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Please note: John will be away quite a lot on and off through June-August. Others will hopefully assist keeping the page updated, but please be aware there may be some delays in updating, and particularly in replying to e-mails. Apologies in advance for this.
The more unusual or rare sightings are highlighted in red and may be included in the WA Bird Notes Issue 151 (September 2014). 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)
| Date | Observers | Species |
Location |
| 18/07/2014 | Matt Ricci | European Goldfinch (100) | feedlot along Mundijong Rd (Baldivis) |
| 18/07/2014 | Craig Lester | Sooty Oystercatcher (1) | Mandurah Estuary Mouth (Mandurah) |
| 12/07/2014 | Nigel Jackett, Ross Jones et al. | Intermediate Egret (1) | North Lake (North Lake) |
| 12/07/2014 | Craig Lester | Red-necked Stint (125) | Nairns (Coodanup) |
| 11/07/2014 | Christine Chester via Nigel Jackett et al. | Intermediate Egret (1, photograph) | North Lake (North Lake) |
| 09/07/2014 | Craig Lester | Red-necked Avocet (115) | Nairns (Coodanup) |
| 07/07/2014 | Lan Lowson via Nigel Jackett, Craig Lester et al. | Broad-billed Prion (1, taken into care, later died) | suburban park (Hillarys) |
| 07/07/2014 | Dan Mantle & Plaxy Barratt | Antarctic/Salvin's
Prion (1) Brown Skua (1) Arctic Tern (2) |
Rous Head Ferry Terminal (North Fremantle) |
| 06/07/2014 | Craig Lester | Whiskered Tern (27) | Nairns (Coodanup) |
| 05/07/2014 | Bill Betts | Pied Cormorant (1) | Victoria Dam (Canning Mills) |
| 05/07/2014 | Nigel Jackett | Little Egret (2) Spotless Crake (1) |
Herdsman Lake (Herdsman) |
| 05-06/07/2014 | Darryl James | Wedge-tailed Eagle (2) | Bibra Lake (Bibra Lake) |
| 03/07/2014 | Nigel Jackett | Freckled
Duck (55) Chestnut Teal (1 male) Black-tailed Native-hen (2) |
Herdsman Lake (Herdsman) |
| 25/06/2014 | Craig Lester | Bar-tailed Godwit (5) | Tern Island (Safety Bay) |
| 25/06/2014 | Ron Dibbens | Emu (1 roadkilled) | Bertenshaw Rd (Baldivis) |
| 25/06/2014 | Bill Betts | Galah (2) | Garden Island (Garden Island) - reportedly rare on Garden Island |
| 22/06/2014 | Ross Jones | Brown Skua (1) | Rottnest Ferry Terminal (North Fremantle) |
| 17/06/2014 | Craig Lester | Red-necked Avocet (100+) | Nairns (Coodanup) |
| 15/06/2014 | Steve Keeling | Little Egret (1) Black-tailed Native-hen (3) Little Eagle (1) |
Herdsman Lake (Herdsman) |
| 14/06/2014 | Jim Schultz | Chestnut Teal (1) | Bibra Lake (Bibra Lake) |
| 14/06/2014 | David Letham | Spotless Crake (2) | Bickley Swamp (Rottnest Island) |
| 14/06/2014 | Steve Reynolds | Quail sp. (8) | Lake Jandabup (Jandabup) |
| 10/06/2014 | Peter Clifton | Little Egret (1) | Baigup Reserve (Maylands) |
| 10/06/2014 | Darryl James | White-necked Heron (1) | North Lake (North Lake) |
| 09/06/2014 | Mark Newman | Square-tailed Kite (1) | Dunreath Dr (Perth Airport) |
| 09/06/2014 | Athena Georgiou | Whiskered Tern (3) | nr Pony Club, Herdsman Lake (Herdsman) |
| 08/06/2014 | Athena Georgiou | Whiskered Tern (5) | nr Pony Club, Herdsman Lake (Herdsman) |
| 08/06/2014 | Craig Lester | White-necked Heron (1) | Lake Richmond (Rockingham) |
| 08/06/2014 | Mark Newman | Emu (1, presumed escapee) | Mundijong Road West (Baldivis) |
| 07/06/2014 | Steve Keeling | Pallid Cuckoo (7+) | Ellis Brook (Gosnells) |
| 01/06/2014 | Bill Betts | Little Eagle (1 attacked Glossy Ibis) | Herdsman Lake (Herdsman) |
| 01/06/2014 | Craig Lester & Nathan Piesse | Roseate Tern (1) | Woodman Point (Munster) |
| 31/05/2014 | Nigel Jackett | Freckled Duck (38) Black-tailed Native-hen (1) |
Herdsman Lake (Herdsman) |
| 30/05/2014 | Cathy Stuart | Musk Duck (250+) | Canning River at Clontarf (Waterford) |
| 25/05/2014 | Roy Teale via Stewart Ford | Light-mantled Sooty Albatross (beachwashed, taken into care) | Floreat Beach (Floreat) |
| 25/05/2014 | Robyn Pickering, Ross Jones et al. | Wilson's
Storm-Petrel (4+) Brown Skua (1) Pacific Gull (2) |
North Mole (North Fremantle) |
| 25/05/2014 | Nick Brown | Bar-tailed
Godwit (11) Sanderling (2) |
Tern Island (Safety Bay) |
| 25/05/2014 | via Craig Lester | Northern Giant-Petrel (beachwashed, taken into care but died) | Leighton Beach (North Fremantle) |
| 24/05/2014 | John Graff | Wilson's
Storm-Petrel (8+) Brown Skua (1) Pacific Gull (2 young immatures) Roseate Tern (1 breeding plumage) |
North Mole (North Fremantle) |
| 24/05/2014 | Mark Newman, John Graff et al. | Wilson's
Storm-Petrel (2+) Brown Skua (1) Arctic Jaeger (3) Pacific Gull (1 adult) |
Woodman Point (Munster) |
| 24/05/2014 | Stewart Ford | Eastern Cattle Egret (1) | Lake Monger (Glendalough) |
| 24/05/2014 | Craig Lester | Black-fronted Dotterel (22) | Nairns (Coodanup) |
| 21/05/2014 | Steve Keeling | Brown Falcon (1) | cnr. Old Mandurah Rd & Safety Bay Rd (Baldivis) |
| 21/05/2014 | Maris Lauva | Glossy Ibis (53) | Herdsman Lake (Herdsman) |
| 18/05/2014 | Peter Curry | Wilson's Storm-Petrel (7) | Woodman Point (Munster) |
| 16/05/2014 | Darryl James | Double-barred Finch (1, presumed escapee) | new bird hide, Bibra Lake (Bibra Lake) |
| 15/05/2014 | Bill Rutherford | Roseate Tern (c. 15) | Thompson Bay (Rottnest Island) |
| 15/05/2014 | Bill Rutherford | Wilson's
Storm-Petrel (1) Brown Skua (1) |
Rottnest Ferry crossing, Gage Roads (Rottnest Island) |
| 15/05/2014 | John Graff & Bob Friedrichs | Freckled Duck (15+) | Herdsman Lake (Herdsman) |
| 14/05/2014 | Nigel Jackett & Bruce Greatwich | Masked Owl (1) | Canning Mills Rd (Martin) |
| 14/05/2014 | Nigel Jackett & Bruce Greatwich | Masked Owl (heard) | Victoria Dam (Canning Mills) |
| 12/05/2014 | Mark Stanley | Brown Skua (1) | City Beach (City Beach) |
| 11/05/2014 | Darryl James | Brown Quail (1) | Bibra Lake (Bibra Lake) |
| 09/05/2014 | Steve Reynolds | Wilson's
Storm-Petrel (1) Arctic Jaeger (8) |
Woodman Point (Munster) |
| 08/05/2014 | Steve Reynolds | Freckled
Duck (7) Chestnut Teal (1) |
Herdsman Lake (Herdsman) |
| 08/05/2014 | Robyn Pickering, Martin Cake et al. | Giant-Petrel
sp. (1) Wedge-tailed Shearwater (2) Wilson's Storm-Petrel (1) Arctic Jaeger (30+) |
Woodman Point (Munster) |
| 07/05/2014 | Rowan du Boulay | Little Egret (1) | Centenary Lake (Belmont) |
| 03/05/2014 | Bill Betts | Wedge-tailed Shearwater (8) | off Scarborough (Scarborough) |
| 02/05/2014 | Rowan du Boulay | Little Egret (1) | Centenary Lake (Belmont) |
| 01/05/2014 | Nigel Jackett & Bruce Greatwich | Australian Owlet-nightjar (1) Masked Owl (heard) |
Jarrahdale (Jarrahdale) |
| 01/05/2014 | Craig Lester | Musk Duck (100+) | Canning River (Bull Creek) |
| 26/04/2014 | Craig Lester | Grey-tailed Tattler (1) Whiskered Tern (12) |
Nairns (Coodanup) |
| 26/04/2014 | Craig Lester | Grey Plover (8) Red Knot (8) Curlew Sandpiper (6) Red-necked Stint (40+) |
Creery Wetlands (Mariners Cove) |
| 25/04/2014 | Nigel Jackett | Australian Owlet-nightjar (heard) | Victoria Dam (Canning Mills) |
| 24/04/2014 | Ken Monson | Eastern Reef Egret (1) | Dawesville Cut (Wannanup) |
| 23/04/2014 | Mark Newman | Eastern Osprey (1) | Mundijong Road (Baldivis) |
| 22/04/2014 | Simon Gorta | Black-tailed Native-hen (1) | small wetland (Welshpool) |
| 20/04/2014 | Mark Binns | Peregrine Falcon (1, harassing Little Eagle) | North Fremantle (North Fremantle) |
| 20/04/2014 | Simon Gorta | Pacific Gull (1) White-bellied Sea-Eagle (3) Little Eagle (2, 1 dark morph feeding on King Skink) |
Penguin Island (Shoalwater) |
| 19/04/2014 | Nigel Jackett, Bruce Greatwich & Penny Hall | Little Egret (2) | Herdsman Lake (Herdsman) |
| 19/04/2014 | Nigel Jackett, Bruce Greatwich & Penny Hall | Australian Spotted Crake (1) Spotless Crake (1) |
Lake Monger (Glendalough) |
| 18/04/2014 | Mark Newman | Black-tailed Native-hen (1) | ALCOA Wellard Wetlands (Baldivis) |
| 18/04/2014 | Ian Abbott | Tawny-crowned Honeyeater (2) | Double Track, Kings Park (Kings Park) |
| Date | Observers | Species |
Location |
| 08/07/2014 | Nigel Jackett & Chris Sanderson | Indian Yellow-nosed
Albatross (5) Shy Albatross (1) Giant-Petrel sp. [prob. Southern] (1) Great-winged Petrel (2) Soft-plumaged Petrel (1) Kerguelen Petrel (1 probable) Hutton's Shearwater (1) |
Cape Naturaliste (Busselton) |
| 08/07/2014 | Nigel Jackett & Chris Sanderson | Black-tailed Godwit (1) | Lake McLarty (Murray) |
| 06/07/2014 | David Secomb | White-fronted Honeyeater (2) | Murdong Pools (Katanning) |
| 02/07/2014 | Tim Leary | Masked Lapwing (1) | Wellstead Estuary, Bremer Bay (Jerramungup) |
| 02/07/2014 | Craig Lester | Red-necked Avocet (2) Banded Stilt (4) Double-banded Plover (1) Elegant Parrot (30+) |
Lake McLarty (Murray) |
| 29/06/2014 | Peter Taylor & Rose Ferrell | Pallid Cuckoo (1) | Frankland (Cranbrook) |
| 22/06/2014 | Ken Monson | Black-fronted Dotterel (40+) | Nambeelup (Murray) [private site] |
| 21/06/2014 | David Secomb | White-fronted Honeyeater (2) | Murdong Pools, 10km SE of Katanning (Katanning) |
| 14/06/2014 | Kim Williams | Freckled Duck (1) Pink-eared Duck (6) Australasian Shoveler (c. 500) |
Stirling Wetlands (Capel) |
| 14/06/2014 | Peter Taylor | Brush Bronzewing (1) | King Jarrah Tree (Manjimup) |
| 12/06/2014 | Craig Lester | Stubble Quail (4) Black-fronted Dotterel (30) Brown Falcon (1) Elegant Parrot (25) |
Lake McLarty (Murray) |
| 07/06/2014 | Rob Davis | Chestnut Teal (2
males) Grey Teal (500) Regent Parrot (2) |
Lake Mears (Quairading) |
| 06/06/2014 | Craig Lester | Sanderling (2) | Pyramid Beach, Dawesville (Mandurah) |
| 05/06/2014 | Craig Lester | Double-banded Plover (1) Red-necked Stint (55) Black-fronted Dotterel (4) |
Lake McLarty (Murray) |
| 01/06/2014 | BirdLife WA Campout (Peter Taylor) | Ground Cuckoo-shrike (3) | Maisefield Rd (Westonia) |
| 27/05/2014 | Craig Lester | Curlew Sandpiper (17) Red-necked Stint (100+) |
Lake Preston (Waroona) |
| 27/05/2014 | Craig Lester | Stubble Quail (3) Curlew Sandpiper (3) Red-necked Stint (38) Elegant Parrot (1) |
Lake McLarty (Murray) |
| 26/05/2014 | Bill Russell | Light-mantled Sooty Albatross (beachwashed, dead) | Preston Beach (Waroona) |
| 25/05/2014 | John Dart | Whimbrel (1) | Lower King River (Albany) |
| 24/05/2014 | Plaxy Barratt & Dan Mantle | Indian
Yellow-nosed Albatross (4) Black-browed Albatross (4) Shy Albatross (24) Northern Giant-Petrel (3) Giant-Petrel sp. (3) Cape Petrel (1) Great-winged Petrel (9) Soft-plumaged Petrel (38) Soft-plumaged Petrel (1 dark morph) Flesh-footed Shearwater (3) Sooty Shearwater (5) Brown Skua (7) Arctic Jaeger (1) |
Cape Naturaliste (Busselton) |
| 24/05/2014 | Plaxy Barratt & Dan Mantle | Northern Giant-Petrel (1) | Bunker Bay (Busselton) |
| 23/05/2014 | Plaxy Barratt & Dan Mantle | Indian
Yellow-nosed Albatross (3) Black-browed Albatross (2) Shy Albatross (1) Soft-plumaged Petrel (2) Brown Skua (1) |
Cape Naturaliste (Busselton) |
| 22/05/2014 | Greg Harewood | Peregrine Falcon (1) | cnr Forrest Hwy & Herron Pt Rd (Murray) |
| 21/05/2014 | Craig Lester | Black-winged
Stilt (120+) Red-necked Stint (11) Red-capped Plover (50+) |
Lake McLarty (Murray) |
| 04-20/05/2014 | Ken Monson | Eastern Reef Egret (1 dark morph) | Spinnaker Canal entrance, Dawesville Cut (Mandurah) |
| 11/05/2014 | Linda Oates | Giant-Petrel sp. [prob. Northern] (beachwashed) | Lighthouse Beach (Bunbury) |
| 09/05/2014 | Bill Russell | Cattle Egret (c. 15) | paddock (Harvey) |
| 08/05/2014 | John Graff | Indian
Yellow-nosed Albatross (7) Black-browed Albatross (1 adult) Shy Albatross (1) Southern Giant-Petrel (1) Great-winged Petrel (2+) Flesh-footed Shearwater (100+) Hutton's Shearwater (1) Brown Skua (2) |
Cape Naturaliste (Busselton) c. 0720-1120 |
| 08/05/2014 | Bill Russell | Cattle Egret (c. 15) | Forrest Hwy (Bunbury) |
| 07/05/2014 | Bill Russell | Cattle Egret (c. 15) | Forrest Hwy (Bunbury) |
| 06/05/2014 | Bill Betts | Zebra Finch (14) | Northam Army Camp (Northam) |
| 05/05/2014 | Nigel Jackett | 'Commic' Tern [prob. Arctic] (1) | The Gap (Albany) |
| 04/05/2014 | BirdLife WA Pelagic (John Graff et al.) | Wandering
Albatross [sp.] (1) - prob
gibsoni/dabbenena Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross (13) Black-browed Albatross (7) Shy Albatross (10) Cape Petrel (1) Great-winged Petrel (30) Soft-plumaged Petrel (15) Soft-plumaged Petrel (1 dark morph) Flesh-footed Shearwater (100) Hutton's Shearwater (20) Little Shearwater (35) Wilson's Storm-Petrel (c. 500) Black-bellied Storm-Petrel (20) White-faced Storm-Petrel (45) Brown Skua (5) South Polar Skua (2) Arctic Jaeger (1) Arctic Tern (3+) Australasian Gannet (15) |
off Albany (Albany) |
| 03/05/2014 | BirdLife WA Pelagic (John Graff et al.) | Little
Penguin (3) Wandering Albatross [sp.] (3-4) - 1+ exulans, 1 gibsoni Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross (6) Black-browed Albatross (4) Campbell Albatross (2) Shy Albatross (12) Giant-Petrel sp. [prob. Southern] (1) Great-winged Petrel (35) Soft-plumaged Petrel (25) Salvin's/Antarctic Prion (1) Slender-billed Prion (1, TBC) FAIRY PRION (1) Flesh-footed Shearwater (150) Hutton's Shearwater (3) Little Shearwater (1) Wilson's Storm-Petrel (c. 500) Black-bellied Storm-Petrel (30) White-faced Storm-Petrel (25) South Polar Skua (1) Australasian Gannet (15) |
off Albany (Albany) |
| 02/05/2014 | Peter Taylor & Dougald Frederick | Freckled Duck (1) | Lake Seppings (Albany) |
| 30/04/2014 | Bill Betts | Western Corella (150+) | Bindoon-Dewar's Pool Rd (Chittering) |
| 22/04/2014 | Simon Gorta | Pied Butcherbird (1) | Dryandra woodland (Williams) |
| Date | Observers | Species |
Location |
| 17/07/2014 | Maris Lauva & Claire Gerrish | Australian Bustard (1) | Z Bend Road (Kalbarri) |
| 15/07/2014 | Chris Shaw | Brolga (2) | Nickol River (Roebourne) |
| 11/07/2014 | Claire Gerrish & Maris Lauva | Grey Honeyeater (1) | Karijini area (Ashburton) |
| 09/07/2014 | Bruce Greatwich & John Graff | Baillon's Crake (1) Spotless Crake (1 seen, several heard) Star Finch (c. 40) |
Opthalmia Dam (East Pilbara) |
| 01-09/07/2014 | Bruce Greatwich & John Graff | Brown Quail (several) Bourke's Parrot (several groups) Rufous-crowned Emu-wren (2+) Banded Whiteface (15+) |
Turee Creek Station (Meekatharra/Ashburton) |
| 27/06/2014 | Jordan de Jong & John Graff | Grey Honeyeater (2+) | c. 1km N of Capricorn Roadhouse (East Pilbara) |
| 25-27/06/2014 | Jordan de Jong et al. | Grey Falcon (2) | c. 250km N of Newman (East Pilbara) |
| 20/06/2014 | Sue Abbotts | Flock Bronzewing (40) | 64km NE of Port Hedland (Hedland) |
| 18/06/2014 | Sue Abbotts | Grey Honeyeater (2) | 70km NE of Tom Price (Ashburton) |
| 13/06/2014 | Les George | Dollarbird (1) | Gascoyne River, south bank 750m E of Chinaman Pool (Carnarvon) |
| 05/06/2014 | John Graff | Swamp Harrier (1) | Shaw River (East Pilbara) |
| late 05/2014 | Wayne Merritt | Scarlet-chested Parrot (1) | Connie Sue Hwy, 36km N of Neale Junction (Laverton) |
| 16/05/2014 | Walter Klau | Spotted Dove (4) | Karratha (Roebourne) |
| 07/05/2014 | Greg Harewood & George Swann | Great-crested Grebe (1) | Opthalmia Dam (East Pilbara) |
| 22-29/04/2014 | Plaxy Barratt, Jordan Vos et al. | Grey Honeyeater (2+) White-backed Swallow (1) |
c.50km N of Tom Price (Ashburton) |
| 20/04/2014 | Chris Shaw | Pictorella Mannikin (3) | Roebourne-Wittenoon Rd (Roebourne) |
| Date | Observers | Species |
Location |
| 24/08/2013 | George & Teresa Baker | Dusky Honeyeater (1) | Mirima National Park/Hidden Valley (Wyndham-East Kimberley) |
Ashmore Reef
| Date | Observers | Species |
Location |
Christmas Island
| Date | Observers | Species |
Location |
| 18/05/2014 | Mark Blythman et al. | Red-capped
Plover (1) Black-fronted Dotterel (1) |
Christmas Island |
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
| Date | Observers | Species |
Location |
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