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
1961 08-03-2015 Farm next to 129 Stirlingia Drive, Transfer Station, Redbanks Bee-eater, Rainbow Departure dates: 17/02/2002; 15/03/2003; 15/03/2004; 12/03/2005; 15/03/2006; 15/03/2007; 15/03/2008; 18/03/2009; 09/02/2010; 18/03/2011; 07/03/2012; 18/03/2013; 10/03/2014
1962 14-10-2002 Stirlingia Drive, Toodyay Bee-eater, Rainbow First arrivals for the summer
1963 05-10-2003 Stirlingia Drive, Toodyay Bee-eater, Rainbow First record for the year
1964 04-03-2016 Mt Anderson street Bee-eater, Rainbow Late morning. Increasing calling activity from the bee-eaters that hang around Mt Anderson - started in February but quite noisy today, but didn't see them flying. They must be getting ready to head north.
1965 06-03-2016 Wandoo Circle, Toodyay Bee-eater, Rainbow 10 - 12 of them feeding and flying overhead
1966 11-10-2016 Katrine church Bee-eater, Rainbow Three bee eaters in trees and two of them busy with nest in ground near entrance gate. Last seen here in February after successful rearing of family. Very vocal in trees around.
1967 16-01-2017 Mt Anderson Street Bee-eater, Rainbow About 10am - flock of rainbow bee-eaters sitting on the telegraph line and flying around the street. Couldn't count the number as I was coming out of our driveway and going down the street. Have never seen so many at the same time.
1968 20-10-2010 Toodyay West Road Bee-eater, Rainbow By Sally Craddock
1969 10-10-2002 Hemiandra Place, Majestic Heights, Toodyay Bee-eater, Rainbow Three birds; by Vicki Westerink
1970 22-12-2002 Stirlingia Drive, Majestic Heights, Toodyay Bee-eater, Rainbow Corner Sandplain Road. Birds nesting in ground near house again this year. By Russ Lane
1971 29-01-2003 Clarke Street, West Toodyay Bee-eater, Rainbow Late evening. By Lee Francis
1972 30-01-2003 Clarke Street, West Toodyay Bee-eater, Rainbow 6.30pm - eight birds in trees eating insects. By Lee Francis
1973 05-03-2003 Clarke Street, West Toodyay Bee-eater, Rainbow By Lee Francis. In flight, heading ESE
1974 03-12-2003 Hemiandra Place, Majestic Heights, Toodyay Bee-eater, Rainbow Flock of birds. By Vicki and Steve Westerink
1975 03-10-2017 129 Stirlingia Drive, Toodyay Bee-eater, Rainbow First sighting for 2017/18 summer
1976 15-03-2003 Stirlingia Drive, Toodyay Bee-eater, Rainbow Last record before birds left for our winter
1977 11-10-2001 Stirlingia Drive, Toodyay Bee-eater, Rainbow First birds arrived for the summer
1978 17-02-2002 Stirlingia Drive, Toodyay Bee-eater, Rainbow Last record before they headed north for our winter
1979 13-02-2018 Stirlingia Drive Bee-eater, Rainbow 7pm - large flock gathering after a warm day. Must be getting ready to leave
1980 14-02-2018 129 Stirlingia Drive, Toodyay Bee-eater, Rainbow 6am - About 20 birds flying quite high and very vocal. Are they collecting a little earlier?

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