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5. LEDA NATURE RESERVE A large area of bushland consisting of tall, mature Tuart, Jarrah, Marri and Banksia. This old growth woodland provides excellent habitat for a wide range of bush bird species. Woodland birds such as Grey Fantail, Western Gerygone, Splendid Fairy-wren and Western Thornbill are commonly encountered. The large mature trees provide ideal breeding habitat for a number of species such as and Red-capped Parrot whilst in the upper canopy Striated and Spotted can be heard foraging.

Access is best gained by following the Kwinana Loop Trail walking track, with entry points off Runnymede Gate and Leda Boulevard.

6. HENLEY BUSHLAND A relatively small bush block of mixed Tuart, Jarrah, Marri and Banksia woodland containing the common woodland bird species. Most notably, in recent years the bushland has been a Carnaby’s Black-Cockatoo roost site, where over 50 birds congregate and roost overnight. Access is off Henley Boulevard.

7. SUTHERLAND RESERVE A relatively small remnant bush block accessible either side of Challenger Avenue containing typical local bush birds.

8. BELGRAVIA DAMPLAND Belgravia Dampland can be accessed from Price Parkway in Bertram. It is a reserve of approximately 8 hectares, containing a variety of vegetation types in a small area, and so 11. WANDI NATURE RESERVE provides for a variety of bird-watching opportunities. In the 10. THE SPECTACLES WETLANDS Part of the Jandakot Regional Park, this nature reserve thicker Bracken and understorey of Melaleuca rhaphiophylla The Spectacles Wetland is 360 hectares of natural bush and provides access to approximately 30 hectares of remnant Splendid Fairy-wren may be observed. As you move into the wetland, and is a part of the chain of wetlands that make Banksia woodland in good condition. Jarrah/Banksia woodland, Carnaby’s Black-Cockatoo may up the Beeliar Regional Park. It is the major wetland system be observed foraging as well as Australian Ringnecks and within the Kwinana area and an excellent bird watching Access to the reserve can be gained off De Haer Road and Western . In the more open areas near the railway location, with over 87 species having been recorded. Anketell Road where firebreak trails can be walked. When in line, Rainbow Bee-eaters may be observed in summer. flower the plentiful Banksia and Woolly Bush plants are not Two walking trails are provided, one through Banksia only spectacular but provide an abundant 9. BERTRAM SANCTUARY RESERVE woodland whilst the other circles the wetland where two food source for nectar feeding species. A small conservation class wetland with two independent viewing platforms provide access through the dense Honeyeater species such as New Holland tracks into the bush, one accessible from Sanctuary Drive paperbark trees to the lake itself. The dense wetland Honeyeater, Brown Honeyeater, Red and the other from Waterfields Drive. In August and vegetation provides breeding habitat for a number of bird Wattlebird and are September with good rains species such as Australian species, including Nankeen Night-Heron and Swamp Harrier. common, whilst the reserve is also home Shelduck frequent the area along Sanctuary Drive. Red- A good assortment of bush birds and water birds can be to the less common Western . capped Parrot and Australian Ringneck can be seen in the found such as Pacific Black Duck, Australian White Ibis, Other species that may be encountered area, as well as species that like a shrubbier understorey. The Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike and Splendid Fairy-wren. Access include Red-capped Parrot, Western Red-capped Parrot area contains many Marri trees and is also a great area to see and vehicle parking can be gained off McLaughlan Road. Thornbill, Yellow-rumped Thornbill and Carnaby’s and Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo foraging. Scarlet Robin. Species List Cormorant, Pelican Crake, Rail Australasian Darter Purple Swamphen Little Pied Cormorant Black-tailed Native-hen Great Cormorant Dusky Moorhen Little Black Cormorant Eurasian Coot 12. LAKE MAGENUP A nature trail beginning at the Pied Cormorant Button-quail Wandi community centre located Australian Pelican off De Haer Road provides good Painted Button-quail access through natural bushland to the seasonal lake. Part of the Heron, Ibis, Spoonbill Jandakot Regional Park, the walk Shorebird trail leads through a number of habitats such as open grasslands, White-necked Heron Black-winged Stilt dampland/sedgeland, wetlands Great Egret (seasonal) and Paperbark and Red-necked Avocet Flooded Gum woodlands. White-faced Heron Red-capped Plover Nankeen Night-Heron Due to the combination of habitats, a good mix of wetland Black-fronted Dotterel and bush bird species can be recorded, with over 59 species Glossy Ibis Common Sandpiper recorded here. The site is particularly good for raptors, with eight species recorded. The presence of both Black-faced Australian White Ibis Gull, Tern and Dusky Woodswallow is notable. Keep an eye out for Straw-necked Ibis Regent Parrot and Elegant Parrot, two rarer parrot species Australian White Ibis Silver Gull on the , but both recorded at this location. Yellow-billed Spoonbill Pigeon, Dove Quail Raptor Rock Dove Stubble Quail Black-shouldered Kite Laughing Dove Square-tailed Kite Waterfowl Spotted Dove White-bellied Sea-Eagle Common Bronzewing Musk Duck Whistling Kite Crested Pigeon Black Swan Australian Shelduck Cockatoo, Parrot Australian Wood Duck Swamp Harrier Nankeen Kestrel Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo Pink-eared Duck Wedge-tailed Eagle Carnaby’s Black-Cockatoo Australasian Shoveler Little Eagle Galah Grey Teal Nankeen Kestrel Little Corella Pacific Black Duck Brown Falcon Hardhead Pacific Black Duck Australian Hobby Australian Ringneck Blue-billed Duck Regent Parrot Australasian Grebe Australian Ringneck Swamp Harrier Hoary-headed Grebe Red-capped Parrot Great Crested Grebe Carnaby’s Elegant Parrot Black-Cockatoo Cuckoo Honeyeater Cuckoo-shrike, Woodswallow Horsfield’s Bronze-Cuckoo Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike Western Spinebill Shining Bronze-Cuckoo White-winged Triller Singing Honeyeater Black-faced Woodswallow Western Wattlebird Fan-tailed Cuckoo Dusky Woodswallow

Brown Honeyeater Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike Night Birds Southern Boobook White-cheeked Honeyeater Magpie, Butcherbird Eastern Barn Owl White-naped Honeyeater Grey Butcherbird Western Spinebill Tawny Frogmouth Grey Kingfisher Laughing Kookaburra Grey Butcherbird Sacred Kingfisher Rainbow Bee-eater Raven

Western Wattlebird

Rainbow Bee-eater Robin Pipit Fairy-wren, Scarlet Robin Australasian Pipit Splendid Fairy-wren Red-capped Robin Spotted Pardalote Australian Reed-Warbler Flowerpecker Striated Pardalote Mistletoebird

Scarlet Robin Swallow Sittella, Whistler, Shrike-thrush Welcome Swallow Striated Pardalote Varied Sittella Fairy Martin Scrubwrens, Thornbills Golden Whistler Tree Martin Rufous Whistler White-browed Scrubwren Grey Shrike-thrush Welcome Swallow Weebill Rufous Whistler Grassbird, Silvereye Western Gerygone Magpie-lark, Fantail Yellow-rumped Thornbill Little Grassbird Grey Fantail Silvereye White-browed Scrubwren Willie Wagtail Western Thornbill Magpie-lark

Inland Thornbill Grey Fantail

Western Gerygone