© Copyright BAWA (Inc) 2001-2005
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Last Modified 2nd May 2005
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The sightings highlighted in red were included in the WA Bird Notes Issue 114 (June 2005). The sightings highlighted in bold red are the most unusual sightings and require some notes supporting the sightings. Click here for the previous sightings.
Perth & Mandurah (within UBD Street Directory) (Suburbs in parentheses)
| Date | Observers | Species |
Location |
| 01/05/2005 | Helen & Keld Frederiksen | White-necked Heron (9) | Bibra Lake (Bibra Lake) |
| 28/04/2005 | Ryan Phillips | Little Eagle (1) | Kings Park (Kings Park) |
| 25/04/2005 | Wynton Maddeford | Regent Parrot (3) | Bella Cumming Reserve (Mundijong) |
| 24/04/2005 | Ryan Phillips | Freckled
Duck (2) Elegant Parrot (2) |
Herdsman Lake (Herdsman) |
| 24/04/2005 | Sean Van
Alphen Dallas Lynch |
Western
Spinebill (female) Red-capped Robin (2) |
Ashfield Flats (Bassendean) |
| 23/04/2005 | Wynton Maddeford | Purple-crowned Lorikeet (5) | The Vines Golf Course (Ellenbrook) |
| 21/04/2005 | Mark Newman | Short-billed Black-Cockatoo (70) | near Austal Shipyards (Henderson) |
| 20/04/2005 | Mike Bamford | Black-tailed Godwit (1) | Creery Wetland (Erskine) |
| 20/04/2005 | Jeff Spencer | Elegant Parrot (14) | Hammond Road (Yangebup) |
| 17/04/2005 | David Henderson | Hooded Plover (1) | Bibra Lake (Bibra Lake) |
| 16/04/2005 | Ryan Phillips | Common Bronzewing (1) | UWA Land, Underwood Avenue (Shenton Park) |
| 15/04/2005 | David Jones | Australian Bustard (1) | Swanbourne Beach (Swanbourne) |
| 13/04/2005 | Mark Newman | Little Eagle (1) | Gilmore Avenue (Kwinana) |
| 13/04/2005 | Alan Collins | White-necked Heron (1) | Herdsman Lake (Herdsman) |
| 11/04/2005 | Frank O'Connor | Fan-tailed
Cuckoo (1) Mistletoebird (1+) |
Eric Singleton Bird Sanctuary (Bayswater) |
| 11/04/2005 | Lorraine & Richard Chyne | Red-rumped Parrot (aviary release) | Tandy Street (Salters Point) |
| 10/04/2005 | Lorraine & Richard Chyne | Little Eagle (pale phase) | Mason's Landing (Cannington) |
| 10/04/2005 | Helen & Keld Frederiksen | White-bellied Sea-Eagle (immature) | Bibra Lake (Bibra Lake) |
| 10/04/2005 | Frank O'Connor | Freckled
Duck (2) Glossy Ibis (22) Brown Songlark (non breeding male) |
Maurice
Hamer Reserve (Herdsman) Maurice Hamer Reserve (Herdsman) Floreat Waters (Herdsman) |
| 10/04/2005 | Frank O'Connor | Nankeen
Night Heron (7+) Tawny Frogmouth (2) |
Heathcote (Applecross) |
| 09/04/2005 | Ryan Phillips | White-winged Fairy-wren (6) | Star Swamp (North Beach) |
| 07/04/2005 | Bill Rutherford | White-bellied
Sea-Eagle (immature) Long-toed Stint (1) |
Yangebup Lake (Yangebup) |
| 05/04/2005 | Mike Bamford | Black-tailed Godwit (1) | Alfred Cove (Attadale) |
| 04/04/2005 | Bill Rutherford | Common Greenshank (27) | Creery Wetlands (Erskine) |
| 03/04/2005 | Mark Newman | White-bellied Sea-Eagle (immature) | ALCOA Wellard Wetlands (Baldivis) |
| 03/04/2005 | Sean van Alphen | Red-capped Robin (pair) | Canning River, O'Dell Street (Thornlie) |
| 03/04/2005 | Helen Frederiksen | Peregrine Falcon (immature) | Bibra Lake (Bibra Lake) |
| 02/04/2005 | Mark Newman | Peregrine Falcon (1) | Ennis Avenue (Port Kennedy) |
| 31/03/2005 | Hank van
Wees Michael Hancock |
Masked Lapwing (1) | north of Neil Hawkins Park (Joondalup) |
| 30/03/2005 | Mark Newman | White-bellied Sea-Eagle (immature) | Austal Shipyards (Henderson) |
| 29/03/2005 | Brendan Kinsella | Rock Parrot (9) | near Lake Vincent (Rottnest Island) |
| 28/03/2005 | Rod Smith | Pied Cormorant (1,200) Jaeger sp. (6+) |
off Woodman Point (Munster) |
| 28/03/2005 | Bill Rutherford | Red Wattlebird (175+) | Kwinana Golf Course (Calista) |
| 27/03/2005 | Alan Collins | Freckled
Duck (1) Red-necked Avocet (6) |
ALCOA Wellard Wetlands (Baldivis) |
| 27/03/2005 | Brendan Kinsella | Whimbrel (1) | West End (Rottnest Island) |
| 27/03/2005 | Alan Collins | Broad-billed Sandpiper (1) Greater Sand Plover (1) |
Nairns (Coodanup) |
| 27/03/2005 | Ryan Phillips | Hardhead (15) | Scarborough Beach (Scarborough) |
| 25/03/2004 | Jane
Prince Lawrie Poole |
Arctic Jaeger (15) | 3km off Woodman Point (Munster) |
| 25/03/2005 | Mark Newman | Chestnut Teal (5) Pink-eared Duck (63) Red-necked Stint (22) Pectoral Sandpiper (1) Banded Stilt (6) |
ALCOA Wellard Wetlands (Baldivis) |
| 25/03/2005 | Wynton Maddeford | Purple-crowned Lorikeet (8) Red Wattlebird (57) |
Macleod
Road (Applecross) Heathcote (Applecross) |
| 22/03/2005 | Peter Jacoby | Australasian
Shoveler (~500) Pink-eared Duck (~500) Spotless Crake (4) Banded Stilt (2) Red-necked Avocet (~75) |
Lake Monger (Glendalough) |
| 19/03/2005 | BAWA Excursion | Little
Egret (2) Little Egret (2) Little Egret (2) Australasian Gannet (1) Spotless Crake (1) Whimbrel (1) Eastern Curlew (1) Eastern Curlew (1) Great Knot (12) Greater Sand Plover (2) |
Mandurah
Bypass (Erskine) Creery Wetlands (Dudley Park) Nairns (Coodanup) Mandurah Bypass (Erskine) Mandurah Bypass (Erskine) Mandurah Bypass (Erskine) Mandurah Bypass (Erskine) Nairns (Coodanup) Nairns (Coodanup) Nairns (Coodanup) |
| 17/03/2005 | Hank van
Wees Michael Hancock |
Fork-tailed Swift (5) White-winged Fairy-wren (6) Red-capped Robin (1) |
Iluka Foreshore (Iluka) |
| 16/03/2005 | BAWA Excursion | Chestnut Teal (3) | Garvey Park (Ascot) |
| 12/03/2005 | Rick Curtis | Alexandrine Parrot (aviary release) | Bayswater Riverside Gardens (Bayswater) |
| 10/03/2005 | Mark Newman | Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo (6) | Gilmore Avenue (Kwinana) |
| 07/03/2005 | Mark Newman | Painted
Button-quail (pair) Wood Sandpiper (1) Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (3) |
ALCOA Wellard Wetlands (Baldivis) |
| 07/03/2005 | Helen & Keld Frederiksen | Red-capped Robin (1) | Bibra Lake (Bibra Lake) |
| 07/03/2005 | Wynton Maddeford | Rainbow Bee-eater (20) | Lake Claremont (Swanbourne) |
| 06/03/2005 | BAWA Excursion | Stubble Quail (1 male) Spotless Crake (2) Banded Stilt (30) White-winged Triller (1 female) |
Lake Monger (Glendalough) |
| 06/03/2005 | Claire Stevenson | Musk Lorikeet (2 aviary released) | flying over Kwinana Freeway (Mt Pleasant) |
| 03/03/2005 | Wynton Maddeford | Great Cormorant (1) | Corio Road (Ravenswood) |
| 02/03/2005 | Tom Delaney | Little Bittern (1) White-fronted Chat (4) |
Waterway Ave / Lakewood Ave (Ascot) Resolution Drive (Maylands) |
| 27/02/2005 | Wynton Maddeford | Wedge-tailed Eagle (1) | Kwinana Freeway / Ankatell Road (Ankatell) |
| 27/02/2005 | David Henderson | Black-tailed Godwit (1) | Maurice Hamer Reserve (Herdsman) |
| 25/02/2005 | Jeff Spencer | Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo (9) | Yangebup Road (Yangebup) |
| 21/02/2005 | Wynton Maddeford | Freckled Duck (21) | Maurice Hamer Reserve (Herdsman) |
| 20/02/2005 | BAWA Excursion | Glossy
Ibis (2) Spotless Crake (1) Banded Stilt (25) Whiskered Tern (10) Red-capped Robin (1) |
Bibra Lake (Bibra Lake) |
| 19/02/2005 | Jeff Spencer | Red-necked Avocet (13) | Lake Yangebup (Yangebup) |
| 19/02/2005 | Ryan
Phillips Sean Tomlinson |
Red-necked Avocet (25) | Cottesloe Beach (Cottesloe) |
| 13/02/2005 | Ryan
Phillips Steve Phillips |
Common
Sandpiper (1) Lesser Sand Plover (1) |
Parker
Point (Rottnest) Salmon Bay (Rottnest) |
| 12/02/2005 | Wes Bancroft | Tasmanian Native-hen (escapee) | Mussell Pool (Whiteman Park) |
| 10/02/2005 | Jeff Spencer | Regent Parrot (15) | Yangebup Road (Yangebup) |
| 08/02/2005 | Ryan Phillips | Pacific Gull (adult) | Watermans Beach (Marmion) |
| 05/02/2005 | Peter Jacoby | Great
Egret (100s) Peregrine Falcon (1) Banded Stilt (12) Whiskered Tern (25) |
Lake Joondalup (Joondalup) |
| 04/02/2005 | Wynton Maddeford | Glossy
Ibis (3 flying) Tawny Frogmouth (4) |
Canning
Bridge (Applecross) Heathcote (Applecross) |
| 03/02/2005 | Wynton Maddeford | Australian Hobby (3) | Point Walter (Bicton) |
| 03/02/2005 | David Taggart | Eastern Reef Egret (2 grey) | Lake Joondalup South (Woodvale) |
| 01/02/2005 | Hank van Wees | Chestnut
Teal (male) White-necked Heron (1) |
Lake Joondalup South (Woodvale) |
| 01/02/2005 | Wynton Maddeford | Purple
Swamphen (2) Common Greenshank (27) |
Alfred Cove (Attadale) |
| 14/12/2004 | Jeff Spencer | White-bellied
Sea-Eagle (2) Black-winged Stilt (~1,000) |
Thomsons Lake (Beeliar) |
South West (Murchison River to Esperance) (Shires in parentheses)
| Date | Observers | Species |
Location |
| 28/04/2005 | BAWA Excursion | Fan-tailed
Cuckoo (1) Red-capped Robin (immature) Dusky Woodswallow (50) |
Gleneagle Rest Area (Wandering) |
| 24/04/2005 | Robyn Pickering | Red-necked Avocet (300) | Lake Pollard (Waroona) |
| 24/04/2005 | BAWA Excursion | Barking Owl (1) Crested Shrike-tit (1) Chestnut-rumped Thornbill (4+) |
Congelin Camp Ground, Dryandra (Williams) Old Mill Dam, Dryandra (Cuballing) Congelin Camp Ground, Dryandra (Williams) |
| 24/04/2005 | John & Hazel Darnell | Black-eared Cuckoo (1) | Darkan River Road (Beverley) |
| 23/04/2005 | Brice & Gail Wells | White-fronted Honeyeater (2) | Cemetery (Quairading) |
| 23/04/2005 | Brice & Gail Wells | White-eared
Honeyeater (1) White-fronted Honeyeater (3) |
Quairading Community Reserve (Quairading) |
| 22/04/2005 | Bill Russell | Spotted Nightjar (road kill) | very near Preston Beach (Waroona) |
| 21/04/2005 | Michael Craig | Greater Sand Plover (1) | Lake McLarty (Murray) |
| 21/04/2005 | Bill Russell | Cattle Egret (8) | Australind Bypass (Dardanup) |
| 17/04/2005 | John & Hazel Darnell | Black-eared Cuckoo (1) | Darkan River Road (Beverley) |
| 15/04/2005 | David Secomb | Barking Owl (1) | Congelin Camp Ground, Dryandra (Williams) |
| 10/04/2005 | Frank O'Connor | White-winged Triller (1 immature) | Collins Road (Brookton) |
| 09/04/2005 | Bill Russell | Fan-tailed Cuckoo (2) | Preston Beach (Waroona) |
| 01/04/2005 | Bill Russell | Red-necked Stint (2,500) Banded Stilt (500) |
Lake Preston north (Waroona) |
| 31/03/2005 | Bill Russell | Spotted Nightjar (1) | very near Preston Beach (Waroona) |
| 28/03/2005 | Ryan
Phillips Sean Tomlinson |
Crested Shrike-tit (3) | Yarra Road (Beverley) |
| 27/03/2005 | Bill Russell | Red-necked
Stint (6) Hooded Plover (17) |
Lake Preston north (Waroona) |
| 24/03/2005 | Margaret Nash | Fork-tailed Swift (2) | Lower Denmark Road (Albany) |
| 24/03/2005 | Michael & Ada Nield | Cattle Egret (8) | Lake Powell (Albany) |
| 23/03/2005 | Michael & Ada Nield | Fork-tailed Swift (6) | Elleker (Albany) |
| 14/03/2005 | Michael & Ada Nield | Cattle Egret (6) | Lower Denmark Road (Albany) |
| 12/03/2005 | Ryan
Phillips Steve Giles |
Square-tailed Kite (1) | Australind (Harvey) |
| 11/03/2005 | Bill Russell | Banded
Stilt (2500) Red-necked Avocet (850) |
Martin's
Tank (Waroona) Lake Pollard (Waroona) |
| 03/03/2005 | Michael & Ada Nield | Australian Bustard (1) | Elleker (Albany) |
| 19/02/2005 | David Secomb | Ruff (1) | Lake Ewlyamartup (Katanning) |
| 18/02/2005 | Bill Russell | Oriental Plover (1) | Lake McLarty (Murray) |
| 17/02/2005 | Michael Craig | Pectoral Sandpiper (2) Red-necked Stint (11,700) Banded Stilt (3,500) Red-capped Plover (910) |
Lake McLarty (Murray) |
| 17/02/2005 | John Darnell | Broad-billed Sandpiper (1) Oriental Plover (1) |
Lake McLarty (Murray) |
| 12/02/2005 | Allan Collins | Oriental Plover (1) | Lake McLarty (Murray) |
| 09/02/2005 | Wynton Maddeford | Cattle Egret (16) some in breeding plumage |
Corio Road (Murray) |
| 09/02/2005 | Frank O'Connor | Australian Spotted Crake (1) | swamp 3km E of Many Peaks (Albany) |
| 08/02/2005 | Frank O'Connor | Rufous
Fieldwren (2) Western Whipbird (1) |
Mt Trio (Plantagenet) |
| 07/02/2005 | Wynton Maddeford | Bush Stone-curlew (2 & 2 chicks) | Dryandra Woodlands Village (Cuballing) |
| 06/02/2005 | John Darnell | Oriental Plover (1) | Lake McLarty (Murray) |
| 05/02/2005 | Wayne
Zadow David Secomb |
Pectoral Sandpiper (1) Ruff (1) |
Lake Towerrining (West Arthur) |
| 04/02/2005 | Bill Russell | Oriental Plover (1) | Lake McLarty (Murray) |
| 31/01/2005 | Michael Craig | Australasian Shoveler (796) Grey Teal (10,450) Chestnut Teal (5) Pectoral Sandpiper (4) |
Lake McLarty (Murray) |
| 21/01/2005 | Wayne Zadow | Ruff (1) | Lake Towerrining (West Arthur) |
Arid Zone (Shires in parentheses)
| Date | Observers | Species |
Location |
| 15/04/2005 | Les George | Elegant Parrot (2) (photos) | McNeil Claypan (Carnarvon) |
| 25/03/2005 | Ian Rudd | Red-necked Stint (2) | Nallan Lake (Cue) |
| 27/03/2005 | per Linda Houston | Laughing Kookaburra (1 road injured) | ??? (Menzies) |
| 19/03/2005 | per Linda Houston | Major Mitchell's Cockatoo (fledgling taken into care) | ??? (Kalgoorlie - Boulder) |
| 06/03/2005 | Les George | Grey Falcon (1) Orange Chat (3) |
Brickhouse Station (Carnarvon) |
| 24/02/2005 | Jane Prince | Star Finch (20) | foreshore gardens, Onslow (Ashburton) |
| 24/02/2005 | Jane
Prince Roy Teale |
Oriental Plover (400) Crimson Chat (4-6) Orange Chat (6-10) |
Beadon Creek, Onslow (Ashburton) Onslow foreshore (Ashburton) Onslow Salt (Ashburton) |
| 04/02/2005 | Les George | Ruff (1) | Chinaman's Pool (Carnarvon) |
| mid 09/2004 | Merran Gunn et al. | Yellow-nosed Albatross (leucistic) | 1.5km off Bundegi Beach (Exmouth) |
Kimberley (Shires in parentheses)
| Date | Observers | Species |
Location |
| 17/04/2005 | Chris Sanderson | Little Eagle (20+) | Crab Creek (Broome) |
| 13/03/2005 | Ricki
Coughlan Chris Sanderson |
Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater (1) | Crab Creek (Broome) |
| 13/03/2005 | George Swann | Black Honeyeater (2) Pied Honeyeater (25) |
Port Drive to Riddell Beach (Broome) |
| 12/03/2005 | George Swann | Ruff (1) | Lake Eda (Broome) |
| 11/03/2005 | George Swann | Pictorella Mannikin (9) | Roebuck Plain near BBO (Broome) |
| 02/03/2005 | George Swann | Channel-billed
Cuckoo (1 juvenile) being fed by Torresian Crows |
Cape Leveque Road (Broome) |
| 12/02/2005 | BBO et al. | Red-rumped Swallow (1) | Roebuck Plain (Broome) |
| 11/02/2005 | Andrew Walter (Qld) et al. | Great-billed Heron (1) | Derby Wharf (Derby - West Kimberley) |
| 10/02/2005 | Andrew Walter (Qld) et al. | Blue-billed Duck (1 male) | Derby sewage overflow (Derby - West Kimberley) |
| 09/02/2005 | Andrew Walter (Qld) et al. | Pectoral
Sandpiper (1) Ruff (1) |
Taylor's Lagoon (Broome) |
| 08/02/2005 | Andrew Walter (Qld) et al. | Red-backed
Button-quail (1) Red-rumped Swallow (1) |
Roebuck Plain (Broome) |
| 06/02/2005 | Andrew Walter (Qld) et al. | Black
Falcon (1) Common Bronzewing (1) |
near Broome Bird Observatory (Broome) |
Ashmore Reef
| Date | Observers | Species |
Location |
| 12/04/2005 | Paul Marty | Sacred
Kingfisher (3) Rainbow Bee-eater (1) |
FPSO
Jabiru Venture (Timor Sea) located at S11º 55' E125º 00' |
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25/01/2005 |
George
Swann Mike Carter (Vic) |
Red-footed Booby (220) Nankeen Night Heron (6) Buff-banded Rail (12 & nest) Gallinago sp. Snipe (1) Black-tailed Godwit (6) Bar-tailed Godwit (4,560) Whimbrel (570) Common Greenshank (590) Terek Sandpiper (215) Common Sandpiper (6) Grey-tailed Tattler (1,780) Ruddy Turnstone (1,680) Asian Dowitcher (8) Great Knot (1,200) Red Knot (55) Sanderling (1,180) Red-necked Stint (970) Curlew Sandpiper (215) Pacific Golden Plover (770) Grey Plover (1,500) Lesser Sand Plover (33) Greater Sand Plover (2,500) Oriental Pratincole (1) Oriental Cuckoo (10) Fork-tailed Swift (1) Yellow Wagtail (1) Oriental Reed-Warbler (1) Arctic Warbler (1) |
Ashmore Reef |
| 26/12/2003 27/12/2003 |
Paul Ford | GREY NIGHTJAR (1) 1st record for Australia identified from photograph |
on ACV Storm Bay off West Island |
Christmas Island & Cocos Islands
| Date | Observers | Species |
Location |
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14/04/2005 |
David Adams (NSW) | Nankeen Night Heron (1) Eurasian Coot (1) Black-winged Stilt (1) |
Hugh's Dale waterfall (Christmas Island) Blowhole Road turnoff (Christmas Island) Blowhole Road turnoff (Christmas Island) |
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