DAY TWO
The dawn chorus was
deafening this morning. Yellow-tinted, Singing, Rufous-throated and the lovely
golden backed race of the Black-chinned Honeyeater. A couple of Banded
Honeyeaters were to be the only ones seen on this trip.
A visit to the sewerage
works was highlighted by a Wood Sandpiper and some Black winged Stilts.
Around 70 kms east of Fitzroy Crossing we
stopped on a creek where we saw some Cockatiels perched in a tree and had some
fabulous close up views of a small group of Painted Finches and some Pictorella
Mannikins. Further on we came across more water and a group of about 30 Painted
Finches, more Pictorellas and also Spinifex Pigeons. A Brown Goshawk and Brown
Falcon patrolled overhead. Zebra Finches were common everywhere.
Approximately 100 kms west
of Halls Creek we saw our first of many Black-breasted Buzzards, 2 adult birds.
Closer to Halls Creek (30 kms) west a single BBB flew right in front of the
car.
We refuelled in Halls Creek
and back tracked to the start of the Tanami Desert road and headed south to
Wolfe Creek Crater. On the way seeing our first of many Australian Bustards and
the first of our Black Falcons.
We camped just before the
Wolfe Creek Crater turn off and had a wonderful Stir fry for tea. 74 species
were seen for the day.
Australian Wood Duck
Pacific Black Duck
Grey Teal
Hardhead
Australasian Grebe
Little Pied Cormorant
Pied Cormorant
Little Black Cormorant
White-necked Heron
Great Egret
Straw-necked Ibis
Royal Spoonbill
Black-breasted Buzzard
Black Kite
White-bellied Sea Eagle
Spotted Harrier
Brown Goshawk
Wedge-tailed Eagle
Little Eagle
Brown Falcon
Australian Hobby
Black Falcon
Nankeen Kestrel
Brolga
Eurasian Coot
Australian Bustard
Wood Sandpiper
Black-winged Stilt
Black-fronted Dotterel
Crested Pigeon
Spinifex Pigeon
Diamond Dove
Peaceful Dove
Bar-shouldered Dove
Red-tailed Black
Cockatoo
Galah
Sulphur-crested
Cockatoo
Blue-winged Kookaburra
Red-backed Kingfisher
Sacred Kingfisher
Rainbow Bee-eater
Variegated Fairy-Wren
Red-backed Fairy-Wren
Red-browed Pardalote
Striated Pardalote
Little Friarbird
White-gaped Honeyeater
Grey-fronted Honeyeater
Yellow-tinted
Honeyeater
Black-chinned
Honeyeater
Brown Honeyeater
Rufous-throated
Honeyeater
Banded Honeyeater
Grey-crowned Babbler
Rufous Whistler
Restless Flycatcher
Magpie-Lark
Willie Wagtail
Black-faced
Cuckoo-Shrike
White-breasted
Woodswallow
Black-faced Woodswallow
Little Woodswallow
Pied Butcherbird
Australian Magpie
Torresian Crow
Great Bowerbird
Zebra Finch
Double-barred Finch
Painted Finch
Pictorella Mannikin
Fairy Martin
Rufous Songlark
Darter
Signing off for today
Dick Jenkin
DUNGOG NSW
