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Last Modified 24th August 2009
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 131 (September 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 |
| 29/07/2009 | Mary Paton | Mistletoebird (1) | garden (Booragoon) |
| 27/07/2009 | Darryl Jones | Black-shouldered
Kite (nesting) Swamp Harrier (nesting) Nankeen Kestrel (nesting) |
Lake Joondalup (Edgewater) |
| 27/07/2009 | Darryl Jones | Black-shouldered
Kite (nesting) Swamp Harrier (nesting) Australian Hobby (nesting) |
Lake Gwelup (Gwelup) |
| 27/07/2009 | Darryl Jones | Australian Hobby (nesting) | Warwick Road (Duncraig) |
| 25/07/2009 | Adam Gray | Stubble Quail (2) | Acourt Road (Canning Vale) |
| 25/07/2009 | Rob Lambert (UK) | Buff-banded Rail (2) | Herdsman Lake (Herdsman) |
| 23/07/2009 | Rob Lambert (UK) | 'Comic' Tern (1) (probably Arctic Tern) | North Mole (North Fremantle) |
| 19/07/2009 | Wayne
Merritt Louise Little |
Whiskered Tern (1) | Lake Joondalup (Joondalup) |
| 16/07/2009 | Robyn Pickering | Southern Giant-Petrel (1) | North Mole (North Fremantle) |
| 15/07/2009 | Darryl Jones | Ground Cuckoo-shrike (1) | Great Northern Highway at Walyunga NP turnoff (Bullsbrook) |
| 15/07/2009 | Darryl Jones | Barn Owl (road kill) | Reid Highway / Lord Street (Beechboro) |
| 13/07/2009 | Robin Ashford | Chestnut Teal (2) | Bibra Lake (Bibra Lake) |
| 12/07/2009 | Mathew Love | Black-shouldered
Kite (nesting) Southern Boobook (1) |
Lake Gwelup (Gwelup) |
| 11/07/2009 | Aaron Gove | European Goldfinch (2) | ALCOA Wellard Wetlands (Baldivis) |
| 08/07/2009 | Michael Hancock | Barn Owl (1) | settlement (Rottnest Island) |
| 07/07/2009 | John Graff | Hardhead
(600+) Blue-billed Duck (250+) |
Herdsman Lake (Herdsman) |
| 04/07/2009 | Dick Rule | Western Yellow Robin (1) | Riverlands Drive (Stake Hill) |
| 03/07/2009 | Darryl Jones | White-bellied Sea-Eagle (immature) | Lake Joondalup (Joondalup) |
| 02/07/2009 | Mark Newman | Elegant
Parrot (5) White-naped Honeyeater (7) White-backed Swallow (10) |
ALCOA Wellard Wetlands (Baldivis) |
| 01/07/2009 | Darryl Jones | Little Eagle (1) | Arena Joondalup (Joondalup) |
| 30/06/2009 | John Graff | Giant-Petrel sp. (1) | Point Peron (Peron) |
| 29/06/2009 | Rob
Lambert (UK) Richard Nowotny (Victoria) |
Sacred Kingfisher (1) | Maurice Hamer Reserve (Herdsman) |
| 29/06/2009 | Martin Cake | Sofft-plumaged
Petrel (1) Arctic Jaeger (1) |
Woodman Point (Munster) |
| 28/06/2009 | Mark Stanley | Eastern
Reef Egret (1) Fairy Tern (2) Roseate Tern (2) |
Thomson's Bay (Rottnest Island) |
| 28/06/2009 | Mark Stanley | Giant-Petrel
sp. (3) Fairy Tern (2) |
Cape Vlamingh (Rottnest Island) |
| 27/06/2009 | Mark Newman | Spotted
Harrier (1) Little Eagle (2) |
Lake Walyungup (Warnbro) |
| 27/06/2009 | Mark Stanley | Giant-Petrel sp. (1) | City Beach (City Beach) |
| 25/06/2009 | Debbie Walker | Golden Whistler (male) | Hatch Court (Harrisdale) |
| 24/06/2009 | BAWA Excursion | Australian Ringneck (race barnardi) aviary release | Bold Park (Floreat) |
| 24/06/2009 | Ryan Phillips | Bush Stone-curlew (1) | Scarborough Beach Road (Mt Hawthorn) |
| 22/06/2009 | John Nilson | Varied Sittella (1) | Lemnos Street (Shenton Park) |
| 22/06/2009 | Debbie Walker | Golden Whistler (immature male) | Harrisdale Wetland (Harrisdale) |
| 21/06/2009 | Mark Newman | Royal
Spoonbill (1) White-naped Honeyeater (2) |
ALCOA Wellard Wetlands (Baldivis) |
| 20/06/2009 | Ryan Phillips | Common Noddy (1) | Hillarys Boat Harbour (Hillarys) |
| 20/06/2009 | Ryan Phillips | Giant-Petrel sp. (1) | North Hillarys Beach (Kallaroo) |
| 20/06/2009 | Mark Stanley | Prion sp. (1) | City Beach groyne (City Beach) |
| 16/06/2009 | Hank van Wees | Freckled
Duck (1) Buff-banded Rail (1) |
Herdsman Lake (Herdsman) |
| 14/06/2009 | Mark Newman | Royal
Spoonbill (1) Black Kite (1) Spotless Crake (4) White-naped Honeyeater (1) Golden Whistler (2) |
ALCOA Wellard Wetlands (Baldivis) |
| 12/06/2009 | Claire Bartron | Freckled
Duck (1) Buff-banded Rail (1) |
Herdsman Lake (Herdsman) |
| 07/06/2009 | Darryl Jones | Red-capped
Robin (1 male, 3 females) Mistletoebird (2) |
Walyunga NP |
| 06/06/2009 | BAWA Excursion | Regent
Parrot (2) Elegant Parrot (4) |
Lake Coogee (Munster) |
| 05/06/2009 | Darryl Jones | possible Black Kite (1) | Narrows Bridge (South Perth) |
| 04/06/2009 | John Graff | Freckled
Duck (1) Pink-eared Duck (300+) Glossy Ibis (65) Royal Spoonbill (1) |
Herdsman Lake (Herdsman) |
| 02/06/2009 | Debbie Walker | Black Kite (1) | Nicholson Road near Armadale Road (Forrestdale) |
| 02/06/2009 | Mark Newman | Spotless Crake (2) | ALCOA Wellard Wetlands (Baldivis) |
| 01/06/2009 | Darryl Jones | White-bellied
Sea-Eagle (immature) Buff-banded Rail (3) Spotless Crake (7) Banded Stilt (2) |
Lake Joondalup (Edgewater) |
| 30/05/2009 | Darryl Jones | White-winged Fairy-wren (20+) | dunes (Ocean Reef) |
| 29/05/2009 | Darryl Jones | White-backed Swallow (2) | dunes (Ocean Reef) |
| 29/05/2009 | Darryl Jones | Musk
Duck (1) Pacific Gull (1) |
Ocean Reef Boat Harbour (Ocean Reef) |
| 28/05/2009 | Wayne
Merritt Louise Little |
Freckled Duck (2) | Herdsman Lake north (Herdsman) |
| 28/05/2009 | Robyn Pickering | White-naped Honeyeater (2) | Egret Place (Yangebup) |
| 28/05/2009 | Michael
Hancock Hank van Wees |
Cattle Egret (2) | near Herdsman Lake (Churchlands) |
| 25/05/2009 | Doug Coughran | Wilson's Storm-Petrel (200+) Southern Giant-Petrel (3+) Northern Giant-Petrel (1+) Cape Petrel (2+) |
Sperm Whale carcass off Scarborough S31 51 E115 38 |
| 23/05/2009 | Paul Freeman | Cattle Egret (2) | Lake Joondalup (Woodvale) |
| 23/05/2009 | Mark Stanley | Eastern Reef Egret (1) | Navy Yacht Club boat ramp (Peron) |
| 23/05/2009 | Mark Stanley | White-bellied
Sea-Eagle (2 juveniles) Wedge-tailed Eagle (1) |
ALCOA Wellard Wetlands (Baldivis) |
| 23/05/2009 | Darryl Jones | Red-necked Avocet (60) | Lake Joondalup (Joondalup) |
| 23/05/2009 | Dejan Stojanovic | Wilson's Storm-Petrel (1) | North Mole (North Fremantle) |
| 20/05/2009 | Mark Newman | Yellow-throated Miner (7) | Dampier Drive (Golden Bay) |
| 17/05/2009 | Mark Newman | White-bellied
Sea-Eagle (2 juveniles) Black Kite (1) Spotless Crake (1) |
ALCOA Wellard Wetlands (Baldivis) |
| 15/05/2009 | Sean & Jade van Alphen | Major Mitchell's Cockatoo (3 aviary released) | Gugeri Road (Herne Hill) |
| 13/05/2009 | Mark Newman | Banded
Lapwing (10) White-fronted Chat (8) |
Larkhill Playing Fields (Secret Harbour) |
| 13/05/2009 | Mark Newman | White-bellied Sea-Eagle (juvenile) | Dampier Drive (Golden Bay) |
| 11/05/2009 | Debbie Walker | Black Kite (1) | Nicholson Road / Rowley Road (Oakford) |
| 02/05/2009 | David Free | Black Kite (1) photographs | ALCOA Wellard Wetlands (Baldivis) |
| 02/05/2009 | Alan Galbraith | White-naped Honeyeater (1) | Bandalong Way (High Wycombe) |
| 28/04/2009 | Hank van Wees | Southern Boobook (1) | Frape Avenue (Yokine) |
| 27/04/2009 | Gillian ??? | Buff-banded
Rail (1) Sacred Kingfisher (1) |
Kent Street Weir (Ferndale) |
| 26/04/2009 | Jan & Dave Crossley | Roseate Tern (1) | Woodman Point (Munster) |
| 25/04/2009 | Hank van Wees | Chestnut-breasted Mannikin (9) | Karrinyup Wetlands (Gwelup) |
| 22/04/2009 | Martin Cake | Brush Bronzewing (1) | near Canning Bridge Scout Hall (Como) |
| 21/04/2009 | Martin Cake | Purple-crowned Lorikeet (1) | Canning Town Hall (Cannington) |
| 19/04/2009 | Joan Gye | Red-necked Avocet (50) | Lake Joondalup (Joondalup) |
| 15/04/2009 | Alexander Di Rosso | Wedge-tailed
Eagle (1) Brown Falcon (2) |
Piney Lakes Reserve (Winthrop) |
| 15/04/2009 | Darryl Jones | Southern Boobook (1) | Camberwarra Drive (Craigie) |
South West (Murchison River to Esperance) (Shires in parentheses)
| Date | Observers | Species |
Location |
| 17/07/2009 | Russ Namitz (US) | Orange Chat (5) | Nallan Lake (Cue) |
| 17/07/2009 | Russ Namitz (US) | Slender-billed Thornbill (carrying nest material) | Cue to Lake Austin (Cue) |
| 16/07/2009 | Russ Namitz (US) | Eastern Barn Owl (1) | Dalwallinu (Dalwallinu) |
| 14/07/2009 | Greg Harewood | Australian Bustard (1) | Frank Hann NP (Ravensthorpe) |
| 12/07/2009 | Peter
Taylor Rose Ferrell |
Masked Lapwing (2) race novaehollandiae | Mullet Lake NR (Esperance) |
| 12/07/2009 | Sam & Dianne de Beer | Southern Giant-Petrel (beach washed) | north Preston Beach (Waroona) |
| 09/07/2009 | Philip Hunter | Hooded Plover (1) | Redgate Beach (Augusta - Margaret River) |
| 25/06/2009 | John Graff | Black-winged
Stilt (500+) Red-necked Avocet (8) Red-capped Plover (400) Double-banded Plover (1) Common Greenshank (1) Red-necked Stint (200+) Curlew Sandpiper (3) White-winged Triller (1) |
Lake McLarty (Murray) |
| 24/06/2009 | Michael Craig | Crested Shrike-tit (1) | Munyerring Spring Road (Julimar Conservation Park) |
| 21/06/2009 | Robyn Pickering | Double-banded Plover (1) | Lake McLarty (Murray) |
| 20/06/2009 | Robyn Pickering | Sacred Kingfisher (1) | Ridley Place (Denmark) |
| 01-14/06/2009 | Max Howard | Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater (1) | West Toodyay (Toodyay) |
| 06/06/2009 | Peter
Taylor Rose Ferrell |
Crested Shrike-tit (2) | Dingup NR (Manjimup) |
| 05/06/2009 | Peter Taylor | Australasian Shoveler (400) | Red Lake (Manjimup) |
| 01/06/2009 | BAWA Excursion | Cattle Egret (1) | Irwin River mouth (Irwin) |
| 01/06/2009 | BAWA Excursion | White-fronted Honeyeater (common) | Yardanogo NR (Irwin) |
| 27/05/2009 | Frank O'Connor et al. | Crested Shrike-tit (4) | Old Mill Dam Dryandra State Forest (Cuballing) |
| 27/05/2009 | Frank O'Connor et al. | Chestnut-rumped Thornbill (10+) | near Congelin Dam Dryandra State Forest (Williams) |
| 24/05/2009 | Sharon Wormleaton | Malleefowl (2) | Dryandra State Forest (Cuballing) |
| 23/05/2009 | Geoff Taylor | Common Noddy (2) | Ocean Beach (Denmark) |
| 17/05/2009 | Lower SW Bird Group | Crested Shrike-tit (2) | Bridgetown Jarrah Park (Bridgetown - Greenbushes) |
| 13/05/2009 | Peter Taylor | Australasian
Shoveler (208) Spotless Crake (7) |
Red Lake (Manjimup) |
| 07/05/2009 | Peter Taylor | Brown
Quail (4+) Tawny-crowned Honeyeater (2) Hooded Robin (male & female) |
Lake Muir NR (Manjimup) |
| 03/05/2009 | David Secomb | Red Knot (1) | Corackin Swamp (Katanning) |
| 28/04/2009 | Deb Perry | Carnaby's Black-Cockatoo (partially leucistic) | near Bridgetown (Bridgetown - Greenbushes) |
| 26/04/2009 | David Secomb | Painted
Button-quail (2) Little Button-quail (1) |
27km E of Lake King (Lake Grace) |
| 19/04/2009 | Peter Taylor et al. | Pink-eared
Duck (166) Chestnut Teal (3) Blue-billed Duck (500) Red-necked Avocet (3) |
Lake Towerinning (West Arthur) |
| 19/04/2009 | Greg Harewood | Major Mitchell's Cockatoo (1 aviary release) | Eaton (Dardanup) |
| 18/04/2009 | David Secomb | Red Knot (1) | Corackin Swamp (Katanning) |
| 15/04/2009 | Mel Lintern | Wilson's Storm-Petrel (4) | Hamelin Bay (Augusta - Margaret River) |
| 14/04/2009 | Gillian Wheatley | Black Kite (confirmation needed) | near Bridgetown (Bridgetown - Greenbushes) |
| 01/04/2009 | Ian Wheeler | Masked Owl (dead male) | Lake Muir (Manjimup) |
Arid Zone (Shires in parentheses)
| Date | Observers | Species |
Location |
| 17/07/2009 | Stephen Clarke | Square-tailed
Kite (1) Southern Boobook (1) |
George River near Python Pool (Roebourne) |
| 15/07/2009 | Greg Harewood | Hooded Plover (2 adults, 3 eggs) | lake 7.5km S of Newman Rocks (Dundas) |
| 09/07/2009 | Judy
McKinnon Michael Morcombe Mike Bouette |
Black Falcon (1) | Great Northern Highway Fortescue River (Ashburton) |
| 30/06/2009 | Jon & Anne King | Princess
Parrot (21) Black-chinned Honeyeater (5) |
44km E of Jupiter Well (East Pilbara) |
| 27/06/2009 | Jon & Anne King | Princess Parrot (3) | Jupiter Well (East Pilbara) |
| 26/06/2009 | Jon & Anne King | Princess Parrot (12-20) | Jupiter Well (East Pilbara) |
| 26-28/06/2009 | Louise
Smith Chris Burton |
Soft-plumaged Petrel (1) | on deck survey vessel off Exmouth S20 32 E113 56 (Exmouth) |
| 06/2009 | Louise
Smith Chris Burton |
Soft-plumaged Petrel (4+) | survey vessel off Exmouth (Exmouth) |
| 23/06/2009 | Greg Harewood | Spotted Nightjar (1) | 3km S of Cleaverville (Roebourne) |
| 23/06/2009 | Greg Harewood | Dusky
Gerygone (1) Mangrove Golden Whistler (1) White-breasted Whistler (2) Mangrove Robin (2) |
Bouguer Entrance (Roebourne) |
| 22/06/2009 | Greg Harewood | Orange Chat (1) | NW Coastal Highway 11km W of Roebourne (Roebourne) |
| 20/06/2009 | Louise
Smith Chris Burton |
Southern Giant-Petrel (1) | survey vessel off Exmouth (Exmouth) |
| 17/06/2009 | Les George | Grey Honeyeater (1) | Karajini NP (Ashburton) |
| 15/06/2009 | Greg Harewood | White-backed Swallow (1) | Wickham (Roebourne) |
| 13/06/2009 | Stephen Clarke | Baillon's Crake (1) | Marie Pool, Maitland River (Roebourne) |
| 02/06/2009 | Alex Morrison | Peaceful Dove (1) | Kanidal Beach (Dundas) |
| 27/05/2009 | Dave Rae | White-faced Storm-Petrel (1) | Atwood Eagle oil rig off Dampier (Roebourne) |
| 30/04/2009 | per EBO | Glossy Ibis (1) | Cocklebiddy sewage ponds (Dundas) |
| 27/04/2009 | Stephen Clarke | Beach Stone-curlew (2) | mangroves at Karratha Golf Course (Roebourne) |
| 13/04/2009 | Simon Nevill | Scarlet-chested Parrot (6) | 29km E of Lake Yeo |
| 12/04/2009 | Simon Nevill | Scarlet-chested Parrot (female) | 2km E of Lake Yeo |
Kimberley (Shires in parentheses)
| Date | Observers | Species |
Location |
| early 07/2009 | Beryl Ah Chee | Grey Fantail (1) | garden near Derby (Derby - West Kimberley) |
| 20/06/2009 | Beryl Ah Chee | Buff-sided Robin (1) | garden near Derby (Derby - West Kimberley) |
| 09/05/2009 | Richard Baxter (NSW) | Eurasian Curlew (1) | Roebuck Bay (Broome) |
| 16/04/2009 | Ricki Coughlan (Victoria) | Eurasian Curlew (1) Franklin's Gull (1) |
Roebuck Plains (Broome) |
| 13/04/2009 | George Swann | EURASIAN CURLEW (1 first year) | Roebuck Plains (Broome) |
| 04/032009 | Greg Lambert | CHINESE POND HERON (1) | vessel near Scott Reef |
| 05/01/2009 | Beryl Ah Chee | Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove (1) | garden near Derby (Derby - West Kimberley) |
Ashmore Reef
Christmas Island
| Date | Observers | Species |
Location |
| 24/05/2009 | Lisa Preston | Collared Kingfisher (2) | ??? |
| 17/05/2009 | Lisa Preston | Striated Heron (1) | LB3 |
| 17/05/2009 | Lisa Preston | FOREST WAGTAIL (1) | Blowholes Track |
| 11/05/2009 | Lisa Preston | CITRINE WAGTAIL (female) | near LB3 |
| 03/05/2009 | Ian McAllan | Green-headed Yellow Wagtail (race macronyx) | near Settlement |
| 02/05/2009 | Ian McAllan | DUSKY WARBLER (1) call recorded | Settlement |
| 02/05/2009 | Lisa
Preston Ian McAllan |
Eastern
Great Egret (1) CHINESE POND HERON (1) Whiskered Tern (2) |
LB3 |
| 01/05/2009 | Lisa
Preston Ian McAllan |
Eastern
Great Egret (1) CHINESE POND HERON (1) Red-necked Stint (1) |
LB3 |
| 30/04/2009 | Lisa Preston | Whiskered Tern (1) | LB3 |
| 21-23/04/2009 | David Helliar (UK) | Little Ringed Plover (1) | LB3 |
Cocos Islands
| Date | Observers | Species |
Location |
| 03/05/2009 | Ian McAllan | JAVAN POND HERON (2) Asian Koel (1) |
West Island |
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