Sightings
These are the most recent sightings sent to us by members and the public.
(4,956 Observations recorded at 18th June 2024)
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The following information would be useful, if at all possible.
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?
Please try and limit the number of characters you enter to 100. A photograph will be a great advantage
in identification of those hard to categorise animals or plants
| # | Date | Location | Species | Notes |
| 1 | 24-06-2024 | Stirlingia Drive, Majestic Heights | Robin, Red-capped (Petroica goodenovii) | Few sightings this winter so far. On sensor camera (on bird bath with Brown Honeyeater) |
| 2 | 23-06-2024 | Wandoo Circle, Vernon Hills | Parrot, Red-capped (Purpureicephalus spurius) | 2 birds at the birdbath 1 male About 10 am |
| 3 | 23-06-2024 | Wandoo Circle, Vernon Hills | Shrike-thrush, Grey (Colluricincla harmonica) | 1 bird heard, calling about 9am |
| 4 | 23-06-2024 | Wandoo Circle, Vernon Hills | Tree-creeper, Rufous (Climacteris rufus) | Seen throughout the day at least 2 different birds, in the trees and feeding on the ground |
| 5 | 23-06-2024 | Wandoo Circle, Vernon Hills | Robin, Scarlet; Robin Red-breast; (Petroica multicolor) | Male and female birds seen About 9 am, feeding on the ground and in the birdbath |
| 6 | 23-06-2024 | Wandoo Circle, Vernon Hills | Spinebill, Western (Acanthorhynchus superciliosus) | Male and female bird seen Feeding on aloe flowers About 9am |
| 7 | 23-06-2024 | Wandoo Circle, Vernon Hills | Bronzewing, Common (Phaps chalcoptera) | Several birds seen throughout the day, feeding on the ground |
| 8 | 23-06-2024 | Wandoo Circle, Vernon Hills | Honeyeater, Brown (Lichmera indistincta) | About 10 am in the birdbath |
| 9 | 23-06-2024 | Wandoo Circle, Vernon Hills | Honeyeater, Gilberts (Djingki)(Melithreptus chloropsis) | 2 birds in the birdbath about 2pm |
| 10 | 23-06-2024 | Wandoo Circle, Vernon Hills | Honeyeater, White-cheeked (Phylidonyris niger) | Several birds feeding on the hakea flowers About 10 am |
| 11 | 23-06-2024 | Wandoo Circle, Vernon Hills | Weebill ((Smicrornis brevirostris ssp. occidentalis) | Several birds feeding on the ground |
| 12 | 20-06-2024 | Stirlingia Drive, Majestic Heights | Robin, Western Yellow (Eopsaltria griseogularis) | Filmed on bird bath by sensor camera |
| 13 | 18-06-2024 | Stirlingia Drive, Majestic Heights | Cat, Feral (Felis catus) | Filmed on sensor camera drinking from bird bath |
| 14 | 17-06-2024 | Wandoo Circle, Vernon Hills | Black Cockatoo, White-tailed (Baudin's) | 6-10 sitting in Marri trees |
| 15 | 09-06-2024 | Stirlingia Drive, Majestic Heights | Tree-creeper, Rufous (Climacteris rufus) | Filmed on bird bath by sensor camera |
| 16 | 05-06-2024 | Stirlingia Drive, Majestic Heights | Cat, Feral (Felis catus) | Drinking from bird bath at 8.05pm. Filmed on sensor camera |
| 17 | 05-06-2024 | Toodyay District High School | Black Cockatoo, White-tailed (Carnaby's) | Up to 100 birds flew north-west across the school grounds at 10.45am - what a glorious sight. |
| 18 | 03-06-2024 | Doodlakine | Black Cockatoo, Red-tailed (Calyptorhynchus banksii ssp. escondidas) Wheatbelt Species | From Ric Newman Happy to report we have had about 200 red tail black cockatoos visit this morning and they do not seem to be in any hurry to leave ! |
| 19 | 31-05-2024 | Mt Anderson Street, Toodyay | Black Cockatoo, Red-tailed (Calyptorhynchus banksii ssp. naso) Forest Species | About 7 or more calling in large gum next door 4.15pm. |
| 20 | 31-05-2024 | Stirlingia Drive, Majestic Heights | Whistler, Rufous (Pachycephala rufiventris) | Filmed on sensor camera |
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