BIRDS OF MARCHAGEE NATURE RESERVE

WA Museum Records and Supplements | Updated 9 years ago

Introduction: Birds were recorded on Marchagee Nature Reserve (C23601) as part of the biological survey outlined by Dell (Introduction, this report). Birds were recorded by me during 21-26 May 1976, 26-30 September 1976 and 15 July 1977; by G. Harold during 16-22 July 1975; and P.J. Fuller during 26-30 September 1976. I am grateful to Harold and Fuller for making their field notes available to me. Also included are notes made by G.M. Storr on brief visits in July 1954, April 1959, August 1960, August 1961,October 1961, November 1961, February 1962, and August 1965.

Each vegetation association type discernable on aerial photographs taken in December 1969 was visited by me and estimates made of the number of birds present. In the annotated list plant associations where birds were recorded are listed (details of vegetation and location numbers are in Muir, this report).

In the annotated list I summarise the status of each species at the time of my survey. Status for each species is listed as scarce, uncommon, moderately common, or common, in the manner of Dell & Johnstone (1977). I have taken into consideration my experience with each species elsewhere in the South-west in evaluating its status. Nomenclature follows Storr (1979).