© Copyright BAWA (Inc) 2001-2005
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Last Modified 2nd May 2005
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The sightings highlighted in red were included in the WA Bird Notes Issue 114 (June 2005). The sightings highlighted in bold red are the most unusual sightings and require some notes supporting the sightings. Click here for the previous sightings.
Perth & Mandurah (within UBD Street Directory) (Suburbs in parentheses)
| Date | Observers | Species |
Location |
| 01/05/2005 | Helen & Keld Frederiksen | White-necked Heron (9) | Bibra Lake (Bibra Lake) |
| 28/04/2005 | Ryan Phillips | Little Eagle (1) | Kings Park (Kings Park) |
| 25/04/2005 | Wynton Maddeford | Regent Parrot (3) | Bella Cumming Reserve (Mundijong) |
| 24/04/2005 | Ryan Phillips | Freckled Duck (2) Elegant Parrot (2) |
Herdsman Lake (Herdsman) |
| 24/04/2005 | Sean Van Alphen Dallas Lynch |
Western Spinebill
(female) Red-capped Robin (2) |
Ashfield Flats (Bassendean) |
| 23/04/2005 | Wynton Maddeford | Purple-crowned Lorikeet (5) | The Vines Golf Course (Ellenbrook) |
| 21/04/2005 | Mark Newman | Short-billed Black-Cockatoo (70) | near Austal Shipyards (Henderson) |
| 20/04/2005 | Mike Bamford | Black-tailed Godwit (1) | Creery Wetland (Erskine) |
| 20/04/2005 | Jeff Spencer | Elegant Parrot (14) | Hammond Road (Yangebup) |
| 17/04/2005 | David Henderson | Hooded Plover (1) | Bibra Lake (Bibra Lake) |
| 16/04/2005 | Ryan Phillips | Common Bronzewing (1) | UWA Land, Underwood Avenue (Shenton Park) |
| 15/04/2005 | David Jones | Australian Bustard (1) | Swanbourne Beach (Swanbourne) |
| 13/04/2005 | Mark Newman | Little Eagle (1) | Gilmore Avenue (Kwinana) |
| 13/04/2005 | Alan Collins | White-necked Heron (1) | Herdsman Lake (Herdsman) |
| 11/04/2005 | Frank O'Connor | Fan-tailed Cuckoo
(1) Mistletoebird (1+) |
Eric Singleton Bird Sanctuary (Bayswater) |
| 11/04/2005 | Lorraine & Richard Chyne | Red-rumped Parrot (aviary release) | Tandy Street (Salters Point) |
| 10/04/2005 | Lorraine & Richard Chyne | Little Eagle (pale phase) | Mason's Landing (Cannington) |
| 10/04/2005 | Helen & Keld Frederiksen | White-bellied Sea-Eagle (immature) | Bibra Lake (Bibra Lake) |
| 10/04/2005 | Frank O'Connor | Freckled Duck
(2) Glossy Ibis (22) Brown Songlark (non breeding male) |
Maurice Hamer
Reserve (Herdsman) Maurice Hamer Reserve (Herdsman) Floreat Waters (Herdsman) |
| 10/04/2005 | Frank O'Connor | Nankeen Night Heron
(7+) Tawny Frogmouth (2) |
Heathcote (Applecross) |
| 09/04/2005 | Ryan Phillips | White-winged Fairy-wren (6) | Star Swamp (North Beach) |
| 07/04/2005 | Bill Rutherford | White-bellied
Sea-Eagle (immature) Long-toed Stint (1) |
Yangebup Lake (Yangebup) |
| 05/04/2005 | Mike Bamford | Black-tailed Godwit (1) | Alfred Cove (Attadale) |
| 04/04/2005 | Bill Rutherford | Common Greenshank (27) | Creery Wetlands (Erskine) |
| 03/04/2005 | Mark Newman | White-bellied Sea-Eagle (immature) | ALCOA Wellard Wetlands (Baldivis) |
| 03/04/2005 | Sean van Alphen | Red-capped Robin (pair) | Canning River, O'Dell Street (Thornlie) |
| 03/04/2005 | Helen Frederiksen | Peregrine Falcon (immature) | Bibra Lake (Bibra Lake) |
| 02/04/2005 | Mark Newman | Peregrine Falcon (1) | Ennis Avenue (Port Kennedy) |
| 31/03/2005 | Hank van Wees Michael Hancock |
Masked Lapwing (1) | north of Neil Hawkins Park (Joondalup) |
| 30/03/2005 | Mark Newman | White-bellied Sea-Eagle (immature) | Austal Shipyards (Henderson) |
| 29/03/2005 | Brendan Kinsella | Rock Parrot (9) | near Lake Vincent (Rottnest Island) |
| 28/03/2005 | Rod Smith | Pied
Cormorant (1,200) Jaeger sp. (6+) |
off Woodman Point (Munster) |
| 28/03/2005 | Bill Rutherford | Red Wattlebird (175+) | Kwinana Golf Course (Calista) |
| 27/03/2005 | Alan Collins | Freckled Duck (1) Red-necked Avocet (6) |
ALCOA Wellard Wetlands (Baldivis) |
| 27/03/2005 | Brendan Kinsella | Whimbrel (1) | West End (Rottnest Island) |
| 27/03/2005 | Alan Collins | Broad-billed
Sandpiper (1) Greater Sand Plover (1) |
Nairns (Coodanup) |
| 27/03/2005 | Ryan Phillips | Hardhead (15) | Scarborough Beach (Scarborough) |
| 25/03/2004 | Jane Prince Lawrie Poole |
Arctic Jaeger (15) | 3km off Woodman Point (Munster) |
| 25/03/2005 | Mark Newman | Chestnut
Teal (5) Pink-eared Duck (63) Red-necked Stint (22) Pectoral Sandpiper (1) Banded Stilt (6) |
ALCOA Wellard Wetlands (Baldivis) |
| 25/03/2005 | Wynton Maddeford | Purple-crowned
Lorikeet (8) Red Wattlebird (57) |
Macleod
Road (Applecross) Heathcote (Applecross) |
| 22/03/2005 | Peter Jacoby | Australasian
Shoveler (~500) Pink-eared Duck (~500) Spotless Crake (4) Banded Stilt (2) Red-necked Avocet (~75) |
Lake Monger (Glendalough) |
| 19/03/2005 | BAWA Excursion | Little Egret (2) Little Egret (2) Little Egret (2) Australasian Gannet (1) Spotless Crake (1) Whimbrel (1) Eastern Curlew (1) Eastern Curlew (1) Great Knot (12) Greater Sand Plover (2) |
Mandurah Bypass (Erskine) Creery Wetlands (Dudley Park) Nairns (Coodanup) Mandurah Bypass (Erskine) Mandurah Bypass (Erskine) Mandurah Bypass (Erskine) Mandurah Bypass (Erskine) Nairns (Coodanup) Nairns (Coodanup) Nairns (Coodanup) |
| 17/03/2005 | Hank van Wees Michael Hancock |
Fork-tailed
Swift (5) White-winged Fairy-wren (6) Red-capped Robin (1) |
Iluka Foreshore (Iluka) |
| 16/03/2005 | BAWA Excursion | Chestnut Teal (3) | Garvey Park (Ascot) |
| 12/03/2005 | Rick Curtis | Alexandrine Parrot (aviary release) | Bayswater Riverside Gardens (Bayswater) |
| 10/03/2005 | Mark Newman | Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo (6) | Gilmore Avenue (Kwinana) |
| 07/03/2005 | Mark Newman | Painted
Button-quail (pair) Wood Sandpiper (1) Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (3) |
ALCOA Wellard Wetlands (Baldivis) |
| 07/03/2005 | Helen & Keld Frederiksen | Red-capped Robin (1) | Bibra Lake (Bibra Lake) |
| 07/03/2005 | Wynton Maddeford | Rainbow Bee-eater (20) | Lake Claremont (Swanbourne) |
| 06/03/2005 | BAWA Excursion | Stubble
Quail (1 male) Spotless Crake (2) Banded Stilt (30) White-winged Triller (1 female) |
Lake Monger (Glendalough) |
| 06/03/2005 | Claire Stevenson | Musk Lorikeet (2 aviary released) | flying over Kwinana Freeway (Mt Pleasant) |
| 03/03/2005 | Wynton Maddeford | Great Cormorant (1) | Corio Road (Ravenswood) |
| 02/03/2005 | Tom Delaney | Little
Bittern (1) White-fronted Chat (4) |
Waterway
Ave / Lakewood Ave (Ascot) Resolution Drive (Maylands) |
| 27/02/2005 | Wynton Maddeford | Wedge-tailed Eagle (1) | Kwinana Freeway / Ankatell Road (Ankatell) |
| 27/02/2005 | David Henderson | Black-tailed Godwit (1) | Maurice Hamer Reserve (Herdsman) |
| 25/02/2005 | Jeff Spencer | Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo (9) | Yangebup Road (Yangebup) |
| 21/02/2005 | Wynton Maddeford | Freckled Duck (21) | Maurice Hamer Reserve (Herdsman) |
| 20/02/2005 | BAWA Excursion | Glossy Ibis (2) Spotless Crake (1) Banded Stilt (25) Whiskered Tern (10) Red-capped Robin (1) |
Bibra Lake (Bibra Lake) |
| 19/02/2005 | Jeff Spencer | Red-necked Avocet (13) | Lake Yangebup (Yangebup) |
| 19/02/2005 | Ryan Phillips Sean Tomlinson |
Red-necked Avocet (25) | Cottesloe Beach (Cottesloe) |
| 13/02/2005 | Ryan Phillips Steve Phillips |
Common Sandpiper
(1) Lesser Sand Plover (1) |
Parker Point (Rottnest) Salmon Bay (Rottnest) |
| 12/02/2005 | Wes Bancroft | Tasmanian Native-hen (escapee) | Mussell Pool (Whiteman Park) |
| 10/02/2005 | Jeff Spencer | Regent Parrot (15) | Yangebup Road (Yangebup) |
| 08/02/2005 | Ryan Phillips | Pacific Gull (adult) | Watermans Beach (Marmion) |
| 05/02/2005 | Peter Jacoby | Great Egret (100s) Peregrine Falcon (1) Banded Stilt (12) Whiskered Tern (25) |
Lake Joondalup (Joondalup) |
| 04/02/2005 | Wynton Maddeford | Glossy Ibis (3
flying) Tawny Frogmouth (4) |
Canning Bridge
(Applecross) Heathcote (Applecross) |
| 03/02/2005 | Wynton Maddeford | Australian Hobby (3) | Point Walter (Bicton) |
| 03/02/2005 | David Taggart | Eastern Reef Egret (2 grey) | Lake Joondalup South (Woodvale) |
| 01/02/2005 | Hank van Wees | Chestnut Teal
(male) White-necked Heron (1) |
Lake Joondalup South (Woodvale) |
| 01/02/2005 | Wynton Maddeford | Purple Swamphen (2) Common Greenshank (27) |
Alfred Cove (Attadale) |
| 14/12/2004 | Jeff Spencer | White-bellied
Sea-Eagle (2) Black-winged Stilt (~1,000) |
Thomsons Lake (Beeliar) |
South West (Murchison River to Esperance) (Shires in parentheses)
| Date | Observers | Species |
Location |
| 28/04/2005 | BAWA Excursion | Fan-tailed Cuckoo
(1) Red-capped Robin (immature) Dusky Woodswallow (50) |
Gleneagle Rest Area (Wandering) |
| 24/04/2005 | Robyn Pickering | Red-necked Avocet (300) | Lake Pollard (Waroona) |
| 24/04/2005 | BAWA Excursion | Barking
Owl (1) Crested Shrike-tit (1) Chestnut-rumped Thornbill (4+) |
Congelin
Camp Ground, Dryandra (Williams) Old Mill Dam, Dryandra (Cuballing) Congelin Camp Ground, Dryandra (Williams) |
| 24/04/2005 | John & Hazel Darnell | Black-eared Cuckoo (1) | Darkan River Road (Beverley) |
| 23/04/2005 | Brice & Gail Wells | White-fronted Honeyeater (2) | Cemetery (Quairading) |
| 23/04/2005 | Brice & Gail Wells | White-eared
Honeyeater (1) White-fronted Honeyeater (3) |
Quairading Community Reserve (Quairading) |
| 22/04/2005 | Bill Russell | Spotted Nightjar (road kill) | very near Preston Beach (Waroona) |
| 21/04/2005 | Michael Craig | Greater Sand Plover (1) | Lake McLarty (Murray) |
| 21/04/2005 | Bill Russell | Cattle Egret (8) | Australind Bypass (Dardanup) |
| 17/04/2005 | John & Hazel Darnell | Black-eared Cuckoo (1) | Darkan River Road (Beverley) |
| 15/04/2005 | David Secomb | Barking Owl (1) | Congelin Camp Ground, Dryandra (Williams) |
| 10/04/2005 | Frank O'Connor | White-winged Triller (1 immature) | Collins Road (Brookton) |
| 09/04/2005 | Bill Russell | Fan-tailed Cuckoo (2) | Preston Beach (Waroona) |
| 01/04/2005 | Bill Russell | Red-necked
Stint (2,500) Banded Stilt (500) |
Lake Preston north (Waroona) |
| 31/03/2005 | Bill Russell | Spotted Nightjar (1) | very near Preston Beach (Waroona) |
| 28/03/2005 | Ryan Phillips Sean Tomlinson |
Crested Shrike-tit (3) | Yarra Road (Beverley) |
| 27/03/2005 | Bill Russell | Red-necked Stint
(6) Hooded Plover (17) |
Lake Preston north (Waroona) |
| 24/03/2005 | Margaret Nash | Fork-tailed Swift (2) | Lower Denmark Road (Albany) |
| 24/03/2005 | Michael & Ada Nield | Cattle Egret (8) | Lake Powell (Albany) |
| 23/03/2005 | Michael & Ada Nield | Fork-tailed Swift (6) | Elleker (Albany) |
| 14/03/2005 | Michael & Ada Nield | Cattle Egret (6) | Lower Denmark Road (Albany) |
| 12/03/2005 | Ryan Phillips Steve Giles |
Square-tailed Kite (1) | Australind (Harvey) |
| 11/03/2005 | Bill Russell | Banded Stilt (2500) Red-necked Avocet (850) |
Martin's Tank
(Waroona) Lake Pollard (Waroona) |
| 03/03/2005 | Michael & Ada Nield | Australian Bustard (1) | Elleker (Albany) |
| 19/02/2005 | David Secomb | Ruff (1) | Lake Ewlyamartup (Katanning) |
| 18/02/2005 | Bill Russell | Oriental Plover (1) | Lake McLarty (Murray) |
| 17/02/2005 | Michael Craig | Pectoral
Sandpiper (2) Red-necked Stint (11,700) Banded Stilt (3,500) Red-capped Plover (910) |
Lake McLarty (Murray) |
| 17/02/2005 | John Darnell | Broad-billed
Sandpiper (1) Oriental Plover (1) |
Lake McLarty (Murray) |
| 12/02/2005 | Allan Collins | Oriental Plover (1) | Lake McLarty (Murray) |
| 09/02/2005 | Wynton Maddeford | Cattle
Egret (16) some in breeding plumage |
Corio Road (Murray) |
| 09/02/2005 | Frank O'Connor | Australian Spotted Crake (1) | swamp 3km E of Many Peaks (Albany) |
| 08/02/2005 | Frank O'Connor | Rufous Fieldwren
(2) Western Whipbird (1) |
Mt Trio (Plantagenet) |
| 07/02/2005 | Wynton Maddeford | Bush Stone-curlew (2 & 2 chicks) | Dryandra Woodlands Village (Cuballing) |
| 06/02/2005 | John Darnell | Oriental Plover (1) | Lake McLarty (Murray) |
| 05/02/2005 | Wayne Zadow David Secomb |
Pectoral
Sandpiper (1) Ruff (1) |
Lake Towerrining (West Arthur) |
| 04/02/2005 | Bill Russell | Oriental Plover (1) | Lake McLarty (Murray) |
| 31/01/2005 | Michael Craig | Australasian
Shoveler (796) Grey Teal (10,450) Chestnut Teal (5) Pectoral Sandpiper (4) |
Lake McLarty (Murray) |
| 21/01/2005 | Wayne Zadow | Ruff (1) | Lake Towerrining (West Arthur) |
Arid Zone (Shires in parentheses)
| Date | Observers | Species |
Location |
| 15/04/2005 | Les George | Elegant Parrot (2) (photos) | McNeil Claypan (Carnarvon) |
| 25/03/2005 | Ian Rudd | Red-necked Stint (2) | Nallan Lake (Cue) |
| 27/03/2005 | per Linda Houston | Laughing Kookaburra (1 road injured) | ??? (Menzies) |
| 19/03/2005 | per Linda Houston | Major Mitchell's Cockatoo (fledgling taken into care) | ??? (Kalgoorlie - Boulder) |
| 06/03/2005 | Les George | Grey Falcon (1) Orange Chat (3) |
Brickhouse Station (Carnarvon) |
| 24/02/2005 | Jane Prince | Star Finch (20) | foreshore gardens, Onslow (Ashburton) |
| 24/02/2005 | Jane Prince Roy Teale |
Oriental
Plover (400) Crimson Chat (4-6) Orange Chat (6-10) |
Beadon
Creek, Onslow (Ashburton) Onslow foreshore (Ashburton) Onslow Salt (Ashburton) |
| 04/02/2005 | Les George | Ruff (1) | Chinaman's Pool (Carnarvon) |
| mid 09/2004 | Merran Gunn et al. | Yellow-nosed Albatross (leucistic) | 1.5km off Bundegi Beach (Exmouth) |
Kimberley (Shires in parentheses)
| Date | Observers | Species |
Location |
| 17/04/2005 | Chris Sanderson | Little Eagle (20+) | Crab Creek (Broome) |
| 13/03/2005 | Ricki Coughlan Chris Sanderson |
Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater (1) | Crab Creek (Broome) |
| 13/03/2005 | George Swann | Black Honeyeater
(2) Pied Honeyeater (25) |
Port Drive to Riddell Beach (Broome) |
| 12/03/2005 | George Swann | Ruff (1) | Lake Eda (Broome) |
| 11/03/2005 | George Swann | Pictorella Mannikin (9) | Roebuck Plain near BBO (Broome) |
| 02/03/2005 | George Swann | Channel-billed
Cuckoo (1 juvenile) being fed by Torresian Crows |
Cape Leveque Road (Broome) |
| 12/02/2005 | BBO et al. | Red-rumped Swallow (1) | Roebuck Plain (Broome) |
| 11/02/2005 | Andrew Walter (Qld) et al. | Great-billed Heron (1) | Derby Wharf (Derby - West Kimberley) |
| 10/02/2005 | Andrew Walter (Qld) et al. | Blue-billed Duck (1 male) | Derby sewage overflow (Derby - West Kimberley) |
| 09/02/2005 | Andrew Walter (Qld) et al. | Pectoral Sandpiper
(1) Ruff (1) |
Taylor's Lagoon (Broome) |
| 08/02/2005 | Andrew Walter (Qld) et al. | Red-backed
Button-quail (1) Red-rumped Swallow (1) |
Roebuck Plain (Broome) |
| 06/02/2005 | Andrew Walter (Qld) et al. | Black
Falcon (1) Common Bronzewing (1) |
near Broome Bird Observatory (Broome) |
Ashmore Reef
| Date | Observers | Species |
Location |
| 12/04/2005 | Paul Marty | Sacred Kingfisher
(3) Rainbow Bee-eater (1) |
FPSO Jabiru Venture
(Timor Sea) located at S11º 55' E125º 00' |
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25/01/2005 |
George Swann Mike Carter (Vic) |
Red-footed
Booby (220) Nankeen Night Heron (6) Buff-banded Rail (12 & nest) Gallinago sp. Snipe (1) Black-tailed Godwit (6) Bar-tailed Godwit (4,560) Whimbrel (570) Common Greenshank (590) Terek Sandpiper (215) Common Sandpiper (6) Grey-tailed Tattler (1,780) Ruddy Turnstone (1,680) Asian Dowitcher (8) Great Knot (1,200) Red Knot (55) Sanderling (1,180) Red-necked Stint (970) Curlew Sandpiper (215) Pacific Golden Plover (770) Grey Plover (1,500) Lesser Sand Plover (33) Greater Sand Plover (2,500) Oriental Pratincole (1) Oriental Cuckoo (10) Fork-tailed Swift (1) Yellow Wagtail (1) Oriental Reed-Warbler (1) Arctic Warbler (1) |
Ashmore Reef |
| 26/12/2003 27/12/2003 |
Paul Ford | GREY
NIGHTJAR (1) 1st record for Australia identified from photograph |
on ACV Storm Bay off West Island |
Christmas Island & Cocos Islands
| Date | Observers | Species |
Location |
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14/04/2005 |
David Adams (NSW) |
Nankeen Night Heron (1) Eurasian Coot (1) Black-winged Stilt (1) |
Hugh's
Dale waterfall (Christmas Island) Blowhole Road turnoff (Christmas Island) Blowhole Road turnoff (Christmas Island) |
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