Birdline Western Australia Weekly Update

Birdline Western Australia Published sightings for the week ending 26 Oct 2014. Wed 22 Oct Grey-crowned Babbler Paraburdoo Unfortunately I was driving when I spotted six birds sitting on a bush immediately adjoining the road and didn’t have a camera handy – would have made a great photo! (just out of town on the mine road) I had seen individual birds in the area, on several occasions previously but not so many together!! S. Plunkett Tue 21 Oct Shy Heathwren, Western Whipbird. Stirling Range–Mt. Trio Rd. 1 adult Shy Heathwren about 200m down from car park at 630am sat up on top of low heath bush right on roadside and sang for about 20 seconds twice dropping down between efforts. Bright early sunlight no wind. Distinctive white brow, heavily black streaked underparts and wing chevron well seen. Bright rufous tail/rump. Cocked tail. A further 1/2 hour of waiting for another show was fruitless. Western Whipbirds x 2 heard only in same area about 40m in on southern side. Rob Reed Tue 7 Oct Oriental Plover Eyre Bird Observatory beach Sorry about the late report but just arrived home to Victoria and going thru and identifying my photos from my recent trip to SW WA. A group of x5 birds on the shore line on the beach in front of EBO. I am told this is an unusual sighting for this area. Andrew Browne