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PLANT SPECIES REFERRED TO IN THESE NOTES Natives Narrow-leaved Red Mallee Eucalyptus foecunda Banbar Melaleuca teretifolia One-sided Bottlebrush Calothamnus quadrifidus Bare Twigrush Baumea juncea Pajang Acacia lasiocarpa Basket Bush Spyridium globulosum Pale Rush Juncus pallidus Birds and Reserves Boobialla Myoporum insulare Parrot Bush Dryandra sessilis Blueboy Stirlingia latifolia Pink Fan Trigger Plant Stylidium utriculariodes of the Bull Banksia Banksia grandis Pink Summer Calytrix Calytrix fraseri Bulrush Typha angustifolia Pineapple Bush Dasypogon bromeliifolius City of Wanneroo Bulrush Typha domingensis Prickly Moses Acacia pulchella Candlestick Banksia Banksia attenuata Quandong Santalum acuminatum Chenille Honeymyrtle Melaleuca huegelii Redheart Eucalyptus decipiens Chinese Brake Pteris vittata Reed Triggerplant Stylidium junceum Christmas Tree Nuytsia floribunda Regelia Regelia inops Chuck Exocarpus sparteus Rough Honeymyrtle Melaleuca scabra Coastal Blackbutt Eucalyptus todtiana Seaheath Frankenia pauciflora Coastal Daisybush Olearia axillaris Shining Fanflower Scaevola nitida Slender Coastal Honeymyrtle Melaleuca acerosa Slender Podolepis Podolepis gracilis Coastal Leschenaultia Leschenaultia linariodes Snakebush Hemiandra pungens Coastal Wattle Acacia cyclops Stalked Guinea Flower Hibbertia racemosa Cockies Tongues Templetonia retusa Summer-scented Wattle Acacia rostellifera Common Smokebush Conospermum stoechadis Swamp Banksia Banksia littoralis Common Woollybush Adenanthos cygnorum Swamp Teatree Leptospermum ellipticum Corky Bark Gyrostemon ramulosis Swamp Paperbark Melaleuca rhaphiophylla Cowslip Orchid Caladenia flava Swishbush Viminaria juncea Cutleaf Hibbertia Hibbertia cuneiformis Tangling Melaleuca Melaleuca cardiophylla Dawesville Conostylis Conostylis pauciflora Tea-tree Melaleuca preossoama Donkey Orchid Diuris species Thick-leaved Fanflower Scaevola crassifolia Dwarf Sheoak Allocasuarina humilis Tuart Eucalyptus gomphocephala Enamel Orchid Elythranthera species Two-leaf Hakea Hakea trifurcata Firewood Banksia Banksia menziesii Variable-leaved Hakea Hakea varia Flooded Gum Eucalyptus rudis Wabling Hill Mallee Eucalyptus argutifolia Fraser's Sheoak Allocasuarina fraseriana Wedding Bush Ricinocarpos glaucus Grass Tree Xanthorrhoea preissii White Myrtle Hypocalymma angustifolium Carnaby's Black-Cockatoo Grey Podolepsis Podolepis canescens Yanchep Rose Diplolaena angustifolia Hairy Yellow Pea Gompholobium Yellow Buttercups Hibbertia hypericoides tomentosum Yellow Leschenaultia Leschenaultia linariodes Sponsored by Holly-leaved Banksia Banksia ilicifolia Zamia Macrozamia riedlei Perth Biodiversity Project Honey Bush Hakea lissocarpha City of Wanneroo Jarrah Eucalyptus marginata Exotics Jointed Rush Baumea articulata Hairy Wood Sorrel Oxalis hirta Jumping Jacks Stylidium longitubum Rose Pelargonium Pelargonium capitatum Karri Hazel Trymalium spathulatum Sea Spinach Tetragonia decumbens Knotted Club Rush Isolepis nodosa Lake Club-rush Schoenopleactus validus Reference: Marri Corymbia calophylla Bennett Eleanor, M. 1955. Common and Aboriginal Matrush Lomandra maritima Names of Western Australian Plant Species Wildflower Morrison Featherflower Verticordia nitens Society of WA, Eastern Hills Branch. Prepared by members of Birds Australia Western Australia No. 64ab Feb 2003 revised May 2009 2. RIDGES AND ADJACENT BUSHLAND (3005 ha) Grass Tree and Morrison Featherflower dominate very RA: DEC open woodland of banksia species over mixed SA: Sandtracks from Old Yanchep Rd and trails from shrubland. Wetlands are mainly Regelia open heath and Wanneroo Rd. Roadside parking. closed heath of Tea-tree and Flooded Gum. White Myrtle Coastal Plain walk. and Pineapple Bush are dominant in the mixed open low heath. The area consists of high limestone ridges, broad sandy flats and swampy depressions. Vegetation ranges from Among the bush birds look for Common Bronzewing, heath and scrub on limestone outcrops with Chenille Elegant Parrot (W-Sp), and Black-faced and Dusky Honeymyrtle, Redheart, Parrot Bush, Two-leaf Hakea Woodswallow. Honeyeaters recorded include Yellow- and Yanchep Rose. Woodlands are of banksia and throated Miner, White-cheeked Honeyeater and Western eucalyptus species. In spring Cowslip, Donkey and Spinebill. Enamel Orchids are plentiful. This honeyeater has been recorded in most Black- reserves. It feeds in shouldered Kite noisy, restless parties. is common on Listen for its sharp ‘jik’ the coastal or squeaky ‘phseet’ plain and is New Holland calls. recorded mainly Honeyeater in winter and spring at Silvereye feed in wetland Black-shouldered Kite flocks, moving noisily reserves. through the vegetation with its contact call ‘psee-psee’. 134 species of birds are recorded in this area. Silvereye In the woodlands look for cuckoos (W-Sp), honeyeaters, 18. MARANGAROO CONSERVATION RESERVE Scarlet Robin, Varied Sittella and Golden Whistler. (33 ha) RA: C of W In heathlands, search for thornbills, honeyeater and SA: Le Grand Garden Rd (roadside parking) Golden Whistler. The rare Southern Emu-wren has been reported from here. This is low woodland of Candlestick Banksia with Jarrah over a low open heath of many plant species. The flowering banksia and heath attract many honeyeaters including Brown, White-cheeked and the Western Grey Shrike-thrush is Spinebill. This reserve provides a pleasant walk. There confined to areas is a small parking area near the south entrance and away from settlement limestone paths through the reserve. but is still quite common in Wanneroo reserves. It has a A honeyeater which distinct, musical call. searches for nectar in Dryandras, Kangaroo Paws, Grevilleas and Woolly Bushes Western Spinebill Grey Shrike-thrush 2 19 16. BURNS BEACH BUSHLAND 3. YANCHEP NATIONAL PARK (2707 ha) RA:C of W RA:DEC The section of the coastal 16 BURNS BEACH SA: Wanneroo Road (picnic tables, tracks, toilets). Entry A BUSHLAND A strip south of Burns n fee applies. l c e e ia h iv Beach is of special x r o r Tracks off Wanneroo Rd before the Nat. Park entrance. a d r age D importance because of its n P h c diverse and rare a Yanchep National Park is the most popular destination e B vegetation and relatively in Wanneroo for visitors. An information office has maps g undisturbed condition. n of the park showing walking tracks. Ask for the bird list P o L of the park. Over 130 species have been recorded. The picturesque limestone sea cliffs carry some unusual species, including Seaheath. The cliff tops Along the walk tracks search for carry closed heath, including Basket Bush and raptors (10 species including Brown Quandong. Further south there are sandy beaches Goshawk, Little Eagle and Wedge- behind which the foredunes support typical species tailed Eagle), cuckoos (W-Sp), including Sea Spinach. Inland from the cliffs there is honeyeaters, Scarlet Robin, Varied open-scrub containing Parrot Bush, and acacia species. Sittella and White-backed Swallow. Beyond the scrub, low woodland of Candlestick Banksia and Firewood Banksia occurs. The understorey is The Whistling Kite is a raptor that is dominated by Zamia, Grass Tree and Prickly Moses. commonly seen in the Perth area. It has been recorded at four reserves The White-browed in Wanneroo, usually near swamps Scrubwren lives in dense Whistling with vegetation. scrub. It occupies a Kite permanent territory and lives Loch McNess (Wagardu) is a large permanent lake White-browed in small parties. It is most fringed with closed sedgeland of Lake Club-rush, Scrubwren common in coastal areas and Jointed Rush and Bare Twigrush. In adjacent areas also in vegetation near there is low open forest of Swamp Paperbark and swamps. Flooded Gum. Beyond this is woodland of Swamp Banksia. Limestone and sand walking tracks lead through heath and to the beach. Look for Splendid, Variegated and There are areas of open forest and woodlands of Tuart. White-winged Fairy-wren, thornbills, honeyeaters, Grey To the east and south there are woodlands of mixed Butcherbird and Black-shouldered Kite. This is a Tuart and Jarrah with a few patches of Marri. Parrot pleasant walk in the morning and evening. Bush, Grass Tree and Trymalium spathulatum dominate limestone heaths and shrublands. Western This is the plainest thornbill in Thornbill the area, without any spots or On the grassed area at the lake front Black Swan, stripes. It has a pale eye and Purple Swamphen, Eurasian Coot and Australian Wood faint freckling on forehead. Duck greet the visitor, while the less gregarious Australasian and Great Crested Grebe, Musk Duck and 17. CHITTY ROAD BUSHLAND (928 ha) Grey Teal can be seen on the lake. Follow the path RA: DEC State Forest 65 around the lake. A platform on the south end allows a SA: See map on page 10 view into a secluded inlet where Yellow-billed Spoonbill Follow Pinjar Rd/Ziatus Rd to the junction of Chitty Road roost in Swamp Paperbark. The reeds give shelter to a and park. There is a 4WD track east to a gravel road. range of ducks and herons. Search in the heathland for Splendid, Variegated and From Neaves Rd is limestone track crossed by 4WD White-winged Fairy-wren and perhaps White-breasted tracks. In upland areas are Coastal Blackbutt and in low Robin and Tawny-crowned Honeyeater. There will be woodland, banksia species with occasional Christmas large flocks of Carnaby's Black-Cockatoo (see cover) Tree and Holly-leaved Banksia. moving through the trees. 18 3 4. NEERABUP TO YANCHEP LINK (78 ha) RA: C of W, LG and CMR SA: From Wanneroo Rd go west along Romeo Rd to sign (north side).