Where to Watch Birds  

Pacific Baza on the edge of the Manngarre Monsoon Forest Walk © Marie Holding

Mangarre Monsoon Forest Walk

The 1.5km Manngarre MonsoonForest Walk follows the East Alligator River for the first section then brings you back in a loop that keeps you in shady forest for most of it's length. It can be quite a dramatic adventure, with a good chance of Rainbow Pitta just about anywhere along the walk and good sightings of large Estuarine Crocodiles in the river, particularly when the tide is high. The other side of the river is Arnhem Land, which is accessible only to traditional owners and their families and to those who have the appropriate permit.
 
Little Red Flying Fox at roost in the Manngarre Monsoon Forest Walk © Frank Taylor
At the start of the walk there is a regular day roost for hundreds of Little Red Flying Foxes. Look our for Shining Flycatchers, Broad-billed Flycatchers and Arafura Fantails.
 
Rainbow Pitta at Manngarre © Frank Taylor
There are concrete picnic tables and shade in the car park area near the boat ramp. The nearest toilet facilities are opposite the Border Store or at the Ubirr Art Site.
 
Nearby is Cahill's Crossing, which is a great location for croc spotting, and watching vehicles cross the flooded causeway from Kakadu to Arnhem Land. 
  

Forest Kingfisher pair interacting at Manngarre, male at the top © Frank TaylorOther good birding locations to visit in Kakadu National Park are:- 

Mamukala Wetlands

Ubirr  

 
 
 
 
 
Estuarine Crocodile on the bank of the East Alligator River © Frank Taylor
The Kakadu Nature's Way 5 day, 4 day and 3 day tours visit this location as well as the Best of Top End Birding and Top End Birding Adventure (photography tour).

 

 

 

 

Species seen here recently

Manggarre Birds ( 40 )

Orange-footed Scrubfowl
Megapodius reinwardt

Radjah Shelduck
Tadorna radjah

Peaceful Dove
Geopelia striata

Bar-shouldered Dove
Geopelia humeralis

Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove
Ptilinopus regina

Pied Imperial-Pigeon
Ducula bicolor

Little Pied Cormorant
Microcarbo melanoleucos

Striated Heron
Butorides striata

Little Egret
Egretta garzetta

Nankeen Night-Heron
Nycticorax caledonicus

Australian White Ibis
Threskiornis molucca

Royal Spoonbill
Platalea regia

Whistling Kite
Haliastur sphenurus

Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos

Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia

Little Corella
Cacatua sanguinea

Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
Cacatua galerita

Red-collared Lorikeet
Trichoglossus rubritorquis

Red-winged Parrot
Aprosmictus erythropterus

Pheasant Coucal
Centropus phasianinus

Channel-billed Cuckoo
Scythrops novaehollandiae

Little Bronze-Cuckoo
Chalcites minutillus

Blue-winged Kookaburra
Dacelo leachii

Forest Kingfisher
Todiramphus macleayii

Rainbow Bee-eater
Merops ornatus

Dollarbird
Eurystomus orientalis

Rainbow Pitta
Pitta iris

Striated Pardalote
Pardalotus striatus

White-gaped Honeyeater
Lichenostomus unicolor

White-throated Honeyeater
Melithreptus albogularis

Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike
Coracina novaehollandiae

White-bellied Cuckoo-shrike
Coracina papuensis

Varied Triller
Lalage leucomela

Australasian Figbird
Sphecotheres vieilloti

Green Oriole
Oriolus flavocinctus

Spangled Drongo
Dicrurus bracteatus

Arafura Fantail
Rhipidura dryas

Broad-billed Flycatcher
Myiagra ruficollis

Shining Flycatcher
Myiagra alecto

Butterflies ( 4 )

Varied Eggfly
Hypolymnus bolina

Chocolate Argus
Junonia hedonia

Common Crow
Euploea core

Swamp Tiger
Danaus affinis

Mammals ( 2 )

Black Flying-fox
Pteropus alecto

Little-red Flying-fox
Pteropus scapulatus

Reptiles ( 2 )

Estuarine Crocodile
Crocodylus porosus

Gilbert's Dragon; Ta-ta Lizard
Amphibolurus gilberti