Western Australia Recent Bird Sightings (WABN 147)

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 147 (September 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

22/05/2013 Clive Jarman Mute Swan (2) Lake Gwelup (Gwelup)
21/05/2013 Rob Davis & Belinda Newman Little Egret (1) Point Fraser (Perth)
21/05/2013 Rob Davis & Belinda Newman White-necked Heron (1) Swan River (South Guilford)
20/05/2013 Colin Heap Square-tailed Kite (1) backyard (Byford)
20/05/2013 Mark Binns White-necked Heron (1) Market Garden Swamp (Spearwood)
20/05/2013 Mark Binns Black-tailed Native-hen (5) Manning Lake (Hamilton Hill)
20/05/2013 Josan Moss Mute Swan (2) Lake Gwelup (Gwelup)
19/05/2013 Max Bailey & Kate Creed Little Egret (2)
Black-tailed Native-hen (5)
Red-kneed Dotterel (2)
ALCOA Wellard Wetlands (Baldivis)
19/05/2013 Mark Newman White-necked Heron (2)
Black-tailed Native-hen (2)
Spotless Crake (1)
Red-kneed Dotterel (5)
Elegant Parrot (5)
ALCOA Wellard Wetlands (Baldivis)
18/05/2013 Rhys Houlihan via James Sansom Mute Swan (2) Lake Gwelup (Gwelup)
16/05/2013 Phil Hunter Eastern Barn Owl (1) Quill Way (Henderson)
15/05/2013 Sean Brealey Mute Swan (2) Lake Gwelup (Gwelup)
15/05/2013 John Graff White-necked Heron (14)
Black-tailed Native-hen (8)
Herdsman Lake (Herdsman)
15/05/2013 Roger Vaughan White-necked Heron (2)
Whistling Kite (2)
Swamp Harrier (1)
Lake Claremont (Claremont)
15/05/2013 Marieke Weerheim Black-tailed Native-hen (3) South Perth Foreshore, btwn Douglas Ave & Hurlingham Rd (South Perth)
14/05/2013 Mark Binns Mute Swan (2)
White-necked Heron (3)
Peregrine Falcon (1 juvenile)
Lake Gwelup (Gwelup)
14/05/2013 Mark Binns Red-kneed Dotterel (17) Lake Joondalup (Joondalup)
14/05/2013 Mark Binns White-necked Heron (1)
Black-tailed Native-hen (4)
Lake Joondalup South (Woodvale)
14/05/2013 Jordan Webber & Mark Binns Plumed Whistling Duck (2) Swan River, just W of Meadow St/West Swan Rd bridge (Guilford)
13/05/2013 Rick Curtis Plumed Whistling Duck (2) Swan River, nr Meadow St/West Swan Rd bridge (Guilford)
13/05/2013 Jordan Webber White-necked Heron (1)
Red-kneed Dotterel (2)
Pelican Point (Crawley)
13/05/2013 Darryl Jones Mute Swan (2)
White-necked Heron (1)
Lake Gwelup (Gwelup)
11-13/05/2013 Marieke Weerheim Black-tailed Native-hen (1) South Perth Foreshore, btwn Douglas Ave & Hurlingham Rd (South Perth)
12/05/2013 Ruth Courts Black-tailed Native-hen (47)
Red-kneed Dotterel (35)
Black-fronted Dotterel (13)
Yanchep NP (Yanchep)
12/05/2013 Ruth Courts Elegant Parrot (2) Caporn Park (Wanneroo)
12/05/2013 Ruth Courts Red-capped Robin (1) Neerabup NP (Neerabup)
12/05/2013 Mark Newman Square-tailed Kite (1)
Eastern Barn Owl (1)
Larkhill Race Course (Port Kennedy)
12/05/2013 Mark Binns White-necked Heron (1)
Red-kneed Dotterel (2)
White-bellied Sea-Eagle (1)
ALCOA Wellard Wetlands (Baldivis)
11/05/2013 Rob Burrows Plumed Whistling Duck (2) Swan River, c. 200m W of Meadow St/West Swan Rd bridge (Guilford)
11/05/2013 Kerry Cowie & John Ryan Mute Swan (2) Lake Gwelup (Gwelup)
10/05/2013 Rowan du Boulay Eastern Reef Egret (1)
Roseate Tern (1)
Woodman Point (Munster)
10/05/2013 Craig Lester Chestnut Teal (1)
Black-winged Stilt (180)
Red-necked Avocet (8)
Red-kneed Dotterel (14)
Nairns (Coodanup)
09/05/2013 Rick Curtis & Pam Riordan Plumed Whistling Duck (2) Swan River, 400m W of Meadow St/West Swan Rd bridge (Guilford)
09/05/2013 Stewart Ford et al. Southern Giant-Petrel (1)
Northern Giant-Petrel (1)
Arctic Jaeger (4)
Fairy Tern (1)
Woodman Point (Munster)
08/05/2013 John Nicholls Mute Swan (2 in flight) Mitchell Fwy, btwn Karrinyup Rd & Reid Hwy (Gwelup)
07/05/2013 Col Heap Square-tailed Kite (1) backyard (Byford)
07/05/2013 Rowan du Boulay Eastern Barn Owl (1) Garratt Rd Bridge (Ascot)
06/05/2013 Mark Binns Black-tailed Native-hen (7) Herdsman Lake (Herdsman)
05/05/2013 Jill Watson Eastern Reef Egret (1) Woodman Point (Munster)
05/05/2013 BirdLife WA Excursion (Clive Nealon) Freckled Duck (1) Eric Singleton Bird Sanctuary (Bayswater)
05/05/2013 Andre Schmitz Mute Swan (2) Lake Bungana (Maylands)
05/05/2013 Sally Robertson Black-tailed Native-hen (1) Manning Lake (Hamilton Hill)
05/05/2013 Bruce Greatwich Red-kneed Dotterel (5) Tomato Lake (Kewdale)
04/05/2013 Russell & Juanita Plunkett Mute Swan (2) CY O'Connor Beach (North Coogee)
03/05/2013 Craig Lester Red-kneed Dotterel (10) Nairns (Coodanup)
03/05/2013 Mark Binns Spotless Crake (7) Kogolup Lake (Kogolup)
02/05/2013 John Graff Wedge-tailed Shearwater (2)
Arctic Jaeger (25+)
Roseate Tern (1)
Woodman Point (Munster)
01/05/2013 Wayne Merritt & Frosty Freckled Duck (3)
Black-tailed Native-hen (4)
White-necked Heron (5)
Lake Joondalup South (Woodvale)
01/05/2013 Guillaume Bouteloup House Sparrow (1) cnr Nairn St & Market St (Fremantle)
29/04/2013 Rod Smith Red-kneed Dotterel (37) Lake Goollelal (Kingsley)
29/04/2013 Ian & Sandra Wallace Red-capped Robin (1) Talbot Road bushland (Stratton)
28/04/2013 Mark Newman White-necked Heron (5)
Black Kite (1)
Black-tailed Native-hen (4)
Red Kneed Dotterel (13)
Red-capped Robin (1 imm.)
ALCOA Wellard Wetlands (Baldivis)
27/04/2013 Steve Keeling Red-eared Firetail (15+) Ellis Brook (Martin)
26/04/2013 Steve Keeling Square-tailed Kite (1) Lawnbrook Rd West (Walliston)
26/04/2013 Mike Bouette Red-capped Robin (1 male) Channel 10 tower reserve, Pomeroy Rd (Lesmurdie)
26/04/2013 Mark Newman Red-kneed Dotterel (10)
Black-tailed Native-hen (1)
ALCOA Wellard Wetlands (Baldivis)
23/04/2013 Jordan Webber Varied Sitella (1) Anstey Rd (Bassendean)
20/04/2013 Mike Bamford probable Black Kite (1) Beechboro Rd N, Whiteman Park (Whiteman)
20/04/2013 Ruth Courts Red-necked Avocet (60) Lake Joondalup (Joondalup)
20/04/2013 Ruth Courts Black-tailed Native-hen (6) Herdsman Lake (Herdsman)
17/04/2013 Mark Newman Chestnut Teal (2) Erskine Lakes (Erskine)
16/04/2013 Alan Watson Chestnut-breasted Mannikin (1) Bibra Lake (Bibra Lake)
14/04/2013 Mark Newman Stubble Quail (5)
White-fronted Chat (50+)
Lake Walyungup (Warnbro)
22/02/2013 Nick ? via BirdForum PURPLE HERON (1 - see here) Herdsman Lake (Herdsman)
22/12/2012 Mark Binns Australasian Gannet (1 dead) Point Walter (Bicton)

 

South West (Murchison River to Esperance) (Shires in parentheses)

Date Observers Species

Location

24/05/2013 Bill Betts White-necked Heron (1)
Brush Bronzewing (2)
White-breasted Robin (1)
White-backed Swallow (9)
Lancelin ADF Range (Gingin)
13/05/2013 Bill Russell White-necked Heron (1) Martin's Tank (Waroona)
11/05/2013 Kathy Samulkiewicz Black-tailed Native-hen (2) Irwin River Mouth (Irwin)
09-10/05/2013 Mike Lawrie Kelp Gull (1) Fisherman's Wharf (Geraldton)
10/05/2013 Stewart Ford et al. Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross (14)
Black-browed Albatross (4)
Shy Albatross (5)
Southern Giant-Petrel (2)
Northern Giant-Petrel (3)
Giant-Petrel sp. (1)
Prion sp. (3)
Flesh-footed Shearwater (15+)
Sooty Shearwater (1)
Cape Naturaliste (Busselton)
09/05/2013 Dan Mantle & John Graff Wandering Albatross [sp.] (1)
Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross (12+)
Black-browed Albatross (1)
Shy Albatross (5)
Southern Giant-Petrel (2)
Northern Giant-Petrel (3)
Giant-Petrel sp. (5)
Cape Petrel (2)
Great-winged Petrel (5)
Prion sp. (40+)
Flesh-footed Shearwater (80+)
Sooty Shearwater (3)
Hutton's Shearwater (2)
Brown Skua (2)
Cape Naturaliste (Busselton)
09/05/2013 Sue Abbotts & Xenia Dennett Franklin's Gull (1, still present) Cervantes (Dandaragan)
07/05/2013 Bill Russell White-necked Heron (1)
Spotted Harrier (1)
pasture W of Yarloop (Harvey)
07/05/2013 Bill Betts Zebra Finch (7) Northam Army Camp (Northam)
05/05/2013 Brad Kneebone via Geoff Taylor Red-kneed Dotterel (15) Wilson Inlet (Denmark)
05/05/2013 BirdLife WA Pelagic Trip (John Graff et al.) Wandering Albatross [sp.] (4)
Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross (18)
Black-browed Albatross (10)
Campbell Albatross (3)
Shy Albatross (4)
Sooty Albatross (2)
Northern Giant-Petrel (2)
Great-winged Petrel (22)
Soft-plumaged Petrel (8)
Flesh-footed Shearwater (250+)
Wilson's Storm-Petrel (250+)
White-faced Storm-Petrel (15)
Black-bellied Storm-Petrel (1)
Brown Skua (4)
SOUTH POLAR SKUA (1)
off Albany (Albany)
04/05/2013 BirdLife WA Pelagic Trip (John Graff et al.) Wandering Albatross [prob. Gibson's] (1)
Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross (20)
Black-browed Albatross (14)
Campbell Albatross (1)
Shy Albatross (4)
Northern Giant-Petrel (1)
Great-winged Petrel (12)
Soft-plumaged Petrel (2, 1 intermediate morph)
Flesh-footed Shearwater (500+)
Wilson's Storm-Petrel (120+)
White-faced Storm-Petrel (12)
Black-bellied Storm-Petrel (1 - only ID'd in photos post-trip)
Brown Skua (2)
SOUTH POLAR SKUA (3)
Long-tailed Jaeger (1)
Arctic Tern (1 breeding plumage)
off Albany (Albany)
04/05/2013 Phil Lewis via Mike Bamford Black Kite (~20) Merredin (Merredin)
03/05/2013 Brian Curtis via David Secomb Malleefowl (1) 35km S of Mullewa (Mullewa)
03/05/2013 John Masters Zebra Finch (2) Glen Avon, Toodyay Rd (Northam)
03/05/2013 John Masters Black Kite (1) Glen Avon, Toodyay Rd (Northam)
02/05/2013 Brian Curtis via David Secomb Franklin's Gull (1, still present) Cervantes (Dandaragan)
29/04/2013 Col Heap Black Kite (1)
Gilbert's Whistler (1)
Boorabin National Park (Coolgardie)
28/04/2013 Judy MacKinnon & Michael Morcombe Eastern Yellow Wagtail (1, still present) Wellstead Estuary nr Bremer Bay (Jerramungup)
26/04/2013 Sue Abbotts et al. Eastern Yellow Wagtail (1) Wellstead Estuary nr Bremer Bay (Jerramungup)
25/04/2013 Col Heap Gilbert's Whistler (2) Kumarl Sidings, N of Salmon Gums (Esperance)
23/04/2013 Sue Abbotts via Robyn Pickering Eastern Yellow Wagtail (1) Bremer Bay (Jerramungup)
22/04/2013 Tegan Douglas Franklin's Gull (1, still present) Cervantes (Dandaragan)
21/04/2013 Joshua Bergmark & Max Breckenridge Double-banded Plover (1, photo)
Sanderling (28)
Blackwood River mouth (Augusta)
20/04/2013 Peter Morris Freckled Duck (13)
Great Crested Grebe (1)
Lake Ballingall (Collie)
18/04/2013 Col Heap Black Kite (1) Ravensthorpe (Ravensthorpe)
18/04/2013 Michael & Lesley Brooker Black Kite (2) over stubble fire, Old Goldfields Road 28 km E of York (York)
17/04/2013 Col Heap Sanderling (77) Hopetoun (Ravensthorpe)
17/04/2013 Wynton Maddeford Grey Currawong (1)
Yellow-throated Miner (50)
North Dandalup (Murray)
17/04/2013 Bill Russell Grey Plover (2)
Carnaby's Black-Cockatoo (300)
N end of Lake Clifton (Mandurah)
16/04/2013 Katrina Zeehandelaar Australian Bustard (2) Just N of Lancelin (Gingin)
15/04/2013 Col Heap Black Kite (2) Gorge Rock Reserve, nr Corrigin (Corrigin)
15/04/2013 Michael & Lesley Brooker Black Kite (1) Great Eastern Hwy 2 km W of The Lakes (Northam)
14/04/2013 David Secomb Spotted Nightjar (1) 8km E of Katanning (Katanning)
02/02/2013 Wendy Eiby via Christine Wilder Masked Owl (1) Bardi Creek Trail, Northcliffe NP (Manjimup)
28/01/2013 Wendy Eiby via Christine Wilder Masked Owl (1) Pemberton Swimming Pool (Manjimup)
27/01/2013 Christine Wilder Red-tailed Tropicbird (1) Sugarloaf Rock (Busselton)

 

Arid Zone (Shires in parentheses)

Date Observers Species

Location

23/05/2013 John Graff & Jordan De Jong Elegant Parrot (1) c. 150km S of Port Hedland (East Pilbara)
19/05/2013 Bruce Greatwich et al. Elegant Parrot (1) c. 150km S of Port Hedland (East Pilbara)
18/05/2013 Chris Shaw Grey Falcon (4) NW Coastal Hwy, 3km E of Karratha turn-off (Roebourne)
15/05/2013 Les George Elegant Parrot (5) Chinaman Pool (Carnarvon)
11/05/2013 Richard Huggett via Les George Freckled Duck (3) Chinaman Pool (Carnarvon)
11/05/2013 Sue Abbotts & Xenia Dennett Freckled Duck (2) Chinaman Pool (Carnarvon)
09/05/2013 Lou Leidwinger  Red-kneed Dotterel (3) Karratha Back Beach (Roebourne)
05/05/2013 Lou Leidwinger  Red-kneed Dotterel (2) Karratha Back Beach (Roebourne)
02/05/2013 Nigel Jackett Eastern Osprey (1) western Hamersley Range (Ashburton)
24-25/04/2013 John Litherland EURASIAN WIGEON (1, still present) Chinaman Pool (Carnarvon)
21/04/2013 Nigel Jackett & Peter Taylor Elegant Parrot (1) western Hamersley Range (Ashburton)
21/04/2013 Les George EURASIAN WIGEON (1) Chinaman Pool (Carnarvon)
16/04/2013 Frank O'Connor EURASIAN WIGEON (1)
Black-tailed Native-hen (5)
Chinaman Pool (Carnarvon)

 

Kimberley (Shires in parentheses)

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Australian Indian Ocean Territories


Ashmore Reef

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Christmas Island

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Cocos (Keeling) Islands

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