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Western Australia and Northern Territory - 24th August -19th October 2003

In this list, abbreviations are:

AP - Airport
E - east
kms - kilometres
N - north
NP - National Park
S - south
W - west

Emu 5/9 1 Nourlangie Road, Kakadu NP, NT; 26/9 3 Kanga Walk, Stirling Range NP & 2 Stirling Range Retreat, WA

Australasian Grebe 20/9 1 Ellery Creek Big Hole, West McDonnell Ranges, NT

Hoary-headed Grebe 29/8 2 Lily Creek Lagoon, Kununurra, WA; 31/8 4 Boat cruise, Lake Argyle, WA; 7/9 1 Mamukala Wetlands, Kakadu NP, NT; 1/10 5 Lake Seppings, Albany, WA; 14/10 1 Vasse Felix Winery, Margaret River, WA

Great Crested Grebe 30/9 1 Albany, WA

Yellow-nosed Albatross 1/10 4+ Cheynes Beach, Manypeaks, WA; 15/10 4 Whale watching trip from Dunsborough, WA; 16/10 1 Sugarloaf Rock, Leeuwin-Naturaliste National Park, WA

Great-winged Petrel 1/10 few Cheynes Beach, Manypeaks, WA

Flesh-footed Shearwater 1/10 common Cheynes Beach, Manypeaks, WA; 14/10 several Cape Leeuwin, WA; 15/10 30+ Whale watching trip from Dunsborough, WA; 16/10 few Sugarloaf Rock, Leeuwin-Naturaliste National Park, WA

Wedge-tailed Shearwater 9/10 quite common Blowholes, N of Carnarvon, WA

Red-tailed Tropicbird 15/10 1 & 16/10 3 Sugarloaf Rock, Leeuwin-Naturaliste National Park, WA

Australian Pelican 26/8 50+ Roebuck Bay & few Roebuck Bay Caravan Park, Broome, WA; 29/8 2 Kona Lakeside Park, Kununurra, WA; 31/8 common Boat cruise, Lake Argyle, WA; 4/9 1 Cooinda, Kakadu NP, NT; 5/9 1 Anbangbang Billabong, & 2 Cooinda, Kakadu NP, NT; 6/9 2 Yellow Waters Cruise, Kakadu NP, NT; 8/9 4 Mary River Park, Top End, NT; 10/9 2 Snipe Swamp, Knuckey Lagoons, Top End, NT; 13/9 2 Tiger Brennan Drive, Darwin, NT; 30/9 several at Kalgan River crossing, Albany area, WA; 2/10 5 Dongara, WA; 3/10 8 Kalbarri, WA; 5/10 1 Little Lagoon, Shark Bay, WA; 6/10 20+ & 7/10 several Monkey Mia Reserve, Shark Bay, WA; 10/10 few Babbage Island, Carnarvon, WA; 15/10 1 Whale watching trip from Dunsborough, WA; 17/10 few Vasse Estuary & wetlands, Busselton to Bunbury & 10+ Peel Street, Coodanup, WA

Australian Gannet 30/9 & 1/10 1 Cheynes Beach, Manypeaks, WA

Little Black Cormorant 26/8 1 Roebuck Bay, Broome, WA; 31/8 common Boat cruise, Lake Argyle, WA; 20/9 2 Glen Helen Gorge, West McDonnell Ranges, NT; 1/10 4 Seppings, Albany, WA; 3/10 2 Kalbarri, WA; 9/10 100+ & 10/10 several Water Treatment Plant, Carnarvon, WA; 17/10 1 Peel Street, Coodanup, WA

Great Cormorant 2/10 30+ Dongara, WA

Pied Cormorant 26/8 4+ Roebuck Bay, Broome, WA; 27/8 3 Fitzroy River Bridge, Fitzroy Crossing, WA; 3/10 3 Kalbarri, WA; 6/10 & 7/10 200+ Monkey Mia Reserve, Shark Bay, WA; 9/10 1 Harbour & dune area, Carnarvon, WA; 10/10 several Babbage Island & few Water Treatment Plant, Carnarvon, WA; 15/10 3 Whale watching trip from Dunsborough, WA; 18/10 common Rottnest Island, WA

Little Pied Cormorant 28/8 2 & 29/8 3 Kona Lakeside Park, Kununurra, WA; 29/8 1 Dunham Diversion Dam, Kununurra, WA; 31/8 common Boat cruise, Lake Argyle, WA; 5/9 several Anbangbang Billabong, Kakadu NP, NT; 6/9 few Yellow Waters Cruise, Kakadu NP, NT; 10/9 1 Fiddler's Lane, Knuckey Lagoons, Top End, NT; 20/9 1 Glen Helen Gorge, West McDonnell Ranges, NT; 26/9 1 Parkeyerring Lake to Broomehill, WA; 10/10 1 Babbage Island, Carnarvon, WA; 17/10 2 Vasse Estuary & wetlands, Busselton to Bunbury & few Peel Street, Coodanup, WA

Darter 29/8 2 Kona Lakeside Park & Golf Course, Kununurra, WA; 29/8 1 Dunham Diversion Dam, Kununurra, WA; 31/8 4 Boat cruise, Lake Argyle, WA; 5/9 1 Anbangbang Billabong, Kakadu NP, NT; 6/9 5+ Yellow Waters Cruise, Kakadu NP, NT; 7/9 2 Mamukala Wetlands, Kakadu NP, NT; 8/9 1 Mary River Park, Top End, NT; 9/9 1 Fogg Dam, Top End, NT; 10/9 1 Fiddler's Lane, Knuckey Lagoons, Top End, NT; 11/9 1 Buffalo Creek, Darwin, NT

White-necked Heron 31/8 1 River Farm Road, Kununurra, WA; 1/9 1 East Baines River, between Kununurra & Victoria River Crossing, NT; 2/9 1 Victoria River Crossing to Katherine, NT; 3/9 1 Edith Falls Road, Nitmiluk NP, NT; 5/9 1 Anbangbang Billabong, Kakadu NP, NT; 6/9 2 Yellow Waters Cruise, Kakadu NP, NT; 8/9 1 Mary River Park, Top End, NT; 10/9 1 Snipe Swamp, Knuckey Lagoons, Top End, NT

Great-billed Heron 7/9 1 Mary River Park & 1 Evening Cruise, Mary River, Top End, NT; 8/9 1 on morning cruise, Mary River, Top End, NT

Great Egret 26/8 several Roebuck Bay, Broome, WA; 29/8 5 Kona Lakeside Park, Kununurra, WA; 31/8 several Boat cruise, Lake Argyle, WA; 2/9 2 Victoria River Crossing & 1 Brandy Bottom Creek, between Victoria River Crossing & Katherine, NT; 3/9 1 Pine Creek, NT; 4/9 2 Cooinda, Kakadu NP, NT; 5/9 common Anbangbang Billabong & 3 Cooinda, Kakadu NP, NT; 6/9 several Yellow Waters Cruise, Kakadu NP, NT; 7/9 common Mamukala Wetlands, Kakadu NP, NT; 8/9 3 Mary River Park, Top End, NT; 9/9 common Fogg Dam, Top End, NT; 10/9 common Snipe Swamp & Fiddler's Lane, Knuckey Lagoons, Top End, NT; 12/9 & 13/9 1 Tiger Brennan Drive, Darwin, NT; 9/10 1 Harbour & dune area, Carnarvon, WA; 10/10 1 Babbage Island, Carnarvon, WA; 17/10 1 Vasse Estuary & wetlands, Busselton to Bunbury & 1 Peel Street, Coodanup, WA

Pied Heron 7/9 1 Mamukala Wetlands, Kakadu NP, NT; 8/9 2 Mary River Park, Top End, NT; 10/9 1 Fiddler's Lane, Knuckey Lagoons, Top End, NT

Intermediate Egret 6/9 2 Yellow Waters Cruise, Kakadu NP, NT

White-faced Heron 26/8 3 Roebuck Bay, Broome, WA; 2/9 2 Brandy Bottom Creek, between Victoria River Crossing & Katherine, NT; 7/9 2 Evening Cruise, Mary River, Top End, NT; 26/9 1 Parkeyerring Lake, 6 kms W of Wagin, Great Southern Highway & 1 Kanga Walk, Stirling Range NP, WA; 30/9 2 Oyster Harbour, Albany, WA; 6/10 1 Monkey Mia Reserve, Shark Bay, WA; 8/10 1 Carnarvon, WA; 9/10 & 10/10 1 Water Treatment Plant, Carnarvon, WA; 13/10 2 on flooded roadside ditches between Bunbury & Busselton, WA

Little Egret 26/8 6+ Roebuck Bay, Broome, WA; 5/9 few Anbangbang Billabong, Kakadu NP, NT; 6/9 2 Yellow Waters Cruise, Kakadu NP, NT; 7/9 2 Mamukala Wetlands, Kakadu NP, NT; 13/9 1 Tiger Brennan Drive, Darwin, NT; 9/10 5+ Water Treatment Plant, Carnarvon, WA; 10/10 1 Babbage Island, Carnarvon, WA

Pacific Reef-Heron 26/8 2 white phase birds Roebuck Bay, Broome, WA; 11/9 1 grey bird East Point, Darwin, NT

Cattle Egret 6/9 several Yellow Waters Cruise, Kakadu NP, NT; 10/9 few Fiddler's Lane, Knuckey Lagoons, Top End, NT

Striated Heron 26/8 common Roebuck Bay & 50+ Roebuck Bay Caravan Park, Broome, WA; 11/9 1 Buffalo Creek, Darwin, NT; 13/9 1 Tiger Brennan Drive, Darwin, NT; 5/10 2 Little Lagoon, Shark Bay, WA

Nankeen Night-Heron 28/8 1 & 29/8 2 Kona Lakeside Park, Kununurra, WA; 4/9 1 Pine Creek, NT; 6/9 4 Yellow Waters Cruise, Kakadu NP, NT

Black-necked Stork 31/8 6 Boat cruise, Lake Argyle, WA; 6/9 3 Yellow Waters Cruise, Kakadu NP, NT; 7/9 2 Mamukala Wetlands, Kakadu NP, NT & 2 Evening Cruise, Mary River, Top End, NT; 8/9 2 Mary River Park, Top End, NT

Australian White Ibis 26/8 common Roebuck Bay & several Roebuck Bay Caravan Park, Broome, WA; 5/9 several Anbangbang Billabong & 1 Cooinda, Kakadu NP, NT; 6/9 few Yellow Waters Cruise, Kakadu NP, NT; 9/9 1 Fogg Dam & 6+ Howard Springs Big4 Caravan Park, Top End, NT; 24/9 1 Albany Highway, WA; 10/10 6 Water Treatment Plant, Carnarvon, WA; 13/10 3+ between Carnamah & Busselton, WA; 17/10 2+ Vasse Estuary & wetlands, Busselton to Bunbury, WA

Straw-necked Ibis 26/8 4 Roebuck Bay Caravan Park, Broome, WA; 28/8 & 29/8 2 Kona Lakeside Park, Kununurra, WA; 30/8 1 Hidden Valley Caravan Park & NP, Kununurra, WA; 3/9 1 Edith Falls Car Park, Nitmiluk NP, NT; 5/9 1 Anbangbang Billabong, Kakadu NP, NT; 9/9 3 Fogg Dam, Top End, NT; 12/9 1 Hidden Valley Tourist Park, Berrimah, NT; 13/9 few Botanic Gardens, Darwin, NT; 13/10 3 between Carnamah & Busselton, WA

Glossy Ibis 29/8 1 Lily Creek Lagoon, Kununurra, WA; 31/8 2 Boat cruise, Lake Argyle, WA; 5/9 1 Anbangbang Billabong, Kakadu NP, NT; 6/9 2+ Yellow Waters Cruise, Kakadu NP, NT; 7/9 1 Mamukala Wetlands, Kakadu NP, NT; 17/10 2 Vasse Estuary & wetlands, Busselton to Bunbury, WA

Royal Spoonbill 26/8 2 Roebuck Bay, Broome, WA; 5/9 several Anbangbang Billabong, Kakadu NP, NT; 1/10 6 Oyster Harbour, Albany, WA

Magpie Goose 31/8 10+ Boat cruise, Lake Argyle, WA; 5/9 common Anbangbang Billabong, Kakadu NP, NT; 6/9 several Yellow Waters Cruise, Kakadu NP, NT; 7/9 common Mamukala Wetlands, Kakadu NP, NT; 10/9 common Fiddler's Lane, Knuckey Lagoons, Top End, NT

Plumed Whistling-Duck 5/9 100+ Anbangbang Billabong, Kakadu NP, NT; 6/9 common Yellow Waters Cruise, Kakadu NP, NT; 7/9 common Mamukala Wetlands, Kakadu NP, NT

Wandering Whistling-Duck 31/8 6 Boat cruise, Lake Argyle, WA; 6/9 several Yellow Waters Cruise, Kakadu NP, NT

Black Swan 9/10 several & 10/10 5+ Water Treatment Plant, Carnarvon, WA; 17/10 2 with young Vasse Estuary & wetlands, Busselton to Bunbury, WA

Australian Shelduck 25/9 4+ a few kms E of Cuballing, WA; 26/9 500+ Parkeyerring Lake, 6 kms W of Wagin, Great Southern Highway, WA; 5/10 3 Hamelin Pool to Denham, Shark Bay, WA; 6/10 15+ Monkey Mia Reserve, Shark Bay, WA; 12/10 20+ on pools between Three Springs & Carnamah, WA; 17/10 10 Vasse Estuary & wetlands, Busselton to Bunbury & 30+ Peel Street, Coodanup, WA; 18/10 common Rottnest Island, WA

Radjah Shelduck 29/8 2 Kona Lakeside Park, Kununurra, WA; 30/8 2 Crocodile Farm, Wyndham, WA; 31/8 common on part-flooded fields along River Farm Road, Kununurra, WA; 2/9 4 Victoria River Crossing, NT; 6/9 2 Yellow Waters Cruise, Kakadu NP, NT; 7/9 several Mamukala Wetlands, Kakadu NP, NT; 8/9 4 Mary River Park, Top End, NT

Green Pygmy-goose 4/9 8+ Cooinda, Kakadu NP, NT; 5/9 common Anbangbang Billabong & several Cooinda, Kakadu NP, NT; 6/9 common Yellow Waters Cruise, Kakadu NP, NT; 7/9 common Mamukala Wetlands, Kakadu NP, NT; 9/9 common Fogg Dam, Top End, NT

Australian Wood Duck 24/9 4 Wungong Gorge, near Armadale, WA; 14/10 several on pools in South-western Peninsula (including Vasse Felix Winery), WA; 16/10 2 Caves Road, South-west Peninsula, WA

Grey Teal 27/8 2 Fitzroy River Bridge, Fitzroy Crossing, WA; 20/9 2 Ormiston Gorge, West McDonnell Ranges, NT; 27/9 2 on dam near Stirling Range Retreat, WA; 17/10 2 with young Peel Street, Coodanup, WA

Pacific Black Duck 5/9 2 Anbangbang Billabong, Kakadu NP, NT; 10/9 common Fiddler's Lane, Knuckey Lagoons, Top End, NT; 24/9 2 Wungong Gorge, near Armadale, WA; 30/9 2 near Oyster Harbour, Albany, WA; 1/10 2 Lake Seppings, Albany, WA; 9/10 & 10/10 several Water Treatment Plant, Carnarvon, WA; 17/10 several Peel Street, Coodanup, WA

Australian Shoveler 17/10 3 Vasse Estuary & wetlands, Busselton to Bunbury, WA

Hardhead 20/9 2+ Glen Helen Gorge, West McDonnell Ranges, NT

Blue-billed Duck 1/10 20 Lake Seppings, Albany, WA

Musk Duck 1/10 1 Lake Seppings, Albany, WA

Osprey 26/8 3+ Roebuck Bay & 1 Roebuck Bay Caravan Park, Broome, WA; 2/10 1 Dongara (N from Dongara-Denison Caravan Park), WA; 3/10 1 Kalbarri, WA; 15/10 1 Whale watching trip from Dunsborough, WA

Square-tailed Kite 26/9 1 S of the Ranger's dam, Stirling Range NP, WA

Black-breasted Kite 30/8 2 Cockburn Rest Area, junction of Great Northern & Victoria Highways, WA; 31/8 1 Boat cruise, Lake Argyle, WA; 1/9 1 Kununurra to Victoria River Crossing, NT; 4/9 1 Bukbukluk Lookout to Cooinda, Kakadu NP, NT; 7/9 1 South Alligator River Bridge, Kakadu NP, NT

Black-shouldered Kite 9/9 1 Middle Arm Road, near Fogg Dam, Top End, NT; 20/9 1 just W of Alice Springs, NT; 27/9 2 Ongerup area, WA; 30/9 1 Cheynes Beach, Manypeaks, WA

Black Kite 26/8 common Roebuck Bay & several Roebuck Bay Caravan Park, Broome, WA; 27/8 common Broome to Fitzroy Crossing, WA; 28/8 common Fitzroy Crossing to Kununurra, WA; 29/8 3+ Kona Lakeside Park & Golf Course, Kununurra, WA; 30/8 several Cockburn Rest Area, junction of Great Northern & Victoria Highways, WA; 1/9 common Kununurra to Victoria River Crossing & 1 Victoria River Crossing, NT; 2/9 common Victoria River Crossing to Katherine, NT; 4/9 several Pine Creek, NT; 16/9 2 Olive Pink Botanic Gardens, Alice Springs, NT; 17/9 few Alice Springs to Erldunda, NT; 19/9 1 Uluru to Alice Springs, NT; 20/9 2 Alice Springs to Glen Helen, NT; 22/9 1 Telegraph Station Reserve, Alice Springs, NT

Whistling Kite 26/8 few Roebuck Bay, Broome, WA; 27/8 several Broome to Fitzroy Crossing, WA; 28/8 common Fitzroy Crossing to Kununurra, WA (commoner than Black Kite north of Hall's Creek); 30/8 1 Cockburn Rest Area, junction of Great Northern & Victoria Highways, WA; 31/8 few Boat cruise, Lake Argyle, WA; 1/9 common Kununurra to Victoria River Crossing, NT; 2/9 common Victoria River Crossing to Katherine, NT; 6/9 few Yellow Waters Cruise, Kakadu NP, NT; 7/9 few Mamukala Wetlands & 2 South Alligator River Bridge, Kakadu NP & 2 Evening Cruise, Mary River, Top End, NT; 8/9 several Mary River Park, Top End, NT; 9/9 50+ around a crocodile farm just before Fogg Dam, Top End, NT; 10/9 common Fiddler's Lane, Knuckey Lagoons, Top End, NT; 17/9 few Alice Springs to Erldunda, NT; 19/9 2 Uluru to Alice Springs, NT; 20/9 1 Alice Springs to Glen Helen, NT; 21/9 1 Ormiston Gorge & Pound, West McDonnell Ranges, NT; 1/10 1 near Brookton, WA; 8/10 1 just S of Carnarvon, WA

Brahminy Kite 26/8 several Roebuck Bay & few Roebuck Bay Caravan Park, Broome, WA; 11/9 1 Buffalo Creek, Darwin, NT; 13/9 1 Tiger Brennan Drive, Darwin, NT; 9/10 2 Harbour & dune area, Carnarvon, WA

White-bellied Sea-Eagle 26/8 2 Roebuck Bay & 1 Roebuck Bay Caravan Park, Broome, WA; 27/8 1 just E of Broome, WA; 31/8 3 Boat cruise, Lake Argyle, WA; 5/9 1 Cooinda, Kakadu NP, NT; 6/9 4 Yellow Waters Cruise, Kakadu NP, NT; 8/9 1 Mary River Park, Top End, NT; 10/9 1 Lee Point, Darwin, NT; 12/9 1 Tiger Brennan Drive, Darwin, NT; 15/10 1 Whale watching trip from Dunsborough, WA

Swamp Harrier 30/9 1 Two People's Bay & 1 along South Coast Highway, E of Albany, WA; 17/10 3 Vasse Estuary & wetlands, Busselton to Bunbury & 1 Peel Street, Coodanup, WA

Spotted Harrier 27/8 1 about 40 kms south of Fitzroy Crossing, WA; 30/8 1 Dunham Road Bridge, Kununurra, WA; 31/8 1 Ivanhoe Road, Kununurra, WA; 1/9 1 Kununurra to Victoria River Crossing, NT; 17/9 1 Erldunda to Yulara, NT; 12/10 1 Mullewa, WA

Grey Goshawk 1 grey bird Cooinda, Kakadu NP, NT

Brown Goshawk 29/8 1 Kona Lakeside Park, Kununurra, WA; 2/9 1 Victoria River Crossing, NT; 26/9 1 Kanga Walk, Stirling Range NP, WA; 27/9 1 Ongarup Walk, Stirling Range NP, WA

Collared Sparrowhawk 30/8 1 Victoria Highway, 7 kms W of Kununurra, WA; 22/9 1 Telegraph Station Reserve, Alice Springs, NT

Wedge-tailed Eagle 1 west of Hall's Creek, WA; 30/8 1 The Grotto to Wyndham, WA; 1/9 2 Kununurra to Victoria River Crossing, NT; 2/9 5 Victoria River Crossing to Katherine, NT; 17/9 2 Erldunda to Yulara, NT; 18/9 2 Kata Tjuta, Uluru-Kata Tjuta NP, NT; 19/9 4 Uluru to Alice Springs, NT; 20/9 1 Alice Springs to Glen Helen, NT; 21/9 2 Ormiston Gorge & Pound, West McDonnell Ranges, NT; 27/9 1 Ongarup Walk, Stirling Range NP, WA; 8/10 2 just east of Hamelin Pool, Shark Bay & 2 Overlander Roadhouse to Carnarvon, WA; 9/10 1 North-west Coastal Highway from Carnarvon to the Blowholes, WA; 11/10 3 between Carnarvon & Overlander Roadhouse, WA

Little Eagle 27/9 1 pale morph Ongarup Walk, Stirling Range NP, WA

Nankeen Kestrel 28/8 4 Fitzroy Crossing to Kununurra, WA; 29/8 1 Ivanhoe Road, Kununurra, WA; 1/9 1 Kununurra to Victoria River Crossing, NT; 16/9 1 Anzac Hill, Alice Springs, NT; 17/9 1 Erldunda to Yulara, NT; 18/9 Uluru-Kata Tjuta NP, NT; 19/9 1 Uluru to Alice Springs, NT; 20/9 1 Alice Springs to Glen Helen, NT; 26/9 1 Parkeyerring Lake to Broomehill, WA; 2/10 1 York to Dongara, WA; 5/10 2 Hamelin Pool to Denham & 1 Denham, Shark Bay, WA; 8/10 2 Denham to Overlander Roadhouse, Shark Bay, WA; 9/10 3 North-west Coastal Highway from Carnarvon to the Blowholes, WA; 10/10 1 Carnarvon, WA; 12/10 2 Geraldton to Mullewa. WA; 13/10 1 Carnamah to Busselton, WA; 14/10 1 South-western Peninsula, WA

Australian Hobby 26/8 1 Roebuck Bay, Broome, WA; 29/8 1 Ivanhoe Road, Kununurra, WA; 10/10 1 Babbage Island, Carnarvon, WA

Brown Falcon 26/8 1 Roebuck Bay, Broome, WA; 27/8 1 Broome to Fitzroy Crossing, WA; 28/8 3 Fitzroy Crossing to Kununurra, WA; 31/8 1 Victoria Highway to Lake Argyle, WA; 2/9 1 Victoria River Crossing to Katherine, NT; 20/9 1 Alice Springs to Glen Helen & 1 Ellery Creek Big Hole, West McDonnell Ranges, NT; 21/9 1 Ormiston Gorge & Pound, West McDonnell Ranges, NT

Black Falcon 1/9 by Bullita Access Road, Kununurra to Victoria River Crossing, NT; 16/9 1 McDonnell Range Tourist Park, Alice Springs, NT

Malleefowl 27/9 3 Ongerup area, WA

Orange-footed Scrubfowl 9/9 6 Howard Springs Nature Reserve & 1 Howard Springs Big4 Caravan Park, Top End, NT; 10/9 2 Lee Point, Darwin, NT; 11/9, 12/9, 13/9 & 14/9 common Botanic Gardens, Darwin, NT

Brown Quail 1/10 2 Cheynes Beach caravan park, Manypeaks, WA

Ring-necked Pheasant 18/10 3+ Rottnest Island, WA

Indian Peafowl 28/8 1 Kona Lakeside Park, Kununurra, WA; 18/10 5 Rottnest Island, WA

Painted Button-quail 27/9 2 Stirling Range Retreat, WA

Chestnut Rail 11/9 calling Buffalo Creek, Darwin, NT; 12/9 & 13/9 calling Tiger Brennan Drive, Darwin, NT; 13/9 calling Elizabeth River Crossing, Top End, NT

Purple Swamphen 29/8 1 Kona Golf Course, Kununurra, WA; 9/9 1 South Adelaide River Bridge, Top End, NT; 24/9 1 Wungong Gorge, near Armadale, WA; 17/10 5 Vasse Estuary & wetlands, Busselton to Bunbury, WA

Eurasian Coot 3/9 few Edith Falls Road, Nitmiluk NP, NT; 20/9 6 Ellery Creek Big Hole, West McDonnell Ranges, NT; 9/10 2 Water Treatment Plant, Carnarvon, WA

Comb-crested Jacana 28/8 2 Kona Lakeside Park, Kununurra, WA; 29/8 4 Kona Lakeside Park, 4 Lily Creek Lagoo & 1 Dunham Diversion Dam, Kununurra, WA; 31/8 2 Boat cruise, Lake Argyle, WA; 7/9 common Mamukala Wetlands, Kakadu NP, NT; 9/9 several Fogg Dam, Top End, NT; 10/9 few Snipe Swamp & Fiddler's Lane, Knuckey Lagoons, Top End, NT

Pied Oystercatcher 26/8 several Roebuck Bay, Broome, WA; 30/9 4+ & 1/10 2 Oyster Harbour, Albany, WA; 5/10 2 Denham, Shark Bay, WA; 6/10 2 Monkey Mia Reserve, Shark Bay, WA; 7/10 4 Little Lagoon, Shark Bay, WA; 18/10 1 Rottnest Island, WA

Sooty Oystercatcher 30/9 2 Cheynes Beach, Manypeaks & 1 Two People's Bay, WA; 14/10 2 Cape Leeuwin, WA; 16/10 2 Cowamarup Bay, WA

White-headed Stilt 26/8 common Roebuck Bay, Broome, WA; 27/8 4 Fitzroy River Bridge, Fitzroy Crossing, WA; 31/8 1 Boat cruise, Lake Argyle, WA; 6/9 5+ Yellow Waters Cruise, Kakadu NP, NT; 7/9 2 Mamukala Wetlands, Kakadu NP, NT; 8/9 1 Mary River Park, Top End, NT; 10/9 several Fiddler's Lane, Knuckey Lagoons, Top End, NT; 9/10 5+ Water Treatment Plant, Carnarvon, WA; 17/10 50+ Vasse Estuary & wetlands, Busselton to Bunbury, WA

Banded Stilt 18/10 300+ Rottnest Island, WA (mainly on Governor's House Lake but 5 also on Lake Herschel)

Red-necked Avocet 26/8 50+ Roebuck Bay, Broome, WA; 17/10 2 Vasse Estuary & wetlands, Busselton to Bunbury, WA

Bush Stone-curlew 6/9 1+ calling Cooinda Resort, Kakadu NP, NT; 11/9 few calling Lee Point Resort, Darwin, NT; 13/9 few calling Hidden Valley Tourist Park, Berrimah, NT

Beach Stone-curlew 11/9 1 Buffalo Creek, Darwin, NT

Australian Pratincole 31/8 5+ River Farm Road, Kununurra, WA; 14/9 4 International Airport, Darwin, NT; 16/9 1 Tanami Road, between Kunoth Bore & Stuart Highway, NT; 19/10 1 Perth International Airport, WA

Banded Lapwing 18/10 4 Rottnest Island, WA

Masked Lapwing 30/8 2 Crocodile Farm, Wyndham, WA; 1/9 & 2/9 2 Victoria River Crossing, NT; 3/9 4 & 4/9 1 Pine Creek, NT; 7/9 4+ Mamukala Wetlands, Kakadu NP, NT; 9/9 4 Howard Springs Big4 Caravan Park, Top End, N; 10/9 several Fiddler's Lane, Knuckey Lagoons & 5 Lee Point Resort, Darwin, NT

Red-kneed Dotterel 31/8 1 Boat cruise, Lake Argyle, WA

Grey Plover 26/8 1 Roebuck Bay, Broome, WA; 10/9 several Buffalo Creek, Darwin, NT; 30/9 2 Oyster Harbour, Albany, WA

Red-capped Plover 26/8 few Roebuck Bay, Broome, WA; 10/9 3 Lee Point & few Buffalo Creek, Darwin, NT; 2/10 2 Dongara, WA; 4/10 1 Hamelin Pool, WA; 6/10 1 Monkey Mia Reserve, Shark Bay, WA; 8/10 1 Carnarvon, WA; 14/10 4 Busselton, WA

Lesser Sand Plover 26/8 2 Roebuck Bay, Broome, WA; 10/9 few Buffalo Creek, Darwin, NT; 8/10 & 9/10 1 Carnarvon, WA

Greater Sand Plover 26/8 common Roebuck Bay, Broome, WA; 10/9 few Lee Point & several Buffalo Creek, Darwin, NT; 8/10 2+ & 9/10 4+ Carnarvon, WA; 9/

Oriental Plover 10/9 1 Buffalo Creek, Darwin, NT

Black-tailed Godwit 26/8 common Roebuck Bay, Broome, WA

Bar-tailed Godwit 26/8 common Roebuck Bay, Broome, WA; 10/9 1 Buffalo Creek, Darwin, NT; 6/10 30+ Monkey Mia Reserve, Shark Bay, WA; 8/10 common & 9/10 1 Carnarvon, WA

Whimbrel 26/8 common Roebuck Bay, Broome, WA

Eastern Curlew 26/8 several Roebuck Bay, Broome, WA; 10/9 5 Lee Point & several Buffalo Creek, Darwin, NT; 30/9 1 Oyster Harbour, Albany, WA

Common Redshank 26/8 5+ Roebuck Bay, Broome, WA

Marsh Sandpiper 26/8 few Roebuck Bay, Broome, WA; 10/9 1 Fiddler's Lane, Knuckey Lagoons, Top End, NT

Common Greenshank 26/8 3 Roebuck Bay, Broome, WA; 1/9 1 Victoria River Crossing, NT; 30/9 4 & 1/10 10+ Oyster Harbour, Albany, WA; 5/10 1 Denham, Shark Bay, WA; 8/10 1 Carnarvon, WA

Terek Sandpiper 26/8 few Roebuck Bay, Broome, WA; 10/9 2 Buffalo Creek, Darwin, NT

Common Sandpiper 26/8 3 Roebuck Bay, Broome, WA; 2/9 1 Victoria River Crossing, NT; 6/9 1 Mangarre Walk, Kakadu NP, NT; 11/9 1 Buffalo Creek, Darwin, NT; 12/9 2 & 13/9 1 Tiger Brennan Drive, Darwin, NT; 8/10 3 Carnarvon, WA; 10/10 1 Babbage Island & 2 Water Treatment Plant, Carnarvon, WA

Grey-tailed Tattler 26/8 few Roebuck Bay, Broome, WA; 8/10 1 Carnarvon, WA; 9/10 1 Blowholes, N of Carnarvon, WA

Ruddy Turnstone 26/8 several Roebuck Bay, Broome, WA; 10/9 6+ Buffalo Creek, Darwin, NT; 18/10 2 Governor's House Lake, Rottnest Island, WA

Great Knot 26/8 common Roebuck Bay, Broome, WA; 10/9 common Buffalo Creek, Darwin, NT

Red Knot 26/8 common Roebuck Bay, Broome, WA; 10/9 few Buffalo Creek, Darwin, NT; 8/10 several Carnarvon, WA

Sanderling 10/9 few Buffalo Creek, Darwin, NT; 8/10 few & 9/10 3 Carnarvon, WA

Red-necked Stint 26/8 common Roebuck Bay, Broome, WA; 10/9 several Buffalo Creek, Darwin, NT; 6/10 14 Monkey Mia Reserve, Shark Bay, WA; 8/10 several & 9/10 6+ Carnarvon, WA; 18/10 27 Governor's House Lake, Rottnest Island, WA

Sharp-tailed Sandpiper 26/8 few Roebuck Bay, Broome, WA; 10/9 4 Fiddler's Lane, Knuckey Lagoons, Top End, NT

Curlew Sandpiper 26/8 common Roebuck Bay, Broome, WA; 8/10 3+ Carnarvon, WA

Pacific Gull 30/9 2 Two People's Bay, WA; 5/10 2 Denham, Shark Bay, WA; 6/10 2 Monkey Mia Reserve, Shark Bay, WA; 8/10 1 Carnarvon, WA; 16/10 2 Cowamarup Bay, WA

Silver Gull 26/8 common Roebuck Bay, Broome, WA; 30/8 2 Wyndham, WA; 10/9 few Lee Point, Darwin, NT; 30/9 & 1/10 several Cheynes Beach, Manypeaks, WA; 2/10 common Dongara, WA; 3/10 common Kalbarri, WA; 5/10 common Denham, Shark Bay, WA; 6/10 several Monkey Mia Reserve, Shark Bay, WA; 10/10 common Babbage Island & Water Treatment Plant, Carnarvon, WA; 15/10 common Sugarloaf Rock, Leeuwin-Naturaliste National Park, WA; 16/10 several Cowamarup Bay & common Sugarloaf Rock, Leeuwin-Naturaliste National Park, WA; 18/10 common Rottnest Island, WA

Gull-billed Tern 26/8 common (both Australian & smaller, Asian race) Roebuck Bay, Broome, WA; 10/9 1 Lee Point, Darwin, NT; 11/9 few East Point, Darwin, NT

Caspian Tern 26/8 several Roebuck Bay, Broome, WA; 30/9 2 Cheynes Beach, Manypeaks & 4+ Two People's Bay, WA; 5/10 1 Denham, Shark Bay, WA; 6/10 several & 7/10 1 Monkey Mia Reserve, Shark Bay, WA; 8/10 few Carnarvon, WA; 15/10 1 Whale watching trip from Dunsborough, WA; 18/10 3 Rottnest Island, WA

Lesser Crested Tern 26/8 several Roebuck Bay, Broome, WA; 6/10 few Monkey Mia Reserve, Shark Bay, WA; 9/10 several Blowholes, N of Carnarvon, WA; 10/10 1 near jetty, Babbage Island, Carnarvon, WA

Crested Tern 10/9 several Buffalo Creek, Darwin, NT; 30/9 several Two People's Bay, WA; 1/10 several Cheynes Beach, Manypeaks, WA; 2/10 3+ Dongara, WA; 3/10 1 Kalbarri, WA; 5/10 1 Denham, Shark Bay, WA; 6/10 few Monkey Mia Reserve, Shark Bay, WA; 18/10 common Rottnest Island, WA

Little Tern 26/8 several Roebuck Bay, Broome, WA

Fairy Tern 6/10 1 Monkey Mia Reserve, Shark Bay, WA; 18/10 3 Rottnest Island, WA

Bridled Tern 15/10 2 Whale watching trip from Dunsborough, WA

Whiskered Tern 26/8 several Roebuck Bay, Broome, WA; 6/9 4+ Yellow Waters Cruise, Kakadu NP, NT; 9/9 few Fogg Dam, Top End, NT; 10/9 few Snipe Swamp, Knuckey Lagoons, Top End, NT; 10/10 7 Water Treatment Plant, Carnarvon, WA

Spotted Dove 19/9 1 McDonnell Range Tourist Park, Alice Springs, NT; 18/10 2 Rottnest Island, WA

Laughing Dove 24/9 2 Perth International Tourist Park, Forrestfield, WA; 6/10 4 & 7/10 2 Monkey Mia Reserve, Shark Bay, WA; 10/10 2 Babbage Island, Carnarvon, WA; 11/10 common Drummond Cove, Geraldton, WA; 18/10 3 Rottnest Island, WA

Emerald Dove 9/9 2 Howard Springs Nature Reserve, Top End, NT;11/9 2 Buffalo Creek, Darwin, NT

Common Bronzewing 2/9 1 Lookout Trail, Nitmiluk NP, NT; 25/9 1 Dryandra to Cuballing Road, 2 Cuballing to Wickepin Road & 2 Foxes Lair Nature Reserve, Narrogin, WA; 26/9 1 Katanning, WA; 27/9 few Ongerup area, WA; 14/10, 15/10 & 17/10 1 Mandalay Tourist Park, Busselton, WA

Brush Bronzewing 29/9 1 Cheynes Beach Caravan Park, Manypeaks, WA; 30/9 5+ & 1/10 4 Cheynes Beach (mainly in caravan park), Manypeaks, WA

Crested Pigeon 26/8 1 Roebuck Bay, Broome, W; 27/8 1 Nillibubbica Rest Area, Broome to Fitzroy Crossing, WA; 28/8 1 Fitzroy Crossing to Kununurra, WA; 31/8 2 Ivanhoe Road, Kununurra, WA; 2/9 2 Brandy Bottom Creek, Victoria River Crossing to Katherine, NT; 3/9 2 & 4/9 1 Pine Creek, NT; 15/9 several & 16/9 common McDonnell Range Tourist Park, Alice Springs, NT; 17/9 common Erldunda to Yulara, NT; 18/9 few Uluru-Kata Tjuta NP, NT; 19/9 2 McDonnell Range Tourist Park, Alice Springs, NT; 20/9 few Ormiston Gorge, West McDonnell Ranges, NT; 21/9 2 Ormiston Gorge car park, West McDonnell Ranges, NT; 22/9 10+ Telegraph Station Reserve, Alice Springs, NT; 26/9 1 just S of Amelup, WA; 4/10 1 Denham Road (by first windmill) & 3 Hamelin Pool, WA; 11/10 3 opposite Billabong Roadhouse, Carnarvon to Geraldton, WA

Spinifex Pigeon 31/8 2 Argyle Homestead Museum, Lake Argyle, WA; 20/9 1 & 21/9 2 Ormiston Gorge car park, West McDonnell Ranges, NT

Partridge Pigeon 31/8 1 just north of Lake Argyle village, WA; 6/9 1 & 7/9 3 Jabiru Lodge, Kakadu NP, NT

Chestnut-quilled Rock-Pigeon 6/9 1 Bardedjilidji Sandstone Walk, Kakadu NP, NT

White-quilled Rock-Pigeon 29/8 3 & 31/8 2 Hidden Valley NP, Kununurra, WA; 31/8 1 Lake Argyle village & 1 Argyle Homestead Museum, Lake Argyle, WA

Diamond Dove 1/9 10+ along Victoria River access track just west of Timber Creek, NT; 20/9 2 Ellery Creek Big Hole, West McDonnell Ranges, NT

Peaceful Dove 26/8 few Roebuck Bay & 1+ Roebuck Bay Caravan Park, Broome, WA; 27/8 few Nillibubbica Rest Area, Broome to Fitzroy Crossing & few Fitzroy Lodge Caravan Park, Fitzroy Crossing, WA; 28/8 few Fitzroy Crossing to Kununurra, WA; 29/8 4 Kona Lakeside Park & Golf Course, Kununurra, WA; 30/8 2 & 31/8 3 Hidden Valley NP, Kununurra, WA; 31/8 several Ivanhoe Road, Kununurra, WA; 1/9 few Kununurra to Victoria River Crossing, NT; 3/9 several & 4/9 few Pine Creek, NT; 4/9 common & 5/9 several Cooinda, Kakadu NP, NT; 7/9 several Jabiru Lodge, Kakadu NP, NT; 8/9 common Mary River Park, Top End, NT; 9/9 4 Howard Springs Nature Reserve, Top End, NT; 8/10 1 Wintersun Caravan Park, Carnarvon, WA

Bar-shouldered Dove 26/8 few Roebuck Bay & 3+ Roebuck Bay Caravan Park, Broome, WA; 27/8 1 Fitzroy Lodge Caravan Park, Fitzroy Crossing, WA; 28/8 few Fitzroy Crossing to Kununurra & 2 Kona Lakeside Park, Kununurra, WA; 29/8 8+ Kona Lakeside Park & Golf Course, Kununurra, WA; 30/8 10+ & 31/8 few Hidden Valley NP, Kununurra, WA; 31/8 several Ivanhoe Road, Kununurra, WA; 1/9 2 Timber Creek & few Victoria River Crossing, NT; 3/9 & 4/9 several Pine Creek, NT; 4/9 common & 5/9 several Cooinda, Kakadu NP, NT; 6/9 few Yellow Waters Cruise & several Mangarre Walk, Kakadu NP, NT; 7/9 several Jabiru Lodge, Kakadu NP, NT; 8/9 common Mary River Park, Top End, NT; 9/9 several Howard Springs Nature Reserve & common Howard Springs Big4 Caravan Park, Top End, NT

Banded Fruit-Dove 5/9 1 Nourlangie Rock, Kakadu NP, NT

Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove 10/9 2+ Howard Springs Nature Reserve, Top End, NT

Torresian Imperial-Pigeon 5/9 1 Cooinda, Kakadu NP, NT; 6/9 1 Mangarre Walk, Kakadu NP, NT; 7/9 2 & 8/9 5 Mary River Park, Top End, NT; 9/9 4+ Howard Springs Big4 Caravan Park, Top End, NT; 10/9 several Lee Point Resort, Darwin, NT; 13/9 few Botanic Gardens, Darwin & 1 Hidden Valley Tourist Park, Berrimah, NT; 14/9 2+ Botanic Gardens, Darwin, NT

Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo 27/8 3+ Fitzroy Lodge Caravan Park, Fitzroy Crossing, WA; 28/8 4 Fitzroy Crossing to Kununurra, WA; 31/8 3 Boat cruise, Lake Argyle & 2 Lake Argyle to Victoria Highway, WA; 1/9 60+ Kununurra to Victoria River Crossing & 1 Victoria River Crossing, NT; 2/9 1 Victoria River Crossing, NT, 1 Brandy Bottom Creek, Victoria River Crossing to Katherine, NT & 1 Nitmiluk NP campground, NT; 3/9 & 4/9 few Pine Creek, NT; 5/9 3 Nourlangie Rock & 2 Cooinda, Kakadu NP, NT; 7/9 2 Jabiru Lodge, Kakadu NP & 3 Mary River Park, Top End, NT; 8/9 5+ Mary River Park, Top End, NT; 16/9 2 at junction of Tanami Road & Hamilton Downs Road, near Kunoth Bore, NT; 24/9 1 Bungendore Park, near Armadale, WA; 4/10 2 Kalbarri to Billabong Roadhouse, WA; 11/10 2 Carnarvon to Geraldton, WA

Short-billed Black-Cockatoo 26/9 18+ Kanga Walk, Stirling Range NP, WA; 27/9 4 Stirling Range Retreat & 4 Ongarup Walk, Stirling Range NP, WA; 28/9 1 Stirling Range Retreat & 2 on walk to Ranger's dam, Stirling Range NP, WA; 29/9 3 on walk to Ranger's dam, Stirling Range NP, WA; 30/9 25+ at the junction of Bon Accord & Prideaux Roads, Albany, WA; 1/10 2 flocks of about 50 birds in each between Williams & Narrogin, WA; 2/10 20+ west of Toodjay, WA

Long-billed Black-Cockatoo 28/9 8+ Castle Rock winery, near Porongorup NP, WA; 30/9 1+ at the junction of Bon Accord & Prideaux Roads, Albany, WA

Galah 27/8 2 Broome to Fitzroy Crossing, 10+ Fitzroy Lodge Caravan Park, Fitzroy Crossing & several Fitzroy River Bridge, Fitzroy Crossing, WA; 28/8 common Fitzroy Crossing to Kununurra, WA; 2/9 several Victoria River Crossing to Katherine, NT; 3/9 several & 4/9 7+ Pine Creek, NT; 16/9 Telegraph Station Reserve, Alice Springs, NT; 16/9 500+ near McDonnell Range Tourist Park, Alice Springs, NT; 17/9 few Erldunda to Yulara, NT; 18/9 2 Yulara, NT; 19/9 few Uluru to Alice Springs, NT; 22/9 50 Telegraph Station Reserve, Alice Springs, NT; 23/9 few Perth International Tourist Park, Forrestfield, WA; 26/9 2 Parkeyerring Lake to Broomehill & 1 Kanga Walk, Stirling Range NP, WA; 27/9 1 Ongerup area, WA; 1/10 common Mount Bakewell Caravan Park, York, WA; 2/10 several York to Dongara, WA; 4/10 14 Denham Road (by first windmill), Shark Bay, WA; 5/10 3 Hamelin Pool to Denham, Shark Bay, WA; 6/10 5 Monkey Mia Reserve, Shark Bay, WA; 7/10 2 Little Lagoon, Shark Bay, WA; 9/10 4 North-west Coastal Highway from Carnarvon to the Blowholes, WA; 11/10 several Carnarvon to Geraldton, WA; 12/10 several Geraldton to Carnamah, WA; 13/10 several Carnamah to Busselton, WA; 17/10 3 Woodman Park Tourist Park, Freemantle, WA

Long-billed Corella 23/9 4+ Perth International Tourist Park, Forrestfield, WA

Western Corella 13/10 2+ between Carnamah & Moora, WA

Little Corella 29/8 40+ Kona Lakeside Park, Kununurra, WA; 30/8 50+ at facility opposite road to caravan park, Wyndham, WA; 1/9 100+ & 2/9 several Victoria River Crossing, NT; 2/9 few Victoria River Crossing to Katherine, NT; 4/9 1 Pine Creek & 10+ Cooinda, Kakadu NP, NT; 5/9 several Cooinda, Kakadu NP, NT; 6/9 few Yellow Waters Cruise, Kakadu NP, NT; 7/9 several Jabiru Lodge & 20+ South Alligator River Bridge, Kakadu NP & common Mary River Park, Top End, NT; 8/9 100+ Mary River Park, Top End, NT; 9/9 common Howard Springs Nature Reserve, Top End, NT; 13/10 several Carnamah to Busselton, WA; 17/10 1 Vasse Estuary & wetlands, Busselton to Bunbury, WA

Major Mitchell's Cockatoo 27/8 several Fitzroy River Bridge, Fitzroy Crossing, WA

Sulphur-crested Cockatoo 27/8 10+ Fitzroy River Bridge, Fitzroy Crossing, WA; 28/8 2 Fitzroy Crossing to Kununurra, WA; 29/8 1 Kona Lakeside Park, Kununurra, WA; 2/9 1 Lookout Trail, Nitmiluk NP, NT; 3/9 1 Edith Falls Loop Trail, Nitmiluk NP, NT; 4/9 3 Cooinda, Kakadu NP, NT; 9/9 1 Howard Springs Nature Reserve, Top End, NT; 13/9 1 Hidden Valley Tourist Park, Berrimah, NT

Cockatiel 2/9 40+ Brandy Bottom Creek, Victoria River Crossing to Katherine, NT; 4/9 2 Pine Creek, NT

Rainbow Lorikeet 26/8 several Roebuck Bay Caravan Park, Broome, WA; 1/9 few Timber Creek, NT; 2/9 few Victoria River Crossing to Katherine & common Nitmiluk NP campground, NT; 3/9 common Edith Falls Car Park & Loop Trail, Nitmiluk NP & Pine Creek, NT; 4/9 common Pine Creek, NT; 5/9 common Anbangbang Billabong, Kakadu NP, NT; 6/9 several Bardedjilidji Sandstone Walk, Kakadu NP, NT; 7/9 & 8/9 common Mary River Park, Top End, NT; 11/9 few East Point, Darwin, NT; 12/9 & 13/9 few Hidden Valley Tourist Park, Berrimah, NT

Varied Lorikeet 6/9 50+ Bardedjilidji Sandstone Walk, Kakadu NP, NT; 7/9 25+ Jabiru Lodge, Kakadu NP, NT; 8/9 30+ Mary River Park, Top End, NT

Purple-crowned Lorikeet 27/9 24+ & 28/9 4 Stirling Range Retreat, WA

Red-capped Parrot 26/9 1 Kanga Walk, Stirling Range NP, WA; 27/9 2+ & 28/9 1 Stirling Range Retreat, WA; 28/9 2 on walk to Ranger's dam, Stirling Range NP, WA; 30/9 1 Cheynes Beach, Manypeaks, WA

Western Ringneck 15/9 5 Stuart Highway, Alice Springs, NT; 16/9 2 Kunoth Bore & 2 McDonnell Range Tourist Park, Alice Springs, NT; 17/9 2 Alice Springs to Erldunda & 2 at rest area 7 kms east of Kings Canyon road, Erldunda to Yulara, NT; 19/9 2 Uluru to Alice Springs, NT; 20/9 2 Alice Springs to Glen Helen, 2 Simpson's Gap & 2 Ochre Pits, West McDonnell Ranges, NT; 21/9 1 Ormiston Gorge & Pound, West McDonnell Ranges, NT; 22/9 2 Telegraph Station Reserve, Alice Springs, NT; 23/9 2 Perth International Tourist Park, Forrestfield, WA; 24/9 1 Bungendore Park, near Armadale, 1 Narrogin Caravan Park, Narrogin & 2 Foxes Lair Nature Reserve, Narrogin, WA; 25/9 common Old Mill Dam & Wandoo Walk, Dryandra State Forest & Foxes Lair Nature Reserve, Narrogin, WA; 26/9 common Parkeyerring Lake to Broomehill & Kanga Walk, Stirling Range NP, WA; 27/9 several Ongarup Walk, Stirling Range NP, 2 Stirling Range Retreat & several Ongerup area, WA; 28/9 3 Stirling Range Retreat & 2+ on walk to Ranger's dam, Stirling Range NP, WA; 29/9 1 on walk to Ranger's dam, Stirling Range NP, WA; 1/10 few Albany to York, WA; 12/10 2 Carnamah, WA; 13/10 4 Carnamah to Busselton, WA; 16/10 few South-west Peninsula, WA; 17/10 2 Vasse Estuary & wetlands, Busselton to Bunbury & common Woodman Park Tourist Park, Freemantle, WA; 18/10 2 Woodman Park Tourist Park, Freemantle, WA

Northern Rosella 3/9 5 & 4/9 5 Lookout Road, Pine Creek, NT

Western Rosella 25/9 2 Birdwhistle Road, just by the turnoff to Yillaminning Rock, 18 kms E of Narrogin, WA; 26/9 1 Broomehill (around Shire Hall) & 2 Kanga Walk, Stirling Range NP, WA; 27/9 3+ Stirling Range Retreat & 2 Ongarup Walk, Stirling Range NP, WA; 28/9 2 Stirling Range Retreat, WA

Mulga Parrot 16/9 2 Kunoth Bore, NT; 12/10 2 between Geraldton & Mullewa, WA

Elegant Parrot 25/9 1 Yillaminning Rock, 18 kms E of Narrogin, WA; 26/9 1 just S of Parkeyerring Lake, 6 kms W of Wagin, Great Southern Highway & 1 Kanga Walk, Stirling Range NP, WA; 28/9 1 along roadside just S of Stirling Range Retreat, WA

Rock Parrot 14/10 2 Cape Leeuwin, WA; 18/10 2 Rottnest Island, WA

Red-winged Parrot 26/8 4 Roebuck Bay, Broome, WA; 27/8 2 & 28/8 1 Fitzroy Lodge Caravan Park, Fitzroy Crossing, WA; 1/9 East Baines River, Kununurra to Victoria River Crossing, NT; 2/9 1 Victoria River Crossing to Katherine & 1 Nitmiluk NP campground, NT; 3/9 several Nitmiluk NP Campground & Visitor Centre & Edith Falls Car Park & Loop Trail, Nitmiluk NP, NT; 4/9 10+ Pine Creek, NT; 7/9 few Mary River Park & several Evening Cruise, Mary River, Top End, NT; 8/9 20+ Mary River Park, Top End, NT

Regent Parrot 28/9 5 Stirling Range Retreat, WA

Brush Cuckoo 5/9 1 Cooinda, Kakadu NP, NT; 8/9 & 9/9 1 Mary River Park, Top End, NT - listen for the calls 'peer' peer' peer...'& 'where's the tea?'

Fan-tailed Cuckoo 27/9 1 Ongarup Walk, Stirling Range NP, WA; 29/9, 30/9 & 1/10 1 Cheynes Beach Caravan Park, Manypeaks, WA; 16/10 1 Cowamarup Bay, WA

Little Bronze-Cuckoo 9/9 1 Fogg Dam, Top End, NT

Pheasant Coucal 29/8 2 Kona Lakeside Park & Golf Course, Kununurra, WA; 4/9 1 Bukbukluk Lookout, Kakadu NP, NT; 5/9 1 Cooinda Tourist park, Kakadu NP, NT; 8/9 5+ Mary River Park, Top End, NT; 9/9 2 Fogg Dam, Top End, NT

Rufous Owl 14/9 2 Botanic Gardens, Darwin, NT - the McCrie & Watson book as excellent map showing roosting areas

Large-tailed Nightjar 4/9 1 Cooinda, Kakadu NP, NT; 7/9 several Evening Cruise, Mary River, Top End, NT; 10/9 & 11/9 1 Lee Point Resort, Darwin, NT

Azure Kingfisher 4/9 1 at water gardens, Pine Creek, NT; 6/9 2 Yellow Waters Cruise, Kakadu NP, NT; 7/9 1 Evening Cruise, Mary River, Top End, NT

Little Kingfisher 1 Yellow Waters Cruise, Kakadu NP, NT

Laughing Kookaburra 24/9 2 Wungong Gorge, near Armadale & 1 Narrogin Caravan Park, Narrogin, WA; 25/9 1 Foxes Lair Nature Reserve, Narrogin, WA; 26/9 2 Stirling Range Retreat & 3 Kanga Walk, Stirling Range NP, WA; 30/9 1 Two People's Bay, WA; 2/10 2 York to Dongara, WA

Blue-winged Kookaburra 1/9 1 Bullita Access Road, Kununurra to Victoria River Crossing & 2+ Victoria River Crossing, NT; 2/9 2 Victoria River Crossing, NT; 3/9 2 Nitmiluk NP Campground & Visitor Centre, 1 Edith Falls Road (5 kms in) & 1 Loop Trail, Nitmiluk NP, NT; 4/9 2 Bukbukluk Lookout, Kakadu NP, NT; 6/9 1 Ubirr, Kakadu NP, NT; 7/9 1 & 8/9 2 Mary River Park, Top End, NT; 9/9 1 Fogg Dam, Top End, NT

Forest Kingfisher 4/9 1 Cooinda, Kakadu NP, NT; 7/9 1 Mamukala Wetlands, Kakadu NP, NT; 10/9 1 Lee Point, Darwin, NT

Collared Kingfisher 10/9 1 Lee Point & 1 Buffalo Creek, Darwin, NT; 12/9 2 & 13/9 1 Tiger Brennan Drive, Darwin, NT

Sacred Kingfisher 26/8 several Roebuck Bay, Broome, WA; 28/8 1 Fitzroy Crossing to Kununurra & 1 Kona Lakeside Park, Kununurra, WA; 4/9 1 Pine Creek, NT; 6/9 1 Yellow Waters Cruise, Kakadu NP, NT; 8/9 2 Mary River Park, Top End, NT; 27/9 1 Ongarup Walk, Stirling Range NP, WA; 10/10 1 Babbage Island, Carnarvon, WA; 18/10 4 Rottnest Island, WA

Rainbow Bee-eater 26/8 1 Roebuck Bay, Broome, WA; 28/8 20+ Kona Lakeside Park, Kununurra, WA; 29/8 3 Kona Lakeside Park & Golf Course, Kununurra, WA; 30/8 20+ Hidden Valley Caravan Park & NP, Kununurra, WA; 31/8 1 Ivanhoe Road, Kununurra, WA; 1/9 2 Victoria River Crossing, NT; 3/9 2 Nitmiluk NP Campground & Visitor Centre, 1 Edith Falls Car Park, Nitmiluk NP & 50+ Pine Creek, NT; 4/9 several Pine Creek & 4+ Cooinda, Kakadu NP, NT; 7/9 few Mamukala Wetlands, Kakadu NP, NT; 8/9 several Mary River Park, Top End, NT; 10/9 several Fiddler's Lane, Knuckey Lagoons & Lee Point Resort, Darwin, NT; 11/9 few East Point, Darwin, NT; 21/9 5+ Ormiston Gorge & Pound, West McDonnell Ranges, NT; 18/10 1 Rottnest Island, WA

Rainbow Pitta 6/9 2 Mangarre Walk, Kakadu NP, NT; 9/9 1 Howard Springs Nature Reserve, Top End, NT

Noisy Scrub-bird 30/9 & 1/10 1+ Cheynes Beach, Manypeaks, WA

Australasian Bushlark 10/9 few Snipe Swamp, Knuckey Lagoons, Top End, NT

White-backed Swallow 19/9 1 25 kms E of Yulara, NT; 2/10 2 Dongara, WA

Welcome Swallow 17/9 3+ & 19/9 3 Erldunda, NT; 27/9 1 Stirling Range Retreat, WA; 30/9 5+ Cheynes Beach, Manypeaks, WA; 2/10 several Dongara (N from Dongara-Denison Caravan Park), WA; 3/10 several Kalbarri, WA; 4/10 common Hamelin Pool, WA; 5/10 several Denham, Shark Bay, WA; 6/10 & 7/10 common (some feeding young in the car park), Monkey Mia Reserve, Shark Bay, WA; 8/10 common Carnarvon, WA; 9/10 common North-west Coastal Highway from Carnarvon to the Blowholes, WA; 10/10 common Babbage Island, Carnarvon, WA; 11/10 common Carnarvon to Geraldton, WA; 12/10 common Geraldton to Carnamah, WA; 16/10 common Sugarloaf Rock, Leeuwin-Naturaliste National Park & Cape Naturaliste, WA; 17/10 common Vasse Estuary & wetlands, Busselton to Bunbury, WA; 18/10 common Rottnest Island, WA

Tree Martin 26/8 few Roebuck Bay, Broome, WA; 27/8 few Fitzroy River Bridge, Fitzroy Crossing, WA; 5/9 1 Cooinda, Kakadu NP, NT; 6/9 several Yellow Waters Cruise, Kakadu NP, NT; 26/9 common Kanga Walk, Stirling Range NP, WA; 27/9 several Stirling Range Retreat, WA; 4/10 several Hamelin Pool, WA

Australasian Pipit 4/10 5 Hamelin Pool, WA; 8/10 2 Saltmarsh opposite Goulet Bluff Road, Shark Bay & 6 Edagee Rest Area (north of Waramel), WA; 9/10 few North-west Coastal Highway from Carnarvon to the Blowholes, WA; 11/10 common Carnarvon to Geraldton, WA; 12/10 few Geraldton to Carnamah, WA

Ground Cuckoo-shrike 28/8 2 43 kms southwest of Halls' Creek, WA; 18/9 1 between Uluru & Kata Tjuta, Uluru-Kata Tjuta NP, NT

Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike 26/8 few Roebuck Bay, Broome, WA; 28/8 2 Fitzroy Crossing to Kununurra, WA; 29/8 2 Kona Lakeside Park, Kununurra, WA; 30/8 1 The Grotto, near Wyndham & 4 Hidden Valley Caravan Park & NP, Kununurra, WA; 31/8 2 Hidden Valley NP, Kununurra & 1 Victoria Highway to Lake Argyle, WA; 1/9 few Kununurra to Victoria River Crossing, NT; 3/9 1 Edith Falls Road (5 kms in) & 2 Edith Falls Car Park & Loop Trail, Nitmiluk NP & 1 Pine Creek, NT; 4/9 common Pine Creek & 1 Cooinda, Kakadu NP, NT; 10/9 3 Lee Point Resort, Darwin, NT; 16/9 1 McDonnell Range Tourist Park, Alice Springs, NT; 17/9 1 Yulara Resort, NT; 18/9 1 Uluru & Kata Tjuta, Uluru-Kata Tjuta NP, NT; 19/9 few Uluru to Alice Springs, NT; 20/9 1 Ochre Pits, West McDonnell Ranges, NT; 21/9 5 Ormiston Gorge & Pound, West McDonnell Ranges, NT; 22/9 2 Telegraph Station Reserve, Alice Springs, NT; 27/9 1 Stirling Range Retreat, WA; 1/10 1 Cheynes Beach, Manypeaks, WA; 2/10 1 York to Dongara, WA; 3/10 1 Geraldton to Kalbarri, WA; 4/10 1 Hamelin Pool, WA; 8/10 1 Carnarvon, WA; 9/10 1 North-west Coastal Highway from Carnarvon to the Blowholes, WA; 11/10 1 Carnarvon to Geraldton, WA; 12/10 2 Geraldton to Carnamah, WA; 17/10 1 Mandalay Tourist Park, Busselton, WA

White-bellied Cuckoo-shrike 29/8 2 Dunham Diversion Dam, Kununurra, WA; 1/9 & 2/9 1 Victoria River Crossing, NT; 2/9 1 Brandy Bottom Creek, Victoria River Crossing to Katherine, NT; 3/9 1 Nitmiluk NP Campground, NT; 4/9 1 Pine Creek, NT; 5/9 1 Anbangbang Billabong & 5 Cooinda, Kakadu NP, NT; 6/9 1 Yellow Waters Cruise, Kakadu NP, NT; 7/9 1 Jabiru Lodge, Kakadu NP & 1 Mary River Park, Top End, NT; 8/9 1 Mary River Park, Top End, NT; 12/9 & 13/9 1 Hidden Valley Tourist Park, Berrimah, NT

White-winged Triller 29/8 5 Kona Golf Course, Kununurra, WA; 1/9 2 Dingo Creek, Kununurra to Victoria River Crossing, NT; 8/9 2 Mary River Park, Top End, NT; 4/10 5 Denham Road (by first windmill), Shark Bay, WA

Varied Triller 4/9 4 & 5/9 1 Cooinda, Kakadu NP, NT; 6/9 1 Mangarre Walk, Kakadu NP, NT; 7/9 1 Evening Cruise, Mary River, Top End, NT; 8/9 2 Mary River Park, Top End, NT; 9/9 2 South Adelaide River Bridge & Howard Springs Nature Reserve, Top End, NT

Golden-headed Cisticola 29/8 1 Kona Golf Course, Kununurra, WA

Clamorous Reed-Warbler 29/8 4+ Kona Lakeside Park, Kununurra, WA

Tawny Grassbird 28/8 1 Fitzroy Lodge, Fitzroy Crossing, WA

Rufous Songlark 9/10 2 North-west Coastal Highway from Carnarvon to the Blowholes, WA

Northern Fantail 2/9 1 Lookout Trail, Nitmiluk NP, NT; 3/9 1 Edith Falls Loop Trail, Nitmiluk NP, NT; 4/9 & 5/9 1 Cooinda, Kakadu NP, NT; 8/9 3 Mary River Park, Top End, NT; 11/9 2 East Point, Darwin, NT

Willie-wagtail 26/8 1 Roebuck Bay, Broome, WA; 27/8 4+ Fitzroy Lodge Caravan Park, Fitzroy Crossing, WA; 29/8 1 Kona Lakeside Park, Kununurra, WA; 31/8 2 Hidden Valley NP, Kununurra & 2 Boat cruise, Lake Argyle, WA; 4/9 1 Cooinda, Kakadu NP, NT; 6/9 several Yellow Waters Cruise, Kakadu NP, NT; 7/9 2 Jabiru Lodge, Kakadu NP & 1 Mary River Park, Top End, NT; 8/9 1 Mary River Park, Top End, NT; 9/9 2 Fogg Dam, Top End, NT; 15/9 2 Alice Springs Desert Park, Alice Springs, NT; 16/9 4+ Kunoth Bore, NT; 17/9 Yulara Resort, NT; 18/9 few Yulura & Kata Tjuta, Uluru-Kata Tjuta NP, NT; 20/9 2 Glen Helen Gorge, West McDonnell Ranges, NT; 21/9 2+ Ormiston Gorge & Pound, West McDonnell Ranges, NT; 22/9 3 Telegraph Station Reserve, Alice Springs, NT; 25/9 4 Old Mill Dam & Wandoo Walk, Dryandra State Forest, WA; 26/9 1 Stirling Range Retreat, WA; 27/9 few Ongarup Walk, Stirling Range NP & 1 Stirling Range Retreat, WA; 28/9 2 Stirling Range Retreat, WA; 30/9 1 Cheynes Beach, Manypeaks, WA; 3/10 several Geraldton to Kalbarri, WA; 5/10 1 Little Lagoon, Shark Bay, WA; 11/10 4 Drummond Cove, Geraldton, WA; 12/10 several Geraldton to Carnamah, WA; 13/10 few Carnamah to Busselton, WA; 15/10 2+ Mandalay Tourist Park, Busselton, WA; 18/10 1 Woodman Park Tourist Park, Freemantle, WA

Mangrove Grey Fantail 26/8 common Roebuck Bay, Broome, WA; 10/10 2 in mangroves in southern part (accessed by a track off Pelican Point Road), Babbage Island, Carnarvon, WA

Grey Fantail 16/9 1 Tanami Rd & Hamilton Downs Rd junction, near Kumoth Bore, NT; 24/9 1 Wungong Gorge, near Armadale, WA; 24/9 1 Gleneagle Rest Area, Albany Highway, WA; 25/9 2 Foxes Lair Nature Reserve, Narrogin, WA; 27/9 2 Ongarup Walk, Stirling Range NP, WA; 30/9 1 Cheynes Beach, Manypeaks, WA; 1/10 1 Lake Seppings, Albany & Mount Bakewell Caravan Park, York, WA; 15/10 1 Mandalay Tourist Park, Busselton, WA; 16/10 1 Cowamarup Bay, WA; 17/10 1 Woodman Park Tourist Park, Freemantle, WA

Rufous Fantail 8/9 1 Mary River Park, Top End, NT

Leaden Flycatcher 30/8 1 Crocodile Farm, Wyndham, WA; 4/9 1 Cooinda, Kakadu NP, NT; 6/9 2 Yellow Waters Cruise, Kakadu NP, NT

Broad-billed Flycatcher 26/8 1 Roebuck Bay, Broome, WA; 4/9 1 Cooinda, Kakadu NP, NT; 8/9 1 Mary River Park, Top End, NT; 9/9 1 South Adelaide River Bridge & Fogg Dam, Top End, NT

Paperbark Flycatcher 28/8 abundant Kona Lakeside Park, Kununurra, WA; 29/8 several Dunham Diversion Dam, Kununurra, WA; 31/8 1 Ivanhoe Road, Kununurra & 1 Argyle Homestead Museum, Lake Argyle, WA; 3/9 1 Nitmiluk NP Campground, 1 Edith Falls Road (5 kms in) & 1 Edith Falls Loop Trail, Nitmiluk NP & 1 Pine Creek, NT; 4/9 1 Pine Creek, NT; 4/9 10 Cooinda, Kakadu NP, NT; 5/9 1 Nourlangie Rock & Anbangbang Billabong, & common Cooinda, Kakadu NP, NT; 6/9 common Yellow Waters Cruise, Kakadu NP, NT; 7/9 common Mamukala Wetlands, Kakadu NP, NT; 9/9 few South Adelaide River Bridge, Top End, NT

Restless Flycatcher 25/9 1 Old Mill Dam & Wandoo Walk, Dryandra State Forest, WA; 26/9 2 Kanga Walk, Stirling Range NP, WA; 27/9 3 Stirling Range Retreat, WA & 1 Ongarup Walk, Stirling Range NP, WA; 28/9 1 Stirling Range Retreat, WA

Shining Flycatcher 4/9 4 & 5/9 3 Cooinda, Kakadu NP, NT; 6/9 4+ Yellow Waters Cruise, Kakadu NP, NT; 7/9 1 Evening Cruise, Mary River, Top End, NT; 8/9 8 Mary River Park, Top End, NT; 9/9 2 Fogg Dam & 2 Howard Springs Nature Reserve, Top End, NT

Jacky-winter 30/8 1 The Grotto, near Wyndham, WA; 25/9 1 Old Mill Dam & Wandoo Walk, Dryandra State Forest & 1 Yillaminning Rock, 18 kms E of Narrogin, WA

Lemon-bellied Flycatcher 5/9 1 Anbangbang Billabong & 2 Cooinda, Kakadu NP, NT; 7/9 2 Mamukala Wetlands, Kakadu NP, NT; 8/9 3 Mary River Park, Top End, NT; 9/9 1 Fogg Dam, Top End, NT; 10/9 2 Buffalo Creek, Darwin, NT; 11/9 1 East Point, Darwin, NT

Scarlet Robin 24/9 1 Wungong Gorge, near Armadale, WA; 25/9 1 Old Mill Dam & Wandoo Walk, Dryandra State Forest, WA; 26/9 1 Kanga Walk, Stirling Range NP, WA; 27/9 5 Ongarup Walk, Stirling Range NP, WA

Red-capped Robin 11/10 1 by a parking area N of Murchison River, Carnarvon to Geraldton, WA; 12/10 1 Mullewa, WA

Hooded Robin 21/9 3 Ormiston Gorge & Pound, West McDonnell Ranges, NT; 4/10 4 Denham Road (by first windmill), Shark Bay, WA; 9/10 1 North-west Coastal Highway from Carnarvon to the Blowholes, WA

Western Yellow Robin 27/9 1 Stirling Range Retreat, WA

White-breasted Robin 24/9 1 by car park, Bungendore Park, near Armadale, Gleneagle Forest & Gleneagle Rest Area, Albany Highway, WA; 30/9 3 Cheynes Beach Caravan Park, Manypeaks, WA

White-browed Robin 29/8 1 & 30/8 2 Kona Lakeside Park, Kununurra, WA; 8/9 1 Mary River Park, Top End, NT

Crested Bellbird 9/10 1 North-west Coastal Highway from Carnarvon to the Blowholes, WA; 12/10 1 Pindar Common, E of Mullewa & 2 Wilroy Common, SE of Mullewa, WA

Grey Whistler 10/9 1 Buffalo Creek, Darwin, NT

Golden Whistler 30/9 1 Cheynes Beach, Manypeaks, WA

Mangrove Golden Whistler 9/9 1 South Adelaide River Bridge, Top End, NT

Rufous Whistler 26/8 1 Roebuck Bay, Broome, WA; 28/8 1, 29/8 2 & 30/10 1 Kona Lakeside Park, Kununurra, WA; 15/9 1 Alice Springs Desert Park, Alice Springs, NT; 16/9 1 Tanami Rd & Hamilton Downs Rd junction, NT; 1/10 several Mount Bakewell Caravan Park, York, WA; 16/10 2 Mandalay Tourist Park, Busselton, WA; 17/10 2 Woodman Park Tourist Park, Freemantle, WA

White-breasted Whistler 26/8 5+ Roebuck Bay, Broome, WA

Rufous Shrike-thrush 3/9 1 Edith Falls Loop Trail, Nitmiluk NP, NT; 8/9 3 Mary River Park, Top End, NT

Sandstone Shrike-thrush 29/8 3 & 31/8 1 Hidden Valley NP, Kununurra, WA

Grey Shrike-thrush 3/9 1 Edith Falls Loop Trail, Nitmiluk NP, NT; 5/9 1 Nourlangie Rock & Anbangbang Billabong, Kakadu NP, NT; 15/9 1 Alice Springs Desert Park, Alice Springs, NT; 19/9 1 behind rest area about 7 kms E of Kings Canyon turnoff, Uluru to Alice Springs, NT; 20/9 1 McDonnell Range Tourist Park, Alice Springs, NT; 25/9 common Old Mill Dam & Wandoo Walk, Dryandra State Forest, WA; 26/9 1 Kanga Walk, Stirling Range NP, WA; 27/9 1 Stirling Range Retreat & 1 Ongarup Walk, Stirling Range NP, WA; 28/9 5 Stirling Range Retreat, WA; 4/10 1 Denham Road (by first windmill), Shark Bay, WA; 11/10 1 Wintersun Caravan Park, Carnarvon, WA; 12/10 2+ Pindar Common, E of Mullewa & 1 Wilroy Common, SE of Mullewa, WA

Grey-crowned Babbler 29/8 1 Hidden Valley Caravan Park & 4 Dunham Diversion Dam, Kununurra, WA; 31/8 4 Hidden Valley NP, Kununurra, WA; 3/9 2 Pine Creek, NT; 7/9 5 Jabiru Lodge, Kakadu NP, NT; 15/9 2 Alice Springs Desert Park, Alice Springs, NT; 16/9 5 Olive Pink Botanic Gardens & 2 (nesting) McDonnell Range Tourist Park, Alice Springs, NT; 19/9 & 20/9 3 McDonnell Range Tourist Park, Alice Springs, NT

White-browed Babbler 25/9 7+ Birdwhistle Road, just by the turnoff to Yillaminning Rock, 18 kms E of Narrogin, WA; 4/10 3 parking area 20 kms S of Overlander Roadhouse & 7 Hamelin Pool, WA; 6/10 & 7/10 3 Monkey Mia Reserve, Shark Bay, WA; 11/10 2 opposite Billabong Roadhouse, Carnarvon to Geraldton, WA

Western Whipbird 30/9 1 & 1/10 2 calling Cheynes Beach, Manypeaks, WA

Chiming Wedgebill 4/10 1 parking area 20 kms S of Overlander Roadhouse & 4 Hamelin Pool, WA; 5/10 3 Little Lagoon, Shark Bay, WA; 6/10 5 & 7/10 1 Monkey Mia Reserve, Shark Bay, WA; 9/10 several North-west Coastal Highway from Carnarvon to the Blowholes, WA; 11/10 several Carnarvon to Geraldton, WA

Red-backed Fairy-wren 26/8 1+ Roebuck Bay, Broome, WA; 28/8 2 Fitzroy Crossing to Kununurra, WA; 30/8 3 Cockburn Rest Area, junction of Great Northern & Victoria Highways & Hidden Valley Caravan Park & NP, Kununurra, WA; 31/8 4 Hidden Valley NP, Kununurra & 3 Victoria Highway to Lake Argyle, WA; 3/9 5 Edith Falls Road (5 kms in), Nitmiluk NP, NT; 4/9 2 Cooinda, Kakadu NP, NT; 6/9 2 Ubirr, Kakadu NP, NT; 8/9 4 Mary River Park, Top End, NT

White-winged Fairy-wren 16/9 1 McDonnell Range Tourist Park, Alice Springs, NT; 2/10 2 Dongara, WA; 4/10 4 Denham Road (by first windmill), Shark Bay, WA; 5/10 few & 7/10 4+ Little Lagoon, Shark Bay, WA; 8/10 1 Saltmarsh opposite Goulet Bluff Road, Shark Bay, WA; 9/10 few North-west Coastal Highway from Carnarvon to the Blowholes & several Harbour & dune area, Carnarvon, WA; 10/10 several Babbage Island, Carnarvon, WA; 12/10 3 Pindar Common, E of Mullewa, WA

Splendid Fairy-wren 15/9 6+ Alice Springs Desert Park & 2 McDonnell Range Tourist Park, Alice Springs, NT; 24/9 6+ Wungong Gorge & few Bungendore Park, near Armadale & 3 Gleneagle Rest Area, Albany Highway, WA; 27/9 7+ Ongarup Walk, Stirling Range NP, WA; 29/9 1 Cheynes Beach Caravan Park, Manypeaks, WA; 30/9 1 Cheynes Beach, Manypeaks, WA; 4/10 2 Denham Road (by first windmill), Shark Bay, WA; 11/10 1 opposite Billabong Roadhouse, Carnarvon to Geraldton, WA; 14/10 4 Cowaramup Bay, WA

Variegated Fairy-wren 29/8 2 Hidden Valley NP, Kununurra, WA; 15/9 4+ Alice Springs Desert Park, Alice Springs, NT; 19/9 2 McDonnell Range Tourist Park, Alice Springs, NT; 4/10 9 Hamelin Pool, WA; 7/10 5+ Little Lagoon, Shark Bay, WA; 9/10 1 Harbour & dune area, Carnarvon, WA; 11/10 6 Drummond Cove, Geraldton, WA

Red-winged Fairy-wren 24/9 3 Wungong Gorge, near Armadale, WA; 28/9 1 near the Tree in the Rock Picnic Area, Porongorup NP, WA; 29/9 1 Cheynes Beach Caravan Park, Manypeaks, WA; 30/9 1 Cheynes Beach, Manypeaks, WA

Blue-breasted Fairy-wren 25/9 3 Wandoo Walk, Dryandra State Forest, WA; 4/10 1 Denham Road (by first windmill), Shark Bay, WA

Purple-crowned Fairy-wren 1/9 5 & 2/9 2 Victoria River Crossing, NT

Southern Emu-wren 16/10 3 Cape Naturaliste, WA

Thick-billed Grasswren 6/10 11 & 7/10 9 Monkey Mia Reserve, Shark Bay, WA

Western Bristlebird 1/10 3 heard Cheynes Beach, Manypeaks, WA

White-browed Scrubwren 24/9 1 Bungendore Park, near Armadale, WA; 25/9 1 Wandoo Walk, Dryandra State Forest, WA; 26/9 3 Kanga Walk, Stirling Range NP, WA; 29/9 1 Cheynes Beach Caravan Park, Manypeaks, WA; 30/9 1 & 1/10 few Cheynes Beach, Manypeaks, WA; 4/10 1 Hamelin Pool, WA; 16/10 4+ Cowamarup Bay & 1 Sugarloaf Rock, Leeuwin-Naturaliste National Park, WA

Rufous Fieldwren 10/10 3 Babbage Island, Carnarvon, WA

Western Thornbill 27/9 3+ Ongarup Walk, Stirling Range NP, WA

Inland Thornbill 21/9 1 near visitor centre, Ormiston Gorge & Pound, West McDonnell Ranges, NT; 24/9 5+ Foxes Lair Nature Reserve, Narrogin, WA; 25/9 3+ Old Mill Dam & Wandoo Walk, Dryandra State Forest, WA; 26/9 4 Kanga Walk, Stirling Range NP, WA; 27/9 3 Ongarup Walk, Stirling Range NP, WA; 28/9 1 Stirling Range Retreat, WA; 30/9 1 Cheynes Beach, Manypeaks, WA; 11/10 3 opposite Billabong Roadhouse, Carnarvon to Geraldton, WA; 12/10 2 Pindar Common, E of Mullewa, WA; 14/10 1 Cowaramup Bay, WA; 15/10 2 Cape Naturaliste Lighthouse Museum, WA

Yellow-rumped Thornbill 16/9 3+ Tanami Road & Hamilton Downs Rd junction, NT; 24/9 1 Wungong Gorge, near Armadale & 2 Narrogin Caravan Park, Narrogin, WA; 25/9 4+ Old Mill Dam & Wandoo Walk, Dryandra State Forest, WA; 26/9 2 Parkeyerring Lake, 6 kms W of Wagin, Great Southern Highway & 3 Kanga Walk, Stirling Range NP, WA; 27/9 2 Ongarup Walk, Stirling Range NP, WA; 12/10 2 Pindar Common, E of Mullewa, WA

Chestnut-rumped Thornbill 17/9 4+ & 19/9 2 behind rest area 7 kms east of Kings Canyon turnoff, Erldunda to Yulara, NT; 11/10 1 opposite Billabong Roadhouse, Carnarvon to Geraldton, WA

Slaty-backed Thornbill 16/9 1 Tanami Road & Hamilton Downs Rd junction, NT

Weebill 29/8 3+ & 31/8 4 Hidden Valley NP, Kununurra, WA; 3/9 3 Edith Falls Car Park, Nitmiluk NP, NT; 16/9 3+ Telegraph Station Reserve, Alice Springs, NT; 20/9 few Ellery Creek Big Hole, 3 Ochre Pits & few Ormiston Gorge, West McDonnell Ranges, NT; 21/9 4+ Ormiston Gorge & Pound, West McDonnell Ranges, NT; 22/9 common Telegraph Station Reserve, Alice Springs, NT; 24/9 few Bungendore Park, near Armadale, WA; 25/9 3+ Old Mill Dam & Wandoo Walk, Dryandra State Forest & 2 Foxes Lair Nature Reserve, Narrogin, WA; 26/9 3 Kanga Walk, Stirling Range NP, WA; 27/9 2+ Ongarup Walk, Stirling Range NP, WA

Green-backed Gerygone 6/9 1 Mangarre Walk, Kakadu NP, NT; 14/9 2+ Botanic Gardens, Darwin, NT

White-throated Gerygone 9/9 1 Mary River Park, Top End, NT

Dusky Gerygone 26/8 3 Roebuck Bay, Broome, WA

Western Gerygone 19/9 2 behind rest area about 7 kms E of Kings Canyon turnoff , Uluru to Alice Springs, NT ; 21/9 1 Simpson's Gap, NT; 22/9 2 Telegraph Station Reserve, Alice Springs, NT; 24/9 1 Wungong Gorge, near Armadale & 3 Foxes Lair Nature Reserve, Narrogin, WA; 25/9 few Old Mill Dam & Wandoo Walk, Dryandra State Forest & Foxes Lair Nature Reserve, Narrogin, WA; 26/9 2 Kanga Walk, Stirling Range NP, WA; 27/9 2 Ongarup Walk, Stirling Range NP, WA; 1/10 1 Mount Bakewell Caravan Park, York, WA; 14/10 1 Cowaramup Bay, WA; 15/10 & 17/10 1 Mandalay Tourist Park, Busselton, WA

Mangrove Gerygone 30/8 2 Wyndham, WA; 12/9 & 13/9 1 Tiger Brennan Drive, Darwin, NT; 13/9 1 Elizabeth River Crossing, Top End, NT

Southern Whiteface 17/9 2+ & 19/9 3 behind rest area 7 kms east of Kings Canyon turnoff, Erldunda to Yulara, NT; 4/10 2 parking area 20 kms S of Overlander Roadhouse, WA

Crimson Chat 4/10 3 parking area 20 kms S of Overlander Roadhouse, 18+ Denham Road (by first windmill), Shark Bay & 23 Hamelin Pool, WA; 8/10 5 Edagee Rest Area (north of Waramel), Overlander Roadhouse to Carnarvon, WA; 9/10 6 North-west Coastal Highway from Carnarvon to the Blowholes, WA; 11/10 6 kms N of Billabong Roadhouse, Carnarvon to Geraldton, WA

White-fronted Chat 18/10 2 Rottnest Island, WA

Varied Sittella 24/9 7 Foxes Lair Nature Reserve, Narrogin, WA; 26/9 5 Kanga Walk, Stirling Range NP, WA; 27/9 2 Ongarup Walk, Stirling Range NP, WA

Black-tailed Treecreeper 5/9 1 Gun-Gardun Walk, Mardugal, Kakadu NP, NT

Rufous Treecreeper 24/9 1 Foxes Lair Nature Reserve, Narrogin, WA; 25/9 6+ Old Mill Dam & Wandoo Walk, Dryandra State Forest, WA; 26/9 1 Kanga Walk, Stirling Range NP, WA; 27/9 & 28/9 2 Stirling Range Retreat, WA

Mistletoebird 26/8 few Roebuck Bay, Broome, WA; 4/9 & 5/9 1 Cooinda, Kakadu NP, NT; 6/9 1 Bardedjilidji Sandstone Walk, Kakadu NP, NT; 7/9 1 Jabiru Lodge, Kakadu NP, NT; 9/9 1 Fogg Dam, Top End, NT; 11/9 1 Lee Point Resort, Darwin, NT; 15/9 3 Alice Springs Desert Park, Alice Springs, NT; 16/9 1 Olive Pink Botanic Gardens, Alice Springs, NT; 21/9 6 Ormiston Gorge & Pound, West McDonnell Ranges, NT

Red-browed Pardalote 1/9 1 Victoria River Crossing, NT; 21/9 1 Ormiston Gorge & Pound, West McDonnell Ranges, NT

Striated Pardalote 30/8 3 Hidden Valley Caravan Park & NP, Kununurra, WA; 31/8 1 Hidden Valley NP, Kununurra, WA; 2/9 1 Nitmiluk NP campground, NT; 16/9 1 Telegraph Station Reserve, Alice Springs, NT; 24/9 2 Bungendore Park, near Armadale & 1 Foxes Lair Nature Reserve, Narrogin, WA; 25/9 2 Old Mill Dam & Wandoo Walk, Dryandra State Forest, WA; 26/9 3 Kanga Walk, Stirling Range NP, WA; 27/9 4 Ongarup Walk, Stirling Range NP, WA

Yellow White-eye 26/8 several Roebuck Bay, Broome, WA; 10/9 4+ Buffalo Creek, Darwin, NT; 13/9 1 Tiger Brennan Drive, Darwin, NT; 5/10 3 & 7/10 6+ Little Lagoon, Shark Bay, WA; 10/10 several Babbage Island, Carnarvon, WA

Silvereye 24/9 3+ Wungong Gorge, near Armadale & 1 Foxes Lair Nature Reserve, Narrogin, WA; 25/9 2+ Wandoo Walk, Dryandra State Forest & 1 Foxes Lair Nature Reserve, Narrogin, WA; 30/9 2 & 1/10 few Cheynes Beach, Manypeaks, WA; 2/10 3 Dongara, WA; 3/10 2 Kalbarri, WA; 6/10 2 Monkey Mia Reserve, Shark Bay, WA; 10/10 few Babbage Island, Carnarvon, WA; 14/10 several Cape Leeuwin, common Hamelin Bay, Leeuwin-Naturaliste National Park & few Cowaramup Bay, WA; 16/10 2+ Cowamarup Bay, several Sugarloaf Rock, Leeuwin-Naturaliste National Park & common Cape Naturaliste, WA; 17/10 3 Woodman Park Tourist Park, Freemantle, WA

Brown Honeyeater 27/8 2+ Fitzroy Lodge Caravan Park, Fitzroy Crossing, WA; 28/8 1 Kona Lakeside Park, Kununurra, WA; 29/8 2 Hidden Valley NP, Kununurra & 11+ Kona Lakeside Park & Golf Course, Kununurra, WA; 29/8 3 Dunham Diversion Dam, Kununurra, WA; 30/8 2 Crocodile Farm, Wyndham, WA; 31/8 1 Lake Argyle village, Argyle Homestead Museum, Lake Argyle & Ivanhoe Road, Kununurra, WA; 1/9 2 Dingo Creek, Kununurra to Victoria River; 2/9 1 Victoria River Crossing & Victoria River Crossing to Katherine & 2 Nitmiluk NP campground, NT; 3/9 1 Edith Falls Road (5 kms in) & Edith Falls Loop Trail, Nitmiluk NP & 2 Pine Creek, NT; 4/9 2 Pine Creek, NT; 5/9 2 Nourlangie Rock & 1 Cooinda, Kakadu NP, NT; 7/9 1 Jabiru Lodge, Kakadu NP, NT; 8/9 6+ Mary River Park, Top End, NT; 10/9 1 Buffalo Creek, Darwin, NT; 12/9 & 13/9 few Tiger Brennan Drive, Darwin, NT; 16/9 & 19/9 2 McDonnell Range Tourist Park, Alice Springs, NT; 24/9 2 Wungong Gorge, near Armadale, several Narrogin Caravan Park & few Foxes Lair Nature Reserve, Narrogin, WA; 25/9 several Old Mill Dam & Wandoo Walk, Dryandra State Forest, few Yillaminning Rock, 18 kms E of Narrogin & common Foxes Lair Nature Reserve, Narrogin, WA; 28/9 1 Stirling Range Retreat & 5+ walk to Ranger's dam, Stirling Range NP, WA; 16/10 3+ Cowamarup Bay, WA

Dusky Honeyeater 2/9 1 Nitmiluk NP campground, NT; 3/9 1 Nitmiluk NP Visitor Centre, NT; 4/9 1 Cooinda, Kakadu NP, NT; 5/9 2 Nourlangie Rock & 1 Cooinda, Kakadu NP, NT; 7/9 1+ Mary River Park, Top End, NT; 8/9 8+ Mary River Park, Top End, NT

Red-headed Honeyeater 10/9 1 Buffalo Creek, Darwin, NT; 12/9 1 Tiger Brennan Drive, Darwin, NT

Pied Honeyeater 4/10 12 Hamelin Pool, WA

White-lined Honeyeater 5/9 4+ Nourlangie Rock, Kakadu NP, NT

Singing Honeyeater 26/8 few Roebuck Bay, Broome & common Roebuck Bay Caravan Park, Broome, WA; 27/8 several Broome to Fitzroy Crossing, WA; 15/9 1 Alice Springs Desert Park, Alice Springs, NT; 16/9 few Tanami Road & Hamilton Downs Rd junction, NT; 17/9 few Yulara Resort, NT; 18/9 common Uluru-Kata Tjuta NP, NT; 30/9 & 1/10 1 Cheynes Beach, Manypeaks, WA; 1/10 2 Mount Bakewell Caravan Park, York, WA; 2/10 2 Jurien Bay, York to Dongara, WA; 3/10 few Kalbarri, WA; 4/10 3 Denham Road (by first windmill) & 2 Hamelin Pool, Shark Bay, WA; 5/10 few Hamelin Pool to Denham 1 Denham & 2 Little Lagoon, Shark Bay, WA; 6/10 & 7/10 common Monkey Mia Reserve & few Little Lagoon, Shark Bay, WA; 8/10 1 Saltmarsh opposite Goulet Bluff Road, Shark Bay, WA; 9/10 2 North-west Coastal Highway from Carnarvon to the Blowholes, WA: 10/10 2 Babbage Island, Carnarvon, WA; 11/10 common Carnarvon to Geraldton & Drummond Cove, Geraldton, WA; 18/10 3+ Rottnest Island, WA

White-gaped Honeyeater 27/8 3+ Fitzroy Lodge Caravan Park, Fitzroy Crossing, WA; 28/8 several Fitzroy Lodge, Fitzroy Crossing & common Kona Lakeside Park, Kununurra, WA; 29/8 9+ Kona Lakeside Park & Golf Course, Kununurra, WA; 30/8 2 Kona Lakeside Park, Kununurra, WA; 31/8 1 Ivanhoe Road, Kununurra, WA; 3/9 1 Edith Falls Loop Trail, Nitmiluk NP, NT; 4/9 1 Cooinda, Kakadu NP, NT; 5/9 1 Nourlangie Rock, Kakadu NP, NT; 7/9 2 Jabiru Lodge, Kakadu NP & 2 Mary River Park, Top End, NT; 8/9 5+ Mary River Park, Top End, NT; 10/9 2 Lee Point Resort, Darwin, NT; 11/9 2 East Point, Darwin, NT; 12/9 2 Hidden Valley Tourist Park, Berrimah, NT; 13/9 few Botanic Gardens, Darwin & Hidden Valley Tourist Park, Berrimah, NT; 14/9 few Botanic Gardens, Darwin, NT

Grey-headed Honeyeater 16/9 3 McDonnell Range Tourist Park, Alice Springs, NT; 18/9 common Uluru-Kata Tjuta NP, NT; 20/9 2 Simpson's Gap, West McDonnell Ranges, NT; 21/9 3 Ormiston Gorge & Pound, 1 at rest area about 10 kms E of Ellery Creek & 1 Simpson's Gap, West McDonnell Ranges, NT

Yellow-tinted Honeyeater 27/8 common Fitzroy Lodge Caravan Park, Fitzroy Crossing, WA; 29/8 4 Kona Lakeside Park & Golf Course, Kununurra, WA; 1/9 1 Timber Creek, Kununurra to Victoria River Crossing, NT

Grey-fronted Honeyeater 2 Ormiston Gorge & Pound, West McDonnell Ranges, NT

Yellow-plumed Honeyeater 25/9 8 Old Mill Dam & Wandoo Walk, Dryandra State Forest, WA; 26/9 1 Stirling Range Retreat & 3 Kanga Walk, Stirling Range NP, WA; 27/9 17+ Stirling Range Retreat & common Ongarup Walk, Stirling Range NP, WA; 28/9 9+ Stirling Range Retreat, WA

White-plumed Honeyeater 15/9 several McDonnell Range Tourist Park & 1 Alice Springs Desert Park, Alice Springs, NT; 16/9 common McDonnell Range Tourist Park, Alice Springs, several Tanami Road & Hamilton Downs Rd junction & few Telegraph Station Reserve & Olive Pink Botanic Gardens, Alice Springs, NT; 17/9 1 Yulara Resort, NT; 18/9 several Uluru-Kata Tjuta NP, NT; 19/9 common McDonnell Range Tourist Park, Alice Springs, NT; 20/9 few Simpson's Gap & Ellery Creek Big Hole & several Glen Helen Gorge, West McDonnell Ranges, NT; 4/10 8 Hamelin Pool, WA; 8/10 1 town centre, Carnarvon, WA; 10/10 2 Babbage Island, Carnarvon & common Carnarvon town, WA; 11/10 common Drummond Cove, Geraldton, WA; 12/10 3+ near Mingenew, WA

White-naped Honeyeater 24/9 1 Foxes Lair Nature Reserve, Narrogin, WA; 27/9 5+ Stirling Range Retreat & 1 Ongarup Walk, Stirling Range NP, WA; 28/9 1 Stirling Range Retreat & walk to Ranger's dam, Stirling Range NP, WA

White-throated Honeyeater 31/8 1 Hidden Valley NP, Kununurra & several Victoria Highway to Lake Argyle, WA; 1/9 1 Victoria River Crossing, NT; 3/9 2 Edith Falls Loop Trail, Nitmiluk NP, NT; 4/9 1 Pine Creek & Bukbukluk Lookout, Kakadu NP & 2 Cooinda, Kakadu NP, NT; 5/9 1 Nourlangie Rock, Anbangbang Billabong & Gun-Gardun Walk, Mardugal & 8+ Cooinda, Kakadu NP, NT; 7/9 6 Jabiru Lodge, Kakadu NP & 1 Mary River Park, Top End, NT; 8/9 13+ Mary River Park, Top End, NT; 9/9 1 Howard Springs Nature Reserve, Top End, NT; 12/9 8+ Hidden Valley Tourist Park, Berrimah, NT

Black-chinned Honeyeater 3+ 'Golden-backed Honeyeaters ('laetior' race) Fitzroy Lodge Caravan Park, Fitzroy Crossing, WA

Brown-headed Honeyeater 25/9 1 Wandoo Walk, Dryandra State Forest & 4 Yillaminning Rock, 18 kms E of Narrogin, WA

Little Friarbird 26/8 2+ Roebuck Bay, Broome & several Roebuck Bay Caravan Park, Broome, WA; 8/9 1 Mary River Park, Top End, NT; 9/9 6 Howard Springs Big4 Caravan Park, Top End, NT

Helmeted Friarbird 5/9 several Nourlangie Rock, Kakadu NP, NT; 13/9 few & 14/9 several Botanic Gardens, Darwin, NT

Silver-crowned Friarbird 27/8 3+ Fitzroy Lodge Caravan Park, Fitzroy Crossing, WA; 1/9 common Victoria River Crossing, NT; 2/9 few Nitmiluk NP campground, NT; 3/9 common Nitmiluk NP Campground & Visitor Centre & several Edith Falls Car Park & Loop Trail, Nitmiluk NP, NT; 4/9 common Pine Creek, NT; 10/9 1 Fiddler's Lane, Knuckey Lagoons, Top End, NT

New Holland Honeyeater 24/9 4+ Wungong Gorge, near Armadale, WA; 26/9 1 Broomehill (around Shire Hall), WA; 27/9 3+ Stirling Range Retreat & 4 Ongarup Walk, Stirling Range NP, WA; 28/9 several & 29/9 few walk to Ranger's dam, Stirling Range NP, WA; 29/9 few & 30/9 & 1/10 common Cheynes Beach, Manypeaks, WA; 14/10 common Cowaramup Bay, WA; 15/10 few Cape Naturaliste Lighthouse Museum, WA; 16/10 5+ Cowamarup Bay & common Cape Naturaliste, WA

White-cheeked Honeyeater 25/9 1 Foxes Lair Nature Reserve, Narrogin, WA; 26/9 3 Kanga Walk, Stirling Range NP, WA; 30/9 & 1/10 1 Cheynes Beach, Manypeaks, WA

White-fronted Honeyeater 12/10 4+ Wilroy Common, SE of Mullewa, WA

Tawny-crowned Honeyeater 24/9 1 Foxes Lair Nature Reserve, Narrogin, WA; 27/9 2 Ongarup Walk, Stirling Range NP, WA; 28/9 1 walk to Ranger's dam, Stirling Range NP, WA

Bar-breasted Honeyeater 8/9 1 Mary River Park, Top End, NT

Rufous-banded Honeyeater 4/9 5 & 5/9 2+ Cooinda, Kakadu NP, NT; 6/9 several Yellow Waters Cruise, Kakadu NP, NT; 8/9 1 Mary River Park, Top End, NT; 9/9 1 South Adelaide River Bridge, Top End, NT; 10/9 few Buffalo Creek & 1 Lee Point Resort, Darwin, NT; 11/9 common Buffalo Creek & several East Point, Darwin, NT; 14/9 1+ Hidden Valley Tourist Park, Berrimah, NT

Rufous-throated Honeyeater 26/8 1 Roebuck Bay, Broome, WA; 27/8 1 Fitzroy Lodge Caravan Park, Fitzroy Crossing, WA; 29/8 26+ Kona Lakeside Park & Golf Course, Kununurra, WA; 31/8 2+ Ivanhoe Road, Kununurra, WA; 1/9 several Dingo Creek, Kununurra to Victoria River Crossing, NT; 2/9 1 Nitmiluk NP campground, NT; 3/9 3 Nitmiluk NP Campground & Visitor Centre & 1 Edith Falls Loop Trail, Nitmiluk NP, NT; 7/9 1 Jabiru Lodge, Kakadu NP, NT; 8/9 2 Mary River Park, Top End, NT; 11/9 1 Buffalo Creek, Darwin, NT

Western Spinebill 24/9 1 Bungendore Park, near Armadale & 3 Foxes Lair Nature Reserve, Narrogin, WA; 25/9 3 Foxes Lair Nature Reserve, Narrogin, WA; 27/9 2 Ongarup Walk, Stirling Range NP, WA; 30/9 & 1/10 1 Cheynes Beach, Manypeaks, WA

Blue-faced Honeyeater 30/8 2 Hidden Valley Caravan Park & NP, Kununurra, WA; 1/9 2 & 2/9 few Victoria River Crossing, NT; 2/9 common Nitmiluk NP campground, NT; 3/9 4+ Nitmiluk NP Campground & Visitor Centre & 3 Pine Creek, NT; 4/9 & 5/9 1 Cooinda, Kakadu NP, NT; 7/9 2+ Jabiru Lodge, Kakadu NP, NT; 8/9 2 Mary River Park, Top End, NT

Yellow-throated Miner 28/8 4+ just N of Hall's Creek, WA; 29/8 2+ Hidden Valley NP, Kununurra, WA; 30/8 5+ Hidden Valley Caravan Park & NP, Kununurra, WA; 31/8 1 Hidden Valley NP, Kununurra, WA; 3/9 1 Pine Creek, NT; 9/9 2 South Adelaide River Bridge, Top End, NT; 16/9 2 Tanami Road & Hamilton Downs Rd junction & several Telegraph Station Reserve, Alice Springs, NT; 17/9 1 Yulara Resort, NT; 18/9 few Uluru-Kata Tjuta NP, NT; 19/9 2 behind rest area about 7 kms E of Kings Canyon turnoff, Uluru to Alice Springs, NT; 21/9 1 Ormiston Gorge & 3 Ormiston Gorge car park, West McDonnell Ranges, NT; 22/9 4 Telegraph Station Reserve, Alice Springs, NT; 12/10 2 Carnamah, WA

Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater 15/9 3+ Alice Springs Desert Park, Alice Springs, NT; 16/9 several Tanami Road & Hamilton Downs Rd junction, few Telegraph Station Reserve, 2 Olive Pink Botanic Gardens & McDonnell Range Tourist Park, Alice Springs, NT; 18/9 1 Kata Tjuta, Uluru-Kata Tjuta NP, NT; 11/10 2 opposite Billabong Roadhouse, Carnarvon to Geraldton, WA

Red Wattlebird 24/9 1 Wungong Gorge, near Armadale & 4+ Narrogin Caravan Park, Narrogin, WA; 26/9 7 Broomehill (around Shire Hall), WA; 27/9 3 & 28/9 2 Stirling Range Retreat, WA; 28/9 3+ walk to Ranger's dam, Stirling Range NP, WA; 29/9 1 Cheynes Beach Caravan Park, Manypeaks, WA; 1/10 common Cheynes Beach, Manypeaks, WA; 14/10 few & 15/10 2 Mandalay Tourist Park, Busselton, WA; 15/10 2 Cape Naturaliste Lighthouse Museum, WA; 16/10 common Cape Naturaliste, WA; 17/10 2 Vasse Estuary & wetlands, Busselton to Bunbury & several Woodman Park Tourist Park, Freemantle, WA; 18/10 2 Woodman Park Tourist Park, Freemantle & several Rottnest Island, WA

Western (Little) Wattlebird 25/9 2 Foxes Lair Nature Reserve, Narrogin, WA

Olive-backed Oriole 29/8 1 & 30/8 1 Kona Lakeside Park, Kununurra, WA; 7/9 1 Jabiru Lodge, Kakadu NP, NT

Yellow Oriole 28/8 1 Kona Lakeside Park, Kununurra, WA; 29/8 5+ Kona Lakeside Park & Golf Course, Kununurra, WA; 30/8 1 Kona Lakeside Park, Kununurra, WA; 3/9 1 Nitmiluk NP Campground & Visitor Centre & Pine Creek, NT; 4/9 1 Pine Creek 7 Cooinda, Kakadu NP, NT; 5/9 2+ Cooinda, Kakadu NP, NT; 6/9 few Mangarre Walk, Kakadu NP, NT; 7/9 4 Jabiru Lodge, Kakadu NP & 1 Mary River Park, Top End, NT; 8/9 8+ Mary River Park, Top End, NT; 13/9 2 Botanic Gardens, Darwin & 1 Hidden Valley Tourist Park, Berrimah, NT

Green Figbird 4/9 12+ Pine Creek, NT; 7/9 few Mamukala Wetlands, Kakadu NP, NT; 8/9 1 Mary River Park, Top End, NT; 9/9 4+ Howard Springs Big4 Caravan Park, Top End, NT; 10/9 1 Howard Springs Nature Reserve, Top End, NT; 11/9 3+ Lee Point Resort, Darwin, NT; 13/9 few Botanic Gardens, Darwin & 6+ Hidden Valley Tourist Park, Berrimah, NT; 14/9 few Hidden Valley Tourist Park, Berrimah, NT

Spangled Drongo 5/9 1 Nourlangie Rock, Kakadu NP, NT; 6/9 2 Mangarre Walk, Kakadu NP, NT; 7/9 2 Evening Cruise, Mary River, Top End, NT; 8/9 7 Mary River Park, Top End, NT; 11/9, 13/9 & 14/9 2 Botanic Gardens, Darwin, NT

Magpie-lark 26/8 3 Roebuck Bay Caravan Park, Broome, WA; 27/8 few Broome to Fitzroy Crossing & common Fitzroy Lodge Caravan Park, Fitzroy Crossing, WA; 28/8 common Fitzroy Crossing to Kununurra, WA; 29/8 6 Kona Lakeside Park & Golf Course & 3 Dunham Diversion Dam, Kununurra, WA; 31/8 common River Farm Road, Kununurra, WA; 3/9 & 4/9 common Pine Creek, NT; 5/9 common Cooinda, Kakadu NP, NT; 6/9 common Yellow Waters Cruise, Kakadu NP, NT; 7/9 several Jabiru Lodge, Kakadu NP, NT; 9/9 several Howard Springs Big4 Caravan; 16/9 4+ Kunoth Bore, NT; 22/9 2 Telegraph Station Reserve, Alice Springs, NT; 26/9 few Parkeyerring Lake to Broomehill, WA; 2/10 few York to Dongara, WA; 4/10 2 Hamelin Pool, WA; 12/10 few Mullewa, WA; 13/10 common Carnamah to Busselton, WA; 16/10 few South-west Peninsula, WA

Apostlebird 2/9 7 Nitmiluk NP campground, NT

White-breasted Woodswallow 26/8 2 Roebuck Bay, Broome, WA; 29/8 8 Kona Lakeside Park & Golf Course, Kununurra, WA; 31/8 2 Boat cruise, Lake Argyle, WA; 1/9 few Kununurra to Victoria River Crossing, NT; 4/9 1 Cooinda, Kakadu NP, NT

Black-faced Woodswallow 27/8 5 Fitzroy Lodge Caravan Park, Fitzroy Crossing, WA; 28/8 several Fitzroy Crossing to Kununurra, WA; 29/8 6 Kona Golf Course, Kununurra, WA; 30/8 several Wyndham & 2 Hidden Valley Caravan Park & NP, Kununurra, WA; 1/9 several Kununurra to Victoria River Crossing & 7 Victoria River Crossing, NT; 2/9 5 near Chinaman Creek, Victoria River Crossing to Katherine, NT; 3.9 1 Edith Falls Road (5 kms in), Nitmiluk NP, NT; 9/9 2 West Arnhem Highway, Top End, NT; 16/9 2 Tanami Road, between Kunoth Bore & Stuart Highway, NT; 17/9 2 Yulara Resort, NT; 18/9 1 Uluru & Kata Tjuta, Uluru-Kata Tjuta NP, NT; 19/9 few Uluru to Alice Springs, NT; 22/9 3 Telegraph Station Reserve, Alice Springs, NT; 4/10 2 Denham Road (by first windmill), Shark Bay, WA

Dusky Woodswallow 26/9 2 Gnowangerup to Amelup, WA; 27/9 2+ Stirling Range Retreat, WA; 11/10 3 Carnarvon to Geraldton, WA; 12/10 3 Wilroy Common, SE of Mullewa, WA; 13/10 2 Carnamah to Busselton, WA

Little Woodswallow 3/9 1 Edith Falls Road (5 kms in), Nitmiluk NP, NT

Grey Butcherbird 31/8 1 Victoria Highway to Lake Argyle, WA; 10/9 1 Fiddler's Lane, Knuckey Lagoons, Top End, NT

Pied Butcherbird 28/8 1 Turkey Creek, Fitzroy Crossing to Kununurra, WA; 30/8 1 The Grotto to Wyndham, WA; 1/9 1 Kununurra to Victoria River Crossing & 1 Victoria River Crossing, NT; 2/9 1 Victoria River Crossing to Katherine, NT; 3/9 2 Edith Falls Loop Trail, Nitmiluk NP, NT; 4/9 2 Pine Creek, NT; 16/9 3 Telegraph Station Reserve, Alice Springs, NT; 18/9 singles Uluru & Yulara, Uluru-Kata Tjuta NP, NT; 20/9 1 Simpson's Gap, West McDonnell Ranges, NT; 4/10 1 Kalbarri to Billabong Roadhouse, WA

Australasian Magpie 26/8 1 Roebuck Bay Caravan Park, Broome, WA; 1/9 1 Kununurra to Victoria River Crossing, NT; 16/9 1 Telegraph Station Reserve, Alice Springs, NT; 17/9 2 at rest area 7 kms east of Kings Canyon turnoff, Erldunda to Yulara, NT; 22/9 2 Telegraph Station Reserve, Alice Springs, NT; 23/9 2 Perth International Tourist Park, Forrestfield, WA; 24/9 2 Wungong Gorge, near Armadale & 1 Foxes Lair Nature Reserve, Narrogin, WA; 26/9 common Parkeyerring Lake to Broomehill, WA; 27/9 2 Stirling Range Retreat & few Ongerup area, WA; 28/9 2 Stirling Range Retreat, WA; 30/9 few Cheynes Beach, Manypeaks & 3 Two People's Bay, WA; 1/10 common Albany to York, WA; 2/10 common York to Dongara, WA; 12/10 4 north of Carnamah, WA; 13/10 common Carnamah to Busselton, WA; 14/10 common South-western Peninsula, WA; 16/10 common South-west Peninsula, WA

Grey Currawong 24/9 2 Albany Highway, WA; 25/9 3 Dryandra to Cuballing Road, WA; 28/9 5 Stirling Range Retreat, WA; 29/9 2 Chester Pass Road, a few kms S of Stirling Range Retreat, Stirling Range NP, WA; 30/9 1 Cheynes Beach, Manypeaks, WA; 1/10 3 Cheyne Beach to Albany, WA

Western Bowerbird 16/9 1 Olive Pink Botanic Gardens, Alice Springs, NT; 21/9 1 Ormiston Gorge & 2 Ormiston Gorge car park, West McDonnell Ranges, NT

Great Bowerbird 27/8 3 Fitzroy Lodge Caravan Park, Fitzroy Crossing, WA; 28/8 1 Turkey Creek, Fitzroy Crossing to Kununurra, WA; 29/8 4+ Kona Lakeside Park & Golf Course, Kununurra, WA; 30/8 2 Kona Lakeside Park & 3 Hidden Valley Caravan Park & NP, Kununurra, WA; 31/8 1 Hidden Valley NP, Kununurra, Lake Argyle village & Argyle Homestead Museum, Lake Argyle, WA; 1/9 few Kununurra to Victoria River Crossing & 2 Victoria River Crossing, NT; 2/9 2 Victoria River Crossing & several Nitmiluk NP campground, NT; 3/9 3+ Nitmiluk NP Campground & Visitor Centre & 1 Pine Creek, NT; 4/9 several Pine Creek, NT

Torresian Crow 26/8 several Roebuck Bay, Broome, WA; 28/8 common Fitzroy Crossing to Kununurra, WA; 29/8 1 Dunham Diversion Dam, Kununurra, WA; 1/9 several Kununurra to Victoria River Crossing & few Victoria River Crossing, NT; 4/9 common Pine Creek, NT; 5/9 common Cooinda, Kakadu NP, NT; 6/9 few Yellow Waters Cruise, Kakadu NP, NT; 8/9 1 Mary River Park, Top End, NT; 13/9 2 Elizabeth River Crossing, Top End, NT; 20/9 1 Ormiston Gorge & few Glen Helen Gorge, West McDonnell Ranges, NT; 21/9 2 Ormiston Gorge & Pound, West McDonnell Ranges, NT - Australian corvids can be very difficult to tell apart; check range and, in overlap zones, listen for the call. Torresian Crow has a nasal, high-pitched, 'uk-uk-uk-uk-uk' (never with an 'a'sound like Australian Raven)

Little Crow 16/9 few McDonnell Range Tourist Park, Alice Springs, NT; 17/9 few Erldunda to Yulara & 1 Yulara Resort, NT; 19/9 several, especially at Erldunda, Uluru to Alice Springs, NT; 5/10 few Hamelin Pool to Denham, Shark Bay, WA; 6/10 few Monkey Mia Reserve, Shark Bay, WA; 9/10 common North-west Coastal Highway from Carnarvon to the Blowholes, WA; 11/10 common between Carnarvon & Shark Bay, WA - Little Crow has a duck-like 'nark, nark, nark' call

Australian Raven 24/9 1 Foxes Lair Nature Reserve, Narrogin & 2 Albany Highway, WA; 25/9 few Dryandra to Cuballing Road & Foxes Lair Nature Reserve, Narrogin, WA; 26/9 common Parkeyerring Lake to Broomehill, WA; 27/9 4 Stirling Range Retreat, WA; 30/9 common Cheynes Beach, Manypeaks, WA; 2/10 common York to Dongara, WA; 11/10 several near Geraldton & Drummond Cove, Geraldton, WA; 12/10 common Geraldton to Carnamah, WA; 13/10 common Carnamah to Busselton, WA; 14/10 common South-western Peninsula, WA; 16/10 few Cape Naturaliste, WA - Australian Raven has a variety of distinctive calls, for example 'aah, aah, aah, aaaah', dying away & almost strangled at the end, like someone sticking their fingers down their throat; also high-pitched, lamb or baby-like wails

Crimson Finch 29/8 10 Kona Golf Course, Kununurra, WA; 30/8 2 Crocodile Farm, Wyndham, WA; 31/8 2 Ivanhoe Road, Kununurra, WA; 2/9 4 Victoria River Crossing, NT; 3/9 2 Edith Falls Road (5 kms in), Nitmiluk NP, NT; 6/9 several Warradjan Cultural Centre, Cooinda, Kakadu NP, NT; 7/9 2+ Jabiru Lodge, Kakadu NP, NT; 8/9 13+ Mary River Park, Top End, NT; 9/9 4 South Adelaide River Bridge & 2+ Howard Springs Nature Reserve, Top End, NT; 12/9 5 & 13/9 few Hidden Valley Tourist Park, Berrimah, NT

Star Finch 30/8 3 Crocodile Farm, Wyndham, WA; 31/8 2 Ivanhoe Road, Kununurra, WA; 1/9 2 Victoria River Crossing, NT

Zebra Finch 27/8 1 Fitzroy Lodge Caravan Park, Fitzroy Crossing, WA; 16/9 40+ Kunoth Bore & 3+ McDonnell Range Tourist Park, Alice Springs, NT; 18/9 2 Uluru, Uluru-Kata Tjuta NP, NT; 19/9 several behind rest area about 7 kms E of Kings Canyon turnoff, Uluru to Alice Springs, NT; 20/9 6+ Simpson's Gap & several Ochre Pits, West McDonnell Ranges, NT; 21/9 20+ Ormiston Gorge & Pound, West McDonnell Ranges, NT; 22/9 3 Telegraph Station Reserve, Alice Springs, NT; 10/10 2 Babbage Island, Carnarvon, WA; 11/10 2+ Carnarvon to Geraldton, WA

Double-barred Finch 27/8 6+ Fitzroy Lodge Caravan Park, Fitzroy Crossing, WA; 28/8 5+ Fitzroy Lodge, Fitzroy Crossing, WA; 29/8 1 Hidden Valley NP, Kununurra, WA; 30/8 6+ Hidden Valley Caravan Park & NP, Kununurra, WA; 31/8 30+ Hidden Valley NP, Kununurra, few Argyle Homestead Museum, Lake Argyle & Ivanhoe Road, Kununurra, WA; 1/9 15+ Dingo Creek, Kununurra to Victoria River Crossing, NT; 3/9 several Edith Falls Road (5 kms in), Nitmiluk NP & 5+ Pine Creek, NT; 7/9 5+ Jabiru Lodge, Kakadu NP, NT; 8/9 14+ Mary River Park, Top End, NT; 12/9 2 Hidden Valley Tourist Park, Berrimah, NT

Masked Finch 30/8 2 Wyndham, WA; 3/9 8+ Edith Falls Road (5 kms in), Nitmiluk NP, NT; 7/9 1 Jabiru Lodge, Kakadu NP, NT

Long-tailed Finch 27/8 40+ at Nillibubbica Rest Area, Broome to Fitzroy Crossing, WA; 31/8 2 Hidden Valley NP, Kununurra, 2 Boat cruise, Lake Argyle & several Argyle Homestead Museum, Lake Argyle, WA; 1/9 2 Dingo Creek, Kununurra to Victoria River Crossing, NT

Gouldian Finch 3/9 1 Edith Falls Road (5 kms in), Nitmiluk NP, NT

Yellow-rumped Mannikin 31/8 3 Ivanhoe Road, Kununurra, WA; 2/9 1 Victoria River Crossing, NT

Chestnut-breasted Mannikin 27/8 1 Fitzroy Lodge Caravan Park, Fitzroy Crossing, WA; 31/8 10+ Ivanhoe Road, Kununurra, WA; 8/9 2 Mary River Park, Top End, NT

Mammals

Western Grey Kangaroo
Agile Wallaby
Antilopine Wallaroo
Euro (Common Wallaroo)
Red Kangaroo
Quokka
Short-eared Rock-Wallaby
Black-footed Rock-Wallaby
Dingo
Black Flying-Fox
Little Red Flying-Fox
Blue Whale
Humpback Whale
Common Bottlenosed Dolphin
Long-beaked Bottlenosed Dolphin
Feral horse
Dugong

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