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Visits
Last Modified 18th December 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 124 (December 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 |
| 30/10/2007 | David Taggart | Yellow-throated Miner (2) | Cadogan Bushland Reserve (Kingsley) |
| 29/10/2007 | Valerie Hemsley | Black-winged Stilt (three fledglings) | Blue Gum Lake (Mt Pleasant) |
| 21/10/2007 | Maree Weerheim | White-winged Triller (male) | Edgecumbe Street (Como) |
| 21/10/2007 | Maree Weerheim | Pallid Cuckoo (1) | town centre (Mundijong) |
| 19/10/2007 | Alan Collins | Fairy Martin (4+) | Wallaba Way (Lesmurdie) |
| 15/10/2007 | Peter Jacoby | White-necked Heron (4) Regent Parrot (4) |
Thomsons Lake (Beeliar) |
| 13/10/2007 | Dick Rule | Terek Sandpiper (2) | Soldier's Cove (Dudley Park) |
| 13/10/2007 | Jane Blake | White-winged Triller (2) | Massey Way (Rossmoyne) |
| 12/10/2007 | Peter Jacoby | White-winged Triller (6) | Lightning Swamp (Noranda) |
| 12/10/2007 | Peter Clifton | White-winged Triller (male) | Baigup reserve (Bayswater) |
| 10/10/2007 | Martin Cake | Little Egret (1) | Burswood Casino (Burswood) |
| 07/10/2007 | Mark Newman | Common Pheasant (male) | Fremantle Road (Golden Bay) |
| 06/10/2007 | Fred Coles | Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo (1) | Lightning Swamp (Noranda) |
| 04/10/2007 | Joan Gye | Buff-banded Rail (2 adults, 2 chicks) | Herdsman Lake (Herdsman) |
| 02/10/2007 | Mark Newman | White-winged Triller (male) | Tonkin Highway / Thomas Road (Anketell) |
| 25/09/2007 | Mark Newman | White-winged Triller (3 males) | ALCOA Wellard Wetlands (Baldivis) |
| 21/09/2007 | Adam Lees | Southern Boobook (1) | Lake Street (Perth) |
| 16/09/2007 | Mark Newman | White-winged Triller (2 males) White-backed Swallow (2) |
ALCOA Wellard Wetlands (Baldivis) |
| 16/09/2007 | Georgina Cunningham | Barn Owl (1) | Marine Terrace (Fremantle) |
| 13/09/2007 | Robyn Pickering | Barn Owl (1) | Thomsons Lake (Beeliar) |
| 08/09/2007 | per Euro Gerbaz | Caspian Tern (1) | Herdsman Lake (Herdsman) |
| 06/09/2007 | Valerie Hemsley | White-naped Honeyeater (1) | garden (Mt Pleasant) |
| 06/09/2007 | per Valerie Hemsley | Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo (7) | Killara Reserve (Willetton) |
| 06/09/2007 | Ted & Maureen Cawley John Litherland |
Red-browed Finch (4) | Victoria Dam (Canning Mills) |
| 06/09/2007 | Sue Gillibrand | Elegant Parrot (2) | Edison Circuit (Rockingham) |
| 04/09/2007 | Hank van Wees | White-necked Heron (2) | Ray Marshall Park (Woodbridge) |
| 03/09/2007 | Rod Smith | White-necked Heron (2) | near Lake Joondalup (Wanneroo) |
| 01/09/2007 | per Wayne Eddy | Splendid Fairy-wren (2+) | Lake Gwelup (Gwelup) |
| 29/08/2007 | David Taggart | Pacific Gull (2) | Mullaloo Beach (Mullaloo) |
| 27/08/2007 | Garry Tomlinson | White-naped Honeyeater (1) | garden (Halls Head) |
| 23/08/2007 | Tony Jupp | Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo (12) | near Kensington Bushland (Kensington) |
| 18/08/2007 | Alan Collins | Black-eared Cuckoo (1) Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo (1) |
Pipidinny Road (Eglington) |
| 12/08/2007 | Margery Clegg | Scaly-breasted Lorikeet (2 aviary released) | tree (Mt Pleasant) |
| 12/08/2007 | Peter Golos | Red-browed Finch (14) | Melville Nursery (Carmel) |
| 10/08/2007 | Lorraine Marshall | Rock Parrot (6) | near bakery (Rottnest Island) |
| 10/08/2007 | Greg Harewood | Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo (3) | Tamworth Hill (Baldivis) |
| 09/08/2007 | Marcus Singor | Grey-tailed Tattler (1) | Woodman Point (Munster) |
| 09/08/2007 | Patricia Todd | Masked Lapwing (2) | Scotch College playing fields (Swanbourne) |
| 08/08/2007 | Rod Smith | Masked Lapwing (2) | Scotch College playing fields (Swanbourne) |
| 06/08/2007 | Margery Clegg | Little Shearwater (beach washed) | South Beach (South Fremantle) |
| 04/08/2007 | Wynton Maddeford | Pallid Cuckoo (1) Shining Bronze-Cuckoo (1) |
golf course (The Vines) |
| 24/07/2007 | Viv Beacham | Black-tailed Native-hen (28) | Bridgewater Lakes (Erskine) |
South West (Murchison River to Esperance) (Shires in parentheses)
| Date | Observers | Species |
Location |
| 18/10/2007 | Peter Taylor | Australasian Bittern (heard) | Cobertup Nature Reserve (Cranbrook) |
| 16/10/2007 | Peter Taylor | Crested Shrike-tit (1) | Gloucester Tree (Manjimup) |
| 16/10/2007 | Peter Taylor | Crested Shrike-tit (1) | Lake Muir Observatory (Manjimup) |
| 14/10/2007 | David Secomb | Banded
Stilt (10,000) Hooded Plover (2) |
Lake Norring (Wagin) |
| 14/10/2007 | BAWA Excursion | Freckled
Duck (2) Crimson Chat (2) |
Beermullah Lake (Gingin) |
| 10/10/2007 | Colin Heap | White-backed Swallow (5) | Hutt River (Northampton) |
| 07/10/2007 | David Secomb | Ruddy Turnstone (2) | Lake Coyrecup (Katanning) |
| 03/10/2007 | Brendan Metcalf | Bush Stone-curlew (heard) | Wandoo Conservation Park (Beverley) |
| 03/10/2007 | Colin Heap | White-backed Swallow (3) | Hutt River (Northampton) |
| 01/10/2007 | Dick Shore | Masked Lapwing (1) | water treatment plant (Busselton) |
| 01/10/2007 | Dick Shore | Masked Lapwing (1) | Siesta Park (Busselton) |
| 19/09/2007 | Frank O'Connor | Cattle Egret (26) | Frenchman Bay Road (Albany) |
| 18/09/2007 | Wes Bancroft | Cattle Egret (6) | Peppermint Beach (Capel) |
| 15/09/2007 | Simon Nevill | Grey Honeyeater (1 pair) | Payne's Find Beacon Road (Payne's Find) |
| 08/09/2007 | Frank O'Connor | Grey Honeyeater (2 pairs) | Payne's Find Beacon Road (Payne's Find) |
| 07/09/2007 | Amy Flatt Lisa McCarroll |
Rufous Owl (escaped from Margaret River 2 years ago) | main street (Bridgetown) |
| 31/08/2007 | Bruce Buchanan | Eastern Reef Egret (1 grey) | Koombana Bay (Bunbury) |
| 31/08/2007 | Dick Rule | Inland Dotterel (2) Hooded Plover (3) |
Lake Clifton (Mandurah) |
| 30/08/2007 | Garry Tomlinson | Yellow-throated Miner (1) | Beecham Road (Murray) |
| 22/08/2007 | Freda Blakeway | Whiskered Tern (1) | farm lake (Chapman Valley) |
| 13/08/2007 | Colin Heap | Gull-billed Tern (1) | Hutt Lagoons (Northampton) |
| 12/08/2007 | Colin Heap | White-backed Swallow (6 pairs nesting) | Hutt River (Northampton) |
| 12/08/2007 | per Jon Pridham | Fiordland Penguin (1) | Waychinicup Inlet (Albany) |
| 11/08/2007 | David Secomb | Black Bittern (1) | Carey Road (Manjimup) |
| 11/08/2007 | David Secomb | Osprey (nesting) | Lake Beedleup (Manjimup) |
| 05/08/2007 | Ryan Phillips | Western Rosella (1) | Nagaroo Road (Gingin) |
| 29/07/2007 | Peter Coyle | Australian Owlet-nightjar (heard) | Wallcliffe (Busselton) |
| 25/07/2007 | Peter Coyle | Australian Owlet-nightjar (heard) | Mt Duckworth (Busselton) |
Arid Zone (Shires in parentheses)
| Date | Observers | Species |
Location |
| 25/10/2007 | Mike Bamford | Grey Falcon (courtship flight) | Throssell Range (East Pilbara) |
| 30/09/2007 | Judy MacKinnon | Scarlet-chested Parrot (2) | 105 km N of Meekatharra (Meekatharra) |
| 29/09/2007 | Michael Morcombe | Pheasant Coucal (heard) | 105 km N of Meekatharra (Meekatharra) |
| 30/09/2007 | Nathan Waugh | Grey
Falcon (1) Baillon's Crake (3) Spotless Crake (3) Striated Grasswren (2) |
Robe River (Ashburton) |
| 12/09/2007 | Fiona
MacKnight Mark Stanley |
Tahiti Petrel (1) ABBOTT's BOOBY (1) |
150nm NE of Barrow Island |
| 11/09/2007 | Frank O'Connor | Banded Whiteface (1) | 4km W of Cue (Cue) |
| 09/09/2007 | Frank O'Connor | Banded Whiteface (2) | W of Cue (Cue) |
| 29/08/2007 | Greg Harewood | Grey Fantail (1) | Juna Downs (East Pilbara) |
| 26/08/2007 | Paul Marty | Nankeen Kestrel (1) | Griffin Venture, 70km N of Onslow |
| 18/08/2007 | Greg Harewood | Striated
Grasswren (3) Rufous-crowned Emu-wren (1+) Slaty-backed Thornbill (4) |
Juna Downs (East Pilbara) |
| 03/08/2007 | Jeff Turpin | Malleefowl (tracks) | near Plumridge Lakes NR (Menzies) |
| 15/07/2007 | Greg Harewood | Striated
Grasswren (1) Black Honeyeater (1) |
Goldsworthy (Roebourne) |
Kimberley (Shires in parentheses)
| Date | Observers | Species |
Location |
| 11/09/2007 | Adrian Boyle | Painted Snipe (1) | Roebuck Plains (Broome) |
| 04/09/2007 | Luc Hoogenstein (Netherlands) | Chestnut-backed Button-quail (1) | Mornington Station (Derby - West Kimberley) |
| 03/09/2007 | Luc Hoogenstein (Netherlands) | Grey Falcon (1) | Mornington Station (Derby - West Kimberley) |
| 31/08/2007 | Luc Hoogenstein (Netherlands) | Black Falcon (1) | Home Valley (Derby - West Kimberley) |
| 28/08/2007 | Adrian Boyle | Ruff (some breeding plumage) | Roebuck Plains (Broome) |
| 12/08/2007 | Guy Dutson (Victoria) et al. | Painted
Snipe (3 male, 3 female) Yellow Chat (10) |
Lake Argyle (Wyndham - East Kimberley) |
| 12/08/2007 | Guy Dutson (Victoria) et al. | Gouldian Finch (20) | Argyle Diamond Village (Wyndham - East Kimberley) |
Christmas Island
Cocos Islands
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