Apatoongani Waterhole and bore drain SA

This site is about 15km north of the flood road off the Birdsville Track, but if you don’t have a map that shows it or a gps as above, you’ll never find it, the gps reference is on the track, the waterhole is two sand dunes to the East of the track about 400m, and if it’s got water in it, you’ll be in Birdsville Track heaven, don’t forget to enjoy the sand dunes and valley on the way there and back, as the shrubs and trees can also hold gems.

Surveys done 2

Blogs: Danggali, Flinders Ranges, Birdsville Tk, Kalamurina, Western NSW 2011, Birdsville track and Cape York trip 2015

• Pink-eared Duck
  Malacorhynchus membranaceus
  1 (50.00%)
• Pacific Black Duck
  Anas superciliosa
  1 (50.00%)
• Grey Teal
  Anas gracilis
  1 (50.00%)
• Flock Bronzewing
  Phaps histrionica
  1 (50.00%)
• Crested Pigeon
  Ocyphaps lophotes
  2 (100.00%)
• Diamond Dove
  Geopelia cuneata
  2 (100.00%)
• Red-necked Avocet
  Recurvirostra novaehollandiae
  1 (50.00%)
• Masked Lapwing
  Vanellus miles
  1 (50.00%)
• Red-kneed Dotterel
  Erythrogonys cinctus
  1 (50.00%)
• Little Button-quail
  Turnix velox
  1 (50.00%)
• Black-shouldered Kite
  Elanus axillaris
  1 (50.00%)
• Wedge-tailed Eagle
  Aquila audax
  1 (50.00%)
• Collared Sparrowhawk
  Accipiter cirrocephalus
  1 (50.00%)
• Whistling Kite
  Haliastur sphenurus
  1 (50.00%)
• Black Kite
  Milvus migrans
  1 (50.00%)
• Nankeen Kestrel
  Falco cenchroides
  1 (50.00%)
• Brown Falcon
  Falco berigora
  1 (50.00%)
• Cockatiel
  Nymphicus hollandicus
  1 (50.00%)
• Blue Bonnet
  Northiella haematogaster
  1 (50.00%)
• Budgerigar
  Melopsittacus undulatus
  1 (50.00%)
• Variegated Fairy-wren
  Malurus lamberti
  1 (50.00%)
• White-winged Fairy-wren
  Malurus leucopterus
  2 (100.00%)
• Pied Honeyeater
  Certhionyx variegatus
  1 (50.00%)
• Crimson Chat
  Epthianura tricolor
  1 (50.00%)
• Singing Honeyeater
  Gavicalis virescens
  1 (50.00%)
• Yellow-throated Miner
  Manorina flavigula
  2 (100.00%)
• Cinnamon Quail-thrush
  Cinclosoma cinnamomeum
  1 (50.00%)
• Australian Magpie
  Gymnorhina tibicen
  1 (50.00%)
• Black-faced Woodswallow
  Artamus cinereus
  1 (50.00%)
• Willie Wagtail
  Rhipidura leucophrys
  2 (100.00%)
• Little Crow
  Corvus bennetti
  1 (50.00%)
• Magpie-lark
  Grallina cyanoleuca
  1 (50.00%)
• Zebra Finch
  Taeniopygia guttata
  2 (100.00%)
• Australasian Pipit
  Anthus novaeseelandiae
  1 (50.00%)
• White-backed Swallow
  Cheramoeca leucosterna
  1 (50.00%)
• Fairy Martin
  Petrochelidon ariel
  1 (50.00%)
• Welcome Swallow
  Hirundo neoxena
  1 (50.00%)