I am a Technical Officer in the Animal Science Program of the Science and Conservation Division. My background has mostly involved managing threatened and pest birds and mammals throughout Western Australia.
My main area of expertise is avian ecology and management mostly in relation to pest and threatened birds including translocations, monitoring and population control. I have significant expertise in trapping, marking and monitoring birds for research and control purposes.
Academic Qualifications
Grad cert. Ornithology Charles Sturt University 2010
B.Sc. Biological Science Edith Cowan University 2008
Blythman M (2021). Predicting the hatching date of malleefowl Leipoa ocellata eggs without excavating the mound. Australian Field Ornithology 38, pp. 78–86
Blythman M (2020). Taking heed of bird seed. Landscope 35(4), pp. 20–23
Blythman M, Lohr C, Sims C, Morris K (2020). Translocation of golden bandicoots, Isoodon auratus barrowensis, from a fenced enclosure to unfenced managed land on Matuwa (formally Lorna Glen) in September 2015: final report. Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, Woodvale, WA. 43 p.
Blythman M, Porter G (2020). Movement of introduced little corellas Cacatua sanguinea and long-billed corellas Cacatua tenuirostris in south-western Western Australia. Australian Field Ornithology 37, pp. 48–55
Cowan M, Blythman M, Angus J, Gibson L (2020). Relocation and post-release monitoring of western grey kangaroos (Macropus fuliginosus) displaced from an urban development site. Animals 10,
Blythman M, Burbidge A (2019). Observations of rainbow lorikeets feeding on the ground. Western Australian Bird Notes 172, pp. 27–29
Blythman M, Sansom J (2019). Devitalising bird-seed to prevent dispersal of weeds by birds. Australian Field Ornithology 36, pp. 31–33
Burbidge A, Blythman M, Danks A, Hamilton N (2019). Bringing back the birds of the Montebellos. Landscope 34(3), pp. 28–33
Sansom J, Blythman M, Dadour L, Rayner K (2019). Deployment of novel nest-shelters to increase nesting attempts in a small population of rock parrots Neophema petrophila. Australian Field Ornithology 36, pp. 74–78
Burbidge AH, Ford S, King J, Blythman M, van Dongen R (2018). Threatened birds on Dirk Hartog Island, 2017-18 report: population estimates. Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, Woodvale, WA. 18 p.
Blythman M (2017). Guidelines for the approved control technique for introduced corellas. Department of Parks and Wildlife, Kensington, WA. 22 p.
Blythman M, Sims C, Eliot G (2017). Wedgie gold: using metal detectors to recover PIT tags under areas used by wedge-tailed eagles and barn owls. Australian Mammalogy 40, pp. 304–306
Sims C, Morris K, Blythman M (2017). Rangelands restoration: fauna recovery at Matuwa (Lorna Glen), Western Australia, annual report 2016. Department of Parks and Wildlife, Woodvale, WA. 35 p.
Burbidge AH, Ball J, Blythman M, Dolman G, Ford S, King J et al. (2016). Threatened birds on Dirk Hartog Island: 2015-16 report. Department of Parks and Wildlife, Woodvale, WA. 12 p.
Blythman M, Sansom J (2015). Eradication of introduced rainbow lorikeets, Trichoglossus haematodus from Rottnest Island. Western Australian Bird Notes 153, p. 25
Burbidge AH, Blythman M (2015). Birds of Katjarra and nearby areas in the Birriliburu Indigenous Protected Area: report to the Birriliburu Native Title Claimants and Central Desert Native Title Services. Department of Parks and Wildlife, Woodvale, WA. 37 p.
Burbidge AH, Dolman G, Blythman M (2015). Threatened birds on Dirk Hartog Island: preliminary report on September 2014 survey. Department of Parks and Wildlife, Woodvale, WA. 8 p.
Byrne M, Barrett G, Finn H, Blythman M, Williams M (2015). The 2015 great cocky count: a community-based survey for Carnaby’s black-cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus latirostris) and forest red-tailed black-cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus banksii naso). 64 p.
Sansom JL, Blythman MD (2015). From Perth to Rottnest and back again: silvereye movements across open water. Western Australian Naturalist 30, pp. 53–54
Blythman M (2014). The wrens of Dirk Hartog Island National Park: identification guide. Department of Parks and Wildlife, Kensington, WA. 2 p.
Blythman M, Sansom J (2014). Colour marking Rottnest Island peacocks. Western Australian Bird Notes 152, p. 23
Finn H, Barrett G, Groom C, Blythman M, Williams M (2014). The 2014 great cocky count: a community-based survey for Carnaby’s black-cockatoos (Calyptorhynchus latirostris) and forest red-tailed black-cockatoos (Calyptorhynchus banksii naso). Department of Parks and Wildlife, Kensington, WA. 57 p.
Blythman M (2013). Lorna Glen bird banding expedition, April 2013. Western Australian Bird Notes 147, p. 20
Wykes B, Blythman M (2013). Rescuing the Rotto rockies. Western Australian Bird Notes 145, pp. 21–22
Blythman M (2012). Tracking corellas to improve control methods. Western Australian Bird Notes 143, pp. 22–23
Blythman M (2010). Removing feral hives. Beeinformed 9(2), p. 8
Burnham Q, Barrett G, Blythman M, Scott R (2010). Carnaby's cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus latirostris) identification of nocturnal roost sites and the 2010 Great Cocky Count: report prepared for the WA Department of Environment and Conservation. Department of Environment and Conservation, Kensington, WA. 59 p.
