Sorry left off one of the most inportant for us:
- Gouldian Finch. 16/8 the creek just off Edith Falls Road. 1 black
headed seen with to juv. Masked, Crimson, Long-tailed and Double-barred Finch’s
were also drinking at the same location.
Cheers,
Charles
--- On Mon, 17/8/09, Charles Hunter <> wrote:
From: Charles Hunter <>
Subject: Darwin and surrounds: brief trip report
To: "Birding Aus" <>
Received: Monday, 17 August, 2009, 6:51 PM
Dear all,
My father and I spent a few days in Darwin and surrounds on Friday 14th – 17th
August. We both enjoyed the rich environment in both flora and fauna.
Denise Goodfellow was extremely learned in both birds and plants life and
Niven’s McCrie’s book was invaluable in finding some of the key species
including Gouldian Finch and Chestnut Rail.
Thanks to both of you and also Peter Jacoby for some other very useful tips.
We dipped on quite a few birds including Rufous Owl, Hooded Parrot, Mangrove
Robin, Mangrove Whistler (head but not seen), Mangrove Fantail and Large-tailed
Nightjar!
We saw a number of birds including the following:
- Orange-footed Scrubfowl (race tumulus). 14.8 in Darwin city and
nearby Monsoon forests.
- Magpie Goose. Fogg Dam .
- Wandering Whistling-Duck. 14/8 Fogg Dam, Leanyer Sewage Ponds.
- Radjah Shelduck. Golf Course in Darwin city 14/8, Fogg Dam, Leanyer
Sewage Ponds, Pine Creek Sewage ponds.
- Green Pygmy-Goose. 14/8 Fogg Dam.
- Pacific Black Duck. 14/8 Golf Course in Darwin city.
- Australasian Grebe. 14/8 Fogg Dam
- Australian Pelican. 14/8 Leanyer Sewage Ponds.
- Darter. 14/8 Fogg Dam, Leanyer Sewage Ponds.
- Pied Heron. 14/8 Fogg Dam, Leanyer Sewage Ponds, Pine Creek.
- Great-billed Heron. 15/8 Leanyer Sewage Ponds.
- Eastern Reef Egret. 15/8 Bayview Haven, near the Lock.
- White-faced Heron. 14/8 Golf Course in Darwin city.
- Cattle Egret. Nr. Darwin 14/8.
- Great Egret. 14/8 Fogg Dam.
- Little Egret. 14/8 Fogg Dam
- Intermediate Egret. 14/8 Fogg Dam
- Nankeen Night Heron. 14/8 several juveniles and single adult seen
at Fogg Dam.
- Black Bittern. 16/8 the creek just off Edith Falls Road.
- Australian White Ibis. 14/8 Fogg Dam and many other areas
- Straw-necked Ibis. 14/8 Fogg Dam and many other areas
- Glossy Ibis. 14/8 Fogg Dam.
- Royal Spoonbill. 14/8 Fogg Dam.
- Yellow-billed Spoonbill. 14/8 Fogg Dam.
- Black-necked Stork. 14/8 Leanyer Sewage Ponds.
- Whistling Kite. 14/8 All areas. Very common.
- Black Kite. 14/8 All areas. Very common.
- Swamp Harrier. 14/8 Fogg Dam.
- Brahminy Kite. 15/8 Buffalo Creek.
- Brown Goshawk. 15/8 Pine Creek
- Chestnut Rail. 17/8 Buffalo Creek at 9.15am.
- Common Sandpiper.15/8 Leanyer Sewage Ponds.
- Grey-Tailed Tattler. 17/8 Buffalo Creek
- Australian Pratincole. 15/8 Leanyer Sewage Ponds.
- Black-fronted Dotterel. 16/8 Pine Creek Sewage Ponds.
- Little Ringed Plover. 15/8 Leanyer Sewage Ponds.
- Comb-crested Jacana. 14/8 Fogg Dam
- Black-winged Stilt. 16/8 Pine Creek Sewage Ponds.
- Whiskered Tern. 16/8 Pine Creek Sewage Ponds.
- Pied Imperial-Pigeon. 15/8 common around Darwin.
- Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove. 15/8 Howards Springs Nature Reserve.
- Peaceful Dove. 14/8 Common in all locations in and around Darwin.
- Diamond Dove. 14/8 around Darwin.
- Crested Pigeon. 14/8 East Point Reserve at start of mangrove track.
- Bar-shouldered Dove. 14/8 very common in all areas.
- Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo. 14/8 Arnhem Highway, Buffalo Creek area,
south along Stuart Highway
- Red-Collared Lorikeet. 14/8 very common in all areas.
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo. 14/8. Common in most areas.
- Galah. 14/8 very common in all areas.
- Varied Lorikeet. 16/8 Pine Creek, along Stuart Highway, in Darwin
suburbs
- Red-winged Parrot. 16/8 Pine Creek.
- Northern Rosella. 16/8 Pine Creek.
- Barking Owl. 17/9 Darwin Botanical Gardens.
- Azure Kingfisher. 16/8 Howards Springs Nature Reserve.
- Sacred Kingfisher. 14/8
- Collared Kingfisher. 14/8 common, seen in many areas.
- Blue-winged Kookaburra. 16/8 Fergusson River
- Rainbow Bee-eater. 14/8 very common in all areas.
- Rainbow Pitta. 15/8 Howards Springs Nature Reserve.
- Red-backed Fairy Wren. 15/8 near Lee Point Caravan Park.
- Red-browed Pardalote. 16/8 at Chinaman Creek (west of Katherine).
Disturbingly this location was offensively covered in litter.
- Mangrove Gerygone. 15/8 Leanyer Sewage Ponds.
- Large-billed Gerygone. 15/8 Leanyer Sewage Ponds.
- Silver-crowned Friarbird. 15/8.
- Helmeted Friarbird. 14/8.
- Little Friarbird. 14/8 relatively common in and around Darwin.
- Blue-faced Honeyeater. 14/8 relatively common in and around Darwin.
- Yellow-throated Miner. 16/8 Pine Creek.
- White-gaped Honeyeater. 14/8 relatively common in and around Darwin.
- Brown Honeyeater. 14/8 common in and around Darwin.
- Rufous-banded Honeyeater. 14/8 East Point Reserve.
- Rufous-throated Honeyeater. 16/8 Pine Creek, and the creek just off
Edith Falls Road.
- Black-chinned Honeyeater. 16/8 at Chinaman Creek (west of Katherine)
and creek just off Edith Falls Road.
- Red-headed Hioneyeater. 15/8 at Buffalo Creek and other areas. Common
- Dusky Honeyeater. 14/8 relatively common in and around Darwin.
- Lemon-bellied Flycatcher. 14/8 East Point Reserve.
- Grey-crowned Babbler. 16/8 Pine Creek.
- Rufous Whistler. 16/8 the creek just off Edith Falls Road.
- Little Shrike-thrush. 15/8 Howards Springs Nature Reserve.
- Spangled Drongo. 15/8 Howards Springs Nature Reserve.
- Magpie-lark. 14/8 common in all areas
- Broad-billed Flycatcher. 17/8 East Point Reserve mangrove track.
- Leaden Flycatcher. 16/8 the creek just off Edith Falls Road.
- Shining Flycatcher. 17/8 East Point Reserve mangrove track.
- Willie Wagtail. 14/8 common in and around Darwin.
- Northern Fantail. 14/8 Darwin foreshore, Buffalo Creek.
- White-winged Triller. 16/8 the creek just off Edith Falls Road.
- Varied Triller. 15/8 Howards Springs Nature Reserve and Palmerston.
- Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike. 14/8 common in and around Darwin.
- White-bellied Cuckoo-Shrike. 16/8 Pine Creek.
- Yellow Oriole. 15/8 Howards Springs Nature Reserve.
- Figbird. 14/8 common in and around Darwin.
- Black-faced Woodswallow. 14/8 common in and around Darwin.
- Pied Butcherbird. 14/8 relatively common in and around Darwin.
- Torresian Crow. 14/8 common in and around Darwin.
- Great Bowerbird. 16/8 Pine Creek.
- Yellow White-eye. 15/8 Leanyer Sewage Ponds, Buffalo Creek.
- Mistletoe Bird. 15/8 Bayview Haven, near the Lock
- Zitting Cisticola. 14/8 Fogg Dam.
- Double-barred Finch. 14/8 East Point Reserve, Edith Falls Road and
many other locations
- Long-tailed Finch. 15/8 Leanyer Sewage Ponds, Edith Falls Road.
- Masked Finch. 16/8 the creek just off Edith Falls Road.
- Crimson Finch. 14/8 East Point Reserve mangrove track, Edith Falls
Road.
Cheers,
Charles Hunter
Paddington, NSW
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