Where to Watch Birds
Howard Springs Nature Reserve
The Howard Springs Nature Park is one of the best places to see Rainbow Pitta. There is a large, spring fed pool that used to be a favourite recreation area for swimming until it was closed due to health concerns.
Other good birding locations to visit in the outer Darwin area are:-
Experience the Wild tours that take you birding in this area are the return trip from Woodland and Wetland Experience, Kakadu Nature's Way (5 day), Best of Top End Birding and Top End Birding Adventure (photography tour).
Species seen here recently
Birds ( 71 )
Orange-footed Scrubfowl
Megapodius reinwardt
Magpie Goose
Anseranas semipalmata
Radjah Shelduck
Tadorna radjah
Emerald Dove
Chalcophaps indica
Peaceful Dove
Geopelia striata
Bar-shouldered Dove
Geopelia humeralis
Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove
Ptilinopus regina
Pied Imperial-Pigeon
Ducula bicolor
Tawny Frogmouth
Podargus strigoides
Little Pied Cormorant
Microcarbo melanoleucos
White-necked Heron
Ardea pacifica
Eastern Great Egret
Ardea modesta
Intermediate Egret
Ardea intermedia
Pied Heron
Egretta picata
Nankeen Night-Heron
Nycticorax caledonicus
Australian White Ibis
Threskiornis molucca
Black-shouldered Kite
Elanus axillaris
Whistling Kite
Haliastur sphenurus
Brahminy Kite
Haliastur indus
Black Kite
Milvus migrans
Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus
Black-fronted Dotterel
Elseyornis melanops
Red-kneed Dotterel
Erythrogonys cinctus
Masked Lapwing
Vanellus miles
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Calidris acuminata
Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo
Calyptorhynchus banksii
Galah
Eolophus roseicapillus
Little Corella
Cacatua sanguinea
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
Cacatua galerita
Rainbow Lorikeet
Trichoglossus haematodus
Red-collared Lorikeet
Trichoglossus rubritorquis
Varied Lorikeet
Psitteuteles versicolor
Red-winged Parrot
Aprosmictus erythropterus
Northern Rosella
Platycercus venustus
Little Bronze-Cuckoo
Chalcites minutillus
Brush Cuckoo
Cacomantis variolosus
Azure Kingfisher
Ceyx azureus
Blue-winged Kookaburra
Dacelo leachii
Forest Kingfisher
Todiramphus macleayii
Sacred Kingfisher
Todiramphus sanctus
Rainbow Bee-eater
Merops ornatus
Dollarbird
Eurystomus orientalis
Rainbow Pitta
Pitta iris
Great Bowerbird
Ptilonorhynchus nuchalis
Large-billed Gerygone
Gerygone magnirostris
Green-backed Gerygone
Gerygone chloronota
Striated Pardalote
Pardalotus striatus
White-gaped Honeyeater
Lichenostomus unicolor
Dusky Honeyeater
Myzomela obscura
White-throated Honeyeater
Melithreptus albogularis
Blue-faced Honeyeater
Entomyzon cyanotis
Silver-crowned Friarbird
Philemon argenticeps
Little Friarbird
Philemon citreogularis
White-bellied Cuckoo-shrike
Coracina papuensis
White-winged Triller
Lalage sueurii
Varied Triller
Lalage leucomela
Grey Whistler
Pachycephala simplex
Little Shrike-thrush
Colluricincla megarhyncha
Grey Shrike-thrush
Colluricincla harmonica
Australasian Figbird
Sphecotheres vieilloti
Green Oriole
Oriolus flavocinctus
Olive-backed Oriole
Oriolus sagittatus
Grey Butcherbird
Cracticus torquatus
Spangled Drongo
Dicrurus bracteatus
Northern Fantail
Rhipidura rufiventris
Shining Flycatcher
Myiagra alecto
Magpie-lark
Grallina cyanoleuca
Lemon-bellied Flyrobin
Microeca flavigaster
Mistletoebird
Dicaeum hirundinaceum
Crimson Finch
Neochmia phaeton
Butterflies ( 7 )
Orange Ringlet
Hypocysta adiante
Orange Lacewing
Cethosia penthesilea
Blue-banded Eggfly
Hypolymnus alimena
Chocolate Argus
Junonia hedonia
Common Crow
Euploea core
Lesser Wanderer
Danaus chrysippus
Swamp Tiger
Danaus affinis
Mammals ( 2 )
Agile Wallaby
Macropus agilus
Little-red Flying-fox
Pteropus scapulatus
Reptiles ( 1 )
Northern Yellow-faced Turtle
Emydura tanybaraga
