Basalt River Qld

Survey Point Basalt River Qld
Latitude -19.6291700 (19° 37′ 45″ S)
Longitude 145.7730600 (145° 46′ 23″ E)

About 100km North of Charters Towers on the Gregory Hwy, the river cuts a deep channel through the country here. It is difficult to get access to the river. There is some woodland on the banks of the river, sparser away from it. The river usually has some water in it.

No camping is advised here

Surveys done 3

Blogs:

Mareeba via Great inland Hwy, central NSW to Ocean Grove 2017

Birdsville track and Cape York trip 2015

Western NSW, Western Qld, Diamantina NP, Grasswren surveys, Cape Melville Track, Cairns 2009

  • Pacific Black Duck
    Anas superciliosa
    2 (66.67%)
  • Grey Teal
    Anas gracilis
    1 (33.33%)
  • Australian Wood Duck
    Chenonetta jubata
    1 (33.33%)
  • Brown Quail
    Synoicus ypsilophora
    1 (33.33%)
  • Crested Pigeon
    Ocyphaps lophotes
    2 (66.67%)
  • Pallid Cuckoo
    Heteroscenes pallidus
    1 (33.33%)
  • Australian Bustard
    Ardeotis australis
    1 (33.33%)
  • Black-winged Stilt
    Himantopus leucocephalus
    3 (100.00%)
  • Black-fronted Dotterel
    Elseyornis melanops
    2 (66.67%)
  • Masked Lapwing
    Vanellus miles
    3 (100.00%)
  • Royal Spoonbill
    Platalea regia
    1 (33.33%)
  • Black Kite
    Milvus migrans
    1 (33.33%)
  • Dollarbird
    Eurystomus orientalis
    1 (33.33%)
  • Rainbow Lorikeet
    Trichoglossus moluccanus
    3 (100.00%)
  • Red-backed Fairy-wren
    Malurus melanocephalus
    1 (33.33%)
  • Little Friarbird
    Philemon citreogularis
    3 (100.00%)
  • Brown Honeyeater
    Lichmera indistincta
    1 (33.33%)
  • Blue-faced Honeyeater
    Entomyzon cyanotis
    2 (66.67%)
  • White-throated Honeyeater
    Melithreptus albogularis
    1 (33.33%)
  • Striated Pardalote
    Pardalotus striatus
    1 (33.33%)
  • White-throated Gerygone
    Gerygone olivacea
    1 (33.33%)
  • White-bellied Cuckoo-shrike
    Coracina papuensis
    1 (33.33%)
  • Rufous Whistler
    Pachycephala rufiventris
    1 (33.33%)
  • Australian Magpie
    Gymnorhina tibicen
    2 (66.67%)
  • Pied Butcherbird
    Cracticus nigrogularis
    1 (33.33%)
  • Willie Wagtail
    Rhipidura leucophrys
    1 (33.33%)
  • Grey Fantail
    Rhipidura fuliginosa
    1 (33.33%)
  • Australian Raven
    Corvus coronoides
    2 (66.67%)
  • Magpie-lark
    Grallina cyanoleuca
    3 (100.00%)
  • Apostlebird
    Struthidea cinerea
    1 (33.33%)
  • Double-barred Finch
    Taeniopygia bichenovii
    1 (33.33%)