Sightings
These are the most recent sightings sent to us by members and the public.
(over 5,090 Observations recorded at 25th September 2024)
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1) time of day?
2) weather conditions?
3) landscape eg: road verge, scrubland, breakaway country, high or low in a tree, etc, ?
4) what the creature was doing at the time of the sighting?
5) approximate size?
6) gender (if possible)?
7) colouration?
8) photographed?
9) any other interesting observation/s at the time of sighting?
10) for plants, the surrounding growth, number of plants and their general condition, is it a wetland?
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in identification of those hard to categorise animals or plants
| # | Date | Location | Species | Notes |
| 1 | 20-10-2024 | Stirlingia Drive, Majestic Heights | Cuckoo-shrike, Black-faced (Coracina novaehollandiae) | Sighted behind house. |
| 2 | 11-10-2024 | Stirlingia Drive, Majestic Heights | Kingfisher, Sacred (Todiramphus sanctus) | Regular visitor at present |
| 3 | 09-10-2024 | Stirlingia Drive, Majestic Heights | Bronze-cuckoo, Shining (Chrysococcyx lucidus) | Now a regular visitor |
| 4 | 06-10-2024 | Wandoo Circle, Vernon Hills | Black Cockatoo, White-tailed (Carnaby's) | Several birds throughout the day Male feeding female in the evening about 5.30pm Pair seen flying back to the cockatube just on dusk |
| 5 | 06-10-2024 | Wandoo Circle, Vernon Hills | Shrike-thrush, Grey (Colluricincla harmonica) | Heard calling for much of the morning. |
| 6 | 06-10-2024 | Wandoo Circle, Vernon Hills | Pardalote, Striated (Pardalotus striatus) | Heard calling much of the day Single bird seen feeding in the powder bark wandoo tree. |
| 7 | 06-10-2024 | Wandoo Circle, Vernon Hills | Raven, Australian (Corvus coronoides) | 2 birds seen sitting high in dead tree. Calling a lot. |
| 8 | 06-10-2024 | Wandoo Circle, Vernon Hills | Cuckoo, Fan-tailed (Cacomantis flabelliformis) | Heard calling in the morning |
| 9 | 06-10-2024 | Wandoo Circle, Vernon Hills | Cuckoo-shrike, Black-faced (Coracina novaehollandiae) | Heard calling in the morning, single bird seen flying from tree to tree. |
| 10 | 06-10-2024 | Wandoo Circle, Vernon Hills | Bee-eater, Rainbow (Merops ornatus) | Heard on and off all day. Not seen |
| 11 | 06-10-2024 | Wandoo Circle, Vernon Hills | Parrot, Red-capped (Purpureicephalus spurius) | Seen and heard much of the day. In the birdbath bathing. |
| 12 | 06-10-2024 | Wandoo Circle, Vernon Hills | Spinebill, Western (Acanthorhynchus superciliosus) | Male bird Feeding on both grevillea and cactus flowers in the afternoon. |
| 13 | 06-10-2024 | Wandoo Circle, Vernon Hills | Robin, Scarlet; Robin Red-breast; (Petroica multicolor) | 3.30pm Pair seen feeding a juvenile Juvenile in the birdbath and noisy calling for parents |
| 14 | 06-10-2024 | Wandoo Circle, Vernon Hills | Weebill ((Smicrornis brevirostris ssp. occidentalis) | Seen and heard periodically through the day |
| 15 | 06-10-2024 | Wandoo Circle, Vernon Hills | Honeyeater, White-cheeked (Phylidonyris niger) | On birdbath and feeding on grevillea |
| 16 | 06-10-2024 | Wandoo Circle, Vernon Hills | Honeyeater, Gilberts (Djingki)(Melithreptus chloropsis) | 3.30pm 3 birds in and out of birdbath |
| 17 | 06-10-2024 | Wandoo Circle, Vernon Hills | Bronzewing, Common (Phaps chalcoptera) | Early morning and then evening 4-6 birds feeding on the ground |
| 18 | 06-10-2024 | Stirlingia Drive, Majestic Heights | Fairy-wren, Splendid (Malurus splendens) | Female in front garden |
| 19 | 05-10-2024 | Wandoo Circle, Vernon Hills | Black Cockatoo, White-tailed (Carnaby's) | 7am Pair checking out the cockatube |
| 20 | 05-10-2024 | Wandoo Circle, Vernon Hills | Parrot, Red-capped (Purpureicephalus spurius) | 7am Pair in the birdbath together |
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