Month: May 2019

18/7/09 491k
Eventually set off from home, picked up fuel in Wallan, through Bendigo to Skinner’s flat for lunch, had a look at L Tyrell S but too windy. Late in the day stopped at Hattah NP on Konardin Tk, nice little campfire, dinner and bed at 19.30

19/7 440k
Up after dawn, very quiet, some light rain overnight, the birds didn’t come out until 8.00, eventually found some Mallee Emu-wrens. Got some Major Mitchell Cockatoos on the main road 5km S of Nowingi. Picked up fruit, vegies and milk in Red Cliffs, stopped L Hawthorn and Darling Anabranch which had water but no flow. At Broken Hill filled up at the Shell in William St 84.5L for 831k at 1.21c/L. Another 74k north to Euriowie Ck and stopped at 16.30 another small fire to cook my defrosted spaghetti bolognese. It’s already quite warm, the area south of Broken Hill was quite green, a lot of the dams had water, it’s not as green north of Broken Hill with less standing water.

20/7 373k
The birds were up late again so was I, added a few more birds around the creek and headed north. Had breaky at Fowlers Gap Tank near the research station. Got a Cinnamon Quail-thrush near Coko Ck, then didn’t stop til Sturt NP at South Myer’s tank for lunch then Mt King tank. At Mark 4 tourist drive creek crossing I found an Emu with 5 young in tow, and a good birding spot in some Mulga at double creek crossing. On to Toora gate to camp in Qld out of the park at 17.00, had sausages and vegies on the campfire, bed 20.00

21/7 544k
The day started out okay with a look around the dam near the gate, got some White-backed Swallows. Next a stop at Lignum tank where some Bourke’s Parrots were found, but that was the end of it, the quality of the land deteriorated as I left the park, Innaminka 255km sign had some Chestnut-crowned Babblers, and Strzelecki Ck had Southern Whiteface but it culminated in the run to Innaminka where visibility was less than 1k as the denuded sand dunes and surrounds became airborne in the wind, further deteriorating the land. At Innaminka the diesel was $1.71c/L so cost me $134 to do 754k. Did what I thought would be a quick trip out to Coongie Lake, crossed the Cooper Ck causeway which was flowing well and had a quick look around the camping area at Coongie Lake where the lake was full, I had no desert pass so had to camp elsewhere, as I was leaving the camp I saw a track heading north, some interesting sand dunes led to a water crossing which looked deep, to the right I saw some tracks which looked easier, nup, I got to the other side but as I tried to climb the bank my rear wheels broke through to the soft mud underneath and I was bogged, I tried digging myself out but it was hopeless, thankfully there were campers around the lake about 1k back so I walked back and an elderly couple in an Oka came to my rescue, they told me that the track went nowhere so I’d just wasted 1½ hrs, so after they pulled me out I went back through Innaminka, found the road north after trying the cemetery and a dead end. Drove about 10k up the road and camped at Darmody Bore, but even here I couldn’t get things done without a fight, my tent which I’ve pitched in the dark many times refused to cooperate with me as only inanimate objects can, eventually I got my tent pitched and the fridge on gas by 22.00, too late to cook dinner. During the day I’d had the engine warning light come on twice, I bled the fuel filter but there was no water.

22/7 298k
Up at dawn and finished the survey, went just up the road to small ck Cordillo Downs Rd for breaky. Found Bourke’s parrots there and at Candradecka Ck. another highlight was finding a Black Honeyeater at benchmark ruth 1d Cordillo Downs Rd. Mout Keleary Ck looked quite good but could only find White-plumed Honeyeater in the trees along the watercourse. Into Queensland on the Arrabury Rd and stopped at a small creek near Nulla Outstation which had Chestnut-crowned Babbler. Camped at bore & drain near Cuddapan which had an overflow into a creek, there was a Black-tailed Native Hen and a Jacky Winter, after yesterday today was a pleasant day. I had no warning light come on today, so I don’t know what the problem was yesterday. Dinner was a big juicy steak. The frogs sound like they are having a tennis game each one giving a single pok! So one of the Marsh Frog species I suspect.

23/7 300k
Up at dawn again, took a few photos of the birds around the water and added a few more species, up to Tanbar Ck for breaky, then headed west along the Diamantina Development Rd, stopping at Mornay Ck, which had Little Eagle, then Ferrar’s Ck which was a bit of a fizzer, along the road to Palparara there were dams with water for cattle every 2-5k, each had 20-50 cattle around them and no grass in the area. I had a surprise at a cattle ruined pool at the Palparara T junction when I found a Black Honeyeater. A bit further up the road I got Orange Chat in the wide grassy plain. Davenport Ck had a Nankeen Night Heron. Into Diamantina NP and had a look at Diamantina Ck and got Diamond Dove, stopped at Hunter’s Gorge campsite, a large pool with Pelican and cormorants. No good place to pitch the tent, the area has been inundated and is drying out so it has created huge cracks, found a spot half-way down the embankment, sausages bacon and vegies for dinner, no mozzies. I might be getting a cold with sore throat and sneezing.

24/7 277k
Up at dawn and off by 7.30. Drove to Lake Constance, not what I remembered from my previous visit, so must have been at a different spot, got good birds including Flock Bronzewing, to Warracoota Waterhole where the highlight was 46 Brolga, then to Green Tank where 400 Plumed Whistling Duck were. Headed out of the park on the Springvale Rd and stopped at a dry creek Boulia shire border for lunch, very late through Boulia where the Burke River was good birding, stopped up the road in a woodland to the left of the road at fence near Old Adderley Outstation. Spaghetti Bolognese with extra bacon that needed eating

25/7 346k
Up at dawn and took ages to chase down a Brown Honeyeater. The next stop produced Grey-headed Honeyeater at 210km S of Mount Isa, then Grey-crowned Babblers and a Spotted Harrier at 170km S of Mount Isa. Put some fuel in at Dajarra as I wasn’t confident of making it to Mount Isa, should have put some in at Boulia yesterday where it was cheaper. Stopped at approximately 30km W of Dajarra where there were lots of birds. Filled up in Mount Isa at the wrong servo, I went to the United which is usually cheaper, but then saw a cheaper one down the road. Met up with Clive and went to the sewerage ponds. Picked up Rod off the bus, went shopping and drove out of town to camp at Mt Gordon T junction.

26/7 290k
Up at dawn and got some good birds around camp, repacked the car and had space to see out the rear, headed west along the Barkly Hwy, stopped at Mt King Ck, Then headed north up the Gregory Downs Rd. Thornton River was good birding as was Gregory Downs Rd. Some creeks like O’shannasee and Gregory were flowing. Added Purple-crowed Fairywren, Crimson Finch and Double-banded Finch and others throughout the day. Arrived at Adels Grove and got directions to the campsite, had to drive 6k north of Adels Grove and turn left then through a gate and down to the river to camp at Lawn Hill Station Ck.

27/7 23k
Training day, drove to some cliffs on the road between Lawn Hill NP and Adels Grove with Spinifex and spent the morning going through things that I already knew at Mount Isa Grasswren survey 778, back to camp for a swim in the surprisingly cold water and lazed around camp.

28/7 286k
Drove out to Doomagee, the creek crossing of Lawn Hill creek  near the Lawn Hill Station was a bit deep and Mike towing a caravan wasn’t happy when it went under, I forgot to engage 4wd, and began to loose traction in the flowing water so gunned it and had water come over my bonnet. Had a look at the Nicholson River Doomagee and sewerage ponds then on to Wollogorang Station where Graham had already gone, the manager was out mustering, we went a kilometre or so up the road to Settlement Ck main road and camped.

29/7 42k
Up and packed, Ceinwen went to get info from the manager and we headed off at 8.00 into the station to the south. We found a patch of Spinifex to survey, but it was pretty poor quality 3-4yo burn, but at the end in a small patch of 30-40m square of good looking Spinifex I found a family of Carpentarian Grasswrens at survey 788. Had lunch a bit further down the track but we couldn’t find any habitat worth surveying for the rest of the day, camped at Settlement Ck south Branch Ck got Pictorella Manikin and good numbers of other finches around the waterhole.

30/7 16k
Mike and his caravan got stuck at the first creek crossing so whilst the others freed him I did a survey at Settlement Ck Boulder Ck, then we found a track which Ceinwen, Sandi, Rod and I took while the others went on slowly. We found some mediocre Spinifex in the hills at survey 789 survey 791 and survey 794, spent the day surveying them. Mike and Keith had found a dead end and had spent most of the day back at the crossing. Got Sandstone Shrike-thrush today but not on a survey. A slow 4wd back to camp, had a look down the track we’ll try tomorrow on advice from an aboriginal attached to a mining camp that we’d met. When we got back to the campsite we found that the campfire had not been put out properly this morning, and had gone underground through a kind of dry peat, it took about 200L of water to put it out since it had spread 2m down wind.

31/7 40k
It was known that Mike couldn’t make the entire loop with his caravan, and it was decided that rather than split up we would all retrace the route, I was not happy and let Ceinwen know I thought it was a poor decision, since it meant that there were areas that weren’t going to be searched, but Keith and Roz were adamant that they didn’t want to miss out on today’s surveying and since he and Mike were a team we were stuck with them. After last time’s problems with a caravan I had suggested that caravans be banned from this trip, but here we were being compromised because of a caravan. We searched three areas, one was small only getting in a few surveys at survey 797, got some Sitellas. Rod and I stopped at track Sth Wollogorang Station and went for a walk but couldn’t find any suitable habitat. The other  at survey 802 might have been burnt by aborigines since it was partially burnt, but it was a long patch of mediocre Spinifex which also proved fruitless. Had a look at an old mine and got Sandstone Shrike Thrush, then made our way back to camp.

1/8 94k
Having vented my spleen yesterday and resigned myself to having lost the argument, we headed back the way we came in, found the track SW from the Hwy 1. Lunch was taken at Camp Ck Wollogorang Station and eventually came to a large waterhole on Settlement Ck, parked and walked east for 2k to some hills, on the way in did a transect along walk to spinifex 1 Wollogorang Station, found a gorge at survey 816 and on the last survey got a pair of Carpentarian Grasswrens, and came back to camp.

2/8 0k
Walked to the southern section of where we had finished yesterday, a longer walk over to the other side of the hill, the Spinifex wasn’t as good in general but at the head of a gully at survey 828 we got more Carpentarian Grasswrens, back on the western side where the Spinifex was better followed another gully, but didn’t get any grasswrens there, walked back to camp stopping at track SW Wollogorang Station on the way, all up about a 15k walk.

3/8 26k
No one wanted to cross the waterhole with me so we drove back along the track to explore the hills to the north, stopping at creek SW Wollogorang Station it was a longer walk in on a hotter day than yesterday in to survey 846, by the end of it I was a bit dehydrated and my knees were hurting despite strapping them, but we were rewarded with two sightings of Carpentarian Grasswrens near gullies again plus 3 other spots where I likely heard them, Rod heard them at 1 of them. Drove up a bit further and camped by Baladona Waterhole where we got a Barking Owl my first sighting, despite hearing them a few times before.

4/8 0k
Decided not to go out today and give my knees a rest, so birded around the waterhole got Banded Honeyeater and Northern Fantail, had a wash in a small icy pool. Could only see Freshwater Crocodiles, but there is the possibility of Saltwater Crocodiles here. In the arvo sat in the shade and watched the freshies playing at being logs. Watched a pair of Double-barred Finches making a nest for ½hr in a Pandanus palm low over the water, the crocs showed some interest in them and they abandoned it, maybe they just didn’t like the neighborhood. Later I went for a walk and got a scare when after entering a little grove I turned around to find 3 snakes blocking my exit 2ft above my head then another 2ft beside me, watched them for a while, but when one moved towards me I took my leave, I was pretty sure they were harmless, and found out later that they were Brown Tree-snakes. The others returned without finding any wrens. My knees still hurt.

5/8 234k
Mike and Shirley headed off to Darwin, the rest of us went to look at the northern part of the station, but we couldn’t find any good Spinifex, being on the flatlands it had all been burnt and replaced with cattle food ie. imported grasses. Did a few surveys, one at Packsaddle Ck the other at Settlement Ck (not the one on the main road), then to Hell’s Gate Roadhouse, talking with the woman proprietor there we got info that the wrens had been seen at the end of the airstrip, so we checked it out at survey 861, there was Spinifex, even a few good clumps, but only Red-backed Fairywrens. Went along the Kingfisher camp road and camped on the Nicholson River.

6/8 129k
Not far from the camp we found some Spinifex but couldn’t find any grasswrens in it at a valley S of Kingfisher Camp. Drove in to Lawn Hill and got in to camp at 13.00 and lazed the arvo away, eventually I braved the waters again for a wash. On my afternoon stroll I heard a great whoosh overhead as a Wedge-tailed Eagle went by at tree height at full tilt, a few seconds later a second one went by, about half a kilometre away they crashed in to a tree, I didn’t see what they were attacking but it sure was dramatic. The others straggled in during the evening Brian stole the show with 2 sightings on Calvert Hills station further west than us, but Graham was happy with our sightings.

7/8 404k
They agreed to give me some money to take Rod back to Mt. Isa as it was out of my way, and we set off. Only stopped twice, once at ck S of Adels Grove where there were plants like nettles and heaps of seeds, the other for lunch at Burketown junction Barkly Hwy. I only just got to Mt. Isa without running out of fuel. Rod gave me $190 for the 1,500k we’d done and I dropped him off at the hotel, got some food, sent a message to Bev and headed up the Julius Lake road to camp at creek 8km SE Glenroy.

8/8 388k
First stop north was at Gereta Lake Julius Rd,  then the road swang east to creek at Kajabbi, a short way down the road took the road north through Kajabbi to Leichardt River Coolulah. Got a shot of a Black-headed Python. As soon as I got to the main road the birds disappeared, stopping at 10km south of Burke&Wills Roadhouse for 3sp, ponds 19km S of Normanton were there usual brilliant little selves. The Norman River and town dam site was mostly dry so all the birds were concentrated at the west end where I found some mangroves in which was a Lemon-bellied Flycatcher and a Mangrove Golden Whistler. Pitched my tent and had a cold dinner escaping the mozzies.

9/8 378k
Walked around the lagoon, what’s left of it. Got some ice and headed off. Just on the other side of the creek is Long Billabong or Goose Lagoon which had water with 38sp.  Next stop was Bayswater Ck on the Burke Development Rd, further along is Vanrook Ck, then Wyaaba Ck and near Dunbar Station is Tea Tree Ck. The creeks were okay but the stretches in between were pretty sparse, cattle everywhere. Came across a broken down Aboriginal in a troopie, pulled him a few kilometres to a station. When I got to Mitchell River it was hard to get across, it wasn’t deep but it was soft, so I decided to go the long way around rather than pay the $500 to pull me out according to the sign on the gate, my memories of the Coongie Lake episode still reverberating around my mind. So I headed SE along the main road stopping at Mitchell River roadside lagoon. At Drumduff rd it was time to pull over, pitch tent, cook dinner and retire to the car to avoid the mozzies.

10/8 422k
Kept on heading SE, first stop was Boundry Ck, The ford on the Strathleven rd was a causeway, found the sign to Strathleven and headed north, the track was really good all the way up, stopped at a dam Strathleven Rd, a bit further on stopped at Rosser Ck Strathleven Rd. The next stop was Kings Junction Rd 3km N of the station, where I got Black-backed Butcherbird, a new bird for me. Swamp Pinnacles Rd was my next stop, then took the Kilarney rd and found it was a no through road, found a council worker who said they were doing works on the road. So took the Kimba rd back to the highway which started out rough but got better, got to Artemis Station at 16.00, but there was no one home, I’d booked myself in so I pitched my tent and waited, they arrived at 22.00.

11/8 125k
Had bacon and eggs with Tom and Sue and drove down to Windmill Ck to wander around for 2hrs. At 10.00 Sue came down as promised and we walked to a spot I hadn’t been to and there they were, Golden-shouldered Parrot, my want to see bird for the trip. Spent $9.50 on a bag of ice and a litre of milk at Musgrove Flat then headed east towards Lakefield NP and stopped at Lotusbird Lodge lake then went to Annie River campground and spent a few hours swatting the odd mozzie and watching the mangroves, but the most interesting bird was a Brush Turkey that might be eating human faeces. There are no toilets here, so people are defecating where they can, but it’s then being dug up and eaten by the wildlife, the toilet paper is inedible so gets left behind and is strewn all over the place, ugly. Drove a bit further into the park and camped at a swamp Lakefield NP off the main road that didn’t have too many mozzies, but I still cooked dinner early and took refuge in the car.

12/8 176k
Off early and stopped about 6km down the road at a small lagoon NW of Breeza. Kalpowar Crossing is where the Melville Track heads off NE from the crossing. came to a ford at the start of the Cape Melville Track, I vacillated for a while as the wheel ruts looked deep, but after walking the muddy hole I decided to risk it, since this was the only way in to the track. It wasn’t as bad as I thought, but it was the start of a long slow drive, it took all day to get to the other side of the NP. The first stop was some 40km from the Kalpowar Crossing at Cape Melville Track 1, a few kilometres further stopped at Cape Melville Track 2 then a longer drive to Cape Melville Track 3,  found a hybrid Gould’s Bronze Cuckoo. Most of the track skirts the national park’s edge with good scrub all around anyway. but at Cape Melville Track 4 I finally entered the park  drove until 18.00 stopping at Cape Melville Track 5 back out of the park again and relaxed a while before the mozzies came out, spent the whole day peering over the long bonnet of the Nissan trying to pick the best route through at times difficult terrain, so ended up with a sore neck. As you will note with all the non-descriptive site names, the track although running through great scrub all the way is rather featureless.

13/8 183k
Got my birthday bird early, a Fairy Gerygone, my first. The track slowly improved to become a road. The first stop was at Starke River, did a little side trip down the beach track to the beach at the mouth of the Starke River, it was very messy, should have been nice. The closest I got to a sea bird was a White-bellied Sea Eagle. Stopped again at Cape Melville Track 8. I was very close to empty by the time I got to Cooktown, sent a message to Bev and rang Dave, but he wasn’t home. Went to Finch Bay, very few birds, at 16.00 called it a day, bought some ice and milk for $5.50 and drove down to Wallaby Ck S of Helenvale, found a track down to the river and pitched my tent in the river bed with thousands of rocks, I managed to pick one with an ant’s nest under it to use as an anchor, that’s why I’ll never buy a lottery ticket, took a photo of the tent with a different anchor rock. No mozzies.

14/8 241k
I struggled in the morning with lots of birds calling that I couldn’t pick, just too much going on. First stop south was Bloomfield River 1 km south of Wujal. As I headed further south I found that there was little access for the public in to the Daintree rainforest unless you pay for it, as there were few access points and fewer walks. I drove through lots of interesting forest along windy roads with some great views, but I couldn’t stop much, at one point there was a beach access spot on the Cape Tribulation Rd where I got a Mangrove Honeyeater, another new bird for me. The ferry across the Mossman River is expensive, but there ain’t no other way across. Had a late lunch and a walk along the esplanade at Cairns, met up with Brian from the surveys, he directed me up the lake Morris Rd where I camped underneath a power pylon Lake Morris Rd up the access track, had to hide from the mozzies again.

15/8 156k
Spent a frustrating hour on the ridge missing too many birds but still getting a few including Pale Yellow Robin, went back to the esplanade in Cairns to look for the vagrant gull that Brian had told me about, but couldn’t find it. Headed for Malanda arriving at Graham’s place at 11.15 and on his balcony got Macleay’s Honeyeater, Bridled Honeyeater, Victoria’s Riflebird with the male giving brief displays, Grey-headed Robin, Mountain Thornbill, Atherton Scrubwren, all new for me though some probably heard over the last few days as mystery birds. After lunch he took me up the road to see a Golden Bowerbird, I spent some time watching the male around its bower, decorating it with lichen and flowers. Chatted with Jill after having my first shower for the trip. At 15.30 we went to the pub in Malanda and joined a larger group from BA N Qld, we had a wander around the local waterfall and Broomfield crater where Sarus Cranes come, back to the pub for dinner and then Graham showed some slides from his trip to Namibia.

16/8 453k                                                                                                                                    Up early, heard a Fernwren but despite some time spent, couldn’t find it, we were supposed to met some others but we were too late, so went to look at the Broomfield crater again, had a look at Hastie’s Swamp, Mt Hypipamee NP, then Longland Gap microwave tower with rainforest around it. Graham went back and I headed for Charters Towers, lunch was at  40 Mile Scrub NP where I got a no-birder at the hot dry NP, which is a bit of a rarity, there is nearly always a bird scratching out a living in the rattiest of habitats, but to get a no-birder in a NP just has to be down to the heat in this instance. Further along the Kennedy Hwy is 8 Mile Ck 3km west of Conjuboy, and I got to about 100k north of Charters Towers by 18.00 at Basalt River to camp on the rampart above the cutting.

17/8 965k
Up early and did some birding around the bridge, it wasn’t a good spot to sleep with mining trucks rumbling past every 20min or so. Headed on south and stopped at a pullover 50km S of Charters Towers, then on to Mazeppa NP. Drove into the eve to arrive at my brother’s place in Gladstone at 19.00, a nice shower and bed.

18/8 31k                                                                                                                                      Did some work on the internet, my shares have gone up $6,000 since I left woohoo! Went with Rae to Tannum Sands Beach and had fish and chips for lunch and a walk along the beach, lazed in the arvo and watched TV in the eve.

19/8 537k
Up early and drove to Brisbane, took from 8.30 to 15.00, went for a walk around the city, not much to interest me here. Found the Wesley Hospital and rang Smathi, but he wasn’t there, eventually we met up in Taringa, went to a local noodle place and filled up on Chinese, a look at the local lookout, and back to his flat. he gave me a bird guide to Thailand that he had spare, ostensibly for my birthday, we planned tomorrow’s trip, then he went out, and I perused his library.

20/8 724k
Up before dawn and drove to Maiala Mt Glorious about 30mins away, got Catbird, Logrunner, Noisy Pitta, Regent Bowerbird, brilliant place. Back down the road to Manorina Morelia walk still lots of birds, but not as fabulous as the Maiala walk, dropped Smathi back at home for him to go to work and I headed homewards, got to Sparrow Rd Pilliga to camp.

21/8 1089k
Home

Bird list for the trip. % pertains to number of the 205 surveys done. B is for breeding.

• Emu Dromaius novaehollandiae 2 (0.98%)
• Magpie Goose Anseranas semipalmata 2 (0.98%)
• Plumed Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna eytoni 2 (0.98%)
• Pink-eared Duck Malacorhynchus membranaceus 2 (0.98%)
• Black Swan Cygnus atratus 2 (0.98%)
• Radjah Shelduck Radjah radjah 5 (2.44%)
• Australian Shelduck Tadorna tadornoides 1 (0.49%)
• Hardhead Aythya australis 5 (2.44%)
• Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa 13 (6.34%)
• Grey Teal Anas gracilis 8 (3.90%)
• Australian Wood Duck Chenonetta jubata 3 (1.46%)
• Green Pygmy-goose Nettapus pulchellus 2 (0.98%)
• Australian Brush-turkey Alectura lathami 4 (1.95%)
• Brown Quail Synoicus ypsilophora 9 (4.39%)
• Australasian Grebe Tachybaptus novaehollandiae 5 (2.44%)
• Hoary-headed Grebe Poliocephalus poliocephalus 1 (0.49%)
• Rock Dove Columba livia 1 (0.49%)
• Brown Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia phasianella 2 (0.98%)
• Wonga Pigeon Leucosarcia melanoleuca 1 (0.49%)
• Spinifex Pigeon Geophaps plumifera 3 (1.46%)
• Common Bronzewing Phaps chalcoptera 8 (3.90%)
• Flock Bronzewing Phaps histrionica 1 (0.49%)
• Crested Pigeon Ocyphaps lophotes 20 (9.76%)
• Diamond Dove Geopelia cuneata 36 (17.56%)
• Peaceful Dove Geopelia placida 66 (32.20%)
• Bar-shouldered Dove Geopelia humeralis 22 (10.73%)
• Wompoo Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus magnificus 3 (1.46%)
• Pheasant Coucal Centropus phasianinus 1 (0.49%)
• Channel-billed Cuckoo Scythrops novaehollandiae 1 (0.49%)
• Horsfield’s Bronze-Cuckoo Chalcites basalis 5 (2.44%)
• Shining Bronze-Cuckoo Chalcites lucidus 1 (0.49%)
• Little Bronze-Cuckoo Chalcites minutillus 2 (0.98%)
• Pallid Cuckoo Heteroscenes pallidus 2 (0.98%)
• Australian Bustard Ardeotis australis 1 (0.49%)
• Tawny Frogmouth Podargus strigoides 3 (1.46%)
• Spotted Nightjar Eurostopodus argus 2 (0.98%)
• Australian Owlet-nightjar Aegotheles cristatus 1 (0.49%)
• Australian Swiftlet Aerodramus terraereginae 1 (0.49%)
• Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio 3 (1.46%)
• Dusky Moorhen Gallinula tenebrosa 2 (0.98%)
• Black-tailed Native-hen Tribonyx ventralis 1 (0.49%)
• Eurasian Coot Fulica atra 2 (0.98%)
• Sarus Crane Antigone antigone 3 (1.46%)
• Brolga Antigone rubicunda 8 (3.90%)
• Bush Stone-curlew Burhinus grallarius 6 (2.93%)
• Black-winged Stilt Himantopus leucocephalus 5 (2.44%)
• Red-capped Plover Charadrius ruficapillus 1 (0.49%)
• Black-fronted Dotterel Elseyornis melanops 11 (5.37%)
• Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles 10 (4.88%)
• Red-kneed Dotterel Erythrogonys cinctus 1 (0.49%)
• Comb-crested Jacana Irediparra gallinacea 2 (0.98%)
• Eastern Curlew Numenius madagascariensis 1 (0.49%)
• Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis 1 (0.49%)
• Latham’s Snipe Gallinago hardwickii 1 (0.49%)
• Little Button-quail Turnix velox 4 (1.95%)
• Silver Gull Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae 3 (1.46%)
• Australian Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon macrotarsa 2 (0.98%)
• Black-necked Stork Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus 4 (1.95%)
• Australian Pelican Pelecanus conspicillatus 6 (2.93%)
• Black Bittern Ixobrychus flavicollis 1 (0.49%)
• Nankeen Night-Heron Nycticorax caledonicus 6 (2.93%)
• Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 2 (0.98%)
• White-necked Heron Ardea pacifica 18 (8.78%)
• Great Egret Ardea alba 13 (6.34%)
• Intermediate Egret Ardea intermedia 8 (3.90%)
• White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae 10 (4.88%)
• Little Egret Egretta garzetta 2 (0.98%)
• Eastern Reef Egret Egretta sacra 2 (0.98%)
• Australian White Ibis Threskiornis moluccus 5 (2.44%)
• Straw-necked Ibis Threskiornis spinicollis 10 (4.88%)
• Yellow-billed Spoonbill Platalea flavipes 4 (1.95%)
• Royal Spoonbill Platalea regia 8 (3.90%)
• Little Pied Cormorant Microcarbo melanoleucos 9 (4.39%)
• Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 1 (0.49%)
• Little Black Cormorant Phalacrocorax sulcirostris 8 (3.90%)
• Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax varius 3 (1.46%)
• Australasian Darter Anhinga novaehollandiae 12 (5.85%)
• Black-shouldered Kite Elanus axillaris 1 (0.49%)
• Black-breasted Buzzard Hamirostra melanosternon 2 (0.98%)
• Square-tailed Kite Lophoictinia isura 2 (0.98%)
• Wedge-tailed Eagle Aquila audax 6 (2.93%)
• Little Eagle Hieraaetus morphnoides 2 (0.98%)
• Spotted Harrier Circus assimilis 1 (0.49%)
• Brown Goshawk Accipiter fasciatus 11 (5.37%) (B)
• Collared Sparrowhawk Accipiter cirrocephalus 1 (0.49%)
• White-bellied Sea-Eagle Haliaeetus leucogaster 3 (1.46%)
• Whistling Kite Haliastur sphenurus 31 (15.12%)
• Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus 1 (0.49%)
• Black Kite Milvus migrans 47 (22.93%)
• Barking Owl Ninox connivens 4 (1.95%)
• Southern Boobook Ninox boobook 4 (1.95%)
• Rainbow Bee-eater Merops ornatus 28 (13.66%)
• Azure Kingfisher Ceyx azureus 1 (0.49%)
• Forest Kingfisher Todiramphus macleayii 2 (0.98%)
• Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus 4 (1.95%)
• Red-backed Kingfisher Todiramphus pyrrhopygius 2 (0.98%)
• Laughing Kookaburra Dacelo novaeguineae 6 (2.93%)
• Blue-winged Kookaburra Dacelo leachii 17 (8.29%)
• Nankeen Kestrel Falco cenchroides 6 (2.93%)
• Australian Hobby Falco longipennis 3 (1.46%)
• Brown Falcon Falco berigora 9 (4.39%)
• Black Falcon Falco subniger 2 (0.98%)
• Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus 2 (0.98%)
• Cockatiel Nymphicus hollandicus 17 (8.29%)
• Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo Calyptorhynchus banksii 13 (6.34%)
• Galah Eolophus roseicapilla 26 (12.68%)
• Major Mitchell’s Cockatoo Cacatua leadbeateri 1 (0.49%)
• Little Corella Cacatua sanguinea 13 (6.34%)
• Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Cacatua galerita 19 (9.27%)
• Australian King-Parrot Alisterus scapularis 2 (0.98%)
• Red-winged Parrot Aprosmictus erythropterus 21 (10.24%)
• Red-rumped Parrot Psephotus haematonotus 3 (1.46%)
• Blue Bonnet Northiella haematogaster 4 (1.95%)
• Mulga Parrot Psephotellus varius 2 (0.98%)
• Golden-shouldered Parrot Psephotellus chrysopterygius 1 (0.49%)
• Crimson Rosella Platycercus elegans 2 (0.98%)
• Northern Rosella Platycercus venustus 2 (0.98%)
• Pale-headed Rosella Platycercus adscitus 1 (0.49%)
• Australian Ringneck Barnardius zonarius 7 (3.41%)
• Bourke’s Parrot Neopsephotus bourkii 4 (1.95%)
• Varied Lorikeet Psitteuteles versicolor 8 (3.90%)
• Rainbow Lorikeet Trichoglossus moluccanus 17 (8.29%) (B)
• Red-collared Lorikeet Trichoglossus rubritorquis 11 (5.37%)
• Scaly-breasted Lorikeet Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus 2 (0.98%)
• Budgerigar Melopsittacus undulatus 40 (19.51%) (B)
• Noisy Pitta Pitta versicolor 1 (0.49%)
• Spotted Catbird Ailuroedus melanotis 1 (0.49%)
• Green Catbird Ailuroedus crassirostris 1 (0.49%)
• Regent Bowerbird Sericulus chrysocephalus 1 (0.49%)
• Satin Bowerbird Ptilonorhynchus violaceus 2 (0.98%)
• Great Bowerbird Ptilonorhynchus nuchalis 14 (6.83%)
• White-throated Treecreeper Cormobates leucophaea 2 (0.98%)
• Brown Treecreeper Climacteris picumnus 2 (0.98%)
• Black-tailed Treecreeper Climacteris melanurus 3 (1.46%)
• Purple-crowned Fairy-wren Malurus coronatus 3 (1.46%)
• Variegated Fairy-wren Malurus lamberti 14 (6.83%)
• Superb Fairy-wren Malurus cyaneus 1 (0.49%)
• Red-backed Fairy-wren Malurus melanocephalus 21 (10.24%)
• White-winged Fairy-wren Malurus leucopterus 6 (2.93%)
• Mallee Emu-wren Stipiturus mallee 1 (0.49%)
• Carpentarian Grasswren Amytornis dorotheae 6 (2.93%)
• Black Honeyeater Sugomel niger 2 (0.98%)
• Dusky Honeyeater Myzomela obscura 4 (1.95%)
• Helmeted Friarbird Philemon buceroides 5 (2.44%)
• Silver-crowned Friarbird Philemon argenticeps 5 (2.44%)
• Noisy Friarbird Philemon corniculatus 1 (0.49%)
• Little Friarbird Philemon citreogularis 34 (16.59%)
• Brown Honeyeater Lichmera indistincta 41 (20.00%)
• White-eared Honeyeater Nesoptilotis leucotis 1 (0.49%)
• Blue-faced Honeyeater Entomyzon cyanotis 18 (8.78%)
• White-throated Honeyeater Melithreptus albogularis 10 (4.88%)
• Rufous-throated Honeyeater Conopophila rufogularis 17 (8.29%)
• Bar-breasted Honeyeater Ramsayornis fasciatus 1 (0.49%)
• Crimson Chat Epthianura tricolor 1 (0.49%)
• Orange Chat Epthianura aurifrons 1 (0.49%)
• White-gaped Honeyeater Stomiopera unicolor 7 (3.41%)
• Yellow Honeyeater Stomiopera flava 5 (2.44%)
• Lewin’s Honeyeater Meliphaga lewinii 5 (2.44%)
• Yellow-spotted Honeyeater Meliphaga notata 6 (2.93%)
• Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater Acanthagenys rufogularis 11 (5.37%)
• Red Wattlebird Anthochaera carunculata 1 (0.49%)
• Singing Honeyeater Gavicalis virescens 9 (4.39%)
• Mangrove Honeyeater Gavicalis fasciogularis 1 (0.49%)
• Grey-headed Honeyeater Ptilotula keartlandi 11 (5.37%)
• Yellow-plumed Honeyeater Ptilotula ornata 1 (0.49%)
• Grey-fronted Honeyeater Ptilotula plumula 21 (10.24%)
• Yellow-tinted Honeyeater Ptilotula flavescens 13 (6.34%)
• White-plumed Honeyeater Ptilotula penicillata 28 (13.66%)
• Yellow-faced Honeyeater Caligavis chrysops 2 (0.98%)
• Yellow-throated Miner Manorina flavigula 18 (8.78%)
• Spotted Pardalote Pardalotus punctatus 3 (1.46%)
• Red-browed Pardalote Pardalotus rubricatus 8 (3.90%)
• Striated Pardalote Pardalotus striatus 29 (14.15%)
• Fernwren Oreoscopus gutturalis 1 (0.49%)
• Brown Gerygone Gerygone mouki 5 (2.44%)
• Fairy Gerygone Gerygone palpebrosa 1 (0.49%)
• White-throated Gerygone Gerygone olivacea 8 (3.90%)
• Large-billed Gerygone Gerygone magnirostris 1 (0.49%)
• Mangrove Gerygone Gerygone levigaster 1 (0.49%)
• Western Gerygone Gerygone fusca 2 (0.98%)
• Weebill Smicrornis brevirostris 58 (28.29%)
• Redthroat Pyrrholaemus brunneus 1 (0.49%)
• Chestnut-rumped Heathwren Calamanthus pyrrhopygius 1 (0.49%)
• Rufous Fieldwren Calamanthus campestris 1 (0.49%)
• Yellow-throated Scrubwren Sericornis citreogularis 1 (0.49%)
• Atherton Scrubwren Sericornis keri 1 (0.49%)
• White-browed Scrubwren Sericornis frontalis 2 (0.98%)
• Large-billed Scrubwren Sericornis magnirostra 4 (1.95%)
• Southern Whiteface Aphelocephala leucopsis 5 (2.44%)
• Striated Thornbill Acanthiza lineata 1 (0.49%)
• Brown Thornbill Acanthiza pusilla 2 (0.98%)
• Mountain Thornbill Acanthiza katherina 2 (0.98%)
• Chestnut-rumped Thornbill Acanthiza uropygialis 5 (2.44%)
• Australian Logrunner Orthonyx temminckii 1 (0.49%)
• Chowchilla Orthonyx spaldingii 1 (0.49%)
• Grey-crowned Babbler Pomatostomus temporalis 21 (10.24%)
• White-browed Babbler Pomatostomus superciliosus 1 (0.49%)
• Chestnut-crowned Babbler Pomatostomus ruficeps 4 (1.95%)
• Varied Sittella Daphoenositta chrysoptera 2 (0.98%)
• Ground Cuckoo-shrike Coracina maxima 1 (0.49%)
• Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike Coracina novaehollandiae 26 (12.68%)
• White-bellied Cuckoo-shrike Coracina papuensis 15 (7.32%)
• White-winged Triller Lalage tricolor 30 (14.63%)
• Varied Triller Lalage leucomela 1 (0.49%)
• Cinnamon Quail-thrush Cinclosoma cinnamomeum 2 (0.98%)
• Gilbert’s Whistler Pachycephala inornata 1 (0.49%)
• Rufous Whistler Pachycephala rufiventris 39 (19.02%)
• Golden Whistler Pachycephala pectoralis 4 (1.95%)
• Mangrove Golden Whistler Pachycephala melanura 1 (0.49%)
• Grey Shrike-thrush Colluricincla harmonica 25 (12.20%)
• Sandstone Shrike-thrush Colluricincla woodwardi 3 (1.46%)
• Crested Bellbird Oreoica gutturalis 7 (3.41%)
• Eastern Whipbird Psophodes olivaceus 4 (1.95%)
• Chirruping Wedgebill Psophodes cristatus 4 (1.95%)
• Australasian Figbird Sphecotheres vieilloti 1 (0.49%)
• Olive-backed Oriole Oriolus sagittatus 10 (4.88%)
• Yellow Oriole Oriolus flavocinctus 10 (4.88%)
• Pied Currawong Strepera graculina 5 (2.44%)
• Grey Currawong Strepera versicolor 1 (0.49%)
• Black Butcherbird Melloria quoyi 1 (0.49%)
• Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen 26 (12.68%)
• Pied Butcherbird Cracticus nigrogularis 27 (13.17%)
• Grey Butcherbird Cracticus torquatus 4 (1.95%)
• Black-backed Butcherbird Cracticus mentalis 6 (2.93%)
• Masked Woodswallow Artamus personatus 4 (1.95%)
• White-browed Woodswallow Artamus superciliosus 2 (0.98%)
• Dusky Woodswallow Artamus cyanopterus 1 (0.49%)
• Black-faced Woodswallow Artamus cinereus 35 (17.07%)
• Little Woodswallow Artamus minor 1 (0.49%)
• Spangled Drongo Dicrurus bracteatus 5 (2.44%)
• Willie Wagtail Rhipidura leucophrys 50 (24.39%)
• Rufous Fantail Rhipidura rufifrons 2 (0.98%)
• Mangrove Grey Fantail Rhipidura phasiana 1 (0.49%)
• Grey Fantail Rhipidura fuliginosa 14 (6.83%)
• Torresian Crow Corvus orru 26 (12.68%)
• Australian Raven Corvus coronoides 36 (17.56%)
• Leaden Flycatcher Myiagra rubecula 9 (4.39%)
• Restless Flycatcher Myiagra inquieta 17 (8.29%)
• Magpie-lark Grallina cyanoleuca 49 (23.90%)
• Spectacled Monarch Symposiarchus trivirgatus 2 (0.98%)
• White-winged Chough Corcorax melanorhamphos 3 (1.46%)
• Apostlebird Struthidea cinerea 4 (1.95%)
• Victoria’s Riflebird Lophorina victoriae 1 (0.49%)
• Red-capped Robin Petroica goodenovii 7 (3.41%)
• Lemon-bellied Flycatcher Microeca flavigaster 4 (1.95%)
• Jacky Winter Microeca fascinans 9 (4.39%)
• Buff-sided Robin Poecilodryas cerviniventris 1 (0.49%)
• Grey-headed Robin Heteromyias albispecularis 2 (0.98%)
• Eastern Yellow Robin Eopsaltria australis 2 (0.98%)
• Pale-yellow Robin Tregellasia capito 2 (0.98%)
• Hooded Robin Melanodryas cucullata 2 (0.98%)
• Mistletoebird Dicaeum hirundinaceum 18 (8.78%)
• Olive-backed Sunbird Cinnyris jugularis 4 (1.95%)
• Chestnut-breasted Mannikin Lonchura castaneothorax 1 (0.49%)
• Pictorella Mannikin Heteromunia pectoralis 1 (0.49%)
• Red-browed Finch Neochmia temporalis 2 (0.98%)
• Crimson Finch Neochmia phaeton 4 (1.95%)
• Masked Finch Poephila personata 1 (0.49%)
• Long-tailed Finch Poephila acuticauda 15 (7.32%) (B)
• Black-throated Finch Poephila cincta 1 (0.49%)
• Zebra Finch Taeniopygia guttata 28 (13.66%) (B)
• Double-barred Finch Taeniopygia bichenovii 15 (7.32%)
• House Sparrow Passer domesticus 2 (0.98%)
• Australasian Pipit Anthus novaeseelandiae 4 (1.95%)
• Golden-headed Cisticola Cisticola exilis 2 (0.98%)
• Brown Songlark Cincloramphus cruralis 1 (0.49%)
• Rufous Songlark Cincloramphus mathewsi 4 (1.95%)
• Little Grassbird Poodytes gramineus 1 (0.49%)
• White-backed Swallow Cheramoeca leucosterna 1 (0.49%)
• Fairy Martin Petrochelidon ariel 7 (3.41%)
• Tree Martin Petrochelidon nigricans 5 (2.44%)
• Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena 7 (3.41%)
• Yellow White-eye Zosterops luteus 1 (0.49%)
• Silvereye Zosterops lateralis 2 (0.98%)
• Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris 1 (0.49%)
• Russet-tailed Thrush Zoothera heinei 1 (0.49%)
• Crow & Raven spp 4 (1.95%)
• Domestic Goose 1 (0.49%)
• Domestic Duck 1 (0.49%)

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