadkilled) | Kwinana Freeway at Cranford Ave (Mount Pleasant) |
| 07/08/2020 | Martin Greenwood | Square-tailed Kite (1) White-backed Swallow (4) |
Hopkins Rd (Carabooda) |
| 06/08/2020 | Peter Coyle | Beach Stone Curlew (1) | Rocky Bay (Rottnest Island) |
| 06/08/2020 | Mark Binns | Freckled Duck (11) Chestnut Teal (1 male) |
Herdsman Lake (Herdsman) |
| 05/08/2020 | Peter Coyle | Beach Stone Curlew (1) | Rocky Bay (Rottnest Island) |
| 03/08/2020 | Mark Binns | Chestnut Teal (1 male) | Bibra Lake (Bibra Lake) |
| 01/08/2020 | Drew Davison & Ben Hicks | Elegant Parrot (2) White-backed Swallow (6) |
Hopkins Rd (Carabooda) |
| 31/07/2020 | Mark Binns | Chestnut-breasted Mannikin (12+) | Bibra Lake (Bibra Lake) |
| 31/07/2020 | Martin Greenwood | White-backed Swallow (5) Varied Sittella (8) |
Hopkins Rd (Carabooda) |
| 31/07/2020 | Martin Greenwood | Pacific Gull (2 hunting Silver Gull chicks) | Two Rocks Marina (Two Rocks) |
| 24/07/2020 | Bill Russell et al. | Chestnut Teal (1 male) Royal Spoonbill (1) Eastern Curlew (1) |
Len Howard Reserve (Erskine) |
| 21/07/2020 | Wynton Maddeford | Chestnut Teal (1 male) White-necked Heron (1) Western Whistler (1) |
Bibra Lake (Bibra Lake) |
| 19/07/2020 | John Graff, Dan Mantle et al. | Black-browed/Campbell Albatross (1) Soft-plumaged Petrel (150) MANX SHEARWATER (1) |
Perth Canyon, offshore Perth |
| 18/07/2020 | John Graff, Dan Mantle et al. | Southern Giant-Petrel (1) Soft-plumaged Petrel (140) |
Perth Canyon, offshore Perth |
| 17/07/2020 | Bill Russell | Royal Spoonbill (1) | Goegrup Lake (Barragup) |
| 17/07/2020 | Bill Russell | Royal Spoonbill (1) | Len Howard Reserve (Erskine) |
| 15/07/2020 | Drew Davison | Chestnut Teal (1 female) | Herdsman Lake (Herdsman) |
| 15/07/2020 | Mark Binns | Eastern Barn Owl (1) | Tuckfield Street (Fremantle) |
| 14/07/2020 | Drew Davison | Chestnut Teal (1 male) | Herdsman Lake (Herdsman) |
| 10/07/2020 | Wynton Maddeford | Chestnut Teal (1 male) | Bibra Lake (Bibra Lake) |
| Date | Observers | Species |
Location |
| 06/09/2020 | Bill Russell | Brush Bronzewing (1) Chestnut Teal (1) Wood Sandpiper (2) Pectoral Sandpiper (1) |
Wandalup Ponds, Nambeelup (Murray) [private access] |
| 23/08/2020 | Bill Russell | Brush Bronzewing (1) Wood Sandpiper (2) |
Wandalup Ponds, Nambeelup (Murray) [private access] |
| 13/08/2020 | Ken Glasson | Pied Butcherbird (1) | Collins Rd (Beverley) |
| 10/08/2020 | Stewart Ford & John Graff | Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross (71) Black-browed Albatross (1 adult) Black-browed/Campbell Albatross (1 juvenile) Shy Albatross (9) Giant Petrel sp. (3) Cape Petrel (1) Great-winged Petrel (1,650) Soft-plumaged Petrel (200) Cook's/Pycroft's Petrel (1) Flesh-footed Shearwater (170) Sooty Shearwater (1) Hutton's Shearwater (4,500) Brown Skua (2) |
Cape Naturaliste (Busselton) - 0950-1520 |
| 03/07/2020 | Bill Russell | Banded Stilt (~5,000) | Lake Preston (Waroona) |
| c. 20/06/2020 | Peter Syme via Rob Davis | Carnaby's Black-Cockatoo (2) | c. 20km N of Wubin (Wubin) |
| Date | Observers | Species |
Location |
| 10/09/2020 | Pete Kinny & Joseph Hamilton | Grey Wagtail (1) | Chinaman Pool (Carnarvon) |
| 09/08/2020 | Geoff Collis | White-bellied Sea-Eagle (1 in territorial fight with Wedge-tailed Eagle) Green-backed Gerygone (1 possible) |
Carawine Gorge (East Pilbara) |
| 22/07/2020 | David Secomb via eBird | Paperbark Flycatcher (1) | Dooleena Gorge (East Pilbara) |
| 18/07/2020 | Drew Davison | Major Mitchell's Cockatoo (1, origin uncertain) | Kalbarri town (Northampton) |
| Date | Observers | Species |
Location |
| 16/08/2020 | Darryl James | Black-backed [Australian Little] Bittern (1 heard) | Lily Creek Lagoon, Kununurra (Wyndham-East Kimberley) |
Ashmore Reef
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Location |
Christmas Island
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Cocos (Keeling) Islands
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