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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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?
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in identification of those hard to categorise animals or plants
| # | Date | Location | Species | Notes |
| 21 | 14-08-2024 | Stirlingia Drive, Majestic Heights | Cuckoo-shrike, Black-faced (Coracina novaehollandiae) | In the trees above our house |
| 22 | 13-08-2024 | Stirlingia Drive, Majestic Heights | Fairy-wren, Splendid (Malurus splendens) | Brilliantly coloured male and a single female on our back steps near the veranda, where we were having morning tea. |
| 23 | 13-08-2024 | Stirlingia Drive, Majestic Heights | Butcherbird, Pied (Cracticus nigrogularis) | A pair calling each other across the farm below. |
| 24 | 13-08-2024 | Toodyay Townsite | Lorikeet, Rainbow (Trichoglossus moluccanus) | A large flock of up to 100 birds reported around Anzac Park and nearby trees by a local community member. |
| 25 | 10-08-2024 | Stirlingia Drive, Majestic Heights | Bronze-cuckoo, Shining (Chrysococcyx lucidus) | Calling repeatedly. First for season. |
| 26 | 07-08-2024 | Stirlingia Drive, Majestic Heights | Black Cockatoo, White-tailed (Carnaby's) | Wet day, a number of birds flying past at 9am |
| 27 | 07-08-2024 | Toodyay District High School | Lorikeet, Rainbow (Trichoglossus moluccanus) | At least six sighted in school grounds |
| 28 | 04-08-2024 | Wandoo Circle, Vernon Hills | Black Cockatoo, White-tailed (Carnaby's) | 2 birds flying over Calling About 8am |
| 29 | 04-08-2024 | Wandoo Circle, Vernon Hills | Cuckoo, Fan-tailed (Cacomantis flabelliformis) | Heard close by About 8am |
| 30 | 04-08-2024 | Wandoo Circle, Vernon Hills | Pardalote, Striated (Pardalotus striatus) | Heard calling About 9am |
| 31 | 04-08-2024 | Wandoo Circle, Vernon Hills | Robin, Scarlet; Robin Red-breast; (Petroica multicolor) | Male and female birds Feeding on the ground About 8.30am |
| 32 | 04-08-2024 | Panorama View, Moondyne | Babbler, White-browed (Pomatostomus superciliosus) | At least 3 birds seen Feeding on the ground and hopping in and out of bush. About 4pm |
| 33 | 03-08-2024 | Coondle West Road, Brookdale | Wattlebird, Red (Anthochaera carunculata) | 2 birds spotted flying between the trees About 10.30 |
| 34 | 03-08-2024 | Coondle West Road, Brookdale | Black Cockatoo, Red-tailed - Forest Subspecies (Calyptorhynchus banksii ssp. naso) | Several birds flying and landing in the marri trees About 10.30 |
| 35 | 03-08-2024 | Stirlingia Drive, Majestic Heights | Tree-creeper, Rufous (Climacteris rufus) | In carport, checking for crumbs. |
| 36 | 03-08-2024 | Stirlingia Drive, Majestic Heights | Gerygone, Western (Gerygone fusca) | Drinking from bird bath |
| 37 | 03-08-2024 | Wandoo Circle, Vernon Hills | Black Cockatoo, White-tailed (Carnaby's) | 7.45am Birds heard but not seen close by. |
| 38 | 03-08-2024 | Wandoo Circle, Vernon Hills | Spinebill, Western (Acanthorhynchus superciliosus) | Male bird seen feeding on grevillea About 8.30am |
| 39 | 03-08-2024 | Wandoo Circle, Vernon Hills | Bronzewing, Common (Phaps chalcoptera) | Several birds feeding on the ground 5pm ish |
| 40 | 03-08-2024 | Wandoo Circle, Vernon Hills | Thornbill, Yellow-rumped (Acanthiza chrysorrhoa) | At least 6 birds Very noisy hopping around on the ground feeding About 4pm |
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