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Birdline Western Australia
Published sightings for the week ending 1 Jul 2012.
| Thu 28 Jun
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Grey Falcon
Pyramid Station 27km from hwy towards MIllstream NP, Western Australia
Single adult harassing Spotted Harrier giving flight views for two minutes up close. The adult Grey Falcon had pale ash grey upperparts the distinctive smoke grey. Blackish whisker stripe, reduced black trailing edge to primaries on underwing, underwing coverts pale. Feet orangeish. Thought to be a female based on size and body mass relative to Spotted Harrier.
Dion Hobcroft
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| Tue 26 Jun
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Grey-crowned Babbler
Gascoyne River Middle Arm, Great Northern Highway, Western Australia
Around 5-6 birds nesting in trees by the river; active main nest and appears like more than two birds attending to the main nest. My first GCB sighting.
Snez Plunkett
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Western Bowerbird
Gascoyne River Middle Arm, beside Great Northern Hwy , Western Australia
Four birds sighted in the low, open scrub by the river. There's a fair bit of water in the river, by the road.
Also sighted, 5 Night Herons, scores of Little Black and Pied Cormorants, number of Little Egret, White-faced and White-necked herons, Whistling Kites, Straw-necked Ibis, Darters, Ducks, Grebes.
Snez Plunkett
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| Mon 25 Jun
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Plumed Whistling-Duck
Great Northern Hwy, 23'51'5S, 119'44'15E, Western Australia
Around 14.40Hrs, returning from Karijini NP along the highway and looking for Bustards, - spotted some birds on a small farm dam and took a closer look: several White-necked Herons, a bunch of Grey Teal ducks, heaps of Zebra Finches and unexpectedly - SEVEN Plumed Whistling-Duck! It appears that a number were juveniles. As I got closer to take a better shot - they took off.
Snez Plunkett
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| Thu 21 Jun
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Purple-crowned Fairy-wren
Miner's Pool, Drysdale River, Western Australia
Several parties in riverside pandanus
Greg Roberts
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| Wed 20 Jun
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Buff-sided Robin
Mitchell River National Park, Western Australia
Several birds around and below Little Mertens Falls. Kimberley Honeyeater also present
Greg Roberts
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| Tue 19 Jun
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Black Grasswren
Mitchell River National Park, Western Australia
8 birds at 3 sites
Greg Roberts
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