Thornton River Qld

Also known as the Seymour River, the site is on the main track from the Camooweal to Gregory Downs and is some 130km NE of camooweal. If there is any water in the course this will be a huge magnet for the birds in the area, of course the best times are at dawn and dusk to find the birds drinking. The entire area around here is good birding. Although I haven’t found them here Gouldian Finches are a possibility.

Camp rating 9 if you have 4wd which is advised on these roads you can get up an embankment on the SE bank, otherwise there is a small loop off the road to the east.

Surveys done 4

Blogs:

Adels Grove to Calvert and Ranken rds NT 2016,

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
  1 (25.00%)
• Grey Teal
  Anas gracilis
  1 (25.00%)
• Brown Quail
  Synoicus ypsilophora
  1 (25.00%)
• Common Bronzewing
  Phaps chalcoptera
  2 (50.00%)
• Crested Pigeon
  Ocyphaps lophotes
  2 (50.00%)
• Diamond Dove
  Geopelia cuneata
  3 (75.00%)
• Peaceful Dove
  Geopelia placida
  4 (100.00%)
• Bar-shouldered Dove
  Geopelia humeralis
  2 (50.00%)
• Australian Bustard
  Ardeotis australis
  1 (25.00%)
• Australian Owlet-nightjar
  Aegotheles cristatus
  1 (25.00%)
• Black-fronted Dotterel
  Elseyornis melanops
  2 (50.00%)
• Black-necked Stork
  Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus
  1 (25.00%)
• Australian Pelican
  Pelecanus conspicillatus
  1 (25.00%)
• White-necked Heron
  Ardea pacifica
  1 (25.00%)
• Great Egret
  Ardea alba
  1 (25.00%)
• White-faced Heron
  Egretta novaehollandiae
  1 (25.00%)
• Australasian Darter
  Anhinga novaehollandiae
  1 (25.00%)
• Little Eagle
  Hieraaetus morphnoides
  1 (25.00%)
• Whistling Kite
  Haliastur sphenurus
  1 (25.00%)
• Black Kite
  Milvus migrans
  3 (75.00%)
• Southern Boobook
  Ninox boobook
  1 (25.00%)
• Rainbow Bee-eater
  Merops ornatus
  1 (25.00%)
• Blue-winged Kookaburra
  Dacelo leachii
  2 (50.00%)
• Brown Falcon
  Falco berigora
  1 (25.00%)
• Cockatiel
  Nymphicus hollandicus
  3 (75.00%)
• Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo
  Calyptorhynchus banksii
  1 (25.00%)
• Galah
  Eolophus roseicapilla
  1 (25.00%)
• Little Corella
  Cacatua sanguinea
  2 (50.00%)
• Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
  Cacatua galerita
  1 (25.00%)
• Varied Lorikeet
  Psitteuteles versicolor
  2 (50.00%)
• Budgerigar
  Melopsittacus undulatus
  4 (100.00%)
• Great Bowerbird
  Ptilonorhynchus nuchalis
  3 (75.00%)
• Noisy Friarbird
  Philemon corniculatus
  1 (25.00%)
• Little Friarbird
  Philemon citreogularis
  2 (50.00%)
• Brown Honeyeater
  Lichmera indistincta
  2 (50.00%)
• Black-chinned Honeyeater
  Melithreptus gularis
  3 (75.00%)
• Rufous-throated Honeyeater
  Conopophila rufogularis
  4 (100.00%)
• Grey-headed Honeyeater
  Ptilotula keartlandi
  2 (50.00%)
• Grey-fronted Honeyeater
  Ptilotula plumula
  2 (50.00%)
• Yellow-tinted Honeyeater
  Ptilotula flavescens
  3 (75.00%)
• White-plumed Honeyeater
  Ptilotula penicillata
  1 (25.00%)
• Yellow-throated Miner
  Manorina flavigula
  1 (25.00%)
• Striated Pardalote
  Pardalotus striatus
  4 (100.00%)
• Weebill
  Smicrornis brevirostris
  3 (75.00%)
• Grey-crowned Babbler
  Pomatostomus temporalis
  3 (75.00%)
• Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike
  Coracina novaehollandiae
  1 (25.00%)
• White-bellied Cuckoo-shrike
  Coracina papuensis
  1 (25.00%)
• White-winged Triller
  Lalage tricolor
  1 (25.00%)
• Rufous Whistler
  Pachycephala rufiventris
  2 (50.00%)
• Olive-backed Oriole
  Oriolus sagittatus
  2 (50.00%)
• Australian Magpie
  Gymnorhina tibicen
  1 (25.00%)
• Pied Butcherbird
  Cracticus nigrogularis
  1 (25.00%)
• Masked Woodswallow
  Artamus personatus
  1 (25.00%)
• White-browed Woodswallow
  Artamus superciliosus
  1 (25.00%)
• White-breasted Woodswallow
  Artamus leucorynchus
  1 (25.00%)
• Willie Wagtail
  Rhipidura leucophrys
  3 (75.00%)
• Australian Raven
  Corvus coronoides
  2 (50.00%)
• Restless Flycatcher
  Myiagra inquieta
  4 (100.00%)
• Magpie-lark
  Grallina cyanoleuca
  4 (100.00%)
• Jacky Winter
  Microeca fascinans
  3 (75.00%)
• Mistletoebird
  Dicaeum hirundinaceum
  1 (25.00%)
• Long-tailed Finch
  Poephila acuticauda
  1 (25.00%)
• Zebra Finch
  Taeniopygia guttata
  3 (75.00%)
• Double-barred Finch
  Taeniopygia bichenovii
  1 (25.00%)
• Tree Martin
  Petrochelidon nigricans
  1 (25.00%)