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White-fronted Chat Sed -R, CW, AP Tawny-crowned Honeyeater U, Vi-AP WHAT IS BIRDS AUSTRALIA? Brown Honeyeater B, LNo -Ws# Birds Australia is a non-profit organisation working for New Holland Honeyeater LNo -Ws# White-cheeked Honeyeater LNo -C, AL, AP# the enjoyment, study and conservation of Australia’s Brown-headed Honeyeater birds. White-naped Honeyeater LNo -AL, AP The Western Australian members of Birds Australia are QUAIL-THRUSH, ALLIES Varied Sittella LNo -CW, AP state-wide and are offered a variety of activities and CUCKOO-SHRIKE, TRILLER services including conservation and research projects, BIRDS Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike B, Sed -Ws# excursions, camp-outs, bird surveys and social activities. White-winged Triller U, Mi, Sp-S -AL OF THE WHISTLER, SHRIKE-THRUSH We also have a library, books for sale and information Golden Whistler B, Sed -B, K, G, AP, AL, CW about birds. Rufous Whistler B, Sed -Ws To view our full range of bird guides and bird lists, visit Grey Shrike-thrush B, Sed -Ws CITY OF WOODSWALLOW our web site. Black-faced Woodswallow No -R, B, K, AP, CW INTERESTED? Dusky Woodswallow Sed -Ws BUTCHERBIRD, CURRAWONG Contact us at: ROCKINGHAM Grey Butcherbird B, Sed -Ws# Birds Australia Western Australia Australian Magpie B, Sed, LNo -Ws# Grey Currawong Ra, Sed -AP 167 Perry Lakes Drive FANTAIL Floreat WA 6014 Grey Fantail B, Mi, W-Sp -Ws# Willie Wagtail B, Sed -Ws# RAVEN, CROW Weekdays 9.30 – 12.30pm Australian Raven B, Sed -Wsl FLYCATCHER, MONARCH Restless Flycatcher Magpie-lark B, No -Ws# Ph: (08) 9383-7749 ROBIN, SCRUB-ROBIN Fax: (08) 9387-8412 Jacky Winter Scarlet Robin B, Sed -CW.K, AP Email: [email protected] Red-capped Robin Ra Web: www.birdsaustralia.com.au/wa Hooded Robin Western Yellow Robin B, Sed -CW, K White-breasted Robin OLD WORLD WARBLER Australian Reed-Warbler B -R, CW, AP KWINANA/ROCKINGHAM/MANDURAH BRANCH (KRMB) Little Grassbird B, Sed -R, CW OF THE WA NATURALISTS’ CLUB Rufous Songlark Ra, Vi, Sp-S -R, CW Brown Songlark Ra, No -R, CW meets on the third WHITE-EYE Friday of the month Silvereye No –Ws at SWALLOW, MARTIN Naragebup, Safety Bay Road at 7.30 pm. White-backed Swallow Sed -AL, AP Welcome Swallow B, Sed, No -Ws# Guest lecturer, workshops, members’ night. Tree Martin B, No -Wsl Monthly excursions to explore natural areas with other FLOWERPECKER bird watchers and naturalists. Mistletoebird Vi, No -CW Tel: (08) 9591-3077 FINCH Red-eared Firetail PIPIT, WAGTAIL Australasian Pipit B, Sed -P, CW, G, PK# City of Rockingham THE MAYOR’S MESSAGE Great Crested Grebe B, Sed, Vi -R, CW AL Peregrine Falcon Ra, Vi -Ws Caspian Tern B, Sed -R, Is, P, PK PIGEON, DOVE CRAKE, RAIL, ALLIES Whiskered Tern U, IrVi -R, CW The City of Rockingham is one of the Rock Dove B, Sed –Ws# Purple Swamphen B, Sed -R, AL, AP# White-winged Black Tern Ra, IrVi -CW fastest growing Local Government areas Laughing Dove B, Sed –Ws# Buff-banded Rail Mi, Sp-S -R, P, Is Roseate Tern B, V -Is, P, G in the State, presenting many new Spotted Dove B, Sed –Ws# Baillon's Crake ViS -CW, AL Arctic Tern Ra, Vi -Is opportunities and challenges. One of Common Bronzewing Sed -Ws Australian Spotted Crake Sed Crested Tern B, Sed -R, Is, P, G, PK those challenges is protecting our Brush Bronzewing B, Sed –G Spotless Crake U -R, CW, AL Pacific Gull Ra, Vi -Is, P environment, whilst providing and Crested Pigeon Sed -CW,B, AL, AP Dusky Moorhen Sed -R, AL# Silver Gull B -Ws# managing the benefits of growth. Council FROGMOUTH Eurasian Coot B, No -R, AL, CW# COCKATOO, PARROT SHOREBIRD has initiated many projects to help Tawny Frogmouth B, Sed -B Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo LNo -CW,B, K, AP NIGHTJAR Australian Pied Oystercatcher Sed -Is, P, G, PK Carnaby's Black-Cockatoo Vi, A-Sp -CW, K, AL, AP# safeguard our environment, one of these Australian Owlet-nightjar Sed Sooty Oystercatcher Sed -Is, CW, P Baudin's Black-Cockatoo being the identification and protection of SWIFT Black-winged Stilt Aus No -AL, CW Galah B, Sed -Ws# native flora & fauna and local habitats. Fork-tailed Swift Ra, IrVi –C Banded Stilt Aus No -R, CW, AL Long-billed Corella Ra -AL PETREL, PRION, SHEARWATER Red-necked Avocet Aus No -P, CW, AL Western Corella Ra -AL Rockingham is blessed with a wide range of habitats, which Southern Giant-Petrel ViW -Is, P,G Grey Plover SM -B, CW, G, P, Is Little Corella Sed -R.B.K# support a rich diversity of bird species, ranging from the Northern Great Petrel ViW -Is Red-capped Plover Aus Sed -G, CW Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (escapees) –AP limestone outcrops of Garden Island, Cape Peron and the Southern Fulmar U, Vi -Is Lesser Sand Plover Rainbow Lorikeet B, Sed Greater Sand Plover SM -R, Is, P Shoalwater Islands Marine Park, through dunal heathland Cape Petrel U, Vi, A-Sp -Is Regent Parrot No -B, K, AL, AP Slender -billed Prion Ra ViW -Is Black-fronted Dotterel Aus No -CW, AL Western Rosella Ra, LNo -CW systems to the wetlands of the Rockingham Lakes Regional Park Flesh-footed Shearwater Ra, Vi -Is,G Hooded Plover Aus No -CW Australian Ringneck Sed, LNo -Ws# and on to the Tuart, Marri and banksia woodlands of the Coastal Little Shearwater B, Vi -Is Red-kneed Dotterel Aus No -CW, AL Red-capped Parrot Sed -Ws# Plain. PENGUIN Banded Lapwing Aus Sed -R, G Elegant Parrot B, LNo -CW,B,K,AL Little Penguin B, Sed -Is, B, G,P Black-tailed Godwit SM -P CUCKOO To increase the awareness of these natural areas, the City of GANNET, BOOBY Bar-tailed Godwit SM -R, Is, P, G Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo B, Vi, A-Sp -CW, AL Rockingham and Birds Australia WA have produced this booklet, Australasian Gannett ViW -Is, G, PK Whimbrel U, SM -R, Is, G Shining Bronze-Cuckoo Vi, Sp-A -Ws which highlights many of the conservation reserves and the CORMORANT Eastern Curlew SM -R, CW Pallid Cuckoo B, Vi, A-Sp -R, G Terek Sandpiper Ra, SM -CW diversity of birdlife, which can be found in the region. I believe Australasian Darter Sed -R, AL, Gl Fan-tailed Cuckoo B, Vi, S-Sp -CW, R Little Pied Cormorant Sed -Ws# Common Sandpiper SM -Is, P, G OWL you will find this guide a most valuable source of information Great Cormorant Sed -R, Is,G Grey-tailed Tattler SM -R, Is, CW, G, P Southern Boobook B, Sed -AL, K, B# and do hope you enjoy discovering birds in Rockingham Little Black Cormorant Sed -Ws# Common Greenshank SM -Is, P, G, R, CW Eastern Barn Owl B, No -R, Is Cr Barry Sammels JP Pied Cormorant B, Sed -R, Is, P, G, PK Wood Sandpiper Ra, SM -CW KINGFISHER HERON, IBIS, ALLIES Ruddy Turnstone SM -P, G, Is Laughing Kookaburra B, Sed -Ws# Acknowledgements Australian Pelican No -P, Ws# Great Knot SM -Is, P, CW, G, CW Sacred Kingfisher B, Mi, Sp-S -Ws# We wish to thank all who have so willingly assisted us with this White-necked Heron U, Vi, W-Sp -CW, AL Red Knot SM -G BEE-EATER, ROLLER Sanderling SM -G Rainbow Bee-eater B, Mi, Sp-Su -Ws# guide: Eastern Great Egret Vi-R, CW, AL, AP Cattle Egret Ra, IrVi -CW, AL Little Stint U, SM -CW TREECREEPER White-faced Heron B, Sed, Vi -Ws Red-necked Stint SM -CW, G, AL, P Rufous Treecreeper Members of Kwinana/Rockingham/Mandurah Naturalists' Club, Eastern Reef Egret Sed -Is, P, G Long-toed Stint Ra, SM -CW FAIRY-WREN, GRASSWREN Members of Birds Australia WA, Naragebup Rockingham Nankeen Night-Heron Sed -R, CW, G Pectoral Sandpiper Ra, SM -CW, AL Splendid Fairy-wren B, Sed -W# Regional Environmental Centre Inc., Environmental Management Australian White Ibis No -R, CW, AP, AL, # Sharp-tailed Sandpiper SM -CW, AL Variegated Fairy-wren Department Garden Island (HMAS Stirling), Regional Parks Unit, Straw-necked Ibis No -Wsl Curlew Sandpiper SM -CW, AL Red-winged Fairy-wren Fremantle DEC, Alcoa Australia, Perth Biodiversity Project (a Royal Spoonbill Ra, IrVi -R Broad-billed Sandpiper Ra, SM -G SCRUBWREN, ALLIES project of Local Government Association and Birds Australia WA). Yellow-billed Spoonbill B, Vi, Sed -R, CW, AL Ruff Ra, SM –R White-browed Scrubwren B, Sed -Is, P, CW, CW, PK RAPTOR BUTTON-QUAIL Weebill B, Lno -Ws Eastern Osprey B, Sed -R, Is, G Painted Button-quail B, Sed -G, AL Western Gerygone Sed -Ws# Artists - Susan Tingay, Pam Free, Rish Gordon, Judy Blyth Black-shouldered Kite B -Ws# PRATINCOLE Yellow-rumped Thornbill B, Sed -Ws Cover - Bridled Terns at Penguin Island by Susan Tingay Square-tailed Kite Ra, IrVi -R, G Oriental Pratincole Ra, IrVi -P, G Western Thornbill Sed -CW, B, K, AL Photographs - Peel Howden, Bob Goodale and staff of the City of White-bellied Sea-Eagle Vi -Is, P, AL SKUA, JAEGER Inland Thornbill B, Sed -Ws Rockingham Whistling Kite Ws Brown Skua ViW -Is, G PARDALOTE Brown Goshawk No, Sed -R,P, CW, G Pomarine Jaeger U, ViS -Is, P, G Spotted Pardalote Vi, W-Sp -CW First Edition 2005 Collared Sparrowhawk Sed -R, P, CW, AL# Arctic Jaeger B, ViS -Is, P, G Striated Pardalote B, Vi, Sp-S -Ws# NODDY, GULL, TERN Project Coordinator: Allan K. Jones Spotted Harrier Ra, IrVi -R ,P, AP, PK HONEYEATER Swamp Harrier B, No, Sed -R, AL, CW Common Noddy Western Spinebill LNo -B, K, AP# Editor: Bob Goodale Wedge-tailed Eagle U -Ws# Bridled Tern B, Vi, Sp-S -Is, P Singing Honeyeater B, Sed, No -Ws# City of Rockingham: Nick Brown (Manager Parks Operations) Update 2010 Little Eagle -Ws Sooty Tern IrVi -Is, P Yellow-plumed Honeyeater Nankeen Kestrel B -Ws Little Tern Yellow-throated Miner LNo -CW, AL, CW# Editor: Suzanne Mather Brown Falcon U -R, P, CW, G, AP, AL Fairy Tern B, Vi -Is, P, CW, G Western Wattlebird No -B, K, AL# City of Rockingham: David Mort Australian Hobby B -Ws Gull-billed Tern Ra, Vi -R Red Wattlebird B, Sed No -Ws# BIRDS RECORDED IN THE NARAGEBUP ROCKINGHAM REGIONAL CITY OF ROCKINGHAM AREA ENVIRONMENT CENTRE (R) This list and information have been prepared from records of Access from Safety Bay Road.
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    Port Related Structures on the Coast of Western Australia By: D.A. Cumming, D. Garratt, M. McCarthy, A. WoICe With <.:unlribuliuns from Albany Seniur High Schoul. M. Anderson. R. Howard. C.A. Miller and P. Worsley Octobel' 1995 @WAUUSEUM Report: Department of Matitime Archaeology, Westem Australian Maritime Museum. No, 98. Cover pholograph: A view of Halllelin Bay in iL~ heyday as a limber porl. (W A Marilime Museum) This study is dedicated to the memory of Denis Arthur Cuml11ing 1923-1995 This project was funded under the National Estate Program, a Commonwealth-financed grants scheme administered by the Australian HeriL:'lge Commission (Federal Government) and the Heritage Council of Western Australia. (State Govenlluent). ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The Heritage Council of Western Australia Mr lan Baxter (Director) Mr Geny MacGill Ms Jenni Williams Ms Sharon McKerrow Dr Lenore Layman The Institution of Engineers, Australia Mr Max Anderson Mr Richard Hartley Mr Bmce James Mr Tony Moulds Mrs Dorothy Austen-Smith The State Archive of Westem Australia Mr David Whitford The Esperance Bay HistOIical Society Mrs Olive Tamlin Mr Merv Andre Mr Peter Anderson of Esperance Mr Peter Hudson of Esperance The Augusta HistOIical Society Mr Steve Mm'shall of Augusta The Busselton HistOlical Societv Mrs Elizabeth Nelson Mr Alfred Reynolds of Dunsborough Mr Philip Overton of Busselton Mr Rupert Genitsen The Bunbury Timber Jetty Preservation Society inc. Mrs B. Manea The Bunbury HistOlical Society The Rockingham Historical Society The Geraldton Historical Society Mrs J Trautman Mrs D Benzie Mrs Glenis Thomas Mr Peter W orsley of Gerald ton The Onslow Goods Shed Museum Mr lan Blair Mr Les Butcher Ms Gaye Nay ton The Roebourne Historical Society.