Survey Point | 30km east of Cape Crawford NT |
Latitude | -16.5569400 (16° 33′ 25″ S) |
Longitude | 135.9877800 (135° 59′ 16″ E) |
On the Carpentaria Hwy, the road is fenced off so one can’t get to the waterhole to the west or the further away river to the east, but having both in proximity and reasonable vegetation along the road can offer good birding.
No camping is advised here
Surveys done 3
Blogs:
Stuart Hwy, Tablelands Hwy, Kakadu, Flinders Ranges 08-09
Grasswren surveys and N Queensland 2017
Crested Pigeon Ocyphaps lophotes 2 (66.67%)
Diamond Dove Geopelia cuneata 2 (66.67%)
Peaceful Dove Geopelia placida 3 (100.00%)
Brolga Antigone rubicunda 1 (33.33%)
Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles 1 (33.33%)
Straw-necked Ibis Threskiornis spinicollis 1 (33.33%)
Whistling Kite Haliastur sphenurus 1 (33.33%)
Black Kite Milvus migrans 3 (100.00%)
Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus 1 (33.33%)
Brown Falcon Falco berigora 1 (33.33%)
Great Bowerbird Ptilonorhynchus nuchalis 1 (33.33%)
Silver-crowned Friarbird Philemon argenticeps 1 (33.33%)
Little Friarbird Philemon citreogularis 1 (33.33%)
Brown Honeyeater Lichmera indistincta 1 (33.33%)
Rufous-throated Honeyeater Conopophila rufogularis 1 (33.33%)
Weebill Smicrornis brevirostris 3 (100.00%)
White-winged Triller Lalage tricolor 2 (66.67%)
Black-faced Woodswallow Artamus cinereus 1 (33.33%)
Willie Wagtail Rhipidura leucophrys 2 (66.67%)
Magpie-lark Grallina cyanoleuca 2 (66.67%)
Apostlebird Struthidea cinerea 1 (33.33%)
