© Copyright BAWA (Inc) 2001-2003
Visits
Last Modified 31st October 2003
Email Frank O'Connor (sightings@iinet.net.au) with details of your sightings.
The sightings highlighted in red were included in the WA Bird Notes Issue 108 (December 2003). The sightings highlighted in bold red are the most unusual sightings and require some notes supporting the sightings. Click here for the sightings included in the WA Bird Notes 107 (September 2003).
Perth & Mandurah (within UBD Street Directory) (Suburbs in parentheses)
| 27/10/2003 |
Hank van Wees |
| Red-tailed
Black-Cockatoo (5) Tawny Frogmouth (1) |
Kalamunda National
Park (Piesse Brook) Frape Avenue (Yokine) |
| 25/10/2003 |
Myles Menz |
| Painted Button-quail (2) | near Kingston Barracks (Rottnest Island) |
| 25/10/2003 |
Frank O'Connor |
| Restless Flycatcher (1) | Kings Park (Kings Park) |
| 24/10/2003 |
Michael Craig |
| Pacific Gull (1 sub adult) | Hillarys Boat Harbour (Hillarys) |
| 24/10/2003 |
Wynton Maddeford |
| Southern Boobook (2 adults, 3 fledglings) | Sixth Avenue, Applecross Primary School (Applecross) |
| 19/10/2003 |
Peter Jacoby |
| Whiskered Tern (30) | Thomsons Lake (Beeliar) |
| 18/10/2003 |
Claire Stevenson |
| Brown Falcon (1) Brown Falcon (1) Buff-banded Rail (2 adults, 2 chicks) |
North Lake (North
Lake) Bibra Lake (Bibra Lake) Bibra Lake (Bibra Lake) |
| 17/10/2003 |
Sean Tomlinson |
| Southern
Giant-Petrel (1) beach washed Pacific Gull (1 sub adult) |
Swanbourne Drain
(Swanbourne) Swanbourne Beach (Swanbourne) |
| 16/10/2003 |
Peter Jacoby |
| Great
Crested Grebe (42) Peregrine Falcon (1) chasing White Ibis |
Alfred
Cove (Alfred Cove) Thomsons Lake (Beeliar) |
| 15/10/2003 |
Frank O'Connor |
| KING QUAIL (3) aviary released? | Stirling Road (Forrestdale) |
| 07/10/2003 |
Ryan Phillips |
| Buff-banded Rail
(3) White-winged Triller (nesting) |
Herdsman Lake
(Herdsman) Herdsman Lake (Herdsman) |
| 05/10/2003 |
Bill Rutherford |
| Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (73) | Samphire Cove (Halls Head) |
| 03/10/2003 |
Jen Wilcox |
| Rufous Songlark (1 female) | Murdoch University (Murdoch) |
| 03/10/2003 |
Ryan Phillips |
| White-breasted Robin (1) | heath south of Ocean Reef Marina (Ocean Reef) |
| 03/10/2003 |
Frank O'Connor |
| Painted Button-quail (1) | Wireless Hill Park (Ardross) |
| 02/10/2003 |
Les Hogben |
| Pink-eared Duck
(ducklings) Buff-banded Rail (2) Yellow-rumped Thornbill (nesting) |
Herdsman Lake
(Herdsman) Herdsman Lake (Herdsman) Herdsman Lake (Herdsman) |
| 02/10/2003 |
Wynton Maddeford |
| White-necked Heron
(2) Weebill (2) Varied Sittella (1) White-winged Triller (pair) |
North Lake (North
Lake) North Lake (North Lake) North Lake (North Lake) North Lake (North Lake) |
| 01/10/2003 |
Sean Tomlinson |
| Sacred Kingfisher (1) | Lake Claremont (Swanbourne) |
| 01/10/2003 |
Frank O'Connor |
| Shining
Bronze-Cuckoo (1) Rainbow Bee-eater (2) |
Kings Park (Kings
Park) Hardy Road (Nedlands) |
| 01/10/2003 |
Cheryl Gole |
| Pacific Gull (1 sub adult) | Mudurup Rocks (Cottesloe) |
| 27/09/2003 |
Ryan Phillips |
| Varied Sittella (5) nesting | Pinnaroo Valley (Padbury) |
| 26/09/2003 |
Stuart Houghton |
| Pacific Gull (1 sub adult) | South Cottesloe Beach (Cottesloe) |
| 26/09/2003 |
Hank van Wees |
| Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo (3) | John Forrest National Park |
| 25/09/2003 |
Gerry Ternahan |
| Princess Parrot (1) aviary release | Haig Road / Farrin Street (Attadale) |
| 25/09/2003 |
Tom Delaney |
| Common? Tern (1) | South Mole (Fremantle) |
| 19/09/2003 |
Ryan Phillips |
| Pacific Gull (1 sub adult) | Hillarys Boat Harbour (Hillarys) |
| 19/09/2003 |
Ryan Phillips |
| Painted Button-quail (1) | Gnangara Road (Gnangara) |
| 18/09/2003 |
Brendan Kinsella |
| Nankeen Night Heron
(2) Common Sandpiper (1) White-breasted Robin (1) |
Karalundie Road /
Mullaloo Drive (Mullaloo) Ocean Reef Boat Harbour (Ocean Reef) heath south of Ocean Reef Marina (Ocean Reef) |
| 16/09/2003 |
Wynton Maddeford |
| Common Bronzewing (1) | North Lake (North Lake) |
| 10/09/2003 |
Bill Rutherford |
| Whiskered Tern (54) | Peel Inlet (Nairns) |
| 09/09/2003 |
Robyn Guder |
| Kerguelen Petrel (1) alive on beach | beach (Safety Bay) |
| 09/09/2003 |
Wynton Maddeford |
| Emu (16) | Reserve Road (Gidgegannup) |
| 09/09/2003 |
Hank van Wees |
| Yellow-throated Miner (1+) | Kingsway Reserve (Maddeley) |
| 08/09/2003 |
Wynton Maddeford |
| White-necked Heron (1) | Readheads Road (North Dandalup) |
| 06/09/2003 |
Frank O'Connor et al |
| Cape Petrel (1) Great-winged Petrel (10) Soft-plumaged Petrel (23) Wedge-tailed Shearwater (2) Flesh-footed Shearwater (3) Shy Albatross (1) Yellow-nosed Albatross (22 immatures) White-faced Storm-Petrel (20) |
Hillarys Pelagic Hillarys Pelagic Hillarys Pelagic Hillarys Pelagic Hillarys Pelagic Hillarys Pelagic Hillarys Pelagic Hillarys Pelagic |
| 03/09/2003 |
Frank O'Connor |
| Whiskered Tern (29+) | Herdsman Lake (Herdsman) |
| 02/09/2003 |
Paul Marty |
| Nankeen Night Heron (3) | #11 Wharf, North Quay (North Fremantle) |
| 02/09/2003 |
Wynton Maddeford |
| Painted Button-quail (1) | Wireless Hill Park (Ardross) |
| 30/08/2003 |
Bill Rutherford |
| AUSTRALASIAN BITTERN (heard) | Herdsman Lake (Herdsman) |
| 30/08/2003 |
Paul Marty |
| Osprey (1) Osprey (1) |
Cottesloe SLSC
(Cottesloe) West Coast Drive (Trigg) |
| 28/08/2003 |
Wynton Maddeford |
| Buff-banded Rail (1) | golf course (The Vines) |
| 27/08/2003 |
Wynton Maddeford |
| Common? Tern (1) | Applecross Jetty (Applecross) |
| 26/08/2003 |
Wynton Maddeford |
| Pink-eared Duck (5
ducklings) Brown Goshawk (2) Little Eagle (1) Little Eagle (1) |
Lake Claremont
(Claremont) Star Swamp (North Beach) Star Swamp (North Beach) Macleod Road (Applecross) |
| 25/08/2003 |
Wynton Maddeford |
| Short-billed Black-Cockatoo (250) | Guilderton (Gingin) |
| 24/08/2003 |
Wynton Maddeford |
| Great
Crested Grebe (47) Little Eagle (1) White-browed Scrubwren (1) |
Alfred
Cove (Alfred Cove) North Lake (North Lake) North Lake (North Lake) |
| 23/08/2003 |
Ryan Philips, Sean Tomlinson & Myles Menz |
|
Little Egret (3) |
Creery Island
mudflats (Dudley Park) Creery Island mudflats (Dudley Park) North Mole (North Fremantle) woodland near Creery Island (Dudley Park) North Mole (North Fremantle) |
| 24/08/2003 |
Michael Craig |
| Purple-crowned Lorikeet (1) | Cottesloe Primary School (Peppermint Grove) |
| 17/08/2003 |
Ryan Philips |
|
Red-capped Parrot (2) |
Carine
Open Space (Carine) Carine Open Space (Carine) |
| 16/08/2003 |
Claire Stevenson |
| Crested Pigeon (1) | Lake Yangebup (Yangebup) |
| 16/08/2003 |
Ryan Philips |
| Painted
Button-quail (1) Southern Emu-wren (3) Red-browed Finch (4) |
Bickley Reservoir
(Bickley) Bickley Reservoir (Bickley) Bickley Reservoir (Bickley) |
| 09/08/2003 |
Sean Tomlinson |
| Purple-crowned Lorikeet (2) | University of Western Australia (Crawley) |
| 07/08/2003 |
Wynton Maddeford |
| Common Sandpiper (1) | South of Perth Yacht Club (Applecross) |
| 06/08/2003 |
Valerie Hemsley |
| Barn Owl (1) possible | Blue Gum Lake (Mt Pleasant) |
| 06/08/2003 |
Sean van Alphen |
| Southern Emu-wren (2) | 300 metres east of Bickley Brook Reservoir (Orange Grove) |
| 05/08/2003 |
per WA Museum |
| FAIRY PRION (1) beach washed | Yanchep Beach (Yanchep) |
| 04/08/2003 |
Ryan Phillips & Matthew Sullivan (UK) |
| Great Skua (1) Regent Parrot (25) |
Woodman's Point
(Coogee) south of Lake Walyungup (Port Kennedy) |
| 03/08/2003 |
Derek Mead-Hunter |
|
Southern Giant- Petrel (1) White-faced Storm-Petrel (1) Osprey (1) Roseate? Tern (1) |
Woodman's Point
(Coogee) Woodman's Point (Coogee) Woodman's Point (Coogee) Woodman's Point (Coogee) |
| 03/08/2003 |
Sean Tomlinson, Ryan Phillips & Matthew Sullivan (UK) |
| Chestnut Teal (1) Rufous Treecreeper (1) |
Bibra Lake (Bibra
Lake) Wungong Gorge (Bedfordale) |
| 02/08/2003 |
Andrew Walter |
| Rainbow Lorikeet (1)
red-collared form Elegant Parrot (2) Elegant Parrot (4) |
Orton Road
(Casuarina) Thomas Road (Casuarina) Tuart Road (Casuarina) |
| 31/07/2003 |
Ryan Phillips & Matthew Sullivan (UK) |
| Painted Button-quail (1) | Bold Park (City Beach) |
| 23/07/2003 |
Sean van Alphen |
| Southern Emu-wren (2) | 300 metres east of Bickley Brook Reservoir (Orange Grove) |
| 20/07/2003 |
Sean van Alphen |
| Yellow-plumed Honeyeater (1) | The Dell (Paulls Valley) |
| 19/07/2003 |
Michael Hancock |
| Painted Button-quail (1) | Star Swamp (North Beach) |
| 18/07/2003 |
Wynton Maddeford |
| Painted Button-quail (1) | near Western Power Playground (Kings Park) |
South West (Murchison River to Esperance) (Shires in parentheses)
| 15/10/2003 |
Wes Bancroft |
|
Spotless Crake (2)
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (76) Orange Chat (1 male) |
Lake Wownaminya (Yalgoo) Lake Wownaminya (Yalgoo) Lake Wownaminya (Yalgoo) |
| 10/10/2003 |
Ray Garstone |
| Red-backed Kingfisher (1) | Kamballup (Plantagenet) |
| 07/10/2003 |
Albany Bird Group |
| Rainbow Bee-eater (6) | Warriup (Albany) |
| 04/10/2003 |
Judith Smetherham |
| Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo (5) | Albany Highway / 21 Mile Road (Armadale) |
| 04/10/2003 |
BAWA Excursion |
| LITTLE CURLEW (1) | Bootine Road Nature Reserve (Gingin) (see photos) |
| 29/09/2003 |
Frank O'Connor |
| Bush
Stone-curlew (1 adult, 1 chick) Masked Owl (1) |
Dryandra
Woodlands Village paddock (Cuballing) Gura Road at Dryandra State Forest (Cuballing) |
| 28/09/2003 |
Myles Menz |
| Grey Currawong (3) | Dongara (Irwin) |
| 26/09/2003 |
Bill Rutherford |
|
Giant-Petrel sp. (5)
Soft-plumaged Petrel (3) Yellow-nosed Albatross (17) Red-tailed Tropicbird (5) Arctic Tern (1) |
Sugarloaf Rock (Busselton) Sugarloaf Rock (Busselton) Sugarloaf Rock (Busselton) Sugarloaf Rock (Busselton) Mangrove Bay (Bunbury) |
| 16/09/2003 |
Bill Rutherford |
| Common Greenshank (60) | Lower King (Albany) |
| 16/09/2003 |
Frank O'Connor |
| Western Whipbird (1) | Mount Trio car park (Gnowangerup) |
| 13/09/2003 |
Frank O'Connor |
| Painted Button-quail (1) | Stirling Range Retreat (Gnowangerup) |
| 24/08/2003 |
Tim Murphy |
| Emu (1) | Yarra Road (York) |
| 11/08/2003 |
Wynton Maddeford |
|
Chestnut Teal (2)
White-necked Heron (3) Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo (7) Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike (18) White-winged Triller (1 male) |
North Dandalup North Dandalup North Dandalup North Dandalup North Dandalup |
| 08/08/2003 |
Frank O'Connor |
| Restless Flycatcher (1) | Cheyne Beach Road (Albany) |
| 07/08/2003 |
Frank O'Connor |
| Square-tailed Kite (1) | Cheyne Beach (Albany) |
| 06/08/2003 |
Frank O'Connor |
| Hutton's Shearwater (4) heading east | near The Gap (Albany) |
| 03/08/2003 |
Mike Bamford |
| Ground Cuckoo-shrike (4) | near Brand Highway / Cooljarloo Road (Dandaragan) |
| early 08/2003 |
Graeme & Jenny Perks |
| Cape Barren Goose (1) | near farm dam 15km east of Grass Patch (Esperance) |
Kimberley (Shires in parentheses)
| 14/10/2003 |
Pam & Des Agnew |
| Little Ringed Plover (1) | Marlgu Billabong (Wyndham - East Kimberley) |
| 18/09/2003 |
Adrian Boyle |
| Barn Swallow (2) | Broome sewage ponds (Broome) |
| 04/09/2003 |
Adrian Boyle |
| Fork-tailed Swift (1) | Broome Bird Observatory (Broome) |
| 25/08/2003 |
Chris Doughty (Vic), BBO et al |
| Ruff (1) | Kidney Bean Lagoon (Broome) |
Arid Zone (Shires in parentheses)
| 28/09/2003 |
Eyre Bird Observatory |
| SOUTHERN FULMAR (1) beach washed | Kanidal Beach (Dundas) (see photo) |
| 27/09/2003 |
Myles Menz & Kate Harvey |
| Roseate Tern (~50) breeding plumage | Coral Bay (Carnarvon) |
| 25/09/2003 |
Myles Menz & Kate Harvey |
| Rufous Fieldwren (3) | Mangrove Bay (Exmouth) |
| 23/08/2003 |
Les George |
| Galah
(nesting) Australian Ringneck (nest with 5 nestlings) White-browed Treecreeper (2) |
Lorna Glen
Station (Wiluna) Lorna Glen Station (Wiluna) Lorna Glen Station (Wiluna) |
| 22/08/2003 |
Les George |
| Ground Cuckoo-shrike (2) | Carnegie Station (Wiluna) |
| 20/08/2003 |
Frank O'Connor, Les George, Barbara Harvey (NSW) |
| Chestnut-breasted Quail-thrush (pair) | Gibson Desert Nature Reserve (Ngaanyatjarraku) |
| 19/08/2003 |
Landscope Expedition |
| Inland Dotterel (3) | Gibson Desert (Ngaanyatjarraku) |
| 17/08/2003 |
Landscope Expedition |
| Major
Mitchell's Cockatoo (3) Chestnut-breasted Quail-thrush (1 male) |
Gibson Desert
Nature Reserve (Ngaanyatjarraku) Gibson Desert Nature Reserve (Ngaanyatjarraku) |
| 16/08/2003 |
Landscope Expedition |
| Major Mitchell's Cockatoo (5) | Gibson Desert Nature Reserve (Ngaanyatjarraku) |
| 14/08/2003 |
Bill Rutherford |
| Chestnut Quail-thrush (2) | north of Meekatharra (Meekatharra) |
| 14/08/2003 |
Bill Rutherford |
| Grey Honeyeater (2) Hooded Robin (2) Chestnut-breasted Quail-thrush (1) |
Talawana Track,
turnoff to Rudall River (East Pilbara) Hanging Rock Track, Rudall River National Park (East Pilbara) Rudall River National Park (East Pilbara) |
| 14/08/2003 |
Frank O'Connor |
| Bourke's Parrot (3) | Gibson Desert Nature Reserve (Ngaanyatjarraku) |
| 12/08/2003 |
Frank O'Connor |
| Little
Corella (2) Ground Cuckoo-shrike (3) |
billabong Wongawol Station (Wiluna) Lake Mason homestead (Sandstone) |
| 10/08/2003 |
Bill Rutherford |
| Chiming Wedgebill (3) | 15km south of Mount Magnet (Mount Magnet) |
Ashmore Reef
| 20/09/2003 to 27/09/2003 |
George Swann, Mike Carter (Vic) et al |
| Tahiti Petrel
(7) Bulwer's Petrel (55) Jouanin's Petrel (2) Matsudaira's Storm-Petrel (61) Swinhoe's Storm-Petrel (34) Little Stint (1) breeding plumage Roseate Tern (15,000) Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike (3) Tawny Grassbird (1) |
Broome to
Ashmore Reef Broome to Ashmore Reef (BARC Submission required) Broome to Ashmore Reef (BARC Submission required) Broome to Ashmore Reef (BARC Submission required) Broome to Ashmore Reef (BARC Submission required) Middle Island (BARC Submission required) West Island (Lacepede Islands) West Island West Island (Ashmore Reef) |
Christmas Island & Cocos Islands
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