Birdline Western Australia
Published sightings for the week ending 17 Aug 2014.
Thu 14 Aug Grey Honeyeater Newman Port Hedland Road
An extended and quite pessimistic search for this bird extended over a
large area in the Pilbara. We had effectively written off our chances
and were returning to Newman. I decided to have a final couple of
walks. On the last Jean protested at being left by the side of the road
and asked that I return to a spot 500m back where we could park off the
road. Sure enough I found three birds in Mulga. They quickly departed
but returned to playback. Far more grey and monochrome than generally
illustrated. Photos show birds raising feathers on the backs of their
necks in a crest-like manner. No flowering erimophila or other plants
evident in the area. Birds sighted approx 65km N of Newman. GPS
available.
Jean & Paul Newman
Great-billed Heron Derby Wharf
Great-billed Heron seen at wharf today on mud flats on incoming tide.
Sue and Stephen King
Sun 10 Aug Daurian Starling (Purple-backed Starling) Cocos Keeling
Islands Golf Course
This bird first seen on the 10th August at 9.00am by a golf player.
Seen again on 11th at 5.00pm and 12th at 7.00am in and under a
Guettarda Speciosa tree on the golf course/airstrip. The bird was
feeding on the ground.
Geof Christie and Pam Jones
Mon 4 Aug Gouldian Finch Home Valley Station, Gibb River Road.
Three birds seen at a small waterhole along the Bindoola Creek at Home
Valley Station at 10.00am. Took a walk along the Creek Trail until end
of waterhole and climbed over a rocky ledge to an area with small water
holes. Three Gouldians seen in the presence of long tail finches and
double bar finches.
Sue and Stephen King
Tue 29 Jul White-Quilled Rock Pigeon Galvan's Gorge
Group of at least 5, probably 6, on sloping rocks adjacent to path just
downstream of waterhole. White-throated, White-gaped and banded
Honeyeaters all active in flowering Grevilleas.
Neil Murray
Mon 21 Jul Grey Wagtail Home Island, Cocos Keeling Islands.
A Grey Wagtail settled in a Guava tree amongst the houses on Home
Island for two and a half weeks while the wind was over 25 knots. When
the southerly wind stopped the bird was gone, presumably heading North
as it was in full breeding plumage.
Geof Christie
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