Email Frank O'Connor (sightings@iinet.net.au) with details of your sightings.
The sightings highlighted in red will be included in the WA Bird Notes Issue 105 (March 2003). The sightings highlighted in bold red are the most unusual sightings and require some notes supporting the sightings. Click here for the sightings included in the WA Bird Notes 104 (December 2002).
Perth & Mandurah (within UBD Street Directory) (Suburbs in parentheses)
| 04/02/2003 |
Wynton Maddeford |
| Black Swan (28) Pied Oystercatcher (1) |
Milyu
Nature Reserve (South Perth) Milyu Nature Reserve (South Perth) |
| 02/02/2003 |
Wynton Maddeford |
| Black Swan (67) Buff-banded Rail (2) Australian Spotted Crake (3) Spotless Crake (2) Banded Stilt (3) Red-necked Avocet (500+) Red-kneed Dotterel (1) |
Lucky
Bay (Applecross) North Lake (North Lake) North Lake (North Lake) North Lake (North Lake) North Lake (North Lake) North Lake (North Lake) North Lake (North Lake) |
| 01/02/2003 |
Easy Patterson |
| Buff-banded Rail (1) | Lake Joondalup Ocean Reef Road (Wanneroo) |
| 29/01/2003 |
Frank O'Connor |
| Square-tailed Kite (1) Rufous Treecreeper (1) Western Yellow Robin (2 adults, 1 juvenile) |
Bungendore Park (Bedfordale) Bungendore Park (Bedfordale) Bungendore Park (Bedfordale) |
| 25/01/2003 |
Hank van Wees |
| Little Egret (1) Black-tailed Native-hen (1) |
foreshore (South Perth) foreshore (South Perth) |
| 24/01/2003 |
Hank van Wees |
| Banded Lapwing (2 & 2 chicks) Crested Pigeon (1) Yellow-throated Miner (7) |
Hepburn Avenue / Wanneroo Road (Maddeley) Kingsway Sports Centre (Maddeley) Kingsway Sports Centre (Maddeley) |
| 23/01/2003 |
Brenden Metcalf, Jo Wallace & Kathy Nostove |
| Spotted Nightjar (1) | Whiteman Park (Whiteman) |
| 23/01/2003 |
Jean Gooch |
| Chestnut Teal (1 male) | Alfred Cove (Attadale) |
| 23/01/2003 |
Jane Prince |
| Arctic Jaeger (2) | Jervoise Bay (Munster) |
| 19/01/2003 |
Easy Patterson |
| Plumed
Whistling-Duck (10) Little Egret (8) Glossy Ibis (26) |
Lake
Joondalup South (Woodvale) Lake Joondalup South (Woodvale) Lake Joondalup South (Woodvale) |
| 19/01/2003 |
Wynton Maddeford |
| Glossy Ibis (1) Spotless Crake (1) Short-billed Black-Cockatoo (90) |
North
Lake (North Lake) North Lake (North Lake) North Lake (North Lake) |
| 19/01/2003 |
Roy Teale & Jane Prince |
| Sooty Oystercatcher (1) | Radar Reef (Rottnest Island) |
| 18/01/2003 |
Roy Teale |
| Sooty Oystercatcher (1) | Fish Hook Bay (Rottnest Island) |
| 14/01/2003 |
Ryan Philips |
| Nankeen Night Heron (1) Shining Bronze-Cuckoo (juvenile) Red-capped Parrot (1) |
Lake
Joondalup (Joondalup) Lake Joondalup (Joondalup) Lake Joondalup (Joondalup) |
| 13/01/2003 |
Ryan Philips |
| Osprey (1) Black-tailed Native-hen (1) |
Herdsman
Lake (Herdsman) Herdsman Lake (Herdsman) |
| 13/01/2003 |
Wynton Maddeford |
| Scarlet Robin (1 female) | The Vines golf course (The Vines) |
| 12/01/2003 |
Valerie Hemsley |
| Red-kneed Dotterel (1) | Blue Gum Lake (Mt Pleasant) |
| 11/01/2003 |
Wynton Maddeford |
| Buff-banded Rail (1) | The Vines golf course (The Vines) |
| 11/01/2003 |
Easy Patterson & Frank O'Connor |
| Plumed
Whistling-Duck (8) White-necked Heron (7) White-necked Heron (22) Glossy Ibis (23) Swamp Harrier (4) Banded Stilt (3) |
Lake
Joondalup South (Woodvale) Lake Joondalup South (Woodvale) Lake Jandabup (Jandabup) Lake Joondalup South (Woodvale) Lake Jandabup (Jandabup) Lake Joondalup South (Woodvale) |
| 10/01/2003 |
Allan & Rose Jones |
| Tawny-crowned Honeyeater (2) | Canning Highway/Gairlock Street (Ardross) |
| 10/01/2003 |
Frank O'Connor |
| Freckled Duck (156) Australian Spotted Crake (1) Black-tailed Native-hen (3) Red-necked Avocet (30) White-cheeked Honeyeater (3) |
Maurice Hamer Park (Herdsman) Maurice Hamer Park (Herdsman) Maurice Hamer Park (Herdsman) Maurice Hamer Park (Herdsman) Maurice Hamer Park (Herdsman) |
| 09/01/2003 |
Sean Tomlinson & Myles Menz |
| Baillon's
Crake (1) Australian Spotted Crake (1) |
Ascot
Waters (Ascot) Ascot Waters (Ascot) |
| 08/01/2003 |
Paul Coddington (SA) |
| Spotless Crake (1) | Lake Monger (Wembley) |
| 08/01/2003 |
Wynton Maddeford |
| Freckled Duck (130) | Maurice Hamer Park (Herdsman) |
| 07/01/2003 |
Valerie Hemsley |
| Common Bronzewing (1) | Blue Gum Lake (Mt Pleasant) |
| 05/01/2003 |
Graham Little |
| Plumed Whistling-Duck (26) White-necked Heron (27) Nankeen Night Heron (1) Glossy Ibis (14) Royal Spoonbill (1) Black-tailed Native-hen (3) |
Lake Joondalup South (Woodvale) Lake Joondalup South (Woodvale) Lake Joondalup South (Woodvale) Lake Joondalup South (Woodvale) Lake Joondalup South (Woodvale) Lake Joondalup South (Woodvale) |
| 05/01/2003 |
Paul Coddington (SA) |
| Buff-banded Rail (1) | Lake Gwelup (Gwelup) |
| 04/01/2003 |
Brenda Newbey |
| Arctic Jaeger (3) | Warnbro Sound (Safety Bay) |
| 04/01/2003 |
BAWA Excursion |
| Australian
Spotted Crake (1) Brown Songlark (2) |
Ascot
Waters (Ascot) Ascot Waters (Ascot) |
| 04/01/2003 |
Easy Patterson |
| Freckled Duck (127) Buff-banded Rail (2) Australian Spotted Crake (1) Spotless Crake (1) Black-eared Cuckoo (1) White-winged Triller (8) |
Maurice Hamer Park (Herdsman) Floreat Waters (Herdsman) Floreat Waters (Herdsman) Floreat Waters (Herdsman) Floreat Waters (Herdsman) Floreat Waters (Herdsman) |
| 08/01/2003 |
Michi Maier, Jane Prince & Bob Black |
| White-necked Heron (1) | Garden Lake (Rottnest Island) |
| 02/01/2003 |
Frank O'Connor & Carl Billingham (Qld) |
| Square-tailed
Kite (1) Rufous Treecreeper (1) |
Bungendore
State Forest (Bedfordale) Bungendore State Forest (Bedfordale) |
| 01/01/2003 |
Michael Hancock |
| Plumed Whistling-Duck (17) | Lake Joondalup South (Woodvale) |
| 01/01/2003 |
Clive Nealon |
| Plumed Whistling-Duck (17) White-faced Heron (25) Little Egret (2) White-necked Heron (12) Glossy Ibis (13) Red-necked Avocet (800) |
Lake Joondalup South (Woodvale) Lake Joondalup South (Woodvale) Lake Joondalup South (Woodvale) Lake Joondalup South (Woodvale) Lake Joondalup South (Woodvale) Lake Joondalup (Wanneroo) |
| 01/01/2003 |
Paul Baker |
| Elegant Parrot (1) | monument, Neil Hawkins Park (Joondalup) |
| 01/01/2003 |
Pam & Des Agnew |
| Yellow-throated Miner (9) | Alexander Drive / Gnangara Road (Gnangara) |
| 31/12/2002 |
Frank O'Connor & Wynton Maddeford |
| Wedge-tailed
Shearwater (~50) Common Tern (2) |
Halls
Head (Halls Head) Halls Head (Halls Head) |
| 30/12/2002 |
Ryan Philips |
| Little Eagle (adult & juvenile) | Pinnaroo Valley (Padbury) |
| 30/12/2002 |
Peter Jacoby |
| Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (30) | Alfred Cove (Attadale) |
| 30/12/2002 |
Hank van Wees |
| Plumed Whistling-Duck (5) Little Egret (4) White-necked Heron (15) Glossy Ibis (10) Banded Stilt (10) |
Lake Joondalup South (Woodvale) Lake Joondalup South (Woodvale) Lake Joondalup South (Woodvale) Lake Joondalup South (Woodvale) Lake Joondalup South (Woodvale) |
| 29/12/2002 |
Marcus Singor |
| Freckled Duck (95 to 120) Glossy Ibis (1) Australian Spotted Crake (2) Common Greenshank (9) |
Maurice Hamer Park (Herdsman) Kogolup Lake (Beeliar) Kogolup Lake (Beeliar) Kogolup Lake (Beeliar) |
| 29/12/2002 |
Wynton Maddeford & Frank O'Connor |
| Nankeen
Night Heron (1) Pallid Cuckoo (1) |
Bardon
Park (Mt Lawley) Sandy Beach Reserve (Bassendean) |
| 25/12/2002 |
Wynton Maddeford |
| Banded
Lapwing (2) Regent Parrot (3) Elegant Parrot (20) Tawny Frogmouth (nesting) White-fronted Chat (45) |
Henderson
Road / Hopelands Drive (Peel Estate) Henderson Road / Hopelands Drive (Peel Estate) Kargotich Road / Haler Drive (Mundijong) Heathcote (Applecross) Henderson Road / Hopelands Drive (Peel Estate) |
| 24/12/2002 |
Ryan Philips |
| Black Swan (1) | Mettams Pool (Trigg) |
| 24/12/2002 |
Easy Patterson |
| White-necked
Heron (25) Little Egret (1) Glossy Ibis (15) |
Lake
Joondalup South (Woodvale) Lake Joondalup South (Woodvale) Lake Joondalup South (Woodvale) |
| 23/12/2002 |
Valerie Hemsley |
| Buff-banded
Rail (1) Splendid Fairy-wren (1) |
Blue Gum
Lake (Mt Pleasant) Blue Gum Lake (Mt Pleasant) |
| 23/12/2002 |
Richard Nowotny (Victoria) |
| Freckled
Duck (60+) Buff-banded Rail (1) Buff-banded Rail (1) Black-tailed Native-hen (3) Banded Stilt (2) |
Maurice
Hamer Park (Herdsman) near Herdsman Lake Wildlife Centre (Herdsman) Perry Lakes (Floreat) Maurice Hamer Park (Herdsman) Perry Lakes (Floreat) |
| 22/12/2002 | |
| White-necked
Heron (1) Whiskered Tern (1) |
North
Lake (North Lake) North Lake (North Lake) |
| 18/12/2002 |
Michael Hancock |
| Banded Stilt (8) | Lake Claremont (Swanbourne) |
| 18/12/2002 |
Frank O'Connor, Digger Jackson (UK), Petra Verburg & Leander Dykstra (Holland) |
| Freckled Duck (61+) Little Egret (1) Buff-banded Rail (1) Black-tailed Native-hen (3) |
Maurice Hamer Park (Herdsman) Maurice Hamer Park (Herdsman) Eric Singleton Bird Sanctuary (Bayswater) Maurice Hamer Park (Herdsman) |
| 17/11/2002 |
Wynton Maddeford |
| Hoary-headed
Grebe (300) Great Crested Grebe (1) Buff-banded Rail (1) Grey Shrike-thrush (1) |
North
Lake (North Lake) North Lake (North Lake) North Lake (North Lake) North Lake (North Lake) |
| 15/12/2002 |
Colin Davis |
| Hooded Plover (1) | Alfred Cove (Attadale) |
| 14/12/2002 |
Michael Hancock |
| Banded Stilt (13) | Big Carine Swamp (Carine) |
| 12/12/2002 |
Sean Tomlinson |
| Peregrine Falcon (1) | Wool Stores Car Park (Fremantle) |
| 11/12/2002 |
Brice Wells |
| Square-tailed
Kite (1) Peregrine Falcon (1) |
Pagnell
Way (Swanview) Pagnell Way (Swanview) |
| 10/12/2002 |
Wynton Maddeford |
| Freckled
Duck (32) Little Egret (2) Black-tailed Native-hen (2) White-winged Triller (1 male) Chestnut-breasted Mannikin (1) |
Maurice
Hamer Park (Herdsman) Maurice Hamer Park (Herdsman) Maurice Hamer Park (Herdsman) Maurice Hamer Park (Herdsman) Maurice Hamer Park (Herdsman) |
| 10/12/2002 |
Ryan Philips & Sean Tomlinson |
| Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (3) | Woodman Point (Coogee) |
| 05/12/2002 |
Linda Wotherspoon |
| Southern Boobook (3) | near Shepherds Bush Reserve (Kingsley) |
| 28/11/2002 |
Ryan Philips, Myles Menz & Sean Tomlinson |
| Pacific Gull (2 juveniles) | Mettam's Pool (Trigg) |
| 21/11/2002 |
Ryan Philips |
| Square-tailed Kite (1) | Trigg Bushland (Trigg) |
| 14/11/2002 |
Doug Hunt |
| Buff-banded Rail (1) | Salvado Street, Cottesloe (Cottesloe) |
| 14/11/2002 |
Hank van Wees |
| Black-tailed Native-hen (1) Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo (1) White-winged Triller (1) |
Big Carine Swamp (Carine) Big Carine Swamp (Carine) Western Australian Golf Club (Yokine) |
| 12/11/2002 |
Marcus Singor |
| Whistling Kite (4) Purple-crowned Lorikeet (small flock) |
Creery Island (Mandurah) Coodanup Foreshore (Coodanup) |
| 11/11/2002 |
Hank van Wees |
| Red-capped Robin (juvenile) White-winged Triller (2) |
Thorburn Park (Beechboro) Thorburn Park (Beechboro) |
| 08/11/2002 |
Dean Portelli |
| Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo (1) - mimicking Malurus wrens | Bold Park (Floreat) |
| 07/11/2002 |
Dean Portelli |
| Red-necked
Phalarope (1) Pacific Golden Plover (1) Greater Sand Plover (1) Banded Lapwing (1 adult, 2 juveniles) Rock Parrot (9 including 1 juvenile) |
Pearse / Government House Lakes (Rottnest Island) Pearse Lake (Rottnest Island) Pearse Lake (Rottnest Island) Government House Lakes (Rottnest Island) Near Bathurst Point tennis courts / oval (Rottnest Island) |
| 06/11/2002 |
Dean Portelli |
| Freckled
Duck (19) Glossy Ibis (8+) Black-tailed Native-hen (2) White-winged Triller (2) |
Maurice
Hamer Park (Herdsman) Maurice Hamer Park (Herdsman) Maurice Hamer Park (Herdsman) Maurice Hamer Park (Herdsman) |
| 04/11/2002 |
Wynton Maddeford |
| Blue-billed
Duck (3 ducklings) Freckled Duck (6) Glossy Ibis (9) White-bellied Sea-Eagle (1) Peregrine Falcon (1) Wood Sandpiper (1) Red-capped Plover (2 runners) Eastern Rosella (1 aviary escapee) Tawny Frogmouth (3) White-winged Triller (2) Chestnut-breasted Mannikin (5) |
Maurice
Hamer Park (Herdsman) Maurice Hamer Park (Herdsman) Maurice Hamer Park (Herdsman) Floreat Waters (Herdsman) Floreat Waters (Herdsman) Floreat Waters (Herdsman) Floreat Waters (Herdsman) Tweeddale Road (Applecross) Heathcote (Applecross) Floreat Waters (Herdsman) Floreat Waters (Herdsman) |
| 03/11/2002 |
Wynton Maddeford |
| Little Eagle (2) | Causeway (Rottnest Island) |
| 02/11/2002 |
Marcus Singor |
| Pacific Gull (immature) | Woodman Point (Coogee) |
South West (Murchison River to Esperance) (Shires in parentheses)
| 02/02/2003 |
David Secomb |
| Short-billed Black-Cockatoo (90) | Katanning (Katanning) |
| 01/02/2003 |
Ray Garstone, Fred & Anne Bondin |
| Hooded
Plover (4) MASKED LAPWING (3) (race miles) |
Eyre
River mouth Cape Riche (Albany) Eyre River mouth Cape Riche (Albany) |
| 29/01/2003 |
G. Ross Payton |
| Buff-banded Rail (2 adults, 1 chick) | Floodgate Road, Wonnerup Estuary (Busselton) |
| 26/01/2003 |
BAWA Excursion |
| Wood
Sandpiper (4) Lesser Sand Plover (6) |
swamp
near Manypeaks (Albany) Princess Royal Harbour (Albany) |
| 25/01/2003 |
Joan Garstone |
| Australian Bustard (1) | South Coast Highway between Albany & Denmark (Albany) |
| 24/01/2003 |
Greg Marston |
| Spotless Crake (2) | Boddington Weir (Boddington) |
| 23/01/2003 |
Brenda Newbey |
| Banded Stilt (1,000+) | lower Lake Preston (Harvey) |
| 21/01/2003 to 23/01/2003 |
Frank O'Connor, Wynton Maddeford & Barbara Harvey (NSW) |
| Bush
Stone-curlew (6) Barn Owl (2) |
Dryandra
Woodlands Village (Cuballing) Dryandra Woodlands Old Mill Dam (Cuballing) |
| 11/01/2003 |
Pam & Des Agnew |
| Masked Lapwing (1) | Lake McLarty (Murray) |
| 10/01/2003 |
Bill Barker (Jersey) |
| White Wagtail?? (1 possible) | Challis Road (Augusta) |
| 08/01/2003 |
Fred & Anne Bondin |
| Hooded Plover (2) | Normans Beach (Albany) |
| 07/01/2003 |
Fred & Anne Bondin |
| Hooded
Plover (2) Whiskered Tern (~25) |
Torbay
Inlet (Albany) Hay River mouth (Albany) |
| 07/01/2003 |
Ray Garstone & Michael Morcombe |
| White-winged Black Tern (1) | Wilson Inlet (Denmark) |
| 07/01/2003 |
Wynton Maddeford |
| Yellow-billed
Spoonbill (12) Wood Sandpiper (1) |
weir
(Northam) weir (Northam) |
| 05/01/2003 |
John Darnell et al |
| Chestnut
Teal (1) Red Knot (7) Long-toed Stint (10) Pectoral Sandpiper (1) Ruff (1) Masked Lapwing (1) |
Lake
McLarty (Murray) Lake McLarty (Murray) Lake McLarty (Murray) Lake McLarty (Murray) Lake McLarty (Murray) Lake McLarty (Murray) |
| 04/01/2003 |
Ryan Philips & Jarrad Cousin |
| MASKED LAPWING (2 adults, 2 juveniles) | 5km east of Esperance (Esperance) |
| 04/01/2003 |
David Secomb |
| Hooded Plover (10) | Lake Ewlymartup (Katanning) |
| 03/01/2003 |
Ryan Philips & Jarrad Cousin |
| Square-tailed Kite (1) | Cape Le Grande NP (Esperance) |
| 02/01/2003 |
Ryan Philips & Jarrad Cousin |
| Cape Barren Goose (18) Square-tailed Kite (1) Australian Spotted Crake (1) Black-tailed Native-hen (7) Hooded Plover (1) |
Esperance
Golf Course (Esperance) Esperance Golf Course (Esperance) Esperance Golf Course (Esperance) Esperance Golf Course (Esperance) Esperance Golf Course (Esperance) |
| 01/01/2003 |
David Secomb |
| Pomarine Jaeger (3) | Esperance Bay (Esperance) |
| 31/12/2002 |
Frank O'Connor & Wynton Maddeford |
| Black-tailed
Native-hen (1) Marsh Sandpiper (7) Red-necked Stint (~3,000) Long-toed Stint (5+) Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (~3,000) Curlew Sandpiper (1,000+) Ruff (1) Red-capped Plover (~1,000) Masked Lapwing (1) |
Lake
McLarty (Murray) Lake McLarty (Murray) Lake McLarty (Murray) Lake McLarty (Murray) Lake McLarty (Murray) Lake McLarty (Murray) Lake McLarty (Murray) Lake McLarty (Murray) Lake McLarty (Murray) |
| 31/12/2002 |
David Secomb |
| Australian Spotted Crake (2) Spotless Crake (1) |
Esperance
Golf Course (Esperance) Esperance Golf Course (Esperance) |
| 29/12/2002 |
David Secomb |
| Great
Knot (10) Red-necked Stint (530) Banded Stilt (835) Hooded Plover (63) |
Jerdacuttup
Lakes (Ravensthorpe) Jerdacuttup Lakes (Ravensthorpe) Jerdacuttup Lakes (Ravensthorpe) Jerdacuttup Lakes (Ravensthorpe) |
| 29/12/2002 |
John Darnell |
| Chestnut
Teal (1) Australian Bustard (1) Red Knot (2) LITTLE STINT (1) Long-toed Stint (5+) Pectoral Sandpiper (1) Broad-billed Sandpiper (1) Pacific Golden Plover (4) Masked Lapwing (1) |
Lake
McLarty (Murray) Greenlands Road (Murray) Lake McLarty (Murray) Lake McLarty (Murray) Lake McLarty (Murray) Lake McLarty (Murray) Lake McLarty (Murray) Lake McLarty (Murray) Lake McLarty (Murray) |
| 27/12/2002 |
Michael Craig |
| Grey Teal (18,500) Black-tailed Native-hen (19) Australian Bustard (1) Red Knot (4) Grey-tailed Tattler (1) Red-necked Stint (~6,500) Long-toed Stint (6) Pectoral Sandpiper (4) Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (3,500) Curlew Sandpiper (1,000+) Ruff (1) Black-winged Stilt (2,500) Pacific Golden Plover (1) Red-capped Plover (500) Masked Lapwing (1) Southern Emu-wren (1) |
Lake McLarty (Murray) Lake McLarty (Murray) Greenlands Road (Murray) Lake McLarty (Murray) Lake McLarty (Murray) Lake McLarty (Murray) Lake McLarty (Murray) Lake McLarty (Murray) Lake McLarty (Murray) Lake McLarty (Murray) Lake McLarty (Murray) Lake McLarty (Murray) Lake McLarty (Murray) Lake McLarty (Murray) Lake McLarty (Murray) Lake McLarty (Murray) |
| 22/12/2002 |
John Darnell |
| Black-tailed
Native-hen (15) Australian Bustard (2) Long-toed Stint (15) Pectoral Sandpiper (1) Ruff (1) Masked Lapwing (1) |
Lake
McLarty (Murray) Greenlands Road (Murray) Lake McLarty (Murray) Lake McLarty (Murray) Lake McLarty (Murray) Lake McLarty (Murray) |
| 21/12/2002 |
Rolf Jensen |
| MASKED LAPWING (1 race novaehollandiae) | Lake McLarty (Murray) |
| 20/12/2002 |
Frank O'Connor, Petra Verburg & Leander Dykstra (Holland) |
| Black-tailed
Native-hen (9) Red-necked Stint (4,000 to 5,000) Long-toed Stint (5+) Pectoral Sandpiper (1) Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (2,000 to 2,500) Broad-billed Sandpiper (1) Curlew Sandpiper (200 to 300) Ruff (1) |
Lake
McLarty (Murray) Lake McLarty (Murray) Lake McLarty (Murray) Lake McLarty (Murray) Lake McLarty (Murray) Lake McLarty (Murray) Lake McLarty (Murray) Lake McLarty (Murray) |
| 17/12/2002 |
Ryan Phillips, Myles Menz & Sean Tomlinson |
|
White-bellied Sea-Eagle (1) |
Lake Gore (Esperance) |
| 16/12/2002 |
Ryan Phillips, Myles Menz & Sean Tomlinson |
|
Cape Barren Goose (16) |
golf course (Esperance) |
| 15/12/2002 |
John Darnell |
| Australian Bustard (1) Long-toed Stint (25) Pectoral Sandpiper (2) Ruff (1) |
Greenlands Road (Murray) Lake McLarty (Murray) Lake McLarty (Murray) Lake McLarty (Murray) |
| 20/11/2002 |
Michael Craig |
| Long-toed Stint (33) | Lake McLarty (Murray) |
| 20/11/2002 |
Anne Bondin |
|
Black-tailed Native-hen (3) |
Hunt Farm, east of Kamballup
(Plantagenet) |
| 16/11/2002 |
Cheryl Gole |
| Black Honeyeater (1 male) | Ewerts Road SE of Morbinning (Beverley) |
| 14/11/2002 |
Wynton Maddeford |
| White-necked
Heron (7) Yellow-billed Spoonbill (9) Whiskered Tern (13) |
South
Coast Highway 12km east of Denmark (Denmark) South Coast Highway 12km east of Denmark (Denmark) South Coast Highway 12km east of Denmark (Denmark) |
| 12/11/2002 |
Albany Bird Group |
| Hooded Plover (21) Black-winged Stilt (19) |
Lake Chillinup Nature Reserve (Plantagenet) Outside Lake Chillinup Nature Reserve (Plantagenet) |
| 12/10/2002 |
Michael and Ada Nield |
| Black Honeyeater (2 males) | Jebarjup Nature Reserve (Cranbrook) |
| 09/11/2002 |
Vivienne Dare |
| Australian Bustard (2) White-necked Heron (1) |
Beaufort Rd (West Arthur) Beaufort Rd (West Arthur) |
| 01/11/2002 |
Wynton Maddeford |
| Red-tailed
Black-Cockatoo (5) Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo (12) Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo (5) Rufous Songlark (1) |
Rowe
Road (Serpentine - Jarrahdale) Punrak Road (Serpentine - Jarrahdale) Readheads Road (Murray) Readheads Road (Murray) |
| 28/09/2002 to 12/10/2002 |
Grant Eikelboom |
| White-necked
Heron (1) Banded Stilt (12) Red-backed Kingfisher (1) Jacky Winter (2) |
Kalbarri
National Park (Northampton) Murchison River mouth (Northampton) Kalbarri National Park (Northampton) Kalbarri National Park (Northampton) |
| 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) |
| 22/09/2002 |
per David Secomb |
| Australian Bustard (2) | 8km N of Katanning (Katanning) |
| 25/08/2002 |
David Secomb |
| Whiskered Tern (1) | Lake Ewlymartup (Katanning) |
Kimberley (Shires in parentheses)
| 02/02/2003 |
Adrian Boyle |
| Black-eared
Cuckoo (2) Shining Bronze-Cuckoo (1) |
Broome
Bird Observatory (Broome) Broome Bird Observatory (Broome) |
| 23/01/2003 |
Adrian Boyle |
| Grass Owl (1) | Great Northern Highway Roebuck Plains Station (Broome) |
| 19/01/2003 |
Adrian Boyle |
| Banded Honeyeater (3) | Broome Bird Observatory (Broome) |
| 10/01/2003 |
Adrian Boyle |
| Banded Stilt (1) Oriental Pratincole (8,000) Barn Swallow (220) Barn Swallow (200+) |
Roebuck Bay near Crab Creek (Broome) over Roebuck Bay (Broome) sewage works (Broome) Roebuck Plains (Broome) |
| 09/01/2003 |
Adrian Boyle & Dan Blunt |
| Barn
Swallow (10) Red-rumped Swallow (1) |
Broome
Bird Observatory (Broome) Broome Bird Observatory (Broome) |
| 09/01/2003 |
George Swann |
| Star Finch (3,000) | Forrest Road, Fitzroy Crossing (Derby - West Kimberley) |
| 03/01/2003 |
Adrian Boyle |
| Black Swan (3) | sewage ponds (Broome) |
| 03/01/2003 |
Adrian Boyle |
| Whimbrel (1) | Halls Creek sewage ponds (Halls Creek) |
| 29/12/2002 |
Adrian Boyle |
| Freckled Duck (2) | Halls Creek sewage ponds (Halls Creek) |
| 20/12/2002 |
Adrian Boyle |
| Spotless Crake (1) | Nimilaica Claypan (Broome) |
| 16/11/2002 to 20/11/2002 |
Broome Bird Observatory |
| Blue and White Flycatcher (1) | Broome Bird Observatory (Broome) *** 1st live record for Australia *** |
| 14/11/2002 to 15/11/2002 |
George Swann & Frank O'Connor |
| Chestnut-backed Button-quail (7) Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove (adult, juvenile) Little Bronze-Cuckoo (2) Hooded Robin (6) Mangrove Robin (4) Varied Sittella (4) Shining Flycatcher (4) Gouldian Finch (12) |
northern Dampier Peninsula (Broome) northern Dampier Peninsula (Broome) mangroves, northern Dampier Peninsula (Broome) northern Dampier Peninsula (Broome) mangroves, northern Dampier Peninsula (Broome) northern Dampier Peninsula (Broome) mangroves, northern Dampier Peninsula (Broome) northern Dampier Peninsula (Broome) |
| 05/11/2002 to 06/11/2002 |
Jonny Schoenjahn |
| Masked Owl (1) | Mitchell Plateau (Wyndham - East Kimberley) |
| 05/11/2002 |
Jonny Schoenjahn |
| Crested
Shrike-tit (1) Crested Bellbird (1) |
near
Miners Pool (Wyndham - East Kimberley) near Miners Pool (Wyndham - East Kimberley) |
| 05/11/2002 |
Adrian Boyle |
| large dark (Kelp/Pacific?) gull (1) Grey Falcon (1 hunting Oriental Plover) |
Crab Creek (Broome) Crab Creek (Broome) |
| 04/11/2002 |
Adrian Boyle |
| Gallinago snipe sp. (3) | sewage ponds (Broome) |
| 03/11/2002 to 04/11/2002 |
Jonny Schoenjahn |
| Chestnut Rail (2) | King Cascade (Wyndham - East Kimberley) |
| early 11/2002 |
per Broome Bird Observatory |
| Franklin's Gull (1) Grey Wagtail (1) |
Roebuck Bay (Broome) Roebuck Bay (Broome) *** 2nd record for WA *** |
| 01/11/2002 |
Adrian Boyle |
| Swinhoe's Snipe (1 exhausted & died) | sewage ponds (Broome) |
| 04/10/2002 & 05/10/2002 |
George Swann |
| Black Noddy (4+) | Adele Island (Broome) |
Arid Zone (Shires in parentheses)
| late 01/2003 |
per Museum of WA |
| ORIENTAL HONEY BUZZARD (1) | Leinster (Leonora) *** 1st record for mainland Australia *** |
| 01/01/2003 |
Roy Teale & Karen Edward |
| Plumed
Whistling-Duck (8) Pink-eared Duck (3) Black-necked Stork (2) Banded Stilt (1) Red-necked Avocet (15) |
billabong,
Mundabullangana Station (Port Hedland) billabong, Mundabullangana Station (Port Hedland) billabong, Mundabullangana Station (Port Hedland) billabong, Mundabullangana Station (Port Hedland) billabong, Mundabullangana Station (Port Hedland) |
| 27/12/2002 |
Roy Teale & Karen Edward |
| Oriental
Plover (12) Australian Pratincole (1) |
Cowrie
Creek, Mundabullangana Station (Port Hedland) Cowrie Creek, Mundabullangana Station (Port Hedland) |
| 20/12/2002 |
Roy Teale & Karen Edward |
| Plumed Whistling-Duck (30) | Yule River bridge, North West Coastal Highway (East Pilbara) |
| 10/11/2002 |
Roy Teale & Karen Edward |
| Plumed Whistling-Duck (10) | Tom Price sewage ponds (Ashburton) |
| 29/09/2002 |
Jane Prince |
| Black-necked Stork (1) | Carrawine Gorge, Oakover River (East Pilbara) (eastern most Pilbara record) |
Ashmore Reef
| 25/01/2003 to 02/02/2003 |
George Swann |
| Streaked Shearwater (1) ABBOTT'S BOOBY (1 dead) WHITE-BREASTED WATERHEN (1) Gallinago sp. snipe (Swinhoe's?) (1) Black-tailed Godwit (8) Common Redshank (1) Grey-tailed Tattler (1,457) Ruddy Turnstone (1,607) Asian Dowitcher (3) Sanderling (1,117) Grey Plover (1,475) White-winged Triller (1) PALE-HEADED MUNIA (2) SCALY-BREASTED MUNIA (1) |
West Island West Island lagoon (BARC submission needed) West Island (BARC submission needed) West Island West Island West Island West Island West Island West Island West Island West Island West Island West Island (2nd record for Australia; BARC submission needed) West Island (1st record for Ashmore Reef; BARC submission needed) |
Christmas Island & Cocos Islands
| 03/12/2002 to 09/12/2002 |
Chris Doughty (Vic) et al |
| Little
Black Cormorant (1) Lesser Frigatebird (1) Great Egret (1) Intermediate Egret (2) Striated Heron (1) Chinese Sparrowhawk (1 possible) Baillon's Crake (1) Pacific Golden Plover (2) Red-necked Phalarope (1) Oriental Cuckoo (1 hepatic female) Fork-tailed Swift (1) Barn Swallow (5) Yellow Wagtail (6) Oriental Reed-warbler (1 three times) |
Flying
Fish Cove (Christmas Island) Isabel Beach (Christmas Island) Isabel Beach (Christmas Island) Golf course (Christmas Island) Cove near resort (Christmas Island) Nursery Lookout (Christmas Island) (BARC submission needed) Nursery (Christmas Island) Airport (Christmas Island) Smith Point (Christmas Island) (1st record for CI) Rubbish tip (Christmas Island) Rumah Tinghe (Christmas Island) Rubbish tip (Christmas Island) Rubbish tip (Christmas Island) Settlement (Christmas Island) (1st record for CI) |
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