Ponds 19km south of Normanton Qld

Survey Point Ponds 19km south of Normanton Qld
Latitude -17.8255600 (17° 49′ 32″ S)
Longitude 141.0075000 (141° 0′ 27″ E)

On the Burke Development Rd, the dam on the west side of the road is the highlight of this site. Two mile Swamp to the east is less accessible. The surrounding woodland is in good condition.

Camp rating 4 just to the north of the ponds is a track heading west a short way into the scrub before you come to a fence, not a very good spot though.

Surveys done 3

Blogs:

NW Queensland and grasswren surveys 2016

Grasswren surveys and N Queensland 2017

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

  • Plumed Whistling-Duck
    Dendrocygna eytoni
    2 (66.67%)
  • Pacific Black Duck
    Anas superciliosa
    1 (33.33%)
  • Australian Wood Duck
    Chenonetta jubata
    1 (33.33%)
  • Hoary-headed Grebe
    Poliocephalus poliocephalus
    1 (33.33%)
  • Diamond Dove
    Geopelia cuneata
    1 (33.33%)
  • Peaceful Dove
    Geopelia placida
    2 (66.67%)
  • Pheasant Coucal
    Centropus phasianinus
    1 (33.33%)
  • Purple Swamphen
    Porphyrio porphyrio
    1 (33.33%)
  • Black-winged Stilt
    Himantopus leucocephalus
    1 (33.33%)
  • Black-fronted Dotterel
    Elseyornis melanops
    1 (33.33%)
  • Black-necked Stork
    Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus
    1 (33.33%)
  • Nankeen Night-Heron
    Nycticorax caledonicus
    1 (33.33%)
  • White-necked Heron
    Ardea pacifica
    2 (66.67%)
  • Great Egret
    Ardea alba
    1 (33.33%)
  • Intermediate Egret
    Ardea intermedia
    1 (33.33%)
  • White-faced Heron
    Egretta novaehollandiae
    2 (66.67%)
  • Straw-necked Ibis
    Threskiornis spinicollis
    2 (66.67%)
  • Little Pied Cormorant
    Microcarbo melanoleucos
    2 (66.67%)
  • Little Black Cormorant
    Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
    1 (33.33%)
  • Australasian Darter
    Anhinga novaehollandiae
    1 (33.33%)
  • Little Eagle
    Hieraaetus morphnoides
    1 (33.33%)
  • Whistling Kite
    Haliastur sphenurus
    2 (66.67%)
  • Black Kite
    Milvus migrans
    2 (66.67%)
  • Brown Falcon
    Falco berigora
    2 (66.67%)
  • Little Corella
    Cacatua sanguinea
    1 (33.33%)
  • Red-winged Parrot
    Aprosmictus erythropterus
    1 (33.33%)
  • Rainbow Lorikeet
    Trichoglossus moluccanus
    1 (33.33%)
  • Variegated Fairy-wren
    Malurus lamberti
    1 (33.33%)
  • Red-backed Fairy-wren
    Malurus melanocephalus
    1 (33.33%)
  • Little Friarbird
    Philemon citreogularis
    2 (66.67%)
  • Brown Honeyeater
    Lichmera indistincta
    2 (66.67%)
  • Blue-faced Honeyeater
    Entomyzon cyanotis
    1 (33.33%)
  • White-throated Honeyeater
    Melithreptus albogularis
    1 (33.33%)
  • Rufous-throated Honeyeater
    Conopophila rufogularis
    1 (33.33%)
  • Yellow Honeyeater
    Stomiopera flava
    1 (33.33%)
  • Striated Pardalote
    Pardalotus striatus
    2 (66.67%)
  • Western Gerygone
    Gerygone fusca
    2 (66.67%)
  • Weebill
    Smicrornis brevirostris
    2 (66.67%)
  • Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike
    Coracina novaehollandiae
    1 (33.33%)
  • Rufous Whistler
    Pachycephala rufiventris
    1 (33.33%)
  • Australian Magpie
    Gymnorhina tibicen
    1 (33.33%)
  • Pied Butcherbird
    Cracticus nigrogularis
    2 (66.67%)
  • Willie Wagtail
    Rhipidura leucophrys
    3 (100.00%)
  • Torresian Crow
    Corvus orru
    1 (33.33%)
  • Restless Flycatcher
    Myiagra inquieta
    2 (66.67%)
  • Magpie-lark
    Grallina cyanoleuca
    3 (100.00%)
  • Double-barred Finch
    Taeniopygia bichenovii
    3 (100.00%)