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The more unusual or rare sightings are highlighted in red and may be included in the WA Bird Notes Issue 145 (March 2013). These sightings may require some notes and/or photographs supporting the sightings to be published in WABN. Records highlighted in bold red are the most unusual 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 |
| 19/01/2013 | Dimitris Bertzeletos | Chestnut Teal (pair) | Lake Joondalup, N end (Joondalup) |
| 18/01/2013 | Dimitris Bertzeletos | Black-tailed Godwit (1) Common Greenshank (40+) Whiskered Tern (13) White-winged Black Tern (1) |
Lake Joondalup (Joondalup) |
| 18/01/2013 | Maris Lauva, Sue Abbotts et al. | Intermediate Egret (1) Glossy Ibis (45+) Australian Spotted Crake (2) Red-kneed Dotterel (2) Whiskered Tern (up to 8) |
Bibra Lake (Bibra Lake) |
| 16/01/2013 | Peter Taylor | Intermediate Egret (1) Australian Spotted Crake (10) Baillon's Crake (1) |
Bibra Lake (Bibra Lake) |
| 16/01/2013 | Dimitris Bertzeletos | White-winged Black Tern (1) | Lake Joondalup (Joondalup) |
| 16/01/2013 | Nigel Jackett & Stewart Ford | Pacific Gull (1) Common Noddy (2) Bridled Tern (24) Grey-tailed Tattler (1) |
North Mole (North Fremantle) |
| 16/01/2013 | Martin Cake | Australian Spotted Crake (2) Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (6+) Red-necked Stint (10+) Red-kneed Dotterel (5+) |
Bibra Lake (Bibra Lake) |
| 16/01/2013 | Martin Cake | Great Knot (6) | Woodman Point (Munster) |
| 15/01/2013 | Claire Gerrish | Glossy
Ibis (3) Black-tailed Native-hen (1) Australian Spotted Crake (3) Banded Stilt (1) |
Lake Gwelup (Gwelup) |
| 14/01/2013 | Paul Van Der Plank | Peregrine Falcon (1) | St George's Terrace (Perth) |
| 14/01/2013 | Viv Read | Willie Wagtail (2 leucistic) | Bibra Lake (Bibra Lake) |
| 13/01/2013 | John Graff | Banded Stilt (16) Red-necked Avocet (23) Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (100+) |
Goegrup Lake (Barragup) |
| 11/01/2013 | Dimitris Bertzeletos | Glossy Ibis (55) Black-winged Stilt (2000+) Banded Stilt (120) Red-necked Avocet (200) Black-tailed Godwit (1 breeding plumage) Whiskered Tern (2) |
Lake Joondalup (Joondalup) |
| 11/01/2013 | Steve Burns | Purple-crowned Lorikeet (12) | Rubida Rise (Roleystone) |
| 09/01/2013 | Dimitris Bertzeletos | White-necked Heron (4) Glossy Ibis (33) Black-tailed Native-hen (4) Whiskered Tern (1) |
Lake Joondalup (Joondalup) |
| 08/01/2013 | Jane Seward | Chestnut-breasted Mannikin (2) | Bibra Lake (Bibra Lake) |
| 05/01/2013 | Wes Bancroft | Purple-crowned Lorikeet (5+) | nr Petunia St (Kalamunda) |
| 04/01/2013 | Martin Cake & John Graff | Glossy Ibis (40+) Red-necked Avocet (15+) Wood Sandpiper (2) Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (1) Red-kneed Dotterel (2) Whiskered Tern (1) |
Bibra Lake (Bibra Lake) |
| 04/01/2013 | John Graff | Great Knot (6) | Woodman Point (Munster) |
| 03/01/2013 | Sue Abbotts, Robin Ashford et al. | Australian Painted Snipe (1) | North Lake (North Lake) |
| 03/01/2013 | Sue Abbotts, Robin Ashford et al. | White-necked Heron (1) Glossy Ibis (49) Buff-banded Rail (2) Australian Spotted Crake (2) Red-necked Avocet (numerous) Marsh Sandpiper (1) |
Bibra Lake (Bibra Lake) |
| 01/01/2013 | John Graff | Australian Magpie (2, killed Laughing Dove) | park (Menora) |
| 30/12/2012 | Mark Newman | Budgerigar (2) | Baldivis (Baldivis) |
| 30/12/2012 | BirdLife WA Excursion (via Sue Abbotts) | Australian Painted Snipe (1) | Canning River Regional Park (Wilson) |
| 30/12/2012 | Matt Schurtz | Australian Raven (2, eating dead Rainbow Lorikeet) | Forrest Park (Padbury) |
| 29/12/2012 | Mark Newman | Baillon's Crake (1) Red-kneed Dotterel (1) |
ALCOA Wellard Wetlands (Baldivis) |
| 29/12/2012 | Steve Keeling | Australian
Spotted Crake (1) Marsh Sandpiper (1) Wood Sandpiper (4) |
North Lake (North Lake) |
| 28/12/2012 | John Barkla & Alison Street | Wood Sandpiper (4) Pectoral Sandpiper (2) Little Eagle (1) |
North Lake (North Lake) |
| 28/12/2012 | Steve Burns | Australian Painted Snipe (1 seen briefly) | North Lake (North Lake) |
| 28/12/2012 | Sue Hart | Red-capped Parrot (1 young bird) | backyard (Thornlie) |
| 27/12/2012 | Karl Seddon, Michael Craig et al. | Australian Painted Snipe (4 - 1 female, 3 male) | North Lake (North Lake) |
| 27/12/2012 | Greg Howell & John Graff | Grey-tailed Tattler (1) | Point Dundas (Applecross) |
| 26/12/2012 | John Graff et al. | Glossy Ibis (23) White-necked Heron (1) Australian Spotted Crake (2+) Australian Painted Snipe (4) Wood Sandpiper (2) Red-kneed Dotterel (1) |
North Lake (North Lake) - snipe in reeds on small pool on W side |
| 26/12/2012 | Francis Smith | Eclectus Parrot (1 female, presumed escapee) | Arabian Court (Champion Lakes) |
| 26/12/2012 | Steve Keeling | Glossy Ibis (26) | Bibra Lake (Bibra Lake) |
| 26/12/2012 | John Graff | White-necked
Heron (1) Glossy Ibis (4+) |
Bibra Lake (Bibra Lake) |
| 25/12/2012 | Dimitris Bertzeletos | Glossy Ibis (14) Indian Ringneck (1 escapee) |
Picnic Cove, Lake Joondalup (Edgewater) |
| 24/12/2012 | John Graff | Banded Stilt (9) Hooded Plover (4) Common Greenshank (3+) Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (100+) Red-necked Stint (400+) Red-capped Plover (300+) Elegant Parrot (1) |
Lake Cooloongup (Cooloongup) |
| 23/12/2012 | Sue Abbotts | Pectoral Sandpiper (1) Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (130) |
Lake Cooloongup (Cooloongup) |
| 22/12/2012 | Robin Ashford | Southern Boobook (2 adult, 3 juvenile) | Bibra Lake (Bibra Lake) |
| 22/12/2012 | John Graff | Mute Swan (2) | Lake Richmond (Rockingham) |
| 21/12/2012 | Dimitris Bertzeletos | Cattle Egret (3, breeding plumage) | Picnic Cove, Lake Joondalup (Edgewater) |
| 20/12/2012 | Vanessa Piper | Mute Swan (2) | Apex Park (Rockingham) |
| 20/12/2012 | Dimitris Bertzeletos | Black-tailed Native-hen (5-6) | Picnic Cove, Lake Joondalup (Edgewater) |
| 19/12/2012 | Martin Cake | Terek
Sandpiper (1) Pectoral Sandpiper (1) |
Thomsons Lake (Beeliar) |
| 17/12/2012 | Craig Lester | Red Knot (4) | Nairns (Coodanup) |
| 17/12/2012 | Craig Lester | Banded Stilt (1) | Soldier's Cove (Dudley Park) |
| 16/12/2012 | Jordan Webber | Black-tailed
Native-hen (1) Nankeen Night-Heron (2) |
Bindaring Park (Bassendean) |
| 14/12/2012 | Evan Thyer, Jane Prince et al. | Red-tailed Tropicbird (1) | Cape Vlamingh (Rottnest Island) |
| 14/12/2012 | Jordan Webber | Western Wattlebird (1) | Lightning Swamp (Noranda) |
| 13/12/2012 | Craig Lester | Terek
Sandpiper (1) Red-kneed Dotterel (3) |
Nairns (Coodanup) |
| 09/12/2012 | Wes Bancroft | Purple-crowned Lorikeet (2) | Petunia St (Kalamunda) |
| 08/12/2012 | Steve Keeling & Dimitris Bertzeletos | White-necked
Heron (2) Glossy Ibis (5) Black-tailed Native-hen (4) |
Lake Gwelup (Gwelup) |
| 08/12/2012 | Pete White | Mute Swan (2) | Lake Richmond (Rockingham) |
| 08/12/2012 | Wayne Merritt, Louise Little & Frosty | Square-tailed
Kite (1) White-necked Heron (1) Glossy Ibis (several) Black-tailed Native-hen (2) |
Bibra Lake (Bibra Lake) |
| 07/12/2012 | Darryl Jones | White-bellied
Sea-Eagle (1) Little Eagle (1) |
Lake Joondalup (Joondalup) |
| 07/12/2012 | John Nilson | White-necked
Heron (1) Glossy Ibis (26) |
Bibra Lake (Bibra Lake) |
| 06/12/2012 | BWA Excursion (Sue Abbotts) | Black-tailed Native-hen (2) Australian Spotted Crake (1) |
Clarkson Reserve (Maylands) |
| 05/12/2012 | Craig Lester | White-winged Triller (male) | Erskine (Erskine) |
| 05/12/2012 | Craig Lester | Black-tailed Godwit (1) | Nairns (Coodanup) |
| 05/12/2012 | Pete White | Black-tailed Native-hen (5) | Lake Joondalup South (Woodvale) |
| 04/12/2012 | Dimitris Bertzeletos | Square-tailed Kite (1) | ECU Joondalup (Joondalup) |
| 03/12/2012 | John Nilson | Regent Parrot (12) | Jandakot Rd (Banjup) |
| 02/12/2012 | Louis Purdy et al. | Diamond Dove (1) | Bickley Brook Reservoir (Orange Grove) |
| 02/12/2012 | Darryl Jones | Terek
Sandpiper (2) Red-necked Avocet (3) |
Alfred Cove (Attadale) |
| 02/12/2012 | Alison Gye | Bar-tailed Godwit (30) | Nairns (Coodanup) |
| 01-02/12/2012 | Alison Gye | Terek
Sandpiper (2) Grey Plover (5+) Red-necked Stint (10) Red-necked Avocet (4) |
Alfred Cove (Attadale) |
| 30/11/2012 | Frank O'Connor | Pacific Gull (2) Common Noddy (1) Bridled Tern (2) |
Ocean Reef Marina (Ocean Reef) |
| 30/11/2012 | Phil Snow via Frank O'Connor | Soft-plumaged Petrel (beachwashed) | Burns Beach (Burns Beach) |
| 30/11/2012 | Dimitris Bertzeletos & Phil Snow via Frank O'Connor | Pomarine Jaeger (1) | Hillarys Boat Harbour (Hillarys) |
| 30/11/2012 | Alison Gye | Black-tailed Native-hen (8) | Herdsman Lake (Herdsman) |
| 29/11/2012 | Ron Dibbens | Ruddy
Turnstone (8) Grey-tailed Tattler (1) Common Sandpiper (1) Nankeen Night-Heron (1) |
Rockingham Boat Harbour (Rockingham) |
| 29/11/2012 | Wayne Merritt & Frosty | Common
Noddy (1) Bridled Tern (1) Fairy Tern (6) Whimbrel (2) |
Ocean Reef Marina (Ocean Reef) |
| 29/11/2012 | Wayne Merritt & Frosty | Pacific
Gull (2) Common Noddy (1) Bridled Tern (2) Fairy Tern (2) |
Hillarys Boat Harbour (Hillarys) |
| 29/11/2012 | Wayne Merritt & Frosty | Common
Noddy (3) Bridled Tern (2) Fairy Tern (1) |
Trigg Beach (Trigg) |
| 29/11/2012 | Russell Cannings | Common
Noddy (5+) Bridled Tern (many) |
Trigg Island (Trigg) |
| 29/11/2012 | Martin Cake | Gull-billed Tern (ssp. macrotarsa) | Lake Cooloongup (Cooloongup) |
| 28/11/2012 | Jordan Webber | Buff-banded Rail (1) | Eric Singleton Bird Sanctuary (Bayswater) |
| 28/11/2012 | Martin Cake | Terek Sandpiper (3) | Alfred Cove (Attadale) |
| 28/11/2012 | Robyn Pickering | Black-winged
Stilt (1000+) White-necked Heron (18+) White-bellied Sea-Eagle (1) |
Thomsons Lake (Beeliar) |
| 28/11/2012 | Jennie Stock | Mute
Swan (2) |
nr Penguin Island jetty (Shoalwater) |
| 24/11/2012 | Frank O’Connor, Wayne Merritt & Dimitris Bertzeletos | Black-tailed
Godwit (1) |
Nairns (Coodanup) |
| 24/11/2012 | Frank O’Connor, Wayne Merritt & Dimitris Bertzeletos | Gull-billed
Tern (possible ssp. affinis) |
nr Mandurah Estuary Bridge (Erskine) |
| 24/11/2012 | Frank O’Connor, Wayne Merritt & Dimitris Bertzeletos | Black-tailed
Native-hen (5) Australian Spotted Crake (3) Red-kneed Dotterel (6+) |
Lake Claremont (Claremont) |
| 23/11/2012 | Bill Betts | Mute
Swan (2) |
Point Peron, ocean E of Causeway entrance (Rockingham) |
| 21-22/11/2012 | Mary Vaughan via Claire Gerrish | Mute
Swan (2, origin unknown) |
Lake Richmond (Rockingham) |
| 22/11/2012 | Craig Lester | Bar-tailed
Godwit (53) Whimbrel (2) Great Knot (1) Red Knot (1) |
Nairns (Coodanup) |
| 22/11/2012 | Robin Ashford et al. | Eastern
Reef Egret (1) |
Woodman Point (Munster) |
| 21/11/2012 | Robin Ashford | Square-tailed Kite (1) | Thomsons Lake (Beeliar) |
| 21/11/2012 | Frank O’Connor & Wayne Merritt | Terek
Sandpiper (1) |
Alfred Cove (Alfred Cove) |
| 21/11/2012 | John Nilson | Square-tailed
Kite (1) |
cnr Berrigan Dve & Elderberry Dve (South Lake) |
| 21/11/2012 | Claire Gerrish | Little
Egret (1) Black-tailed Native-hen (5) |
Herdsman Lake (Herdsman) |
| 20/11/2012 | John McMullan | Common
Sandpiper (1) Rufous Songlark (1) |
Heirisson Island (East Perth) |
| 20/11/2012 | Frank O’Connor | Black-tailed
Native-hen (3) Australian Spotted Crake (1) Red-kneed Dotterel (7) Red-necked Avocet (17) |
Lake Claremont (Claremont) |
| 20/11/2012 | Frank O’Connor | Black-tailed
Native-hen (7) |
Lake Gwelup (Gwelup) |
| 17/11/2012 | Robyn & Morgan Pickering | Black-tailed
Native-hen (1) Australian Spotted Crake (5) Red-kneed Dotterel (3) Red-necked Avocet (20) |
Lake Claremont (Claremont) |
| 17/11/2012 | Robyn & Morgan Pickering | Black-tailed
Native-hen (5) Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (1) |
Herdsman Lake, nr Heron Place (Herdsman) |
| 17/11/2012 | Craig Lester | Australian Spotted Crake (1) | Coodanup (Coodanup) |
| 17/11/2012 | Craig Lester | Eastern Curlew (5) | Mandurah Quay (Mandurah) |
| 16/11/2012 | Nathan Waugh | Purple-crowned Lorikeet (1) | Cannington area (Cannington) |
| 16/11/2012 | Russell Cannings | Freckled Duck (1) White-necked Heron (2) Black-tailed Native-hen (6) |
Lake Gwelup (Gwelup) |
| 15/11/2012 | Darryl Jones | Black-tailed Native-hen (10) Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (1) White-winged Triller (7) |
Herdsman Lake (Herdsman) |
| 15/11/2012 | Jordan Webber | Pink-eared
Duck (2) Eastern Great Egret (1) |
Bindaring Park (Bassendean) |
| 14/11/2012 | Sue Abbotts & Claire Gerrish | Freckled Duck (1) Black-tailed Native-hen (6) Buff-banded Rail (1) Australian Spotted Crake (1) |
Lake Gwelup (Gwelup) |
| 14/11/2012 | Sue Abbotts & Claire Gerrish | Black-tailed Native-hen (5) | Herdsman Lake (Herdsman) |
| 14/11/2012 | Darryl Jones | White-winged Triller (20+) | Carine Open Space (Carine) |
| 13/11/2012 | Phil Hunter | Wedge-tailed Eagle (1) | Wharton Rd (Piara Waters) |
| 13/11/2012 | Martin Cake | Black-shouldered
Kite (1) Rufous Songlark (1) |
Heirisson Island (East Perth) |
| 13/11/2012 | John McMullan | Black-shouldered Kite (1) | Heirisson Island (East Perth) |
| 13/11/2012 | John McMullan | White-bellied Sea-Eagle (1) | Claisebrook Canal (East Perth) |
| 13/11/2012 | Karl Seddon | Black-tailed
Native-hen (2+) Australian Spotted Crake (3+) Red-necked Avocet (10) |
Lake Claremont (Claremont) |
| 12/11/2012 | Martin Cake | Australian
Spotted Crake (1) Terek Sandpiper (2) |
Alfred Cove (Attadale) |
| 12/11/2012 | Dimitris Bertzeletos | Hardhead
(~2,000) Black-tailed Native-hen (3) Red Knot (6) Whiskered Tern (3) |
Picnic Cove, Lake Joondalup (Edgewater) |
| 12/11/2012 | Phil Maher via Frank O'Connor | Freckled Duck (2) | Herdsman Lake, near wildlife centre (Herdsman) |
| 12/11/2012 | Phil Maher via Frank O'Connor | Freckled Duck (1) | Lake Gwelup (Gwelup) |
| 12/11/2012 | Darryl Jones | Black-tailed Native-hen (11) | Lake Gwelup (Gwelup) |
| 12/11/2012 | Craig Lester | Bar-tailed Godwit
(31) Black-tailed Godwit (1) |
Nairns (Coodanup) |
| 11/11/2012 | BWA Excursion (Ian Wallace) | Black Honeyeater (4+) | Anstey Rd bushland (?Forrestdale) |
| 11/11/2012 | Libby & Willie McGill | Black-tailed Native-hen (8) | Lake Gwelup (Gwelup) |
| 10/11/2012 | John Graff | Sharp-tailed
Sandpiper (150+) Pectoral Sandpiper (1) Red-necked Stint (150+) |
Forrestdale Lake (Forrestdale) |
| 10/11/2012 | John Graff et al. | Black-tailed Native-hen (2) | Bibra Lake (Bibra Lake) |
| 10/11/2012 | John Graff et al. | Yellow-plumed Honeyeater (1) | Victoria Reservoir (Canning Mills) |
| ?08/11/2012 | David James | Pectoral Sandpiper (2) | Forrestdale Lake (Forrestdale) |
| 06/11/2012 | David James via Colin Heap | Sharp-tailed
Sandpiper (224) Curlew Sandpiper (6) Red-necked Stint (140+) Red-capped Plover (1000+) |
Forrestdale Lake (Forrestdale) |
| 04/11/2012 | Ruth Courts | Little Eagle (1) Red-capped Plover (3) |
Gnangara Lake (Gnangara) |
| 02/11/2012 | Craig Lester | Baillon's Crake (2) | ALCOA Wellard Wetlands (Baldivis) |
| 01/11/2012 | John McMullan | Common
Sandpiper (2) Black-fronted Dotterel (2) |
Heirisson Island (East Perth) |
| 01/11/2012 | Andre Brender-A-Brandis | White-bellied Sea-Eagle (1) | foreshore (South Perth) |
| 01/11/2012 | Craig Lester | Gull-billed Tern (2) | Nairns (Coodanup) |
| late 10/2012 | Steve Keeling | Banded Lapwing (breeding) | Warnbro (Warnbro) |
| 31/10/2012 | Darryl Jones | Black-tailed Native-hen (7) Freckled Duck (1) Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (1) |
Lake Gwelup (Gwelup) |
| 28/10/2012 | Andrew Sherwin | Purple-crowned Lorikeet (12) | Keys West carpark (Ocean Reef) |
| 28/10/2012 | Jaime Hall | Black-tailed Native-hen (8) | Herdsman Lake (Herdsman) |
| 28/10/2012 | Andre Brender-A-Brandis | White-bellied Sea-Eagle (2) | foreshore (South Perth) |
| 27/10/2012 | Craig Lester | Bar-tailed Godwit
(10) Whimbrel (4) |
Samphire Cove (Halls Head) |
| 27/10/2012 | Craig Lester | Common Greenshank
(45) Red-necked Avocet (32) |
Nairns (Coodanup) |
| 27/10/2012 | Bob Lawson | Black-tailed Native-hen (2) | S end of Lake Gwelup (Gwelup) |
| 25/10/2012 | Mark Blythman | Black-tailed Native-hen (1) | Perry Lakes (Floreat) |
| 25/10/2012 | Nigel Jackett & Russell Cannings | Black-tailed Native-hen (2) Australian Spotted Crake (2) Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (2) Red-kneed Dotterel (3) Red-necked Avocet (8) |
Lake Claremont (Claremont) |
| 25/10/2012 | Nigel Jackett & Russell Cannings | Black Honeyeater (1) | Pipidinny Rd (Eglinton) |
| 25/10/2012 | Darryl Jones | Great Knot (1) Ruddy Turnstone (1) Grey Plover (5) Greater Sand Plover (1) |
Woodman Point (Munster) |
| 25/10/2012 | Darryl Jones | Square-tailed Kite (1) | Kwinana Fwy near Berrigan Dr (Jandakot) |
| 25/10/2012 | Andre Brender-A-Brandis | White-bellied Sea-Eagle (1) | foreshore (South Perth) |
| 24/09/2012 | Bob Green | Banded Lapwing (1) | Beenyup Swamp (Woodvale) |
| 28/08/2012 | Colin McCrae | Splendid Fairy-wren (3) | off Ranford Rd (Southern River) |
South West (Murchison River to Esperance) (Shires in parentheses)
| Date | Observers | Species |
Location |
| 22/01/2013 | Brad Kneebone et al. | Broad-billed Sandpiper (2) | Wilson Inlet (Denmark) |
| 21/01/2013 | Greg Harewood | Eastern Curlew (1) Bar-tailed Godwit (5) Red-necked Stint (100+) |
Point Douro, Leschenult Estuary (Harvey) |
| 18/01/2013 | John Graff & Jordan Webber | Greater Sand Plover (1) Pectoral Sandpiper (2) Gull-billed Tern (1) Whiskered Tern (7+) |
Lake McLarty (Murray) |
| 16/01/2013 | Craig Lester | Black-tailed Godwit (2) Pectoral Sandpiper (1) Red-kneed Dotterel (1) |
Lake McLarty (Murray) |
| 14/01/2013 | Bill Russell | Banded Stilt (~20,000) | Lake Preston at Myalup (Harvey) |
| 13/01/2013 | Henry Cook | Long-toed Stint (2) Broad-billed Sandpiper (1) |
Lake McLarty (Murray) |
| 13/01/2013 | BirdLife WA Excursion (Ken Monson) | Wood Sandpiper (12+) Pectoral Sandpiper (2+) Long-toed Stint (6) |
Nambeelup (Murray) |
| 12/01/2013 | Dimitris Bertzeletos | Black-tailed Godwit (1) Pectoral Sandpiper (1) Long-toed Stint (1) |
Lake McLarty (Murray) |
| 11-12/01/2013 | John Nilson | Masked Lapwing (1) | Lower Kalgan River Bridge (Albany) |
| 10/01/2013 | John Graff et al. | Chestnut Teal (1 female) Banded Stilt (50+) Pacific Golden Plover (1) Black-tailed Godwit (3) Marsh Sandpiper (5) Pectoral Sandpiper (2+) Long-toed Stint (1+) Red-kneed Dotterel (3) Peregrine Falcon (1) |
Lake McLarty (Murray) |
| 09/01/2013 | Bill Betts | Zebra Finch (35-40) | Northam Army Camp (Northam) |
| 07/01/2013 | John Dart | Black-tailed
Native-hen (1) White-winged Black Tern (1) |
pond in central Albany (Albany) |
| 06/01/2013 | David Secomb | Budgerigar (1) | Police Pools (Katanning) |
| 06/01/2013 | John Barkla & Alison Street | Broad-billed Sandpiper (1) | Lake McLarty (Murray) |
| 06/01/2013 | BirdLife WA Excursion (Sue Abbotts) | Black-tailed Godwit (2) Marsh Sandpiper (4+) Pectoral Sandpiper (2) Long-toed Stint (1+) Red-kneed Dotterel (3) White-winged Black Tern (2) |
Lake McLarty (Murray) |
| 06/01/2013 | BirdLife WA Excursion (Sue Abbotts) | Banded Lapwing (25+) | Greenlands Rd (Murray) |
| 05/01/2013 | David Secomb | Banded Stilt (4,000) | Lake Coyrecup (Katanning) |
| 05/01/2013 | Paul Freeman | Black-breasted Buzzard (1) | 2km E of Bow Bridge (Denmark) |
| 05/01/2013 | Mark Newman | Ruff (1 female) Pectoral Sandpiper (1) Long-toed Stint (1) |
Lake McLarty (Murray) |
| 04/01/2013 | John Barkla & Alison Street | Black-tailed Godwit (2) Pectoral Sandpiper (1) White-winged Black Tern (3) Elegant Parrot (3) |
Lake McLarty (Murray) |
| 04/01/2013 | Paul Davey | White-winged Black Tern (1) | Albany (Albany) |
| 04/01/2013 | Dimitris Bertzeletos & Robin Ashford | Budgerigar (50+) | Forrest Hwy (Murray) |
| 04/01/2013 | Dimitris Bertzeletos & Robin Ashford | Banded Stilt (40+) Black-tailed Godwit (2+) Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (500+) Marsh Sandpiper (8) Red-necked Stint (300+) Whiskered Tern (30+) White-winged Black Tern (2+) |
Lake McLarty (Murray) |
| 03/01/2013 | Peter Taylor | Cattle Egret (5) | Lake Seppings (Albany) |
| 02/01/2013 | Colin Heap | Black-breasted Buzzard (1) | Western Flora (Carnamah) |
| 02/01/2013 | Ben Keeling | Budgerigar (30+) | cnr Forrest Hwy & Herron Pt Rd (Murray) |
| 02/01/2013 | John Barkla & Alison Street | Glossy Ibis (17) Black-tailed Godwit (2) Ruff (1 female) Marsh Sandpiper (4+) Pectoral Sandpiper (1+) White-winged Black Tern (1) |
Lake McLarty (Murray) |
| 01/01/2013 | David Secomb | Budgerigar (40) | Police Pools (Katanning) |
| 01/01/2013 | Mark Newman & John Graff | Glossy Ibis (30+) Red-necked Avocet (1000+) Banded Stilt (7+) Black-tailed Godwit (1) Bar-tailed Godwit (3) Ruff (1 female) Marsh Sandpiper (4+) Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (100+) Curlew Sandpiper (5) Red-necked Stint (50+) Whiskered Tern (60+) |
Lake McLarty (Murray) |
| 31/12/2012 | David Secomb | Freckled Duck (19) | Corackin Swamp (Katanning) |
| 30/12/2012 | Ken Monson | Wood Sandpiper (25) Pectoral Sandpiper (3) Long-toed Stint (14+) White-fronted Chat (50+) |
Nambeelup (Murray) |
| 30/12/2012 | Dimitris Bertzeletos, Steve Keeling & Ted Collinson | Glossy Ibis (30) Black-tailed Godwit (2) Red-necked Avocet (750+) Whiskered Tern (72) Wedge-tailed Eagle (5) White-bellied Sea-Eagle (1) |
Lake McLarty (Murray) |
| 29/12/2012 | David Secomb | Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater (1) | Lake Ewlymartup (Katanning) |
| 29/12/2012 | John Barkla & Alison Street | Square-tailed Kite (1) | Lake McLarty (Murray) |
| 23/12/2012 | Ken Monson | Pacific Golden Plover (3) Wood Sandpiper (17) Long-toed Stint (8) |
Nambeelup (Murray) |
| 22/12/2012 | Robyn & Morgan Pickering | Budgerigar (12+) | Wearne Rd (Wandering) |
| 18/12/2012 | Peter Taylor | Galah (3) | Manjimup (Manjimup) |
| 16/12/2012 | Chris Tate | Black-tailed Native-hen (1) | Silkwood Winery (Manjimup) |
| 14/12/2012 | Craig Lester | Glossy Ibis (15) Wood Sandpiper (1) |
Lake McLarty (Murray) |
| 14/12/2012 | Ken Monson | Red-necked Avocet (5) Wood Sandpiper (?count) Pectoral Sandpiper (1) Long-toed Stint (5) Red-kneed Dotterel (2) |
Nambeelup (Murray) |
| 10/12/2012 | Marco Groot | White-necked Heron (9) Black-tailed Native-hen (4) |
Red Lake (Manjimup) |
| 10/12/2012 | Marco Groot | Malleefowl (3 - 2 adult, 1 ?immature) | Corackerup NR (?Jerramungup) |
| 10/12/2012 | Marco Groot | Hooded Plover (2) | Chillinup NR (Plantagenet) |
| 08/12/2012 | David Secomb | Freckled Duck (19) Hardhead (102) Pink-eared Duck (255) Black-tailed Native-hen (1) Wood Sandpiper (2) |
Corackin Swamp (Katanning) |
| 08/12/2012 | Darryl Jones | Glossy Ibis (3) Black-tailed Native-hen (3) |
Lake McLarty (Murray) |
| 08/12/2012 | Darryl Jones | Little Eagle (1) | Mills Rd (Murray) |
| 07/12/2012 | Robert Wroth via Sue Abbotts | Australian Painted Snipe (1) | Lake McLarty (Murray) |
| 02/12/2012 | Mark Newman & Steve Burns | Budgerigar (50+) | Wearne Rd (Wandering) |
| 02/12/2012 | Mark Newman & Steve Burns | Masked Owl (1) | Dryandra Woodland (Williams) |
| 02/12/2012 | Frank O’Connor, Wayne Merritt & Dimitris Bertzeletos | Gull-billed Tern (ssp. macrotarsa) | Robert Bay (Murray) |
| 02/12/2012 | Frank O’Connor, Wayne Merritt & Dimitris Bertzeletos | Budgerigar (1) | Greenlands Rd (Murray) |
| 02/12/2012 | Frank O’Connor, Wayne Merritt & Dimitris Bertzeletos | Black-tailed
Native-hen (?1+) Black-tailed Godwit (2) Marsh Sandpiper (1) Long-toed Stint (2) |
Lake McLarty (Murray) |
| 02/12/2012 | Martin Cake & Greg Howell | Pectoral Sandpiper (1+) | Lake McLarty (Murray) |
| 02/12/2012 | Martin Cake & Greg Howell | Redthroat (1) White-fronted Honeyeater (numerous) Zebra Finch (~10) |
Wongan Hills area (Wongan-Ballidu) |
| 02/12/2012 | Ken Monson | Wood Sandpiper (30) Common Sandpiper (1) Pectoral Sandpiper (2) Long-toed Stint (1) |
Nambeelup (Murray) |
| 01/12/2012 | Pete White | Common Noddy (400+) Roseate Tern (2) Rock Parrot (3) |
Lancelin Island (Gingin) |
| 01/12/2012 | Robyn & Morgan Pickering | Stubble Quail (1) Purple-crowned Lorikeet (100+) Black Honeyeater (3) |
Wearne Rd (Wandering) |
| 01/12/2012 | Martin Cake et al. | Lesser Sand Plover (6) | N of Emu Point Boat Harbour (Albany) |
| 01/12/2012 | Martin Cake et al. | Freckled Duck (2) | small farm lake E of Manypeaks (Albany) |
| 01/12/2012 | Greg Harewood | Bar-tailed Godwit (3) Grey Plover (3) Red-necked Avocet (9) Fairy Tern (6) |
Point Douro, Leschenault Estuary (Harvey) |
| 30/11/2012 | Mark Newman & Steve Burns | Budgerigar (50+) | Wearne Rd (Wandering) |
| 25/11/2012 | Ken Monson | Pacific Golden Plover (3) Wood Sandpiper (20) Long-toed Stint (2) Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (6) |
Nambeelup (Murray) |
| 24/11/2012 | Mark Newman | Budgerigar (2) | Thompson Rd (Murray) |
| 24/11/2012 | Frank O’Connor, Wayne Merritt & Dimitris Bertzeletos | Marsh Sandpiper (1) Curlew Sandpiper (1) Broad-billed Sandpiper (heard) |
Lake McLarty (Murray) |
| 24/11/2012 | Frank O’Connor, Wayne Merritt & Dimitris Bertzeletos | Gull-billed Tern (ssp. macrotarsa) | Robert Bay (Murray) |
| 23/11/2012 | Kevin Healy | Budgerigar (100+) | Cataby (Dandaragan) |
| 22/11/2012 | Marco Groot | Brown Songlark (1) | Lake McLarty (Murray) |
| 21/11/2012 | Doug De Caux | Budgerigar (50) | Great Eastern Hwy, 10km W of Kellerberrin |
| 20/11/2012 | Karl Seddon | Stubble Quail (3+) Red-necked Avocet (200-300) Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (100) |
Lake McLarty (Murray) |
| 19/11/2012 | Craig Lester | Black-tailed Native-hen (9) Red-necked Avocet (700) Red-kneed Dotterel (5) Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (200) |
Lake McLarty (Murray) |
| 18/11/2012 | Frank O’Connor | Pallid Cuckoo (3) | Greenlands Road (Murray) |
| 16/11/2012 | Marco Groot | Black-tailed Native-hen (4) Red-kneed Dotterel (1) |
Phillip's Swamp/Wilgarup Lake (Manjimup) |
| 09/11/2012 | Ben Allen | Rainbow Bee-eater (probable breeding) | Bridgetown area (Bridgetown-Greenbushes) |
| 07/11/2012 | Marco Groot | Black-tailed Native-hen (2) | Phillip's Swamp/Wilgarup Lake (Manjimup) |
| 07/11/2012 | Russell Cannings | Shy
Albatross (~10) Little Shearwater (~20) |
Cape Leeuwin (Augusta-Margaret River) |
| 06/11/2012 | Marco Groot | Black-tailed Native-hen (8) Marsh Sandpiper (1) |
Lake McLarty (Murray) |
| 05/11/2012 | Rick Playle | White-winged Triller (3 males, 1 female) | Foxes Lair (Narrogin) |
| 04/11/2012 | Ken Monson & Bob Paterson | Red-necked Avocet (15) Wood Sandpiper (35-40) Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (350+) Curlew Sandpiper (3) Red-necked Stint (300-400) Long-toed Stint (3) Red-capped Plover (400+) |
Nambeelup (Murray) |
| 29/10/2012 | Nigel Jackett et al. | Australian Bustard (18) | 30km E of Esperance (Esperance) |
| 28/10/2012 | Nigel Jackett et al. | Hooded Plover (46) | Lake Warden (Esperance) |
| 25/10/2012 | Judy Uehlein | Banded Stilt (15) | Vasse-Wonnerup Estuary (Busselton) |
| 25/10/2012 | Kathy Samulkiewicz | Budgerigar (20) | Brand Hwy, just S of Seven Mile turn-off (Irwin) |
| 25/10/2012 | Kathy Samulkiewicz | Budgerigar (~10) | btwn Dongara & Port Denison (Irwin) |
| 25/10/2012 | Greg Harewood | Bar-tailed Godwit (3) | Vittoria Bay, Leschenault Estuary (Dardanup) |
| 24/10/2012 | Greg Harewood | Square-tailed Kite (1) | Kemerton (Harvey) |
Arid Zone (Shires in parentheses)
| Date | Observers | Species |
Location |
| 17/01/2013 | Les George | Little Tern (~50) | nr Mile Jetty (Carnarvon) |
| 16/01/2013 | Les George | Little Tern (150+) | Whitmore Islands, Gascgoyne River mouth (Carnarvon) |
| 13/01/2013 | Lou Leidwinger | Oriental Pratincole (400+) | Karratha Back Beach (Roebourne) |
| 07/01/2013 | Nigel Jackett et al. | Wedge-tailed
Eagle (19) Blue Bonnet (2) Pied Honeyeater (1) Orange Chat (2) |
Naretha (Kalgoorlie-Boulder) |
| 19/12/2012 | Greg Harewood & Glen Murray | Malleefowl (2) | 70km NW of Menzies (Menzies) |
| 10/12/2012 | Greg Harewood & Glen Murray | Peregrine Falcon (1) | Mt Forrest Conservation Reserve (Sandstone) |
| 03/12/2012 | Lou Leidwinger | Brown Quail (2) | Karratha Back Beach (Roebourne) |
| 23/11/2012 | Russell Cannings et al. | Major
Mitchell’s Cockatoo (2) Scarlet-chested Parrot (5) |
NE of Southern Cross (Coolgardie) |
| 22/11/2012 | Greg Howell | Major Mitchell’s Cockatoo (2) | Great Eastern Hwy E of Coolgardie (Coolgardie) |
| 15/11/2012 | Stephen Clarke | Pheasant Coucal (2, calling) | Karratha, nr town centre (Roeburne) |
| 15/11/2012 | Nigel Jackett & Bruce Greatwich | Eastern Barn Owl (2) | 229km S of Port Hedland (?Ashburton) |
| 15/11/2012 | Nigel Jackett & Bruce Greatwich | Black-necked
Stork (4) Common Greenshank (1) Common Sandpiper (1) |
151km S of Port Hedland (?Port Hedland) |
| 15/11/2012 | Nigel Jackett & Bruce Greatwich | Black-tailed Native-hen (9) | 137km S of Port Hedland (?Port Hedland) |
| 09-10/11/2012 | Jeff Turpin, Brendon Metcaff & Jenny Wilcox | Scarlet-chested Parrot (1) | 3km N of Dundas Rocks, 26km S of Norseman (Dundas) |
| 09/11/2012 | Malcolm Beeton | White-necked Heron (1) | West Angelas airfield (East Pilbara) |
| 05/11/2012 | Les George | Australian Painted Snipe (3 male, 3 female) | Chinaman Pool (Carnarvon) |
| 03/11/2012 | Allan Throne | White-fronted Honeyeater (300+) | Point Malcolm, Nuytsland NR (Dundas) |
| 29/10-02/11/2012 | Nigel Jackett et al. | Cape Barren
Goose (4) Shy Albatross (2+) Grey Plover (10) Pacific Golden Plover (5) Greater Sand Plover (1) Hooded Plover (27) Banded Lapwing (2) Whimbrel (4) Ruddy Turnstone (10) Common Sandpiper (3) Grey-tailed Tattler (3) Great Knot (4) Sanderling (50) Red-necked Stint (300+) Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (100+) Curlew Sandpiper (3) White-fronted Honeyeater (50+) |
Point Malcolm, Nuytsland NR (Dundas) |
| 20/10/2012 | Alan Galbraith | Princess Parrot (6) | 30km W of Jigalong (East Pilbara) |
| 19/10/2012 | Marco Groot | Green Pygmy-Goose (3) Australian Painted Snipe (2) |
Carrawine Gorge (East Pilbara) |
| 10/10/2012 | Sarah Comer et al. | Oriental Plover (6+) | Credo Station (Coolgardie) |
| 15/09/2012 | Carol Griffiths | Nullabor Quail-thrush (2) | nr Eyre Bird Observatory (Dundas) |
Kimberley (Shires in parentheses)
| Date | Observers | Species |
Location |
| 16-21/01/2013 | George Swann & Jim Allen via Mike Carter (via Birding-Aus) | LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (1) - spp. fuscus (Baltic Gull) or heuglini (Heuglin's Gull) | rubbish tip (Broome) |
| late 11/2012 | Rohan Clarke, George Swann et al. | Grey Wagtail (1) Common Redshank (1) |
Adele Island (Broome) |
| late 11/2012 | Rohan Clarke, George Swann et al. | Island Monarch (1) | Browse Island (Wyndham-East Kimberley) |
| 02/11/2012 | Simon Davies via George Swann | Ruff (1) | Lake Campion (Broome) |
| 27/10/2012 | Clare Morton et al. via George Swann | Semipalmated Plover (1) | Town Beach (Broome) |
| 27/10/2012 | George Swann et al. | Roseate Tern (~34,000) | lagoon, Lacepedes Islands (?Broome) |
| 17/03/2012 | Chris Hassell & Lee Tibbitts | Great Frigatebird (85+) Black Noddy (1) Lesser Noddy (2) |
Broome Port (Broome) |
Ashmore Reef
| Date | Observers | Species |
Location |
| late 11/2012 | Rohan Clarke, George Swann et al. | KAMCHATKA
LEAF WARBLER (1) Pechora Pipit (1) Watercock (1) Little Stint (1) Oriental Reed Warbler (1) Grey Wagtail (3) |
West Island |
| late 11/2012 | Rohan Clarke, George Swann et al. | Abbott's Booby (1) | at sea well S of Ashmore Reef |
| 22-25/10/2012 | George Swann et al. | Middendorff's
Warbler (1 on 22-25/10) Island Monarch (1 on 25/10) Grey Wagtail (1 on 25/10) Collard Kingfisher (1 nominate race on 22/10) Ashy-bellied White-eye (1 on 22-25/10) Brown Goshawk (up to 3) Nankeen Kestrel (1) Oriental Cuckoo (up to 6) Eastern Yellow Wagtail (up to 5) Eurasian Tree Sparrow (2) |
West Island |
| 24/10/2012 | George Swann et al. | Lesser
Noddy (10) Eastern Yellow Wagtail (3) |
East Island |
| 20-27/10/2012 | George Swann et al. | Bulwer's Petrel (103) Swinhoe's Storm-Petrel (5) Matsudaira's Storm-Petrel (9) |
at sea between Broome & Ashmore Reef |
Christmas Island
| Date | Observers | Species |
Location |
| 11/11/2012 | Braydon Maloney (via Lisa Preston & Frank O’Connor) | Fairy Pitta (1) | Winifred Beach track |
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
| Date | Observers | Species |
Location |
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