| # |
Date |
Location |
Species |
Notes |
| 1 |
04-04-2020 |
Stirlingia Drive, Toodyay |
Cuckoo, Fantail |
First time for 2020 |
| 2 |
03-04-2020 |
Wilkerson Rd West Toodyay |
Parrot, Red-capped |
Drinking at the same bowl as yesterday morning.
Also western spinebill feeding at flowers on an aloe species |
| 3 |
31-03-2020 |
Wilkerson Rd West Toodyay |
Parrot, Red-capped |
Presumably the same pair as yesterday but late in the afternoon, rather than morning. Again at a different water source but left when 28s appeared. |
| 4 |
30-03-2020 |
Wilkerson Rd west Toodyay |
Parrot, Red-capped |
A pair drinking from a water bowl. Not seen very often here. Flew off when the 28s arrived.
Also had a butcher bird calling for much of the day.
Lots of little birds around too, every day. White naped honeyeaters, grey fantails, silvereyes thornbills and a Western yellow robin a few days ago. Also magpies Bronzewing pigeons and a black faced cuckoo shrike...also not often seen here. |
| 5 |
30-03-2020 |
Millard Pool |
Swan, Black |
Two flotillas of birds - one of six and one of three. |
| 6 |
30-03-2020 |
Millard Pool |
Heron, White-faced |
4 - birds |
| 7 |
30-03-2020 |
Millard Pool |
Coot, Eurasian |
A number heard but not seen |
| 8 |
30-03-2020 |
Millard Pool |
Butcherbird, Pied |
|
| 9 |
30-03-2020 |
Millard Pool |
Shelduck, Australian (Mountain Duck) |
|
| 10 |
30-03-2020 |
Millard Pool |
Ringneck, Australian |
|
| 11 |
30-03-2020 |
Millard Pool |
Grebe, Australasian |
|
| 12 |
30-03-2020 |
Millard Pool |
Magpie, Australian |
|
| 13 |
30-03-2020 |
Millard Pool |
Gerygone, Western |
|
| 14 |
27-03-2020 |
Parkland Dr Julimar |
Robin Western Yellow |
Over the past 2 weeks have started seeing the western yellow robin again, up to two in the same area. Mixed eucalyptus and dryandra forest. |
| 15 |
27-03-2020 |
Parkland Dr Julimar |
Thornbill sp. |
Thornbills came to the bird bath for a drink and splash in a small flock. Been around in large flocks for a couple of months. Found at the tops of Jarrah trees when they were flowering |
| 16 |
27-03-2020 |
Parkland Dr Julimar |
Eagle, Wedge-tailed |
One Wedge Tailed Eagle gliding with the wind. |
| 17 |
25-03-2020 |
Parkland Dr Julimar |
Shrike-thrush, Grey |
Shrike-thrush came in for a drink at the bird bath. Hung our in the jarrah tree for about 5 minutes. |
| 18 |
20-03-2020 |
Parkland Dr Julimar |
Wallaby, Black-gloved (Western Brush) |
Over the last 3 weeks we have sighted one Western Brush Wallaby eating low grasses. When spotted the first few times it took off. The last time he stayed while I took a photo from about 25 mtrs away. |
| 19 |
08-03-2020 |
Stirlingia Drive, Toodyay |
Bee-eater, Rainbow |
Single bird, flying among the powder bark wandoo, seeking out food |
| 20 |
08-03-2020 |
Redbank Pool, Avon River |
Spoonbill, Yellow-billed |
A number of them in a dead tree, and more along the water's edge |
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