Bush Stone-curlews.Bush Awheatbin, hallandtennis court; worth checkingfor 6. BULYEE woodlands. An oldtownsite andgolfcourse withgood open 5. KWEDA Highway. sheoak. Best access isfrom aroadside bay onBrookton On Brookton Hwy, withEucalyptusmacrocarpa and 4. OVERHEU and Grey Currawong. Treecreeper, Redthroat, CrimsonChat, Varied Sittella Silver Mallet,malleesandWandoo supportRufous A goodpatch ofmixed openwoodland. Red Morrells, 3. LOMOS Gum woodland, heath andsalt-land. 20kmwest ofCorrigin. Parkland withpatches ofYork 2. JUBUKNORTH ROAD Blackbutt andmallees. including Rock Sheoak,Kondinin reserve. Excellent woodlands An oldtown site adjoinsanature 1. KUNJIN Brown-headedHoneyeater. robin, Redthroat, Weebill, Striated Pardalote and Shrike-thrush, Red-capped Robin, SouthernScrub- Ringneck, Red-capped Parrot, Rufous Whistler, Grey In thefollowing woodland sites, lookfor Australian SITES TO THEWEST Common Bronzewing Striated Pardalote the fullrange ofbird guidesvisitthewebsite. There isalsoalibrary andbooksfor saleat theoffice. Toview projects, excursions, campouts,surveys andsocialactivities. activities andservices includingconservation andresearch BirdLife Western Australia membersare offered a variety of copyright ©.Queriesto BirdLife Western Australia. Guide No. 20AB;Revised Nov 2017. Allcontent issubjectto Local contacts: Wendy Kenworthy. Local information: Robin Campbell,BirdLife Avon &Birdata, Johnstone, SusanTingay, EricTan. Illustrations: JudyBlyth,AlanCollins,, Keith Lightbody, Ron ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: facebook.com/BirdLifeAustralia |@BirdlifeOz T 089383 7749 |[email protected] 167 Perry Lakes Drive, Floreat WA 6014 BirdLife Western Australia sites, especially in summer when the fire risk is greater. Please take care if you need to park on road verges to access perspective, thisisagoodarea to seeraptors. shire andsurrounding areas. From abird-watching of natural features, vegetation andbird life withinthe mentioned willhelpyou to experience awiderange this thrivingcommunity. Avisitto someoftheplaces Agricultural andpastoral industries form thebasisof INTRODUCTON: birdlife.org.au future for Australia’s birds. volunteers andsupporters, we are creating abright and thecommitment ofanAustralia-wide network of and theirhabitats. With ourspecialisedknowledge outstanding conservation results for ournative birds BirdLife Australia isdedicated to achieving Australia’s voice for birds since 1901 birdlife.org.au Lawry 0429164187 Robin 0499 624 038 Rufous Whistler ABN 75 149 124 774

Nankeen Kestrel by David Free birds are inournature CORRIGIN AROUND BIRDWATCHING Western Australia SITES TO THE SOUTH-WEST Corrigin Birdwatching Sites

7. CORRIGIN

a. Corrigin Townsite Dam and Woodland Walk (Salmon Gums) at Connelly Bilbarin-Quairading Rd Rd Rd, north-west of the railway line. 20. Bilbarin Bilbarin East Rd Corrigin-Quairading Rd

Sewerage ponds: south-west of the railway crossing. 49 Gate Rd Rd Corrigin-Bruce Rock In drier areas these are often good for less common Corrigin-Narembeen Rd 18. Nambadilling species. 19. Kurrenkutten Lake

Lomos Lomos Babakin-Corrigin

Granite Rock, off Seimons Ave, Kondinin-Narembeen Rd North Rd North surrounded by Rock Sheoak. Corrigin Nambadilling Rd Brookton-Corrigin Rd Reserve 7. Corrigin 15. Pickersgill Lake

Cemetery: Yellow sand bushland 3. Lomos 2. 1. Kunjin Jubuk North Rd North Jubuk with Woody Pear and banksias. 5. Kweda Fence Rd (To Dudinin) Bendering Rd 17. Bendering NR 6. Bulyee 4. Overheu Paperbark b. Corrigin Reserve 8. Dilling Rd Swamp Weebill Railway Rd Willis 14. East Bendering Road Crossing 16. A 1600ha reserve, 5km west of 12. Hartleys 13. Gorge Bonds Rd

Corrigin, on the south side of the highway. Follow Rock Koorikin Rd South Rd South Lomos Lomos Corrigin-Kondinin Rd signs for Wildflower Drive and Dog Cemetery. An Narrogin-Corrigin Rd Corrigin South excellent area of heath, good for birds and wildflowers. 9. Bullaring Bullaring-Gorge Rock Rd You should see Weebill, Red Wattlebird and Brown Kondinin 11.Nonalling Middleton Rd Honeyeater and many other species. and 10. Whitewater Sewell Yealering Rock 8. DILLING – RAILWAY CROSSING 7km southwest of Corrigin on Fence Rd. Good Salmon Gum, Red Morrell, York Gum, mallee and heath. Pristine woodlands on all sides; shrublands along very 11. NONALLING and WHITEWATER 13. GORGE ROCK rough rail reserve track. Lakes Nonalling, White Water and Brown form this important wetland which has good surrounding 20 km south-east of Corrigin, this is a large granite rock 9. BULLARING cover of living and dead trees with areas of samphire. with a picnic spot and a small dam. Sheoak thickets Many species of waterbird have been recorded, often A small town, 30km south-west of Corrigin. Excellent and York Gum woodlands make this a good birding breeding. woodlands and heath provide a variety of habitats. area with Red-capped Parrot, Grey Shrike-thrush, Grey Currawong, robins - including Southern Scrub-robin, and thornbills. 10. SEWELL ROCK SITES TO THE SOUTH & SOUTH-EAST Approx 40km to the south- west, best approached 14. PAPERBARK SWAMP from the south. This granite 12. HARTLEYS Salmon Gum and York Gum woodlands plus paperbark swamplands. Excellent birding with waterfowl, Black- outcrop and picnic area Pristine woodlands and thickets on a 279ha reserve shouldered Kite, Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater and Black- with Rock Sheoak thickets managed by Corrigin Shire. Good birding with Elegant faced Woodswallow. is heritage listed as an old Parrot, White-eared and White-cheeked Honeyeaters, Be aware of rough track school site. The surrounding Grey Currawong and Grey and fire risk in summer bushland is worthy of a visit. Shrike-thrush. Red-capped Parrot and Scarlet Robin have been recorded here. Grey Butcherbird Red-capped Robin

Grey Shrike-thrush SITES TO THE EAST CORRIGIN BIRD LIST

15. PICKERSGILL LAKE Records are based on Birdata (1998 – present), BWA Australian Pelican H N Best access is via Nambadilling Rd to picnic spot at database, information from members of BirdLife WA, White-necked Heron R N north-west end of lake. Birds on lake and in melaleuca BirdLife Avon, and local people. Great Egret R IA thickets. White-faced Heron U N Glossy Ibis H N IA 16. BONDS RD – KOORIKIN RD Australian White Ibis U N An excellent drive through pristine woodlands, dense Emu H Straw-necked Ibis R N Callitris (native pine) and melaleuca thickets. Yellow-billed Spoonbill R NB A good road, sometimes Malleefowl R T impassable due to flooding but Black-shouldered Kite U open areas, farmland turning back is easy enough. Stubble Quail U N some sites, farmland Square-tailed Kite H Whistling Kite R Musk Duck U Ir Black Kite R 17. BENDERING Freckled Duck H N Brown Goshawk U A large reserve further east in Black Swan R N Collared Sparrowhawk R Kondinin Shire, is also worth Australian Shelduck M N Spotted Harrier R exploring. Purple-crowned Lorikeet Australian Wood Duck M lakes, farm dams Swamp Harrier R Pink-eared Duck M N Wedge-tailed Eagle M open areas, farmland SITES TO THE NORTH-EAST Australasian Shoveler R N Little Eagle U Grey Teal M N lakes, farm dams Nankeen Kestrel M 18. NAMBADILLING Chestnut Teal H N Brown Falcon U Approx 14 km north-east of Corrigin on the Bruce Pacific Black Duck M N Australian Hobby U Rock – Corrigin Rd, this reserve has dense mallee and Hardhead U N Peregrine Falcon R OSP sheoak with some York Gum. A dam on the south side Blue-billed Duck R of conservation concern may provide extra species. Look for Little Button-quail, Eurasian Coot M Bush Stone-Curlew and Mulga Parrot. Australasian Grebe U Purple Swamphen H Hoary-headed Grebe U N Great Crested Grebe H Bush Stone-curlew R 19. KURRENKUTTEN LAKE Pied Stilt U A large salt lake, 25km to the Rock Dove U * Banded Stilt R north-east. Cross the causeway, Laughing Dove U * Red-necked Avocet U N turn off on to the Narembeen Rd Common Bronzewing U Red-capped Plover U N and park with care. Explore York Brush Bronzewing R H Inland Dotterel H Gum, Gimlet and samphire flats. Crested Pigeon C Black-fronted Dotterel U N Birding opportunities may include Hooded Plover H a variety of waterbirds. Tawny Frogmouth U Red-kneed Dotterel H N NB Access is available from the Banded Lapwing U farmland north-eastern end only. Spotted Nightjar R Common Greenshank H Mi Banded Stilt Australian Owlet-nightjar R Red-necked Stint R Mi T IA

20. BILBARIN Fork-tailed Swift H Mi Su Painted Button-quail R An old townsite and hall, Little Button-quail H N 19km north of Corrigin. Australasian Darter R Salmon Gum, Wandoo and Little Pied Cormorant U Whiskered Tern H Mi Su Gimlet woodlands plus Great Cormorant H Silver Gull U melaleuca thickets. Little Black Cormorant R

Elegant Parrot

Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo H T Spotted Pardalote R Australian Raven C Carnaby’s Black-Cockatoo U Mi Sp-Su T Striated Pardalote C Little Crow H Mi moves south in Sp-Su Baudin’s Black-Cockatoo H T Galah C Western Spinebill H Restless Flycatcher R Western Corella M Singing Honeyeater C Magpie-lark C Little Corella R White-eared Honeyeater M Cockatiel H N Purple-gaped Honeyeater H Jacky Winter R Purple-crowned Lorikeet R Yellow-plumed Honeyeater U Scarlet Robin R Regent Parrot U White-fronted Honeyeater R N Red-capped Robin C Western Rosella H Yellow-throated Miner M Hooded Robin R Australian Ringneck C Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater U Western Yellow Robin R Red-capped Parrot R Western Wattlebird R N Southern Scrub-robin U Mulga Parrot R some sites, farmland Red Wattlebird M N Budgerigar R N in droughts Crimson Chat R Mi Sp-Su Rufous Songlark R Mi Sp-Su Elegant Parrot U farmland White-fronted Chat U Brown Songlark R Mi Sp-Su Black Honeyeater H Horsfield’s Bronze-Cuckoo R Mi Wi-Sp Tawny-crowned Honeyeater M Silvereye U Black-eared Cuckoo H Brown Honeyeater M Shining Bronze-Cuckoo H Mi Wi-Sp New Holland Honeyeater R White-backed Swallow R Pallid Cuckoo R Mi Wi-Sp White-cheeked Honeyeater U Welcome Swallow U Fan-tailed Cuckoo R Mi Wi-Sp Brown-headed Honeyeater M Fairy Martin H White-naped Honeyeater R Tree Martin M Southern Boobook M Barn Owl U White-browed Babbler M Mistletoebird R Laughing Kookaburra R* Varied Sittella U Zebra Finch H N in droughts Red-backed Kingfisher H N/ Mi Sacred Kingfisher M Mi Sp-Su Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike C Australasian Pipit M farmland White-winged Triller R Mi Sp-Su Rainbow Bee-eater M Mi Sp-Su IA Crested Shrike-tit H Rufous Treecreeper H CODES Golden Whistler R Abundance Status Splendid Fairy-wren R Rufous Whistler C C Common Ir Irregular visitor White-winged Fairy-wren R M Moderately common Mi Migrant Blue-breasted Fairy-wren R Grey Shrike-thrush M U Uncommon N Nomadic Southern Emu-wren H Crested Bellbird U R Rare T Threatened IA Protected by International Masked Woodswallow R N Agreement White-browed Scrubwren R OSP Other specially protected Shy Heathwren R Black-faced Woodswallow M * Introduced Rufous Fieldwren H Dusky Woodswallow U H Historical record only Redthroat U Sp, Su, Au, Wi Seasons present Weebill C Grey Butcherbird C WA endemics are shown in bold font. Pied Butcherbird M Western Gerygone M Australian Magpie C Grey Currawong U NB Species listed as H are not known to have been recorded Yellow-rumped Thornbill M in the past 20 years but were recorded prior to that. This Chestnut-rumped Thornbill M Grey Fantail U may simply reflect a lack of records, infrequent / limited Western Thornbill R visits to the area by experienced bird-watchers or massive Inland Thornbill U Willie Wagtail M changes in the area over this period.