Vanrook Ck Qld

Survey Point Vanrook Ck Qld
Latitude -16.9319400 (16° 55′ 55″ S)
Longitude 141.9450000 (141° 56′ 42″ E)

On the Alt Savannah Hwy or Burke Development Rd the site is perhaps 100km from the Karumba junction. The creekline has reasonable vegetation, away from the usually dry creek it’s quite sparse.

Camp rating 5 there is no established campsite here and little scope to get off the road

Surveys done 3

Blogs:

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

Birdsville track and Cape York trip 2015

Grasswren surveys and N Queensland 2017

  • Peaceful Dove
    Geopelia placida
    1 (33.33%)
  • Bar-shouldered Dove
    Geopelia humeralis
    1 (33.33%)
  • White-necked Heron
    Ardea pacifica
    2 (66.67%)
  • Intermediate Egret
    Ardea intermedia
    1 (33.33%)
  • Australian White Ibis
    Threskiornis moluccus
    1 (33.33%)
  • Straw-necked Ibis
    Threskiornis spinicollis
    1 (33.33%)
  • Whistling Kite
    Haliastur sphenurus
    3 (100.00%)
  • Black Kite
    Milvus migrans
    3 (100.00%)
  • Rainbow Bee-eater
    Merops ornatus
    2 (66.67%)
  • Blue-winged Kookaburra
    Dacelo leachii
    1 (33.33%)
  • Great Bowerbird
    Ptilonorhynchus nuchalis
    1 (33.33%)
  • Little Friarbird
    Philemon citreogularis
    1 (33.33%)
  • Brown Honeyeater
    Lichmera indistincta
    2 (66.67%)
  • Blue-faced Honeyeater
    Entomyzon cyanotis
    1 (33.33%)
  • White-throated Honeyeater
    Melithreptus albogularis
    1 (33.33%)
  • Striated Pardalote
    Pardalotus striatus
    1 (33.33%)
  • Weebill
    Smicrornis brevirostris
    3 (100.00%)
  • Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike
    Coracina novaehollandiae
    1 (33.33%)
  • White-bellied Cuckoo-shrike
    Coracina papuensis
    1 (33.33%)
  • Yellow Oriole
    Oriolus flavocinctus
    1 (33.33%)
  • Australian Magpie
    Gymnorhina tibicen
    1 (33.33%)
  • Pied Butcherbird
    Cracticus nigrogularis
    1 (33.33%)
  • Masked Woodswallow
    Artamus personatus
    1 (33.33%)
  • White-browed Woodswallow
    Artamus superciliosus
    1 (33.33%)
  • Torresian Crow
    Corvus orru
    1 (33.33%)
  • Magpie-lark
    Grallina cyanoleuca
    2 (66.67%)
  • Mistletoebird
    Dicaeum hirundinaceum
    1 (33.33%)