© Copyright BAWA (Inc) 2001-2006
Visits
Last Modified 7th August 2006
Email Frank O'Connor (sightings@birdswa.com.au) with details of your sightings.
The sightings highlighted in red were included in the WA Bird Notes Issue 119 (September 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 |
| 26/07/2006 | Mark Stanley | Barn Owl (1) | West Leederville Train Station (West Leederville) |
| 22/07/2006 | Mark Newman | Spotless Crake (2) | ALCOA Wellard Wetlands (Baldivis) |
| 14/07/2006 | Frank Schouten | White-bellied Sea-Eagle (1) | Mill Point Road / Kwinana Freeway (South Perth) |
| 06/07/2006 | Robyn Pickering | Elegant Parrot (6) | Denis de Young Reserve (Banjup) |
| 01/07/2006 | Wynton Maddeford | Pallid Cuckoo (1) | The Vines (Ellenbrook) |
| 22/06/2006 | Hank van Wees | Swamp Harrier (2) | Lake Monger (Glendalough) |
| 18/06/2006 | David Free | Chestnut-breasted Mannikin (15) | Herdsman Lake (Herdsman) |
| 13/06/2006 | Jean-Paul Orsini | Australian Hobby (1) | Woodman Point (Munster) |
| 13/06/2006 | Mark Newman | Wedge-tailed Eagle (1) | Kwinana Freeway / Mortimer Road (Wellard) |
| 05/06/2006 | Euro Gerbaz | Spotless Crake (2) | near Pony Club (Herdsman) |
| 04/06/2006 | Mark Newman | Chestnut
Teal (2 males) Spotless Crake (1) |
ALCOA Wellard Wetlands (Baldivis) |
| 24/05/2006 | Joan Gye | Buff-banded Rail (3) | Smith's Lake (North Perth) |
| 18/05/2006 | Graham Caporn | Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo (2) | Booralie Reserve (Maida Vale) |
| 16/05/2006 | Mark Newman | Chestnut
Teal (male) White-bellied Sea-Eagle (juvenile) Elegant Parrot (2) Fork-tailed Swift (2) |
ALCOA Wellard Wetlands (Baldivis) |
| 12/05/2006 | Colin & Roslyn Ferrell | Little Bittern (1) Spotless Crake (1) |
Lake Monger (Glendalough) |
| 11/05/2006 | David Taggart | Eastern Reef Egret (1) | Mindarie Keys (Mindarie) |
| 07/05/2006 | Paul Freeman | Cattle Egret (2) | Lake Joondalup South (Woodvale) |
| 07/05/2006 | Mark Newman | White-bellied
Sea-Eagle (juvenile) Spotless Crake (1) |
ALCOA Wellard Wetlands (Baldivis) |
| 06/05/2006 | Mark Newman | Barn Owl (1) | Mandurah Terrace (Mandurah) |
| 06/05/2006 | Frank
O'Connor Brice Wells |
Square-tailed Kite (2) | Bungendore State Forest (Bedfordale) |
| 05/05/2006 | Mark Newman | Elegant Parrot (3) | Tonkin Highway / Thomas Road (Brookdale) |
| 05/05/2006 | Wynton Maddeford | Royal Spoonbill (1) | Floreat Waters (Herdsman) |
| 05/05/2006 | Wynton Maddeford | Buff-banded Rail (1) | Maurice Hamer Reserve (Herdsman) |
| 03/05/2006 | Wynton Maddeford | White-bellied
Sea-Eagle (juvenile) Crested Pigeon (2) |
North Lake (North Lake) |
| 24/04/2006 | David Taggart | Southern Boobook (1) | Lake Joondalup (Edgewater) |
| 23/04/2006 | David Taggart | Pacific Gull (10) | Quinns Rock Beach (Quinns Rock) |
| 17/04/2006 | Paul Freeman | Glossy Ibis (60) | Lake Joondalup (Edgewater) |
| 16/04/2006 | Paul Freeman | Wedge-tailed Eagle (1) | Lake Joondalup South (Woodvale) |
| 16/04/2006 | Joan Gye | Nankeen Night Heron (immature) | Smith's Lake (North Perth) |
| 03/2006 | Pete Sillem | Peregrine Falcon (2) | Ross Avenue (Sorrento) |
South West (Murchison River to Esperance) (Shires in parentheses)
| Date | Observers | Species |
Location |
| 23/07/2006 | David Secomb | Common Sandpiper (1) | lake near rubbish tip (Wagin) |
| 23/07/2006 | David Secomb | Curlew
Sandpiper (2) Hooded Plover (1) |
Parkeyeering Lake (Wagin) |
| 23/07/2006 | David Secomb | Hooded Plover (1) | Coomelberrup NR (Dumbleyung) |
| 22/07/2006 | David Secomb | Hooded Plover (3) | Flagstaff Lake (Woodanilling) |
| 19/07/2006 | Kurtis Lindsay (NSW) | Ground Cuckoo-shrike (5) | Big Bell (Cue) |
| 16/07/2006 | John Graff | Black-tailed
Godwit (2) Broad-billed Sandpiper (1) Regent Parrot (15) |
Lake McLarty (Murray) |
| 11/07/2006 | Nigel Jackett (NSW) | ATLANTIC PETREL (1) | 100nm S of Esperance |
| 09/07/2006 | Sean van
Alphen Sharon Wormleaton |
White-fronted Chat (15) | Catchment Road (York) |
| 09/07/2006 | Sean van
Alphen Sharon Wormleaton |
Hooded Robin (2) | Helena Road (York) |
| 08/07/2006 | Mark Newman | Broad-billed
Sandpiper (1) Double-banded Plover (1) |
Lake McLarty (Murray) |
| 08/07/2006 | David Secomb |
Black-tailed Godwit (2) Broad-billed Sandpiper (1) Double-banded Plover (1) |
Lake McLarty (Murray) |
| 02/07/2006 | Alan Collins |
Australian Spotted Crake (1) Spotless Crake (10+) Black-tailed Godwit (2) Marsh Sandpiper (8) Common Greenshank (28) Red-necked Stint (340) Curlew Sandpiper (373) Broad-billed Sandpiper (1) Grey Plover (3) Double-banded Plover (1) |
Lake McLarty (Murray) |
| 22/06/2006 | Kim Mills | Inland Dotterel (8) | 30km East of Brookton (Brookton) |
| 11/06/2006 | John & Hazel Darnell | Broad-billed Sandpiper (1) | Lake McLarty (Murray) |
| 05/06/2006 | David Secomb | Hooded Plover (2) | Home Lake, Rasmussian Road (Kent) |
| 04/06/2006 | David Secomb | Red-necked
Avocet (half grown young) Double-banded Plover (1) Hooded Plover (19) Rufous Fieldwren (1) |
Lake Grace North (Lake Grace) |
| 04/06/2006 | David Secomb | Chestnut
Teal (1 male) Australasian Grebe (breeding) Hoary-headed Grebe (breeding) |
Lake Grace district (Lake Grace) |
| 19/05/2006 | Phyllis Bentley | Short-billed Black-Cockatoo (8) | near Moorine Rock (Yilgarn) |
| 14/05/2006 | Chris Creighton | Short-billed Black-Cockatoo (1500+) | Orleans Bay Road (Esperance) |
| 14/05/2006 | Alan Collins | Chestnut
Teal (1) Australian Spotted Crake (1) Spotless Crake (10+) Black-tailed Godwit (3) Red Knot (142) Long-toed Stint (3) |
Lake McLarty (Murray) |
| 27/05/2006 | Frank O'Connor | Square-tailed Kite (1) | Chidlow (Mundaring) |
| 11/05/2006 | Frank
O'Connor Brice Wells |
Sanderling
(3) Hooded Plover (2) |
Bremer Bay (Jerramungup) |
| 11/05/2005 | Frank
O'Connor Brice Wells |
Malleefowl (heard) | Normans Road (Jerramungup) |
| 07/05/2006 | Jenn Muir | Hooded Plover (2) | Wave Rock Resort (Kondinin) |
| 06/05/2006 | Michael Craig | Pacific Black Duck (8,000) Double-banded Plover (1) |
Lake McLarty (Murray) |
| 05/05/2006 | Roy Teale | Southern Emu-wren (3) | near Flying Fox Mine, Forrestania (Kondinin) |
| 02/05/2006 | Greg Harewood | Barking Owl (1) | New River Reserve (Busselton) |
| 01/05/2006 | Jenn Muir | Malleefowl (1) | Bendering Nature Reserve (Kondinin) |
| 30/04/2006 | John & Hazel Darnell | Mulga Parrot (1 immature) | Qualen Road (Beverley) |
| 28/04/2006 | Bill Russell | Red Knot
(76) Grey Plover (26) Hooded Plover (19) |
Martin's Tank (Waroona) |
| 24/04/2006 | Alan Collins | Common
Pheasant (1) Buff-banded Rail (1) Australian Spotted Crake (2+) Spotless Crake (14+) Long-toed Stint (3) Double-banded Plover (1) Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (2) |
Lake McLarty (Murray) |
| 25/02/2006 | Don Hadden | White-fronted Honeyeater (1) | Cape Leeuwin (Augusta - Margaret River) |
Arid Zone (Shires in parentheses)
| Date | Observers | Species |
Location |
| 16/07/2006 | Ben Drew | Brolga (10) | Fortescue River mouth (Roebourne) |
| 10/07/2006 | Brenden Metcalf | White-breasted Woodswallow (1) | Telfer (East Pilbara) |
| 09/07/2006 | Brenden Metcalf | Welcome Swallow (3) | Telfer sewage ponds (East Pilbara) |
| 19/06/2006 | John & Hilary Brooke | Banded Whiteface (12+) | west of Cue (Cue) |
| 13/06/2006 | Roy Teale | Buff-banded Rail (1) | Karratha Airport (Roebourne) |
| 08/06/2006 | Roy Teale | Brown Quail (1+) | Bungaroo Creek (Ashburton) |
| 05/06/2006 | Stephen Clarke | Lesser Frigatebird (1) | Conzic Bay (Roebourne) |
| 05/06/2006 | Les George | Common Redshank (1) | Boat Harbour (Carnarvon) |
| 19/05/2006 | Les George Ben Drew |
Striated Grasswren (1) Black-chinned Honeyeater (1) |
Skull Springs Road (East Pilbara) |
| 19/05/2006 | Les George Ben Drew |
Freckled Duck (3) Chestnut Teal (male) Great Crested Grebe (7 plus young) Orange Chat (12) Little Grassbird (1+) |
Roy Hill (East Pilbara) |
| 18/05/2006 | Les George Ben Drew |
Australasian Shoveler (2) Chestnut Teal (male) Darter (breeding) Little Black Cormorant (breeding) Black Honeyeater (many) |
Roy Hill (East Pilbara) |
| 17/05/2006 | Les George Ben Drew |
Yellow-billed Spoonbill (2) Banded Stilt (4) |
swamp on Mulga Downs (Ashburton) |
| 16/05/2006 | Les George Ben Drew |
White-browed Woodswallow (2) | Mulga Downs (Ashburton) |
| 15/05/2006 | Les George Ben Drew |
Freckled Duck (2) Hoary-headed Grebe (young) |
lake on Mulga Downs (Ashburton) |
| 04/05/2006 | Roy Teale | Malleefowl (active mound) | Forrestania (Kondinin) |
| 18/04/2006 | Les George | Pomarine Jaeger (2) | Point Quobba (Carnarvon) |
| 17/04/2006 | Jill & Andrew Hobbs | Chestnut-breasted Quail-thrush (1) | The Granites (Mt Magnet) |
| 16/04/2006 | Cheryl Gole | Blue-breasted Fairy-wren (2+) Torresian Crow (2) |
south of Hunt Range (Yilgarn) |
Kimberley (Shires in parentheses)
| Date | Observers | Species |
Location |
| 20/06/2006 | Kevin Coate | Welcome Swallow (1) | Kingston Rest Station (Wyndham - East Kimberley) |
| 05/05/2006 | Kevin Coate | Green Pygmy-goose (16) | Berkeley River tidal reaches (Wyndham - East Kimberley) |
| 03/06/2006 | Frank O'Connor et al. | Ground
Cuckoo-shrike (4) Star Finch (100) |
Limestone Grasslands, Argyle Diamond Mine (Wyndham - East Kimberley) |
| 02/06/2006 | Frank O'Connor | Ground
Cuckoo-shrike (4) Star Finch (200) |
Limestone Grasslands, Argyle Diamond Mine (Wyndham - East Kimberley) |
Ashmore Reef
Christmas Island & Cocos Islands
| Date | Observers | Species |
Location |
| 03/05/2006 | Richard Baxter | CHINESE POND HERON (1) Yellow Wagtail (macronyx) |
West Island (Cocos) |
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