27 SEPTEMBER – 05 OCTOBER 2025
By Andrew Walker
We enjoyed prolonged, close, and eye-level views of the attractive Red-eared Firetail during our Western Australia birding tour.
Overview
This birding tour of Western Australia started in Perth on the 27th of September 2025 and ended back there on the 5th of October 2025. The tour focused on the endemic birds of southwestern Australia, as well many more widespread Australian endemic birds. During this Western Australia bird tour we birded at Victoria Dam, Lake Monger Reserve, Herdsman Lake, Wandoo National Park, Foxes Lair Nature Reserve, Dryandra Woodland National Park, Stirling Range National Park, Cheynes Beach, Lake Muir, Cape Leeuwin, and Margaret River.
We recorded 151 bird species on this Western Australia birdwatching tour (four of these were heard only) and you can also see our eBird trip report, here. Some of the highlight birds seen on the tour included Freckled Duck, Blue-billed Duck, Musk Duck, Banded Lapwing, Tawny Frogmouth, Carnaby’s Black Cockatoo, Baudin’s Black Cockatoo, Western Corella, Western Rosella, Red-capped Parrot, Regent Parrot, Rock Parrot, Elegant Parrot, Purple-crowned Lorikeet, Wedge-tailed Eagle, Little Eagle, Square-tailed Kite, Noisy Scrubbird, Western Bristlebird, Western (Black-throated) Whipbird, Red-winged Fairywren, Blue-breasted Fairywren, Splendid Fairywren, Southern Emu-wren, Spotted Scrubwren, Western Thornbill, Western Gerygone, Western Fieldwren, Rufous Treecreeper, Western Spinebill, Gilbert’s Honeyeater, Western Wattlebird, Western Shriketit, White-breasted Robin, Western Yellow Robin, Scarlet Robin, Western Whistler, and Red-eared Firetail.
In addition to the incredible birds seen, we also found a selection of other great animals, such as Numbat, Short-beaked Echidna, Western Grey Kangaroo, Western Brush Wallaby, and several interesting reptiles. Bird and animal lists for this Western Australia birding tour follow the report.
Blue-breasted Fairywren was one of four gorgeous species of fairywren seen on the tour.
Detailed Report
Day 1, 27th September 2025. Arrival in Perth
We arrived in Perth in the late afternoon and had a nice relaxing introductory walk around a lake next to our hotel, where we had excellent close views of Australasian Darter, Nankeen Night Heron, Australasian Grebe, Dusky Moorhen, and a large (and stinky) nesting Little Black Cormorant colony (with a few scattered Little Pied Cormorants present too). It was a nice easy start to the tour and we followed it up with a group welcome meal in the evening, discussing the plans for the coming week or so of birding in the bird-filled southwest of Australia.
Day 2, 28th September 2025. Birding in Perth
We had a rather wet start to the day with persistent showers, sometimes heavy, hindering us, nevertheless we had a decent haul of birds despite the conditions. We visited the Victoria Dam area in the Perth hills, but walked nowhere near as far as we had hoped due to the weather, yet still built up a respectable list of species in the woodland adjacent to the reservoir, including some of the regional specials we had wanted to target. Highlights from our wet walk included Square-tailed Kite, Wedge-tailed Eagle, Red-tailed Black Cockatoo, Red-capped Parrot, (brief) Red-winged Fairywren, Splendid Fairywren, Western Spinebill, Western Wattlebird, Gilbert’s Honeyeater, New Holland Honeyeater, Weebill, Yellow-rumped Thornbill, Western Gerygone, Western Whistler, and Western Yellow Robin. Some of the group also had our first kangaroo sighting, when a lone Western Grey Kangaroo hopped across a side track (it wouldn’t be the last one as many hundreds were seen during the tour)!
Western Wattlebird gave us repeated good views, despite the rain.
In the afternoon we went birding at a couple of sites in Perth city. Our first stop, at Lake Monger Reserve, was fairly quiet compared to usual, with very high water levels. We saw distant Great Crested Grebe, Australasian Swamphen, Australian Shelduck, Grey Teal, Pacific Black Duck, and Little Egret. We didn’t hang around too long as it wasn’t looking like it was going to be vastly productive, however.
Splendid Fairywren gave good and prolonged views when a territorial dispute was going on.
After our birding at Lake Monger Reserve, we moved the short distance to nearby Herdsman Lake, where we had excellent looks at stunning breeding plumage Great Crested Grebes and Australasian Grebes. Additionally, we had very close looks at Pink-eared Duck, and good views of Australian Shoveler, Grey Teal, Pacific Black Duck, and attractive Blue-billed Ducks, distant views of a Musk Duck (with a youngster riding on its back) and Black Swan and, best of all, a close look at our main target of the afternoon, Freckled Duck. As we walked around the area we also gained better views of Australasian Swamphen and Australian White Ibis. Australian Reed Warbler, Silvereye, and Australian Raven gave some very good and close views, while Purple-backed Fairywrens showed sporadically, and Little Grassbird remained hidden and heard only.
Blue-billed Duck is rather attractive and we enjoyed seeing this species very well.
As the afternoon drew to a close we had one further site to check, and we hoped to do it before the next band of rain hit us, after we’d had reasonable weather for most of the afternoon. Our final stop near Herdsman Lake produced a wide range of species, including Australian Pelican, Great Egret, Pink-eared Duck (with some large ducklings), Buff-banded Rail, nesting Willie Wagtails and Red Wattlebirds, Magpie-Lark and, best of all, a family group of nesting/roosting Tawny Frogmouths which showed wonderfully – an early tour highlight, for sure! Despite the tough and unfavorable weather conditions through much of the day we ended up with a very pleasing mix of woodland and wetland species, including our first of the southwestern Australian specials.
Always a big target and we were very pleased to get such great views of this Freckled Duck.
Day 3, 29th September 2025. Perth to Dryandra Woodland National Park
We left Perth and commenced our journey to Narrogin, our base to explore Dryandra Woodland National Park. Along the way we stopped in Wandoo National Park, where we spent a couple of hours exploring the pretty woodland. One of the best birds we saw here was Western Shriketit, however despite the bird showing closely it was only a relatively brief view. We enjoyed our first views of Carnaby’s Black Cockatoos and Regent Parrots as well as our first sightings of Rufous Treecreeper, Dusky Woodswallow, and the locally abundant Yellow-plumed Honeyeater (which were chasing off almost anything they saw!).
We continued our drive down to Dryandra Woodland National Park, where we enjoyed a productive afternoon, finding many of the small birds of the woodland, including Blue-breasted Fairywren, Spotted Scrubwren, Western Gerygone, Western Thornbill, Scarlet Robin, Jacky Winter, Gilbert’s Honeyeater, Brown-headed Honeyeater, White-winged Triller, and plenty of others. A highlight was the views we had of a Square-tailed Kite which circled nicely overhead (a happier looking individual than the soaking wet one we had seen yesterday, which looked thoroughly miserable!).
In the late afternoon we had a brief sighting of Bush Stone-curlew, some excellent and close looks at the gorgeous Australian Ringneck, some brief flyover Purple-crowned Lorikeet views, and a large mob of Western Grey Kangaroos feeding out in the open. After dinner back in town we heard an Australian Boobook calling near our accommodation, but it remained elusive.
We had repeated good views of Square-tailed Kites during the first half of the tour.
Day 4, 30th September 2025. Birding at Dryandra Woodland National Park and environs
We had a really great long morning birding session in Dryandra Woodland National Park, which actually stretched into the early afternoon as it was that good! The day started with a decent chill and we were all wrapped up in lots of layers, but as the morning progressed the temperatures increased and the bird and wildlife activity was busy. As we were driving towards the park a brief stop gave some of us views of a roadside male Western Rosella, but it quickly flew off (Australian Pipit and Singing Honeyeater a slight compensation for some).
As we drove to an area of the park to commence our birding, seeing Western Grey Kangaroo along the way, we were quickly watching several Purple-crowned Lorikeets and soon thereafter we found Western Brush Wallaby (not usually seen during daylight hours), another Square-tailed Kite, soaring Little Eagle, a singing Rufous Songlark, and a Restless Flycatcher living up to its name. We spent time checking out several areas where we had previously seen Western Shrike Tit on other tours, and at one such location were rewarded with great looks at a pair of birds, this species being the “bird of the trip” for some of the group.
Western Shriketit showed nicely in Dryandra Woodland National Park.
At the shriketit stops we also picked up several new birds for the trip, or improved views of birds we had previously seen poorly/briefly, such as Wedge-tailed Eagle, Little Eagle (perched this time), Horsfield’s Bronze Cuckoo, Shining Bronze Cuckoo, White-browed Babbler, Rufous Treecreeper, Black-faced Cuckooshrike, Dusky Woodswallow, Yellow-plumed Honeyeater, and Blue-breasted Fairywren. We also gained much better views of several parrot species, such as Regent Parrot, Elegant Parrot, and a pair of Western Rosellas, which everyone was able to enjoy.
One of the other main reasons for coming birding in Dryandra Woodland National Park is to look for Short-beaked Echinda (a rather odd looking egg-laying mammal which is reliably seen in the park) and the star of the area, the Endangered (ICUN Red List) Numbat, a diurnal carnivorous (termite eating) marsupial. Today we were lucky and had great and prolonged views of both. Two definite non-bird tour highlights. Satisfied with our morning haul we drove back into town for a late bakery lunch and followed it up with a short siesta before heading out birding again later.
We couldn’t have asked for better views of Numbat while birding at Dryandra Woodland National Park.
In the late afternoon we visited a patch of forest near town. Along the way we had the great sight of a male Western Rosella feeding on a lawn and showing very nicely. Once we reached the forest patch we found Square-tailed Kite, Varied Sittella, White-cheeked Honeyeater, Brown-headed Honeyeater, Western Gerygone, Striated Pardalote, Western Whistler, and Scarlet Robin. Interestingly an out of range Peaceful Dove was heard calling, along with a more expected Common Bronzewing. Australian Ringnecks and Red-capped Parrots put on a nice show in the last moments of the afternoon.
Day 5, 1st October 2025. Birding Dryandra Woodland National Park and travel to Stirling Range National Park
We had another morning birding session in Dryandra Woodland National Park, where we picked up several new birds, such as Painted Buttonquail, Collared Sparrowhawk, Brown Goshawk, Scared Kingfisher, and Tawny-crowned Honeyeater. We also gained better views of Bush Stone-curlew, Laughing Kookaburra, and a really beautifully plumaged Western Spinebill. Some in the group saw an additional pair of Western Shriketits too. As we were driving through the park we got lucky with another Numbat sighting, one was sat in the middle of the road before it ran to one side and collected some nesting material and then scampered back across the road, allowing us all great views.
After finishing our birding at Dryandra Woodland, we commenced our journey to Stirling Range National Park. Along the way we noted Crested Pigeon, Common Bronzewing, Pallid Cuckoo, Nankeen Kestrel, Brown Falcon, Red-capped Parrot, Yellow-throated Miner, Western Wattlebird, Black-faced Woodswallow, Grey Butcherbird, and Australian Pipit.
Near to our base for the night we made a stop in some heathland where we had very close views of a pair of Southern Emu-wrens and a somewhat distant view of a singing male Western Fieldwren. Tawny-crowned Honeyeaters were everywhere and those looking up saw Fairy Martins while those looking down saw some nice orchids! While we were checking into our accommodation at Stirling Range a group of five Banded Lapwings were discovered as the sun set, with a showy Grey Butcherbird also present.
We saw several Western Rosellas during the tour.
Day 6, 2nd October 2025. Birding Stirling Range National Park and travel to Cheynes Beach
We awoke to a rather cold morning which quickly turned into a relatively hot day. We started our birding in the Stirling Range National Park where some had brief views of Western (Black-throated) Whipbird, Western Fieldwren, and Shy Heathwren. We had some excellent and close views of our first and subsequently only Spotted Pardalote of the tour and some great looks at Spotted Scrubwren, White-cheeked Honeyeater, Tawny-crowned Honeyeater, and Grey Shrikethrush (the mountain views were pretty impressive here too).
After breakfast and checking out of our accommodation we took a walk around the lodge area. Birds were thin on the ground but Wedge-tailed Eagle, Banded Lapwing, Red-capped Parrot, Grey Butcherbird, Weebill, and Dusky Woodswallow were seen. However, a highlight from here was the display of incredible orchids present, from the bizarre to the stunning, with many species flowering.
Later, we drove south to the coast where we had a picnic lunch near the beach in the presence of our first White-breasted Robins and huge King’s Skinks. Silvereyes and New Holland Honeyeaters were vocal and showy and both Silver Gull and Pacific Gull flew over.
After checking into our accommodation at Cheynes Beach we went for an afternoon walk into the heathland, it was quite hot but nice and still. After enjoying some nice views of the attractive Brush Bronzewing and the many Western Grey Kangaroos on show in the caravan site, we focused our attention on the trickier species of the area. Before too long we had seen two Western Bristlebirds walking along a sandy track and a bit later most of us saw a pair of Western (Black-throated) Whipbirds that were hiding in the top of a bush and showed quite well, if you could get on them in the first place. Western Wattlebirds were present and Red Wattlebird and White-cheeked Honeyeater were numerous. Noisy Scrubbird was heard and a Brown Quail walked out briefly in front of a few folks! A couple of pairs of Southern Emu-wrens showed in the low heath and a Brown Goshawk flew through and sent everything silent for a period.
As the sun began to wane we headed back down to the beach area, where we had extremely brief views of Noisy Scrubbird, twice (for those fast or lucky enough!). An equally fast, possibly even faster Spotless Crake also ran through our viewing area, while a Brush Bronzewing and White-breasted Robin showed slightly better. An Osprey flew over along the seashore, as did Pacific Gull and Caspian Tern.
Western Bristlebird walkedacross the track in the sand dune in front of us.
Day 7, 3rd October 2025. Birding Cheynes Beach
We awoke to a milder morning than the previous day and headed out into heathland to see what we could find. Birds were quieter than expected, though we had a good look at a group of three Brown Quails out on the lawn in the campsite. Several Noisy Scrubbirds were calling and a few Western Bristlebirds were vocal too but remaining hidden. Several pairs of vocal Western Wattlebirds were sitting out in the open giving good views and White-cheeked Honeyeaters were abundant. A pair of Ospreys were flying around, three Black-faced Cuckooshrikes were in a territorial battle, and a Grey Currawong appeared to be trying to raid a Red Wattlebird nest. Eventually we heard a Western (Black-throated) Whipbird calling and so changed our location to better stand a chance of improving our views of this species from yesterday, and after a little patience we were rewarded with good views as a male sang out in the open for us.
Western (Black-throated) Whipbird climbed to the top of the scrub and sang perched out in the open for a short while but otherwise remained elusive.
After moving down to the coast we improved our views of Red-winged Fairywren and White-breasted Robin and entered an area of tall heath where some of the group grabbed another glimpse of the Noisy Scrubbird. By now the wind had picked up so we took a look at the beach where we saw Australasian Gannet, Pacific Gull, Greater Crested Tern, and Common Sandpiper.
In the late afternoon we spent some time down near the beach where some saw Sooty Oystercatcher and everyone saw Great Cormorant, Caspian Tern, Greater Crested Tern, Pacific Gull, and Silver Gull. A nesting pair of Ospreys showed nicely too, one eating a freshly caught fish on a power pole. White-breasted Robin, Red-winged Fairywren, and Silvereye showed nicely here too. We entered an area of heath again, where after a bit of a wait we had some close views of Noisy Scrubbird as it ran about on the ground in front of us. Satisfied with these views of the mega skulker we headed back for dinner, seeing more Brown Quail along the way.
Day 8, 4th October 2023. Cheynes Beach to Busselton via Lake Muir, Cape Leeuwin, and Margaret River
We left the south coast behind and cut inland to the Rocky Gully and Lake Muir area, where a few strategic stops resulted in sightings of the Critically Endangered (BirdLife International) Baudin’s Black Cockatoo and another regional special, Western Corella. We knew a belt of rain was due to pass through the area and we tried our best to dodge the worst of it. We got a little wet a few times but also enjoyed some dry spells in what was a predominantly wet travel morning, luckily most of it spent in the vehicle. Other birds noted while we were focusing on our two main targets, included Emu, Black Swan, Australian Shelduck, Western Rosella, Nankeen Kestrel, Inland Thornbill, and Yellow-rumped Thornbill.
We were almost as wet as the Western Corella after the rain shower hit!
After a wonderful lunch of pies near Margret River we made a brief stop in a beautiful Karri and Wandoo woodland near the town, which gave us an excellent sighting of our final southwest special, Red-eared Firetail – what a stunner! Here we also had great views of Western Rosella, Red-winged Fairywren, and Laughing Kookaburra. A Swamp Harrier also flew over, one of at least three seen during the day. We still had a couple of hours of daylight so chanced our arm in the Cape Leeuwin area, unfortunately our hoped for targets were vacant. We did however see Sooty Oystercatcher, Pacific Gull, and Australian Pied Cormorant. We returned to Busselton in the early evening for dinner and a well-deserved rest and hoped for better weather tomorrow, for the final morning of birding on the tour.
Day 9, 5th October 2025. Birding Margaret River, Cape Leeuwin, and travel to Perth for the end of the tour
We spent the final morning of the tour birding around Margaret River and Cape Leeuwin searching for plovers and parrots. Unfortunately, people illegally exercising their dogs on the beaches resulted in no plovers, but we did add Pied Oystercatcher to our bird list and a quick seawatch provided some distant views of several Shy Albatrosses and Great-winged Petrels. Australian Pied Cormorants, Sooty Oystercatchers, Australasian Gannets, and Pacific Gulls were much closer to the shore and showed better than the more distant seabirds. We spent some time checking out a couple of areas for Rock Parrots and were successful at our second site. Although they were rather flighty, one bird stuck around and allowed some careful study in an impressive area of huge boulders in a picturesque coastal landscape.
After a late breakfast in Augusta we departed north back to Perth. On the way several birds were noted from the vehicle, including Whistling Kite, Black-shouldered Kite, Nankeen Kestrel, Brown Falcon, Australian Pelican, Straw-necked Ibis, White-necked Heron, White-faced Heron, Red-tailed Black Cockatoo, Little Corella, and more.
The tour ended back at Perth Airport in the middle of the afternoon after connecting with all of the regional specials of southwest Australia. Thanks to all for a great and enjoyable trip.
We had some close looks at Rock Parrot on our final morning of birding on the tour.
Bird List – Following IOC (15.1)
Birds ‘heard only’ are marked with (H) after the common name, all other species were seen. The following notation after species names is used to show conservation status following BirdLife International: CR = Critically Endangered, EN = Endangered.
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
| Cassowaries, Emu (Casuariidae) | |
| Emu | Dromaius novaehollandiae |
| Ducks, Geese, Swans (Anatidae) | |
| Black Swan | Cygnus atratus |
| Freckled Duck | Stictonetta naevosa |
| Australian Shelduck | Tadorna adenoids |
| Pink-eared Duck | Malacorhynchus membranaceus |
| Maned Duck | Chenonetta jubata |
| Australasian Shoveler | Spatula rhynchotis |
| Pacific Black Duck | Anas superciliosa |
| Grey Teal | Anas gracilis |
| Hardhead | Aythya australis |
| Blue-billed Duck | Oxyura australis |
| Musk Duck | Biziura lobata |
| Pheasants & Allies (Phasianidae) | |
| Brown Quail | Synoicus ypsilophorus |
| Frogmouths (Podargidae) | |
| Tawny Frogmouth | Podargus strigoides |
| Cuckoos (Cuculidae) | |
| Horsfield’s Bronze Cuckoo | Chalcites basalis |
| Shining Bronze Cuckoo | Chalcites lucidus |
| Pallid Cuckoo | Heteroscenes pallidus |
| Fan-tailed Cuckoo | Cacomantis flabelliformis |
| Pigeons, Doves (Columbidae) | |
| Rock Dove | Columba livia |
| Spotted Dove | Spilopelia chinensis |
| Laughing Dove | Spilopelia senegalensis |
| Common Bronzewing | Phaps chalcoptera |
| Brush Bronzewing | Phaps elegans |
| Crested Pigeon | Ocyphaps lophotes |
| Peaceful Dove (H) | Geopelia placida |
| Rails, Crakes & Coots (Rallidae) | |
| Buff-banded Rail | Hypotaenidia philippensis |
| Dusky Moorhen | Gallinula tenebrosa |
| Eurasian Coot | Fulica atra |
| Australasian Swamphen | Porphyrio melanotus |
| Spotless Crake | Zapornia tabuensis |
| Grebes (Podicipedidae) | |
| Australasian Grebe | Tachybaptus novaehollandiae |
| Great Crested Grebe | Podiceps cristatus |
| Buttonquail (Turnicidae) | |
| Painted Buttonquail | Turnix varius |
| Stone-curlews, Thick-knees (Burhinidae) | |
| Bush Stone-curlew | Burhinus grallarius |
| Oystercatchers (Haematopodidae) | |
| Pied Oystercatcher | Haematopus longirostris |
| Sooty Oystercatcher | Haematopus fuliginosus |
| Plovers (Charadriidae) | |
| Banded Lapwing | Vanellus tricolor |
| Sandpipers, Snipes (Scolopacidae) | |
| Common Sandpiper | Actitis hypoleucos |
| Gulls, Terns, Skimmers (Laridae) | |
| Caspian Tern | Hydroprogne caspia |
| Greater Crested Tern | Thalasseus bergii |
| Silver Gull | Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae |
| Pacific Gull | Larus pacificus |
| Albatrosses (Diomedeidae) | |
| Shy Albatross | Thalassarche cauta |
| Petrels, Shearwaters, Diving Petrels (Procellariidae) | |
| Great-winged Petrel | Pterodroma macroptera |
| Gannets, Boobies (Sulidae) | |
| Australasian Gannet | Morus serrator |
| Anhingas, Darters (Anhingidae) | |
| Australasian Darter | Anhinga novaehollandiae |
| Cormorants, Shags (Phalacrocoracidae) | |
| Little Pied Cormorant | Microcarbo melanoleucos |
| Australian Pied Cormorant | Phalacrocorax varius |
| Little Black Cormorant | Phalacrocorax sulcirostris |
| Great Cormorant | Phalacrocorax carbo |
| Ibises, Spoonbills (Threskiornithidae) | |
| Australian White Ibis | Threskiornis molucca |
| Straw-necked Ibis | Threskiornis spinicollis |
| Glossy Ibis | Plegadis falcinellus |
| Yellow-billed Spoonbill | Platalea flavipes |
| Herons, Bitterns (Ardeidae) | |
| Nankeen Night Heron | Nycticorax caledonicus |
| Little Egret | Egretta garzetta |
| White-faced Heron | Egretta novaehollandiae |
| White-necked Heron | Ardea pacifica |
| Great Egret | Ardea alba |
| Pelicans (Pelecanidae) | |
| Australian Pelican | Pelecanus conspicillatus |
| Ospreys (Pandionidae) | |
| Osprey | Pandion haliaetus |
| Kites, Hawks, Eagles (Accipitridae) | |
| Black-shouldered Kite | Elanus axillaris |
| Square-tailed Kite | Lophoictinia isura |
| Little Eagle | Hieraaetus morphnoides |
| Wedge-tailed Eagle | Aquila audax |
| Collared Sparrowhawk | Tachyspiza cirrocephala |
| Brown Goshawk | Tachyspiza fasciata |
| Swamp Harrier | Circus approximans |
| Whistling Kite | Haliastur sphenurus |
| Owls (Strigidae) | |
| Australian Boobook (H) | Ninox boobook |
| Kingfishers (Alcedinidae) | |
| Laughing Kookaburra | Dacelo novaeguineae |
| Sacred Kingfisher | Todiramphus sanctus |
| Caracaras, Falcons (Falconidae) | |
| Nankeen Kestrel | Falco cenchroides |
| Brown Falcon | Falco berigora |
| Cockatoos (Cacatuidae) | |
| Baudin’s Black Cockatoo – CR | Zanda baudinii |
| Carnaby’s Black Cockatoo – EN | Zanda latirostris |
| Red-tailed Black Cockatoo | Calyptorhynchus banksii |
| Galah | Eolophus roseicapilla |
| Western Corella | Cacatua pastinator |
| Little Corella | Cacatua sanguinea |
| Old World Parrots (Psittaculidae) | |
| Regent Parrot | Polytelis anthopeplus |
| Red-capped Parrot | Purpureicephalus spurius |
| Western Rosella | Platycercus icterotis |
| Australian Ringneck | Barnardius zonarius |
| Elegant Parrot | Neophema elegans |
| Rock Parrot | Neophema petrophila |
| Purple-crowned Lorikeet | Parvipsitta porphyrocephala |
| Rainbow Lorikeet | Trichoglossus moluccanus |
| Scrubbirds (Atrichornithidae) | |
| Noisy Scrubbird – EN | Atrichornis clamosus |
| Australasian Treecreepers (Climacteridae) | |
| Rufous Treecreeper | Climacteris rufus |
| Australasian Wrens (Maluridae) | |
| Purple-backed Fairywren | Malurus assimilis |
| Blue-breasted Fairywren | Malurus pulcherrimus |
| Red-winged Fairywren | Malurus elegans |
| Splendid Fairywren | Malurus splendens |
| Southern Emu-wren | Stipiturus malachurus |
| Honeyeaters (Meliphagidae) | |
| Western Spinebill | Acanthorhynchus superciliosus |
| Tawny-crowned Honeyeater | Gliciphila melanops |
| New Holland Honeyeater | Phylidonyris novaehollandiae |
| White-cheeked Honeyeater | Phylidonyris niger |
| Brown Honeyeater | Lichmera indistincta |
| Brown-headed Honeyeater | Melithreptus brevirostris |
| Gilbert’s Honeyeater | Melithreptus chloropsis |
| Singing Honeyeater | Gavicalis virescens |
| Yellow-plumed Honeyeater | Ptilotula ornata |
| Western Wattlebird | Anthochaera lunulata |
| Red Wattlebird | Anthochaera carunculata |
| Yellow-throated Miner | Manorina flavigula |
| Bristlebirds (Dasyornithidae) | |
| Western Bristlebird – EN | Dasyornis longirostris |
| Pardalotes (Pardalotidae) | |
| Spotted Pardalote | Pardalotus punctatus |
| Striated Pardalote | Pardalotus striatus |
| Australasian Warblers (Acanthizidae) | |
| Shy Heathwren | Hylacola cauta |
| Western Fieldwren | Calamanthus montanellus |
| Weebill | Smicrornis brevirostris |
| Spotted Scrubwren | Sericornis maculatus |
| Yellow-rumped Thornbill | Acanthiza chrysorrhoa |
| Inland Thornbill | Acanthiza apicalis |
| Western Thornbill | Acanthiza inornata |
| Western Gerygone | Gerygone fusca |
| Australasian Babblers (Pomatostomidae) | |
| White-browed Babbler | Pomatostomus superciliosus |
| Whipbirds (Psophodidae) | |
| Western Whipbird | Psophodes nigrogularis |
| Woodswallows, Butcherbirds & Allies (Artamidae) | |
| Black-faced Woodswallow | Artamus cinereus |
| Dusky Woodswallow | Artamus cyanopterus |
| Australian Magpie | Gymnorhina tibicen |
| Grey Butcherbird | Cracticus torquatus |
| Grey Currawong | Strepera versicolor |
| Cuckooshrikes (Campephagidae) | |
| Black-faced Cuckooshrike | Coracina novaehollandiae |
| White-winged Triller | Lalage tricolor |
| Sittellas (Neosittidae) | |
| Varied Sittella | Daphoenositta chrysoptera |
| Shriketits (Falcunculidae) | |
| Western Shriketit | Falcunculus leucogaster |
| Whistlers & Allies (Pachycephalidae) | |
| Western Whistler | Pachycephala fuliginosa |
| Rufous Whistler | Pachycephala rufiventris |
| Grey Shrikethrush | Colluricincla harmonica |
| Fantails (Rhipiduridae) | |
| Willie Wagtail | Rhipidura leucophrys |
| Grey Fantail | Rhipidura albiscapa |
| Monarchs (Monarchidae) | |
| Magpie-lark | Grallina cyanoleuca |
| Restless Flycatcher | Myiagra inquieta |
| Crows, Jays (Corvidae) | |
| Australian Raven | Corvus coronoides |
| Australasian Robins (Petroicidae) | |
| Red-capped Robin (H) | Petroica goodenovii |
| Scarlet Robin | Petroica boodang |
| Jacky Winter | Microeca fascinans |
| Western Yellow Robin | Eopsaltria griseogularis |
| White-breasted Robin | Quoyornis georgianus |
| Swallows, Martins (Hirundinidae) | |
| Welcome Swallow | Hirundo neoxena |
| Fairy Martin | Petrochelidon ariel |
| Tree Martin | Petrochelidon nigricans |
| Reed Warblers & Allies (Acrocephalidae) | |
| Australian Reed Warbler | Acrocephalus australis |
| Grassbirds & Allies (Locustellidae) | |
| Little Grassbird (H) | Poodytes gramineus |
| Rufous Songlark | Cincloramphus mathewsi |
| White-eyes (Zosteropidae) | |
| Silvereye | Zosterops lateralis |
| Waxbills, Munias & Allies (Estrildidae) | |
| Red-eared Firetail | Stagonopleura oculata |
| Wagtails, Pipits (Motacillidae) | |
| Australian Pipit | Anthus australis |
| Total seen | 147 |
| Total heard only | 4 |
| Total recorded | 151 |
Mammal List
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
| Kangaroos, Wallabies, and Allies (Macropodidae) | |
| Western Grey Kangaroo | Macropus fuliginosus |
| Western Brush Wallaby | Notamacropus irma |
| Numbats (Myrmecobiidae) | |
| Numbat | Myrmecobius fasciatus |
| Echidnas (Tachyglossidae) | |
| Short-beaked Echidna | Tachyglossus aculeatus |
| Hares and Rabbits (Leporidae) | |
| European Rabbit | Oryctolagus cuniculus |
| Total | 5 |
Reptile List
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
| Dragons (Agamidae) | |
| Dwarf Bearded Dragon | Pogona minor |
| Skinks (Scincidae) | |
| Shingleback Lizard | Tiliqua rugosa |
| Western Bluetongue | Tiliqua occipitalis |
| King’s Skink | Egernia kingii |
| Buchanan’s Snake-eyed Skink | Cryptoblepharus buchananii |
| Jurien Bay Rock-skink | Liopholis pulchra |
| Western Mourning Skink | Lissolepis luctuosa |
| Total | 7 |
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