Email Alan Collins (sightings@birdswa.com.au) with details of your sightings.
The more unusual or rare sightings are highlighted in red and may be included in the WA Bird Notes Issue 142 (June 2012). 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. The taxonomy used on this webpage is based on the International Ornithological Congress (IOC) list. You are welcome to email JPG photographs of Western Australian birds to be identified. Click here for the previous sightings.
Perth & Mandurah (within UBD Street Directory) (Suburbs in parentheses)
| Date | Observers | Species |
Location |
| 04/02/2012 | Martin Cake | Long-toed Stint (1) | Lake Gwelup (Gwelup) |
| 03/02/2012 | Nigel Jackett | Freckled Duck (1) | Bibra Lake (Bibra Lake) |
| 03/02/2012 | John Graff | Intermediate
Egret (1) Little Egret (4) Black-tailed Godwit (1) |
Lake Joondalup (Joondalup) |
| 02/02/2012 | John Graff & Martin Cake | Australian Spotted Crake (7+) Wood Sandpiper (5) |
North Lake (North Lake) |
| 02/02/2012 | John Graff & Martin Cake | Buff-banded Rail (6+) Australian Spotted Crake (4) Spotless Crake (3+) |
Kogolup Swamp (Beeliar) |
| 01/02/2012 | Sue Abbotts | Red-kneed Dotterel (1) | Lake Claremont (Claremont) |
South West (Murchison River to Esperance) (Shires in parentheses)
| Date | Observers | Species |
Location |
| 30/01/2012 | Greg Harewood | Eastern Curlew (1) Great Knot (3) Bar-tailed Godwit (4) |
Point Douro, Leschenault Estuary (Harvey) |
Arid Zone (Shires in parentheses)
| Date | Observers | Species |
Location |
| 27-28/01/2012 | Nigel Jackett, Nathan Waugh & Bruce Greatwich | Scarlet-chested
Parrot (14) Princess Parrot (33+) Major Mitchell's Cockatoo (11) Ground Cuckoo-shrike (4) Rufous-crowned Emu-wren (3) |
Neale Junction NR (Laverton) |
Kimberley (Shires in parentheses)
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Location |
Ashmore Reef
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Christmas Island
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Cocos Islands
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