Bird records for Yunderup, Murray River delta, Western Australia, 1967–2000
The Western Australian Naturalists’ Club owns a field station, the Yunderup Naturalists Observatory, on Cooleenup Island in the Murray River delta. Habitats in the area include open woodland and shrubland, saline and freshwater swamps, ephemeral lakes, and extensive sand flats on the western...
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Western Australian Naturalists' Club
2023
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| description | The Western Australian Naturalists’ Club owns a field station, the
Yunderup Naturalists Observatory, on Cooleenup Island in the
Murray River delta. Habitats in the area include open woodland
and shrubland, saline and freshwater swamps, ephemeral lakes,
and extensive sand flats on the western side of the deltaic islands.
Club members made detailed bird observations, conducted bird
banding and contributed to the Australian Bird Count. These records
are collated for 1967–2000, providing a comprehensive bird list
for the area. The records are of 149 species, including 38 species of
passerines and 111 species of non-passerines. They include both
resident and migratory land and water birds. The most frequently
recorded birds were Splendid Fairy-wren, Western Gerygone,
Broad-tailed Thornbill, Grey Fantail, Eastern Great Egret and Little
Pied Cormorant. Unusual birds include Red-tailed Tropicbird,
Pacific Swift, Elegant Parrot and Rock Parrot. Banding records
show Australian Pelican move from the Peel Inlet to the south coast
of Western Australia. It is likely that population pressure on the
area from the development of the city of Mandurah and the Shire
of Murray, changes to the Peel Inlet following the opening of the
Dawesville Channel in 1994 and warming and drying of the climate
will impact the bird population of the area in the future. |
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| institution | Curtin University Malaysia |
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| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2025-11-14T11:41:40Z |
| publishDate | 2023 |
| publisher | Western Australian Naturalists' Club |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-941232024-01-31T02:32:02Z Bird records for Yunderup, Murray River delta, Western Australia, 1967–2000 Davison, Elaine The Western Australian Naturalists’ Club owns a field station, the Yunderup Naturalists Observatory, on Cooleenup Island in the Murray River delta. Habitats in the area include open woodland and shrubland, saline and freshwater swamps, ephemeral lakes, and extensive sand flats on the western side of the deltaic islands. Club members made detailed bird observations, conducted bird banding and contributed to the Australian Bird Count. These records are collated for 1967–2000, providing a comprehensive bird list for the area. The records are of 149 species, including 38 species of passerines and 111 species of non-passerines. They include both resident and migratory land and water birds. The most frequently recorded birds were Splendid Fairy-wren, Western Gerygone, Broad-tailed Thornbill, Grey Fantail, Eastern Great Egret and Little Pied Cormorant. Unusual birds include Red-tailed Tropicbird, Pacific Swift, Elegant Parrot and Rock Parrot. Banding records show Australian Pelican move from the Peel Inlet to the south coast of Western Australia. It is likely that population pressure on the area from the development of the city of Mandurah and the Shire of Murray, changes to the Peel Inlet following the opening of the Dawesville Channel in 1994 and warming and drying of the climate will impact the bird population of the area in the future. 2023 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/94123 English Western Australian Naturalists' Club restricted |
| spellingShingle | Davison, Elaine Bird records for Yunderup, Murray River delta, Western Australia, 1967–2000 |
| title | Bird records for Yunderup, Murray River delta, Western Australia, 1967–2000 |
| title_full | Bird records for Yunderup, Murray River delta, Western Australia, 1967–2000 |
| title_fullStr | Bird records for Yunderup, Murray River delta, Western Australia, 1967–2000 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Bird records for Yunderup, Murray River delta, Western Australia, 1967–2000 |
| title_short | Bird records for Yunderup, Murray River delta, Western Australia, 1967–2000 |
| title_sort | bird records for yunderup, murray river delta, western australia, 1967–2000 |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/94123 |