Thanks to the Denmark Environmental Centre for allowing us to share a stall at the Arts Market on Saturday 11 December. A total of $200 was raised through donations for pamphlets and a raffle of a White-breasted Robin Photograph. Many thanks to Kirsty for organising the stall and to the volunteers for setting-up and manning …
Twenty-two took part in an outing to Kambellup Nature Reserve and the Stirling Range National Park with many over-nighting at the Stirling Range Retreat. Thirty-six species were seen at Kambellup and forty at the Stirling Range. The retreat was much quieter than usual for this time of year, perhaps because of the bush fire in …
Whilst we were installing the temporary fence on Friday (15 October), we saw four Red-necked Stints, the first we’ve seen this year at Ocean Beach. Perhaps even more exciting was a group of about 50 Fairy Terns, roosting and feeding along with the Crested Terns. They were also landing on Fairy Tern Island, just north …
More Migratory Shorebirds arrive for Summer (17 October 2021) Read More »
Kirsty and I saw our first migratory shorebirds of Summer (well Spring really); 2 beautiful Common Sandpipers on the Wilson Inlet at Spring Bay, one roosting on a log and one feeding on the shoreline. They have a characteristically bobbing motion when feeding and are generally found on the shoreline, quite often at the Prawn …
First Migratory Shorebird of Summer (10 September 2021) Read More »
Thank you to those who attended our AGM on a rather wintry afternoon but the meeting went well, we had a very enjoyable sundowner after the meeting and said a special thank you to Brad Kneebone who stepped down from his amazing 6 year tenure as Convenor leading our group from humble beginnings to a …
Kirsty Anderson Ten of us enjoyed a sunlit walk along the edge of the Wilson Inlet between Little River and Campbell Road. Spring was in the air, bringing-out several courting couples of the feathered variety. There was a delightful array of birdsong, some mild bush-bashing to avoid some areas of water over the path and …
Outing Report – Little River Ripper – 17 August 2021 Read More »
