© Copyright BAWA (Inc) 2001-2006
Visits
Last Modified 25th May 2006
Email Frank O'Connor (sightings@birdswa.com.au) with details of your sightings.
The sightings highlighted in red will be included in the WA Bird Notes Issue 118 (June 2006). 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 |
| 09/04/2006 | David Henderson | Sooty Oystercatcher (2) | Woodman Point (Munster) |
| 07/04/2006 | Claire Gerrish | Black Swan (5 cygnets) | Glendalough Open Space (Herdsman) |
| 02/04/2006 | Allan Collins | Red Knot (295) | Nairns (Coodanup) |
| 31/03/2006 | David Henderson | Purple-crowned Lorikeet (2) | Noel Kroll Reserve (Bullcreek) |
| 28/03/2006 | John Vogel | Spotted Harrier (immature) | Eric Singleton Nature Reserve (Bayswater) |
| 26/03/2006 | Paul Marty | Rainbow Lorikeet (2) | Dayrell Road (Nowergup) |
| 25/03/2006 | Ron Dibbens | Elegant Parrot (3) | Newbold Road (Casuarina) |
| 25/03/2006 | Euro Gerbaz | Buff-banded Rail (1) | Lake Monger (Glendalough) |
| 24/03/2006 | BAWA Excursion | Whimbrel
(1) Pacific Golden Plover (1) Shining Bronze-Cuckoo (1) |
Alfred Cove (Attadale) |
| 20/03/2006 | Sue Mather | White-bellied Sea-Eagle (1) | near Phillip Rock (Rottnest Island) |
| 19/03/2006 | Alan Collins | Great
Knot (60) Red Knot (190) |
Nairns (Coodanup) |
| 19/03/2006 | Mark Newman | Wedge-tailed Eagle (2) | Dampier Drive (Golden Bay) |
| 19/03/2006 | David Taggart | Royal Spoonbill (1) | Lake Joondalup South (Woodvale) |
| 18/03/2006 | Euro Gerbaz | Black-shouldered Kite (juvenile) | Floreat Waters (Herdsman) |
| 16/03/2006 | Sean Tomlinson | Glossy Ibis (1) | Lake Claremont (Swanbourne) |
| 16/03/2006 | John Macdonald | Hooded Robin (male) | ??? (Wandi) |
| 14/03/2006 | Hank van Wees | White-bellied Sea-Eagle (1) | ??? (Yokine) |
| 13/03/2006 | Hank van Wees | Royal Spoonbill (1) | Lake Monger (Glendalough) |
| 12/03/2006 | Mark Newman | Little Eagle (1) | Dampier Drive (Golden Bay) |
| 06/03/2006 | Wynton
Maddeford Don Hadden |
Tawny-crowned Honeyeater (1) | Wireless Hill Park (Ardross) |
| 06/03/2006 | Wynton
Maddeford Don Hadden |
Emu (12) | Lakes Road / Hopeland Road (North Dandalup) |
| 06/03/2006 | Claire Gerrish | Royal Spoonbill (1) | Lake Monger (Glendalough) |
| 05/03/2006 | Mark Newman | Spotless Crake (1) | ALCOA Wellard Wetlands (Baldivis) |
| 03/03/2006 | Sue Abbotts | Royal Spoonbill (1) | Lake Monger (Glendalough) |
| 01/03/2006 | Iain Roberts (UK) | Radjah Shelduck (1) | Forrestdale Lake (Forrestdale) |
| 26/02/2006 | Steve Elson | Fairy Martin (12 nests) | Orrong Road / Roe Highway (Welshpool) |
| 23/02/2006 | Sean van Alphen | Regent Parrot (3) | bushland near Tonkin Highway (Perth Airport) |
| 22/02/2006 | John Vogel | Freckled Duck (male) | Maurice Hamer Reserve (Herdsman) |
| 18/02/2006 | Stewart Houghton | Black-winged Stilt (nesting) | Lake Claremont (Claremont) |
| 17/02/2006 | Joan Gye | Wandering Albatross (juvenile) Great Knot (8) Red Knot (4) |
Woodman Point (Munster) |
| 17/02/2006 | Euro Gerbaz | Great Egret (20) | Lake Monger (Glendalough) |
| 16/02/2006 | Joan Gye | White-bellied Sea-Eagle (1) | Pelican Point (Crawley) |
| 16/02/2006 | Paul Baker | Southern Boobook (1) | Illyarrie Street (Greenwood) |
| 15/02/2006 | Sue Mather | Wandering Albatross (juvenile) | Stark Bay (Rottnest Island) |
| 15/02/2006 | Sean van Alphen | Brown-headed Honeyeater (2) | Bickley Brook (Orange Grove) |
| 12/02/2006 | Alan Collins | Square-tailed Kite (1) | Wallaba Way (Lesmurdie) |
| 12/02/2006 | Ben Allen | Barn Owl (2) | Kings Meadow Polo Ground (Guildford) |
| 11/02/2006 | Valerie Hemsley | White-browed Scrubwren (1) | Blue Gum Lake (Mt Pleasant) |
| 10/02/2006 | Bruce Buchanan | Nankeen Night Heron (1) | Lake Vasto (Perth) |
| 08/02/2006 | Peter Golos | Tawny-crowned Honeyeater (1+) | Lightning Swamp (Noranda) |
| 08/02/2006 | Hank van Wees | Chestnut-breasted Mannikin (5) | Careniup Swamp (Gwelup) |
| 07/02/2006 | Euro Gerbaz | Nankeen Night Heron (1) | Lake Monger (Glendalough) |
| 05/02/2006 | Hank van Wees | Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo (heard) | ??? (Greenfields) |
| 07/12/2005 | Peter Golos | Tawny-crowned Honeyeater (1+) | Lightning Swamp (Noranda) |
| 02/12/2005 | Michael Hancock | White-breasted
Robin (2) White-backed Swallow (2) |
Hillarys Beach Park (Hillarys) |
| 29/10/2005 | Bill Smart | Long-billed Corella (12) | Coolibah Avenue (Mandurah) |
South West (Murchison River to Esperance) (Shires in parentheses)
| Date | Observers | Species |
Location |
| 12/04/2006 | Ryan Phillips | Western Whipbird (1) | Mt Trio (Gnowangerup) |
| 11/04/2006 | Ryan Phillips | Tawny Frogmouth (18) | Stirling Range Drive (Plantagenet) |
| 11/04/2006 | Ryan Phillips | Spotted Harrier (1) | Ongerup (Gnowangerup) |
| 25/03/2006 | Merrian Kuerschner | Crested Shrike-tit (3) | Yarra Road (Beverley) |
| 13/03/2006 | Patrick Metcalfe | Australian Bustard (1) | Pfeiffer Road (Albany) |
| 11/03/2006 | Alan Collins | Cattle
Egret (1) Yellow-billed Spoonbill (55) Spotless Crake (1) Black-tailed Godwit (5) Marsh Sandpiper (16) Common Greenshank (180) Red Knot (40) Red-necked Stint (700) Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (4) |
Lake McLarty (Murray) |
| 06/03/2006 | Belinda Forbes | Ruddy Turnstone (100+) | point opposite Edwards Island (Gingin) |
| 05/03/2006 | Martin Cachard (Qld) | Franklin's Gull (1) | Hellfire Bay Beach, Cape Le Grande NP (Esperance) |
| 05/03/2006 | BAWA Campout | Wood Sandpiper (35) Long-toed Stint (30) Pectoral Sandpiper (2) Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (350) Masked Lapwing (1) |
The Broadwater (Busselton) |
| 05/03/2006 | Alan Collins | Black-tailed
Godwit (8) Red Knot (110) Long-toed Stint (2) Pectoral Sandpiper (1) Ruff (1) Pacific Golden Plover (10) |
Lake McLarty (Murray) |
| early 03/2006 | Terry Sanders | Bridled Tern (colony) | Termination Island (Esperance) |
| 26/02/2006 | BAWA Survey | Hooded Plover (160) | Young River Farm (Esperance) |
| 26/02/2006 | BAWA Survey | Red-capped Plover (leucistic) | Neds Corner Farm (Esperance) |
| 25/02/2006 | Alan Collins | Chestnut
Teal (male) Australian Spotted Crake (6+) Spotless Crake (20+) Long-toed Stint (1) Barn Swallow (1) |
Lake McLarty (Murray) |
| 24/02/2006 | BAWA Survey | Freckled Duck (92+) Black-tailed Godwit (1) |
Lake Shaster Farm (Ravensthorpe) |
| 22/02/2006 | Michael Craig | Black-faced Woodswallow (4) | 5km E of Augusta (Augusta - Margaret River) |
| 22/02/2006 | Colin Heap | Fork-tailed Swift (300+) | Gregory (Northampton) |
| 21/02/2006 | Colin Heap | Fork-tailed Swift (300+) | Gregory (Northampton) |
| 19/02/2006 | John Darnell | Black-tailed
Godwit (9) Pectoral Sandpiper (1) |
Lake McLarty (Murray) |
| 18/02/2006 | Alan Collins | Baillon's
Crake (1) Australian Spotted Crake (2) Spotless Crake (4) Black-tailed Godwit (8) Wood Sandpiper (12) |
Lake McLarty (Murray) |
| 18/02/2006 | Mark Newman | Chestnut
Teal (male) Black-tailed Godwit (7) Marsh Sandpiper (30) Wood Sandpiper (7) Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (5) possible Fairy Martin (2) |
Lake McLarty (Murray) |
| 18/02/2006 | David Secomb | Southern Emu-wren (2+) | Lake Grace North (Lake Grace) |
| 18/02/2006 | David Secomb | Spotless
Crake (1) Little Grassbird (1) |
Bishop Road (Lake Grace) |
| 16/02/2006 | Bill Russell | Blue-billed
Duck (38) Musk Duck (14) Great Crested Grebe (26) |
Lake Nunjup (Cranbrook) |
| 15/02/2006 | Colin Heap | Little Curlew (1) | Hutt Lagoon (Northampton) |
| 14/02/2006 | Colin Heap | Fork-tailed Swift (300+) | Gregory (Northampton) |
| 12/02/2006 | Bill Russell | Red-necked Stint (7,500) | Lake Preston (Waroona) |
| 12/02/2006 | Iain Roberts | Terek Sandpiper (1) | Emu Point (Albany) |
| 11/02/2006 | Margaret Nash | Fluttering Shearwater (beach washed) | near Cosy Corner (Albany) |
| 11/02/2006 | David Secomb | Mulga Parrot (2) | Ongerup Road, SE of Pingrup (Kent) |
| 11/02/2006 | David Secomb | Redthroat (4) | Lake Altham (Kent) |
| 05/02/2006 | David Secomb | Long-toed Stint (1) | Lake Dumbleyung (Dumbleyung) |
| 29/01/2006 | Ian Garstone | Inland Dotterel (1) | farm (Woodanilling) |
| 31/12/2005 | Michael Craig | Freckled Duck (18) | Lake McLarty (Murray) |
| 28/11/2005 | Michael Craig | Brush Bronzewing (1) | 17km N of Dwellingup (Murray) |
| 19/11/2005 | Michael Craig | Freckled Duck (15) | Lake McLarty (Murray) |
| 26/10/2005 | Michael Craig | Brush Bronzewing (1) | 10km N of Jarrahdale (Serpentine - Jarrahdale) |
| 29/09/2005 | Michael Craig | Brush Bronzewing (1) | 15km N of Dwellingup (Murray) |
Arid Zone (Shires in parentheses)
| Date | Observers | Species |
Location |
| 20/03/2006 | Paul Marty | Lesser Frigatebird (male) | Wandoo B Oil Platform |
| 18/03/2006 | Les George | Australasian Gannet (beach washed) Common Noddy (60) |
Coral Bay (Carnarvon) |
| 17/03/2006 | Rob Davis et al. | Plumed
Whistling-Duck (8) Square-tailed Kite (1) Australian Pratincole (7) |
Fortescue Marshes (East Pilbara) |
| 10/03/2006 | Roy Teale | Peaceful Dove (1) | Wanjarri NR (Wiluna) |
| 05/03/2006 | Steve Giles | Banded Lapwing (30) | Salt Creek (Roebourne) |
| 01/03/2006 | Les George | Wedge-tailed
Shearwater (700) Roseate Tern (2,000) Common Tern (4,000) White-winged Black Tern (30) |
Blow Holes (Carnarvon) |
| 21/02/2006 | Les George | Fork-tailed Swift (6) | Miaboolya Beach (Carnarvon) |
| 09/02/2006 | Steve Giles | Oriental Plover (3) | N of Whim Creek (Roebourne) |
| 03/02/2006 | Michael Craig | Lesser Frigatebird (female) | Barrow Island |
| 19/01/2006 | Ryan
Phillips Sean Tomlinson |
Black-breasted Buzzard (1) | 50 km E of Norseman (Dundas) |
Kimberley (Shires in parentheses)
| Date | Observers | Species |
Location |
| 22/03/2006 | Ricki Coughlan | Asian Dowitcher (164) | Wader Beach (Broome) |
Ashmore Reef
Christmas Island & Cocos Islands
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