Email Alan Collins (sightings@birdswa.com.au) with details of your sightings.
The sightings highlighted in red will be included in the WA Bird Notes Issue 135 (September 2010). The sightings highlighted in bold red are the most unusual sightings and require some notes supporting the sightings. Sightings of immediate interest to other birders can also be copied to the birdswa email list and the birding-aus email list. The taxonomy used on this webpage is based on the International Ornithological Congress (IOC) list. You are welcome to email JPG photographs of birds to be identified. Click here for the previous sightings.
Perth & Mandurah (within UBD Street Directory) (Suburbs in parentheses)
| Date | Observers | Species |
Location |
| 31/07/2010 | John Nilson | Northern Pintail (1) adult female still present | Erskine Lakes (Erskine) |
| 28/07/2010 | Frank O'Connor | Northern Pintail (1) | Erskine Lakes (Erskine) |
| 26/07/2010 | John Nilson | Chestnut Teal (1) | Bibra Lake (Bibra Lake) |
| 24/07/2010 | John Nilson | Eastern Barn Owl (1) | Broadway Boulevard (Forrestdale) |
| 23/07/2010 | Robyn Pickering | Royal Spoonbill (1) | Erskine Lakes (Erskine) |
| 23/07/2010 | Darryl Jones | Square-tailed Kite (1) | Burns Beach Road (Kinross) |
| 22/07/2010 | Robyn Pickering et al | Northern Pintail (1) | Erskine Lakes (Erskine) |
| 21/07/2010 | John Graff et al | Northern Pintail (1) | Erskine Lakes (Erskine) |
| 20/07/2010 | John Graff & Greg Howell | Northern Pintail (1) adult female | Erskine Lakes (Erskine) |
| 18/07/2010 | Mark Newman | Bar-tailed Godwit (10) Marsh Sandpiper (1) Terek Sandpiper (1) Great Knot (1) Red-necked Stint (220+) Curlew Sandpiper (30+) Grey Plover (5) |
Peel Inlet (Nairns) |
| 18/07/2010 | Mark Newman | Royal
Spoonbill
(1) Glossy Ibis (1) |
Erskine Lakes (Erskine) |
| 14/07/2010 | Hank van Wees | Chestnut-breasted
Mannikin (6) Nutmeg Mannikin (1) (avairy escapee) |
Karrinyup Swamps (Stirling?) |
| 12/07/2010 | Morgan & Robyn Pickering | Arctic Tern (1) | North Mole (North Fremantle) |
| 12/07/2010 | Bill Rutherford | Chestnut Teal (3) | Len Howard Reserve (Erskine) |
| 12/07/2010 | John Graff, Martin Cake & Alan Collins | Giant Petrel sp (2) Flesh-footed Shearwater (2) Australasian Gannet (50+) |
Point Peron (Peron) |
| 09/07/2010 | John Graff, Martin Cake & Alan Collins | Australasian
Gannet (10+) Brown Skua (1) Arctic Skua (3) |
Woodman Point (Munster) |
| 07/07/2010 | John Graff | Little Eagle (2) Red-necked Stint (25) |
Thomsons Lake (Beeliar) |
| 07/07/2010 | John Graff | Painted Button-quail (1) Banded Stilt (1) |
ALCOA Wellard Wetlands (Baldivis) |
| 06/07/2010 | Robin Ashford | Bar-tailed Godwit (3) | Burke Drive (Attadale) |
| 05/07/2010 | Wes Bancroft | Australian Reed Warbler (1) | Wallis Park (Walliston) |
| 27/06/2010 | Colin Heap | Banded Stilt (1) | ALCOA Wellard Wetlands (Baldivis) |
| 21/06/2010 | Andrew Goodall | Peacock (1) | Rottnest Island |
| 21/06/2010 | Ron Dibbens | Eastern Cattle Egret (2) | Bertenshaw Rd (Baldivis) |
| 12/06/2010 | Alan Collins | Square-tailed Kite (1) | Lesmurdie Road (Lesmurdie) |
| 06/06/2010 | Colin Heap | Square-tailed Kite (1) | Byford Township (Byford) |
| 04/06/2010 | Hank van Wees | Freckled Duck (1) | Lake Monger (Glendalough) |
| 03/06/2010 | Wayne Merritt | Radjah
Shelduck (1) |
Bibra Lake (Bibra Lake) |
| 02/06/2010 | Mark Newman | Stubble Quail (2) White-bellied Sea Eagle (1) Marsh Sandpiper (2) Red-necked Avocet (3) White-backed Swallow (4) |
ALCOA Wellard Wetlands (Baldivis) |
| 01/06/2010 | Darryl Jones | Brown Falcon (2) | Pinnaroo Valley Memorial Park (Padbury) |
| 31/05/2010 | Ron Dibbens | Eastern Cattle Egret (3) | St. Albans Rd (Baldivis) |
| 30/05/2010 | John Graff | Eastern Cattle Egret (1) Little Egret (1) White-headed Stilt (275+) Fan-tailed Cuckoo (1) |
Herdsman Lake (Herdsman) |
| 26/05/2010 | Ron Dibbens | Restless Flycatcher (1) | ALCOA Wellard Wetlands (Baldivis) |
| 22/05/2010 | Peter Taylor | Great Knot (7) Roseate Tern (2) |
Woodman Point (Munster) |
| 20/05/2010 | Mark Newman | Roseate Tern (11) Red-necked Avocet (10) |
Nairns (Coodanup) |
| 11/05/2010 | Jane Emberson | Rufous Treecreeper (1) | Bold Park (Floreat) |
| 11/05/2010 | Mark Newman | Spotless Crake (4) Wedge-tailed Eagle (1) White-backed Swallow (3) |
ALCOA Wellard Wetlands (Baldivis) |
| 11/05/2010 | John Graff | Wedge-tailed
Eagle (1) Red-kneed Dotterel (2) |
Herdsman Lake (Herdsman) |
| 10/05/2010 | Michael Hancock | Red-capped Robin (1) | Pinnaroo Lawn Cemetery (Craigie) |
| 08/05/2010 | Wes Bancroft | Masked Lapwing (subspecies novaehollandiae) | Champion Lakes (Champion Lakes) |
| 08/05/2010 | John Graff | Radjah Shelduck (1) | Yangebup Lake (Yangebup) |
| 07/05/2010 | Greg Harewood | Peregrine Falcon (1) | Leda Nature Reserve (Leda) |
| 06/05/2010 | Peter Hancock | Willie Wagtail (leucistic) | Centenary Park (Belmont) |
| 04/05/2010 | Heather Adamson | Australian Bustard (1) | Furnissdale Road (Furnissdale) |
| 03/05/2010 | David Bennett | Whimbrel (2) | West End (Rottnest Island) |
| 03/05/2010 | Joan Gye | Pink-eared
Duck (200+) White-headed Stilt (300+) |
Herdsman Lake (Herdsman) |
| 02/05/2010 | Wes Bancroft | Pink-eared
Duck (304) Glossy Ibis (61) |
Maurice Hamer Reserve (Herdsman) |
| 02/05/2010 | BAWA Excursion (Sue Abbotts) | Australian King-Parrot (male) aviary release | Ellis Brook (Martin) |
| 01/05/2010 | Ian & Ethan Dilley | Eastern
Reef Egret (1) Sooty Oystercatcher (1) Roseate Tern (4) |
Point Peron (Peron) |
| 29/04/2010 | David Taggart | Eastern Barn Owl (1) | Moderup Rocks (Cottesloe) |
| 24/04/2010 | David Bennett | Whimbrel (1) | West End (Rottnest Island) |
| 20/04/2010 | Fred Coles | Chestnut Teal (1) | Eric Singleton NR (Bayswater) |
| 20/04/2010 | Wynton Maddeford | Radjah Shelduck (1) | Bibra Lake (Bibra Lake) |
| 16/04/2010 | Ted & Maureen Cawley | Eastern Reef Egret (1) | boat ramp (Ocean Reef) |
| 25/03/2010 | Michael Wood | Elegant Parrot (1) | Bibra Lake (Bibra Lake) |
| 21/03/2010 | Rod Smith | Tawny-crowned Honeyeater (1) | Kings Park |
South West (Murchison River to Esperance) (Shires in parentheses)
| Date | Observers | Species |
Location |
| 24/07/2010 | Maree Weerheim & Mark Stanley | Banded Stilt (2) Marsh Sandpiper (6) Black-tailed Godwit (1) Broad-billed Sandpiper (1) |
Lake McLarty (Murray) |
| 21/07/2010 | Kathy Samulkiewicz | Australian Bustard (6) | Mingenew-Mullewa Road (Mingenew) |
| 15/07/2010 | John Graff | Stubble Quail (5) Red-necked Avocet (35) Banded Stilt (1) Common Greenshank (20+) Marsh Sandpiper (7) Curlew Sandpiper (1) Broad-billed Sandpiper (1) Red-necked Stint (100+) Greater Sand Plover (2) Regent Parrot (25+) Elegant Parrot (6) |
Lake McLarty (Murray) |
| 15/07/2010 | Allan & Sandy Rose | Letter-winged Kite (1) | Mullewa Cemetery (Mullewa) |
| 10/07/2010 | Morgan & Robyn Pickering | Australasian
Gannet (26+) Brown Skua (1) |
Wilson Head (Denmark) |
| 09/07/2010 | BAWA Lower SW Branch (Peter Taylor) | Masked Owl (2) | Bridgetown (Bridgetown-Greenbushes) |
| 09/07/2010 | Morgan & Robyn Pickering | Australasian
Gannet (15+) Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross (2) |
Wilson Head (Denmark) |
| 20/06/2010 | Greg Harewood | Major Mitchell's Cockatoo (2) | Boorabbin (Coolgardie) |
| 20/06/2010 | BAWA Lower SW Branch (Peter Taylor) | Freckled Duck (4) Blue-billed Duck (360) Pink-eared Duck (350) |
Lake Towerinning (West Arthur) |
| 19/06/2010 | BAWA Excursion (John Graff) | Crested Shrike-tit (2) Pied Butcherbird (1) |
Flynn Road (Mundaring) |
| 18/06/2010 | Phil Lewis | Western Bowerbird (1) | Korrelocking Townsite (Wyalkatchem) |
| 30/05/2010 | Frank Pierce | Eastern Barn Owl (1) Crested Bellbird (1) |
Dryandra State Forest (Cuballing) |
| 29/05/2010 | Maris Lauva | Malleefowl (1) | Dryandra State Forest (Cuballing) |
| 12/05/2010 | Joan Gye | Red-kneed Dotterel (3) White-winged Triller (2) |
Lake Monjinup (Esperance) |
| 12/05/2010 | Joan Gye | Musk Duck (500+) Red-necked Avocet (200) |
Lake Warden (Esperance) |
| 07/05/2010 | Dick Rule | Western Yellow Robin (2) | Teal Lake (Waroona) |
| 06/05/2010 | Colin Heap | White-winged Triller (1) | Cheyne Beach Road (Albany) |
Arid Zone (Shires in parentheses)
| Date | Observers | Species |
Location |
| 23/07/2010 | Robin Ashford | Brolga (3) | Uendoo Creek Road (Carnarvon) |
| 21/07/2010 | Kathy Samulkiewicz | Western Bowerbird (4) | Nallan Station (Cue) |
| 18/06/2010 | Darryl Jones | Mangrove Robin (1) White-breasted Whistler (2) |
Cleaderville (Roebourne) |
| 17/06/2010 | Darryl Jones | Black-necked Stork (1) Elegant Parrot (3) Star Finch (50+) Pictorella Mannikin (3) |
Point Samson (Roebourne) |
| 16/06/2010 | Darryl Jones | Chiming Wedgebill (15+) | 10km south of Fortescue Roadhouse (Roebourne) |
| 15/06/2010 | Darryl Jones | Black-breasted Buzzard (1) | Nanutarra Roadhouse (Ashburton) |
| 15/06/2010 | Darryl Jones | Black-eared Cuckoo (4) | Chinamans Pool (Carnarvon) |
| 30/05/2010 | Richard King | Silvereye (2) | 40km south of Port Hedland (Port Hedland) |
| 28/05/2010 | Richard King | Mangrove Gerygone (1) | mangrove (Port Hedland) |
| 07/05/2010 | Frank O'Connor | Slender-billed Thornbill (1) | near Lake Austin (Cue) |
| 06/05/2010 | Frank O'Connor | Crimson Chat (50) | Austin Downs Station (Cue) |
| 06/05/2010 | Frank O'Connor | Banded Whiteface (3) | ~12km W of Cue (Cue) |
| 06/05/2010 | Richard King | Ground Cuckoo-shrike (6) | Coobina (East Pilbara) |
| 05/05/2010 | Frank O'Connor | Purple-crowned Lorikeet (15) | 2km S of Payne's Find (Payne's Find) |
| 24/04/2010 | Michael Wood | Elegant Parrot (2) | Meka Station (Yalgoo) |
| 17/04/2010 | Stewart Ford | Chestnut-breasted Quail-thrush (3) | near Mt Robinson (East Pilbara) |
| 11/04/2010 | Stewart Ford | Grey Honeyeater (1) | Davidson Creek (East Pilbara) |
| 07/04/2010 | Michael Wood | Elegant Parrot (2) | Murgoo Station (Yalgoo) |
| 01/04/2010 | Stephen Clarke | Beach Stone-curlew (1) | Karratha golf course mangroves (Roebourne) |
| 17/03/2010 | Michael Wood | Mangrove Robin (2) Mangrove Golden Whistler (1) Collared Kingfisher (1) |
Dixon Island nr Karratha (Roebourne) |
| 15/03/2010 | Michael Wood | White-breasted Whistler (1) | Anketell Point nr Karratha (Roebourne) |
Kimberley (Shires in parentheses)
| Date | Observers | Species |
Location |
| 17/07/2010 | Cheryl Gole | Dusky Moorhen (1) | Argyle Diamond Mine Village sewage ponds (Wyndham - East Kimberley) |
| 22/06/2010 | Bill & Jack Moorhead | Semipalmated Plover (1) | sewage ponds (Broome) |
| 21/06/2010 | Roy Dyster | Masked Woodswallow (1) | Messmate Drive, Kununurra (Wyndham - East Kimberley) |
| 19/06/2010 | Rod Smith | Grey-headed Honeyeater (1) | 90km east of Fitzroy Crossing (Derby) |
| 29/05/2010 | BBO Wardens | Semipalmated Plover (1) | sewage ponds (Broome) |
| 10/05/2010 | Peter Taylor & Rose Ferrell | Radjah
Shelduck (1) Semipalmated Plover (1) |
sewage ponds (Broome) |
| 29/04/2010 | Richard King | Eastern Yellow Wagtail (2) | sewage ponds (Broome) |
Ashmore Reef
Christmas Island
Cocos Islands
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