Cape River west of Caerphilly station Qld

Survey Point Cape River west of Caerphilly Station Qld
Latitude -21.0405600 (21° 2′ 26″ S)
Longitude 146.5422200 (146° 32′ 32″ E)

On the Scartwater Rd about 3km west of the station homestead and 10km from the Gregory Hwy south of Charters Towers, the river actually runs parallel with the road just to the north and the site is on Sardine Ck. There’s patchy good woodland here interspersed with open areas and the birds love it.

Camp rating 5 it’s possible to get yourself off the road here a bit, there is no established campsite here

Surveys done 2

Blogs:

Melbourne to Cairns area via Newell Hwy, Carnarvon NP, Eungella NP. Return via Julia Creek, Quilpie, Lake Bindagolly. 2010

Birdsville track and Cape York trip 2015

  • Pacific Black Duck
    Anas superciliosa
    1 (50.00%)
  • Australian Wood Duck
    Chenonetta jubata
    1 (50.00%)
  • Green Pygmy-goose
    Nettapus pulchellus
    1 (50.00%)
  • Crested Pigeon
    Ocyphaps lophotes
    1 (50.00%)
  • Peaceful Dove
    Geopelia placida
    2 (100.00%)
  • Bar-shouldered Dove
    Geopelia humeralis
    1 (50.00%)
  • Channel-billed Cuckoo
    Scythrops novaehollandiae
    1 (50.00%)
  • White-throated Nightjar
    Eurostopodus mystacalis
    1 (50.00%)
  • Brolga
    Antigone rubicunda
    1 (50.00%)
  • Black-fronted Dotterel
    Elseyornis melanops
    1 (50.00%)
  • Southern Boobook
    Ninox boobook
    1 (50.00%)
  • Laughing Kookaburra
    Dacelo novaeguineae
    1 (50.00%)
  • Blue-winged Kookaburra
    Dacelo leachii
    1 (50.00%)
  • Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo
    Calyptorhynchus banksii
    1 (50.00%)
  • Red-winged Parrot
    Aprosmictus erythropterus
    1 (50.00%)
  • Pale-headed Rosella
    Platycercus adscitus
    1 (50.00%)
  • Rainbow Lorikeet
    Trichoglossus moluccanus
    1 (50.00%)
  • Little Friarbird
    Philemon citreogularis
    2 (100.00%)
  • Blue-faced Honeyeater
    Entomyzon cyanotis
    2 (100.00%)
  • Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater
    Acanthagenys rufogularis
    1 (50.00%)
  • Singing Honeyeater
    Gavicalis virescens
    1 (50.00%)
  • Striated Pardalote
    Pardalotus striatus
    2 (100.00%)
  • White-throated Gerygone
    Gerygone olivacea
    1 (50.00%)
  • Western Gerygone
    Gerygone fusca
    1 (50.00%)
  • Weebill
    Smicrornis brevirostris
    2 (100.00%)
  • Grey-crowned Babbler
    Pomatostomus temporalis
    1 (50.00%)
  • Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike
    Coracina novaehollandiae
    2 (100.00%)
  • Rufous Whistler
    Pachycephala rufiventris
    2 (100.00%)
  • Australian Magpie
    Gymnorhina tibicen
    1 (50.00%)
  • Pied Butcherbird
    Cracticus nigrogularis
    2 (100.00%)
  • Grey Butcherbird
    Cracticus torquatus
    1 (50.00%)
  • Willie Wagtail
    Rhipidura leucophrys
    1 (50.00%)
  • Grey Fantail
    Rhipidura fuliginosa
    1 (50.00%)
  • Australian Raven
    Corvus coronoides
    1 (50.00%)
  • Restless Flycatcher
    Myiagra inquieta
    1 (50.00%)
  • Magpie-lark
    Grallina cyanoleuca
    1 (50.00%)