© Copyright BAWA (Inc) 2001-2002
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Last Modified 10th November 2002
Email Frank O'Connor (sightings@iinet.net.au) with details of your sightings.
The sightings highlighted in red were included in the WA Bird Notes Issue 104 (December 2002). The sightings highlighted in bold red are the most unusual sightings and usually require some notes supporting the sightings. Click here for the sightings included in the WA Bird Notes 103 (September 2002).
Perth & Mandurah (within UBD Street Directory) (Suburbs in parentheses)
| 06/11/2002 | |
| Eastern Curlew (1) | Alfred Cove (Attadale) |
| 29/10/2002 |
Wynton Maddeford, John Brooke, Shirley Cameron (Vic) |
| Freckled
Duck (5) Hoary-headed Grebe (200) Buff-banded Rail (2 adults, 4 chicks) Grey-tailed Tattler (1) Rufous Songlark (1) |
Herdsman
Lake (Herdsman) North Lake (North Lake) North Lake (North Lake) Point Dundas (Applecross) Herdsman Lake (Herdsman) |
| 28/10/2002 |
Ian Melrose |
| Banded Lapwing (2 adults, 2 chicks) | Old Coast Road (Halls Head) |
| 27/10/2002 |
Robert Davis, Jennifer Wilcox, Stewart Ford & Michael Craig |
| Terek
Sandpiper (1) Red Knot (2) Banded Stilt (3) Red-capped Plover (5 runners) White-winged Triller (2) |
Pelican
Point (Crawley) Pelican Point (Crawley) Pelican Point (Crawley) Pelican Point (Crawley) Pelican Point (Crawley) |
| 24/10/2002 |
Frank O'Connor & BAWA Excursion |
| Painted
Button-quail (platelets) Pallid Cuckoo (1) Variegated Fairy-wren (heard) Western Spinebill (1) Varied Sittella (4) White-winged Triller (2) |
Kings
Park (Kings Park) Kings Park (Kings Park) Kings Park (Kings Park) Kings Park (Kings Park) Kings Park (Kings Park) Kings Park (Kings Park) |
| 21/10/2002 |
Pam Agar |
| Black-tailed Native-hen (1) | Rossmoyne Foreshore, Riverton Drive/Fifth Avenue (Rossmoyne) |
| 21/10/2002 | |
| Elegant
Parrot (1) White-backed Swallow (2+) |
Neerabup NP (southern section) (Neerabup) Neerabup NP (southern section) (Neerabup) |
| 20/10/2002 | |
| Horsfield's
Bronze-Cuckoo (2) White-winged Triller (3) |
Neerabup NP (southern section) (Neerabup) Neerabup NP (southern section) (Neerabup) |
| 20/10/2002 |
John Brooke |
| Glossy
Ibis (1) Regent Parrot (13) |
Mundijong Road / Kwinana Freeway (Baldivis) The Spectacles (The Spectacles) |
| 20/10/2002 | |
| Royal Spoonbill (1) | Butlers Reserve west side (Scarborough) |
| 14/10/2002 | |
| White-winged Triller (3) | Koondoola Open Space (Koodoola) |
| 14/10/2002 | |
| Chestnut Teal (2) | Lake Claremont (Claremont) |
| 13/10/2002 | |
| Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (6) | Lake Negri (Rottnest Island) |
| 12/10/2002 | |
| Galah (9) | West End (Rottnest Island) |
| 10/10/2002 | |
| Freckled Duck (14) Black-tailed Native-hen (3) |
Herdsman Lake (Herdsman) Herdsman Lake (Herdsman) |
| 10/10/2002 | |
| Painted Button-quail (1) | Fish Hook Bay headland (Rottnest Island) |
| early 10/2002 |
Reported to BAWA |
| Sparrows (2) | near North Mole (North Fremantle) |
| 06/10/2002 |
Julie Ellery |
| COMMON BLACKBIRD (1) | Murdoch University (Murdoch) |
| 04/10/2002 | |
| Cattle Egret (1) Banded Stilt (400) |
WA Water Ski Park (Baldivis) Lake Cooloongup (Cooloongup) |
| 29/09/2002 | |
| Tawny Frogmouth (nesting) | Pearse Road, Thomsons Lake (Beeliar) |
| 29/09/2002 | |
| Whimbrel
(6) Common Greenshank (66) |
Sticks
Channel (Erskine) Chimney Reserve (Erskine) |
| 24/09/2002 | |
| Common Bronzewing (1) | Path to Pelican Point Nature Reserve (Crawley) |
| 24/09/2002 |
Wes Bancroft & Chas Hansen |
| Red-necked Phalarope (1) | Pearse/Government House Lakes (Rottnest Island) |
| 23/09/2002 |
Wes Bancroft & Chas Hansen |
| Common
Sandpiper (1) Buff-banded Rail (1) |
Lighthouse Swamp (Rottnest Island) Lake Baghdad (Rottnest Island) |
| 17/09/2002 |
Charles Merriam et al |
| Australian Spotted Crake (2) |
Pelican Point (Crawley) |
| 12/09/2002 | |
| Restless Flycatcher (1) White-winged Triller (50+) |
Whiteman Park (Whiteman) Whiteman Park (Whiteman) |
| 10/09/2002 | |
| White-necked Heron (31) in paddock | Tiwest Chandala Site (Muchea) |
| 10/09/2002 | |
| Peregrine Falcon (pair) | Tiwest Chandala Site (Muchea) |
| 10/09/2002 |
Charles Merriam et al |
| Australian Spotted Crake (1) |
Pelican Point (Crawley) |
| 08/09/2002 | |
| Common
Greenshank (5) Red-necked Stint (255) Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (2) Curlew Sandpiper (5) |
Serpentine
River Reserve (Nairns) Serpentine River Reserve (Nairns) Serpentine River Reserve (Nairns) Serpentine River Reserve (Nairns) |
| 08/09/2002 | |
| Freckled Duck (4) | Swan River at Pelican Point (Crawley) |
| 08/09/2002 |
Sean Tomlinson & Myles Menz |
| Chestnut Teal (2) | Lake Claremont (Claremont) |
| 06/09/2002 | |
| Common Bronzewing (1) | University of Western Australia (Crawley) |
| 05/09/2002 |
Ryan Phillips, Myles Menz & Sean Tomlinson |
| Nankeen
Night Heron (19) Glossy Ibis (15) Black-tailed Native-hen (2) Chestnut-breasted Mannikin (34) |
Herdsman Lake (Herdsman) Herdsman Lake (Herdsman) Herdsman Lake (Herdsman) Herdsman Lake (Herdsman) |
| 03/09/2002 | |
| Freckled
Duck (5) Black-tailed Native-hen (2) |
Herdsman Lake (Herdsman) Herdsman Lake (Herdsman) |
| 02/09/2002 | |
| Purple-crowned Lorikeet (2) | MacDougall Rise (Duncraig) |
| 01/09/2002 | |
| Freckled
Duck (6) Glossy Ibis (15) |
Herdsman Lake (Herdsman) Herdsman Lake (Herdsman) |
| 31/08/2002 | |
| Great Crested Grebe (14) | Lake Goollelal (Kingsley) |
| 30/08/2002 |
Tony Bennett |
| Franklin's Gull (1 possible) | near cliffs opposite Wearne Hostel (Cottesloe) |
| 27/08/2002 |
Charles Merriam et al |
| Hardhead (2) |
Pelican Point (Crawley) |
| 18/08/2002 | |
| White-necked
Heron (35) Common Sandpiper (1) White-fronted Chat (10) |
Armadale
Road (Forrestdale) Point Dundas (Applecross) Rapids Road (Peel Estate) |
| 18/08/2002 |
Ruth Greble, Rick Curtis & Ray Downes |
| Freckled
Duck (6) Glossy Ibis (3) |
Herdsman Lake (Herdsman) Herdsman Lake (Herdsman) |
| 11/08/2002 | |
| Black-eared Cuckoo (1) | Yanchep National Park (Yanchep) |
| 11/08/2002 |
Frank O'Connor & BAWA Excursion |
| Southern
Giant-Petrel (5) Cape Petrel (8) Kerguelen Petrel (1) Great-winged Petrel (10) Soft-plumaged Petrel (40+) Salvin's (Antarctic?) Prion (4) Wedge-tailed Shearwater (3) Flesh-footed Shearwater (3) Hutton's Shearwater (35) SOOTY SHEARWATER (1) Little Shearwater (1) Black-browed Albatross (1) Shy Albatross (1) Yellow-nosed Albatross (80+) Wilson's Storm-Petrel (2) White-faced Storm-Petrel (21) |
Hillarys
Pelagic (one WHITE MORPH) Hillarys Pelagic Hillarys Pelagic Hillarys Pelagic Hillarys Pelagic Hillarys Pelagic Hillarys Pelagic Hillarys Pelagic Hillarys Pelagic Hillarys Pelagic Hillarys Pelagic Hillarys Pelagic Hillarys Pelagic Hillarys Pelagic Hillarys Pelagic Hillarys Pelagic |
| 07/08/2002 |
Sean Tomlinson & Myles Menz |
| Chestnut Teal (2) | Lake Claremont (Claremont) |
South West (Murchison River to Esperance) (Shires in parentheses)
| 10/10/2002 |
John Darnell |
| White-winged Triller (8 females) | Yarra Road (Beverley) |
| 06/10/2002 |
John Darnell |
| White-winged Triller (6 females) | Yarra Road (Beverley) |
| 29/09/2002 |
John Darnell |
| White-winged Triller (12 males) | Yarra Road (Beverley) |
| 22/09/2002 |
John Darnell |
| White-winged Triller (4 males) | Yarra Road (Beverley) |
| 29/10/2002 | |
| Peaceful Dove (1) | Spencers Brook (Northam) |
| 26/10/2002 | |
| Australian Bustard (2) | Midlands Road near Winchester (Carnamah) |
| 21/10/2002 |
Rob Davis et al |
| Crimson Chat (5) |
Mortlock River (Goomalling) |
| 21/10/2002 |
Dusty Millar |
| Hooded Robin (1) | Dryandra State Forest (Cuballing) |
| 20/10/2002 | |
| White-necked Heron (14) | Locke Nature Reserve (Busselton) |
| 20/10/2002 |
Cheryl Gole et al |
| Red-backed Kingfisher (1) |
Remnant woodland near Konnongorring (Goomalling) |
| 19/10/2002 |
Cheryl Gole et al |
| PAINTED SNIPE (2) |
Small wetland SE of Konnongorring (Goomalling) |
| 16/10/2002 | |
| Crimson Chat (1 male) |
Whitfield Road, Konnongorring (Goomalling) |
| 10/10/2002 | |
| Crested Shrike-tit (1) |
Stirling Range Retreat (Gnowangerup) |
| 09/10/2002 | |
| Western Whipbird (1) |
Salt River Road (Cranbrook) |
| 08/10/2002 | |
| Square-tailed Kite (1) |
Stirling Range NP (Gnowangerup) |
| 06-12/10/2002 |
Frank O'Connor et al |
| Short-billed
Black-Cockatoo (nesting) Purple-crowned Lorikeet (feeding young) Regent Parrot (feeding young) Tawny Frogmouth (nesting) Western Thornbill (nesting) Red Wattlebird (nesting) Yellow-plumed Honeyeater (nesting) White-naped Honeyeater (feeding young) New Holland Honeyeater (feeding young) Western Yellow Robin (nesting) Grey Fantail (nesting) Willie Wagtail (nesting) Australian Magpie (nesting) Grey Currawong (nesting) Tree Martin (nesting) |
Stirling Range Retreat
(Gnowangerup) |
| 04/10/2002 | |
| Freckled Duck (5) |
Lake Matilda (Albany) |
| 30/09/2002 | |
| Black Honeyeater (2 males) Pied Honeyeater (1 female) |
Badjaling
North Road (Quairading) |
| 27/09/2002 |
Frank O'Connor et al |
| Short-billed
Black-Cockatoo (feeding young) Purple-crowned Lorikeet (nesting) Regent Parrot (nesting) Red-capped Parrot (feeding young) Tawny Frogmouth (nesting) Crested Pigeon (nesting) Tree Martin (nesting) |
Near Stirling Range Retreat
(Gnowangerup) |
| 25/09/2002 |
Frank O'Connor et al |
| Sharp-tailed
Sandpiper (3) Rock Parrot (1) |
Culham Inlet (Ravensthorpe) |
| 22/09/2002 |
Esperance Bird Observers Group |
| Scarlet Robin (1) |
Monjingup Lake (Esperance) |
| 16 & 19/09/2002 |
Jarrad Cousin & Alexander Watson |
| Black-tailed Native Hen (7) | Wandering-Narrogin Rd (Wandering), 10km east of Wandering |
| 16-18/09/2002 |
Jarrad Cousin & Alexander Watson |
| Masked Owl (1) | Dryandra Village (Cuballing) |
| 16/09/2002 |
Ray Garstone |
| Freckled Duck (1) |
Near Wilson Inlet (Albany) |
| 15/09/2002 | |
| Square-tailed Kite (1) |
Lake McDermott Reserve (Mt Marshall) |
| 13/09/2002 | |
| Pied Honeyeater (1 female) |
Gabby Quoi Quoi Road (Goomalling) |
| 10/09/2002 | |
| Little Corella (2) |
near Mortlock River (Wongan-Ballidu) |
| 10/09/2002 |
Bruce & Anne Buchanan |
| Freckled Duck (2) |
Broadwater (Busselton) (1st here since August 1982) |
| 09/09/2002 |
Simon Nevill et al |
| Malleefowl
(1) Square-tailed Kite (1) |
Hyden Norseman Road (Kondinin) |
| 08/09/2002 | |
| White-necked Heron (36) | Mills Road (Murray) |
| 05/09/2002 | |
| Mulga Parrot (1) | Dalwallinu Wubin Road (Dalwallinu) |
| 03/09/2002 | |
| White-browed Babbler (8) | Bruce Rock (Bruce Rock) |
| 19/08/2002 | |
| Red-tailed
Black-Cockatoo (7) Long-billed Corella (5) |
Readheads Road (Murray) corner Hopeland & Henderson Roads (Serpentine - Jarrahdale) |
| 18/08/2002 |
BAWA Excursion |
| Cattle Egret (3) | near Bootine Road Nature Reserve (Gingin) |
| 17/08/2002 | |
| Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo (2+) | Craddock Road (Mt Barker) |
| 07/08/2002 |
Anne & Fred Bondin, Ray Garstone |
| Little
Egret (1) Bar-tailed Godwit (1) |
Oyster
Harbour (Albany) Oyster Harbour (Albany) |
| 03/08/2002 |
Anne & Fred Bondin, Ray Garstone |
| Banded Stilt (250) | Oyster Harbour (Albany) |
Kimberley (Shires in parentheses)
| 19/09/2002 |
per Pam Masters |
| Pacific Baza (1) | Hamlet Grove (Derby - West Kimberley) |
| 12/09/2002 | |
| Gouldian Finch (3 immature) | Northern Dampier Peninsula (Broome) |
| 09/09/2002 | |
| White-browed Robin (pair) | Lemonade Springs, Bachsten Creek, Munja Track (Derby - West Kimberley) |
| 09/09/2002 | |
| Rose-crowned Fruit Dove (common in suitable habitat) | Northern Dampier Peninsula (Broome) |
| 24/08/2002 |
per Pam Masters |
| Pacific Baza (1) | Hamlet Grove (Derby - West Kimberley) |
| 20/08/2002 | |
| Bar-breasted Honeyeater (1) | prison tree (Derby) |
Arid Zone (Shires in parentheses)
| 05/10/2002 |
Christine Cooper & Phil Withers |
| Malleefowl (1) | Koolyanobbing-Southern Cross Road (Southern Cross) |
| 29/09/2002 |
Bill McRoberts et al |
| Oriental Plover (1) | 70km west of Mundrabilla Roadhouse (Dundas) |
| 20-24/09/2002 |
Colin Davis et al |
| Black
Swan (400) Nankeen Night Heron (50 nesting) migratory waders (~60,000) Red Knot (500) Broad-billed Sandpiper (2) Black-winged Stilt (1,000) Banded Stilt (6,000) Red-necked Avocet (350) Red-kneed Dotterel (14) White-winged Black Tern (3) |
Lake Macleod (Carnarvon) |
| 12/09/2002 |
Simon Nevill et al |
| White-necked
Heron (1) Western Bowerbird (2) |
Bore, White Cliffs Road (Laverton) |
| 11/09/2002 |
Simon Nevill et al |
| Ground Cuckoo-shrike (2) |
Laverton Leonora Road (Laverton) |
| 10/09/2002 |
Simon Nevill et al |
| Gilbert's
Whistler (2) Yellow-rumped Thornbill (nesting) |
Victoria Rock Road (Coolgardie) |
| 05/09/2002 | |
| Ground Cuckoo-shrike (4) | Paynes Find (Yalgoo) |
| 27/08/2002 | |
| Rufous-crowned Emu-wren (2) | Ripon Hills Road (East Pilbara) |
| 26/08/2002 | |
| White-fronted Honeyeater (1) | Coolbro Creek (East Pilbara) |
| 25/08/2002 | |
| Crimson Chat (numbers) | Kintyre Track (East Pilbara) |
| 24/08/2002 | |
| Black-shouldered
Kite (2) Grey Honeyeater (1) |
Kalkan
Kalkan Soak, Rudall River NP (East Pilbara) Cotton Creek Track, Rudall River NP (East Pilbara) |
Ashmore Reef
Christmas Island & Cocos Islands
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