© Copyright BAWA (Inc) 2001-2002
Visits
Last Modified 7th February 2002
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 101 (March 2002). The sightings highlighted in bold red are the most unusual sightings and usually require some notes supporting the sightings.
Perth & Mandurah (within UBD Street Directory) (Suburbs in parentheses)
| 25/01/2002 | |
| Glossy
Ibis (5) Buff-banded Rail (1) Baillon's Crake (1) Australian Spotted Crake (5) Spotless Crake (1) Wood Sandpiper (6) Banded Stilt (3) |
Kogolup
Lake (Beeliar) Kogolup Lake (Beeliar) Kogolup Lake (Beeliar) Kogolup Lake (Beeliar) Kogolup Lake (Beeliar) Kogolup Lake (Beeliar) Kogolup Lake (Beeliar) |
| 25/01/2002 | |
| Tawny Frogmouth (nest with 2 chicks) | Heathcote (Applecross) |
| 24/01/2002 | |
| Fairy Tern (2) | Trigg Island (Trigg) |
| 24/01/2002 | |
| Glossy
Ibis (2) Banded Stilt (5) Black-fronted Dotterel (2 chicks) |
Lake
Karrinyup (Karrinyup) Lake Karrinyup ( Karrinyup) Lake Monger (Wembley) |
| 21/01/2002 | |
| waterbirds
(~30,000) Freckled Duck (13) Glossy Ibis (2) Whiskered Tern (8) Galah x Corella (1) |
Lake
Joondalup (Wanneroo) Big Carine Swamp (Carine) Lake Joondalup (Wanneroo) Lake Joondalup (Wanneroo) Big Carine Swamp (Carine) |
| 19/01/2002 |
Wes Bancroft, Christine Cooper & Dean Portelli |
| Square-tailed Kite (1) | Masonmill Road (Carmel) |
| 19/01/2002 |
BAWA (Inc) Excursion - Les Harris (leader) |
| Glossy Ibis (6) Baillon's Crake (1) Australian Spotted Crake (5) Spotless Crake (1) Banded Stilt (6) |
Kogolup Lake (Beeliar) Kogolup Lake (Beeliar) Kogolup Lake (Beeliar) Kogolup Lake (Beeliar) Woodman Point (Munster) |
| 18/01/2002 | |
| Great
Crested Grebe (1) Buff-banded Rail (4) Great Knot (41) |
Alfred
Cove (Attadale) Alfred Cove (Attadale) Alfred Cove (Attadale) |
| 17/01/2002 | |
| Buff-banded
Rail (1) Baillon's Crake (1) Spotless Crake (2) |
Bibra Lake (Bibra Lake) Bibra Lake (Bibra Lake) Bibra Lake (Bibra Lake) |
| 16/01/2002 | |
| Baillon's Crake (1) | Blue Gum Lake (Mt Pleasant) |
| 15/01/2002 | |
| Brown Goshawk (1) | near central lighthouse (Rottnest Island) |
| 15/01/2002 |
Easy Patterson |
| Freckled Duck (1) | Lake Joondalup (Wanneroo) |
| 15/01/2002 | |
| Buff-banded Rail (2 & 2 chicks) Australian Spotted Crake (1) |
Lake Claremont (Claremont) Lake Claremont (Claremont) |
| 14/01/2002 | |
| Buff-banded Rail (1) | Lake Claremont (Claremont) |
| 13/01/2002 |
Valerie Hemsley |
| Buff-banded
Rail (1) Spotless Crake (1) |
Blue Gum
Lake (Mt Pleasant) Blue Gum Lake (Mt Pleasant) |
| 13/01/2002 | |
| Glossy
Ibis (5) Baillon's Crake (2) Australian Spotted Crake (4) |
Kogolup
Lake (Beeliar) Kogolup Lake (Beeliar) Kogolup Lake (Beeliar) |
| 12/01/2002 |
Peter Sandilands |
| Freckled Duck (20) | Big Carine Swamp (Carine) |
| 11/01/2002 | |
| Buff-banded Rail (7) Great Knot (38) |
Alfred Cove (Attadale) Alfred Cove (Attadale) |
| 11/01/2002 | |
| Little Eagle (1) | Warwick Open Space (Warwick) |
| 10/01/2002 | |
| Banded Lapwing (2) | corner Hepburn Ave & Wanneroo Road (Kingsley) |
| 10/01/2002 | |
| Red-capped Plover (2 & 1 chick) | Herdsman Lake (Herdsman) |
| 10/01/2002 | |
| Australasian
Grebe (on nest) Little Corella (~700) |
Lake
Monger (Wembley) Lake Monger (Wembley) |
| 10/01/2002 |
Frank O'Connor & Easy Patterson |
| Buff-banded
Rail (1) Baillon's Crake (1) Wood Sandpiper (1) |
Herdsman
Lake (Herdsman) Herdsman Lake (Herdsman) Herdsman Lake (Herdsman) |
| 10/01/2002 |
Hank van Wees |
| Royal Spoonbill (1) | Lake Joondalup (Wanneroo) |
| 07/01/2002 |
Frank O'Connor, Barry Stanley & Laurie Living (Vic) |
| Red-necked
Phalarope (1) Black-winged Stilt (5) Banded Stilt (~20,000) Rock Parrot (1) |
Government
House Lake (Rottnest Island) Herschell Lake (Rottnest Island) Government House Lake (Rottnest Island) Bathurst Point (Rottnest Island) |
| 05/01/2002 |
Easy Patterson |
| Baillon's Crake (2) | Lake Joondalup along Ocean Reef Road (Wanneroo) |
| 02/01/2002 | |
| Royal Spoonbill (1) Buff-banded Rail (2 chicks) Australian Spotted Crake (1) Wood Sandpiper (1) |
Herdsman Lake (Herdsman) Herdsman Lake (Herdsman) Herdsman Lake (Herdsman) Herdsman Lake (Herdsman) |
| 31/12/2001 | |
| Freckled
Duck (1) Royal Spoonbill (1) Baillon's Crake (1) |
Herdsman
Lake (Herdsman) Herdsman Lake near dredge (Herdsman) Herdsman Lake near wildlife centre (Herdsman) |
| 30/12/2001 |
Peter Sandilands |
| Royal Spoonbill (1) | Perry Lakes (Floreat) |
| 28/12/2001 | |
| Pink-eared Duck (1) | Confluence of Swan & Helena Rivers (Guildford) |
| 28/12/2001 |
Frank O'Connor, Barry Stanley & Laurie Living (Vic) |
| Little Bittern (1) | Regent Waters James Spiers Drive (Wanneroo) |
| 27/12/2001 |
Frank O'Connor & Laurie Living (Vic) |
| Whimbrel
(2) Wood Sandpiper (2) Long-toed Stint (3) Banded Stilt (~2,500) Common Tern (27) (sub species hirundo) Whiskered Tern (4) |
Coodanup
(Mandurah) WA Water Ski Park (Baldivis) Lake McLarty (Pinjarra) Lake Goegrup (Mandurah) Halls Head (Mandurah) Lake Goegrup (Mandurah) |
| 26/12/2001 |
Margery Clegg & Bryan Barrett |
| Baillon's Crake (1) | Bibra Lake (Bibra Lake) |
| 26/12/2001 | |
| Osprey (1 juvenile) | North Beach (North Beach) |
| 23/12/2001 | |
| Freckled
Duck (1) Pacific Golden Plover (4) |
Herdsman
Lake (Herdsman) Woodman Point (Munster) |
| 22/12/2001 | |
| Freckled Duck (2) | Herdsman Lake (Herdsman) |
| 21/12/2001 | Easy Patterson |
| Little Bittern (1) | Regent Waters James Spiers Drive (Wanneroo) |
| 19/12/2001 | |
| Buff-banded
Rail (6) Australian Spotted Crake (1) |
Alfred
Cove (Attadale) Alfred Cove (Attadale) |
| 17/12/2001 | |
| Square-tailed Kite (1) | Bungendore State Forest (Bedfordale) |
| 16/12/2001 |
Jarrad Cousin & Ryan Phillips |
| Freckled Duck (4) | Big Carine Swamp (Carine) |
| 13/12/2001 | |
| Rainbow Lorikeet (6) | Kalamunda Senior High School (Kalamunda) |
| 09/12/2001 |
John Darnell |
| White-winged Triller (2 nests) | Greenlands Road (Pinjarra) |
| 08/12/2001 | |
| Little Stint (1) | Lake McLarty (Pinjarra) |
| 06/12/2001 | |
| Whimbrel
(1) Eastern Curlew (1) Grey-tailed Tattler (1) Whiskered Tern (1) |
Soldier's
Cove (Mandurah) Soldier's Cove (Mandurah) Soldier's Cove (Mandurah) Lake Goegrup (Mandurah) |
| 06/12/2001 | |
| Little
Stint (1) Banded Stilt (85) Red-necked Avocet (~2,000) |
Lake
McLarty (Pinjarra) Lake McLarty (Pinjarra) Lake McLarty (Pinjarra) |
| 05/12/2001 | |
| Buff-banded Rail (1 adult / 5 chicks) | Alfred Cove (Attadale) |
| 02/12/2001 |
Cecilia Grant & Colin Davis |
| Chestnut
Teal (1) Black-tailed Godwit (3) Little Stint (1) |
Lake
McLarty (Pinjarra) Lake McLarty (Pinjarra) Lake McLarty (Pinjarra) (BARC submission) |
| 29/11/2001 |
Frank O'Connor & Warwick Pickwell (Qld) |
| Freckled Duck (1) | Herdsman's Lake (Herdsman) |
| 29/11/2001 |
Frank O'Connor & Warwick Pickwell (Qld) |
| Pacific Gull (1 immature) | Woodman's Point (Munster) |
| 17/11/2001 | |
| Peregrine Falcon (1) | Canning Bridge (Applecross) |
| 10/11/2001 |
Frank O'Connor & Warwick Pickwell (Qld) |
| Buff-banded
Rail (1) Red-necked Phalarope (1) Black-winged Stilt (5) Greater Sand Plover (1) Rock Parrot (2) |
Lake
Baghdad (Rottnest Island) Pearse Lakes (Rottnest Island) Herschell Lake (Rottnest Island) Government House Lake (Rottnest Island) Bathurst Point Tennis Courts (Rottnest Island) |
| 05/11/2001 | |
| Quail sp. (Stubble?) (1) Buff-banded Rail (1) |
Cape Vlamingh (Rottnest Island) Herschell Lake (Rottnest Island) |
| 04/11/2001 | |
| Ruff (1) | Alfred Cove (Attadale) |
| 04/11/2001 | |
| Red-necked Phalarope (1) | Pearse Lakes (Rottnest Island) |
| 16/09/2001 |
Hank van Wees |
| White-backed Swallow (1) | Eric Singleton Bird Sanctuary (Bayswater) |
| 15/07/2001 |
Derek Lawson |
| Chestnut-breasted Mannikin (3) | Carine Swamps (Carine) |
South West (Murchison River to Esperance) (Shires in parentheses)
| 15/01/2002 |
Viv McCormick & Anne Bondin |
| Black-tailed Native-hen (1) | Eyre Park (Albany) |
| 09/01/2002 | |
| Brush Bronzewing (3) | Lake Chandala (Chittering) |
| 06/01/2002 |
John & Hazel Darnell |
| Brown Honeyeater (1 flavistic) | Yarra & Willies Roads (Beverley) |
| 05/01/2002 |
Frank O'Connor & Laurie Living (Vic) |
| Pied Butcherbird (1) | near Pumphreys Bridge (Wandering) |
| 04/01/2002 | |
| Black Honeyeater (1) | Dryandra State Forest (Cuballing) (WA submission) |
| 03/01/2002 |
Frank O'Connor & Laurie Living (Vic) |
| Western Corella (200) | Rocky Gully (Plantagenet) |
| 01/01/2002 |
Frank O'Connor & Laurie Living (Vic) |
| Australasian Bittern (1) | Lake Powell (Albany) |
| 31/12/2001 |
Frank O'Connor & Laurie Living (Vic) |
| Long-billed
Black-Cockatoo (150) Rufous Fieldwren (1) |
Waychinicup
Nature Reserve (Albany) Cheyne Beach Road (Albany) |
| 24/12/2001 |
Ray Garstone & Anne Bondin |
| Little Egret (1) | Oyster Harbour Lower King (Albany) |
| 29/11/2001 |
Frank O'Connor & Warwick Pickwell (Qld) |
| Pied Butcherbird (1) | near Pumphreys Bridge (Wandering) |
| 27/11/2001 |
Frank O'Connor & Warwick Pickwell (Qld) |
| Black-tailed Native-hen (10) | Elleker Grasmere Road, south of Elleker (Albany) |
| 25/11/2001 |
Frank O'Connor & Warwick Pickwell (Qld) |
| Silver
Gull (30) Long-billed Corella (1) Masked Owl (1) |
horse
paddock on western outskirts of Wagin (Wagin) NW outskirts of Narrogin with Galahs (Town of Narrogin) Dryandra Village (3am) (Cuballing) |
| 24/11/2001 |
Frank O'Connor & Warwick Pickwell (Qld) |
| Australian Bustard (2) | 12km east of Kalbarri (Northampton) |
| 23/11/2001 |
Frank O'Connor & Warwick Pickwell (Qld) |
| Peaceful Dove (2) Masked Woodswallow (10) |
Murchison River Bridge (Northampton) (outside range shown in
field guides) 38km east of Kalbarri (Northampton) |
| 20/11/2001 |
Frank O'Connor & others |
| Flesh-footed
Shearwater (6+) White-faced Storm-Petrel (4) Pomarine Jaeger (1) Arctic Jaeger (1) Roseate Tern (~1,000 nesting) |
Geraldton
to Abrolhos Islands Geraldton to Abrolhos Islands Geraldton to Abrolhos Islands Geraldton to Abrolhos Islands Wooded Island (Abrolhos Islands) |
| 13/11/2001 | |
| White-winged Black Tern (1) | Israelite Bay (Esperance) |
| 03/11/2001 |
BAWA (Inc) Excursion - Bryan Barrett (leader) |
| Ruff (1) | Karakin Lakes 15km east of Lancelin (Gingin) |
| 16/09/2001 |
Mary Bremner |
| Australian Pratincole (1) | Lake Thetis (Dandaragan) |
Kimberley (Shires in parentheses)
| 04/01/2002 |
Lou Leidweiger & Pam Masters |
| Red-necked Phalarope (1) | Derby Sewage Ponds (Derby - West Kimberley) (1st for Derby) |
| 28/12/2001 | |
| Kelp Gull (1) | Entrance Point (Broome) (1st record for Broome) ( BARC submission) |
| 14/12/2001 | |
| Garganey (1) Sabine's Gull (1) |
Waterbank Station (Broome) Coconut Wells (Broome) (BARC submission) |
| November 2001 | |
| Little
Curlew (1,000) Yellow Wagtail (10) Barn Swallow (100) |
sewage ponds (Broome) sewage ponds (Broome) sewage ponds (Broome) |
| 17/11/2001 | |
| Grey Wagtail (1) (photos) | Mitchell Plateau (Wyndham - East Kimberley) (1st for WA) |
| 08-11/11/2001 | |
| Little Ringed Plover (1) | Anna Plains Station (Broome) ( BARC submission) |
Arid Zone (Shires in parentheses)
| 23/11/2001 |
Frank O'Connor & Warwick Pickwell (Qld) |
| Stubble
Quail (1) Black-breasted Buzzard (1) Black-breasted Buzzard (1) Masked Woodswallow (70+) |
mulga NW
Coastal Highway 3km south of Overlander Roadhouse (Shark Bay) NW Coastal Highway 35km south of Billabong Roadhouse (Shark Bay) NW Coastal Highway 43km south of Billabong Roadhouse (Shark Bay) NW Coastal Highway 20km north of Overlander Roadhouse (Shark Bay) |
| 22/11/2001 |
Frank O'Connor & Warwick Pickwell (Qld) |
| Nankeen
Night Heron (1) Brahminy Kite (1) Black-tailed Native-hen (7) Banded Stilt (1) Red-necked Avocet (1) Laughing Turtle-Dove (2) Silvereye (6) |
Miaboolya
Beach mangroves (Carnarvon) Chinamans Pool (Carnarvon) (southern limit of range) Chinamans Pool (Carnarvon) sewage ponds (Carnarvon) sewage ponds ( Carnarvon) Carnarvon (near northern limit of range) Road to Miaboolya Beach (Carnarvon) (near northern limit of range) |
| 21/11/2001 |
Frank O'Connor & Warwick Pickwell (Qld) |
| Australian
Bustard (2) White-browed Scrubwren (2) Slender-billed Thornbill (2) |
Road to
New Beach 32km south of Carnarvon (Carnarvon) New Beach 33km south of Carnarvon (Carnarvon) (near northern limit of range) New Beach 33km south of Carnarvon (Carnarvon) |
| 21/11/2001 |
Frank O'Connor & Warwick Pickwell (Qld) |
| Black-breasted Buzzard (1) | NW Coastal Highway 80km north of Northampton (Shark Bay) |
Ashmore Reef
| 01/11/2001 to 08/11/2001 |
Mike Carter (Vic), George Swann & others |
| White Tern (1) | south of Scott Reef (BARC submission) (1st for WA) |
Christmas Island & Cocos Islands
| 07/12/2001 to 14/12/2001 |
Rohan Clarke (Vic) |
| Short-toed Eagle (1) White-breasted Waterhen (nest 5 eggs) Little Egret (1) Greater Sand Plover (2) Bar-tailed Godwit (1) Oriental Cuckoo (1) Grey Wagtail (5) shrike sp. (1) |
near airport (Christmas Island) (BARC submission) (1st for Australia) Christmas Island The Dales (Christmas Island) Ethel Beach (Christmas Island) airport (Christmas Island) near airport (Christmas Island) Murray Road (Christmas Island) Poon San (Christmas Island) |
| 11/11/2001 to 18/11/2001 |
Mike Carter (Vic) & others (Birding Worldwide Tour) |
| Little Black Cormorant (1) Nankeen Night Heron (1) Fork-tailed Swift (1) Brown-backed Needletail (1) Grey Wagtail (4) Asian House Martin (1) |
settlement (Christmas Island) Hugh's Dale (Christmas Island) near airport (Christmas Island) rubbish tip & near airport (Christmas Island) (BARC submission) (1st for Australia) Murray Road (Christmas Island) rubbish tip (Christmas Island) (BARC submission) (rare in Australia) |
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