Recent
sightings 2009:
WA Twitchathon 12-13 December - Won by Team
S.W.O.T. (Peter Taylor, David Secomb & Erica Shedley) with 149
species:
Highlights: Australian Spotted Crake, Malleefowl, all 13 SW
endemics, 25 species of wader and 12 raptors
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Limosa Holidays (UK) South West WA tour October
11-27:
Highlights: Malleefowl, Crested Shrike-tit, Gilbert's Whistler and all 13
endemics
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Birds Australia Campout at Billyacatting Hill Nature Reserve
September 26-28 - Black and Pied Honeyeater, Masked and
White-browed Woodswallows (see Gallery for photos)
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Birdfinders (UK) South West WA tour September
11-25:
Southern Scrub-robin, Blue-breasted Fairywren at East Nugadong
NR.
Red-backed Kingfisher near Great Northern Hwy/Mt Gibson
Rd.
Ground Cuckoo-shrike, Grey-crowned Babbler and Australian
Bustard on roadsides near Sandstone.
Budgerigar, Cockatiel, Black-breasted Buzzard, Masked
Woodswallow, White-winged Fairywren along Sandstone-Menzies
Rd.
Chestnut-breasted Quail-thrush (m) seen on roadside north of
Menzies.
Scarlet-chested Parrot (f), Grey-fronted Honeyeater at
Goongarrie Station.
Freckled Duck at Rowles Lagoon.
Chestnut Quail-thrush (f) along Lake King-Norseman
Rd
Cape
Barren Geese, Black-faced Cormorant, Rock Parrot, Brown Quail,
Black-browed Albatross, Hutton's and Little Shearwaters - Woody
Island trip
Hooded Plover, Banded Stilt, Red-necked Avocet all seen at Pink
Lake Esperance
Rufous Fieldwren , Western Whipbird seen in Fitzgerald River
NP
Shy
Heathwren at Corackerup NR
Great-winged Petrel, Noisy Scrub-bird, Western Bristlebird and
Western Whipbird all seen at Cheynes Beach.
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Crested Shrike-tit, Red-winged Fairywren, Western Rosella,
Red-capped parrot, White-breasted,Western Yellow & Scarlet
Robin, Rufous Treecreeper - Dingup Nature Reserve, Manjimup,
19th July
Cape
Barren Goose, Black-faced Cormorant, Masked Lapwing,
Redthroat - Esperance area, 12-15th July
Noisy Scrub-bird (2), Western Bristlebird (1), Western Whipbird
(heard only), Brush Bronzewing, Southern Emuwren, Yellow-nosed and
Black-browed Albatross, Australasian Gannet - Cheynes Beach,
10-11th July
Peregrine Falcon - Lake Muir, 8th July
Banded Stilt - Lake Unicup, 4th June
Major Mitchell's Cockatoo, Grey-fronted Honeyeater, Chestnut
Quail-thrush - Mt Gibson, 31st May
White-backed Swallow - Koorda, 13th April
Bourke's Parrot, Mulga Parrot - Kirkalocka Station, 11th
April
Malleefowl - Great Northern Highway, north of Wubin, 10th
April
Long-toed Stint - Tordit-gurrup Lagoon, Lake Muir Nature
Reserve, 19th February
Franklin's Gull - Vasse Estuary, Busselton, 8th February
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