Birds, Orchids and other Wildflowers

WA NATURALISTS’ CLUB – COLLINS RD EXCURSION
with John Cresp of Birdlife Australia. 9 Sept 2023

Birds seen:

Shining Bronze Cuckoo
Regent Parrot
Ringneck Parrot
Red Capped Parrot
Rufous Treecreeper
Yellow-plumed Honeyeater
Striated Pardalote
Inland Thornbill
Yellow-rumped Thornbill
Weebill
Western Gerygone
White-browed Babbler

Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike
Western Shrike-tit
Grey Shrike-thrush
Rufous Whistler
Dusky Wood-swallow
Willy Wagtail
Grey Fantail
Restless Flycatcher
Australian Raven
Scarlet Robin
Western Yellow Robin

Wildflowers seen:

  • Liliaceae
    • Borya sp Pincushions
    • Burchardia rosea ? a white Milkmaid
    • Chamaescilla corymbosa Blue Squill
    • Pauridia Tiny Star
    • Sowerbaea laxiflora Purple Tassels
    • Thysanotus sp a twining Fringed Lily
  • Haemodoraceae
    • Anigozanthos manglesii Menzies K. Paw
    • Conostylis sp a Cottonhead
    • Conostylis setigera Bristly Cottonhead
    • Tribonanthes australis “Swamp Felt Flr”
  • Orchidaceae
    • Caladenia discoidea Dancing Spider
    • Caladenia filifera Blood Spider Orchid
    • Caladenia flava Cowslip Orchid
    • Caladenia macrostylis Leaping Spider
    • Caladenia falcata Fringed Mantis Orchid
    • Cyanicula gemmata Blue China Orchid
    • Cyanicula sericea Silky Blue Orchid
    • Diuris sp a Donkey Orchid
    • Diuris sp a Bee Orchid
    • Prasophyllum gracile Little Laughing Leak
    • Pterostylis sp a Snail Orchid
    • Pterostylis recurva Jug Orchid
    • Pyrorchis nigricans Red Beak Orchid
    • Thelymitra antennifera Lemon-scented
  • Fabaceae
    • Acacia drummondii Drummond’s Wattle
    • Acacia pulchella Prickly Moses
    • Bossiaea sp a Brown Pea
    • Gastrolobium spinosum Prickly Poison
    • Gompholobium sp ? a yellow pea
    • Isotropis cuneifolia Granny’s Bonnet
    • Kennedia prostrata Scarlet Runner
  • Myrtaceae
    • Eucalyptus wandoo Wandoo (nor in flr)
  • Proteaceae
    • Banksia nivea Honeypot Dryandra
    • Hakea prostrata Harsh Hakea
  • Asteraceae
    • An everlasting (“poached eggs”)
    • Craspedia sp Billy Buttons
  • Goodeniaceae
    • Lechenaultia biloba Blue Leschenaultia
    • Dampiera alata Winged Stem Dampiera
  • Rutaceae
    • Dipololaena sp a Diplolaena
  • Rhamnaceae
    • Cryptandra sp a Cryptandra
  • Celastraceae
    • Stackhousia monogyna White Candles
  • Elaeocarpaceae
    • Teteratheca hirsuta Black-eyed Susan
  • Lentibulariaceae
    • Utricularia multifida Pink Petticoats
  • Stylidiaceae
    • Stylidium calcaratum Book Triggerplant
  • Droseraceae
    • Drosera macrantha Bridal Sundew
    • Drosera menziesii Pink Rainbow
    • Drosera glanduligera? Pimpernel Sundew
    • Drosera gigantea Giant Sundew
  • Dilleniaceae
    • Hibbertia commutata ? a Buttercup
  • Thymeliaceae
    • Pimelia sp a Banjine (pink centre)
  • Phyllanthaceae
    • Phyllanthus sp False Borania
  • Philydrellaceae
    • Philydrella pygmaea Butterfly Flower