Moondyne Festival


Sightings

These are the most recent sightings sent to us by members and the public.
If you would like to log a sighting of any flora or fauna in the Toodyay area, please click the link provided. Please enter your name for for us to verify your sighting,and contact details at the end of your notes, as we may need to get more details from you.
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The following information would be useful, if at all possible.
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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# Date Location Species Notes
21 10-11-2023 Stirlingia Drive, Majestic Heights Kangaroo, Western Grey (Macropus fuliginosus) A large female waited until I filled the bird baths and then started drinking, oblivious to my presence.
22 06-11-2023 Stirlingia Drive, Majestic Heights Bronzewing, Common (Phaps chalcoptera) Defended its territory from a Western Ringneck Parrot (caught on Sensor Camera)
23 06-11-2023 Stirlingia Drive, Majestic Heights Parrot, Australian Ringneck (Barnardius zonarius) Tried (unsuccessfully) to dislodge a Common Bronzewing Pigeon from a bird bath. Caught with Sensor Camera
24 06-11-2023 Mt Anderson Street, Toodyay Snake species Not able to identify, moving through dappled light under olive trees, about 1.5m long.
25 04-11-2023 Stirlingia Drive, Majestic Heights Fairy-wren, Splendid Male, in brilliant colour. Filmed on bird bath drinking at 7.05am. First sighting since a single sighting in early February 2023.
26 02-11-2023 Stirlingia Drive, Majestic Heights Cuckoo-shrike, Black-faced Came in for a drink from the bird baths, 9am.
27 01-11-2023 Wandoo Circle East, Vernon Hills Black Cockatoo, Red-tailed (Calyptorhynchus banksii) A pair landed, inspecting a hollow but were moved on by galahs. By M Adams
28 01-11-2023 Wandoo Circle East, Vernon Hills Kite, Square-tailed By M Adams
29 01-11-2023 Stirlingia Drive, Majestic Heights Shrike-thrush, Grey (Colluricincla harmonica) Two birds splashing in the bird bath. Caught on Sensor Camera. 3.49pm
30 01-11-2023 Stirlingia Drive, Majestic Heights Monitor, Black-tailed (Varanus tristis tristis) Attempted (unsuccessfully) to climb on a bird bath. Caught on Sensor Camera 2.07PM
31 01-11-2023 Stirlingia Drive, Majestic Heights Honeyeater, Brown (Lichmera indistincta) Watched single bird bathing for nearly 3 minutes, then preening itself.
32 29-10-2023 Stirlingia Drive, Majestic Heights Robin, Red-capped Two birds in a calothamnus near our carport. One was a male the other either female or juvenile. Both responded to my whistle, hovering in front of me.
33 29-10-2023 Stirlingia Drive, Majestic Heights Bronze-Cuckoo, Shining, Australian Calling repeatedly in morning.
34 29-10-2023 Stirlingia Drive, Majestic Heights Parrot, Red-capped Occasional visitor. Although not a hot day came to one of our birdbaths for water
35 24-10-2023 12 Drummond Street, Toodyay Cuckoo-shrike, Black-faced In dead tree in back yard, briefly, at 10am
36 24-10-2023 12 Drummond Street, Toodyay Kingfisher, Sacred (Todiramphus sanctus) Two adult birds in mallet tree in backyard, briefly, at 10am.
37 20-10-2023 Stirlingia Drive, Majestic Heights Honeyeater, Singing (Gavicalis virescens) Drinking from birdbath.
38 15-10-2023 Stirlingia Drive, Majestic Heights Eagle, Wedge-tailed Two birds feeding on a carcass on Ellendale Farm boundary. Attacked by magpies and ravens
39 15-10-2023 Picnic Shelter, Millards Pool Heron, White-faced (Egretta novaehollandiae) Two birds; one flew into onto tree branch and observed us
40 15-10-2023 Picnic Shelter, Millards Pool White Ibis, Australian (Threskiornis molucca)

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