Hastie’s Swamp Atherton Qld

Survey Point	Hastie’s Swamp Atherton Qld
Latitude	-17.2986100 (17° 17′ 55″ S)
Longitude	145.4763900 (145° 28′ 35″ E)

About 3km south of Atherton on the Herberton Rd Hastie Rd heads east to the Kennedy Hwy from which the site can also be accessed from. At the western end of Hastie Rd Koci runs south, it’s a dead end road and the birdhide is unmissable on the west side. This small lake that dries up towards the end of the dry season is a dynamic place. The birds come and go as the seasons change. An important part of this site is the road, which has remnant rainforest trees along it making some of the rainforest birds easier to see than usual. There is a two storey high bird hide with a toilet next to it at a small car park, which is where the site is centred.

No camping is advised here

Surveys done 7

Blogs:

Western NSW, Western Qld, Diamantina NP, Grasswren surveys, Cape Melville Track, Cairns 2009

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

Adels Grove to Mareeba wetlands 2016

Mareeba wetlands coastal route to Maroochydore, Newell hwy to Ocean Grove Vic 2016

SA coast, Stuart Hwy, Central Australia, East Kimberley, Darwin region, Kakadu NP, Barkly Hwy, inland NE Qld 2017

Mitchell River surveys lower Cape York 2017

Mareeba via Great inland Hwy, central NSW to Ocean Grove 2017

Magpie Goose

Anseranas semipalmata

4 (57.14%)
Plumed Whistling-Duck

Dendrocygna eytoni

6 (85.71%)
Wandering Whistling-Duck

Dendrocygna arcuata

2 (28.57%)
Pink-eared Duck

Malacorhynchus membranaceus

2 (28.57%)
Hardhead

Aythya australis

5 (71.43%)
Pacific Black Duck

Anas superciliosa

6 (85.71%)
Grey Teal

Anas gracilis

2 (28.57%)
Australasian Grebe

Tachybaptus novaehollandiae

4 (57.14%)
Spotted Dove

Streptopelia chinensis

1 (14.29%)
Brown Cuckoo-Dove

Macropygia phasianella

2 (28.57%)
Peaceful Dove

Geopelia placida

7 (100.00%)
Bar-shouldered Dove

Geopelia humeralis

5 (71.43%)
Pheasant Coucal

Centropus phasianinus

2 (28.57%)
Horsfield’s Bronze-Cuckoo

Chalcites basalis

1 (14.29%)
Fan-tailed Cuckoo

Cacomantis flabelliformis

1 (14.29%)
Oriental Cuckoo

Cuculus saturatus

1 (14.29%)
Australian Swiftlet

Aerodramus terraereginae

2 (28.57%)
Buff-banded Rail

Hypotaenidia philippensis

2 (28.57%)
Purple Swamphen

Porphyrio porphyrio

7 (100.00%)
Dusky Moorhen

Gallinula tenebrosa

3 (42.86%)
Eurasian Coot

Fulica atra

4 (57.14%)
Sarus Crane

Antigone antigone

1 (14.29%)
Black-winged Stilt

Himantopus leucocephalus

4 (57.14%)
Masked Lapwing

Vanellus miles

6 (85.71%)
Australian Pelican

Pelecanus conspicillatus

2 (28.57%)
Nankeen Night-Heron

Nycticorax caledonicus

1 (14.29%)
Cattle Egret

Bubulcus ibis

3 (42.86%)
White-necked Heron

Ardea pacifica

1 (14.29%)
Great Egret

Ardea alba

5 (71.43%)
Intermediate Egret

Ardea intermedia

5 (71.43%)
White-faced Heron

Egretta novaehollandiae

1 (14.29%)
Australian White Ibis

Threskiornis moluccus

2 (28.57%)
Straw-necked Ibis

Threskiornis spinicollis

1 (14.29%)
Royal Spoonbill

Platalea regia

1 (14.29%)
Glossy Ibis

Plegadis falcinellus

1 (14.29%)
Little Pied Cormorant

Microcarbo melanoleucos

1 (14.29%)
Little Black Cormorant

Phalacrocorax sulcirostris

1 (14.29%)
Australasian Darter

Anhinga novaehollandiae

1 (14.29%)
White-bellied Sea-Eagle

Haliaeetus leucogaster

2 (28.57%)
Whistling Kite

Haliastur sphenurus

4 (57.14%)
Black Kite

Milvus migrans

3 (42.86%)
Dollarbird

Eurystomus orientalis

3 (42.86%)
Forest Kingfisher

Todiramphus macleayii

4 (57.14%)
Sacred Kingfisher

Todiramphus sanctus

5 (71.43%)
Brown Falcon

Falco berigora

1 (14.29%)
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo

Cacatua galerita

3 (42.86%)
Rainbow Lorikeet

Trichoglossus moluccanus

4 (57.14%)
Red-backed Fairy-wren

Malurus melanocephalus

2 (28.57%)
Scarlet Honeyeater

Myzomela sanguinolenta

5 (71.43%)
Noisy Friarbird

Philemon corniculatus

1 (14.29%)
Little Friarbird

Philemon citreogularis

1 (14.29%)
Brown Honeyeater

Lichmera indistincta

2 (28.57%)
White-cheeked Honeyeater

Phylidonyris niger

4 (57.14%)
White-throated Honeyeater

Melithreptus albogularis

1 (14.29%)
Lewin’s Honeyeater

Meliphaga lewinii

6 (85.71%)
Yellow-faced Honeyeater

Caligavis chrysops

7 (100.00%)
Brown Gerygone

Gerygone mouki

1 (14.29%)
White-throated Gerygone

Gerygone olivacea

1 (14.29%)
White-browed Scrubwren

Sericornis frontalis

2 (28.57%)
Barred Cuckoo-shrike

Coracina lineata

1 (14.29%)
Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike

Coracina novaehollandiae

1 (14.29%)
White-bellied Cuckoo-shrike

Coracina papuensis

2 (28.57%)
White-winged Triller

Lalage tricolor

1 (14.29%)
Rufous Whistler

Pachycephala rufiventris

1 (14.29%)
Golden Whistler

Pachycephala pectoralis

3 (42.86%)
Little Shrike-thrush

Colluricincla megarhyncha

4 (57.14%)
Grey Shrike-thrush

Colluricincla harmonica

2 (28.57%)
Australasian Figbird

Sphecotheres vieilloti

3 (42.86%)
Olive-backed Oriole

Oriolus sagittatus

3 (42.86%)
Yellow Oriole

Oriolus flavocinctus

1 (14.29%)
Pied Currawong

Strepera graculina

1 (14.29%)
White-breasted Woodswallow

Artamus leucorynchus

3 (42.86%)
Spangled Drongo

Dicrurus bracteatus

2 (28.57%)
Willie Wagtail

Rhipidura leucophrys

5 (71.43%)
Grey Fantail

Rhipidura fuliginosa

1 (14.29%)
Torresian Crow

Corvus orru

1 (14.29%)
Leaden Flycatcher

Myiagra rubecula

1 (14.29%)
Magpie-lark

Grallina cyanoleuca

7 (100.00%)
Black-faced Monarch

Monarcha melanopsis

3 (42.86%)
Lemon-bellied Flycatcher

Microeca flavigaster

2 (28.57%)
Eastern Yellow Robin

Eopsaltria australis

1 (14.29%)
Chestnut-breasted Mannikin

Lonchura castaneothorax

5 (71.43%)
Red-browed Finch

Neochmia temporalis

5 (71.43%)
Australian Reed-Warbler

Acrocephalus australis

2 (28.57%)
Welcome Swallow

Hirundo neoxena

1 (14.29%)
Silvereye

Zosterops lateralis

5 (71.43%)
Common Myna

Acridotheres tristis

3 (42.86%)

Plumed Whistling Ducks can mass here in their thousands

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