Additional notes on the birds of The list of species is broadly Edithana Pool, Lyons River - Newbey comparable, with 24 species recorded on and Newbey (Western Australian both occasions (Table 1). Nineteen Naturalist 18:13-20) provided notes on non-passerines and 18 passerines were the vegetation and birds of Edithana recorded during the current survey and Pool after visiting the area in August 27 non-passerine and 14 passerines were 1987. The site is a tree-lined pool on noted by Newbey and Newbey (1987). the Lyons River approximately 25 There are minor differences in the kilometres from Mt. Augustus within species composition of waterbirds, the Gascoyne biogeographic region. notably ducks, and in the number of Newbey and Newbey (1987) described raptors present. The lists of bush birds the location, layout, and physical are very similar. environment of the pool and provided Cattle were observed in areas around climatic data for the area. They also the pool and a Dingo/wild dog was presented species lists for birds and observed adjacent to the pooL flora A combined total of 54 species have This short note provides a list of birds now been recorded at this site. The observed at Edithana Pool on the similarity in bird species composition afternoon of the 17 and morning of the between the two surveys suggests that 18 August 1998 and compares this list the area has continued to be utilised in with that of Newbey and Newbey a similar manner over the ten-year (1987). The area surrounding the pool, period. Although a fairly thorough including fringing vegetation and search was made of the area, additional nearby woodland and open grassland avifauna species are likely to occur at habitat, as well as the pools themselves this locality due in part to the were surveyed for birds. combination of wetland and woodland Forty-one species of birds were recorded habitats, and it would be worthwhile to by Newbey and Newbey (1987) whereas undertake further visits of the area 37 species were noted on this occasion. - STEPHEN J. REYNOLDS, PO Box 508, Nedlands WA 6909 226 Table 1. Birds recorded at Edithana Pool in August 1998 (species marked with an asterisk were also recorded by Newbey and Newbey 1987) Common Name Species Name No. Location *Erru Dromaius novaehollandiae 2 Open grassland Grey Teal Anas gracilis 3 pool *Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa 1 pool Australian Wood Duck Chenonetta jubata 1 pool *Australasian Grebe Tachybaptus novachollandiae 1 pool *Little Black Cormorant Phalacrocorax sulcirostris 3 pool *Great Egret A rdcaalba 1 pool *Whistling Kite Haliastur sphenurus 1 over pool Australian Kestrel Falco cenchroides 1 woodland *Eurasian Coot Fulicaatra 3 pool Black-tailed Native Hen Gallinula ventralis 3 pool *Black-fronted Dotterel Charadrius melanops 1 pool edge *Peaceful Dove Geopelia striata several fringing vegetation *Spinifex Pigeon Geophaps plumifera 5 Open grassland *Crested Pigeon Ocyphaps lophotes 4 woodland *Galah Cacatua roseicapilla 4 woodland *Australian Ringneck Platycercus zonarius 4 woodland *Blue-winged Kookaburra Dacelo leach ii several fringing vegetation *Rainbow Bee-eater M erops omatus heard *White-plumcd Honeyeater Lichenostomus penicillatus 3 fringing vegetation Crimson Chat Epthianura tricolor 2 Open grassland *Grey-crowned Babbler Pomatostomus temporalis 2 woodland *Crested Bellbird Oreoica gutturalis heard woodland *Rufous Whistler Pachycephala rufiventris heard woodland *Australian Magpie-lark Grallina cyanoleuca 3 Open grassland *Willie Wagtail Rhipidura leucophrys 2 woodland * Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike Coracina novachollandiae 4 woodland White-winged Triller Lalage tricolor 2 woodland Black-faced Woodswallow Artamus cinereus 1 woodland Masked Woodswallow Artamus personatus 12 Open grassland Pied Butcherbird Cracticus nigrogularis heard woodland *Torresian Crow Corvusorru 2 woodland Richard’s Pipit Anthus novaeseelandiae 1 Open grassland Zebra Finch Taeniopygia guttata 20+ Open grassland Rufous Songlark Cindorhamphus mathewsi 1 woodland Fairy Martin Hirundo arid 10+ over pool, nests in tree over water *Tree Martin Hirundo nigricans 5 woodland 227