Bob Dawson asked about Red-tailed Tropicbirds at Rottnest.
The WA Sightings web site is http://birdswa.org.au/sightings.htm
although it is better to access it via the BirdLife Australia web
site at birdlife.org.au/wa and then click on Sightings
No recent records, but I am not sure how many people would have
looked. Even if the last sightings were birds breeding on Rottnest,
then they probably would have gone north by now.
Bob also asked about Redthroat, Painted Button-quail and Sooty Tern.
There is a chance that you could see Sooty Tern from the shore at
Lancelin north of Perth, but again I doubt if there would be any
still around this late in the season. This is a good area to look
for Rock Parrot (I last saw them at the north end of town on a grassy area).
Not sure about a good site for Redthroat close to Perth. Kalbarri
north of Geraldton is the closest I can think of, or perhaps
somewhere near Hyden SSE of Perth. But neither would be
certainties. They are relatively easy to get near Carnarvon, and
also Mt Magnet / Cue but these are long distances from Perth.
Painted Button-quail is getting harder to find in the south west in
the last few years. The dry conditions? There are still some at
Dryandra State Forest, but you would need to search hard. The area
near the start of the Ochre Trail is still a chance. You could try
along Collins Road off the Brookton Highway SSE of Perth. Rottnest
Island is actually not a bad place to look for them. There was a
record not too long ago at Bold Park in Perth, but I am not certain
exactly where.
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