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. You must 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. Please try and limit the number of characters you enter to 100. A photograph will be a great advantage in identification those hard to identify creatures

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# Date Location Species Notes
1861 10-08-1991 Picnic Hill Kite, Black-shouldered Pair building a nest in very tall flooded gum next to Picnic Hill Road. By Ross McDougall
1862 23-07-1991 Toodyay West Road Frogmouth, Tawny Avon Hill Homestead. Perched in tree next to house. First sighting of this species at this location. By Max Howard
1863 20-07-1991 Seabrook, via Northam Owl, Barn Flying across Northam-York Road. By Chris Miles
1864 20-07-1991 Julimar Road Owl, Barn By Marion & David Pitcher
1865 18-07-1991 Spencers Brook Road Spoonbill,Yellow-billed By Bill Hamersley
1866 16-07-1991 Bejoording Possum, Common brushtail One Man Road, homestead. In York Gum, Jam Allocasuarina. By Patti Christianson
1867 16-07-1991 York townsite Owl, Barking Mount Brown area. Between 21:00 and 24:00. Calls heard most nights up to a few nights ago. WA Museum advise this species is uncommon in the SW of the state. By Bob Lehman
1868 10-07-1991 West Toodyay Miner, Yellow-throated 'Avon Hill'. First sightings here of this bird aggressive to other birds, Twelve birds in flock. Not often seen this far west. By Max Howard
1869 09-07-1991 Julimar Springs Woodswallow, Dusky Clustering on Marri. By Maxine Walker.
1870 21-06-1991 Toodyay West Road Echidna On side of road, about 1km east of railway. Sighted by four other people. Taken to Wongamine Nature Reserve by Ray Paynter. Record by Max Howard
1871 18-06-1991 Picnic Hill Owlet-nightjar, Australian Cat brought dead bird into Frank Taylor's property. Specimen in good condition and to be given to the WA Museum. By Ross McDougall
1872 15-06-1991 Julimar Road Frogmouth, Tawny Injured. Picked up from side of road near Dreyer Road. Being rehabilitated. By Margaret Larner
1873 12-06-1991 West Toodyay Burrowing frog, White spotted (Hellioporus albopunctatus) Avon Hill. Accidentally dug up. By Max Howard
1874 12-06-1991 York townsite Spinebill, Western Sighted in Town garden. Not seen before. By Chris Miles
1875 11-06-1991 Majestic Heights Ringneck, Australian Destroying new growth on Allocasuarinas. By Wayne Clarke
1876 11-06-1991 York townsite Corella, Little Flock of about 200 around York. Not seen in such large numbers previously. By Chris Miles
1877 18-05-1991 Woodendale Farm, Toodyay Duck, Mountain Resident pair have returned. By Ray Paynter
1878 18-05-1991 Woodendale Farm, Toodyay Possum, Common brushtail Two sighted on farm boundary. By Ray Paynter
1879 18-05-1991 Glen Avon, Toodyay-Northam Road Avocet, Red-necked One sighted. By Jim Masters
1880 17-05-1991 Woodendale Farm, Toodyay Plover, Banded Could be nesting. By Ray Paynter

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