Large dam 2km north of Farina Ck SA

Survey Point Large dam 2km north of Farina Ck SA
Latitude -30.0227800 (30° 1′ 22″ S)
Longitude 138.2811100 (138° 16′ 52″ E)

This dam site is on the west side of the Outback Hwy 2km north of the Farina Ck and easily spotted. Being a cattle dam the surrounding vegetation is pretty knackered, but the dam usually has water in it and so is a major draw for the area’s birds.

Camp rating 6 there is no established camp here, please camp away from the dam.

Surveys done 5

Blogs, see main page archives:

Danggali, Flinders Ranges, Birdsville Tk, Kalamurina, Western NSW 2011

Stuart Hwy, Tablelands Hwy, Kakadu, Flinders Ranges 08-09

Anne Beadell Hwy, SW WA, Nullarbor plain 2014

Birdsville track and Cape York trip 2015

Victoria, The Coorong, Flinders Ranges, Oodnadatta Track, Newhaven, Mt Augustus, Kennedy Range NP 2024

  • Pink-eared Duck Malacorhynchus membranaceus 1 (20.00%)
  • Hardhead Aythya australis 2 (40.00%)
  • Grey Teal Anas gracilis 3 (60.00%)
  • Australasian Grebe Tachybaptus novaehollandiae 3 (60.00%)
  • Common Bronzewing Phaps chalcoptera 1 (20.00%)
  • Crested Pigeon Ocyphaps lophotes 3 (60.00%)
  • Diamond Dove Geopelia cuneata 1 (20.00%)
  • Pallid Cuckoo Heteroscenes pallidus 1 (20.00%)
  • Black-tailed Native-hen Tribonyx ventralis 1 (20.00%)
  • Eurasian Coot Fulica atra 2 (40.00%)
  • Pied Stilt Himantopus leucocephalus 1 (20.00%)
  • Black-fronted Dotterel Elseyornis melanops 5 (100.00%)
  • White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae 1 (20.00%)
  • Straw-necked Ibis Threskiornis spinicollis 1 (20.00%)
  • Little Pied Cormorant Microcarbo melanoleucos 1 (20.00%)
  • Black-breasted Buzzard Hamirostra melanosternon 1 (20.00%)
  • Collared Sparrowhawk Accipiter cirrocephalus 1 (20.00%)
  • Black Kite Milvus migrans 3 (60.00%)
  • Galah Eolophus roseicapilla 1 (20.00%)
  • Little Corella Cacatua sanguinea 2 (40.00%)
  • Australian Ringneck Barnardius zonarius 1 (20.00%)
  • Orange Chat Epthianura aurifrons 1 (20.00%)
  • Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater Acanthagenys rufogularis 1 (20.00%)
  • Singing Honeyeater Gavicalis virescens 4 (80.00%)
  • Cinnamon Quail-thrush Cinclosoma cinnamomeum 1 (20.00%)
  • Black-faced Woodswallow Artamus cinereus 2 (40.00%)
  • White-breasted Woodswallow Artamus leucorynchus 1 (20.00%)
  • Willie Wagtail Rhipidura leucophrys 2 (40.00%)
  • Australian Raven Corvus coronoides 1 (20.00%)
  • Magpie-lark Grallina cyanoleuca 3 (60.00%)
  • Zebra Finch Taeniopygia castanotis 3 (60.00%)
  • Australasian Pipit Anthus novaeseelandiae 4 (80.00%)
  • Fairy Martin Petrochelidon ariel 1 (20.00%)
  • Tree Martin Petrochelidon nigricans 1 (20.00%)
  • Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena 2 (40.00%)
2024, where’s Ollie?