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28 May 2006

Mangrove Golden Whistler, Red-headed Honeyeater, Broad-billed Flycatcher, Dusky & Mangrove Gerygone. Bunda Bunda mound spring, Carnot Bay, Dampier Peninsular.

22 May 2006

Grey Goshawk 1 pair, male grey morph, female white morph [huge], plus begging fully fledged and flying grey morph Juvenile. Mitchell River mangroves.

White-quilled Rock-pigeon, breeding, single partially fledged squab hoping down from the nest placed on rock and running to hide under another rock while the adult performed a broken wing display. Gubiri creek, Mitchell River.

Chestnut Rail, observed feeding on fiddler crabs, Gurrbirri Creek Mitchell River.

21 May 2006

Green-backed Gerygone, Emerald Dove, Rainbow Pitta, Little Shrike-thrush [parvula], Pied Imperial Pigeon, Rose-crowned Fruit-dove, Rufous Fantail [Wood/Arafura] race [dryas]. Careening Bay.

Broad-billed Flycatcher, Mangrove Golden Whistler, Yellow White-eye,  Rufous Fantail [dryas], Orange-footed Scrub-fowl, Beach Stone-curlew, Rainbow Pitta, Rose-crowned Fruit-dove, Little Bronze & Brush Cuckoo, Yellow Oriole, Bar-shouldered Dove, Pheasant Coucal, Tree Martin, White-bellied Sea-eagle, Willie wagtail, Crested Tern. Lamarck Island, Admiralty Gulf.

19 May 2006

 Chestnut Rail, Lemon-bellied Flycatcher [tormenti] Striated Heron, Azure Kingfisher, Yellow white-eye, White-breasted Whistler, Red-headed Honeyeater, Sacred Kingfisher, Mangrove Golden Whistler, Mangrove Grey Fantail, Great-billed Heron, Little Bronze-cuckoo, Large-billed Gerygone, Mangrove Gerygone, Broad-billed Flycatcher, Mangrove Robin, Shinning Flycatcher. Mangrove species recorded at Rothsay Water.

Black Grasswren 1 pair, Kings Cascades, Prince Regent River.

18 May 2006

Rose-crowned Fruit-dove 1 High Cliffy Island, Montgomery Reef.

16 May 2006

Great-billed Heron 1 Copper mine creek Yampi Peninsular

15 May 2006

Masked Booby 2 adults West Island, Lacepede Islands. Seen flying to the north west over the ocean.

 Caspian Tern 100 + breeding. Crested Tern 30+  breeding. Brown Booby, thousands breeding. Lesser Frigatebird, thousands breeding. Little Tern 170 loafing flock, West Island, Lacepede Islands.

 Roseate Tern 940+, Bridled Tern 26, Wilson's Storm-petrel 1, Common Noddy 15+,  Little Tern 5, Brown Booby 400+,  observed while cruising between West Island and Cape Leveque 1500 Hrs to 1630 Hrs.

4 May 2006

Gouldian Finch 30+ One Tree Hill Glenroy Station.

3 May 2006

Spinifexbird 2 pairs Dimond Gorge Track, Fitzroy Bluff, Mornington Station.

30 April 2006

Square-tailed Kite, One Adult flying over Cable Beach dunes.

22 April 2006

Masked Woodswallow 60, almost half of these birds were juveniles, Crab Creek Roebuck Bay.

15 April 2006

Yellow Chat 7, one pair observed feeding recently fledged Juvenile. Flooded Samphire Crab Creek Roebuck Plains.

12 April 2006

Gouldian Finch 4, Chestnut-backed Button-quail 1 pair calling, One Arm Point road, Dampier Peninsular.

11 April 2006

White-Bellied Cuckoo-shrike 1 Woollybutt woodland [Eucalyptus miniata] Chile Creek turn off, Lombadina community, no records for the northern Dampier peninsular.[ All Broome Records doubtful]

9 April 2006

Square-tailed Kite 1 moulting Adult, Chestnut-backed Button-quail 2 seen well, numerous birds calling on territory, Rose-crowned Fruit-dove 2, seen well also calling everywhere. Mudnunn, Dampier Peninsular.

27 March 2006

Great-billed Heron 1 Adult 1 immature, Grey Goshawk 1 adult grey morph 1adult white morph, Porosus Creek, Hunter River. 

26 March 2006

Fork-tailed Swift 60+ working over Porosus Creek, Hunter River.

[Red-rumped Swallow] ? Large swallow [bigger than Barn Swallow] with pale rump seen in appalling squally conditions associated with Cyclone Glenda flying low over mangroves at Porosus Creek, Hunter River.

25 March 2006

Grey Goshawk 1, white morph, Mitchell River. Black Grasswren 1 pair at Gurrbirri Creek, Mitchell River.

23 March 2006

White-browed Robin 1 pair, White-lined Honeyeater 3+, Rocky Cove, Square-tailed Kite 1, Pauline Creek Vansittart Bay.

22 March 2006

Collared Kingfisher 1pair in Stilt Mangrove forest at the Drysdale River Mouth close to Curran Point.

21 March 2006

Great-billed Heron 1, King George River.

 Bridled Tern 5000+ including many fully fledged juveniles and adults still breeding. Tawny Grassbird 15, Brown Quail 10, Lesueur Island, situated several kilometres north of the King George River Mouth.

19 March 2006

Chestnut Rail 5, Lemon-bellied Flycatcher race tormenti 2 pairs, Black Bittern 1, Peregrine Falcon 1, Channel-billed Cuckoo 1, Fork-tailed Swift 15. Berkley River

17 March 2006

Gouldian Finch 3 Old Halls Creek Rd Wyndham. Gouldian Finch 45+ Moochalabra Dam track [King River Rd]

4 February 2006

Oriental Pratincole 15 to 20,000 seen over 15 kilometres from south of the junction of the Great Northern Highway and the North West Coastal Highway, 40 km West of Port Hedland.

19 December 2005

Barn swallow 300 + perched on power lines Hopton Street  Broome

1 December 2005

Yellow Wagtail 8  PCYC  Alistair Mc Alpine Oval

23 November 2005

Black-tailed Native-hen 1 and Gallinago Snipe sp 1 at the Broome Sewage works.

22 November 2005

[Arctic Tern] A full breeding plumaged tern which I believe was this species was found at Coloumb point north of Broome amongst a large flock of loafing Common and Roseate Terns.

28 - 30 October 2005

Ashmore Reef  West Island - Grey Wagtail 1  Arctic Warbler 4  -  Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa sibirica 1  Lesser Coucal Centropus bengalensis 1  Middendorff's Grasshopper Warbler Locustella ochotensis  1 ( for more details refer to newsletter )

Friday 30 September 2005

A pair of displaying Pacific Baza - Koolan Island.

Thursday 29 September 2005

3 Large-billed Gerygone, 1 Great-billed Heron - Koolan Island.

Wednesday 28 September 2005

Yellow Wagtail 1 immature at Rubbish trip Koolan Island.  1 sub-adult Square-tailed Kite (new record for the Island), 2 Collared Kingfisher.  Koolan Island.

Tuesday 27 September 2005

1 Chestnut-backed Button Quail Koolan Island.( new record for the Island)

Monday 26 September 2005

13 Long-toed Stint, 15 Sharp-tailed Sandpiper, 3 Marsh Sandpiper, 9 Wood Sandpiper, 8 Little Curlew, 1 Red-necked Stint - Derby Sewerage Works overflow.

Sunday 25 September 2005

15 Oriental Plover at Black Soil Plain Kimberley Downs Gibb River Road.

Saturday 24 September 2005

4 Oriental Plover at Drysdale River Station air strip.

Thursday 22 September 2005

3 Orange-footed Scrub Fowl, 1 Rufous Fantail , 3 Emerald Dove, 5 Rainbow Pitta, 4 Varied Triller, 4 Green-backed Gerygone, 6 Little Shrike Thrush, 2 Yellow Oriole, 2 figbird all at Mitchell Plateau Rainforest Patch.  1 Masked Owl at Mitchell Falls car park.

Wednesday 21 September 2005

3 Chestnut-backed Button Quail on Northern Mitchell Plateau.

Tuesday 20 September 2005

2 Crested Shrike tit on Drysdale River.

Saturday 17 September 2005

60 Gouldian Finch at Annie Creek Old Mornington Station.  20 Freckled Duck, 1 Yellow-billed Spoonbill, 10 Oriental Plover, 2 Red-necked Stint, 1 Little Curlew, 25 Sharp-tailed Sandpiper, 19 Wood Sandpiper, 3 Greenshank.  Lake Gladstone.  2 Crested Shrike Tit on upper reaches of the Barnett River.

Thursday 15 September 2005

300 Pictorella Mannikin, 150 Star finch, 250 Zebra Finch, 20 Long-tailed Finch. Clifton Creek, Tableland track.

Wednesday 7 September 2005

60 Gouldian Finch at Seven Mile Point.  300+ Star finch  Fletcher River, Gibb River Road, using same clump of spear grass to camp in close to the road. Seen originally in May at the same site.  1 Yellow-billed Spoonbill, Ski Lake Great Northern Highway.

Monday 5 September 2005

2 Black Bittern at King Edward River camp area.

Sunday 4 September 2005

10 Partridge Pigeon at Mitchell Falls camping area

Saturday 3 September 2005

2 groups of 3 and 5 Black Grasswrens at Little Mertens area, Mitchell Plateau, 4 Rainbow Pitta  2 Emerald Dove, 5 Little Shrike Thrush and 3 Figbird at Mitchell Plateau Rainforest patch.

Friday 2 September 2005

Purple Swamphen, 3 Comb-crested Jacana, 1 Royal Spoonbill, 1 Common Sandpiper at Glauert's lagoon.

Thursday 1 September 2005

Red-browed Pardalote and Hooded Robin found upper reaches of Barnett River.  3 Ground Cuckoo Shrike at Snake Creek, 3 Gouldian Finch at Kennedy Creek, 1 Purple-crowned Fairy Wren at Plain Creek.

Wednesday 31 August 2005

80+ Gouldian Finch at Seven Mile Point

Tuesday 30 August 2005

100+ Star finch on Fletcher River, Gibb River Road

Monday 29 August 2005

2 Black Breasted Buzzard nest building Roebuck Roadhouse.  1 Great-billed Heron at the Derby wharf.

Sunday 28 August 2005

6 + Lemon-bellied Flycatcher Kimberley form race tormenti found in Broome Mangroves

Friday 26 August 2005

2 Barn Swallows hawking over the dune south of Broome Sewerage Works.

Thursday 25 August 2005

2 Little Bronze Cuckoo's in the Broome Mangroves china town.

Wednesday 24 August 2005

1 adult Banded Honeyeater found in scrub south of Broome Sewerage Works.

Sunday 21 August 2005

40 Painted Firetail,& 25 Chestnut-breasted Mannikin found in scrub south of Broome Sewerage Works.

Friday 12 August 2005

2 Long toed Stint, 1 Sharp tailed Sandpiper, 15 Wood Sandpiper and 5 Marsh Sandpiper.  Taylor's Lagoon -  early for Long toed Stint.

Tuesday 2 August 2005

 2 Spinifex birds close to CALM headquarter Bungle Bungles & Painted Finch breeding, nest found under construction in low clump of triodia.

Monday 1 August 2005

1 Western Gerygone race mungi at the Walardi Camp, Bungle Bungles.  5 White-browed Wood swallows, and 300+ Masked Wood swallows.

Sunday 31 July 2005

1 Red-chested Button Quail at Parry's Lagoon.  3 Ground Cuckoo Shrike at Mac Phee Creek crossing, Great Northern Highway

Saturday 30 July 2005

1 Rufous Fantail & Mangrove golden Whistler race robusta at King River mangroves. 250 Flock Bronzewing, 10 Yellow Chat, 1 Zitting Cisticola, 1 Sharp tailed Sandpiper, 35 Marsh Sandpiper and 3 Red-necked Stint at Parry's Lagoon.

Friday 29 July 2005

3 Ground Cuckoo Shrike - 25 km West of Bindoola Creek.  4 Gouldian Finch also at Bindoola Creek, 40 Gouldian finch Pentecost Range and Black-breasted Buzzard at the Cockburn Range look out.

Thursday 28 July 2005

5 Purple-crowned Fairy Wren, Russ River on Gibb River Road.  300+ Masked Woodswallow at Gregory's Jump Up.

Tuesday 26 July 2005

1 Emerald Dove at King Edward Crossing, Mitchell Plateau track (a new location for Kimberley Birdwatching).  100 Gouldian Finch on the Kalumburu Road.

Monday 25 July 2005

1 Rainbow Pitta, 2 Pied Imperial Pigeons, 5 Little Shrike Thrush and 1 Little Bronze Cuckoo all at a Mitchell Plateau vine thicket.

Sunday 24 July 2005

4 Black Grasswren at Little Mertens Falls on the Mitchell Plateau.  3 Green-backed Gerygones and 1 White-browed Robin.

Saturday 23 July 2005

4 Gouldian Finch at Plain Creek

Friday 22 July 2005

150 Gouldian Finch at Seven Mile Point.

Wednesday 20 July 2005

350 Star finches, 350 Pictorella Mannikin - Silent Grove track

Tuesday 19 July2005

2 Marsh Sandpipers - Unusual to see marsh Sandpipers over wintering. 1 Grey Fantail race alisteri at Willare Bridge Great Northern Highway.

Friday 15 July 2005

25 Gouldian Finch at Calder River.  300+ Star Finch roosting in spear grass King Leopold Ranges, Fletcher River.

Thursday 14 July 2005

60+ Yellow Chat at Munja Lagoon Walcott Inlet

Wednesday 13 July 2005

3 Black Grasswren at Wren Gorge, 30+ Partridge Pigeon at the Calder River crossing Munja Track.

Monday 11 July 2005

1 pair of Masked Owl at lemonade Spring, roosting in large Syzygium,  2 Black Grasswren and 15 Partridge Pigeon at Bachsten Creek

Saturday 9 July 2005

60+ Gouldian Finch on  upper reaches of Maude Creek Munja Track

Thursday 7 July 2005

1 Emu at Mt Elizabeth Munja Track, 2 male 1 female Crested Shrike Tit on tributary of Barnett River.

Wednesday 6 July 2005

35 Gouldian Finch at Seven Mile Point Gibb River Road

Tuesday 28 June 2005

1 Gouldian Finch at Plain Creek

Sunday 26 June 2005

3 Rainbow Pitta, 1 Red-headed Honeyeater, 3 Orange-footed Scrub Fowl, 3 Chestnut-backed Button Quail, 2 Emerald Dove at Mitchell Plateau Surveyors Pool track.

Saturday 25 June 2005

3 Black Grasswren, (in second group 3), and 3 Green-backed Gerygone plus 1 Barn Owl at Little Mertens Falls.

Friday 24 June 2005

1 Pacific Baza - Mitchell Plateau

Thursday 23 June 2005

3 Purple crowned Fairy Wren on Gibb River,  1 Crested Shrike tit on Kalumburu Road,

Wednesday 22 June 2005

12 Gouldian Finch on the Mt. Hart track.  15+ Black Honeyeater at Phillips Range feeding on flowering Corymbia collina, 16 Gouldian finch - close to 7 mile point, Gibb River Road.

Friday 17 June 2005

Grey Fantail race albicauda, 2 Chestnut-rumped Thornbill, 8 Pied Honeyeaters, Coondiner creek, Eagle Falls rock pool track, south east Pilbara.

Sunday 1 June 2005

Splendid Fairy Wren (Common), Hooded Robin (Common) 6 Mulga Parrot, Inland thornbill (Common), Slaty-backed Thornbill (Common), 3 Ground Cuckoo Shrike, 5 White-browed Babbler, 4 Redthroat, 3 Western Bowerbird.  Coondiner Creek (Pilbara) north of Mt. Newman.

Friday 10 June 2005

Banded Lapwing - Lake Eda - new record for the Broome area.

Tuesday 7 June 2005

6 Striated Grasswren Callawa close to the Yarrie mine site north east Pilbara

Monday 2 May 2005

1 pair Square-tailed Kite at Lombadina strip

Sunday 1 May 2005

8 Gouldian Finch at One Arm Point

Saturday 30 April 2005

 Mudnunn 1 adult Square-tailed Kite, 5+ Rose-crowned Fruit Doves, 5+ White-browed Woodswallows with Masked Woodswallows feeding on flowering corymbia polycarpa

Tuesday 26 April 2005

1 Gouldian Finch, 1 Hooded Robin (juv.) 2 Silver-crowned Friarbirds.  Gallen Well

Sunday 10 April 2005

1 Rainbow Pitta, 1 pair Square-tailed Kite and Little Shrike Thrush at Secure Bay

Saturday 9 April 2005

1 Juvenile Rainbow Pitta, 1 pair of Rufous Owls, 1 Rose-crowned Fruit Dove at Sale River.

Thursday 7 April 2005

5 Cicadabird at Prince Regent River

Wednesday 6 April 2005

2 Rose-crowned Fruit Doves, 2 Rainbow Pitt, 2 Rufous Fantail. 1 male cicada Bird at Careening Bay.

Monday 4 April 2005

2 Black Grasswrens at Surveyors Creek.

Sunday 3 April 2005

2 Gouldian Finch at Pauline Creek, Vansittart Bay

Saturday 2 April 2005

30 Roseate Terns loafing on the sea Steward Islands, Cape Londonderry.

Monday 28 March 2005

1 Black-eared Cuckoo calling at Parry's Creek Farm, East Kimberley, Rarely hear them calling in the Kimberley.

Tuesday 22 March 2005

1 Black-eared Cuckoo seen at Lullfitz Drive, Broome

Wednesday 16 March 2005

1 male Australian Shoveler at Broome Sewerage Works.

Sunday 13 March 2005

20+ Pied Honeyeaters, in the pindan between Port Drive and Riddel's Beach. Plus 2 Black Honeyeaters in same feeding flock.

Saturday 12 March 2005

1 Reeve (female Ruff), 1 Budgerigar, Lake Eda

Friday 11 March 2005

9 Pictorella Mannikin in pindan close to Crab Creek Salt marsh.

Wednesday 2 March 2005

Country Downs Station - 1 Channel Billed Cuckoo (juv.) being attended by Torresian Crows.

Sunday 30 January 2005

Ashmore Reef,  1 Arctic Warbler seen and heard calling from the 30th to the 3 February 05.

Thursday 27 January 2005

Ashmore Reef    1 Oriental Reed Warbler seen and heard calling on5 consecutive days from the 27 January 05.

5 December 2004

Broome Sewerage Works   38 Yellow Wagtail and 1 Pectoral Sandpiper

4 December 2004

Taylor's Lagoon, Roebuck plains Station, 1 Grey Wagtail, appeared as a non-breeding adult seen very well but briefly.  The bird flew and could not be re-located.  Dr Geoff Lane spotted and called the bird and we both enjoyed scope views of the bird for about 2 minutes from a distance of about 50 metres.

1 Reeve (female Ruff) was also seen at this location on the same morning.

25 November 2004

15 Sooty Terns, breeding West Island, Lacepede Islands (very few recent breeding records)

24 November 2004

600 Black Noddies  Adele Island exceptional count (all previous counts, low numbers 20+)

23 November 2004

1 Oriental Reed Warbler  Adele Island

20 November 2004

1 Pectoral Sandpiper  Adele Island

19 November 2004

1 Immature peregrine falcon - Adele Island

2nd November 2004

1 Little Ringed Plover  Broome Sewage wks

Friday 29 October 2004

On our annual Pelagic Trip to Ashmore Reef - they are due back on Sunday, I believe an Island Monarch was sighted.  A very exciting trip was had with another two new birds for the islands to add to the already impressive list.  Interested?  then contact us for details on the 2005 trip.  To view the report on the October 2004 trip go to Trip Reports.  Click on the address here www.ecology-solutions.com.au/ashmore_reef/ashmore_reef.htm to view a full trip report and photos compiled by Simon Mustoe, one of the trip participants.

Wednesday 27 October, 2004

A Little Ringed Plover was sighted at the Broome Sewerage Ponds.  Ady came to collect Mark to show him but unfortunately was not to be seen again.  A brief sighting indeed.

Mid October 2004

Stubble Quail was seen on the road to Lake Eda, on Roebuck Plains Station

Friday 3 September, 2004

1  Rose Coloured Starling, SW of Lake Eda, Roebuck Plains observed by G Swann at 13:45 hrs seen for approx 30 seconds then lost the bird.

Wednesday 1 September, 2004

743 Sharp-tailed Sandpipers, Kidney Bean Claypan observed G Swann

Monday 30 August, 2004

17 Painted Snipe, Lake Eda, Roebuck Plains observed G Swann

Saturday 28 August, 2004

2 Barn Swallows, Broome Sewerage Works observed G Swann

Friday 24 August, 2004

15 Painted Snipe, Lake Eda, Roebuck Plains observed G Swann

1 Baillon's Crake, 1 Long-toed Stint, 20 Sharp-tailed Sandpipers, 30 Wood Sandpipers - Lake Eda

3 Welcome Swallows Roebuck Plains, Port Hedland Highway

Sunday 22 August, 2004

13 Painted Snipe, Lake Eda, Roebuck Plains, 80 Sharp-tailed Sandpipers

Thursday19 August 2004

1 Yellow-billed Spoonbill - Lake Eda

Wednesday March 24, 2004

House Swift, Port area of Broome - Cyclone Fay

Sunday November 16, 2003

1 Channel-billed Cuckoo, 3 Flock Bronzewing & 1 Black Falcon at Lake Eda.

Saturday November 15, 2003

3 Flock Bronzewing and 1 Ruff at Lake Eda.

Friday November 14, 2003

Grey Wagtail  at Broome Bird Observatory

Thursday  November 13, 2003

Grey Wagtail 16:45 hrs at Broome Bird Observatory.

Tuesday November 11, 2003

Chestnut-backed Button Quail - two coveys with 12 in one and 20 in the other, northern end of Dampier Peninsula.

Monday & Tuesday 10 & 11 November, 2003

Silver-crowned Friarbird 3 seen at northern end of the Dampier Peninsula.  There are very few records for this species on the Dampier peninsular.

Sunday November 9, 2003

Fork-tailed Swift 100+ at One Mile Community, Broome Road.

Wednesday October 1, 2003

80 Gouldian Finch, 96 Pictorella Mannikin, 25 Painted Finch, 140 Long-tailed Finch, 2 Zebra Finch counted at one water hole at Mornington Station over 45 minutes.

Tuesday September 9, 2003

2 Ground Cuckoo Shrike seen at Barnett River.

Sunday September 7, 2003

15 Chestnut-backed Button Quail at Mitchell Plateau

Friday September 9, 2003

1 male Cicadabird at King Edward River

Monday September 1, 2003

1 Oriental Plover at Taylor's Lagoon first for Kimberley Birdwatching this season.

Saturday August 23, 2003

1 Spinifex Bird - Benchmark 195 Kidson Track

Friday August 22, 2003

8 Orange Chat at Northern End of Lade Auld, Kidson Track and 1 Spinifex Bird

Thursday August 21, 2003

5 Yellow-billed Spoonbills at Well 35, Canning Stock Route and 6 Orange Chats possibly breeding (seen carrying food) at Lake Auld, Kidson Track.

Wednesday August 20, 2003

6 Princess Parrots and 1 Little Grassbird, 3km west of Well 36, Canning Stock Route.

Tuesday August 19, 2003

12 and then 4 Princess Parrots - Well 40 Canning Stock Route, Chiming Wedgebill between Well 38 and Well 39.

Sunday August 17, 2003

15 Painted Finch, Breaden Pool, Breaden Hills.

Saturday August 16, 2003

1 pair of Black Falcon at Lake Gregory at possible nest site.  Remains of Coot and Grey Teal under nest.

Friday August 15, 2003

5+ Little Grassbird calling from a dense fringe of bush tobacco Stemodia sp. Lera Yard, Lake Gregory.

30+ Flock Bronzewing, breeding 1 nest containing two eggs attended by female bird - Lera Yard, Lake Gregory.

10 Banded Plover - Lera Yard, Lake Gregory

4 Tree Martins - breeding - Lera Yard

3 Black Falcons, 100's Yellow Chats - Lera Yard

2 Freckled Duck - Sesbania Creek, Lake Gregory.

Monday July 14, 2003

Pied Heron - 1 adult working tidal influence river bed of the Calder River, Munja, Walcott Inlet.

Sunday July 13, 2003

35 Star Finches - Munja Walcott

Saturday July 12, 2003

500 + Pictorella Mannikin 6 km south of Timms Creek, Walcott

Wednesday July 9 - 11, 2003

15+ Black Grasswrens seen at various locations from west of Bob's Camp and west to the Calder River, Munja Track.

Thursday June 19, 2003

Canning Stock Route - Well 40 - 86 Grey Teal, 2 Pink-eared Duck, 6 Hardhead Duck, 5 Hoary-headed Grebe, 7 Australian Grebe, 1 Coot, 2 White-backed Swallow, 1 Brown Goshawk.

Well 41 - Little Eagle,

Lake Tobin east side 1 pair of Orange Chat and Brown Songlark

Wednesday June 18, 2003

Small freshwater swamp close to Well 36 Canning Stock route - Little Grassbird breeding nest found with one egg.

Canning Stock Route north of Well 37 - Rufous-crowned Emu Wren

Sunday June 15, 2003

Kidson Track - 100's of Black & Pied Honeyeaters, 1000's of Masked Wood Swallows and 100's of Crimson Chats in mixed feeding flocks attracted to huge stands of flowering Grevillea wickhamii.

Sunday June 15, 2003

Dark Phase Little Eagle and Brown Falcon fighting over road kill with talons locked on Great Northern Highway 80km east of Broome.

Wednesday June 4, 2003

Roebuck Plains 8,000 Tree martins warming up in early morning sun perched on the ground and in low samphire.

Adult male peregrine again at Roebuck Plains, Brown Songlark seen feeding young.

Saturday May 24, 2003

At Coulomb Point, an Arctic Skua was seen by GS.  2nd year bird? Observed  parasitising Silver Gulls

Tuesday May 20, 2003

20 + Gouldian Finches, Pictorella Manikins, Painted Firetails, White-browed Robin and Purple-crowned Wrens recorded at Old Mornington Stock Camp.

Wednesday May 14, 2003

A pair of adult Grey Falcons were watched for over 3/4 of an hour perched in a tree close to a small dam near the Mt Hart track.

Tuesday May 13, 2003

Two juvenile Gouldian Finches were seen in a mixed feeding flock between Silent Grove and Bell Gorge.

Thursday May 1, 2003

On the Mitchell River 13 Chestnut Rails were counted on a small tributary, over a distance of approximately 2 kilometres.  The mangroves here also supported Little Shrike-thrush. 

Grey Goshawk 1 grey phase at Mitchell River

Tuesday April 29, 2003

Close to Sir Graham Moore Island one Wilson's Storm Petrel seen flying west, the earliest I have seen this species on the Kimberley Coast. 

Saturday April 19, 2003

Five Gouldian Finches were seen drinking at a puddle on the Cape Leveque road, another dozen or so were seen in woodlands south of Cape Leveque. Some of the juveniles observed were still clearly showing gape turbucles.  Chestnut-backed Button Quail and Rose-crowed Fruit Dove were other highlights in the Cape Leveque vicinity.  

Sunday April 13, 2003   

Joy Tansey, Warden of the Broome Bird Observatory telephoned to let us know that a Grey Heron Ardea cinerea had been sighted by a Birds Australia WA group member Clive Nealon.  He apparently observed the Heron flying, at one stage quite close to him, on the beach close to Crab Creek.  Clive is apparently very familiar with this species and was absolutely certain of his identification according to Joy.  Maybe this is the same bird that was spotted in the south-west and then again by Bryce Wells in Geraldton.  I and other local birders had predicted half heartedly that this bird would have to go north via Roebuck Bay !!  Hopefully the bird will be seen again soon.

Tuesday, 8th April, 2003

A Red-browed Pardalote was calling at Riddell's Beach and responded very aggressively to my imitation of its call, could this be an indication that they are breeding here? If they are, it will be an interesting record for Broome as they are rarely recorded around Broome itself.

Saturday 5th April, 2003

A female Mangrove Golden Whistler was seen building a nest at Fisherman's Bend in the Dampier Creek mangroves.  Several Yellow Chats were also seen on the same day on the Crab Creek Salt Marsh in inundated samphire.

Monday March 24, 2003

A Mangrove Golden Whistler was observed building a nest in a sapling rhizophora stylosa mangrove at Barred Creek, north of Broome. 

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