| # |
Date |
Location |
Species |
Notes |
| 1 |
02-03-2020 |
Stirlingia Drive, Toodyay |
Honeyeater, Brown |
First sighting for some months |
| 2 |
26-02-2020 |
188 Racecourse Road, Toodyay |
Turtle, Long-necked |
Two turtles found in dam at 188 Racecourse Road. Taken back to the Avon River, over 1km away. Photographed by Kevin Hug |
| 3 |
25-02-2020 |
Outside Office Majestic Heights |
Black ant |
Have been observing ants busy preparing for rain. They have dragged small twigs (some 10cm/1mm dia, others 1-2cm/2.5mm dia) around the entrance to their nest. Photographed. |
| 4 |
24-02-2020 |
Toodyay |
Corymbia calophylla (marri) |
Heavy flowering of marri throughout the Shire. Often an indication of a wet start to winter |
| 5 |
17-02-2020 |
Bindoon-Dewars Pool Road just west of Munyerring |
Wallaby, Black-gloved |
Unfortunately road kill |
| 6 |
07-02-2020 |
Pelham Lookout |
Bee-eater, Rainbow |
Large number sighted above lookout in the morning |
| 7 |
29-01-2020 |
Stirlingia Drive, Toodyay |
Weather observation |
We have recorded an average of 500mm over the past three years - 354.5mm in 2019. The previous rain recorded at today's date (29th January)was on 2 November 2019. |
| 8 |
29-01-2020 |
Julimar rd, west Toodyay |
Possum, Common brushtail |
Possum running across the road on Julimar Road just after Harders - Chitty Roard. 9pm |
| 9 |
28-01-2020 |
Wilkerson Rd West Toodyay |
Robin, Western Yellow |
Two at birdbath |
| 10 |
28-01-2020 |
Wilkerson Rd West Toodyay |
Honeyeater, White-naped |
At birdbath |
| 11 |
28-01-2020 |
Wilkerson Rd West Toodyay |
Goshawk, Brown |
Watching the smaller birds from a branch above the birdbath. |
| 12 |
25-01-2020 |
Near Wandoo Circle |
Red tailed cockatoo |
Late afternoon, about 5PM, perching on top of dead wandoo tree. 2 birds
not photographed |
| 13 |
14-01-2020 |
West Toodyay |
Marbled Scorpion |
Found on shed floor |
| 14 |
12-01-2020 |
Wilkerson Rd West Toodyay |
Brushtail possum |
Early hours of morning perched on edge of water tub. Looked quite big and fat. |
| 15 |
05-01-2020 |
Wilkerson Rd West Toodyay |
New Holland honeyeater |
Three of them at bird bath for a short time. In 17 years I’ve only seen them here a couple of times, and never more than one alone. |
| 16 |
04-01-2020 |
Wilkerson Rd West Toodyay |
Raptor |
Not sure what it was. Initially thought it was a sparrow hawk but couldn’t see any striping or collar. Maybe a brown falcon? Sat quietly in several different trees. Little birds nearby making a frantic racket. It left when I tried to get a bit closer. |
| 17 |
03-01-2020 |
Near Wandoo Circle Toodyay |
Python, Carpet (Morelia spilota imbricata) |
Seen in a large flower pot in early evening, partially in the mulch. Stayed for about 3 days, moved from the pot to the top of a miniature fruit tree, then back down to the flower pot. Was approximately 1 metre in length, photographs taken. |
| 18 |
31-12-2019 |
Stirlingia Drive, Toodyay |
Cyclamen persiaum |
The natural range of Cyclamen persicum extends from North Africa across West Asia to Southeast Europe. In particular, the following occurrences are documented: In North Africa, the species is represented in the northern and eastern parts of Algeria and in northern Tunisia. In Western Asia, stocks were confirmed in Cyprus, Israel, Jordan, western Syria and western Turkey. In the eastern part of Greece, the only deposits in Europe could be occupied.
Unusual weather conditions have prompted this garden plant to flower in December 2019 - out of season. |
| 19 |
24-12-2019 |
Laterite Way Coondle |
Burrowing frog?? |
Our dogs were harrassing this lovely frog which has decided to live in the dry stack coffee rock wall below our house. It lives in a mix of local soil, gravel and yellow sand under the rocks.
I gave it a rinse off to check they hadn't bitten it (no, thank goodness) and then put it under one of the plants in the wall. Immediately burrowed back down into the sand. |
| 20 |
09-12-2019 |
Stirlingia Drive, Toodyay |
Owl, Southern Boobook (Mopoke) |
Not heard for some months |
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