Email John Graff (wasightings@birdlife.org.au) with details of your sightings.
The more unusual or rare sightings are highlighted in red and may be included in the WA Bird Notes Issue 155 (September 2015). 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 |
| 04/07/2015 | Craig Lester | Freckled Duck (1) | Len Howard Reserve (Erskine) |
| 01/07/2015 | Gary Tate | White-necked Heron (1) | Lake Joondalup, just N of Ocean Reef Rd (Edgewater) |
| 29/06/2015 | Steve Reynolds | Brown Quail (8) | City Beach dunes (City Beach) |
| 29/06/2015 | Pete White | Cockatiel (1, presumed escapee) | street verge (Marangaroo) |
| 28/06/2015 | Andrew Skead | Bush Stone-curlew (1) | John XIII College (Mount Claremont) |
| 28/06/2015 | Craig Lester | Black-tailed Godwit (1) | Nairns (Coodanup) |
| 20/06/2015 | Wynton Maddeford | Zebra Finch (15) | cnr West Swan Rd & Millhouse Rd (Belhus) |
| 20/06/2015 | Maris Lauva | Eastern Cattle Egret (11) | St Albans Rd (Baldivis) |
| 17/06/2015 | Craig Lester | Banded Stilt (23) Red-necked Avocet (45) |
Nairns (Coodanup) |
| 15/06/2015 | Nick Brown | Spotted Harrier (1) | Secret Harbour Golf Course (Secret Harbour) |
| 14/06/2015 | Mark Newman | Western Yellow Robin (1) | Marlee Reserve (Parklands) |
| 14/06/2015 | Jon Elliott | Mute Swan (1) | Burswood Lakes, adjacent to Swan River (Burswood) |
| 12/06/2015 | Jordan Webber | Yellow-plumed Honeyeater (1) | John Forrest NP (Hovea) |
| 10/06/2015 | Craig Lester | Black-tailed Godwit (1) | Nairns (Coodanup) |
| 08/06/2015 | Beatrice Frank et al. | Peregrine Falcon (1, killed Feral Pigeon) | St Georges Terrace (Perth) |
| 08/06/2015 | Stephanie Brown | Spotted Harrier (1) | Emerald Court (Singleton) |
| 08/06/2015 | Peter Coyle via Jamie Sansom | Peaceful Dove (1, possible escapee) | Kingstown Barracks (Rottnest Island) |
| 08/06/2015 | Malcolm Beeton | Red-necked Avocet (30+) | Serpentine River nr St Ives Retirement Village (Mandurah) |
| 04/06/2015 | Steve Reynolds | Brown Quail (3) White-winged Fairy-wren (5) |
City Beach dunes (City Beach) |
| 02/06/2015 | via Craig Lester | Slender-billed Prion (1 found alive, later died) | suburban street (Mandurah) |
| 02/06/2015 | Glen Murray via Greg Harewood | Common Pheasant (1, presumed escapee) | bushland just north of cnr Burns Beach Rd and Mitchell Fwy (Wanneroo) |
| 30/05/2015 | Mark Newman & Craig Lester | Little Tern (1 possible) | Nairns (Coodanup) |
| 29/05/2015 | Craig Lester | Brown Quail (4) | nr. boat ramp, Port Kennedy beach (Port Kennedy) |
| 29/05/2015 | Gary Tate | White-necked Heron (1) | Lake Joondalup, north of Ocean Reef Rd (Edgewater) |
| 27/05/2015 | Bob Lawson | Little Egret (1) | Queens Park Gardens (East Perth) |
| 27/05/2015 | Gwynevre Celliers | Brown Falcon (1) | Thomas Oval (Medina) |
| ?24/05/2015 | Craig Lester | Little Tern (1 possible, photographs) | Creery Wetlands (Mariner's Cove) |
| 23/05/2015 | Paul Sellers | Brown Quail (5) | Bold Park (Floreat) |
| 22/05/2015 | Gary Meredith | White-necked Heron (1) | North Lake (North Lake) |
| 20/05/2015 | Claire Gerrish | White-necked Heron (1) | Herdsman Lake, N end (Herdsman) |
| 20/05/2015 | Geoff Collis | Western Spinebill (3) | Koondoola Regional Bushland (Koondoola) |
| 19/05/2015 | Craig Lester | Pacific Golden Plover (1) Black-tailed Godwit (1) |
Nairns (Coodanup) |
| 18/05/2015 | via Craig Lester | Southern Fulmar (1 beachwashed alive, taken into care) | Scarborough Beach (Scarborough) |
| 18/05/2015 | Craig Lester | Spotted Harrier (1) | Port Kennedy (Port Kennedy) |
| 17/05/2015 | Pete White | Brush Bronzewing (1) | Koondoola Regional Bushland, NE side (Koondoola) |
| 17/05/2015 | John Ryan | Wilson's Storm-Petrel (1) | North Mole (North Fremantle) |
| 14/05/2015 | Malcolm Beeton | Spotted Harrier (1) Little Eagle (1) |
Port Kennedy Golf Course (Port Kennedy) |
| 12/05/2015 | Robyn Pickering | Mute Swan (1) | Milyu NR (South Perth) |
| 11/05/2015 | Craig Lester | Spotted Harrier (1) | Port Kennedy (Port Kennedy) |
| 07/05/2015 | Clive Nealon | Eastern Cattle Egret (1) | paddock off Benara Rd, opposite Altone Park Golf Course (Kiara) |
| 04/05/2015 | John Baas | Little Egret (1) | Lake Monger (Glendalough) |
| early 05/2015 | Susan Harris via Pam Agar | Mute Swan (1) | James Mitchell Park (South Perth) |
| 01/05/2015 | Craig Lester | Grey-tailed Tattler (1) Terek Sandpiper (1) |
Nairns (Coodanup) |
| 30/04/2015 | Clive Nealon | Freckled Duck (2) Brown Falcon (1) |
Bibra Lake (Bibra Lake) |
| 28/04/2015 | Craig Lester | Eastern Reef Egret (1) Arctic Jaeger (3) |
Woodman Point (Munster) |
| 27/04/2015 | Wes Bancroft & Natalia Huang | Restless Flycatcher (1) | Victoria Dam (Canning Mills) |
| 27/04/2015 | Bill Betts | Little Eagle (1 light morph) | Herdsman Lake (Herdsman) |
| 26/04/2015 | Marieke Weerheim & Thomas Slee | Mute Swan (1) | South Perth Foreshore (South Perth) |
| 25/04/2015 | BirdLife WA Excursion (Sian Mawson via Robyn Pickering) | Yellow-plumed Honeyeater (1) | Lake Coogee (Munster) |
| 20/04/2015 | Jordan Webber | Yellow-plumed Honeyeater (1) | Bindaring Park (Bassendean) |
| 16/04/2015 | Craig Lester | Long-toed Stint (8) | Lake Walyungup (Warnbro) |
| 14/04/2015 | Dave Rimes | Wood Sandpiper (2) Red-necked Stint (1) Long-toed Stint (1) |
Bibra Lake (Bibra Lake) |
| 13/04/2015 | Clive Nealon | Freckled Duck (5) | Lake Monger (Glendalough) |
| 12/04/2015 | Mark Binns | Glossy Ibis (8) Wood Sandpiper (4) Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (4) Pectoral Sandpiper (2) Long-toed Stint (1) |
Bibra Lake (Bibra Lake) |
| 11/04/2015 | BirdLife WA Excursion (Martin Cake et al.) | Arctic Jaeger (100+) Pomarine Jaeger (5+) Flesh-footed Shearwater (1) Wedge-tailed Shearwater (6) |
Woodman Point (Munster) |
| 30/03/2015 | Rosemary Bancroft via Wes Bancroft | Yellow-plumed Honeyeater (1) | Hinkler Rd (Kalamunda) |
| Date | Observers | Species |
Location |
| 20/06/2015 | Don Carlson | Eastern Cattle Egret (16) | paddocks in Eaton (Dardanup) |
| 20/06/2015 | Don Carlson | Eastern Curlew (2) | Point Duoro, nr Collie River mouth (Harvey) |
| 17/06/2015 | Mike Brown | Australian Bustard (1) | nr cnr of Glenfield Rd & Williams-Narrogin Rd (Williams) |
| 12/06/2015 | Bill Russell | Spotted Harrier (1) | farmland W of Harvey (Harvey) |
| 10/06/2015 | Bill Russell | Spotless Crake (4) Banded Stilt (55) |
Lake Clifton North (Mandurah) |
| 09/06/2015 | Craig Lester | Sanderling (4) | Pyramids Beach (Dawesville) |
| 06/06/2015 | Col Heap | Ground Cuckoo-shrike (1) | Ding Road, Arrowsmith (Irwin) |
| 06/06/2015 | Bill Russell | Spotless Crake (4) Banded Stilt (134) Hooded Plover (5) |
Lake Pollard (Waroona) |
| 05/06/2015 | Bill Russell | Banded Stilt (560) Curlew Sandpiper (2) Red-necked Stint (218) |
Lake Preston (Waroona) |
| 27/05/2015 | Craig Lester | Sanderling (3) | Pyramids Beach (Dawesville) |
| 24/05/2015 | BirdLife WA Pelagic (John Graff et al.) | Wandering Albatross [sp.] (2) ?exulans Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross (30) Black-browed Albatross (5) Campbell Albatross (1) Shy Albatross (3) Northern Giant-Petrel (1) Cape Petrel (5) Great-winged Petrel (50) Soft-plumaged Petrel (6) Soft-plumaged Petrel (1 intermediate/dark intermediate morph) Little Shearwater (8) Wilson's Storm-Petrel (100) White-faced Storm-Petrel (13) Black-bellied Storm-Petrel (3) Brown Skua (8) Arctic Tern (1) |
off Albany (Albany) |
| 23/05/2015 | Josh Greaves | Wilson's Storm-Petrel (3) Brown Skua (1) |
Flinders Bay (Augusta-Margaret River) |
| 23/05/2015 | BirdLife WA Pelagic (John Graff et al.) | Wandering Albatross [sp.] (4) - 2+ exulans, 1 gibsoni Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross (15) Black-browed Albatross (15) Shy Albatross (1) Northern Giant-Petrel (1) Cape Petrel (2) Great-winged Petrel (150) Soft-plumaged Petrel (10) Soft-plumaged Petrel (2 intermediate morph) Flesh-footed Shearwater (3) Little Shearwater (20) Wilson's Storm-Petrel (70) White-faced Storm-Petrel (10) Brown Skua (1+) South Polar Skua (1+) |
off Albany (Albany) |
| 14/05/2015 | Craig Lester | Greater Sand Plover (1) Grey-tailed Tattler (1) |
Pyramids Beach (Dawesville) |
| 05/05/2015 | Craig Lester | Elegant Parrot (20+) | Lake McLarty (Murray) |
| 27/04/2015 | Paulina Wittwer | Ground Cuckoo-shrike (pair) | Wittwer Farm (Carnamah) |
| 27/04/2015 | Mark Binns | Pacific Golden Plover (1) Bar-tailed Godwit (3) |
Morley Beach, Wilson Inlet (Denmark) |
| late 04/2015 | Gary Tate | Eastern Reef Egret (1) Whimbrel (1) Hooded Plover (1 juvenile) |
Cape Clairault (Busselton) |
| late 04/2015 | Gary Tate | Hooded Plover (1 adult) Southern Emu-wren (numerous) |
Injidup Beach (Busselton) |
| 24/04/2015 | Greg Harewood | Red-necked Avocet (50+) Bar-tailed Godwit (2) |
flooded paddocks, Peppermint Grove Beach (Capel) |
| 20/04/2015 | Greg Harewood | Banded Lapwing (10) | paddock nr Vasse townsite (Busselton) |
| 20/04/2015 | Craig Lester | Stubble Quail (7) | Lake McLarty (Murray) |
| 20/04/2015 | Craig Lester | Peregrine Falcon (2) | Mills Rd (Murray) |
| 18-19/04/2015 | Herdsman Lake Banding Group (Nick Brown, Jennie Stock et al.) | Inland Dotterel (15; inc. 6 runners) Black-eared Cuckoo (1) Ground Cuckoo-shrike (4) |
private property nr Mukinbudin (Mukinbudin) |
| 17/04/2015 | Craig Lester | Musk Duck (100+) Spotless Crake (1) |
Lake Clifton (Mandurah) |
| Date | Observers | Species |
Location |
| 27/06/2015 | Jordan Webber | Copperback [Chestnut] Quail-thrush (3) Gilbert's Whistler (2) |
McDermid Rock (Dundas) |
| late 06/2015 | Wayne Merritt | Banded Stilt (?count) Orange Chat (several) |
Lake Austin (Cue) |
| 23/06/2015 | Bill Russell | Brolga (several) | Lake Gregory (Halls Creek) |
| 16/06/2015 | Steve Reynolds | Beach Stone-curlew (3) Mangrove Golden Whistler (1) White-breasted Whistler (1) Mangrove Robin (6) |
Enderby Island (Roebourne) |
| 14/06/2015 | Steve Reynolds |
Lesser Frigatebird (1) Beach Stone-curlew (3) Mangrove Golden Whistler (2) White-breasted Whistler (2) |
Enderby Island (Roebourne) |
| 13/06/2015 | Steve Reynolds |
Wilson's Storm-Petrel (7) Lesser Frigatebird (3) Beach Stone-curlew (1) |
Enderby Island (Roebourne) |
| 10/06/2015 | Alma de Rebeira et al. | Eastern Yellow Wagtail (1 breeding plumage) | Kanidal Beach, Eyre Bird Observatory (Dundas) |
| 10/06/2015 | Alma de Rebeira et al. | Southern Fulmar (1 beachwashed, dead) | Kanidal Beach, Eyre Bird Observatory (Dundas) |
| 09/06/2015 | Steve Reynolds | Whimbrel (24) Little Tern (7) |
sandbar off Burrup Peninsula (Roebourne) |
| 02-05/06/2015 | John Graff et al. | Rainbow Bee-eater (200-300 roosting each night) | c. 100km S of Port Hedland (Port Hedland) |
| 31/05/2015 | Geoff Collis | Purple-crowned Lorikeet (5) | Eudynie, c. 8km east of Higginsville (Dundas) |
| 28/05/2015 | Frank O'Connor | Purple-crowned Lorikeet (9) Little Woodswallow (17) |
Warne River, c. 50km E of Paynes Find (Sandstone) |
| 27/05/2015 | Frank O'Connor | Ground Cuckoo-shrike (2, harassing Brown Falcon) | 10km S of Paynes Find (Yalgoo) |
| 18/05/2015 | Malcolm Beeton | Hardhead (7) | West Angelas (East Pilbara) |
| 18/05/2015 | Mark Binns | Black Kite (1) Peregrine Falcon (2) Gilbert's Whistler (1) |
Telegraph Track, E of Norseman (Dundas) |
| 14/05/2015 | Mark Binns | Brush Bronzewing (10) Western Wattlebird (7) |
nr Mt Ney (Esperance) |
| mid 05/2015 | Jordan Vos | Inland Dotterel (9) | Great Northern Hwy, c. 65 km N of Meekatharra (Meekatharra) |
| early 05/2015 | Wayne Merritt | Freckled Duck (30) | Lake Miranda (Leonora) |
| 30/04/2015 | Sam Weir | Australian Reed-Warbler (1 leucistic) | Miaree Pool (Roebourne) |
| 28/04/2015 | John Graff | Flock Bronzewing (4) | c. 20 km W of Port Hedland (Port Hedland) |
| 26-27/04/2015 | Mark Stanley | Bourke's Parrot (small flocks) Scarlet-chested Parrot (1 male) Orange Chat (?count) |
Wondinong Station, 75km ENE of Mount Magnet (Cue) |
| 26-27/04/2015 | Mark Stanley | Black-winged Stilt (100s) Red-necked Avocet (100s) Gull-billed Tern (1) |
Lake Austin (Cue) |
| 22/04/2015 | Wayne Merritt et al. | Bourke's Parrot (4) | 22 km NW of Tom Price (Ashburton) |
| 21/04/2015 | Wayne Merritt et al. | Common Noddy (6) Lesser Noddy (1) |
Coral Bay (Exmouth) |
| 20/04/2015 | Wayne Merritt et al. | Australian Pratincole (1) | North West Coastal Hwy, 10km S of Carnarvon (Carnarvon) |
| 18/04/2015 | Greg Harewood | Wood Sandpiper (2) | Kalgoorlie-Boulder wastewater treatment plant (Kalgoorlie-Boulder) |
| 15/04/2015 | Greg Harewood | Eastern Great Egret (1 overflying) | Boulder town site (Kalgoorlie-Boulder) |
| 09/04/2015 | Bryony Palmer & Jack Ashby | Dollarbird (1) | Faure Island (Shark Bay) |
| Date | Observers | Species |
Location |
| 06/07/2015 | Broome Bird Observatory (Nigel Jackett et al.) | Banded Stilt (1) | Duck Lake, Roebuck Plains Station (Broome) |
| 03/07/2015 | Nigel Jackett & Adrian Boyle | EURASIAN CURLEW (1) Asian Dowitcher (10) |
Bush Point (Broome) |
| 28/06/2015 | Bill Russell | Yellow Chat (10) | island in Lake Argyle (Wyndham-East Kimberley) |
| 21/06/2015 | Bill Russell | Orange Chat (c. 25) Yellow Chat (c. 10) |
Handover campsite, Lake Gregory (Halls Creek) |
| late 06/2015 | Wayne Merritt | White-browed Woodswallow (2) | Purnululu National Park (Halls Creek) |
Ashmore Reef
| Date | Observers | Species |
Location |
Christmas Island
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Cocos (Keeling) Islands
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