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The sightings highlighted in red will be included in the WA Bird Notes Issue 139 (September 2011). 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 Western Australian birds to be identified. Click here for the previous sightings.
Perth & Mandurah (within UBD Street Directory) (Suburbs in parentheses)
| Date | Observers | Species |
Location |
| 28/07/2011 | John Nilson | Australian Hobby (3) | Stock Road (Hamilton Hill) |
| 23/07/2011 | Claire Stevenson | Variegated Fairy-wren (2) Western Spinebill (2) |
Lake Monger (Glendalough) |
| 23/07/2011 | Paul Freeman | Short-billed Black-Cockatoo (70) | Craigie Bushland (Craigie) |
| 21/07/2011 | Paul Freeman | Nankeen Night-Heron (1) | Esplanade Hotel (Fremantle) |
| 06/07/2011 | John Vogel | Nankeen Night-Heron (30+) | Gould League, Herdsman Lake (Herdsman) |
| 27/06/2011 | Margaret Matassa | White-fronted Chat (1) | Pelican Point (Crawley) |
| 26/06/2011 | Morgan Pickering | Red-capped Robin (1) | Pries Park Road (Kelmscott) |
| 24/06/2011 | John Graff | Arctic Skua (1) Giant Petrel sp. (1) Australasian Gannet (100+) |
Point Peron (Peron) |
| 24/06/2011 | Alan Collins | Prion sp (probably Slender-billed) (1) | Point Peron (Peron) |
| 23/06/2011 | Clive Nealon | Black-tailed Godwit (5) Red-necked Avocet (2) |
Neil Hawkins Pk, Lake Joondalup (Joondalup) |
| 20/06/2011 | Clive Nealon | Spotted Harrier (1) | Lake Goollelal (Kingsley) |
| 19/06/2011 | Mark Newman | Swamp Harrier (1) Peregrine Falcon (1) Little Eagle (1) Fan-tailed Cuckoo (2) |
Anstey Swamp (Karnup) |
| 17/06/2011 | Sue Abbotts | Eastern Barn Owl (3) | St Albans Road (Baldivis) |
| 16/06/2011 | Darryl Jones | Black-tailed Godwit (6) still present | Neil Hawkins Pk, Lake Joondalup (Joondalup) |
| 14/06/2011 | Wayne Merritt | Black-tailed Godwit (6) in full breeding plumage | Neil Hawkins Pk, Lake Joondalup (Joondalup) |
| 11/06/2011 | Mark Newman | Brown Falcon (1) Australian Hobby (2) White-bellied Sea-Eagle (2) Swamp Harrier (1) |
ALCOA Wellard Wetlands (Baldivis) |
| 06/06/2011 | Ted & Maureen Cawley | Banded Lapwing (4) | The Promenade (Ellenbrook) |
| 03/06/2011 | Ian Wallace | Long-billed Black-Cockatoo (10) | Ellis Brook Valley Reserve (Gosnells) |
| 29-31/05/2011 | Yvonne Oehlers | Sooty Oystercatcher (2) | Bickley Swamp (Rottnest Island) |
| 29/05/2011 | Mark Newman | White-bellied Sea-Eagle (2) | ALCOA Wellard Wetlands (Baldivis) |
| 27/05/2011 | David Henderson | Purple-crowned Lorikeet (2) | Darley Circle (Bull Creek) |
| 27/05/2011 | Darryl Jones | Little Eagle (2) White-breasted Robin (2) White-backed Swallow (7) |
Ocean Reef Walk Path, south of boat ramp (Ocean Reef) |
| 27/05/2011 | Mark Newman | Elegant Parrot (25+) | Junction of Tonkin Hwy & Thomas Rd (Oakford) |
| 25/05/2011 | Claire Stevenson | Tawny-crowned Honeyeater (5) | WA Museum, Kew Street (Welshpool) |
| 21/05/2011 | Albert Low | Cattle Egret (1) | Herdsman Lake, western side (Herdsman) |
| 20/05/2011 | Martin Cake | Wilson's Storm-Petrel (1) Arctic Skua (15+) |
Woodman Point (Munster) |
| 15/05/2011 | Ron Dibbens | Whistling Kite (26) | Corner of Mundijong Rd and St Albans Rd (Baldivis) |
| 11/05/2011 | Mark Newman | Little Corella (90+) | Lark Hill Playing Fields (Port Kennedy) |
| 06/05/2011 | Greg Harewood | Long-billed Black-Cockatoo (7) | Miller Road (Baldivis) |
| 06/05/2011 | Martin Cake | Painted Button-Quail (2) | Wireless Hill Park (Ardross) |
| 05/05/2011 | Frank Whitney via John Graff | Red-tailed Tropicbird (1) | Penguin Island (Shoalwater) |
| 03/05/2011 | Wayne Merritt & Gary Tate | Purple-crowned Lorikeet (2) | Corner of Cockman Rd and Blackall Drive (Greenwood) |
| 30/04/2011 | Ted & Maureen Cawley | Yellow-plumed Honeyeater (1) | Boulonnais Drive (Brigadoon) |
| 15-18/03/2011 | George Lewis via Sue Abbotts | Pin-tailed Snipe (1) | Frederick Baldwin Park (Kardinya) |
South West (Murchison River to Esperance) (Shires in parentheses)
| Date | Observers | Species |
Location |
| 31/07/2011 | John Graff | Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross
(15+) Shy Albatross (1) Northern Giant-Petrel (1) Giant-Petrel sp (12) Great-winged Petrel (60+) Hutton's Shearwater (100+) |
3.5 hour seawatch from Bunker Bay (Busselton) |
| 28/07/2011 | Bill Russell | Banded Lapwing (adult and 4 young) | Somers Road, west of Waroona (Waroona) |
| 14/07/2011 | Ryan Phillips & Belinda Newman | Ground Cuckoo-Shrike (2) | Oldfield River, NW of Munglinup (Esperance) |
| 12/07/2011 | Grant Eikelboom | Rufous Treecreeper (6) Yellow-plumed Honeyeater (3) White-fronted Chat (12) Crested Shrike-Tit (1) White-browed Babbler (4) |
Wildhorse Swamp NR (West Arthur) |
| 09/07/2011 | Phil Hunter | Southern Emu-Wren (5+) | Cape to Cape Track, between Quinninup Falls & Moses Rock (Manjimup) |
| 09/07/2011 | Mark Stanley | Curlew Sandpiper (2) Red-necked Stint (300+) |
Lake Preston (Waroona) |
| 01/07/2011 | John Graff | Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross
(90+) Black-browed Albatross (3+) Shy Albatross (5) Great-winged Petrel (3) Giant Petrel sp (1) Brown Skua (2) Pacific Gull (1) Australasian Gannet (240+) |
5 hour seawatch from Cave Point & The Blowholes, Albany (Albany) |
| 30/06/2011 | John Graff | Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross (14) Black-browed Albatross (2) Great-winged Petrel (70+) Brown Skua (2) Pacific Gull (3) Australasian Gannet (125+) |
4 hour seawatch from Cave Point & The Blowholes, Albany (Albany) |
| 20-25/06/2011 | Tony Watts & Sherry Warburton | Eastern Cattle Egret (7) | Corner of Ludlow Rd North and Mallokup Rd, Capel (Capel) |
| 10-11/06/2011 | Maxime Zucca | Masked Lapwing (4) | Lake Windabout (Esperance) |
| 09/06/2011 | Maxime Zucca | Arctic Tern (1) | Lucky Bay, Cape Le Grande NP (Esperance) |
| 08/06/2011 | Bill Russell | Grey Plover (5) | Northern end of Lake Clifton (Mandurah) |
| 06/06/2011 | Bill Russell | Common Greenshank (7) | Martin's Tank (Waroona) |
| 04/06/2011 | Clare & Grant Morton | Malleefowl (1) | Road just west of Pallinup River (Jerramungup) |
| 04/06/2011 | Mark Newman | Western White-naped Honeyeater (5) Yellow-plumed Honeyeater (1) |
Lake McLarty (Murray) |
| 01/06/2011 | Carl Gosper | Major Mitchell's Cockatoo (2) | Adjacent to Karroun Hill NR (Mount Marshall) |
| 01/06/2011 | Bill Russell | Cattle Egret (6) | Paddock on edge of Harvey Townsite (Harvey) |
| 26/05/2011 | Ken Monson | Ruddy Turnstone (8) | Windy Harbour (Manjimup) |
| 15/05/2011 | Greg Harewood | Short-billed Black-Cockatoo (18) | 30km W of Southern Cross (Yilgarn) |
| 14/05/2011 | Joan Gye | Curlew Sandpiper (6) Red-necked Stint (50) Hooded Plover (50) Red-necked Avocet (10) |
Lake Warden (Esperance) |
| 26/04/2011 | Nye Evans via Wayne Merritt | Malleefowl (1) | Gunapin Ridge Road (Beverley) |
Arid Zone (Shires in parentheses)
| Date | Observers | Species |
Location |
| 22/07/2011 | Stephen Clarke | Australian Ringneck (1) | Miaree Pool (Roebourne) |
| 08/07/2011 | Sue Abbotts | Grey Honeyeater (2) | 56km NE of Tom Price (Ashburton) |
| 05/07/2011 | Morgan O'Connell | Chiming Wedgebill (1) | near Mt Robinson, 70km north of Newman (East Pilbara) |
| 02/07/2011 | Lou Leidwinger | Whimbrel (17) Great Knot (6) Bar-tailed Godwit (2) Grey-tailed Tattler (2) |
Back Beach, Karratha (Roebourne) |
| 28/06/2011 | Les George | Eastern Cattle Egret (3) Great Cormorant (1) |
McNeil Claypan (Carnarvon) |
| 04/06/2011 | Maxime Zucca | Eastern Cattle Egret (1) | 40km west of Balladonia (Dundas) |
| 03/06/2011 | Maxime Zucca | Eastern Cattle Egret (1) | Floondini Bluff picnic area (Dundas) |
| 01/06/2011 | Greg Harewood | Little Button-Quail (80+) Stubble Quail (50+) Brown Songlark (50+) Crimson Chat (30) Spotted Harrier (3) |
Jameson Range, 130km E of Warburton (Ngaanyatjarraku) |
| 30/05/2011 | Carl Gosper | Australian Bustard (1) | Between Southern Cross and Yellowdine (Yilgarn) |
| 26/05/2011 | Michael Wood | Plumed Whistling-Duck (7) | Small pond near junction of Fortescue & Portland Rivers (Roebourne) |
| 25/05/2011 | Richard King & Blair Parsons | Yellow White-eye (15+) | Mount Dove, 70km SW of Port Hedland (Port Hedland) |
| 25/05/2011 | Greg Harewood | Bush Stone-Curlew (1) Redthroat (2) Little Button-Quail (10) Chestnut-breasted Quail-Thrush (2) Grey Currawong (1) |
Bulga Downs Station (Menzies) |
| 24/05/2011 | Michael Wood | Flock Bronzewing (4) Black-chinned Honeyeater (2) |
NW corner of Millstream-Chichester NP, just off Karratha-Tom Price Road (Roebourne) |
| 15/05/2011 | Sue Abbotts | Inland Dotterel (11) | Austin Downs Station (Cue) |
| 15/05/2011 | Les George | Bush Stone-Curlew (1) | Near Lake MacLeod (Carnarvon) |
| 13/05/2011 | Sue Abbotts | White-browed
Woodswallow (3) |
Warne River, 50km east of Payne's Find (Sandstone) |
| 09-11/05/2011 | Greg Harewood | Banded Lapwing (4) Crimson Chat (250+) Grey Currawong (2) Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo (2) Little Button-Quail (15) Redthroat (4) |
Yamarna Station, 135km NE of Laverton (Laverton) |
| 04/05/2011 | Les George | Masked Woodswallow (230) Budgerigar (300) Brown Quail (3) |
Coomeroo Pool, Brick House Station (Carnarvon) |
| 30/04/2011 | Nathan Waugh | Banded Lapwing (4) | 10km north of Laverton (Laverton) |
| 30/04/2011 | Greg Harewood | Little Button-Quail (2) Banded Lapwing (6) Redthroat (2) Crimson Chat (20) Pied Honeyeater (2) Masked Woodswallow (500) |
Laverton (Laverton) |
| 28/04/2011 | Nathan Waugh | Grey-fronted Honeyeater (30) | Neale Junction NP (Laverton) |
| 27/04/2011 | Nathan Waugh | Redthroat (10) | Great Central Highway, 50km north of Laverton (Laverton) |
| 26/04/2011 | Wayne Merritt & Louise Little | Gull-billed Tern (12) Red-kneed Dotterel (6) Masked Woodswallow (100+) |
Carbla Station (Shark Bay) |
Kimberley (Shires in parentheses)
| Date | Observers | Species |
Location |
| 11/07/2011 | Sue Abbotts & Xenia Dennett | Flock Bronzewing (500+) | Great Northern Highway, 14.7km south of Roebuck Service Station, Roebuck Plains Station (Broome) |
| 29/06/2011 | Peter White | Royal Spoonbill (1) Baillon's Crake (2) White-browed Crake (1) Pied Heron (1) Golden-headed Cisticola (2) Australian Pratincole (1) |
Wetland near Mt Barnett Rubbish Tip (Wyndham - East Kimberley) |
| 27/06/2011 | Peter White | Black Bittern (1) Black-tailed Treecreeper (2) Plumed Whistling-Duck (100+) |
Barnett River near Mt Barnett Roadhouse (Wyndham - East Kimberley) |
| 17/06/2011 | Richard King & Jeff Turpin | Flock Bronzewing (170+) | 120km SE of Derby, just south of Great Northern Hwy (Derby-West Kimberley) |
| 14/06/2011 | Jen Wilcox & Cameron Everard | Flock Bronzewing (100) | Egans Bore, Liveringa Station (Derby-West Kimberley) |
Christmas Island
| Date | Observers | Species |
Location |
| 19/07/2011 | via Richard Baxter | CRESTED HONEY BUZZARD (1) | Margaret Knoll |
| 01-02/06/2011 | Matthew Rodgers via Mike Carter | Chinese Pond Heron (1) | Entrance to "old Christmas Island Resort |
| 01/06/2011 | Matthew Rodgers via Mike Carter | Whiskered Tern (3) | Flying Fish Cove |
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