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 143 (September 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 |
| 18/05/2012 | Tom Delaney | Red-capped Robin (2) | Ascot Waters (Ascot) |
| 16/05/2012 | John Graff | Little Eagle (1 feeding on Dusky
Moorhen) Splendid Fairy-wren (3) |
Herdsman Lake (Herdsman) |
| 15/05/2012 | Andre Brender-A-Brandis | White-bellied Sea-Eagle (1) | South Perth Foreshore (South Perth) |
| 14/05/2012 | Nigel & Carla Jackett | Chestnut Teal (1 female) Sacred Kingfisher (1) |
Herdsman Lake (Herdsman) |
| 14/05/2012 | Stewart Houghton | Little Eagle (1) | Peppermint Grove (Peppermint Grove) |
| 14/05/2012 | Mark Newman | Fan-tailed Cuckoo (3) | Ayrton Court (Golden Bay) |
| 13/05/2012 | George & Pam Agar | Red-capped Robin (1) | Canning River Regional Park, south of Kent St Weir (Canning) |
| 13/05/2012 | Mark Newman | Musk Lorikeet (2, presumed escapees) | Valentine Road (Perth Airport) |
| 12/05/2012 | Frank O'Connor | Black-tailed Native-hen (1) | Lake Monger (Glendalough) |
| 12/05/2012 | Dimitris Bertzeletos et al. | Black-tailed Native-hen (1) | Lake Joondalup (Joondalup) |
| 12/05/2012 | BirdLife WA Commmunity Education Committee (Frank O'Connor) | Wedge-tailed Eagle (2) Buff-banded Rail (1) |
Lake Joondalup, near Wanneroo Recreation Centre (Wanneroo) |
| 11/05/2012 | Rod Smith via Frank O'Connor | Black-tailed
Native-hen (1) Chestnut Teal (1 male) |
Lake Joondalup (Joondalup) |
| 11/05/2012 | Ryan Phillips | Pacific Gull (1) White-breasted Robin (3) |
Pinnaroo Point (Hillarys) |
| 10/05/2012 | Ryan Phillips | White-bellied Sea-Eagle (1) | Pinnaroo Point (Hillarys) |
| 09/05/2012 | Steve Keeling | Banded Lapwing (12) | near ALCOA Wellard Wetlands (Baldivis) |
| 08/05/2012 | Wayne Merritt & Phil Snow | Black-tailed
Native-hen (1) White-bellied Sea-Eagle (1) |
Lake Joondalup (Joondalup) |
| 07/05/2012 | Martin Cake | Wilson's Storm-Petrel (1) | Woodman Point (Munster) |
| 06/05/2012 | George & Pam Agar | Brown Songlark (1) | Canning River Regional Park, south of Kent St Weir (Canning) |
| 05/05/2012 | Andre Brender-A-Brandis | White-bellied Sea-Eagle (1) | South Perth Foreshore (South Perth) |
| 05/05/2012 | Jon Elliott | Freckled Duck (2) | Lake Monger (Glendalough) |
| 03/05/2012 | Martin Cake | Long-tailed
Jaeger
(1) Pomarine Jaeger (1) Brown Skua (1) |
Woodman Point (Munster) |
| 03/05/2012 | Greg Harewood | Red-capped Robin (1) | Yanchep National Park (Yanchep) |
| 03/05/2012 | Sue Abbotts | Freckled Duck (2) | Lake Monger (Glendalough) |
| 02/05/2012 | John Nilson | Peregrine Falcon (1) | WA Water Corporation Reservoir (Coolbellup) |
| 01/05/2012 | Wayne Merritt & Dimitris Bertzeletos | Red-capped Robin (3) | Lake Joondalup (Joondalup) |
| 29/04/2012 | John Graff & Bob Bossert | Red-kneed Dotterel (3) White-bellied Sea-Eagle (1) Quail sp. (prob. Stubble) (1) |
Yangebup Lake (Yangebup) |
| 29/04/2012 | John Graff & Bob Bossert | Arctic Jaeger (30+) Brown Skua (2+) |
Woodman Point (Munster) |
| 28/04/2012 | Dimitris Bertzeletos | Red-kneed Dotterel (1) Banded Stilt (6) Whiskered Tern (1) |
Lake Joondalup (Joondalup) |
| 28/04/2012 | John Graff & Bob Bossert | Freckled Duck (5) Blue-billed Duck (350+) |
Lake Monger (Glendalough) |
| 27/04/2012 | Martin Cake | Pomarine Jaeger (1) | Woodman Point (Munster) |
| 26/04/2012 | Greg Howell et al. | Freckled Duck (5) | Lake Monger (Glendalough) |
| 26/04/2012 | John Nilson | Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo (94) | WA Water Corporation Depot (Coolbellup) between 1515 and 1615 |
| 25/04/2012 | John Ryan | Fan-tailed Cuckoo (1) | Herdsman Lake (Herdsman) |
| 23/04/2012 | Claire Gerrish via Sue Abbotts | Freckled Duck (4) | Lake Monger (Glendalough) |
| 23/04/2012 | Mark Newman | Spotted Harrier (1) | Dunreath Drive (Perth Airport) |
| 14/04/2012 | BirdLife WA Excursion (Sue Abbotts et al.) | Pomarine Jaeger (1) | Woodman Point (Munster) |
| 08/04/2012 | Brice & Gail Wells | Red-capped Robin (1) | Honey Rd (Forrestfield) |
| 06/04/2012 | Brice & Gail Wells | Red-capped Robin (1) | off Berkshire Rd (Forrestfield) |
| 03/04/2012 | Martin Cake | Long-tailed Jaeger (1) | Woodman Point (Munster) |
| 25/03/2012 | Alan Galbraith & Debbie Walker | Intermediate Egret (1) | Canning Wetlands, nr Leige St. Boardwalk (Cannington) |
South West (Murchison River to Esperance) (Shires in parentheses)
| Date | Observers | Species |
Location |
| early 05/2012 | Ken Monson via Alan Collins | European Goldfinch (3) | Nambeelup (Murray) |
| 10/05/2012 | Bill Russell | Black-fronted Dotterel (3) Red-kneed Dotterel (1) |
Lake Preston north (Waroona) |
| 02/05/2012 | Wendy Eiby via Peter Taylor | Inland Dotterel (1, photograph) | Yeagarup Dunes (Manjimup) |
Arid Zone (Shires in parentheses)
| Date | Observers | Species |
Location |
| 07-09/05/2012 | Nigel Jackett & John Graff | Grey Fantail (3+, race preissi) | western Hamersley Range (Ashburton) |
| 06/05/2012 | Carla & Ian Jackett via Birding-Aus | Scarlet-chested Parrot (2) | Yarmana Road (Laverton) |
| 05/05/2012 | Carla & Ian Jackett via Birding-Aus | Scarlet-chested Parrot (2) | Neale Junction Nature Reserve (Laverton) |
| 05/05/2012 | Nigel Jackett et al. | Barking Owl (2) | western Hamersley Range (Ashburton) |
| 05/05/2012 | John Graff | Square-tailed Kite (1) | western Hamersley Range (Ashburton) |
| 04/05/2012 | Nigel Jackett & Jordan Vos | Barking Owl (2) | western Hamersley Range (Ashburton) |
| 02/05/2012 | Bruce Greatwich, Jordan Vos, Jesse Forbes-Harper & John Graff | Laughing Dove (1, photographs) | western Hamersley Range (Ashburton) |
| 24-27/04/2012 | Richard King | Grey Falcon (2) | 78km SW of Tom Price (Ashburton) |
| 01-02/04/2012 | Bill McRoberts & Dave Crossley | Thick-billed Grasswren (2) | Pelican Point, Carnarvon (Carnarvon) |
| 28/03-02/04/2012 | Nigel Jackett | Shining
Bronze-cuckoo (1) Grey Falcon (1) |
Jundee Station (Wiluna) |
Kimberley (Shires in parentheses)
| Date | Observers | Species |
Location |
| 14/05/2012 | Lee Drury | Gouldian Finch (10) | El Questro Station (Wyndham-East Kimberley) |
| 05/05/2012 | Darryl Jones | Great-billed Heron (1) | small waterhole 5km from Kununurra (Wyndham-East Kimberley) |
| 05/05/2012 | Darryl Jones | Shining Flycatcher (1 female) | Kununurra (Wyndham-East Kimberley) |
| 04/05/2012 | Darryl Jones | Banded Honeyeater (1) | small waterhole 5km from Kununurra (Wyndham-East Kimberley) |
| 28/04/2012 | Darryl Jones | Glossy Ibis (100+) | Roebuck Plains (Broome) |
| late 04/2012 | Rohan Clarke, George Swann et al. via Birding-Aus | Asian Brown Flycatcher (1) | Browse Island (Wyndham-East Kimberley) |
Ashmore Reef
| Date | Observers | Species |
Location |
| late 04/2012 | Rohan Clarke, George Swann et al. via Birding-Aus | SIBERIAN BLUE ROBIN (immature male) EASTERN CROWNED WARBLER (1) ASIAN STUBTAIL (1) SIBERIAN THRUSH (immature male) Crested Honey-Buzzard (6) Japanese Sparrowhawk (1) |
West Island, Ashmore Reef |
Christmas Island
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Location |
Cocos Islands
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