Sightings
These are the most recent sightings sent to us by members and the public.
(over 5,090 Observations recorded at 25th 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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in identification of those hard to categorise animals or plants
| # | Date | Location | Species | Notes |
| 4941 | 13-03-1991 | Nardie (Millards) Pool | Ibis, Australian White | Seen on pool. By Marion Pitcher |
| 4942 | 13-03-1991 | Glen Avon, Toodyay-Northam Road | Nightjar, Spotted | Seen at Glen Avon. By Jim Masters |
| 4943 | 12-03-1991 | Avon River, Toodyay townsite | Ibis, Australian White | Two on river over a period of several weeks. By Doreen Morrow |
| 4944 | 12-03-1991 | Nardie (Millards) Pool | Night-heron, Nankeen | Four birds seen. By Marion Pitcher |
| 4945 | 11-03-1991 | Nardie (Millards) Pool | Corella, Little | Short-billed corella. Flock of about 200 birds. By Marion Pitcher |
| 4946 | 03-03-1991 | York townsite | Honeyeater, Spiny-cheeked | Four sighted in garden. By Chris Miles |
| 4947 | 16-02-1991 | Avon River, Glen Avon | Falcon, Peregrine | One male at Avon River pool, Glen Avon. By Jim Masters |
| 4948 | 14-02-1991 | Woodendale Farm, Woodendale Road | Bee-eater, Rainbow | Sighted. Not seen in mid-September 1990 when it would normally be seen, and has been regularly for 20 years. By Dawn Atwell |
| 4949 | 14-02-1991 | Toodyay-Perth Road, Toodyay | Kangaroo, Western Grey | Key Farm Large group in bush around Key Farm for past month. By Jocelyn Burt |
| 4950 | 13-02-1991 | Woodendale Farm, Woodendale Road | Eagle, Wedge-tailed | First sighting on Woodendale for many years. By Ray Paynter |
| 4951 | 13-02-1991 | Toodyay-Perth Road, Toodyay | Kingfisher, Sacred | Key Farm Two pairs. By Jocelyn Burt. |
| 4952 | 13-02-1991 | Sandspring Road, Julimar | Spinebill, Western | Now quite common in area. By Marion Pitcher |
| 4953 | 13-02-1991 | Sandspring Road, Julimar | Turtle-dove, Senegal | Sandspring Road. Returned to house garden after lengthy absence. By Marion Pitcher |
| 4954 | 12-02-1991 | Woodendale Farm, Woodendale Road | Owl, Barn | One bird recorded. By Dawn Atwell |
| 4955 | 12-02-1991 | Sandspring Road, Julimar | Kingfisher, Sacred | In house garden in Sandspring Road. First time for two years. Marion Pitcher |
| 4956 | 12-02-1991 | Seabrook, via Northam | Falcon, Brown | Recovered one young bird from water tank; nearly drowned. Taken home, dried off and it flew away. By Lindsay Milhinch |
| 4957 | 06-02-1991 | Toodyay | Parrot, Australian Ringneck | Species seemed to disappear during locust plague. By Jocelyn Burt. (Common annual occurrence - Jim Masters) |
| 4958 | 05-02-1991 | Woodendale Farm, Woodendale Road | Magpie-lark | Large numbers sighted sixty plus. By Ray Paynter |
| 4959 | 15-01-1991 | Glen Avon, Toodyay-Northam Road | Owl, Barn | Two young birds observed on Glen Avon about 21:00 hours, in open paddocks. From last years nesting. By Jim Masters |
| 4960 | 04-01-1991 | Glen Avon, Toodyay-Northam Road | Dotterel, Red-kneed | Seven on dams at Glen Avon. By Jim Masters |
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