© Copyright BAWA (Inc) 2001-2007
Visits
Last Modified 21st May 2007
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 122 (June 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 |
| 25/04/2007 | Dan Carter | Tawny-crowned Honeyeater (1) | State Street (Victoria Park) |
| 24/04/2007 | John & Hazel Darnell | Pomarine
Jaeger (1+) Arctic Jaeger (40+) Long-tailed Jaeger (1) |
Woodman Point (Munster) |
| 22/04/2007 | Joan Gye | Spotless
Crake (2) Red-necked Avocet (60+) |
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| 19/04/2007 | Mark Newman | Barn Owl (1) | Kwinana Freeway / Safety Bay Road (Baldivis) |
| 15/04/2007 | John & Hazel Darnell | Great Skua (1) Pomarine Jaeger (6+) Arctic Jaeger (50+) |
Woodman Point (Munster) |
| 15/04/2007 | Mark Newman | Stubble Quail (3) Spotless Crake (2) |
ALCOA Wellard Wetlands (Baldivis) |
| 14/04/2007 | per Wynton Maddeford | Spotted Nightjar (1) (photographed) | Piney Lakes Reserve (Winthrop) |
| 14/04/2007 | Paul Freeman | Yellow-throated Miner (20) | Dampier Avenue (Mullaloo) |
| 09/04/2007 | Sean van Alphen | Western Spinebill (1) | Chiddington Street (Beckenham) |
| 09/04/2007 | David Taggart | Barn Owl (1) | Drovers Place (Wanneroo) |
| 07/04/2007 | Mark Newman | Stubble Quail (2) Chestnut Teal (male) |
ALCOA Wellard Wetlands (Baldivis) |
| 01/04/2007 | Ruth & Michael Temelcos | Southern Boobook (1) | garden (Subiaco) |
| 31/03/2007 | Lynne & David Brookes | White-bellied Sea-Eagle (1) | Claisebrook Inlet (East Perth) |
| 31/03/2007 | Mark Newman | Stubble Quail (2) Spotless Crake (1) White-backed Swallow (12) |
ALCOA Wellard Wetlands (Baldivis) |
| 28/03/2007 | John Vogel | Red-necked Avocet (14) | Lake Monger north (Glendalough) |
| 28/03/2007 | John Vogel | Yellow-billed Spoonbill (30) | Floreat Waters (Herdsman) |
| 21/03/2007 | Sean van Alphen | Square-tailed Kite (2) | Hale Road (Forrestfield) |
| 19/03/2007 | Ric Curtis | Chestnut Teal (male) | Eric Singleton Nature Reserve (Bayswater) |
| 17/03/2007 | Hank van Wees | Chestnut Teal (male) | Eric Singleton Nature Reserve (Bayswater) |
| 17/03/2007 | Fred Coles | Chestnut Teal (male) | Alfred Cove (Attadale) |
| 17/03/2007 | Dan Carter | White-bellied Sea-Eagle (1) | State Street (Victoria Park) |
| 15/03/2007 | Sean van Alphen | Square-tailed Kite (1) | Lakeside Country Resort (Bedfordale) |
| 11/03/2007 | Wynton Maddeford | Stubble Quail (1) | Floreat Waters (Herdsman) |
| 11/03/2007 | BAWA Excursion (David Crossley) | Stubble Quail (1) (photograph) | Yangebup Lake (Yangebup) |
| 11/03/2007 | David Taggart | Fork-tailed Swift (5) | Lake Joondalup south (Edgewater) |
| 10/03/2007 | Maris Lauva | Arctic Jaeger (1) (photograph) | Woodman Point (Munster) |
| 04/03/2007 | Colin Heap | Chestnut
Teal (2) Regent Parrot (3) |
ALCOA Wellard Wetlands (Baldivis) |
| 02/03/2007 | Euro Gerbaz | Red-necked
Avocet (50) Variegated Fairy-wren (2 groups) |
Lake Monger (Glendalough) |
| 25/02/2007 | Colin Heap | Rainbow Lorikeet (2) | town (Byford) |
| 24/02/2007 | Mark Newman | Stubble Quail (4) Peregrine Falcon (1) Elegant Parrot (3) |
ALCOA Wellard Wetlands (Baldivis) |
| 22/02/2007 | Wes Bancroft | Purple-crowned Lorikeet (2) | 5km SE of Byford (Byford) |
| 22/02/2007 | Maris Lauva | Tawny-crowned Honeyeater (4) | Lightning Swamp (Noranda) |
| 18/02/2007 | per Cecilia Grant | White-fronted Chat (4) | Troy Park (Attadale) |
| 18/02/2007 | Wes
Bancroft Natalie Warburton |
Barking Owl (screaming woman call heard) | house (Carmel) |
| 11/02/2007 | Mark Stanley | Buff-banded
Rail (1) Spotless Crake (6) |
Lake Joondalup (Joondalup) |
| 11/02/2007 | Mark Stanley | Chestnut
Teal (male) Whimbrel (1) Pacific Golden Plover (1) |
Alfred Cove (Attadale) |
| 09/02/2007 | Euro Gerbaz | Buff-banded
Rail (1) Spotless Crake (1) Common Sandpiper (2) |
Lake Monger (Glendalough) |
| 05/02/2007 | Ron Dibbens | Rainbow Bee-eater (150) | Newbold Road (Casuarina) |
| 03/02/2007 | Mark Stanley | Square-tailed Kite (1) | ??? (Mandurah) |
| 02/02/2007 | Graeme Osborn | Square-tailed Kite (1) | Cormorant Court (Southern River) |
| late 01/2007 | Rob Dibbens | Regent Parrot (21) | Newbold Road (Casuarina) |
South West (Murchison River to Esperance) (Shires in parentheses)
| Date | Observers | Species |
Location |
| 20/04/2007 | Bill Rutherford | Whiskered
Tern (29) White-winged Black Tern (breeding plumage) |
Roberts Bay (Murray) |
| 17/04/2007 | Bill Russell | Spotted Nightjar (1) | Johnston Road (Harvey) |
| 13/04/2007 | Peter Coyle et al. | Hooded Plover (pair, juvenile) | beach south of Joey's Nose (Augusta - Margaret River) |
| 13/04/2007 | Peter Coyle et al. | Hooded Plover (pair, juvenile) | near Joey's Nose (Augusta - Margaret River) |
| 12/04/2007 | Paul Merks | Common Blackbird (1) shot | 32km E of Manjimup (Manjimup) |
| 12/04/2007 | Peter Coyle et al. | Hooded Plover (pair, juvenile) | Redgate Beach (Augusta - Margaret River) |
| 12/04/2007 | Peter Coyle et al. | Sanderling
(50+) Hooded Plover (pair) |
Boodjidup Beach (Augusta - Margaret River) |
| 10/04/2007 | Peter Coyle et al. | Hooded Plover (pair) | Deepdene Beach (Augusta - Margaret River) |
| 08/04/2007 | Cheryl Gole | Fork-tailed Swift (6) Crested Shrike-tit (1) |
just S of Hyden Norseman Road (Kondinin) |
| 08/04/2007 | Cheryl Gole | Fork-tailed Swift (3) | Hyden Norseman Road (Kondinin) |
| 08/04/2007 | Cheryl Gole | Little Crow (2) | Disappointment Rock (Kondinin) |
| 07/04/2007 | Cheryl Gole | Little Crow (1) | Hyden Norseman Road (Kondinin) |
| 24/03/2007 | Sean van Alphen | Chestnut-rumped Thornbill (4+) | Congelin Campground (Williams) |
| 17/03/2007 | Colin Heap | Banded
Stilt (300+) Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater (3) Fork-tailed Swift (100+) |
Gregory (Northampton) |
| 17/03/2007 | Colin Heap | Eastern Curlew (1) | Hutt River near Gregory (Northampton) |
| 17/03/2007 | Stewart Ford | Peregrine Falcon (1) | 30km E of Walpole (Manjimup) |
| 15/03/2007 | Mark Newman | Cattle Egret (5) | Australind Bypass (Dardanup) |
| 12/03/2007 | Peter Taylor | Crested Shrike-tit (2 adults, 1 juvenile) | King Jarrah Tree NR (Manjimup) |
| 11/03/2007 | per Heyn de Koek | Common Diving-Petrel (1) (photographs) | beach (Denmark) |
| 10/03/2007 | Peter Taylor | Crested Shrike-tit (2) | King Jarrah Tree NR (Manjimup) |
| 06/03/2007 | Ryan Phillips | Australian Bustard (1) | Albany Highway Narrikup to Mt Barker (Plantagenet) |
| 04/03/2007 | Phil
Maher (NSW) Frank O'Connor |
Northern
Giant-Petrel (1) Wandering Albatross (2) Short-tailed Shearwater (1) Hutton's Shearwater (8) |
pelagic trip (Albany) |
| 27/02/2007 | Peter Taylor | Cattle Egret (4) | Hynes Road (Dardanup) |
| 20/02/2007 | Anne Gadsby | Sanderling
(1+) Pacific Golden Plover (1) Hooded Plover (2) |
Bremer Bay (Jerramungup) |
| 17/02/2007 | Colin Heap | Rainbow Lorikeet (4) | town (Byford) |
| 17/02/2007 | Greg Harewood | Cattle Egret (35) | Vittoria / Glen Iris (Bunbury) |
| 10/02/2007 | David Secomb | Banded
Stilt (3,000) Hooded Plover (17 including 2 immatures) |
Lake Coyrecup (Katanning) |
| 10/02/2007 | Peter Taylor | Ruddy
Turnstone (28) Sanderling (120) Sooty Oystercatcher (14) Hooded Plover (juvenile) |
Gardner River mouth (Manjimup) |
| 10/02/2007 | Mark Stanley | Gull-billed Tern (1) | Roberts Bay (Murray) |
| 10/02/2007 | Mark Stanley | Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (20+) | town (Pinjarra) |
| 05/02/2007 | Tony Kirkby | Square-tailed Kite (1) | Martin's Tank (Waroona) |
| 05/02/2007 | Dan Carter | Australian Bustard (1) | Albany Highway Narrikup to Mt Barker (Plantagenet) |
| 04/02/2007 | Bill Rutherford | Rufous Treecreeper (1) | Boggy Bay (Murray) |
| 04/02/2007 | Alan Collins | RINGED PLOVER (1) | Martin's Tank (Waroona) |
| 03/02/2007 | Bill Russell | RINGED PLOVER (1) | Martin's Tank (Waroona) |
| early 02/2007 | Les George | Black-fronted Dotterel (leucistic) | Corrigin Dam (Corrigin) |
| 28/01/2007 | David Secomb | Pectoral
Sandpiper (1) Banded Stilt (3,000) Hooded Plover (5) |
Lake Coyrecup (Katanning) |
| 27/01/2007 | David Secomb | Long-toed
Stint (1) Pectoral Sandpiper (2) Curlew Sandpiper (2) Hooded Plover (12) |
Norring Lake (Wagin) |
| 26/01/2007 | David Secomb | Blue-billed
Duck (150) Australasian Shoveler (250) |
Lake Towerrinning (West Arthur) |
| 25/01/2007 | Greg Harewood | Painted Button-quail (3 eggs, 2 chicks) | Kukerin (Kukerin) |
| 19/01/2007 | Greg
Harewood George Swann |
Square-tailed Kite (1) | town (Busselton) |
| 29/11/2006 | Greg Harewood | Whiskered Tern (1) | Lake Towerrinning (West Arthur) |
Arid Zone (Shires in parentheses)
| Date | Observers | Species |
Location |
| 21/03/2007 | Brenden
Metcalf Peter Smith |
White-throated Needletail (50) | North West Coastal Highway 30km SW of Karratha (Roebourne) |
| 06/03/2007 | Jeff Spencer | Zebra Finch (4,000) | Overlander Roadhouse (Shark Bay) |
| 03/03/2007 | Les George | Asian Dowitcher (1) | boat harbour (Carnarvon) |
| early 03/2007 | Stewart Ford et al. | Hoary-headed
Grebe (1) Eurasian Coot (1) Purple-crowned Lorikeet (20) Scarlet-chested Parrot (20-30) |
50km NW Plumridge Lakes NR (Menzies) |
| 21/02/2007 | Stephen Clarke | Hutton's Shearwater (1+) | off Malus Island (Dampier Archipeligo) |
| 21/02/2007 | Stephen Clarke | Lesser Frigatebird (3) | Dampier harbour (Roebourne) |
| 16/02/2007 | Marion Bryant | Australian Spotted Crake (1) (photograph) | Patjarr (Ngaanyatjarraku) |
Kimberley (Shires in parentheses)
| Date | Observers | Species |
Location |
| 24/04/2007 | Adrian Boyle | Pied Heron (9) Painted Snipe (female) |
Great Northern Highway (Broome) |
| 01/04/2007 | Adrian Boyle | Pied Heron (5) | Great Northern Highway (Broome) |
| 31/03/2007 | Adrian Boyle | swiftlet sp. (1) | Broome Bird Observatory (Broome) |
| 29/03/2007 | Adrian Boyle | Great Frigatebird (1) | Roebuck Bay (Broome) |
| 28/03/2007 | Paul
Mollatt Mailee Stanbury |
Great Frigatebird (1) | Crab Creek (Broome) |
| 11/03/2007 | Adrian Boyle | Red-footed Booby (1) | port (Broome) |
| 09/03/2007 | Adrian Boyle | swiftlet sp. (6) (photographs) | Roebuck Bay (Broome) |
| 08/03/2007 | Adrian Boyle | swiftlet sp. (1) (photographs) | town (Broome) |
| 06/03/2007 | Adrian Boyle | Franklin's Gull (1) | sewage ponds (Broome) |
| 28/02/2007 | Martin Cachard (Qld) | Ruff (1) | Duncan Highway 1km from Kununurra (Wyndham - East Kimberley) |
| 24/02/2007 | Adrian Boyle | Stubble Quail (1) Oriental Pratincole (20,000) |
Kidney Bean Lagoon (Broome) |
| 20/02/2007 | Adrian
Boyle Chris Hassell |
Ruff (1) | Kidney Bean Lagoon (Broome) |
| 13/02/2007 | Adrian
Boyle Chris Hassell |
Australian Shelduck (2 females) | Lake Eda (Broome) |
Christmas Island
| Date | Observers | Species |
Location |
| 10/03/2007 | Richard Baxter (NSW) et al. | EURASIAN HOBBY (1) (photographs) WHITE WAGTAIL (1) |
rubbish tip |
| 09/03/2007 | Mike Carter (Vic) et al. | Oriental Pratincole (500+) | airport |
| 07/03/2007 | Mike Carter (Vic) et al. | Glossy Ibis (1) | near South Point |
| 05/03/2007 | Richard Baxter (NSW) et al. | SAVANNA NIGHTJAR (1) | airport |
| 04/03/2007 | Mike Carter (Vic) et al. | Asian House Martin (2) (photographs) | airport |
Cocos Islands
| Date | Observers | Species |
Location |
| 07/03/2007 | Richard Baxter (NSW) et al. | SAUNDER'S TERN (7) | South Island |
| 28/02/2007 | Mike Carter (Vic) et al. | Bar-tailed Godwit (2) Grey-tailed Tattler (22) Great Knot (1) Red-necked Stint (3) Grey Plover (3) SAUNDER'S TERN (9) (photographs) |
South Island |
| 26/02/2007 | Colin Judkins (Vic) | Striated Heron (1) Black-winged Stilt (1) |
Horsburgh Island |
| 24/02/2007 | Mike Carter (Vic) et al. | WESTERN REEF EGRET (1 dark) (photographs) | Bechat Besar swamp |
| 23/02/2007 to 02/03/2007 |
Mike Carter (Vic) et al. | Pacific Black Duck (8) Little Black Cormorant (1) Barn Swallow (3) |
West Island |
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