Bats

Check this out - 4 bat species detected in Jirdarup to date....

Table of Birds

Bobtail

Bobtails are seen regularly by visitors to Jirdarup. Learn more about them....

Birds of Jirdarup

This book is for everyone who has an interest in nature and conservation with a will to save our wonderful bird species from further decline in urban areas. It is a pure joy to read. Our gardens can be the...

Trapdoor

Visit our resident spiders...

Quenda in Jirdarup?

Gardening for birds

Looking for sources of information about attracting birds to your garden?...

Bird Watering Stations

The first Bird Watering Station was installed in 2018. There are now three....

Forest Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo

Red-tails with their raucous call and brilliant tail feathers are a favourite for visitors to Jirdarup....

Carnaby’s Black-Cockatoo

Carnaby’s with their melodious wee-la call are a favourite for visitors to Jirdarup....

Rainbow Bee-Eater

Balta hebardi – the Bush Cockroach

Meet Balta hebardi, not the five cockroach species plaguing our homes, but one of our very own Bush Cockroaches....

Tawny Frogmouth

Tawny Frogmouths roosting in the trees at the Harold Rossiter Reserve have become a favourite family for locals. They also feature in Noongar Dreamtime stories. Photo by Veronica McPhail....