On 05/01/2010, at 11:17 PM, Nigel Jackett wrote:
Nice list Nigel - such a good variety of birds - a great place to visit on my
next visit to WA.
regards
David Taylor
Brisbane
> Hi everyone,
>
> This afternoon I spent a couple of hours at Herdsman Lake, northwest of
> Perth CBD. It was sunny and warm, but a little windy. However, there was
> good diversity around with 53 species being recorded. The highlight was the
> Black-tailed Native-hen that has been here for weeks, on the western tip of
> the island near the kids playground on the eastern side of the lake. I spent
> the last half hour of light sitting beside the wildlife/wetland centre
> watching the Nankeen Night-Herons leave their roost and fly around the lake
> looking for places to feed. A very enjoyable afternoon.
>
> See below for species list and counts.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Nigel Jackett
> Scarborough, WA
>
> Musk Duck: 13
> Black Swan: 19
> Australian Shelduck: 15
> Australian Wood Duck: 9
> Pink-eared Duck: 10
> Australasian Shoveler: 7
> Grey Teal: 7
> Pacific Black Duck: 21
> Blue-billed Duck: 6
> Australasian Grebe: 4
> Hoary-headed Grebe: 1
> Great Crested Grebe: 9
> Laughing Dove: 4
> Spotted Dove: 4
> Australasian Darter: 2
> Little Pied Cormorant: 22
> Great Cormorant: 1
> Little Black Cormorant: 19
> Australian Pelican: 66
> Eastern Great Egret: 5
> White-faced Heron: 2
> Nankeen Night-Heron: 16
> Australian White Ibis: 22
> Straw-necked Ibis: 6
> Yellow-billed Spoonbill: 15
> Purple Swamphen: 55
> BLACK-TAILED NATIVE-HEN: 1
> Dusky Moorhen: 7
> Eurasian Coot: 269
> Black-winged Stilt: 16
> Silver Gull: 3
> Galah: 1
> Long-billed Corella: 10
> Rainbow Lorikeet: 18
> Laughing Kookaburra: 1
> Splendid Fairy-wren: 2
> Western Gerygone: 5
> Yellow-rumped Thornbill: 7
> Singing Honeyeater: 9
> Red Wattlebird: 4
> New Holland Honeyeater: 5
> Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike: 1
> Australian Magpie: 4
> Grey Fantail: 3
> Willie Wagtail: 17
> Australian Raven: 2
> Little Crow: 19
> Magpie-lark: 8
> Australian Reed-warbler: 7
> Little Grassbird: 1
> Silvereye: 20
> Welcome Swallow: 13
> Tree Martin: 12
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