© Copyright BAWA (Inc) 2001-2005
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Last Modified 26th August 2005
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 115 (September 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 |
| 30/07/2005 | Frank
O'Connor Daniel Gruneberg |
Regent Parrot (2) | ALCOA Wellard Wetlands (Baldivis) |
| 30/07/2005 | Frank
O'Connor Daniel Gruneberg |
Buff-banded Rail (2) | Nairns (Coodanup) |
| 29/07/2005 | Frank
O'Connor Daniel Gruneberg |
Spotless Crake (1) | Regent Waters (Wanneroo) |
| 24/07/2005 | Euro Gerbaz | Pacific Black Duck (ducklings) | Herdsman Lake (Herdsman) |
| 24/07/2005 | Rick Curtis | Eastern Rosella (aviary release) | Neville Street (Bayswater) |
| 20/07/2005 | Mark Newman | Masked Owl (1) | Austal Ships (Henderson) |
| 19/07/2005 | Clare Bestow | Barn Owl (1) | Hamilton Street (Bayswater) |
| 19/07/2005 | Colin Heinzman | Black-tailed Godwit (1) | Point Waylen (Attadale) |
| 19/07/2005 | Dick Rule | Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (2) | Quail Road (Bouvard) |
| 16/07/2005 | Angus King | Regent
Parrot (immature) ?? aviary release ?? |
near bakery (Rottnest Island) |
| 15/07/2005 | Mark Newman | White-bellied Sea-Eagle (1) | Austal Ships (Henderson) |
| 10/07/2005 | Lynn Fletcher | Rainbow Lorikeet (yellow) | Canning Bridge Boat Sheds (Mt Pleasant) |
| 07/07/2005 | Claire Stevenson | Varied Sittella (5) | Sheffield Road (Welshpool) |
| 01/07/2005 | Wynton Maddeford | Great
Crested Grebe (3) Glossy Ibis (60) |
Floreat Waters (Herdsman) |
| 26/06/2005 | Myles Menz | Purple-crowned Lorikeet (1) | Bicton Quarantine Park (Bicton) |
| 26/06/2005 | Mark Newman | Little
Egret (1) Brown Falcon (1) Elegant Parrot (9) White-backed Swallow (2) |
ALCOA Wellard Wetlands (Baldivis) |
| 24/06/2005 | Mark Newman | Little Eagle (1) | Rockingham Road (Naval Base) |
| 22/06/2005 | Colin Heinzman | Great Crested Grebe (26) | Alfred Cove (Attadale) |
| 20/06/2005 | Colin Heinzman | Pink-eared
Duck (1) Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (4) |
Attadale foreshore (Attadale) |
| 20/06/2005 | Hank van Wees | Chestnut-breasted Mannikin (2) | Karrinyup Swamp (Karrinyup) |
| 16/06/2005 | Mike Bamford | White-bellied Sea-Eagle (1) | Plover Way (Kingsley) |
| 13/06/2005 | Wynton Maddeford | Pallid Cuckoo (heard) | Rapids Road (Serpentine) |
| 10/06/2005 | Tom Delaney | Southern Giant-Petrel (1) | South Mole (Fremantle) |
| 08/06/2005 | Steve Giles | Northern Giant-Petrel (beach washed) | North Cottesloe Beach (Cottesloe) |
| 08/06/2005 | Hank van Wees | Collared Sparrowhawk (2) | Dog Swamp (Yokine) |
| 07/06/2005 | Mel Lintern | Australian Hobby (1) | Bockin Park (Waterford) |
| 06/06/2005 | Ian Davis | Freckled Duck (7) | Lake Joondalup South (Woodvale) |
| 05/06/2005 | Jean-Paul Orsini | Freckled Duck (4) | Maurice Hamer Reserve (Herdsman) |
| 05/06/2005 | John Graff | Yellow-throated Miner (7) | Kingsway Sports Centre (Madeley) |
| 05/06/2005 | BAWA Excursion | Osprey
(10) Fan-tailed Cuckoo (~10) |
above
main lighthouse (Rottnest Island) widespread (Rottnest Island) |
| 05/06/2005 | BAWA Excursion | Painted Button-quail (1) Grey Fantail (1) |
near Barker Swamp (Rottnest Island) |
| 04/06/2005 | BAWA Excursion | Roseate Tern (nesting) | Bathurst Point (Rottnest Island) |
| 03/06/2005 | Tom Delaney | Freckled Duck (1) | Ascot Waters (Ascot) |
| 03/06/2005 | BAWA Excursion | Southern Giant-Petrel (1) | Cape Vlamingh (Rottnest Island) |
| 02/06/2005 | Hank van
Wees Michael Hancock |
Chestnut Teal (female) | Bibra Lake (Bibra Lake) |
| 23/05/2005 | Mark Newman | Wedge-tailed Eagle (1) | Anketell Road (Hope Valley) |
| 22/05/2005 | Wynton Maddeford | Fan-tailed
Cuckoo (1) Varied Sittella (8) |
North Lake (North Lake) |
| 22/05/2005 | Hank van Wees | Freckled
Duck (1) Glossy Ibis (32) |
Maurice Hamer Reserve (Herdsman) |
| 10/05/2005 | David Taggart | Banded Stilt (10) | Lake Joondalup South (Woodvale) |
| 08/05/2005 | Allan Collins | Whiskered Tern (190) | Nairns (Coodanup) |
| 05/05/2005 | David Henderson | Purple-crowned Lorikeet (5) | Brockman Park (Bullcreek) |
| 04/05/2005 | Ryan Phillips | White-bellied Sea-Eagle (1) | University of WA (Crawley) |
| 04/05/2005 | Ryan Phillips | Variegated Fairy-wren (7) | Star Swamp (North Beach) |
| 01/05/2005 | Michael Craig | Mistletoebird (female) | Monument Street (Mosman Park) |
| 30/04/2005 | Jean-Paul Orsini | Roseate Tern (15) | near The Basin (Rottnest Island) |
| 28/04/2005 | Hank van
Wees Michael Hancock |
Shining Bronze-Cuckoo (1) | Lake Yangebup (Yangebup) |
| 27/03/2005 | Hank van Wees | Spotless Crake (10) | Lake Monger (Glendalough) |
South West (Murchison River to Esperance) (Shires in parentheses)
| Date | Observers | Species |
Location |
| 10/07/2005 | Bernie Masters | Chestnut
Teal (pair) White-necked Heron (4) |
Norman
Road (Gnowangerup) Carney Road (Gnowangerup) |
| 24/06/2005 | Greg Harewood | Western Yellow Robin (1) | Koopin Place Dunsborough (Busselton) |
| 19/06/2005 | Sean
Tomlinson Ryan Phillips Myles Menz |
Black-faced Lovebird (released) | Cataby Roadhouse (Dandaragan) |
| 19/06/2005 | Mark Newman | Elegant Parrot (35) | Bussell Highway (Busselton) |
| 11/06/2005 | Sue McDougall | Australian Bustard (2) | Pedal / Fairclough Roads (Katanning) |
| 06/06/2005 | Ryan
Phillips Steve Phillips |
Chestnut
Teal (2) Peregrine Falcon (2) |
Coyrecup
Lake (Katanning) Coblinine NR (Katanning) |
| 06/06/2005 | David Secomb | Shy
Heathwren (3) Redthroat (4) |
Lake King (Lake Grace) |
| 06/06/2005 | David Secomb | Banded
Stilt (3000) Red-capped Plover (150) |
Lake Grace (Lake Grace) |
| 05/06/2005 | David Secomb | Spotted
Harrier (2) Painted Button-quail (1) White-cheeked Honeyeater (1) Redthroat (heard) |
Mt Madden (Lake Grace) |
| 05/06/2005 | Linda Back | Black-tailed
Native-hen (1) Roseate Tern (800) |
Hutt River mouth (Northampton) |
| 05/06/2005 | Liz & Charlie Davies | Cattle Egret (8) | Frenchman Bay Road (Albany) |
| 29/05/2005 | Michael Craig | Black-tailed Godwit (1) | Lake McLarty (Murray) |
| late May | Merv Kowald | Australian Bustard (1) | 8km NW Katanning (Katanning) |
| 25/05/2005 | Bill Russell | Cattle Egret (23) | Australind Bypass (Harvey) |
| 23/05/2005 | Simon Nevill | Australian Bustard (1) | Biddy Cannon Road / Burngup Road (Lake Grace) |
| 18/05/2005 | Alex
& June Morrison Margaret Allan |
Bush Stone-curlew (8) | Dryandra Woodlands Village (Cuballing) |
| 18/05/2005 | Peter Taylor | Australian Bustard (1) | Griffiths Road west of Scaddan (Esperance) |
| mid May | David Secomb | Australian Bustard (1) | 10km W Broomehill (Broomehill) |
| 09/05/2005 | Sean van
Alphen Ken Read |
Freckled Duck (6) Hooded Plover (2) |
Woody Lake (Esperance) Pink Lake (Esperance) |
| 08/05/2005 | Sean van Alphen | Australian Bustard (1) | Fisheries Road Condingup (Esperance) |
| 07/05/2005 | David Secomb | Red-necked
Stint (93) Banded Stilt (60) Hooded Plover (2) |
Camel Lake NR (Gnowangerup) |
| 07/05/2005 | David Secomb | Spotted
Nightjar (1) Hooded Robin (4) Western Whipbird (2) Crested Bellbird (2) |
Salt
River Road (Gnowangerup) Salt River Road (Cranbrook) Salt River Road (Cranbrook) Salt River Road (Cranbrook) |
| 06/05/2005 | Sean van Alphen | Spotted Harrier (2) | Cape Arid NP (Esperance) |
| 30/04/2005 | Richard & Lorraine Chyne | Banded
Stilt (200) Budgerigar (8) |
Lake
Yealering (Wickepin) Pingelly Bullaring Road (Pingelly) |
| 27/02/2005 | Margaret Nash | Hooded Plover (10) | Wellstead Inlet (Bremer Bay) |
| 26/02/2005 | Margaret Nash | Hooded Plover (7 incl. 3 imm.) | Wellstead Inlet (Bremer Bay) |
| 25/02/2005 | Margaret Nash | Hooded Plover (2) | Wellstead Inlet (Bremer Bay) |
| 30/12/2004 | Jean-Paul Orsini | Hooded Plover (46) | Point Ann (Ravensthorpe) |
Arid Zone (Shires in parentheses)
| Date | Observers | Species |
Location |
| 05/07/2005 | Les George | Black
Swan (3 nests) Musk Duck (male) Pied Honeyeater (8) Black Honeyeater (male) |
McNeil Claypan (Carnarvon) |
| 03/07/2005 | Ben Drew | Cape
Petrel (1) Wilson's Storm-Petrel (1) Australasian Gannet (1) |
near Koks Island (Shark Bay) |
| 19/06/2005 | per Les George | Southern Giant-Petrel (1) | in care (Carnarvon) |
| 12/06/2005 | Les George | Plumed
Whistling-Duck (800) Plumed Whistling-Duck (1200) |
Winning
Station (Carnarvon) Murraditch Lake (Carnarvon) |
| 09/06/2005 | Gary Babic (Thailand) | White-fronted Chat (10+) | Lake Austin (Cue) |
| 03/06/2005 | Eyre Bird Observatory | Olive-backed Oriole (1) | Eyre Bird Observatory (Dundas) |
| 29/05/2005 | Scott Baker | Freckled Duck (450) Musk Duck (1) |
Opthalmia Dam (East Pilbara) |
Kimberley (Shires in parentheses)
| Date | Observers | Species |
Location |
| 28/07/2005 | Les George | White-faced
Heron (breeding) White-necked Heron (breeding) |
Coomeroo Pool, Brickhouse Station (Carnarvon) |
| 23/07/2005 | Ryan Phillips | Banded Lapwing (1) | Broome Golf Course (Broome) |
| 19/06/2005 | Frank
O'Connor Jennifer Muir et al. |
Black Falcon (1) Spinifex Pigeon (6 nests) Budgerigar (2 nests) |
Lake Argyle / Flying Fox Creek (Wyndham - East Kimberley) |
| 19/06/2005 | Frank O'Connor | White-browed Woodswallow (10) | near Argyle Diamonds Alluvials Plant (Wyndham - East Kimberley) |
| 18/06/2005 | Frank
O'Connor Jennifer Muir et al. |
Great Crested Grebe (3) | Jacko's Dam, Argyle Diamonds (Wyndham - East Kimberley) |
| 18/06/2005 | Frank
O'Connor Jennifer Muir et al. |
Grey Fantail (2) | Snake Pit Crossing, Argyle Diamonds (Wyndham - East Kimberley) |
| 17/06/2005 | Frank
O'Connor Jennifer Muir |
Black Falcon (1) | Argyle Diamonds Administration (Wyndham - East Kimberley) |
| 17/06/2005 | Frank
O'Connor Jennifer Muir |
Grey Fantail (1) | Snake Pit Crossing, Argyle Diamonds (Wyndham - East Kimberley) |
| 17/06/2005 | Frank
O'Connor Jennifer Muir |
Great Crested Grebe (6) Red-necked Avocet (40+) |
Argyle Diamonds Tailings Dam (Wyndham - East Kimberley) |
| 17/06/2005 | Roy Teale | Red-capped Robin (2 pairs) Golden-headed Cisticola (3) |
near Larranganni Bluff (Halls Creek) |
| 16/06/2005 | Frank
O'Connor Jennifer Muir |
Crimson Chat (10+) White-browed Woodswallow (6) |
near Argyle Diamonds Tailings Dam (Wyndham - East Kimberley) |
| 15/06/2005 | Frank
O'Connor Jennifer Muir |
White-browed Woodswallow (6) | near Argyle Diamonds Village (Wyndham - East Kimberley) |
| 21/05/2005 | Chris Hassell et al. | Australasian Shoveler (3) Flock Pigeon (3) |
Nimilaica Claypan (Broome) Lake Eda (Broome) |
| 08/05/2005 | Kevin Coate | Great Crested Grebe (1) | King George River (Wyndham - East Kimberley) |
Ashmore Reef
Christmas Island & Cocos Islands
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