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The more unusual or rare sightings are highlighted in red and may be included in the WA Bird Notes Issue 141 (March 2012). 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 |
| 31/01/2012 | Martin Cake | Freckled Duck (1) | Bibra Lake (Bibra Lake) |
| 27/01/2012 | Kerry Cowie via Sue Abbotts | Bush Stone-Curlew (1) | small wetland between Mitchell Fwy and Gribble Rd (Gwelup) |
| 27/01/2012 | Dimitris Bertzeletos & Wayne Merritt | Whiskered Tern (2) White-winged Black Tern (2) Red-kneed Dotterel (1) |
Lake Joondalup (Joondalup) |
| 25/01/2012 | Martin Cake | Broad-billed
Sandpiper (2) Gull-billed Tern (2) |
Nairns (Coodanup) |
| 22/01/2012 | John Graff | Eastern Cattle Egret (1) Gull-billed Tern (1) Wood Sandpiper (1) |
Nairns (Coodanup) |
| 19/01/2012 | Bill Rutherford | Broad-billed Sandpiper (2) | Nairns (Coodanup) |
| 18/01/2012 | Darryl James | Brown Quail (1) | Bibra Lake (Bibra Lake) |
| 16/01/2012 | Craig Lester | Ruff (1) |
Nairns (Coodanup) |
| 16/01/2012 | Greg Howell & Alan Collins | Intermediate Egret (1) | Picnic Cove Park, Lake Joondalup (Edgewater) |
| 15/01/2012 | Rob Lambert | Intermediate Egret (1) | Picnic Cove Park, Lake Joondalup (Edgewater) |
| 15/01/2012 | Birdlife WA Photographic group | WHITE WAGTAIL(1) | Lake Gwelup, feeding on mud/grass around viewing platform, end of Segrave St. (Gwelup) |
| 14/01/2012 | Richard & Liz King | Broad-billed Sandpiper (2) | Nairns (Coodanup) |
| 13/01/2012 | John Graff | Intermediate Egret (1) | Lake Joondalup South, south of Ocean Reef Road (Woodvale) |
| 13/01/2012 | Sandra & Ian Wallace | Buff-banded Rail (2) Australian Spotted Crake (1) |
Eric Singleton Bird Sanctuary (Bayswater) |
| 11/01/2012 | Wayne Merritt | Intermediate Egret (1) | Picnic Cove Park, Lake Joondalup (Edgewater) |
| 11/01/2012 | John Graff | Common Tern (7) | The Chimneys, Erskine Foreshore (Erskine) |
| 10/01/2012 | John Hodges via Rick Curtis | Buff-banded Rail (2) | Supreme Court Gardens (Perth) |
| 09/01/2012 | Dimitris Bertzeletos | Intermediate Egret (1) | Picnic Cove Park, Lake Joondalup (Edgewater) |
| 08/01/2012 | Graham Armstrong | Southern Emu-wren (1) | End of Lewis Road (Lesmurdie) |
| 06/01/2012 | John Graff & Sid Cole | Broad-billed Sandpiper (1) | Nairns (Coodanup) |
| 06/01/2012 | John Vogel | White-winged Black Tern (2) | Nairns (Coodanup) |
| 05/01/2012 | John Graff, Greg Howell & Alan Collins | Common Tern (14) | The Chimneys, Erskine Foreshore (Erskine) |
| 05/01/2012 | John Graff, Greg Howell & Alan Collins | Eastern Yellow
Wagtail (1) Broad-billed Sandpiper (1) Bar-tailed Godwit (40) Whimbrel (1) Red-necked Stint (1,200) |
Nairns (Coodanup) |
| 04/01/2012 | Mark Newman | Little Stint
(1+) Gull-billed Tern (2) Red-necked Stint (1,200) |
Nairns (Coodanup) |
| 03/01/2012 | Alan Collins | Little
Stint (1) Gull-billed Tern (3) Common Tern (1) Red-necked Stint (1,400) |
Nairns (Coodanup) |
| 01/01/2012 | Pete White | Eastern Cattle Egret (1) | Lake Richmond (Rockingham) |
| 01/01/2012 | John Graff & Alan Collins | Grey-tailed Tattler (2) Ruddy Turnstone (1) Red-necked Stint (1,500+) Buff-banded Rail (6) Australian Spotted Crake (2) |
Nairns (Coodanup) |
| 29/12/2011 | John Brooke | Baillon's Crake (3+) Spotless Crake (2) Australian Spotted Crake (10+) Buff-banded Rail (3) |
Lake Claremont (Claremont) |
| 27/12/2011 | Alan Collins | Australian Painted Snipe (1) | Corner of Horrie Miller Drive & Fricker Road, Perth Airport (Belmont) |
| 24/12/2011 | John Graff | Baillon's Crake (4+) Australian Spotted Crake (9+) Spotless Crake (2+) Buff-banded Rail (1) Little Egret (1) |
Thomsons Lake (Beeliar) |
| 22/12/2011 | Mark Newman | Elegant Parrot (5) | Paganoni Swamp (Golden Bay) |
| 14/12/2011 | Karl Seddon | Sanderling (1) | Nairns (Coodanup) |
| 11/12/2011 | Sue Abbotts | Inland Dotterel (1) | SW corner of Thomsons Lake (Beeliar) |
| 08/12/2011 | Tegan Douglas | Diamond Dove (2) | Cockburn Cement Works (Munster) |
| 08/12/2011 | John Graff | Common Tern (16) | The Chimneys, Erskine Foreshore (Erskine) |
| 06/12/2011 | Pete White | Banded Lapwing (1) | Corner of Warnbro Sound Ave & Endeavour Drive (Port Kennedy) |
| 03/12/2011 | Frank O'Connor | Broad-billed
Sandpiper (1) Red-necked Stint (200) Bar-tailed Godwit (12) |
Nairns (Coodanup) |
| 03/12/2011 | Darryl Jones | Arctic Skua (3) Great Knot (4) |
Woodman Point (Munster) |
| 03/12/2011 | Robyn Pickering | Arctic Skua (2) Whimbrel (1) |
Woodman Point (Munster) |
| 01/12/2011 | Peter Taylor | Baillon's Crake (3) Australian Spotted Crake (6+) Buff-banded Rail (3+) Wood Sandpiper (1) |
Thomsons Lake (Beeliar) |
| 29/11/2011 | Robyn Pickering | Baillon's Crake (2) Spotless Crake (4) Australian Spotted Crake (11) Glossy Ibis (4) |
Thomsons Lake (Beeliar) |
| 27/11/2011 | John Vogel | Grey-tailed Tattler (1) Eastern Osprey (1) Fairy Tern (3) |
Woodman Point (Munster) |
| 27/11/2011 | Frank O'Connor | Brown Songlark (1) | near Pony Club, Herdsman Lake (Herdsman) |
| 23/11/2011 | Ian & Sandra Wallace | Hooded Plover (1) Gull-billed Tern (2) Common Sandpiper (1) |
Alfred Cove (Attadale) |
| 23/11/2011 | Dick Rule | Tawny-crowned Honeyeater (1) | Heron Street, Soldiers Cove (Mandurah) |
| 23/11/2011 | Sean Van Alphen | Little Button-Quail (1) | Chiddington Street (Beckenham) |
| 22/11/2011 | Mark Newman | Australasian Bittern (1) | Seen flying over the Tonkin Hwy, near Forrest Rd junction (Haynes) |
| 21/11/2011 | Robyn Pickering | Red-tailed
Tropicbird (1) Grey Plover (11) Greenshank (9) Bar-tailed Godwit (2) Great Knot (1) |
Alfred Cove (Attadale) |
| 21/11/2011 | Wayne Merritt | Australian Spotted Crake (5) Baillon's Crake (1) |
Lake Claremont (Claremont) |
| 19/11/2011 | Alison Gye | Bar-tailed Godwit (50) Great Knot (5) Wood Sandpiper (3) Curlew Sandpiper (4) |
Foreshore (Coodanup) |
| 19/11/2011 | Mark Newman | Square-tailed Kite (1) | Beach Road (Madora) |
| 19/11/2011 | Phil Hunter | Baillon's Crake (1) | Boardwalk Boulevard (Southern River) |
| 16/11/2011 | Robyn Pickering, John Graff et al | Gull-billed Tern
(2) White-bellied Sea-Eagle (2) |
Thomsons Lake (Beeliar) |
| 12/11/2011 | John Vogel | Arctic Skua (1) | Woodman Point (Munster) |
| 10/11/2011 | John Graff & Nathan Waugh | Australian Spotted Crake (2+) Brown Quail (1) Regent Parrot (12) |
Commercial Rd, Forrestdale Lake (Forrestdale) |
| 10/11/2011 | Darryl Jones | Peregrine Falcon (1) Sacred Kingfisher (3) |
Lake Gwelup (Gwelup) |
| 10/11/2011 | Michael Hancock | Black-eared Cuckoo (1) | Star Swamp (Watermans Bay) |
| 09/11/2011 | Darryl Jones | Common Sandpiper (1) |
Ocean Reef boat ramp (Ocean Reef) |
| 04/11/2011 | Marcus Singor | Red Knot (2) Great Knot (2) Grey Plover (5) Ruddy Turnstone (13) |
Woodman Point (Munster) |
| 30/10/2011 | Tom Delaney | Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo (50) | South Perth Civic Centre Park (South Perth) |
| 29/10/2011 | Marcus Singor | Fairy Martin (60) | Roe Hwy Bridge, over Sheffield Rd (Welshpool) |
| 28/10/2011 | John Nilson | Australian Spotted Crake (1) | Coodanup (Coodanup) |
South West (Murchison River to Esperance) (Shires in parentheses)
| Date | Observers | Species |
Location |
| 27/01/2012 | Wes Bancroft | Eastern Cattle Egret (7) | Corner of Sth Yunderup Road and Pinjarra Road (Murray) |
| 26/01/2012 | Bill Rutherford | Pacific Swift (2) | Seabird (Gingin) |
| 22/01/2012 | Peter Taylor & Rose Ferrell | Bridled Tern (11) Ruddy Turnstone (51) Sanderling (35) Rock Parrot (1) |
Windy Harbour Beach (Manjimup) |
| 19/01/2012 | Peter Taylor | Pacific Golden
Plover (45) Pectoral Sandpiper (3) White-bellied Sea-eagle (1) Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo (1) |
Tordit Gurrup Lagoon (Manjimup) |
| 18/01/2012 | John Graff | Australian Spotted Crake (7+) Masked Lapwing (6+) Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (80+) |
Lake Wheatfield (Esperance) |
| 16/01/2012 | Wayne Merritt | Greater Sand Plover (1) | Lake McLarty (Murray) |
| 14/01/2012 | BAWA Excursion (John Graff) | Bar-tailed Godwit (3) Black-tailed Godwit (3) - 1 in full breeding plumage Marsh Sandpiper (6+) Red Knot (6) |
Lake McLarty (Murray) |
| 11/01/2012 | John Graff | Pied Butcherbird (1) | Forrest Highway 2km north of Mills Road turnoff (Murray) |
| 11/01/2012 | Mark Newman & Alan Collins | Marsh Sandpiper (12) Pacific Golden Plover (3) Pectoral Sandpiper (4) Red-necked Stint (1,800) Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (1,200) Little Egret (2) |
Lake McLarty (Murray) |
| 06/01/2012 | John Graff & Sid Cole | White-winged Black Tern (1) Marsh Sandpiper (2+) Black-tailed Godwit (3) - 1 in full breeding plumage Red Knot (1) Great Knot (1) Pectoral Sandpiper (3) |
Lake McLarty (Murray) |
| 05/01/2012 | John Graff, Greg Howell & Alan Collins | Banded Stilt (100+) Marsh Sandpiper (4) Black-tailed Godwit (3) - 1 in full breeding plumage Red Knot (1) Long-toed Stint (3+) - 2 in breeding plumage Pectoral Sandpiper (4) Square-tailed Kite (1) |
Lake McLarty (Murray) |
| 04/01/2012 | Eric Wheatley | White-bellied Sea-eagle (1) | Blackwood River, 8km east of Bridgetown (Bridgetown-Greenbushes) |
| 02/01/2012 | Darryl Jones | Square-tailed Kite (1) | Junction of Mundijong Rd & Kwinana Freeway (Baldivis) |
| 02/01/2012 | Darryl Jones | Pied Butcherbird (1) | Mills Road East (Murray) |
| 01/01/2012 | John Graff & Mark Newman | Banded Stilt (50+) Common Greenshank (150+) Marsh Sandpiper (4) Pacific Golden Plover (2) Red Knot (1) Pectoral Sandpiper (3) Square-tailed Kite (1) |
Lake McLarty (Murray) |
| 01/01/2012 | John Nilson | Pacific Golden Plover (1) | Lower Kalgan Bridge (Albany) |
| 30/12/2011 | David Secomb | Freckled Duck (18) | Corackin Swamp (Katanning) |
| 27/12/2011 | Bruce Greatwich | Black Bittern (2) | Warren River, nr Moons Crossing (Manjimup) |
| 26/12/2011 | David Secomb | Australian Spotted Crake (35+) Spotless Crake (2) Black-tailed Native-hen (8) |
Wagin Sewage Ponds (Wagin) |
| 24/12/2011 | Mark Newman | Barn
Swallow (1+) Square-tailed Kite (1) |
Lake McLarty (Murray) |
| 23/12/2011 | Alan Collins | Barn Swallow (1) | Lake McLarty (Murray) |
| 22/12/2011 | Krishan Kara | Hooded Plover (1) | Beach, Windy Harbour (Manjimup) |
| 18/12/2011 | BAWA Excursion (John Graff) | Gull-billed Tern
(3) Stubble Quail (8+) |
Lake McLarty (Murray) |
| 17/12/2011 | David Secomb | Crimson Chat (10+) | Lake Martinup (Woodanilling) |
| 16/12/2011 | John Graff & Alan Collins | Brown Quail (6+) Stubble Quail (5+) |
Lake Pleasant View (Albany) |
| 12/12/2011 | Robyn Pickering | Red-kneed Dotterel (4) Australian Spotted Crake (2) Baillon's Crake (1) |
Benger Swamp (Harvey) |
| 11/12/2011 | David Secomb | Pectoral Sandpiper (2) | Wagin Lake (Wagin) |
| 11/12/2011 | Greg Harewood | Grey Plover (11) Bar-tailed Godwit (4) Great Knot (21) Fairy Tern (30) |
Point Douro, Leschenault Estuary (Harvey) |
| 10/12/2011 | Mark Newman & Steve Burns | Masked Lapwing (2) | Lower Kalgan Bridge (Albany) |
| 10/12/2011 | John Graff, Greg Howell & Alan Collins | Cockatiel (30+) | Wongan Hills - Pithara Rd (Wongan-Ballidu) |
| 03/12/2011 | David Secomb | Little Button-Quail (1) | Stirling Range Retreat (Gnowangerup) |
| 29/11/2011 | Frank O'Connor | Black-tailed Native-hen (1) Australian Spotted Crake (17+) |
Wagin Sewage Ponds (Wagin) |
| 27/11/2011 | Ken Monson | Red-kneed Dotterel (1) Wood Sandpiper (25) Long-toed Stint (3) |
Nambeellup settlement ponds (Murray) |
| 18/11/2011 | Wayne Merritt & Phil Snow | Gull-billed Tern (2) | Lake McLarty (Murray) |
| 17/11/2011 | Darryl Jones | Mulga Parrot (1) | Mills road, near Lake McLarty (Murray) |
| 01/11/2011 | Robyn Pickering | Red-kneed Dotterel (1) | Benger Swamp (Harvey) |
| 27/10/2011 | Sue Abbotts | Flesh-footed Shearwater (1) | Stirling Range Retreat
(Gnowangerup) |
| 16/10/2011 | Tony Watts & Sherry Warburton | Eastern Cattle Egret (3) | Cathedral Avenue, Leschenault (Harvey) |
Arid Zone (Shires in parentheses)
| Date | Observers | Species |
Location |
| 30/01/2012 | Les George | Inland Dotterel (8) | 5km south of Carnarvon (Carnarvon) |
| 12/01/2012 | Les George | White-winged Black Tern (87) | Miaboolya Beach (Carnarvon) |
| 30/12/2011 | Les George | Oriental Pratincole (3) | McNeill Claypan (Carnarvon) |
| 29/12/2011 | Les George | Inland Dotterel (1) | 20km south of Carnarvon (Carnarvon) |
| 19/12/2011 | Kieran Dart | Black-necked Stork (3) | Burrup Peninsular, Dampier (Roebourne) |
| 10/12/2011 | Wayne Young via Nathan Waugh | Pictorella Mannikin (40+) | Miaree Pool (Roebourne) |
| 06/12/2011 | Les George | Little Ringed Plover (1) | McNeill Claypan (Carnarvon) |
| 25/11/2011 | Greg Howell | Little Curlew (2) | Dampier AFL Oval (Roebourne) |
| 17/11/2011 | Les George | Flock Bronzewing (2) | McNeill Claypan (Carnarvon) |
| 27/10/2011 | Astrid Heidrich | Grey Falcon (4) | Survey site, 115km south of Port Hedland (Port Hedland) |
| 25/10/2011 | Richard King | Scarlet-chested Parrot (1) | Point Sunday Rd, 23km south of Great Central Road, east of Laverton (Laverton) |
| 19/10/2011 | Les George | Australian Painted Snipe (29+) | McNeill Claypan (Carnarvon) |
| 17/10/2011 | Astrid Heidrich | Grey Falcon (2 adults, 3 fledglings) | Survey site, 110km east of Port Hedland (Port Hedland) |
Kimberley (Shires in parentheses)
| Date | Observers | Species |
Location |
| 11/12/2011 | Chris Hassell, Nick Ward via Adrian Boyle | Cinnamon Bittern (1) | South of Broome (Broome) |
| 03/12/2011 | George Swann via Mike Carter | Eurasian Hoopoe (1) race saturata still present | Roebuck Roadhouse, 30km from Broome (Broome) |
| 02/12/2011 | George Swann via Mike Carter | Semipalmated Plover (1) | Simpson's Beach (Broome) |
| 13/11/2011 | Frank O'Connor | Eastern Yellow Wagtail (17) | Father McMahon Oval (Broome) |
| 13/11/2011 | Frank O'Connor & Arthur Keates | Semipalmated Plover (1) | DEMCO Reserve (Broome) |
| 13/11/2011 | Frank O'Connor & Arthur Keates | Eurasian Hoopoe (1) race saturata still present | Roebuck Roadhouse, 30km from Broome (Broome) |
| 12/11/2011 | John Graff, Nathan Waugh & Bruce Greatwich | Eurasian Hoopoe (1) still present | Roebuck Roadhouse, 30km from Broome (Broome) |
| 10/11/2011 | Kim Onton, Marten Hulzebosch, Chris Hassell | EURASIAN HOOPOE (1) 1st record for Australia | Roebuck Roadhouse, 30km from Broome (Broome) |
| 29/10/2011 | Clare Morton | Semipalmated Plover (1) | Town Beach - DEMCO Reserve (Broome) |
Ashmore Reef
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Christmas Island
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Cocos Islands
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