Thanks Frank and to all that replied to my request on and off the list.
I now have several options that will keep me busy this weekend.
Cheers
Bob
-----Original Message-----
From: Birding-Aus On Behalf Of
Frank O'Connor
Sent: Tuesday, 13 May 2014 8:49 PM
To:
Subject: RFI WA RTTB etc.
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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