Elbow Dam Qld

Survey Point Elbow Dam Qld
Latitude -18.0172200 (18° 1′ 2″ S)
Longitude 141.9455600 (141° 56′ 44″ E)

About 67km west of Croydon on the Normanton Rd which is the Savannah Way Hwy1, the site is on private land, permission should be sought before having a look around the large dam. There is quite good woodland along the road too.

No camping is advised here

Surveys done 2

Blogs:

Grasswren surveys 2008

Adels Grove to Mareeba wetlands 2016

  • Hardhead
    Aythya australis
    1 (50.00%)
  • Pacific Black Duck
    Anas superciliosa
    2 (100.00%)
  • Grey Teal
    Anas gracilis
    1 (50.00%)
  • Australian Wood Duck
    Chenonetta jubata
    1 (50.00%)
  • Diamond Dove
    Geopelia cuneata
    1 (50.00%)
  • Peaceful Dove
    Geopelia placida
    1 (50.00%)
  • Great Egret
    Ardea alba
    1 (50.00%)
  • White-faced Heron
    Egretta novaehollandiae
    1 (50.00%)
  • Australian White Ibis
    Threskiornis moluccus
    1 (50.00%)
  • Straw-necked Ibis
    Threskiornis spinicollis
    1 (50.00%)
  • Royal Spoonbill
    Platalea regia
    1 (50.00%)
  • Little Pied Cormorant
    Microcarbo melanoleucos
    1 (50.00%)
  • Australasian Darter
    Anhinga novaehollandiae
    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
    2 (100.00%)
  • Rainbow Bee-eater
    Merops ornatus
    1 (50.00%)
  • Peregrine Falcon
    Falco peregrinus
    1 (50.00%)
  • Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
    Cacatua galerita
    1 (50.00%)
  • Varied Lorikeet
    Psitteuteles versicolor
    1 (50.00%)
  • Rainbow Lorikeet
    Trichoglossus moluccanus
    2 (100.00%)
  • Great Bowerbird
    Ptilonorhynchus nuchalis
    1 (50.00%)
  • Red-backed Fairy-wren
    Malurus melanocephalus
    2 (100.00%)
  • Little Friarbird
    Philemon citreogularis
    2 (100.00%)
  • Brown Honeyeater
    Lichmera indistincta
    1 (50.00%)
  • Blue-faced Honeyeater
    Entomyzon cyanotis
    2 (100.00%)
  • White-throated Honeyeater
    Melithreptus albogularis
    1 (50.00%)
  • Rufous-throated Honeyeater
    Conopophila rufogularis
    1 (50.00%)
  • Yellow Honeyeater
    Stomiopera flava
    1 (50.00%)
  • Yellow-throated Miner
    Manorina flavigula
    1 (50.00%)
  • Red-browed Pardalote
    Pardalotus rubricatus
    1 (50.00%)
  • Striated Pardalote
    Pardalotus striatus
    1 (50.00%)
  • White-throated Gerygone
    Gerygone olivacea
    1 (50.00%)
  • Weebill
    Smicrornis brevirostris
    1 (50.00%)
  • Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike
    Coracina novaehollandiae
    2 (100.00%)
  • White-winged Triller
    Lalage tricolor
    1 (50.00%)
  • Rufous Whistler
    Pachycephala rufiventris
    1 (50.00%)
  • Pied Butcherbird
    Cracticus nigrogularis
    2 (100.00%)
  • Willie Wagtail
    Rhipidura leucophrys
    1 (50.00%)
  • Torresian Crow
    Corvus orru
    1 (50.00%)
  • Restless Flycatcher
    Myiagra inquieta
    1 (50.00%)
  • Magpie-lark
    Grallina cyanoleuca
    2 (100.00%)
  • Apostlebird
    Struthidea cinerea
    2 (100.00%)
  • Jacky Winter
    Microeca fascinans
    1 (50.00%)
  • Double-barred Finch
    Taeniopygia bichenovii
    2 (100.00%)