Sightings
These are the most recent sightings sent to us by members and the public.
(5,043 Observations recorded at 10th September 2024)
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1) time of day?
2) weather conditions?
3) landscape eg: road verge, scrubland, breakaway country, high or low in a tree, etc, ?
4) what the creature was doing at the time of the sighting?
5) approximate size?
6) gender (if possible)?
7) colouration?
8) photographed?
9) any other interesting observation/s at the time of sighting?
10) for plants, the surrounding growth, number of plants and their general condition, is it a wetland?
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| # | Date | Location | Species | Notes |
| 1 | 12-09-2024 | Stirlingia Drive, Majestic Heights | Fence skink sp. | Two skinks sunning themselves together on the plastic screen, early spring morning. One was lying over the other |
| 2 | 08-09-2024 | Mt Anderson Street, Toodyay | Parrot, Red-capped (Purpureicephalus spurius) | Sunday afternoon walking up driveway disturbed two red capped parrots feeding on a yellow flowering grevillea. Another was sighted in the back garden also feeding on flowering natives. And a small blue butterfly and a flycatcher chasing an insect. |
| 3 | 08-09-2024 | Wandoo Circle, Vernon Hills | Black Cockatoo, White-tailed (Carnaby's) | 2 Carnabys investigating nesting tube One bird went right in to investigate Around 7.30 am |
| 4 | 08-09-2024 | Wandoo Circle, Vernon Hills | Pardalote, Striated (Pardalotus striatus) | Heard chirruping all day very loudly Feeding in wandoo trees Photo available |
| 5 | 08-09-2024 | Wandoo Circle, Vernon Hills | Cuckoo, Fan-tailed (Cacomantis flabelliformis) | 7.30 am Heard most of the morning |
| 6 | 08-09-2024 | Wandoo Circle, Vernon Hills | Lorikeet, Purple-crowned (Parvipsitta porphyrocephala) | 2 birds high in dead tree Around 9.30am |
| 7 | 08-09-2024 | Wandoo Circle, Vernon Hills | Honeyeater, Brown (Lichmera indistincta) | Seen off and on through the day Feeding on cactus flowers as well as grevillea |
| 8 | 08-09-2024 | Wandoo Circle, Vernon Hills | Robin, Scarlet; Robin Red-breast; (Petroica multicolor) | 9.30 Male bird. Seen feeding on the lawn |
| 9 | 08-09-2024 | Wandoo Circle, Vernon Hills | Martin, Tree (Petrochelidon nigricans) | Several birds seen throughout the day, feeding on the wing and landing high in wandoo tree. |
| 10 | 08-09-2024 | Wandoo Circle, Vernon Hills | Parrot, Red-capped (Purpureicephalus spurius) | 12.30 2 birds seen high in wandoo trees |
| 11 | 08-09-2024 | Wandoo Circle, Vernon Hills | Kite, Square-tailed (Lophoictinia isura) | 2pm 2 birds seen 1 bird circling, 1 landed in wandoo tree Distant photo |
| 12 | 07-09-2024 | Wandoo Circle, Vernon Hills | Goshawk, Brown (Accipiter fasciatus) | 11.30am Goshawk perched in dead tree above the chicken coop. |
| 13 | 04-09-2024 | Parkland Drive, Julimar | Yellow China Orchid (Cyanicula ixioides subsp. ixioides) | First time seen this orchid here (Sept). Found two near each other. Seen on the edge of a track in a mixed forest of dryandra, jarrah, marri, wandoo and grass trees. Photo taken |
| 14 | 02-09-2024 | Mt Anderson Street, Toodyay | Butcherbird, Pied (Cracticus nigrogularis) | Two pied butcher birds using the hanging birdbath outside our verandah. One a mature with the distinct markings of black head and bib, the other an immature, lighter in colour bit speckled and greyish on the back,with rufus coloured bib. What was odd, the adult left and the immature stayed displaying very aggressive territorial behaviour over the birdbath. Repeatedly chasing off a 28 parrot that was trying to have a bath and kept returning. |
| 15 | 02-09-2024 | Mt Anderson Street, Toodyay | Butcherbird, Pied (Cracticus nigrogularis) | Continued: About 2.30pm, sunny afternoon. A lot of chirping birds about feeding on grevillea close to birdbath and other native shrubs. The immature was very curious. Spent some time closely inspecting a small bowl of stones sitting on the verandah railing. Took some photos - not particularly clear. Will email. |
| 16 | 23-08-2024 | Parkland drive Julimar | Spider Orchid, Leaping (Caladenia macrostylis) | Over 10 years since this orchid was sighted. Found in banksia (dryandra) bushland about 30cms from a firebreak track. Photo taken |
| 17 | 17-08-2024 | Charcoal Lane, Toodyay | Lorikeet, Rainbow (Trichoglossus moluccanus) | Birds flying from Stirling Terrace, across IGA car park and over the station to old tennis courts/Anzac Terrace. Too many and too high in the trees to count |
| 18 | 15-08-2024 | Stirlingia Drive, Majestic Heights | Black Cockatoo, White-tailed (Carnaby's) | About fifty birds flying north to south at 5.30pm |
| 19 | 15-08-2024 | Flat Rocks Road, Julimar | Lorikeet, Rainbow (Trichoglossus moluccanus) | Dept Primary Industry & Rural Development (DPIRD) Pest and Diseases Information Service (PaDIS) shot over 90 birds on a farming property at the end of Flat Rocks Road.. Hardly made a dent in the population though |
| 20 | 14-08-2024 | Stirlingia Drive, Majestic Heights | Black Cockatoo, White-tailed (Carnaby's) | Large flock - over fifty -of Carnaby cockatoos on the farm below. Wet day! |
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