WA Birding

The locals might consider Soft-plumaged Petrels "chooks" but they will always be a massive favourite of mine. Some enormous counts this winter from Cape Naturaliste, Western Australia (1180 / 80 / 600 / 700 on the 17th, 18th, 28th, and 29th June). Old pelagic images attached.

In @online_BOC Two new but threatened subspecies of Rufous Grasswren Amytornis whitei (Maluridae). Andrew Black @SAMuseum et al. (1) a little-known small-billed isolate in the Cape Range, WA, & (2) a larger form in mallee on Eyre Peninsula, SA @BirdlifeOz @CSIRO #ornithology

New paper by Andrew Black et al shows that Rufous (Pilbara) Grasswren Amytornis whitei comprises all ex-Striated forms west of the Eyrean Barrier, including 2 new ssp at Cape Range and Eyre Peninsula bioone.org/journals/Bulle…

Celebrating World Albatross Day! To all those working to eradicate feral pests from the breeding islands, keep up the good fight! You do amazing work! To read more about this ACAP established day, see: acap.aq…/w…/introduction-to-world-albatross-day

Amazing- red goshawks have been seen in the Pilbara region for the first time, by raptor experts @CMacColl & L Trotter, 850km from nearest record. #wildoz #pilbara folks keep your eyes peeled... Wouldn't it be great to get more sightings of this threatened species! 📸 L Trotter

Some of the Lesser Noddies wrecked along the SW and W coast of Australia after the storms on Sunday/Monday. We seawatched 56 off, over, and on Cape Naturaliste!

And here is a Weebill, Australia’s smallest bird, gently warbling in the bird bander’s hand.

@stu_the_zoo That guy who arrives at the party as everyone is leaving

@WAbirding Western Fieldwren 😳

Sorry my bad, only 602 species by IOC, now 606 by BirdLife Working List v3 (add nom Int Egret, Western Field-wren, Shrike-tits, Silver-backed Butcherbird, Paperbark Fly, Kimberly Fly, Kamchatka LW)

WA state checklist updated for another year. 2019 added Australian Tern, Cory’s Shear, Chatham Alb, Collared Prat and Eurasian Teal to bring WA list to 606 spp per IOC10.1 wabirdingblog.blogspot.com/2016/03/wa-sta…

This Southern Fulmar was a highlight of yesterday’s epic Albany #pelagic trip

Incredible seabirding in southwest WA this week. Exhibit #3: Another Cape Nat seawatch yesterday recorded both Lesser Noddy and Southern Fulmar - a mind-blowing seabird combination

Sorry I meant Monday

Incredible seabirding in southwest WA this week. Exhibit #1: Epic one-man seawatch on Sunday at Cape Naturaliste produces 16+ tubenose sp., hundreds of albatross including multiple Sooty and Light-mantled Sooty ebird.org/view/checklist…

Incredible seabirding in southwest WA this week. Exhibit #2: Woodman Point in Perth yielded a Blue Petrel and a magnificent adult Grey-headed Albatross, which proceeded to hang around the nearby boat harbour for last 2 days macaulaylibrary.org/asset/163708331

@Dr_Rob_Davis @D0CT0R_Dave Bottom of Moondyne drive, park in carpark and follow lake edge left/west and look for the likely crowd

@WAbirding @D0CT0R_Dave Big news. Any news on where it is now?

A pratincole present at Herdsman Lake since at least 25 Jan has been identified as Australia’s first COLLARED PRATINCOLE. Also photo’d at Point Walter 22 Jan but is a different bird from the Oriental seen at Alfred Cove in Dec #mega

New blog post by Alan: Sabine’s Gull at Bremer Bay wabirdingblog.blogspot.com/2019/01/sabine…

The recent Cory’s Shearwater at Bremer and now the Collared Prat bring the WA State Bird list to an even 600 species by IOC taxonomy, with 20 State endemics. Updated lists here: wabirdingblog.blogspot.com/2016/03/wa-sta…

The latest Clements/eBird update splits Purple-backed Fairywren and restores the rightful name Black-shouldered Kite