Rottnest Island, Dec 2022

[A stop on the South-west WA Trip Jan 2023] Summary: A small island which is a popular day trip from Perth, for the beaches, the quokkas, and as it turns out, the birds! Date of visit: Dec 27, 2022 Rottnest island (Wadjemup) is not far from Fremantle off the west coast of Australia. The island isContinue reading “Rottnest Island, Dec 2022”

South-West WA Trip Jan 2023

Due to its geographical isolation, south-west WA has a lot of lovely endemic birds (including some from recent taxonomic splits), so we couldn’t wait to head there for an extended birding holiday. The idea was to trace a clockwise circuit starting and ending at Perth, heading far out east to Esperance and working our wayContinue reading “South-West WA Trip Jan 2023”