Email Frank O'Connor (sightings@birdswa.com.au) with details of your sightings.
The sightings highlighted in red were included in the WA Bird Notes Issue 129 (March 2009). 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. Note that the new taxonomy published in Christidis & Boles 2008 is now being used. Click here for the previous sightings.
Perth & Mandurah (within UBD Street Directory) (Suburbs in parentheses)
| Date | Observers | Species |
Location |
| 03/02/2009 | Mark Newman | Arctic Jaeger (1) | Tern Island (Shoalwater) |
| 02/02/2009 | Gaye Plapp | Tawny Frogmouth (nesting) | backyard (North Beach) |
| 02/02/2009 | Alexander Di Rosso | Osprey (1) | Sommerville Boulevard / North Lake Road (Kardinya) |
| 01/02/2009 | Wynton Maddeford | Glossy Ibis (21) Australian Spotted Crake (4) Spotless Crake (6) |
North Lake (North Lake) |
| 31/01/2009 | Alexander Di Rosso et al. | Black
Honeyeater (female) Tawny-crowned Honeyeater (2+) |
Wireless Hill Park (Ardross) |
| 31/01/2009 | Louise Little Wayne Merritt |
Glossy Ibis (15) Royal Spoonbill (1) |
Lake Joondalup South (Woodvale) |
| 29/01/2009 | Katherine Chuk | Black Honeyeater (1 male, 1 female) | Wireless Hill Park (Ardross) |
| 29/01/2009 | John Nilson | Square-tailed Kite (1) | Piara Waters (Forrestdale) |
| 28/01/2009 | Maris Lauva Mark Henryon |
Purple-crowned Lorikeet (1) | Wireless Hill Park (Ardross) |
| 28/01/2009 | Darryl Jones | Western Wattlebird
(nesting) White-cheeked Honeyeater (nesting) |
Wireless Hill Park (Ardross) |
| 28/01/2009 | Martin Cake | Rainbow
Bee-eater (40+) Black Honeyeater (1 male, 2 female) |
Wireless Hill Park (Ardross) |
| 28/01/2009 | John Nilson | Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike (nesting) | Broadway Boulevard (Forrestdale) |
| 27/01/2009 | John Graff | Black
Honeyeater (2 male, 2 female) Tawny-crowned Honeyeater (3+) |
Wireless Hill Park (Ardross) |
| 27/01/2009 | Alexander Di Rosso | Common Tern (1) | foreshore (Mandurah) |
| 27/01/2009 | Malcolm Beeton | Yellow-billed Spoonbill (nesting) | Len Howard Reserve (Erskine) |
| 26/01/2009 | Wynton Maddeford | Glossy Ibis (21) Spotless Crake (2) Carnaby's Black-Cockatoo (225) |
North Lake (North Lake) |
| 25/01/2009 | Robyn Pickering | Red-capped Plover
(640) Black-winged Stilt (1,500) Common Greenshank (15) Red-necked Stint (24) |
Thomsons Lake (Beeliar) |
| 25/01/2009 | Mark Newman | Pacific Golden
Plover (1) Red-necked Avocet (7) Bar-tailed Godwit (2) |
Alfred Cove (Attadale) |
| 25/01/2009 | Mark Newman | Black
Honeyeater (1 male, 1 female) Tawny-crowned Honeyeater (1) |
Wireless Hill Park (Ardross) |
| 25/01/2009 | Mark Newman | White-necked Heron
(3) Buff-banded Rail (1) Spotless Crake (2) |
Thomsons Lake (Beeliar) |
| 25/01/2009 | Sean van Alphen | Emu (2) | Kangaroo Gully (Illawarra) |
| 25/01/2009 | Alan Galbraith et al. | Rainbow
Bee-eater (40+) Black Honeyeater (1 male, 1 female) Tawny-crowned Honeyeater (3) |
Wireless Hill Park (Ardross) |
| 24/01/2009 | John Graff et al. | Black Honeyeater
(2 females) Tawny-crowned Honeyeater (4) |
Wireless Hill Park (Ardross) |
| 24/01/2009 | Martin Cake | Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo (4) | backyard (Mt Lawley) |
| 21/01/2009 | John Graff | Painted
Button-quail (heard) Tawny-crowned Honeyeater (4+) |
Wireless Hill Park (Ardross) |
| 20/01/2009 | Alan Galbraith et al. | Black Honeyeater (1
female) Tawny-crowned Honeyeater (1) |
Wireless Hill Park (Ardross) |
| 20/01/2009 | Sean van Alphen | Major Mitchell's Cockatoo (1) | Gugeri Road (Herne Hill) |
| 18/01/2009 | Mark Newman | Grey Teal (1,000) Black-winged Stilt (600+) Red-necked Avocet (7) Banded Stilt (150+) Common Greenshank (52) Red-necked Stint (7) Gull-billed Tern (1) |
Lake Cooloongup (Cooloongup) |
| 18/01/2009 | Hank van Wees | Sacred Kingfisher (1) | Hyde Park (Perth) |
| 18/01/2009 | Alexander Di Rosso | Cockatiel (1 aviary release) | Tomato Lake (Kewdale) |
| 18/01/2009 | Darryl James | Cattle Egret (1) | North Lake (North Lake) |
| 14/01/2009 | John Graff | Black-winged Stilt
(2,500) Long-toed Stint (2) |
Thomsons Lake (Beeliar) |
| 14/01/2009 | Alexander Di Rosso | Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo (4) | Harry Clemens Reserve (Myaree) |
| 14/01/2009 | Blair Hardman | Peregrine Falcon (3) | Robin Park (Sorrento) |
| 13/01/2009 | Georgina Steytler | Purple-crowned Lorikeet (1) | park (Mindarrie) |
| 12/01/2009 | Michael Brooker | Black Honeyeater (pair) | Whiteman Park (Whiteman) |
| 11/01/2009 | Mark Newman | Black-winged Stilt (1,000+) | Goegrup Lake (Barragup) |
| 11/01/2009 | Alan Galbraith | Painted Button-quail (1) | Wireless Hill Park (Ardross) |
| 11/01/2009 | Wynton Maddeford | Black Honeyeater (1
female) Tawny-crowned Honeyeater (1) |
Wireless Hill Park (Ardross) |
| 10/01/2009 | Euro Gerbaz | Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo (1) | Herdsman Lake (Herdsman) |
| 10/01/2009 | Alan Galbraith | Red-tailed
Black-Cockatoo (3) Black Honeyeater (male) |
Wireless Hill Park (Ardross) |
| 07/01/2009 | Mark Newman | Grey Plover (4) Grey-tailed Tattler (2) Common Greenshank (17) Marsh Sandpiper (1) Red Knot (8) Grey Currawong (1) |
Peel Inlet (Coodanup) |
| 07/01/2009 | Mark Newman | Buff-banded Rail
(2) Grey Plover (2) Whimbrel (1) Eastern Curlew (1) Grey-tailed Tattler (1) Marsh Sandpiper (1) |
Mandurah Estuary Bridge (Erskine) |
| 07/01/2009 | Colin Heap | Grey Currawong (1) | Tonkin Highway / Nicholson Road (Oakford) |
| 07/01/2009 | Colin Heap | Australian Spotted Crake
(1) Gull-billed Tern (1) |
Forrestdale Lake (Forrestdale) |
| 07/01/2009 | Robyn Pickering | White-winged Black Tern (1) | Thomsons Lake (Beeliar) |
| 05/01/2009 | Darryl Jones | Purple-crowned Lorikeet (2) | Thomsons Lake (Beeliar) |
| 04/01/2009 | David Henderson | Banded Lapwing (13) | Aubin Grove (Cockburn) |
| 04/01/2009 | Wayne Eddy | Pallid Cuckoo (1) | Lake Gwelup Reserve (Gwelup) |
| 04/01/2009 | Andrew Sutherland | Arctic Jaeger (1) Peregrine Falcon (1) |
Penguin Island (Shoalwater) |
| 04/01/2009 | BAWA Excursion (Eric Pyatt) | Rufous Treecreeper (1) | Blackwall Reach (Bicton) |
| 03/01/2009 | Marcus Singor | Pacific Golden Plover (1) | Alfred Cove (Attadale) |
| 03/01/2009 | Mark Newman | White-necked Heron
(20) Glossy Ibis (45) Buff-banded Rail (1) Baillon's Crake (2) Australian Spotted Crake (4) Spotless Crake (9) Pectoral Sandpiper (1) |
Thomsons Lake (Beeliar) |
| 03/01/2009 | Marcus Singor | White-necked Heron
(21) Glossy Ibis (32) |
Thomsons Lake (Beeliar) |
| 03/01/2009 | Nicola Barrett | Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo (2+) | Reynolds Road (Mt Pleasant) |
| 02/01/2009 | Ron Dibbens | Eastern Reef Egret (1) | Point Peron (Peron) |
| 01/01/2009 | Sue Keogh | Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo (11) | ??? (Applecross) |
| 31/12/2008 | Alexander Di Rosso | White-winged Triller (1) | Attadale foreshore (Attadale) |
| 31/12/2008 | John Graff Alan Collins |
Spotless Crake (2) Red-necked Avocet (10) Banded Stilt (2) Gull-billed Tern (1) |
Forrestdale Lake (Forrestdale) |
| 30/12/2008 | Richard Nowotny (Victoria) | Spotless Crake (5) | Herdsman Lake (Herdsman) |
| 28/12/2008 | BAWA Excursion (John Graff) | Pacific Golden Plover (1) Red-kneed Dotterel (1) Pectoral Sandpiper (1) Gull-billed Tern (1) |
Forrestdale Lake (Forrestdale) |
| 28/12/2008 | BAWA Excursion (John Graff) | Square-tailed Kite
(1) Australian Spotted Crake (3) Spotless Crake (1) Red-kneed Dotterel (1) |
Thomsons Lake (Beeliar) |
| 28/12/2008 | Paul Freeman | White-winged Triller (2) | Craigie Bushland (Craigie) |
| 24/12/2008 | Darryl Jones | Variegated Fairy-wren (15+) | Lake Monger (Glendalough) |
| 24/12/2008 | John Graff | Pacific Golden Plover (1) Pectoral Sandpiper (1) |
Forrestdale Lake (Forrestdale) |
| 24/12/2008 | John Graff | Buff-banded Rail
(6) Baillon's Crake (1) Australian Spotted Crake (3) Black-winged Stilt (1,500+) |
Thomsons Lake (Beeliar) |
| 23/12/2008 | Colin Heap | Sanderling (5) Fairy Tern (19) Pied Butcherbird (2) |
Woodman Point (Munster) |
| 23/12/2008 | John Graff | Whimbrel (4) Grey-tailed Tattler (2) |
Samphire Cove (Halls Head) |
| 23/12/2008 | John Graff | Greater Sand Plover (2) | Peel Inlet (South Yunderup) |
| 23/12/2008 | John Graff | Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo (4) | Mariners Cove (Mariners Cove) |
| 23/12/2008 | Alan Collins | Pacific Golden Plover (1) Red-necked Stint (10+) Pectoral Sandpiper (1) Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (2) Gull-billed Tern (1) |
Forrestdale Lake (Forrestdale) |
| 23/12/2008 | Alan Collins | Glossy Ibis (30) Baillon's Crake (2) Australian Spotted Crake (5) Spotless Crake (1) Black-winged Stilt (1,600) Red-necked Avocet (2) Banded Lapwing (4) Curlew Sandpiper (1) |
Thomsons Lake (Beeliar) |
| 22/12/2008 | Dion Hobcroft (NSW) | Southern Boobook (2) | Luffingham Street (Melville) |
| 22/12/2008 | Dion Hobcroft (NSW) | Peregrine Falcon (1) | Leach Highway / Stock Road (Palmyra) |
| 22/12/2008 | Darryl Jones | Great Knot (1) | Woodman Point (Munster) |
| 22/12/2008 | Darryl Jones | Baillon's Crake (4) | Thomsons Lake (Beeliar) |
| 21/12/2008 | Darryl Jones | Variegated Fairy-wren (12+) | Lake Monger (Glendalough) |
| 21/12/2008 | Alexander Di Rosso | Square-tailed Kite (1) | Brookton Highway (Karragullen) |
| 21/12/2008 | John Graff | Glossy Ibis (25+) Black-winged Stilt (1,000+) Red-necked Avocet (4) Banded Stilt (8) |
Thomsons Lake (Beeliar) |
| 20/12/2008 | Alan Collins | Glossy Ibis (32) Black-winged Stilt (1,000) Red-necked Avocet (2) Banded Lapwing (4) Curlew Sandpiper (1) |
Thomsons Lake (Beeliar) |
| 20/12/2008 | Andrew Sutherland | Wedge-tailed Shearwater (30) | Point Peron (Peron) |
| 18/12/2008 | Colin Heap | Red-necked Avocet (4) | Woodman Point (Munster) |
| 17/12/2008 | Ron Dibbens | Marsh Sandpiper (1) | Woodman Point (Munster) |
| 16/12/2008 | Alan Collins | White-necked Heron
(31) Glossy Ibis (2) Black-winged Stilt (840) Red-necked Avocet (2) Whiskered Tern (6) |
Thomsons Lake (Beeliar) |
| 16/12/2008 | Colin Heap | Pallid Cuckoo (1) | John Forrest NP (Hovea) |
| 16/12/2008 | Joan Gye | Variegated Fairy-wren (4+) | Lake Monger (Glendalough) |
| 16/12/2008 | Katy Bannister | Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo (6) | Leeming Senior High School (Leeming) |
| 16/12/2008 | Barbara Anderson | Diamond Dove (probable aviary release) | Anstey Street (Cottesloe) |
| 15/12/2008 | Darryl Jones | Arctic Jaeger (2) | Mersey Point (Shoalwater) |
| 15/12/2008 | Darryl Jones | White-bellied
Sea-Eagle (immature) Sooty Oystercatcher (1) Fairy Tern (nesting) |
North Sands (Safety Bay) |
| 13/12/2008 | Ky Botteon | Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo (10) | Victoria Street (South Perth) |
| 12/12/2008 | Des Moran | Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo (4) | Onslow Street (South Perth) |
| 12/12/2008 | Colin Heap | Lesser Sand Plover
(1) Sanderling (3) Fairy Tern (12) Arctic Jaeger (1) |
Woodman Point (Munster) |
| 12/12/2008 | Olive Langham | Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo (1+) | street tree (Ardross) |
| 06/12/2008 | Michael Wood | Wood Sandpiper (1) | near Wildlife Centre (Herdsman) |
| 05/12/2008 | Frank O'Connor | Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo (2+) | Hardy Road (Nedlands) |
| 05/12/2008 | Robyn Pickering | Fairy Tern (nesting) | Woodman Point (Munster) |
| 01/12/2008 | Alan Galbraith | Sanderling (3) | Woodman Point (Munster) |
| 29/11/2008 | John Brooke | Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo (6) | over garden (Woodlands) |
| 25/11/2008 | John Graff | Whiskered Tern (9) | Forrestdale Lake (Forrestdale) |
| 24/11/2008 | John Graff | Little Penguin
(beach washed) Lesser Sand Plover (1) Greater Sand Plover (1) Fairy Tern (25+) |
Woodman Point (Munster) |
| 23/11/2008 | Andrew Sutherland | Arctic Jaeger (2) | Penguin Island (Shoalwater) |
| 15/11/2008 | Andrew Hobbs | Black-tailed Native-hen (1) | Big Carine Swamp (Carine) |
| 12/11/2008 | Hank van Wees | Banded Lapwing (11) | Stirling Reserve (Stirling) |
| 11/11/2008 | John Graff | Cattle Egret (1) Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo (1) |
Herdsman Lake (Herdsman) |
| 09/11/2008 | Alexander di Rosso | Black-winged Stilt (2 plus 5 young) | near Narrows Bridge (Perth) |
| 08/11/2008 | David Secomb | Southern Boobook (1) | Murray Street / Pier Street (Perth) |
| 07/11/2008 | Mark Dawson | Southern Boobook (1) | Matthew Stott Reserve (Seville Grove) |
| 05/11/2008 | Wynton Maddeford | Australian Wood
Duck (16 ducklings) Buff-banded Rail (4 young) |
The Vines (Ellenbrook) |
| 03/11/2008 | John Nilson | Pink-eared Duck (2 ducklings) | Booragoon Lake (Booragoon) |
| 02/11/2008 | Andre Brender-A-Brandis | Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo (8) | foreshore (South Perth) |
| 31/10/2008 | Euro Gerbaz | Whiskered Tern (1) | Lake Monger (Glendalough) |
| 10/10/2008 | David Secomb | Freckled Duck (1) | Maurice Hamer Reserve (Herdsman) |
| 10/10/2008 | David Secomb | Spotless Crake (1) | near Wildlife Centre (Herdsman) |
South West (Murchison River to Esperance) (Shires in parentheses)
| Date | Observers | Species |
Location |
| 01/02/2009 | BAWA Excursion (John Graff) | Stubble Quail (1) Great Crested Grebe (1) Australian Spotted Crake (1) Spotless Crake (1) Black-tailed Godwit (5) Marsh Sandpiper (2) Long-toed Stint (1) Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo (2) |
Lake McLarty (Murray) |
| 31/01/2009 | Dejan Stojanovic | Masked Owl (2 pairs) | Lane Pool Reserve (Murray) |
| 30/01/2009 | Greg Harewood | Cattle Egret (6) | Glen Iris (Bunbury) |
| 30/01/2009 | Greg Harewood | Tawny-crowned Honeyeater (1) | Kemerton (Harvey) |
| 28/01/2009 | Mark Newman | Emu (2) Latham's Snipe (1) Red-necked Avocet (800+) Black-tailed Godwit (1) |
Lake McLarty (Murray) |
| 27/01/2009 | Greg Bailey | Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo (6) | Beverley Road 5km from Beverley (Beverley) |
| 25/01/2009 | Stewart Ford | Latham's Snipe (1) | Lake McLarty (Murray) |
| 24/01/2009 | Andrew Sutherland | Long-toed
Stint (3) Pectoral Sandpiper (1) |
Lake McLarty (Murray) |
| 23/01/2009 | John Darnell | Latham's Snipe (1) | Lake McLarty (Murray) |
| 21/01/2009 | Frank O'Connor | Black Swan (1,000) Australasian Shelduck (~500) Pink-eared Duck (15) Australasian Shoveler (50) Grey Teal (~500) Chestnut Teal (5+) (1 male, 4 female) Pacific Black Duck (~250) Hardhead (5) Australasian Grebe (4) Hoary-headed Grebe (80) Black-winged Stilt (1,000+) Red-necked Avocet (270) Banded Stilt (7) Red-capped Plover (80+) Latham's Snipe (1) Common Greenshank (4) Marsh Sandpiper (2) Red-necked Stint (180+) Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (250+) Curlew Sandpiper (60+) Whiskered Tern (1) Silver Gull (235) |
Lake McLarty (Murray) |
| 21/01/2009 | Frank O'Connor | Emu (2) | Mills Road (Murray) |
| 19/01/2009 | Martin Cake | Pacific
Golden Plover (4) Black-winged Stilt (2) Red-necked Avocet (1) Banded Stilt (4) Common Sandpiper (1) Common Greenshank (4) Pectoral Sandpiper (1) Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (75+) |
Lake Thetis (Dandaragan) |
| 18/01/2009 | David Secomb | Hooded Plover (11) Red Knot (1) Red-necked Stint (103) Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (75) |
Lake Coyrecup (Katanning) |
| 17/01/2009 | Bill Russell | Fork-tailed Swift (3) | Preston Beach (Waroona) |
| 17/01/2009 | John Graff et al. | Chestnut Teal (2
males) Australian Spotted Crake (7) Spotless Crake (1) Latham's Snipe (1) Grey Plover (1) Black-tailed Godwit (5) Grey-tailed Tattler (1) Marsh Sandpiper (6) Caspian Tern (1) Whiskered Tern (12) |
Lake McLarty (Murray) |
| 17/01/2009 | Michael Craig | Long-toed
Stint (1) Pectoral Sandpiper (2) |
Lake McLarty (Murray) |
| 17/01/2009 | Mark Stanley | Australian Spotted
Crake (15) Spotless Crake (2) Black-winged Stilt (1,000+) Red-necked Avocet (100s) Black-tailed Godwit (5) Grey-tailed Tattler (1) Common Greenshank (30+) Marsh Sandpiper (8) Red-necked Stint (10s) Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (10s) Curlew Sandpiper (10s) Whiskered Tern (10+) |
Lake McLarty (Murray) |
| 17/01/2009 | David Secomb |
Banded Stilt (600) Red-necked Stint (190) Long-toed Stint (1) Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (180) Curlew Sandpiper (25) Silver Gull (106) |
rubbish tip lake (Wagin) |
| 17/01/2009 | David Secomb | Pectoral Sandpiper (1) | Flagstaff Lake (Woodanilling) |
| 16/01/2009 | Brycen Godfrey | Latham's Snipe (1) | Lake McLarty (Murray) |
| 15/01/2009 | Colin Heap | Shining Bronze-Cuckoo (1) | backyard (Byford) |
| 14/01/2009 | Mark Newman | Chestnut Teal
(2 males) Australian Spotted Crake (15) Spotless Crake (2) LATHAM'S SNIPE (1) Black-tailed Godwit (5) Marsh Sandpiper (3) Pectoral Sandpiper (2) Curlew Sandpiper (20) Whiskered Tern (14) |
Lake McLarty (Murray) |
| 10/01/2009 | Robyn Pickering | Black-winged Stilt
(1,200) Red-necked Avocet (480) Banded Stilt (47) Black-tailed Godwit (2) Common Greenshank (36) Marsh Sandpiper (5) Red-necked Stint (15) Long-toed Stint (3) Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (150) |
Lake McLarty (Murray) |
| 09/01/2009 | Bill Russell | Hooded Plover (2) Terek Sandpiper (1) |
Martin's Tank (Waroona) |
| 04/01/2009 | Alan Collins | Northern Pintail (possible female) | Lake McLarty (Murray) |
| 04/01/2009 | David Secomb | Wood Sandpiper (11) | Corackin Swamp (Katanning) |
| 03/01/2009 | David Secomb | Hooded Plover (8) Red Knot (1) Red-necked Stint (165) Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (190) Curlew Sandpiper (9) |
Flagstaff Lake (Woodanilling) |
| 03/01/2009 | David Secomb | Red-necked Stint
(220) Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (189) Curlew Sandpiper (31) Pectoral Sandpiper (1) |
rubbish tip lake (Wagin) |
| 02/01/2009 | David Secomb | Hooded Plover (8) Red-necked Stint (80) Pectoral Sandpiper (1) |
Lake Coyrecup (Katanning) |
| 02/01/2009 | Alan Collins | Red-necked Avocet
(350) Black-tailed Godwit (4) Common Greenshank (52) Marsh Sandpiper (7) Wood Sandpiper (2) Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (200) Whiskered Tern (6) White-winged Black Tern (1) |
Lake McLarty (Murray) |
| 01/01/2009 | Bill Russell | Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo (12) | Preston Beach Road (Waroona) |
| 30/12/2008 | Mark Newman | Australian Spotted
Crake (1) Little Grassbird (20) Brown Songlark (2) |
Lake McLarty (Murray) |
| 22/12/2008 | Anne & Fred Bondin | Rainbow Bee-eater (2) | Lower Kalgan (Albany) |
| 14/12/2008 | Bill Russell | Broad-billed
Sandpiper (1) Grey-tailed Tattler (2) |
Lake Preston (Waroona) |
| 14/12/2008 | Mark Stanley Maree Weerheim |
Gull-billed Tern (1) | Lake McLarty (Murray) |
| 13/12/2008 | David Secomb | Hooded Plover (7) Red-necked Stint (84) Long-toed Stint (1) Pectoral Sandpiper (1) |
Lake Coyrecup (Katanning) |
| 10/12/2008 | Daryl Jones | Pied Butcherbird (5) | Cameron Road (York) |
| 06/12/2008 | Scott Thompson | Masked Owl (1) | Provence Estate (Busselton) |
| 01/12/2008 | Frank O'Connor et al. | Yellow-billed Spoonbill (nesting) | Northam Weir (Northam) |
| 30/11/2008 | Frank O'Connor et al. | Square-tailed Kite (1) | Lake Preston (Waroona) |
| 30/11/2008 | Rob Lambert | Shy Albatross (1) Arctic Jaeger (3) |
Geographe Bay (Dunsborough) |
| 29/11/2008 | Rob Lambert | Southern Boobook (3) | Marybrook Road (Busselton) |
| 27/11/2008 | David Secomb | Osprey (1) | Drafty's Camp Warren NP (Pemberton) |
| 26/11/2008 | David Secomb | Square-tailed Kite (1) | Drafty's Camp Warren NP (Pemberton) |
| 25/11/2008 | Colin Heap | Black Kite (1) | over town (Byford) |
| 23/11/2008 | David Secomb | Silver Gull (1 pair breeding) | Corackin Swamp (Katanning) |
| 22/11/2008 | David Secomb | Hoary-headed Grebe
(1,850) Banded Stilt (4,250) |
Norring Lake (Wagin) |
| 22/11/2008 | David Secomb | Red-necked Stint
(269) Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (94) Curlew Sandpiper (4) |
Wagin Lake (Wagin) |
| 17/11/2008 | Wes Bancroft | Pied Butcherbird (1) | Lancelin Road near Ledge Point (Gingin) |
| 16/11/2008 | Wes Bancroft Jeff Turpin |
Little Button-quail (2) | near Ledge Point (Gingin) |
| 16/11/2008 | Diana Tressider | Soft-plumaged Petrel (taken into care) | port (Albany) |
| 16/11/2008 | David Secomb | Hooded Plover (4) Red-necked Stint (55) Long-toed Stint (1) |
Lake Coyrecup (Katanning) |
| 10/11/2008 | Hank Jonker | Western Rosella
(male) Scarlet-chested Parrot (male) Pied Honeyeater (10+) Crimson Chat (100+) Black Honeyeater (10+) Masked Woodswallow (100+) |
Holland Track near Krakouer Rock (Kondinin) |
| 09/11/2008 | Pam Burgess | Baillon's Crake (6) | Simson Road pond (Esperance) |
| 08/11/2008 | Colin Heap | Square-tailed Kite (1) | Hutt River near Port Gregory (Northampton) |
| 07/11/2008 | Simon Nevill | Pied Honeyeater
(1+) Black Honeyeater (30+) |
Reynolds Reserve (Wongan - Ballidu) |
| 07/11/2008 | Pam Burgess | Straw-necked Ibis
(nesting) Yellow-billed Spoonbill (nesting) |
Lake Wheatfield (Esperance) |
| 07/11/2008 | Pam Burgess | Whiskered Tern (3) | Woody Lake (Esperance) |
| 04/11/2008 | Colin Heap | Square-tailed Kite (1) | near Northampton (Northampton) |
| 04/11/2008 | Mick Roderick (NSW) | Redthroat (1) | Dandaragan Road (Moora) |
| 02/11/2008 | Mick Roderick (NSW) | Australian Bustard
(3) Bourke's Parrot (12+) Pied Honeyeater (1++) Black Honeyeater (1++) Grey-crowned Babbler (5) Chestnut Quail-thrush (1+) Masked Woodswallow (20+) |
Maranalgo Road (Yalgoo) |
| 01/11/2008 | per Colin Heap | Budgerigar (12) | wheat bins (Northampton) |
| 31/10/2008 | Daniel Mantle | GREAT SHEARWATER (1) | Murchison Canyon |
| 31/10/2008 | Colin Heap | Square-tailed Kite (1) | Z Bend Kalbarri NP (Northampton) |
| 27/10/2008 | Colin Heap | Masked Woodswallow (2) | Hutt Lagoon (Northampton) |
| 19/10/2008 | David Secomb | Square-tailed Kite
(1) Chestnut-breasted Quail-thrush (6) |
Casuarina Creek (Yalgoo) |
| 19/10/2008 | David Secomb | Hoary-headed Grebe
(300) Red-kneed Dotterel (70) Black-winged Stilt (2,000) Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (90) Whiskered Tern (530) |
Payne's Find Yalgoo Road (Yalgoo) |
| 16/10/2008 | Dabid Secomb | Crimson Chat (1+) Orange Chat (1+) Masked Woodswallow (1+) |
Hamelin Pool (Shark Bay) |
| 13/10/2008 | David Secomb | Pied Honeyeater
(1+) Black Honeyeater (1+) Masked Woodswallow (1+) |
Kalbarri NP (Northampton) |
| 13/10/2008 | Peter Collins | Australian White
Ibis (nesting) Straw-necked Ibis (nesting) |
Green Island (Albany) |
| 10/10/2008 | Greg Harewood | Peregrine Falcon (1) | Mt Barker (Plantagenet) |
Arid Zone (Shires in parentheses)
| Date | Observers | Species |
Location |
| 01/02/2009 | Morgan O'Connell Belinda Barnett |
Great Crested Grebe (3) | Opthalmia Dam (East Pilbara) |
| 23/01/2009 | Stephen Clarke | Beach Stone-curlew (1) | Karratha back beach (Roebourne) |
| 04/01/2009 | Gary McCrae | Chestnut-breasted Mannikin (1) aviary release? | Gribble Creek (Kalgoorlie - Boulder) |
| 03/01/2009 | Stephen Clarke | Spotless Crake (1) | Marie Pool Maitland River (East Pilbara) |
| 28/12/2008 | Peter Brown | Nankeen Night-Heron (1) | Arubiddy Station (Dundas) |
| 03/12/2008 | Peter Huggett | Helmeted Guineafowl (7+) | Goldfields Highway ~20km N of Leonora (Leonora) |
| 12/11/2008 | Andrew Burbidge | Eastern Yellow Wagtail (1) | Chevron Camp (Barrow Island) |
Kimberley (Shires in parentheses)
| Date | Observers | Species |
Location |
| 29/01/2009 | George Swann | Square-tailed Kite (1) | quarry 100km E of Broome (Broome) |
| 24/01/2009 | George Swann | EDIBLE-NEST
SWIFTLET (1) Barn Swallow (5) |
near port (Broome) |
| early 12/2008 | Chris Hassell et al. | EURASIAN CURLEW (1) | 80 Mile Beach (Broome) |
| 16/11/2008 | Andrew Sutherland | Little Ringed
Plover (1) Long-toed Stint (1) |
Broome Road / Gubbinge Road pond (Broome) |
| 12/11/2008 | Frank O'Connor et al. | Eastern Yellow Wagtail (40+) | Woolies Wetland (Broome) |
| 11/11/2008 | Allan Rose | Oriental Pratincole (80) | Fitzroy Crossing airport (Derby - West Kimberley) |
| 09/11/2008 | Clive Minton et al. | Little Ringed
Plover (1) Flock Bronzewing (10+) |
Lake Eda (Broome) |
| 08/11/2008 | Frank O'Connor et al. | Little Ringed Plover (1) | Broome Road / Gubbinge Road pond (Broome) |
| 29/10/2008 | Allan Rose David Chernello |
Oriental Plover (35) | Fitzroy Crossing oval (Derby - West Kimberley) |
| 28/10/2008 | George Swann et al. | Flock Bronzewing (64) | Lake Eda (Broome) |
| 28/10/2008 | George Swann et al. | Little Ringed Plover (1) | Broome Road / Gubbinge Road pond (Broome) |
| 27/10/2008 | Allan & Sandie Rose et al. | Channel-billed Cuckoo (2) | Geikie Gorge (Derby - West Kimberley) |
| 21/10/2008 | Allan Rose | Dollarbird (2) | Geikie Gorge (Derby - West Kimberley) |
| 01/10/2008 | Greg Smith | Australian Painted Snipe (male) | Revolver Creek (Wyndham - East Kimberley) |
| 26/07/2008 | Geoff Byrne | Grey Falcon (2) | Taylor's Lagoon (Broome) |
Ashmore Reef
| Date | Observers | Species |
Location |
| 30/10/2008 | Robert La Ferla (Victoria) | White-tailed Tropicbird (1) | Scott Reef |
Christmas Island
| Date | Observers | Species |
Location |
| 30/11/2008 | Richard Baxter (NSW) et al. | White-throated Needletail (2) | rubbish tip |
| 28/11/2008 | Richard Baxter (NSW) et al. | Oriental Pratincole (5) | Airport |
| 26/11/2008 | Richard Baxter (NSW) et al. | possible Silver-backed Needletail (1) | rubbish tip |
| 25/11/2008 | Richard Baxter (NSW) et al. | Barn Swallow (3) | Flying Fish Cove |
Cocos Islands
| Date | Observers | Species |
Location |
| 05/12/2008 | Chris Doughty (Victoria) et al. | White-winged Black Tern (1) | West Island |
| 04/12/2008 | Jock Rose (NSW) Chris Doughty (Victoria) et al. Richard Baxter (NSW) et al. |
Asian
Koel (1) BLUE ROCK THRUSH (1) |
Home Island |
| 04/12/2008 | Richard Baxter (NSW) et al. | Pin-tailed Snipe (2) | West Island |
| 03/12/2008 | Richard Baxter (NSW) et al. | Bulwer's Petrel (3) | West Island to North Keeling Island |
| 03/12/2008 | Chris Doughty (Victoria) et al. | Saunders's Tern (10) | South Island |
| 03/12/2008 | Chris Doughty (Victoria) et al. | Pin-tailed Snipe (2) | West Island |
| 02/12/2008 | Richard Baxter (NSW) et al. | Great Sand
Plover (1+) Bar-tailed Gidwit (1+) Ruddy Turnstone (1+) Saunders's Tern (10) |
South Island |
| 25/11/2008 | Richard Baxter (NSW) et al. | Oriental Cuckoo (1) | West Island |
| 24/11/2008 | Richard Baxter (NSW) et al. | White-breasted Waterhen (8) | West Island |
| 07/11/2008 | Neville Pamment (Victoria) | DARK-SIDED FLYCATCHER (1) | Home Island |
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