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1. Denham Birdwatching at Bay World Heritage Discovery & Visitor Centre The includes the western-most point of is well worthwhile. See Contacts panel. . Recognised as a World Heritage Area since 1991 Denham Lookout off the entrance road just south of for the significant history, geology and natural features, Birdwatching the area is the boundary of two major botanical regions: town has , and . the /mulga area to the north and the eucalypt- around Sewage farm and water supply areas As with many dominated area to the south of Tamala. The wide range of remote or arid areas these often have interesting habitats – ocean, , islands, coastal, salt lakes, mulga and scrub - support over 165 . They species not seen elsewhere in the area, such as include resident species, migratory waders and passage Shark Bay Wood Sandpiper and duck species. They are Water migrants. Many breed locally or on nearby islands. Authority properties with restricted access, but views through the fence may be possible. Shark Bay forms a major part of the World Heritage Area, while Hamelin Pool Marine Nature Reserve is Seas, shores & islands a smaller area on the east side of the bay. Visitors include Wedge-tailed (summer), Further information is available at www.sharkbay.org.au while winter visitors include Australasian , The only town, Denham has accommodation and services. Wilson’s Storm and perhaps Indian Yellow- Other accommodation is available at Monkey Mia, Hamelin Pool and Francois Peron National Park. Visitor fees apply to nosed . , White-bellied Sea-Eagle, reserves. A day pass is available or a holiday pass for up to gulls and terns are among the that breed on 4 weeks. the islands throughout the area. Try any of the local beaches between Little Lagoon and Nicholson Spit. Acknowledgements The latter is a large sand / shell bar. There is a Information: Nic Dunlop, Les George Local Contact: Les George (08) 9941 2217 roost just north of a few sparse mangroves on the Illustrations / photographs J McMullan and K Lightbody beach. A variety of species, along with , gulls and terns, can be found here. Contacts (See specific entries also): For more information on less accessible islands see Shark Bay World Heritage Discovery & Visitor Centre: entry at end of sites. Phone (08) 9948 1590; Email [email protected] Dept of Biodiversity, Conservation & Attractions: Boolbardie Country Club (Shark Bay Golf Course) Phone (08) 9948 2226 (Hrs Mon–Fri 8:30–4:30) Phone Jill: 9948 3224 Email available via their website. On Denham - Monkey Mia Rd, 9km from Denham. Visitors are welcome and a birdlist is available. Please respect golfers, especially on club playing Guide No 6AB Chiming Wedgebill by Heather Thorning Thorning Heather by Chiming Wedgebill days (Sat & Wed afternoons). Keep an eye out for Revised March 2018 snakes too. All content is subject to copyright ©. Vegetation includes shrubs and Queries to BirdLife . BirdLife Western spinifex. Look for Emu, Banded Australia members are offered a variety of activities and Lapwing, Chiming Wedgebill, services including conservation and research .projects, White-browed Scrubwren, Little excursions, campouts, surveys and social activities. There Crow and . is also a library and books for sale at the office. To view the full range of bird guides visit the website. Banded Lapwing Australia’s voice for birds since 1901 BirdLife Australia is dedicated to achieving outstanding 2. Eagle Bluff & Lagoon conservation results for our native birds and their (approx 19km south of Denham) Access from habitats. With our specialised knowledge and the Denham-Hamelin Rd. At the bluff there is an island commitment of an Australia-wide network of volunteers off the point and a boardwalk. Osprey, Wedge-tailed and supporters, we are creating a bright future for Shearwater, oystercatchers, cormorants, terns and Australia’s birds. gulls are all possible, maybe even Rock Parrot. The birdlife.org.au Lagoon (just north of Eagle Bluff and accessed from BirdLife Western Australia the Eagle Bluff Road) is tidal, easily accessible and 167 Perry Lakes Drive, Floreat WA 6014 has some interesting birds. T 08 9383 7749  | [email protected] birds are in our nature facebook.com/BirdLifeAustralia | @BirdlifeOz Western Australia ABN 75 149 124 774 3. Little Lagoon Chiming Wedgebill, , Chestnut Quail- A land-locked birrida, inundated by the sea several thrush, Banded Lapwing, Hooded Robin, Chestnut- thousands of ago. Surrounding shrubs provide Carnarvon Mangroves rumped Thornbill, Southern Whiteface, babblers and Waders habitat for many small birds such as Australasian honeyeaters are some species you might encounter. , White-browed Scrubwren and Splendid, (a) Hamelin Pool Caravan Park: (08) 9942 5905 Variegated and White-winged Fairy-wrens. North West Coastal Highway hamelinpoolcaravanpark.com Accessible: Tearooms offer lunches, refreshments. Tours of the (a) from Stella Rowley Drive via unsealed 2WD track Old Telegraph Station are also offered (small fee (turnaround available) to a shelter and applies) and there is access to ancient areas along the creek. Best birding areas are along Island Herald Bluff (oldest living fossils in the world). the creek, at the mouth of the creek or where it (b) Hamelin Station Stay: 08 9948 5145 5 joins the lagoon and along the beach south of the 4 [email protected] Peron Monkey Mia creek mouth. Look for Common Sandpiper, Sacred 3 Faure Is Purchased by Bush Heritage Australia in 2015, this Denham Kingfisher and mangrove species such as Mangrove 1 area is now managed for priority species. Over 100 Grey , Yellow White-eye, and Striated . Eagle species have been recorded here, including the Bluff 2 (b) via Monkey Mia Rd for the east end of the lagoon, Useless threatened Western . A lake provides extra where there are facilities close to a shallow, clear Loop species. pool which attracts swimmers, canoeists, fishermen 6 and sail-boarders. Australian Pied Oystercatchers Hamelin feed in the lagoon and Silver is often present. Better as a coffee / lunch stop perhaps. Redthroat

Tamala Mulga-Eucalypt Line 4. Francois Peron National Park National Park and camping fees apply. A large area that is accessible only by high clearance The walk leads to red sand hills and a lookout, then Further information on islands: 4WD, although Peron Homestead can be reached on to a bird hide and the beach. Allow 2 to 3 hours The following islands are not readily accessible but by 2WD. Turn-off is approx. 4km from Denham, as patience will often be needed for some of the are important wildlife reserves. along the Monkey Mia Rd. There are some excellent shyer species. Look for , mangrove areas such as Big Lagoon and Herald White-winged and Variegated Fairy-wrens, Emu, Dirk Hartog, Dorre and Bernier Islands have breeding Bight, where waders may be seen. See map. Chiming Wedgebill, Southern areas for Pied , Osprey, White-bellied Malleefowl have been reintroduced to the peninsula Scrub-robin and Crested Sea-Eagle, Australian Pied Oystercatcher, and can still be seen. There are several campsites Bellbird. and Caspian, Bridled & Fairy Terns. with limited facilities (no caravans), a small is home for the black and white form of the White- Western Grasswren interpretive centre, which includes information on winged Fairy-wren, the rare sub species of both the Project Eden conservation project. Southern Emu-wren and Variegated Fairy-wren as On the beach, a spit further 5. Monkey Mia well as a variety of raptors. to the right is worth exploring, especially in summer, Park visitor fees apply for shorebirds and terns. Bar-tailed Godwit, Common Dolphin Resort (Variety of accommodation options) , owned and managed by Australian Greenshank, Grey , both Lesser and Greater (08) 9948 1320 [email protected] Wildlife Conservancy, has been used to restock Sand , Curlew Sandpiper, Ruddy Turnstone, Visitor Centre for information: 9948 1366; open daily several nationally threatened mammals. It is a Key Terek Sandpiper, Fairy and Eastern Reef Egret 7:00am-3:00. Ask for a bird list and walk trails. Biodiversity Area and annual bird surveys are carried are among possible sightings. World famous for its Bottlenose Dolphins, Monkey out to monitor the many species of and migratory shorebirds which use the mangroves, Mia also has much to offer the keen birder. Start 6. Hamelin Pool mudflats, cliffs, lagoons and heaths. by looking in the car park for Western Grasswren Hamelin Pool Caravan Park and Hamelin Station Stay and White-browed Babbler, and around the Visitor have a variety of options for accommodation and NB Some of the smaller islands in the gulfs have Centre for Australian , Pied Cormorant, White- bird-watching in this area. Casual visits on the way to Australia’s only white-bellied morph of the Wedge- plumed , Variegated and White-winged or from Denham are welcomed by both. For safety, if tailed Shearwater which may be confused with Fairy-wrens. stopping along the way, please do not stray beyond migrating Hutton’s or Streaked . An easy 3km walk across coastal dunes is an sight of your vehicle. On arrival call at reception for excellent choice in the early morning. permission and directions. Bird List Bird List Bird List

Emus & Cassowaries Oystercatchers Emu U Australian Pied Oystercatcher M R T Dirk Hartog Is Ducks, Geese & Swans Sooty Oystercatcher R Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross R T IA Plumed Whistling Duck R Hamelin Station & Pink-eared Duck R Hamelin Station Banded R & Shearwaters Black Swan R Red-necked R Southern Giant-Petrel R IA Australian Shelduck U R Wedge-tailed Shearwater R IA Dirk Hartog Is Hardhead R Plovers, Dotterel and Lapwings Flesh-footed Shearwater R T IA Dirk Hartog Is Australasian Shoveler R Grey Plover U IA Mi Su Hutton’s Shearwater R T Dirk Hartog Is Pacific Black Duck R Red-capped Plover M Pelican R Lesser Sand Plover R T IA Mi Su Australian Pelican U Musk Duck R Greater Sand Plover U T IA Mi Su , Egrets & Bitterns Australian Wood Duck R Black-fronted Dotterel R Nankeen Night-Heron R Megapodes Banded Lapwing R Malleefowl R T Red-kneed Dotterel R Striated Heron R Stubble Quail R Inland Dotterel Hamelin Station R Cattle Egret R IA Brown Quail R Snipe, Sandpipers, Godwits, Curlew, Stints & Phalaropes White-necked Heron R Grebes Whimbrel R IA Great Egret R IA Australasian Grebe R Bar-tailed Godwit U T IA White-faced Heron R Hoary-headed Grebe R Black-tailed Godwit R O IA Little Egret R Great Crested Grebe R Ruddy Turnstone U IA Eastern Reef Egret R Pigeons & Doves Great Knot R T IA Mi Su Rock Dove * R Red Knot R T IA Mi Su Ibis & Spoonbills Laughing Dove * U Sharp-tailed Sandpiper R IA Mi Su Australian White Ibis ` R Common Bronzewing U Curlew Sandpiper R T IA Mi Su Straw-necked Ibis R M Red-necked Stint R IA Yellow-billed Spoonbill R Diamond Dove R Sanderling R IA Mi Su Glossy Ibis R IA Peaceful Dove R Pintail Snipe Hamelin Station R IA Mi Su Cuckoos Common Sandpiper U IA Lesser R IA Horsfield’s Bronze-Cuckoo U Grey-tailed Tattler U O IA & Black-eared Cuckoo R Common Greenshank U IA Mi Su R R Wood Sandpiper R IA Mi Su Cormorants & Shags Bustards Marsh Sandpiper R IA U Australian Bustard R Button-quail R Frogmouths Little Button-quail R R Tawny Frogmouth R Pratincoles Pied Cormorant M Eared Nightjars Oriental Pratincole R IA Spotted Nightjar R Gulls, Terns & Noddies R Owlet –nightjars Silver Gull C Osprey Australian Owlet-nightjar R M Osprey U IA Swifts & Swiftlets R Eagles, Kites & Goshawk Fork-tailed R IA Bridled Tern R IA Black-shouldered Kite R Crakes, Rails & Swamphens Little Tern R IA Black-breasted Buzzard R Buff-banded Rail R Hamelin Station Fairy Tern U T VU Wedge-tailed Eagle U Australian Spotted Crake R Hamelin Station Australian Gull-billed Tern R Little Eagle R Spotless Crake R Caspian Tern M IA Swamp Harrier R Black-tailed Native-hen R Whiskered Tern R Spotted Harrier R Eurasian Coot R Roseate Tern R IA Brown Goshawk U Cranes Common Tern R IA Collared Sparrowhawk R Sarus Crane R Lesser Crested Tern U IA White-bellied Sea-Eagle U Brolga R Crested Tern M Whistling Kite R Stone-curlews Southern Storm-Petrels Black Kite R Bush Stone-curlew R Wilson’s Storm-Petrel R IA Bird List Bird List Bird List Australian Robins Masked Owls Red-capped Robin R Barn Owl R Striated R Jacky Winter R Hamelin Station Hawk –Owls Thornbills & Gerygones Southern Scrub-robin U Southern Boobook R Dusky Gerygone R R Bee-eaters Western Gerygone R Hooded Robin R Rainbow Bee-eater R IA Weebill R Flowerpeckers Kingfishers Redthroat U R R U Weaver Red-backed Kingfisher R White-browed Scrubwren M Zebra U Falcons Southern Whiteface R & Wagtails M Yellow-rumped Thornbill R Australasian Pipit U R Inland Thornbill U Larks Brown Falcon R Chestnut-rumped Thornbill R Horsfield’s Bushlark R Peregrine Falcon R OSP Australian Babblers Grassbirds Cockatoos & Corellas Grey-crowned Babbler R Brown Songlark R Cockatiel R White-browed Babbler M Rufous Songlark R Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo R Cuckoo-shrikes & Trillers Little Grassbird R Galah U Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike R Reed-Warblers Little Corella R White-winged Triller R Australian Reed-Warbler R Parrots, Lorikeets & Rosellas Quail-thrushes Swallows & Martins Mulga Parrot R Chestnut Quail-thrush R White-backed swallow U Australian Ringneck R Chestnut-breasted Quail-thrush M Fairy Martin R Bourke’s Parrot R Whistlers, Shrike-thrushes & Allies Tree Martin M Elegant Parrot R Hamelin Station Rufous Whistler R Welcome Swallow C Rock Parrot R Grey Shrike-thrush R White-eyes Budgerigar R Australo-Papuan Bellbirds Yellow White-eye R Fairy-wrens, Emu-wrens & Crested Bellbird M U Blue-breasted Fairy-wren R Whipbirds and Wedgebills Variegated Fairy-wren M Chiming Wedgebill M Splendid Fairy-wren R , , , Magpie White-winged Fairy-wren M U Southern Emu-wren R T Dirk Hartog Is Pied R BIRD LIST CODES Western Grasswren M O U Honeyeaters & Chats Masked U Black Honeyeater R Black-faced Woodswallow R Abundance Season Brown Honeyeater R White-breasted Woodswallow U U C common Su Summer Crimson Chat R M mod. common Au Autumn R U uncommon Wi Winter R rare Sp Spring

Status White-fronted Chat White-breasted Woodswallow * Introduced IA Protected by C Mi migratory International White-fronted Chat U Mangrove R N nomadic Agreement Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater U Grey Fantail R T threatened O Of conservation Red Wattlebird R Crows & Ravens EN Endangered concern Singing Honeyeater C R VU Vulnerable OSP Other specially Grey-fronted Honeyeater R Little Crow C protected White-plumed Honeyeater R Australian Raven R White-fronted Honeyeater U Monarch & Flycatchers Current Birdlife Australia names and Yellow-throated Miner R Magpie-lark R taxonomic applied