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Last Modified 4th April 2007
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The sightings highlighted in red were included in the WA Bird Notes Issue 121 (March 2007). 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 |
| 01/02/2007 | Joan Gye | White-bellied Sea-Eagle (1) | Burswood Lakes (Burswood) |
| 28/01/2007 | Clive Nealon | Fork-tailed Swift (15-20) | Hilarion Road (Duncraig) |
| 21/01/2007 | Colin Heap | Square-tailed Kite (1) | Charles Street (Byford) |
| 19/01/2007 | Joan Gye | Buff-banded
Rail (3) Spotless Crake (2) |
Lake Monger (Glendalough) |
| 18/01/2007 | Ron Dibbens | White-winged Triller (juvenile) | Lake Claremont (Claremont) |
| 14/01/2007 | Peter Jacoby | Spotless
Crake (1) Variegated Fairy-wren (1) White-winged Triller (1) |
Herdsman Lake (Herdsman) |
| 14/01/2007 | Mark Newman | Rainbow Lorikeet (10) | Tavern (Port Kennedy) |
| 14/01/2007 | Mark Newman | White-bellied
Sea-Eagle (1) Marsh Sandpiper (1) Red-necked Stint (11) |
ALCOA Wellard Wetlands (Baldivis) |
| 14/01/2007 | Sean van Alphen | Tawny-crowned Honeyeater (1) | Chiddington Street (Beckenham) |
| 12/01/2007 | Libby McGill | Chestnut Teal (male) | Lake Gwelup (Gwelup) |
| 10/01/2007 | Warwick Wild | Red-eared Firetail (immature) | Berry Road (Gidgegannup) |
| 07/01/2007 | Ron & Ruth Dibbens | Royal Spoonbill (1) | Bridgewater Lakes (Erskine) |
| 07/01/2007 | Libby McGill | Common / Arctic Tern (1) | Peel Estuary (Coodanup) |
| 06/01/2007 | Robyn Pickering | Spotless
Crake (1) Marsh Sandpiper (1) |
Kogolup Lake (Beeliar) |
| 04/01/2007 | Greg Howell | Western Spinebill (female) | Pinaroo Valley (Padbury) |
| 30/12/2006 | Frank O'Connor | Square-tailed Kite (2) | Bungendore State Forest (Bedfordale) |
| 29/12/2006 | Euro Gerbaz | Spotless
Crake (1) Variegated Fairy-wren (2) |
Lake Monger (Glendalough) |
| 27/12/2006 | David Henderson | Tawny-crowned Honeyeater (1) | Dartford Road (Bull Creek) |
| 23/12/2006 | Mark Newman | Banded Lapwing (2 young) | near RSL Club (Port Kennedy) |
| 23/12/2006 | Mark Newman | White-bellied
Sea-Eagle (1) Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo (juvenile) |
ALCOA Wellard Wetlands (Baldivis) |
| 19/12/2006 | Rob Lambert (UK) | Buff-banded Rail (4) | Maurice Hamer Reserve (Herdsman) |
| 18/12/2006 | Rob Lambert (UK) | Common Sandpiper (1) | Lake Monger (Glendalough) |
| 13/12/2006 | John Barnett | Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo (50) | Hertfield Street (Queen's Park) |
| 12/12/2006 | Rob Davis | Red-capped Parrot (2) | AK Reserve (Mt Claremont) |
| 10/12/2006 | Sean van Alphen | Elegant
Parrot (50+) White-fronted Chat (8) White-winged Triller (2) |
Bickley Brook (Lesmurdie) |
| 10/12/2006 | Marcus Singor | Bar-tailed
Godwit (1) Whimbrel (1) Pacific Golden Plover (1) |
Alfred Cove (Attadale) |
| 09/12/2006 | Helen Frederiksen | Tawny-crowned Honeyeater (2) | near Campbell Barracks (City Beach) |
| 08/01/2007 | Barry Gardner | Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo (5) | Hale Road / Tonkin Highway (Forrestfield) |
| 08/12/2006 | Valerie Hemsley | Black-winged Stilt (4 chicks) | Blue Gum Lake (Mt Pleasant) |
| 08/12/2006 | Frank O'Connor | Chestnut Teal (male) | Lake Claremont (Claremont) |
| 08/12/2006 | Frank O'Connor | Chestnut Teal (male) | Lake Gwelup (Gwelup) |
| 08/12/2006 | Frank O'Connor | Little Bittern (heard) | Regent Waters (Wanneroo) |
| 07/12/2006 | Rob Davis | Tawny-crowned Honeyeater (4) | Shenton Bushland (Shenton Park) |
| 07/12/2006 | Frank O'Connor | Bar-tailed
Godwit (1) Whimbrel (1) Great Knot (5) Banded Stilt (17) Pacific Golden Plover (1) |
Alfred Cove (Attadale) |
| 04/12/2006 | Tommy Sudol | Southern Boobook (1 adult, 3 chicks) | Bold Park (Floreat) |
| 01/12/2006 | Tommy Sudol | Shining Bronze-Cuckoo (1) | Bold Park (Floreat) |
| 26/11/2006 | Joan & William Gye | White-bellied Sea-Eagle (1) | Woodman Point (Munster) |
| 20/11/2006 | John Vogel | Grey-tailed Tattler (1) | Alfred Cove (Attadale) |
| 19/11/2006 | Colin Heap | Square-tailed Kite (2) | town (Byford) |
| 19/11/2006 | Megan Jefferson | Fairy Martin (nesting) | Perth Airport near Munday Swamp |
| 18/11/2006 | Steve Giles | Varied Sittella (4) | King's Park |
| 12/11/2006 | Euro Gerbaz | Spotless Crake (1) | Herdsman Lake Wildlife Centre (Herdsman) |
| 08/11/2006 | Kale Miller | White-winged Fairy-wren (2 nests) | Hillarys Beach Park (near Flinders Avenue (Hillarys) |
| 06/11/2006 | John Vogel | Whimbrel (1) | Alfred Cove (Attadale) |
| 03/11/2006 | Colin Heap | Square-tailed Kite (1) | backyard (Byford) |
| 27/10/2006 | Peta & Euro Gerbaz | Rainbow Bee-eater (nesting) | Lake Monger Bowling Club (Glendalough) |
| 26/10/2006 | Wayne Eddy | Buff-banded Rail (1) | Lake Gwelup (Gwelup) |
| 24/10/2006 | Peter Jacoby | Emu (7) | Melaleuca Park, Neaves Road |
| 21/10/2006 | Mike Bamford | Spotted Harrier (1) | ??? (Lexia) |
| 14/10/2006 | Mark Newman | Australian Magpie (leucistic) | Ravenswood Sanctuary (Ravenswood) |
| 13/10/2006 | Marcus Singor | Bar-tailed
Godwit (1) Whimbrel (1) Great Knot (7) Pacific Golden Plover (1) |
Alfred Cove (Attadale) |
| 13/10/2006 | Marcus Singor | Greater
Sand Plover (1) Fairy Tern (1+) |
Woodman Point (Munster) |
| 11/10/2006 | Peter Jacoby | Buff-banded Rail (2 adults, 3 chicks) | Ascot Waters (Ascot) |
| 10/10/2006 | Mark Newman | Emu (1) | Kwinana Freeway / Thomas Road (Kwinana) |
| 07/10/2006 | Michael Craig | European Goldfinch (1) | ??? (Maylands) |
| 07/10/2007 | Helen Frederiksen | Tawny-crowned Honeyeater (2) | Bold Park (Mt Claremont) |
| 02/10/2006 | Mark Newman | Spotted Harrier (1) Little Eagle (2) |
Dampier Drive (Golden Bay) |
South West (Murchison River to Esperance) (Shires in parentheses)
| Date | Observers | Species |
Location |
| 04/02/2007 | Alan Collins | Ringed Plover (1) | St Martin's Tank (Waroona) |
| 03/02/2007 | Bill Russell | RINGED PLOVER (1) | St Martin's Tank (Waroona) |
| 16/01/2007 | Libby Sandiford | Wandering Albatross (beach washed) | William Bay NP (Denmark) |
| 13/01/2007 | Judy
McKinnon Ray Garstone Michael Morcombe |
Black Kite (1) | Lake Powell (Albany) |
| 07/01/2007 | Victoria & Brian Bilney | Nankeen Night Heron (immature) | Stirling Range Retreat (Gnowangerup) |
| 07/01/2007 | David Secomb | Long-toed
Stint (2) Pectoral Sandpiper (1) Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater (1) |
Dumbleyung Lake (Dumbleyung) |
| 06/01/2007 | David Secomb | Long-toed Stint (2) | Norring Lake (Wagin) |
| 06/01/2007 | David Secomb | Hooded Plover (2) | Queerearrup Lake (Woodanilling) |
| 05/01/2007 | Bill Russell | Western Yellow Robin (4) | Reserve 22091 near Lake Preston (Waroona) |
| 03/01/2007 | Colin Heap | Whimbrel
(2) Banded Stilt (300) |
Gregory (Northampton) |
| 31/12/2006 | Colin Heap | Banded Stilt (250) | Gregory (Northampton) |
| 28/12/2006 | Michael Craig | Square-tailed Kite (1) | Preston Beach (Waroona) |
| 28/12/2006 | Colin Heap | Fork-tailed Swift (1) | Gregory (Northampton) |
| 27/12/2006 | Colin Heap | Fork-tailed Swift (25) | Gregory (Northampton) |
| 26/12/2006 | Colin Heap | Fork-tailed Swift (15) | Gregory (Northampton) |
| 15/12/2006 | Sean van Alphen | Little Button-quail (male) | Attunga Road, Dryandra State Forest (Cuballing) |
| 06/12/2006 | Frank O'Connor | Banded Lapwing (8) | Dryandra to Narrogin (Narrogin) |
| 03/12/2006 | Ron & Ruth Dibbens | Stubble Quail (1+) | Beermullah Lake (Gingin) |
| 02/12/2006 | Michael Craig | Pacific Gull (1) | Prevally Beach (Augusta - Margaret River) |
| 22/11/2006 | David Secomb | Hooded
Plover (7 adults, 2 immature) Black-eared Cuckoo (1) |
Lake Ewlyamartup (Katanning) |
| 21/11/2006 | Ron Dibbens | Grey-tailed Tattler (1) | Herron Point (???) |
| 21/11/2006 | Dick Rule | Fairy Tern (150 nesting) | harbour (Mandurah) |
| 20/11/2006 | Susan Abbotts | Black-winged
Stilt (4 chicks) Masked Lapwing (race novaehollandiae) White-fronted Chat (nestlings) |
Elmore Street sand bar (Busselton) |
| 19/11/2006 | David Secomb | Yellow-billed
Spoonbill (2 nestlings) Long-toed Stint (1) Lesser Sand Plover (1) Hooded Plover (4 adults, 1 immature) |
Lake Coyrecup (Katanning) |
| 19/11/2006 | Michael Craig | Terek
Sandpiper (1) Red-necked Stint (4,979) Pectoral Sandpiper (7) Broad-billed Sandpiper (1) Ruff (1) Red-necked Avocet (5,013) Hooded Plover (2) |
Lake McLarty (Murray) |
| 15/11/2006 | Lee
Fontanini Peter Taylor |
BLACK BITTERN (nest with 3 eggs) | Warren River (Manjimup) |
| 14/11/2007 | Rory Chapple | Arctic Tern (1) | Geraldton Boat Harbour (Geraldton) |
| 12/11/2006 | David Secomb | Silver Gull (on nest) | Lake Kondinin (Kondinin) |
| 11/11/2006 | Alan Collins | Terek
Sandpiper (2) Pectoral Sandpiper (1) Broad-billed Sandpiper (1) Ruff (1) Pacific Golden Plover (1) Greater Sand Plover (3) Hooded Plover (2) |
Lake McLarty (Murray) |
| 11/11/2006 | Bill Russell | Bar-tailed
Godwit (2) Red-necked Stint (2,400) Greater Sand Plover (2) |
Lake Preston (Waroona) |
| 04/11/2006 | Alan Collins | Chestnut
Teal (2) Black-tailed Godwit (2) Marsh Sandpiper (11) Red-necked Stint (3,080) Long-toed Stint (2) Pectoral Sandpiper (3) Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (2,320) Broad-billed Sandpiper (1) Ruff (1) Red-necked Avocet (2,500) |
Lake McLarty (Murray) |
| 02/11/2006 | Anne & Fred Bondin | Budgerigar (6) | Hassell Beach Track (Albany) |
| 29/10/2006 | Bill Russell | Ruddy Turnstone (1) | Lake Preston (Waroona) |
| 29/10/2006 | David Secomb | Hooded
Plover (4 adults, 1 immature) Silver Gull (nest, 2 eggs) |
Lake Coyrecup (Katanning) |
| 28/10/2006 | Alan Collins | Chestnut
Teal (2) Black-tailed Godwit (2) Marsh Sandpiper (3) Ruddy Turnstone (1) Red-necked Stint (2,050) Long-toed Stint (1) Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (628) Curlew Sandpiper (186) Broad-billed Sandpiper (2) Ruff (1) Banded Stilt (473) Red-necked Avocet (2,240) Whiskered Tern (15) |
Lake McLarty (Murray) |
| 27/10/2006 | Joan & William Gye | Broad-billed
Sandpiper (1) Hooded Plover (3) |
Bremer Bay |
| 22/10/2006 | Michael
Craig Kobus Wentzel |
Terek
Sandpiper (1) Red Knot (1) Red-necked Stint (697) Long-toed Stint (1) Pectoral Sandpiper (1) Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (117) Curlew Sandpiper (96) Ruff (1) |
Lake McLarty (Murray) |
| 16/10/2006 | Frank O'Connor et al. | Mulga
Parrot (1) Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater (1) |
Lake Parkeyerring (Wagin) |
| 15/10/2006 | Mark Stanley | Buff-banded Rail (nest 6 eggs) | Herdsman Lake (Herdsman) |
| 14/10/2006 | Bill Russell | Grey-tailed
Tattler (1) Greater Sand Plover (2) Hooded Plover (11) |
Martin's Tank (Waroona) |
| 08/10/2006 | Ruth & Geoff Byrne | Inland Dotterel (2) | Wandana Road / Coomara Road (Chapman Valley) |
| 03/10/2006 | Emily Elsasser | Buff-banded Rail (2 adults, 3 chicks) | Emu Point Drive (Albany) |
Arid Zone (Shires in parentheses)
| Date | Observers | Species |
Location |
| 08/01/2007 | Ken Grinter | Fairy Tern (200) | Useless Loop (Shark Bay) |
| 03/01/2006 | Ben Drew | White-winged Black Tern (75) | Karratha Back Beach (Roebourne) |
| 11/2006 | Ken Grinter | Fairy Tern (20 nests) | Useless Loop (Shark Bay) |
| 10/11/2006 | Stephen
Clarke Christen McDonald |
Buff-banded Rail (1) | Dampier port (Roebourne) |
| 05/11/2006 | Jodie Fraser et al. | Black-necked Stork (2) | Maitland River, Karratha Station (Roebourne) |
| 04/11/2006 | Darryl
Abbott Ben Drew Roy Teale |
Barking Owl (1) | Maitland River, Karratha Station (Roebourne) |
| 20/10/2006 | Les George | Broad-billed Sandpiper (1) | Boat Harbour (Carnarvon) |
| 14/10/2006 | Allan Burbidge | Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (1) | 80km E of Meentheena Camp (East Pilbara) |
| 14/10/2006 | Peter Sandilands et al. | Ground Cuckoo-shrike (5) | EBO Microwave Tower Road (Dundas) |
| 13/10/2006 | per EBO | Eastern
Reef Egret (grey morph) Grey-tailed Tattler (1) |
Kanidal Beach (Dundas) |
| 12/10/2006 | Martin & Pat Fletcher | Grey Falcon (1) | Dales Gorge Camping Area (Ashburton) |
| 11/10/2006 | per EBO | Masked Woodswallow (200) | Eyre Bird Observatory (Dundas) |
| 07/10/2006 | Allan Burbidge | Pheasant Coucal (breeding plumage) | 25km NE of Warrawagine Homestead (East Pilbara) |
| 07/10/2006 | Les George | Common Redshank (juvenile) | Boat Harbour (Carnarvon) |
| 05/10/2006 | Les George | Red-necked Phalarope (17) | Northern Ponds, Lake Macleod (Carnarvon) |
| 01/10/2006 | Les George | Little
Curlew (7) Pacific Golden Plover (5) |
Festival Grounds (Carnarvon) |
| 30/09/2006 | Les George | Oriental Plover (9) | near northern ponds, Lake Macleod (Carnarvon) |
| 22/09/2006 | Les George | Whimbrel
(101) Eastern Curlew (115) Asian Dowitcher (1) |
Boat Harbour (Carnarvon) |
Kimberley (Shires in parentheses)
| Date | Observers | Species |
Location |
| 12/01/2007 | per Adrian Boyle | Franklin's Gull (1) | Sewage Ponds (Broome) |
| 11/01/2007 | Adrian Boyle | Franklin's Gull (1) | Sewage Ponds (Broome) |
| 09/01/2007 | Adrian Boyle | Franklin's Gull (1) | Sewage Ponds (Broome) |
| 03/01/2007 | Adrian Boyle | Streaked Shearwater (1) jaeger sp. (1) Bridled Tern (250) Common Noddy (600) |
Broome port (Broome) |
| 01/01/2007 | Adrian Boyle | Fork-tailed Swift (6,000+) | Broome (Broome) |
| 31/12/2006 | Richard Evans | Channel-billed Cuckoo (1) | 20km E of Hall's Creek (Hall's Creek) |
| 20/12/2006 | Loyd Berry | GREY WAGTAIL (1) | Crab Creek Road (Broome) |
| 15/12/2006 | Don Hadden | Oriental Pratincole (1) | Mt Barnett sewage ponds (Derby - West Kimberley) |
| 02/12/2006 | Adrian
Boyle Tony Kirkby |
NORDMANN'S GREENSHANK (1) | 80 MILE BEACH (Broome) |
| 28/11/2006 | Chris
Hassell Adrian Boyle |
Snipe sp. (4) | Taylor's Lagoon (Broome) |
| 28/11/2006 | Chris
Hassell Adrian Boyle |
Garganey (1) | Lake Campion (Broome) |
| 17/11/2006 to 20/11/2006 |
AWSG | ARCTIC WARBLER (1) | Anna Plains Station (Broome) |
| 17/11/2006 | AWSG | Black-eared
Cuckoo (1) Black Honeyeater (female) Pied Honeyeater (male, female) |
Anna Plains Station (Broome) |
| 16/11/2006 | AWSG | Red-backed Button-quail (1) | Anna Plains Station (Broome) |
| 17/10/2006 | Adrian Boyle | Ruff (1) | Taylor's Lagoon (Broome) |
| 17/09/2006 to 27/09/2006 |
Glenn Moore | Bulwer's Petrel (8) | Scott Reef to Seringapatam Reef |
| 13/09/2006 | Glenn Moore | Tahiti Petrel (1) | Mermaid Reef |
| 12/09/2006 | Glenn Moore | Matsudaira's Storm-Petrel (2) | Mermaid Reef |
Ashmore Reef
| Date | Observers | Species |
Location |
| 28/10/2006 | Gil Langfield (Vic) et al. | Oriental Reed Warbler (1) | West Island |
| 27/10/2006 to 28/10/2006 |
Tony Palliser (NSW) et al. | MIDDENDORFF'S GRASSHOPPER WARBLER (1) | West Island |
| 27/10/2006 | George Swann et al. | Oriental Reed Warbler (1) | Middle Island |
| 25/10/2006 to 28/10/2006 |
Mike Carter (Vic) et al. | ASIAN BROWN FLYCATCHER (1) | West Island |
Christmas Island
| Date | Observers | Species |
Location |
| 18/12/2006 | Dion Hobcroft (NSW) et al. | Oriental Cuckoo (1) BLUE & WHITE FLYCATCHER (1st winter male) |
Winifred Beach turnoff |
| 18/12/2006 | Dion Hobcroft (NSW) et al. | Oriental Pratincole (10) | Airstrip |
| 17/12/2006 | Dion Hobcroft (NSW) et al. | Sacred Kingfisher (1) | Ethel Beach |
| 16/12/2006 | Dion Hobcroft (NSW) et al. | BLUE & WHITE FLYCATCHER (1st winter female) | Winifred Beach turnoff |
| 07/12/2006 | Alan Rogers (NSW) et al. | COMMON KINGFISHER (1) | Flying Fish Cove |
| 03/12/2006 | Alan Rogers (NSW) et al. | BLUE & WHITE FLYCATCHER (1st winter male) | Sports Ground |
| 02/12/2006 | Alan Rogers (NSW) et al. | BLUE & WHITE FLYCATCHER (1st winter male) | near Grant's Well |
Cocos Islands
| Date | Observers | Species |
Location |
| 15/12/2006 | Dion Hobcroft et al. | Oriental Pratincole (2) | West Island airstrip |
| 23/11/2006 | Ian McAllan | Whimbrel
(20) Grey-tailed Tattler (15+) Ruddy Turnstone (30+) Pacific Golden Plover (1) Grey Plover (3) Greater Sand Plover (20+) possible SAUNDER'S TERN (6) |
South Island |
| 23/11/2006 | Ian McAllan | Pin-tailed
Snipe (2) Grey Wagtail (1) |
Bechat Besar |
| 21/11/2006 | Ian McAllan | Wedge-tailed Shearwater (1) | offshore West Island |
| 21/11/2006 | Ian McAllan | Oriental Pratincole (4) | West Island airstrip |
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