Trip Reports 2015
List of sightings and reports from recent tours
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Tour-Best of Top End Birding 7 – 14 August 2015 Weather: Temp range from 10 to 35 Celcius, low humidity Guide Mike Jarvis, Guests Trevor and Lynne Rackstraw from the UK, Andrew and Anna Knowlson and Neil McKinlay and Pam Hazelwood from NSW. Trip Highlights Day 1 Darwin to Pine Creek
Day 3 Victoria River Roadhouse to Timber Creek
Day 4 Timber Creek to Katherine If you see an Australian Bustard Trevor (the Pommie bustard). Dinner and bird call at the Pine Tree Hotel. 50 species seen.
Day 7 Kakadu to Mary River
Total of 155 bird species for the trip.
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Sightings and locations Orange-footed Scrubfowl Megapodius reinwardt Brown Quail Coturnix ypsilophora Vic Highway, Timber Creek Airfield Magpie Goose Anseranas semipalmata Plumed Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna eytoni Yellow Water, Anbangbang, Mamukala Wandering Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna Radjah Shelduck Tadorna radjah Bridge Creek Dam, Pine Creek STP, Katherine, Yellow Water, Anbangbang, Mamukala and Mary River, Fogg Dam Pink-eared Duck Malacorhynchus membranaceus Pine Creek STP Green Pygmy-goose Nettapus pulchellus Yellow Water, Anbangbang, Mamukala, Mary River, Fogg Dam Grey Teal Anas gracilis Pine Creek STP Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa Pine Creek STP, Yellow Water, Mamukala, Fogg Dam Hardhead Aythya australis Pine Creek STP Australasian Grebe Tachybaptus novaehollandiae Pine Creek STP, Anbangbang, Mamukala Crested Pigeon Ocyphaps lophotes Timber Creek Airfield, Katherine, Pine Creek Partridge Pigeon Geophaps smithii Anbangbang Chestnut-quilled Rock-Pigeon Petrophassa rufipennis Ubirr Diamond Dove Geopelia cuneata Pine Creek STP, Fergusson River, Edith Falls road Peaceful Dove Geopelia striata Everywhere, every day Bar-shouldered Dove Geopelia humeralis 1 Everywhere, every day Pied Imperial-Pigeon Ducula bicolor East Point Tawny Frogmouth Podargus strigoides Rapid Creek Australasian Darter Anhinga novaehollandiae East Point, Bridge Creek Dam, Policeman's Point, Yellow Water, Anbangbang, Mamukala, Mary River, Fogg Dam Little Pied Cormorant Microcarbo melanoleucosEast Point, Fergusson River, Victoria River, Fergusson River, Policeman's Point, Bullita Access Road, Yellow Water, Anbangbang, Mamukala, Mary River, Fogg Dam Little Black Cormorant Phalacrocorax sulcirostris Bridge Creek Dam, Yellow Water, Anbangbang, Mamukala, Marrakai Track, Fogg Dam Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax variusYellow Water, Mary River, Marrakai track Australian Pelican Pelecanus conspicillatusYellow Water, Anbangbang, Mary River Black-necked Stork Ephippiorhynchus asiaticusStuart Highway, Bullita Access waterhole, Yellow Water Black Bittern Ixobrychus flavicollis Yellow Water White-necked Heron Ardea pacificaBullita Access road, Yellow Water, Intermediate Egret Ardea intermediaAnbangbang, Mamukala, Mary River Great-billed Heron Ardea sumatrana Nitmiluk, Mary River Great Egret Ardea alba Bridge Creek Dam, Mamukala, Marrakai track, Yellow Water, Anbangbang, Mamukala, Fogg Dam Cattle Egret Ardea ibis Yellow Water, Fogg Dam Striated Heron Butorides striata East Point White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae Katherine, Victoria River Roadhouse Little Egret Egretta garzetta Bridge Creek Dam, Fogg Dam Eastern Reef Egret Egretta sacra East Point Grey and White morphs. Nankeen Night-Heron Nycticorax caledonicus Yellow Water, Mamukala, Fogg Dam Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus Yellow Water, Anbangbang, Mamukala, Mary River, Fogg Dam Australian White Ibis Threskiornis molucca Everywhere, every day Straw-necked Ibis Threskiornis spinicollis Everywhere, every day Royal Spoonbill Platalea regiaBridge Creek Dam, Yellow Water, Mamukala Black-breasted Buzzard Hamirostra melanosternon Bullita Access waterhole, Vic Highway, Kakadu Highway, Marrakai track Whistling Kite Haliastur sphenurus Everywhere, every day Black Kite Milvus migrans Everywhere, every day Brown Goshawk Accipiter fasciatus Fergusson River, Edith Falls road, Harriot Creek, Mamukala Grey Goshawk Accipiter novaehollandiaeMary River Park, white morph seen by Trevor and I Spotted Harrier Circus assimilis Marrakai track Wedge-tailed Eagle Aquila audax Vic River Escarpment Walk, Marrakai track Nankeen Kestrel Falco cenchroides Vic Hway, Arnhem Highway, Marrakai track Brown Falcon Falco berigora Stuart Highway, Arnhem Highway, Marrakai track Brolga Grus rubicunda Yellow Water, Fogg Dam Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio Yellow Water, Mamukala, Fogg Dam Buff-banded Rail Gallirallus philippensis East Point Eurasian Coot Fulica atra Anbangbang, Mamukala Australian Bustard Ardeotis australis Katherine Gorge Road, South Alligator River floodplain Bush Stone-curlew Burhinus grallarius East Point, heard most nights Beach Stone-curlew Esacus magnirostris East Point rocks, four birds Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus Pine Creek STP, Mamukala, Fogg Dam Black-fronted Dotterel Elseyornis melanops Bridge Creek Dam, Pine Creek STP, Fogg Dam Red-kneed Dotterel Erythrogonys cinctus Pine Creek STP Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles Almost everywhere, every day Comb-crested Jacana Irediparra gallinacea Bridge Creek Dam, Yellow Water, Anbangbang, Mamukala, Fogg Dam Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos East Point Grey-tailed Tattler Tringa brevipes East Point Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis East Point Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica East Point, Yellow Water, Mamukala Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida Yellow Water, Fogg Dam Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii East Point Silver Gull Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae East Point Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo Calyptorhynchus banksii Everywhere, every day Galah Eolophus roseicapillus Most places, most days Little Corella Cacatua sanguinea Everywhere, every day Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Cacatua galerita Everywhere, every day Cockatiel Nymphicus hollandicus Pine Creek, Stuart Highway, Timber Creek Airfield, Edith Falls Red-collared Lorikeet Trichoglossus rubritorquis Everywhere, every day Varied Lorikeet Psitteuteles versicolor Fergusson River, Escarpment Walk, Marrakai track, Charles Darwin National Park Red-winged Parrot Aprosmictus erythropterus Most places, most days Northern Rosella Platycercus venustus Marrakai track Hooded Parrot Psephotus dissimilis 50+ Pine Creek Pheasant Coucal Centropus phasianinus Escarpment Walk heard, Harriot Creek, Mamukala Brush Cuckoo Cacomantis variolosus Yellow Water, Mamukala Azure Kingfisher Ceyx azureus Yellow Water Blue-winged Kookaburra Dacelo leachii Most places, most days Forest Kingfisher Todiramphus macleayii East Point, Rapid Creek, Yellow Water, Ubirr, Mamukala, Marrakai, Fogg Dam Red-backed Kingfisher Todiramphus pyrrhopygius Timber Creek Airfield, Marrakai, Fogg Dam Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus East Point, Mamukala, Marrakai track Rainbow Bee-eater Merops ornatus Everywhere, every day Rainbow Pitta Pitta iris East Point, Burrunggui, Manngarre walk Black-tailed Treecreeper Climacteris melanura Marrakai track Great Bowerbird Ptilonorhynchus nuchalis Most places, everyday Purple-crowned Fairy-wren Malurus coronatusEscarpment Walk, Vic River Roadhouse Red-backed Fairy-wren Malurus melanocephalus Timber Creek Airfield, Bullita Access Road, Dingo Springs, Mamukala, Marrakai track Weebill Smicrornis brevirostris Edith Falls road, Marrakai track Green-backed Gerygone Gerygone chloronota East Point, Adelaide River bridge Striated Pardalote Pardalotus striatus Rapid Creek, Fergusson River, Marrakai track White-gaped Honeyeater Lichenostomus unicolor Everywhere, every day Grey-fronted Honeyeater Lichenostomus plumulus Timber Creek Escarpment Yellow-tinted Honeyeater Lichenostomus flavescens Timber Creek Airfield, Flemington Yards, Policeman's Point, Bullita Access Road, Dingo Springs Rufous-banded Honeyeater Conopophila albogularis Mamukala, Fogg Dam Rufous-throated Honeyeater Conopophila rufogularis Fergusson River, everywhere in the drier, southern parts Dusky Honeyeater Myzomela obscura East Point, Rapid Creek, Fergusson River, Burrunggui, Mary River, Marrakai Red-headed Honeyeater Myzomela erythrocephala Rapid Creek, Charles Darwin National Park Banded Honeyeater Cissomela pectoralis Fergusson River, Dingo Springs Creek, Edith Falls Road, Marrakai track Brown Honeyeater Lichmera indistincta Everywhere, every day White-throated Honeyeater Melithreptus albogularis Everywhere, every day Blue-faced Honeyeater Entomyzon cyanotis Most places, most days Helmeted Friarbird Philemon buceroides Burrunggui (Sandstone race), Charles Darwin National Park Silver-crowned Friarbird Philemon argenticeps Fergusson River, Escarpment Walk, Vic River, Burrunggui, Mary River, Marrakai, Charles Darwin National Park Little Friarbird Philemon citreogularis Most places, most days Grey-crowned Babbler Pomatostomus temporalis Pine Creek, Fergusson River, Mamukala, Marrakai track Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike Coracina novaehollandiae Most places, most days White-bellied Cuckoo-shrike Coracina papuensis Everywhere, every day White-winged Triller Lalage sueurii Everywhere, every day Varied Triller Lalage leucomela East Point, Ubirr, Mary River, Fogg Dam, Charles Darwin National Park Brown (Grey) Whistler Pachycephala simplex East Point Rufous Whistler Pachycephala rufiventris Most places, most days Little Shrike-thrush Colluricincla megarhyncha East Point Sandstone Shrike-thrush Colluricincla woodwardi Timber Creek Airfield Australasian Figbird Sphecotheres vieilloti East Point and Pine Creek Green Oriole Oriolus flavocinctus East Point, Fergusson River, Katherine, Burrunggui, Ubirr, South Alligator, Mary River Park Olive-backed Oriole Oriolus sagittatus Burrunggui, Mary River Park White-breasted Woodswallow Artamus leucorynchus Many places, most days White-browed Woodswallow Artamus superciliosus Escarpment Walk Black-faced Woodswallow Artamus cinereus Pine Creek STP, Vic Highway, Dingo Springs Creek, Edith Falls road, Little Woodswallow Artamus minorUbirr, Mary River, Marrakai track Silver-backed Butcherbird Cracticus argenteus Harriot Creek Pied Butcherbird Cracticus nigrogularisFergusson River, Katherine, Stuart Highway Spangled Drongo Dicrurus bracteatus Rapid Creek, Ubirr, Mary River Park, Fogg Dam Arafura Fantail Rhipidura dryas East Point, Mary River Park, Marrakai track Grey Fantail Rhipidura albiscapa Fergusson River Northern Fantail Rhipidura rufiventris East Point, Yellow Water, Burrungui, Mary River Park Willie Wagtail Rhipidura leucophrys Everywhere, every day Torresian Crow Corvus orru Everywhere, every day Broad-billed Flycatcher Myiagra ruficollis South Alligator River, Mary River, Marrakai track, Charles Darwin National Park Leaden Flycatcher Myiagra rubecula Fergusson River, Adelaide River bridge Shining Flycatcher Myiagra alecto East Point, Yellow Water, Burrunggui, Mary River Paperbark Flycatcher Myiagra nana Most places, most days Magpie-lark Grallina cyanoleuca Everywhere, every day Apostlebird Struthidea cinerea Katherine Jacky Winter Microeca fascinans Flemington Yards sign Vic Hwy Lemon-bellied Fly-robin Microeca flavigaster East Point, Rapid Creek, Anbangbang, Manngarre, Marrakai track, Fogg Dam, Charles Darwin National Park Hooded Robin Melanodryas cucullata 2 Dingo Springs Creek, pair Buff-sided Robin Poecilodryas cerviniventris Dingo Springs Creek and Margaret River Horsfield's Bushlark Mirafra javanica Marrakai track Rufous Songlark Cincloramphus mathewsi Marrakai track Fairy Martin Petrochelidon ariel Katherine Tree Martin Petrochelidon nigricans East Point, Pine Creek, Fogg Dam Mistletoebird Dicaeum hirundinaceum Most places, most days Double-barred Finch Taeniopygia bichenovii Rapid Creek, Fergusson River, Vic River, Policeman's Point, Dingo Springs, Edith Falls road, Mamukala Long-tailed Finch Poephila acuticauda Most places, most days Masked Finch Poephila personata Most places, most days Crimson Finch Neochmia phaeton Fergusson River, Timber Creek Airfield, Dingo Springs, Edith Falls road, Ubirr, Mamukala, Fogg Dam Gouldian Finch Erythrura gouldiae Fergusson River, adult male red and black morphs, about 5 birds, Timber Creek Escarpment Lookout, Edith Falls road-dozens, Marrakai track- 100+ Yellow-rumped Mannikin Lonchura flaviprymna 40+ Victoria River Roadhouse, Timber Creek Escarpment walk, Dingo Springs Chestnut-breasted Mannikin Lonchura castaneothorax Dingo Springs Creek Butterflies Mammals Euro Macropus robustus Escarpment Lookout Timber Creek Wilkin's Rock Wallaby Petrogale brachyotis Ubirr Horse Equus caballus Yellow Water Pig Sus scofa Anbangbang Reptiles Estuarine Crocodile Crocodylus porosus Yellow Water, Mary River Gilbert’s Dragon Lophognathus gilbert Rapid Creek |
Day 5 Katherine to Kakadu
Day 8 Mary River to Darwin
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Kakadu Nature's Way tour July 20-24. Guests Mike and Nancy from the US, Mike and Helen from the UK and Maggie from Tasmania. Meet and greet at the Seafood on Cullen Bay on Sunday night. Day 1 6am pick up from Darwin and bush breakfast on the Marrakai track. Black-tailed Treecreepers, Little Woodswallows and Red-winged Parrots. Raptors on the floddplain included Nankeen Kestrel, three Wedge-tailed Eagles and a Little Eagle. later we had great views of a Spotted Harrier. Quite a variety of birds at the lunch spot on the Margaret River. We continued on to the Mary river Wilderness Retreat and did the Bamboo Walk. Here we saw Arafura Fantail and many other species. Dinner at the resort restaurant. Day 2 Bush breakfast at Mamukala. Grey-crowned Babblers building a nest neart the carpark. Blue-faced Honeyeater chasing off a Torresian Crow. Then we did the loop walk down to the wetlands and saw a fully coloured Red-backed Fairywren, Sacred and Forest Kingfishers, Masked, Long-tailed, Crimson and Double-barred Finches. At the hide several Comb-crested Jacanas had chicks. We then went to Ubirr and had a picnic lunch near Manngarre. Rose-crowned Fruit-Doves chased each other amorously through the folaige of the ficus next to the picnic. On the Manngarre walk we saw large Estuarine Crocodiles jostling with each other for position with the incoming tide. We viewed the rock art at Ubirr and then went to the Bardedjildji Sandstone Walk. Found a Chestnut-quilled Rock -Pigeon at the last leg of the walk. Returned to Jabiru and had dinner at Aurora.
Day 3 Bush breakfast at Anbangbang, light was magic, great for photography, water birds were there in good numbers and variety. From there we went to Burrunggui and did the circuit walk. Heard White-lined Honeyeater but didn't see it. We had good views Sandstone Helmeted Friarbird and Red-winged Parrot. Rock art, habitation areas and natural features were enjoyed by all. Picnic lunch at Mardugal, great views of Blue-winged Kookaburra and Northern Fantail. From there we went to the Waradjan Cultural centre and spent some time learning more about Aboriginal culture and history of the area and checked out the souvenir shop as well. We joined the 4.30pm sunset cruise on Yellow Water. Saw biggest mobs of birds, many crocs including Max the boss. Black-necked Stork, Nankeen Night Heron and great, close-up views of an Azure Kingfisher. There were alot of Comb-crested Jacanas including one with very small chicks. White-breasted Sea-eagles were on teh nest. Saw a Swamp Harrier. Dinner at Aurora. Day 4 Bush breakfast at the South Alligator River. We walked along the river, observed flood debris 9-10 metres up some trees, saw numerous animal tracks. Galahs, Forest Kingfisher pair, Green Oriole family, male Mistlebird. Had a coffee break at Harriot Creek and saw Red-collared Lorikeets (at nest hollow) and Silver-backed Butcherbird. Lunch at Copperfield Dam, Cockatiels flying in for a quick drink drink, Galahs, interesting behavior as pair fed in the long grass and flew up to a nearby branch and commenced allopreening. Black Kite waded into the water and bathed. Nymphoides indica (lily) growing on the water's edge. At the Edith Fall's Road site we saw juvenile and female Gouldians, Masked, Long-tailed, Double-barred and Crimson Finches. Paperbark Flycatcher and Rainbow Bee-eaters. There were several Archer Fish. At Pine Creek we saw Grey-crowned Babblers, Blue-faced Honeyeaters, Little Friarbirds, Crested Pigeon and Hooded Parrots. Checked in at the Pine Creek Hotel and had dinner at the Lazy Lizard. Day 5 Breakfast at Fergusson River with Gouldian's coming down to drink intermittently from about 8am on. Eventually a male Red-headed Gouldian showed as well as Northern Rosella and many other species. We returned to Pine Creek to check out and watched the Great Bowerbird put on a performance near his bower in the campground. We had lunch at a disused dam just off Stuart Highway and watched a Royal and a Yellow-billed Spoonbill work the edges of the dam together. From there we went to Fogg Dam, saw and photographed a good many waterbirds from the vehicle as we slowly made our way between the floodplain and the dam. We did about half of the monsoon forest walk in the hopes of seeing a Rainbow Pitta until Nancy spotted one! We watched it for about ten minutes until it disappeared from view. We had a brief stop at the magnetic termite mounds at Lampbell’s Lagoon and returned to Darwin.
Total of 107 bird species seen.
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Sightings Day 1: Monday, 20 July 2015 Location: Marrakai Track Diamond Dove Geopelia cuneata Peaceful Dove Geopelia striata Bar-shouldered Dove Geopelia humeralis Little Pied Cormorant Microcarbo melanoleucos Intermediate Egret Ardea intermedia Great Egret Ardea alba Straw-necked Ibis Threskiornis spinicollis Pacific Baza Aviceda subcristata White-bellied Sea-Eagle Haliaeetus leucogaster Whistling Kite Haliastur sphenurus Black Kite Milvus migrans Collared Sparrowhawk Accipiter cirrocephalus Spotted Harrier Circus assimilis Wedge-tailed Eagle Aquila audax Little Eagle Hieraaetus morphnoides Nankeen Kestrel Falco cenchroides Brown Falcon Falco berigora White-winged Black Tern Chlidonias leucopterus Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Cacatua galerita Red-winged Parrot Aprosmictus erythropterus Pheasant Coucal Centropus phasianinus Forest Kingfisher Todiramphus macleayii Red-backed Kingfisher Todiramphus pyrrhopygius Rainbow Bee-eater Merops ornatus Black-tailed Treecreeper Climacteris melanura Weebill Smicrornis brevirostris Striated Pardalote Pardalotus striatus Dusky Honeyeater Myzomela obscura Banded Honeyeater Cissomela pectoralis Brown Honeyeater Lichmera indistincta Varied Sittella Daphoenositta chrysoptera Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike Coracina novaehollandiae White-bellied Cuckoo-shrike Coracina papuensis Rufous Whistler Pachycephala rufiventris Little Woodswallow Artamus minor Arafura Fantail Rhipidura dryas Willie Wagtail Rhipidura leucophrys Torresian Crow Corvus orru Shining Flycatcher Myiagra alecto Rufous Songlark Cincloramphus mathewsi Fairy Martin Petrochelidon ariel Tree Martin Petrochelidon nigricans Mistletoebird Dicaeum hirundinaceum Masked Finch Poephila personata Mammals ( 2 ) Agile Wallaby Macropus agilus Antilopine Wallaroo Macropus antilopinus Location: Mary River Park Diamond Dove Geopelia cuneata Peaceful Dove Geopelia striata Bar-shouldered Dove Geopelia humeralis White-bellied Sea-Eagle Haliaeetus leucogaster White-winged Black Tern Chlidonias leucopterus Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Cacatua galerita Red-collared Lorikeet Trichoglossus rubritorquis Rainbow Bee-eater Merops ornatus White-gaped Honeyeater Lichenostomus unicolor Dusky Honeyeater Myzomela obscura Little Friarbird Philemon citreogularis White-bellied Cuckoo-shrike Coracina papuensis Varied Triller Lalage leucomela Spangled Drongo Dicrurus bracteatus Arafura Fantail Rhipidura dryas Northern Fantail Rhipidura rufiventris Leaden Flycatcher Myiagra rubecula Paperbark Flycatcher Myiagra nana Double-barred Finch Taeniopygia bichenovii Day 2: Tuesday, 21 July 2015 Location: Kakadu, Mamukala Brown Quail Coturnix ypsilophora Magpie Goose Anseranas semipalmata Plumed Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna eytoni Wandering Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna arcuata Green Pygmy-goose Nettapus pulchellus Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa Peaceful Dove Geopelia striata Bar-shouldered Dove Geopelia humeralis Intermediate Egret Ardea intermedia Pied Heron Egretta picata Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus Australian White Ibis Threskiornis molucca Straw-necked Ibis Threskiornis spinicollis Whistling Kite Haliastur sphenurus Black Kite Milvus migrans Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles Comb-crested Jacana Irediparra gallinacea Australian Pratincole Stiltia isabella Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida White-winged Black Tern Chlidonias leucopterus Little Corella Cacatua sanguinea Pheasant Coucal Centropus phasianinus Little Bronze-Cuckoo Chalcites minutillus Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus Rainbow Bee-eater Merops ornatus Red-backed Fairy-wren Malurus melanocephalus White-gaped Honeyeater Lichenostomus unicolor Bar-breasted Honeyeater Ramsayornis fasciatus Rufous-banded Honeyeater Conopophila albogularis Dusky Honeyeater Myzomela obscura White-throated Honeyeater Melithreptus albogularis Blue-faced Honeyeater Entomyzon cyanotis Grey-crowned Babbler Pomatostomus temporalis White-bellied Cuckoo-shrike Coracina papuensis Rufous Whistler Pachycephala rufiventris Willie Wagtail Rhipidura leucophrys Leaden Flycatcher Myiagra rubecula Lemon-bellied Flycatcher Microeca flavigaster Golden-headed Cisticola Cisticola exilis Mistletoebird Dicaeum hirundinaceum Double-barred Finch Taeniopygia bichenovii Long-tailed Finch Poephila acuticauda Masked Finch Poephila personata Crimson Finch Neochmia phaeton Location: Kakadu, Manggarre Monsoon Forest Walk Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus regina Striated Heron Butorides striata Whistling Kite Haliastur sphenurus Little Corella Cacatua sanguinea Varied Triller Lalage leucomela Australasian Figbird Sphecotheres vieilloti Butterflies Common Crow Euploea core Reptiles Estuarine Crocodile Crocodylus porosus Location: Kakadu, Bardedjilidji Sandstone Walk Chestnut-quilled Rock-Pigeon Petrophassa rufipennis Day 3: Wednesday, 22 July 2015 Location: Kakadu, Anbangbang Magpie Goose Anseranas semipalmata Plumed Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna eytoni Wandering Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna arcuata Radjah Shelduck Tadorna radjah Green Pygmy-goose Nettapus pulchellus Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa Australasian Darter Anhinga novaehollandiae Little Pied Cormorant Microcarbo melanoleucos White-necked Heron Ardea pacifica Intermediate Egret Ardea intermedia Australian White Ibis Threskiornis molucca Straw-necked Ibis Threskiornis spinicollis Eurasian Coot Fulica atra Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles Comb-crested Jacana Irediparra gallinacea Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Cacatua galerita Forest Kingfisher Todiramphus macleayii Magpie-lark Grallina cyanoleuca Lemon-bellied Flycatcher Microeca flavigaster Magpie Goose Anseranas semipalmata Plumed Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna eytoni Wandering Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna arcuata Radjah Shelduck Tadorna radjah Green Pygmy-goose Nettapus pulchellus Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa Australasian Darter Anhinga novaehollandiae Little Pied Cormorant Microcarbo melanoleucos White-necked Heron Ardea pacifica Intermediate Egret Ardea intermedia Australian White Ibis Threskiornis molucca Straw-necked Ibis Threskiornis spinicollis Eurasian Coot Fulica atra Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles Comb-crested Jacana Irediparra gallinacea Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Cacatua galerita Location: Kakadu, Anbangbang Forest Kingfisher Todiramphus macleayii Magpie-lark Grallina cyanoleuca Lemon-bellied Flycatcher Microeca flavigaster Location: Kakadu, Burrunggui Dusky Honeyeater Myzomela obscura Helmeted Friarbird Philemon buceroides White-bellied Cuckoo-shrike Coracina papuensis Rufous Whistler Pachycephala rufiventris Leaden Flycatcher Myiagra rubecula Mistletoebird Dicaeum hirundinaceum Day 4: Thursday, 23 July 2015 Location: Kakadu Highway, Sth Al River, Peaceful Dove Geopelia striata Bar-shouldered Dove Geopelia humeralis Australian White Ibis Threskiornis molucca Brown Goshawk Accipiter fasciatus White-winged Black Tern Chlidonias leucopterus Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo Calyptorhynchus banksii Galah Eolophus roseicapillus Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Cacatua galerita Red-collared Lorikeet Trichoglossus rubritorquis Red-winged Parrot Aprosmictus erythropterus Forest Kingfisher Todiramphus macleayii Rainbow Bee-eater Merops ornatus Great Bowerbird Ptilonorhynchus nuchalis White-gaped Honeyeater Lichenostomus unicolor Rufous-banded Honeyeater Conopophila albogularis Rufous-throated Honeyeater Conopophila rufogularis Dusky Honeyeater Myzomela obscura White-throated Honeyeater Melithreptus albogularis Yellow Oriole Oriolus flavocinctus Spangled Drongo Dicrurus bracteatus Torresian Crow Corvus orru Broad-billed Flycatcher Myiagra ruficollis Lemon-bellied Flycatcher Microeca flavigaster Golden-headed Cisticola Cisticola exilis Mistletoebird Dicaeum hirundinaceum Double-barred Finch Taeniopygia bichenovii Crimson Finch Neochmia phaeton Location: Harriot Creek Whistling Kite Haliastur sphenurus Galah Eolophus roseicapillus Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Cacatua galerita Red-collared Lorikeet Trichoglossus rubritorquis Brown Honeyeater Lichmera indistincta Silver-backed Butcherbird Cracticus argenteus Location: Copperfield Dam Green Pygmy-goose Nettapus pulchellus Peaceful Dove Geopelia striata Bar-shouldered Dove Geopelia humeralis Australasian Darter Anhinga novaehollandiae Great Egret Ardea alba Whistling Kite Haliastur sphenurus Black Kite Milvus migrans Galah Eolophus roseicapillus Cockatiel Nymphicus hollandicus Rainbow Bee-eater Merops ornatus Brown Honeyeater Lichmera indistincta Rufous Whistler Pachycephala rufiventris Willie Wagtail Rhipidura leucophrys Location: Edith Falls Road White-necked Heron Ardea pacifica White-winged Black Tern Chlidonias leucopterus Rainbow Bee-eater Merops ornatus Varied Sittella Daphoenositta chrysoptera Little Woodswallow Artamus minor Paperbark Flycatcher Myiagra nana Masked Finch Poephila personata Crimson Finch Neochmia phaeton Gouldian Finch Erythrura gouldiae Location: Pine Creek Crested Pigeon Ocyphaps lophotes Red-collared Lorikeet Trichoglossus rubritorquis Hooded Parrot Psephotus dissimilis Blue-faced Honeyeater Entomyzon cyanotis Little Friarbird Philemon citreogularis Grey-crowned Babbler Pomatostomus temporalis White-breasted Woodswallow Artamus leucorynchus Magpie-lark Grallina cyanoleuca Day 5: Friday, 24 July 2015 Location: Ferguson River Bar-shouldered Dove Geopelia humeralis Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Cacatua galerita Cockatiel Nymphicus hollandicus Varied Lorikeet Psitteuteles versicolor Northern Rosella Platycercus venustus Striated Pardalote Pardalotus striatus White-gaped Honeyeater Lichenostomus unicolor Rufous-throated Honeyeater Conopophila rufogularis White-throated Honeyeater Melithreptus albogularis Pied Butcherbird Cracticus nigrogularis Grey Fantail Rhipidura albiscapa Masked Finch Poephila personata Gouldian Finch Erythrura gouldiae Location: Bridge Creek Australasian Grebe Tachybaptus novaehollandiae Australasian Darter Anhinga novaehollandiae Great Egret Ardea alba Little Egret Egretta garzetta Royal Spoonbill Platalea regia Yellow-billed Spoonbill Platalea flavipes Brown Honeyeater Lichmera indistincta Paperbark Flycatcher Myiagra nana Location: Fogg Dam Orange-footed Scrubfowl Megapodius reinwardt Magpie Goose Anseranas semipalmata Wandering Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna arcuata Radjah Shelduck Tadorna radjah Green Pygmy-goose Nettapus pulchellus Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa Black-necked Stork Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus Intermediate Egret Ardea intermedia Great Egret Ardea alba Cattle Egret Ardea ibis Pied Heron Egretta picata Little Egret Egretta garzetta Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus Australian White Ibis Threskiornis molucca Straw-necked Ibis Threskiornis spinicollis Royal Spoonbill Platalea regia White-bellied Sea-Eagle Haliaeetus leucogaster Whistling Kite Haliastur sphenurus Swamp Harrier Circus approximans Brown Falcon Falco berigora Brolga Grus rubicunda Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles Comb-crested Jacana Irediparra gallinacea Australian Pratincole Stiltia isabella Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida Forest Kingfisher Todiramphus macleayii Rainbow Pitta Pitta iris Grey Whistler Pachycephala simplex Willie Wagtail Rhipidura leucophrys Shining Flycatcher Myiagra alecto Magpie-lark Grallina cyanoleuca |
