Lake McLarty south WA

Off the Forrest Hwy south of Perth take Mulls Rd west to where a gate gives access to the reserve. There is good woodland beside the lake. The lake doesn’t always have water in it, but when it does it’s a hot spot, with thousands of waterfowl of all descriptions found here.

Surveys done 3

Blogs: Anne Beadell Hwy, SW WA, Nullarbor plain 2014, SW WA and Great Northern Hwy to Broome 2019,

• Pink-eared Duck
  Malacorhynchus membranaceus
  1 (33.33%)
• Black Swan
  Cygnus atratus
  3 (100.00%)
• Australian Shelduck
  Tadorna tadornoides
  3 (100.00%)
• Hardhead
  Aythya australis
  1 (33.33%)
• Australasian Shoveler
  Spatula rhynchotis
  2 (66.67%)
• Pacific Black Duck
  Anas superciliosa
  3 (100.00%)
• Grey Teal
  Anas gracilis
  2 (66.67%)
• Australian Wood Duck
  Chenonetta jubata
  1 (33.33%)
• Common Pheasant
  Phasianus colchicus
  1 (33.33%)
• Australasian Grebe
  Tachybaptus novaehollandiae
  1 (33.33%)
• Hoary-headed Grebe
  Poliocephalus poliocephalus
  1 (33.33%)
• Common Bronzewing
  Phaps chalcoptera
  2 (66.67%)
• Crested Pigeon
  Ocyphaps lophotes
  3 (100.00%)
• Shining Bronze-Cuckoo
  Chalcites lucidus
  1 (33.33%)
• Fan-tailed Cuckoo
  Cacomantis flabelliformis
  1 (33.33%)
• Tawny Frogmouth
  Podargus strigoides
  2 (66.67%)
• Eurasian Coot
  Fulica atra
  2 (66.67%)
• Red-necked Avocet
  Recurvirostra novaehollandiae
  1 (33.33%)
• Black-winged Stilt
  Himantopus leucocephalus
  2 (66.67%)
• Black-fronted Dotterel
  Elseyornis melanops
  1 (33.33%)
• Masked Lapwing
  Vanellus miles
  1 (33.33%)
• Red-kneed Dotterel
  Erythrogonys cinctus
  1 (33.33%)
• Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
  Calidris acuminata
  1 (33.33%)
• Common Greenshank
  Tringa nebularia
  2 (66.67%)
• Wood Sandpiper
  Tringa glareola
  1 (33.33%)
• Silver Gull
  Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
  1 (33.33%)
• Caspian Tern
  Hydroprogne caspia
  1 (33.33%)
• Australian Pelican
  Pelecanus conspicillatus
  1 (33.33%)
• White-faced Heron
  Egretta novaehollandiae
  3 (100.00%)
• Australian White Ibis
  Threskiornis moluccus
  1 (33.33%)
• Straw-necked Ibis
  Threskiornis spinicollis
  1 (33.33%)
• Yellow-billed Spoonbill
  Platalea flavipes
  2 (66.67%)
• Glossy Ibis
  Plegadis falcinellus
  2 (66.67%)
• Little Pied Cormorant
  Microcarbo melanoleucos
  1 (33.33%)
• Australasian Darter
  Anhinga novaehollandiae
  2 (66.67%)
• Osprey
  Pandion haliaetus
  1 (33.33%)
• Swamp Harrier
  Circus approximans
  2 (66.67%)
• Whistling Kite
  Haliastur sphenurus
  2 (66.67%)
• Rainbow Bee-eater
  Merops ornatus
  1 (33.33%)
• Laughing Kookaburra
  Dacelo novaeguineae
  2 (66.67%)
• Australian Hobby
  Falco longipennis
  1 (33.33%)
• Brown Falcon
  Falco berigora
  1 (33.33%)
• Peregrine Falcon
  Falco peregrinus
  1 (33.33%)
• Galah
  Eolophus roseicapilla
  2 (66.67%)
• Regent Parrot
  Polytelis anthopeplus
  1 (33.33%)
• Red-capped Parrot
  Purpureicephalus spurius
  2 (66.67%)
• Australian Ringneck
  Barnardius zonarius
  3 (100.00%)
• Splendid Fairy-wren
  Malurus splendens
  2 (66.67%)
• Brown Honeyeater
  Lichmera indistincta
  1 (33.33%)
• White-fronted Chat
  Epthianura albifrons
  1 (33.33%)
• Red Wattlebird
  Anthochaera carunculata
  3 (100.00%)
• Striated Pardalote
  Pardalotus striatus
  2 (66.67%)
• Western Gerygone
  Gerygone fusca
  2 (66.67%)
• Weebill
  Smicrornis brevirostris
  1 (33.33%)
• White-browed Scrubwren
  Sericornis frontalis
  1 (33.33%)
• Yellow-rumped Thornbill
  Acanthiza chrysorrhoa
  3 (100.00%)
• Inland Thornbill
  Acanthiza apicalis
  3 (100.00%)
• White-winged Triller
  Lalage tricolor
  1 (33.33%)
• Rufous Whistler
  Pachycephala rufiventris
  1 (33.33%)
• Grey Shrike-thrush
  Colluricincla harmonica
  1 (33.33%)
• Australian Magpie
  Gymnorhina tibicen
  3 (100.00%)
• Grey Butcherbird
  Cracticus torquatus
  3 (100.00%)
• Willie Wagtail
  Rhipidura leucophrys
  2 (66.67%)
• Grey Fantail
  Rhipidura fuliginosa
  3 (100.00%)
• Australian Raven
  Corvus coronoides
  3 (100.00%)
• Magpie-lark
  Grallina cyanoleuca
  3 (100.00%)
• Little Grassbird
  Poodytes gramineus
  1 (33.33%)
• Tree Martin
  Petrochelidon nigricans
  2 (66.67%)
• Welcome Swallow
  Hirundo neoxena
  2 (66.67%)
• Silvereye
  Zosterops lateralis
  3 (100.00%)