Barry (and anyone else who might be interested),
Here's a summary of new birds for our list, seen on a fantastic trip I had
with my 13 year old son to the NT last week. If you want more detail or a
full trip report, let me know.
Saturday 2nd July
Slaty-backed Thornbills - pair at the park entrance at Uluru
The Olgas - Grey-headed Honeyeater
Sunday 3rd July
Banded Whiteface - flock of 5 north of Erldunda
Monday 4th July
King?s Canyon ? Spinifex Pigeon
Black-breasted Buzzard - about 10 kms E of King's Canyon
Hugh River Stock Route - pair of Cinnamon Quail-thrushes
Olive Pink Botannical Gardens - Western Bowerbird (sadly the Grey Honeyeater
hadn?t been seen for a week or so and didn?t put in an appearance)
Kunoth Bore (dusk) - pair of Bourke?s Parrots
Tuesday 5th July
Glen Helen - 40 to 50 strong flock of Painted Finches
Glen Helen - Red-browed Pardalote
Ormiston Gorge - several Grey-fronted Honeyeaters, large group of Spinifex
Pigeons
Wednesday 6th July
Trephina Gorge - a party of 4 Dusky Grasswrens
Santa Teresa Road- 2 more Dusky Grasswrens ? about 30 kms south of the
Airport Roundabout, where the road goes over a rocky crest and spinifex
meets the road on both sides
Rufous-crowned Emu-wren - several about 33 kms south of the Airport
Roundabout
In four days we had 14 ticks and saw 56 species of birds.
Trip List:
Little Pied Cormorant
Australian Darter
Australian Pelican
Rufous Night Heron
Wood Duck
Grey Teal
Black-breasted Buzzard
Whistling Kite
Wedge-tailed Eagle
Brown Falcon
Australian Kestrel
Australian Hobby
Coot
Dusky Moorhen
Spinifex Pigeon
Crested Pigeon
Peaceful Dove
Major Mitchell?s Cockatoo
Galah
Red-tailed Black Cockatoo
Ringneck
Bourke?s Parrot
White-backed Swallow
Richard?s Pipit
Red-capped Robin
Hooded Robin
Crested Bellbird
Cinnamon Quail-thrush
Grey-crowned Babbler
Rufous-crowned Emu-wren
Splendid Wren
White-winged Wren
Dusky Grasswren
Western Gerygone
Weebill
Southern Whiteface
Banded Whiteface
Chestnut-rumped Tthornbill
Brown Thornbill
Slaty-backed Thornbill
Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater
Yellow-throated Miner
Singing Honeyeater
Grey-headed Honeyeater
Grey-fronted Honeyeater
Mistletoebird
Red-browed Pardalote
Painted Firetail
Zebra Finch
Magpie Lark
Black-faced Woodswallow
Pied Butcherbird
Australian Magpie
Western Bowerbird
Little Crow
Australian Raven
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