© Copyright BAWA (Inc) 2001-2005
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Last Modified 7th November 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 116 (December 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 |
| 29/10/2005 | David Taggart | Crested Pigeon (2) | Burns Beach dunes (Burns) |
| 28/10/2005 | Graham Little | Pacific Gull (2 immatures) | Burns Beach (Burns) |
| 23/10/2005 | Julia Gross | Buff-banded Rail (1) | ECU Campus (Joondalup) |
| 22/10/2005 | Wynton Maddeford | Princess Parrot (1 aviary release) | Heathcote (Applecross) |
| 22/10/2005 | Graham Weule | Sacred Kingfisher (4) | Canning River (Thornlie) |
| 20/10/2005 | Mark Newman | Red-necked Avocet (97) | Coodanup (Coodanup) |
| 20/10/2005 | Mark Newman | Osprey
(6) Eastern Curlew (1) Marsh Sandpiper (2) Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (8) White-winged Triller (female) |
near Mandurah Estuary Bridge (Erskine) |
| 19/10/2005 | Claire Gerrish | Red-capped Robin (male) | Herdsman Lake (Herdsman) |
| 18/10/2005 | Chadd Banfield | Banded
Lapwing (2 +2 young) Banded Lapwing (12) |
Marshall
Road (Whiteman) Rugby Road (Whiteman) |
| 16/10/2005 | Helen & Keld Frederiksen | Wedge-tailed Eagle (1) | near Piney Lakes (Winthrop) |
| 16/10/2005 | Brendan Kinsella | Pacific Gull (4+) | Ocean Reef Boat Harbour (Ocean Reef) |
| 15/10/2005 | Hayden Binning | Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo (4) | Marri Park Golf Course (Casuarina) |
| 15/10/2005 | David Taggart | Peregrine Falcon (1) | Lake Joondalup South (Woodvale) |
| 15/10/2005 | David Henderson | Black-tailed Godwit (1) | Alfred Cove (Attadale) |
| 14/10/2005 | Michael Hancock | Pacific Gull (2 adults, 3 immatures) | Ocean Reef Marina (Ocean Reef) |
| 11/10/2005 | Wayne Eddy | Sacred Kingfisher (2) | Lake Gwelup (Gwelup) |
| 11/10/2005 | Wynton Maddeford | Square-tailed Kite (1) | Hopelands Road (Serpentine) |
| 09/10/2005 | Alicia Smith | Pacific Gull (2 adults) | Hillarys Boat Harbour (Hillarys) |
| 08/10/2005 | David Henderson | White-necked Heron (4) | Magenup Dampland (Wandi) |
| 08/10/2005 | Lee Saunders | Nankeen Night Heron (1 adult) | Lake Claremont (Swanbourne) |
| 06/10/2005 | Tom Delaney | Osprey (nesting) | Norfolk Island Pine near Comer Street (Como) |
| 06/10/2005 | Bill Smart | Cattle Egret (6 breeding plumage) | Pinjarra Road (Mandurah) |
| 05/10/2005 | Ray Nojek | Blue Petrel (beach washed) | Floreat Beach (City Beach) |
| 05/10/2005 | Ruth Greble | Osprey (2 + 3 chicks) | Swan River (Peppermint Grove) |
| 05/10/2005 | Alan Collins | Little
Egret (11) Common Greenshank (27) Fairy Tern (34) |
Peel Inlet foreshore (Coodanup) |
| 04/10/2005 | per WA Museum | Blue Petrel (beach washed) | Wanneroo Beach (Quinns Rock) |
| 03/10/2005 | Jenn Muir | Buff-banded
Rail (1) European Goldfinch (2) |
near Bardon Park (Mt Lawley) |
| 02/10/2005 | Mark Newman | Cattle Egret (3) | Pinjarra Road (Mandurah) |
| 02/10/2005 | Mark Newman | Southern Boobook (1) | Dampier Drive (Golden Bay) |
| 02/10/2005 | Dean Fisher | Blue Petrel (dead) | Shoalwater Bay (Shoalwater) |
| 01/10/2005 | Alicia Smith | Blue Petrel (dead) | Penelope Place park (Innaloo) |
| 01/10/2005 | Peter Sandilands | Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo (12) | Fremantle Road (Gosnells) |
| 01/10/2005 | David Taggart | Southern Giant-Petrel (1) | offshore Ocean Reef beach (Ocean Reef) |
| 29/09/2005 | Mark Goddard | Blue Petrel (beach washed) Pacific Gull (1) |
South Cottesloe beach (Cottesloe) |
| 25/09/2005 | Mark Newman | White-necked Heron (1) | ALCOA Wellard Wetlands (Baldivis) |
| 25/09/2005 | Mark Newman | Grey Currawong (1) | Paganoni Road (Karnup) |
| 17/09/2005 | Diana Badcock | Buff-banded Rail (2) | Estuary Drive (Dawesville) |
| 15/09/2005 | Mark Newman | Emu (1) | Paganoni Swamp (Golden Bay) |
| 12/09/2005 | Tim Murphy | Rock Parrot (1) | Heritage Common (Rottnest Island) |
| 11/09/2005 | Kevin Coate | Regent Parrot (6) | Waratah Estate (Canning Vale) |
| 11/09/2005 | Colin Heinzman | Red-necked
Avocet (15) Grey Plover (7) |
Attadale foreshore (Attadale) |
| 11/09/2005 | Michael Bouette | Little Bittern (1) | Maurice Hamer Park (Herdsman) |
| 04/09/2005 | Mark Newman | Stubble Quail (1) | dunes off Dampier Drive (Golden Bay) |
| 04/09/2005 | Hank van Wees | Yellow-throated Miner (nesting) | Kingsway Reserve (Madeley) |
| 03/09/2005 | Mark Newman | Little
Eagle (1) Spotted Harrier (1) |
Dampier Drive (Golden Bay) |
| 03/09/2005 | Peter Sandilands | Major Mitchell's Cockatoo (1 aviary release) | John Forrest NP (Hovea) |
| 01/09/2005 | Robyn Pickering | Ruddy
Turnstone (2) Sooty Oystercatcher immature) |
Woodman's Point (Munster) |
| 21/08/2005 | Mark Newman | Sulphur-crested
Cockatoo (1) Rainbow Lorikeet (3) Indian Ringneck (1 aviary release) |
Dampier Drive (Golden Bay) |
| 20/08/2005 | Paul Marty | Little Egret (1) | Maurice Hamer Reserve (Herdsman) |
| 18/08/2005 | Hank van
Wees Michael Hancock |
Intermediate Egret (1) (more information needed) |
Lake Gwelup (Gwelup) |
| 14/08/2005 | Merrian Kuerschner | Elegant Parrot (6) | King Road (Oldbury) |
| 13/08/2005 | Paul Marty | Cape Petrel (1) | North Mole (North Fremantle) |
| 12/08/2005 | David Henderson | Purple-crowned Lorikeet (12) | Bull Creek Reserve (Bull Creek) |
| 11/08/2005 | Mark Newman | Wedge-tailed
Eagle (1) Regent Parrot (10) |
ALCOA
Wellard Wetlands (Baldivis) Dampier Drive (Golden Bay) |
| 10/08/2005 | Mark Newman | Elegant Parrot (4) | ALCOA Wellard Wetlands (Baldivis) |
| 08/08/2005 | Colin Heinzman | Little Egret (1) | Alfred Cove (Attadale) |
| 06/08/2005 | Derek Mead-Hunter | Sacred Kingfisher (1) | ALCOA Wellard Wetlands (Baldivis) |
| 06/08/2005 | David & Barbara Henderson | Superb
Parrot (female) aviary release |
Kings Park |
| 06/08/2005 | Chadd Banfield | Chestnut-breasted Mannikin (7) | Floreat Waters (Herdsman) |
| 04/08/2005 | Peter Golos | Red-eared Firetail (1) Mistletoebird (female) |
Lightning Swamp (Noranda) |
| 01/08/2005 | Colin Heinzman | Great
Crested Grebe (6 chicks) Great Crested Grebe (37 adults) |
Alfred Cove (Attadale) |
| 31/07/2005 | Mark Newman | Wedge-tailed
Eagle (2) Rainbow Lorikeet (1) |
Dampier
Drive (Golden Bay) Paganoni Road (Golden Bay) |
| 30/07/2005 | Peter Jacoby | Horsfield's
Bronze-Cuckoo (1) Mistletoebird (female) |
Lightning Swamp (Noranda) |
| 30/07/2005 | Derek Mead-Hunter | Common Sandpiper (1) | Yangebup Lake (Yangebup) |
| 20/07/2005 | Jean-Paul Orsini | Red-capped Parrot (male) | Hooley Street (Swanbourne) |
| 20/07/2005 | Margaret Owen | Variegated Fairy-wren (1) | Underwood Reserve (Shenton Park) |
| 10/07/2005 | Peter Golos | White-browed
Scrubwren (1) Mistletoebird (male) |
Lightning Swamp (Noranda) |
| 18/05/2005 | Mark Newman | Major
Mitchell's Cockatoo (1) aviary release |
Fremantle Road (Meadow Springs) |
| 04/05/2005 | Michael Noonan | Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike (leucistic) | Pinelli's Winery (Caversham) |
| 25/04/2005 | Alan Collins | Red-necked
Stint (1,400) Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (2) White-winged Black Tern (8) |
Nairns (Coodanup) |
South West (Murchison River to Esperance) (Shires in parentheses)
| Date | Observers | Species |
Location |
| 01/11/2005 | Frank O'Connor et al. | Northern
Giant-Petrel (1) Wandering Albatross (2) Black-browed Albatross (impavida) |
Albany Pelagic (Albany) |
| 27/10/2005 | Ryan Phillips | Cattle
Egret (1) Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (8) |
Lake Cassencarry (Gnowangerup) |
| 26/10/2005 | Ryan
Phillips Myles Menz |
Black-tailed Native-hen (26) | Galena Bridge (Northampton) |
| 24/10/2005 | Ryan Phillips | Square-tailed Kite (1) | Diamond Tree Forest (Manjimup) |
| 23/10/2005 | Ryan Phillips | Barking Owl (2) | Snake Gully Shannon National Park (Manjimup) |
| 21/10/2005 | Ryan
Phillips Myles Menz |
Red-browed Pardalote (1) | Z Bend Kalbarri NP (Northampton) |
| 08/10/2005 | Bill Russell | Great Crested Grebe (5) | Lake Towerrining (West Arthur) |
| 06/10/2005 | Ryan Phillips | Black-tailed Native-hen (3) Whiskered Tern (1) |
Lake Cassencarry (Gnowangerup) |
| 04/10/2005 | Ian Wheeler | Malleefowl (1) | South of Lake Muir (Manjimup) |
| 29/09/2005 | Frank O'Connor | White-necked Heron (6) | Stirling Range Retreat (Gnowangerup) |
| 25/09/2005 | BAWA Excursion | Australasian Bittern (1 heard) | Kulunilup Swamp Nature Reserve (Cranbrook) |
| 24/09/2005 | BAWA Excursion | Australasian Bittern (2 heard) | Cobertup Swamp Nature Reserve (Cranbrook) |
| 24/09/2005 | Bill Russell | Great
Knot (2) Ruddy Turnstone (2) Hooded Plover (41) |
Martins Tank (Waroona) |
| 17/10/2005 | Wayne Zadow | Australasian
Shoveler (nesting) Masked Lapwing (nesting) |
Lake Towerrining (West Arthur) |
| 10/09/2005 | Ryan Phillips | Hardhead
(43) Fan-tailed Cuckoo (1) Peaceful Dove (2) |
Galena Bridge (Northampton) |
| 05/09/2005 | Jim Creighton | Australian Bustard (5) | Meyer Road Condingup (Esperance) |
| 28/08/2005 | Bill Russell | White-necked Heron (15) | Johnston Road (Harvey) |
| 18/08/2005 | Bill Russell | White-necked Heron (14) | Thomson Road (Murray) |
| 15/08/2005 | Frank O'Connor | Black-tailed Native-hen (12+) | Galena Bridge (Northampton) |
| 14/08/2005 | Frank O'Connor | Pied Butcherbird | Orange Springs Road (Gingin) |
| 11/08/2005 | Chris Creighton | Barn Owl (1) | Ridgelands Road Condingup (Esperance) |
| 05/08/2005 | Frank O'Connor | Greater
Sand Plover (1) Hooded Plover (1) |
Gracetown (Augusta - Margaret River) |
| 04/08/2005 | Greg Harewood | Great Crested Crebe (1) | Chittering Lakes NR (Chittering) |
| 03/08/2005 | Frank O'Connor | Barn Owl (1) | Cheyne Beach Road (Albany) |
| 03/08/2005 | Frank O'Connor | Western Whipbird (1) | Mt Trio (Gnowangerup) |
| 02/08/2005 | Frank O'Connor | Noisy Scrub-bird (1) | Cheyne Beach (Albany) |
| 29/07/2005 | Bill Russell | White-necked Heron (2) | near Yarloop (Harvey) |
| 15/07/2005 | Bill Russell | Spotted Harrier (1) | near Yarloop (Harvey) |
| 09/07/2005 | Bill Russell | Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo (1) | Preston Beach (Waroona) |
| 17/04/2005 | Robert Balfour (UK) | Yellow Wagtail (1) (more information needed) |
Albany Terrace (Augusta - Margaret River) |
Arid Zone (Shires in parentheses)
| Date | Observers | Species |
Location |
| 28/10/2005 | Jeff & Wendy Spencer | Freckled Duck (3) | Nallan Lake (Cue) |
| 26/10/2005 | Les George | Painted Snipe (2 males) | McNeil Claypan (Carnarvon) |
| 23/10/2005 | Les George | Wandering Whistling-Duck (110 + 4 ducklings) | sewage ponds (Carnarvon) |
| 20/10/2005 | Stephen Clarke | Beach Stone-curlew (1) | Karratha Back Beach (Roebourne) |
| 10/10/2005 | Les George | Royal Spoonbill (9) | McNeil Claypan (Carnarvon) |
| 09/10/2005 | Les George | Freckled Duck (25) | Boolathana Pool (Carnarvon) |
| 07/10/2005 | Les George | Buff-banded
Rail (2+) Spotless Crake (many heard) |
Bibbawarra Bore (Carnarvon) |
| 06/10/2005 | Eggy Boggs | Hooded Plover (2) | Mongers Lake (Perenjori) |
| 02/10/2005 | Easy Patterson | Grey Falcon (1) | Millstream NP (Ashburton) |
| 29/09/2005 | Tony
Kirkby Les George Chris Hassell |
Great Crested Grebe (18) | Lake Macleod (Carnarvon) |
| 21/09/2005 | Les George | Wandering Whistling-Duck (80) Freckled Duck (26) Pink-eared Duck (250) Eurasian Coot (1,000+) |
McNeil Claypan (Carnarvon) |
| 21/09/2005 | Hillary Brooke et al. | Princess Parrot (4) | Warburton Range (Ngaanyatjarraku) |
| 20/09/2005 | Marion Hercock et al. | Princess Parrot (19) | Warburton (Ngaanyatjarraku) |
| 19/09/2005 | Les George | Australian Raven (2) | Chinaman's Pool (Carnarvon) |
| 15/09/2005 | Les George | Plumed
Whistling-Duck (500) Freckled Duck (3) |
Coomeroo Pool Brickhouse Station (Carnarvon) |
| 13/09/2005 | Ian
Johnson Nina McLaren |
Plumed Whistling-Duck (300) | Auto Well Meedo Station (Carnarvon) |
| 11/09/2005 | Stephen
Clarke Ethan Clarke |
Painted Finch (10) | Karratha back beach (Roebourne) |
| 11/09/2005 | Les George | Wandering Whistling-Duck (1) | sewage ponds (Carnarvon) |
| 07/09/2005 | Les George | Musk Duck (1) | Boolathana Pool (Carnarvon) |
| 31/08/2005 | Les George | Great Crested Grebe (2) | harbour groyne (Carnarvon) |
| 27/08/2005 | Les George | Bush Stone-curlew (heard) | Brele Brele Well Curbur Station (Murchison) |
| 26/08/2005 | Les George | Bourke's Parrot (5) | Muggon Station (Murchison) |
| 25/08/2005 | Les George | Malleefowl (1) | Toolunga Nature Reserve (Shark Bay) |
| 17/08/2005 | Frank O'Connor | Black-eared Cuckoo (1) | near Hamelin Pool (Shark Bay) |
| 14/08/2005 | Les George | Hutton's Shearwater (100s) | Blowholes (Carnarvon) |
| 11/08/2005 | Wayne
Zadow Bill McRoberts et al. |
Bourke's
Parrot (2) Scarlet-chested Parrot (female) |
Warne River crossing (Sandstone) |
| 07/08/2005 | Les George | Australian Raven (1) | Chinaman's Pool (Carnarvon) |
| 13/07/2005 | Allan & Sandy Rose | Grey Falcon (2) | Wanna Homestead (Upper Gascoyne) |
| 08/07/2005 | Allan & Sandy Rose | Black-breasted Buzzard (1) | 17km N of Yarlaweelor Homestead (Meekatharra) |
| 07/2005 | Stephen Clarke | Australian Bustard (1) | Dampier (Roebourne) |
| 20/04/2005 | Eggy Boggs | Hardhead
(with pink tag) Black-tailed Native-hen (4) Western Bowerbird (1) |
Lake Niagara (Menzies) |
| 12/04/2005 | Rob Davis Brenden Metcalf |
NIGHT PARROT (2-3) | near Fortescue Marshes (Ashburton) |
Kimberley (Shires in parentheses)
| Date | Observers | Species |
Location |
| 24/09/2005 | Rob Davis Jennifer Wilcox |
Pictorella
Mannikin (50) Gouldian Finch (20 incl. 1 red-faced) |
Great Northern Highway near Dunham River (Wyndham - East Kimberley) |
| 23/09/2005 | Rob Davis Jennifer Wilcox |
Grey Falcon (1) | near Warmun (Wyndham - East Kimberley) |
| 17/09/2005 | Mat & Cathy Gilfedden | Fork-tailed Swift (4) | Kununurra Golf Course (Wyndham - East Kimberley) |
| 07/09/2005 | George Swann et al. | Star Finch (300+) | Gibb River Road west of Mount Hart (Derby - West Kimberley) |
| 07/09/2005 | George Swann et al. | Gouldian Finch (~60) | Gibb River Road east of Mt Barnett Roadhouse (Wyndham - East Kimberley) |
| 05/09/2005 | George Swann et al. | Figbird (male, 3 females) | Kimberley Wilderness Adventure Camp on Camp Creek Mitchell Plateau (Wyndham - East Kimberley) |
| 04/09/2005 | George Swann et al. | Partridge Pigeon (10) | Mitchell Falls Campground (Wyndham - East Kimberley) |
| 03/09/2005 | George Swann et al. | Black Grasswren (7) | Mitchell Falls walk (Wyndham - East Kimberley) |
| 03/09/2005 | Frank O'Connor | Little Bronze-Cuckoo (1) | Little Merten Falls (Wyndham - East Kimberley) |
| 31/08/2005 | George Swann et al. | Gouldian Finch (~80) | Gibb River Road east of Mt Barnett Roadhouse (Wyndham - East Kimberley) |
| 30/08/2005 | Sue Mather | Great-billed
Heron (1) Beach Stone-curlew (3) Common Redshank (1) |
Cygnet Bay (Broome) |
| 29/08/2005 | George Swann et al. | Great-billed Heron (1) | Derby Wharf (Derby - West Kimberley) |
| 29/08/2005 | George Swann et al. | Grey Fantail (1) | near Willare Bridge (Derby - West Kimberley) |
| 21/08/2005 | Ryan Phillips et al. | Great-billed
Heron (1) Chestnut-backed Button-quail (8) Beach Stone-curlew (3) Black-eared Cuckoo (1) |
Faraway Bay (Wyndham - East Kimberley) |
| 21/08/2005 | Neil Broekhuizen | Matsudaira's Storm-Petrel (3) | Imperieuse Reef Rowley Shoals (Broome) |
| 20/08/2005 | Neil Broekhuizen | Matsudaira's Storm-Petrel (2) | Clerke Reef Rowley Shoals (Broome) |
| 20/08/2005 | Sue Mather | Beach Stone-curlew (3) | Endindine Beach near Port Smith (Broome) |
| 17/08/2005 | Ryan Phillips et al. | White-browed Woodswallow (2) | Kachana Station (Wyndham - East Kimberley) |
| 10/08/2005 | Sue Mather | Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater (1) | Sturt Creek Station (Halls Creek) |
| 09/08/2005 | Bob Way (NSW) | Great-billed Heron (1) | Derby Wharf (Derby - West Kimberley) |
| 09/08/2005 | Sue Mather | Grey Falcon (2) | Talbot Springs (Halls Creek) |
| 09/08/2005 | Sue Mather | Radjah Shelduck (1) Grey Honeyeater (2) |
Lake Willson (Halls Creek) |
| 05/08/2005 | Bob Way (NSW) | Gouldian Finch (1) | Argyle Homestead (Wyndham - East Kimberley) |
| 04/08/2005 | Bob Way (NSW) | Gouldian Finch (1) | near statue park Wyndham (Wyndham - East Kimberley) |
| 03/08/2005 | Rosemary Stapleton (NSW) | Azure Kingfisher (1) | Geikie Gorge (Derby - West Kimberley) |
| 02/08/2005 | Rosemary Stapleton (NSW) | Flock Bronzewing (48+) | near Lake Gregory (Halls Creek) |
| 02/08/2005 | Sue Mather | Flock Bronzewing (3) | Lake Gregory (Halls Creek) |
| 02/08/2005 | Sue Mather | Yellow Chat (10) | Lake Gregory north (Halls Creek) |
| 31/07/2005 | Rosemary Stapleton (NSW) | Orange Chat (male & female) | Lake Gregory (Halls Creek) |
| 31/07/2005 | Allan Richards (NSW) et al. | Freckled
Duck (10+) Australasian Shoveler (4) Yellow Chat (6+) |
Lake Gregory (Halls Head) |
| 29/07/2005 | Sue Mather | Yellow Chat (10) | Bungabiddy Creek Lake Gregory (Halls Creek) |
| 28/07/2005 | Sue Mather | Yellow Chat (20) | Lake Gregory south (Halls Creek) |
| 26/07/2005 | Ruth & Geoff Byrne | Red Goshawk (male) | Plain Creek (Wyndham - East Kimberley) |
| 25/07/2005 | Ruth & Geoff Byrne | Crested Shrike-tit (1) Ground Cuckoo-shrike (5) |
near Charnley River Homestead (Derby - West Kimberley) |
| 19/05/2005 | John Brooke | Grey Fantail (race albicauda) | Bellburn Creek Campsite Purnululu NP (Halls Creek) |
| 19/05/2005 | John Brooke | Painted Finch (5+) | Bellburn Creek Campsite Purnululu NP (Halls Creek) |
Ashmore Reef
Christmas Island & Cocos Islands
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