© Copyright BAWA (Inc) 2001-2006
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Last Modified 13th October 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 120 (December 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 |
| 09/10/2006 | Frank O'Connor et al. | Bar-tailed
Godwit (1) Red Knot (1) Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (5) |
Alfred Cove (Attadale) |
| 07/10/2006 | Michael Craig | Whimbrel (1) | Alfred Cove (Attadale) |
| 02/10/2006 | Mark Newman | Common
Sandpiper (3) Major Mitchell's Cockatoo (aviary release) |
ALCOA Wellard Wetlands (Baldivis) |
| 01/10/2006 | Frank O'Connor | Eastern Reef Egret (grey) | Mounts Bay Road (Crawley) |
| 01/10/2006 | Frank O'Connor et al. | Wood Sandpiper (1) | Pelican Point (Crawley) |
| 24/09/2006 | John Vogel | Buff-banded Rail (4) | Maurice Hamer Reserve (Herdsman) |
| 17/09/2006 | Frank O'Connor et al. | Buff-banded Rail (2) | Perry Lakes (Floreat) |
| 17/09/2006 | Frank O'Connor et al. | Chestnut Teal (2 females) | drain Floreat Waters (Herdsman) |
| 17/09/2006 | Rob Lambert (UK) | Chestnut
Teal (male) Buff-banded Rail (2 adults, 3 chicks) |
Lake Claremont (Swanbourne) |
| 16/09/2006 | Rob Elvish (NSW) | Little Ringed Plover (1) | Government House Lake (Rottnest) |
| 15/09/2006 | Wynton Maddeford | Rainbow Bee-eater (3) | Herdsman Lake (Herdsman) |
| 15/09/2006 | Frank O'Connor | Fairy Tern (1) | Bathurst Point (Rottnest) |
| 14/09/2006 | Joan Gye | Australian Spotted Crake (2) | Herdsman Lake (Herdsman) |
| 13/09/2006 | David Free | Chestnut Teal (male) | Lake Claremont (Swanbourne) |
| 13/09/2006 | Rob Lambert (UK) | Wood Sandpiper (2) | Maurice Hamer Reserve (Herdsman) |
| 04/09/2006 | Hank van Wees | Square-tailed Kite (2) | John Forrest NP (Hovea) |
| 03/09/2006 | Brice Wells | Major Mitchell's Cockatoo (aviary release?) | John Forrest NP Recreation Area (Hovea) |
| 03/09/2006 | Alan Collins | White-backed Swallows (5+) | Pipidinny Road (Eglington) |
| 03/09/2006 | Rob Lambert (UK) | Common
Sandpiper (1) Caspian Tern (1) |
Lake Monger (Glendalough) |
| 03/09/2006 | Peter Jacoby | Pallid
Cuckoo (1) Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo (1) |
Melaleuca Park (Bullsbrook) |
| 03/09/2006 | Mark Newman | White-backed Swallow (3) | ALCOA Wellard Wetlands (Baldivis) |
| 02/09/2006 | Mark Newman | Shining Bronze-Cuckoo (nestling in Yellow-rumped Thornbill nest) | Floreat Waters (Herdsman) |
| 02/09/2006 | Euro Gerbaz | Caspian Tern (2) | Herdsman Lake (Herdsman) |
| 01/09/2006 | Euro Gerbaz | Common
Sandpiper (1) Caspian Tern (1) |
Lake Monger (Glendalough) |
| 30/08/2006 | Maris Lauva | Sooty Oystercatcher (1) | Woodman Point (Munster) |
| 30/08/2006 | Peter Jacoby | Sacred Kingfisher (1) | Herdsman Lake (Herdsman) |
| 27/08/2006 | BAWA Excursion | Kerguelen
Petrel (1) Soft-plumaged Petrel (dark morph) Little Shearwater (9) |
Hillarys Pelagic |
| 26/08/2006 | Ron Dibbens | Australian Owlet-nightjar (1) | garden (Casuarina) |
| 26/08/2008 | Bill Russell | Wood Sandpiper (2) | Maurice Hamer Reserve (Herdsman) |
| 24/08/2006 | Rick Curtis | Variegated Fairy-wren (3) | Baigup Swamp (Maylands) |
| 22/06/2006 | Charles Merriam | Whimbrel (1) | Pelican Point (Crawley) |
| 20/08/2006 | Andrew Hobbs | Shining Bronze-Cuckoo (1) | Big Carine Swamp (Carine) |
| 20/08/2006 | Peter Clifton | Pallid
Cuckoo (1) Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo (1) |
Stone Street (Maylands) |
| 20/08/2006 | Peter Clifton | Sacred Kingfisher (1) | Baigup Reserve (Maylands) |
| 17/08/2006 | Frank
O'Connor Rob Lambert (UK) |
White-backed Swallow (5+) | Pipidinny Road (Eglington) |
| 16/08/2006 | Jean-Paul Orsini | Shy Albatross (1) | off Carnac Island |
| 13/08/2006 | Frank
O'Connor Rob Lambert (UK) |
Horsfield's
Bronze-Cuckoo (1) White-winged Fairy-wren (2) |
dunes opposite Bodwin Avenue (City Beach) |
| 13/08/2006 | Frank
O'Connor Rob Lambert (UK) |
Shining Bronze-Cuckoo (heard) | Herdsman Lake north (Herdsman) |
| 13/08/2006 | David Free | Common Bronzewing (1) | Bold Park (Floreat) |
| 12/08/2006 | Brice Wells | Spotted Harrier (1) | Great Eastern Highway (Herne Hill) |
| 09/08/2006 | John Vogel | Common Sandpiper (1) | Pelican Point (Crawley) |
| 05/08/2006 | Rob Lambert (UK) | Pacific Gull (immature) | Mindarie Keys marina (Mindarie) |
| 02/08/2006 | Ryan Phillips | Grey Currawong (1) | The Spectacles (The Spectacles) |
| 01/08/2006 | David Taggart | Pacific Gull (2) | Mindarie Foreshore (Mindarie) |
| 01/08/2006 | Hank van Wees | Yellow-throated Miner (15+) | Kingsway Sports Arena (Madeley) |
| 30/07/2006 | Wynton Maddeford | Common Sandpiper (1) | Heathcote (Applecross) |
| 30/07/2006 | Peter Jacoby | Red-capped Robin (1) | Melaleuca Park, Neaves Road (Pinjar) |
| 29/07/2006 | Peter Jacoby | Whimbrel (1) | Alfred Cove (Attadale) |
| 20/07/2006 | Hank van
Wees Michael Hancock |
Chestnut Teal (2 males) | Bibra Lake (Bibra Lake) |
| 08/07/2006 | John Vogel | White-bellied Sea-Eagle (1) | Floreat Waters (Herdsman) |
| 06/07/2006 | Robyn Pickering | Elegant Parrot (6) | Denis De Young Reserve (Banjup) |
| 01/07/2006 | John Vogel | Great Skua (1) | North Mole (North Fremantle) |
South West (Murchison River to Esperance) (Shires in parentheses)
| Date | Observers | Species |
Location |
| 09/10/2006 | Frank O'Connor et al. | Australian Spotted Crake (2 plus 4 chicks) | Cathedral Road (Harvey) |
| 08/10/2006 | Bill Russell | Banded Stilt (120) | Lake Preston (Waroona) |
| 07/10/2006 | Bill Russell | Giant-Petrel sp. | Preston Beach (Waroona) |
| 04/10/2006 | Frank O'Connor et al. | Brown Quail (4) Little Grassbird (2+) |
behind Mt Barker museum (Plantagenet) |
| 03/10/2006 | Frank O'Connor et al. | Square-tailed Kite (nesting) | Stirling Range NP (???) |
| 02/10/2006 | Frank O'Connor | Masked Woodswallow (2+) | Dryandra State Forest (Cuballing) |
| 30/09/2006 | Bruce Buchanan | Black Swan (2,518) | Leschenault Inlet (Bunbury) |
| 29/09/2006 | Greg Marston | Buff-banded Rail (1) | Crossman Road (Boddington) |
| 23/09/2006 | Frank O'Connor et al. | Square-tailed Kite (1) | Muirs Highway, Frankland River bridge (Cranbrook) |
| 22/09/2006 | Frank O'Connor et al. | Square-tailed Kite (1) | Ledge Beach Road (Albany) |
| 22/09/2006 | Frank O'Connor et al. | Spotted Harrier (1st year) | Waychinicup NP (Albany) |
| 19/09/2006 | Bill Russell | Cattle Egret (7) | Picton (Harvey) |
| 16/09/2006 | Michael Craig | Black-tailed
Godwit (1) Marsh Sandpiper (1) Red-necked Stint (62) Pectoral Sandpiper (2) Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (63) Curlew Sandpiper (4) |
Lake McLarty (Murray) |
| 01/09/2006 | Bill Russell | Red-necked
Stint (450) Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (1) Curlew Sandpiper (8) Hooded Plover (29) |
Martin's Tank (Waroona) |
| 24/08/2006 | Greg Harewood | Peregrine Falcon (1) | Terry Road (Augusta - Margaret River) |
| 20/08/2006 | Peter Jacoby | Brown-headed Honeyeater (1) | Meanarra Hill (Northampton) |
| 20/08/2006 | Bill Russell | Red-necked
Stint (350) Curlew Sandpiper (65) Broad-billed Sandpiper (1) |
Martin's Tank (Waroona) |
| 17/08/2006 | per John Pridham | FIORDLAND PENGUIN (1 taken into care) | SALMON HOLES BEACH (ALBANY) |
| 16/08/2006 | Ryan Phillips | Square-tailed Kite (1) | Mandalay Beach (Manjmup) |
| 16/06/2006 | Dianne Beckingham | Sooty Oystercatcher (2) | Lancelin Beach (Gingin) |
| 05/08/2006 | Bill Russell | Red-necked
Stint (950) Curlew Sandpiper (138) |
Martin's Tank (Waroona) |
| 28/07/2006 | Bill Russell | Red-necked
Stint (300) Curlew Sandpiper (1) |
Martin's Tank (Waroona) |
| 07/07/2006 | Bill Russell | Crested Pigeon (100+) | Lake McLarty (Murray) |
Arid Zone (Shires in parentheses)
| Date | Observers | Species |
Location |
| 17/09/2006 | Stephen Clark | Beach Stone-curlew (1) | Karratha (Roebourne) |
| 01/09/2006 | Stephen Clark | Spotted Turtle-Dove (1) | Karratha (Roebourne) |
| 23/08/2008 | Peter Jacoby | Black-tailed Treecreeper (1) | Gascoyne River bed, Gascoyne Junction (Upper Gascoyne) |
| 28/07/2006 | Michael & Ada Nield | Pictorella Mannikin (5) | Pardoo Creek (East Pilbara) |
| 29/07/2006 | Ryan Phillips | Laughing Turtle-Dove (1) | Kirkalocka homestead (Mt Magnet) |
Kimberley (Shires in parentheses)
| Date | Observers | Species |
Location |
| 01/10/2006 | Adrian Boyle | SPOTTED REDSHANK (1) | LAKE EDA (BROOME) |
| 01/10/2006 | Adrian Boyle | Orange Chat (2 males, 1 female) | Lake Eda (Broome) |
| 28/09/2006 | Chris Hassell | Orange Chat (2 males, 1 female) | Lake Eda (Broome) |
| 26/09/2006 | Adrian
Boyle Chris Hassell John Curran |
Little
Curlew (200+) Long-toed Stint (4) Pectoral Sandpiper (1) Flock Bronzewing (7) Yellow Wagtail (1) |
Lake Eda (Broome) |
| 13/09/2006 | Don Hadden | Oriental Plover (24) | Mt Barnett Airstrip (Derby - West Kimberley) |
| 05/09/2006 | per BBO | Grey Wagtail (1) | Lake Eda (Broome) |
| 04/09/2006 | per BBO | GREY WAGTAIL (1) | LAKE EDA (BROOME) |
| 30/08/2006 | Frank O'Connor | SABINE'S GULL (breeding plumage) | Munkayarra Claypan (Derby - West Kimberley) |
| 29/08/2006 | Frank
O'Connor Robin Maher |
SABINE'S GULL (breeding plumage) | Munkayarra Claypan (Derby - West Kimberley) |
| 26/08/2006 | Peter Barrand (Vic) et al. | SABINE'S GULL (breeding plumage) | Munkayarra Claypan (Derby - West Kimberley) |
| 22/08/2006 | Adrian
Boyle Mike Carter (Vic) |
Pied Heron (1) | Derby Sewage Ponds (Derby - West Kimberley) |
| 22/08/2006 | Adrian
Boyle Mike Carter (Vic) |
SABINE'S GULL (breeding plumage) | Munkayarra Claypan (Derby - West Kimberley) |
| 19/08/2006 | Peter Barrand (Vic) | SABINE'S GULL (breeding plumage) | Munkayarra Claypan (Derby - West Kimberley) |
| 08/08/2006 | Jeremy Shepherdson | Australian Bustard (18) | near Coyote gold mine (Halls Creek) |
| 06/08/2006 | Don Hadden | Wood Sandpiper (1) | Mt Barnett sewage ponds (Derby - West Kimberley) |
| 14/05/2006 | Jeremy Shepherdson | Major Mitchell's Cockatoo (31) | near Coyote gold mine (Halls Creek) |
| 15/03/2006 | Jeremy Shepherdson | Bush Stone-curlew (4) | near Coyote gold mine (Halls Creek) |
Ashmore Reef
Christmas Island & Cocos Islands
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