© Copyright BAWA (Inc) 2001-2004
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Last Modified 20th May 2004
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The sightings highlighted in red were included in the WA Bird Notes Issue 110 (June 2004). 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 109 (March 2004).
Perth & Mandurah (within UBD Street Directory) (Suburbs in parentheses)
| Date | Observers | Species |
Location |
| 17/04/2004 | Mark Newman | Australian
White Ibis (1,000+) Whistling Kite (16) |
Wellard
Wetlands (Baldivis) Wellard Wetlands (Baldivis) |
| 12/04/2004 | David & Barbara Henderson | Wood Sandpiper (5) | North Lake (North Lake) |
| 10/04/2004 | Mark Newman | Little Egret (1) | Wellard Wetlands (Baldivis) |
| 07/04/2004 | Frank
O'Connor Nigel Voaden (UK) |
Little Penguin (2) Glossy Ibis (15) Australian Spotted Crake (1) Spotless Crake (3) Long-toed Stint (1) Red-kneed Dotterel (5) Arctic Jaeger (3) |
Robert Point (Halls Head) Herdsman Lake (Herdsman) Coodanup Reserve (Coodanup) Herdsman Lake (Herdsman) Herdsman Lake (Herdsman) Herdsman Lake (Herdsman) Woodman Point (Munster) |
| 06/04/2004 | Tom Delaney | 'dark headed' gull (1) | South Mole (Fremantle) |
| 05/04/2004 | David Free | Glossy
Ibis (15) Red-kneed Dotterel (3) |
Herdsman
Lake (Herdsman) Herdsman Lake (Herdsman) |
| 03/04/2004 | Ryan
Phillips Sean Tomlinson Mark Sullivan (UK) |
Little
Eagle (1) Spotless Crake (1) Red-kneed Dotterel (3) |
Herdsman
Lake (Herdsman) Herdsman Lake (Herdsman) Herdsman Lake (Herdsman) |
| 03/04/2004 | Claire Stevenson | Tawny-crowned Honeyeater (2+) | Goss Avenue bushland (Karawara) |
| 27/03/2004 | Judy MacKinnon | Emu (5) | Robinswood Follows (Jarrahdale) |
| 26/03/2004 | Bill Rutherford | Little Egret (14) | Cooleenup Island (North Yunderup) |
| 21/03/2004 | Brenda
Newbey Frank O'Connor |
Silver Gull (melanistic) | Coogee Beach to Woodman Point (Coogee) |
| 19/03/2004 | Frank O'Connor | Purple-crowned Lorikeet (heard) | Perry House (Floreat) |
| 17/03/2004 | Hank van Wees | Eastern Reef Egret (2 grey) | Hillarys Boat Harbour (Hillarys) |
| 17/03/2004 | Wynton Maddeford | Spotless
Crake (3) Wood Sandpiper (1) Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo (6) Short-billed Black-Cockatoo (10) Long-billed Black-Cockatoo (2) Little Grassbird (1) |
Corio
Road wetland (Ravenswood) Corio Road wetland (Ravenswood) Paul Robinson Reserve (Serpentine) Paul Robinson Reserve (Serpentine) Paul Robinson Reserve (Serpentine) Corio Road wetland (Ravenswood) |
| 15/03/2004 | Wynton Maddeford | Wood Sandpiper (1) | North Lake (North Lake) |
| 15/03/2004 | Greg Marston | Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike (20) | Jackson Street (Bassendean) |
| 14/03/2004 | Rob Davis | Eastern Reef Egret (1 grey) | Narrows Bridge (South Perth) |
| 13/03/2004 | Bill Rutherford | Red-capped Robin (immature male) | Herdsman Lake (Herdsman) |
| 11/03/2004 | Phil Dean (UK) | Pacific Gull (2 immature) | Watermans Beach (Marmion) |
| 10/03/2004 | Ryan Phillips | Purple-crowned Lorikeet (1) | University of Western Australia (Crawley) |
| 10/03/2004 | Rob Davis Jen Wilcox |
Red-tailed
Black-Cockatoo (2) Grey Currawong (2) |
Lakelands
Road (Stake Hill) Gordon Road (Parklands) |
| 08/03/2004 | Wynton Maddeford | Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater (1) | Floreat Waters (Herdsman) |
| 08/03/2004 | Phil Dean (UK) | Black-shouldered
Kite (3) Little Wattlebird (3) |
Star
Swamp (North Beach) Star Swamp (North Beach) |
| 06/03/2004 | Mark Newman | Marsh
Sandpiper (1) Short-billed Black-Cockatoo (55) Western Yellow Robin (2) |
Wellard
Wetlands (Baldivis) southern Baldivis Road (Baldivis) Karnup Reserve (Karnup) |
| 06/03/2004 | Bill Rutherford | Inland
Thornbill (1) Red-capped Robin (immature male) |
Herdsman
Lake (Herdsman) Herdsman Lake (Herdsman) |
| 04/03/2004 | Bill Rutherford | Cattle Egret (15) Bar-tailed Godwit (45) Great Knot (15) |
Settlers Village (Ravenswood) Peel Inlet (Nairns) Peel Inlet (Nairns) |
| 03/03/2004 | Bill Jeans | Freckled
Duck (4) Glossy Ibis (15) |
Maurice
Hamer Reserve (Herdsman) Maurice Hamer Reserve (Herdsman) |
| 02/03/2004 | Phil Dean (UK) | Freckled
Duck (1) Glossy Ibis (16) |
Maurice
Hamer Reserve (Herdsman) Maurice Hamer Reserve (Herdsman) |
| 01/03/2004 | Robyn Pickering | Yellow-billed Spoonbill (15) | Little Rush Lake (Yangebup) |
| 29/02/2004 | Wynton Maddeford | Little
Egret (1) Marsh Sandpiper (1) Chestnut-breasted Mannikin (2) |
Bibra
Lake (Bibra Lake) Bibra Lake (Bibra Lake) Bibra Lake (Bibra Lake) |
| 28/02/2004 | Bill Rutherford | Crested Tern (3) | Herdsman Lake (Herdsman) |
| 25/02/2004 | Hank van Wees | Pacific Gull (immature) | Hillarys Boat Harbour (Hillarys) |
| 23/02/2004 | Mark Newman | Red Knot (41) | Harvey Peel Estuary (Coodanup) |
| 23/02/2004 | Wynton Maddeford | Wood Sandpiper (2) | North Lake (North Lake) |
| 22/02/2004 | Richard & Liz King | Square-tailed Kite (4) | ?? (Walliston) |
| 22/02/2004 | Hank van Wees | Western Spinebill (3) | Breckler Park (Dianella) |
| 19/02/2004 | Hank van Wees | Cockatiel (1 aviary released) | Frape Avenue (Yokine) |
| 16/02/2004 | Wynton Maddeford | Purple-crowned Lorikeet (4) | Heathcote (Applecross) |
| 12/02/2004 | Claire Stevenson | Little Eagle (1) | Rockingham Road (Spearwood) |
| 11/02/2004 | Claire Stevenson | Peregrine Falcon (1) | Old Wool Stores (Fremantle) |
| 09/02/2004 | Hank van Wees | Tawny-crowned
Honeyeater (2) Western Spinebill (2) |
Breckler
Park (Dianella) Breckler Park (Dianella) |
| 09/02/2004 | Lucy Peters | White-bellied Sea-Eagle (1) | Heathcote (Applecross) |
| 08/02/2004 | Toni Webster et al | Chestnut Teal (male) | Alfred Cove (Alfred Cove) |
| 07/02/2004 | Mark Newman | Whimbrel
(2) Great Knot (1) White-winged Triller (2 females) |
Mandurah
Bridge (Erskine) Mandurah Bridge (Erskine) Mandurah Bridge (Erskine) |
| 07/02/2004 | David Henderson | Wood Sandpiper (4) | Blue Gum Lake (Mount Pleasant) |
| 07/02/2004 | Hank van Wees | Little Wattlebird (1) | Frape Avenue (Yokine) |
| 06/02/2004 | Wynton Maddeford | Whiskered Tern (5) | Maurice Hamer Reserve (Herdsman) |
| 02/02/2004 | George
Miller Valerie Hemsley Wynton Maddeford |
Wood Sandpiper (6) | Blue Gum Lake (Mount Pleasant) |
| 01/02/2004 | Wynton Maddeford | Brown Songlark (male) | North Lake near Progress Drive (North Lake) |
| 31/01/2004 | David Henderson | Chestnut Teal (male) | Alfred Cove (Alfred Cove) |
| 31/01/2004 | Mark Newman | Elegant
Parrot (2) Rainbow Bee-eater (25) |
Wellard
Wetlands (Baldivis) Wellard Wetlands (Baldivis) |
| 26/01/2004 | Mark Newman | Australian
Spotted Crake (2) Marsh Sandpiper (1) Red Knot (1) Greater Sand Plover (2) |
wetlands
(Coodanup) wetlands (Coodanup) wetlands (Coodanup) wetlands (Coodanup) |
| 26/01/2004 | Rod Smith | Rainbow Bee-eater (50) | Star Swamp (North Beach) |
| 25/01/2004 | Val Hemsley | Wood Sandpiper (5) | Blue Gum Lake (Mount Pleasant) |
| 25/01/2004 | Paul Marty | White-faced
Heron (54) White-necked Heron (1) Glossy Ibis (17) |
Lake
Joondalup South (Woodvale) Lake Joondalup South (Woodvale) Lake Joondalup South (Woodvale) |
| 23/01/2004 | Ryan
Phillips Sean Tomlinson |
Black
Swan (1) Hardhead (5) |
Cottesloe
Beach (Cottesloe) Cottesloe Beach (Cottesloe) |
| 23/01/2004 | Peter Clifton | Spotless Crake (2) | Baigup Reserve (Bayswater) |
| 20/01/2004 | Valerie Hemsley | Wood Sandpiper (1) | Blue Gum Lake (Mount Pleasant) |
| 18/01/2004 | Rob Davis Jenny Wilcox |
Stubble Quail (2) | Whiteman Park near Beechboro Road entrance (Whiteman) |
| 09/01/2004 | Phil Dean (UK) | White-winged Fairy-wren (4) | Star Swamp (North Beach) |
South West (Murchison River to Esperance) (Shires in parentheses)
| Date | Observers | Species |
Location |
| 12/04/2004 | David Secomb | Painted Button-quail (2) | Holleton (Narembeen) |
| 12/04/2004 | Anne & Fred Bondin | Masked Lapwing (5) sub species novaehollandiae |
Lake Seppings (Albany) |
| 25/03/2004 | Carolyn Wyllie | Royal Spoonbill (1) | Lounge Lizard gold mine (Kondinin) |
| 22/03/2004 | Ray Garstone | Terek Sandpiper (1) | Lower Kalgan Bridge (Albany) |
| 16/03/2004 | Michael & Ada Nield | Sanderling (13) | Wongerup Creek / Hassell Beach (Albany) |
| 12/03/2004 | Liz & Charlie Davies | Little Penguin (beach washed) | Goode Beach (Albany) |
| 06/03/2004 | Rob Davis Michael Craig |
Painted Button-quail (1) | Townsend Road (Kent) |
| 03/03/2004 | Rob Davis Michael Craig |
Painted Button-quail (1) | Challis Road (Kent) |
| 01/03/2004 | Ian Rudd Elsa Dabbs |
Crested Bellbird (3) | Formby South Road (Gnowangerup) |
| 24/02/2004 | Ian Rudd Elsa Dabbs |
Little Button-quail (1) | 1.5km east of Quairading (Quairading) |
| 23/02/2004 | Ryan Phillips Sean Tomlinson |
Rainbow Bee-eater (2) | Scott River Road (Augusta - Margaret River) |
| 19/02/2004 | Ryan Phillips Sean Tomlinson |
Crested Pigeon (1) | Scott River Road (Augusta - Margaret River) |
| 18/02/2004 | Ryan Phillips Sean Tomlinson |
Brown Quail (6) | Scott River Road (Augusta - Margaret River) |
| 18/02/2004 | Michael & Ada Nield | Red-necked Stint (2,000) Banded Stilt (3,280) Red-capped Plover (1,000) Hooded Plover (4) |
Lake Kwornicup (Plantagenet) Lake Kwornicup (Plantagenet) Lake Kwornicup (Plantagenet) Lake Kwornicup (Plantagenet) |
| 14/02/2004 | Ian Rudd | Hooded Robin (pair) | Willies Road (Beverley) |
| 09/02/2004 | Ray Garstone | Cattle Egret (1) | Emu Point (Albany) |
| late 01/2004 | Brad Kneebone | ROCKHOPPER PENGUIN (1) (found dead) | Lowlands Beach (Albany) |
| 26/01/2004 | Mark Newman | Marsh Sandpiper (10) Wood Sandpiper (2) Pectoral Sandpiper (3) Ruff (1) Greater Sand Plover (1) Whiskered Tern (35) |
Lake McLarty (Murray) Lake McLarty (Murray) Lake McLarty (Murray) Lake McLarty (Murray) Lake McLarty (Murray) Lake McLarty (Murray) |
| 20/01/2004 | Michael Craig | Common Greenshank (219) Black-winged Stilt (5,040) Banded Stilt (1,032) |
Lake McLarty (Murray) Lake McLarty (Murray) Lake McLarty (Murray) |
| 17/01/2004 | Bill Rutherford | Spotted Harrier (immature) | Lancelin Road / Gingin Brook Road (Gingin) |
| 16/01/2004 | Wayne Zadow | Grey Plover (1 breeding plumage) | Oyster Harbour (Albany) |
| 14/01/2004 | Ray Garstone | Australasian Bittern (1) | Lake Powell Nature Reserve (Albany) |
| 31/12/2003 | Tristan Davies | ROCKHOPPER PENGUIN (1) (photograph) | Barrack Point (Augusta - Margaret River) |
| 17/12/2003 | John & Hillary Brooke | White-headed Petrel (1 beach washed) | Cheyne Beach (Albany) |
| 14/12/2003 | Dorothy & Hank van Wees | Wedge-tailed Eagle (1) | Armadale Road near Warton Road (Forrestdale) |
| 14/12/2003 | John & Hillary Brooke | Australian Magpie (albino) | Boscabel (Kojonup) |
| 29/09/2003 | Rod Smith | Shy Heathwren (2) Black Honeyeater (3) Pied Honeyeater (10) Crimson Chat (12) |
Heathland near Dixon Road (Narrembeen) Heathland near Dixon Road (Narrembeen) Wogarl Graball Road (Narrembeen) Wogarl Graball Road (Narrembeen) |
Arid Zone (Shires in parentheses)
| Date | Observers | Species |
Location |
| 25/03/2004 | Roy Teale | White-browed Babbler (4) Chestnut-breasted Quail-thrush (1) |
Mulga Downs (Ashburton) Mulga Downs (Ashburton) |
| 25/03/2004 | Michael
Craig Roy Teale Kyle Armstrong |
Grey Falcon (3) | 10km SSW Redmont Mining Camp (Ashburton) |
| 24/03/2004 | Michael Craig | Slaty-backed Thornbill (5) | Chichester Range 8km N of Fortescue Marsh (Ashburton) |
| 24/03/2004 | Colin
Davis Tony Kirkby Chris Hassell |
Streaked Shearwater (15) Wedge-tailed Shearwater (1,500) Hutton's Shearwater (4,000) Roseate Tern (30,000) Common Tern (500) White-winged Black Tern (5,000) |
Point Quobba (Carnarvon) Point Quobba (Carnarvon) Point Quobba (Carnarvon) Point Quobba (Carnarvon) Point Quobba (Carnarvon) Point Quobba (Carnarvon) |
| 22/03/2004 | Colin
Davis Tony Kirkby Les George Chris Hassell |
LITTLE STINT (breeding plumage) Long-toed Stint (1) |
Linda's Creek at Lake Macleod (Carnarvon) Linda's Creek at Lake Macleod (Carnarvon) |
| 22/03/2004 | Chris
Hassell Les George |
Roseate Tern (12,000) | Point Quobba (Carnarvon) |
| 20/03/2004 | Tony Kirkby | Broad-billed Sandpiper (30) | Oystercatcher Flat at Lake Macleod (Carnarvon) |
| 19/03/2004 | Colin
Davis Tony Kirkby Les George Chris Hassell |
Inland Dotterel (5) | near Lake Macleod (Carnarvon) |
| 18/03/2004 | Colin
Davis Tony Kirkby Chris Hassell |
Long-toed
Stint (1) Franklin's Gull (1) |
sewage
ponds (Carnarvon) sewage ponds (Carnarvon) |
| 26/02/2004 | Ian Rudd Elsa Dabbs |
Hooded Plover (2) | Lake Lefroy (Coolgardie) |
| 18/02/2004 | Frank
O'Connor Les George |
Broad-billed
Sandpiper (2) Ruff (1) |
Small
Boat Harbour (Carnarvon) sewage ponds (Carnarvon) |
| 18/02/2004 | Frank O'Connor | Common Redshank (1) Franklin's Gull (1) |
Small Boat Harbour (Carnarvon) near Gascoyne River mouth (Carnarvon) |
| 16/02/2004 | Frank O'Connor | Yellow Wagtail (1) | BHP Billiton entrance (Port Hedland) |
| 31/01/2004 | Easy Patterson | Grey Honeyeater (1) | Cedar Street, Tom Price (Ashburton) |
| 18/01/2004 | Frank O'Connor | Wandering Whistling-Duck (20) Freckled Duck (2) |
Opthalmia Dam (East Pilbara) Opthalmia Dam (East Pilbara) |
| 17/01/2004 | Michael Craig | White-cheeked Honeyeater (1) | 80km east of Hyden (Kondinin) |
| 16/01/2004 | Michael Craig | New Holland Honeyeater (5) | Middle Ironcap (Kondinin) |
| 14/01/2004 | Easy Patterson | Inland Dotterel (21) | near Tom Price sewage ponds (Ashburton) |
| 11/01/2004 | Easy Patterson | Ground Cuckoo-shrike (1) | Karajini National Park (Ashburton) |
| 04/01/2004 | Gina Gregory | Buff-banded Rail (1) | Lorna Glen Station homestead (Wiluna) |
| 05/09/2003 | Rod Smith | Black-breasted Buzzard (2) | Hamelin Bay (Shark Bay) |
Kimberley (Shires in parentheses)
| Date | Observers | Species |
Location |
| 27/03/2004 | Adrian
Boyle Grant Morton Joy Tansey |
Great Frigatebird (1 male) | port (Broome) |
| 27/03/2004 | George
Swann Adrian Boyle |
Pomarine Jaeger (1) | port (Broome) |
|
26/03/2004 |
Adrian
Boyle George Swann |
Bridled Tern (4) Common Noddy (6) |
port (Broome) port (Broome) |
| 25/03/2004 | George Swann | HOUSE SWIFT (1) | Cable Beach (Broome) |
| 24/03/2004 | Adrian Boyle | HOUSE SWIFT (1) | Cable Beach (Broome) |
| 24/03/2004 | George Swann | HOUSE SWIFT (1) | port (Broome) |
| 13/03/2004 | Adrian Boyle | Painted Finch (2) | Roebuck Bay (Broome) |
| 13/03/2004 | Adrian
Boyle BBO |
Asian Dowitcher (182+) | Roebuck Bay (Broome) |
| 06/03/2004 | Adrian Boyle | Asian Dowitcher (30) | Roebuck Bay (Broome) |
| 03/03/2004 | Adrian Boyle | Gallinago sp. Snipe (5) | sewage ponds (Broome) |
| 01/03/2004 | Adrian Boyle | Great Crested Grebe (6) | Roebuck Plains (Broome) |
| 07/02/2004 | Australasian Wader Study Group | Oriental Pratincole (2,500,000) White-winged Black Tern (50,000) (aerial counts) |
80 Mile Beach 80 Mile Beach |
| 31/01/2004 | Australasian Wader Study Group | Pin-tailed Snipe (1 mist netted) | sewage ponds (Broome) |
| 23/01/2004 | Joy
Tansey Frank O'Connor |
Yellow Wagtail (50+) | Roebuck Plains (Broome) |
| 22/01/2004 | Frank O'Connor | Swinhoe's?
Snipe (2) Little Bronze-Cuckoo (1) Channel-billed Cuckoo (1) Barn Swallow (100) |
Derby
sewage overflow (Derby - West Kimberley) Derby Wharf (Derby - West Kimberley) Derby sewage ponds (Derby - West Kimberley) Derby Wharf (Derby - West Kimberley) |
| 22/01/2004 | Frank
O'Connor Martin Reynolds |
Yellow
Wagtail (1) Barn Swallow (7+) Tree Martin (3,000) |
Malurus
Trail near Crab Creek (Broome) Crab Creek (Broome) Crab Creek (Broome) |
| 21/01/2004 | Martin Reynolds | RED-RUMPED SWALLOW (1) | Crab Creek (Broome) |
| 21/01/2004 | Frank O'Connor | Swinhoe's?
Snipe (2) Swinhoe's? Snipe (3) |
Junction
Pool (Broome) sewage ponds (Broome) |
| 18/01/2004 | Mavis Russell | Banded Honeyeater (1) | Broome Bird Observatory (Broome) |
Ashmore Reef
Christmas Island & Cocos Islands
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