Birdline Western Australia Weekly Update

Birdline Western Australia

Published sightings for the week ending 28 Oct 2012.

Sat 27 Oct	Black-tailed Native-hen Lake Claremont, Western Australia Several BtNh in dense bushes in shallow water on the eastern side of Lake Claremont. Other interesting species seen: Chestnut Teal - a single male Red-kneed Dotterel - 3 Sharp-tailed Sandpiper - 3 Red-necked Avocet - 6 Spotless Crake - 1 Australian Spotted Crake - 3 Richard Nowotny
	Wilson's Storm-Petrel Entrance Point, Port of Broome, Western Australia Three birds lingering just offshore from public carpark 07:00 Simon Davies
Tue 23 Oct	White-cheeked Honeyeater Secret Harbour, Western Australia Came to the bird bath, we live next to seaside scrub. I have lived in this house for 6 months and this is the first time i have seen this honeyeater in this location. Gary Stevens
	Varied Lorikeet Broome Bird Observatory, Western Australia At least 390 flew over Obs through the morning. Simon Davies
Mon 22 Oct	Flock Bronzewing Roebuck Plains Station, Broome, Western Australia Flock of 140 birds came in to drink at one of the lakes where there was also the (now regular) Black Falcon and a Black-tailed Native Hen (scarce in Broome area). Simon Davies
Sat 20 Oct	Princess Parrot Jigalong, Western Australia Six Princess Parrots seen about 30 k west of Jigalong (-23.358509 120.78154) on the way to the Newman-Marble Bar Road on 20th October. Alan Galbraith per Birdswa
Wed 17 Oct	Little Curlew, Long-toed Stint, Yellow Chat, Barn Swallow, Eastern Yellow Wagtail, Chestnut Teal Lake Argyle (south), Western Australia Had some incredible views of numerous birds out on Lake Argyle with thousands of birds around the shallow shores of the lake with highlights being Yellow Chat, Long-toed Stint, Barn Swallow, Little Curlew and a lone male Chestnut Teal. Luke Paterson
	Red-backed Kingfisher Hawkevale bushland, Western Australia One bird spotted at 1715 at Hawkevale bushland in High Wycombe Near intersection of Lambertia Cres and Hawkevale Rd. Sacha Ruoss and Michalie Foley
Sat 6 Oct	Little Bronze-Cuckoo Little Crab Creek, Western Australia Other birds seen at this site included Dusky Gerygone, Mangrove Golden Whistler, White-breasted Whistler, Northern Fantail, Mangrove Grey Fantail, Yellow White-eye James Galea
Tue 2 Oct	Fork-tailed Swift, Red-headed Honeyeater, Broad-billed Flycatcher, Lemon-bellied Flycatcher Streeters Jetty/ Pearl Luggers mangroves, Broome, Western Australia Fork-tailed Swift (1) Flew past James Galea

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