Illawarra Ck Buchanan Hwy NT

Survey Point Illawarra Ck Buchanan Hwy NT
Latitude-16.5886111 (16° 35′ 19″ S)
Longitude131.8513889 (131° 51′ 5″ E)

About 6km east of Top Springs, the creek may dry up during the dry season with lush foliage in the creek, away from the creek the vegetation thins out markedly.

Camp rating 7 on east bank, best access on south side, there are no facilities here.

Surveys done 3

Blogs:

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

Melbourne to Timber Creek NT via Sturt NP, Ranken Rd, Barkly Stock Route, Buchanan Hwy 2020

Keep River NP Kakadu NP Darwin region 2021

  • Common Bronzewing Phaps chalcoptera 1 (33.33%)
  • Peaceful Dove Geopelia placida 3 (100.00%) (B)
  • Bar-shouldered Dove Geopelia humeralis 2 (66.67%)
  • Eastern Koel Eudynamys orientalis 1 (33.33%)
  • Brolga Antigone rubicunda 1 (33.33%)
  • Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles 1 (33.33%)
  • Black Kite Milvus migrans 1 (33.33%)
  • Southern Boobook Ninox boobook 1 (33.33%)
  • Rainbow Bee-eater Merops ornatus 1 (33.33%)
  • Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis 1 (33.33%)
  • Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus 1 (33.33%)
  • Blue-winged Kookaburra Dacelo leachii 2 (66.67%)
  • Galah Eolophus roseicapilla 2 (66.67%)
  • Varied Lorikeet Psitteuteles versicolor 2 (66.67%)
  • Budgerigar Melopsittacus undulatus 1 (33.33%)
  • Little Friarbird Philemon citreogularis 2 (66.67%)
  • Banded Honeyeater Cissomela pectoralis 2 (66.67%)
  • Brown Honeyeater Lichmera indistincta 2 (66.67%)
  • Blue-faced Honeyeater Entomyzon cyanotis 1 (33.33%)
  • Black-chinned Honeyeater Melithreptus gularis 1 (33.33%)
  • Rufous-throated Honeyeater Conopophila rufogularis 1 (33.33%)
  • White-gaped Honeyeater Stomiopera unicolor 1 (33.33%)
  • Yellow-tinted Honeyeater Ptilotula flavescens 3 (100.00%)
  • Weebill Smicrornis brevirostris 1 (33.33%)
  • Grey Shrike-thrush Colluricincla harmonica 1 (33.33%)
  • Olive-backed Oriole Oriolus sagittatus 1 (33.33%)
  • Willie Wagtail Rhipidura leucophrys 2 (66.67%)
  • Torresian Crow Corvus orru 1 (33.33%)
  • Restless Flycatcher Myiagra inquieta 3 (100.00%)
  • Crimson Finch Neochmia phaeton 1 (33.33%)
2017
Crimson Finch
2020