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 171 (September 2019). 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 |
| 07/07/2019 | Robert Woodbury | Chestnut-breasted Mannikin (1) | Herdsman Lake (Herdsman) |
| 07/07/2019 | John Nilson | Eastern Cattle Egret (1) | Armadale Rd, opp Rossiter Av (Forrestdale) |
| 25/06/2019 | Dave Crossley & Bill McRoberts | Arctic Tern (1) | Ocean Reef Marina (Ocean Reef) |
| 25/06/2019 | Mark Binns | Banded Stilt (11) | Thomsons Lake (Beeliar) |
| 22/06/2019 | Col Heap | Black Kite (1) | Byford (Byford) |
| 21-22/06/2019 | Jordan Webber et al. | Arctic Tern (1) | Ocean Reef Marina (Ocean Reef) |
| 20/06/2019 | Lee Beavis via Facebook | Arctic Tern (1) | Ocean Reef Marina (Ocean Reef) |
| 18/06/2019 | Linda Giblett | Great Knot (10) Red Knot (34) |
Nairns (Coodanup) |
| 16/06/2019 | Martin Greenwood | Intermediate Egret (1) Black-tailed Native-hen (5) Red-necked Avocet (9) Masked Lapwing (2) |
Loch McNess, Yanchep NP (Yanchep) |
| 15/06/2019 | Mark Newman | Chestnut Teal (3+) Eastern Cattle Egret (3) Whistling Kite (50+) Black Kite (2) Brown Falcon (3) Eastern Barn Owl (1) Scarlet Robin (1) |
ALCOA Wellard Wetlands (Baldivis) |
| 13/06/2019 | via Facebook | GREY-HEADED ALBATROSS (1 taken into care) | Jervoise Bay (Munster) |
| 12/06/2019 | Brenton Laslett, Mark Newman et al. | GREY-HEADED ALBATROSS (1 adult) | Jervoise Bay (Munster) |
| 11/06/2019 | Mark Loh, Nathan Piesse et al. | GREY-HEADED ALBATROSS (1 adult) | Jervoise Bay (Munster) |
| 10/06/2019 | Jennifer Sumpton, Geoffrey Groom et al. | GREY-HEADED ALBATROSS (1 adult) Cape Petrel (1) Wilson's Storm-Petrel (~20) Arctic Jaeger (1) |
Woodman Point (Munster) |
| 10/06/2019 | per Fiona O'Sullivan via Facebook | Southern Fulmar (1 beachwashed, taken into care) | Halls Head (Halls Head) |
| 09/06/2019 | Jason Abuso via Facebook | Blue Petrel (1) | Woodman Point (Munster) |
| 09/06/2019 | James Joubert | Hooded Plover (1) | Deep Water Point (Mount Pleasant) |
| 09/06/2019 | Brenton Laslett via eBird | Wilson's Storm-Petrel (6+) Arctic Jaeger (1) |
Woodman Point (Munster) |
| 08/06/2019 | via Facebook | Antarctic Prion (1 beachwashed, later died) | Swanbourne beach (Swanbourne) |
| 08/06/2019 | James Joubert | Hooded Plover (1) | nr Canning Bridge (Mount Pleasant) |
| 08/06/2019 | John Nilson | European Goldfinch (1, provenance uncertain) | Aspiri Park (Piara Waters) |
| 05/06/2019 | Ken Glasson | Australian Bustard (1) | Lake Goollelal (Kingsley) |
| 02/06/2019 | Geoffrey Groom via Facebook | Masked Lapwing (1 ssp. novaehollandiae) | Herdsman Lake (Herdsman) |
| 01/06/2019 | Mark Newman | Western Rosella (1) European Goldfinch (2, provenance uncertain) |
ALCOA Wellard Wetlands (Baldivis) |
| 01/06/2019 | Joe Russell via eBird | Masked Lapwing (1 ssp. novaehollandiae) | Herdsman Lake (Herdsman) - nr Moondine Dr |
| late 05/2019 | via Gary Tate | possible dark-headed gull (1) | just north of Hillarys dog beach () |
| 30/05/2019 | John Nilson | European Goldfinch (2, provenance uncertain) | cnr Pegus Way & Dempsey Rd (Piara Waters) |
| 27/05/2019 | Gary Tate | Banded Stilt (1) | Swan Yacht Club (Mount Pleasant) |
| 24/05/2019 | Ken Glasson | Red-kneed Dotterel (3) | Bibra Lake (Bibra Lake) |
| 23/05/2019 | Wynton Maddeford | Hooded Plover (1) | Canning Bridge (Mount Pleasant) |
| 18/05/2019 | Stewart Ford et al. | Sooty Shearwater (1 briefly) | Perth Canyon, offshore Fremantle (Fremantle) |
| 18/05/2019 | John Graff, Dan Mantle et al. | ATLANTIC YELLOW-NOSED ALBATROSS (1) Sooty Shearwater (1) |
Perth Canyon, offshore Fremantle (Fremantle) |
| 17/05/2019 | Margaret Owen | Red-capped Robin (1 male) | Underwood Avenue Bushland (Shenton Park) |
| 16/05/2019 | Hannah Goggs | Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (1, presumed aviary escapee) | Coolbellup (Coolbellup) |
| 12/05/2019 | Rob Davis | Western [Rufous] Fieldwren (1) | Wreck Point (Two Rocks) |
| 12/05/2019 | Martin Greenwood | Masked Lapwing (2) | Yanchep NP (Yanchep) |
| 12/05/2019 | Martin Greenwood | Sanderling (30) | Two Rocks Marina (Two Rocks) |
| 11/05/2019 | Drew Davison et al. | Wandering Whistling-Duck (1) | Herdsman Lake (Herdsman) |
| 11/05/2019 | Mark Newman | Chestnut Teal (3) Brown Falcon (3) |
ALCOA Wellard Wetlands (Baldivis) |
| 08/05/2019 | Ken Glasson & Peter Lowe | Wandering Whistling-Duck (1) | Herdsman Lake (Herdsman) - nr Moondine Dr |
| 07/05/2019 | Shelley Altman | Wandering Whistling-Duck (1) | Herdsman Lake (Herdsman) |
| 07/05/2019 | Pauline Woolley | Buff-banded Rail (1+) Sooty Oystercatcher (2) Roseate Tern (4) |
Point Peron (Peron) |
| 06/05/2019 | via Facebook | Wandering Whistling-Duck (1) | Herdsman Lake (Herdsman) |
| 04/05/2019 | Ken Glasson | Intermediate Egret (1) | Tom Bateman Reserve (Thornlie) |
| 03/05/2019 | Kim Williams | Australian Bustard (1) | Kwinana Fwy, c. 2km N of Paganoni Rd () |
| 02/05/2019 | Martin Greenwood | White-necked Heron (1) Black-tailed Native-hen (5) Masked Lapwing (2) |
Loch McNess, Yanchep NP (Yanchep) |
| 30/04/2019 | Paul Wilkins | Spotted Harrier (1) | Rottnest Island (Rottnest Island) |
| 28/04/2019 | Robert Woodbury | Spotted [White-browed] Scrubwren (2) | Herdsman Lake (Herdsman) |
| 27/04/2019 | Ken Glasson | Australian Owlet-nightjar (1) | Ellis Brook (Gosnells) |
| 27/04/2019 | Robert Woodbury | Spotted [White-browed] Scrubwren (2) | Herdsman Lake (Herdsman) |
| 25/04/2019 | Drew Davison | Red-kneed Dotterel (5) | Lake Gwelup (Gwelup) |
| 24/04/2019 | Steven Daly | Princess Parrot (1, presumed aviary escapee) | Woodlupine Family Centre carpark (Forrestfield) |
| 21/04/2019 | Benjamin Hicks | Sooty Oystercatcher (3) | Burns Beach (Burns Beach) |
| 19/04/2019 | Mark Newman et al. | Wedge-tailed Shearwater (25+) Flesh-footed Shearwater (3) Streaked Shearwater (2) Little Shearwater (3 probable) Brown Skua (1) Arctic Jaeger (12) Pomarine Jaeger (1) Common Noddy (2) Roseate Tern (1) Eastern Reef Egret (1) Peregrine Falcon (1) |
Point Peron (Peron) |
| 19/04/2019 | Mark Newman | Chestnut Teal (10+) | ALCOA Wellard Wetlands (Baldivis) |
| 14/04/2019 | Dave B | Masked Lapwing (2) | Yanchep NP (Yanchep) |
| 07/04/2019 | Robert Woodbury | Red-capped Robin (1) | Herdsman Lake (Herdsman) |
| 03/04/2019 | Robert Woodbury | Red-capped Robin (1) | Herdsman Lake (Herdsman) |
| Date | Observers | Species |
Location |
| 08/07/2019 | Mark Binns | Double-banded Plover (1) | Morley Beach, Wilson Inlet (Albany/Denmark) |
| 27/06/2019 | Dan Mantle, Stewart Ford et al. |
Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross (18) Shy Albatross (2) Southern Giant-Petrel (1) Southern Giant Petrel (1 white morph) Northern Giant-Petrel (4) giant-petrel sp. (9) Cape Petrel (1) Great-winged Petrel (1,600) TRINDADE PETREL (1) Soft-plumaged Petrel (300) Brown Skua (2) |
Cape Naturaliste (Busselton) - c. 0800-1230 |
| 26/06/2019 | Dan Mantle, Stewart Ford et al. |
Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross (75) Black-browed Albatross (1) Black-browed Albatross [sp.] (4) Shy Albatross (1) Southern Giant-Petrel (1) Northern Giant-Petrel (4) giant-petrel sp. (20) Great-winged Petrel (1,200) Soft-plumaged Petrel (200) Sooty Shearwater (2) Hutton's Shearwater (1) Brown Skua (1+) |
Cape Naturaliste (Busselton) - 0830-1500 |
| 24/06/2019 | Steve Elson via Linda Giblett | Chestnut Teal (500+) | Wellstead Estuary (Jerramungup) |
| 16/06/2019 | Stewart Ford & John Graff |
Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross (80+) Black-browed Albatross (20+) Black-browed Albatross [sp.] (15+) Shy Albatross (3) SALVIN'S ALBATROSS (1 older immature/subadult) Northern Giant-Petrel (1) Great-winged Petrel (20) |
Cave Point, Torndirrup NP (Albany) |
| 15/06/2019 | Plaxy Barratt, Dan Mantle et al. | Sooty Albatross (1) SOUTHERN FULMAR (1) |
Albany Canyon, offshore Albany (Albany) |
| 15/06/2019 | Linda Giblett & Steve Elson | Banded Stilt (78) Red-necked Avocet (360) Grey Plover (1) Common Greenshank (42) Great Knot (7) Red Knot (3) Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (1) Curlew Sandpiper (23) Red-necked Stint (500+) Long-toed Stint (5) Double-banded Plover (1) Red-capped Plover (200+) |
Morley Beach, Wilson Inlet (Albany/Denmark) |
| 13/06/2019 | Linda Giblett | Masked Lapwing (2) | farmland, Shark Lake Rd (Esperance) |
| 13/06/2019 | Linda Giblett | Masked Lapwing (2) | Esperance Golf Course (Esperance) |
| 11/06/2019 | Dan Mantle, Plaxy Barratt et al. | Black-browed Albatross [sp.] (1) Shy Albatross (6) giant-petrel sp. (1) SOUTHERN FULMAR (1) Great-winged Petrel (3) Brown Skua (3) Lesser Noddy (1) Bridled Tern (1) |
Cape Naturaliste (Busselton) - 0730-1030 |
| 10/06/2019 | John Graff | Wandering [Snowy] Albatross (1) Wandering Albatross [sp.] (9) Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross (55) Black-browed Albatross (6) Black-browed Albatross [sp.] (15) GREY-HEADED ALBATROSS (16, all ages) Shy Albatross (60, most immatures) Sooty Albatross (5) LIGHT-MANTLED SOOTY ALBATROSS (3) Southern Giant-Petrel (2) Northern Giant-Petrel (5) giant-petrel sp. (16) SOUTHERN FULMAR (2) Cape Petrel (8) Great-winged Petrel (400) White-headed Petrel (20) Soft-plumaged Petrel (8) prion sp. (1) Sooty Shearwater (2) Brown Skua (2) Bridled Tern (1) |
Cape Naturaliste (Busselton) - 0740-1320 |
| 09/06/2019 | Stewart Ford & John Graff | Wandering Albatross [sp.] (1 immature) Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross (8) Black-browed Albatross (3) Black-browed Albatross [sp.] (2) Shy Albatross (10) Sooty Albatross (2) Southern Giant-Petrel (1) giant-petrel sp. (2) Great-winged Petrel (200+) White-headed Petrel (1+) Soft-plumaged Petrel (3+) Brown Skua (5) Bridled Tern (1) |
Cape Naturaliste (Busselton) - 0800-1300 |
| 05/06/2019 | Mark Binns | Red Knot (14) | Wilson Inlet nr Crusoe Island (Denmark) |
| 11/05/2019 | Murray Bridges via John Baas | GREAT SHEARWATER (1) | off Walpole (Manjimup) |
| 09/05/2019 | Christine Wilder | Red-backed Kingfisher (1) | Margaret River Perimeter Rd (Augusta-Margaret River) - nr southern roundabout |
| 07/05/2019 | Steve Elson via Linda Giblett | Hoary-headed Grebe (1,500+) Grey Plover (1) Common Greenshank (73) Marsh Sandpiper (1) Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (2) Curlew Sandpiper (54) Red-necked Stint (400+) Long-toed Stint (23) Double-banded Plover (2) |
Morley Beach, Wilson Inlet (Albany/Denmark) |
| 06/05/2019 | Ray Walker | Eastern Cattle Egret (1 breeding plumage) | Busselton (Busselton) |
| 05/05/2019 | Bill Russell | Spotted Harrier (1) | near Harvey (Harvey) |
| 01/05/2019 | John Baas | Red-backed Kingfisher (1) | Ocean Farm Dr (Gingin) |
| 30/04/2019 | Stewart Ford & John Graff | Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross (8) Black-browed Albatross (7) Black-browed Albatross [sp.] (4) Shy Albatross (3) Flesh-footed Shearwater (3,000+) Streaked Shearwater (1) Hutton's Shearwater (14) |
Cave Point, Torndirrup NP (Albany) |
| 30/04/2019 | Linda Giblett & Steve Elson | Chestnut Teal (178) Masked Lapwing (1) |
Wellstead Estuary (Jerramungup) |
| 30/04/2019 | Stewart Ford & John Graff | Chestnut Teal (25) | Princess Royal Dr (Albany) |
| 27/04/2019 | Linda Giblett & Steve Elson | Black-tailed Godwit (3) Great Knot (7) Red Knot (4) Common Greenshank (78) Marsh Sandpiper (1) Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (9) Pectoral Sandpiper (6) Curlew Sandpiper (104) Red-necked Stint (450) Long-toed Stint (23) Double-banded Plover (1) Oriental Pratincole (1) Peregrine Falcon (2) |
Morley Beach, Wilson Inlet (Albany/Denmark) |
| 25/04/2019 | via Dan Mantle | GREAT SHEARWATER (2) | off Bremer Bay (Jeramungup) |
| 24/04/2019 | via Dan Mantle | GREAT SHEARWATER (2) | off Bremer Bay (Jeramungup) |
| 21/04/2019 | Kathy Samulkiewicz | Australian Bustard (1) | cnr Hamersley & Evans Rd () |
| Date | Observers | Species |
Location |
| 11/07/2019 | Peter Taylor & Rose Ferrell | PURPLE HERON (1) | Small boat harbour (Carnarvon) |
| 05/06/2019 | Lester Trotter via Facebook | Red Goshawk (1) | Robe River Bridge (Ashburton) |
| /04/2019 | Ross Jones et al. | Black-breasted Buzzard (1) | Mt Magnet Airport (Mt Magnet) |
| /04/2019 | Ross Jones et al. | White-browed Treecreeper (2+) | Mt Magnet-Yalgoo Rd, 75 km W of Mt Magnet (Mt Magnet) |
| Date | Observers | Species |
Location |
| 01/07/2019 | Jen Lang | Pied Honeyeater (1) | Derby Sewage Pond wetlands (Derby-West Kimberley) |
| 31/05/2019 | Luke Paterson via Facebook | POND HERON sp. (1) | Marlgu Billabong, Parry Lagoons (Wyndham-East Kimberley) |
| 19/05/2019 | Allan & Sandy Rose | Pied Honeyeater (2,185) Black Honeyeater (205) |
Quondong Point, 40km N of Broome (Broome) - on passage 0700-0845 |
| 19/05/2019 | Allan & Sandy Rose | Pied Honeyeater (16,400) Black Honeyeater (400) |
Quondong Point, 40km N of Broome (Broome) - on passage 0700-1040 |
Ashmore Reef
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Christmas Island
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Cocos (Keeling) Islands
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