Links

Below are some web pages that you may find useful.

Birdwatching in Western Australia

BirdLife WA : Western Australia’s birdwatching organisation. The BirdLife WA site has lots of birdwatching brochures for various locations in Perth and regional WA.

Birding SW : The business Perth Birds and Bush recommends for full day birdwatching tours in Busselton to Margaret River and multiple day birdwatching tours in Western Australia.

Leeuwin Current Birding : A Western Australian birding blog which is well worth a look. Hasn’t been updated for a few years.

Frank O’Connor’s Birding Western Australia : Useful site with suggested birdwatching locations and what birds you may see there. Hasn’t been updated for many years.

Wildflowers in Western Australia

Wildflower Society of WA

Wetlands Conservation Society WA : Have some bush walk and wildflower guides on the publications page

Wildflower Country : Wildflower site specific to areas a few hundred kilometers north of Perth.

Kings Park : Information about Kings Park which grows over 3000 species of Western Australian flowering plants within walking distance of the Perth CBD. Their volunteers do free guided wildflower walks in spring at specific times each day.

Florabase : The most comprehensive database of wildflowers in Western Australia that is searchable and has keys to identify wildflowers. A website by the Western Australian State Herbarium.

Accommodation for Nature Lovers

Woodman Point Caravan Park which is south of Fremantle and set in bush next to the beach.

Rosebridge House in Kalamunda is a B and B nestled in the hills with lovely birds in their garden!

Sea Spray Caravan Park in Dongara (half a days drive north of Perth) is on the beach and next to the river mouth.

Stirling Range Retreat is half a days drive south of Perth and set in bush in the Stirling Ranges. They have dawn and dusk bird walks in spring.

Cheynes Beach Caravan Park is the best place to stay if you want to see Western Whipbird, Noisy Scrub-bird and the Western Bristlebird. Half a days drive south of Perth and east of Albany.