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Western Australia: 4/3/2023 - 4/24/2023 (Center on Map)

Western Australia

Solar Eclipse, April 20, 2023



Rottnest Rottnest Bike Path Sterling Range Sterling Range Vegetation Cheynes Cheynes Beach
Giant Trees Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse Pacific and Antarctic Oceans Meet Fern Pool Karijini Tree Karijini Gorge
Karijini Rock Cheela Station Flies Cheela Plains Cliffs Cheela Plains Billabong Exmouth Dingoes Yardie Creek Eclipse Spot
Watching the Eclipse at Yardie Creek Solar Eclipse, April 20, 2023 Kalbarri Natural Window
Australian Ringneck (Barnardius zonarius) Scarlet Robin (Petroica boodang) White-plumed Honeyeater (Ptilotula penicillata) Red Kangaroo (Osphranter rufus) New Holland Honeyeater (Phylidonyris novaehollandiae) Killer Whale (Orcinus orca)
Gray Fantail (Rhipidura albiscapa) Yellow-plumed Honeyeater (Ptilotula ornata) Western Gerygone (Gerygone fusca) Australasian Darter (Anhinga novaehollandiae) Short-beaked Echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus) Quokka (Setonix brachyurus)
Australian Pipit (Anthus australis) Golden Whistler (Pachycephala pectoralis) - Male Brown Quail (Synoicus  ypsilophorus) Spinifex Pigeon (Geophaps plumifera) LIttle Pied Cormorant (Microcarbo melanoleucos) Rainbow Lorikeet (Trichoglossus moluccanus)
Western Yellow Robin (Eopsaltria griseogularis) Western Spinebill (Acanthorhynchus superciliosus) Australian Magpie (Gymnorhina tibicen) Australian Raven (Corvus coronoides) Red-capped Plover (Charadrius ruficapillus) Mangrove Fantail (Rhipidura phasiana)

We did a side trip from Malaysia to visit Western Australia to view a solar eclipse.

Sites Visited - Click on a link to read the blog!

King's Park and Botanic Garden, Australia (4/3/2023)
Rottnest Island, Australia (4/4/2023)
Rottnest Island, Australia (4/5/2023)
Dryandra Woodland, Australia (4/6/2023)
King's Park and Botanic Garden, Australia (4/6/2023)
Dryandra Woodland, Australia (4/7/2023)
Dryandra Woodland, Australia (4/8/2023)
Kendenup, Australia (4/8/2023)
Porongurup National Park, Australia (4/9/2023)
Sterling Range National Park, Australia (4/9/2023)
Bremer Bay, Australia (4/10/2023)
Cheynes Beach, Australia (4/11/2023)
Cape Leeuwin, Australia (4/12/2023)
Lake Seppings, Australia (4/12/2023)
Walpole-Nornalup National Park, Australia (4/12/2023)
Margaret River, Australia (4/13/2023)
Yalgarup National Park, Australia (4/13/2023)
Cue, Australia (4/14/2023)
Manning Lake, Australia (4/14/2023)
Cue, Australia (4/15/2023)
Karijini National Park, Australia (4/16/2023)
Cheela Plains, Australia (4/17/2023)
Cape Range National Park, Australia (4/18/2023)
Cheela Plains, Australia (4/18/2023)
Cape Range National Park, Australia (4/19/2023)
Cape Range National Park, Australia (4/20/2023)
Cape Range National Park, Australia (4/21/2023)
New Beach, Australia (4/21/2023)
Wooramel, Australia (4/21/2023)
Kalbarri National Park, Australia (4/22/2023)
Wooramel, Australia (4/22/2023)


Species Recorded (214)

Birds ( 192 )

Shoebill ( Balaenicipitidae )
Australian Pelican - Pelecanus conspicillatus

Honeyeaters ( Meliphagidae )
Western Spinebill - Acanthorhynchus superciliosus
Red Wattlebird - Anthochaera carunculata
Western Wattlebird - Anthochaera lunulata
Singing Honeyeater - Gavicalis virescens
Brown Honeyeater - Lichmera indistincta
Yellow-throated Miner - Manorina flavigula
Gilbert's Honeyeater - Melithreptus chloropsis
White-cheeked Honeyeater - Phylidonyris niger
New Holland Honeyeater - Phylidonyris novaehollandiae
Yellow-plumed Honeyeater - Ptilotula ornata
White-plumed Honeyeater - Ptilotula penicillata

( Casuariidae )
Emu - Dromaius novaehollandiae

Scrubwrens ( Acanithizidae )
Inland Thornbill - Acanthiza apicalis
Yellow-rumped Thornbill - Acanthiza chrysorrhoa

Whistlers ( Pachycephalidae )
Gray Shrikethrush - Colluricincla harmonica
Black-tailed Whistler - Pachycephala melanura
Golden Whistler - Pachycephala pectoralis
Rufous Whistler - Pachycephala rufiventris

Scrubwrens ( Acanithizidae )
Spotted Scrubwren - Sericornis maculatus

Cockatoos ( Cacatuidae )
Little Corella - Cacatua sanguinea

Robin ( Petroicidae )
Hooded Robin - Melanodryas cucullata

Psittaculidae ( Psittaculidae )
Purple-crowned Lorikeet - Psitteuteles porphyrocephalus
Rainbow Lorikeet - Trichoglossus moluccanus

Grebes ( Podicipedidae )
Hoary-headed Grebe - Poliocephalus poliocephalus
Australasian Grebe - Tachybaptus novaehollandiae

Albatrosses ( Diomedeidae )
White-faced Storm-Petrel - Pelagodroma marina
Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross - Thalassarche carteri
Black-browed Albatross - Thalassarche melanophris

Shearwaters and Petrels ( Procellariidae )
Flesh-footed Shearwater - Ardenna carneipes
Wedge-tailed Shearwater - Ardenna pacifica
Great-winged Petrel - Pterodroma macroptera
Soft-plumaged Petrel - Pterodroma mollis

Storm Petrels ( Hydrobatidae )
Wilson's Storm-Petrel - Oceanites oceanicus

Boobies and Gannets ( Sulidae )
Australasian Gannet - Morus serrator

Hawks, Eagles, and Kites ( Accipitridae )
Swamp Harrier - Circus approximans

Flowerpeckers ( Dicaeidae )
Mistletoebird - Dicaeum hirundinaceum

Hawks, Eagles, and Kites ( Accipitridae )
Brown Goshawk - Tachyspiza fasciata

Cormorants ( Phalacrocoracidae )
Little Pied Cormorant - Microcarbo melanoleucos
Great Cormorant - Phalacrocorax carbo
Little Black Cormorant - Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
Pied Cormorant - Phalacrocorax varius

Anhingas ( Anhingidae )
Australasian Darter - Anhinga novaehollandiae

Herons ( Ardeidae )
Great Egret - Ardea alba
Eastern Cattle Egret - Ardea coromanda
Little Egret - Egretta garzetta
White-faced Heron - Egretta novaehollandiae
Pacific Reef-Heron - Egretta sacra
Nankeen Night-Heron - Nycticorax caledonicus

Ibises and Spoonbills ( Threskiornithidae )
Yellow-billed Spoonbill - Platalea flavipes
Australian Ibis - Threskiornis molucca
Straw-necked Ibis - Threskiornis spinicollis

Swans, Geese, and Ducks ( Anatidae )
Gray Teal - Anas gracilis
Mallard - Anas platyrhynchos
Pacific Black Duck - Anas superciliosa
Hardhead - Aythya australis
Musk Duck - Biziura lobata
Maned Duck - Chenonetta jubata
Black Swan - Cygnus atratus
Pink-eared Duck - Malacorhynchus membranaceus
Blue-billed Duck - Oxyura australis
Australasian Shoveler - Spatula rhynchotis
Australian Shelduck - Tadorna tadornoides

Kites, Hawks, Eagles, and Allies ( Acciptridae )
Wedge-tailed Eagle - Aquila audax
Black-shouldered Kite - Elanus axillaris
Brahminy Kite - Haliastur indus
Whistling Kite - Haliastur sphenurus
Little Eagle - Hieraaetus morphnoides
White-bellied Sea-Eagle - Icthyophaga leucogaster
Square-tailed Kite - Lophoictinia isura
Black Kite - Milvus migrans
Osprey - Pandion haliaetus

Falcons and Allies ( Falconidae )
Brown Falcon - Falco berigora
Nankeen Kestrel - Falco cenchroides
Australian Hobby - Falco longipennis

Grouse, Turkeys, and Allies ( Phasianidae )
Brown Quail - Synoicus ypsilophorus

( Turnicidae )
Painted Buttonquail - Turnix varius

Rails, Gallinules, and Allies ( Rallidae )
Eurasian Coot - Fulica atra
Dusky Moorhen - Gallinula tenebrosa
Buff-banded Rail - Gallirallus philippensis
Australasian Swamphen - Porphyrio melanotus
Spotless Crake - Zapornia tabuensis

Bustards ( Otididae )
Australian Bustard - Ardeotis australis

Thick-knees ( Burhinidae )
Bush Thick-knee - Burhinus grallarius

Plovers ( Charadriidae )
Greater Sand-Plover - Anarhynchus leschenaultii
Siberian Sand-Plover - Anarhynchus mongolus
Red-capped Plover - Anarhynchus ruficapillus
Red-necked Avocet - Recurvirostra novaehollandiae
Black-fronted Dotterel - Thinornis melanops
Masked Lapwing - Vanellus miles
Banded Lapwing - Vanellus tricolor

Oystercatchers ( Haematopodidae )
Sooty Oystercatcher - Haematopus fuliginosus
Pied Oystercatcher - Haematopus longirostris

Stilts and Avocets ( Recurvirostridae )
Pied Stilt - Himantopus leucocephalus

Sandpipers and Allies ( Scolopacidae )
Common Sandpiper - Actitis hypoleucos
Ruddy Turnstone - Arenaria interpres
Sanderling - Calidris alba
Red-necked Stint - Calidris ruficollis
Bar-tailed Godwit - Limosa lapponica
Far Eastern Curlew - Numenius madagascariensis
Whimbrel - Numenius phaeopus
Gray-tailed Tattler - Tringa brevipes

Jaegers and Skuas ( Stercorariidae )
Brown Skua - Stercorarius antarcticus

Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers ( Laridae )
White-winged Tern - Chlidonias leucopterus
Silver Gull - Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
Caspian Tern - Hydroprogne caspia
Pacific Gull - Larus pacificus
Bridled Tern - Onychoprion anaethetus
Roseate Tern - Sterna dougallii
Australian Fairy Tern - Sternula nereis
Lesser Crested Tern - Thalasseus bengalensis
Great Crested Tern - Thalasseus bergii

Pigeons and Doves ( Columbidae )
Rock Pigeon - Columba livia
Diamond Dove - Geopelia cuneata
Peaceful Dove - Geopelia placida
Spinifex Pigeon - Geophaps plumifera
Crested Pigeon - Ocyphaps lophotes
Common Bronzewing - Phaps chalcoptera
Brush Bronzewing - Phaps elegans
Spotted Dove - Spilopelia chinensis
Laughing Dove - Spilopelia senegalensis

New World Parrots ( Psittacidae )
Australian Ringneck - Barnardius zonarius
Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo - Calyptorhynchus banksii
Galah - Eolophus roseicapilla
Budgerigar - Melopsittacus undulatus
Elegant Parrot - Neophema elegans
Rock Parrot - Neophema petrophila
Cockatiel - Nymphicus hollandicus
Western Rosella - Platycercus icterotis
Regent Parrot - Polytelis anthopeplus
Red-capped Parrot - Purpureicephalus spurius
Baudin's Black-Cockatoo - Zanda baudinii
Carnaby's Black-Cockatoo - Zanda latirostris

Cuckoos ( Cuculidae )
Fan-tailed Cuckoo - Cacomantis flabelliformis

Typical Owls ( Strigidae )
Southern Boobook - Ninox boobook

( Dacelonidae )
Laughing Kookaburra - Dacelo novaeguineae
Sacred Kingfisher - Todiramphus sanctus

Bee-eaters ( Meropidae )
Rainbow Bee-eater - Merops ornatus

Paradise-flycatcher ( Monarchidae )
Restless Flycatcher - Myiagra inquieta

Cuckoo-shrike ( Campephagidae )
Black-faced Cuckooshrike - Coracina novaehollandiae

Swallows ( Hirundinidae )
Welcome Swallow - Hirundo neoxena
Tree Martin - Petrochelidon nigricans

White-eyes ( Zosteropidae )
Silvereye - Zosterops lateralis
Australian Yellow White-eye - Zosterops luteus

Jays and Crows ( Corvidae )
Black-faced Woodswallow - Artamus cinereus
Dusky Woodswallow - Artamus cyanopterus
Masked Woodswallow - Artamus personatus
Little Crow - Corvus bennetti
Australian Raven - Corvus coronoides
Torresian Crow - Corvus orru
Pied Butcherbird - Cracticus nigrogularis
Gray Butcherbird - Cracticus torquatus
Varied Sittella - Daphoenositta chrysoptera
Magpie-lark - Grallina cyanoleuca
Australian Magpie - Gymnorhina tibicen
Western Whipbird - Psophodes nigrogularis
Chiming Wedgebill - Psophodes occidentalis
Gray Currawong - Strepera versicolor

Fantails ( Rhipiduridae )
Gray Fantail - Rhipidura albiscapa
Willie-wagtail - Rhipidura leucophrys
Mangrove Fantail - Rhipidura phasiana

( Eurostopodidae )
Spotted Eared-Nightjar - Eurostopodus argus

Old World Warblers and Gnatcatchers ( Sylviidae )
Australian Reed Warbler - Acrocephalus australis

Wagtails and Pipits ( Motacillidae )
Australian Pipit - Anthus australis

Wood-warblers ( Parulidae )
Brown Songlark - Cincloramphus cruralis
Rufous Songlark - Cincloramphus mathewsi

( Climacteridae )
Rufous Treecreeper - Climacteris rufus

( Menuridae )
Noisy Scrub-bird - Atrichornis clamosus

( Ptilonorhynchidae )
Western Bowerbird - Chlamydera guttata

( Maluridae )
Purple-backed Fairywren - Malurus assimilis
Red-winged Fairywren - Malurus elegans
White-winged Fairywren - Malurus leucopterus
Blue-breasted Fairywren - Malurus pulcherrimus
Splendid Fairywren - Malurus splendens
Southern Emuwren - Stipiturus malachurus

( Pardalotidae )
Western Bristlebird - Dasyornis longirostris
Western Gerygone - Gerygone fusca
Dusky Gerygone - Gerygone tenebrosa
Spotted Pardalote - Pardalotus punctatus
Striated Pardalote - Pardalotus striatus
Redthroat - Pyrrholaemus brunneus
Weebill - Smicrornis brevirostris

( Eopsaltriidae )
White-breasted Robin - Eopsaltria georgiana
Western Yellow Robin - Eopsaltria griseogularis
Jacky-winter - Microeca fascinans
Scarlet Robin - Petroica boodang
Red-capped Robin - Petroica goodenovii

( Pomatostomidae )
White-browed Babbler - Pomatostomus superciliosus
Gray-crowned Babbler - Pomatostomus temporalis

Old World Sparrows ( Passeridae )
Star Finch - Emblema ruficauda
Red-eared Firetail - Stagonopleura oculata
Zebra Finch - Taeniopygia guttata

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