Perth area

Overview

Perth is located in Australia, in the state of Western Australia.

Birds

Notable Species

Red-capped Parrot

Carnaby's Cockatoo

Baudin's Cockatoo

Black Swan

Willie Wagtail

Australian Magpie

Rarities

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Check-list

Birds you can see here include:

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Other Wildlife

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Site Information

History and Use

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Areas of Interest

Perth sits on the floodplain of the Swan River. Many of the lakes and wetlands have been filled in and built over, but a string of large lakes remains, all are good sites for birds.

Lake Joondalup

The northernmost of the large lakes in the metro area and the start of the Yellagonga Reserve. The main area for viewing is Neil Hawkins Park at the end of Boas Road. A scan across the lake from the small jetty will reveal various species of ducks, Black Swan, Australian Pelican, and a few waders. Raptors such as Swamp Harrier and Whistling Kite are common over the lake. You can walk north along the lake edge to a lookout point, there are often good bush birds along here such as Grey Butcherbird, Splendid Fairy-wren, Western Gerygone and Striated Pardalote. Despite signs discouraging such activity, many people still feed birds on the large grassed picnic area - most of these are feral - Rock Dove, Long-billed Corella, Short-billed Corella and Rainbow Lorikeet are abundant. A few natives join in the fun including Pacific Black Duck, Australian Shelduck and Australian Ringneck.

A little further south is Picnic Cove. This can be a good area for crakes if the water is low. There are also viewing spots dotted around the lake.

Access and Facilities

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Contact Details

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External Links

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Content originally posted by Steve