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ALBANY AREA Carnaby’S Black-Cockatoo Albany Is a Great Place for Birdwatching BIRDWATCHING IN THE ALBANY AREA Carnaby’s Black-Cockatoo Albany is a great place for birdwatching. With its many different habitats more than 200 species of Birdwatching birds can be found in the region. They range from rare endemics to migratory shorebirds which visit the area from northern Asia/Alaska during the summer around Albany months. Several rare and endangered species survive in the coastal heathlands east of Albany, including Western Ground Parrot, though lack of recent records is worrying. Threatened birds such as Hooded Plover, Carnaby’s and Baudin’s Black-Cockatoo breed in the area. Most of the birds endemic to WA can be readily seen in the area. Western Rosella, Red-capped Parrot, Western Spinebill, Red-eared Firetail, Red-winged Fairy-wren and White-breasted Robin are common Local contact: Albany Bird Group Email: [email protected] around Albany. Offshore islands provide breeding Website: https://sites.google.com/site/albanybirds/ sites for birds such as Flesh-footed Shearwater, Great- winged Petrel and Little Penguin. The sites listed in this guide should provide both novice and expert birders Acknowledgements: City of Albany with good bird watching opportunities. Phone (08) 9841 9333 Web www.albany.wa.gov.au 1. TORNDIRRUP NATIONAL PARK Illustrations by Judy Blyth, Pam Free, Rish Gordon, Bryony Located off Frenchman Bay Road, this national park boasts Fremlin, Peter Marsack, Susan Tingay. extensive heathlands overlooking magnificent coastal scenery. Birds to look out for are Grey Currawong and honeyeaters such as Western Spinebill, Tawny-crowned Bird Guide No 30AB. Revised Nov 2013 Honeyeater and Western Wattlebird. Seabirds can be seen All content is subject to copyright ©. off the coast in winter. Enquiries to BirdLife Western Australia. members are offered a variety of 2. RUSHY POINT, LITTLE GROVE BirdLife Western Australia activities and services including conservation and research During summer the tidal mudflats of Princess Royal Harbour projects, excursions, campouts, surveys and social activities. are a great place to look for migratory shorebirds such as There is also a library and books for sale at the office. To Pacific Golden Plover, Great Knot and Ruddy Turnstone. view the full range of bird guides visit the website. Cormorants and terns are also present. 3. ELLEN COVE BOARD WALK This wheelchair accessible walk begins at Middleton Beach Australia’s voice for birds since 1901 and winds through coastal heathlands offering great views BirdLife Australia is dedicated to achieving outstanding of King George Sound. Look for Southern Emu-wren and conservation results for our native birds and their Red-winged Fairy-wren in the low heath. Red-eared Firetail habitats. With our specialised knowledge and the and White-breasted Robin are easily found as commitment of an Australia-wide network of volunteers and supporters, we are creating a bright future is Brush Bronzewing. Spinebill - Chris Tate Western for Australia’s birds. 4. LAKE SEPPINGS Located off Golf Links Road this wetland birdlife.org.au provides a home for many waterbirds such as Blue-billed Duck, Musk Duck, Hoary-headed Grebe and cormorant species. The Australian BirdLife Western Australia Reed-Warbler is often heard and Red-winged 167 Perry Lakes Drive, Floreat WA 6014 Fairy-wren, Golden Whistler and White- T 08 9383 7749 | [email protected] Western birds are in our nature breasted Robin are residents. Yellow Robin facebook.com/BirdLifeAustralia | @BirdlifeOz ABN 75 149 124 774 Mt Barker - Porongurup12 Rd Birdwatching in the 13 11 Albany area Albany Highway River 5. EMU POINT BOAT HARBOUR Highway Kalgan During summer this is a good place to watch shorebirds Cheyne foraging on the Oyster Harbour mudflats. Year-round you Beach can find terns, oystercatchers, cormorants and pelicans. King 10 6. LOWER KING BRIDGE Chester Pass Rd 8 Australian Hobby roosts in this small park off Nanarup River Road. Whistling Kite and Eastern Osprey are also regularly Nanarup Rd seen nearby. During summer Common Sandpiper, Common 6 7 Two Peoples Bay Greenshank, Whimbrel & Eastern Curlew may be spotted 16 South Coast Highway from the bridge. Little Egret and Yellow-billed Spoonbill also 5 9 visit the area. Denmark Rd Lower 4 7. KALGAN RIVER ESTUARY 15 3 14 Distances from Albany A small parking area off Kalgonak Lane offers access to Albany 9 - 35 km King George 10 - 60 km extensive mudflats in summer. Australian Pied 2 Oystercatcher, Red-necked Stint, Sharp-tailed Sound 11 & 12 - 50 km Sandpiper, Grey Plover, Greater Sand Plover and 13 - 65 km Common Greenshank are among the shorebirds 15 - 24 km regularly present. 1 16 - 35 km 8. LUKE PEN WALK, KALGAN RIVER This walk between the end of East Bank Road and Upper Wattlebird and Tawny-crowned Honeyeater are common. occur in the reserve as does Blue-breasted Fairy-wren. Kalgan Bridge offers waterbirds such Also look for Brush Bronzewing and Brown Falcon. Other nesting birds include Sacred Kingfisher and a Little as ducks and cormorants. Bush birds Pied Cormorant colony along the Kalgan River. common in this area include thornbills, 11. PORONGURUP NATIONAL PARK both Splendid and Red-winged Fairy- Porongurup National Park with its stands of Karri trees is 14. LAKE POWELL NATURE RESERVE wren, Striated Pardalote and Grey an excellent place to observe Rufous Treecreeper, Western Located off the Lower Denmark Road near Elleker. A short Currawong. Western Yellow Rosella, and White-breasted Robin. Look for Purple- walk leads to a well-hidden bird hide. This is an excellent Robin is also possible. crowned Lorikeet, Spotted and Striated Pardalote high in spot to observe waterbirds including ducks, cormorants, the canopy. Closer to the ground fairy-wrens, scrub-wrens herons, egrets and spoonbills. Australasian Bittern has been 9. TWO PEOPLES BAY and thornbills abound. observed near the drainage channel. Bush birds including Home of endangered species such Red-eared Firetail and Red-winged Fairy-wren are found as Noisy Scrub-bird, Western 12. TWIN CREEKS CONSERVATION RESERVE along the access track. Whipbird and Western Bristlebird, Access to this reserve is from Knights Road about 4km this reserve is also a haven for many north of the Porongurup Range. More than 75 species 15. TORBAY HALL BIRD WALK honeyeaters, Southern Emu-wren and have been recorded so far, including Western Yellow Follow signs to Torbay Hall off Lower Denmark Road. This is Red-eared Firetail. The rare species are Robin, White-winged Triller and Varied Sittella. Most local a great place to observe parrots, fairy-wrens, thornbills and more likely to be heard than seen. Also look for parrot species can be found here as well as a variety of pardalotes. Nankeen Night Heron is occasionally observed Rock Parrot near the beach. honeyeaters. Wedge-tailed Eagles nest in the reserve. near the creek. 10. CHEYNE BEACH 13. KAMBALLUP 16. MORLEY BEACH/WILSON INLET The coastal heathlands are a good place to look for With its stands of Wandoo, this bush reserve off Woogenellup From South Coast Highway, take Morley Road to the inlet. In Noisy Scrub-bird, Western Bristlebird and Western Road is a haven for nesting birds such as Elegant Parrot and summer this is an excellent shorebird site. Other waterfowl Whipbird. Southern Emu-wren, Western Striated Pardalote. Rufous Whistler and Rufous Treecreeper also abound. Red-capped parrot Red-capped Purple Swamphen Weebill Species List Buff-banded Rail Western Gerygone Baillon’s Crake Yellow-rumped Thornbill Australian Spotted Crake Western Thornbill Spotless Crake Inland Thornbill Black-tailed Native-hen Dusky Moorhen Spotted Pardalote Eurasian Coot Striated Pardalote Emu Australian Bustard Malleefowl Australian Pied Oystercatcher Sooty Oystercatcher Black-winged Stilt Stubble Quail Purple Swamphen Striated Pardalote Brown Quail Banded Stilt Red-necked Avocet Musk Duck Pacific Golden Plover Black Swan Grey Plover Western Spinebill Australian Shelduck Red-capped Plover Australian Wood Duck Lesser Sand Plover Pink-eared Duck Greater Sand Plover Australasian Shoveler Black-fronted Dotterel Grey Teal Hooded Plover Western Spinebill Chestnut Teal Red-kneed Dotterel Singing Honeyeater Northern Mallard Banded Lapwing White-eared Honeyeater Pacific Black Duck Masked Lapwing Purple-gaped Honeyeater Hardhead Black-tailed Godwit Yellow-plumed Honeyeater Blue-billed Duck Bar-tailed Godwit Yellow-throated Miner Blue-billed Duck Whimbrel Western Wattlebird Australasian Grebe Eastern Curlew Red Wattlebird Hoary-headed Grebe Terek Sandpiper White-fronted Chat Great Crested Grebe Common Sandpiper Tawny-crowned Honeyeater Grey-tailed Tattler Brown Honeyeater Rock Dove Common Greenshank New Holland Honeyeater Laughing Dove Marsh Sandpiper White-cheeked Honeyeater Wood Sandpiper Brown-headed Honeyeater Common Bronzewing Tawny-crowned Honeyeater Brush Bronzewing Ruddy Turnstone Swan River Honeyeater Crested Pigeon Great Knot Red Knot White-browed Babbler Tawny Frogmouth Common Bronzewing Sanderling Red-necked Stint Western Whipbird Spotted Nightjar Long-toed Stint Varied Sittella Australian Owlet-nightjar Pectoral Sandpiper Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike Fork-tailed Swift Curlew Sandpiper White-winged Triller Painted Button-quail Black-faced Crested Shrike-tit Wilson’s Storm-Petrel Cuckoo-shrike White-faced Storm-Petrel Little Button-quail Golden Whistler Black-browed Albatross Rufous Whistler Shy Albatross Brown Skua Grey Shrike-thrush Yellow-nosed Albatross Southern Giant-Petrel Fairy Tern Dusky Woodswallow Flesh-footed Shearwater
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