Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Birds records for Wilyabrup, Western Australia




For the last 3 years I have been doing some bird atlas surveys and sending my records through to the Australian Bird Atlas database. The Atlas is a great resource maintained by Birds Australia.

The area I am surveying is one where land clearing and the establishment of vineyards is having an effect on the birds. Tourist development around this area has been modest to date, but the nearby Cape Clairault winery has a plan (2008) to establish 60 cottages in this vicinity.

Here's my list of 54 species to date.

White Faced Heron
Australasian Grebe
Pacific Black Duck
Grey Teal
Wood Duck
Little Pied Cormorant

White Ibis
Black Fronted Dotterel

Common Bronzewing Pigeon
Australian Ringneck (28)
Red Capped Parrot
Elegant Parrot
Western Rosella
While Tailed Black Cockatoo Baudin's
Red tailed Black Cockatoo
Galah
Kookaburra
Sacred Kingfisher
Red Wattlebird
New
Holland Honeyeater
White Naped Honeyeater
Singing Honeyeater
Brown Honeyeater

Western Spinebill
Australian Raven
Magpie
Grey Butcherbird
Magpie Lark
Black Faced Cuckoo-Shrike
Grey Shrike Thrush
Richard's Pipit
Willie Wagtail
Grey Fantail
Shining Bronze Cuckoo
Inland Thornbill
Yellow Rumped Thornbill

Western Thornbill
Weebill
Golden Whistler

Western Gerygone
Striated Pardalote
Silvereye
Splendid Fairywren
Red Winged Fairywrens
Scarlet Robin
White Breasted Robin
Western Yellow Robin
Dusky Woodswallow
Tree Martin
Australian Hobby
Peregrine Falcon
Wedgetail Eagle
Boobook Owl
Tawny Frogmouth

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