Lake Elphinstone NW edge Qld

Survey Point Lake Elphinstone NW edge Qld
Latitude -21.5158300 (21° 30′ 57″ S)
Longitude 148.2369400 (148° 14′ 13″ E)

There is no access to the lake here on the Suttor Development Rd, so if the water level is low, you won’t see any waterbirds, there is a creek here that the surrounding bush birds use to water if the water level is low in the lake. The site is about 1.5km from the Collinsville Rd junction.

No camping here, but there is a good free camp on the edge of the lake a short way down the Suttor Development Rd

Surveys done 2

Blogs:

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

Birdsville track and Cape York trip 2015

  • Black Swan
    Cygnus atratus
    1 (50.00%)
  • Hardhead
    Aythya australis
    1 (50.00%)
  • Australasian Shoveler
    Spatula rhynchotis
    1 (50.00%)
  • Pacific Black Duck
    Anas superciliosa
    1 (50.00%)
  • Cotton Pygmy-goose
    Nettapus coromandelianus
    1 (50.00%)
  • Brown Quail
    Synoicus ypsilophora
    1 (50.00%)
  • Australasian Grebe
    Tachybaptus novaehollandiae
    1 (50.00%)
  • Great Crested Grebe
    Podiceps cristatus
    1 (50.00%)
  • Peaceful Dove
    Geopelia placida
    1 (50.00%)
  • Eurasian Coot
    Fulica atra
    1 (50.00%)
  • Masked Lapwing
    Vanellus miles
    1 (50.00%)
  • Little Pied Cormorant
    Microcarbo melanoleucos
    1 (50.00%)
  • Australasian Darter
    Anhinga novaehollandiae
    1 (50.00%)
  • Whistling Kite
    Haliastur sphenurus
    2 (100.00%)
  • Pale-headed Rosella
    Platycercus adscitus
    2 (100.00%)
  • Little Lorikeet
    Glossopsitta pusilla
    1 (50.00%)
  • Rainbow Lorikeet
    Trichoglossus moluccanus
    1 (50.00%)
  • Red-backed Fairy-wren
    Malurus melanocephalus
    2 (100.00%)
  • Noisy Friarbird
    Philemon corniculatus
    1 (50.00%)
  • Little Friarbird
    Philemon citreogularis
    1 (50.00%)
  • Blue-faced Honeyeater
    Entomyzon cyanotis
    1 (50.00%)
  • Noisy Miner
    Manorina melanocephala
    1 (50.00%)
  • Yellow-throated Miner
    Manorina flavigula
    1 (50.00%)
  • Striated Pardalote
    Pardalotus striatus
    1 (50.00%)
  • Pied Currawong
    Strepera graculina
    1 (50.00%)
  • Australian Magpie
    Gymnorhina tibicen
    1 (50.00%)
  • Pied Butcherbird
    Cracticus nigrogularis
    1 (50.00%)
  • White-breasted Woodswallow
    Artamus leucorynchus
    1 (50.00%)
  • Willie Wagtail
    Rhipidura leucophrys
    1 (50.00%)
  • Torresian Crow
    Corvus orru
    2 (100.00%)
  • Magpie-lark
    Grallina cyanoleuca
    2 (100.00%)
  • Apostlebird
    Struthidea cinerea
    1 (50.00%)
  • Golden-headed Cisticola
    Cisticola exilis
    1 (50.00%)
  • Little Grassbird
    Poodytes gramineus
    1 (50.00%)
  • Fairy Martin
    Petrochelidon ariel
    1 (50.00%)