tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26577446814532017172024-03-05T14:13:12.176+10:00 Tropical Tails DiaryBirding, Photography and travel adventures in Australia and around the world.Keith and Lindsay Fisherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09458044489867275514noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2657744681453201717.post-49136837001173595842023-04-23T09:43:00.004+10:002023-05-16T02:20:20.058+10:00<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"> <b>Tasmania - Sydney</b></span></p><p class="Normal tm7" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">This trip over 3 weeks to Tasmania and Sydney was not all about birding, but visiting friends as well. We did manage to do some birding each day, even if it was in suburbia. We had seen all the endemic bird species on our last trip to Tasmania in 2007, so there was no pressure to chase birds. However it was nice to catch up with birds we had not seen for 17 years and visit places we had missed out on as well on that visit </span></p><p class="Normal tm7" style="text-align: justify;"></p><p class="Normal tm7" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">21/2/23</span></b></p><p class="Normal tm7" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="tm8" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We travelled down to Cairns a day early to avoid any flooding issues as it is now our "Wet Season". Flooding events can cut the access roads to Cairns. On our way to check out the Cairns Esplanade for shorebirds we saw the cruise ship Queen Elizabeth berthed at the wharf so had to stop for a few photos.<br /></span></span></p><p class="Normal tm7" style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihOv1cpUqZLC1D1XVZz-2eM3-_sjbOppboc-Iwhk20Y6qy6dC1KJUxj978S8_--sr_-nV6UJs5D_0l2rrIR3eR7eLZY9ykw3ysazZF487adE1phDaTZxbTjWNBwjnNjY1o9l8Q3pQ5FAnoFXuEcNNN4GD7TR_rjpc9bxIxgfm4H8RtFAbiHmxKM-5Y/s1200/2065%20Queen%20Elizabeth%20Cruise%20Liner.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihOv1cpUqZLC1D1XVZz-2eM3-_sjbOppboc-Iwhk20Y6qy6dC1KJUxj978S8_--sr_-nV6UJs5D_0l2rrIR3eR7eLZY9ykw3ysazZF487adE1phDaTZxbTjWNBwjnNjY1o9l8Q3pQ5FAnoFXuEcNNN4GD7TR_rjpc9bxIxgfm4H8RtFAbiHmxKM-5Y/w640-h480/2065%20Queen%20Elizabeth%20Cruise%20Liner.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span class="tm8" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> <br /></span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9jL58JeELJDyN3u7_locnxLvqDvGnIGCdSgP3DN5jBeNSX44sFuYWQlN2m3hSK4jh2Pb5lnfHKrpep0MpyDPScUX3307BOuLJKCXwiYBWwAgI3pt5jj0X6tOKV9lt1luKgb17_E6jqyNgXRYzzYqGfAMoSxizQiTSBmXhfWVKqCxuOr74mfNhJrix/s1200/2069%20Queen%20Elizabeth%20Cruise%20Liner%201.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="937" data-original-width="1200" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9jL58JeELJDyN3u7_locnxLvqDvGnIGCdSgP3DN5jBeNSX44sFuYWQlN2m3hSK4jh2Pb5lnfHKrpep0MpyDPScUX3307BOuLJKCXwiYBWwAgI3pt5jj0X6tOKV9lt1luKgb17_E6jqyNgXRYzzYqGfAMoSxizQiTSBmXhfWVKqCxuOr74mfNhJrix/w640-h500/2069%20Queen%20Elizabeth%20Cruise%20Liner%201.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><p></p><p class="Normal tm7" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="tm8" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> This Striated Heron was also having a look!<br /></span></span></p><p class="Normal tm7" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="tm8" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="tm8" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8inY8ollpSpDDep2KZ9Jsd5qdhQdQ49JJh1ecWM88SmzTT6vWplQiiD4RpdoNN24Z9PZrn91rY1f-tzU-yNuRVxe6VgBSofcjYyUBvh5RAV4rB1sfxTDnaZjaiFZgvXG6dsyJXC3cIjIxhUY6C8cVv96o5b6949F7FEwiGQ2CkpFoawYdajaQBcxo/s1200/2071%20Striated%20Heron.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1134" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8inY8ollpSpDDep2KZ9Jsd5qdhQdQ49JJh1ecWM88SmzTT6vWplQiiD4RpdoNN24Z9PZrn91rY1f-tzU-yNuRVxe6VgBSofcjYyUBvh5RAV4rB1sfxTDnaZjaiFZgvXG6dsyJXC3cIjIxhUY6C8cVv96o5b6949F7FEwiGQ2CkpFoawYdajaQBcxo/w604-h640/2071%20Striated%20Heron.jpg" width="604" /></a></span></span></div><span class="tm8" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p class="Normal tm7" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="tm8" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We stayed with friends in Cairns overnight, socialising and having a nice evening meal. </span></span></p><p class="Normal tm7" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">22/2/23</span></b></p><p class="Normal tm7" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="tm8" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We woke early at 5.30 am to get organised again before having a shower, coffee and breakfast. Said farewell to our friends and headed to <a href="https://www.bettaairportparking.com.au/">Betta Parking</a> to drop off the car and get transferred to the airport. Plenty of time before the flight so had a coffee and some sushi to keep us going, whilst catching
up on the internet. </span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN9F4mcImj1XXTaznmS93aORAX4WJRBKPO6RztzSzMVYcvsVB9lIKGi2aYsat1S6DAJFQZt-evupky7dj8IV5oO3o2EvJBwlXkrzsR8Y_al6vfkxFarG4GwNHYUlf0221SIoGzNp9Zs8TJgY8LAJRKXHeylyBJf1-pOcSMvoi1QyYCdrvmfiMcNeh6/s1200/0017%20Cairns%20Airport.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="794" data-original-width="1200" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN9F4mcImj1XXTaznmS93aORAX4WJRBKPO6RztzSzMVYcvsVB9lIKGi2aYsat1S6DAJFQZt-evupky7dj8IV5oO3o2EvJBwlXkrzsR8Y_al6vfkxFarG4GwNHYUlf0221SIoGzNp9Zs8TJgY8LAJRKXHeylyBJf1-pOcSMvoi1QyYCdrvmfiMcNeh6/w640-h424/0017%20Cairns%20Airport.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span>Cairns Airport<br /></span></b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: justify;"><span class="tm8" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Boarded
our plane to Melbourne and had a spare seat next to us - bonus! We had good views of Melbourne whist we were approaching the airport </span></span><span class="tm8" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">as we were sitting on the right side of the aircraft.</span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5t2EBaUOJvHgxJpBIdS_M-lMP4yzLdyC1EhAUMxa_U6_ui10aJeM47vBedL3Mtf8MDe0ZWgY8axYj7FqPdKdhRu7zqqBMFWVkVr_lDspKrfv6FabCx7WYKwb7ZM_tz4Zpl2PwRrqqPsBZQA10IPixvzt-cfgZ7shz3L0Su0FBcsjedSZt3ofKvdxH/s1200/0022%20Melbourne%202.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="887" data-original-width="1200" height="474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5t2EBaUOJvHgxJpBIdS_M-lMP4yzLdyC1EhAUMxa_U6_ui10aJeM47vBedL3Mtf8MDe0ZWgY8axYj7FqPdKdhRu7zqqBMFWVkVr_lDspKrfv6FabCx7WYKwb7ZM_tz4Zpl2PwRrqqPsBZQA10IPixvzt-cfgZ7shz3L0Su0FBcsjedSZt3ofKvdxH/w640-h474/0022%20Melbourne%202.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: arial;">Suburban Melbourne</b></td></tr></tbody></table><span class="tm8" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJOB86Dar2LpQvuYe5mi5u6Ijqt7RSEph9QtkyemBcdB1bWVlAgpWk85h8r3I7EDmr_yOErTj725nxQB_tFWxrC7lGgmdoseRO2nvDs2X5PmMUA7LsS1qmkiXTTOPfme8XqPUdRTeu7OGIvJKsDGU2oUa9HzoDeJABnGUVJbWo_ZnlzieXSvoaP66F/s1200/0025%20Approaching%20Melbourne%20%20Airport.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="902" data-original-width="1200" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJOB86Dar2LpQvuYe5mi5u6Ijqt7RSEph9QtkyemBcdB1bWVlAgpWk85h8r3I7EDmr_yOErTj725nxQB_tFWxrC7lGgmdoseRO2nvDs2X5PmMUA7LsS1qmkiXTTOPfme8XqPUdRTeu7OGIvJKsDGU2oUa9HzoDeJABnGUVJbWo_ZnlzieXSvoaP66F/w640-h482/0025%20Approaching%20Melbourne%20%20Airport.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span>Melbourne City</span></b><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="Normal tm7" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Arrived in Melbourne
OK and had some time to kill before the Hobart flight. Wandered around the terminal to find a coffee shop, but they were in short supply and finally found one attached to a grog bar. Pretty ordinary coffee. Got on our plane (Boeing
717) for the short flight to Hobart. Flying over the centre of Tasmania highlighted the drier interior of the island.</span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKTixXH8yy-A4XwSJvNt0aB_7bFzvnFpz8xCw5xoCSBEkvj-yBRvngptECbmP3faCKA2DUqp4DKl08t_5u4fck8rZbacXfLCrwBF5F0XGnCC5pAweeP5Kkwu2E-9w9q5pIE4S773gn5r12rn-V7qvEcX8rMnZSCNGEhqQ_Vla_MPFroc8dfjzSguNY/s1200/%20%20%20Tasmania%20from%20air.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="844" data-original-width="1200" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKTixXH8yy-A4XwSJvNt0aB_7bFzvnFpz8xCw5xoCSBEkvj-yBRvngptECbmP3faCKA2DUqp4DKl08t_5u4fck8rZbacXfLCrwBF5F0XGnCC5pAweeP5Kkwu2E-9w9q5pIE4S773gn5r12rn-V7qvEcX8rMnZSCNGEhqQ_Vla_MPFroc8dfjzSguNY/w640-h450/%20%20%20Tasmania%20from%20air.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: arial;">The Drier Tasmanian Interior</b></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="Normal tm7" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We arrived in Hobart and were lucky to get one of our suitcases first off the plane with the other one not far behind. Sorted out the paperwork for the hire car, including extra insurance.
Got the car we ordered, a Nissan X-Trail which was red. Drove through Hobart to get to Kingston across the Tasman Bridge.</span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAQugA1_SdZYjbJ8XYwhczJ6y6JVrk0TffhJVyEZpHQ1kBtc0WHkmSJ8Z9F5J5PUm4ExgLrLF-5R3HhPp0Yxh74YkgH8ziFG5OMFdAFHN5V7859NQvk-dXHUwHttEqCmI5j9xf2k6cCcYnsKSKPDujD2S52zYdQXK2CxqrdiXueTgCzZQbxgZ1ZYcc/s1200/0040%20Hobart%20Bridge.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAQugA1_SdZYjbJ8XYwhczJ6y6JVrk0TffhJVyEZpHQ1kBtc0WHkmSJ8Z9F5J5PUm4ExgLrLF-5R3HhPp0Yxh74YkgH8ziFG5OMFdAFHN5V7859NQvk-dXHUwHttEqCmI5j9xf2k6cCcYnsKSKPDujD2S52zYdQXK2CxqrdiXueTgCzZQbxgZ1ZYcc/w640-h426/0040%20Hobart%20Bridge.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: arial;"><span>Tasman Bridge on the way to Hobart</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="Normal tm7" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">We found our friends Ruth and Richard’s house and settled in before getting organised for the next days birwatching trip with <a href="https://birdlife.org.au/groups/birdlife-tasmania/">Birdlife Tasmania</a>.</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1MN9PBVHjDvyIVNnpGCEcxJ9f9nLIye776pqi9a2GIJOZJDMUySLg6R_7y1ODnNSvwYkhA1yKD0_eRQPFZdlFgIbnvPoKFdxEj8g8duC49GavSFB9UrDzeAJrPpY5M4yd8J74PloITL4VoGRy9nPFCeOj4SMKYsBAFJQvMDIXC8JHpu9uIRHtqUpD/s1654/Tassie%20Map.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1654" data-original-width="1187" height="910" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1MN9PBVHjDvyIVNnpGCEcxJ9f9nLIye776pqi9a2GIJOZJDMUySLg6R_7y1ODnNSvwYkhA1yKD0_eRQPFZdlFgIbnvPoKFdxEj8g8duC49GavSFB9UrDzeAJrPpY5M4yd8J74PloITL4VoGRy9nPFCeOj4SMKYsBAFJQvMDIXC8JHpu9uIRHtqUpD/w686-h910/Tassie%20Map.jpg" width="686" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: arial;">Map of our travels</b></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="Normal tm7" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">23/2/23</span></b></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">We were up early at 6.40 am to get ready for the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/BirdLifeTas/">Birdlife Tasmania</a> field trip at <a href="https://tastrails.com/truganini-track/">Truganini Reserve</a>. We had breakfast and found our way over to the reserve, where we met the group at the Grange Picnic Area Car Park. Then walked along the Bushland Track, which follows Cartwright Creek and eventually ends up at the Mt. Nelson Signal Station. It was a steep climb in places, but as is usual when birding our pace was very slow so we turned around part way along the track. There were many birds along here and, being with the locals, we were able to refresh our memories of Tasmanian birds quickly. The endemic birds we saw were Green Rosella, Yellow-throated, Black-headed and Strong-billed Honeyeater, Tasmanian Thornbill, Tasmanian Scrubwren. In addition there were Spotted Pardalote, Brown Thornbill, Grey Currawong and Forest Raven, <a href="https://ebird.org/australia/checklist/S129412158">Bird List</a>. Back at the car park we had a coffee at the mobile food caravan and swapped stories. A good start to our trip, thanks to the Tasmanian Birdlife Group.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO5AnkZ2Ag7L6ylLWwD9xkWAW-mR5X28HIlf3E7bmDUyWcUn6NX5LLa_9Lfaq6v0hRhKPHGFhat0TPoXpG1URudHh89DMPxDeSIL0aHCqQmT26bTZpIF9s8ixLV3Ivwqb_2-lDT9S97yeK0JmFXcVc7D5QbxphRBqchPUl8Wn_KUuD7ETfIMehAF4o/s1200/0047%20Truganini%20Sign.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="850" data-original-width="1200" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO5AnkZ2Ag7L6ylLWwD9xkWAW-mR5X28HIlf3E7bmDUyWcUn6NX5LLa_9Lfaq6v0hRhKPHGFhat0TPoXpG1URudHh89DMPxDeSIL0aHCqQmT26bTZpIF9s8ixLV3Ivwqb_2-lDT9S97yeK0JmFXcVc7D5QbxphRBqchPUl8Wn_KUuD7ETfIMehAF4o/w640-h454/0047%20Truganini%20Sign.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT6rR2nXkbXFaMkcAJfl9XXYUgG7MPv8hVBAjWyEXfGqKFA9rnFKPNa6xEVdKZBbfM8GNWEzD8IaoqMWKPaD84cfYefWzXwL1e16PjZ3yBlmOLJy048OLiKxNyeFuXgnG2Po9K65DINkX1HtTgSRyFG2twAuMxxSMJpUCU7Dg4z7ojqVDvqjYo1f-V/s1200/0046%20Birdlife%20Truganini.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT6rR2nXkbXFaMkcAJfl9XXYUgG7MPv8hVBAjWyEXfGqKFA9rnFKPNa6xEVdKZBbfM8GNWEzD8IaoqMWKPaD84cfYefWzXwL1e16PjZ3yBlmOLJy048OLiKxNyeFuXgnG2Po9K65DINkX1HtTgSRyFG2twAuMxxSMJpUCU7Dg4z7ojqVDvqjYo1f-V/w640-h426/0046%20Birdlife%20Truganini.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: arial;"><span>Birding along the Bushland Track</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCNZZvQ_1jVeTbm1yu4bZeK-6SMxGmIWBGQbdhG9YIHBk0NzvmVBcxQrZfu0HSASbNYoQpeYDLtSLPWO-KTOnpNDXkxj9bfHF2qQK65TAKTjqrkBw5XxAQR1nrbVyZnl7cYB7HH6GE_xN9ra9d_E0m5Zr6AMrY45JbsqvA-EELj0ntq_hEYvtrznYU/s1200/0050%20Truganini%20Track.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCNZZvQ_1jVeTbm1yu4bZeK-6SMxGmIWBGQbdhG9YIHBk0NzvmVBcxQrZfu0HSASbNYoQpeYDLtSLPWO-KTOnpNDXkxj9bfHF2qQK65TAKTjqrkBw5XxAQR1nrbVyZnl7cYB7HH6GE_xN9ra9d_E0m5Zr6AMrY45JbsqvA-EELj0ntq_hEYvtrznYU/w640-h426/0050%20Truganini%20Track.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: arial;"><span>Bushland Track</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="408" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhedj9_kaLtSJj3j6CqSCy7Z8fbc_Hdz_QsaaThmcK90LyPdnuFwUOfSdNIcxzjiM8qJSf-ng09pe4HSfNeDL_T-cZ4H51yHZFeTmxt5-4XBC9OrmCL-n3kEqzGCgtLZrP8j0jOAlMUYEfL9SlYKxdo6hceSGeCF0CfzADyb35EilemG5R1fRNlcbCJ/w640-h408/0051%20Truganini%20Coffee%20CARAVAN.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: justify;"><b>Grange Picnic Area Car Park, Coffee Caravan</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span class="tm8" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span>After lunch we headed into Kingston, where we organised a parks pass. It was cheaper to get a <a href="https://www.twac.com.au/tasmania-national-park-pass">Seniors Annual All Parks Pass</a> ($36.56) than a regular short term pass.</span></span></div><p class="Normal tm7" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">24/2/23</span></b></p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: justify;">After breakfast we headed off to <a href="https://parks.tas.gov.au/explore-our-parks/peter-murrell-reserves">Peter Murrell Reserves</a> to go walking and birding. A cool start soon warmed up as the morning progressed. We saw some more good birds along the tracks and in a couple of lagoons. Interesting birds seen and new trip ticks were Chestnut Teal, Black Duck, Kelp Gull, Eurasian (Common) Coot, Rainbow Lorikeet, Yellow and Little Wattlebird, New Holland Honeyeater, Black Swan, Brush Bronzewing, Black-faced Cuckooshrike, Dusky Woodswallow, Grey Currawong and Grey Butcherbird. <a href="https://ebird.org/australia/checklist/S129476349">Bird List</a></div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbYx4wHE5dG0p6PQ35HdgJ6TpLVu_UeaYx66U2V-XVxrNxsAAps-SBgjd5USvQl7sjfCCF3o8dzFc-I9j3uGHKwFe3smP6phTUnL9mlAGg8MHCKArT9D2G6uCPMdwEHqaJy-hyxSoFBOa2gR5oHeMUAqjdbYRHoLoeYy-Um9CQvAKL22Syj32Ogv9j/s1200/0012%20%20Tasmanian%20Native-hen,%20Peter%20Murrell%20Park%201.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="762" data-original-width="1200" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbYx4wHE5dG0p6PQ35HdgJ6TpLVu_UeaYx66U2V-XVxrNxsAAps-SBgjd5USvQl7sjfCCF3o8dzFc-I9j3uGHKwFe3smP6phTUnL9mlAGg8MHCKArT9D2G6uCPMdwEHqaJy-hyxSoFBOa2gR5oHeMUAqjdbYRHoLoeYy-Um9CQvAKL22Syj32Ogv9j/w640-h406/0012%20%20Tasmanian%20Native-hen,%20Peter%20Murrell%20Park%201.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: arial;"><span>Tasmanian Native-hen</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHSqJGeAXwuix-mnrpHM2iEwncAEFxPaGegTSfG5vej8Saoup2Sr4-tGobTDZ0XI4X1iLU10RSffF0SXdpYpn7Ws3-7rnhvt6-op4cFGCCp3YCoEr8ZxM_4pzlyGrJdJnynZuw6OWJneFM2xAhqHzoCLDFNhLTLBx0RvYp4uE37fcQ-_cLGOQdU0Y-/s1200/0031%20%20Forest%20Raven.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1069" data-original-width="1200" height="570" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHSqJGeAXwuix-mnrpHM2iEwncAEFxPaGegTSfG5vej8Saoup2Sr4-tGobTDZ0XI4X1iLU10RSffF0SXdpYpn7Ws3-7rnhvt6-op4cFGCCp3YCoEr8ZxM_4pzlyGrJdJnynZuw6OWJneFM2xAhqHzoCLDFNhLTLBx0RvYp4uE37fcQ-_cLGOQdU0Y-/w640-h570/0031%20%20Forest%20Raven.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: arial;"><span>Forest Raven</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuoBwiS84yC8iricu-Z6FrFVyDmX6AN2vIhvv4o7t7tyT55R4a3W-kQ2-eFoP-jUBpyaa_Wb5dX9FUk7BENLlVUjVS79m24VQcKm-Pyf1Nq9_Aib3LBPrSKM4knhXcFVMNJc0eoy5FWBdDUagVAHzx8h8bhKMhWposFwemgFaHgzByY0z9YyEV9pzd/s1200/0046%20%20Dusky%20Woodswallow.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1100" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuoBwiS84yC8iricu-Z6FrFVyDmX6AN2vIhvv4o7t7tyT55R4a3W-kQ2-eFoP-jUBpyaa_Wb5dX9FUk7BENLlVUjVS79m24VQcKm-Pyf1Nq9_Aib3LBPrSKM4knhXcFVMNJc0eoy5FWBdDUagVAHzx8h8bhKMhWposFwemgFaHgzByY0z9YyEV9pzd/w586-h640/0046%20%20Dusky%20Woodswallow.jpg" width="586" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: arial;"><span>Dusky Woodswallow</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihinbfJGJpKTOWjbKKLNVE_qrHUKA_rlnuEXxfdOQDDoAPCKrkTXeYWgw0GxW1DThQxcotimd4vnZZntGoTYHx4pf9tbawdc074lEqI0_xlp_6sAlm23-NGK2EL4xuwi73WNKE4junCq-oAvA1rOyffmMFECqT42g-aT0fJAEJ2HZsb3G4zU1xXIqW/s1200/0065%20Peter%20Murrell%20Reserve.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihinbfJGJpKTOWjbKKLNVE_qrHUKA_rlnuEXxfdOQDDoAPCKrkTXeYWgw0GxW1DThQxcotimd4vnZZntGoTYHx4pf9tbawdc074lEqI0_xlp_6sAlm23-NGK2EL4xuwi73WNKE4junCq-oAvA1rOyffmMFECqT42g-aT0fJAEJ2HZsb3G4zU1xXIqW/w426-h640/0065%20Peter%20Murrell%20Reserve.jpg" width="426" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: arial;"><span>One of the Lagoons on the Reserve</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">We did not see any Forty-spotted Pardalote in the White Gum this time, like we did on our previous visit. That sighting was memorable as it was Lindsay's 600 Australian bird seen. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">We spent nearly 2 hours here before heading off to the nearby Bunnings to have a coffee with a piece of raisin toast. In the afternoon we drove up to <a href="https://wellingtonpark.org.au/">Mt. Wellington</a> with Ruth and Richard along the winding narrow road. The weather was perfect, 28ºC and sunny with no wind. We took
a few scenic shots at the top including a phone photo for three Texan ladies who were on holiday. Drove back down the road without incident. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span class="tm8" style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbXlH9WNtjchTkuwKzbWtfwudwhfu33vgnNYj_p-rcrt9Jng5kl1KozkH4JuwireuoDqYGdlIoNJ_d2ScKPwQNLdD5uSrvs21G0vTClF3CGEmloHbuo_opgF7BG92udIdWIqQJ3PkFBbEu5pXj5z_sg6k3EE7-jG_6bpRUMaLyxsfcOAYE-9OYkKbK/s1200/2078%20%20%20Top%20of%20Mt.Werllington%20-%20Hobart.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbXlH9WNtjchTkuwKzbWtfwudwhfu33vgnNYj_p-rcrt9Jng5kl1KozkH4JuwireuoDqYGdlIoNJ_d2ScKPwQNLdD5uSrvs21G0vTClF3CGEmloHbuo_opgF7BG92udIdWIqQJ3PkFBbEu5pXj5z_sg6k3EE7-jG_6bpRUMaLyxsfcOAYE-9OYkKbK/w640-h480/2078%20%20%20Top%20of%20Mt.Werllington%20-%20Hobart.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>View of Hobart from Mt. Wellington</b></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe5oNCmnD7BlI7FJX6s9bg15XbEFBnEjhd9uG_6hs6hGnsI8jM9JXFGk2WP2DxKEt2IFvpvcoikMkGGNE345I0ovvkJ-OG0bDyNAAJwV3BED0QowT3_i9GB_R_zmhPFyZBwD4JsL1GbU-IqjtioHZGhpm4qrW3u-4EuSWwYLzpVUWY_Nl85UHwL3xx/s1200/2089%20%20%20Top%20of%20Mt.Werllington.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="893" data-original-width="1200" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe5oNCmnD7BlI7FJX6s9bg15XbEFBnEjhd9uG_6hs6hGnsI8jM9JXFGk2WP2DxKEt2IFvpvcoikMkGGNE345I0ovvkJ-OG0bDyNAAJwV3BED0QowT3_i9GB_R_zmhPFyZBwD4JsL1GbU-IqjtioHZGhpm4qrW3u-4EuSWwYLzpVUWY_Nl85UHwL3xx/w640-h476/2089%20%20%20Top%20of%20Mt.Werllington.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Summit of Mt. Wellington</b></td></tr></tbody></table></span><p class="Normal tm7" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">25/2/23</span></b></p><p class="Normal tm7" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span class="tm8"><span>We headed into Hobart after </span></span>a cooked breakfast - egg, bacon, tomatoes and toast - an infrequent treat! Our friends advised us to park in Woolworths multi-story car park and walk to the <a href="https://www.salamancamarket.com.au/Home">Salamanca waterfront and the market</a> as there is no chance of parking in the street. Wandered around with the crowds, which were swelled by 800 passengers off a cruise liner. Another one due to arrive later in the week was bigger with 5,000 on board, good job we missed that one!</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi30utDEgu5WrkfQ3ATW1HBklsCF2XZzjFaEgkcI0icPZ3huraksS9-4mmnYiGyY1zOEaT3njYkLQYFnA9JWvuRi-BEYWDcIm9ETjwRjBQpcrE583kM6cYoxBIsk71zNdM9KRHN6_zX0roSn-GMbsrESMBSZy1RPxpLw1JE3mu_WEBevLhip2Th7_Xj/s1200/2098%20Salamanka%20Market.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi30utDEgu5WrkfQ3ATW1HBklsCF2XZzjFaEgkcI0icPZ3huraksS9-4mmnYiGyY1zOEaT3njYkLQYFnA9JWvuRi-BEYWDcIm9ETjwRjBQpcrE583kM6cYoxBIsk71zNdM9KRHN6_zX0roSn-GMbsrESMBSZy1RPxpLw1JE3mu_WEBevLhip2Th7_Xj/w640-h480/2098%20Salamanka%20Market.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: arial;"><span>Salamanca Market</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="Normal tm7" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Then walked into town and visited a bookshop where we bought a copy of “<a href="https://www.publish.csiro.au/book/7916/">The Compact Australian Bird Guide</a>” as a handy field guide to keep in the car. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.publish.csiro.au/book/7916//img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkjtC-XOj0J2MduwTDm9PVd-CV57YaAWYkWFpY-6BnaeGYzHhO2fsf6oJDo82pfW93qZEf0tDyhiqWD_z-gq8xcI_vJncgtCRHyb9rTx_Rf5vAY5bAQpH_34ZoKwEx8JuVa01E8a8Encn4tOCj3nyT1lG-ElwArA-ORg9B_c7w7aKZqpDIplK3NTZb/s346/Compact%20Australian%20Bird%20Guide.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="346" data-original-width="210" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkjtC-XOj0J2MduwTDm9PVd-CV57YaAWYkWFpY-6BnaeGYzHhO2fsf6oJDo82pfW93qZEf0tDyhiqWD_z-gq8xcI_vJncgtCRHyb9rTx_Rf5vAY5bAQpH_34ZoKwEx8JuVa01E8a8Encn4tOCj3nyT1lG-ElwArA-ORg9B_c7w7aKZqpDIplK3NTZb/w194-h320/Compact%20Australian%20Bird%20Guide.jpg" width="194" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgY_uLFYG0-_zGbNYyd7Nfxnxwybf_t_OyHJx1RTGibcWIBnDXEN4_4G36W1YUpb-D-3mMr1trtqs-BG6M6QzL_dsUmH394Bjy1VvrFmOt5pcctcp6BDAxWHdrFiSicAOwWdO5RULCLdT9qIKA-ANFwuLRYSZtd9jXRQUBVNUlf-PI-RHtml8cH5F5/s1200/0115%20Hobart%20Street.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgY_uLFYG0-_zGbNYyd7Nfxnxwybf_t_OyHJx1RTGibcWIBnDXEN4_4G36W1YUpb-D-3mMr1trtqs-BG6M6QzL_dsUmH394Bjy1VvrFmOt5pcctcp6BDAxWHdrFiSicAOwWdO5RULCLdT9qIKA-ANFwuLRYSZtd9jXRQUBVNUlf-PI-RHtml8cH5F5/w640-h426/0115%20Hobart%20Street.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: arial;"><span>Hobart Street Scene</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="Normal tm7" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">We then drove out of town and up to the <a href="https://hobartexplore.com.au/mt-nelson/">Mt. Nelson Signal Station</a>. We decided to get something to eat in the café, but found out it was <a href="https://diningtas.com.au/listing/the-signal-station/">The Signal Station Restaurant</a> with big meals, not exactly what we wanted. By now we were seated and ended up ordering a couple of pizzas and had a wait of 45 minutes. Not impressed, however the pizzas were very good and huge. Took what we could not eat away for tomorrows
dinner. <a href="https://ebird.org/australia/checklist/S129553203">Bird List</a></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsYpJ8yqLD6oGE6U3hWvlKF8Aeu95xQ_I1NJSV-JvEeRsk3-0vtWTitxPOCg3f-5XkVkG_WFBV29aG99tieONf-mEQbeaonQTWH4velFlUVFDgpGl_NKt8aAFEqRB8YJiGdvMiZgaEnsbXrVnhACm9E9bCIa5Hgk9Zc6BkOWPOh3gaSUEujaRUS1ks/s1200/%20%20%20Mt.%20Nelson%20Restaraunt.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="835" data-original-width="1200" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsYpJ8yqLD6oGE6U3hWvlKF8Aeu95xQ_I1NJSV-JvEeRsk3-0vtWTitxPOCg3f-5XkVkG_WFBV29aG99tieONf-mEQbeaonQTWH4velFlUVFDgpGl_NKt8aAFEqRB8YJiGdvMiZgaEnsbXrVnhACm9E9bCIa5Hgk9Zc6BkOWPOh3gaSUEujaRUS1ks/w640-h446/%20%20%20Mt.%20Nelson%20Restaraunt.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: arial;"><span>Signal Station Restaurant</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="Normal tm7" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">26/2/23</span></b></p><p class="Normal tm7" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span class="tm8"><span>A leisurely start to the morning before we headed of south towards <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margate,_Tasmania">Margate</a>, where we stopped to visit the <a href="Inverawe Native Gardens">Inverawe Native Gardens</a> situated alongside North-west Bay. They have a species list of 110 birds including the 12 Tasmanian endemics on this property, but most were hiding on our visit! </span></span>Had a wander around
this rather quirky garden for 1hr 20 minutes checking out the plants and birds. Most bird action was in the North-west Bay with a few shorebirds on it, but most were too far away to identify, wished we had our scope. We could see Tasmanian Native-hen, White-faced Heron,
Pied Oystercatcher, Australian Pelican, Little Pied Cormorant and Kelp Gull. The plants were interesting and obviously a lot of work has gone into transforming this block. Lindsay managed a photo of a Tasmanian Pademelon with her new camera. <a href="https://ebird.org/australia/checklist/S129751950">Bird List</a>. North-west Bay <a href="https://ebird.org/australia/checklist/S129752198">Bird List</a></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoPwhvfiiihYjso-r2CPMCnlFiBmdChAhzRr_jkkP-iXG9T53JUaPzLUO5xYj6Buz7MCuTZniTgrfauWb3rPXfaKiW1dBVNNF5znJaz6A9x1zzCDlrAvJewXZbPI2jHLdf-1VT47iaGgFb5uWsnFQYxdgqhZ4-BXiwn5YIowxeYS9zGKtpifkyP4KY/s1200/0122%20Tasmanian%20Pedemelon-Inverawe%20Native%20Gardens..jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1118" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoPwhvfiiihYjso-r2CPMCnlFiBmdChAhzRr_jkkP-iXG9T53JUaPzLUO5xYj6Buz7MCuTZniTgrfauWb3rPXfaKiW1dBVNNF5znJaz6A9x1zzCDlrAvJewXZbPI2jHLdf-1VT47iaGgFb5uWsnFQYxdgqhZ4-BXiwn5YIowxeYS9zGKtpifkyP4KY/w596-h640/0122%20Tasmanian%20Pedemelon-Inverawe%20Native%20Gardens..jpg" width="596" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: arial;">Tasmanian Pademelon</b></td></tr></tbody></table><span class="tm8" style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHI4UKwzxYXycfCuXxWqjE7t4r9sE4yKbeLlv5wC-KhBxgGXkTbL-8vRAhq6giEIB01JyIAbI74yGcJEh2ggRvf7G0jtvwSe6A9TiFx0IhcBddMi83cupM9BNmS85sKpEbszfPJqG0VOLzaK2TkdOn_oCakmD462CHh5Elcir3rTj-e8YpdVdfFMtM/s1200/Inverawe%20Native%20Gds.%20Tas.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHI4UKwzxYXycfCuXxWqjE7t4r9sE4yKbeLlv5wC-KhBxgGXkTbL-8vRAhq6giEIB01JyIAbI74yGcJEh2ggRvf7G0jtvwSe6A9TiFx0IhcBddMi83cupM9BNmS85sKpEbszfPJqG0VOLzaK2TkdOn_oCakmD462CHh5Elcir3rTj-e8YpdVdfFMtM/w640-h426/Inverawe%20Native%20Gds.%20Tas.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><b>Inverawe Native Gardens overlooking North-west Bay</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table></span><p class="Normal tm7" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span class="tm8">Continued on to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snug,_Tasmania">Snug</a> (great name), <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kettering,_Tasmania">Kettering</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flowerpot,_Tasmania">Flowerpot</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon,_Tasmania">Gordon</a>, where we had our coffee in the car, whilst the rain came down. The weather continued to be overcast
with intermittent showers developing into rain as we drove around the peninsular to Cygnet, Woodstock and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huonville">Huonville</a> on the Channel Highway. Pulled over at at Ladysmith Park on the left side of the highway, just past the Boatshed Café on the outskirts of Huonville </span>for lunch. There is a shelter here, which got us out of the rain and public toilet plus a nice view of the Huon River, when the rain eased off. Nice spot to eat our left over pizzas from yesterdays lunch. <a href="https://ebird.org/australia/checklist/S129752363">Bird List</a></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOObSQai7XagHj6knamAKIJ4NiFTFFiTm8tlXCh-GE1_tYj9ggninUjr4MIkFp7gwDQ4KglRY6ypqOBM9NdQfw49KZnMVZO-Xr8sIp8uyMh_JMjAWN-wPX2oZVObQf6QvOpLfICbEpRp9FCmDMINXPYniOCEP7vYok1D2EZbAOHtbgLchSfcERrQ0o/s1200/0137%20Huonville%20Park.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOObSQai7XagHj6knamAKIJ4NiFTFFiTm8tlXCh-GE1_tYj9ggninUjr4MIkFp7gwDQ4KglRY6ypqOBM9NdQfw49KZnMVZO-Xr8sIp8uyMh_JMjAWN-wPX2oZVObQf6QvOpLfICbEpRp9FCmDMINXPYniOCEP7vYok1D2EZbAOHtbgLchSfcERrQ0o/w640-h426/0137%20Huonville%20Park.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: arial;">Huonville Park</b></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="Normal tm7" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="tm8" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">After lunch we went into town stopping at Banjo’s bakery and café for a coffee and a custard tart. Continued south to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dover,_Tasmania">Dover</a>, where we stopped
beside a jetty and logged a few birds down. Black Swan, Little Pied Cormorant, Pacific Gull and Sooty Oystercatcher. <a href="https://ebird.org/australia/checklist/S129752531">Bird List</a></span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg-h_-NJks_9Q7NB55TtANTyzVbIcx7ZcL9aOf5v-qH-Ry97t9KtVPOramg91ShBNqCKNT6QU6eXSDQIrkkaMShViphRgPuZk-TuGOK4UF07ZvMMpBuiaDbMI1ofQZnS94fLgyDicDhGVhBvC-3-fDJ0ePDuHbxJJlbNlYRZ28EhKFjORb_mmYkG6D/s1200/0141%20Dover.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg-h_-NJks_9Q7NB55TtANTyzVbIcx7ZcL9aOf5v-qH-Ry97t9KtVPOramg91ShBNqCKNT6QU6eXSDQIrkkaMShViphRgPuZk-TuGOK4UF07ZvMMpBuiaDbMI1ofQZnS94fLgyDicDhGVhBvC-3-fDJ0ePDuHbxJJlbNlYRZ28EhKFjORb_mmYkG6D/w640-h426/0141%20Dover.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: arial;">Dover Jetty</b></td></tr></tbody></table><span class="tm8" style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCVoyR_J9HIhuXBr69XRTcJ5IzWa4WJgf2wWij5mih1o7T7XK0BPLluoMroxYhcRt0QokzE-XIvZE0DETHgxOaNh1X-l2QeG8K4H2eRAnQp-Xjn07DiXnDAd4QHoyDLdAOuycLdO_pe7j5YOfapm-8YIc-orAkFPudSuhTpYImkbDkwNYDi2bmD_fD/s1200/0132%20Sooty%20Oystercatcher%202.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="857" data-original-width="1200" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCVoyR_J9HIhuXBr69XRTcJ5IzWa4WJgf2wWij5mih1o7T7XK0BPLluoMroxYhcRt0QokzE-XIvZE0DETHgxOaNh1X-l2QeG8K4H2eRAnQp-Xjn07DiXnDAd4QHoyDLdAOuycLdO_pe7j5YOfapm-8YIc-orAkFPudSuhTpYImkbDkwNYDi2bmD_fD/w640-h458/0132%20Sooty%20Oystercatcher%202.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: arial;"><span>Sooty Oystercatcher</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="Normal tm7" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="tm8" style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Then onto <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southport,_Tasmania">Southport</a>, still in the rain, where we investigated the beach area, which had a few birds including 17 Pied Oystercatcher and two Masked Lapwing on it. Then went back to the <a href="http://www.southportcaravanpark.com.au/">Southport Hotel</a>, where we booked into our unit for the night.</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoZKcnZafZ43k3_Hr24W9zVEkTwg3TUoOfIq9LkpUM7N4BYCAWNP6z0GiZvC52DICr5n4I1mtMe3nMGndAB1CUYtw-hWSkIQBUz6U8tOGz8JV63Yb_hYAiUcLX0j0PJgZi8ajzJ7FmgOki6dDGtg4c74k2JZyfRV-Kfx6zVg2iHqe-QfCY8O4VJX4X/s1200/0063%20Pied%20Oystercatcher%20-%20Southport.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="857" data-original-width="1200" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoZKcnZafZ43k3_Hr24W9zVEkTwg3TUoOfIq9LkpUM7N4BYCAWNP6z0GiZvC52DICr5n4I1mtMe3nMGndAB1CUYtw-hWSkIQBUz6U8tOGz8JV63Yb_hYAiUcLX0j0PJgZi8ajzJ7FmgOki6dDGtg4c74k2JZyfRV-Kfx6zVg2iHqe-QfCY8O4VJX4X/w640-h458/0063%20Pied%20Oystercatcher%20-%20Southport.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: arial;">Pied Oystercatcher</b></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijRjMlNkIAmOSUflg818I-URMTj4eR-elxXxtpa85Gu5aortV9hYO-oqD8L5xBA5zIOQUfMY1iOSbNQKFC6A594qWhF5wVaRO8YgL9rS6RWcfRyt1ZML5zyHN-DpHEPi-X3bDADWuuRLEifliYVJAbrTjzxWU9bIDVtUJLOEwsiwYC-IFAdrdCXgQ8/s1200/0055%20%20Masked%20Lapwing%20(Black-shouldered).jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1039" data-original-width="1200" height="554" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijRjMlNkIAmOSUflg818I-URMTj4eR-elxXxtpa85Gu5aortV9hYO-oqD8L5xBA5zIOQUfMY1iOSbNQKFC6A594qWhF5wVaRO8YgL9rS6RWcfRyt1ZML5zyHN-DpHEPi-X3bDADWuuRLEifliYVJAbrTjzxWU9bIDVtUJLOEwsiwYC-IFAdrdCXgQ8/w640-h554/0055%20%20Masked%20Lapwing%20(Black-shouldered).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: arial;">Masked Lapwing (Black-shouldered)</b></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="Normal tm7" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">27/2/23</span></b></p><p class="Normal tm7" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="tm8" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Up to a reasonable day, cool and not raining. Had breakfast and packed up then drove down to <a href="https://www.huonvalleytas.com/local/cockle-creek-recherche-bay/">Cockle Creek</a>, the furthest south you can drive in Australia. The last 35 minute section of road was unsealed, rain filled potholes, narrow and windy.</span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOGE2L-PAbo1OhltN3SWpmnwr60Z5F8xqBqW0EfQBjKIXqCB5IAvNppOpSCfddcHH5xIgy5uBU8whjC0XZaD8eMGyJ1V7sEdVBW5XnLF8zergoptWO2X64zZ0Tk_oB0spYmg5QFJ8PQcGG25H48sytyayCHag4Ht4x6RSil8xzE-cS7LCP3wFnzQWy/s1200/%20Cockle%20Creek%20Road%201.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="725" data-original-width="1200" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOGE2L-PAbo1OhltN3SWpmnwr60Z5F8xqBqW0EfQBjKIXqCB5IAvNppOpSCfddcHH5xIgy5uBU8whjC0XZaD8eMGyJ1V7sEdVBW5XnLF8zergoptWO2X64zZ0Tk_oB0spYmg5QFJ8PQcGG25H48sytyayCHag4Ht4x6RSil8xzE-cS7LCP3wFnzQWy/w640-h386/%20Cockle%20Creek%20Road%201.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Cockle Creek Road</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span>We reached Cockle Creek car park next to the closed </span><a href="https://parks.tas.gov.au/explore-our-parks/southwest-national-park/cockle-creek">Visitor Centre - Ranger Station</a><span> and had a coffee to warm us up.</span></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ2uAHNKZeeyir-D4uUKPhtcdsbCIuicXI6gk_IIFSKvzhXOpsYmgS8obl2jpBnQr6gi1ralz-FS3swdV4X8sc_W1CDbUp8y9DoOb3bTE36V5Jp6LzkrLY81Dxyer2tKVl_JExNpgymFybidcV_qJQKZl9RrCHJJjhRXH_z--DvAdLGpGI0141WI_0/s1200/0159%20%20Cockle%20Creek%20Ranger%20Station.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ2uAHNKZeeyir-D4uUKPhtcdsbCIuicXI6gk_IIFSKvzhXOpsYmgS8obl2jpBnQr6gi1ralz-FS3swdV4X8sc_W1CDbUp8y9DoOb3bTE36V5Jp6LzkrLY81Dxyer2tKVl_JExNpgymFybidcV_qJQKZl9RrCHJJjhRXH_z--DvAdLGpGI0141WI_0/w640-h426/0159%20%20Cockle%20Creek%20Ranger%20Station.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: arial;">Cockle Creek Visitor Centre - Ranger Station</b></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="Normal tm7" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="tm8" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We took the walk to the Southern Right Whale sculpture and saw a few birds along the way including Pacific Gull, Tasmanian Thornbill, Grey Fantail, lots of Forest Raven, Silvereye and Yellow-throated
Honeyeater. <a href="https://ebird.org/australia/checklist/S129752818">Bird List</a></span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQEy9HzM9wxIRJQy-kdRZ9_I9VP4QXbMWaMWtyDXDQSOrQ2AzhQA5waJ14Yte9_wygsiv5L62Joq5EMH0knFjhcN_r3GecVv_Oa9hFszMZzAydeDx2eMRkIS6xQto53xvORRPf6ABRikC5xBL_2FU9GDpFLJktCYwEb0TsNQxMoVwfqMIE_DNOgRKs/s1200/0180%20%20Cockle%20Creek%20Beach.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQEy9HzM9wxIRJQy-kdRZ9_I9VP4QXbMWaMWtyDXDQSOrQ2AzhQA5waJ14Yte9_wygsiv5L62Joq5EMH0knFjhcN_r3GecVv_Oa9hFszMZzAydeDx2eMRkIS6xQto53xvORRPf6ABRikC5xBL_2FU9GDpFLJktCYwEb0TsNQxMoVwfqMIE_DNOgRKs/w640-h426/0180%20%20Cockle%20Creek%20Beach.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: arial;"><span>Cockle Creek Inlet</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1GIqCIYfLjj5_1YQw1rlIz9mE7foOe4q_JrbFqbfGWGx32Ge9XTIFBx_BDgIIO37tOf2ZH04ZLt2uR4hsW9TYFVWv8XrPBVi6yTKHS2BrnRBNxXvrr4_VgpSd31THv5YSLU8O_y2WUw5ElSN--hjjGPbbZw6lGEbodHEPy5ebA6zf3puCcvov8wan/s1200/0150%20Cockle%20Creek.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1GIqCIYfLjj5_1YQw1rlIz9mE7foOe4q_JrbFqbfGWGx32Ge9XTIFBx_BDgIIO37tOf2ZH04ZLt2uR4hsW9TYFVWv8XrPBVi6yTKHS2BrnRBNxXvrr4_VgpSd31THv5YSLU8O_y2WUw5ElSN--hjjGPbbZw6lGEbodHEPy5ebA6zf3puCcvov8wan/w640-h426/0150%20Cockle%20Creek.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: arial;">Cockle Creek Beach</b></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span class="tm8"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS7kckhQRNmGRG98oBtG4wdmFc1jngYGNXP5UePPtef_d8xYYjQHgHW_CRpRLKZNf7zJhTVmIwUN-d60uHoM60i2QIgWIW-sFJoQ45MayRV_N02Rhza4Dxk8JXLizn5lXxTsnw-f3sF4gF2lcQU-X-mUAG4SI5W9bWmFpS8pcsoOekJaktm6oJU-qk/s1200/0158%20%20Cockle%20Creek%20Sign.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS7kckhQRNmGRG98oBtG4wdmFc1jngYGNXP5UePPtef_d8xYYjQHgHW_CRpRLKZNf7zJhTVmIwUN-d60uHoM60i2QIgWIW-sFJoQ45MayRV_N02Rhza4Dxk8JXLizn5lXxTsnw-f3sF4gF2lcQU-X-mUAG4SI5W9bWmFpS8pcsoOekJaktm6oJU-qk/w640-h426/0158%20%20Cockle%20Creek%20Sign.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Cockle Creek Sign</b></td></tr></tbody></table></span></span><span class="tm8" style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQiaYYZw1oRre94Ld63uNZNuKrYJci143_M-_QTCa7B80cX0T4TYR0W69Vf26YgkNjy9sPFADUCQ9mjRokYZvKANQDzz2owME4YYJhNprXLorzyKlIUrUTBvYEl9kmTZhNJ-ZhR1T2kSsGQSQhjYe4u_MIvpY5l0cUQEkYlqk56pUXPbqCwYcmoq1o/s1200/0170%20%20Cockle%20Creek%20Whale%20Sculpture.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="777" data-original-width="1200" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQiaYYZw1oRre94Ld63uNZNuKrYJci143_M-_QTCa7B80cX0T4TYR0W69Vf26YgkNjy9sPFADUCQ9mjRokYZvKANQDzz2owME4YYJhNprXLorzyKlIUrUTBvYEl9kmTZhNJ-ZhR1T2kSsGQSQhjYe4u_MIvpY5l0cUQEkYlqk56pUXPbqCwYcmoq1o/w640-h414/0170%20%20Cockle%20Creek%20Whale%20Sculpture.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Southern Right Whale Sculpture</b></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEH0_0OyjFxQwrYrXmGoxHeWHpdsub3Uk7UAjkwPh_o8GL1ou9J0gN479VlygXDGSpuRkgDPuaRskbfO8iiKED_wq6-gZbJsPfSEF7TD58MRInT0GA7k5Fk_qzBWgq8Hx4i_s5sqz981eB8sUL9YTVzPVrO7BPXSXR-LrB4Fe1aHjCw86qHPKb7856/s1200/0122%20Pacific%20Gull-Cockle%20Creek.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="857" data-original-width="1200" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEH0_0OyjFxQwrYrXmGoxHeWHpdsub3Uk7UAjkwPh_o8GL1ou9J0gN479VlygXDGSpuRkgDPuaRskbfO8iiKED_wq6-gZbJsPfSEF7TD58MRInT0GA7k5Fk_qzBWgq8Hx4i_s5sqz981eB8sUL9YTVzPVrO7BPXSXR-LrB4Fe1aHjCw86qHPKb7856/w640-h458/0122%20Pacific%20Gull-Cockle%20Creek.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Pacific Gull</b></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="text-align: justify;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6_HCUnAH5r7u-f0SAf9E04nKZihiMzuBSOxrtpaWwfAZy6nmQj2jKvgvWFpnQpHjpc_dY9301Z-CMCU8HmFOn49K8zuUgtCCwsTtAGXOTbwemxvCsCSuNTEV76dctODeHoXVm4PGFymDDvrb_sbAF9qaXxJFO5bH6PSzYuSiQWKWOtDVGr6bx3UGd/s1200/0128%20Tasmanian%20Thornbill-Cockle%20Creek.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1012" data-original-width="1200" height="540" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6_HCUnAH5r7u-f0SAf9E04nKZihiMzuBSOxrtpaWwfAZy6nmQj2jKvgvWFpnQpHjpc_dY9301Z-CMCU8HmFOn49K8zuUgtCCwsTtAGXOTbwemxvCsCSuNTEV76dctODeHoXVm4PGFymDDvrb_sbAF9qaXxJFO5bH6PSzYuSiQWKWOtDVGr6bx3UGd/w640-h540/0128%20Tasmanian%20Thornbill-Cockle%20Creek.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Tasmanian Thornbill</b></td></tr></tbody></table></span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span class="tm8"><span style="text-align: justify;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span class="tm8"><span style="text-align: justify;">There are quite a few shacks along the road.</span><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: justify;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5XDMPpu-R6SDXEJYcTsxio22Hv5pnk8g0ly64Mf6StqSaxKLD3kX6ZAdGtE2taZy_NQ4MUKpal-V1uPnLfcgIJs4_wpn3JNzw-McSJcTGU2khR23LK7_VNsU3fpzdZf1YAv28WR_yLUtvHbfEi_DGwu91OrE7whG30D_uOTQ2YIr4OQb3tNr6HZtk/s1200/0177%20%20Cockle%20Creek%20Donga.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5XDMPpu-R6SDXEJYcTsxio22Hv5pnk8g0ly64Mf6StqSaxKLD3kX6ZAdGtE2taZy_NQ4MUKpal-V1uPnLfcgIJs4_wpn3JNzw-McSJcTGU2khR23LK7_VNsU3fpzdZf1YAv28WR_yLUtvHbfEi_DGwu91OrE7whG30D_uOTQ2YIr4OQb3tNr6HZtk/w426-h640/0177%20%20Cockle%20Creek%20Donga.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Cockle Creek Shack</b></td></tr></tbody></table></span><span style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">We drove back to the main sealed road and headed to Dover, where we stopped for lunch overlooking the bay. Lots of Black Swan (25), Little-Pied and Black-faced Cormorant plus a couple
of Sooty Oystercatcher. <a href="https://ebird.org/australia/checklist/S129753219">Bird List</a>. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzLIpErB9phJbtffxsp2UkwKPWkVWToWj9ELD9HUCKKWn4Jcn8l4hJ9Y0vUVlZ2mY3b19XxU_uW93SzfzeG0zCCilp88AZOTHB33-H5TD272-6fKJHeRlOOL5cxBEaPt4Kk5kPDtF8W5TRAU8PVNGBHCK05KI1Mfu4LvneaKjbeDrGhSbVSy8BzgKp/s1200/9634%20Sooty%20Oystercatcher.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="1200" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzLIpErB9phJbtffxsp2UkwKPWkVWToWj9ELD9HUCKKWn4Jcn8l4hJ9Y0vUVlZ2mY3b19XxU_uW93SzfzeG0zCCilp88AZOTHB33-H5TD272-6fKJHeRlOOL5cxBEaPt4Kk5kPDtF8W5TRAU8PVNGBHCK05KI1Mfu4LvneaKjbeDrGhSbVSy8BzgKp/w640-h420/9634%20Sooty%20Oystercatcher.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Sooty Oystercatcher</b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">From here we drove to Huonville, where we had coffee and cake at the Boatshed Café beside the Huon River; this where the <a href="https://www.huonjet.com/">Huon Jet Boat </a>departs from. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh77BgAnygccaikoBAwX020RjFJM85yXACjUfBuvkQBYHGrIvO4KiNNF5f0f44464d2bvln0v6TjE_JZIVw-WZyY-40Mct3zwVAL9ryArsyVCJ9hJvXw-oSPEtkonW_RgmDj_qob78SEYrq9ldZmL_jrpmd1w6klHrYHzG0pAlj-5yX00OuofvYxN4f/s1200/0182%20%20Boatshed%20Cafe%20on%20Huon%20River.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh77BgAnygccaikoBAwX020RjFJM85yXACjUfBuvkQBYHGrIvO4KiNNF5f0f44464d2bvln0v6TjE_JZIVw-WZyY-40Mct3zwVAL9ryArsyVCJ9hJvXw-oSPEtkonW_RgmDj_qob78SEYrq9ldZmL_jrpmd1w6klHrYHzG0pAlj-5yX00OuofvYxN4f/w640-h426/0182%20%20Boatshed%20Cafe%20on%20Huon%20River.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Boatshed Café</b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitoEPqhDCPKXye9DLCfkqvG8LI1Zdm7abOFiUkmG5Mpw2LOzmhcmXQ8635bAvNCev_UhQB8vdnRXrjp6WO0WCEsiEgfo4Wu8eTAQd7YX8rCg7q4XLuGveJ0T5oMd9--sckPN8TIrsIyC3sRiF-P2Mf1k1nHIi4fWNyoAosAWmFdc0NZ_HPqVVEocFP/s1200/0187%20%20%20Huon%20River%20Silver%20Gull.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitoEPqhDCPKXye9DLCfkqvG8LI1Zdm7abOFiUkmG5Mpw2LOzmhcmXQ8635bAvNCev_UhQB8vdnRXrjp6WO0WCEsiEgfo4Wu8eTAQd7YX8rCg7q4XLuGveJ0T5oMd9--sckPN8TIrsIyC3sRiF-P2Mf1k1nHIi4fWNyoAosAWmFdc0NZ_HPqVVEocFP/w426-h640/0187%20%20%20Huon%20River%20Silver%20Gull.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Silver Gull ever hopeful for a handout</b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfVU8H3Nq8cWho3U2WpwQtaUPAjNDYaLlTI85yqiiEK1BwDjT2k1Ud60-xcINKsaEBORbO_mlcQkgcuWFEO05pxSAPFthTThwhVLfxlH0ISQZmn4Iz0MHddhpNRYP5k5ONeta1x2XWSModDIBYLXU0zacgVBnXEMX1sPhLuGMTu-3hYNmH9e3vJ06y/s1200/0184%20%20%20Huon%20River%20at%20Huonville.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfVU8H3Nq8cWho3U2WpwQtaUPAjNDYaLlTI85yqiiEK1BwDjT2k1Ud60-xcINKsaEBORbO_mlcQkgcuWFEO05pxSAPFthTThwhVLfxlH0ISQZmn4Iz0MHddhpNRYP5k5ONeta1x2XWSModDIBYLXU0zacgVBnXEMX1sPhLuGMTu-3hYNmH9e3vJ06y/w426-h640/0184%20%20%20Huon%20River%20at%20Huonville.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Huon River beside the Boatshed Cafe</b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">It was then a drive along the A6 back to Hobart to get organised for tomorrows drive to Launceston.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">28/2/23</span></b><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Started off at 9.00am heading into Hobart and navigated the city before getting on Highway 1 north towards Launceston. Slowly lost most of the traffic in the suburbs and had an easy run, stopping at Bagdad to refuel. Turned off Highway 1 at Melton Mowbray (love all these English names!) and took the A5 to Bothwell, where we stopped to have morning coffee. We then discovered we had left the Thermos Flask behind at our friends house, so we had to buy a coffee at the service station. Continued along the A5 until we reached Miena, where we stopped at the Great Lakes dam. Took the 250m track to see <a href="https://www.monumentaustralia.org.au/themes/people/government---colonial/display/108478-john-beamont">John Beamonts grave</a> and memorial and only saw a couple of Yellow-faced Honeyeater along the way.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrXmK23bW2L_J2qLuF0eQB9iHw4eUACOD49cz-fEr655hKnP12oUywPiiXxL8fyvKHweHyaFOpvL1WOQdeNaZ5UcA2KoQO1Vo1fW2KSJnUzTnSu5pm483Ao5vpikwb1Oe5azcHVYHwvbDS5vZmsOtwwVh_6ZgTVnBGRAWnu7Z0WPiwMevXdZ1N1Nvr/s1200/0192%20John%20Beamonts%20Grave.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrXmK23bW2L_J2qLuF0eQB9iHw4eUACOD49cz-fEr655hKnP12oUywPiiXxL8fyvKHweHyaFOpvL1WOQdeNaZ5UcA2KoQO1Vo1fW2KSJnUzTnSu5pm483Ao5vpikwb1Oe5azcHVYHwvbDS5vZmsOtwwVh_6ZgTVnBGRAWnu7Z0WPiwMevXdZ1N1Nvr/w640-h426/0192%20John%20Beamonts%20Grave.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>John Beamont Grave - Memorial</b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Just as we were pulling away from here we heard a shout and a guy came running up to us to ask if we had left a pair of binoculars on the picnic table. Lindsay had left hers there and was lucky to get them back. Continued in the gloomy overcast weather for a stop at Liawenee boat ramp for lunch in the car. Only had a couple of Yellow-throated Honeyeater and 7 Forest Ravens here in a 20 minute count, better visibility through the misty rain might have helped seeing more. From here the weather got worse and before long we found ourselves in the dense low cloud as we were going along the windy road. As we dropped down the cloud gradually thinned out and we could see where we were going! Had a stop at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deloraine,_Tasmania">Deloraine</a> for a coffee before the last leg into <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Launceston,_Tasmania">Launceston</a>. A few showers persisted, but we drove into the town and found our friends place, where we were staying for a few nights.</div></span></span><p class="Normal tm7" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">1/3/23</span></b></p><p class="Normal tm7" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span class="tm8">Awake to a sunshine and the prospect of a 23ºC day, so we set off with our friend Judy for the <a href="https://parks.tas.gov.au/explore-our-parks/tamar-island-wetlands-centre">Tamar Island Wetland Centre</a>. Stopped at the National Park Information Centre
before setting out along the various tracks and boardwalks taking us through several inlets and lagoons. Plenty of waterfowl mainly Black Swan, Silver Gull, Chestnut Teal with a few Grey Teal, Australian Shelduck and Australian
Wood-Duck. Other birds included Little Black and Little Pied Cormorant, Crested Tern, an immature White-breasted Sea-Eagle, Pacific Gull, Black-faced Dotterel and a lone Yellow Spoonbill. </span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga15d4r81qeAgfJl58ybnMZS0jdu8BLbxyOIyzVSk-wUoZQZxRK0fBwsrtAE97T4nruDMX_oBtAE4Ors3Rk5QbjknQfLmfKKiqHdSQ_YvsisfLYjwL6tKQm07UmbKW-2QcOFqb5yu3eJVYQN99u6RqbNI2oMJ04T5L1RGP_OCEjsAuyCL_f3mm2Z6o/s1200/0195%20%20%20Tamar%20Island%20Wetlands%20Sign%20-%20Copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga15d4r81qeAgfJl58ybnMZS0jdu8BLbxyOIyzVSk-wUoZQZxRK0fBwsrtAE97T4nruDMX_oBtAE4Ors3Rk5QbjknQfLmfKKiqHdSQ_YvsisfLYjwL6tKQm07UmbKW-2QcOFqb5yu3eJVYQN99u6RqbNI2oMJ04T5L1RGP_OCEjsAuyCL_f3mm2Z6o/w640-h426/0195%20%20%20Tamar%20Island%20Wetlands%20Sign%20-%20Copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirNUNjZSrWWnrEArW8wDQ8saX3SD4fD7c-ZcpXxaNpBYOfLh9gHeV-U5FoEwrZivOcheldtAz3qPIREK-FfdMnZKbGNeu6-8tBJWYSFOK00fPEByrrcFzXaPVeFiHuSIXyOuBEayuSkwQDt9ivCwmgj0SOaroA0K9FNSTHqcv6XFczs5pExd1ByDl5/s1200/0197%20%20%20Tamar%20Island%20Visitor%20Centre%20-%20Copy.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirNUNjZSrWWnrEArW8wDQ8saX3SD4fD7c-ZcpXxaNpBYOfLh9gHeV-U5FoEwrZivOcheldtAz3qPIREK-FfdMnZKbGNeu6-8tBJWYSFOK00fPEByrrcFzXaPVeFiHuSIXyOuBEayuSkwQDt9ivCwmgj0SOaroA0K9FNSTHqcv6XFczs5pExd1ByDl5/w640-h426/0197%20%20%20Tamar%20Island%20Visitor%20Centre%20-%20Copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: justify;"><b>National Park Information Centre</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDGDXiA31O4N_APnTkxlEtSzBDY2ATsypWvgjVNEL3ZlZa6ZlCgZ1yo9crAwzV8NreJBSyCePOZVYC5Wj8DnMddV1hsGkswksQZ6m9UN3mcoLH_8VrV9dvltP5WmQYXPGUkZAP16etm-YHaU6ApdRKFzKmIgOzXnzVroQUJzRoosG-RIL0i8E1OC7d/s1200/0201%20%20%20Tamar%20Island%20Wetlands.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDGDXiA31O4N_APnTkxlEtSzBDY2ATsypWvgjVNEL3ZlZa6ZlCgZ1yo9crAwzV8NreJBSyCePOZVYC5Wj8DnMddV1hsGkswksQZ6m9UN3mcoLH_8VrV9dvltP5WmQYXPGUkZAP16etm-YHaU6ApdRKFzKmIgOzXnzVroQUJzRoosG-RIL0i8E1OC7d/w640-h426/0201%20%20%20Tamar%20Island%20Wetlands.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: arial;">Tamar Island Habitat</b></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlTr9yUUvVIl4vAFDQQU2WOYM1FliDL05TL79PdJc3OEUl0zrfKtLSm0gMu_nOplDXs8g6Tq2EpyJEk88JFOl_pgbbehIdKC87G55tpWikagFqOW3Jo_GOPNl6284e3yIbEAZaLpeSmawvmAxcUxKvcz5hisDRr9RnbcatGuTJ83uo56UEuTLHZIn5/s1200/0151%20Chestnut%20Teal,%20Pacific%20Black%20Duck.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="612" data-original-width="1200" height="326" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlTr9yUUvVIl4vAFDQQU2WOYM1FliDL05TL79PdJc3OEUl0zrfKtLSm0gMu_nOplDXs8g6Tq2EpyJEk88JFOl_pgbbehIdKC87G55tpWikagFqOW3Jo_GOPNl6284e3yIbEAZaLpeSmawvmAxcUxKvcz5hisDRr9RnbcatGuTJ83uo56UEuTLHZIn5/w640-h326/0151%20Chestnut%20Teal,%20Pacific%20Black%20Duck.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Chestnut Teal and Pacific Black Duck</b></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNuXEKKvIuNTjyhXCjl0DRRJp9Lj268zdKxjP5Kv6-8wXZJrgvStIqjaGLRIMs0fmrHuXT7yvr7oBVNAxFnMfijl2U4mTcx1-Gf1LIrzemmjowQJeeMlhrwcgXk1hx6BtU1HSXMe9KLxc0z2l-fc5Py138j2pQJ7NnL0_jgJVmYX1BGm-LTjoDKjpx/s1200/0207%20Crested%20Tern,%20Silver%20Gull,%20Pacific%20Gull.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1145" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNuXEKKvIuNTjyhXCjl0DRRJp9Lj268zdKxjP5Kv6-8wXZJrgvStIqjaGLRIMs0fmrHuXT7yvr7oBVNAxFnMfijl2U4mTcx1-Gf1LIrzemmjowQJeeMlhrwcgXk1hx6BtU1HSXMe9KLxc0z2l-fc5Py138j2pQJ7NnL0_jgJVmYX1BGm-LTjoDKjpx/w610-h640/0207%20Crested%20Tern,%20Silver%20Gull,%20Pacific%20Gull.jpg" width="610" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Crested Tern, Silver Gull, Pacific Gull</b></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibnevtpE-Cc3Q8-K59foncIHwQEvqd9KkrZ3CkB0SPDMBr1z2eynQhasz-hcm8zMwiIHWYoK2l8eI18XU9OgafezJKtGp4nBeOW0XctOHtIuQINO2YVhKV4NrYnJAY0gLVcvyzrRZiNnmMQltrC0Ww68MsxPRFW8Eu2kHY-sKskWtcwjkuns4b9mjo/s1200/0165%20Pacific%20Gull-Tamar%20Island%20-%20Copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="615" data-original-width="1200" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibnevtpE-Cc3Q8-K59foncIHwQEvqd9KkrZ3CkB0SPDMBr1z2eynQhasz-hcm8zMwiIHWYoK2l8eI18XU9OgafezJKtGp4nBeOW0XctOHtIuQINO2YVhKV4NrYnJAY0gLVcvyzrRZiNnmMQltrC0Ww68MsxPRFW8Eu2kHY-sKskWtcwjkuns4b9mjo/w640-h328/0165%20Pacific%20Gull-Tamar%20Island%20-%20Copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Pacific Gull</b></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1153" data-original-width="1200" height="614" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhey7IVD73Nj9ZcSMf1HtUUxYzadoNe3d_x-XyDMZ2OXcfFRkkzE7waWAfKLOH5ENeQpjJpncmhW_wMFCiE27P74-NNuyd6nA41i3qYaEyPDiZ3X5xOH9STFfiWbMs44cPtHRdjHxQhxK-j0kPiFPFxj5KxZFx5stFepI1aIfvGFHqlaL6-FQOEV2xW/w640-h614/0170%20Pacific%20Gull-Tamar%20Island%201%20-%20Copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Pacific Gull</b></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL8XmCu4o8X0EYhoSxdaAFPh_zv9F574ek0X58DtqJfZgKS3O-hG3TzMuU1p-7I6zpfWFh2r9KxskJVsM77_CD6nJ5A4Q40HMuOCsACIXAhybhzeAmYD0PZjo7PddTSBp_0xcifsEA7cd3i8FD4jZjhUIzjSLkQvX099qRn0KTxlo3-9X8U3hGfKn9/s1200/0219%20%20%20Tamar%20Island%20Wetlands%20Black%20Swan.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL8XmCu4o8X0EYhoSxdaAFPh_zv9F574ek0X58DtqJfZgKS3O-hG3TzMuU1p-7I6zpfWFh2r9KxskJVsM77_CD6nJ5A4Q40HMuOCsACIXAhybhzeAmYD0PZjo7PddTSBp_0xcifsEA7cd3i8FD4jZjhUIzjSLkQvX099qRn0KTxlo3-9X8U3hGfKn9/w426-h640/0219%20%20%20Tamar%20Island%20Wetlands%20Black%20Swan.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Black Swan</b></td></tr></tbody></table></span><p class="Normal tm7" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span class="tm8">It was not all about the birds, you have to be careful and watch where you step as there are snakes around including these two highly venomous Lowland Copperhead that were just off the foot path hiding in the grass. These snakes have a preference for low vegetation near water hunting for lizards, frogs and other snakes including smaller Lowland Copperheads.</span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioA49zm3B075iD1ejOYz3l2GUhH-bP3RqfuaEhKDCgRIdM5ItCISC74w7-V4DIZ6cnt4y0PUXCGUFTZA8mf_bfT5c_TiD6iVK-0TbT9n-Rjk0t1Og1os-GhTsk4d1W5acWSoVTxitIg1u8oEioEYp65pONC5F09PZ7fsKnQe-vY74mP_fs8pCHZnR8/s1200/0209%20%20%20Tamar%20Island%20Wetlands%20Lowland's%20Coperhead%20Snake%20-%20Copy.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioA49zm3B075iD1ejOYz3l2GUhH-bP3RqfuaEhKDCgRIdM5ItCISC74w7-V4DIZ6cnt4y0PUXCGUFTZA8mf_bfT5c_TiD6iVK-0TbT9n-Rjk0t1Og1os-GhTsk4d1W5acWSoVTxitIg1u8oEioEYp65pONC5F09PZ7fsKnQe-vY74mP_fs8pCHZnR8/w640-h426/0209%20%20%20Tamar%20Island%20Wetlands%20Lowland's%20Coperhead%20Snake%20-%20Copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: arial;">Lowland Copperhead</b></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span class="tm8"><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="tm8">Spent just over 2 hours here and could
have spent more time to explore this extensive area. <a href="https://ebird.org/australia/checklist/S129901884">Bird List</a>.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="tm8"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="tm8">By now it was lunch time so we headed off to nearby Legana for lunch at a café. From here we went to <a href="https://enjoytasmania.com.au/things-to-do/notley-fern-gorge-state-reserve/">Notely Fern Gorge State Reserve</a>, located near the Tamar Valley in northern Tasmania. </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="tm8">This is an ancient rainforest with tall trees, ferns and moss. </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="tm8">Here we followed the track descending through fern glades including stands of </span></span>Tree Fern <i>Dickensonia antarctica,</i><span class="tm8"> until we reached the bottom, where there was still some water flowing along the creek. </span></div></span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsoK4BVRYmm77TZsAVebszIE6ujCmm5zW7uneldJpQe4JATVbnI5ow_518cQrX-qqUEXuLptC23rrOAfzv8j5PCgO_UYlVJ8rdHSfMtd6M2zP-QVpPUaNdxxDN_jrjmORqPIHVVwEjtZF0twDbxkPQMo_X1q9jJpN4lqBMaBKnxfWEy6QOI8z0rFf5/s1200/0222%20%20%20Notely%20Gorge%20Tree%20Fern%20Sign.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsoK4BVRYmm77TZsAVebszIE6ujCmm5zW7uneldJpQe4JATVbnI5ow_518cQrX-qqUEXuLptC23rrOAfzv8j5PCgO_UYlVJ8rdHSfMtd6M2zP-QVpPUaNdxxDN_jrjmORqPIHVVwEjtZF0twDbxkPQMo_X1q9jJpN4lqBMaBKnxfWEy6QOI8z0rFf5/w426-h640/0222%20%20%20Notely%20Gorge%20Tree%20Fern%20Sign.jpg" width="426" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz2BA_HNnA28Lt5hn-H6LUVKRnDEhiD0GtpZ2aHTx4WPyH-IcEnYk_LdZNPXSxhbuvm5FtxVMKAJhw69L9G7wFTBPmJtwFJ3qWK_0pG_h3NmXyh0vprre4U50oynsDGQYJVOeL5gZpvii9o53F3z877Wk06V63aB4JleTIReanIlun5g1pbAG-XWKK/s1200/0234%20%20%20Notely%20Gorge%20Tree%20Ferns%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz2BA_HNnA28Lt5hn-H6LUVKRnDEhiD0GtpZ2aHTx4WPyH-IcEnYk_LdZNPXSxhbuvm5FtxVMKAJhw69L9G7wFTBPmJtwFJ3qWK_0pG_h3NmXyh0vprre4U50oynsDGQYJVOeL5gZpvii9o53F3z877Wk06V63aB4JleTIReanIlun5g1pbAG-XWKK/w640-h426/0234%20%20%20Notely%20Gorge%20Tree%20Ferns%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Notely Fern Gorge Walking Track</b></td></tr></tbody></table></span><p class="Normal tm7" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span class="tm8">Then it was a steep walk, all uphill to the Car Park. Pretty quiet for birds, but did see both Tasmanian Scrubwren and </span></span><span>Tasmanian </span><span>Thornbill as well as heard Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo and Grey Butcherbird. We drove back through Bridgeport and Launceston
to our base. </span></span></p><p class="Normal tm7" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">2/3/23</span></b></p><p class="Normal tm7" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="tm8" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Our friend Judy took us on another guided tour of the area, showing us areas we had not been to before. We started out by driving through Launceston and heading
along the eastern side of the Tamar River towards Low Head. We took a side trip to Bell Bay to check out the Aluminium Plant and saw a Wedge-tailed Eagle circling overhead. </span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_9yyV0dtzbuwJ5ZZYzcSPjauxVSOwT0flQYNKu4IPZFIs3G5AriQVqPBAsMdOePwUCS4Ohsjzjm1cWqS0ogevc43imEp5--4PMYD4EZu3rKMuzKsMZmdKiRaigi6XUMVbE99NnY9LBl5_XjU179ifJYTyVmpPlBzbbyo0_SSQek_F1FQRrMyU7orN/s1200/0064%20Wedge-tailed%20Eagle.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1114" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_9yyV0dtzbuwJ5ZZYzcSPjauxVSOwT0flQYNKu4IPZFIs3G5AriQVqPBAsMdOePwUCS4Ohsjzjm1cWqS0ogevc43imEp5--4PMYD4EZu3rKMuzKsMZmdKiRaigi6XUMVbE99NnY9LBl5_XjU179ifJYTyVmpPlBzbbyo0_SSQek_F1FQRrMyU7orN/w594-h640/0064%20Wedge-tailed%20Eagle.jpg" width="594" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: arial;"><span>Wedge-tailed Eagle</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="Normal tm7" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span class="tm8"><span>Continued on to <a href="https://lighthouses.org.au/tas/low-head-lighthouse/">Low Head </a></span></span><span><a href="https://lighthouses.org.au/tas/low-head-lighthouse/">Lighthouse</a> </span><span>via George Town. </span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK6Yi0m-T_v3uze6Q0btICwO8w05g1lXFGOYmZwaQEqNWz6O36nAiaybFSfgDaTnonivP_aBGLwj5pFrhQ49JHPDk5YJIe_PT1RH8ODaDaIvRQAPS3dJVzL7rey4n58d3TmYUhkVNpJIS9j4OdrjyaLHN-qdK3PWggE_HYGyR4Modq910rhLca333K/s1200/0243%20%20%20Low%20Head%20Lighthouse%20.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK6Yi0m-T_v3uze6Q0btICwO8w05g1lXFGOYmZwaQEqNWz6O36nAiaybFSfgDaTnonivP_aBGLwj5pFrhQ49JHPDk5YJIe_PT1RH8ODaDaIvRQAPS3dJVzL7rey4n58d3TmYUhkVNpJIS9j4OdrjyaLHN-qdK3PWggE_HYGyR4Modq910rhLca333K/w426-h640/0243%20%20%20Low%20Head%20Lighthouse%20.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: arial;">Low Head Lighthouse</b></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="Normal tm7" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="tm8" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Plenty of European Starling, Silver Gull and House Sparrow, also European Blackbird and an Australian Magpie around this area. </span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHHCbHUUObvB0jsoRZX_z0pX6mCGLgzB-WGEfXkUBHRV8kIXIQFUnU3_aboIU91k01XV_B9iffSJGvYfO26vgEqzpgxv_eO4kAxv0zhQ-R48UsZp_MEZuLutqm1GlLKB3tZ06dEfDwjem6En9BU-KAWlnHZIINyjEw39at8NcpmlI2LhdfIGk4tOiM/s1200/%20Aust.%20Magpie%20Ssp.%20hypoleuca.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHHCbHUUObvB0jsoRZX_z0pX6mCGLgzB-WGEfXkUBHRV8kIXIQFUnU3_aboIU91k01XV_B9iffSJGvYfO26vgEqzpgxv_eO4kAxv0zhQ-R48UsZp_MEZuLutqm1GlLKB3tZ06dEfDwjem6En9BU-KAWlnHZIINyjEw39at8NcpmlI2LhdfIGk4tOiM/w640-h426/%20Aust.%20Magpie%20Ssp.%20hypoleuca.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Australian Magpie <i>Ssp. Hypoleuca</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="Normal tm7" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Retraced our tracks and crossed the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman_Bridge">Batman Bridge</a> to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaconsfield,_Tasmania">Beaconsfield,</a> which became famous for the mine site, where two miners were rescued after 14 days trapped underground. Bought some rolls and sandwiches at the local bakery before heading to <a href="https://www.discovertasmania.com.au/places/launceston-and-north/beauty-point/">Beauty Point</a> where Judy used to live. Checked out the maritime ships moored here for training
purposes. </span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV3cufbmsAOmJd_2PhsaH4za6SObEzEKVBFz5oX-c8ajCg-pn7SrlvF0gud6eD4OhUNkgNp69nUPPLZSRhWDDGYpQYb6kW9981pN0SOroJ-PhYcfLHx8L35H4M0_ZqzSXdnAM87wMYGEZlx29-XHCmngxjivE37HCuzQdPzoJA5wMaN6cnbjYaRzEe/s1200/0247%20%20%20Boats%20at%20Beauty%20Point.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV3cufbmsAOmJd_2PhsaH4za6SObEzEKVBFz5oX-c8ajCg-pn7SrlvF0gud6eD4OhUNkgNp69nUPPLZSRhWDDGYpQYb6kW9981pN0SOroJ-PhYcfLHx8L35H4M0_ZqzSXdnAM87wMYGEZlx29-XHCmngxjivE37HCuzQdPzoJA5wMaN6cnbjYaRzEe/w640-h426/0247%20%20%20Boats%20at%20Beauty%20Point.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: arial;">Beauty Point Marina</b></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="Normal tm7" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span>From here we went to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelso,_Tasmania">Kelso</a>, where we found plenty of birds along the shoreline, Black Swan, Silver Gull, both Pied and Sooty Oystercatcher, Masked Lapwing plus Grey Fantail and Scarlet Robin. </span><a href="https://ebird.org/australia/checklist/S129966764">Bird List.</a></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSkK7R4amOH7RfBtPt3TUfdLoUi6Hj6G2XqNgrI5HNtaSDRO28V7P0Ro7bzANbpiKfzQTg8ND5YqWXC2TFigxkOpXXyFUesjR77QjKFucBNewbtNiBSofeyfGRTjjrW9ckJnVCSByHARyxRmhn8MQaveS7A8FarWDPKkn33NHh48anIK6moB4NusTP/s1800/Pied%20Oystercatcher%200063.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1286" data-original-width="1800" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSkK7R4amOH7RfBtPt3TUfdLoUi6Hj6G2XqNgrI5HNtaSDRO28V7P0Ro7bzANbpiKfzQTg8ND5YqWXC2TFigxkOpXXyFUesjR77QjKFucBNewbtNiBSofeyfGRTjjrW9ckJnVCSByHARyxRmhn8MQaveS7A8FarWDPKkn33NHh48anIK6moB4NusTP/w640-h458/Pied%20Oystercatcher%200063.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: arial;"><span>Pied Oystercatcher</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="Normal tm7" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span>Next stop Greens Beach for lunch, found a picnic shelter with a roof for shade against the sun. Then onto <a href="https://m.facebook.com/TamarValleyTasmania/photos/a.1522163731416980/2700587943574547/">Badger Beach Lookout</a>, where we had great views along the coast, but were nearly blown off the cliffs! This area is part of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narawntapu_National_Park">Narawntapu National Park</a></span><span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narawntapu_National_Park">. </a></span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDOHvHBr_CF8ks15jSZFi9Z7glrwxiR3gB9bJkEazRP2dWMUWVsaci8t6p9jHdfrobh9LRWOgjdVHoKKhqCFHC0MmaWq-5Kl3LaEMABDxwl_MdavBd6GwotJFZRSScNjFS8i9ZC_kB0HECtU4uiqyvLVFE0c2qb-sk7Xw_7dgWprTRTbzRiMWa8btQ/s1200/0255%20%20Badger%20Beach%20Lookout.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="549" data-original-width="1200" height="292" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDOHvHBr_CF8ks15jSZFi9Z7glrwxiR3gB9bJkEazRP2dWMUWVsaci8t6p9jHdfrobh9LRWOgjdVHoKKhqCFHC0MmaWq-5Kl3LaEMABDxwl_MdavBd6GwotJFZRSScNjFS8i9ZC_kB0HECtU4uiqyvLVFE0c2qb-sk7Xw_7dgWprTRTbzRiMWa8btQ/w640-h292/0255%20%20Badger%20Beach%20Lookout.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: arial;">Badger Beach Lookout</b></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim2WRjFNus4r84YIrW6AzPVqtFQ3rZNm_F7rUFGkOE-Bvbm0e8fh3ewHlwXfIyry1nL0mbfVDYxW-ebCuc7a0ryTC7si7KI7PReOV6CKRGyTPKhUEYo09wnDfM7SvmcZ_jNoiU_paLalczQoGUCZJbVUsu3so3ofPyg1lm1pUQzsjPtpY4QDcfltwR/w640-h426/0257%20%20Badger%20Beach%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: arial;">Badger Beach</b></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="Normal tm7" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We walked down the track towards Badger Beach through the rocky heath vegetation.</span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHThiznff01FS7G3vseE3EU8mDF5iANcufDg2j4RqHrTz-Fu0GxOd5_TFeTW5O1epaPlH3ffPl90w43FcHAi1d9OOQM7RAOrjXnfbrT52rzz7T8DirdJOXKVAKEY4utu_xpQpME7XRejSNLA3eh4zFF-rG7dKw0NaXmUuF00m6xReav9NHXKEYk2jD/s1200/0259%20%20Track%20to%20Badger%20Beach.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHThiznff01FS7G3vseE3EU8mDF5iANcufDg2j4RqHrTz-Fu0GxOd5_TFeTW5O1epaPlH3ffPl90w43FcHAi1d9OOQM7RAOrjXnfbrT52rzz7T8DirdJOXKVAKEY4utu_xpQpME7XRejSNLA3eh4zFF-rG7dKw0NaXmUuF00m6xReav9NHXKEYk2jD/w640-h426/0259%20%20Track%20to%20Badger%20Beach.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: arial;">Track To Badger Beach</b></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="Normal tm7" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Beside the track down to the beach was a small rocky outcrop, where we found a couple of Spotted Snow Skink foraging.</span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwJ3GskHneQUH1m4t5ncNcR20dLNbVPrumHMyoyXeUk-16nM_2LnTyALPhpAb5XvWn3soUAj0OGOIZlkYadCG8FYdEBXhOwIu3ZN-gBVYO7spl9REBAbZBtlNfn30-neCWtVD8BiRbCzsdW40ZLF0FuIbk79g-T4Huc1C4I_1pFiJs1ZNtwiFBSPcD/s1200/0185%20Skink-Tas.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="721" data-original-width="1200" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwJ3GskHneQUH1m4t5ncNcR20dLNbVPrumHMyoyXeUk-16nM_2LnTyALPhpAb5XvWn3soUAj0OGOIZlkYadCG8FYdEBXhOwIu3ZN-gBVYO7spl9REBAbZBtlNfn30-neCWtVD8BiRbCzsdW40ZLF0FuIbk79g-T4Huc1C4I_1pFiJs1ZNtwiFBSPcD/w640-h384/0185%20Skink-Tas.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: arial;">Spotted Snow Skink <i>Carinascincus ocellatus</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="Normal tm7" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">We then retraced our tracks to cross the Batman Bridge again and headed back to our base at Launceston.</span></p><p class="Normal tm7" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">3/3/23</span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">We said farewell to our friends before driving into Launceston and out the other side to go north. We travelled to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exeter,_Tasmania">Exeter</a>, where we turned off to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latrobe,_Tasmania">Latrobe</a>. Arrived in Latrobe looking for access to a park marked on the map, but failed to find it so we parked up in town and had a coffee at Banjos. We left town for Bells Parade and <a href="https://www.alltrails.com/trail/australia/tasmania/pig-island-walk">Pig Island</a> on the outskirts of Latrobe, which is situated in the Mersey River.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span class="tm8" style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJvvJDQqgCBBNrVZFq4PonotC_NUJaXyd4e205KIo8xR_Qm4RXq9DgCp0nP19ccSCWaN91bvhTlSKOaYREwc8hagcujeLtyrZjOEbmDYGuiCibOMdjZGRfcjOIHYh4oLLkSwBO48N1olvxKXzT0jeF_0iflsw3Cdw6syaMYBZR6VQsb3mpam7-3Nx9/s1200/0273%20%20%20Pig%20Island%20Sign.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="928" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJvvJDQqgCBBNrVZFq4PonotC_NUJaXyd4e205KIo8xR_Qm4RXq9DgCp0nP19ccSCWaN91bvhTlSKOaYREwc8hagcujeLtyrZjOEbmDYGuiCibOMdjZGRfcjOIHYh4oLLkSwBO48N1olvxKXzT0jeF_0iflsw3Cdw6syaMYBZR6VQsb3mpam7-3Nx9/w494-h640/0273%20%20%20Pig%20Island%20Sign.jpg" width="494" /></a></div></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsTuJPzW_3P82een18_S7n8cMRxpLI1YFyRKNLYUdceviHMBky2RISLpdoPqEf9HUCMhWrlS4p9EKk9LX7olF8vhLxkzCIfuqfJOBWSFfJABTyHgodAOtTDI6U-h9vh3qOcAslS1u_pWaTGVy7RNIeY3czLTGD8VGVMkDKtdyW2-EcnpI2FaN4Q9NO/s1200/0271%20%20Bridge%20to%20Pig%20Island%20.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsTuJPzW_3P82een18_S7n8cMRxpLI1YFyRKNLYUdceviHMBky2RISLpdoPqEf9HUCMhWrlS4p9EKk9LX7olF8vhLxkzCIfuqfJOBWSFfJABTyHgodAOtTDI6U-h9vh3qOcAslS1u_pWaTGVy7RNIeY3czLTGD8VGVMkDKtdyW2-EcnpI2FaN4Q9NO/w640-h426/0271%20%20Bridge%20to%20Pig%20Island%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: arial;">Bridge to Pig Island</b></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDAV3pAwPNrg9aH2b96PP-xaXb05-1stDWHyKVNCf_4eaNGwPcxWcv5gTz9CWZB_OvKrT4ocn1RVIqQL-Ojb9ozLDIAUvL84fUgl36mvFeBJYot9FjA5Ol2lwRfNBB2tt5vCCozCkWiN_Qq9J29ft71zxUgNsigXyNLckSNF6odPHAoQFlqT4VYgi_/s1200/0275%20%20Pig%20Island%20-%20Latrobe%20.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDAV3pAwPNrg9aH2b96PP-xaXb05-1stDWHyKVNCf_4eaNGwPcxWcv5gTz9CWZB_OvKrT4ocn1RVIqQL-Ojb9ozLDIAUvL84fUgl36mvFeBJYot9FjA5Ol2lwRfNBB2tt5vCCozCkWiN_Qq9J29ft71zxUgNsigXyNLckSNF6odPHAoQFlqT4VYgi_/w426-h640/0275%20%20Pig%20Island%20-%20Latrobe%20.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Pig Island Walking Track</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="Normal tm7" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span>We walked around the island and had a few good birds, photographed an immature Grey Shrikethrush <i>Ssp. strigata, </i>immature</span><span> </span><span style="text-align: center;">Superb Fairy-wren </span><i style="text-align: center;">Ssp. cyaneus </i><span>and Olive Whistler <i>Ssp. apatetes </i>plus a few introduced birds, Common Blackbird and Mallard were also around. <a href="https://ebird.org/australia/checklist/S130032557">Bird List.</a></span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXgZHFKpr7V88l-92wRrr-PtPS3zzv-IUaGc2AZhorx1iL_4s5Y7DiOGU74hhtjYykWMw2BC37IbNP2FIXz0tXk-q0BpyotGOH8GWSu6qoIaofZrc8qThsoaN4nbexyKTJtyk9K5UBjySWcnhyx6642a6UrpOGMTZX8VOycMS3JnRQuW1I_OeH_pX_/s1200/0227%20Grey%20Shrikethrush%20-%20Imm..jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXgZHFKpr7V88l-92wRrr-PtPS3zzv-IUaGc2AZhorx1iL_4s5Y7DiOGU74hhtjYykWMw2BC37IbNP2FIXz0tXk-q0BpyotGOH8GWSu6qoIaofZrc8qThsoaN4nbexyKTJtyk9K5UBjySWcnhyx6642a6UrpOGMTZX8VOycMS3JnRQuW1I_OeH_pX_/w640-h640/0227%20Grey%20Shrikethrush%20-%20Imm..jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: arial;"><span><span style="text-align: justify;">Grey Shrikethrush </span><i style="text-align: justify;">Ssp. strigata</i></span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><span class="tm8" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRK5j_ulepob3nnZLRiacbCBAckW722GtCpyOeisFZFBPZJ8keAxggZbik3F5mqUOcB5X6FotFn2vC_qTeosphPqGYXGRxOyFKWo5WHrnYTZ1cxouQGArzkNpGPHOiHAC0wrJT_DBzjpNh-MifI0VB96UH6GP487F8nWn1Xt5MftJ7TWH2AFduTNDD/s1200/0215%20Superb%20Fairy-wren%20ssp.%20cyaneus.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRK5j_ulepob3nnZLRiacbCBAckW722GtCpyOeisFZFBPZJ8keAxggZbik3F5mqUOcB5X6FotFn2vC_qTeosphPqGYXGRxOyFKWo5WHrnYTZ1cxouQGArzkNpGPHOiHAC0wrJT_DBzjpNh-MifI0VB96UH6GP487F8nWn1Xt5MftJ7TWH2AFduTNDD/w640-h480/0215%20Superb%20Fairy-wren%20ssp.%20cyaneus.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: arial;">Superb Fairy-wren <i>Ssp. cyaneus</i> - Immature male</b></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghbjJaOrCt8E70p7rvKDvZwSQOmBK7GLPIV-cNchGBvkppaYqE5-ZNiUKsyGgGKcYz6bPCF2pjG0_gwI02RZlwY5dZkRWrNTtmXktvdYD24ZzjfHu92yzmmelfblyGcyBw8D8t8783QLHrP_l5aFWSWK_6aVHGOb4-BPYwGYS17HMUc2XGBMpnbRk_/s1200/0200%20Golden%20Whistler%20(F)%20ssp.%20youngi.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1097" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghbjJaOrCt8E70p7rvKDvZwSQOmBK7GLPIV-cNchGBvkppaYqE5-ZNiUKsyGgGKcYz6bPCF2pjG0_gwI02RZlwY5dZkRWrNTtmXktvdYD24ZzjfHu92yzmmelfblyGcyBw8D8t8783QLHrP_l5aFWSWK_6aVHGOb4-BPYwGYS17HMUc2XGBMpnbRk_/w586-h640/0200%20Golden%20Whistler%20(F)%20ssp.%20youngi.jpg" width="586" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Olive Whistler </b><i style="text-align: justify;"><b>Ssp. apatetes</b></i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3NeE6Pi6bg_mOdaooydeOlNqqiF1ZotGgwDnrwj0SYqB2m7MCl5_K7cIfsvKSx61hoZZH7s7X_4k_9JtMaAET2GhNyF13R5_VP59CJbi9qQYh9VQgORf2c7Ub70zRTJGXruqnNQNbWmTAVt0988LxfccoO8l6b5b21BelQYR9AITJMtMJsPV-6mVC/s1200/0192%20Olive%20Whistler.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="884" data-original-width="1200" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3NeE6Pi6bg_mOdaooydeOlNqqiF1ZotGgwDnrwj0SYqB2m7MCl5_K7cIfsvKSx61hoZZH7s7X_4k_9JtMaAET2GhNyF13R5_VP59CJbi9qQYh9VQgORf2c7Ub70zRTJGXruqnNQNbWmTAVt0988LxfccoO8l6b5b21BelQYR9AITJMtMJsPV-6mVC/w640-h472/0192%20Olive%20Whistler.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Olive Whistler</b><b> </b><i style="text-align: justify;"><b>Ssp. apatetes</b></i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="Normal tm7" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="tm8" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We had lunch in the adjacent park before driving alongside
the Mersey River to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devonport,_Tasmania">Devonport</a> and onto Mersey Bluff. Drove up to the <a href="https://lighthouses.org.au/tas/mersey-bluff-lighthouse/">Mersey Bluff Lighthouse</a> overlooking an offshore </span></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span>rock outcrop, where there was </span><span>18 Black-faced Cormorant perched on it.</span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj79WnNnEhF5WaYRdhVpGjsIPEF3O9IaomTstg-PZxId3TOq4tpLzulMkNNUk-qkvyqJav_Ic-iim-b5MckNrn8xlyxhukkvR7ai9AQRmT5LWI2zQH8wbCm6T7W9SMPaJGNskjy1Wq5N1FATJkbhgYQ_0cAlkvIt4wO_KAn7kkP0s6t_6ZvIxmmh9kj/s1200/0280%20Mersey%20Bluff%20Lighthouse.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1010" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj79WnNnEhF5WaYRdhVpGjsIPEF3O9IaomTstg-PZxId3TOq4tpLzulMkNNUk-qkvyqJav_Ic-iim-b5MckNrn8xlyxhukkvR7ai9AQRmT5LWI2zQH8wbCm6T7W9SMPaJGNskjy1Wq5N1FATJkbhgYQ_0cAlkvIt4wO_KAn7kkP0s6t_6ZvIxmmh9kj/w538-h640/0280%20Mersey%20Bluff%20Lighthouse.jpg" width="538" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: justify;"><b>Mersey Bluff Lighthouse</b></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: justify;"><b> </b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="Normal tm7" style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiThMKkMBYrqm4OGHsYDsehMmeLPRHfUEQovWgKuH0JipkkutSdMsZ8On8wKKzfI_6TD80KZ32_830Ih80Yn95YheG5QnDDGolsdclYSRiR5zpFsYDWpH9zY3SL25olQ2UNsAsuGWdmfzZ0AIlO-I9R4YwVl6VXYfuxdH61b3Ku4sYgVVFDP8j3Al9/s1200/0284%20Mersey%20Bluff%20Security.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1044" data-original-width="1200" height="556" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiThMKkMBYrqm4OGHsYDsehMmeLPRHfUEQovWgKuH0JipkkutSdMsZ8On8wKKzfI_6TD80KZ32_830Ih80Yn95YheG5QnDDGolsdclYSRiR5zpFsYDWpH9zY3SL25olQ2UNsAsuGWdmfzZ0AIlO-I9R4YwVl6VXYfuxdH61b3Ku4sYgVVFDP8j3Al9/w640-h556/0284%20Mersey%20Bluff%20Security.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: arial;">Mersey Bluff Security Guards!</b></td></tr></tbody></table></p><p class="Normal tm7" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="tm8" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Back at the car park we found the security guards looking after our car!</span></span></p><p class="Normal tm7" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="tm8" style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span>Then headed back through Devonport and on to our destination
at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugenana,_Tasmania">Eugenana</a>, where we had booked a cabin for two days at the <a href="https://www.lakesidetouristcaravanpark.com/">Lakeside Tourist Caravan Park</a>.</span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_u39aubTXpGvwZ8x1JwRGc8ozO6hOvOlNHop2cRTAOv57zNYDCfN43A_c4NIIVMky5tTTtCHlU4XCfHu2d_uEDIalzIaqhQYX8nKB-EwL_uJchGg4nwKM6KQt3l8g4j4k7I73DwGmM7q0K-Auwrn817kqiGEVWO3J6eDrYRI_F5eMDjfT0Eauz13I/s1200/0317%20Lakeside%20CP%20Cabin.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_u39aubTXpGvwZ8x1JwRGc8ozO6hOvOlNHop2cRTAOv57zNYDCfN43A_c4NIIVMky5tTTtCHlU4XCfHu2d_uEDIalzIaqhQYX8nKB-EwL_uJchGg4nwKM6KQt3l8g4j4k7I73DwGmM7q0K-Auwrn817kqiGEVWO3J6eDrYRI_F5eMDjfT0Eauz13I/w640-h426/0317%20Lakeside%20CP%20Cabin.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: arial;"><span>Cabin</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><span class="tm8" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Very comfortable accommodation.</span><br /></span><p class="Normal tm7" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">4/3/23</span></b></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">We heard a Tasmania Boobook (owl) during the night and awoke to a dry sunny day and began with a walk around the park. Birds were more active this morning than yesterday afternoon with some Yellow-tail Black-Cockatoo flying over, Tasmanian Thornbill and Grey Butcherbird foraging on the edge of the park. <a href="https://ebird.org/australia/checklist/S130098258">Bird List.</a></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">After breakfast we went to the adjacent 66 acre <a href="http://www.tasmanianarboretum.org.au/">Tasmanian Arboretum</a>, which is 12 kilometres south of Devonport. We spent 2½ hrs walking various tracks through many different habitats and saw 29 bird species. These included immature Fan-tail Cuckoo, Dusky Robin and a pair of Eurasian Coot with 6 juveniles in Founders Lake. <a href="https://ebird.org/australia/checklist/S130098620">Bird List.</a></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ1icQBLvGNPghsVZ92iFT7VL41Oaja5nf_pVMyjbE6N0nGK6I9-XPSFcw6_xtsC5wWnhJuIwlZFVE0ZFKCpK8RjKnGzaJit4C0qG8iPD4K6O4WNudXkOA_0FKtfYRiI8jH47eoITYL5F2Lfmz44Y0sDzaQGolmlx_a0HPDEdvT-Xw5TtDUbguR5hF/s1200/0261%20Fan-tail%20Cuckoo%20(Juv)%20--%20Tasmanian%20Arboretum%201.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="792" data-original-width="1200" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ1icQBLvGNPghsVZ92iFT7VL41Oaja5nf_pVMyjbE6N0nGK6I9-XPSFcw6_xtsC5wWnhJuIwlZFVE0ZFKCpK8RjKnGzaJit4C0qG8iPD4K6O4WNudXkOA_0FKtfYRiI8jH47eoITYL5F2Lfmz44Y0sDzaQGolmlx_a0HPDEdvT-Xw5TtDUbguR5hF/w640-h422/0261%20Fan-tail%20Cuckoo%20(Juv)%20--%20Tasmanian%20Arboretum%201.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: justify;"><b><span>Fan-tail Cuckoo - Immature</span></b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4_Gsohm_eGgrF1iAb2hs85XBdkXae32lpUX72IAdQBVT9edA9PrFmm_oIxjJr1bl4WT7NbPcm40M1qmXjjJwDTLpMQM1LxkrwFnysMl01iQmIVQeZgtA4PIYXoMqP7PqEG3oUVo5o2q06rLmnvV_nwq_DZdOAPpJC0Hjq2EyCsM57axPkLY0FwBUs/s1200/0262%20Fan-tail%20Cuckoo%20(Juv)%20--%20Tasmanian%20Arboretum%201.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="992" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4_Gsohm_eGgrF1iAb2hs85XBdkXae32lpUX72IAdQBVT9edA9PrFmm_oIxjJr1bl4WT7NbPcm40M1qmXjjJwDTLpMQM1LxkrwFnysMl01iQmIVQeZgtA4PIYXoMqP7PqEG3oUVo5o2q06rLmnvV_nwq_DZdOAPpJC0Hjq2EyCsM57axPkLY0FwBUs/w530-h640/0262%20Fan-tail%20Cuckoo%20(Juv)%20--%20Tasmanian%20Arboretum%201.jpg" width="530" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: arial; text-align: justify;"><span>Fan-tail Cuckoo - Immature</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVs0Bim0o9ndEuH10c_K7kcX-Wn-ATvagnPhBshrKtPPObmManONN4Dq_WPSzHIToeX2-5IvW9DeUTtyhWvtros0fTHHEYDcb6-v6DGTA5BV7RL4JfbZFoOOS-xxipLUsPQOq5AW66DMQ3vdnZCsZxyH2fy6xBmkBlteO1ykfHtxTLHWZzV-uSy0sL/s1200/0252%20Dusky%20Robin%20--%20Tasmanian%20Arboretum.jpg" style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1096" data-original-width="1200" height="365" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVs0Bim0o9ndEuH10c_K7kcX-Wn-ATvagnPhBshrKtPPObmManONN4Dq_WPSzHIToeX2-5IvW9DeUTtyhWvtros0fTHHEYDcb6-v6DGTA5BV7RL4JfbZFoOOS-xxipLUsPQOq5AW66DMQ3vdnZCsZxyH2fy6xBmkBlteO1ykfHtxTLHWZzV-uSy0sL/w400-h365/0252%20Dusky%20Robin%20--%20Tasmanian%20Arboretum.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: arial;"><span>Dusky Robin</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMTH8baRFzdiHxLlJPa7nujMfZztzZS2htLRQtMG_reRcLR3nMqFuo8RA9cKUIxNVoBIKp7D9IRqVdRS6_N0CY5j2H4nBVundVHrXqljwaGgqOhDELpsd2yt1-50txTHRrOnOGXtbh36B-MVYM8Pq1p5KFjPqz0aLHT6OcHrphF_5Mhkxi4fdQPW0H/s1200/0255%20Dusky%20Robin%20--%20Tasmanian%20Arboretum%201.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="878" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMTH8baRFzdiHxLlJPa7nujMfZztzZS2htLRQtMG_reRcLR3nMqFuo8RA9cKUIxNVoBIKp7D9IRqVdRS6_N0CY5j2H4nBVundVHrXqljwaGgqOhDELpsd2yt1-50txTHRrOnOGXtbh36B-MVYM8Pq1p5KFjPqz0aLHT6OcHrphF_5Mhkxi4fdQPW0H/w468-h640/0255%20Dusky%20Robin%20--%20Tasmanian%20Arboretum%201.jpg" width="468" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: arial;">Dusky Robin</b></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaSgp5150pQsZLWUC747mvQpjswBcjTsvOtrEu57V2vq0UatgAYnQfmky4s-gi0tFcAVdzyVEDC5Yo2ptsqwx3WhhEkTzX4qLixL_4qULADVyeJmoHxdkx9IhaHVnVnqdwCVuS5cU8XQpaKkEj63J3AB28Irh_28CtDBMpTIRbYOSlM_1ktbrt19f2/s1200/0297E.%20Coot%20+%20chicks%20--%20Tasmanian%20Arboretum%20.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="911" data-original-width="1200" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaSgp5150pQsZLWUC747mvQpjswBcjTsvOtrEu57V2vq0UatgAYnQfmky4s-gi0tFcAVdzyVEDC5Yo2ptsqwx3WhhEkTzX4qLixL_4qULADVyeJmoHxdkx9IhaHVnVnqdwCVuS5cU8XQpaKkEj63J3AB28Irh_28CtDBMpTIRbYOSlM_1ktbrt19f2/w640-h486/0297E.%20Coot%20+%20chicks%20--%20Tasmanian%20Arboretum%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: arial;"><span>Eurasian Coot with chicks</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghmzZnsXW3jKH8ZA1On6Hh1tvO5bgHv83A01rAE3C91G2S2fx3ebf5BGrk26bNbwRQZFfBfRRBuaMvx7zZR45n2HfsdYU0kPC4rCiQyKXyBY2OqoZrbT5BLL3RRTJC19KV4LMm2O14Er8ubjxmWArMoW5rZL5PZMrTPizGsQ5bIQRht-3_3PqSU2Bc/s1200/0301%20Eurasian%20Coot%20(Juv)%20--%20Tasmanian%20Arboretum.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="620" data-original-width="1200" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghmzZnsXW3jKH8ZA1On6Hh1tvO5bgHv83A01rAE3C91G2S2fx3ebf5BGrk26bNbwRQZFfBfRRBuaMvx7zZR45n2HfsdYU0kPC4rCiQyKXyBY2OqoZrbT5BLL3RRTJC19KV4LMm2O14Er8ubjxmWArMoW5rZL5PZMrTPizGsQ5bIQRht-3_3PqSU2Bc/w640-h330/0301%20Eurasian%20Coot%20(Juv)%20--%20Tasmanian%20Arboretum.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: arial;"><span>Eurasian Coot chicks</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium; text-align: justify;">Also had at least 4 Platypus in Founders Lake.</span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghyjHheJGc1_QBZXxB-x3VDGHU6eHwG-Bp7ZjbJ30HIrOA8XtrTQ2dnukSaapwcDyExsor53k3oB2pdC_PKGjhqIQhaEzRIju-rtSMi4fbYPRKZefDhCH_vUbXf_en85f7C1pQHGDplhjZ8J1gzdoEQAuK2qRqWSrrwwtz8_WwbMr1IsxXxFncwhiX/s1200/0303%20%20Tasmanian%20Arbouretum.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="846" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghyjHheJGc1_QBZXxB-x3VDGHU6eHwG-Bp7ZjbJ30HIrOA8XtrTQ2dnukSaapwcDyExsor53k3oB2pdC_PKGjhqIQhaEzRIju-rtSMi4fbYPRKZefDhCH_vUbXf_en85f7C1pQHGDplhjZ8J1gzdoEQAuK2qRqWSrrwwtz8_WwbMr1IsxXxFncwhiX/w452-h640/0303%20%20Tasmanian%20Arbouretum.jpg" width="452" /></a></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5At-HyBg0tUX6U-LwbHhEXTaKTHEpm6mOHL5y2JB1yNszPfTHP1ZCnNDFvLH_GF42nMqqXfdwTCWRDLRQ14fghwEtxWuTF9rQPJtnYa0OsYaM1NRliIcALttsg9qYPkLYZZmEMaooGe-jfRcssjodizSVeK91UAWjth_d-eBO1g4roeEO76ZlbLBS/s1200/0306%20%20Tasmanian%20Arbouretum%20Platypus.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="802" data-original-width="1200" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5At-HyBg0tUX6U-LwbHhEXTaKTHEpm6mOHL5y2JB1yNszPfTHP1ZCnNDFvLH_GF42nMqqXfdwTCWRDLRQ14fghwEtxWuTF9rQPJtnYa0OsYaM1NRliIcALttsg9qYPkLYZZmEMaooGe-jfRcssjodizSVeK91UAWjth_d-eBO1g4roeEO76ZlbLBS/w640-h428/0306%20%20Tasmanian%20Arbouretum%20Platypus.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: arial;">Platypus</b></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="Normal tm7" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Went back to the Arboretum in the late afternoon, but not so much action as there was in the morning with 21 species. Only one new bird from this mornings list, Welcome
Swallow flying over Founders Lake. Spent some time in the bird hide as the weather looked threatening, but only a few spits. A raft in the lake was a resting place for various wildfowl including Chestnut Teal, Hardhead, Australian Wood Duck and Australian Shelduck. <a href="https://ebird.org/australia/checklist/S130101524">Bird List.</a></span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzWD-eJ42QewD8WG-Iisch1sUlYGWKHLZHWepOQIOo2Abf6kGCEAIl26s1ZTPq4KQZIpV6AMP6en2iooVGnfCveZGaz9divRZqdAZSj9FcdxLnvyQ6VNJPiA8En1JWEbFH4migngsFkIl9bIj3goCeV7vr21sWCNDsawQbtGJLZafTeRKUZ0wl9JL7/s1200/0304%20Tasmanian%20Arbouretum%20lake%20and%20Bird%20Hide.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzWD-eJ42QewD8WG-Iisch1sUlYGWKHLZHWepOQIOo2Abf6kGCEAIl26s1ZTPq4KQZIpV6AMP6en2iooVGnfCveZGaz9divRZqdAZSj9FcdxLnvyQ6VNJPiA8En1JWEbFH4migngsFkIl9bIj3goCeV7vr21sWCNDsawQbtGJLZafTeRKUZ0wl9JL7/w640-h426/0304%20Tasmanian%20Arbouretum%20lake%20and%20Bird%20Hide.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: arial;">Bird Hide at Founders Lake</b></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWXsQo-2Hk61cQN9c6NAmbSaCb3QXi3C79WSK95Xcc0VoX1m0a7XS_N3Z24HYJrK_jOgpxQqo2yhz4klKVvFU0g1QTYbVICuwjrQIVjs0_mK89QOYL_hj_Z-Ljd7x6y_42rpMaro2oGaicvKlvhHF1uqivMrsVzcd-SGZHkiRCR_x5877fwCq6VDbk/s1200/0298%20Tasmanian%20Arbouretum%20Bird%20Hide.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWXsQo-2Hk61cQN9c6NAmbSaCb3QXi3C79WSK95Xcc0VoX1m0a7XS_N3Z24HYJrK_jOgpxQqo2yhz4klKVvFU0g1QTYbVICuwjrQIVjs0_mK89QOYL_hj_Z-Ljd7x6y_42rpMaro2oGaicvKlvhHF1uqivMrsVzcd-SGZHkiRCR_x5877fwCq6VDbk/w640-h426/0298%20Tasmanian%20Arbouretum%20Bird%20Hide.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: arial;">Bird Hide at Founders Lake</b></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMwJlDg5v0btjobgUQfKnOgvqPHEolKprmsUmWMp5Keqc7Oa1FOwhJ-fotlwMhGioLPkZ8-m579NX9RZMs7913yxAJwSlDbSfgSiYVFa69ibtJywFyTAPJIFaDmqLspmrEW-WJuXBNDDEvJoGgYR0ZHVsiDWfm_GCnLRJB6P02ZtwWf8Oo7lb4gMtR/s1200/Various%20Waterfowl%20--%20Tasmanian%20Arboretum%20.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="899" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMwJlDg5v0btjobgUQfKnOgvqPHEolKprmsUmWMp5Keqc7Oa1FOwhJ-fotlwMhGioLPkZ8-m579NX9RZMs7913yxAJwSlDbSfgSiYVFa69ibtJywFyTAPJIFaDmqLspmrEW-WJuXBNDDEvJoGgYR0ZHVsiDWfm_GCnLRJB6P02ZtwWf8Oo7lb4gMtR/w640-h480/Various%20Waterfowl%20--%20Tasmanian%20Arboretum%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: arial;">Waterfowl on the raft</b></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="Normal tm7" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Had a few showers of rain in the evening</span></p><p class="Normal tm7" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">5/3/23</span></b></p><p class="Normal tm7" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="tm8" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Heavy showers during the night, with one crack of thunder, but it had stopped by the morning which was grey and overcast. As were were leaving we saw
some birds flying around the park entrance, so we stopped. There were a group of Green Parrot and some New Holland Honeyeater foraging in the trees. Good looks at the parrots which were low down, but moving around, so no photos. We then continued on the road back to Latrobe before heading North-west to <a href="https://parks.tas.gov.au/explore-our-parks/narawntapu-national-park">Narawntapu National Park</a>. First stop was the parks information/Ranger Station, where we were told that the once plentiful <a href="https://wildlife.org/jwm-wombat-mange-outbreak-limited-to-north-tasmania/">Wombat population</a> was no more. The population here has been wiped out by a parasitic mite driven disease called Sarcoptic Mange.</span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZUyllcX9BWQ5ypMKNcS4H3yGiGoaHGsxlsRJzcZnkxse1qBvjw2Nbr92_vzKMA243VJwf99GxiSJPMpbmMtPmIPyKwPgWefjrsBpd_-VS2dOw7j4eDosR9RFI34c9wVaS6-EnBtgKKAUyOQp19lTTwJCiRMA5Ja8KQ8OnnQg5Y8gYX4z-3JBY94Xu/s1200/0320%20%20Narawntapu%20National%20Park%20Ranger%20Station.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZUyllcX9BWQ5ypMKNcS4H3yGiGoaHGsxlsRJzcZnkxse1qBvjw2Nbr92_vzKMA243VJwf99GxiSJPMpbmMtPmIPyKwPgWefjrsBpd_-VS2dOw7j4eDosR9RFI34c9wVaS6-EnBtgKKAUyOQp19lTTwJCiRMA5Ja8KQ8OnnQg5Y8gYX4z-3JBY94Xu/w640-h426/0320%20%20Narawntapu%20National%20Park%20Ranger%20Station.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Parks information/Ranger Station</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">We got a map and some wildlife info from one of the rangers. Then we set off for the walk to the bird hide through the camp ground, but did not get far as we bumped into Marilyn, a friend from our bird lodge days, small world, what a surprise - we last saw Marilyn at Bowra Station near Cunnamulla. Marilyn was over from her home base in Victoria. So we had some chatting to catch up with before we continued onto the bird hide.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLDmSDCm-hwVM6VkIRA53zWLtFfWXGFF8kwt10IEuK74DNJcyDt_zjQsHaq8L9ExSEGv247YuWXMOpJibgzELah85MVnLhKIYi_wvCR-AwnABVV75MiD61Dhc6NjjB-oAZZdqAm2qoOEb3avS3lWwTbLmbAgKgADxNLL_BEcqLx-WqPGawbK-QVoz9/s1200/0326%20%20Narawntapu%20National%20Park%20Bird%20Hide.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLDmSDCm-hwVM6VkIRA53zWLtFfWXGFF8kwt10IEuK74DNJcyDt_zjQsHaq8L9ExSEGv247YuWXMOpJibgzELah85MVnLhKIYi_wvCR-AwnABVV75MiD61Dhc6NjjB-oAZZdqAm2qoOEb3avS3lWwTbLmbAgKgADxNLL_BEcqLx-WqPGawbK-QVoz9/w426-h640/0326%20%20Narawntapu%20National%20Park%20Bird%20Hide.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: arial;">Boardwalk To Hide</b></td></tr></tbody></table><span class="tm8" style="font-family: arial;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8n_F0goUYPp1pvEz1J6cCc3iHGQmizG5C0ayc4ipsP_cmjNfHgLUrDu9MGs4MYnz7GXWeQkSUj_YpFZte5I8silhnqu6YcF5FvrifYtpCkYjU7pWbr_jkPSR4nTUJbLBM3XqlU_zMIatB55zDV5-BAziPYAeVpknaO4s4cskPpEfa-Aesoy6tjqPq/s1200/0327%20%20Narawntapu%20National%20Park%20Bird%20Hide%20view.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="860" data-original-width="1200" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8n_F0goUYPp1pvEz1J6cCc3iHGQmizG5C0ayc4ipsP_cmjNfHgLUrDu9MGs4MYnz7GXWeQkSUj_YpFZte5I8silhnqu6YcF5FvrifYtpCkYjU7pWbr_jkPSR4nTUJbLBM3XqlU_zMIatB55zDV5-BAziPYAeVpknaO4s4cskPpEfa-Aesoy6tjqPq/w640-h458/0327%20%20Narawntapu%20National%20Park%20Bird%20Hide%20view.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>View From Hide</b></td></tr></tbody></table></span><p class="Normal tm7" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="tm8" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">One of the first birds we saw was a female Musk Duck. </span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3tj7_UDMfPJX73LOiDVljv2E-JibQ7NA5gGAwTmCZE_b-PBHaeFPCt4X9gsQ4RoTrRtlR5SW7z4gAjtcRDGY8JLYDEfavW2ozDE5_4ZlNcNIOTlKDomYeCT6AOLbW__vqB3j1OXcp1llQJ36yAXHRDSd9_xZMeHVV39e9FV3aOG2aF7TF4zoyKIke/s1200/0333%20Musk%20Duck%20(F).jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="719" data-original-width="1200" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3tj7_UDMfPJX73LOiDVljv2E-JibQ7NA5gGAwTmCZE_b-PBHaeFPCt4X9gsQ4RoTrRtlR5SW7z4gAjtcRDGY8JLYDEfavW2ozDE5_4ZlNcNIOTlKDomYeCT6AOLbW__vqB3j1OXcp1llQJ36yAXHRDSd9_xZMeHVV39e9FV3aOG2aF7TF4zoyKIke/w640-h384/0333%20Musk%20Duck%20(F).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: arial;">Musk Duck - female</b></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGLKObXcyJ4U8F7l8sxgjnpbHpJNoQVLonGgyH7KbnIVmSZHJ9DiOYL9wHPyidR6y3TZ4mvbuifnCtNo2cK_Yfp7BqbYiHrv5MuF4ETFrjK2luFcGlUhQ6DDSg7ezE3A3QIXkDdOLynLNZIym2PRu2kaFMcb0i2z1OR5WGja7R9BEdFjIzt-BqjpFo/s1200/0331%20Musk%20Duck%20(F).jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="970" data-original-width="1200" height="518" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGLKObXcyJ4U8F7l8sxgjnpbHpJNoQVLonGgyH7KbnIVmSZHJ9DiOYL9wHPyidR6y3TZ4mvbuifnCtNo2cK_Yfp7BqbYiHrv5MuF4ETFrjK2luFcGlUhQ6DDSg7ezE3A3QIXkDdOLynLNZIym2PRu2kaFMcb0i2z1OR5WGja7R9BEdFjIzt-BqjpFo/w640-h518/0331%20Musk%20Duck%20(F).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: arial;">Musk Duck - female</b></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="Normal tm7" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="tm8" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Plenty of other waterbirds on the lagoon along with Forester Kangaroo and Tasmanian Pademelon around the edges. </span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7oKVkJnbLZmoGuR2sMKtEN0uCzs6_KMMGhHDAmeKVsKR2zCA9tuoJk8GcMcfPYkthjwimtn75JgovWToeiOc_A3CK1rMMQEn7Z6-7aGcN7EhtxOo8HkCRSmL5mvJJWpo_gv2ShNFJjEqUZn8bY4lhzyVbj4n68ki2HTJlA4plUjogTJPMz_VCIccF/s1200/0335%20%20Tasmanian%20Pademelon.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1148" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7oKVkJnbLZmoGuR2sMKtEN0uCzs6_KMMGhHDAmeKVsKR2zCA9tuoJk8GcMcfPYkthjwimtn75JgovWToeiOc_A3CK1rMMQEn7Z6-7aGcN7EhtxOo8HkCRSmL5mvJJWpo_gv2ShNFJjEqUZn8bY4lhzyVbj4n68ki2HTJlA4plUjogTJPMz_VCIccF/w612-h640/0335%20%20Tasmanian%20Pademelon.jpg" width="612" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: arial;">Tasmanian Pademelon</b></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="Normal tm7" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="tm8" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We were swamped by 20 New Zealand tourists
who invaded the hide. We put on our tour guide hat answering questions about the birds and kangaroos as they did not seem to have a guide with them. Went back to Marilyn’s caravan for a coffee before we headed off
to find a Striated Fieldwren in a spot Marilyn had told us about. We found a couple and several large male Forester Kangaroo and Tasmanian Pademelon seeking out some shade.</span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWXZxhb2PCHSwbI71arkS_19USKVfpp5VfhL2u4tVSKv-QP5qkYFCrzbS22MYpjw2DcpmI50zv4sK73nmtFRXjA8IllmJD45gWG1S3HiJPPuN203TzrU3pJHUgOPFJIPsG7JzG4EGltQ524dgG5xcCQxnCElhz7cKg99eHJgpW_0DjF_0weMoGWRMN/s1200/0351%20%20Forester%20Kangaroo.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1147" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWXZxhb2PCHSwbI71arkS_19USKVfpp5VfhL2u4tVSKv-QP5qkYFCrzbS22MYpjw2DcpmI50zv4sK73nmtFRXjA8IllmJD45gWG1S3HiJPPuN203TzrU3pJHUgOPFJIPsG7JzG4EGltQ524dgG5xcCQxnCElhz7cKg99eHJgpW_0DjF_0weMoGWRMN/w612-h640/0351%20%20Forester%20Kangaroo.jpg" width="612" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: justify;"><b><span>Forester Kangaroo</span></b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span class="tm8" style="font-family: arial;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvA6Rg8fPdrtd_QuNR25KaWZiW3DQn11_UBDqm4phidE9EmeYdGldS3yHbph4NuSqbJVlR9IsPp1S_VNuzhL1foumx3j2f_ia2IUkdOUFDzQfu3dPNBj5uYZkja3ya7AVPpZ_3whkQ7aydx_IT7mqqgIVbbFTwaYtDCeFxq6QwwVrcpK7tGldHnS2s/s1200/0359%20%20Forester%20Kangaroo%20-%20Resting.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvA6Rg8fPdrtd_QuNR25KaWZiW3DQn11_UBDqm4phidE9EmeYdGldS3yHbph4NuSqbJVlR9IsPp1S_VNuzhL1foumx3j2f_ia2IUkdOUFDzQfu3dPNBj5uYZkja3ya7AVPpZ_3whkQ7aydx_IT7mqqgIVbbFTwaYtDCeFxq6QwwVrcpK7tGldHnS2s/w640-h480/0359%20%20Forester%20Kangaroo%20-%20Resting.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><b><span>Forester Kangaroo having a rest</span></b></span></td></tr></tbody></table></span><p class="Normal tm7" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="tm8" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Back for lunch with Marilyn and
a few pictures of Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo feeding nearby. An interesting bug flew in to have its photo taken, looks like a Shield Bug. <a href="https://ebird.org/australia/checklist/S130192031">Bird List.</a></span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHTuiwKAZuk37pdZ0wQeG-67rjBLcOcStl_WBGHWTy-hf5i961IZEmGOqXNIimJdAyJj31_2JddKTgHHmdtRB6fHVd4RLQ7rLGd_KsEBeOQWEee-Wx9oOlRA3URFE8SOpCqZoUxKYPtDGED36N3XDrErHDnhEbAW5C0IIchpzoELa2GuBD6T2gvEtk/s1200/0344%20Yellow-tail%20Blk.%20Cockatoo.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHTuiwKAZuk37pdZ0wQeG-67rjBLcOcStl_WBGHWTy-hf5i961IZEmGOqXNIimJdAyJj31_2JddKTgHHmdtRB6fHVd4RLQ7rLGd_KsEBeOQWEee-Wx9oOlRA3URFE8SOpCqZoUxKYPtDGED36N3XDrErHDnhEbAW5C0IIchpzoELa2GuBD6T2gvEtk/w480-h640/0344%20Yellow-tail%20Blk.%20Cockatoo.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: justify;"><b>Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9UGMZOBBqe7MTcWlfmx9uiPkZ8lnpZDcASbSOd8w9EyHnOBGl42aEoCAduA83m-aA_rslBgBGU740Ouwa3QsguecqryMoTmBQ4G0WIzhCRMddXRleZtGF1NbJIlope1M6R9sTr2r-U4OJY8EreFerP1uLJr8VSQHsMG5M_LvmjKjO_RnMZHQWZvyA/s1200/0362%20Bug.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9UGMZOBBqe7MTcWlfmx9uiPkZ8lnpZDcASbSOd8w9EyHnOBGl42aEoCAduA83m-aA_rslBgBGU740Ouwa3QsguecqryMoTmBQ4G0WIzhCRMddXRleZtGF1NbJIlope1M6R9sTr2r-U4OJY8EreFerP1uLJr8VSQHsMG5M_LvmjKjO_RnMZHQWZvyA/w640-h480/0362%20Bug.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: arial;">Shield Bug?</b></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="Normal tm7" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="tm8" style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span>Said farewell to Marilyn and headed off to Scottsdale with a stop at Exeter for an afternoon coffee and to pick up some information at the tourist information office. Then off along some
winding roads, including one unsealed, until we reached our B & B at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottsdale,_Tasmania">Scottsdale</a> just before 5.00pm. Met our host and settled into our room before going out for a couple of Hamburgers at the Loud Iron </span><span>café. Bought a few
food items at Woolworths, which was just across the road from the café</span><span>, before walking back to the B&B. </span></span></p><p class="Normal tm7" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">6/3/23</span></b></p><p class="Normal tm7" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="tm8" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Loaded up the car before going for breakfast at 8.00. Plenty on offer, muesli, coffee and toast was our choice. From Scottsdale we headed across to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derby,_Tasmania">Derby</a>, the mountain bike capital of
Tasmania, where there was lots of bikes, cafes and people. From here we climbed up the ranges into the rainforest, but could not find any stopping places so kept going until we found the turn off to Pyengana. Drove to the
oval, where there is a free camp, to use the toilet. Then a further 7km to the end of the road to park up and go for a 500km walk down to <a href="https://parks.tas.gov.au/explore-our-parks/st-columba-falls-state-reserve/st-columba-falls">St. Columba Falls</a>, which was well worth the effort. </span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgibUQA37C7Zj7DJxxpVo7n-trQBE-SM3Gw3waxxG78gC46zKUTAvTFALwbIfv3cI7uzhKD728B9YhgVlHfYWbCYDFM9SZYJdswJdWorPTLkQ5a2vLfsoOpSjl5bML1FbsXZC4Y0Fhkt-kcWNi2roCGavbOv4x0adHvop9Ttgoe3XcPHdlaQewpkUtG/s3888/DSC00351.JPG" style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="2592" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgibUQA37C7Zj7DJxxpVo7n-trQBE-SM3Gw3waxxG78gC46zKUTAvTFALwbIfv3cI7uzhKD728B9YhgVlHfYWbCYDFM9SZYJdswJdWorPTLkQ5a2vLfsoOpSjl5bML1FbsXZC4Y0Fhkt-kcWNi2roCGavbOv4x0adHvop9Ttgoe3XcPHdlaQewpkUtG/w426-h640/DSC00351.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnDZzuOcj7yz6vFp7W4Cq0yo5O2Sg6GergDqO2GDCGo2VnaMVYDnzMfE9n4h2YbUH3p6pwhKm6KeLoUfQDdMKPy3AlKGhY-Y86QNaO1DMtyKfZkfjpDAXeo4nzOAFyIDTnb3ewJ0R1PHYI-_2mEzB2beWzAwh8Y3EzALzlyI09aYAWMlLdbvnfI0l4/s3888/DSC00360.JPG" style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="2592" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnDZzuOcj7yz6vFp7W4Cq0yo5O2Sg6GergDqO2GDCGo2VnaMVYDnzMfE9n4h2YbUH3p6pwhKm6KeLoUfQDdMKPy3AlKGhY-Y86QNaO1DMtyKfZkfjpDAXeo4nzOAFyIDTnb3ewJ0R1PHYI-_2mEzB2beWzAwh8Y3EzALzlyI09aYAWMlLdbvnfI0l4/w426-h640/DSC00360.JPG" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: arial;">Walk To The Falls</b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz-aiA9fFb4f3cHvt8gdUSzzDP_985dlMUfojOAsJ76dgrB0vc6zP5VSvHLXpXWKa4ZTlZgcW2s-NS7MKzLQZxhuMbK-D5qkgJk93E_r7eg1pt0nRoNMaHcqdgYO23-3kGnv9a3shHSaNUZR0c7het6HW29Ra4q0p3YhmN1BXFWnnNlURW8maOGYxO/s1200/0363%20St.%20Columbo%20Falls.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz-aiA9fFb4f3cHvt8gdUSzzDP_985dlMUfojOAsJ76dgrB0vc6zP5VSvHLXpXWKa4ZTlZgcW2s-NS7MKzLQZxhuMbK-D5qkgJk93E_r7eg1pt0nRoNMaHcqdgYO23-3kGnv9a3shHSaNUZR0c7het6HW29Ra4q0p3YhmN1BXFWnnNlURW8maOGYxO/w426-h640/0363%20St.%20Columbo%20Falls.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: arial;">St. Columba Falls</b></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span>From here we drove back to the </span><a href="https://pyenganadairy.com.au/pages/visit">Pyangana Cafe</a><span> for a coffee and to watch the cows come into the automated milking shed, this cow was enjoying the backscratch They are all micro chipped and recorded as they go through the gate to the shed and come in when they know they need milking, clever cows!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA_2zXSQW5Pc3kzNzU74qzy3TY_twGffdi8eeFtXl6hcZoA-j5xbOl7QPhma6LmwfFeonKKoe1UcB1yeGCuG80bpy9AtyILfqRnJFGSua8fR0Y73PU_kr_9YbRpxCMiKacbIl8XaF-1whj_xpYEgsHga-KC8Ch125n-pV_9ofeCxS8wD1VZ4JaRUdm/s1200/0371%20%20Pyengana%20Sign.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA_2zXSQW5Pc3kzNzU74qzy3TY_twGffdi8eeFtXl6hcZoA-j5xbOl7QPhma6LmwfFeonKKoe1UcB1yeGCuG80bpy9AtyILfqRnJFGSua8fR0Y73PU_kr_9YbRpxCMiKacbIl8XaF-1whj_xpYEgsHga-KC8Ch125n-pV_9ofeCxS8wD1VZ4JaRUdm/w640-h426/0371%20%20Pyengana%20Sign.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p class="Normal tm7" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj98HNGj0DvR2mb07f7hMysF8c2JtWhPFexByjHdra7zgAdsrACRboyus-u4LreEhpC4nnOOUZjmdaTo6-QZWxmsxnRhaqFLgo0UBJu3eUhVQa-9F6LwKTgre-6fJBEfTwFHa7xX-nkdA_7D8mrQVf0r-Yef2ibvAKgorZKM56UkA17nKOsh-SNpKB8/s1200/0374%20%20Cows%20at%20Milking%20Station.jpg" style="clear: left; font-family: arial; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj98HNGj0DvR2mb07f7hMysF8c2JtWhPFexByjHdra7zgAdsrACRboyus-u4LreEhpC4nnOOUZjmdaTo6-QZWxmsxnRhaqFLgo0UBJu3eUhVQa-9F6LwKTgre-6fJBEfTwFHa7xX-nkdA_7D8mrQVf0r-Yef2ibvAKgorZKM56UkA17nKOsh-SNpKB8/w640-h426/0374%20%20Cows%20at%20Milking%20Station.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: arial;">Automated Milking Shed</b></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><span style="font-size: large; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></span><p class="Normal tm7" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></p><p class="Normal tm7" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></p><p class="Normal tm7" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></p><p class="Normal tm7" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></p><p class="Normal tm7" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></p><p class="Normal tm7" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></p><p class="Normal tm7" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></p><p class="Normal tm7" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></p><p class="Normal tm7" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Next stop was <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Helens,_Tasmania">St. Helens</a> to fuel up and visit <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Helens_Important_Bird_Area">St Helens Important Bird Area</a> at Colchis Creek Mouth, where we watched birds in a gale, which was a challenge. <a href="https://ebird.org/australia/checklist/S130432276">Bird List</a>. Found Kings Park nearby for a lunch stop, not very exciting, but there was a shelter with table and chairs. From here we continued on to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scamander,_Tasmania">Scamanda</a> on the coast and our final destination, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicheno,_Tasmania">Bicheno</a>, where we found our Hobart friends Ruth and Richard at their holiday shack. We were allocated their overflow caravan to sleep in. After a curry dinner we drove down to the blowhole to look for Little Penguin, unsuccessfully as it was the wrong time of year. However, it was nice sitting on the rocks watching the full moon rise up as the water shot out of the blowhole.</span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCnvMqKP9PmUV-Uxi7LBqHUGTDdS5by3EOQg3U9sadOXkaxkC-DiIzjMOwqY9myi4WtnyC6EXZ3l2r2cWYkZgDz8jk2fstGVaziz6BTFdQ2LYdzVIM782LCOrPKtd1jQgnpFOWF_GVyG5HJ5NMf2d3FThrrSCkkR6Z_FhsfoqgvqVtGF5ZLk2DyPFL/s1200/0391%20%20Bicheno%20Blowhole%20B%20&%20W.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCnvMqKP9PmUV-Uxi7LBqHUGTDdS5by3EOQg3U9sadOXkaxkC-DiIzjMOwqY9myi4WtnyC6EXZ3l2r2cWYkZgDz8jk2fstGVaziz6BTFdQ2LYdzVIM782LCOrPKtd1jQgnpFOWF_GVyG5HJ5NMf2d3FThrrSCkkR6Z_FhsfoqgvqVtGF5ZLk2DyPFL/w426-h640/0391%20%20Bicheno%20Blowhole%20B%20&%20W.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: arial;">Bicheno At The Blowhole</b></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="Normal tm7" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">7/3/23</span></b></p><p class="Normal tm7" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="tm8" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Quite heavy rain and wind in the night, slow start to the morning. Then I locked the caravan key inside and had to break in to retrieve it. Repaired the window catch before we went to
<a href="https://parks.tas.gov.au/explore-our-parks/douglas-apsley-national-park">Douglas Aspley River National Park</a>, just north of Bicheno and walked down to the river.</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="tm8" style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWORoy-WGnuPuhxQEPVV6BaM3PfT4u7xfMQNGtBPEx1PK6wq5VL48cL3dg8ez7aNGAZJKOC7y2XOkXlSVALuibZ1O4NME6llE4SlZ-7E9RnKQK1Z5KoyVJQAOgVMJBrYkr4IEStSgDln4nMQnHJZ25bswL4QyMUMXUSNl5zz9vTbflxqA8S7fkxY9G/s1200/0395%20%20Aspley%20River.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWORoy-WGnuPuhxQEPVV6BaM3PfT4u7xfMQNGtBPEx1PK6wq5VL48cL3dg8ez7aNGAZJKOC7y2XOkXlSVALuibZ1O4NME6llE4SlZ-7E9RnKQK1Z5KoyVJQAOgVMJBrYkr4IEStSgDln4nMQnHJZ25bswL4QyMUMXUSNl5zz9vTbflxqA8S7fkxY9G/w426-h640/0395%20%20Aspley%20River.jpg" width="426" /></a></span></div><span class="tm8" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTgWnMVGtNg-xYFaDEYM5zMR8OM0JWNLyo-V2CF0Nb9rGe2DqKvKUGJ9tlcU-05hCwqcZ4e5fQazoD7FumIfS-XIJiL91jBarmxzJ2teViwm10nudBRmSMqz3HsytBzgoj-sHtb0XHmgRjjhRWRglB5SXQv3zuougQ9PBt3Wh3dfFKfObHAt5skhoB/s1200/0399%20Douglas-Aspey%20River%20NP%20-%20Bicheno.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTgWnMVGtNg-xYFaDEYM5zMR8OM0JWNLyo-V2CF0Nb9rGe2DqKvKUGJ9tlcU-05hCwqcZ4e5fQazoD7FumIfS-XIJiL91jBarmxzJ2teViwm10nudBRmSMqz3HsytBzgoj-sHtb0XHmgRjjhRWRglB5SXQv3zuougQ9PBt3Wh3dfFKfObHAt5skhoB/w640-h426/0399%20Douglas-Aspey%20River%20NP%20-%20Bicheno.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: arial;">Walk To The River</b></td></tr></tbody></table><span class="tm8" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi12NOelAteUJ-erU8DsSNUiE927tEQE5M044ODrkYzcK1GjGRrF-3_DfIunc3Bl7EgORQGPOZHi3jAPQc5HJl41H7gKltAD9dt7fjNRgYIlk8lr5foIPphUX7aZuHW_Lzm6j1Yw7qBpzjYKdBE0Jw0fBtIwqOmNHx1h8_aFTMM0EyZMoTrE1xVbtJz/s1200/0407%20%20Aspley%20River%20.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi12NOelAteUJ-erU8DsSNUiE927tEQE5M044ODrkYzcK1GjGRrF-3_DfIunc3Bl7EgORQGPOZHi3jAPQc5HJl41H7gKltAD9dt7fjNRgYIlk8lr5foIPphUX7aZuHW_Lzm6j1Yw7qBpzjYKdBE0Jw0fBtIwqOmNHx1h8_aFTMM0EyZMoTrE1xVbtJz/w426-h640/0407%20%20Aspley%20River%20.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: arial;">Aspley River</b></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Quiet for birds, probably because it was very windy, Brown Thornbill and Tasmanian Scrubwren of interest. <a href="https://ebird.org/australia/checklist/S130432368">Bird List.</a></span></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">In the late afternoon we drove down to the <a href="https://www.lobstershacktasmania.com.au/">Lobster Shack</a>, in Bicheno, with our friends and found a table inside out of the wind.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4aFU0G3RAXaJzMGYaXQiwH0pjNZjJ_-KxDVDLp4sFvwnZd4T_IFkWhD6FVeKa8gYoBSqHbibXq4QNtaI5IL5Vxc6VkqfXtLEAXMjNkawEuZxJKnExKqd1BZTC2r17F2mBcLBTo2AFWzVkyA8isjUW-CrRlFznnRhuD6P8_cbPmdM2u80jL1olJKDn/s1200/0416%20%20Lobster%20Shack%20Bicheno.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4aFU0G3RAXaJzMGYaXQiwH0pjNZjJ_-KxDVDLp4sFvwnZd4T_IFkWhD6FVeKa8gYoBSqHbibXq4QNtaI5IL5Vxc6VkqfXtLEAXMjNkawEuZxJKnExKqd1BZTC2r17F2mBcLBTo2AFWzVkyA8isjUW-CrRlFznnRhuD6P8_cbPmdM2u80jL1olJKDn/w640-h426/0416%20%20Lobster%20Shack%20Bicheno.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p class="Normal tm7" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Plenty of people queuing, some for takeaways some
for sit down. We ordered the meals, fish and chips, Calamari and salad and Lindsay had a Shack Pack, which was a mixture of seafood. Very good meals all round.</span></p><p class="Normal tm7" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">8/3/23</span></b></p><p class="Normal tm7" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span class="tm8">Some rain overnight with lots of wind, which had died down by the time we woke up. Went for a walk to Denison Beach in the <a href="https://mapcarta.com/28653666">Denison Rivulet Conservation Park</a>.</span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinWLym1A8zgxUgo4XmPDRhd3MbG5wWcTDlRXy_sbY8ruVsmOoZtMgnIOdgosSUTuRwOvp_u11EsCA5L2OgpiqDMe_qFxzkODR740KB2IouWajU7uOS8pAigjwjlcTug7wT_mnhUs8CoSqGB3F_KAJA9TYT3VhnVounjD-LKskWarL7mmutudjpsdb4/s1200/0434%20Denison%20Rivulet%20Conservation%20Park.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinWLym1A8zgxUgo4XmPDRhd3MbG5wWcTDlRXy_sbY8ruVsmOoZtMgnIOdgosSUTuRwOvp_u11EsCA5L2OgpiqDMe_qFxzkODR740KB2IouWajU7uOS8pAigjwjlcTug7wT_mnhUs8CoSqGB3F_KAJA9TYT3VhnVounjD-LKskWarL7mmutudjpsdb4/w640-h426/0434%20Denison%20Rivulet%20Conservation%20Park.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: justify;"><b>Denison Beach</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="Normal tm7"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span class="tm8">Had a few birds
along here including Green Rosella and a flock of Silvereye in the beach vegetation and on the beach Pacific Gull and Pied Oystercatcher. </span></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"> <a href="https://ebird.org/australia/checklist/S130432459">Bird List.</a></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXdhaOVCqluRcVI8RvXDaJwBYzk4ypWGEg3W74Lvvj4DoWyGPW0RB-FCVwnu6Ku-LZtkMN5IwSXt290wX5Bt5f07R8CbX3t9ZFR_leAymnBJzVFuH5qxaGvjuN8SabJ1Y9R2YxOL6d7RxT8mortIAb4gJI-zCDJ_rMp8QbtxIs3IknWpss9Kre0E0r/s1200/0062%20Pied%20Oystercatcher%201.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="906" data-original-width="1200" height="484" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXdhaOVCqluRcVI8RvXDaJwBYzk4ypWGEg3W74Lvvj4DoWyGPW0RB-FCVwnu6Ku-LZtkMN5IwSXt290wX5Bt5f07R8CbX3t9ZFR_leAymnBJzVFuH5qxaGvjuN8SabJ1Y9R2YxOL6d7RxT8mortIAb4gJI-zCDJ_rMp8QbtxIs3IknWpss9Kre0E0r/w640-h484/0062%20Pied%20Oystercatcher%201.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: arial;">Pied Oystercatcher</b></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="Normal tm7" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Back at our friends shack a mini bird wave occurred with 3 Green Rosella, 3 Grey Shrikethrush, Yellow-throated Honeyeater, 2 Spotted Pardalote and 3 Common Starling.</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5AFRsbceHLPyIZuq7AtGUvJw8NUQ5qQk9HWXVTq182dDoq6mYqbdbTgSwUwTpolbmUKWbz0iJp_HJbM6NdRH29CygmmP8NySIFDYRRQSFwgSzRJf8q8M1gihF32csVJF-NspkaGS1xrYwLMWuEcAHGPt3qSnF0UTI8AgClEdE9uTuyDJEYC9hmXfN/s1200/0382%20Grey%20Shrikethrush%20-immature.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1075" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5AFRsbceHLPyIZuq7AtGUvJw8NUQ5qQk9HWXVTq182dDoq6mYqbdbTgSwUwTpolbmUKWbz0iJp_HJbM6NdRH29CygmmP8NySIFDYRRQSFwgSzRJf8q8M1gihF32csVJF-NspkaGS1xrYwLMWuEcAHGPt3qSnF0UTI8AgClEdE9uTuyDJEYC9hmXfN/w574-h640/0382%20Grey%20Shrikethrush%20-immature.jpg" width="574" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: arial;">Grey Shrikethrush - immature</b></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="Normal tm7" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span class="tm8">After a big cooked breakfast we set off south until we reached <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swansea,_Tasmania">Swansea</a>, here we stopped for morning coffee at Swansea Beach Park alongside Saltwater Creek.
We had our first Tasmanian Native-hen for a few days foraging in the park and about 20 Musk Lorikeet - first for trip. <a href="https://ebird.org/australia/checklist/S130433001">Bird List.</a></span></span></p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Then onto <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triabunna">Triabunna</a>, where the ferry goes to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Island">Maria Island</a>. We parked up beside the wharf and went for a short walk to stretch our legs. Plenty of Silver Gulls hanging around the fish and chip shop looking for handouts and more Musk Lorikeets in the surrounding trees. <a href="https://ebird.org/australia/checklist/S130434070">Bird List.</a></div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMTiRYAse_ZboS_cPu_jEU4nJRKDDJRYLMQgpwLBm_64E-_XfpmXJ8lsqvwqHgacQ2cfUJ4UsujQGY5jxnYTbMc9uPF8Nw64GAE1Cah-nZ8WJH23mXq7BiAPQ-9SfO5ZZ8HMKTxJFtu8VzlBd8kbWzQlrbBoTMWTG2_n0dRmEzkimS76n1xYDhMMcY/s1200/0443%20Maria%20Island%20Ferry.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMTiRYAse_ZboS_cPu_jEU4nJRKDDJRYLMQgpwLBm_64E-_XfpmXJ8lsqvwqHgacQ2cfUJ4UsujQGY5jxnYTbMc9uPF8Nw64GAE1Cah-nZ8WJH23mXq7BiAPQ-9SfO5ZZ8HMKTxJFtu8VzlBd8kbWzQlrbBoTMWTG2_n0dRmEzkimS76n1xYDhMMcY/w640-h426/0443%20Maria%20Island%20Ferry.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: arial;">Maria Island Ferry</b></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="Normal tm7" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="tm8" style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Continued along the coast road winding our way south to Orford for lunch. Stopped
at two uninspiring cafes who were most unhelpful in our quest to get a multigrain sandwich. The third café we tried was much more professional and we got our lunch, not multigrain, but a very fresh white bread roll. Finished
lunch and found the nearby <a href="https://friends-of-orford-bird-sanctuary.org/">Orford Bird Sanctuary</a>.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSXyq5WthB3cCTpfifVm7NqGnP_iTGeftEfkNefEmhXwEACvrIug25zqF11E1YBCUV8ICCcbAPDrTCjCEZK1wTR8ZWQ2SDYoNxSdO5aCjvrp9uZ0bMvqYbhMsKQ9YCUrG39kIttfdZFVtm8JMu5l3NSKW0cYZXRfBO173vWa8lIb118nSb9cHJUVyX/s1200/0445%20Orford%20Bird%20Sanctuary%20Sign.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSXyq5WthB3cCTpfifVm7NqGnP_iTGeftEfkNefEmhXwEACvrIug25zqF11E1YBCUV8ICCcbAPDrTCjCEZK1wTR8ZWQ2SDYoNxSdO5aCjvrp9uZ0bMvqYbhMsKQ9YCUrG39kIttfdZFVtm8JMu5l3NSKW0cYZXRfBO173vWa8lIb118nSb9cHJUVyX/w640-h426/0445%20Orford%20Bird%20Sanctuary%20Sign.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p class="Normal tm7" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span class="tm8">We found some good birds here, the best being 3 Hooded Plover, at a distance but still identifiable, Hoary-headed Grebe (trip tick), Caspian Tern, Brown Thornbill and Musk Lorikeet
( 3</span><sup><span class="tm8">rd</span></sup><span class="tm8"> sighting today). <a href="https://ebird.org/australia/checklist/S130434557">Bird List.</a></span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV1tQ0tLOAmWOgkP-zX_cxuq-kZNIkPD5t7orr0XqwL6hnGYg_U9QpJFcfzt_GPAgUDJfI__TyLnDyOFJXbPZl4aaGIXv_BrXKGcMIDZdBzUN-DYbRBbsXZZxA9m7JW5wdbGRL83i7nFv8DOIkW-hY7Hf6ZcRR33z060Fvg432yEGuEjHcG7RQK6jR/s1167/2247%20%20Hooded%20Plover.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1040" data-original-width="1167" height="570" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV1tQ0tLOAmWOgkP-zX_cxuq-kZNIkPD5t7orr0XqwL6hnGYg_U9QpJFcfzt_GPAgUDJfI__TyLnDyOFJXbPZl4aaGIXv_BrXKGcMIDZdBzUN-DYbRBbsXZZxA9m7JW5wdbGRL83i7nFv8DOIkW-hY7Hf6ZcRR33z060Fvg432yEGuEjHcG7RQK6jR/w640-h570/2247%20%20Hooded%20Plover.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: arial;">Hooded Plover</b></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">From Orford we continued on to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sorell,_Tasmania">Sorell</a> and across a couple of causeways then to Hobart. Drove through Hobart in lots of traffic and saw the giant Ovation of the Seas cruise liner in port. This was the cruise liner we had been told to expect, it's maximum passenger capacity is 4,905, you won't find us on it! Lindsay managed a photo of part of it as we drove along the highway.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbMmpwlThFDV_ktsiHWXIOoART6O-q4unhb6ZY8E8iW4prHfKe0xWjnLHhokPGDM3nRX26XPthS3IKJa2xcEefdc41f0MMgiIfwoyLgoQTnQlwaMcezRB38I_CRmg5_Degs8Rd1SAGMBOidpckjvQqmOn3povlMhO40HwANKwxc1mY0SYkZqyrf4WU/s1200/0456%20Ovation%20Seas%20Liner.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="1200" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbMmpwlThFDV_ktsiHWXIOoART6O-q4unhb6ZY8E8iW4prHfKe0xWjnLHhokPGDM3nRX26XPthS3IKJa2xcEefdc41f0MMgiIfwoyLgoQTnQlwaMcezRB38I_CRmg5_Degs8Rd1SAGMBOidpckjvQqmOn3povlMhO40HwANKwxc1mY0SYkZqyrf4WU/w640-h360/0456%20Ovation%20Seas%20Liner.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: justify;"><b>Ovation of the Seas</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Then onto Kingston where we fuelled up and visited the car wash to get the hire car looking good. Back to our friends to get ready and to pack up for tomorrows early start for the second leg of our trip in Sydney.</div></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">9/3/23 - Sydney Experience</span></b></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Up at 5.30am with a coffee and away before 6.00 am and headed for the airport, going back through Hobart, with the traffic, which at this time of day was not too bad. Made it to the airport in one piece and dropped off the car before booking in. Got a breakfast roll and coffee for an early morning snack before we boarded the plane and took off on time 8.45 am. Uneventful journey arriving in Sydney 10.30 am. Collected our luggage, when we managed to locate the pick up area and headed out to get our arranged taxi. Waited around and no sign of our taxi at the taxi rank, which we thought was a logical pick up place, but apparently prearranged taxis do not pick up outside the arrival terminal. With no instructions as to where the pick up was and everyone we asked telling us they didn't know we got a regular taxi to take us to our friends Pat and Pete’s place in Stanmore. We were greeted with a cup of coffee and a chocolate biscuit.</div></span><p class="Normal tm7" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">10/3/23</span></b></p><p class="Normal tm7" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span class="tm8">Up for breakfast muesli and fruit. Pete took us to the railway station, where we caught the train to Central Station and transferred onto the Light Rail.</span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm1rtLAJsPCW0hnwdGMsOyEpfPIPcM53JBCjTcbnbKz23Umo_hB9V8U1ib8olNYc7f28RiU6pffjtj6yBLwytzXL73ahLSizFe7408H9UHObFMSOOc2anbDplj92ux3YrRHwBQutlKwWOmZX_VE-ViDzxktN0ZuZOw2yJeW2gM7ATTzdHmyA5xu_89/s1200/0470%20Lighjt%20Rail%20Sydney.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm1rtLAJsPCW0hnwdGMsOyEpfPIPcM53JBCjTcbnbKz23Umo_hB9V8U1ib8olNYc7f28RiU6pffjtj6yBLwytzXL73ahLSizFe7408H9UHObFMSOOc2anbDplj92ux3YrRHwBQutlKwWOmZX_VE-ViDzxktN0ZuZOw2yJeW2gM7ATTzdHmyA5xu_89/w640-h480/0470%20Lighjt%20Rail%20Sydney.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: arial;">Light Rail</b></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="Normal tm7" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span class="tm8">This took us to Pyrmont, where the <a href="https://www.sea.museum/">National Maritime Museum</a> is. Had a walk around before getting a coffee in the adjacent <a href="https://www.ripplesmaritimemuseum.com.au/">Ripples Café</a>, nice coffee.
Then paid our entry fee of $20.00 (Seniors Rate) which allowed us to visit the exhibits on the water, first we investigated HMAS </span>Onslow<span class="tm8"> a</span><span class="tm8">n Oberon class submarine</span><span class="tm8">, very cramped inside and very interesting. </span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJaiupsV6N3RE9KTwu5bPtrII3VfOjkjBH_aay9e6x2S3tVTX4rcy41G-PWEbKvmAXnw9PCR5fCcWf1pCZ53gG2V-wQbFo9qfLoEH0QSptP5WHvIDD_hfnGNehK1gLNfR7L7JQUcCiS8vz4-wQh2RBCcKUGg-EzwCNtcLk3VaJ-Al9xo3kG6IsZisc/s1200/0392%20Submarine%20HMAS%20Onslow.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJaiupsV6N3RE9KTwu5bPtrII3VfOjkjBH_aay9e6x2S3tVTX4rcy41G-PWEbKvmAXnw9PCR5fCcWf1pCZ53gG2V-wQbFo9qfLoEH0QSptP5WHvIDD_hfnGNehK1gLNfR7L7JQUcCiS8vz4-wQh2RBCcKUGg-EzwCNtcLk3VaJ-Al9xo3kG6IsZisc/w640-h480/0392%20Submarine%20HMAS%20Onslow.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: arial;"><span class="tm8" style="text-align: justify;">HMAS </span><span style="text-align: justify;">Onslow</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span class="tm8"><br /></span></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0m3FW-ipQCO0t-7F0kRGQIIte3e6snULEJWXC_2hXVJUFOP6jciOnO-lY5P5avhCMyxNI2jC9u80CyKVd-CLAUf1mloCWm9lk9MERXD6zFHRodmhW4tzGwAO1o7Etx1oKKV95iuXdql7PU19ICdmBRBkPQC4RZ5MHfISzfGVwg0UvRq93Xu_13xe3/s1200/0407%20Submarine%20HMAS%20Onslow%20Engine%20Room.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0m3FW-ipQCO0t-7F0kRGQIIte3e6snULEJWXC_2hXVJUFOP6jciOnO-lY5P5avhCMyxNI2jC9u80CyKVd-CLAUf1mloCWm9lk9MERXD6zFHRodmhW4tzGwAO1o7Etx1oKKV95iuXdql7PU19ICdmBRBkPQC4RZ5MHfISzfGVwg0UvRq93Xu_13xe3/w640-h480/0407%20Submarine%20HMAS%20Onslow%20Engine%20Room.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: arial;"><span class="tm8" style="text-align: justify;">HMAS </span><span style="text-align: justify;">Onslow Engine Room</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZrnsfUMDDk99l-iRQ-_WFI93YifUJXRiG_yGQH9vsC0Q87O-2XujHUJigLVftp4QQcjmTFzly8ci5AJr4vEqcbGaq85Jk1TpUgA5XnWC9lCOGAa6jduwayfT6VGM2uZ-fWxOdY3BTOkeuv1mTKvSXOSt-ptkvJgSGYx_Z5phR8bGTGH_FHVlJ6Bd8/s1200/0482%20Submarine%20HMAS%20Onslow%20Old%20School%20Valves.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZrnsfUMDDk99l-iRQ-_WFI93YifUJXRiG_yGQH9vsC0Q87O-2XujHUJigLVftp4QQcjmTFzly8ci5AJr4vEqcbGaq85Jk1TpUgA5XnWC9lCOGAa6jduwayfT6VGM2uZ-fWxOdY3BTOkeuv1mTKvSXOSt-ptkvJgSGYx_Z5phR8bGTGH_FHVlJ6Bd8/w426-h640/0482%20Submarine%20HMAS%20Onslow%20Old%20School%20Valves.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: arial;"><span class="tm8" style="text-align: justify;">HMAS </span><span style="text-align: justify;">Onslow Old School Valves</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="Normal tm7" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span class="tm8">Next</span><span class="tm8"> the <a href="http://irqueensland.blogspot.com/2018/02/onboard-tour-daring-class-destroyer.html">Daring Class Destroyer HMAS </a></span><span><a href="http://irqueensland.blogspot.com/2018/02/onboard-tour-daring-class-destroyer.html">Vampire</a>,</span><span class="tm8"> </span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp57vDUpwv1Utq60v7YSycn45fOYcxVGD3H2fp_fji2TsXs5cUg8zPf9VxYeuMM0nbUZVix6B6Nk83YoPdSv8RsODGZeT0hfhWqIOkxEhLHvsjvvbYp16IeMlsvLtm4-qFgqY-9XWtlKF6brGaR6wCzWn4YUCvfwxKiT54hEuis3fnfELf5oVsj70K/s1200/0487%20%20HMAS%20Advance.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp57vDUpwv1Utq60v7YSycn45fOYcxVGD3H2fp_fji2TsXs5cUg8zPf9VxYeuMM0nbUZVix6B6Nk83YoPdSv8RsODGZeT0hfhWqIOkxEhLHvsjvvbYp16IeMlsvLtm4-qFgqY-9XWtlKF6brGaR6wCzWn4YUCvfwxKiT54hEuis3fnfELf5oVsj70K/w426-h640/0487%20%20HMAS%20Advance.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: arial;"><span class="tm8" style="text-align: justify;">HMAS </span><span style="text-align: justify;">Vampire</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="Normal tm7" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span class="tm8">Finally
we boarded the replica of Captain Cook’s ship <a href="https://www.sea.museum/whats-on/our-fleet/hmb-endeavour">HMB </a></span><span class="tm8"><a href="https://www.sea.museum/whats-on/our-fleet/hmb-endeavour">Endeavour</a>, this Australian-built vessel is one of the world's most accurate maritime replica vessels. It was interesting to see the cramped conditions on this boat. </span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5t_Tls8ZiomLcCv1y6_-ynE2u-UC_m6AjxZC3yv-lvQFTgKR15oG5oSPxDsZFQ17V-56fAma8YlX1MREKa2bIknn85kx_jIX_NYIjyUQInKRXbak27Lf4mmNsOSjsTRXFep32RIHgAChDdyaZi_lioz2wstFoAFrxVjsNP_6ghq3wPDFEjnPQ8JIn/s1200/0442%20%20HMB%20Endeavour%20Replica.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="902" data-original-width="1200" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5t_Tls8ZiomLcCv1y6_-ynE2u-UC_m6AjxZC3yv-lvQFTgKR15oG5oSPxDsZFQ17V-56fAma8YlX1MREKa2bIknn85kx_jIX_NYIjyUQInKRXbak27Lf4mmNsOSjsTRXFep32RIHgAChDdyaZi_lioz2wstFoAFrxVjsNP_6ghq3wPDFEjnPQ8JIn/w640-h482/0442%20%20HMB%20Endeavour%20Replica.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: arial;">HMB Endeavour - replica</b></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKPAue0-wZf8DkVSGsQjTbGULPvVc0DlWz4UBliAexPgi02KaoN5TFmlmVBUHiWtO83lvNV1b_BetcyVtHFm359LdHSIER6uwbRbpFqpTzs_uVvh6kznIuQ75zaPOiO9KwaimPdngYcbwZf9pvZHCjk1V4hOCfEqOcdsREQLMm1zo3pgqyuCdQqh3z/s1200/0421%20%20HMB%20Endevour%20Ships%20Bell-Ropes.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKPAue0-wZf8DkVSGsQjTbGULPvVc0DlWz4UBliAexPgi02KaoN5TFmlmVBUHiWtO83lvNV1b_BetcyVtHFm359LdHSIER6uwbRbpFqpTzs_uVvh6kznIuQ75zaPOiO9KwaimPdngYcbwZf9pvZHCjk1V4hOCfEqOcdsREQLMm1zo3pgqyuCdQqh3z/w480-h640/0421%20%20HMB%20Endevour%20Ships%20Bell-Ropes.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>HMB Endeavour - </b><b>Ships Bell and Ropes</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMDqHUj-etzastoG65Yrsi8Th9LdG4N0FVP8vx_6Oq5a5lwveGNv_iYgTlk-KuuIUo4UGVsV_t0YVDA1XpxrE1G0LdookmT9HGdRTO1PcqRwUuNt6E8NtOfve2yQ1x7WvzUSbAzZNrP8uHvN6QFr3hBWMRzELHPuYOQlWgcv39kxN_EjN7G-Q8noQ0/s1200/0424%20%20HMB%20Endevour%20Dining%20Room.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMDqHUj-etzastoG65Yrsi8Th9LdG4N0FVP8vx_6Oq5a5lwveGNv_iYgTlk-KuuIUo4UGVsV_t0YVDA1XpxrE1G0LdookmT9HGdRTO1PcqRwUuNt6E8NtOfve2yQ1x7WvzUSbAzZNrP8uHvN6QFr3hBWMRzELHPuYOQlWgcv39kxN_EjN7G-Q8noQ0/w640-h480/0424%20%20HMB%20Endevour%20Dining%20Room.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>HMB Endeavour - </b><b>Dining Room</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM_SioJp5X-QugRzUf0BNNyyhINwtOqksfcx7tfzUMMSwB0p4qCT2g_WarMZQV2hI9LvO66MDAvcfGMHgAaPrdrKSdL8foFNLNRS0OiFF8rkR2I42ZRx3ahZMTdWF4uByFeaVlMsvQ0MOCkoKl7mZOAS_eiZoBt3pSFgIkEaPGSutD_6NB-4ykuixp/s1200/0428%20%20HMB%20Endevour%20Joseph%20Banks%20Room.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM_SioJp5X-QugRzUf0BNNyyhINwtOqksfcx7tfzUMMSwB0p4qCT2g_WarMZQV2hI9LvO66MDAvcfGMHgAaPrdrKSdL8foFNLNRS0OiFF8rkR2I42ZRx3ahZMTdWF4uByFeaVlMsvQ0MOCkoKl7mZOAS_eiZoBt3pSFgIkEaPGSutD_6NB-4ykuixp/w640-h480/0428%20%20HMB%20Endevour%20Joseph%20Banks%20Room.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: arial;">HMB Endeavour - Joseph Banks Room</b></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="Normal tm7" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="tm8" style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Then we had a walk around the museum looking at the various displays, including several ships made from Lego and several boats representing Australia maritime
achievements.</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAREsWRyEwdnaDkir8QS1hA9IgjYWMEzICqZb2zAKszcobvjf3rOgPe9UOv2XtTgNbHELX8hJ7bUabFBf0k4vJukyiydHNNyNVKgTAe55z68nUhG6O60ti3jS75wFp4_OhD76jlIhet4Rw27LE-JKfxgmRqQfUkGp9Ts96QHrpgcwFKMf3hk9E8PmD/s1200/0434%20%20Batavia%20Lego%20Model%20.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAREsWRyEwdnaDkir8QS1hA9IgjYWMEzICqZb2zAKszcobvjf3rOgPe9UOv2XtTgNbHELX8hJ7bUabFBf0k4vJukyiydHNNyNVKgTAe55z68nUhG6O60ti3jS75wFp4_OhD76jlIhet4Rw27LE-JKfxgmRqQfUkGp9Ts96QHrpgcwFKMf3hk9E8PmD/w640-h480/0434%20%20Batavia%20Lego%20Model%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: arial;">Batavia Lego Model</b></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="Normal tm7" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Then had lunch with friends Lee, who Keith known for 65 years, and his wife Jean at the <a href="https://www.thelittlesnail.com.au/">Little Snail restaurant</a>, excellent 3 course meal. </span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiADTYlk8FuIu9gCUfdWXx3rMQyjlwqb-36LPratEJF0-m0-MTkqLGIseAHsiGKm3iUNTtNkM_LLv4zEvFIqtSGwW-GMLgpoJ_3sboOBYWKbqVx-rN7qH0YU0Dy7iG5QNyLtX_9A4r-nR68M9WpF138wx4Yb0pB8r6c8yrfaSTTurSktUCvsuwmR3kQ/s1200/0465%20%20Little%20Snail%20Restaurant.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiADTYlk8FuIu9gCUfdWXx3rMQyjlwqb-36LPratEJF0-m0-MTkqLGIseAHsiGKm3iUNTtNkM_LLv4zEvFIqtSGwW-GMLgpoJ_3sboOBYWKbqVx-rN7qH0YU0Dy7iG5QNyLtX_9A4r-nR68M9WpF138wx4Yb0pB8r6c8yrfaSTTurSktUCvsuwmR3kQ/w640-h426/0465%20%20Little%20Snail%20Restaurant.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: arial;">Little Snail Restaurant</b></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="Normal tm7" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span>Had afternoon coffee at Ripples Café before getting a ferry to Circular Quay. </span><span>Said our farewells here and then walked
around to the Opera House and Botanic Gardens. <a href="https://ebird.org/australia/checklist/S130568046">Bird List</a> Then returned to Circular Quay to catch a train back to Stanmore.</span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNTO-Eu1_xbdpLPVSCTDG6QCNN8HoZrry2cCwzrpuyC2v6bcza9FcakfGXTRjUAGFu25K6Li7ltS_JsXSTKlGv2AAeL-Fo_ii2S2I4ROvDHt4tY7PlFfgP1fpKVr6xRihkykHihxVeGcRjaCkyMnhXZE_Tx6ky1ffF0JbU1RMdsA0JFVSAjtqef8oU/s1200/0445%20%20Circular%20Quay%20View.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNTO-Eu1_xbdpLPVSCTDG6QCNN8HoZrry2cCwzrpuyC2v6bcza9FcakfGXTRjUAGFu25K6Li7ltS_JsXSTKlGv2AAeL-Fo_ii2S2I4ROvDHt4tY7PlFfgP1fpKVr6xRihkykHihxVeGcRjaCkyMnhXZE_Tx6ky1ffF0JbU1RMdsA0JFVSAjtqef8oU/w640-h480/0445%20%20Circular%20Quay%20View.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: arial;">Circular Quay, Cruise Ship, Harbour Bridge and Opera House</b></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcROjh0ZKGaaMZ5o5UUWL_SDASEuXRjEFPY_YqsfEGEhHdlK5pyLe2-p0-7jBf5d3fZcsPS3HtYUgwc2Ip1HVRm55hVBXZLArsbOIRPwHygk6rE49gm2Jq0JxPw9mtlobYtvzrTicYG51en-V1ybzz3kD8Abee5td_tyQ7mrGBr4cRgTQa4hykKC_7/s1200/0454%20%20Sydney%20Harbour%20Bridge.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcROjh0ZKGaaMZ5o5UUWL_SDASEuXRjEFPY_YqsfEGEhHdlK5pyLe2-p0-7jBf5d3fZcsPS3HtYUgwc2Ip1HVRm55hVBXZLArsbOIRPwHygk6rE49gm2Jq0JxPw9mtlobYtvzrTicYG51en-V1ybzz3kD8Abee5td_tyQ7mrGBr4cRgTQa4hykKC_7/w640-h480/0454%20%20Sydney%20Harbour%20Bridge.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: arial;">Harbour Bridge</b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><b style="font-family: arial;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPnwH0uC_-6q_w8BNa9aWPHnKuG4Ci_uKqGxpd2XepfXR6y6FwzZyoTQ8knNwo_vyO0i9-pIvzp0hLfHEjSxEA80qXrCtGpAjyvGhH-P7POPsjRL3BV-Dg60Tdv4MLEHoPs_G64qSCcr55odtZf6rdB0qH07SDuDmO2Qd4PQjoYP7WS6sZxSsWFmfX/s1200/0527%20%20Opera%20House.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPnwH0uC_-6q_w8BNa9aWPHnKuG4Ci_uKqGxpd2XepfXR6y6FwzZyoTQ8knNwo_vyO0i9-pIvzp0hLfHEjSxEA80qXrCtGpAjyvGhH-P7POPsjRL3BV-Dg60Tdv4MLEHoPs_G64qSCcr55odtZf6rdB0qH07SDuDmO2Qd4PQjoYP7WS6sZxSsWFmfX/w640-h426/0527%20%20Opera%20House.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Sydney Opera House</b></td></tr></tbody></table></b></div><p class="Normal tm5" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="font-family: arial;"><span class="tm6" style="font-size: medium;">11/03/23</span></b></p>
<p class="Normal tm5" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="tm7" style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Had a day sightseeing in Sydney, caught the train to Town Hall. Enjoyed walking around the shops, but didn't buy anything apart from lunch.</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGcb-TMD3ZEDVHb7X3BSsplHzG3feW-fZ87MlXGri_o9TZfZCRY6pG6NdkmEw-770i_g1BA4X-N3lByhbnQHbz5BBtLs5KA_OWVU1i8mIbwz7O7dxmjFqmAH_lf43a2do06allEeJDklfqGHb_fpbOUoghfrBtWaBX7mF1jfFOXWeld6TXo1nZuudO/s1200/0465%20%20Sydney%20Town%20Hall.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="973" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGcb-TMD3ZEDVHb7X3BSsplHzG3feW-fZ87MlXGri_o9TZfZCRY6pG6NdkmEw-770i_g1BA4X-N3lByhbnQHbz5BBtLs5KA_OWVU1i8mIbwz7O7dxmjFqmAH_lf43a2do06allEeJDklfqGHb_fpbOUoghfrBtWaBX7mF1jfFOXWeld6TXo1nZuudO/w518-h640/0465%20%20Sydney%20Town%20Hall.jpg" width="518" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: arial;">Sydney Town Hall</b></td></tr></tbody></table><span class="tm7" style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="tm7" style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Tried to find a spare battery for Lindsay's Sony camera, but none of the four camera shops we visited had one, surprisingly.</span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1bDIGANXYX0SKybXxmTu7rhETVa6_gNDSBG-BTcgm12V_GYpqLqDJkNEugYsf2Jr05mypdZQXQPg2zOoLjiqUCi60OQaITWLxlaRxP5_r7Le5dWrYmbtCmyuvBqQ_mwRRbNHkQTDW55EzxGlJD0OMvWhmGJcmfGZXWPcZCyL8SJ1MLq4hnNYvUBeC/s1200/0533%20%20George-Market%20Streets,%20Sydney.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1bDIGANXYX0SKybXxmTu7rhETVa6_gNDSBG-BTcgm12V_GYpqLqDJkNEugYsf2Jr05mypdZQXQPg2zOoLjiqUCi60OQaITWLxlaRxP5_r7Le5dWrYmbtCmyuvBqQ_mwRRbNHkQTDW55EzxGlJD0OMvWhmGJcmfGZXWPcZCyL8SJ1MLq4hnNYvUBeC/w640-h426/0533%20%20George-Market%20Streets,%20Sydney.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: arial;">George-Market Streets, Sydney</b></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="Normal tm5" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Walked back to
Town Hall Station to get the train, which set off for Stanmore, but at Central Station it was changed to go to Olympic Park, so we had to get off. The problem was due to power lines coming down over the rail lines south of Sydney and causing chaos on the whole system. Two more promised trains to Stanmore came and went to different destinations.
Another train on the adjacent platform, which was going to Olympic Park stopping at a few stations, was changed to stop at all stations including Stanmore. This messing around took nearly an hour, but eventually we were on the
move slowly. Finally got back to our friends for a coffee and very nice Custard Tart from the local Portuguese baker at the <a href="https://sweetbelem.square.site/">Sweet Belem Cake Boutique</a>.</span></p><p class="Normal tm5" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">12/3/23</span></b></p><p class="Normal tm5" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span class="tm7"><span>Today were had arranged to go birding with friends who we got to know when we ran <a href="https://www.birdwatchers.com.au/">Kingfisher Park Birdwatchers Lodge</a> and they stayed on several occasions. Off</span></span><span> to the
station to get the train to Epping via a change at Strathfield. Met Jenny and Rob at the station and they took us to <a href="https://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/visit-a-park/parks/lane-cove-national-park">Lane Cove National Park</a>, where they found a Powerful Owl for us, plus Eastern Spinebill and Spotted Pardalote. <a href="https://ebird.org/australia/checklist/S130815277">Bird List.</a></span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghlZYsosv588rfCJ-KV_hmrAmWIwiXkwNZ3wY6lB5cRfu0wLoCrbOd0XBbgBz4_fc64C-u9NEh4JN5r3V3BFFY1Nn3vyzltFXs_m6R20Q7gfWH4xJl1uxN--rSddrVZnVuFUof6ei7XL5XnHTr6ue5GuS5NdeVjaiPoZ4FDSrP6TqMqRbCh3Ca2YmN/s1200/%20%20%20Powerfull%20Owl%201.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghlZYsosv588rfCJ-KV_hmrAmWIwiXkwNZ3wY6lB5cRfu0wLoCrbOd0XBbgBz4_fc64C-u9NEh4JN5r3V3BFFY1Nn3vyzltFXs_m6R20Q7gfWH4xJl1uxN--rSddrVZnVuFUof6ei7XL5XnHTr6ue5GuS5NdeVjaiPoZ4FDSrP6TqMqRbCh3Ca2YmN/w426-h640/%20%20%20Powerfull%20Owl%201.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: arial;">Powerful Owl</b></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="Normal tm5" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Then we headed off to Scheyville National Park, near Windsor.</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrVWCDRvD2AIOlx_cMre3qARiyEliCjOi4VzlsFxL134iCuAYzbLH93FGjw5hYZM8AkHS9avLibKRIqOfrLSx41JLikL1V_2kMq1Swn1iXCjHMVB4tnJBsUExFxFe7pO0vC_KqnJ6OATRMj3FWUxfTRMn1II2Ipky4ZwVhh70_Xu_YmBkYcXFcYCFf/s1200/0552%20%20Scheyville%20NP%20Sign.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrVWCDRvD2AIOlx_cMre3qARiyEliCjOi4VzlsFxL134iCuAYzbLH93FGjw5hYZM8AkHS9avLibKRIqOfrLSx41JLikL1V_2kMq1Swn1iXCjHMVB4tnJBsUExFxFe7pO0vC_KqnJ6OATRMj3FWUxfTRMn1II2Ipky4ZwVhh70_Xu_YmBkYcXFcYCFf/w426-h640/0552%20%20Scheyville%20NP%20Sign.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: arial;">Threatened Species Poster</b></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="Normal tm5" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span>He we walked a couple of trails, best bird seen was an Eastern Shrike-Tit, others included Fuscous Honeyeater, Yellow Thornbill, Paperbark Flycatcher and White-throated
Treecreeper. <a href="https://ebird.org/australia/checklist/S130816337">Bird List</a>. </span><span>Had lunch here and explored a nearby area, which had a small pond on it with a few birds, Australian Swamphen, Pacific Black-Duck, and Common Coot. Also found a Robber Fly and some paper wasps, which stung Jenny plus a Brown Snake that nearly got trodden on. <a href="https://ebird.org/australia/checklist/S130816392">Bird List</a>. Jenny and Rob then took us back to Epping Station to catch the train back to Stanmore. Thanks for a great day out, Jenny and Rob.</span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdZQpTGBvAGr8gu3sQybYleRoDpXgyE82dKcxGEOW7qWiZEnumpwIHq5yYU-DTi554SC-j1yDHYnMDaZtMJDwBg-2QWKAZ3epJdcuy2hGSKBQVnG1uXasF6hZM-M7DJUHOWWU9huI4guRs4LfByDFOqbrZgwIzH3EUBHRkoCvSQLRcCLLa5FOMW_c5/s1200/0548%20%20Scheyville%20NP.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdZQpTGBvAGr8gu3sQybYleRoDpXgyE82dKcxGEOW7qWiZEnumpwIHq5yYU-DTi554SC-j1yDHYnMDaZtMJDwBg-2QWKAZ3epJdcuy2hGSKBQVnG1uXasF6hZM-M7DJUHOWWU9huI4guRs4LfByDFOqbrZgwIzH3EUBHRkoCvSQLRcCLLa5FOMW_c5/w640-h426/0548%20%20Scheyville%20NP.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: arial;">Birding at Scheyville National Park</b></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOAEVibE74kJ8Xe2qkZIVCOeCxc9oa_BWSF_iJ-rf01SG7isz6S75-qbd9MXzpR0bFwzTSvSgmuOH-HMbnOYfwO-g7SLCza-hD9NUtkhhF6s-V6a-uEYJAoG0IS23xMEoOfcIYnLoQqHxLPV1IY4xGHRJ5HrDCtk9NXt6xKw9ohYttSq48FDCq06bg/s1200/0471%20Robber%20Fly%20-%20Sydney.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="935" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOAEVibE74kJ8Xe2qkZIVCOeCxc9oa_BWSF_iJ-rf01SG7isz6S75-qbd9MXzpR0bFwzTSvSgmuOH-HMbnOYfwO-g7SLCza-hD9NUtkhhF6s-V6a-uEYJAoG0IS23xMEoOfcIYnLoQqHxLPV1IY4xGHRJ5HrDCtk9NXt6xKw9ohYttSq48FDCq06bg/w498-h640/0471%20Robber%20Fly%20-%20Sydney.jpg" width="498" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: arial;">Robber Fly</b></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1148" data-original-width="1200" height="612" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKzwFYJUsfHTny8eEJoQ_P1TXXJvbN1QP6uHMNblh5FMe6hCmtHOww3gsGiN5auX5_eEGM-vYLtNiiZvFk12Kzg-orDXpsn7vCS26ik8mdK0rstDeLFN29MFDdVDoy8YwoRvj9xv_mcVp-Rf9eR_n669BLYfrnrV3Gn0KGKSDW4RWH_gHftmEGPaBN/w640-h612/0486%20Wasp.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: arial;">Wasp</b></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="Normal tm5" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">13/3/23</span></b></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Our friends Pat and Pete took us out for a day sightseeing, heading south ending up in Kernel at the<a href="https://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/visit-a-park/parks/kamay-botany-bay-national-park"> Kamay Botany Bay National Park</a>. Here we went along the foreshore <a href="https://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/things-to-do/walking-tracks/burrawang-walk">Burrawang Walk</a>, stopping at "The Eyes of the Land and the Sea" sculpture by Alison Page and Nik Lachajczak, which commemorates the 250th anniversary of the 1770 encounter between Aboriginal Australians and Lt James Cook's crew of the HMB Endeavour at Kamay Botany Bay National Park, Australia. This sculpture is an abstraction of the ribs of HMB Endeavour and the bones of the Gweagel totem the whale. A single Crested Tern flew past as we were admiring the sculpture.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiccV5wfudxKTLeRrPp-R9KYp-VSCEAesh0G0dX0qV3qYCQC0Tav9TBl1t6PSZJYng1_3PuC5xT59iWLET8oeYIC_Dsw_pWJZ_tfFJxqlOxekG9M2iHpFEsLpLFEOZOY8rEoDS9yUZ_vx-qB4eAw3ZwUligNj0GDhw2AOLlC6JNfkwhQ2GHrMXhdN_m/s1200/0557%20%20Botany%20Bay%20Sculpture.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiccV5wfudxKTLeRrPp-R9KYp-VSCEAesh0G0dX0qV3qYCQC0Tav9TBl1t6PSZJYng1_3PuC5xT59iWLET8oeYIC_Dsw_pWJZ_tfFJxqlOxekG9M2iHpFEsLpLFEOZOY8rEoDS9yUZ_vx-qB4eAw3ZwUligNj0GDhw2AOLlC6JNfkwhQ2GHrMXhdN_m/w640-h426/0557%20%20Botany%20Bay%20Sculpture.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: justify;"><b>The Eyes of the Land and the Sea sculpture</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrRMdcl7uFkRnE36pf3tsz_gT8Px0MUZvD8E7VYitLvcEqPVmQul1pCtxqf20hAYrtipaqfEiucLFiwHBQK3eDVLuE_4QL9suaDdsnWs6PYGeLp-7R5PLtxI9D7Qwd4jpw0StXhN8FdBcnTasy7lduaWSzCrJ03Ii_auY97GneZcEyZAy-nmSy7tvH/s1200/6845%20Crested%20Tern.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="839" data-original-width="1200" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrRMdcl7uFkRnE36pf3tsz_gT8Px0MUZvD8E7VYitLvcEqPVmQul1pCtxqf20hAYrtipaqfEiucLFiwHBQK3eDVLuE_4QL9suaDdsnWs6PYGeLp-7R5PLtxI9D7Qwd4jpw0StXhN8FdBcnTasy7lduaWSzCrJ03Ii_auY97GneZcEyZAy-nmSy7tvH/w640-h448/6845%20Crested%20Tern.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: arial;">Crested Tern</b></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="Normal tm5" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="tm7" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Saw a few other birds along the way including a mixed flock of Sulphur-crested
Cockatoo and Little Corella feeding in a fruiting fig tree. Also New Holland Honeyeater and Noisy Miner feeding in some flowering Banksia. <a href="https://ebird.org/australia/checklist/S130818008">Bird List</a>.</span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic0-O7sFxuTPBOX4xVqrI_mSHErrCFgA7QFEnH8uZt7vcXz2LmRh-4bao0GYJLGvIi8PsAHnDdtZfHw36mkhugNRXXlVrVJwHjkqVykSnxy_6n2yX0pUnMpPvUTQDY1uRmhRsogLb_4IPcTCOKW4fI9FjFQwBF3j3CqyhwOq5WvVSTXi7398KeNs7L/s1200/0488%20Sulphur-crested%20Cockatoo%20(crop)%20-%20Sydney.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1045" data-original-width="1200" height="558" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic0-O7sFxuTPBOX4xVqrI_mSHErrCFgA7QFEnH8uZt7vcXz2LmRh-4bao0GYJLGvIi8PsAHnDdtZfHw36mkhugNRXXlVrVJwHjkqVykSnxy_6n2yX0pUnMpPvUTQDY1uRmhRsogLb_4IPcTCOKW4fI9FjFQwBF3j3CqyhwOq5WvVSTXi7398KeNs7L/w640-h558/0488%20Sulphur-crested%20Cockatoo%20(crop)%20-%20Sydney.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: arial;">Sulphur-crested Cockatoo</b></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="Normal tm5" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Out to sea the oil tanker <i>Golden Prelude</i> headed into the Kurnell terminal, which is now a shadow of it's past, when a large oil refinery was located here. This closed in 2014 and is now an import terminal to supply imported fuel.</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3FOtQrX9W3TAvpLObKF7tBHZuKOfzhl0NNO46jAR0sYFmpKeJWFWdiO89P6xmqEmnZvvWJvSFFnf64TkpoU6KFWMePAh5nhw8U16oymQhBTBX2eGd5NWPm6Sn4fMTUM2OveHwS9x3HBdrw0T9lywY-X0XlvZY01JdFV-z0alQUuQMvBbC8CimEqEy/s1200/0575%20Golden%20Prelude%20Oil%20Tanker.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="636" data-original-width="1200" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3FOtQrX9W3TAvpLObKF7tBHZuKOfzhl0NNO46jAR0sYFmpKeJWFWdiO89P6xmqEmnZvvWJvSFFnf64TkpoU6KFWMePAh5nhw8U16oymQhBTBX2eGd5NWPm6Sn4fMTUM2OveHwS9x3HBdrw0T9lywY-X0XlvZY01JdFV-z0alQUuQMvBbC8CimEqEy/w640-h340/0575%20Golden%20Prelude%20Oil%20Tanker.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: arial;">Golden Prelude</b></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="Normal tm5" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span>We continued along the Burrawang Walk </span></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span>checking out the interpretive signs depicting the history
of the area, both Aboriginal and European. A few birds were sitting on some of the rock outcrops including this Black-faced Cormorant and Pied Oystercatcher. </span><span> </span><a href="https://ebird.org/australia/checklist/S130818008">Bird List</a></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir_4wrjLZ3J2EZMVjGE-DXOvpBwUl3SYgQ4WOcCwVqIDRCCXslHAoEY2EYKyFmRNaDGQUwY_3DM-HytkZfbRIm374WQ513YIlfbsZUc2D5MyaXG6FhbSMNDVsx4FxDt3AjnwqjoPcUlX_744d93Jt6cBjGs-1Ymm7fBKZJGtDrqxF_ee4x7DkyyJ62/s1200/0491%20Bl-face%20Cormorant%20+%20P.%20Oystercatcher%20Sydney%20t.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="861" data-original-width="1200" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir_4wrjLZ3J2EZMVjGE-DXOvpBwUl3SYgQ4WOcCwVqIDRCCXslHAoEY2EYKyFmRNaDGQUwY_3DM-HytkZfbRIm374WQ513YIlfbsZUc2D5MyaXG6FhbSMNDVsx4FxDt3AjnwqjoPcUlX_744d93Jt6cBjGs-1Ymm7fBKZJGtDrqxF_ee4x7DkyyJ62/w640-h460/0491%20Bl-face%20Cormorant%20+%20P.%20Oystercatcher%20Sydney%20t.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: arial;">Pied Oystercatcher & Black-faced Cormorant</b></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="Normal tm5" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span>The track ends at a whale sculpture set on the rocks. </span><span>More about the sculptures </span><a href="https://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/-/media/OEH/Corporate-Site/Documents/Parks-reserves-and-protected-areas/Parks-management-other/kamay-2020-sculptures-factsheet.pdf">here</a><span>. </span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1qKnDpI-B3rbqA6mzSkqPGi2-NKEEXdfg2KonGiIDHEIIJQvnUo7jhkNkjyJStruHfnAarjx4slrNVdn7ps1BFRiA4-6YwTLq5l5Dv7w7ioVvCkUmlXwjvOrzZBd281R_vpnECmPILm-_HdjKgHhExnUGDltYdsEiIvb0XZ2S07iqvattlh9e7CGj/s1200/0572%20%20Botany%20Bay%20Whale%20Scxulpture.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1qKnDpI-B3rbqA6mzSkqPGi2-NKEEXdfg2KonGiIDHEIIJQvnUo7jhkNkjyJStruHfnAarjx4slrNVdn7ps1BFRiA4-6YwTLq5l5Dv7w7ioVvCkUmlXwjvOrzZBd281R_vpnECmPILm-_HdjKgHhExnUGDltYdsEiIvb0XZ2S07iqvattlh9e7CGj/w640-h426/0572%20%20Botany%20Bay%20Whale%20Scxulpture.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: arial;">Whales Sculpture</b></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="Normal tm5" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span>Met a group of tourists from Taiwan and China here trying to walk around the rocky headland, but sensibly they turned around as it was too dangerous. Retraced our steps back towards the car and called in to the <a href="https://www.shirescout.com.au/eat-drink/kurnell-1770-bakery-and-cafe">Kurnell 1770 Bakery </a></span><span><a href="https://www.shirescout.com.au/eat-drink/kurnell-1770-bakery-and-cafe">café</a> for a
coffee and cake, very nice. Then headed of to another part of the park, <a href="https://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/things-to-do/lookouts/cape-solander">Cape Solander</a>, where there is an interpretive area with signage and viewing platforms to look for whales on migration, but unfortunately not this time of year. Met our
new Chinese and Taiwanese friends again, having lunch, so stopped to have a chat with them. They offered us some dried fruit to eat, very nice. </span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1x8cyth2wX6QtF8JpwrB1vNPprBbdpYZVotkGidSkFNa1VGeUxtsTq3gBmzoaPp91e7FPkpejL3tj9SY8AutIq-wcKgrlEC1GMLQ5DJGZRSuDOMioNfakXKCH1fwXUsNicXAUUrm0QxzTwbHKyqJuYmzIzXJJh_KKcg4qfq6mNTGMdBM9oG8tYPI1/s1200/0579%20%20Botany%20Bay%20Friends.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="886" data-original-width="1200" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1x8cyth2wX6QtF8JpwrB1vNPprBbdpYZVotkGidSkFNa1VGeUxtsTq3gBmzoaPp91e7FPkpejL3tj9SY8AutIq-wcKgrlEC1GMLQ5DJGZRSuDOMioNfakXKCH1fwXUsNicXAUUrm0QxzTwbHKyqJuYmzIzXJJh_KKcg4qfq6mNTGMdBM9oG8tYPI1/w640-h472/0579%20%20Botany%20Bay%20Friends.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: arial;">New Friends</b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Took a walk along a boardwalk over the rocks through some coastal heath country with only a few New Holland Honeyeaters in it. Did take some photos of an Eastern Water Skink <i>Eulamprus quoyii</i>.</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeydlsGdduMTg1vpEqzEVSi_qlCCCV1YYBe-091pB35V-0bd7CGADNQLEUajKf2RiKPrpJn1X2uJcAWklu3rBqS3fEj0DCck4P8uxTiUBSBE7Yh0EiIB_kaqismojERucxIsFLwTXZ30W-4zwYgePowfEejSEvFNQcJwNvX4tNEuD4nUkiEufoEiEG/s1200/0514%20Skink-%20Sydney%20.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeydlsGdduMTg1vpEqzEVSi_qlCCCV1YYBe-091pB35V-0bd7CGADNQLEUajKf2RiKPrpJn1X2uJcAWklu3rBqS3fEj0DCck4P8uxTiUBSBE7Yh0EiIB_kaqismojERucxIsFLwTXZ30W-4zwYgePowfEejSEvFNQcJwNvX4tNEuD4nUkiEufoEiEG/w480-h640/0514%20Skink-%20Sydney%20.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: arial;">Eastern Water Skink</b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Walked back to the car and drove to Yena picnic area for lunch. A few dark clouds appeared as we were finishing lunch so we hastily beat a retreat to the car. Just a light shower, which became rain as we headed back into town. <a href="https://ebird.org/australia/checklist/S130818102">Bird List.</a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><b>14/3/23</b></span>
<p class="Normal tm5" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="tm7" style="font-size: medium;">Awoke to a gloomy day with threatening clouds, which soon turned into intermittent rain. Had breakfast and got a lift to the station to go into the city to meet our friend Fred, who was travelling down from the New South Wales central coast. Decided as we were early we would go to Circular
Quay and have a walk around the rocks area. It started to rain as we got off the train so we used our umbrellas and managed to find a dry spot. No Takers for the open top deck on the Big Bus, but the ticket cart had an umbrella!</span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnazjx9jPkyufb-z-XcEZDfHQ-8zLdYRLkC-j7pRi8QRkkaFEhqGqqazD5DMhi1Oxbb3LRTXKmD4_POwZnGMIdU3c_NBPIzx61P-7lH95RPONR4BrS2jq2O8rRYmFaJrtiZkoMFWqe73dymmOvWT_UZ8IdDhcp1JetWYWCqONn7Kpl7f_8qU7kW9u9/s1200/0539%20Big%20Bus%20Tour.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnazjx9jPkyufb-z-XcEZDfHQ-8zLdYRLkC-j7pRi8QRkkaFEhqGqqazD5DMhi1Oxbb3LRTXKmD4_POwZnGMIdU3c_NBPIzx61P-7lH95RPONR4BrS2jq2O8rRYmFaJrtiZkoMFWqe73dymmOvWT_UZ8IdDhcp1JetWYWCqONn7Kpl7f_8qU7kW9u9/w480-h640/0539%20Big%20Bus%20Tour.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: arial;">Big Bus</b></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTJHcbYEzs4zTdtf5bS4xz1uo6FRErDERWjYEaLzT331i23aBRLayhHNAUV8HlODluMi3qFoU8qR6t3e4jOIWPhiDGv8UhAf6vqQMkvHQM-vgEUkRhSRV_4kB4C36aKvRGpOWUHIyKUMtkfMpibKvuLp9-bFWMcHdr0YE8X8RZ-Xi9_mZbYD9DD5Ty/s1200/0540%20Big%20Bus%20Tour%20Ticket%20Cart.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="831" data-original-width="1200" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTJHcbYEzs4zTdtf5bS4xz1uo6FRErDERWjYEaLzT331i23aBRLayhHNAUV8HlODluMi3qFoU8qR6t3e4jOIWPhiDGv8UhAf6vqQMkvHQM-vgEUkRhSRV_4kB4C36aKvRGpOWUHIyKUMtkfMpibKvuLp9-bFWMcHdr0YE8X8RZ-Xi9_mZbYD9DD5Ty/w640-h444/0540%20Big%20Bus%20Tour%20Ticket%20Cart.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Ticket Cart</b></td></tr></tbody></table></span><p class="Normal tm5" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span>The Light Rail was a drier option.</span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoK4mYl4QdFZayumyZ1lLxYGq_9pcID6ImIFcUDY0Qps-Ewz6Dl1_LHM50ZAmnWjot2LpxEa2CzxknIAdeYIMxhY8KxIuN6cK7qe7crTcKk9g1Jk2YjcUX36ZsVaUVJku68YXuBL33Hx0FuT5IbjlCgjZljpuciz2qPYtCHxBkyV1z-ShxIKNf50x7/s1200/0538%20%20%20Light%20Rail%201.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoK4mYl4QdFZayumyZ1lLxYGq_9pcID6ImIFcUDY0Qps-Ewz6Dl1_LHM50ZAmnWjot2LpxEa2CzxknIAdeYIMxhY8KxIuN6cK7qe7crTcKk9g1Jk2YjcUX36ZsVaUVJku68YXuBL33Hx0FuT5IbjlCgjZljpuciz2qPYtCHxBkyV1z-ShxIKNf50x7/w640-h480/0538%20%20%20Light%20Rail%201.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: arial;">Light Rail</b></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuovL-QKWshVE_CeNabv5L2T2UNm4Sizl4XP84k6tAGy_FiOHNsswLKsxysV-Q4fXhPQETWI0qlFW9na5fQvKOurLVe5JJb98CQtxqt4o9K_vjjophOKflU3BkJXvf_v6INfbG7XMtiYza3mcTtpAv0mu58LO_tg6E71BEaksKApfHVRN229UoFDLK/s1200/0543%20The%20Rocks.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuovL-QKWshVE_CeNabv5L2T2UNm4Sizl4XP84k6tAGy_FiOHNsswLKsxysV-Q4fXhPQETWI0qlFW9na5fQvKOurLVe5JJb98CQtxqt4o9K_vjjophOKflU3BkJXvf_v6INfbG7XMtiYza3mcTtpAv0mu58LO_tg6E71BEaksKApfHVRN229UoFDLK/w640-h480/0543%20The%20Rocks.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>The Rocks In The Rain</b></td></tr></tbody></table></span></span><p class="Normal tm5" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The rain stopped long enough for us to continue onto the Cruise Liner Terminal and get some
pictures of the Opera House, followed by some pictures of the harbour bridge. </span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGr3nZZZdE_QVEjbt5BU450C33mUJjsqHhATmqcgyGyINvm2pSipMAwqqOoKUbK1UsAgVNCaGuU0CGariGyDbgIpSWe1MdM9E5gTuy0fa2R6-yLg6HHj2Mnf0QDZt5VoRITByYmfAD9mGrFN4DnRYYDnaXxg2vQHathhP6jdR7yUVf6J3IcxcmQNHO/s1200/0545%20Sydney%20Opera%20House.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGr3nZZZdE_QVEjbt5BU450C33mUJjsqHhATmqcgyGyINvm2pSipMAwqqOoKUbK1UsAgVNCaGuU0CGariGyDbgIpSWe1MdM9E5gTuy0fa2R6-yLg6HHj2Mnf0QDZt5VoRITByYmfAD9mGrFN4DnRYYDnaXxg2vQHathhP6jdR7yUVf6J3IcxcmQNHO/w640-h480/0545%20Sydney%20Opera%20House.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: arial;">Iconic Sydney Opera House</b></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirdHeF_e4xXhBO4qQUnwUUhuNBnlU-qy7UobcZN6Y2lMO9v8Y9bhism_qxjWrgBMDNEK2vf_A8UceICsijBuRNRHNlC9R3RgywraWflFYYev7jUuQaJuEX3RcTnZNyQohMr4eIaDaNyjx2HQEFB0Kf2Jd9eT6wG034C15cTEvix52Em9AmDSP_hdPm/s1200/0623%20Sydney%20Bridge%201.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="833" data-original-width="1200" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirdHeF_e4xXhBO4qQUnwUUhuNBnlU-qy7UobcZN6Y2lMO9v8Y9bhism_qxjWrgBMDNEK2vf_A8UceICsijBuRNRHNlC9R3RgywraWflFYYev7jUuQaJuEX3RcTnZNyQohMr4eIaDaNyjx2HQEFB0Kf2Jd9eT6wG034C15cTEvix52Em9AmDSP_hdPm/w640-h444/0623%20Sydney%20Bridge%201.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: arial;">Sydney Harbour Bridge</b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Then back to the train station and Town Hall Station to meet our friend Fred outside the Queen Victoria Building. Had a coffee at the Queen Victoria Building, where Fred showed us his latest bird books with sound aimed at children " <a href="https://g.co/kgs/34CHck">A First Book Of Australian Backyard Bird Songs</a>" plus an adult book about Australian Bird Sounds, which is a work in progress.</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidUCVw5lBqP3-DEE86AdNRu8s7uMngV5Ew2oPTLHLBRdqIB5xbo1w0rQ55gUFFUt2p_WG51G2pnNKpkMde7Glfmg2tJQ-7vfE6xW8Ysv7KD-0zW7s734jTSRMIWsV_HaN3GBPHkKISgAX7Hq_J6HRwy6iXsOaI6pnw6XxdGW4s_T3U7hvGXAYgfnCY/s541/a_first_book_of_australian_backyard_bird_songs_frontcover_lr.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="428" data-original-width="541" height="506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidUCVw5lBqP3-DEE86AdNRu8s7uMngV5Ew2oPTLHLBRdqIB5xbo1w0rQ55gUFFUt2p_WG51G2pnNKpkMde7Glfmg2tJQ-7vfE6xW8Ysv7KD-0zW7s734jTSRMIWsV_HaN3GBPHkKISgAX7Hq_J6HRwy6iXsOaI6pnw6XxdGW4s_T3U7hvGXAYgfnCY/w640-h506/a_first_book_of_australian_backyard_bird_songs_frontcover_lr.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: arial;">Fred's Latest Book</b></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="Normal tm5" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Had a look around the Queen Victoria Building, which has some fantastic architecture along with many shops.</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjminxHjUP7RAo3rpn_J4Y0h6l-hTDGYUQv4L-4u60aBJQ19m0Hv_OlXrD_8Pq7g2m_51QMl3yOsLZzwEHGC9PLKGAr71RFg2YIKdnjItgYhyzGhpALtTnbupS7j02Za6XfneRf_HcCZrVcP5PBefdCcfwE95MP-U9Bq1Q-PmltDU4xS8G_GgTPEvo5/s1200/0633%20QVB%201.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjminxHjUP7RAo3rpn_J4Y0h6l-hTDGYUQv4L-4u60aBJQ19m0Hv_OlXrD_8Pq7g2m_51QMl3yOsLZzwEHGC9PLKGAr71RFg2YIKdnjItgYhyzGhpALtTnbupS7j02Za6XfneRf_HcCZrVcP5PBefdCcfwE95MP-U9Bq1Q-PmltDU4xS8G_GgTPEvo5/w426-h640/0633%20QVB%201.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: arial;">Queen Victoria Building</b></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Then we walked down town and found the <a href="https://www.cityartsydney.com.au/artwork/forgotten-songs/">Birdcage sculpture</a> in Angel Place, where nearly 200 empty birdcages are suspended mid-air with the names of common city birds written on the ground. This was a project in which Fred supplied the bird calls of 50 common city birds, most of them not heard in the city anymore. As night comes the bird calls change to nocturnal species. We could not hear the bird calls as some maintenance was being carried out and the calls were not being broadcast, which was a disappointment, especially for Fred as he had not seen the sculpture before.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8AOJld35XDRY9j2Wo4PkMvBIWRm3gi2mMa9wDu-plB9bigRu1D3bMRb8qcMEgAziriWlcwmoTM0ZU-hUKQnKuFgQng_71fsRvgvsQxCzrN3-qUefUBTe_15YU9VB2XD535dg9o5eD5icE9_hy95xQtZwnBs3wQ7NB5pBGj3Th9oCRD4h1t-xT-OEr/s1200/0641%20%20Bird%20Cage%20Sculpture.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8AOJld35XDRY9j2Wo4PkMvBIWRm3gi2mMa9wDu-plB9bigRu1D3bMRb8qcMEgAziriWlcwmoTM0ZU-hUKQnKuFgQng_71fsRvgvsQxCzrN3-qUefUBTe_15YU9VB2XD535dg9o5eD5icE9_hy95xQtZwnBs3wQ7NB5pBGj3Th9oCRD4h1t-xT-OEr/w426-h640/0641%20%20Bird%20Cage%20Sculpture.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: arial;">Birdcage Sculpture</b></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Lots of tourists around (including us!). We met an interesting couple and got talking to them for ten minutes. They were sightseeing in the city and were living in Western Sydney, the lady was Japanese and the man was from Malaysia. By now it was lunchtime so we tried to find somewhere to eat. Lots of high end eateries, but we only wanted a sandwich. Eventually found a place more to our liking and got a couple of wraps. Then back to Town Hall Station, where we said goodbye to Fred. Got the train back to Stanmore, where another shower was passing.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>15/3/23</b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Last day of our holiday Pete took us to the airport and we booked in to our Jet Star flight to Cairns along with hundreds of others checking in, very busy. Filled in time before departure with a coffee and some food before boarding the uneventful flight back to Cairns. So ended a very enjoyable break taking in some birding, sightseeing and catching up with friends.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div> <span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span> <span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span> <span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span> <span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p></div></div></div>Keith and Lindsay Fisherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09458044489867275514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2657744681453201717.post-53562559071560795382022-11-21T19:51:00.022+10:002022-11-25T18:03:25.150+10:00Julatten 28th July to Newhaven Wildlife Sanctuary 21st August - Part 1<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><div style="font-family: Arial; font-size: medium; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Julatten, Queensland - Newhaven Wildlife Sanctuary, Northern Territory</span></b></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial; font-size: medium; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial; font-size: medium; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></span></div></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpZJ0xI2ipYj5yV1YoZ9PnnjXSCLEJriUsuQ6OCHql_I85sCEMkER2TcLxLMleAtm0JYb-DGTRJBX0JJPowVKZuIKQfMVu_axvVqHagnrRRt-Ru9oL88ZTLWVK0p1IO0OE3F9LHswS-FHeNNJJYR2jW-9JMq1rSjDF-9m8jL7IROrV5RJ6JVJEK6nT/s1200/18%20Oct,%202022%20%20Map%201.jpg"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="910" height="848" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpZJ0xI2ipYj5yV1YoZ9PnnjXSCLEJriUsuQ6OCHql_I85sCEMkER2TcLxLMleAtm0JYb-DGTRJBX0JJPowVKZuIKQfMVu_axvVqHagnrRRt-Ru9oL88ZTLWVK0p1IO0OE3F9LHswS-FHeNNJJYR2jW-9JMq1rSjDF-9m8jL7IROrV5RJ6JVJEK6nT/w645-h848/18%20Oct,%202022%20%20Map%201.jpg" width="645" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="text-align: left;">Legend:- Green - Campsite: Purple - Caravan Park: Orange - Day Use Area:</span></span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b><div style="font-family: Arial; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://ebird.org/australia/tripreport/83354">Bird Species List for this section</a> </span></b><b><b><span style="font-family: arial;"> <a href="https://tropicaltails.blogspot.com/2022/11/newhaven-wildlife-sanctuary-22nd-august.html">Part 2</a> <a href="https://tropicaltails.blogspot.com/2022/11/cobham-lake-11th-september-julatten.html">Part 3</a></span></b></b></span></div><div><br /></div></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Introduction</b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">We travelled in an anti-clockwise direction from our home base in the Far North Queensland and planned an eight week trip through outback Queensland to Alice Springs, with a side trip to Newhaven Wildlife Sanctuary. Then south to go up the Strezlecki Track to Innaminka and back into Queensland for a T-van gathering at Kroombit Tops National Park inland from Gladstone. Then back home base but due mainly to the weather this plan did not quite work out as planned. Due to the size of the trip the blog diary has been split into three parts, Hope you enjoy our travels, which were mainly centered around our hobbies of birdwatching and photography with a bit of history thrown in.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">28/7/2022</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-family: arial;">Finally got away at mid-day after a few dramas with the spare wheel on the roof rack. Headed off to Mareeba for last minute supplies and lunch. Then onto Malanda Caravan Park for a night as we were going to a <a href="https://www.birdlife.org.au/locations/birdlife-northern-queensland">Bi</a></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.birdlife.org.au/locations/birdlife-northern-queensland">rdlife Northern Queensland Group t</a>alk at the Malanda Pub. </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHM5h9ENEjUVLVmS3JeaMojYh0_lKpAgwqDLLf4eAwb1-gNwK01KQVq_xztdacSSx0YzrPowWXZ7qYrp5btttCl_C9aVRmqS95CNWI_XTLBE66d2uQxOgbDIFwbPV54NVw4EILFMXutCieRBROKIxCULkj0ZaNqkt1-7nXkxrtZNxoQUWwMMxq7lBE/s1200/Prado%20-%20T-van.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="737" data-original-width="1200" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHM5h9ENEjUVLVmS3JeaMojYh0_lKpAgwqDLLf4eAwb1-gNwK01KQVq_xztdacSSx0YzrPowWXZ7qYrp5btttCl_C9aVRmqS95CNWI_XTLBE66d2uQxOgbDIFwbPV54NVw4EILFMXutCieRBROKIxCULkj0ZaNqkt1-7nXkxrtZNxoQUWwMMxq7lBE/w640-h394/Prado%20-%20T-van.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Prado and T-van at Malanda Caravan Park</b></span></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Arranged to meet friends Angus and Karen for dinner before the talk by </span><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.martinwillisphotographs.com.au/" style="font-family: arial;">Martin Willis</a><span style="font-family: arial;">, a professional wildlife photographer, about Cape York Peninsula birds. As expected there was lot of great photos and information, which paid tribute to Martins skill and patience.. It was a great social gathering as these regular talks had been on hold due to the covid outbreak.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>29/7/2022 </b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Had breakfast then packed up, finding I'd left a pair of jeans at home. Decided to go into Atherton to do some clothes shopping, which was fortunate as friends from Cairns were heading home through Atherton whilst we were there so we arranged to meet for a coffee at the bakery. When we left them we did not get far before we saw some other friends sitting outside another cafe having coffee, so we stopped for another chat. Eventually left Atherton for our next stop at <a href=" https://parks.des.qld.gov.au/parks/mount-hypipamee/about.">Mt. Hypipamee</a> for lunch. Plenty of tourists here including a few birdwatcher, so more chatting. Not many birds around apart from the usual picnic table scroungers, Australian brush-turkey, Lewin's Honeyeater and Grey-headed Robin.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjOQ-i_eOPhLAQaUrm8oqgIdwcv17p1m99_9v0ZXjOQi4tKtZK8r2P6PzQbrJtDZviKadmEqc00slqOz6rK3OhSt_Bl3m6Y7AACOcei9XUzdS5fz1IrgXqgg7qHRL0AdZM63HXGMCbIfX_pDh3kPHQnDICPxyXQBWK11UWeZxj8ZwW4s33H5R4NIY_U" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1113" data-original-width="1200" height="594" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjOQ-i_eOPhLAQaUrm8oqgIdwcv17p1m99_9v0ZXjOQi4tKtZK8r2P6PzQbrJtDZviKadmEqc00slqOz6rK3OhSt_Bl3m6Y7AACOcei9XUzdS5fz1IrgXqgg7qHRL0AdZM63HXGMCbIfX_pDh3kPHQnDICPxyXQBWK11UWeZxj8ZwW4s33H5R4NIY_U=w640-h594" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Grey-headed Robin</b></span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">From here we passed through Ravenshoe and stopped at <a href="https://wikicamps.com.au/site/Queensland/Campground/Archer+Creek+Rest+Area/23319">Archer Creek Rest Area</a> for an afternoon coffee. Then onto Mt. Garnet where we stopped at the Top Shop to fuel up, usually cheaper than the BP down the bottom of the hill. Then onto our next destination,<a href="https://www.thebrickoven.com.au/"> Pinnarendi Station</a> for two nights. Had another chat to Nadine as we booked in before setting up as it cooled down to 12ºC. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>30/7/2022 </b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Slept in this morning as we were in no hurry to get out of bed to the cold morning.(12ºC).Slow start with porridge for breakfast. Went for a walk down to No1 Dam but very quiet for birds, not much flowering apart from Grevillea pteridifolia. Mainly Brown HE with a few Little and Noisy Friarbird. Only a Willie Wagtail at the dam and a couple of Pale-headed Rosella who flew over. Big Dam had no birds apart from 13 Peaceful Doves on the track. garden Dam had two Australasian Grebe. Back at camp a Pacific Baza was calling as we downed a hot cup of coffee to warm us up as the wind, which had been blowing all morning, made it quite chilly. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinpqeMODAx1_59JlJM9-IvJzfwgmMYG1eidzUgFX4GNo42p7b6c8fxJxuA2E5_NO-cxDGqvH0T6vr2CCF6TBtPCdCQGbBisjLrs0ZwKIA6w3_b96t_AH9QHNjzQSH_I9RIJjD508z_hXVil_c2OqFJjlpJaBK9ZU60jZPK4wur48pYd0yL7NV5cIh1/s1200/Pacific%20Baza%201.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="883" data-original-width="1200" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinpqeMODAx1_59JlJM9-IvJzfwgmMYG1eidzUgFX4GNo42p7b6c8fxJxuA2E5_NO-cxDGqvH0T6vr2CCF6TBtPCdCQGbBisjLrs0ZwKIA6w3_b96t_AH9QHNjzQSH_I9RIJjD508z_hXVil_c2OqFJjlpJaBK9ZU60jZPK4wur48pYd0yL7NV5cIh1/w640-h470/Pacific%20Baza%201.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Pacific Baza</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></div></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Had a welcome hot shower in the afternoon before going for another walk around the dam circuit but fewer birds than this morning. The evening was spent having delicious pizzas with our<a href="https://kimberleykampers.com.au/"> Kimberly Camper</a> neighbours as it cooled down. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>31/7/2022</b> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Not quite as cold last night(14ºC) as a cloud cover came in overnight. Packed up and headed over to the cafe for a coffee and biscuit plus a chat with Nadine. Then back on the road south where we tested out our UHF radio with a road train driver who let us pass him.
Stopped at the Oasis Roadhouse for a break (no intention of using it but being Sunday it was closed!). Lindsay took over driving to <a href="https://parks.des.qld.gov.au/parks/blackbraes">Blackbraes National Park</a> on mainly bitumen with patches of gravel and roadworks. Stopped at the Ranger Station to use the loo and have lunch under a shady tree. Then drove to the turn off for the 17.5Km drive to the Emu Swamp Campground, had a welcoming committee at the road junction!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjlwbPYo5Rxy0uYQuk-FXgzbTFRINVcHwxQiR0ndw-vjEQDl3lgojvepwlk7jtZkocEsg4F6BzzuA-V5XviBCEOamk3FNX821v2T7UVWgliEN8dAL9FgEk0s4hHSCiMT7d0hG5UGN489-AVd4VV__XW5IlNogoMfQgrALA4hBXXTU3SvKS8H7xIsrG/s1200/01%20Aug,%202022%20Blackbraes%20NP%20Sign.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="799" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjlwbPYo5Rxy0uYQuk-FXgzbTFRINVcHwxQiR0ndw-vjEQDl3lgojvepwlk7jtZkocEsg4F6BzzuA-V5XviBCEOamk3FNX821v2T7UVWgliEN8dAL9FgEk0s4hHSCiMT7d0hG5UGN489-AVd4VV__XW5IlNogoMfQgrALA4hBXXTU3SvKS8H7xIsrG/w640-h426/01%20Aug,%202022%20Blackbraes%20NP%20Sign.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Arrived at the campground which was empty so we walked the 800m across the dam wall to check out the campsites on the other side, all OK. So went back and drove the T-Van across and spent sometime trying to get the T-Van level on the uneven ground. Spent the rest of the afternoon checking out the dam - mainly Australasian Grebe (108)and Black Swan (74) with a few other birds and insects. Spent the evening listening to a podcast about Lizards.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0WLRZEG8oSOkKONNX354VdZ1K3UAve_342ftFUewdjIcnjTf2ES0HxSUOIDMsWfnA3mRL2Ge-2rF_RxFr8UIKPJP0TBqi1eW8L0hnBMXnekaYA2kpRDAc2MwCWfJXovVgo3T49Zv1gfiawiMGpAQL12t5VuyIXNVm8pym3AUMAo-CSwkk_s_tnFuP/s1137/IMG_0873%20Australasian%20Grebe.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="789" data-original-width="1137" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0WLRZEG8oSOkKONNX354VdZ1K3UAve_342ftFUewdjIcnjTf2ES0HxSUOIDMsWfnA3mRL2Ge-2rF_RxFr8UIKPJP0TBqi1eW8L0hnBMXnekaYA2kpRDAc2MwCWfJXovVgo3T49Zv1gfiawiMGpAQL12t5VuyIXNVm8pym3AUMAo-CSwkk_s_tnFuP/w640-h444/IMG_0873%20Australasian%20Grebe.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Australasian Grebe</b></span><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>1/8/2022 </b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Decided we did not need a second day at Blackbraes, when we awoke to a foggy morning of 99% humidity. Could not see much of the water on the dam so we did a quick packup and headed to the far side of the dam by which time the fog had lifted sufficiently to do a survey. Plenty of Cotton Pygmy Goose and Pacific Black Duck. Drove off to the ranger station where we stopped to have breakfast and a 20 minute bird survey. Back onto the main road there was not much gravel road from here to Hughenden. Took it easy, stopping at Whistling Bore Dam, lots of Rufous Songlark calling and a few Hardhead on the water. Saw one Zebra Finch, our first for the trip.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgIi117Z1g_SaejOUTo24h4TvWhLXytb1GxPPnbiyBuZ0KRpqXVT_O7XWxEA2vABVfVXWg7CZsehzergEizyfDmYjRfDEawNS9K7DVbHqO33FFuWqud8i52ZPlXJVkY8Y6lEDIl_yGlumVaBjRAGpBZUWsQ-3Y1iQHv--IztDKQNX9BqxjxCGJ8faFj" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="682" data-original-width="641" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgIi117Z1g_SaejOUTo24h4TvWhLXytb1GxPPnbiyBuZ0KRpqXVT_O7XWxEA2vABVfVXWg7CZsehzergEizyfDmYjRfDEawNS9K7DVbHqO33FFuWqud8i52ZPlXJVkY8Y6lEDIl_yGlumVaBjRAGpBZUWsQ-3Y1iQHv--IztDKQNX9BqxjxCGJ8faFj=w603-h640" width="603" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span>Rufous Songlark</span></b></span><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Continued on to Hughenden where we stopped at the Robert Gray Memorial Park for lunch. Had a Grey Butcherbird for company trying to share our lunch.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhwWJlHIPiQy2cnuGhZusyCcqdEvMpWEj5O4x7CX9xkzogkd7o6x_uOAz1qGyofVMYVZRIMcuafHtE6gxmyISPqocH4_yCuP1WzCtmQNOs-2rtOdzlRzh0ib4Yk9WjE1Gb5oaafsy9gcpue3pPwUDfwq1AxNe_Dre9MV0h4JZ31Z-sYdys9eFoQl4N_" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhwWJlHIPiQy2cnuGhZusyCcqdEvMpWEj5O4x7CX9xkzogkd7o6x_uOAz1qGyofVMYVZRIMcuafHtE6gxmyISPqocH4_yCuP1WzCtmQNOs-2rtOdzlRzh0ib4Yk9WjE1Gb5oaafsy9gcpue3pPwUDfwq1AxNe_Dre9MV0h4JZ31Z-sYdys9eFoQl4N_=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Grey Butcherbird</b></span><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Then fuelled up ($2.19) and booked into the <a href="https://www.hughendenvanpark.com.au/">Alan Terry Caravan Park</a> where we did the quick setup, which we usually do for one night stays.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi4BjtS5JgXO8dUo-JHklwr8LaO8IB7mi4LLZyexhP8lqAm3X_FHNFKD1ILl8MuaVwRrDQ6W3er_ldCfoMGvuhgJSVMVobv0cclK-uJ6pLR7WXV4Ts3eQGq8bun4__1u7pUKU5GXtH16KKyTPLhYyKqgyf5TP2D3cG-yGAZdKgDFiWR6jsZkg9hF-w/s1200/20220731_170937%20Tvan%20Quick%20setup.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="900" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi4BjtS5JgXO8dUo-JHklwr8LaO8IB7mi4LLZyexhP8lqAm3X_FHNFKD1ILl8MuaVwRrDQ6W3er_ldCfoMGvuhgJSVMVobv0cclK-uJ6pLR7WXV4Ts3eQGq8bun4__1u7pUKU5GXtH16KKyTPLhYyKqgyf5TP2D3cG-yGAZdKgDFiWR6jsZkg9hF-w/w300-h400/20220731_170937%20Tvan%20Quick%20setup.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">T-van Quick Setup</span><br /></b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Plenty of Yellow-throated Miner around the camp, which was probably the reason there were not many other birds as they were chasing everyone they saw.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhquFkvNrEb5XUexjl-rpuQg_kRLhXerlEsYct0q5CgnnKhOBMTPWAuXeJj0yZD4jrH3q0GJjWcDznIj3LrSk0kpqD1FIk1qZjllnY0_O_oC6rYKcdNr-jUp8oO14iaV6uRpgiqYcAiz9OiNt_71VvO5Rmrn_DjfAm9R1z7cgpivLCY761gA6MP4Txw/s1200/IMG_0205%20Yello-throated%20Miner.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1046" data-original-width="1200" height="558" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhquFkvNrEb5XUexjl-rpuQg_kRLhXerlEsYct0q5CgnnKhOBMTPWAuXeJj0yZD4jrH3q0GJjWcDznIj3LrSk0kpqD1FIk1qZjllnY0_O_oC6rYKcdNr-jUp8oO14iaV6uRpgiqYcAiz9OiNt_71VvO5Rmrn_DjfAm9R1z7cgpivLCY761gA6MP4Txw/w640-h558/IMG_0205%20Yello-throated%20Miner.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Yellow-throated Miner</span><br /></b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>2/8/2022</b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Warm night 14ºC. Coffee, packed up and headed south to our usual breakfast stop at a roadside dam. Usual Australian Reed Warbler, Diamond Dove and Magpie-Lark around the Dam. Exploring the area around the dam we added Cockatiel, Budgies, Singing HE and Zebra Finch. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhyQlT9fCgZ9AKzr4aXa4X66JDmBJ1ZLZMR4pRyTjVe6ZMCFRjBvYGgU8bNFH0fvK-jzW-6rHSXKhUWqHVObg6CUMcpFQcXEWQBrc4CP11SP6G2hZ-Il_zJEoi0GvL7QGv6Rs2EUxzXWUhh0ce7wP1KayIpKJ8VPEGDAzIv53-XFUPgbdt3eO4-Yeis" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="976" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhyQlT9fCgZ9AKzr4aXa4X66JDmBJ1ZLZMR4pRyTjVe6ZMCFRjBvYGgU8bNFH0fvK-jzW-6rHSXKhUWqHVObg6CUMcpFQcXEWQBrc4CP11SP6G2hZ-Il_zJEoi0GvL7QGv6Rs2EUxzXWUhh0ce7wP1KayIpKJ8VPEGDAzIv53-XFUPgbdt3eO4-Yeis=w520-h640" width="520" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><b>Budgerigar</b></span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Morning Coffee was at <a href="https://www.outbackqueensland.com.au/town/corfield/">Corfield</a> then <a href="https://www.experiencewinton.com.au/">Winton</a> for lunch at <a href="https://toiletmap.gov.au/18375">Hollow Log Park</a>. Called into <a href="https://www.wintonwandererscaravanpark.com.au/">Winton Wanderers Caravan Park</a> to book a site in a few days time after we had been at <a href="https://parks.des.qld.gov.au/parks/bladensburg">Bladensburg National Park</a>. Headed for the park and Bough Shed Campground where we found no other campers. Chose a good site and set up before a coffee and a walk in 31ºC temperatures. Found a Black Honeyeater with food heading to a nest.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjneij2TIHS4LA1yTmY04ZKE-mDD5IxwqrbA51JEQbHCmxzmcRe_yzCLEik64ZloN5WV6NIhYdOnAQALX3p87xzNjlyidrUPC3qIHBJOyl1hTBxv5Wk8Jcmc7ISluGb4MwHPnEzZ2fsAdmw6ZG5Sl6O1EP-Vs5aGHSrKlf4-zevDn2RzCrkrA-Qf-6T/s1200/02%20Aug,%202022Bough%20Shed%20Camp%20-%20water.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjneij2TIHS4LA1yTmY04ZKE-mDD5IxwqrbA51JEQbHCmxzmcRe_yzCLEik64ZloN5WV6NIhYdOnAQALX3p87xzNjlyidrUPC3qIHBJOyl1hTBxv5Wk8Jcmc7ISluGb4MwHPnEzZ2fsAdmw6ZG5Sl6O1EP-Vs5aGHSrKlf4-zevDn2RzCrkrA-Qf-6T/w640-h480/02%20Aug,%202022Bough%20Shed%20Camp%20-%20water.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Bough Shed Campground Waterhole</b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Later in the afternoon we went down to the river which had quite a bit of water in it but not much birdlife. Back for dinner and a relaxing evening. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>3/8/2022</b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Did a bird survey around the campground and found more Rufous Songlark who were fast becoming the most common birds of the trip.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhdMO63wLqpJ4eT3xAz_UeLZ0b-Nz31MrszD5WpYTh_DdidwwjPWb7cyImTTalCN2IuYvh7fwfnNTpSLnu7sbQY51Twhqnp9w-cfC8Eu0O70kUdKJBMUJL33OZ6tMq3a5apkdSRMi2y9oQxmV_36AS4NxCIkxHS2qaRGoC9txD-QeKjI-TfRFTsu_Bs" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1167" data-original-width="1200" height="622" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhdMO63wLqpJ4eT3xAz_UeLZ0b-Nz31MrszD5WpYTh_DdidwwjPWb7cyImTTalCN2IuYvh7fwfnNTpSLnu7sbQY51Twhqnp9w-cfC8Eu0O70kUdKJBMUJL33OZ6tMq3a5apkdSRMi2y9oQxmV_36AS4NxCIkxHS2qaRGoC9txD-QeKjI-TfRFTsu_Bs=w640-h622" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Rufous Songlark</b></span></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></span></div><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">After breakfast we headed off to the Homestead to use the facilities and check out the park information. A few Spinifex Pigeon were foraging around the buildings,</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1135" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj2XelcrvUXF_pd1wQgX02Fzph-VStz0vyX9c51M6PsnrkzjTC61JskfGay6ZL2yq9jY7teluV0M4bGrZzX95R3ep4fKeml4ijlJgu9kW_LkWRm11CgOEUP6kf9gC2u7CxdhqmHalfEyzjiu-NRjAo13gxUUVeW6vBRXfEfrd4qpabOk1YMnzs5a-Bc=w605-h640" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="605" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Spinifex Pigeon<br /></b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Took the Scammy Lookout track stopping along the way to check out some Banded Lapwing who were in the same area we had seen them on our last visit, also some Red Kangaroo.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span class="tm7"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ0hV2rJzfVgq2pLWDv76ICq08plhaZG3EbXGixDhrr91itNs1E2ntLjbfZ1tkxjPu74oj73ChfC9aOF3Onv4nBnyL4ZvgPYLy9yZLvB8VNjLnxtf7IFn2JMmkFG6vUY6JJ6U62r3eSRkmhOxDhqFbJy6tOnfJ2agWqkFeIP4IOjzrTpWG5wbCqDxo/s835/Banded%20Lapwing%201.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="743" data-original-width="835" height="570" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ0hV2rJzfVgq2pLWDv76ICq08plhaZG3EbXGixDhrr91itNs1E2ntLjbfZ1tkxjPu74oj73ChfC9aOF3Onv4nBnyL4ZvgPYLy9yZLvB8VNjLnxtf7IFn2JMmkFG6vUY6JJ6U62r3eSRkmhOxDhqFbJy6tOnfJ2agWqkFeIP4IOjzrTpWG5wbCqDxo/w640-h570/Banded%20Lapwing%201.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Banded Lapwing</b></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Headed up the rocky jump up track onto the ridge and across a narrow rocky creek crossing, avoiding the water. Arrived at the lookout in time for morning coffee. This is the only place for Telstra reception so we made the most of it. Phoned up </span><a href="https://safetydave.com.au/product/tyre-pressure-monitoring-system/" style="font-family: arial;">Safety Dave</a><span style="font-family: arial;"> to get a couple of Tyre Pressure Monitoring Sensors sent to Alice Springs as we had lost one and needed a spare. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span class="tm7" style="font-size: medium;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBcqNc_ue-MFv-TvNWGBnxWu_T4lnPgw_TSVuAuVq3UimG1hno_DQTGlZglLvQZBhufkznKw_Y96TznGAYXipvb7JriCl5IAMpMRYkN5DuTcYRubnw3UGyHgPFxCQbg928glBpuUI0K_31x_fk6m-HRVizl5tZhA6LZHCUXxvxWhm0YF656SD-1Nr7/s1200/03%20Aug,%202022%20Scammy%20Lookout.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="848" data-original-width="1200" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBcqNc_ue-MFv-TvNWGBnxWu_T4lnPgw_TSVuAuVq3UimG1hno_DQTGlZglLvQZBhufkznKw_Y96TznGAYXipvb7JriCl5IAMpMRYkN5DuTcYRubnw3UGyHgPFxCQbg928glBpuUI0K_31x_fk6m-HRVizl5tZhA6LZHCUXxvxWhm0YF656SD-1Nr7/w640-h452/03%20Aug,%202022%20Scammy%20Lookout.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span><b>Scammy Lookout</b></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Then back tracked to Scammy Waterhole where we found a pair of Crimson Chat. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhee5rKtQA009fhm5ly9F3jzZTca3MK3FnQEBmVjAZz9yOMo1K9y0F5AMRnPYgXEj2lPL45L2xAwFql3PCMRq2Gx71mvVdCIfI4Osx-ualMePLML1f1ngVAeOuEPAphpSR49B-xglfl8TDk2ugF9uKTMSeMUglaPbSOOpm5JjNjIgysruECE7dy7OQF" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1162" data-original-width="1200" height="619" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhee5rKtQA009fhm5ly9F3jzZTca3MK3FnQEBmVjAZz9yOMo1K9y0F5AMRnPYgXEj2lPL45L2xAwFql3PCMRq2Gx71mvVdCIfI4Osx-ualMePLML1f1ngVAeOuEPAphpSR49B-xglfl8TDk2ugF9uKTMSeMUglaPbSOOpm5JjNjIgysruECE7dy7OQF=w640-h619" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><b>Crimson Chat - male</b></span></span><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Next was Scammy Gorge, where we found White-browed Woodswallow mating. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-left: 1em;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhW1XQZFYiloe1bcLzvehvM07zyrDu1e66wmlqgQ5rKztZ6H7ZnJVsx3Z2g3wCSufci6v7M3wsdafb_c33s5urp8VJ0soqDfyEoHXju2OGRBRqWkxi6daMw5cpwMTJDMqbVNLTJfdx13Yi_uygFxMIwfGjNRsnyu4hJ9Pc54oMxMS1grMNzSr4XGFdt" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1019" data-original-width="1200" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhW1XQZFYiloe1bcLzvehvM07zyrDu1e66wmlqgQ5rKztZ6H7ZnJVsx3Z2g3wCSufci6v7M3wsdafb_c33s5urp8VJ0soqDfyEoHXju2OGRBRqWkxi6daMw5cpwMTJDMqbVNLTJfdx13Yi_uygFxMIwfGjNRsnyu4hJ9Pc54oMxMS1grMNzSr4XGFdt" width="283" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><b>White-browed Woodswallow</b></span></span><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgYJD1jH1RBl0TbLJW3o_rf2qska8TIR6RFLNaaXTlNfTvAM6rQnUokeptBT8Hr3XUolmBJuCxMWijy_MhgCQJWvon8htVi6MUAGcHvmPxGUMVeHZgwPPUDpaQ9xA31UnOE6u-BL7HT1Yvvexy0a11zusnySRSS6xQAD4fdbW0AVvfGTUctnL0BA4Bn" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1111" data-original-width="1200" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgYJD1jH1RBl0TbLJW3o_rf2qska8TIR6RFLNaaXTlNfTvAM6rQnUokeptBT8Hr3XUolmBJuCxMWijy_MhgCQJWvon8htVi6MUAGcHvmPxGUMVeHZgwPPUDpaQ9xA31UnOE6u-BL7HT1Yvvexy0a11zusnySRSS6xQAD4fdbW0AVvfGTUctnL0BA4Bn" width="259" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>White-browed Woodswallow - mating</b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEghOC8TseYlQRGaHKjRAPMFUTiWr9PHO5Q-BLFHkn7sveaBTEd5eDSdmul4OVX6bh5ErEkObpRrK_kLrEJ3pN1kZWLvHPIJFphR2-oYUxOR9NsFcps0oTYMo9_AFeWR7weYrkrjN48r-tp0zdSnQcyoeGWMiN5J3ZPcWgPlJogErNGXKqIiRb_LbMl_" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1164" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEghOC8TseYlQRGaHKjRAPMFUTiWr9PHO5Q-BLFHkn7sveaBTEd5eDSdmul4OVX6bh5ErEkObpRrK_kLrEJ3pN1kZWLvHPIJFphR2-oYUxOR9NsFcps0oTYMo9_AFeWR7weYrkrjN48r-tp0zdSnQcyoeGWMiN5J3ZPcWgPlJogErNGXKqIiRb_LbMl_=w311-h320" width="311" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>White-browed Woodswallow - mating</b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Along the track were a few flowering Eucalypts, which had Black Honeyeater feeding in them. Had lunch at off track dam. Back to camp to rest before a late afternoon walk around, but did not find the Chestnut-breasted quail-thrush we were looking for.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>4/8/2022 </b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Early breakfast and walk around the campsite, plenty of Budgerigar around their nest sites with some feeding juveniles.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEipQzYphAJJpmY4F5xzeo1xOnJgou18Y2ISquYPYAsREkvoOa9J4M2H-EZnm5Wsq2hL_Mx011VYZAGJgCdyBljrSwyoRsczG4SHrS6YV-96FCiIg7emU10URrc1onriNr8VwxJ4ny1hNYXzcQarefFf0W3Njcg8Hswn0zgT2g73VHS6skEb74EHpNJR" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1116" data-original-width="1200" height="595" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEipQzYphAJJpmY4F5xzeo1xOnJgou18Y2ISquYPYAsREkvoOa9J4M2H-EZnm5Wsq2hL_Mx011VYZAGJgCdyBljrSwyoRsczG4SHrS6YV-96FCiIg7emU10URrc1onriNr8VwxJ4ny1hNYXzcQarefFf0W3Njcg8Hswn0zgT2g73VHS6skEb74EHpNJR=w640-h595" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><b>Budgerigar, juvenile being fed</b></span><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Also Jacky Winter collecting nesting material</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjGI2uXMkEqFws9Qxhzu4FPDdWQWb27D8hIUeO86WEbh-wp-jLZcMRQEzM-YiZ1IVlPqy_5Oa48CNpBvPhdhu25mdjyh9LBZRMmuEQpnaEQbU_SimDTh3XKzdiQPVStA2nR3DOsgAgKAJCjYRMij57z0IOl9SoUCspwBdM6lsOqEBMgl9FCbLrXu0pf" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="976" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjGI2uXMkEqFws9Qxhzu4FPDdWQWb27D8hIUeO86WEbh-wp-jLZcMRQEzM-YiZ1IVlPqy_5Oa48CNpBvPhdhu25mdjyh9LBZRMmuEQpnaEQbU_SimDTh3XKzdiQPVStA2nR3DOsgAgKAJCjYRMij57z0IOl9SoUCspwBdM6lsOqEBMgl9FCbLrXu0pf=w520-h640" width="520" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span><span style="font-size: medium;">Jacky Winter <span>- with nesting material</span></span><br /></span></b></td></tr></tbody></table></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Then headed out to an area where Southern Emu-wren had been seen previously. site passed Skull Hole. Searched the Spinifex and found an adult Spinifexbird feeding a juvenile but no Southern Emu-wren. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhYHVwdjetVAX-NwwdJoIiyc-nI2rDyJtvXZCgEFwD3EHlnwJBenPdjKArdtxC1GofFAnv9vnSk5KCyRLWyy2oBrvprM3KeICwJMThBbilQt2QVTBFJpWRtbOTw3D4ONC0vsHpQShZM716BILCmMO4pBK0GFAEY-eP2CeXcxmgdhlINXs5SJc54e6jt" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1004" data-original-width="1200" height="535" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhYHVwdjetVAX-NwwdJoIiyc-nI2rDyJtvXZCgEFwD3EHlnwJBenPdjKArdtxC1GofFAnv9vnSk5KCyRLWyy2oBrvprM3KeICwJMThBbilQt2QVTBFJpWRtbOTw3D4ONC0vsHpQShZM716BILCmMO4pBK0GFAEY-eP2CeXcxmgdhlINXs5SJc54e6jt=w640-h535" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Spinifexbird - adult<br /></span></span></b></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Called into Skull Hole but it was getting hot so we went back to camp for morning coffee after a survey of the area, which did not record many birds. A lone Crested Pigeon was one of the few seen.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="923" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi_Z6iQ5kd6YhzU4wNrHBelRX7wuzYIGz1XVT9YH5LqNKGIGVdJJnCD2Gbv-ACu_gus8ndCcQuFX6vXXpvZ1xbvRKjynTNzUeP5-8EkyUABcu_kiKKwFJjGkKsz7k0zYopBNsu5bSSO095uZxi7ISesCg-znP-WNtMIqWSbE6vY1IBAwslgmNJai-WA=w493-h640" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="Crested Pigeon" width="493" /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium; text-align: justify;"><b>Crested Pigeon </b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">After the reviving coffee we packed up the T-Van and travelled back to Winton along the Opalton Road. This is a longer route to get back to Winton but far better condition than the park road, which goes via the homestead. Checked into the Wanderers Caravan Park and set up camp as the temperature rose to 35ºC! A record August temperature for Winton</span>. In the afternoon visited the Winton Treatment Works but found locked gates and keep out signs. We used to be allowed to check out all the ponds but this time could only see one pond from the road. A couple of Plum-headed Finch were sitting on the perimeter fence and five Diamond Dove were in a tree overhanging the fence.</div></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgnr4oEiPWmKP_jTdCvfF_pqeJkBSSaoFsetg2U49PJEYK2vgI9tlozauwwt0N9Btob16nQUzyWsi4IDKd2-3V5MunEeoSTtSwwJJIOXVubMLAY76Mm8O-biwefcPBrMUtgjZwooAsP7Bi2drwmI_sH9-Az6uM62fwrizCm6eYpJLcxNUPl4HNb3fP6" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1104" data-original-width="1200" height="589" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgnr4oEiPWmKP_jTdCvfF_pqeJkBSSaoFsetg2U49PJEYK2vgI9tlozauwwt0N9Btob16nQUzyWsi4IDKd2-3V5MunEeoSTtSwwJJIOXVubMLAY76Mm8O-biwefcPBrMUtgjZwooAsP7Bi2drwmI_sH9-Az6uM62fwrizCm6eYpJLcxNUPl4HNb3fP6=w640-h589" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span>Diamond Dove</span></b></span><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">5/8/2022 </span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Strong winds blew for most of the night which resulted in a lousy nights sleep. The Greengrocer (remember them?) came around in his van early morning shouting out for business, which he got from many people including us. Lindsay bought some bacon from him for our breakfast which went well with scrambled eggs. Then headed off to the shire council offices to ask about access to the Treatment Works only to be told that there is no more access due to the dreaded workplace health and safety! Had a quick look at the poo ponds through the fence. (Update from John Lowry: He and Len Ezzy sent a letter to the Winton Shire Council highlighting the importance of birdwatching to Winton and offered suggestions on how to merge the aims of birdwatchers and the Winton SC. This was discussed at the councils November meeting with an outcome of an extra fenced off pond being built with facilities </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">[John and Len suggested 2 hides] </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">for birdwatchers). Let hope this solution happens. Then headed off to </span></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">fuel up and go to the bakery for a coffee, no bread apart from the usual Western Queensland white stuff. Checked out the Spar store and found their last Wholemeal loaf, better than white. Left town on the Boulia Road where we started to see Australian Pratincole along with about 12 Ground Cuckoo-shrike that flew off from the side of the road. Stopped at the Diamantina River crossing and a rest area where we had afternoon coffee. The scenery was very green due to recent rains.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcdGP2FYvx5ydCRbze-489IW41LW9K8UdSmRt8YKMCzk_pBmQouDKHyEz675q2GoPwQX7ewu6WihDrt5CxEtgDxh1ywYNoYUiC7kIdLVBB0VkJskWIfLk3o-oJdXm97xpwyzw-JvAtvKProhv1KH9mVzXkzmzw16fLjmrO9msvMbn9dzGbPhwSfm6d/s1200/05%20Aug,%202022%20Winton%20-%20Boulia%20Road.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcdGP2FYvx5ydCRbze-489IW41LW9K8UdSmRt8YKMCzk_pBmQouDKHyEz675q2GoPwQX7ewu6WihDrt5CxEtgDxh1ywYNoYUiC7kIdLVBB0VkJskWIfLk3o-oJdXm97xpwyzw-JvAtvKProhv1KH9mVzXkzmzw16fLjmrO9msvMbn9dzGbPhwSfm6d/w640-h480/05%20Aug,%202022%20Winton%20-%20Boulia%20Road.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><span>Winton - Boulia Road</span></span></b><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Stopped off at Cawnpore Lookout and found a Red-backed Kingfisher perch on one of the few dead tree stumps.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjRg5Uo27saYw1iNoHFe-c80QpPwTnD4I3dx18_55RKS1Axk8ak0evj2vuxZuJBs3t9Dj3Mmp1K6h8iw9ecAq9Nn9TFKUR8JVoKByTj1voZXu9iK4yr80L7aDPwMKyurKDoUX3jPW4Gv9rfwM5D-k8tLYs5aoJfILqhchKEn_JM1N28eDPwyQytO_m9" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="967" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjRg5Uo27saYw1iNoHFe-c80QpPwTnD4I3dx18_55RKS1Axk8ak0evj2vuxZuJBs3t9Dj3Mmp1K6h8iw9ecAq9Nn9TFKUR8JVoKByTj1voZXu9iK4yr80L7aDPwMKyurKDoUX3jPW4Gv9rfwM5D-k8tLYs5aoJfILqhchKEn_JM1N28eDPwyQytO_m9=w515-h640" width="515" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>Red-backed Kingfisher</span><br /></span></b></td></tr></tbody></table></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Continued along the road and took a side track, where we found a goop place to camp for the night. </span><span style="font-family: arial;">In the evening we heard an Australian Owlet-nightjar and a Spotted Nightjar. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfl2gOytV3TYItgymzwyYjOypYoTxyjbU7n8lNktszAUMgFpnz3ZhRWzB2znnW-jm-ETBiKUwGxI58lGfl4awpnORfYULDPcZNGqdXVV1t9BD5-8klqZipSC78fHmrjYxLYjC2go7VPAOnOlU55A1JiMGStnVLBF0e983TrDmvgUHmFgBcWqgH3S1O/s1200/06%20Aug,%202022%20Camp%20Site%20Boulia%20Rd.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="824" data-original-width="1200" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfl2gOytV3TYItgymzwyYjOypYoTxyjbU7n8lNktszAUMgFpnz3ZhRWzB2znnW-jm-ETBiKUwGxI58lGfl4awpnORfYULDPcZNGqdXVV1t9BD5-8klqZipSC78fHmrjYxLYjC2go7VPAOnOlU55A1JiMGStnVLBF0e983TrDmvgUHmFgBcWqgH3S1O/w640-h440/06%20Aug,%202022%20Camp%20Site%20Boulia%20Rd.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><b>Boulia Road Campsite</b></span><br /></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">6/8/2022</span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Better nights sleep with a few light rain showers in the early morning. Packed up quickly in case anymore showers came along, which they did not. Went for a walk around the surrounding country, including a couple of mesa’s. Found 5 Spinifex Pigeon displaying then Lindsay found two Chestnut-breasted Quail-thrush - managed a few photos. As we were heading back to camp a Grey Falcon flew overhead - fantastic. The scenery around this area is quite stunning.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPdnO_vRjR7I8119Pn1LzTVaCWWPcqZpo4bp13FeXwG_Dp0VNDUFJFXrMJmTpjTaOTZy9wMEXF2H7CtUoKhxA_OKWgoG59Vmcedxa3qbbNnUZbGr4DfONeAMHrZ0Vj6_rqlUcCcgypAvZEHGbqBukAkPp734yeORuAubPiOL16rydPhGDvpQJO7__V/s797/06%20Aug,%202022%20Chestnut-breasted%20Quail-thrush.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="588" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPdnO_vRjR7I8119Pn1LzTVaCWWPcqZpo4bp13FeXwG_Dp0VNDUFJFXrMJmTpjTaOTZy9wMEXF2H7CtUoKhxA_OKWgoG59Vmcedxa3qbbNnUZbGr4DfONeAMHrZ0Vj6_rqlUcCcgypAvZEHGbqBukAkPp734yeORuAubPiOL16rydPhGDvpQJO7__V/w640-h588/06%20Aug,%202022%20Chestnut-breasted%20Quail-thrush.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Chestnut-breasted Quail-thrush</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP5qN3X8EOv1_hcGQ_modiNSj28SjIExrgCpThGY51dH349L2rWnkugA8wKwFkyGQi_ucAIwoQk921Vajt5ig2k1BYYlKuURmWkTzcEzQVBfodvReEvLzzeiQovFYgt-IVZ2vsHDgvS1xKr0dd8ELFzwjhNCeVjFzjdwhwPMUh5UxpBV6479_zq66J/s748/06%20Aug,%202022%20Chestnut-breasted%20Quail-thrush%201.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP5qN3X8EOv1_hcGQ_modiNSj28SjIExrgCpThGY51dH349L2rWnkugA8wKwFkyGQi_ucAIwoQk921Vajt5ig2k1BYYlKuURmWkTzcEzQVBfodvReEvLzzeiQovFYgt-IVZ2vsHDgvS1xKr0dd8ELFzwjhNCeVjFzjdwhwPMUh5UxpBV6479_zq66J/w640-h466/06%20Aug,%202022%20Chestnut-breasted%20Quail-thrush%201.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Chestnut-breasted Quail-thrush</b></span></td><td class="tr-caption"><span><b> </b></span></td><td class="tr-caption"><span><b> </b></span></td></tr></tbody></table></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga1cyXcNlk_ySUl-kb3h2M0By9eDkDmuoevYU5r8tdiVtD29YObcjqGhIW5A_N--59qw54y7UxnGulkAshp8BXAVH-lIVF6fKqlX8Uqfm1JtKrimH0csrnFF6SFvjp8ENcwjFQ4dy1eduxDK8r6Ay0u1rs6223fb0KvB_Wkp6rXQCjVKBOQrVP17hD/s1200/06%20Aug,%202022%20Winton%20-%20Boulia%20Road.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga1cyXcNlk_ySUl-kb3h2M0By9eDkDmuoevYU5r8tdiVtD29YObcjqGhIW5A_N--59qw54y7UxnGulkAshp8BXAVH-lIVF6fKqlX8Uqfm1JtKrimH0csrnFF6SFvjp8ENcwjFQ4dy1eduxDK8r6Ay0u1rs6223fb0KvB_Wkp6rXQCjVKBOQrVP17hD/w640-h354/06%20Aug,%202022%20Winton%20-%20Boulia%20Road.jpg" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Winton - Boulia Road Scenery</b></span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Had a banana for breakfast and got back onto the road to stop at Hamilton Hotel ruins rest area, where it was still very windy making boiling a kettle very difficult. Here we had a Banded Lapwing with 3 juveniles in tow for company plus a Great Cormorant flew over. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjhzUNywg3wCOBjsOJYYVFHYAfohFJLaOE208hAOQ2BGA26PO_y7Z4bGsSjFJN-aSgjE65VJKVsra17Fc197E3x0qYaK89LsO8Rzx5thv7dQcwEnW6ED-PdaVeqzT7IFzZYN9N4gM_pGNB8e_k5S1qXHDAa5N7jshfAqrY8rQ_Fj2MrWHlXCBIk5WlW" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjhzUNywg3wCOBjsOJYYVFHYAfohFJLaOE208hAOQ2BGA26PO_y7Z4bGsSjFJN-aSgjE65VJKVsra17Fc197E3x0qYaK89LsO8Rzx5thv7dQcwEnW6ED-PdaVeqzT7IFzZYN9N4gM_pGNB8e_k5S1qXHDAa5N7jshfAqrY8rQ_Fj2MrWHlXCBIk5WlW=w598-h640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Banded Lapwing - juvenile</span></b></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The fence posts along the road made great perches for Brown Falcon, then in the open country we started to see groups of Flock Bronzewing. Stopped to observe them and try to take photos but they would not co-operate and kept a distance, even turning their backs on us as this not so good photo illustrates.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP-6Qc-zFHkUgrZcXKYNMgFQx7eNP1AFiCILztG5fSGyfWYRUPRTD4nt1z13waDH4r_b_2FAWuXmjv5X2hxqt7qNxieRk7HcvXBzKFuAW9fb6JRLfokxT8ZLo27qiIMi5_kByEwFQkS4FnSDe0JkbjS2y7SjEX2RiU1LXgYolvMkwv-NBpX4jofFDD/s1200/06%20Aug,%202022%20Flock%20Bronzewing.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="556" data-original-width="1200" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP-6Qc-zFHkUgrZcXKYNMgFQx7eNP1AFiCILztG5fSGyfWYRUPRTD4nt1z13waDH4r_b_2FAWuXmjv5X2hxqt7qNxieRk7HcvXBzKFuAW9fb6JRLfokxT8ZLo27qiIMi5_kByEwFQkS4FnSDe0JkbjS2y7SjEX2RiU1LXgYolvMkwv-NBpX4jofFDD/w640-h296/06%20Aug,%202022%20Flock%20Bronzewing.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span><span style="font-family: arial;">Flock Bronzewing</span></span></b><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span><span class="tm7"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span class="tm7" style="font-size: medium;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiTaY11xp7MtE7AqWGMLA75Hp2Nd73SfmN8Vm47f082Jp0CHQD8YQMoEVxEN_FXCZLdnJMxHXZTJBIgx1mm3gnxK_knp3IK_xHHUhfGceY-hDHiJaqAK_yGEHLVEcyDVdJPe0AZ12hDElMaiUrdOQUzQ1PqTzbW06p4RJiX97Onj-3fXFitHtwYe12j" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiTaY11xp7MtE7AqWGMLA75Hp2Nd73SfmN8Vm47f082Jp0CHQD8YQMoEVxEN_FXCZLdnJMxHXZTJBIgx1mm3gnxK_knp3IK_xHHUhfGceY-hDHiJaqAK_yGEHLVEcyDVdJPe0AZ12hDElMaiUrdOQUzQ1PqTzbW06p4RJiX97Onj-3fXFitHtwYe12j=w294-h320" width="294" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Horsfield's Bushlark</b></span></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Did managed one of a nearby Horsfield's Bushlark. Continued on to the Boulia Racecourse Reserve alongside the Burke River, where we found a suitable site and set up camp. Telstra coverage here, which allowed internet access to catch up on Birdata surveys.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A late afternoon walk turned up a Common Bronzewing, which was new for the trip. Meanwhile back at camp a pair of Black-faced Woodswallow were displaying to each other, usually a precursor to copulation but this time they lost interest.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieYNknJDK6DNoUemHFhBDcrAtWzw7pwgu9WzUidZYhVVIJU2sWdVuSSr7qLqTIK8Z_Hs8JdMqbzKQy-uWolUWD94ZqE2kpQukgDfdvPNM0IP8dsyQkIRJg0JcLBSV5WFwILN8yUjvGAcSZXey8hLvtHfC5MmGjIDbi0_LGEh8N7R8Kd1hDrm0YYlxD/s1200/06%20Aug,%202022%20Boulia%20Camp.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1038" data-original-width="1200" height="554" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieYNknJDK6DNoUemHFhBDcrAtWzw7pwgu9WzUidZYhVVIJU2sWdVuSSr7qLqTIK8Z_Hs8JdMqbzKQy-uWolUWD94ZqE2kpQukgDfdvPNM0IP8dsyQkIRJg0JcLBSV5WFwILN8yUjvGAcSZXey8hLvtHfC5MmGjIDbi0_LGEh8N7R8Kd1hDrm0YYlxD/w640-h554/06%20Aug,%202022%20Boulia%20Camp.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><b>Boulia Camp Site beside the Burke River</b></span></span><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-left: 1em;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhCbO324PDFf09Mc-GicQmKJEKWLtjJuXVNO0kGPZb3KH2Pwwx4rdVPdz-S2IyFYuIWv7v7DzM7NEOPR8g_x2wUhocLR8Kc7owtC9aAum6wFUF_3blkWlYJ-s8TTKGy39lLSWswkggKNGatUO2FkOnByW_h8cFU_2gyLV5ppAIcgOn3zf5FWVGYZYBA" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1087" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhCbO324PDFf09Mc-GicQmKJEKWLtjJuXVNO0kGPZb3KH2Pwwx4rdVPdz-S2IyFYuIWv7v7DzM7NEOPR8g_x2wUhocLR8Kc7owtC9aAum6wFUF_3blkWlYJ-s8TTKGy39lLSWswkggKNGatUO2FkOnByW_h8cFU_2gyLV5ppAIcgOn3zf5FWVGYZYBA=w275-h305" width="275" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="tm7"><span style="font-family: arial;">Black-faced Woodswallow</span></span></span></b></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgkNiRItlQzTpYpoczU-VG49u3BYppPKCrRThjxLLzm0VuohLTeQFY7VWfdWLwrg19PwetQOQ-AIUee0fPLbjoCYN61cQf89Diw9bypGOHgH3bZSW2iDsFkGx2fnanoeaavgDggQPkvM3eWlz8iep8EyNJ8h_sQqAAanfpZi9PjCSqzN0idet0PMt24" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1134" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgkNiRItlQzTpYpoczU-VG49u3BYppPKCrRThjxLLzm0VuohLTeQFY7VWfdWLwrg19PwetQOQ-AIUee0fPLbjoCYN61cQf89Diw9bypGOHgH3bZSW2iDsFkGx2fnanoeaavgDggQPkvM3eWlz8iep8EyNJ8h_sQqAAanfpZi9PjCSqzN0idet0PMt24=w289-h306" width="289" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="tm7"><span style="font-family: arial;">Black-faced Woodswallow</span></span></span></b></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Around 7.30 a pair of Australian Owlet Nightjar fired up from adjacent trees followed by two Eastern Barn Owl screeching. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>7/8/2022 </b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Had a sleep in until 7.00am due to temp. of 8ºC! Eventually got up for a warming coffee before a walk around the camp area. Added Black shouldered Kite to our trip list plus there were lots of White-browed and Masked Woodswallow feeding in a flowering Eucalypt next to our camp. Budgies were also nesting and a Rufous Song lark was seen carrying nesting material. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgItvO32sG-Eg7Ga2HCqUSlhaU8aE6dqk1tN7ZPcCufIqBVUktIzptTcQkUWboaM-DFyU_P7StlRrgI-tHb6Kb-JRVJY0BjNroTqWfZh8XYgnisS9KgHigp989qomiIfrCnDO0LFpkFbVrFAVqMFjEdpPdV-NGY0YAiKJUmA75dIUDQjLGid6doTXK_" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="961" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgItvO32sG-Eg7Ga2HCqUSlhaU8aE6dqk1tN7ZPcCufIqBVUktIzptTcQkUWboaM-DFyU_P7StlRrgI-tHb6Kb-JRVJY0BjNroTqWfZh8XYgnisS9KgHigp989qomiIfrCnDO0LFpkFbVrFAVqMFjEdpPdV-NGY0YAiKJUmA75dIUDQjLGid6doTXK_=w512-h640" width="512" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Rufous Songlark</b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhCiua_NVTnxz4h5rplQOlnt_zsLo1llpkGdx9hZpQInCKAC81Pn229eIaFVMvdkBHBOwc_1Cc7ljyCT8cp8ZdiKPpV5w8s5kHJ-bDb4X97Rv458ENksCfIuH9-c__ZPq97LGiMRl0hLnLA6oWOImtuIzIOdsa2CByEMRvt9zpUyDJrgJJieiyxXHYF" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="924" data-original-width="1200" height="494" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhCiua_NVTnxz4h5rplQOlnt_zsLo1llpkGdx9hZpQInCKAC81Pn229eIaFVMvdkBHBOwc_1Cc7ljyCT8cp8ZdiKPpV5w8s5kHJ-bDb4X97Rv458ENksCfIuH9-c__ZPq97LGiMRl0hLnLA6oWOImtuIzIOdsa2CByEMRvt9zpUyDJrgJJieiyxXHYF=w640-h494" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span>White-browed Woodswallow</span><br /></b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Tried the bird detection feature on the OM-1, which worked well nailing the White-necked Heron eye for focus.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEimetX1Eyng7vOmQic_pf9LByYc0EtCvaRpjxVNJ7jTJVZaYmr1gozAw2_m8DrhFs1LIEcK_eFubSVUqc2dRSbovHnD9qBprzjSB5C-m0sfL3knsPjxZr5u3vq_m-6Lvr2hoBFCmba7P5u_Yr5XBVFVwqL1Vnzrm8ePXRBzcVGy1_vHkNqegDBYsEqr" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1004" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEimetX1Eyng7vOmQic_pf9LByYc0EtCvaRpjxVNJ7jTJVZaYmr1gozAw2_m8DrhFs1LIEcK_eFubSVUqc2dRSbovHnD9qBprzjSB5C-m0sfL3knsPjxZr5u3vq_m-6Lvr2hoBFCmba7P5u_Yr5XBVFVwqL1Vnzrm8ePXRBzcVGy1_vHkNqegDBYsEqr=w536-h640" width="536" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>White-necked Heron<br /></b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Decided not to go into town and have a day off at the camp. Had another walk around the camp in the afternoon before dinner and found Little Friarbird in the flowering Eucalypts and another pair of Budgerigar enjoying themselves.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh2AALpGTVsD6JidxiXcOUMOLWcIK30yiJ8x736TGp05J6QvJMCRy_L104O_1Ri5zwiee4Be8BJF1j6NW1cZMSH7nKMzceZD5x7gK4MVX9w9r4Y1Qb8piUkY_qGUgJgV8tRDvf8xVJ4y1uCWkpWVxNta42CyKZheizrzfKYTs7Bad09GMoqMd4z_DZE" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1042" data-original-width="1200" height="557" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh2AALpGTVsD6JidxiXcOUMOLWcIK30yiJ8x736TGp05J6QvJMCRy_L104O_1Ri5zwiee4Be8BJF1j6NW1cZMSH7nKMzceZD5x7gK4MVX9w9r4Y1Qb8piUkY_qGUgJgV8tRDvf8xVJ4y1uCWkpWVxNta42CyKZheizrzfKYTs7Bad09GMoqMd4z_DZE=w640-h557" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><b>Little Friarbird</b></span></span><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi9j91f3ggbw3JdU6R8CXRYUo2WH7AofhgUo3X3WfDGb2M_hOHECl6Rm2W-TR1Ywx3BUTuFYK_Er2p3CLsOBqwAdrAl7IDC2xgrdTg4-zdMoGLDDwxTOpt01B-6vLiNeikNR1yQSQ0_svj2Z5Ymp38IPGYhX4iZncG6WXXjaDG4sjZpTm9aCnxWMOJC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img alt="" data-original-height="932" data-original-width="1200" height="497" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi9j91f3ggbw3JdU6R8CXRYUo2WH7AofhgUo3X3WfDGb2M_hOHECl6Rm2W-TR1Ywx3BUTuFYK_Er2p3CLsOBqwAdrAl7IDC2xgrdTg4-zdMoGLDDwxTOpt01B-6vLiNeikNR1yQSQ0_svj2Z5Ymp38IPGYhX4iZncG6WXXjaDG4sjZpTm9aCnxWMOJC=w640-h497" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span><span style="font-family: arial;">Budgerigar</span></span></b></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Also had a Brolga fly directly overhead which, resulted in this photo of a hammerhead Brolga!</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6CyWyFLZHmh3Qg4_xp7FVf8OgLyY5gwV9jz4macDqfyQdWTBdx7oJmtwPTaq8ik58accFww1N5JhR8V2s5VRMucG8mtx6XDbXq8AMZeMWwGPUMazsarpDDJGRNY2wdq8Kj9maauVqerAe-PBwsyUuylALsQB3qJQJEC8_aBT82fi2oMmjYw-F5Q4S/s1200/07%20Aug,%202022%20Brolga%20-%20Boulia.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="835" data-original-width="1200" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6CyWyFLZHmh3Qg4_xp7FVf8OgLyY5gwV9jz4macDqfyQdWTBdx7oJmtwPTaq8ik58accFww1N5JhR8V2s5VRMucG8mtx6XDbXq8AMZeMWwGPUMazsarpDDJGRNY2wdq8Kj9maauVqerAe-PBwsyUuylALsQB3qJQJEC8_aBT82fi2oMmjYw-F5Q4S/w640-h446/07%20Aug,%202022%20Brolga%20-%20Boulia.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span><span style="font-family: arial;">Brolga</span></span></b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">After dinner a Barn Owl started to call along with an Australian Owlet-nightjar so we went down to the river and found two Eastern Barn Owl, one adult and one immature sitting in a tree, another was calling not far away. Back at camp an Owlet-nightjar showed up.</span></span><br /></p><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>8/8/2022 </b></span></span><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Another cold night and sleep in with a porridge breakfast and slow pack up. Had two Australian Pelican swimming in the river, an Intermediate Egret foraging on the river bank and a female Magpie-lark marching up and down letting everyone know she was there.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><b><span class="tm6" style="font-size: medium;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjVgegNhP0vXjCPP-6I28KaXqiXWu-oLlts60OijLGALp0CuP1tDWFJEXz3W5BEEXktCKkMFX2v88aROEPKEj-_wi-0ztsMw3u5ozFyEO7Y7sk3JJAGtXYHKDrzgGPOuJoilfzNldkafAsM5KgZn71UTwPLyVitaBWdT7wE1y4Qelf-DKDNaeSDdy_S" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1018" data-original-width="1200" height="542" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjVgegNhP0vXjCPP-6I28KaXqiXWu-oLlts60OijLGALp0CuP1tDWFJEXz3W5BEEXktCKkMFX2v88aROEPKEj-_wi-0ztsMw3u5ozFyEO7Y7sk3JJAGtXYHKDrzgGPOuJoilfzNldkafAsM5KgZn71UTwPLyVitaBWdT7wE1y4Qelf-DKDNaeSDdy_S=w640-h542" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Australian Pelican</b></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></span></b></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh9lNRYn4r44T8GYxRtfUrtwVEnVzEFkOzcqCDOP-If-hEmeTC21joXFAS04U17mJyRJrzGIHmCqvzE4BhMzqib-3XvuGu66pacCLnAKJZgg0TxnmHyTMu2n7fkzbAPMRrjfbcBcYZpLP--8dfpU4lozoQqMt6t1a6473T3qHHD5BLkhkQdgd9C3-W7" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh9lNRYn4r44T8GYxRtfUrtwVEnVzEFkOzcqCDOP-If-hEmeTC21joXFAS04U17mJyRJrzGIHmCqvzE4BhMzqib-3XvuGu66pacCLnAKJZgg0TxnmHyTMu2n7fkzbAPMRrjfbcBcYZpLP--8dfpU4lozoQqMt6t1a6473T3qHHD5BLkhkQdgd9C3-W7=w509-h640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Intermediate Egret</b></span></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi5vzvl3JdgccEZWH_DD5ZTLqHv2ctp9bZ6dFm2zhXMRV3EQmgQmq02DONp10mY2UMZ_B6gTP-AJNajlDHsUUkZroA--jOPnn11oGtt4G8pyD3EkuHxjRWAuzvHWyMX1pFwFfSfVcaeNldm5iN81qsNXW5HyRCEYz-noV5I9P7Iz9XzCT5oGS-4G2EK" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="875" data-original-width="1200" height="469" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi5vzvl3JdgccEZWH_DD5ZTLqHv2ctp9bZ6dFm2zhXMRV3EQmgQmq02DONp10mY2UMZ_B6gTP-AJNajlDHsUUkZroA--jOPnn11oGtt4G8pyD3EkuHxjRWAuzvHWyMX1pFwFfSfVcaeNldm5iN81qsNXW5HyRCEYz-noV5I9P7Iz9XzCT5oGS-4G2EK=w640-h469" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Magpie-lark - </span>female<br /></b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Had trouble lining up the Prado to the T-van due to the sun shinning into the reversing camera and the angle of the van to car because it was on the edge of a slope. This episode reminded me of a future job, which involves removing the useless plastic spare wheel cover and move the reversing camera to align with the hitch better. A Red-winged Parrot was suitably amused as it watched on.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj-u7pF6aBUnzzelkkwyr8A_K593ZzWUh3RjuoeK9E_0-S__LClK-mKRZgz-sVsWfKTOlm5kw_62JojG1nFNWl5Xj-iJgdCHlWbFVlrVdMWqvGraIUhsP0wquO0wnznvCjNxWqUgdR4Yw2ABpgwY9Nu6CnTaRpc5UrTuwI1CPzI311Div2q-Ead7czs" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="794" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj-u7pF6aBUnzzelkkwyr8A_K593ZzWUh3RjuoeK9E_0-S__LClK-mKRZgz-sVsWfKTOlm5kw_62JojG1nFNWl5Xj-iJgdCHlWbFVlrVdMWqvGraIUhsP0wquO0wnznvCjNxWqUgdR4Yw2ABpgwY9Nu6CnTaRpc5UrTuwI1CPzI311Div2q-Ead7czs=w424-h640" width="424" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Red-winged Parrot - <span style="font-size: me;">female</span></b></span></span><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Eventually took off for town to visit the general store for a few items, white bread again so gave that a miss. Fuelled up ($2.50lt) and left town for the Donahue Hwy, which became the Plenty Highway at the Northern Territory border. This stretch of the road is mainly bitumen with a few gravel stretches to <a href="https://northernterritory.com/alice-springs-and-surrounds/accommodation/tobermorey-station-roadhouse--caravan-park">Tobermorey Station</a>, 250km from Boulia. Lindsay drove a section of this road and scored a gravel section. Plenty of treeless stretches of Ironstone country before we found a lunch stop at an old gravel pit off the road. Crossed the border into the Northern Territory and found Tobermorey Station (5km from the NT/QLD border). </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span class="tm7" style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUJ58QI8TRRV-xnlIFp7ovNIrY8RtAD5q6GudvNtv-dW7y1e6UzaXFouEf5XNdAmKCC319R1RHGZ7uLhtz9hbzC-9ZYVdP9LFUjTQ5qvvK_htKAXq0wAR6v1Od-QtU3ha3DuLDyJhPrnGF6sXeFep2v4ftmf6-rkqKO3smBVMc3Ta7I_E0xv80KbAc/s1200/08%20Aug,%202022%20Tobermorey%20Station%20Sign.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1200" height="534" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUJ58QI8TRRV-xnlIFp7ovNIrY8RtAD5q6GudvNtv-dW7y1e6UzaXFouEf5XNdAmKCC319R1RHGZ7uLhtz9hbzC-9ZYVdP9LFUjTQ5qvvK_htKAXq0wAR6v1Od-QtU3ha3DuLDyJhPrnGF6sXeFep2v4ftmf6-rkqKO3smBVMc3Ta7I_E0xv80KbAc/w640-h534/08%20Aug,%202022%20Tobermorey%20Station%20Sign.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span class="tm7" style="font-size: medium;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2ycpBDbed3tf43IRRQNV3rCOVHgh_6CNGmxG_BLCTwsLrrjs47w2pltU22fKIqQBY1KVamLCTG5oEcYVacOuKCK67cZx6TCb1cPY0OYntkaJg1D8lDLRbNaOaLrKODq60LtadaabpD_sHZ0NrxwLPbHz-UllTyTK6sQu2bOGBBTiE-IDufpdYXHNZ/s1200/08%20Aug,%202022%20Tobermorey%20Station%20camp%20ground.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="806" data-original-width="1200" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2ycpBDbed3tf43IRRQNV3rCOVHgh_6CNGmxG_BLCTwsLrrjs47w2pltU22fKIqQBY1KVamLCTG5oEcYVacOuKCK67cZx6TCb1cPY0OYntkaJg1D8lDLRbNaOaLrKODq60LtadaabpD_sHZ0NrxwLPbHz-UllTyTK6sQu2bOGBBTiE-IDufpdYXHNZ/w640-h430/08%20Aug,%202022%20Tobermorey%20Station%20camp%20ground.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Tobermorey Station Campground</b></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Here we booked in for a night. Went for a walk along the surrounding flood levee wall in the afternoon and had 81 Spinifex Pigeon and 114 Crested Pigeon. A few Brolga flew into forage on the watered grass, apparently regular visitors.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjOsmE-MKuQtdNEF-pMQfhSQMDglMYEW2gidFDeHH_k7PhOkoJuGzB_CN59_U9UcsjeE_Bn7LkS4f13bhI1X_4AobgE2l_mj3OsbBNZKnDR5hbwitEfSxCqDD0ANdglPZTIg0046Jt3Ypi7PuQnGR9QRJ4o5aPBoL03mxjYSy2ScrM7ywYGnjsDC8O6" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1130" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjOsmE-MKuQtdNEF-pMQfhSQMDglMYEW2gidFDeHH_k7PhOkoJuGzB_CN59_U9UcsjeE_Bn7LkS4f13bhI1X_4AobgE2l_mj3OsbBNZKnDR5hbwitEfSxCqDD0ANdglPZTIg0046Jt3Ypi7PuQnGR9QRJ4o5aPBoL03mxjYSy2ScrM7ywYGnjsDC8O6=w377-h400" width="377" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Brolga</b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Back at camp we found we had run out of gas so had to use the cookshed for dinner. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>9/8/2022 </b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Another 8ºC night so a slow start. Boiled the jug in the cookshed for a coffee before going around the levee wall again, hardly any birds so we headed for a dry creek area, where we found some birds including Paperbark Flycatcher new trip bird. Back for porridge and to pack up for a 9.30 departure to get back onto the Plenty Highway. Stopped along the road for morning coffee and found three Chiming Wedgebill and a White-browed Babbler. Further along the road is a roadside dam, this was very productive with at least 500 Zebra Finch plus at least 150 Budgies but best of all two Black Falcon swooping down trying to catch one of the birds. Another surprise here was a Gull-billed tern.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiR4TfbleCnj34B0g7JPfD7T7bd78ao_1tIoLLJf7tZ-pZGWO9bzxGeGWyZ89pcq7CCxjZAB3_g9R5bumj1R_VSh1ibhcqgN4yL7igaJRUDnJ37qI1ha_HnaYRnpvsr7CePByAGtyljfoGHKyvaaJ0pdQyinmEm_qX4h4n1ktozEiFzSTnlGawDcZ5P" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="865" data-original-width="1200" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiR4TfbleCnj34B0g7JPfD7T7bd78ao_1tIoLLJf7tZ-pZGWO9bzxGeGWyZ89pcq7CCxjZAB3_g9R5bumj1R_VSh1ibhcqgN4yL7igaJRUDnJ37qI1ha_HnaYRnpvsr7CePByAGtyljfoGHKyvaaJ0pdQyinmEm_qX4h4n1ktozEiFzSTnlGawDcZ5P=w640-h462" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Budgerigar </span><br /></b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhXbwICDQSjmJvjxYrE8XaHx2f_Rk27eGhH1fMJu0h3BAa5WcoVsqSPmXSXpduVqGaNeYC4R1RIh0A2S55sedeQc3b18hMy63dI24uDCZmgIulKHNWFQyhUPY6Zxe86pXdRmyu92kR8btWa_h3fDMOV72ELGudKfOU1xFUwPi7x_hWQK14qF3PkDka8" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="785" data-original-width="663" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhXbwICDQSjmJvjxYrE8XaHx2f_Rk27eGhH1fMJu0h3BAa5WcoVsqSPmXSXpduVqGaNeYC4R1RIh0A2S55sedeQc3b18hMy63dI24uDCZmgIulKHNWFQyhUPY6Zxe86pXdRmyu92kR8btWa_h3fDMOV72ELGudKfOU1xFUwPi7x_hWQK14qF3PkDka8=w541-h640" width="541" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Black Falcon</span></b><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhi8NZMkpKdMlqjyuFTv7zc-2Cr1wryllgofzgugk7h51z86iVqeTEAi3ihZtm4vLqF6LMiOVrku7V9ZTlHbOaw7JNcizlbJeBQWkhTaX5UL2TYbkZIzGP_wrFs2MnAbknmnjziApWwiaYMS1bGkq59EZoW9G94eqLtYJ_g_C47R3i4NEJS9-7qGDcl" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1004" data-original-width="1200" height="535" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhi8NZMkpKdMlqjyuFTv7zc-2Cr1wryllgofzgugk7h51z86iVqeTEAi3ihZtm4vLqF6LMiOVrku7V9ZTlHbOaw7JNcizlbJeBQWkhTaX5UL2TYbkZIzGP_wrFs2MnAbknmnjziApWwiaYMS1bGkq59EZoW9G94eqLtYJ_g_C47R3i4NEJS9-7qGDcl=w640-h535" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span>Gull-billed Tern</span></b><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Lunch stop was a large quarry with little birdlife and afternoon coffee was had at Arthur River, which looked like a good camp area. We decided not to stop here so continued on to the Jervoise Roadside stop but this was full of cattle so we went to nearby Jervoise Station to camp ($20.00). Pretty basic but adequate. Road conditions today were OK. Cooked dinner over the fire pit, which was a hassle but we managed.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>10/8/2022</b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Up at first light to take a few photos of the sunrise before resurrecting the fire pit to boil some water for a coffee.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe8Bjk90DjoelKRH2WbpCOaaL2cmf8LXGM70aHJzjDm_xdZYuokAMC-hzAQbmtUW8bnPUBWh-F9_3HpGAoki40Te4DEYgJ-TM57y_TjkoWuGWj5aphyLsr5mEW83lMDtGTrCxiruLIRgbEmY3BiBVnGQM551hB7Q42h3nCVe6pBs5c6Y2vjP5aAkLx/s1200/10%20Aug,%202022%20Sunrise%20at%20Jevoise.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe8Bjk90DjoelKRH2WbpCOaaL2cmf8LXGM70aHJzjDm_xdZYuokAMC-hzAQbmtUW8bnPUBWh-F9_3HpGAoki40Te4DEYgJ-TM57y_TjkoWuGWj5aphyLsr5mEW83lMDtGTrCxiruLIRgbEmY3BiBVnGQM551hB7Q42h3nCVe6pBs5c6Y2vjP5aAkLx/w640-h480/10%20Aug,%202022%20Sunrise%20at%20Jevoise.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Sunrise at Jervoise Station</span><br /></b></span></td></tr></tbody></table></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Packed up and had breakfast - not much of a dawn chorus this morning Pied Butcherbird and Australian Magpie with a few Corella. Back onto the Plenty Highway, the road was fairly good gravel to start with then bitumen followed by some more gravel. Looked for a place to pull over for morning coffee but nothing suitable until we had driven 144km and found a communication tower access road. Put some air in the tyres as we were back on the bitumen road, then a coffee. Lindsay drove from here to <a href="https://gemtree.com.au/">G</a></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://gemtree.com.au/">emtree Caravan Park and Roadhouse</a></span><span style="font-family: arial;">, where we booked in and were taken to our site in a very large area for campers.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjji-plJjsfo10yWvGinnZwB2380a-Mf5qj9GcfgwsET4D-c9aXQ2IUmRCInnrNXabpjtZ3_fApQWMQSYmE7WR9KIbgdFjIz7sxAy47RGEAVebV8_slBAIBwNIscZib8Xpw_-SjevpONRuVCPzKeOgu5hapxjZ454xHQvRqt9QcWUQRE4HQjo9G-ZYa/s1200/10%20Aug,%202022%20Gemtree%20Camp.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="708" data-original-width="1200" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjji-plJjsfo10yWvGinnZwB2380a-Mf5qj9GcfgwsET4D-c9aXQ2IUmRCInnrNXabpjtZ3_fApQWMQSYmE7WR9KIbgdFjIz7sxAy47RGEAVebV8_slBAIBwNIscZib8Xpw_-SjevpONRuVCPzKeOgu5hapxjZ454xHQvRqt9QcWUQRE4HQjo9G-ZYa/w640-h378/10%20Aug,%202022%20Gemtree%20Camp.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span><span style="font-family: arial;">Gemtree Camp Site</span></span></b><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Lunch then a snooze and a coffee with hot water from our neighbours caravan. Had an immature Crested Bellbird hopping around the camp.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjJIj9bECBVxZPZWnYnz3CEAiGKBJnXBWg6GH9xvrbSZNmptsSXTj-ZbFp2T9lQUZrUy-I31Hf8c97DYpOWI_mEW8xrTC5NwN-kn9Q629sMkU51ct0IQdMInyXfy2--I4z6QKOBysY8fEmIX6dV2oUBAuq4pajbNgmHkhvCjRBq6b1SK7Z_wq-Aw6UJ" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1089" data-original-width="1200" height="582" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjJIj9bECBVxZPZWnYnz3CEAiGKBJnXBWg6GH9xvrbSZNmptsSXTj-ZbFp2T9lQUZrUy-I31Hf8c97DYpOWI_mEW8xrTC5NwN-kn9Q629sMkU51ct0IQdMInyXfy2--I4z6QKOBysY8fEmIX6dV2oUBAuq4pajbNgmHkhvCjRBq6b1SK7Z_wq-Aw6UJ=w640-h582" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span><span style="font-family: arial;">Crested Bellbird - <span style="font-size: msmall;">juvenile</span></span></span></b><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">In the evening we went out to the Gemtree dinner with our neighbours, roast around a fire pit in front of the reception area. Met another couple and had a pleasant evening chatting. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>11/8/2022 </b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Had an early morning bird walk but all quiet and no new birds </span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="text-align: left;">but a hole in the ground got our attention. It is the hole of a generally nocturnal ant </span><i style="text-align: left;">Rhytidoponera sp</i><span style="text-align: left;">. There
are many species in this group occurring in low rainfall (Desert)
country, as well as higher rainfall areas. This particular group are
large 10mm+ and have nasty stings. Members of this group often have nests
that look like Volcano's with lots of Spinifex or Casuarina pieces
around the hole entrance and are common in the right habitat. Members of
the nest mostly forage individually. (Thanks to a friend in Darwin for
this information).</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJqx7hXGnnETeMpH14qAsTnkN8np3A74cN5C-413DWO0YYRhv_2s9hAFsoTgypVbQSABiJAxtUu1QotcOkjcTp-vy9_ttY3PN9iGSOvzM6q8IARsD5G07cWD6kKklvy9trQ8gWvSUtT0amXVM_--0GkGe-YFo2o_uIEukqe8rdaW5x6AxmrLRIhK-5/s1200/11%20Aug,%202022%20Mystery%20Hole%20at%20Gemtree.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1126" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJqx7hXGnnETeMpH14qAsTnkN8np3A74cN5C-413DWO0YYRhv_2s9hAFsoTgypVbQSABiJAxtUu1QotcOkjcTp-vy9_ttY3PN9iGSOvzM6q8IARsD5G07cWD6kKklvy9trQ8gWvSUtT0amXVM_--0GkGe-YFo2o_uIEukqe8rdaW5x6AxmrLRIhK-5/w600-h640/11%20Aug,%202022%20Mystery%20Hole%20at%20Gemtree.jpg" width="600" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Ant <i>Rhytidoponera sp.</i>Nest</span></b></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Packed up and moved down to the Café for coffee and a vanilla slice, yum. Had a chat with a cyclist who had travelled down the Tanami Track. He had started in Darwin cycling 200-300km a day - good luck to that. Also met a couple of guys on motor bikes who had travelled from Perth and were heading north. Eventually left at 9.50 am and back onto the Plenty Highway, mainly single lane bitumen until 8km from the Stuart Highway, where it turned into dual lane bitumen. Turned onto the Stuart Highway and stopped at the Tropic of Capricorn rest area. </span><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span><span style="font-family: arial;">Then on to Alice Springs, where we went to fill the two gas bottles. We found that one was full and one empty, which meant something was wrong with the system again. So we then headed to our caravan site at the <a href="https://www.gdaymatetouristpark.com.au/">G'day Mate Tourist Park</a>. Spent the afternoon trying to find a gas fitter to look at the gas system but they were all booked out for up to 8 weeks!
After further investigation we came to the conclusion that the gas regulator was at fault. </span>In the evening we went to the <a href="https://www.gillenclub.com.au/">Gillen Club</a> and met four other T-van and former T-van owners, who were staying at another caravan park. Had a good but noisy evening swapping stories. Headed home as the temperature started to fall.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>12/8/2022 </b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Another cold night down to 1ºC, we survived! Up and out to try and get a new gas regulator. Went to <a href="https://desertdwellers.com.au/">Desert Dwellers camping</a>, they had none however they put us onto Reece plumbing who they knew had some. So we obtained one from them and then went into town to park alongside the Todd River. Had a short walk back to the mall where we found the bakery and as it was nearing lunch decided to indulge in a coffee and some food. Still cool with a biting wind. After lunch we called in to the <a href="https://northernterritory.com/alice-springs-and-surrounds/see-and-do/megafauna-central">Northern Territory Megafauna</a> museum next to the bakery for a look at their Dinosaur display, interesting. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Ap7D0Os1oROMrYcatbRVEhDdJTEz38I3wCf6cjsFWFXaGk7zAvQT25qZocEww0jgLqfTBhruL-Jb5ENlODQNPWVUf1G7qUwhGEJUXSDX8BmdvZG4IGCw9HZEvtRY7KkwAeC7xq23HvByp5ri-3SRxdV9wIl8YFsGyaS8BDYPJkng6OvBT0S8Bf84/s1200/12%20Aug,%202022%20Megafauna%20Sgn.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="672" data-original-width="1200" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Ap7D0Os1oROMrYcatbRVEhDdJTEz38I3wCf6cjsFWFXaGk7zAvQT25qZocEww0jgLqfTBhruL-Jb5ENlODQNPWVUf1G7qUwhGEJUXSDX8BmdvZG4IGCw9HZEvtRY7KkwAeC7xq23HvByp5ri-3SRxdV9wIl8YFsGyaS8BDYPJkng6OvBT0S8Bf84/w400-h224/12%20Aug,%202022%20Megafauna%20Sgn.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUNKDJ2ilyVKx5SzhEjoPBXmgxRLSrq8Bh-pjRq23xiM_4YDLEADema5LbJPGzdGKIxzZGIvDuAMGIDRCNL5w9a0_GyXOgnSoMU8xla_cgIcxOzKFWx93CNEL3rjMWKRAVqdDDIvTBsYzlXJqeB1Zmb78WNoXCIcCECRmVT1pV5odi265j744QIQTK/s1200/12%20Aug,%202022%20Megafauna%20Display%201.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1140" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUNKDJ2ilyVKx5SzhEjoPBXmgxRLSrq8Bh-pjRq23xiM_4YDLEADema5LbJPGzdGKIxzZGIvDuAMGIDRCNL5w9a0_GyXOgnSoMU8xla_cgIcxOzKFWx93CNEL3rjMWKRAVqdDDIvTBsYzlXJqeB1Zmb78WNoXCIcCECRmVT1pV5odi265j744QIQTK/w607-h640/12%20Aug,%202022%20Megafauna%20Display%201.jpg" width="607" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><b>Megafauna Display</b></span></span><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit73F1F48qUR3wVSsNixCh4fapcqLOOEMS3PR3I0s_GyI8n7ceuzSSuG9GoGEG7KX5rHWpNTfni5EwVQlCL-jj94rAz24sp8eQ_4bw8zNAPZwpBhkpi2kR-9yBVV_lACdlcPb4Zp7whoYXhXwBZqwJZ3TLLwFPC5V_LD6A6pYYhklUvtXfXeZmXJ3M/s1200/12%20Aug,%202022%20Megafauna%20Display.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="625" data-original-width="1200" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit73F1F48qUR3wVSsNixCh4fapcqLOOEMS3PR3I0s_GyI8n7ceuzSSuG9GoGEG7KX5rHWpNTfni5EwVQlCL-jj94rAz24sp8eQ_4bw8zNAPZwpBhkpi2kR-9yBVV_lACdlcPb4Zp7whoYXhXwBZqwJZ3TLLwFPC5V_LD6A6pYYhklUvtXfXeZmXJ3M/w640-h335/12%20Aug,%202022%20Megafauna%20Display.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><b>Megafauna Display</b></span></span><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Lindsay visited the optometrist to get some eye drops for a troublesome eye. I went to the Post Office to pick up two tyre pressure monitors we had ordered, whilst in Bladensburg National Park. Back at camp fitted the gas regulator and it worked! Hooray. Also fitted one of the tyre pressure monitors and adjusted it. Had one of the many Australian Ringneck around the campsite visit us in the vain hope it could scrounge something to eat off us, but no luck here.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAQbDQgcLAyg56KXcXBagtR8PqopKKMIo8nYDrzWGnVYNV3u9co7rlnIbPwAbOW0FpWfwjWgraNHWLsLRN5gRS301gLik9YjGTjH3rM8SNg1xIV9uJq6Ay6BzVKaQAFSVhDARbKwAO8muCbOf3iDWG3swF0dhdXARIY-IC4U_h57QtAXxLfSJSTs_T/s1200/12%20Aug,%202022%20Camp%20Visitor%20AS.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1183" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAQbDQgcLAyg56KXcXBagtR8PqopKKMIo8nYDrzWGnVYNV3u9co7rlnIbPwAbOW0FpWfwjWgraNHWLsLRN5gRS301gLik9YjGTjH3rM8SNg1xIV9uJq6Ay6BzVKaQAFSVhDARbKwAO8muCbOf3iDWG3swF0dhdXARIY-IC4U_h57QtAXxLfSJSTs_T/w630-h640/12%20Aug,%202022%20Camp%20Visitor%20AS.jpg" width="630" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><b>Australian Ringneck</b></span></span><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>13/8/2022</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Another 1ºC night, slow to get out of bed! Lindsay made a delicious cooked breakfast before we headed to Olive Pink Botanic gardens. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span class="tm7"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7R6Gjm4BuUYHQJlAcSLUSilKNStAxeSY1SHRepfzQ9QBnjvRYtz6e8TFKLrVQ2HY8K4zk35VflQzERu4Tbp2wo_eIwAJugNYzGq8g-h6EJT0Ih1GyppRuGKWQdvS0uSxKcdKgwXzfUQzK2btjHb-fgTNoOvsfJq0lNxtkPO7fJkJhZo_49deIYSgE/s1200/13%20Aug,%202022%20Olive%20Pink%20Map.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7R6Gjm4BuUYHQJlAcSLUSilKNStAxeSY1SHRepfzQ9QBnjvRYtz6e8TFKLrVQ2HY8K4zk35VflQzERu4Tbp2wo_eIwAJugNYzGq8g-h6EJT0Ih1GyppRuGKWQdvS0uSxKcdKgwXzfUQzK2btjHb-fgTNoOvsfJq0lNxtkPO7fJkJhZo_49deIYSgE/w640-h480/13%20Aug,%202022%20Olive%20Pink%20Map.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Climbed up a hill to a lookout, photographing some Black-footed Rock Wallaby and Common Wallaroo (Euro) on the way.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span class="tm7" style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhvRujwirXTXzTkS5IBuZ3REmRFGKlCgsvnxPJ8NAu4jw_NDCXyxY7TXrr9G3tnf5BN8HytOvX45Rir1KM0lNLRtgYlAzqbgib8Y0O9s9ndWGyucMpwV7rb2MhKxhqxBXhAUewiDpiquTq0gODq4FN0EsOGB60tYyi1lOU9EUCDk253bFWUXGpXMIct" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="1200" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhvRujwirXTXzTkS5IBuZ3REmRFGKlCgsvnxPJ8NAu4jw_NDCXyxY7TXrr9G3tnf5BN8HytOvX45Rir1KM0lNLRtgYlAzqbgib8Y0O9s9ndWGyucMpwV7rb2MhKxhqxBXhAUewiDpiquTq0gODq4FN0EsOGB60tYyi1lOU9EUCDk253bFWUXGpXMIct=w640-h360" width="640" /></a></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span class="tm7" style="font-size: medium;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV0iKNDXXgC71sDzTY-vb-UieApsSykhHEO5BrVZ-qgVsK2hcqWqsQh1dErWuddS20qd5-lzueDGpc_PvPcFHT6i6dVkKkBQPFkd-3HFga8UUSmaBYvXVhe5K7Ja-M3ugjNOUgdt-0iQiVL3nOxuQLpniT0sTo2jJVC4uWqQv3vs1dDSVxHAdYgRoX/s1200/13%20Aug,%202022%20Black-footed%20Rock-wallaby.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1088" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV0iKNDXXgC71sDzTY-vb-UieApsSykhHEO5BrVZ-qgVsK2hcqWqsQh1dErWuddS20qd5-lzueDGpc_PvPcFHT6i6dVkKkBQPFkd-3HFga8UUSmaBYvXVhe5K7Ja-M3ugjNOUgdt-0iQiVL3nOxuQLpniT0sTo2jJVC4uWqQv3vs1dDSVxHAdYgRoX/w580-h640/13%20Aug,%202022%20Black-footed%20Rock-wallaby.jpg" width="580" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span>Black-footed Rock-wallaby</span></b><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span class="tm7" style="font-size: medium;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIFmemtMf5I3lz0VZtJozN-muNeULw2Rweeqc95ogfgBHJ5GGZPC76BWVq2coI3EhVFZfv428x0VTV679V62zdxGgBuxX2aapA_H9gmwTy8VmMWoY-GTuKTiyvRkSJhurM6lkr9srp2BBWOMN_0xv0CFGHGPAA4Flw8tdr_T2Db4hk4c9S02sFvu2Z/s1200/13%20Aug,%202022%20Common%20Wallaroo.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIFmemtMf5I3lz0VZtJozN-muNeULw2Rweeqc95ogfgBHJ5GGZPC76BWVq2coI3EhVFZfv428x0VTV679V62zdxGgBuxX2aapA_H9gmwTy8VmMWoY-GTuKTiyvRkSJhurM6lkr9srp2BBWOMN_0xv0CFGHGPAA4Flw8tdr_T2Db4hk4c9S02sFvu2Z/w640-h480/13%20Aug,%202022%20Common%20Wallaroo.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Common Wallaroo (Euro)</b></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The view from the lookout showed most of Alice Springs.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOA2Z9T91S7lUrb8eSwsmNvjiDCvkNTBxmEJCp8BEvAmV7G8aOXKY1MiKX3HzoyQU-DYko_Si_8kMpOLYon3DTg5yj69dHfSF52pOdpQIBt5crVBJfMrCrQHwY3NMgb_FRpSwMFtcsyUclbn-ERIyzIuoc8K2r5QWwjwE9ECKaJrNwgjhbpCECRx9g/s1200/13%20Aug,%202022%20view%20to%20The%20Gap.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOA2Z9T91S7lUrb8eSwsmNvjiDCvkNTBxmEJCp8BEvAmV7G8aOXKY1MiKX3HzoyQU-DYko_Si_8kMpOLYon3DTg5yj69dHfSF52pOdpQIBt5crVBJfMrCrQHwY3NMgb_FRpSwMFtcsyUclbn-ERIyzIuoc8K2r5QWwjwE9ECKaJrNwgjhbpCECRx9g/w640-h480/13%20Aug,%202022%20view%20to%20The%20Gap.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><b>The Gap from the Lookout</b></span><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Back down at the bottom we walked a few tracks but saw few birds apart from Yellow-throated Myna who were chasing every other bird they saw. However we did find Western Bowerbird, two pairs, one with a nest and a juvenile standing beside it. Had a coffee at the café and watched the Yellow-throated Miner, Grey-crowned Babbler and Western Bowerbird fighting over a piece of toast on the ground. Kept us amused for a while.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhttXb5UjUV6EA9bi9UJB37lzeX6Z5BIwWO9wd7ri2zevzVdyeZJNQWGAPm61Wo4QL7q_oMaHBzkaHRErg5HwI20JWLMu1g3arFbvax1RCP59_j79V0AdytJ7u1ebpUtg71e9jQ7q3MnR5jaF7dQq9edrzLEtuuwIMJyVY4zrGOGqxAQ9FQYAPCnLZ9/s1200/13%20Aug,%202022%20Binos%20and%20Coffee.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhttXb5UjUV6EA9bi9UJB37lzeX6Z5BIwWO9wd7ri2zevzVdyeZJNQWGAPm61Wo4QL7q_oMaHBzkaHRErg5HwI20JWLMu1g3arFbvax1RCP59_j79V0AdytJ7u1ebpUtg71e9jQ7q3MnR5jaF7dQq9edrzLEtuuwIMJyVY4zrGOGqxAQ9FQYAPCnLZ9/w640-h548/13%20Aug,%202022%20Binos%20and%20Coffee.jpg" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>What Else Could You Want!</b></span></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></b></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></b></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></b></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></b></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></b></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></b></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></b></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></b></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></b></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></b><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjkpIh1HLO6LE4J2EeqjCAVH3vzB2x7el1-NDFq8Co1qohOvlER0H8xdaOpYyJcy1_aIEZFGqaJdM9VbrHHT4rZ3gejCrB8lj4K823G5mKGxzYxE_KBeLoaYwkYErC05xQzLk6nmZXNleGwv9SPAq9R0fhm4QVMBodoBDQbEJuDVSvhmoUufHz2j8SK" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjkpIh1HLO6LE4J2EeqjCAVH3vzB2x7el1-NDFq8Co1qohOvlER0H8xdaOpYyJcy1_aIEZFGqaJdM9VbrHHT4rZ3gejCrB8lj4K823G5mKGxzYxE_KBeLoaYwkYErC05xQzLk6nmZXNleGwv9SPAq9R0fhm4QVMBodoBDQbEJuDVSvhmoUufHz2j8SK=w640-h480" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span><span style="font-family: arial;">Yellow-throated Miner</span></span></b><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgjPD3y-xDRjGowQa187W8ZGYLU7Mh4QlItIVSsV9i4oWeh_lkWujqvkbmeB2XFQTjGKNKdcwl_M_Anr7EEDdq2bXezHUudhifqSSo4QN_IWebkip9zHkcwaT-K6dS8qrSx7tFCOg1SDYbBoPNkD_tXltqT7UlP5q9n4nNBwgjELB4uDif7e3WLZW_o" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgjPD3y-xDRjGowQa187W8ZGYLU7Mh4QlItIVSsV9i4oWeh_lkWujqvkbmeB2XFQTjGKNKdcwl_M_Anr7EEDdq2bXezHUudhifqSSo4QN_IWebkip9zHkcwaT-K6dS8qrSx7tFCOg1SDYbBoPNkD_tXltqT7UlP5q9n4nNBwgjELB4uDif7e3WLZW_o=w640-h454" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><span>Grey-crowned Babbler</span></span></b><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj-T6Kquc48aa2noSufWUgK9ZbmoEAynwa_5nS3xMojMeQvkS3g9seF8U17VjK1rwgncj37xK1O603FmvZbmokbI_hONAw5fB1iKvXizOnybD8LoK4smQE9SzhuftU7XnR2d0PJ29EzKCVdsppJpyBHmat0k6ed4DTwapWM9Toy7VnNPzD1KLk0emTp" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj-T6Kquc48aa2noSufWUgK9ZbmoEAynwa_5nS3xMojMeQvkS3g9seF8U17VjK1rwgncj37xK1O603FmvZbmokbI_hONAw5fB1iKvXizOnybD8LoK4smQE9SzhuftU7XnR2d0PJ29EzKCVdsppJpyBHmat0k6ed4DTwapWM9Toy7VnNPzD1KLk0emTp=w640-h480" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><b>Western Bowerbird</b></span></span><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Also saw Spotted Dove (introduced species) walking along the road and White-plumed Honeyeater trying to get a drink out of the water fountain.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEirvZmP0URu7J_wPga7b2wL0kIQ2ygIR4jsLHdAMHH2VC2HmFjdrbP6pt-MRVBg15bD4vBOY5DhBM8BICt19zNbTyy54Then_np1wuTlt2rVKxCFrdzuz42E6qgNxIfEYNaSuvPHAl9R5PVcO9O8MkTlay0Z-JmKtSnpaM0cMSy0-eEdXj11eX_YXid" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEirvZmP0URu7J_wPga7b2wL0kIQ2ygIR4jsLHdAMHH2VC2HmFjdrbP6pt-MRVBg15bD4vBOY5DhBM8BICt19zNbTyy54Then_np1wuTlt2rVKxCFrdzuz42E6qgNxIfEYNaSuvPHAl9R5PVcO9O8MkTlay0Z-JmKtSnpaM0cMSy0-eEdXj11eX_YXid=w640-h472" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span>Spotted Dove</span></b></span><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhpaBzFtnDAVGBvPiFh-DGoF-5aiDFuq0ece2wp6f5tifAnsXLPg8of_rD30uWwkPWxKVBAqYRZyl4IZSrGFkLNMf0Npq_A1JzGDGmQEy3RxeO5VL9JBumT2S2Iw4Juj95aGaNZTO1THEGTJT0k9CYDpfkFA19Ys6-guoiOkRcXpuQyUN875kzHQ23u" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhpaBzFtnDAVGBvPiFh-DGoF-5aiDFuq0ece2wp6f5tifAnsXLPg8of_rD30uWwkPWxKVBAqYRZyl4IZSrGFkLNMf0Npq_A1JzGDGmQEy3RxeO5VL9JBumT2S2Iw4Juj95aGaNZTO1THEGTJT0k9CYDpfkFA19Ys6-guoiOkRcXpuQyUN875kzHQ23u=w640-h569" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b><span><span>White-plumed Honeyeater</span></span></b><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Back for lunch then out to <a href="https://nt.gov.au/parks/find-a-park/tjoritja-west-macdonnell-national-park/simpsons-gap">Simpson's Gap</a>. Stopped at the woodland walk but not much happening here so continued on to the car park at the end of the road. We had just started walking to the gap when we spotted some movement in the spinifex and a pair of Dusky Grasswren popped up for some photos. Lucky break! </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjJW3PM95iDFdNjxf3g4G_eUguJkvKXwSA33oDmEMPNlgb7BBhxbeF5CMHwMv8-C5SGEOyup2C0xkuklMg48r0FgAuVfjtRdPjU6X66jOpCKebuuDCecShssktp6avou_mKxI0ljqDvYdBJ7wr3t8dK3DAR9EOP1gMIJ9kNG8SRElMACeKhSTmHTCnL" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjJW3PM95iDFdNjxf3g4G_eUguJkvKXwSA33oDmEMPNlgb7BBhxbeF5CMHwMv8-C5SGEOyup2C0xkuklMg48r0FgAuVfjtRdPjU6X66jOpCKebuuDCecShssktp6avou_mKxI0ljqDvYdBJ7wr3t8dK3DAR9EOP1gMIJ9kNG8SRElMACeKhSTmHTCnL=w640-h526" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><b>Dusky Grasswren</b></span></span><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjXyXxACtU2Lxy61qgfwb1CiIPs0CrSR43dkXIVT9vGWE9EfbL_hM8QDMelsv2izfkwMpBf14UaO-cEyBmSWEmZlddfkalOO43wm-AFjEnJv4uDnteyT5x9SLaQLiv48HxDg88IZkETJZhlkhJ3T_1dtMywQFOuKFDjfMPmd3fXchIiVwOPEm0qy4Ox" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjXyXxACtU2Lxy61qgfwb1CiIPs0CrSR43dkXIVT9vGWE9EfbL_hM8QDMelsv2izfkwMpBf14UaO-cEyBmSWEmZlddfkalOO43wm-AFjEnJv4uDnteyT5x9SLaQLiv48HxDg88IZkETJZhlkhJ3T_1dtMywQFOuKFDjfMPmd3fXchIiVwOPEm0qy4Ox=w544-h640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Dusky Grasswren</b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Continued on to the gap and had the place to ourselves for five minutes until people started to arrive.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDpI2lGqXYYx9CakF7nExF54_BKmUQwkTn6wRrY_2uCZTGkzrMO2Xce6oJSTXbWgaMXs9JdAoWbH2ooGpODd3aoUD91aGvGFlLY4NHCl7Ak-AlS57V9D5IDTDwlJaBM5mtu0N-2ALLYkDA2A4A-anZL2YbywgYfzZE3DP2LTkCCvK9u6zqjCvVDjqk/s1200/13%20Aug,%202022%20%20Simpsons%20Gap%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDpI2lGqXYYx9CakF7nExF54_BKmUQwkTn6wRrY_2uCZTGkzrMO2Xce6oJSTXbWgaMXs9JdAoWbH2ooGpODd3aoUD91aGvGFlLY4NHCl7Ak-AlS57V9D5IDTDwlJaBM5mtu0N-2ALLYkDA2A4A-anZL2YbywgYfzZE3DP2LTkCCvK9u6zqjCvVDjqk/w480-h640/13%20Aug,%202022%20%20Simpsons%20Gap%20.jpg" width="480" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><b>Simpson's Gap</b></span></span><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Saw a Black-footed Rock Wallaby amongst the rocky slopes of the gorge. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8ZnnbabmeEslOzs7UBLMqf2k1eIlAlTFQO5PTeoZ0x_TzeedM2GkBzoO3ZY8rgf9qc9EWe7faa6TInsW_9hnZ-E8RF8GSaQJA0KHIqMrMnDRBluWpO-K-7gmV1qGVtRMYydZo33smy-fwfoKqe7VRhbAtc1SeflTiBHaaFBuMB6Vf2KnVcyss3aMS/s1200/13%20Aug,%202022%20Black-footed%20Rock%20Wallaby%201.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8ZnnbabmeEslOzs7UBLMqf2k1eIlAlTFQO5PTeoZ0x_TzeedM2GkBzoO3ZY8rgf9qc9EWe7faa6TInsW_9hnZ-E8RF8GSaQJA0KHIqMrMnDRBluWpO-K-7gmV1qGVtRMYydZo33smy-fwfoKqe7VRhbAtc1SeflTiBHaaFBuMB6Vf2KnVcyss3aMS/w640-h480/13%20Aug,%202022%20Black-footed%20Rock%20Wallaby%201.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span><span style="font-family: arial;">Black-footed Rock Wallaby</span></span></b><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Back to the Caravan Park via the Treatment works so we knew where to go tomorrow. Back at camp we were surprised to get a message from a friend of ours from Darwin days. He took our wedding photos 46 years ago and is now living in Hawker South Australia.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>14/8/2022</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Much warmer morning today up to 3ºC! Got organised with a bowl of porridge before heading out to the Treatment Works to meet Tanya, our guide. Signed in at the gate and donned our high-vis vests before reading the signs telling visitors what they were not allowed to do, including no swimming in the ponds or drinking the water! We wandered around the ponds for two and quarter hours. Main species were Grey Teal, Hoary-headed Grebe and Little Crow. Other good species were White-winged and Splendid Fairy-Wren, Red-necked Avocet, a Wood Sandpiper and a couple of White-backed Woodswallow.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEijJsDHC8-Q5X6ImUOiqqTu4bq4wwmN4dB8pK5z5dXvuiGMHitxj_jaRvuLMD640jcXE-taGSr93XmdBjlNH0S5HbOos3rS1zMLt6dVXhZ_YrDrJdkno1bD0R-nR2Bgom8xg65vIXcK49Fnw2uQA5gsdJdkQk6xuIxcJlhXlVw5ZeR2uE-NJcL5Tet3" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEijJsDHC8-Q5X6ImUOiqqTu4bq4wwmN4dB8pK5z5dXvuiGMHitxj_jaRvuLMD640jcXE-taGSr93XmdBjlNH0S5HbOos3rS1zMLt6dVXhZ_YrDrJdkno1bD0R-nR2Bgom8xg65vIXcK49Fnw2uQA5gsdJdkQk6xuIxcJlhXlVw5ZeR2uE-NJcL5Tet3=w640-h394" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">White-winged Fairy-wren</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj177WvJuLcDJQVX9WbeVOPjIrIsrQzQypMcDT43xkO_AQdrl5VKFF0kETBHmNHqC25Gaf_qg1QjNFyZmfkEcRXVjl1nJTdCNFvT1VT7uQI07gsO7sJ4mR6S0QN92xK0rHy_0YnHjusp5-XpsagA0BnrCX5CsxxZCedpweT5-4qgsvI5VUCW2JNpDy6" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1012" data-original-width="1018" height="637" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj177WvJuLcDJQVX9WbeVOPjIrIsrQzQypMcDT43xkO_AQdrl5VKFF0kETBHmNHqC25Gaf_qg1QjNFyZmfkEcRXVjl1nJTdCNFvT1VT7uQI07gsO7sJ4mR6S0QN92xK0rHy_0YnHjusp5-XpsagA0BnrCX5CsxxZCedpweT5-4qgsvI5VUCW2JNpDy6=w640-h637" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Splendid Fairy-wren - adult non-breeding male</b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgtmciLvK7wU0EXNqVzH2OxA3VK-2YX3ivcL16b3AGdm-06gaDqXcdu0Iwhu3ZesQ8QCXfCxuTIe-TOFdr12mZyxHEWXmJzDpepffTcaTeQgA80z3Ab_HkCZ3uWgjsrvWOVU3OMKQvVEQpLW4z-EbBnsYEcIjzUZHArnnnUfK71glGV4YtTM9cIPvCl" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="433" data-original-width="1200" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgtmciLvK7wU0EXNqVzH2OxA3VK-2YX3ivcL16b3AGdm-06gaDqXcdu0Iwhu3ZesQ8QCXfCxuTIe-TOFdr12mZyxHEWXmJzDpepffTcaTeQgA80z3Ab_HkCZ3uWgjsrvWOVU3OMKQvVEQpLW4z-EbBnsYEcIjzUZHArnnnUfK71glGV4YtTM9cIPvCl=w640-h230" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Red-necked Avocet</b></span></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></div></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgR_n91On81N68Fh5epQSW0EWH5lFpfVx4001uh_V3H4NPzekUEOYMSN6fUmRIR3p8edhrmDEequT82We7ux6Drr75aGPzJYKnrdifhDJmsZMWkHuEYa6H6m1oxn9dTafX8SWqmKMS5WGjnk95ENSSBdgidd0aRzbfSmXXQ1xkxI50yRxVgWJcxlWnO" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="726" data-original-width="733" height="635" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgR_n91On81N68Fh5epQSW0EWH5lFpfVx4001uh_V3H4NPzekUEOYMSN6fUmRIR3p8edhrmDEequT82We7ux6Drr75aGPzJYKnrdifhDJmsZMWkHuEYa6H6m1oxn9dTafX8SWqmKMS5WGjnk95ENSSBdgidd0aRzbfSmXXQ1xkxI50yRxVgWJcxlWnO=w640-h635" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Red-capped Dotterel</b></span></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Had a good time then returned to camp. The afternoon was spent around the camp getting ready to leave tomorrow.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>15/8/2022</b> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Not quite so cold only 8ºC! Packed up and headed into town for a coffee and muffin before food shopping. Back to car only to find I had left my sun glasses at the coffee shop. Luckily someone had handed in my $10.00 pair of </span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">sun glasses</span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">. Visited the Telegraph Station, where we had our packed lunch before heading to the Tanami Track. Bitumen all the way to the Tilmouth Well Roadhouse. Stopped at <a href="http://alicefieldnaturalists.org.au/kunoth.htm">Kunoth Bore</a>, which we've been to on a previous visit but this time the bore was derelict. However we checked it out and the first bird we saw was an immature Red-capped Robin sitting on a fence, then two Brown Falcon displaying overhead. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjs8lb0BL1wpRp8S7pztKg2gylgaIDCb5cw20UROhFpDQ5qULs1LhMls98rxk6j5o1TLkmQ0JPHslGRg43hSHOTLSC_G3zwolgJHQP-p77q1Q9HHUKTIZRUtIIjxjvCj7tQms31QYMh5jtFhe5w7T-hDdRpQCeJTAj_jsmYC2698mM6_z-i8WAR7Xg_" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1016" data-original-width="1200" height="543" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjs8lb0BL1wpRp8S7pztKg2gylgaIDCb5cw20UROhFpDQ5qULs1LhMls98rxk6j5o1TLkmQ0JPHslGRg43hSHOTLSC_G3zwolgJHQP-p77q1Q9HHUKTIZRUtIIjxjvCj7tQms31QYMh5jtFhe5w7T-hDdRpQCeJTAj_jsmYC2698mM6_z-i8WAR7Xg_=w640-h543" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Red-capped Robin - </span>immature</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Continued on the </span><a href="https://www.tilmouthwell.com.au/" style="font-family: arial;">Tilmouth Well Roadhouse</a><span style="font-family: arial;">, where we checked in and set up camp for the night. This Yellow-throated Miner came to visit as the sun was setting.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1kjwWAyj3a6DI-JCG9lsNsKGu4il99dOO8_rgOeJ4Emd6e92eWZ_1ytLSyMYGoGqmXYG6p6WGLnR_pKWtxEsjw-H-eKIG9A8bk6_echVvd2Q70tQ8KXfFN_y1R_-fjWXWV2DHsSmbqPQZqGuO6ANPSZAedFuki4jooSdkWsyw91lWuk3k-9aJxusF/s1200/15%20Aug,%202022%20%20Yellow-throated%20Myna.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1010" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1kjwWAyj3a6DI-JCG9lsNsKGu4il99dOO8_rgOeJ4Emd6e92eWZ_1ytLSyMYGoGqmXYG6p6WGLnR_pKWtxEsjw-H-eKIG9A8bk6_echVvd2Q70tQ8KXfFN_y1R_-fjWXWV2DHsSmbqPQZqGuO6ANPSZAedFuki4jooSdkWsyw91lWuk3k-9aJxusF/w538-h640/15%20Aug,%202022%20%20Yellow-throated%20Myna.jpg" width="538" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><b>Yellow-throated Miner</b></span></span><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Had dinner in the roadhouse, Chicken Schnitzel for me, Hamburger for Lindsay. Heard Tawny Frogmouth in the evening, 1st for trip. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>16/8/2022 </b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The day started well with a pair of Australian Hobby mating in the adjacent Napperley Creek. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTRmZwN7_dddaIcq-teYKoKkAto7u-D45YSAUX6-EpzrZQ4PyXLPJxDKrN9vClHKNLSwuizksAEPE9EKYJPna2Y2ubAVTFLkTod-vYtfLLqK2u2ZKbZeYU3Fq486kvGRdcv4B0yDnD33ofmBpJypTIvw24GPqj8OyogICMyypFk42Gfqpt3oYF5sIi/s1200/15%20Aug,%202022%20%20Australian%20Hobby%202.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1051" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTRmZwN7_dddaIcq-teYKoKkAto7u-D45YSAUX6-EpzrZQ4PyXLPJxDKrN9vClHKNLSwuizksAEPE9EKYJPna2Y2ubAVTFLkTod-vYtfLLqK2u2ZKbZeYU3Fq486kvGRdcv4B0yDnD33ofmBpJypTIvw24GPqj8OyogICMyypFk42Gfqpt3oYF5sIi/w560-h640/15%20Aug,%202022%20%20Australian%20Hobby%202.jpg" width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Australian Hobby - mating</b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">A short time later a Black Falcon appeared on the scene and tried to catch one of the hobby’s whilst the second one tried unsuccessfully to chase it off. They were quite high in the sky but I kept the camera rolling and managed to get a few crappy shots of the event. Considering the birds almost a speck in the sky and I was using my Olympus </span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;">micro
four-thirds camera with 300mm lens + 1.4 tele-convertor (full frame
equivalent 840mm) and handheld, they tell the story - just. The second
shot shows the falcon clutching the hobby with a trail of feathers
behind it, if you look closely, </span><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;">quite an exciting episode.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuszPxuth5IpbFH3XqoIoyT8WYu3VV68cT79qbaSMtARiFhNP5RIIHUMYH4NuVc7UpFnOuGX1kYPcEovRoImpmbGZs-ZMUTkMEx0ulzSvCA6rkb4t9CN8-Ii7J1vYX58GP3x7k8Vc0f-PIKnBNCOHR8bjaEWbXIjFWRcOHWroKwkDSIlTD3ybvK0cp/s1136/15%20Aug,%202022%20%20Black%20Falcon%20+%20Australian%20Hobby%20-1%20Tilmouth%20Well%20Roadhouse.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="953" data-original-width="1136" height="536" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuszPxuth5IpbFH3XqoIoyT8WYu3VV68cT79qbaSMtARiFhNP5RIIHUMYH4NuVc7UpFnOuGX1kYPcEovRoImpmbGZs-ZMUTkMEx0ulzSvCA6rkb4t9CN8-Ii7J1vYX58GP3x7k8Vc0f-PIKnBNCOHR8bjaEWbXIjFWRcOHWroKwkDSIlTD3ybvK0cp/w640-h536/15%20Aug,%202022%20%20Black%20Falcon%20+%20Australian%20Hobby%20-1%20Tilmouth%20Well%20Roadhouse.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Black Falcon pursuing an Australian Hobby</b></span></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMcHqaFzIsKbcBz7Rf5SzivhYl6EHMbT0Cd8i2fWXvNRrVCT3p5Oe9MjFaDyGco5Aqqfyjw69bs5oE63DeKS4jiTHgAWOGlb8PakIKZT8pY52J6C9DjH6a_I5XNbCFg71TeWGYzaeHRsRh_BaH_gCiu7U3qODYm64qwv5dWncXxtN5rvkd9VF9DXIL/s1200/16%20Aug,%202022%20Black%20Falcon%20with%20A.%20Hobby.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="628" data-original-width="1200" height="334" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMcHqaFzIsKbcBz7Rf5SzivhYl6EHMbT0Cd8i2fWXvNRrVCT3p5Oe9MjFaDyGco5Aqqfyjw69bs5oE63DeKS4jiTHgAWOGlb8PakIKZT8pY52J6C9DjH6a_I5XNbCFg71TeWGYzaeHRsRh_BaH_gCiu7U3qODYm64qwv5dWncXxtN5rvkd9VF9DXIL/w640-h334/16%20Aug,%202022%20Black%20Falcon%20with%20A.%20Hobby.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Black Falcon with Australian Hobby in talons</span><br /></b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Left Tilmouth and continued up the Tanami Track for about 20km until we came to the turn off for<a href="https://www.australianwildlife.org/where-we-work/newhaven/visiting-newhaven-wildlife-sanctuary/"> Newhaven Wildlife Sanctuary</a>. The 138km stretch of road to Newhaven was pretty good gravel until we reached the Siddeley Range where it was very rocky and beyond lots of corrugations. We also had to contend with a few road blocks along the way until we came to the sanctuary boundary.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiotuhRlzaGxy2ahvMkW7WHeoCNAe6mtACmGzP0bzXYDIWfkm_yOUqyjxp8GOyGt2WBEQNGWChh2GzQTo0AS6mrJL27j7cb15hTYpLJQQrX_kiMZlGY_frc47fNfXT55UkzSkfXOgtaLsF2EO5RsiNTGGxHxDm8KzgyilLMQEHUqHOBgCadDvsNdy0M" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img alt="" data-original-height="904" data-original-width="1200" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiotuhRlzaGxy2ahvMkW7WHeoCNAe6mtACmGzP0bzXYDIWfkm_yOUqyjxp8GOyGt2WBEQNGWChh2GzQTo0AS6mrJL27j7cb15hTYpLJQQrX_kiMZlGY_frc47fNfXT55UkzSkfXOgtaLsF2EO5RsiNTGGxHxDm8KzgyilLMQEHUqHOBgCadDvsNdy0M=w640-h482" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span><span style="font-family: arial;">Road Block</span></span></b> <span style="font-family: arial;"><b>- feral camel</b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglO4fNEY9l20gf_amdpTQeHMCQvprgdw3j-Yanau_XuxXokcWliYDQNWixorUNvZD_I5FlLAacROr2iT-ZzfuN34kpxKTW6RjqbPQ8bfetjMbfMGhq-gVTXPV7STigRR-0NCU_lNL9-QKLKzifWhp5_Y9y_3jtfWOJQ7mWHhMsnHfIWVF_GtvM2kwb/s1200/18%20Aug,%202022%20%20Newhaven%20Sign.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1079" data-original-width="1200" height="576" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglO4fNEY9l20gf_amdpTQeHMCQvprgdw3j-Yanau_XuxXokcWliYDQNWixorUNvZD_I5FlLAacROr2iT-ZzfuN34kpxKTW6RjqbPQ8bfetjMbfMGhq-gVTXPV7STigRR-0NCU_lNL9-QKLKzifWhp5_Y9y_3jtfWOJQ7mWHhMsnHfIWVF_GtvM2kwb/w640-h576/18%20Aug,%202022%20%20Newhaven%20Sign.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Arrived at the campground entrance and picked up a tour guide folder before selecting a camp site. Set up the T-Van with the full awning, which was a learning curve as we had not set one up for several years.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_s35YdZkdo8Q76kgPcdfJYcRifh0V4KOl7wKo8YsRWEv-zfjs24NR2cFJMWkGQ8JcsxUUWhMpFpazG5i0C0qJ1weYr3RkaA41nzgvGEfT_NFLQ4p13cQJmlJnmfPkvkSAVb-JLodj2qRECwAO36vD91Vktk0fOAiISxfM00aTa-3b6SsBrCVxSlKb/s1200/16%20Aug,%202022%20%20Newhaven%20Camp%20Site.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_s35YdZkdo8Q76kgPcdfJYcRifh0V4KOl7wKo8YsRWEv-zfjs24NR2cFJMWkGQ8JcsxUUWhMpFpazG5i0C0qJ1weYr3RkaA41nzgvGEfT_NFLQ4p13cQJmlJnmfPkvkSAVb-JLodj2qRECwAO36vD91Vktk0fOAiISxfM00aTa-3b6SsBrCVxSlKb/w640-h480/16%20Aug,%202022%20%20Newhaven%20Camp%20Site.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Newhaven Camp</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Had lunch and took it easy for the rest of the afternoon to recover from the awning set up! Pink Cockatoo came in to drink at the tank in the camping area late afternoon along with hundreds of Zebra Finch.</span></div><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: start;"><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg8NuYsFXjKXw-oUfPpjW5ZK3s1lyDiHG_OktaCAGqLE_S_yQuEnJTiSDsjH82p5pu1kFqijSyhu_PhZlJN4NMFO0PRyyJcytMq7mV_7VZ6kMxcxugniKEfc0gsZVJopptzXaiX6KXlGg5beqAJ8Xqy22wLIlHurU1FmaXbD51DjCwgEM4Uk2lnYger" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img alt="" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg8NuYsFXjKXw-oUfPpjW5ZK3s1lyDiHG_OktaCAGqLE_S_yQuEnJTiSDsjH82p5pu1kFqijSyhu_PhZlJN4NMFO0PRyyJcytMq7mV_7VZ6kMxcxugniKEfc0gsZVJopptzXaiX6KXlGg5beqAJ8Xqy22wLIlHurU1FmaXbD51DjCwgEM4Uk2lnYger=w640-h480" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><b>Pink Cockatoo</b></span></span><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg7UQ-wbc2YNt7Lyv6NFDBUKAYI8Fsy9ozrlYcNTbcKG7EX8BEtgqJAGCUBiGGIGu23Dw0hiFrQ8iu7543w-YnJBFPYTeJPBLtMnVihzzG9RWmi0psBAa4nuZTjpvJvdTRmAy3X0G8DHww0qlITP5LMBS8XEm4KSaAxfeGBTG_e453CO0TPYMhvzOcc" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="824" data-original-width="1200" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg7UQ-wbc2YNt7Lyv6NFDBUKAYI8Fsy9ozrlYcNTbcKG7EX8BEtgqJAGCUBiGGIGu23Dw0hiFrQ8iu7543w-YnJBFPYTeJPBLtMnVihzzG9RWmi0psBAa4nuZTjpvJvdTRmAy3X0G8DHww0qlITP5LMBS8XEm4KSaAxfeGBTG_e453CO0TPYMhvzOcc=w640-h440" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Zebra Finch</b></span></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>17/8/2022</b> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Cold overnight 8ºC. Went for an early morning walk along the Eremaea’s track at the foot of Lookout Hill overlooking the campground. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2QpvzWImGQZX8ISnDHWPj1-CtyXnY0cpR6paumtFAX9lHCdHmvP8gCcFQlVDM-lN9WEr9elRKC7uNuZvBdbHIfVS-SJAy7UZxvZnRQUMmT37SJQH-wCC9sSAhMMhAkzCRcXaFbyuQKnD6kf5GycrdG8USEWiWLknTxTW0s8lOXYfxHodOdp_H37TO/s1200/20%20Aug,%202022%20%20Erremae's%20Travk.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2QpvzWImGQZX8ISnDHWPj1-CtyXnY0cpR6paumtFAX9lHCdHmvP8gCcFQlVDM-lN9WEr9elRKC7uNuZvBdbHIfVS-SJAy7UZxvZnRQUMmT37SJQH-wCC9sSAhMMhAkzCRcXaFbyuQKnD6kf5GycrdG8USEWiWLknTxTW0s8lOXYfxHodOdp_H37TO/w640-h480/20%20Aug,%202022%20%20Erremae's%20Travk.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">After breakfast we took the Dunes self guided tour, which took us to Lake Bennet via the Desert Oak Dune fields. Semi-saline Spinifex plains with ephemeral freshwater lakes. It was at the first lake that we flushed a quail which we desided was a Stubble Quail after much debate. Then onto the Dessert Oak dune fields where we stopped for morning coffee.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1ueOBN6sIqwCXYkkPuNrbwrMNN09lkDIBKggmYvDOJ4KPqGpeNhUYnx7wmBo_EI2Em4eu6KmN4ygvuUqhO6tTFsAeSaGUfEy09jFnwwL_gMN9mzcaNR5qd2Miy_5SfCdwp-gzXr1PwUL0WMpMXtSz9yzhg-CqB5Qyr5xfECSIT_hNDFaA1dcr84-Q/s1200/17%20Aug,%202022%20Desert%20Oak%20at%20Newhaven%201.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1ueOBN6sIqwCXYkkPuNrbwrMNN09lkDIBKggmYvDOJ4KPqGpeNhUYnx7wmBo_EI2Em4eu6KmN4ygvuUqhO6tTFsAeSaGUfEy09jFnwwL_gMN9mzcaNR5qd2Miy_5SfCdwp-gzXr1PwUL0WMpMXtSz9yzhg-CqB5Qyr5xfECSIT_hNDFaA1dcr84-Q/w640-h480/17%20Aug,%202022%20Desert%20Oak%20at%20Newhaven%201.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><b>Desert Oak Dune Fields</b></span></span><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Walked around the area but not much happening, Black-faced Woodswallow and Singing Honeyeater were all we found.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div><div style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgAaLqEgOkUsqPdlLS3JdgVPM1l8TMjAKzqZMrNZGGq8pqTReopimLzSHCUsaYUBIFHWjFtyEyGvs258JjCbwJuUoRXOEV2RSWgLS4VTNypxDGtqIJCGHDI6Ckf3zpGbteQqLXB6Hg58WmzPBIw8QJUInmaTbp1gwNPGmjjrku4w1mBrJODn1f6nGJu" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1069" data-original-width="1091" height="627" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgAaLqEgOkUsqPdlLS3JdgVPM1l8TMjAKzqZMrNZGGq8pqTReopimLzSHCUsaYUBIFHWjFtyEyGvs258JjCbwJuUoRXOEV2RSWgLS4VTNypxDGtqIJCGHDI6Ckf3zpGbteQqLXB6Hg58WmzPBIw8QJUInmaTbp1gwNPGmjjrku4w1mBrJODn1f6nGJu=w640-h627" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><b>Black-faced Woodswallow</b></span></span><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Continued along the Lake Bennett Road, stopping along the way to bird, found Banded Whiteface and Inland Thornbill. Had our lunch at Lake Bennett under a shady tree as it was quite warm.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgmJHNmqCdbUc-d40mVWHC2BqkHDHZVXvGqRV9RAeL_8W_BzKLmhnIDuEPqkVG30-jN2D3kcYarZ2StKjca2S4hOEBIWDnFhAQ608lr75KKQLzsyuG70-tPyIRPr9kEDHNlSd8b4f_HGhUHOfJ36QLIht03kDBPF5pq2h4i5DhTk9qLQfAtPOjBfYE9" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img alt="" data-original-height="847" data-original-width="1200" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgmJHNmqCdbUc-d40mVWHC2BqkHDHZVXvGqRV9RAeL_8W_BzKLmhnIDuEPqkVG30-jN2D3kcYarZ2StKjca2S4hOEBIWDnFhAQ608lr75KKQLzsyuG70-tPyIRPr9kEDHNlSd8b4f_HGhUHOfJ36QLIht03kDBPF5pq2h4i5DhTk9qLQfAtPOjBfYE9=w640-h452" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Lake Bennett </span></b></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">By now it was too hot to do anything else so headed back to camp for a shower and a rest. Had a walk around the campsite but the flies drove us back to the T-van. Caught up on paperwork and chatted to fellow campers. Listened to an Ann Jones podcast about moths in the evening. The temperature rose from 17ºC to 20ºC due to cloud cover - warm night for us. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>18/8/2022 </b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">After last nights temperature rise it dropped to 14ºC, which was a warm night for us - slept in until 6.40. Had a coffee and breakfast before going out on the Hillside Drive. Not many birds along the first section but we did see a couple of Grey-headed Honeyeater just before Honeyeater Hill. Teamed up with John and Lisa (American couple who had many mutual friends with us), to look for Emu-wren but we were unsuccessful. I climbed to the top of Honeyeater Hill and had great views of the surrounding countryside including the predator proof fence.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX7FGe8OOS6-GpogfqyH-3K6gOmXuBJXWfYlsiQODWl09OC0PiDXBM5EC4BOUEKbBKzMCUjBf5EWqqYCTFhLBNNyVyD2W6w7xZyOpwAjXxiFSUorTTrGpfTk5w8z5mIWQJ7uPR0tREYeTZwFpVHkjSpPndfiPi4-6lkupYeZ4STS2vAOuqfm7xoVi3/s1200/18%20Aug,%202022%20%20Newhaven,%20view%20from%20Honeyeater%20Hill.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX7FGe8OOS6-GpogfqyH-3K6gOmXuBJXWfYlsiQODWl09OC0PiDXBM5EC4BOUEKbBKzMCUjBf5EWqqYCTFhLBNNyVyD2W6w7xZyOpwAjXxiFSUorTTrGpfTk5w8z5mIWQJ7uPR0tREYeTZwFpVHkjSpPndfiPi4-6lkupYeZ4STS2vAOuqfm7xoVi3/w640-h480/18%20Aug,%202022%20%20Newhaven,%20view%20from%20Honeyeater%20Hill.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">View from Honeyeater Hill</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Continued onto Little Mesa, where we had lunch. During lunch we spotted a raptor over the mesa, turned out to be a Peregrine Falcon. Continued along the track which followed the predator free fence before returning to camp. By this time it was 31ºC and the windy had got up. Later in the afternoon I climbed Lookout Hill behind the campground to get Telstra coverage at the top of the hill to download some emails.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>19/8/2022</b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Warm overnight 10ºC! Up for porridge and a big day out with Lisa and John. Had a chat with an Australian Wildlife Conservancy ecologist before we headed off on the Mt. Gurner Track, a 112km round trip. Started to see Brown Falcon hunting and perched in trees in burnt areas along the track at the beginning, most of them were light phase birds.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXIrPdqMchFzzqVNmdy9BVQidy7_obyf_ObZCXQf0w9cAYvRU5qGKm04a9CMd5GRmoaIqjxYP87_Gom7Ks22CNjLaXWWpWL0M0D3cWw07bU3d-PtWvV9P_chAupsAa26fKS9DByFwXnCKjy2ys1Lz8i4gklmY-nFAmFc4vVa1a1EZezzKw4yLgZkzJ/s1200/19%20Aug,%202022%20%20Brown%20Falcon,%20Mt%20Gurner%20Rd..jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="977" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXIrPdqMchFzzqVNmdy9BVQidy7_obyf_ObZCXQf0w9cAYvRU5qGKm04a9CMd5GRmoaIqjxYP87_Gom7Ks22CNjLaXWWpWL0M0D3cWw07bU3d-PtWvV9P_chAupsAa26fKS9DByFwXnCKjy2ys1Lz8i4gklmY-nFAmFc4vVa1a1EZezzKw4yLgZkzJ/w522-h640/19%20Aug,%202022%20%20Brown%20Falcon,%20Mt%20Gurner%20Rd..jpg" width="522" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><b><span>Brown Falcon - </span><span><span>light morp</span>h</span></b></span></span></span><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: justify;">We passed through Bloodwood <i>Corimbia opaea</i> and sand plains before the old derelict Mt. Gurner Homestead Bore where we saw a few patches of the invasive introduced Buffle Grass. Then entered a patch of Blue Mallee <i>Eucalyptus gomophylla</i>, sand plains and open saltbush flats. Took a short detour off the main track to Dingo Hill, where we climbed to the top for spectacular views of the surrounding landscape.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0MMAW8OMS2RIUyDQLWVfWa1-idwXq2rPa6MGVP8u-4s-U2n8rzi-a0PXXAfKhMouPH_S8zAXPxz7gIYdkkxjmMrKEiIetUj_QcNKguURqDf369WO6XriVxnwH-sg9NRng9IwMFPaeY6f-Mj2HXbu10Pajk7FNX1h_2g2ePXUWxA6slqrGaJtZU1LM/s1200/19%20Aug,%202022%20%20Viw%20from%20Dingo%20Hill%201.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="742" data-original-width="1200" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0MMAW8OMS2RIUyDQLWVfWa1-idwXq2rPa6MGVP8u-4s-U2n8rzi-a0PXXAfKhMouPH_S8zAXPxz7gIYdkkxjmMrKEiIetUj_QcNKguURqDf369WO6XriVxnwH-sg9NRng9IwMFPaeY6f-Mj2HXbu10Pajk7FNX1h_2g2ePXUWxA6slqrGaJtZU1LM/w640-h396/19%20Aug,%202022%20%20Viw%20from%20Dingo%20Hill%201.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>View From Dingo Hill</b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Back on the main track we turned off for Mt. Gurner passing through stands of Weeping Mulga <i>Acacia paraneura.</i></div></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyGd3LfYbCiLULKBXbZn9Q-VJ9iDFINdvFmWLwkxszAGQPfKD2Up23JuO-tPPTfZiF94YHIx89WG2lOb4A1JX5Byti9DrLs8cnvWoJJNNW4lzJOtjzD5JM_NT6ZiWljAodMrkTpzYIun4Tzs2u99MCYdwCcL1FWNTKPvVmJVu7RYTeu6FqRF2C1TJb/s1200/19%20Aug,%202022%20%20Newhaven%20Scenery,%20Mt%20Gurner%20Rd..jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyGd3LfYbCiLULKBXbZn9Q-VJ9iDFINdvFmWLwkxszAGQPfKD2Up23JuO-tPPTfZiF94YHIx89WG2lOb4A1JX5Byti9DrLs8cnvWoJJNNW4lzJOtjzD5JM_NT6ZiWljAodMrkTpzYIun4Tzs2u99MCYdwCcL1FWNTKPvVmJVu7RYTeu6FqRF2C1TJb/w640-h480/19%20Aug,%202022%20%20Newhaven%20Scenery,%20Mt%20Gurner%20Rd..jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span><span style="font-family: arial;">Views from Mt. Gurner Road</span></span></b><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Arrived at Mt. Gurner for a late lunch before exploring the area. Found a family of Splendid Fairy-wren but nothing else apart from a Central Military Dragon seeking refuge in a clump of spinifex.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2gsaJkqSjBlD3H3eKI9Prexcbk5Yy1voeluCTD7NjXHr50GZkbdu9oGNZjjBmaPA5JogiA223EPi0T5SbTCVx8vsAaJ553lNwNXgc0vF4PhvF1mb-5OuDeG5QoNQGPlAOyNrs_8hl43Ap7ykg4_XbTdHYuQZzQYLpwyOiaZY1u_Psn1VDUEM9IbZl/s1200/19%20Aug,%202022%20%20Military%20Dragon%20Mt%20Gurner..jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="548" data-original-width="1200" height="292" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2gsaJkqSjBlD3H3eKI9Prexcbk5Yy1voeluCTD7NjXHr50GZkbdu9oGNZjjBmaPA5JogiA223EPi0T5SbTCVx8vsAaJ553lNwNXgc0vF4PhvF1mb-5OuDeG5QoNQGPlAOyNrs_8hl43Ap7ykg4_XbTdHYuQZzQYLpwyOiaZY1u_Psn1VDUEM9IbZl/w640-h292/19%20Aug,%202022%20%20Military%20Dragon%20Mt%20Gurner..jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span><span style="font-family: arial;">Central Military Dragon</span></span></b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Then back to camp with one stop, where we found a family of Purple-backed Fairy-wren and photographed </span><i style="font-family: arial;">Grevillea wickhamii</i><span style="font-family: arial;">. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV-IWjqIkPpXBtyRzbp-clsIb0Y5-rnOMYgulglaxKY4RbMQisNWqui72wlSV2V5UQ3PY0ZrDaHMpPtyAcCnIJYfVMcmYjzeLJaMkxIEbVocrho9wa_qgWZGmRzfAS0FcQ_UoM0NvLj8tISswfkbcPs3zqzi2jB3Qq6Qp8zooeljxESfj8zgzaFjmx/s1200/19%20Aug,%202022%20%20Purple-backed%20Fairy-wren%20(M)%20-%20Newhaven%20Station%204.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="813" data-original-width="1200" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV-IWjqIkPpXBtyRzbp-clsIb0Y5-rnOMYgulglaxKY4RbMQisNWqui72wlSV2V5UQ3PY0ZrDaHMpPtyAcCnIJYfVMcmYjzeLJaMkxIEbVocrho9wa_qgWZGmRzfAS0FcQ_UoM0NvLj8tISswfkbcPs3zqzi2jB3Qq6Qp8zooeljxESfj8zgzaFjmx/w640-h434/19%20Aug,%202022%20%20Purple-backed%20Fairy-wren%20(M)%20-%20Newhaven%20Station%204.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Purple-backed
Fairy-wren</span></b></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio5-m-21VdYye-KDC5-bNFnVI58Hz5eY5zMu6bbVwYv3t8l9CsSAu-RgBysKrK8ZL4doN7RLJEeAaOk9QZ6T0wB6pw_GSyO7bBKthRBQZYLGfXR9NKb1hBxbNxpZJ7bUgHnHW-Lh7HaFvnZPcIswKmCGDO1e4HHQO4-pE0WsGoK7bN84KW1xlgUgtu/s1200/19%20Aug,%202022%20%20Grevillea%20Wickamii%20Mt%20Gurner%20Rd.%201.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1172" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio5-m-21VdYye-KDC5-bNFnVI58Hz5eY5zMu6bbVwYv3t8l9CsSAu-RgBysKrK8ZL4doN7RLJEeAaOk9QZ6T0wB6pw_GSyO7bBKthRBQZYLGfXR9NKb1hBxbNxpZJ7bUgHnHW-Lh7HaFvnZPcIswKmCGDO1e4HHQO4-pE0WsGoK7bN84KW1xlgUgtu/w626-h640/19%20Aug,%202022%20%20Grevillea%20Wickamii%20Mt%20Gurner%20Rd.%201.jpg" width="626" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><i><span style="font-size: medium;">Grevillea wickhamii</span></i></b></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Back to camp and another hill climb, this time Lookout Hill for internet access. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>20/8/2022 </b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Back to cold morning 3ºC Collected the camera trap and found Desert Mouse and Hopping Mouse recorded during the early evening. After breakfast we set off on the Lakes Tour, which started off passing, through some soft and dense old growth Spinifex <i>Triodia pungens</i> before stands of Mulga <i>Acacia aneura</i>. Then the track passed through more spinifex and some Inland Tea-tree <i>Melalueca glomerata</i> before a series of dry lakes scattered along the route. Stopped at Susie’s Lake to look for birds, the best seen were Purple-backed Fairy-wren and Hooded Robin. Further along was Bottleneck Lake and Tectnicornia Lake, where we stopped for a coffee. Then on passing Swan Lake, which is saltwater but again dry. The road passed through some Calcrete ridges, which is a Limestone formed by cementation comprising of soils, gravel and shells formed by calcium carbonate deposited by evaporation. Then the vegetation changed again to Saltbush and Blue Bush. We did stop when we heard a bird call and found a Grey Shrike-thrush. We arrived at the dry Lake Bennett and climbed a sand dune to survey the vast area the lake occupies.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjOJfnhGH0hKNoSrYn84elOQf9wH3CkaL6_pO2JsyyHLPkJ9zzlm0nnWujeIS_zW7jw4QkHmjK2jcuAIf-u4rP592sADOHKmu7ussvP7XyeHz2tzf1VXVB4rvIRzuYJuCOx5dBSdsIquHHa-_Sc0KhfUqgymCrOpJb6jxSOk1PrhmDr9UpF3u6PwEfJ" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjOJfnhGH0hKNoSrYn84elOQf9wH3CkaL6_pO2JsyyHLPkJ9zzlm0nnWujeIS_zW7jw4QkHmjK2jcuAIf-u4rP592sADOHKmu7ussvP7XyeHz2tzf1VXVB4rvIRzuYJuCOx5dBSdsIquHHa-_Sc0KhfUqgymCrOpJb6jxSOk1PrhmDr9UpF3u6PwEfJ=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b><span>Lake Bennett Parking Area -</span> lake in background</b></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizlBbsCsboXpHB1sYhB7rRRrQRaCRM6hikJqbvOhWkd3PRKeqa1lXbicvPZjefqHLRmLqsHhWTOpEnfIIpjCVSH9GqS2x9nktv_LQ-v4LZdhjbRfwbZ-qmTTOfRyS_ooOgayDZKECEDv4qDQ6HMmaLK5ZA6jW1bG8uyONBc7QKz5mH9Vpe28Dnclds/s1200/20%20Aug,%202022%20%20Sand%20Dune%20Lake%20Bennett.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizlBbsCsboXpHB1sYhB7rRRrQRaCRM6hikJqbvOhWkd3PRKeqa1lXbicvPZjefqHLRmLqsHhWTOpEnfIIpjCVSH9GqS2x9nktv_LQ-v4LZdhjbRfwbZ-qmTTOfRyS_ooOgayDZKECEDv4qDQ6HMmaLK5ZA6jW1bG8uyONBc7QKz5mH9Vpe28Dnclds/w640-h480/20%20Aug,%202022%20%20Sand%20Dune%20Lake%20Bennett.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Lake Bennett Sand Dune</span></span></b><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">On the sand dune we found a Weebill foraging in an Acacia shrub.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd78hk_RxBuS4oCXLQ9GoJguIY1hDXINjtf7vvUXjEZyzxmhNn6hU7uuZ1XoLmQYbDXWfPJYwnjKo61MB8v7f444OVstPyt_qyJQu2YkYqVpujmSM78Ur5hdouIBsXQn1H9Ks0KGb3RpUfyr0nGwQB5ec0eBV_wIa2Wl_J079AS-iOjTmToe2M5YPh/s1200/20%20Aug,%202022%20%20%20No%20ID%20Lake%20Bennet%20-%20Newhaven%20Station%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1020" data-original-width="1200" height="544" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd78hk_RxBuS4oCXLQ9GoJguIY1hDXINjtf7vvUXjEZyzxmhNn6hU7uuZ1XoLmQYbDXWfPJYwnjKo61MB8v7f444OVstPyt_qyJQu2YkYqVpujmSM78Ur5hdouIBsXQn1H9Ks0KGb3RpUfyr0nGwQB5ec0eBV_wIa2Wl_J079AS-iOjTmToe2M5YPh/w640-h544/20%20Aug,%202022%20%20%20No%20ID%20Lake%20Bennet%20-%20Newhaven%20Station%20.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Weebill</b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Also found this <i>Melophorus Sp</i>. ant. They only forage in the heat of the
day and are very fast runners, this one stopped long enough to get a photo. These are a large diverse group found in
many habitats of mostly inland arid Australia. (Thanks to our friend
Tony in Darwin for this information).</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi5lpBSgaNHnPLFD1jhkrRTO-b6lo4clGfVe5O7_GFYn0y5ILdcm2UB7gB3SK5OfrRvgN3-X2FCk5bGv3mxpigMhFyXpgF0j9QcJPZ2SHSJLrJFHYHVqiytzC0-flyAmOz62r4iKWmGcf2CNaM-yntaTX-Yun536fpzdQcko7dCQ729fWJ5yiqWA8iU" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img alt="" data-original-height="926" data-original-width="1200" height="494" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi5lpBSgaNHnPLFD1jhkrRTO-b6lo4clGfVe5O7_GFYn0y5ILdcm2UB7gB3SK5OfrRvgN3-X2FCk5bGv3mxpigMhFyXpgF0j9QcJPZ2SHSJLrJFHYHVqiytzC0-flyAmOz62r4iKWmGcf2CNaM-yntaTX-Yun536fpzdQcko7dCQ729fWJ5yiqWA8iU=w640-h494" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><i><span><b>Melophorus Sp. Ant</b></span><br /></i></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8JElykbPUjDRd0nfAF9LbRm707SD_4Tmlkj9qgNOoZpLYq9kqTihUPcU6nlFqN4RNm1sy7IVNvC--_ukAG3l-RlTLyA6kdNwYddDgpCfI18a3xpIZIaU1TE0H9QMn68KlyUTlt02_FIdqtKvP0c0A1Dx1K1wTyugEhITe4SS3POZPZ9V7Ag9pOGp3/s1200/20%20Aug,%202022%20Lake%20Bennett.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="807" data-original-width="1200" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8JElykbPUjDRd0nfAF9LbRm707SD_4Tmlkj9qgNOoZpLYq9kqTihUPcU6nlFqN4RNm1sy7IVNvC--_ukAG3l-RlTLyA6kdNwYddDgpCfI18a3xpIZIaU1TE0H9QMn68KlyUTlt02_FIdqtKvP0c0A1Dx1K1wTyugEhITe4SS3POZPZ9V7Ag9pOGp3/w640-h430/20%20Aug,%202022%20Lake%20Bennett.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Lake Bennett</span></span></b></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">We found a shady spot here for lunch before returning to camp with a stop along the way to record Western Gerygone. At the camp there was an Australian Hobby in a tree eating an item of prey, which looked like a Zebra Finch. Had a pleasant evening with new found friends Lisa and John who came over for a chicken curry. Plenty of stories told! </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>21/8/2022 </b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">9ºC this morning. Made a quick dash up Lookout Hill to get some internet for the English Premier League football results - my team Arsenal won 3-0 away, great. Back down at camp Lindsay had cooked up a very nice breakfast as the temperature rose quickly to 16ºC. Then headed back to Susie’s Lake to explore it a bit more. We took a walk around the lake looking for Little Button-quail reported the day before but no luck for us. There were a few parties of Purple-backed Fairy-wren, Inland Thornbill, the usual Zebra Finch and Singing Honeyeater. Took some photos of an Australian Golden Orb-weaver spider but as the wind was blowing it was nearly impossible to get a non blurry image.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM3QYnKDdJn1xacAwZAsnmRIXrBVDsWTVWY2mOrluhRF01JL24O6U76VKa8Xuq6kwsDflyKI3Aq1WvkQWVIzyQ5CGBP-qDrHJfWd_keHAF-m5jmWNL_AQNYChjFcHV2pQMwn8DyZCuBWM3zH72w_mbK1ahRqHB4P5rORHzg6JvYafAt3AXZed1Bf3v/s1200/21%20Aug,%202022%20%20Australian%20Golden%20Orb%20Weaver.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1033" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM3QYnKDdJn1xacAwZAsnmRIXrBVDsWTVWY2mOrluhRF01JL24O6U76VKa8Xuq6kwsDflyKI3Aq1WvkQWVIzyQ5CGBP-qDrHJfWd_keHAF-m5jmWNL_AQNYChjFcHV2pQMwn8DyZCuBWM3zH72w_mbK1ahRqHB4P5rORHzg6JvYafAt3AXZed1Bf3v/w550-h640/21%20Aug,%202022%20%20Australian%20Golden%20Orb%20Weaver.jpg" width="550" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Australian Golden Orb-weaver </b></span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">We had a very productive afternoon tidying up the T-van and Prado. We took down the full awning whilst the wind had dropped. We had the campground to ourselves apart from a House Mouse who got into our rubbish. We also put out a water bowl, which the Zebra Finch quickly found.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img alt="" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhxPoY6U3dq5_ULZhXCcLuMhB8KC_kEKIGTE3ygH5MsNgfTVS4ElPVksSijWhwr-VvQkcMoQFSHbNU_qXo51fJlTrLhq5jRETolpfczTmbf-zOwGG4Ut6q8rH6IIXISYS9_xBOLz5OrTuGlKgNtR9oDGi1mHB32y45cULdObRqgF-sSWWgXLFbHCKKM=w640-h480" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Zebra Finch</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></span></div><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Over the past few days a Black-faced Cuckooshrike had been roosting in a tree beside our campsite and tonight was no exception as it was back again making some interesting calls. This photo was taken when the cuckoo-shrike was waking up in the morning - look familiar?</span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjfxw2SgB08UO7zdMR9cjcf5uAwAixdUp_i_Cbo8YaRtHq9bhZKbWbcJvl-MH0FG_wqQmuERnG1ej-g1XBIpRJHyR6YwgaQGoR7TGNAcTazhdvFTaFNrhA2sZXPXLDqArhczosKBYYzQxkGoYgGeo8m91EaLw6w7o8lxsb65Ia9113EP6JpZRtxe91x" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="781" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjfxw2SgB08UO7zdMR9cjcf5uAwAixdUp_i_Cbo8YaRtHq9bhZKbWbcJvl-MH0FG_wqQmuERnG1ej-g1XBIpRJHyR6YwgaQGoR7TGNAcTazhdvFTaFNrhA2sZXPXLDqArhczosKBYYzQxkGoYgGeo8m91EaLw6w7o8lxsb65Ia9113EP6JpZRtxe91x=w416-h640" width="416" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><b>Black-faced Cuckooshrike</b></span></span><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span> <a href="https://tropicaltails.blogspot.com/2022/11/newhaven-wildlife-sanctuary-22nd-august.html"> </a></span><b><span><a href="https://tropicaltails.blogspot.com/2022/11/newhaven-wildlife-sanctuary-22nd-august.html">Part 2</a> <a href="https://tropicaltails.blogspot.com/2022/11/cobham-lake-11th-september-julatten.html">Part 3</a></span></b><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div></div>Keith and Lindsay Fisherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09458044489867275514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2657744681453201717.post-53721106083091255482022-11-20T19:57:00.027+10:002022-11-30T08:55:24.820+10:00 Newhaven Wildlife Sanctuary 22nd August - Cobham Lake 10th September Part 2<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;"> Newhaven Wildlife Sanctuary, Northern Territory - Cobham Lake, </span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">New South Wales<br /></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://ebird.org/australia/tripreport/83356">Bird Species List for this section</a> </span></b></span><b style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://tropicaltails.blogspot.com/2022/11/julatten-28th-july-to-newhaven-wildlife.html">Part 1</a> <a href="https://tropicaltails.blogspot.com/2022/11/cobham-lake-11th-september-julatten.html">Part 3</a></span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;"> <br /></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;">22/8/2022 </span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">It was a cold night 1ºC outside and 8ºC inside, maybe our experiment with the diesel heater warming the tent and bed before we went to sleep had worked. Survived the cold start to the morning with a hot coffee and breakfast before we got on the road to Alice Springs. We said goodbye to Newhaven by 8.45. Stopped along the way to take a few photos and had coffee at the halfway mark along the Newhaven Road. Only saw a few Grey-headed Honeyeater and a Brown Falcon here.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFThP3Ob9I9ZkSkM5Mme7e_Ro4NKDkXf0bc-1iWwpgmApcfl6qrXGa9yBES6CXO8rLyVhtDAC1WY-LB5Yq0LnmV85jXKDEeDFVbUxg2K-MhByqkEtWQXmK670MhBF6lNcBJ9lyteM8LOXPd95t6-bAde8V8ToDzpF5PKYDKJoCAbzA4JmFCe0cSmxs/s1200/22%20Aug,%202022%20%20Newhaven%20Road%20to%20Tanami.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="806" data-original-width="1200" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFThP3Ob9I9ZkSkM5Mme7e_Ro4NKDkXf0bc-1iWwpgmApcfl6qrXGa9yBES6CXO8rLyVhtDAC1WY-LB5Yq0LnmV85jXKDEeDFVbUxg2K-MhByqkEtWQXmK670MhBF6lNcBJ9lyteM8LOXPd95t6-bAde8V8ToDzpF5PKYDKJoCAbzA4JmFCe0cSmxs/w640-h430/22%20Aug,%202022%20%20Newhaven%20Road%20to%20Tanami.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Road from Newhaven to Tanami Track </b></span></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Reached the Tanami Track and travelled to the <a href="https://www.tilmouthwell.com.au/">Tilmouth Well Roadhouse</a>, where we found a T-van, so naturally we stopped beside them for a chat. Whilst chatting another two T-vans came in, but they did not engage for a chat.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPxftu1ri5cHf3KXBntLAI8OOqXXy7Y7JLn0OrDBAUW1J6x5IPzQRXdIsmy7V5PUayVgOnhmWB-ikFjvJRODbKh6zo4lyZjxMcg-kzxhuYVUr4bgS1t2In3ujJciiXm182n1Zn-n2grpFs4UnX09yE-cDW1JARhB71HkFBiKjJvwIEQ3yxoKYbircS/s1200/22%20Aug,%202022%20%20Timouth%20Roahouse%20T-vans.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="584" data-original-width="1200" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPxftu1ri5cHf3KXBntLAI8OOqXXy7Y7JLn0OrDBAUW1J6x5IPzQRXdIsmy7V5PUayVgOnhmWB-ikFjvJRODbKh6zo4lyZjxMcg-kzxhuYVUr4bgS1t2In3ujJciiXm182n1Zn-n2grpFs4UnX09yE-cDW1JARhB71HkFBiKjJvwIEQ3yxoKYbircS/w640-h312/22%20Aug,%202022%20%20Timouth%20Roahouse%20T-vans.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>T-vans at Tilmouth Well Roadhouse</b></span></span></span></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Had a toasted sandwich and coffee here to keep us going. The road to Alice is sealed with sections of single and double lane bitumen, unlike our last trip up here 20 years ago when it was gravel washouts and corrugations. Made it to Alice and parked up in the motorhome/caravan parking area next to the Todd River. Walked into town and checked out the supermarket for food shopping . Booked into the <a href="https://www.gdaymatetouristpark.com.au/">G’day Mate Caravan Park</a>, set up and readied the Prado for it’s service tomorrow. We had noisy neighbours tonight.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">23/8/2022 </span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Up early to take the Prado in for it’s 90,000km service at <a href="http://www.peterkittletoyota.com.au/">Peter Kittle Toyota</a>. Dropped the Prado off and got their courtesy bus back to the Caravan Park. The rest of the day was filled with tidying up the T-van, washing and catching up on paperwork. Got picked up late afternoon by the courtesy bus that took us back to collect the Prado. Checked a few pathology labs to see if they could do a therapeutic venesection for my 3 monthly bleed (to control my <a href="https://haemochromatosis.org.au/">Hemochromatosis </a>- Iron Overload), but they could not. Then tried the hospital but they also said they could not do it. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">24/8/2022 </span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Phoned Hemochromatosis Australia to check if they knew anyone in Alice Springs who could do the venesection. They said the hospital should be able to do it, so rang the hospital and went through at least six people/departments until finally the Oncology Department said they could do it. So off to the hospital to fill in forms and make an appointment. Thought we would go to the <a href="https://alicespringsdesertpark.com.au/">Alice Springs Desert Park</a> for lunch at the cafe but were disappointed to find it closed. So ordered some pies from the reception to have later. Went for a walk around the grounds, checking out the aviaries, grounds and the nocturnal house, where we had a guided tour. Had been here 20 years ago when the park was relatively new, so the vegetation had all changed and more displays were built. Pleased to see Numbat in the display as we had missed them in their natural habitat in Western Australia. They all looked very healthy and were breeding.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdLNxzmhKZMh9Xzfa1JMbq6sXB2NG4qBIiVgfhDDH1kDL9cj8QckEKw4A2OTwfIK8vIqU4BieRtUxyf-PHW_JMGqRrZXkN_mR-Pztb7oP8c9YZf7sIz45c5owzlZ22lZ4g95uh6BO3ZAPlnRRQlKt-F7V8u7Gz8nRGRnKDThB9k1n25UfmYgbeGZ1o/s1200/24%20Aug,%202022%20%20%20Bilby%20-%20AS%20Desert%20Park%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdLNxzmhKZMh9Xzfa1JMbq6sXB2NG4qBIiVgfhDDH1kDL9cj8QckEKw4A2OTwfIK8vIqU4BieRtUxyf-PHW_JMGqRrZXkN_mR-Pztb7oP8c9YZf7sIz45c5owzlZ22lZ4g95uh6BO3ZAPlnRRQlKt-F7V8u7Gz8nRGRnKDThB9k1n25UfmYgbeGZ1o/w640-h480/24%20Aug,%202022%20%20%20Bilby%20-%20AS%20Desert%20Park%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Numbat</b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Had our pies for lunch and continued around the park to watch the raptor display, all very good and well worth the visit. The Barn Owl was the star performer.<br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9xjws3lVTKiVyccTAFwcwAbbUybln8xj2WLMHHtgHGWTzKZLuLA5KUunptzNvKxwX_nxeUwexR9QktcPET-MFAni9VseNzFJuo_Ywrixz1t7lywCUF9HEjwYiLdQlwiv1mKA3t7Iyyijcnw-b2BUc5WiLqNjzcKQVtrBPP251BMZR6lN2kK10pNnE/s811/24%20Aug,%202022%20%20%20Barn%20Owl-%20AS%20Desert%20Park%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="726" data-original-width="811" height="572" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9xjws3lVTKiVyccTAFwcwAbbUybln8xj2WLMHHtgHGWTzKZLuLA5KUunptzNvKxwX_nxeUwexR9QktcPET-MFAni9VseNzFJuo_Ywrixz1t7lywCUF9HEjwYiLdQlwiv1mKA3t7Iyyijcnw-b2BUc5WiLqNjzcKQVtrBPP251BMZR6lN2kK10pNnE/w640-h572/24%20Aug,%202022%20%20%20Barn%20Owl-%20AS%20Desert%20Park%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Barn Owl</span></b></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Plenty of free flying birds in the grounds including this male Red-capped Robin.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLVFlv-sGePSpzRKyWyaJokPHiuJ9Xzi4E4lYyKrzJtsLjBnhzPS8hIPAPXhDPngHM9S1Gy_6a8glpnNE3ubDTpLD7Mwi2Bt9HpIdG3Tdj7tJ5tjTp4SBam4PzbNuV876hmfuwfECxYV675wHezP0t4I0nFaoRbDmXtF46VLFHWS3N8I4tJaH4jFs9/s1200/24%20Aug,%202022%20%20%20Red-capped%20Robin%20(M)-%20AS%20Desert%20Park%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="977" data-original-width="1200" height="522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLVFlv-sGePSpzRKyWyaJokPHiuJ9Xzi4E4lYyKrzJtsLjBnhzPS8hIPAPXhDPngHM9S1Gy_6a8glpnNE3ubDTpLD7Mwi2Bt9HpIdG3Tdj7tJ5tjTp4SBam4PzbNuV876hmfuwfECxYV675wHezP0t4I0nFaoRbDmXtF46VLFHWS3N8I4tJaH4jFs9/w640-h522/24%20Aug,%202022%20%20%20Red-capped%20Robin%20(M)-%20AS%20Desert%20Park%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Red-capped Robin</span></b></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b> </b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b> 25/8/2022</b> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Another 0ºC morning! Left early as we had an appointment with Tanya (our Alice Springs Treatment Works guide) for breakfast in the Olive Pink Botanic Gardens. Lindsay had eggs Benedict and I had a cheesy omelette, all very good, especially washed down with a good coffee. From here we went to try and find a head torch as my <a href="https://ledlenser.com.au/">Led Lenser</a> had a damaged on/off switch. Ended up after much looking at <a href="https://outbackbatteries.com.au/">Outback Batteries</a>, where I got another Led Lenser. Could only get really cheap or really expensive ones elsewhere, probably could have got 10 cheap ones to one Led Lenser! Anyway Led Lensers are good when they are working! (like most things) plus we’ve found their after service is good (update: They sent me a new replacement, great service). Back to camp for an early lunch as I had the appointment for my venesection at the hospital, which went OK. Then into town to post off the broken Led Lenser along with a broken radio for repair. Fueled up the Prado on the way back to camp as we were heading out of town tomorrow. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">26/8/2022 </span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Yet
another 0ºC morning! Packed up, had a bowl of porridge and got onto the
road north. First stop was the public weighbridge on the northern edge of town
to weigh the Prado and T-van. Prado + T-van = 4470Kg, Prado = 2940Kg and
T-van 1740Kg, which were all within limits. Then headed south through
town towards South Australia. Stopped at Polhill Rest Area for a coffee
before continuing on to the <a href="https://monumentaustralia.org.au/themes/people/tragedy/display/80242-cannonball-run-monument">Cannonball Run Memorial</a>, where we parked up to
look for Cinnamon Quail-thrush. This is a regular spot for them and we
were not disappointed as two were found sheltering under a small bush in
the shade. Kept going south stopping at the <a href="https://wikicamps.com.au/site/Northern+Territory/Campground/Finke+River+Rest+Area/59083">Finke River Rest Area</a> for
lunch at 12.40pm. Very quiet for birds with nothing new to report. After
lunch we headed to the <a href="https://nt.gov.au/parks/find-a-park/henbury-meteorites-conservation-reserve">Henbury Crater</a> turn off and travelled 11km on
the Kings Canyon gravel road until the Henbury Crater turn off for a
further 5km. </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">This took us to the car park/campground here we decided we
did not want to walk 20 minutes to the crater. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT35q5J152Er4ZxJLcmaNuoY6kVe6l1u347-C3QM6eqNMMt9LrZGU4w3AHILir3ADJsyPMU_pAnk2qhb9udPrlfCeBsGLbVrGgr9yiw0zqucJWxBsr0nb1f8fKUCpso7IO4gQItDUXCMR4lsPU4PFDP27GBt67CY_2pwPJz46MWnZIwbLdYMboJ9_Z/s1200/26%20Aug,%202022%20Henbury%20Crater%20Area.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT35q5J152Er4ZxJLcmaNuoY6kVe6l1u347-C3QM6eqNMMt9LrZGU4w3AHILir3ADJsyPMU_pAnk2qhb9udPrlfCeBsGLbVrGgr9yiw0zqucJWxBsr0nb1f8fKUCpso7IO4gQItDUXCMR4lsPU4PFDP27GBt67CY_2pwPJz46MWnZIwbLdYMboJ9_Z/w640-h480/26%20Aug,%202022%20Henbury%20Crater%20Area.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Henbury Crater Area<br /></span></b></span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">So we returned to the
main road south and stopped at the <a href="https://planner.hemax.com/Place/Details?id=75ffad09-acff-4b01-93a4-b93bb0a2ae6f">Desert Oak Rest Area</a> for afternoon
coffee. The rest area looked like a good place to camp for the night but
we decided to continue on with Lindsay driving to Kulgera and an
overnight camp at <a href="https://wikicamps.com.au/site/South+Australia/Campground/Agnes+Creek+Rest+Area/63666">Agnes Creek Rest Area</a>.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5qirSHLPUA5_NJLUrY_GXcsVajGsok_V-DeCswzgd7izrLkyqXdcEn5ep-Csp9pmu-3wIiKfu3v2xugbHgNkr0E5NS_JqhTJXZ6ZwIVk3yCbGL_fKPC1S_FV9jC4rD9rX03HBKtEyeergv-lFg_dMJdxGHmMX7ohSgO9xWkgL13rIbJclN2RphUwl/s1200/27%20Aug,%202022%20Agnes%20Creek%20Camp.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="623" data-original-width="1200" height="332" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5qirSHLPUA5_NJLUrY_GXcsVajGsok_V-DeCswzgd7izrLkyqXdcEn5ep-Csp9pmu-3wIiKfu3v2xugbHgNkr0E5NS_JqhTJXZ6ZwIVk3yCbGL_fKPC1S_FV9jC4rD9rX03HBKtEyeergv-lFg_dMJdxGHmMX7ohSgO9xWkgL13rIbJclN2RphUwl/w640-h332/27%20Aug,%202022%20Agnes%20Creek%20Camp.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Agnes Creek Camp</span></b></span></span></span></span></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">We had mice here but luckily
not in plague proportions. Pied Butcherbird was one of eight species recorded here.<br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_lR8Pi5TxSq3Ty_1koJYvjU1YsnbhC64EHpil5eV8zPwD6dcT7R1AAqOD9MZ3KBDNwlldF6A1pjvTSIb0B8P0qBt2NXIKPP9ECkZsQn8XXziX0zlEfCYn84LBHDuIHqDH901TuRD7adB3L5y096MVQUEnvb5ctu6md0dv-bLhts7Gacct3GPbA5rd/s1200/Pied%20Butcherbird.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1173" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_lR8Pi5TxSq3Ty_1koJYvjU1YsnbhC64EHpil5eV8zPwD6dcT7R1AAqOD9MZ3KBDNwlldF6A1pjvTSIb0B8P0qBt2NXIKPP9ECkZsQn8XXziX0zlEfCYn84LBHDuIHqDH901TuRD7adB3L5y096MVQUEnvb5ctu6md0dv-bLhts7Gacct3GPbA5rd/w626-h640/Pied%20Butcherbird.jpg" width="626" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Pied Butcherbird<br /></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">It was cooling down in the evening so we put
the diesel heater on.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>27/8/2022</b> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">0ºC
morning again so we put the heater on again and had a coffee as the outside
temperature rose to 5ºC. Birdlife was also again very quiet so we headed
off </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">to Marla</span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> 87km away, which is at the beginning of the <a href="https://traveloutbackaustralia.com/oodnadatta-track.html/">Oodnadatta Track</a>. Fueled up at Marla ($2.25 lt.) and had a coffee. Another T-van
arrived being towed by an older Land Rover Discovery. Aired down the
tyres for the trip down the gravel on the Oodnadatta Track. </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The track
started off quite good with speeds of 60-80kph able to be maintained
safely. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2uvI0HfkAMB0aFyWwC7k6PK1RwI120T3fuAVhRzeIa6ENJfF10vfWpkrR9DuQRoi0hmDferHxb60ppDrXFcYWqRLU-Q5DutP_QlzrCvil8fBzMnvZ5Vt19EhZYPIewcxiuljuVhyWv2Cwiwf2VcP6k-kO-LbYlWIqxzDqyNm8UtVzQjbFbMtlwNRV/s1200/28%20Aug,%202022%20%20Oonadatta%20Track%20Beginning.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="900" height="381" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2uvI0HfkAMB0aFyWwC7k6PK1RwI120T3fuAVhRzeIa6ENJfF10vfWpkrR9DuQRoi0hmDferHxb60ppDrXFcYWqRLU-Q5DutP_QlzrCvil8fBzMnvZ5Vt19EhZYPIewcxiuljuVhyWv2Cwiwf2VcP6k-kO-LbYlWIqxzDqyNm8UtVzQjbFbMtlwNRV/w286-h381/28%20Aug,%202022%20%20Oonadatta%20Track%20Beginning.jpg" width="286" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJNJanzoHMXIz-0HHPP2jldoCmykMKoRJbMYJtMtSo4IjVAVQy3BtdpljjtNj3iYrxATBc7zVR01CnMtfCEq0HWX7P3q7hV591CM6VpU0NupT0aszYfMDX7CMxEyxCu78YKWDQGH_NwYWZT9NCURe8swogR2i4pef8LkH0ag1plDCAzFBpMsxPbcuf/s1200/28%20Aug,%202022%20Oonadatta%20Sign%202.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1016" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJNJanzoHMXIz-0HHPP2jldoCmykMKoRJbMYJtMtSo4IjVAVQy3BtdpljjtNj3iYrxATBc7zVR01CnMtfCEq0HWX7P3q7hV591CM6VpU0NupT0aszYfMDX7CMxEyxCu78YKWDQGH_NwYWZT9NCURe8swogR2i4pef8LkH0ag1plDCAzFBpMsxPbcuf/w324-h382/28%20Aug,%202022%20Oonadatta%20Sign%202.jpg" width="324" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> <br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> Further along the road we
came to <a href="https://wikicamps.com.au/site/South+Australia/Campground/Coongra+Creek/82794">Coongra Creek</a> and stopped for lunch.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidnDPYnlCowCBDhr6qRquwcakK0RJbCJgdZJwFWfE_nfUi4CyKCQBL6Dpq8BK31Eh78Xanrt7Y6kDO9SNfawPlip__xHh01BMWak-2LFa9ALKQrdvTkg_4MDpWQ1bHIfEUfkV94ds-OQDyoE0Jz9J1fEWUwZMgzwz-K698RmGBeIWb_EiGKWQmZiyT/s1200/27%20Aug,%202022%20%20Coogra%20Creek.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="900" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidnDPYnlCowCBDhr6qRquwcakK0RJbCJgdZJwFWfE_nfUi4CyKCQBL6Dpq8BK31Eh78Xanrt7Y6kDO9SNfawPlip__xHh01BMWak-2LFa9ALKQrdvTkg_4MDpWQ1bHIfEUfkV94ds-OQDyoE0Jz9J1fEWUwZMgzwz-K698RmGBeIWb_EiGKWQmZiyT/w300-h400/27%20Aug,%202022%20%20Coogra%20Creek.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">There was a waterhole with
water in it so we decided it would make a good overnight stop so we set
up camp right opposite an Australasian Hobby on a nest. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTh72i_gMuukpoUjlUAy5XPPax8qZp4CHTSvKKlItllhQU12kKU476gP46npnPiVyxG4K4Jfa9Zfu5Yh-4SQUjN9oaiSZCem5iYYvBeNLO4h_23y86L7xJBtsoeSBDAZC8eyQusx9VcK9gdS8zQurMsj_gE0yYDtmzNDe3pw1WnC51lWE3zU_s0MQg/s1200/27%20Aug,%202022%20%20%20Australian%20Hobby%20nest.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1054" data-original-width="1200" height="562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTh72i_gMuukpoUjlUAy5XPPax8qZp4CHTSvKKlItllhQU12kKU476gP46npnPiVyxG4K4Jfa9Zfu5Yh-4SQUjN9oaiSZCem5iYYvBeNLO4h_23y86L7xJBtsoeSBDAZC8eyQusx9VcK9gdS8zQurMsj_gE0yYDtmzNDe3pw1WnC51lWE3zU_s0MQg/w640-h562/27%20Aug,%202022%20%20%20Australian%20Hobby%20nest.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Australian Hobby Nest<br /></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYckCUaVXx-Y1b9Rm1ciUIDZ3sVLiBiyEozmLlgr0AxjzKcHSji7Aw-myJxxYoyN5FMveMkBPWLEmQCem9zmqEN5LajW-Y61H3dxY-i4pp7o69FhITXIXRr9ByZjdC4rjP6LYssrD1mav1eJh3Yb9GDgjptHxFO8Xh-YZ0VwyB70vuyUPDiiTIbJXS/s1087/27%20Aug,%202022%20%20%20Australian%20Hobby.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1052" data-original-width="1087" height="620" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYckCUaVXx-Y1b9Rm1ciUIDZ3sVLiBiyEozmLlgr0AxjzKcHSji7Aw-myJxxYoyN5FMveMkBPWLEmQCem9zmqEN5LajW-Y61H3dxY-i4pp7o69FhITXIXRr9ByZjdC4rjP6LYssrD1mav1eJh3Yb9GDgjptHxFO8Xh-YZ0VwyB70vuyUPDiiTIbJXS/w640-h620/27%20Aug,%202022%20%20%20Australian%20Hobby.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Australian Hobby<br /></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Spent the rest
of the afternoon birding managing to add Southern Whiteface and
Red-backed Kingfisher to our trip list. In the evening we saw two
Eastern Barn Owl sitting in a tree beside the waterhole. An immature Red-capped Robin was flying around the camp with the adult female not far away.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDgef6vUG0wRNv90jHHkHp4P8RrbqyKu4oZBRhPz1HVqIaDotHlrl9kDI15Ao2704NuVTwHBiGn3N-Gr4prXxKM8cBAhaGaYhPgKfva2OF-NlimKQSdQjD7h2PE__21Eh0X9icTIQbqMGmesol5eQAc_IrxjfDBpruPwsKX5vhDDhjHwP-VssAPHP_/s1200/27%20Aug,%202022%20Red-capped%20Robin%20-%20immature.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="997" data-original-width="1200" height="532" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDgef6vUG0wRNv90jHHkHp4P8RrbqyKu4oZBRhPz1HVqIaDotHlrl9kDI15Ao2704NuVTwHBiGn3N-Gr4prXxKM8cBAhaGaYhPgKfva2OF-NlimKQSdQjD7h2PE__21Eh0X9icTIQbqMGmesol5eQAc_IrxjfDBpruPwsKX5vhDDhjHwP-VssAPHP_/w640-h532/27%20Aug,%202022%20Red-capped%20Robin%20-%20immature.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Red-capped Robin - immature<br /></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><b> </b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>28/8/2022</b> </span></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Woke
up to a warm 4ºC morning and some birding before a lovely cooked
breakfast. There were a few fish in the creek.<br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIfK2V1OCeh9bB5iwIlWzdwVYQZuw0fbuaMPjrqE_LA7iTvIXMu8stMs0Af8cZRA5L-0exrRjAnaKB4cwaCzD9G2Bg6YUVrMZxB9uLhMxtzgYmLhp6amygJkqQ18vJ8eWobFb423Lf88oCB4X5J0OxWebVptmto-0yditbtTsrQwY9PHa9IZCv2PPp/s1200/27%20Aug,%202022%20%20%20Freshwater%20Fish%20-%20Coongra%20Creek.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIfK2V1OCeh9bB5iwIlWzdwVYQZuw0fbuaMPjrqE_LA7iTvIXMu8stMs0Af8cZRA5L-0exrRjAnaKB4cwaCzD9G2Bg6YUVrMZxB9uLhMxtzgYmLhp6amygJkqQ18vJ8eWobFb423Lf88oCB4X5J0OxWebVptmto-0yditbtTsrQwY9PHa9IZCv2PPp/w640-h480/27%20Aug,%202022%20%20%20Freshwater%20Fish%20-%20Coongra%20Creek.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Freshwater Fish Sp.<br /></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The Australian Hobby were very active in the early morning, one caught a Budgerigar and pulled it apart while the other one looked on hoping to pick up a few crumbs. Also had our second Red-backed Kingfisher for the trip.<br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFIe-byC_uyZuoGvUMc_BXuvAqYJNTRDtebYEnTSa9d0n3Y-V5rdCw4jUGoIYPgSm3vDojnv2lYz37TFKrWqBWdnA4u20LumqKUVZgP9-v7nzU2BRfbvs5UcwAdDpYKEgcIlSR0ddFn_N_6We5r28EOhX8tOevJarNgOf87lnN-LnqxvCMkokAe8fm/s1061/27%20Aug,%202022%20%20Australian%20Hobby%20-%20Coongra%20Creek.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1061" data-original-width="924" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFIe-byC_uyZuoGvUMc_BXuvAqYJNTRDtebYEnTSa9d0n3Y-V5rdCw4jUGoIYPgSm3vDojnv2lYz37TFKrWqBWdnA4u20LumqKUVZgP9-v7nzU2BRfbvs5UcwAdDpYKEgcIlSR0ddFn_N_6We5r28EOhX8tOevJarNgOf87lnN-LnqxvCMkokAe8fm/w558-h640/27%20Aug,%202022%20%20Australian%20Hobby%20-%20Coongra%20Creek.jpg" width="558" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Australian Hobby with Breakfast.<br /></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT-6bFCdzRhAlLdXbya5DkEmJi9cfeO9BzyUh4I-Ae3CfEoownyrrUhL850l_j30XcB3Dnj6agHS1oTv22P8-6Mv12u77qE2l6GHgaMFUL1jZDTK48yMv5LQ8nexjaiuHV3ICJYdtNcxP4jcgFE--g41_yCU6c8YFBDYid6ChGbgQBF8AS8W-qMKT0/s1200/27%20Aug,%202022%20%20Australian%20Hobby%20(2%20Birds)%20-%20Coongra%20Creek%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1021" data-original-width="1200" height="544" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT-6bFCdzRhAlLdXbya5DkEmJi9cfeO9BzyUh4I-Ae3CfEoownyrrUhL850l_j30XcB3Dnj6agHS1oTv22P8-6Mv12u77qE2l6GHgaMFUL1jZDTK48yMv5LQ8nexjaiuHV3ICJYdtNcxP4jcgFE--g41_yCU6c8YFBDYid6ChGbgQBF8AS8W-qMKT0/w640-h544/27%20Aug,%202022%20%20Australian%20Hobby%20(2%20Birds)%20-%20Coongra%20Creek%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Second Australian Hobby watching On<br /></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> <br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh41HNoPtGlBsRppZDbylMxQ1vMV8nVq343UmA9nbzUWpS3lPH_kArhP6Y1YNst2Lr56tQ9_ovMgqkpVsDvJlM_w7RE6v5X6kRz1sm-4vmsV1GhWGK08fZu8Bm-Qf9zn209y5fjOwfuivh06hfxhCdcGLYjlO71nRW-fVPtw783CFAHPrpAkmcYBU19/s1200/Red-backed%20Kingfisher.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="832" data-original-width="1200" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh41HNoPtGlBsRppZDbylMxQ1vMV8nVq343UmA9nbzUWpS3lPH_kArhP6Y1YNst2Lr56tQ9_ovMgqkpVsDvJlM_w7RE6v5X6kRz1sm-4vmsV1GhWGK08fZu8Bm-Qf9zn209y5fjOwfuivh06hfxhCdcGLYjlO71nRW-fVPtw783CFAHPrpAkmcYBU19/w640-h444/Red-backed%20Kingfisher.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Red-backed Kingfisher<br /></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Back on the Oodnadatta Track we stopped a few times to check out the
habitats, which consisted mainly of sandy flats and gibber. One stop was made to check out a Spotted Harrier chasing a Wedge-tailed Eagle, this went on for over five minutes.<br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDPkW7JzyrXSnE1fn9hqxKUDbjAxrLrhSUGubosDM6yr0eg6OjlxeUKac7Ya6iu1nuYCmYC3XOl-nsrPPlmOIL-8DrHmghNniA_H3ds1gyLFi0tk02yuy8b9zdSO5pQ4BkFF1hd-guyMcMaN38PL_Xlj8cQ_HS_LeakpjAw4m5I0WkfoG0Lhb6K_wh/s1150/27%20Aug,%202022%20%20Spotted%20Harrier%20chasing%20Wedge-tailed%20Eagle%20%202.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="681" data-original-width="1150" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDPkW7JzyrXSnE1fn9hqxKUDbjAxrLrhSUGubosDM6yr0eg6OjlxeUKac7Ya6iu1nuYCmYC3XOl-nsrPPlmOIL-8DrHmghNniA_H3ds1gyLFi0tk02yuy8b9zdSO5pQ4BkFF1hd-guyMcMaN38PL_Xlj8cQ_HS_LeakpjAw4m5I0WkfoG0Lhb6K_wh/w640-h378/27%20Aug,%202022%20%20Spotted%20Harrier%20chasing%20Wedge-tailed%20Eagle%20%202.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Spotted Harrier Swooping Wedge-tailed Eagle<br /></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgenNhgMXP16ntYuByZY3VS7_PugSlqgZ0_gZybbaO0Z8GZT9VCrAlQ9_GVWCZ2tiuGwH2iUJnNfxC0vAWx9U1CfyyLCDzYzl5Zk0frbl38fXzbh-4wKojhQ3UljHP0-wffjiPOyoiEMAY7p-9fgGW9-AIYdHVMciJBGrpR1EMRKaeHgi5IyhpQ4jyP/s1200/27%20Aug,%202022%20%20Spotted%20Harrier%20chasing%20Wedge-tailed%20Eagle%20%201.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgenNhgMXP16ntYuByZY3VS7_PugSlqgZ0_gZybbaO0Z8GZT9VCrAlQ9_GVWCZ2tiuGwH2iUJnNfxC0vAWx9U1CfyyLCDzYzl5Zk0frbl38fXzbh-4wKojhQ3UljHP0-wffjiPOyoiEMAY7p-9fgGW9-AIYdHVMciJBGrpR1EMRKaeHgi5IyhpQ4jyP/w572-h640/27%20Aug,%202022%20%20Spotted%20Harrier%20chasing%20Wedge-tailed%20Eagle%20%201.jpg" width="572" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Spotted Harrier Chasing Wedge-tailed Eagle</span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP4RONuKegIacH0lk8Hec_jELZNovVgFOSBgFxQX1-L8OvDNdc0604Gg231wAbubhKtjLE7ZngR0DmnEVZOx8rDu9hE6Hb2KV_K26yfC6NJFqlxdWWpL-XpvgFyppnH-UMwWknApnUYXS8t31tP7oiSl2JrU6Ftvhmvswt4385PDm1VFdYHrrCsnmh/s1200/27%20Aug,%202022%20%20Spotted%20Harrier%20chasing%20Wedge-tailed%20Eagle.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="940" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP4RONuKegIacH0lk8Hec_jELZNovVgFOSBgFxQX1-L8OvDNdc0604Gg231wAbubhKtjLE7ZngR0DmnEVZOx8rDu9hE6Hb2KV_K26yfC6NJFqlxdWWpL-XpvgFyppnH-UMwWknApnUYXS8t31tP7oiSl2JrU6Ftvhmvswt4385PDm1VFdYHrrCsnmh/w502-h640/27%20Aug,%202022%20%20Spotted%20Harrier%20chasing%20Wedge-tailed%20Eagle.jpg" width="502" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Spotted Harrier Seeing Off Wedge-tailed Eagle</span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Morning
coffee was had at Kathleen Creek, which had a small waterhole but no
birds. The road from here was good gravel to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oodnadatta">Oodnadatta</a>, where we
visited the flash new toilets and drinking water station before going to
the cemetery on the edge of town. Here we had lunch sitting in the car as it was too windy to sit outside. The road out of
town started off well before it hit a rocky section through some hills. </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Beyond this was a grader in operation, here the road improved. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4s8ctPhpZVesXwuCqhmtu9FtFLZVvaLpL35rO_XXolwkJMb0TvfqT_ZJjel-_RrDGHrydmgBS_GiV2fpYV8U4mIn57gI1Jga1UB_IjC08n6qMD2rjlleV-6WT9Bx2m3nEbeQun32AT4BnNCdvUPboaU0obR-B1a4dMEfvNgJEYatkRUHXKI5fLh_l/s1200/28%20Aug,%202022%20%20Oonadatta%20Track%20Beginning%201.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="646" data-original-width="1200" height="344" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4s8ctPhpZVesXwuCqhmtu9FtFLZVvaLpL35rO_XXolwkJMb0TvfqT_ZJjel-_RrDGHrydmgBS_GiV2fpYV8U4mIn57gI1Jga1UB_IjC08n6qMD2rjlleV-6WT9Bx2m3nEbeQun32AT4BnNCdvUPboaU0obR-B1a4dMEfvNgJEYatkRUHXKI5fLh_l/w640-h344/28%20Aug,%202022%20%20Oonadatta%20Track%20Beginning%201.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Graded Road out of Oodnadatta<br /></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The track
followed the old railway line to our overnight stop at <a href="https://wikicamps.com.au/site/South+Australia/Campground/Algebuckina+Waterhole%2C+The+Peake/185435">Algebuckina Camp</a>, where we set up next to the waterhole on Neales River. Had 3 Bourke Parrot fly past the camp
along with clouds of flies which persisted into the night.</span></span></div></div></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">29/8/2022 </span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Warm night with strong winds forcing us to take down the privacy screen and stop the kitchen door, which was open, from rattling. Up at 6.30 to try and boil the kettle in the wind which it eventually did. Went for a morning bird walk, highlights were Little Pied Cormorant, Black-shouldered Kite that obligingly sat in a tree for photos plus good views of Rufous Songlark.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjxARZdp7fWb-toYRTWhZtSW5EsAmNrkSgcWQwa-jiorV5aI6sF3Y1tu6GqFLsv1rCWWvZG8W99-SyvR8OIujqLeGpVsPiV_8cNj9DKqeiqhRnOm1iwVRjM6I-pXGmvlKYsydwWyOtmBxCTa4foPGcNUOtcHaVoc-qcJFEt9j1_mrJYwFKftcMkarV/s955/28%20Aug,%202022%20%20Black-shouldered%20Kite%20-%20Algebuckina%20Camp.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="913" data-original-width="955" height="612" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjxARZdp7fWb-toYRTWhZtSW5EsAmNrkSgcWQwa-jiorV5aI6sF3Y1tu6GqFLsv1rCWWvZG8W99-SyvR8OIujqLeGpVsPiV_8cNj9DKqeiqhRnOm1iwVRjM6I-pXGmvlKYsydwWyOtmBxCTa4foPGcNUOtcHaVoc-qcJFEt9j1_mrJYwFKftcMkarV/w640-h612/28%20Aug,%202022%20%20Black-shouldered%20Kite%20-%20Algebuckina%20Camp.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Black-shouldered Kite<br /></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Packed up and left by 9.00 and stopped to take photos of the old <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algebuckina_Bridge">Algebuckina Railway Bridge.</a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghu6C2ZYlc2yamdSmsP3zvTO3x0QJ1JJ1Of68lX9XdzWD2a0FXcnMT1h4HWDYZp7HAgkQNKQTdnKO0xJIC_sXUQjfywXIYgyAstSzHhdvLcSDVZ70QEFLFBMCBLXoJvMiqao9oICFmxeXEPN41sEBBpbYYZZdW-1GQKLiD60Abg1GhIlTmPz1bJFZG/s1200/28%20Aug,%202022%20Algebuckina%20Creek%20Raiway%20Bridge%20T-van.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghu6C2ZYlc2yamdSmsP3zvTO3x0QJ1JJ1Of68lX9XdzWD2a0FXcnMT1h4HWDYZp7HAgkQNKQTdnKO0xJIC_sXUQjfywXIYgyAstSzHhdvLcSDVZ70QEFLFBMCBLXoJvMiqao9oICFmxeXEPN41sEBBpbYYZZdW-1GQKLiD60Abg1GhIlTmPz1bJFZG/w640-h480/28%20Aug,%202022%20Algebuckina%20Creek%20Raiway%20Bridge%20T-van.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Algebuckina Railway Bridge in the background<br /></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Back onto the Oodnadatta Track we were treated to a good gravel surface with lots of ups and downs giving great views of the expansive landscape. Large gibber flats, sand dunes and a mixture of grasses and shrubs were the dominant cover. Stopped
at Duff Creek Railway Bridge for morning coffee and take a few photos of the
railway bridge. The number and designs of the railway bridges along this stretch of the Old Ghan Railway really impressed us. We were imagining the time and effort required to get these structures into these remote areas with primitive means of transport compared with today. Birds were again scarce but we did have a pair of
Australian Hobby flying around along with 3 Galah and 5 Yellow-throated
Miner.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfpkIj-sRM4NaMpfRK0AOxx-XEe4yh7pIk84NF7qre4gygSVMVHjQAgVQD-IapFIHWRydO-i5HqtHDatfFjjUe6P4kOI5GOYdjt_3WzvSU3HWG6d6qcf_75HWbP8_04ay9RtDNf-KOWXZu7M2WC2jm0PzVD7BvmuaPlz7XYwbdgX89QHCbbKBZGeL1/s1200/29%20Aug,%202022%20%20Duff%20Creek%20Raiway%20Bridge.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="670" data-original-width="1200" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfpkIj-sRM4NaMpfRK0AOxx-XEe4yh7pIk84NF7qre4gygSVMVHjQAgVQD-IapFIHWRydO-i5HqtHDatfFjjUe6P4kOI5GOYdjt_3WzvSU3HWG6d6qcf_75HWbP8_04ay9RtDNf-KOWXZu7M2WC2jm0PzVD7BvmuaPlz7XYwbdgX89QHCbbKBZGeL1/w640-h358/29%20Aug,%202022%20%20Duff%20Creek%20Raiway%20Bridge.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Duff Creek Railway Bridge</span></span></b></td></tr></tbody></table> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Continued south to William Creek, where we booked a flight over Lake Eyre for tomorrow, if the wind drops down. Then booked a site at the caravan park and set up in the wind before seeking shelter in the tent for lunch.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhti-GmAjZkJH5-bLTEdbiWVI_vlSXVemLRsah25-8B544TxLQXvc74fNNPDJjqDdRWXmXHKU4UXzakex0c2OLk6EDOAYuhzPms30ai4b79y_KWKsujt-Jt2EOpw3Keh-RnXf541m99NKWxbDy6oE8jMG-FhpXXL8jPP56a6EkOaN4xTiB6QWJep8Sx/s1200/30%20Aug,%202022%20T-van%20at%20William%20Creek%202.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="807" data-original-width="1200" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhti-GmAjZkJH5-bLTEdbiWVI_vlSXVemLRsah25-8B544TxLQXvc74fNNPDJjqDdRWXmXHKU4UXzakex0c2OLk6EDOAYuhzPms30ai4b79y_KWKsujt-Jt2EOpw3Keh-RnXf541m99NKWxbDy6oE8jMG-FhpXXL8jPP56a6EkOaN4xTiB6QWJep8Sx/w640-h430/30%20Aug,%202022%20T-van%20at%20William%20Creek%202.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>William Creek Campground</b><br /></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Relaxed for the rest of the afternoon, then had a good meal of fish and chips at the <a href="https://www.williamcreekhotel.com/">William Creek Hotel</a> in the evening.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtUPPNR6dVSf9cbWt0vZQ9GIxld0tjr-MaG8e-OVWnHHS20cquvjwGjvpc2G3AVX12EwxZqF6Sks-9hDC1vUaZ5NRSMyr2WPzxq96QAr4au4DcG5d7VJkBUrt1TpQIjJPCJ33fpFu-nJ5J7uk85h5GK_TkWdYHqS-GC4uQprvLtS2hZyR9Ia6QuKGY/s1200/29%20Aug,%202022%20%20William%20Creek%20Hotel.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtUPPNR6dVSf9cbWt0vZQ9GIxld0tjr-MaG8e-OVWnHHS20cquvjwGjvpc2G3AVX12EwxZqF6Sks-9hDC1vUaZ5NRSMyr2WPzxq96QAr4au4DcG5d7VJkBUrt1TpQIjJPCJ33fpFu-nJ5J7uk85h5GK_TkWdYHqS-GC4uQprvLtS2hZyR9Ia6QuKGY/w640-h480/29%20Aug,%202022%20%20William%20Creek%20Hotel.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">William Creek Hotel</span></span></b></td></tr></tbody></table> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Back at camp we put the heater on to keep warm and drown out the neighbours snoring! </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>30/8/2022</b> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">10ºC with a cold wind starting to blow as we got up. No rush this morning as our flight over <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Eyre">Lake Eyre</a> was not until 9.30. So I put our Ratchet Jockey wheel onto the L/H side to where the original one used to be. The ratchet jockey wheel has adjustable height positions for uneven ground. Walked over to the airstrip and met our pilot, Mackenzie, she had learnt to fly when she was 16 living on a property in NSW. We flew out towards ABC Bay passing several dams built by the adjacent pastoralists for their cattle. ABC Bay is where Australia’s lowest point of -15.2m is. before flying over Halligan Bay Point.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxdEYO3Wxz8SG6Rmgqr2VmYju7gAbIo7sjDu_s1JoodsDRrrRN4DaO2eR01j5lOhkBgy3e2O6TfuV804QZkE0RXavEcDOTyRcsXDOXYJtQgiWdCGqPNbL6A-VlfuY2oQigwKZ_09Iou_iEUwH4VRRpxn9-InaLVmGALFVKuN1Pqenb5LKt75HxADLN/s1200/30%20Aug,%202022%20%20Lake%20Eyre%20Landscape%20-%202%20Dam.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxdEYO3Wxz8SG6Rmgqr2VmYju7gAbIo7sjDu_s1JoodsDRrrRN4DaO2eR01j5lOhkBgy3e2O6TfuV804QZkE0RXavEcDOTyRcsXDOXYJtQgiWdCGqPNbL6A-VlfuY2oQigwKZ_09Iou_iEUwH4VRRpxn9-InaLVmGALFVKuN1Pqenb5LKt75HxADLN/w640-h480/30%20Aug,%202022%20%20Lake%20Eyre%20Landscape%20-%202%20Dam.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>One of the many dams on the way to ABC Bay</b><br /></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The
surrounding landscape was amazing from the air with many green areas
from the recent rains in the William Creek area, 5mm last week.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgantpf1_272bNe0cX5GH3X5W-5i8hHqQ_o0aUTX0j0a-eC9Kn_4nQCHEBsN5Q_iQoU3rGXZx9Np6m2_LiSInHdcTVli6BIPmzDQhxhkAvbaFd2aKqZF-LO0PQ8dmfKWckRYZF6SnEr6uD_BWjPyBbPX1rOPDx9soyExpLW4bx5bIfV2bj2Wjtziupi/s1200/30%20Aug,%202022%20%20Lake%20Eyre%20Landscape%204.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgantpf1_272bNe0cX5GH3X5W-5i8hHqQ_o0aUTX0j0a-eC9Kn_4nQCHEBsN5Q_iQoU3rGXZx9Np6m2_LiSInHdcTVli6BIPmzDQhxhkAvbaFd2aKqZF-LO0PQ8dmfKWckRYZF6SnEr6uD_BWjPyBbPX1rOPDx9soyExpLW4bx5bIfV2bj2Wjtziupi/w640-h480/30%20Aug,%202022%20%20Lake%20Eyre%20Landscape%204.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Cattle Country </b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Halligan Bay Point campground, no campers today.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMjmYLa7Hg9NbVIfRS4Cay3CHKvLnGRT-Gi8EcSGc5a_bFSod1TFEmAprNvI3IxgCtjojvZAh1XPMFLbo_fvolwlILcfRZE3ZY0S-TlY9jdc85fX1kOhUkR5PlJpbUktU8OdkM28VR71PHNO7N3RvhK7JHy7xRg2EcwnLlOliiyVujYBgjN7Zdun0F/s1200/30%20Aug,%202022%20%20Lake%20Eyre%20Halligan%20Bay%20Campground.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1073" data-original-width="1200" height="572" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMjmYLa7Hg9NbVIfRS4Cay3CHKvLnGRT-Gi8EcSGc5a_bFSod1TFEmAprNvI3IxgCtjojvZAh1XPMFLbo_fvolwlILcfRZE3ZY0S-TlY9jdc85fX1kOhUkR5PlJpbUktU8OdkM28VR71PHNO7N3RvhK7JHy7xRg2EcwnLlOliiyVujYBgjN7Zdun0F/w640-h572/30%20Aug,%202022%20%20Lake%20Eyre%20Halligan%20Bay%20Campground.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Halligan Bay Point Campground</b><br /></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifkysE_OEmIPVv4FnYBADBM1edfuBnmBvW4Mwf5wkcvCp2JQ5vvwDcbnbl6ry6IbiuQ9c78aZSwfun17Z6Dvg_es1VOClyIq74A3LVJw0-EQkL_DkC9AvZn9WGVH-uS8KQStygNx8gPzlwFX3LiseK-Ukbon-ORIv2dcsGD0im-2OmGCmAK740EX9f/s1200/30%20Aug,%202022%20%20Lake%20Eyre%20Beach.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="870" data-original-width="1200" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifkysE_OEmIPVv4FnYBADBM1edfuBnmBvW4Mwf5wkcvCp2JQ5vvwDcbnbl6ry6IbiuQ9c78aZSwfun17Z6Dvg_es1VOClyIq74A3LVJw0-EQkL_DkC9AvZn9WGVH-uS8KQStygNx8gPzlwFX3LiseK-Ukbon-ORIv2dcsGD0im-2OmGCmAK740EX9f/w640-h464/30%20Aug,%202022%20%20Lake%20Eyre%20Beach.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Water in Lake Eyre<br /></b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">From Halligan Bay Point we flew over a couple of islands, including Brooks Island, which had a group of nesting Australian Pelican on it.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_dJP9bNUA9oah0twYA-Y2CbkEeEPu39x00fAokqmnMuWWgM-VQojh0NALtwZTdkqMD7EY66WctrWeMJH2kH61GBLSfv2oLKijUBQb3GlMH2znBSl4eoGewAyHFcyxYgeUzJH1d2UWGkbq_0vVybSVpkCfgqcfDPkoU84pkfo9ShIq9OppwahTQ8ZP/s1200/30%20Aug,%202022%20%20Lake%20Eyre%20Island.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="621" data-original-width="1200" height="332" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_dJP9bNUA9oah0twYA-Y2CbkEeEPu39x00fAokqmnMuWWgM-VQojh0NALtwZTdkqMD7EY66WctrWeMJH2kH61GBLSfv2oLKijUBQb3GlMH2znBSl4eoGewAyHFcyxYgeUzJH1d2UWGkbq_0vVybSVpkCfgqcfDPkoU84pkfo9ShIq9OppwahTQ8ZP/w640-h332/30%20Aug,%202022%20%20Lake%20Eyre%20Island.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Brooks Island<br /></b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg9C7FlZVmAHyyXK6Cc-GNdq2_F3jBqd1SeKbSE57Rmt5Ijk2YbpNiefgLJAfB9WSW8c3iafdVcjJT3e4ct5MlOI3__XPbf3znun9K3qzQzfNYv49S4DjNc8dobCBVyu6wob8CakQOfHSC3a3--dF-L06-n8BViJjSIvezza0K6zm1OmmyWZpkCfwl/s1200/30%20Aug,%202022%20Pelicans,%20Lake%20Eyre%20LF.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="933" data-original-width="1200" height="498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg9C7FlZVmAHyyXK6Cc-GNdq2_F3jBqd1SeKbSE57Rmt5Ijk2YbpNiefgLJAfB9WSW8c3iafdVcjJT3e4ct5MlOI3__XPbf3znun9K3qzQzfNYv49S4DjNc8dobCBVyu6wob8CakQOfHSC3a3--dF-L06-n8BViJjSIvezza0K6zm1OmmyWZpkCfwl/w640-h498/30%20Aug,%202022%20Pelicans,%20Lake%20Eyre%20LF.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"> Australian Pelican</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwyrig2xVt5swAaMGHohGOi22NW3gbsYqQtxolJMIFOo_37KwXSqOhMkVlCdV59j4Ki1WDUqNCNEFdtqJbeWI3T5x-ln6icFHwxTmTOmqdPjMWktf1Niqp5RVNVErwf87rFKz7aU48ZVOjQZ-gnlrEoaijvqFcAcCYYYFOKjui8mb7S0XDYOKzgKBA/s1200/30%20Aug,%202022%20%20Lake%20Eyre%20Brooks%20Island%20Pelicans%201.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="735" data-original-width="1200" height="392" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwyrig2xVt5swAaMGHohGOi22NW3gbsYqQtxolJMIFOo_37KwXSqOhMkVlCdV59j4Ki1WDUqNCNEFdtqJbeWI3T5x-ln6icFHwxTmTOmqdPjMWktf1Niqp5RVNVErwf87rFKz7aU48ZVOjQZ-gnlrEoaijvqFcAcCYYYFOKjui8mb7S0XDYOKzgKBA/w640-h392/30%20Aug,%202022%20%20Lake%20Eyre%20Brooks%20Island%20Pelicans%201.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Australian Pelican</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The
lake had quite a bit of water in it but nowhere near reaching
capacity, however rains since our visit will be heading down the rivers
and could well fill the lake.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUA7OGwFtqkE8ySENicoyoZUuRNiWpKEnCuVJXlE-ymaZCIYI3JzJUPgOJyKRCVNKnkDkDI4E7mrZ7j3leu3KH2Qh-aOvVYM0uzNTc-_rY8wLK0cHxE7Sm0RRhIaZvXLdNy4ShZ4EVIHtnTnXtZwmPef0U-4-5nnusPsO2__S2UPlDsAJQf5RJVEYf/s1200/30%20Aug,%202022%20%20Lake%20Eyre%20Landscape%20-%203.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUA7OGwFtqkE8ySENicoyoZUuRNiWpKEnCuVJXlE-ymaZCIYI3JzJUPgOJyKRCVNKnkDkDI4E7mrZ7j3leu3KH2Qh-aOvVYM0uzNTc-_rY8wLK0cHxE7Sm0RRhIaZvXLdNy4ShZ4EVIHtnTnXtZwmPef0U-4-5nnusPsO2__S2UPlDsAJQf5RJVEYf/w640-h480/30%20Aug,%202022%20%20Lake%20Eyre%20Landscape%20-%203.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>More water in the lake<br /></b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvqd28hxq0ebzguH8WEGC7Em6K0IKyGvIOHCnwIvZ7pynlZfJII4USzhlk0HG0z3FfPpQKEEhq9uCtCzCXRJGBYlov-GzqkC_qcB7X0_GZ-SdBQ4CAc1IfZfWIwQScBBimrg19j7yrLjRbU9j5ui_E58saQ7nA_UYNOHWQJomcI3wBGLPuiNuuzLpR/s1200/30%20Aug,%202022%20William%20Creek%202.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="841" data-original-width="1200" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvqd28hxq0ebzguH8WEGC7Em6K0IKyGvIOHCnwIvZ7pynlZfJII4USzhlk0HG0z3FfPpQKEEhq9uCtCzCXRJGBYlov-GzqkC_qcB7X0_GZ-SdBQ4CAc1IfZfWIwQScBBimrg19j7yrLjRbU9j5ui_E58saQ7nA_UYNOHWQJomcI3wBGLPuiNuuzLpR/w640-h448/30%20Aug,%202022%20William%20Creek%202.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>William Creek<br /></b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">After an enjoyable hours flight it was back to camp to get organised for a ground visit to the lake and lunch. After lunch we headed out to the Halligan Bay Road to stop at a bore we had visited before but were disappointed to see it was capped and the surrounding reeds and rushes burnt. Continued along the road to stop at a sand dune beside the road and found a male Crimson Chat foraging amongst the low vegetation.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgonztt_lRhPVbFLDkhpKQ8oXw2fm7FZW-WpDt2CHx5IN6l7IiUUvfy4dpDcfWpYKThjUsEbSeRE56PhdeaKppl9MuHEUiP-kHjo5p90jvF8QmwIDveXf9GRuzI9PgPeO7hF7Ova8l-_xtNDWAC3LMBzfi8xzZXkDRBSa9u7IXd3_71IwuoS0IC1rKi/s1045/Crimson%20Chat.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="977" data-original-width="1045" height="598" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgonztt_lRhPVbFLDkhpKQ8oXw2fm7FZW-WpDt2CHx5IN6l7IiUUvfy4dpDcfWpYKThjUsEbSeRE56PhdeaKppl9MuHEUiP-kHjo5p90jvF8QmwIDveXf9GRuzI9PgPeO7hF7Ova8l-_xtNDWAC3LMBzfi8xzZXkDRBSa9u7IXd3_71IwuoS0IC1rKi/w640-h598/Crimson%20Chat.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Crimson Chat - <span style="font-size: small;">male</span></b><br /></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Lindsay managed to find a black ants nest at the base of the dune and had the ants swarming over her biting as they went. We managed to get them off her clothes and move away from the nest. Fortunate move as I found an old compact camera lying on the ground covered in sand, so we picked it up to investigate it later and see if we could retrieve the SD card images</span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">. Further along the road we came across some Orange Chat.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIwBaW3qHDPt7Uhpr1kzqY1LB5LHRCfkoKk_kfBF97WVM0PCE3aaCkyor4pjrmdwHgdeiMeObR_OomE3x9t6PctMNxo_BH2deJhRwVFD5dz6U7G_Nn542BfMRrCPOk2VYbJAG2xVT_2dOoaefVatQI4r4xWeoquScnU0Dys3zp91F7UhLCRufSPBAm/s1200/30%20Aug,%202022%20%20Orange%20Chat%20(M),%20Halligan%20Bay%20Rd..jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1070" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIwBaW3qHDPt7Uhpr1kzqY1LB5LHRCfkoKk_kfBF97WVM0PCE3aaCkyor4pjrmdwHgdeiMeObR_OomE3x9t6PctMNxo_BH2deJhRwVFD5dz6U7G_Nn542BfMRrCPOk2VYbJAG2xVT_2dOoaefVatQI4r4xWeoquScnU0Dys3zp91F7UhLCRufSPBAm/w570-h640/30%20Aug,%202022%20%20Orange%20Chat%20(M),%20Halligan%20Bay%20Rd..jpg" width="570" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Orange Chat - <span style="font-size: small;">male</span></b></span></span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRlc_2EWdmSv457Q2XcQkM1U_GwPOQUirqWL3uYrpeB93oxsKD3aB_YM3oyaRmBFAfUP8WD50V0BYRhIdGLFHPsDgK_WvdlB3sMJPxR-gwVDjjZRMlh9PzjTwbAnqLV5aNZ1Gy0SumxDRASe8rGBT99i8DWed3Sdmpz8QMRCXdj3bRRF50ktf_w3Gp/s1051/30%20Aug,%202022%20%20Orange%20Chat%20(F),%20Halligan%20Bay%20Rd..jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1029" data-original-width="1051" height="626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRlc_2EWdmSv457Q2XcQkM1U_GwPOQUirqWL3uYrpeB93oxsKD3aB_YM3oyaRmBFAfUP8WD50V0BYRhIdGLFHPsDgK_WvdlB3sMJPxR-gwVDjjZRMlh9PzjTwbAnqLV5aNZ1Gy0SumxDRASe8rGBT99i8DWed3Sdmpz8QMRCXdj3bRRF50ktf_w3Gp/w640-h626/30%20Aug,%202022%20%20Orange%20Chat%20(F),%20Halligan%20Bay%20Rd..jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Orange Chat - <span style="font-size: small;">female</span></b></span></span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Then we continued on to Midway Dam, which had been enlarged since our last visit, probably to make up for the capped bore back down the road.</span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> A few birds here including Grey Teal, Hoary-headed Grebe and an Australian Kestrel. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikY6gQUirnUYChIvkhHNhURSXi8lut5cLvUfEtkJjtPrvIqiUtMqBU7iKyBa2UQ64EaS_9x7_4LD8koQ9Z4AyE_qjlO3ZVgdNZwu5TTbjw92b12pPcpby7ACLBXWg5jHzTO_x50OeF-uOYBr7vorxKeOFWZxFmMzQVAFYwD8lKDF1Ky-tmUWImlnVX/s1164/30%20Aug,%202022%20%20Hoary-headed%20Grebe%20-%20Stock%20Dam,%20Halligan%20Bay%20Rd..jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1114" data-original-width="1164" height="612" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikY6gQUirnUYChIvkhHNhURSXi8lut5cLvUfEtkJjtPrvIqiUtMqBU7iKyBa2UQ64EaS_9x7_4LD8koQ9Z4AyE_qjlO3ZVgdNZwu5TTbjw92b12pPcpby7ACLBXWg5jHzTO_x50OeF-uOYBr7vorxKeOFWZxFmMzQVAFYwD8lKDF1Ky-tmUWImlnVX/w640-h612/30%20Aug,%202022%20%20Hoary-headed%20Grebe%20-%20Stock%20Dam,%20Halligan%20Bay%20Rd..jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Hoary-headed Grebe<br /></b></span></span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">A few curious onlookers where checking us out!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4r4F0YBD1pZ6gUm8X2dbod_FgCfasGwUxsITobguIx66brL3TXYBhRVbc6GTbCwHZCQ4PEkoClEqI23eC5MaOJLvhrtF-PLSR4dln2Gc2KzK2JcgVvcYFACwf3Vbs8996FZW5cP_er8YWHT-em_4JS0OH4LprphCc_oKWlIDXIFGo6i986ur0eZml/s1200/30%20Aug,%202022%20%20Interested%20Onlookers%20Stock%20Dam,%20Halligan%20Bay%20Rd..jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="608" data-original-width="1200" height="324" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4r4F0YBD1pZ6gUm8X2dbod_FgCfasGwUxsITobguIx66brL3TXYBhRVbc6GTbCwHZCQ4PEkoClEqI23eC5MaOJLvhrtF-PLSR4dln2Gc2KzK2JcgVvcYFACwf3Vbs8996FZW5cP_er8YWHT-em_4JS0OH4LprphCc_oKWlIDXIFGo6i986ur0eZml/w640-h324/30%20Aug,%202022%20%20Interested%20Onlookers%20Stock%20Dam,%20Halligan%20Bay%20Rd..jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">We turned around here and headed back to camp, seeing a pair of Chestnut-breasted Quail-thrush alongside the road.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY__FcwR4LjtuR-GpebvGUWagDEYtjlfpEfnNhO3TYP_F1eFgOdos18xJkWKOaypeuCi7t5RtSGXPkZlCweS-h37o9Iz6yl_rm-vr89hDrEo4q0H9w_EEoBz2-IXoQtfrhSZoPeYUFdJt2c2mCmuNmnGG85zUocVNeAcqOA2gUvtKF_kAEsIWsa-5G/s1200/30%20Aug,%202022%20Cinnamon%20Quail-thrush%20-%20Halligan%20Bay%20Road.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="909" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY__FcwR4LjtuR-GpebvGUWagDEYtjlfpEfnNhO3TYP_F1eFgOdos18xJkWKOaypeuCi7t5RtSGXPkZlCweS-h37o9Iz6yl_rm-vr89hDrEo4q0H9w_EEoBz2-IXoQtfrhSZoPeYUFdJt2c2mCmuNmnGG85zUocVNeAcqOA2gUvtKF_kAEsIWsa-5G/w484-h640/30%20Aug,%202022%20Cinnamon%20Quail-thrush%20-%20Halligan%20Bay%20Road.jpg" width="484" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Chestnut-breasted Quail-thrush</span></span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-family: arial;">Back at camp managed to get the SD card out of the camera and plug it into the laptop, amazing we could retrieve the images! The last pictures were April 2011! So it had been lying in the sand for over 10 years. The last images were of a group in 2 NSW registered Nissan Patrols fixing a puncture. </span></span><span style="font-family: arial;">Anyone recognise this Nissan Patrol? </span><span style="font-family: arial;">We will endeavour to try and track them down.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpaFBiZYnYTbKOzSMtSG7tkpJows8UUbSJZ7VBJHfkDp_KNMVqU7loCLfoy9Tt13QPyIPCyyNfn2ibehyq3LHWdUlJonI5pgAycGf-PWhOw-4Lq22VzhrD0t46_PWK2rLD9a-9iboMtGVPV9L07OA8Qt75ap_eG1AXhmdOsaMEu7quvSDoF2AYKFS6/s1200/25%20Apr,%202011%20%20Nissan.jpg" style="font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="832" data-original-width="1200" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpaFBiZYnYTbKOzSMtSG7tkpJows8UUbSJZ7VBJHfkDp_KNMVqU7loCLfoy9Tt13QPyIPCyyNfn2ibehyq3LHWdUlJonI5pgAycGf-PWhOw-4Lq22VzhrD0t46_PWK2rLD9a-9iboMtGVPV9L07OA8Qt75ap_eG1AXhmdOsaMEu7quvSDoF2AYKFS6/w640-h444/25%20Apr,%202011%20%20Nissan.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">31/8/2022</b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Another cold start 3ºC, had breakfast, shower and packed up before we filled one tank on the T-van with desalinated water. Then continued heading south with a stop at Lake Eyre south. Here the map showed altitude as 3m but it was actually below sea level.<br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3_ynjxx4wMeUATmNks8HhSC1sx288wHBsI_fc2MqTQGR3s_qc5qMalHU9I_zWX9jim2vvCe3dHMahH2VGLBCUNs0Y36EpyszFPYc0M1KGDPl7Bvbophouu8JG-No41SNbhMwG9lD2pi9rJtg4exT6QehemLO2RwMxkQN-pua691L3BSvvXlhJQIGS/s1200/01%20Sep,%202022%20Lake%20Eyre%20South%20Map.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="915" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3_ynjxx4wMeUATmNks8HhSC1sx288wHBsI_fc2MqTQGR3s_qc5qMalHU9I_zWX9jim2vvCe3dHMahH2VGLBCUNs0Y36EpyszFPYc0M1KGDPl7Bvbophouu8JG-No41SNbhMwG9lD2pi9rJtg4exT6QehemLO2RwMxkQN-pua691L3BSvvXlhJQIGS/w488-h640/01%20Sep,%202022%20Lake%20Eyre%20South%20Map.jpg" width="488" /></a></div></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgMt--UlZt1d8qKrQ6TWhkzqhBIEbk0elmH9H8vg15-EC60RsNSobX38TtLgKybJofSWjBQG6rXW3WwVG9MStnEbDu8UxZuAFWb2bYja-yfMCw95vrllUdzXdOMSjUBnk4dCE8EqBtWtjjwsszNuxw1Tc4SVTw1VGUt-LUJ9_NixWG1PaPzaPuIbVv/s1200/31%20Aug,%202022%20%20Lake%20Eyre%20South.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="582" data-original-width="1200" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgMt--UlZt1d8qKrQ6TWhkzqhBIEbk0elmH9H8vg15-EC60RsNSobX38TtLgKybJofSWjBQG6rXW3WwVG9MStnEbDu8UxZuAFWb2bYja-yfMCw95vrllUdzXdOMSjUBnk4dCE8EqBtWtjjwsszNuxw1Tc4SVTw1VGUt-LUJ9_NixWG1PaPzaPuIbVv/w640-h310/31%20Aug,%202022%20%20Lake%20Eyre%20South.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Lake Eyre south</span></span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Then a coffee break at another </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">old Ghan railway bridge spanning </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Warriner Creek Some water in the creek was attracting Pied Stilt and a coupe of Avocet. A Brown Falcon was getting a hard time by four Torresian Crow who were chasing it out of a tree. It was quite a distance away but managed a few photos including this highly cropped photo.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeHp4DgxswCylxgpN1Owpspg_vCowMZttxvDtlyeDnVrfguZHLlZSDdppox5O4KZDd-pRXDDO23YxWMWWLh6ZDckuXfZXybxFUHF7_pb1jXbneglSEjJ960AbXFmUoOKTaWUGT0OnzAgunInldNdEqEGOMkINR2yvWpKnRWYsmTtwIEKsBLn4WsKRz/s1200/31%20Aug,%202022%20%20Brown%20Falcon,%20Australian%20Raven.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="799" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeHp4DgxswCylxgpN1Owpspg_vCowMZttxvDtlyeDnVrfguZHLlZSDdppox5O4KZDd-pRXDDO23YxWMWWLh6ZDckuXfZXybxFUHF7_pb1jXbneglSEjJ960AbXFmUoOKTaWUGT0OnzAgunInldNdEqEGOMkINR2yvWpKnRWYsmTtwIEKsBLn4WsKRz/w640-h426/31%20Aug,%202022%20%20Brown%20Falcon,%20Australian%20Raven.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Brown Falcon and Torresian Crow</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Then onto <a href="https://www.locationscout.net/australia/35363-beresford-railway-siding-ruins">Beresford Sidings Bore</a> - a watering point for the old railway, this had a couple of Little Black Cormorant and Hoary-headed Grebe in it. A White-faced Heron and an Australian Kestrel flew over whilst several Singing Honeyeater were in the surrounding vegetation.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQoRcOiZl8WUPvqqO-JWuATA3T17v2b7xpjLuBteLUnk3ysMZgyLQ0czfaolltHcb30k3z3MiX-avVkEzALFHujURbIY0nWkdz4XTgS5yeJtYza72ybnXB4NLnGXBMK3-h-er1QdnvVk_We3whtPtgn8Q2TCqCtrKIIcg7eXbtl72OkyAVX7KWhnIz/s1200/31%20Aug,%202022%20%20Singing%20Honeyeeatter%20-%20Beresford%20Bore.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="995" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQoRcOiZl8WUPvqqO-JWuATA3T17v2b7xpjLuBteLUnk3ysMZgyLQ0czfaolltHcb30k3z3MiX-avVkEzALFHujURbIY0nWkdz4XTgS5yeJtYza72ybnXB4NLnGXBMK3-h-er1QdnvVk_We3whtPtgn8Q2TCqCtrKIIcg7eXbtl72OkyAVX7KWhnIz/w530-h640/31%20Aug,%202022%20%20Singing%20Honeyeeatter%20-%20Beresford%20Bore.jpg" width="530" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Singing Honeyeater</span></span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">We investigated the old railway buildings. <br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Xdx3tosq34Ssh6oICGr2M3Pp0jlWaIwHnxuXh0fU5HVoqMQdcdfEVuLxBw3bpjvxba9dsSxICrwFs6CRWzM3gB6U--NS_uZKIgXVbrSdCgY7uGcdu0iMk3oTmdU8o74H5XDd8Iv0U-63z-28zWk-wKJSh32i1hVwcKWrFETNJb-4jMx-pnAcBoI-/s1200/31%20Aug,%202022%20%20Beresford%20Bore.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="755" data-original-width="1200" height="402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Xdx3tosq34Ssh6oICGr2M3Pp0jlWaIwHnxuXh0fU5HVoqMQdcdfEVuLxBw3bpjvxba9dsSxICrwFs6CRWzM3gB6U--NS_uZKIgXVbrSdCgY7uGcdu0iMk3oTmdU8o74H5XDd8Iv0U-63z-28zWk-wKJSh32i1hVwcKWrFETNJb-4jMx-pnAcBoI-/w640-h402/31%20Aug,%202022%20%20Beresford%20Bore.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Beresford Bore Sidings - Old Railway Buildings</b><br /></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">C</span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">ontinued on to <a href="https://www.cowardsprings.com.au/">Coward Springs</a>, our overnight stop arriving just in time for lunch so we found our campsite and set up. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1v5olma4RgfzcuLCnWvPTEik9S1tk-YPKhV_zZSLW0ElCmMrJ9omNShgOFYzVXnmbug9K3u9o6TX770k5Y-vS6qug5yw-ppmtJoJqQKot1u-5-xV7zw4ThD8Wk6oNdNi6UDs1dKOAPSWKY3kVT9uiKI_66rkLebCgql7JvLiZzhmrDE2m47M_YaTO/s1200/31%20Aug,%202022%20Coward%20Springs%20Camp.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1v5olma4RgfzcuLCnWvPTEik9S1tk-YPKhV_zZSLW0ElCmMrJ9omNShgOFYzVXnmbug9K3u9o6TX770k5Y-vS6qug5yw-ppmtJoJqQKot1u-5-xV7zw4ThD8Wk6oNdNi6UDs1dKOAPSWKY3kVT9uiKI_66rkLebCgql7JvLiZzhmrDE2m47M_YaTO/w640-h480/31%20Aug,%202022%20Coward%20Springs%20Camp.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Coward Springs Campsite</b><br /></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">In the afternoon we walked to the museum along the spa overflow wall and found some Little Grassbird before hearing Australian Spotted Crake calling in the reeds. Briefly saw two crake fly out of the reeds along with another two calling. <br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbTIUZ9CbqLY_wfsJmEnyfMGPicgH1zlYbDmxppetqgExtPZ8cYdoarS03aEcaXEp7DlLw8GlmSYQ47Ko4QlSNOPE44N1WXqb7gCm6AECxOfg1xVOA1JWEqLi6hYZMxPg-Mt60U0O2tOnVKViCEWv8vUBjTcEONHPRWgJ4usbsVl2nFri28gH9eEgG/s1200/01%20Sep,%202022%20%20Australian%20Spotted%20Crake.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOX2Naw9dGHIGskMWjiM3A5C1CEeVnRFI6NViTF8u_8NQr85f0AjapshyWsjTN1cIFc8bfpnuzfuG4UNCklkRSaJkw5qJEaf5WGyP3MqC42g25PXqwy7mG0_MLgIVogngrCQVDf79V-60v2yrgpbpSrUwc9a0jiiDFnoO-64Ld0PaNdJupOE-iMN6s/s1200/31%20Aug,%202022%20Coward%20Springs.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOX2Naw9dGHIGskMWjiM3A5C1CEeVnRFI6NViTF8u_8NQr85f0AjapshyWsjTN1cIFc8bfpnuzfuG4UNCklkRSaJkw5qJEaf5WGyP3MqC42g25PXqwy7mG0_MLgIVogngrCQVDf79V-60v2yrgpbpSrUwc9a0jiiDFnoO-64Ld0PaNdJupOE-iMN6s/w480-h640/31%20Aug,%202022%20Coward%20Springs.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Coward Springs Museum Building</b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></a></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>1/9/2022</b> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Lousy nights sleep with only 5 hours and a bad headache. First light we went for another walk along the spa overflow wall and this time had good views and photos of the crakes along with a very friendly Chiming Wedgebill who nearly landed on my head!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1111" data-original-width="1200" height="592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbTIUZ9CbqLY_wfsJmEnyfMGPicgH1zlYbDmxppetqgExtPZ8cYdoarS03aEcaXEp7DlLw8GlmSYQ47Ko4QlSNOPE44N1WXqb7gCm6AECxOfg1xVOA1JWEqLi6hYZMxPg-Mt60U0O2tOnVKViCEWv8vUBjTcEONHPRWgJ4usbsVl2nFri28gH9eEgG/w640-h592/01%20Sep,%202022%20%20Australian%20Spotted%20Crake.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Australian Spotted Crake</span></span></b></td></tr></tbody></table></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkd15QtTgLFC0vaVrQrsnSedMbcJoVDBnCiZdiaiWxmR1KU4eBOm4QkecopYN6ciHn03LONNsHjxjR7-9QabpbCT7uQm2BABVZtvVQvvZhsSF-2H6Q2YOnf86EcyeQR0gtNySou1OQyIgos_TplMht1TD51DBdW5uujlXHRJTXytNW0Vd67eRzy47B/s1200/01%20Sep,%202022%20Chirruping%20Wedgebill%20-%20%20Coward%20Springs%201.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1172" data-original-width="1200" height="626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkd15QtTgLFC0vaVrQrsnSedMbcJoVDBnCiZdiaiWxmR1KU4eBOm4QkecopYN6ciHn03LONNsHjxjR7-9QabpbCT7uQm2BABVZtvVQvvZhsSF-2H6Q2YOnf86EcyeQR0gtNySou1OQyIgos_TplMht1TD51DBdW5uujlXHRJTXytNW0Vd67eRzy47B/w640-h626/01%20Sep,%202022%20Chirruping%20Wedgebill%20-%20%20Coward%20Springs%201.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Chiming Wedgebill</span></span></b></td></tr></tbody></table></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Met another couple from Perth, the lady was a bird photographer so we pointed her in the right direction for the crakes. By this time my headache had gone and it was time for a poached egg on toast breakfast. Continued heading south with a stop at Margaret Creek as we had seen some birds and water as we passed over the causeway. There was a Whistling Kite sitting on the edge of the creek with foraging Black-winged Stilt, Black-fronted Dotterel and a Caspian Tern flying over plus a few non waterbirds.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUM_RX8zqKwsoR1jvAilx1vu1jKD-WkKpQnIvqwPbDvJl1_NgzZZzU0FFZIxGhYKpogDNqf_UAdzkKqoUfZcVSESDqP_vNr_LVyRlxG-fO3TfRCK9JBfBGNjN_fM3zP5hTLr4L6XdcOJsZ-xQoyID3tB0ih7eHdCJ9_AzoVBHTp0wPpQ8vf6I2cUQk/s1200/01%20Sep,%202022%20Whistling%20Kite%20-%20%20Margaret%20Creek.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="844" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUM_RX8zqKwsoR1jvAilx1vu1jKD-WkKpQnIvqwPbDvJl1_NgzZZzU0FFZIxGhYKpogDNqf_UAdzkKqoUfZcVSESDqP_vNr_LVyRlxG-fO3TfRCK9JBfBGNjN_fM3zP5hTLr4L6XdcOJsZ-xQoyID3tB0ih7eHdCJ9_AzoVBHTp0wPpQ8vf6I2cUQk/w450-h640/01%20Sep,%202022%20Whistling%20Kite%20-%20%20Margaret%20Creek.jpg" width="450" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Whistling Kite</span></span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmTu--Mk2F_HFLyFQvq01mxXIcCK3PSKxcW6DjmXcnNNGViZflYj2smsBU48uAcnUmwEZEyR_SRHQaL_OcvmI9a55Pv8anx62TTIvfsM1a8RcxWK-KbQrWYEyTyXix03Lj_kGg1UwakGKGuTX4reApnbg0M-AFslgCnjutB7RWzejsf6Kilb3llPIt/s1200/01%20Sep,%202022%20Black-winged%20Stilt%20-%20Margaret%20Creek.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="713" data-original-width="1200" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmTu--Mk2F_HFLyFQvq01mxXIcCK3PSKxcW6DjmXcnNNGViZflYj2smsBU48uAcnUmwEZEyR_SRHQaL_OcvmI9a55Pv8anx62TTIvfsM1a8RcxWK-KbQrWYEyTyXix03Lj_kGg1UwakGKGuTX4reApnbg0M-AFslgCnjutB7RWzejsf6Kilb3llPIt/w640-h380/01%20Sep,%202022%20Black-winged%20Stilt%20-%20Margaret%20Creek.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Black-winged Stilt</span></span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDdVdbV_l3g6AHWArZh0V6w0mISW-ahDS1QvSKSJ70bCEi6QZ4GXO7xRr_T__DGB_SS9xXvLAfAWanheLGEf0Vu9IRxOXtDXeQ2fm51VovQwnvikcc2jFHldNvheIXi12MGeQr_sp-3xoHj_f93__9trgIKUuif6rEkk5BNUV9AdiJlcfm77U-srNg/s1200/01%20Sep,%202022%20Caspian%20Tern%20-%20%20Margaret%20Creek.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1027" data-original-width="1200" height="548" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDdVdbV_l3g6AHWArZh0V6w0mISW-ahDS1QvSKSJ70bCEi6QZ4GXO7xRr_T__DGB_SS9xXvLAfAWanheLGEf0Vu9IRxOXtDXeQ2fm51VovQwnvikcc2jFHldNvheIXi12MGeQr_sp-3xoHj_f93__9trgIKUuif6rEkk5BNUV9AdiJlcfm77U-srNg/w640-h548/01%20Sep,%202022%20Caspian%20Tern%20-%20%20Margaret%20Creek.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Caspian Tern</span></span></b></td></tr></tbody></table></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Then south to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marree,_South_Australia">Marree</a> where we had lunch in the park and aired up the tyres. <br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJuRLKvKBu_I4AQSFW7XzGoOYWpxxOfllOhWhhZpLZNLea8DLFzYMCQ4ScgFAOucTgs59G7uLOxW74Yga0p8hBPk94-rHxPMEDbe445lrbOintTxyIOa1Aag2C2seGQg3VwNmaXsrbe2eAZHfH3NCbI7UTvkR8E-0bRcwfy7gKcHXVOA8fCDKx49H8/s1200/01%20Sep,%202022%20%20Marree.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJuRLKvKBu_I4AQSFW7XzGoOYWpxxOfllOhWhhZpLZNLea8DLFzYMCQ4ScgFAOucTgs59G7uLOxW74Yga0p8hBPk94-rHxPMEDbe445lrbOintTxyIOa1Aag2C2seGQg3VwNmaXsrbe2eAZHfH3NCbI7UTvkR8E-0bRcwfy7gKcHXVOA8fCDKx49H8/w640-h480/01%20Sep,%202022%20%20Marree.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Marree Art with Old Ghan Railway Diesel Locomotive in background</span></span></b></td></tr></tbody></table> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">After lunch continued south south to <a href="https://farinarestoration.com/">Farina</a> along the sealed road, which goes all the way to Adelaide.</span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> Set up camp and sat down for a cuppa but the gas stove would not work again. We thought we were out of gas so headed back to Marree but they were out of gas, which meant we had to go back south again, passing Farina, to Lyndhurst. They had a gas bottle but wrong fitting. Checked the bottles again to find they still had gas in them, looked like the same problem we had in Alice Springs. By this time it was late afternoon so we booked into the Caravan Park and had an evening meal at the pub. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">2/9/2022</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Rang Track Trailer (T-van makers) and explained the gas problems, they were very helpful and talked through the possible solutions to fix the gas supply, most of which I had already done. Checked everything again, disconnected the gas hose from the bottle and reattached it jiggling the hose fitting to make sure it was seating properly and it worked! I concluded that the hose fitting had not been seating in the gas bottle fitting correctly and was not releasing the valve. The new gas bottle connectors have a large rubber coupling which fits around the outside of the gas bottle valve with the hose through the centre. With the gas stove working again we headed north back to Farina to set up camp in the campground again and had lunch. After lunch checked out the dam adjacent to the campground, where there were Australian Wood Duck, Grey Teal and Black-fronted Dotterel at the dam plus many others in the fringing vegetation including a group of White-breasted Woodswallow.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKDylW56mHqwzEfju4ehWb_XRRJYwCRPf_Kx2EwtVDum0AhnR4XM5WhnXhuV6xD9DMVPCDoS1jqmNdTdZKejrZYsOmnB95RVG4P6bgWtt0stgaQPs97VP34GOXedlNB6VjqLd7MDFfggVXcq-EJzrnb8R-yiZIQLCgMVLZw5ssfkNMnLcLfTdZFmLe/s1200/03%20Sep,%202022%20White-breasted%20Woodswallow%20-%20Farina%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1158" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKDylW56mHqwzEfju4ehWb_XRRJYwCRPf_Kx2EwtVDum0AhnR4XM5WhnXhuV6xD9DMVPCDoS1jqmNdTdZKejrZYsOmnB95RVG4P6bgWtt0stgaQPs97VP34GOXedlNB6VjqLd7MDFfggVXcq-EJzrnb8R-yiZIQLCgMVLZw5ssfkNMnLcLfTdZFmLe/w618-h640/03%20Sep,%202022%20White-breasted%20Woodswallow%20-%20Farina%20.jpg" width="618" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">White-breasted Woodswallow</span></span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Later in the afternoon we went along the bird trail walk where we found a family of Purple-backed Fairy-Wren, 2 male and 5 female plus a Nankeen Kestrel perched enjoying the setting sun.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPvp4rksO9JHfqqeQki7c0PlQnHWXbyJu_sNgJTFAIdhxQcPZ7VDtHDfU59JfTKcL5py-eEtm4I1jjh6_RYbU3LBHUfNYNDqfVjJGadxBM-RpR4XvgJr6U2gGwhiPeWapKDfjhBX_zSnKMV4jfdgGmHDklF74Y-dHCqG8qAn2QcV7XRRydm2HExf7H/s1200/03%20Sep,%202022Purple-backed%20Fairy-wren%20(F)%20-%20Farina%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1098" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPvp4rksO9JHfqqeQki7c0PlQnHWXbyJu_sNgJTFAIdhxQcPZ7VDtHDfU59JfTKcL5py-eEtm4I1jjh6_RYbU3LBHUfNYNDqfVjJGadxBM-RpR4XvgJr6U2gGwhiPeWapKDfjhBX_zSnKMV4jfdgGmHDklF74Y-dHCqG8qAn2QcV7XRRydm2HExf7H/w586-h640/03%20Sep,%202022Purple-backed%20Fairy-wren%20(F)%20-%20Farina%20.jpg" width="586" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Purple-backed Fairy-Wren</span></span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_J3hYdjhdInsNFrxUI9ejnm7A2uJLwfrizk6kgv8rK-NC4-M0DZrgb9ZAB8Xj8MZIDWb-DXxp8AXtOS0fOtbrjGueLsXNHDu5nnXiITAKu7c7LTVPkMPqVKeslMU87XR81XY63YF-c-3_NeAdBiIZ587m1aYKmPSSeKAz7HTREj7WMP4F1k9Y5oTI/s1200/02%20Sep,%202022%20%20Nankeen%20Kestrel.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1001" data-original-width="1200" height="534" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_J3hYdjhdInsNFrxUI9ejnm7A2uJLwfrizk6kgv8rK-NC4-M0DZrgb9ZAB8Xj8MZIDWb-DXxp8AXtOS0fOtbrjGueLsXNHDu5nnXiITAKu7c7LTVPkMPqVKeslMU87XR81XY63YF-c-3_NeAdBiIZ587m1aYKmPSSeKAz7HTREj7WMP4F1k9Y5oTI/w640-h534/02%20Sep,%202022%20%20Nankeen%20Kestrel.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Nankeen Kestrel</span></span></b></td></tr></tbody></table></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Back to camp for dinner to find the gas stove was still working. Put on the diesel heater as the temperature was dropping quickly in the evening, 15°C with a cold wind blowing. Nice and cosy in the tent with the heater, however it soon cooled down after switching the heater off. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>3/9/2022</b> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The temperature dropped to 4°C by the morning but this did not deter us from taking a walk to the Farina Cemetery, which is about 3km from the campground up a slight hill across open rocky ground. It was still blowing a cold wind, which made for uncomfortable walking. The open rocky ground is ideal habitat for quail-thrush and we saw one Cinnamon Quail-thrush trying to make a living in between the stones. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_8ywuxNvoG2kqyGggJN8I75w45joDFH8Lg-at1vy9Z6blcWdE6ksq8l6pZ0lthxsDrVWKVN6AUvtRFyT3tWM3du_cTiId7ekknFMYPHnT31aAl6dNSML7u3Gql0tWJs0sxP2eiDp_QshIuDVbsswC5yDDsejlzc5WF460mph9lFKUDXuRBUBqbUfe/s1200/03%20Sep,%202022%20Farina%20Quail-thrush%20country.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="737" data-original-width="1200" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_8ywuxNvoG2kqyGggJN8I75w45joDFH8Lg-at1vy9Z6blcWdE6ksq8l6pZ0lthxsDrVWKVN6AUvtRFyT3tWM3du_cTiId7ekknFMYPHnT31aAl6dNSML7u3Gql0tWJs0sxP2eiDp_QshIuDVbsswC5yDDsejlzc5WF460mph9lFKUDXuRBUBqbUfe/w640-h394/03%20Sep,%202022%20Farina%20Quail-thrush%20country.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Cinnamon Quail-thrush country</b><br /></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNaXLkj-UBzAlg31qIp6tzktGy___5RsW5AnOpyesKv_viRxAj4BuUQD_ohc5jruFMIUjK68nW1VeQeOKtcEzzdWJoN2H5xaHg6QfCW-L5XMUmGKBKrqSiaoNf1q94qsJmJeOfcLP1fm5iejAEcm9HasRq1H_9CT-pDQyvaOyWb5_i2emJjz7w0a2A/s1200/03%20Sep,%202022%20Farina%20Cemetary.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="443" data-original-width="1200" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNaXLkj-UBzAlg31qIp6tzktGy___5RsW5AnOpyesKv_viRxAj4BuUQD_ohc5jruFMIUjK68nW1VeQeOKtcEzzdWJoN2H5xaHg6QfCW-L5XMUmGKBKrqSiaoNf1q94qsJmJeOfcLP1fm5iejAEcm9HasRq1H_9CT-pDQyvaOyWb5_i2emJjz7w0a2A/w640-h236/03%20Sep,%202022%20Farina%20Cemetary.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Approaching the cemetery<br /></b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The cemetery makes sobering reading of the names of the many children who died here only days or weeks old. Brings home the hardships the early settler had surviving in this remote area.</div></span><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj16MZBMHslpdIadMTmpnyAM2-vz-w9sJN7cCWjnvjNEgNRh7nZFRj8L4zZFD683WILAZh0KmL8Pcd8l2ISxxL-iGnaxQvnZMYh777hituZMo09GvHvKHnpwndocvPJZq0-CFMm7-MJsgMQT0eMVKCjdEE2Ut6xWXYScjhW0yvihW8OD_ZvpB4LjxC7/s1200/03%20Sep,%202022%20Farina%20Cemetary%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="428" data-original-width="1200" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj16MZBMHslpdIadMTmpnyAM2-vz-w9sJN7cCWjnvjNEgNRh7nZFRj8L4zZFD683WILAZh0KmL8Pcd8l2ISxxL-iGnaxQvnZMYh777hituZMo09GvHvKHnpwndocvPJZq0-CFMm7-MJsgMQT0eMVKCjdEE2Ut6xWXYScjhW0yvihW8OD_ZvpB4LjxC7/w640-h228/03%20Sep,%202022%20Farina%20Cemetary%20(2).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Farina Cemetery</b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1-NQE8ZEJdJboWp1OfgqzD35faSeDk_ou8rv8Ub9pjw1u2k1vGl8HuElKGD9UWGF3bDWQ0rWrxjSjwVhdEnppu6zJkWuc3vrX6FO8U6NlNjExJxzy3y7hQkajyZNAdifsmc8litpgBYx6yqO722vCWVnB9j6GFYA6_pHGKCyT9loCGiQBtt-BTevy/s1200/03%20Sep,%202022%20Farina%20Cemetary%201.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="1200" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1-NQE8ZEJdJboWp1OfgqzD35faSeDk_ou8rv8Ub9pjw1u2k1vGl8HuElKGD9UWGF3bDWQ0rWrxjSjwVhdEnppu6zJkWuc3vrX6FO8U6NlNjExJxzy3y7hQkajyZNAdifsmc8litpgBYx6yqO722vCWVnB9j6GFYA6_pHGKCyT9loCGiQBtt-BTevy/w640-h266/03%20Sep,%202022%20Farina%20Cemetary%201.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Farina Cemetery</b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Whilst we were there the cold wind got even stronger so we headed back to camp, battling against the strong cold wind. Back at camp we had a warming bowl of porridge before deciding to try out the T-vans shower. Put up the shower tent along with the diesel heater for welcome hot water. Quite a technique to get used to the strong flow from the pump but we managed a shower with minimal water use. Surplus shower water came in useful to wash the T-van and Prado down. Had a relaxing afternoon with a walk to the dam and along the creek, only new bird we saw for here was a male White-winged Triller. Chicken curry for dinner followed by an interesting podcast about frog sounds. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">4/9/2022</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Wow -2°C this morning but not as cold as a previous visit to Farina when it was -7°C! This temperature require two jackets to help us thaw out. A cooked breakfast of scramble eggs and bacon followed by toast and coffee also helped. Packed up the T-van and headed south to Lyndhurst again, where we found the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strzelecki_Track">Strzelecki Track</a> was still closed, due to flooding and resealing of part of the road. This meant we had to keep travelling south towards the <a href="https://southaustralia.com/destinations/flinders-ranges-and-outback">Flinders Ranges</a>. By chance we had just reacquainted with an old Darwin friend who we had been out of touch with for over 30 years and it just so happens he lives in Hawker, which was our destination for tonight. South of Lyndhurst the road follows the old Ghan Railway through rocky seemingly bare earth that had sheep grazing on it. Passed a few coal mines before stopping at Copely for morning coffee and to catch up with the internet. From here we kept going south, passing the Leigh Creek turn off and seeing signs of coal mining in the region. The scenery here started to get more interesting with the hills on the edges of the road.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivxboqVyGHHT6bck5h1dXWEItUhHfZfQTgMImolyNL7VkG5VK6ISC7zn3OaPXI0FprYnMmCkzCndREZhhO5eCQhqkg-lPcAY1h5P3QfnChV1_YzW7ceLTS6GoIVp-D5gcOA1hYkMBCI7d8mFuWCuGaYdDbdJ8_BEiS3S0J3MrSqyxZnsgEDVk4C7LA/s1200/04%20Sep,%202022%20%20South%20of%20Copely.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="673" data-original-width="1200" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivxboqVyGHHT6bck5h1dXWEItUhHfZfQTgMImolyNL7VkG5VK6ISC7zn3OaPXI0FprYnMmCkzCndREZhhO5eCQhqkg-lPcAY1h5P3QfnChV1_YzW7ceLTS6GoIVp-D5gcOA1hYkMBCI7d8mFuWCuGaYdDbdJ8_BEiS3S0J3MrSqyxZnsgEDVk4C7LA/w640-h358/04%20Sep,%202022%20%20South%20of%20Copely.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Road South of Leigh Creek</span></span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Lindsay was driving this section and ended up at the <a href="https://monumentaustralia.org.au/themes/people/government---colonial/display/116962-william-greig-evans-">William Greig Evans cairn</a>, which celebrates this South Australian surveyor. This was one of very few stopping areas we had found. Had lunch here and admired the spectacular mountain views as the wind kept blowing.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBnqUUcuUgaMmbh6WhPajiD1fxhVWK36j5CbHFRhkjr2HTSxcRbvhxrsyeuXgllcMZyfxRRWXEbyClroEQCRX9hS-E4u-VfRLfZ96qkoNUqLac_aGZ3XJlb4JRJbrUMQM3N7nPqgQ3RdSA7wTXCEcxGNB-MPRcP2LIDrrLMOkWTcG_s5TeTXSkTf5A/s1200/04%20Sep,%202022%20%20William%20Greig%20Evans%20Cairn.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBnqUUcuUgaMmbh6WhPajiD1fxhVWK36j5CbHFRhkjr2HTSxcRbvhxrsyeuXgllcMZyfxRRWXEbyClroEQCRX9hS-E4u-VfRLfZ96qkoNUqLac_aGZ3XJlb4JRJbrUMQM3N7nPqgQ3RdSA7wTXCEcxGNB-MPRcP2LIDrrLMOkWTcG_s5TeTXSkTf5A/w640-h480/04%20Sep,%202022%20%20William%20Greig%20Evans%20Cairn.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">William Greig Evans Cairn</span></span></b></td></tr></tbody></table></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmmyaov8qJztqmIUyijAQVt3XDgUF2V5BO0IfWorn-DItbHrIojAG8wWFQF9Ikt0TLRl2eFaLAuf6V0E-bAxMVWQ42CbkBAbMCFShSMVssjIDON-JFXYGeGcO5soUDWjwTkesIv8aOVJdtGk4o8W1rP9KZ6TklBm9FlBz2JuXckgG0dUR7z-BA36fz/s1200/04%20Sep,%202022%20Flinders%20Ranges%20from%20Surveyor%20Memorial.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="687" data-original-width="1200" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmmyaov8qJztqmIUyijAQVt3XDgUF2V5BO0IfWorn-DItbHrIojAG8wWFQF9Ikt0TLRl2eFaLAuf6V0E-bAxMVWQ42CbkBAbMCFShSMVssjIDON-JFXYGeGcO5soUDWjwTkesIv8aOVJdtGk4o8W1rP9KZ6TklBm9FlBz2JuXckgG0dUR7z-BA36fz/w640-h366/04%20Sep,%202022%20Flinders%20Ranges%20from%20Surveyor%20Memorial.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">View from William Greig Evans Cairn<br /></span></span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">This stretch of road had a high number of Wedge-tail Eagle mainly feeding on road kill along with Little Raven. Made it to Hawker and booked a night in the <a href="https://www.hawkercaravanpark.com.au/">Hawker Caravan Park</a> along with arrangements to meet our friend Pat. He came down to the park and we spent a few hours catching up on our lives over the last 30+ years, Used the camp kitchen in the evening and met a couple of cyclists who were cycling the Mawson Trail track. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>5/9/2022</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">4°C this morning as we packed up and headed down the road to visit our friend Pat who was only 5 minutes away from the caravan park. Pat showed us his block and plans to upgrade it, whilst we were doing this a pair of Mistletoebird flew in, our first for this trip. After an hour we said our farewells and headed into town to pick up a few food items as well as have a coffee and some raisin toast to keep us going. Then it was off to the Flinders Ranges stopping along the way at Arkoola Lookout. An information sign here focused on Birds of prey.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ1uhSXeQPKzAch09X1Xuew1-AseAn-slJvigcTH_iYFHBOKAfFdk1chMOaHBbmaHay0vXk0RJ3alO-M34XYArwf5COHk_N5zKouQosrevYXVKwjQaKE7z51IOICrI_DUUAHviIRzlovjZtrMbkBtNHOq3C-p0KFC6zKoMbE6RkZqt1bMsHZsrnpkO/s1200/05%20Sep,%202022%20Arkoola%20Lookout.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ1uhSXeQPKzAch09X1Xuew1-AseAn-slJvigcTH_iYFHBOKAfFdk1chMOaHBbmaHay0vXk0RJ3alO-M34XYArwf5COHk_N5zKouQosrevYXVKwjQaKE7z51IOICrI_DUUAHviIRzlovjZtrMbkBtNHOq3C-p0KFC6zKoMbE6RkZqt1bMsHZsrnpkO/w640-h480/05%20Sep,%202022%20Arkoola%20Lookout.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Arkoola Lookout</span></span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9b3QQHmdEtuYseBlFhv3oLkhwCnHYusEnNXUDDr6ycluYQkl-Lzyvgt7XaNoIWDdgfF-9B4Gi3b8tpH70V9NZRT1nyWgukagTqaOscRaMBSXzNlA8NHnMP8EunVtiRLObBELKvEFyXn5BPkJTYQtsfzC0vy5xbYzYK_xK7Sm1Cf2jDXKhtGStPm5I/s1200/05%20Sep,%202022%20Birds%20of%20Prey%20Sign.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1014" data-original-width="1200" height="540" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9b3QQHmdEtuYseBlFhv3oLkhwCnHYusEnNXUDDr6ycluYQkl-Lzyvgt7XaNoIWDdgfF-9B4Gi3b8tpH70V9NZRT1nyWgukagTqaOscRaMBSXzNlA8NHnMP8EunVtiRLObBELKvEFyXn5BPkJTYQtsfzC0vy5xbYzYK_xK7Sm1Cf2jDXKhtGStPm5I/w640-h540/05%20Sep,%202022%20Birds%20of%20Prey%20Sign.jpg" width="640" /></a></b></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> <br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Had a walk around and found a family of White-fronted Chat, 2 adults and one juvenile, then found a male Emu with 4 immature birds following him around. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifOMqvmN3xe7T16JTLMEK12I-X1ofrhCWne0fvc7BCxMY1aJSuxGJWQ7_bXhVWe1qb9gms2n7xCaA6Pj5vahMj5O6otwoMeC_YLkb6U4Zh6kKxWsmUFB5TMGBWfPX9-RFGBvc0TaEGaHSBk8K0liers0QIpUMjrpiZyPkXCREjGyI3EOE56Jyeijys/s1188/05%20Sep,%202022%20White-fronted%20Chat%20-%20Arkaba%20Lookout%202.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1188" data-original-width="992" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifOMqvmN3xe7T16JTLMEK12I-X1ofrhCWne0fvc7BCxMY1aJSuxGJWQ7_bXhVWe1qb9gms2n7xCaA6Pj5vahMj5O6otwoMeC_YLkb6U4Zh6kKxWsmUFB5TMGBWfPX9-RFGBvc0TaEGaHSBk8K0liers0QIpUMjrpiZyPkXCREjGyI3EOE56Jyeijys/w534-h640/05%20Sep,%202022%20White-fronted%20Chat%20-%20Arkaba%20Lookout%202.jpg" width="534" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>White-fronted Chat bringing in food for a juvenile</b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwNY5VXzwFGuVTeJwre9pINl8QmjhiOm2qApkEQCvOjVoAd0tpK8Ov4StVoL328tpy-v6aBXYTCsEP9v3KJSJWHH-mG5NqaHY4rzx2WpHCLb0ca7Er2Hvo8wHTY8dm3YStj15zrtykqakogeKes7tYUUpSKukKDDI_9bjONw_-vksEC-KgtXYZxKcY/s1159/05%20Sep,%202022%20White-fronted%20Chat%20-%20Arkaba%20Lookout%203.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1159" data-original-width="1071" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwNY5VXzwFGuVTeJwre9pINl8QmjhiOm2qApkEQCvOjVoAd0tpK8Ov4StVoL328tpy-v6aBXYTCsEP9v3KJSJWHH-mG5NqaHY4rzx2WpHCLb0ca7Er2Hvo8wHTY8dm3YStj15zrtykqakogeKes7tYUUpSKukKDDI_9bjONw_-vksEC-KgtXYZxKcY/w592-h640/05%20Sep,%202022%20White-fronted%20Chat%20-%20Arkaba%20Lookout%203.jpg" width="592" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>White-fronted Chat bringing in food for a juvenile</b><br /></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b></b></span></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6ceXauZNZOzQevla39eeW6HX30MW8VVEH4R5epn3MnnM0j4p1hoTt1g27sUvD2n5XX0sBKRmIYS7zuAZy2yX2ffJweRF2uTSieyD9zY0LK9aK8vLpMiD2cqT2PFGGmNshuC0Y_svNGF4NCz-aL4qfpEwd3xgRLG3DSrten6Ff2ZAclq1AReO2JEtG/s1200/05%20Sep,%202022%20Emu%20-%20Arkaba%20Lookout%202.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1158" data-original-width="1200" height="618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6ceXauZNZOzQevla39eeW6HX30MW8VVEH4R5epn3MnnM0j4p1hoTt1g27sUvD2n5XX0sBKRmIYS7zuAZy2yX2ffJweRF2uTSieyD9zY0LK9aK8vLpMiD2cqT2PFGGmNshuC0Y_svNGF4NCz-aL4qfpEwd3xgRLG3DSrten6Ff2ZAclq1AReO2JEtG/w640-h618/05%20Sep,%202022%20Emu%20-%20Arkaba%20Lookout%202.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Emu</b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Then onto <a href="https://www.rawnsleypark.com.au/">Rawnsley Park Station</a> where we booked an unpowered campsite on a slight slope but a great view.<br /></span></span></div><p></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic7ww1GikHk1KixM5hprNe33dC5rG0vVyrZebM3fppnS1dKERGi-8INrSrDs64hW3F2JJpKF1j-bKj1pfqP9Fi_2618dSxNIa8k1McsOqeKf0BuKNZDKxAXXfg4NKmLWvN8V1zq7bJh7ShVl1IQ2Qgt5lLk-54AHTuI4ZGD22ZnunS4IlhWbSvdVr6/s1200/05%20Sep,%202022%20%20Rawnsley%20Park%20Camp.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic7ww1GikHk1KixM5hprNe33dC5rG0vVyrZebM3fppnS1dKERGi-8INrSrDs64hW3F2JJpKF1j-bKj1pfqP9Fi_2618dSxNIa8k1McsOqeKf0BuKNZDKxAXXfg4NKmLWvN8V1zq7bJh7ShVl1IQ2Qgt5lLk-54AHTuI4ZGD22ZnunS4IlhWbSvdVr6/w640-h480/05%20Sep,%202022%20%20Rawnsley%20Park%20Camp.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Rawnsley Park Station Campground<br /></span></span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">In the afternoon we went north to Stokes Hill Lookout, where we had been before to look for Short-tailed Grasswren. The habitat has changed here due to sheep grazing so no chance of grasswren here anymore.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4NXOyAJ7f1_jrbvuC7P1jtuMiAQnC36pyQh9mVa5yYsiVz7gPX8Izp1hMTtmDdZ1DEcVCmXtNWVoNWvCw5fw5p2-Vq6GoxOUaMWdXA1FqoZkaMJP1mdl8QM3L8-5TgoHnRLp1riFo9mYCUKFogSHdXYH9sf97KFrdurxRlKlIsNwp5Uq6SqbxwG6t/s1200/05%20Sep,%202022%20%20Stokes%20Hill%20Lookout.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4NXOyAJ7f1_jrbvuC7P1jtuMiAQnC36pyQh9mVa5yYsiVz7gPX8Izp1hMTtmDdZ1DEcVCmXtNWVoNWvCw5fw5p2-Vq6GoxOUaMWdXA1FqoZkaMJP1mdl8QM3L8-5TgoHnRLp1riFo9mYCUKFogSHdXYH9sf97KFrdurxRlKlIsNwp5Uq6SqbxwG6t/w640-h480/05%20Sep,%202022%20%20Stokes%20Hill%20Lookout.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Stokes Hill Lookout</span></span></b></td></tr></tbody></table></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Called into Wood Duck Dam on the way back to camp and had 2 pairs of Australian Wood Duck who both had ducklings with them.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtqbSyYNkBNinSKzFd2pyxSBPyL-93NVAK1pgyHYz_26r8thevPHutTrk9j0XBgoULseOvWcDrZ4ZOxp5J_KW0dGTywVj2Zs5l5uaSCGfPAJKgMrKwFZhCG764o3_hO-2Xp74JgoYk41D1nQYYVd5-l_0IRSUSX6wVAADRkyQhu7gwclLybe52VOIJ/s1200/05%20Sep,%202022%20Australian%20Wood%20Duck%20-%20Wood%20Duck%20Dam%201.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="497" data-original-width="1200" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtqbSyYNkBNinSKzFd2pyxSBPyL-93NVAK1pgyHYz_26r8thevPHutTrk9j0XBgoULseOvWcDrZ4ZOxp5J_KW0dGTywVj2Zs5l5uaSCGfPAJKgMrKwFZhCG764o3_hO-2Xp74JgoYk41D1nQYYVd5-l_0IRSUSX6wVAADRkyQhu7gwclLybe52VOIJ/w640-h266/05%20Sep,%202022%20Australian%20Wood%20Duck%20-%20Wood%20Duck%20Dam%201.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Australian Wood Duck</span></span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>6/9/2022</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Four Elegant Parrot flew over as we got up, new for the trip and a Red-capped Robin visited our camp.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghkWUre9HpKVFCUWCxlaDW1KuPtlEk7U2XgaOaG6jUabQGneVxfNKe1mpwsulKZZ-lm4BjN_bQHBZ4khCjEVmw9JXRver3pncyjbjyjn7uHkouc_dos1BIMXNgEHXV5ktioNmV0BVCQ13e5oZvKS1uof0RMJPvHzqSYQhT1POAbomtVlr8eWilbxyd/s1200/06%20Sep,%202022%20%20Red-capped%20Robin%20-%20Wipena%20Pound.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1139" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghkWUre9HpKVFCUWCxlaDW1KuPtlEk7U2XgaOaG6jUabQGneVxfNKe1mpwsulKZZ-lm4BjN_bQHBZ4khCjEVmw9JXRver3pncyjbjyjn7uHkouc_dos1BIMXNgEHXV5ktioNmV0BVCQ13e5oZvKS1uof0RMJPvHzqSYQhT1POAbomtVlr8eWilbxyd/w608-h640/06%20Sep,%202022%20%20Red-capped%20Robin%20-%20Wipena%20Pound.jpg" width="608" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Red-capped Robin</span></span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">After
breakfast we drove to<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilpena_Pound"> Wllpena Pound</a> stopping along the road to admire
the wildflowers and the greenery contrasting with the hills.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqoXyxgib84CiIkOrf31mbjJ_N_-o97G844xWIf-HyKbvZUSF7Wgun-orykksyizwwzR8K4xHigdQ4Go0Ob89pceIsA3KRvySJd--HkW0pwpsIvqIp9qi3USAiYFpWl3xjGPeayhMYdOBl3_SZFiiAjbXh_EwCEOUt20NlFeXudbqaKRABO80MclAs/s1200/06%20Sep,%202022%20Flinders%20Ranges.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqoXyxgib84CiIkOrf31mbjJ_N_-o97G844xWIf-HyKbvZUSF7Wgun-orykksyizwwzR8K4xHigdQ4Go0Ob89pceIsA3KRvySJd--HkW0pwpsIvqIp9qi3USAiYFpWl3xjGPeayhMYdOBl3_SZFiiAjbXh_EwCEOUt20NlFeXudbqaKRABO80MclAs/w640-h480/06%20Sep,%202022%20Flinders%20Ranges.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Roadside To Wilpena Pound<br /></span></span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Reached the Ranger Station where we parked up, cost $10.00 per vehicle for the day. Decided to take the same walk (Hills Homestead walk) to the pound as we had done on a previous visit, first up we saw some Laughing Kookaburra a common species we had not seen for a while. We took the upper trail towards the pound, which proved to be a good move as we saw Redthroat and Inland Thornbill. The Redthroat proved elusive for a photo, darting around in he undergrowth, this record shot was just to prove we saw one!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzRSFav8NJecOrsCJnfSU_2U9jZFCB9xxi_HPX8NVAyzXoTVupSUmx7m8LiASnpgFU7Hhw9RRecopJBD3-bc_1uJ3BU7iK818MBMevZ1QCJO8DW8oGQJ-pZDgUjHbmuI4kMPuOs_MEcQ7qKh1scpYMPS3P6HPBF8ARgeinbP9xIqZKdUOhdlxkOsFN/s1200/06%20Sep,%202022%20Redthroat%20Wipena%20Pound.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="856" data-original-width="1200" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzRSFav8NJecOrsCJnfSU_2U9jZFCB9xxi_HPX8NVAyzXoTVupSUmx7m8LiASnpgFU7Hhw9RRecopJBD3-bc_1uJ3BU7iK818MBMevZ1QCJO8DW8oGQJ-pZDgUjHbmuI4kMPuOs_MEcQ7qKh1scpYMPS3P6HPBF8ARgeinbP9xIqZKdUOhdlxkOsFN/w640-h456/06%20Sep,%202022%20Redthroat%20Wipena%20Pound.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Redthroat</span></span></b></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">We reached the Homestead and decided to head back to the ranger station along the lower track. Saw a couple of Grey Fantail, some Brown-headed Honeyeater, 1st for trip, Common Bronzewing and Yellow-rumped Thornbill, along with a very obliging Shingleback Lizard who was trying to warm up in the sun. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjidq2NKdJPVeb8-hm6srRX8nFhzK_fcvSCB26cd2U2gnjgP4TZaXpThH-w59se58lMZoJGQNOBdS5Ufg8Kfb_vuHERvuAo_at8TyyhnoXPaUNzzQPNYvVO-qbp0RukK0Uw4uOANf7DYJkESCl-_h-mW_YYie-mfl9YX9yRfGkFSzSeXDY8s-rYvS0B/s1200/06%20Sep,%202022%20%20Yellow-rumped%20Thornbill%20-%20Wipena%20Pound.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="705" data-original-width="1200" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjidq2NKdJPVeb8-hm6srRX8nFhzK_fcvSCB26cd2U2gnjgP4TZaXpThH-w59se58lMZoJGQNOBdS5Ufg8Kfb_vuHERvuAo_at8TyyhnoXPaUNzzQPNYvVO-qbp0RukK0Uw4uOANf7DYJkESCl-_h-mW_YYie-mfl9YX9yRfGkFSzSeXDY8s-rYvS0B/w640-h376/06%20Sep,%202022%20%20Yellow-rumped%20Thornbill%20-%20Wipena%20Pound.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Yellow-rumped Thornbill</span></span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihHD-CuH4SHuDgIgjDoSH_fimwxjQjX4raK7oGjM1hX-UkrH50_KYl3J9NhA8q7q9kn1eqXD9SzKog2YHCYvlYMB_Z1aQ5D0M9pq3I5jCCzQGxtWa1wM9_awmsn80IONk1IkiOL-_Ih7EpxJjYSgdfWs2tT_AQqWfR2FjacI72VcFe44rCZDbmGjc-/s1200/05%20Sep,%202022%20Common%20Bronzewing%20-%20Wilpena%20Pound.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1181" data-original-width="1200" height="630" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihHD-CuH4SHuDgIgjDoSH_fimwxjQjX4raK7oGjM1hX-UkrH50_KYl3J9NhA8q7q9kn1eqXD9SzKog2YHCYvlYMB_Z1aQ5D0M9pq3I5jCCzQGxtWa1wM9_awmsn80IONk1IkiOL-_Ih7EpxJjYSgdfWs2tT_AQqWfR2FjacI72VcFe44rCZDbmGjc-/w640-h630/05%20Sep,%202022%20Common%20Bronzewing%20-%20Wilpena%20Pound.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Common Bronzewing</span></span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC1tJtFh7GUT1YbYOafPeaq6nDhni9ody7W3hlXJeBXsks0Ub9FZJWkw3lJYII_MsuEn3seF8f6_YfsHHDunZYE0EgC372IeayzeNq7LzuKAf-OTeVWQnEBBQR9WMroHbP6P4JJ6HvY1dZvvCIYR-If1uJTqeQYOBR5sWTAzmV0cAghu0NF7o7AUvD/s1200/06%20Sep,%202022%20%20Stumpy%20Tail%20-%20Wipena%20Pound.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="715" data-original-width="1200" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC1tJtFh7GUT1YbYOafPeaq6nDhni9ody7W3hlXJeBXsks0Ub9FZJWkw3lJYII_MsuEn3seF8f6_YfsHHDunZYE0EgC372IeayzeNq7LzuKAf-OTeVWQnEBBQR9WMroHbP6P4JJ6HvY1dZvvCIYR-If1uJTqeQYOBR5sWTAzmV0cAghu0NF7o7AUvD/w640-h382/06%20Sep,%202022%20%20Stumpy%20Tail%20-%20Wipena%20Pound.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Shingleback Lizard</b><br /></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Went back to Wood Duck Dam for lunch and saw the two pairs of Australian Wood Duck swimming in the water with their ducklings. It was not very warm and still windy so we went back to camp. Tomorrows weather report did not look any better with rain forecast and still cold and windy. It had cooled down sufficiently in the evening for us to fire up the diesel heater for a while to take the chill off. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">7/9/2022</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">8°C this morning. We got on the road early this morning before 8.00 to avoid the impending rain. By the time we reached Hawker a few light showers had arrived. Continued along the RM Williams Highway towards Carrieton and onto Orroroo, where we stopped to buy a few items from the IGA supermarket. Then on to Peterborough with light rain showers following us most of the way. Booked an unpowered site in the caravan park behind a shed on a sloping site which took sometime and ingenuity to get the T-van level. The temperature had not risen above 13°C so we had a cuppa soup and a roll for lunch to warm up. Following afternoon coffee we drove into town to look around and fuel up (diesel $2.03lt) and visit the <a href="https://www.peterborough.sa.gov.au/tourist-info/tcm">Town Carriage Museum</a> to be educated on some of Peterborough’s railway and town history. Called into the <a href="https://www.peterborough.sa.gov.au/tourism">Visitor Information Centre</a> for a few brochures before heading up a hill on the edge of town to visit a nature park. Not much birdlife here as it was too cold, windy and rain threatened. Back at camp the sky darkened and thunder was heard in the distance. Then early evening as we were using the cook shed the thunderstorm hit with monsoonal rain and a lightning show. At least 40mm of rain fell in an hour, we were glad we could seek refuge in the T-van and sleep under the hard shell roof and not canvas. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">8/9/2022</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Up to another cold and windy day after a very wet and windy night. Packed up the very wet tent and took a walk to the adjacent Victoria Park. Unfortunately the park was a bit run down but it did have a few good birds in it including Black-tailed Native-hen and White-winged Chough, both new birds for the trip.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7CldpYeORnP210OesCyM6tT2rTJm9XT9mlU_M7KQBOM2B6sYcu9T36lK6mGRkBKyd2qnqDx01sf9GL9hVQ-XnBS-klt7inaM6mtT0SIx1iFo02B-1mquqSMe1CoU_eC-L0LtjrGjYiLlW1NoOHPz27TLJ9uJJiSmJurfjUDemYZnn-FhVtipKgwf1/s1200/07%20Sep,%202022%20%20Black-tailed%20Native-hen%20-%20Peterborough.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="921" data-original-width="1200" height="492" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7CldpYeORnP210OesCyM6tT2rTJm9XT9mlU_M7KQBOM2B6sYcu9T36lK6mGRkBKyd2qnqDx01sf9GL9hVQ-XnBS-klt7inaM6mtT0SIx1iFo02B-1mquqSMe1CoU_eC-L0LtjrGjYiLlW1NoOHPz27TLJ9uJJiSmJurfjUDemYZnn-FhVtipKgwf1/w640-h492/07%20Sep,%202022%20%20Black-tailed%20Native-hen%20-%20Peterborough.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Black-tailed Native-hen</span></span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Back to camp to finish packing up and get on the road to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yunta,_South_Australia">Yunta</a>, where Lindsay took over driving for a while. Had lunch in the car at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olary,_South_Australia">Olary</a> due to the cold wind blowing,
sad looking old railway town but has </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">an interesting <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/82134796@N03/49215153571">history</a> plus </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">a Hotel which gets good write ups.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgslYHI1tViHhxZ7Xsrme5OUJkIJQ_yTSm6GI8Do3fHZJWDE6rnEoZ4TKxzECeVvnhGXRxnQfo4Nd3VKXvGwenSVeCS15_1g6pr7hFV8k1Di2-s5rBkS6sk-1PtCCwJL0AWBj7bElvzbxxWEm1n65sMzV0ZDmo7GLJLEfyzpE-q2JZwHbMKL8UxGHdR/s1200/08%20Sep,%202022%20%20Olary%20Station.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgslYHI1tViHhxZ7Xsrme5OUJkIJQ_yTSm6GI8Do3fHZJWDE6rnEoZ4TKxzECeVvnhGXRxnQfo4Nd3VKXvGwenSVeCS15_1g6pr7hFV8k1Di2-s5rBkS6sk-1PtCCwJL0AWBj7bElvzbxxWEm1n65sMzV0ZDmo7GLJLEfyzpE-q2JZwHbMKL8UxGHdR/w640-h480/08%20Sep,%202022%20%20Olary%20Station.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Olary Railway Station</b><br /></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx5O7ckkAYN3_TMTfGrNsj6fODJvrxbrILxOv4W6LFzv6_zLO-ZibaEjNrZC2ikUS1nhbBunNSx7beWCSDevdpFyruuiBBBxVUDK40WjzfByxMIGzIWcmuvvt3xVZgndGT2u-qQGgcSZftFjs21DW3lyoXk2NuPc2xx1I-ji_Y7TR_uCF53TB-Uahr/s1200/08%20Sep,%202022%20%20Olary%20Hotel.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="859" data-original-width="1200" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx5O7ckkAYN3_TMTfGrNsj6fODJvrxbrILxOv4W6LFzv6_zLO-ZibaEjNrZC2ikUS1nhbBunNSx7beWCSDevdpFyruuiBBBxVUDK40WjzfByxMIGzIWcmuvvt3xVZgndGT2u-qQGgcSZftFjs21DW3lyoXk2NuPc2xx1I-ji_Y7TR_uCF53TB-Uahr/w640-h458/08%20Sep,%202022%20%20Olary%20Hotel.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Olary Hotel</b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">As we were leaving</span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> the <a href="https://www.greattrains.com.au/indian-pacific-train/indian-pacific-rail-journeys">Indian Pacific train</a> was heading west along side the road. This is one of the worlds great train journeys from Sydney to Perth via Adelaide. The next highlight was <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cockburn,_South_Australia">Cockburn</a> on the New South Wales border, where the Caravan Park and most of the rest of the small town had closed down. Stopped at a rest area near Broken Hill for afternoon coffee. The drive from here was hilly with lots of feral goats dodging across the road, however we reached <a href="https://www.visitnsw.com/destinations/outback-nsw/broken-hill-area/broken-hill">Broken Hill</a> unscathed. Drove through town and found the <a href="https://www.tripadvisor.com.au/Hotel_Review-g255318-d11535497-Reviews-Broken_Hill_Racecourse_Camping_Ground-Broken_Hill_New_South_Wales.html">racecourse</a>, where we set up camp alongside many other travellers in a big car park. Still the wind was blowing but we had to go back into town to do some shopping at the supermarket. Then back to camp for dinner and to catch up on paperwork, mainly <a href="https://birdata.birdlife.org.au">Birdata</a> surveys.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>9/9/2022</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b> </b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b></b></span></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">What
a night, strong winds (40Kph) blowing the T-van around and keeping us
awake. We decided to stay in town today due to the strong winds. First
stop was the camping shop to buy a <a href="https://www.jetboil.com/">Jetboil</a> so we could at least boil
some water in the wind for a drink, then filled up our 4kg gas bottle. Drove into town to admire some of the architecture and visit the
New South Wales National Parks office for some information before going to the
information Bureau to check on road conditions.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3B2dnoXU3Bq8tFmVRpjdKrJaQHQ3spLR2mvsRNmOyo2Eh9W-EPx54cYWxt4XHBRA8FWNspMRM6hMen5zKVL--V8w1Z69yiFmapiBqqPV-dnyDzs8IgR-GguHSkK6ryDbOL7PQsfsIxdlglQl96Uq-sQYaUTv_WN_RKpw_qmH5jyKpMINaBrpONilN/s1200/09%20Sep,%202022%20%20Broken%20Hill%20architecture%201.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="976" data-original-width="1200" height="520" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3B2dnoXU3Bq8tFmVRpjdKrJaQHQ3spLR2mvsRNmOyo2Eh9W-EPx54cYWxt4XHBRA8FWNspMRM6hMen5zKVL--V8w1Z69yiFmapiBqqPV-dnyDzs8IgR-GguHSkK6ryDbOL7PQsfsIxdlglQl96Uq-sQYaUTv_WN_RKpw_qmH5jyKpMINaBrpONilN/w640-h520/09%20Sep,%202022%20%20Broken%20Hill%20architecture%201.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Broken Hill Old Town Hall Facade</span></span></span></span></b></td></tr></tbody></table></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc5iaR8brtKDWmQd5svbazb3T0SW0aXK7-sLHx6WAfraoGJ82A0GLPk_l3J59vubMFlXSmuFyGtGZAfqjTrXQnTDO6xiccnHianYeluoh2rmConN6YcMU15G0XktzdZXimdzx5xqMtI0TLv2IyO4sPMLTVqJPkVi4aa9awTpS9Bq0S0x9H5-4fSxle/s1200/09%20Sep,%202022%20%20Broken%20Hill%20Court%20House.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc5iaR8brtKDWmQd5svbazb3T0SW0aXK7-sLHx6WAfraoGJ82A0GLPk_l3J59vubMFlXSmuFyGtGZAfqjTrXQnTDO6xiccnHianYeluoh2rmConN6YcMU15G0XktzdZXimdzx5xqMtI0TLv2IyO4sPMLTVqJPkVi4aa9awTpS9Bq0S0x9H5-4fSxle/w640-h480/09%20Sep,%202022%20%20Broken%20Hill%20Court%20House.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Broken Hill Court House<br /></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">By now it was lunch time
so we found a café, then back to camp to shelter in the T-van out of
the relentless wind. We tested out the Jetboil in the wind and it worked
faultlessly. With the wind preventing us from cooking an evening meal
outside we settled on crackers with cheese and tomatoes for dinner! At
least we had a hot drink. We were treated to a fireworks display in the
evening, this was part the the <a href="https://www.bhfestival.com/">Broken Heel Festiv</a><a href="https://www.bhfestival.com/">al</a>, which is a three
day festival celebrating the theatrical anniversary of "Priscilla Queen
of the Desert" (movie) at her spiritual home.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>10/9/2022</b> <br /></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">At last the wind died down and the morning temperature only dropped to 8°C. After breakfast we packed up and drove over to another T-van couple who were from Brisbane. Swapped a few stories before we headed off towards Tibooburra stopping at a rare rest area for morning coffee. Kept heading in a northerly direction and took the turn off to <a href="https://wikicamps.com.au/site/New+South+Wales+%2F+ACT/Campground/Nundora+Station+Stay/351850">Nundora Station Stay</a>, where we intended to stay overnight but the road was wet from recent rain and flooding right across it. We started to loose traction so decided to turn around before we damaged the road or got stuck. Back on the road we reached <a href="https://packsaddleroadhouse.com.au/">Packsaddle Roadhouse</a> and pulled off the road to have a late lunch with the flies! Found a Central Bearded Dragon sunning itself in a tree.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhOv5VSG1-BQhIqOFXLk4muhNsE3B6RVjDjrt15Yfls9Hrqbvb7LqhKKO2ThJvvP6i39coGzw2ygL40dpXVLjlu74uyoWFsPn9A-BN6Mto9ed0kB1P4DW0fSi_DuIv7HAXz5bCkM7BBXxOyhCSGJzDpPcprtCWvldOGTTtSREaxIyRWMcZ9FcKnCmY/s1200/10%20Sep,%202022%20%20Lizard%20in%20Tree%20-%20Packsaddle%20Roadhouse.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="806" data-original-width="1200" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhOv5VSG1-BQhIqOFXLk4muhNsE3B6RVjDjrt15Yfls9Hrqbvb7LqhKKO2ThJvvP6i39coGzw2ygL40dpXVLjlu74uyoWFsPn9A-BN6Mto9ed0kB1P4DW0fSi_DuIv7HAXz5bCkM7BBXxOyhCSGJzDpPcprtCWvldOGTTtSREaxIyRWMcZ9FcKnCmY/w640-h430/10%20Sep,%202022%20%20Lizard%20in%20Tree%20-%20Packsaddle%20Roadhouse.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Central Bearded Dragon<br /></span></span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-family: arial;">Then continued on to </span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span><span style="font-family: arial;">Lake </span><span><span style="font-family: arial;">Cobham</span></span><span><span style="font-family: arial;">, approximately 100km south of Tibooburra and pulled off the road to find a camp site for the night. Used the quick set up for this one night stay. </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0u66Erord8Vk5QYDoVvd1WGU0J83hkl9Uxn04JKjpA2jyRJ5j9lP76IwlZ7Wdrbw5SmLHXqfnJma95_saU4T3sIammUzCjVI2EKrsC-_QMI25Zb0KJFNZ9FJV-nneoiWl-q90qu7aWECeozamL1piVLdXnyM7ZbBCbH0bHpJrV4bzhG614U1wwI_K/s1200/10%20Sep,%202022%20%20Lake%20Cobham%20Camp.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="624" data-original-width="1200" height="332" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0u66Erord8Vk5QYDoVvd1WGU0J83hkl9Uxn04JKjpA2jyRJ5j9lP76IwlZ7Wdrbw5SmLHXqfnJma95_saU4T3sIammUzCjVI2EKrsC-_QMI25Zb0KJFNZ9FJV-nneoiWl-q90qu7aWECeozamL1piVLdXnyM7ZbBCbH0bHpJrV4bzhG614U1wwI_K/w640-h332/10%20Sep,%202022%20%20Lake%20Cobham%20Camp.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Lake </b><b> Cobham </b></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Campsite</b><br /></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Took a walk down to the dry lake in the afternoon, where we found a few wet areas and some frogs calling along with hoards of flies. A full moon came up as we were having dinner and the wind died down along with a drop in the temperature.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMZI0VRL0Xy09dWMHTOa0_AmJearU6Y1-8mBkAcx1KPE9BWmWPN1Z-4eS016UUhmbYR5pgNDKMm4BW8GnVZkyvJHrwnJGtb-D0j1xoV72zYgX0gHgHOUrAXlR4LIdXMWr3ncxOG_q_MLWfWRAXup5MJzNmAFr-UABPSEyertFwspiNQRnuNhge2ESe/s1200/10%20Sep,%202022%20%20Lake%20Cobham%20-%20moon.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMZI0VRL0Xy09dWMHTOa0_AmJearU6Y1-8mBkAcx1KPE9BWmWPN1Z-4eS016UUhmbYR5pgNDKMm4BW8GnVZkyvJHrwnJGtb-D0j1xoV72zYgX0gHgHOUrAXlR4LIdXMWr3ncxOG_q_MLWfWRAXup5MJzNmAFr-UABPSEyertFwspiNQRnuNhge2ESe/w640-h480/10%20Sep,%202022%20%20Lake%20Cobham%20-%20moon.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Full Moon at Lake Cobham<br /></span></span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">After dinner we t</span><span style="font-family: arial;">ook a walk down to a wet area around the lake to record some frog calls before retiring for the night.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium; text-align: right;"><b><a href="https://tropicaltails.blogspot.com/2022/11/julatten-28th-july-to-newhaven-wildlife.html">Part 1</a> <a href="https://tropicaltails.blogspot.com/2022/11/cobham-lake-11th-september-julatten.html">Part 3</a></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div></div>Keith and Lindsay Fisherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09458044489867275514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2657744681453201717.post-85824685173036472702022-11-19T20:01:00.023+10:002022-11-28T15:16:43.932+10:00 Cobham Lake 11th September - Julatten 30th September Part 3<div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span>Cobham Lake, </span></b></span><b style="font-size: large;"><span>New South Wales - Julatten, Queensland</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span><a href="https://ebird.org/australia/tripreport/83357">Bird Species List for this section</a> </span></b></span><b style="font-size: large;"><span><a href="https://tropicaltails.blogspot.com/2022/11/julatten-28th-july-to-newhaven-wildlife.html">Part 1</a> <a href="https://tropicaltails.blogspot.com/2022/11/newhaven-wildlife-sanctuary-22nd-august.html">Part 2</a></span></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span> </span></b></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><b><span style="font-size: medium;">11/9/2022</span></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span style="font-size: medium;">Another 8°C morning to greet us with a great sunrise.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJUXg3xWdjV0QhJjQUhkHb7L5WGioDXN4H7SAUjbTbXLwfHLWXb0lFi1Y-de6bwSoRYKG2e81Zah7FNaUTAVcQc9GVNVI27LgSVJ_6INO9kpLpPfCUqHsgz-gw0PamgrFdQJcQUP-ORgIcTKZ-iFy9jDCRvbytYSjZ1HLVKGnIv5RioZ32I95FF-o9/s1200/11%20Sep,%202022%20%20Lake%20Cobham%20-%20Sunrise.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJUXg3xWdjV0QhJjQUhkHb7L5WGioDXN4H7SAUjbTbXLwfHLWXb0lFi1Y-de6bwSoRYKG2e81Zah7FNaUTAVcQc9GVNVI27LgSVJ_6INO9kpLpPfCUqHsgz-gw0PamgrFdQJcQUP-ORgIcTKZ-iFy9jDCRvbytYSjZ1HLVKGnIv5RioZ32I95FF-o9/w640-h480/11%20Sep,%202022%20%20Lake%20Cobham%20-%20Sunrise.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It was not cold enough to stop us going on a bird walk, which was very quiet but we did have 3 Brown Songlark that were new for the trip. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKiCrSds02xMgS1qOa_beSWcaAswYzY53cyxU-G2abtdgEPH-6ZKsVz0p3o9iMYQf6AduD_j_LjYwdvD203Z0aZTZOX6kKfyGvF9yphTuctXN9kyRQ6CtDa-3xf4STOMkr4w6kJhymH1Mt7tovEy0NaC3A-1308OfRBRNiUdv4K2OJr15256Y6rwwZ/s930/11%20Sep,%202022%20%20Brown%20Songlark%20-%20Lake%20Cobham%201.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="914" data-original-width="930" height="628" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKiCrSds02xMgS1qOa_beSWcaAswYzY53cyxU-G2abtdgEPH-6ZKsVz0p3o9iMYQf6AduD_j_LjYwdvD203Z0aZTZOX6kKfyGvF9yphTuctXN9kyRQ6CtDa-3xf4STOMkr4w6kJhymH1Mt7tovEy0NaC3A-1308OfRBRNiUdv4K2OJr15256Y6rwwZ/w640-h628/11%20Sep,%202022%20%20Brown%20Songlark%20-%20Lake%20Cobham%201.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Brown Songlark</span></b></span></td></tr></tbody></table></span></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Back to camp for a cooked breakfast as the cold wind started to pick up.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHKFgjW2YkNyVsbgNxcnHqKFaGw79fFjEfnD0BoQMCdPUIOb_r36YCnCPCC3EDetRj3a7MjMM6GU49vHQMFQAsK-zhepDfqx_G0Q1EePVtw5Ic2uvjm7aZosdSmSsNY2AxEV0EqtIXSv4-vILB9L2FbWikjAS4AYWzDCzZKbS8jIDNaGZFY3BwBHrQ/s1200/11%20Sep,%202022%20%20Cobham%20Lake%20Camp%20Site.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="687" data-original-width="1200" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHKFgjW2YkNyVsbgNxcnHqKFaGw79fFjEfnD0BoQMCdPUIOb_r36YCnCPCC3EDetRj3a7MjMM6GU49vHQMFQAsK-zhepDfqx_G0Q1EePVtw5Ic2uvjm7aZosdSmSsNY2AxEV0EqtIXSv4-vILB9L2FbWikjAS4AYWzDCzZKbS8jIDNaGZFY3BwBHrQ/w640-h366/11%20Sep,%202022%20%20Cobham%20Lake%20Camp%20Site.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Lake Cobham Camp Site Area</b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><span>Left the camp stopping off at the Eliza Kennedy grave beside the Lake Cobham track to the campsite. You can read the interesting history of this lady and her family<a href="https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/groupsioattachments/38416/75719958/240/0?AWSAccessKeyId=AKIAJECNKOVMCCU3ATNQ&Expires=1668734275&Signature=5G15rk5jSOj3G0oWqfZPsvxMsDs%3D&response-content-disposition=inline%3B+filename%3D%22Eliza%2520Kennedy%2520Revision%25201%252017%2520Mar%25202021.pdf%22"> here</a>. Back on the Silver City Highway </span><span>heading N/W to Tibooburra we turned off at <a href="https://www.aicomos.com/2010-outback-and-beyond/program/snapshot-abstracts/milparinka-a-community-conservation-project/index.html">Milparinka</a> to visit this old mining town, where we had a morning coffee. Parked beside the old Milparinka Court House, which is now used as a local history and Visitor Information Centre.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoyTU4YfVgoTYDbfFT4P_VxnQthEdxZMEyBTTS6JRGWomrpndx53drOie2PR0AjCoFYsZLKzBrhlLfV9iHKo5h9YeLc2kruXBRvWcAGQKz2KE-g_Hsa6q20mvoU6Z8jQwOaj58hUbK7EsQV2A5qGtl3TRhSJfx_gcSOI9dfTv9U8kpstZ2dLB1bQtK/s1200/11%20Sep,%202022%20%20Millparinka%20Museum%20Buildiing.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="547" data-original-width="1200" height="292" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoyTU4YfVgoTYDbfFT4P_VxnQthEdxZMEyBTTS6JRGWomrpndx53drOie2PR0AjCoFYsZLKzBrhlLfV9iHKo5h9YeLc2kruXBRvWcAGQKz2KE-g_Hsa6q20mvoU6Z8jQwOaj58hUbK7EsQV2A5qGtl3TRhSJfx_gcSOI9dfTv9U8kpstZ2dLB1bQtK/w640-h292/11%20Sep,%202022%20%20Millparinka%20Museum%20Buildiing.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium; text-align: justify;"><b>Milparinka Court House</b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Had a look at some of the old buildings before going down to Evelyn Creek to do some birding. Had both Rufous and Brown Songlark, Red-backed Kingfisher, Australian Kestrel and 3 species of honeyeater amongst others. Then back on the Silver City Highway, which is sealed all the way from Broken Hill to <a href="https://www.visitnsw.com/destinations/outback-nsw/corner-country-area/tibooburra">Tibooburra</a>. Only 40km to Tibooburra, where we parked up and checked out the unmanned New South Wales National Park Office and picked up a few brochures about <a href="https://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/visit-a-park/parks/sturt-national-park">Sturt National Park.</a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2mWiVWhcgrdnPSmNsB8T1_9_aOHiUSXcF6Xa_HKUPNsnQc3zJisl5XDyAOJNy9z0q2502NTW1hymbSBj1JK3QWByuR_LBLlsP1OJL-Z5s8keVTJjNXXztZenoZQW_JmCP7FQ99xCv8G-Q6HfAkoWZkRTy_fvo7_H_iRYT3ptWCZOBI3RzKAmRJjkW/s1200/12%20Sep,%202022%20%20Tibooburra%20Sign.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="686" data-original-width="1200" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2mWiVWhcgrdnPSmNsB8T1_9_aOHiUSXcF6Xa_HKUPNsnQc3zJisl5XDyAOJNy9z0q2502NTW1hymbSBj1JK3QWByuR_LBLlsP1OJL-Z5s8keVTJjNXXztZenoZQW_JmCP7FQ99xCv8G-Q6HfAkoWZkRTy_fvo7_H_iRYT3ptWCZOBI3RzKAmRJjkW/w640-h366/12%20Sep,%202022%20%20Tibooburra%20Sign.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></span></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpyiXiVIVn5cWK-QwyY3T213b7HiReTPCy8ezgiIH3gC1-Rlj5iFY0TQhDYWEm-dUoq8ANq34iMPo8LFafCCkBN6oh6GD6R-j0kXQ_sfq2-Z4txZ0W69VOYX60tpuDeyfrICaSqRdD2ExFXcWkS383YrG4IlDOfNYomou-_NDvO-S31asB4_TqcaRE/s1200/11%20Sep,%202022%20%20Tibooburra.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="749" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpyiXiVIVn5cWK-QwyY3T213b7HiReTPCy8ezgiIH3gC1-Rlj5iFY0TQhDYWEm-dUoq8ANq34iMPo8LFafCCkBN6oh6GD6R-j0kXQ_sfq2-Z4txZ0W69VOYX60tpuDeyfrICaSqRdD2ExFXcWkS383YrG4IlDOfNYomou-_NDvO-S31asB4_TqcaRE/w640-h400/11%20Sep,%202022%20%20Tibooburra.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Tibooburra</span></b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>Topped up with fuel here ($2.25lt) and drove the 2km to </span><a href="https://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/camping-and-accommodation/campgrounds/dead-horse-gully-campground">Dead Horse Gully Campground</a><span> in the Sturt National Park. Had the pick of the sites as we were the only ones here apart from flocks of feral goats everywhere.</span></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9efnE755pP4jOJXaacBXYqPonvAjdUOOHo-fhYcVzClSpPrZzNCn2_JVInY7R9hDCMORITWGYeoegU6i5weswzub5F2zVCLeqGpH0LEd_s7L2tgeOv7Nb5Hc-yT4AfAQyKm1bi4Y5U1av9yCFjUhHgDNxwGr4e_06e94JZpe-s1we26mQgCQ8een_/s1200/11%20Sep,%202022%20%20Feral%20Goat%20-%20Sturt%20Desert%20Park.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9efnE755pP4jOJXaacBXYqPonvAjdUOOHo-fhYcVzClSpPrZzNCn2_JVInY7R9hDCMORITWGYeoegU6i5weswzub5F2zVCLeqGpH0LEd_s7L2tgeOv7Nb5Hc-yT4AfAQyKm1bi4Y5U1av9yCFjUhHgDNxwGr4e_06e94JZpe-s1we26mQgCQ8een_/w640-h480/11%20Sep,%202022%20%20Feral%20Goat%20-%20Sturt%20Desert%20Park.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Feral Goat</b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Set up and had lunch before a siesta followed by afternoon coffee and cake. Checked out one of the walking tracks, which was very quiet apart from flocks of Budgerigars (200+).</span><span style="font-size: medium;"> Still nobody in the campground, not surprising as it is not very exciting. Decided to move on tomorrow and not stay another night as planned. We only planned two nights here due to the other campsites being closed because of the wet weather. As it had been dry we thought we would take a chance that they were going to be open again. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><b><span style="font-size: medium;">12/9/2022</span></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span style="font-size: medium;">Up for a coffee, goats and flies. Packed up and headed back through Tibooburra to get onto the Cameron Corner Road. </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLTBUShZ-WqZkYYHAe6Jo_84A82Sv7atweHJ_KjWq5qra4O5Dp5QNY8YSZHOKpaR7ntn8JwCyycF6_OFYfbS-1NzgK5N492nKE3cpj3g5LhG3NSWXHAtVzckdrZKg9sNnfYpC6YCh80SwZkdEq-WEPBYp45dWk0ok2yagYmpSFn9CfbkiTiiGrAZLR/s1200/12%20Sep,%202022%20Cameron%20Corner%20Road.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="697" data-original-width="1200" height="372" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLTBUShZ-WqZkYYHAe6Jo_84A82Sv7atweHJ_KjWq5qra4O5Dp5QNY8YSZHOKpaR7ntn8JwCyycF6_OFYfbS-1NzgK5N492nKE3cpj3g5LhG3NSWXHAtVzckdrZKg9sNnfYpC6YCh80SwZkdEq-WEPBYp45dWk0ok2yagYmpSFn9CfbkiTiiGrAZLR/w640-h372/12%20Sep,%202022%20Cameron%20Corner%20Road.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Aired down the tyres as we were now back on a good gravel road. Stopped at Gum Tree Tank for a coffee and to check out the birds, Australasian Grebe, Australian Wood Duck, a family of White-winged Fairy-wren along with a few small parties of Budgerigar flying over. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjepTEpMFjRFAd0aw627mXe1bHxqa0q7m-4CHOKEYdTaCeyqpnT2Obx42M7ZyNf6sKLUqLhsAyjpRCCidaXeJYWnXgpZy3olIVRxVFTStwRuegy9xLPSL_yjlKTq4ZZR3_m99Q0VfRkQgorq3wWxtM0nGTYjFXpXq0MvwbgDaryVLgMwFlP2ZCEQPUi/s1200/12%20Sep,%202022%20Pine%20Hole%20Tank%201.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="830" data-original-width="1200" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjepTEpMFjRFAd0aw627mXe1bHxqa0q7m-4CHOKEYdTaCeyqpnT2Obx42M7ZyNf6sKLUqLhsAyjpRCCidaXeJYWnXgpZy3olIVRxVFTStwRuegy9xLPSL_yjlKTq4ZZR3_m99Q0VfRkQgorq3wWxtM0nGTYjFXpXq0MvwbgDaryVLgMwFlP2ZCEQPUi/w640-h442/12%20Sep,%202022%20Pine%20Hole%20Tank%201.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Gum Tree Old Tank</span></b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFuAP9qS-23kh8poXEaTsecjjDJz-gUahkAxI14ViHG1uZH6FIs5ee5UvMJJKZy2pac-wBCoIi-1ELdLaH0xUg7s6a04RdeWHQsinxiRBlMb5BmA6fHQIvOekLHOC2i-JAePMm-OZ7qSqxdTFhtjAj-svex3ycg2tQhNmspVHlYauACMz0zMrz08sy/s1200/12%20Sep,%202022%20Pine%20Hole%20Tank.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="602" data-original-width="1200" height="322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFuAP9qS-23kh8poXEaTsecjjDJz-gUahkAxI14ViHG1uZH6FIs5ee5UvMJJKZy2pac-wBCoIi-1ELdLaH0xUg7s6a04RdeWHQsinxiRBlMb5BmA6fHQIvOekLHOC2i-JAePMm-OZ7qSqxdTFhtjAj-svex3ycg2tQhNmspVHlYauACMz0zMrz08sy/w640-h322/12%20Sep,%202022%20Pine%20Hole%20Tank.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium; text-align: justify;"><b>Gum Tree Tank</b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Back on the road the next stop was at Pine Hole Tank, where we had 2 Red-necked Avocet, more White-winged Fairy-wren, 2 Chirruping Wedgebill, Zebra Finch and more parties of Budgerigar. Continued along the Cameron Corner Road and turned into the <a href="https://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/camping-and-accommodation/campgrounds/fort-grey-campground">Fort Grey Campground</a> in the Sturt NP, which was now open. Drove in and choose a suitable site and set up </span><span style="font-size: medium;">but whilst doing this one of our tyre monitors went off to alert us to a deflating right hand rear tyre. Put the spare tyre on and inspected the the deflated tyre but could not find any puncture. Inflated the tyre to 60PSI to seat the bead before dropping it down to 38PSI and left it for a while. The tyre stayed inflated and concluded that the tyre had rolled off the bead. Late afternoon we walked the track to <a href="https://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/topics/water/wetlands/internationally-significant-wetlands/lake-pinaroo-fort-grey-basin#:~:text=Lake%20Pinaroo%20is%20in%20Sturt,rest%20of%20the%20national%20park.">Lake Pinaroo</a> finding a few Bourke's Parrot along the way. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGV_Ig7Vcqsx8QYTDEPHTbvtiVGilHMZypybHnfB1kBp1X16C4thCnWHSLNXeQeJCcR2mk922itMGGGUPw0stFbkJWmA-WrgznOU-4rtwaUx7jDTdzsOKy_DyZGEKifEHZNq8r5LryNfpz3iXzt3NOqq3vU2r4vAlk8y5bFJKxt5OQvGp6uPJ8oRrE/s1200/12%20Sep,%202022%20Piinaroo%20Lake%20Track.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGV_Ig7Vcqsx8QYTDEPHTbvtiVGilHMZypybHnfB1kBp1X16C4thCnWHSLNXeQeJCcR2mk922itMGGGUPw0stFbkJWmA-WrgznOU-4rtwaUx7jDTdzsOKy_DyZGEKifEHZNq8r5LryNfpz3iXzt3NOqq3vU2r4vAlk8y5bFJKxt5OQvGp6uPJ8oRrE/w640-h480/12%20Sep,%202022%20Piinaroo%20Lake%20Track.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Lake Pinaroo Walking Track</span></b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipIsbXAsSotv-_hzVGU3OeEZTaxR7lFqzrenbIaOW3G0DmwhZWRXmvf7rCjrWJllSHMZBZMMaJtEThQWCfaKYGmVSG7MGEkGiEmRre8Iz10qckXiAmWBq8u9mT91HBUcDEJu9D_dZJkkFd-f6ed3JFj-xGVp4uMPcqXdZSc2_qcm-EmGYhdscgn1MY/s1200/12%20Sep,%202022%20%20Bourke's%20Parrot%20-%20%20Lake%20Pinaroo%201%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1101" data-original-width="1200" height="588" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipIsbXAsSotv-_hzVGU3OeEZTaxR7lFqzrenbIaOW3G0DmwhZWRXmvf7rCjrWJllSHMZBZMMaJtEThQWCfaKYGmVSG7MGEkGiEmRre8Iz10qckXiAmWBq8u9mT91HBUcDEJu9D_dZJkkFd-f6ed3JFj-xGVp4uMPcqXdZSc2_qcm-EmGYhdscgn1MY/w640-h588/12%20Sep,%202022%20%20Bourke's%20Parrot%20-%20%20Lake%20Pinaroo%201%20(2).jpg" width="640" /></span></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium; text-align: justify;"><b>Bourke's Parrot </b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The lake had quite a lot of water in it with plenty of birds including Red-necked Avocet, Black-winged Stilt plus both White-winged Black and Gull-billed Tern. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDc8hRmjrJ5ZdoON_Rdih_Kxk3YxKJchZ3ViWuaQNEpko8HoUMGU7MGYp_7t0-EZeM6vU2MP9sYHwDFOCFL6MkdUbnxLBCD4o2qZbWriqLBdW8jRBQdN6JI6KXu98jxS9vD5u2t56S7SzpLfyROgeeiaxMq0cn6qj5H7BjqG334eiqhjfAaOP2M_a8/s1200/12%20Sep,%202022%20%20Red-necked%20Avocet%20-%20%20Lake%20Pinaroo%206.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="694" data-original-width="1200" height="370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDc8hRmjrJ5ZdoON_Rdih_Kxk3YxKJchZ3ViWuaQNEpko8HoUMGU7MGYp_7t0-EZeM6vU2MP9sYHwDFOCFL6MkdUbnxLBCD4o2qZbWriqLBdW8jRBQdN6JI6KXu98jxS9vD5u2t56S7SzpLfyROgeeiaxMq0cn6qj5H7BjqG334eiqhjfAaOP2M_a8/w640-h370/12%20Sep,%202022%20%20Red-necked%20Avocet%20-%20%20Lake%20Pinaroo%206.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium; text-align: justify;"><b>Red-necked Avocet</b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">In the early evening we heard Australian Owlet-nightjar.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><b><span style="font-size: medium;">13/9/2022 </span></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Early start to take the 4km return walk to Lake Pinaroo. Plenty of action on the lake, Pink-eared Duck, 60 Red-necked Avocet, nesting Bourke’s Parrot in a dead tree on the waterline, Silver Gull and Sharp-tailed Sandpiper were a few. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYMAtvQdPu-wZ1AY5NGsSScTYe9sH4H5Wjlhj7kwy4SBeTjMD_YnOg32N5yqqeyBiv1IW3XaeJJl8bl084mAUeVo8pXUUVmGG2-U5ITL2zJYuheXle_oEmrVLnz1BSzLv-gobEcdyjZnIbK-3QkmuuEVLq_9ZPW7cMMLP6v93MTku-bEn1PImYQsWH/s1200/12%20Sep,%202022%20%20Red-necked%20Avocet%20-%20%20Lake%20Pinaroo%205.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1106" data-original-width="1200" height="590" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYMAtvQdPu-wZ1AY5NGsSScTYe9sH4H5Wjlhj7kwy4SBeTjMD_YnOg32N5yqqeyBiv1IW3XaeJJl8bl084mAUeVo8pXUUVmGG2-U5ITL2zJYuheXle_oEmrVLnz1BSzLv-gobEcdyjZnIbK-3QkmuuEVLq_9ZPW7cMMLP6v93MTku-bEn1PImYQsWH/w640-h590/12%20Sep,%202022%20%20Red-necked%20Avocet%20-%20%20Lake%20Pinaroo%205.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Red-necked Avocet</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibFy7FIUN_NMNo6lVV3Km-KyO53E4_FNRKvuZOEW7Orn498v1_NxAG5I7MuCI8Mp3ReZMHZPhT0oi43y5e95lNv-UZWl_0VIavtsZyk5xHFE4TGx0GcrSgUDOyZBzDlGBvCoiLzgMhcQ7qw7KCyiatvur1QYR_nXfO8wPceZ-NbuSgi7EtlcBZzDcM/s1200/12%20Sep,%202022%20%20Red-necked%20Avocet%20-%20Lake%20Pinaroo.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1094" data-original-width="1200" height="584" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibFy7FIUN_NMNo6lVV3Km-KyO53E4_FNRKvuZOEW7Orn498v1_NxAG5I7MuCI8Mp3ReZMHZPhT0oi43y5e95lNv-UZWl_0VIavtsZyk5xHFE4TGx0GcrSgUDOyZBzDlGBvCoiLzgMhcQ7qw7KCyiatvur1QYR_nXfO8wPceZ-NbuSgi7EtlcBZzDcM/w640-h584/12%20Sep,%202022%20%20Red-necked%20Avocet%20-%20Lake%20Pinaroo.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Red-necked Avocet</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table></span><br /></span></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQcr680JosFxRpGYyuEEGVZfgnvjTweV8MlYESLvNpJNbDJX4MLjEDMJVfcxpLTW4P8gL9fyWVyvxfctUbfAcq85IQ9g26rDeJz1IONd02AIkyU2Lu-uLAulst_cAvm6zcuXehEcixYgEnMSBpjjiJSKquBjODPghjYUK5ljb5YjEYre1Qm0Nispeh/s1181/13%20Sep,%202022%20Sharp-tailed%20Sandpiper%20-%20Lake%20Pinaroo,,%20Sturt%20NP.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="840" data-original-width="1181" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQcr680JosFxRpGYyuEEGVZfgnvjTweV8MlYESLvNpJNbDJX4MLjEDMJVfcxpLTW4P8gL9fyWVyvxfctUbfAcq85IQ9g26rDeJz1IONd02AIkyU2Lu-uLAulst_cAvm6zcuXehEcixYgEnMSBpjjiJSKquBjODPghjYUK5ljb5YjEYre1Qm0Nispeh/w640-h456/13%20Sep,%202022%20Sharp-tailed%20Sandpiper%20-%20Lake%20Pinaroo,,%20Sturt%20NP.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium; text-align: justify;"><b>Sharp-tailed Sandpiper</b> </span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">On the return walk Lindsay saw a Black-breasted Buzzard plus we saw several more Bourke’s Parrot along with Masked and White-browed Woodswallow.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkkJo-bE1qatQ_tUS7a6nbp9cXmjsJnNB4Sxcp_2nb3Y97LoSLuRqZ0ym93PgYtlzg0wh-d_CnbfU0cvwCFcgH9WjbqAPKz_1ydt1TTmAC8nPgrE3wlAro1VNuDIfjOYb54CUrD5OZ5-D1ElUq10GSidwJ0BR_W4WjkVN8NexncUHGLEJOYvL8KYJE/s1200/13%20Sep,%202022%20Bourke's%20Parrot%20-%20Lake%20Pinaroo,,%20Sturt%20NP.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1126" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkkJo-bE1qatQ_tUS7a6nbp9cXmjsJnNB4Sxcp_2nb3Y97LoSLuRqZ0ym93PgYtlzg0wh-d_CnbfU0cvwCFcgH9WjbqAPKz_1ydt1TTmAC8nPgrE3wlAro1VNuDIfjOYb54CUrD5OZ5-D1ElUq10GSidwJ0BR_W4WjkVN8NexncUHGLEJOYvL8KYJE/w600-h640/13%20Sep,%202022%20Bourke's%20Parrot%20-%20Lake%20Pinaroo,,%20Sturt%20NP.jpg" width="600" /></span></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Bourke's Parrot</span></b></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Back at camp a Little Crow was watching proceedings as we packed up.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbGpB9fQc2gzfEmu6bDAJt6nOz1JFG3FJzRmFJCH9rqIsJ17WV-T2uw0P7y_kQBq0LaqWIBcAX1SxfixgJzNFpE6phqmM1ZfC1oLG-SFQOjO3C9CCx0-dGWFjWUakW49ThQomtiMTdHN_41Xxy5k9Q4i8I4aKnbb-wrtjmy9rcrwTgcfKfUnYYV_fW/s1200/12%20Sep,%202022%20%20Little%20%20Crow%20-%20Fort%20Grey%20Camp.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1157" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbGpB9fQc2gzfEmu6bDAJt6nOz1JFG3FJzRmFJCH9rqIsJ17WV-T2uw0P7y_kQBq0LaqWIBcAX1SxfixgJzNFpE6phqmM1ZfC1oLG-SFQOjO3C9CCx0-dGWFjWUakW49ThQomtiMTdHN_41Xxy5k9Q4i8I4aKnbb-wrtjmy9rcrwTgcfKfUnYYV_fW/w618-h640/12%20Sep,%202022%20%20Little%20%20Crow%20-%20Fort%20Grey%20Camp.jpg" width="618" /></span></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium; text-align: justify;"><b> Little Crow</b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Continued on towards Cameron Corner stopping at the <a href="https://topwiretraveller.com/wire-sculptures-sturt-national-park/">Big Bandicoot</a>, where there is a lookout with information about the Dingo fence and the fauna and flora of surrounding areas.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIkB0dwfbIwQJla9dVgKqep3EbxBmEhUszSYUyNR7wDMDyCxByCt_AAn9M6VK4pr_-ysjYMLocEPWYbsPwRV6Rx9Q6_W_mkU7vpaUWraNxdqaHENl5zqpM2g7BPvsJAlu-VeHRdnAC86GntwypZkBoKTxdBMhS3_9SiDR2sGWuvXDUoTcuta_2wFE_/s1200/13%20Sep,%202022%20Big%20Bandicoot.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="681" data-original-width="1200" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIkB0dwfbIwQJla9dVgKqep3EbxBmEhUszSYUyNR7wDMDyCxByCt_AAn9M6VK4pr_-ysjYMLocEPWYbsPwRV6Rx9Q6_W_mkU7vpaUWraNxdqaHENl5zqpM2g7BPvsJAlu-VeHRdnAC86GntwypZkBoKTxdBMhS3_9SiDR2sGWuvXDUoTcuta_2wFE_/w640-h364/13%20Sep,%202022%20Big%20Bandicoot.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium; text-align: justify;"><b>Big Bandicoot</b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><span>The lookout shelter has old Welcome Swallow nests in the roof, which had been commandeered by Zebra Finch who were refurbishing them for their own nests.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7VlGb4Qy9fZ88hq9I9GKXJ8MlYTF8tfrnWi3W5u9yQhZ-UN3h5NWt9lYfRFnuoXt3x5LCv0Ju8Xcfw_3yjVYq-RwyEhEPzsfTkBEEsmIf2iHLBY9D6nVC1SabWmaLUlLm-6Re4RmwzKwkpo14pH4mfWtuP_9J1K8pViMdju2L9le5uBFn8zNpe8sL/s1200/13%20Sep,%202022%20Big%20Bandicoot%20Information%20Platform.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="862" data-original-width="1200" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7VlGb4Qy9fZ88hq9I9GKXJ8MlYTF8tfrnWi3W5u9yQhZ-UN3h5NWt9lYfRFnuoXt3x5LCv0Ju8Xcfw_3yjVYq-RwyEhEPzsfTkBEEsmIf2iHLBY9D6nVC1SabWmaLUlLm-6Re4RmwzKwkpo14pH4mfWtuP_9J1K8pViMdju2L9le5uBFn8zNpe8sL/w640-h460/13%20Sep,%202022%20Big%20Bandicoot%20Information%20Platform.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium; text-align: justify;"><b>Lookout Shelter</b> </span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrJ9lvK7ZJ8RX_9jf7kJkQvgs-fe4niiWm_8mcpp0BImcJbOYeGbhGgnPQqbQRMlR_2H_MlOB2tvb5AVZcZoCeQS7t8nTr-7qKJqc8bc8SpyIda6SBqzElfV7B28_GOWIZzMqHKAoYrbcsHNSTPCN4gfgWBw0T_xRrKMBSXFhL-6X-IPngAp_d_TQ0/s1200/13%20Sep,%202022Zebra%20Finch%20in%20W,%20Swallow%20nest%20-%20Big%20Bandicoot.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="847" data-original-width="1200" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrJ9lvK7ZJ8RX_9jf7kJkQvgs-fe4niiWm_8mcpp0BImcJbOYeGbhGgnPQqbQRMlR_2H_MlOB2tvb5AVZcZoCeQS7t8nTr-7qKJqc8bc8SpyIda6SBqzElfV7B28_GOWIZzMqHKAoYrbcsHNSTPCN4gfgWBw0T_xRrKMBSXFhL-6X-IPngAp_d_TQ0/w640-h452/13%20Sep,%202022Zebra%20Finch%20in%20W,%20Swallow%20nest%20-%20Big%20Bandicoot.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium; text-align: justify;"><b>Zebra Finch in old Welcome Swallow Nests</b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifUdpyuGgMs-ypuN-ogs2m8aS3REhA0BVQv0Yl4UnTjq44CR61jLQy-SedOmp3sl0KR8ZYndD2abBb4Xs1MlaZrCv5qi_tJ4VTXRt35URJvul73r7DFXogWTCkIKzaNs3lJz1_fM7OkgDyXmAbN284MT-X1cQYJTDrfLoi59g0S7RjndDrgPF9mU7o/s1200/13%20Sep,%202022%20Zebra%20Finch%20-%20Big%20Bandicoot.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="858" data-original-width="1200" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifUdpyuGgMs-ypuN-ogs2m8aS3REhA0BVQv0Yl4UnTjq44CR61jLQy-SedOmp3sl0KR8ZYndD2abBb4Xs1MlaZrCv5qi_tJ4VTXRt35URJvul73r7DFXogWTCkIKzaNs3lJz1_fM7OkgDyXmAbN284MT-X1cQYJTDrfLoi59g0S7RjndDrgPF9mU7o/w640-h458/13%20Sep,%202022%20Zebra%20Finch%20-%20Big%20Bandicoot.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Zebra Finch - male</span></b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This is very well presented information and a must stop place to learn a bit about the ecology of the area as well as overlooking the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dingo_Fence">Dingo fence</a>. Then we passed through the Dingo Fence towards Cameron Corner.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXURTYXa_k0tBpF7vaUs0MxURPNywKd_u17Rav2BkBaZ3hWqcJACH2TZ8aFrcS-mZ4wjLDjFHdZu15svbgFLGDO-k-Ic0qxCxblGUDK1GwKUp1w97vgFhUkvt7_MDNj-2VCQv1ZJESAuT8BkAuVdygpSOiMLGzn_5hmfRmftYIU8Cf8zpKWeKwTfjt/s1200/13%20Sep,%202022%20Dingo%20Fence.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="703" data-original-width="1200" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXURTYXa_k0tBpF7vaUs0MxURPNywKd_u17Rav2BkBaZ3hWqcJACH2TZ8aFrcS-mZ4wjLDjFHdZu15svbgFLGDO-k-Ic0qxCxblGUDK1GwKUp1w97vgFhUkvt7_MDNj-2VCQv1ZJESAuT8BkAuVdygpSOiMLGzn_5hmfRmftYIU8Cf8zpKWeKwTfjt/w640-h374/13%20Sep,%202022%20Dingo%20Fence.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium; text-align: justify;"><b>Dingo Fence</b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Then to Cameron Corner to take the obligatory photo of the marker post at the junction of the Queensland, New South Wales and South Australian borders. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnLHOLvLlhkDGbvG-YaNJm6CZMfFxM2SkxrPWEajEvdWf7Coir4bFyH1WtsZT0s6pSyysHA-1ZAA_jRBzAKI3_WXy5njuQLle25kgW4RqRdRE5q12MGro52yP5_vqaD_b2FMKswMWPWO8a5P9b_gvrxXjlkibs6003Y5e0GxeTTCcNJVdKwCtdoGOA/s1200/13%20Sep,%202022%20%20Cameron's%20Corner.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="918" data-original-width="1200" height="490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnLHOLvLlhkDGbvG-YaNJm6CZMfFxM2SkxrPWEajEvdWf7Coir4bFyH1WtsZT0s6pSyysHA-1ZAA_jRBzAKI3_WXy5njuQLle25kgW4RqRdRE5q12MGro52yP5_vqaD_b2FMKswMWPWO8a5P9b_gvrxXjlkibs6003Y5e0GxeTTCcNJVdKwCtdoGOA/w640-h490/13%20Sep,%202022%20%20Cameron's%20Corner.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium; text-align: justify;"><b>Cameron Corner Marker Post</b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz4vBxRC6khdt6t_dn6uPoDNMWaCbDOb1d4EQGQ4SRKDK6Vq89t0Y7Ofn1L3ac1EJPkmtODpzhC40PUucApyswaMMs1EkEihSTal3sPVQzysj56b06-ZCJiXxwzMN6eD1lR3FCmHGvUCfVv0QM9INKY-QXJYG3lsRwseBbhQZQnz2aHCIIejQ97TNJ/s1200/13%20Sep,%202022%20%20Cameron's%20Corner%20Map.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="871" data-original-width="1200" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz4vBxRC6khdt6t_dn6uPoDNMWaCbDOb1d4EQGQ4SRKDK6Vq89t0Y7Ofn1L3ac1EJPkmtODpzhC40PUucApyswaMMs1EkEihSTal3sPVQzysj56b06-ZCJiXxwzMN6eD1lR3FCmHGvUCfVv0QM9INKY-QXJYG3lsRwseBbhQZQnz2aHCIIejQ97TNJ/w640-h464/13%20Sep,%202022%20%20Cameron's%20Corner%20Map.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Cameron Corner Map</span></b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span>Had a very average coffee at the corner store before heading northwards to Noccundra along the gravel, sand and rocky road.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span><br /></span></div></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwQzULR7eiRmDv3I3T5OURh9ldND6lIMR3ts-GAJrPGXN48WittYf0oBa5ByPfoClop2BE8Ik8vw7pMfmExP7D_WiXHsGx8t152VbCxM0jwdyCrI4u5Sm5oz-whq2VdEVb5UM_HxmyT-WvI_XlYfZNshgByhQtTXKEGDHHUmsqpD7GLYubJ_dxnvtW/s1200/13%20Sep,%202022%20Cameron's%20Corner%20Road%20Sign.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1009" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwQzULR7eiRmDv3I3T5OURh9ldND6lIMR3ts-GAJrPGXN48WittYf0oBa5ByPfoClop2BE8Ik8vw7pMfmExP7D_WiXHsGx8t152VbCxM0jwdyCrI4u5Sm5oz-whq2VdEVb5UM_HxmyT-WvI_XlYfZNshgByhQtTXKEGDHHUmsqpD7GLYubJ_dxnvtW/w538-h640/13%20Sep,%202022%20Cameron's%20Corner%20Road%20Sign.jpg" width="538" /></span></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Road Out Of Cameron Corner</span></b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The road was in good condition despite recent rains, which had left puddles at the edges and a few on the road. Few stopping places along this stretch of road, however we found one at Dingera Creek, where we had a nesting Australian Hobby to keep us company.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL2NWKeTwxQ4-28vsqpPUkT9VDxG1ZF--CxebhYQbIj2o9gJm5EXDmIW5EY64Q6IqTW2MKRc3SeYg7-anrIEYWTKJtbeb_Xvfjfk_FsvNAFB4-3DrsraHd636i1MoEhkgz_Q5O9nL57lejM6kWNOfBwZvX2fvuZyeNMMF3RyQ1heZDLOIK7JlaIimB/s1200/13%20Sep,%202022%20Australian%20Hobby%20-%20Dingera%20Creek%201.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="935" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL2NWKeTwxQ4-28vsqpPUkT9VDxG1ZF--CxebhYQbIj2o9gJm5EXDmIW5EY64Q6IqTW2MKRc3SeYg7-anrIEYWTKJtbeb_Xvfjfk_FsvNAFB4-3DrsraHd636i1MoEhkgz_Q5O9nL57lejM6kWNOfBwZvX2fvuZyeNMMF3RyQ1heZDLOIK7JlaIimB/w498-h640/13%20Sep,%202022%20Australian%20Hobby%20-%20Dingera%20Creek%201.jpg" width="498" /></span></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium; text-align: justify;"><b>Australian Hobby</b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Then on to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noccundra">Noccundra</a> with some sealed sections to relieve the noise of the gravel road. Registered at the Noccundra Hotel to camp beside the fast flowing Wilson River on the opposite side of the road. Had a flock of 146 Straw-necked Ibis fly along the river in the afternoon and an Australian Owlet-nightjar called early evening. Lindsay recorded a few frog calls from a nearby flooded area.</span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="text-align: justify;"><span>14/9/2022</span></b></div></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Up with the the sun this morning as a red glow lit up the sky over the river. Explored along the riverbank into the flooded areas.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHFoOL1yE27J8Pcn4NgZHNxDsysGCcJFV025HTVayHBZiablanwuhqbjy0FrF8iSzxAirLbD3GAZdI5zyZ27Ur67KCC4i12fjeMTu_MMTnJHzcFL4WPytGF5ct3CV1yhUHxpKatOEY2DMcvXJv2-fohLdrtpTO03hU_Ve_7WcHF9eMAPBcdmwxfnkz/s1200/14%20Sep,%202022%20Wilson%20River%20-%20flooded%20area.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHFoOL1yE27J8Pcn4NgZHNxDsysGCcJFV025HTVayHBZiablanwuhqbjy0FrF8iSzxAirLbD3GAZdI5zyZ27Ur67KCC4i12fjeMTu_MMTnJHzcFL4WPytGF5ct3CV1yhUHxpKatOEY2DMcvXJv2-fohLdrtpTO03hU_Ve_7WcHF9eMAPBcdmwxfnkz/w640-h480/14%20Sep,%202022%20Wilson%20River%20-%20flooded%20area.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Flooded Edge Of The Wilson River</span></b></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">These flooded areas had a few birds calling and foraging in them including </span><span style="font-size: medium;">White-browed Woodswallow and</span><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><span style="font-size: medium;">new for the trip, a </span><span style="font-size: medium;">Pied Honeyeater.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiagBPjbufytensslONwuPNpvIPT1fw0rc9Npa2ErQQuaWlviGKs2tgs9-hAxzOKg0gOs1U5wA6WBXF1IlEDiq5xbXZ19KEdjHDXAQjBoR9akbjlZ22dl-ZG8xCO07fhuX1d_2CIHSOYTV7F9W-9McJf_srEkCH0xYP6eC2EJzuomZGPeQB3MR4NBWP/s1200/14%20Sep,%202022%20White-browed%20Woodswallow%20-%20Wilson%20River%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1010" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiagBPjbufytensslONwuPNpvIPT1fw0rc9Npa2ErQQuaWlviGKs2tgs9-hAxzOKg0gOs1U5wA6WBXF1IlEDiq5xbXZ19KEdjHDXAQjBoR9akbjlZ22dl-ZG8xCO07fhuX1d_2CIHSOYTV7F9W-9McJf_srEkCH0xYP6eC2EJzuomZGPeQB3MR4NBWP/w538-h640/14%20Sep,%202022%20White-browed%20Woodswallow%20-%20Wilson%20River%20.jpg" width="538" /></span></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium; text-align: justify;"><b>White-browed Woodswallow</b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAkF1xJ0QguD8tBZ3isL_lbS78upBIDzvlSxFEECKHKebG3dRES_o7LgBN3xtQM5hiRAdojmTLrL1xkNcI0tXpjBOD_qvZe5DqZbMb62Nq3HtS3WEnYKdx13IuwcRXAdCVyDkrqNAE9Jl21-HyU0kflug5BOxKcgSkxmOF-FxekaRgjq8JROGMLdJp/s822/14%20Sep,%202022%20Pied%20Honeyeater%20-%20Wilson%20River%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="801" data-original-width="822" height="624" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAkF1xJ0QguD8tBZ3isL_lbS78upBIDzvlSxFEECKHKebG3dRES_o7LgBN3xtQM5hiRAdojmTLrL1xkNcI0tXpjBOD_qvZe5DqZbMb62Nq3HtS3WEnYKdx13IuwcRXAdCVyDkrqNAE9Jl21-HyU0kflug5BOxKcgSkxmOF-FxekaRgjq8JROGMLdJp/w640-h624/14%20Sep,%202022%20Pied%20Honeyeater%20-%20Wilson%20River%20.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium; text-align: justify;"><b>Pied Honeyeater</b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Also had at least 6 male White-winged Triller feeding in some Eromophila flowers.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq6p9gz7KGuVEZKQF5Epn-1KtEz6mbOgcLha1svi9DqERQSou7bRMVU8oTjIUdMyW2RaLNb2T0r5jYlPur-0YDfUeOB7RqW-j4DGHIu5VL7SVWPba9nYoezUNUsBhrMCt3BDOY4weOLDNoQ06jrywCorp6pDO6w1bsgc8XKeTKrM_qbBkwCeP0W8tq/s1200/14%20Sep,%202022%20White-winged%20Triller%20-%20Wilson%20River%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1112" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq6p9gz7KGuVEZKQF5Epn-1KtEz6mbOgcLha1svi9DqERQSou7bRMVU8oTjIUdMyW2RaLNb2T0r5jYlPur-0YDfUeOB7RqW-j4DGHIu5VL7SVWPba9nYoezUNUsBhrMCt3BDOY4weOLDNoQ06jrywCorp6pDO6w1bsgc8XKeTKrM_qbBkwCeP0W8tq/w594-h640/14%20Sep,%202022%20White-winged%20Triller%20-%20Wilson%20River%20.jpg" width="594" /></span></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="text-align: justify;">White-winged Triller - </span><span style="text-align: justify;">male</span></b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span style="font-size: medium;">Back for scrambled eggs before we set off towards Thargomindah. The Wilson River was flooding across the road but not very deep.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggL62vi0mIpPEVY37CkLyYo9DpZtBlNL5YZzttZsbtIBY2HFHAQsQ66izcPpH1tHQ4n98smx2MXUjcdKVcaQAmOtcJLLUGNP_G7GxqcS5sh5iS61hEgQ7tDuJiRI2ZzNd4a10Ts455qZ0Q1d0oQ2Vaqrz30dI6zHM1xEWuI4xRWZnersycdi5U2nGs/s1200/14%20Sep,%202022%20Wison%20River%20across%20road.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="690" data-original-width="1200" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggL62vi0mIpPEVY37CkLyYo9DpZtBlNL5YZzttZsbtIBY2HFHAQsQ66izcPpH1tHQ4n98smx2MXUjcdKVcaQAmOtcJLLUGNP_G7GxqcS5sh5iS61hEgQ7tDuJiRI2ZzNd4a10Ts455qZ0Q1d0oQ2Vaqrz30dI6zHM1xEWuI4xRWZnersycdi5U2nGs/w640-h368/14%20Sep,%202022%20Wison%20River%20across%20road.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium; text-align: justify;"><b>Wilson River flooding</b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Had a stop at the Norley Rest Area for morning coffee, then continued on through flooded road edges and lots of purple and yellow wild flowers across the landscape.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjU0uxqhwaj5WGeG1yK5DG-Oev7SBb2EIKOiSB78l_xScz1AKrmlvbR00h6hyasCWkMbSyISTPH90MlVeZjrgeW7ybJVUs10UbI3_YN188AzORZ_QGwDJpnVB7-xlzihl_709QitVDNUFcFVAOvcQT-RtSK6HZxLFe1eNdVC4GX7XFSEGi9MCEKEhQ/s1200/27%20Aug,%202022%20Purple%20Flowers.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="779" data-original-width="1200" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjU0uxqhwaj5WGeG1yK5DG-Oev7SBb2EIKOiSB78l_xScz1AKrmlvbR00h6hyasCWkMbSyISTPH90MlVeZjrgeW7ybJVUs10UbI3_YN188AzORZ_QGwDJpnVB7-xlzihl_709QitVDNUFcFVAOvcQT-RtSK6HZxLFe1eNdVC4GX7XFSEGi9MCEKEhQ/w640-h416/27%20Aug,%202022%20Purple%20Flowers.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Purple Flowers</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><span><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A</span><span style="font-size: medium;">rrived at <a href="https://www.aussietowns.com.au/town/thargomindah-qld">Thargomindah </a>and made the wash down facility the first stop to clean off the caked mud from the Prado and T-van. Checked in to the <a href="https://www.explorebulloo.com.au/accommodation/caravan-parks/explorers-caravan-park">Explorers Caravan Park</a>, which was quite empty unlike our previous visit when we had to go to the overflow area in the old run down caravan park. The Bulloo River was in flood preventing us from walking the path alongside the river as we normally do. The river was 600mm over the road bridge and the Bulloo Shire Council was running two flood trucks to take vehicles across. Lindsay tried to book for Bowra Station but gave up after having difficulty with the booking site. Probably can’t get there anyway due to the flooded roads. Our neighbours for the last two nights on the road had the site next to us, so we had a good time swapping stories. </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><b><span style="font-size: medium;">15/9/2022</span></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Light rain showers overnight and grey skies in the morning which produced 1-2mm of drizzle. Went into town and checked the river, which was still flowing at a great rate of knots at 600mm. Fairy Martin were collecting mud for their nest from a puddle at the side of the road.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQfrXfeB_WhHn7RXISTEIpuuqpJDMphxpivITuo8_u-AkRBVjLCHUi5D8PENm_DI5VJjByyc-Z5_X-uFuVot-BV9IjpghTQaHCkne1EZA1nctQdVpHpPgqCFt0u4bsTdAR1lnh1PrzDZ9XjVvYFLKj72gMHplRPUgumLnT3XSI8O7FTzSS9KePJGc3/s812/15%20Sep,%202022%20Fairy%20Martin%20-%20Thargominda.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="812" height="592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQfrXfeB_WhHn7RXISTEIpuuqpJDMphxpivITuo8_u-AkRBVjLCHUi5D8PENm_DI5VJjByyc-Z5_X-uFuVot-BV9IjpghTQaHCkne1EZA1nctQdVpHpPgqCFt0u4bsTdAR1lnh1PrzDZ9XjVvYFLKj72gMHplRPUgumLnT3XSI8O7FTzSS9KePJGc3/w640-h592/15%20Sep,%202022%20Fairy%20Martin%20-%20Thargominda.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium; text-align: justify;"><b>Fairy Martin</b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Then back to the information centre for a few brochures and to check road conditions before going to the adjacent café, <a href="https://www.tripadvisor.com.au/Restaurant_Review-g1915706-d4791569-Reviews-Coffee_On_Dowling-Thargomindah_Queensland.html">Coffee on Dowling</a>. We had lunch here, quiche, salad, bowl of chips and a coffee, all very good. A rather smart Katydid came to visit us in the caravan park.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoT2BnG5z8R-xmo6ez5HxSKmcTXOd6YSaGsyYjmCXwEIeiPeM-W2wtBII7-6Agm6M0cEu8W3lyzaNwI84gU2rxJFo7Um0O9ly7EiCoocAVvJq7N5yejneh3OiAsveAQPCXgZyZnZB01MBlsEIxqI_x4LbxJfjVJxWkb6xnTPRKwvdE4UVsGcrO5u2v/s1200/15%20Sep,%202022%20Kaytidid%20-%20Thargominda.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoT2BnG5z8R-xmo6ez5HxSKmcTXOd6YSaGsyYjmCXwEIeiPeM-W2wtBII7-6Agm6M0cEu8W3lyzaNwI84gU2rxJFo7Um0O9ly7EiCoocAVvJq7N5yejneh3OiAsveAQPCXgZyZnZB01MBlsEIxqI_x4LbxJfjVJxWkb6xnTPRKwvdE4UVsGcrO5u2v/w640-h480/15%20Sep,%202022%20Kaytidid%20-%20Thargominda.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium; text-align: justify;"><b>Katydid species</b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Had a walk in the afternoon through town and found a couple of murals, Blue Bonnet and Echidna.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Q8hDtPoe2e2ME_aP8btEJrZcpewUeJdPbYcv4TGBMmxSiPVGWXxoMXLahlNs2KN_2s1N5ln3ep7G8nDB5oMx6R0Zf93xtAX5hQygK6cgQx4K4iKrzgPzuhGKfEO512V39SKbZpqjX5k6HQ5jjEuVZ5qg13zF10pToRI74kZ6x6e9fH1p9dchXTGk/s1200/15%20Sep,%202022%20Blue%20Bonnet%20Murual%20-%20Thargo.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Q8hDtPoe2e2ME_aP8btEJrZcpewUeJdPbYcv4TGBMmxSiPVGWXxoMXLahlNs2KN_2s1N5ln3ep7G8nDB5oMx6R0Zf93xtAX5hQygK6cgQx4K4iKrzgPzuhGKfEO512V39SKbZpqjX5k6HQ5jjEuVZ5qg13zF10pToRI74kZ6x6e9fH1p9dchXTGk/w640-h480/15%20Sep,%202022%20Blue%20Bonnet%20Murual%20-%20Thargo.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium; text-align: justify;"><b>Blue Bonnet</b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyXRTCUEAtSenSxcCb_DOG1rUyt3kso3WhKm61AVx-GHHGxrzo7oiwp4XQoWtEIyo2Qvtcz8Xt6W9VNJwhMad6jCKmSanvwa0QRx9yHSg_unEcsfXs7Dinj_TLDiP4RE-gL8zrvz1fg7s5TEQ2b_t0x1Ex_D-szqdHIGqbuc6vSfS_SYY44C5jP7_N/s1200/15%20Sep,%202022%20Echidna%20Murual%20-%20Thargo.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1101" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyXRTCUEAtSenSxcCb_DOG1rUyt3kso3WhKm61AVx-GHHGxrzo7oiwp4XQoWtEIyo2Qvtcz8Xt6W9VNJwhMad6jCKmSanvwa0QRx9yHSg_unEcsfXs7Dinj_TLDiP4RE-gL8zrvz1fg7s5TEQ2b_t0x1Ex_D-szqdHIGqbuc6vSfS_SYY44C5jP7_N/w588-h640/15%20Sep,%202022%20Echidna%20Murual%20-%20Thargo.jpg" width="588" /></span></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium; text-align: justify;"><b>Echidna</b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Checked out the river bridge, still no change. We did have another new trip bird though, a Sacred Kingfisher. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQa5G4l4lpAw0CPQhpUXVFgwYKJC8qYpy5kiS61Kjo9NariaogKZjwacCgxG0H7FOB9FxajNWu6Uz9K3D5QUonWriiriSZkElwrNrrJXD3F4_0nUtjCJZjpMu-Uw5ISEV3kELMNFl4JR74OTx3F9Rz2wBK52nLYyJGqLq_-T1gVEm7lgZD-HoPWARV/s1200/Sacred%20Kingfisher.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1098" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQa5G4l4lpAw0CPQhpUXVFgwYKJC8qYpy5kiS61Kjo9NariaogKZjwacCgxG0H7FOB9FxajNWu6Uz9K3D5QUonWriiriSZkElwrNrrJXD3F4_0nUtjCJZjpMu-Uw5ISEV3kELMNFl4JR74OTx3F9Rz2wBK52nLYyJGqLq_-T1gVEm7lgZD-HoPWARV/w586-h640/Sacred%20Kingfisher.jpg" width="586" /></span></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium; text-align: justify;"><b>Sacred Kingfisher</b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The rain had stopped, the sun was out along with hoards of flies.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>16/9/2022</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Up at first light to pack up before driving down to the river bridge, still 600mm of water over the road. Rang the shire council for the operators of the flood truck to come. They arrived and said we could follow the truck through the water as the bow wave created would lower the water behind it sufficiently so we could cross. We sat around chatting to the guys who told us the second flood truck was out of action with a broken clutch. After about 45 minutes a vehicle arrived to be transported across, this meant we could follow the truck across the various channels of the river for around 500m until we reach the other side. The depth of the water was still 600mm and flowing fast.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLoYRM_gaV6Q1NFpjDLAex75CKttS92zP5PWvVZ0Jk1-NdSYvOI910jB9QYd_xlcbRrXBXaEU0sBggp2QH6Q90RAWXT2zRPIKzh4HD8CLVNmVTO0QOBUk8tav7-HXEQDkV4xnaeeAqSlwFk7A79pUExg5k9xp9sqoMMYbajJsJwCrBSzaaX1KfAIVe/s1200/16%20Sep,%202022%20Flood%20Truck%20-%20Thargo.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1027" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLoYRM_gaV6Q1NFpjDLAex75CKttS92zP5PWvVZ0Jk1-NdSYvOI910jB9QYd_xlcbRrXBXaEU0sBggp2QH6Q90RAWXT2zRPIKzh4HD8CLVNmVTO0QOBUk8tav7-HXEQDkV4xnaeeAqSlwFk7A79pUExg5k9xp9sqoMMYbajJsJwCrBSzaaX1KfAIVe/w548-h640/16%20Sep,%202022%20Flood%20Truck%20-%20Thargo.jpg" width="548" /></span></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium; text-align: justify;"><b>Flood Truck Ready To Cross The Bulloo River</b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLYlKRTBQ4-k4Aea5JcVBcbH1vAgq0Hr_z6IfP5JS-UEhZdn13P8STOIsPzR-WqA266wlwonsdWbEatxbfNk2ch79Al6lbNJrVLeBcnpsn5DaoWA2lmDNdGeuzZXlxvbWoe7988xXE3e4nnMdNcU3dMgEc7USdNnHcfU9y-mv-dIX66Ttk7WV7kXR-/s1200/16%20Sep,%202022%20Following%20Flood%20Truck%20-%20Thargo%201.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLYlKRTBQ4-k4Aea5JcVBcbH1vAgq0Hr_z6IfP5JS-UEhZdn13P8STOIsPzR-WqA266wlwonsdWbEatxbfNk2ch79Al6lbNJrVLeBcnpsn5DaoWA2lmDNdGeuzZXlxvbWoe7988xXE3e4nnMdNcU3dMgEc7USdNnHcfU9y-mv-dIX66Ttk7WV7kXR-/w480-h640/16%20Sep,%202022%20Following%20Flood%20Truck%20-%20Thargo%201.jpg" width="480" /></span></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Following The Flood Truck </span></b></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdYaQuIPoVN3BJzVJNUtcU7PL4rZQ6U_adp3OVhmWJ1ZmYT_yMMAt-jpLOwmuihkh4IqnVA3ptZwWM0TaSH_sNEW7PzfJhrGN6gpvFuPTwtQuIFD_t7Md6Ur6meYG4Yl9fhOPakGTa-tguHwiievHaJCwd9zFubIHDz9mBhTQ2KtAoedHqxOYuog-e/s1200/16%20Sep,%202022%20Following%20Flood%20Truck%20-%20Thargo.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdYaQuIPoVN3BJzVJNUtcU7PL4rZQ6U_adp3OVhmWJ1ZmYT_yMMAt-jpLOwmuihkh4IqnVA3ptZwWM0TaSH_sNEW7PzfJhrGN6gpvFuPTwtQuIFD_t7Md6Ur6meYG4Yl9fhOPakGTa-tguHwiievHaJCwd9zFubIHDz9mBhTQ2KtAoedHqxOYuog-e/w480-h640/16%20Sep,%202022%20Following%20Flood%20Truck%20-%20Thargo.jpg" width="480" /></span></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Still Following The Flood Truck </span></b></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We reached the other side without any problems and carried on to the <a href="https://parks.des.qld.gov.au/parks/lake-bindegolly">Lake Bindegolly Rest Area</a> for morning coffee. Had a short walk and found some Pink Cockatoo, White-winged Fairy-wren and a male White-winged Triller.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT2uJb_iD6hB4brlbYMjVFxNC4dEc_wkg83CxQjRWK4pher-mQ75_QfeIscWmS_znXy-Lr5_stK8lQlT7hv8tYPqcxpZUE8XPwwJbtzjckkPE5OUyalIcODEyeOmmLjE03ionCVkdCstdBSviP13nSOPWVuQLmaH0tTmghj5nj-buRQicGqUCU_nD7/s1200/16%20Jun,%202017%20Pink%20Cockatoo.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1144" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT2uJb_iD6hB4brlbYMjVFxNC4dEc_wkg83CxQjRWK4pher-mQ75_QfeIscWmS_znXy-Lr5_stK8lQlT7hv8tYPqcxpZUE8XPwwJbtzjckkPE5OUyalIcODEyeOmmLjE03ionCVkdCstdBSviP13nSOPWVuQLmaH0tTmghj5nj-buRQicGqUCU_nD7/w610-h640/16%20Jun,%202017%20Pink%20Cockatoo.jpg" width="610" /></span></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Pink Cockatoo</span></b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium; text-align: start;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Next stop was <a href="https://www.outbackqueensland.com.au/town/eulo/">Eulo</a> but we were unsure if the Paroo River was over the road as we had been getting a few mixed messages about the situation. However when we arrived at the river it was well bellow the bridge and we could cross and go into town to have our lunch. A group of Apostlebird arrived to see if they could scrounge any of our lunch but no chance with us.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium; text-align: start;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjenUWbkHssnPdx-sYLe7bY9tQl-pLBfB9-FI7LTbLQ9MIikp79geKgBWz2xZFlXUsMOLd4lzvl2lYlp3Q2lyJ-VTbR-BAN5Qiw_jtmBmf-quGDEFnCdR5piGBuWQJ4QGAtZrNE0GSny4ktm2S_QI6X6atbl0ihdSzfM0b_iWUE29n0PWh0bmTeJYgz/s1200/Apostlebird.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="816" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjenUWbkHssnPdx-sYLe7bY9tQl-pLBfB9-FI7LTbLQ9MIikp79geKgBWz2xZFlXUsMOLd4lzvl2lYlp3Q2lyJ-VTbR-BAN5Qiw_jtmBmf-quGDEFnCdR5piGBuWQJ4QGAtZrNE0GSny4ktm2S_QI6X6atbl0ihdSzfM0b_iWUE29n0PWh0bmTeJYgz/w436-h640/Apostlebird.jpg" width="436" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium; text-align: start;"><b>Apostlebird</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Left town and took the Cunnamulla Road, all good on this road and reached <a href="https://www.outbackqueensland.com.au/town/cunnamulla/">Cunnamulla</a>, where we fuelled up at the depot. The fuel price here for diesel was $2.12c lt. compared with in town, which was $2.24c lt. Then off to <a href="https://www.australianwildlife.org/where-we-work/bowra/">Bowra Wildlife Sanctuary</a>, where we set up camp, whilst fighting off the hoards of flies. Took a walk along the Bore Drain late afternoon before bird call at 5.30pm, did see Emu and Pied Honeyeater. Did not know anyone here but met a good crowd of birders.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium; text-align: start;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjGvq-SE4XTqfOFvEnaYcfwvQlpnkBMxNKZKxIqh0oCroLE-Ixize0ZY_2PhHbrjBn7xGwee6oWEekWIXvL-AD7qAP78tNlJT48NtdvA2r1aLWLHktwDnC56EBbIYr9173RLJAOZkd86ksft_QIQ2hLqpP_b3XyS20Ip09o31aDyGqHHyZa8P2wUHT/s1200/16%20Sep,%202022%20Emu%20at%20%20Bowra.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1194" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjGvq-SE4XTqfOFvEnaYcfwvQlpnkBMxNKZKxIqh0oCroLE-Ixize0ZY_2PhHbrjBn7xGwee6oWEekWIXvL-AD7qAP78tNlJT48NtdvA2r1aLWLHktwDnC56EBbIYr9173RLJAOZkd86ksft_QIQ2hLqpP_b3XyS20Ip09o31aDyGqHHyZa8P2wUHT/w636-h640/16%20Sep,%202022%20Emu%20at%20%20Bowra.jpg" width="636" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium; text-align: start;"><b>Emu</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="850" data-original-width="1001" height="544" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZY3u3HjPmlSuF74XLrjiwnyAxscRRVgAj2dkIH4iskT-vryJeGRkRZTFPUUJ4DWK4K2Qty3pfuZdOMC_gH7nwaK2unmPtkNKnB5srWM0jam-FruUUp6hkWQqQvvsn3PSuliaWlwpA6KnnaPtOgdhNlaKnEC-QnVMQd5LxBEdPIaE5qrOh11DS0ybP/w640-h544/16%20Sep,%202022%20Pied%20Honeyeater-%20Thargominda.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></span></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium; text-align: justify;"><b>Pied Honeyeater</b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">17/9/2022</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Up early to check out the lagoon but not much going on here as the habitat had changed since our last visit with more vegetation covering it over and not much open water to attract birds like it used to. Due to the rain quite a few tracks were closed so we were restricted as to where we could go. As we were heading off we bumped into Richard Noske an old friend from our Darwin days who was with Greg Nye, so we had a quick chat and organised to catch up later on. Then we headed off to the junction of the Tableland Road, where we did a survey but all very quiet apart from a Whistling Kite overhead, tried to turn it into a Little Eagle unsuccessfully!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGzbRk3ESFeT-LvRFAp4jUzZzEUnRQiLOYpqrjxPB6pcFI3CQC5DMem-uBCRalQDFQdMCusIr2HEmYq_AI7FU48Xgny7qNZWylfvlNTvrzV-qNSWW0x8DO5oOB_uVH8IUdnU_0EQ_YnyWeiymghJZmegtTXiXHuHeQg0Zc8cOU44WhspH95RejFTNA/s4000/20220917_091938.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGzbRk3ESFeT-LvRFAp4jUzZzEUnRQiLOYpqrjxPB6pcFI3CQC5DMem-uBCRalQDFQdMCusIr2HEmYq_AI7FU48Xgny7qNZWylfvlNTvrzV-qNSWW0x8DO5oOB_uVH8IUdnU_0EQ_YnyWeiymghJZmegtTXiXHuHeQg0Zc8cOU44WhspH95RejFTNA/w640-h480/20220917_091938.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium; text-align: start;"><b>Bowra Wildlife Sanctuary Looking Very Green </b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGaTvryZQV51IJOH3Fb2-SxeHpShQjR6wwThGD4ysDJrCJCDppbAmPVzGilYKAp2UWIFhG15aVJZkIQ_nb3yrSdP8jCpWaClsEcxNAVGMTkKyH6vN2R1tMXsRwMU0teEqPi2aMUusYXIai7uFzt93zBi6Kph53tltGSSzr20pLDLNGjQW3SgAofrQi/s1200/16%20Sep,%202022%20Whistling%20Kite.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1092" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGaTvryZQV51IJOH3Fb2-SxeHpShQjR6wwThGD4ysDJrCJCDppbAmPVzGilYKAp2UWIFhG15aVJZkIQ_nb3yrSdP8jCpWaClsEcxNAVGMTkKyH6vN2R1tMXsRwMU0teEqPi2aMUusYXIai7uFzt93zBi6Kph53tltGSSzr20pLDLNGjQW3SgAofrQi/w582-h640/16%20Sep,%202022%20Whistling%20Kite.jpg" width="582" /></span></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium; text-align: justify;"><b>Whistling Kite</b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Then turned around and took the road to North Gumholes to find 3 Emu wandering around on the track and reluctant to get off it so they ran in front of us until they decided to head bush.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPdV0BEYF6LWXX-OVTUd586IpkS2x-JSYbRsU0wRtP4gwBSnGtbvMBit47PerfXvFLZGM0WUHb3P4EE7lfRBELfupc6PYKu9F6uYercWC2mw9TlEasPCwkYtY3ZI96HeAuneSB249XP6D_6NMJlUSVjiXtQKstA11kX-7g44jChv_23IC0ADLCleBj/s1200/16%20Sep,%202022%20Emu%20On%20North%20Gumholes%20Road.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="951" data-original-width="1200" height="508" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPdV0BEYF6LWXX-OVTUd586IpkS2x-JSYbRsU0wRtP4gwBSnGtbvMBit47PerfXvFLZGM0WUHb3P4EE7lfRBELfupc6PYKu9F6uYercWC2mw9TlEasPCwkYtY3ZI96HeAuneSB249XP6D_6NMJlUSVjiXtQKstA11kX-7g44jChv_23IC0ADLCleBj/w640-h508/16%20Sep,%202022%20Emu%20On%20North%20Gumholes%20Road.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Emu</span></b></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Drove to the end of the road and walked to a side creek for a coffee break. Then walked to the main North Gumholes channel where we had a White-necked Heron and Little Pied Cormorant on the water and a couple of Black-fronted Dotterel on the edge. The surrounding vegetation had a few more birds including Pied, Black and White-plumed Honeyeater plus a pair of Crimson Chat.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4QcqR7BRTEc_vQRzzjdkiHQPTisLak_oHPMArJDM2w09TpnQngwPAdKGrGq3X_5Hbmn07KKJb30TziH7_dTeEvem4RQqzp6LG_K4px1XATiBbA-njZC0ivA46Ob95uCYNRwGLffyuAAAKEd2KZ4OWGGYGnNb83AA95Z9-f0QfNW1QH2IrMDyNHyXt/s1200/White-necked%20Heron.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1090" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4QcqR7BRTEc_vQRzzjdkiHQPTisLak_oHPMArJDM2w09TpnQngwPAdKGrGq3X_5Hbmn07KKJb30TziH7_dTeEvem4RQqzp6LG_K4px1XATiBbA-njZC0ivA46Ob95uCYNRwGLffyuAAAKEd2KZ4OWGGYGnNb83AA95Z9-f0QfNW1QH2IrMDyNHyXt/w582-h640/White-necked%20Heron.jpg" width="582" /></span></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium; text-align: justify;"><b>White-necked Heron</b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Then took a slow drive back to camp stopping at Stony Ridge where we had seen Cinnamon Quail-thrush on a previous visit but no luck this time, did have some Budgerigar preening and enjoying the sunshine. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgyllAbwDmhy8ZycwVHIhR9hJGubKNkqQKSAvXVU5hN6FtKx_p2kiwb60bDDlGsa_bMTKUyGyNcsVcUxoJKYykCfZ4PRZLmAiBKg08c1mievu3GfGxnmKD-Irc6mzSSKcpoeS8PHunlc1bxNyevzCzskFL1gHYoyGj587mmDddt1snIWblydrefiZn/s1200/18%20Sep,%202022%20Budgerigar%20-%20%20Bowra.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="753" data-original-width="1200" height="402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgyllAbwDmhy8ZycwVHIhR9hJGubKNkqQKSAvXVU5hN6FtKx_p2kiwb60bDDlGsa_bMTKUyGyNcsVcUxoJKYykCfZ4PRZLmAiBKg08c1mievu3GfGxnmKD-Irc6mzSSKcpoeS8PHunlc1bxNyevzCzskFL1gHYoyGj587mmDddt1snIWblydrefiZn/w640-h402/18%20Sep,%202022%20Budgerigar%20-%20%20Bowra.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Budgerigar</span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Later in the afternoon we walked part of the Bore Track where we had more Pied Honeyeater and a few Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater. Richard and Greg called over in the evening to catch up on what we had been doing since we last saw Richard about 10 years ago.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>18/9/2022</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>Cold morning at 4°C as we did a survey of the campground. Common Bronzewing was calling and two Black-shouldered Kite we displaying overhead. Packed away the T-van quick awning, we are experts now after having initial problems with it! Drove up the Airport Track, saw 20 species including </span><span>Emu, Horsfield’s Bronze-cuckoo, 2 Pallid Cuckoo, </span><span>Weebill, and 6 Crimson Chat.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU2bphjUOb2_vK8IV65WoecvOxAjUwzqDyociNW8WxgXf0uINHnKWT22AsIBZUdgkkRGwtzhW92awp0j0QH189Slaw5cLsqptoSfHlibWocB6AsrzEfVJnjazOpezXXpLsuutN9BHi43zfWR7VInFsDQ6wxH4opq4L8TK7swqsCG73l6nA3oeu-O_r/s1200/18%20Sep,%202022%20Weebill%20-%20%20Charleville%20Bush%20Camp.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1145" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU2bphjUOb2_vK8IV65WoecvOxAjUwzqDyociNW8WxgXf0uINHnKWT22AsIBZUdgkkRGwtzhW92awp0j0QH189Slaw5cLsqptoSfHlibWocB6AsrzEfVJnjazOpezXXpLsuutN9BHi43zfWR7VInFsDQ6wxH4opq4L8TK7swqsCG73l6nA3oeu-O_r/w610-h640/18%20Sep,%202022%20Weebill%20-%20%20Charleville%20Bush%20Camp.jpg" width="610" /></span></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span>Weebill</span></b><br /></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Back to camp for breakfast and on the road to Cunnamulla before we headed north towards Charleville. Drove to <a href="https://www.outbackqueensland.com.au/town/wyandra/">Wyandra</a>, which is at the half way point along the Cunnamulla - Charleville Road. Stopped here for toilet and coffee break before finding a rest area to stop for lunch. Had 3 Brolga in an adjacent paddock and a Horsfield’s Bushlark on the fence. Next stop was the Charleville Bush Camp, where we had been before. Walked around the perimeter fence fighting off large mosquitoes and flies but in between we did get a new trip tick, Yellow Thornbill, and saw a female Rufous Whistler plus Inland Thornbill.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOyWLg0hgmNAH7uOSjZbjpKEhHGmyJe--T5OVaD57NzzwJAamFou11HTWZuRHjpdRqs0ySIWltl56JS0D3ucHpOUMwgCjy8r6fwDRfUWLfYFzZ5ju6TPhjGwk63uszIY7d5Sp11-V3j463yz9JL5jkU64IQrx3wnJwNA6UczsSrVJAFTtQJgLaApzI/s1200/18%20Sep,%202022%20Rufous%20Whistler%20(F)%20-%20%20Charleville%20Bush%20Camp.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1134" data-original-width="1200" height="604" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOyWLg0hgmNAH7uOSjZbjpKEhHGmyJe--T5OVaD57NzzwJAamFou11HTWZuRHjpdRqs0ySIWltl56JS0D3ucHpOUMwgCjy8r6fwDRfUWLfYFzZ5ju6TPhjGwk63uszIY7d5Sp11-V3j463yz9JL5jkU64IQrx3wnJwNA6UczsSrVJAFTtQJgLaApzI/w640-h604/18%20Sep,%202022%20Rufous%20Whistler%20(F)%20-%20%20Charleville%20Bush%20Camp.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Rufous Whistler - female</span></span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1130" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJKZNZKt8sTCiPRePDQ_foBSYULUxVi_Y09PBGVfVeAtGeIPcXXV5GHjJMyYj0CzvpeWN1Eusz6J69pcWmN_MXBZQ9iL5YhQ5j2I6FXhksQYYzEhVXXxqKdDGVzrgkwzsaArkCmbQoZ_gmUouH09CILNnOQTzcxCiQNbFSF_rtSBpfnIIzBTUSTL7Y/w602-h640/19%20Sep,%202022%20Inland%20Thornbill%20-%20%20Ooline%20Park%201.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="602" /></span></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Inland Thornbill</b></span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">19/9/2022</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Had an early morning walk around the perimeter fence, found Yellow Thornbill again along with a few others including Spotted Bowerbird, Grey-crowned Babbler and Crested Bellbird. Left before 9.00am and called into the IGA supermarket to top up the food supplies and took the Warrego Highway towards Mitchell. Stopped at the Sommariva Rest Area for morning coffee and logged a 20 minute survey. Next stop along the road was <a href="https://www.mitchellqld.com/fullscreen-page/comp-j6xmfip0/ee3bd4df-e1b9-4fc8-9448-fe5bd4e15c35/4/%3Fi%3D4%26p%3Dhb1u9%26s%3Dstyle-jad8qo8s">Ooline Park</a> for lunch, which proved good for birds including Inland Thornbill, Speckled Warbler, Eastern Yellow Robin, Inland Thornbill and Double-bar Finch.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM0Q-wJYnQF3ry0o7oJa0cBYCx8ZrAxNeH2pRXMhXETaA-bDq6rsVeIlXlqs3Q9Wm55Ymt6DZeK7srC8ORpDDUFmAVsPRBqZ3EY5a4Z0FkGaxxlzIdVdgHBILgFGaOj1RQwRG3moci09Qyibo3-l3Yc-113gsk0JvOstbv55xyAqBFAASxzK4N7kQd/s1200/19%20Sep,%202022%20Inland%20Thornbill%20-%20%20Ooline%20Park.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM0Q-wJYnQF3ry0o7oJa0cBYCx8ZrAxNeH2pRXMhXETaA-bDq6rsVeIlXlqs3Q9Wm55Ymt6DZeK7srC8ORpDDUFmAVsPRBqZ3EY5a4Z0FkGaxxlzIdVdgHBILgFGaOj1RQwRG3moci09Qyibo3-l3Yc-113gsk0JvOstbv55xyAqBFAASxzK4N7kQd/w598-h640/19%20Sep,%202022%20Inland%20Thornbill%20-%20%20Ooline%20Park.jpg" width="598" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span>Inland Thornbill</span></b><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjraHLYr-6ztnbvdULttnrNWItNgLQIHVsOHmuDJ3gXOioZ-Cc8azJMWUX3W03P_4Jbiq4PL3x_8WDqnEeYXGCGv5tcva7cqbzPNun48MzU1mMAOxa07MzuuxD6Tg_w32-T0kzmUujsS92-3CyTF55SgwFRCQM0aPXXJKhrR1mD7msGHMUea_AXIhhW/s1200/19%20Sep,%202022%20Speckled%20Warbler%20-%20%20Ooline%20Park%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="978" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjraHLYr-6ztnbvdULttnrNWItNgLQIHVsOHmuDJ3gXOioZ-Cc8azJMWUX3W03P_4Jbiq4PL3x_8WDqnEeYXGCGv5tcva7cqbzPNun48MzU1mMAOxa07MzuuxD6Tg_w32-T0kzmUujsS92-3CyTF55SgwFRCQM0aPXXJKhrR1mD7msGHMUea_AXIhhW/w522-h640/19%20Sep,%202022%20Speckled%20Warbler%20-%20%20Ooline%20Park%20.jpg" width="522" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Speckled Warbler</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Had lunch and drove to Mitchell where we decided to check out the free camp at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Turner_Weir">Neil Turner Weir</a> beside the Maranoa River. Large area with many camps but we managed to find a good site beside the river and did a quick set up. The trade off being beside the river was the large amount of mosquitoes that hung around until it was dark. Good birds here were Australian Reed-warbler, more Yellow Thornbill, Pale-headed Rosella, Red-rumped Parrot, Australian Ringneck and Superb Fairy-wren.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1094" data-original-width="1200" height="584" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHA5AeIjsN6-PzoK_M3uyfWoxd0Erf2eV-TqHliDGbZl4lHmKyKdq7HWY7IBOHxFXLy2VOxYJhkW5UN8cDZGgf_3s-tkNa6ZYF0W91eJmvqLFGsBFMlPVXVa3kq0frKHmLND8OBWPz1DEXpojEElm745qc00Ywa2wROG-PcIoILGZdgeJdGUa_c09Q/w640-h584/20%20Sep,%202022%20Superb%20Fairy-wren%20-%20%20Roma%20Bush%20Park%202.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></span></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Superb Fairy-wren</span></b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">20/9/2022</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A quick bird walk to the Neil Turner Weir was quiet with no new birds to record so we packed up and left for Roma. Arrived in Roma and fuel up at $1.96lt, cheapest diesel we have had so far. Found the <a href="https://www.outbackqueensland.com.au/attractions/roma-bush-gardens/">Roma Bush Gardens</a>, where we had morning coffee before going for a walk. The gardens have been set up by volunteer groups and local councils. There are two dams here, one the Railway Dam has a walkway winding its way around and through the surrounding 14 hectares of native bushland, which comprises of Brigalow, Coolibah and Mulga, along with over a further ten varieties of vegetation. This diversity brings lots of different species of birds to it. We had 30 species in 40 minutes including several families of Superb Fairy-wren, Little-black, Great and Little Pied Cormorant and Sacred Kingfisher. The interpretive signs give great descriptions of the native plants along the walk. Also saw what we think was a Millipede crossing the track.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwSh8J82_5uAnEI709vfOW4AXHutaz6xe5by4Zc-eW0Jf0GjEkh7ndqYkojEYhg7n6Rq-n22sL4VsvmAUfv9Fs6cx80u4KYzsJ7Esm8SJa6ML1uhEZGVAPnZOhqkhn82HpmlyynhU4blvSfm4bCY-TtsgdaccL6sFHOu4g0-SzKCzyTF62T1L5MvYQ/w640-h480/20%20Sep,%202022%20Superb%20Fairy-wren%20-%20%20Roma%20Bush%20Park%201.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium; text-align: justify;"><b>Superb Fairy-wren</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxvYb6CfEYQy2mWvsReiUi2TDilXkUuuVy-Cq-Thj2qAIC2Z35ivDU8o631b8qaJIhcerDqAt7UI0S8BJMXA1cxcZjao_fFrppT0-KaIX3lMvoQ00_cL_ketqCjX4Ded9w1JgyyWmiXgZHryBlllVprGHTq2idX66NBnBy2jUPOtJXlu-s0zWLWqoX/s1200/20%20Sep,%202022%20Darter%20-%20%20Roma%20Bush%20Park%201.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="747" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxvYb6CfEYQy2mWvsReiUi2TDilXkUuuVy-Cq-Thj2qAIC2Z35ivDU8o631b8qaJIhcerDqAt7UI0S8BJMXA1cxcZjao_fFrppT0-KaIX3lMvoQ00_cL_ketqCjX4Ded9w1JgyyWmiXgZHryBlllVprGHTq2idX66NBnBy2jUPOtJXlu-s0zWLWqoX/w398-h640/20%20Sep,%202022%20Darter%20-%20%20Roma%20Bush%20Park%201.jpg" width="398" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Darter</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><span><br style="text-align: justify;" /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfH5dVqiygDxo3RFHNwgrFh2wIbB2p8Ri0pR09bGgVpLrQ91mbS1WJX8Wecj520UdhwbapnMzng_Xova-4QxQsu4byBaoJX7aUBejRefn5sAxnbEjHW8zWxR1yBygcGGubBRhl3lzxsTC2AEYDEYGmW49mixbYmiSu_TJlyoiJHmMuSOggDnzsQpOZ/s1200/20%20Sep,%202022%20Sacred%20KF%20-%20%20Roma%20Bush%20Park%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1105" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfH5dVqiygDxo3RFHNwgrFh2wIbB2p8Ri0pR09bGgVpLrQ91mbS1WJX8Wecj520UdhwbapnMzng_Xova-4QxQsu4byBaoJX7aUBejRefn5sAxnbEjHW8zWxR1yBygcGGubBRhl3lzxsTC2AEYDEYGmW49mixbYmiSu_TJlyoiJHmMuSOggDnzsQpOZ/w590-h640/20%20Sep,%202022%20Sacred%20KF%20-%20%20Roma%20Bush%20Park%20.jpg" width="590" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Sacred Kingfisher</b></span><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div></span><span><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></span></span></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="668" data-original-width="1200" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg98pESuw8SZvPLuBk_78mlAD31WnfO-Ncaa4LgwAlEl7lxIMbt7ONp2_hPV_ysOH_Oa1i9kgJT24wzYvtJ1znHA6wEjVKP4KZXIb9Ns7Qy-dZk9mrfFD9vSOhXx5BII84rrPDycexqeVpZIBJctlhcMziPGwoyPjwBKa7pdQ39-JtrD4TS0VtZDo18/w640-h356/20%20Sep,%202022%20Centipede%20-%20%20Roma%20Bush%20Park.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></span></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Millipede Sp.?</span></b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">From here we took the Injune Road before turning onto the Taroom Road heading north-west. We started to look for a lunch stop but could not find one so pulled off on a side road, Not many birds but plenty of Dragonflies here including Wandering Percher and Wandering/Inland Ringtail, the jury is out on the ringtail species as these two are very difficult to separate.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: start;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH5fIUXKL2y510mzAo7SfBSkUfJpKITygePbmTRhnqhrIN0YtgwVqHz85DMIOsmaLnn4hUKSfrU34puOBfEy0s02o157s5S1qs-YPNa9nM_WqxJWFM0oCEKW9BTHELB4BuDn-OomWyPJ80Xg_9V46y2qhjEewPH8KRh3Q4ZYn8RKIsiIT176iRtU7j/s1200/20%20Sep,%202022%20%20Wandering%20Percher.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1200" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH5fIUXKL2y510mzAo7SfBSkUfJpKITygePbmTRhnqhrIN0YtgwVqHz85DMIOsmaLnn4hUKSfrU34puOBfEy0s02o157s5S1qs-YPNa9nM_WqxJWFM0oCEKW9BTHELB4BuDn-OomWyPJ80Xg_9V46y2qhjEewPH8KRh3Q4ZYn8RKIsiIT176iRtU7j/w640-h512/20%20Sep,%202022%20%20Wandering%20Percher.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium; text-align: start;"><b><span>Wandering Percher - </span>Immature male or female</b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9CqIR_vBqLagFAh_yOVs456YX5rN_qjCTBZAy1utUl4DwciYPF3l0ZQtHxdjaRfE10-BKgEJ8bqrx8DIp1ZUOM08uF-PKen5e--Z5tGw4IIKJVMnm3IQ3cR4N8MJ750oOi-XX-BN6I9KaoDUCBYWvG-Wuz0xvRSR1JyDJMea8Z01mcXZFpk5d9Pa8/s1200/20%20Sep,%202022%20%20Unknown%20dragonfly%20nr.%20Taroom.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="931" data-original-width="1200" height="496" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9CqIR_vBqLagFAh_yOVs456YX5rN_qjCTBZAy1utUl4DwciYPF3l0ZQtHxdjaRfE10-BKgEJ8bqrx8DIp1ZUOM08uF-PKen5e--Z5tGw4IIKJVMnm3IQ3cR4N8MJ750oOi-XX-BN6I9KaoDUCBYWvG-Wuz0xvRSR1JyDJMea8Z01mcXZFpk5d9Pa8/w640-h496/20%20Sep,%202022%20%20Unknown%20dragonfly%20nr.%20Taroom.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Wandering Percher </span></b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk7Yl4NNZpvhYGJyVFCG8iYZ4LX1-goWkNP_hw2dRM3ubkLkrOvXr2x_UQpe4obzjufqGIjfx6zAtwnksnF7KEZkkECEClP9LOCGEKzcU07p0qPCiWvAYBZaYoDdkZeBtyBzjRiObt34YRsoTRyqyMR1HBK0VyYZtEKjkGUStIg0PKxlYPbA8dDX-n/s1200/20%20Sep,%202022%20%20Unknown%20dragonfly%20nr.%20Taroom%201.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1087" data-original-width="1200" height="580" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk7Yl4NNZpvhYGJyVFCG8iYZ4LX1-goWkNP_hw2dRM3ubkLkrOvXr2x_UQpe4obzjufqGIjfx6zAtwnksnF7KEZkkECEClP9LOCGEKzcU07p0qPCiWvAYBZaYoDdkZeBtyBzjRiObt34YRsoTRyqyMR1HBK0VyYZtEKjkGUStIg0PKxlYPbA8dDX-n/w640-h580/20%20Sep,%202022%20%20Unknown%20dragonfly%20nr.%20Taroom%201.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium; text-align: justify;"><b><span>Wandering/Inland Ringtail - </span>female</b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Back on the road we saw 3 Royal Spoonbill at a flooded creek, trip tick. Reached Taroom to find our internet connection was down. Booked into the <a href="https://www.ozzyparks.com.au/locations/taroom-carvan-park/overview/">caravan park</a> and had a site near a creek but next to a shed on stilts which we thought was something to do with recording water heights. We later found out it was something to do with the electricity supply and it made buzzing sounds every 30 minutes, which was very annoying. As we had already set up before we heard this noise we decided to put up with it. Heard a Southern Boobook in the early evening. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>21/9/2022</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Had an early morning walk to the creek and around the caravan park and had a g<span>o</span>od number of birds feeding in a large red flowering callistemon, these included Rainbow Lorikeet, Noisy and Little Friarbird, Blue-faced, White-plumed and Brown Honeyeater. A group of four Apostlebird were sitting on a branch near the creek and further investigation found one sitting on its mud nest. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDoQ2LKXrk-NMT_pmbR2FgNbvN9E8EAEIB8o2r8BPEnX3E0-PSRsSpilLbe5kJ_jCdg4bfLAsv4MS6TIf_zsB2In6DAsgc1PJk8GGv7vNNqByQmoxsapFYi8xfAvgBDl7lxYkgMRnr93phvqctJGvplTfxg-u8oitJhbCCBEyAV2K7-NsqOYvv218A/s1200/20%20Sep,%202022%20Apostlebird%20%20-%20%20Taroom.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="755" data-original-width="1200" height="402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDoQ2LKXrk-NMT_pmbR2FgNbvN9E8EAEIB8o2r8BPEnX3E0-PSRsSpilLbe5kJ_jCdg4bfLAsv4MS6TIf_zsB2In6DAsgc1PJk8GGv7vNNqByQmoxsapFYi8xfAvgBDl7lxYkgMRnr93phvqctJGvplTfxg-u8oitJhbCCBEyAV2K7-NsqOYvv218A/w640-h402/20%20Sep,%202022%20Apostlebird%20%20-%20%20Taroom.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Apostlebird</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Left Taroom on the Biloela Road stopping at Dawson River Weir, Theodore for a morning coffee. Had a rain shower here before going to Biloela, booking into the <a href="https://www.caravanqld.com.au/park/biloela-caravan-tourist-park/">Biloela Caravan Park</a>. Pretty run down park in need of some basic maintenance, however it served our purpose. The afternoon was spent food shopping as it tried to rain but not a heavy as around Theodore and Banana in the morning.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>22/9/2022</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Had a day in Biloela allowing us to catch up on some washing. Went off to the Heritage Centre but it was closed due to a public holiday in remembrance of the late Queen Elizabeth II. Fueled up the Prado ($1.95lt) before heading back to camp for lunch. The park started to get busy with motorhomes and caravans filling up the sites around us, when there were plenty of other empty sites around the park. Used the showers but they were quite grotty and not up to standard.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>23/9/2022</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Early morning start due to be woken up at 5.30 when it got light. Went for a walk and a bird survey, quite a few birds including a few Double-bar Finch competing with a big flock of House Sparrow.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgLtTh4eAvJ46pQ6thYCDlr_9G-Gfon9CF7X-Uc8cIZlvSsE6LoJSgHLvW86eSqDhhaVG2J8Abx-FoQApEsA3CjmkqOKvFY1epgfTiBqawUfwNeX3iVY9SZ0iNzbF61WY_IrVL7je4X-S_NMDIRGAuzekbwybNLIxJgcn-52h8Cnl1YzbeG6noQvy6/s1200/Double-bar%20Finch.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1013" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgLtTh4eAvJ46pQ6thYCDlr_9G-Gfon9CF7X-Uc8cIZlvSsE6LoJSgHLvW86eSqDhhaVG2J8Abx-FoQApEsA3CjmkqOKvFY1epgfTiBqawUfwNeX3iVY9SZ0iNzbF61WY_IrVL7je4X-S_NMDIRGAuzekbwybNLIxJgcn-52h8Cnl1YzbeG6noQvy6/w540-h640/Double-bar%20Finch.jpg" width="540" /></span></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Double-bar Finch</span></b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Packed up and left by 8.15am on the road to Callide. Encountered a few sections of roadworks along this road but it was generally a good road, probably because it is a main feeder road for industry in Gladstone, on the coast. We turned off this road onto Tablelands Road for <a href="https://parks.des.qld.gov.au/parks/kroombit-tops">Kroombit Tops National Park</a> our destination for the night to join a T-van (our Track Trailer campervan) gathering organised by our Townsville dealer. We had phone reception at the start of the road so stopped to phone our local Post Office and ask them to hold some parcels we had awaiting collection. Continued along the sealed road, which had many driveways leading to small holdings along it. The road turned into gravel and about 25km from Kroombit Tops there was a turn off which had enough space to pull over and we could have our morning coffee. From here the road wound its way up to 824m with some steep sections passing through state forest and cleared areas where beef cattle were grazing. Reached the <a href="https://parks.des.qld.gov.au/parks/kroombit-tops/camping/griffiths-creek">Griffith Creek camping area</a>, where a number of T-vans had already set up.</span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBzqR9-m5_BD6AxWpE9eOtKXDd2ll56MiBvNQzXGBLeyuLvoJe9szhfpZI3uaeRYPu4L61snkuOECfl-kuegtrV6LtNJqY57oRD0tJCsFmbj7IvW-dUOeRiyNLCTdAD1x01yxd9W_nr-xvlv3MWzmkYtGT56uhnwHPEIPBrZh_uX_b5J9nRFSKmTvD/w640-h374/09%20Oct,%202022%20%20Griffith%20Campground,%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" /></span></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="text-align: start;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Griffiths Creek camping area</span></b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">After we set up we did the rounds and introduced ourselves. Relaxed in the afternoon listening to the birds calling, these included two Australian Wood Duck, Satin Bowerbird, Fan-tail Cuckoo, Australian King Parrot, Grey Butcherbird and Eastern Whipbird.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVD_wxbRN8NWr5evYTrPoUKr79zcWKhweSlJk8ix0JAmRF_KPleMJdO77DuM9sYzU-sPDEJTiqlER4ZkwqfBIYRC1L0fSSUC6JZRtmHa1y--EZMMEjr3z29966vtLfiIaCwFukPePhKdrWrVYLPHR7uRw6K2Wmz1PRJAFFTvUGUV6tf2RA3mxnd5WD/s1200/24%20Sep,%202022%20Grey%20Butcherbird%20-%20%20Kroombit%20Tops.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVD_wxbRN8NWr5evYTrPoUKr79zcWKhweSlJk8ix0JAmRF_KPleMJdO77DuM9sYzU-sPDEJTiqlER4ZkwqfBIYRC1L0fSSUC6JZRtmHa1y--EZMMEjr3z29966vtLfiIaCwFukPePhKdrWrVYLPHR7uRw6K2Wmz1PRJAFFTvUGUV6tf2RA3mxnd5WD/w640-h578/24%20Sep,%202022%20Grey%20Butcherbird%20-%20%20Kroombit%20Tops.jpg" /></span></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="text-align: start;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Grey Butcherbird</span></b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">At 3.30pm we all gathered to listen to Tristram from <a href="https://www.atlastrailerhire.com.au/">Atlas Trailer Hire</a> at Mt. Tamborine who specialises in T-van modifications, upgrades and mechanical work. Check out his <a href="https://www.atlastrailerhire.com.au/shop">shop</a> for useful T-van and T4 items He gave us a run down on water filtration and why we should be using a product like <a href="https://thethirstynomad.com.au/">Thirsty Nomad</a>. He has kits especially designed to fit in the T-van water system easily. He also talked about alternative shock absorbers and answered questions from interested audience of Track Trailer T-van and T-4 owners.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQa4sSdOmRoLiJAp34ir0jH_rqIDrivsCt1nyOuaZXqlDonvMelERzJvwUlTXg2UpWcJMUNO_9d0r977iT0tFgmInfMnKAFbq5uGhUTH0AWzJDYKV1phdne2FIS9IueSQCP9W1zpMoNpp1lrwMKHZm9BXixC8SJY6LeuckORJrRnHAmWPRTwg_CYXW/s1200/09%20Oct,%202022%20%20Tristram.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="769" data-original-width="1200" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQa4sSdOmRoLiJAp34ir0jH_rqIDrivsCt1nyOuaZXqlDonvMelERzJvwUlTXg2UpWcJMUNO_9d0r977iT0tFgmInfMnKAFbq5uGhUTH0AWzJDYKV1phdne2FIS9IueSQCP9W1zpMoNpp1lrwMKHZm9BXixC8SJY6LeuckORJrRnHAmWPRTwg_CYXW/w640-h410/09%20Oct,%202022%20%20Tristram.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium; text-align: justify;"><b>Tristram from Atlas Trailer Hire</b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The evening was spent around the camp fire by the majority but we went off spotlighting and found some Short-eared Brush-tailed Possum along with a Tawny Frogmouth calling along with several species of frog calling.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>24/9/2022</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">10°C this morning as we set off for a morning bird walk passing a few Swamp Wallaby around the camp.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQwFqxxwbdBtDm6fRnmFN2Mr-YtzZxOQ0TX0Vy8WPZpMgVSyvIfhAtBVcUqBtgYIg7TxR75hInWeXsAGO58CtejNFy34VpeizsxWNIYnWZJksJLGcTIaHD0bemUUGIk4EpIplpvuyqs-paxRnIXuzMhtq7_-vbfK1-Uc2FL0Hn2vn4CsGLDN6qEpx1/s1200/23%20Sep,%202022%20Swamp%20Wallaby%20-%20%20Kroombit%20Tops.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQwFqxxwbdBtDm6fRnmFN2Mr-YtzZxOQ0TX0Vy8WPZpMgVSyvIfhAtBVcUqBtgYIg7TxR75hInWeXsAGO58CtejNFy34VpeizsxWNIYnWZJksJLGcTIaHD0bemUUGIk4EpIplpvuyqs-paxRnIXuzMhtq7_-vbfK1-Uc2FL0Hn2vn4CsGLDN6qEpx1/w480-h640/23%20Sep,%202022%20Swamp%20Wallaby%20-%20%20Kroombit%20Tops.jpg" /></span></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="text-align: start;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Swamp Wallaby</span></b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">New birds for the trip list were Glossy-black Cockatoo, White-browed Scrubwren, Rufous Fantail, Black-faced Monarch and Paradise Riflebird.</span></span></p><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA8sjOpJ6VJKfl1Er-tYXBBMLSvPu57QDCWTjBKNRLNfIHdZDusJ3QPuVPmjYTPeyktaIxtmJ8f0a6J3KH7uvSoeYDcOBu5jN0p4agW-x5JX4EjOMCeur_SG8xLDEE8VeA3d1zQKDHPZgix7vo0j0P4CNRhR8EHbXJOvsl92Go7w791tcJWOVy4Ia0/s1200/23%20Sep,%202022%20White-browed%20Scrubwren%20-%20%20Kroombit%20Tops.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="689" data-original-width="1200" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA8sjOpJ6VJKfl1Er-tYXBBMLSvPu57QDCWTjBKNRLNfIHdZDusJ3QPuVPmjYTPeyktaIxtmJ8f0a6J3KH7uvSoeYDcOBu5jN0p4agW-x5JX4EjOMCeur_SG8xLDEE8VeA3d1zQKDHPZgix7vo0j0P4CNRhR8EHbXJOvsl92Go7w791tcJWOVy4Ia0/w640-h368/23%20Sep,%202022%20White-browed%20Scrubwren%20-%20%20Kroombit%20Tops.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><b>White-browed Scrubwren</b></span><br /></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Back to camp for breakfast and to get organised for a trip to The Wall day use area. The drive to his area was along a dirt road that had rocky steep sections in places especially the last section down to the parking area, which also had a large washout. Some of the group took the walk to a crashed <a href="https://www.outbackqueensland.com.au/attractions/1945-crash-site-of-beautiful-betsy-kroombit-tops/">WWII bomber site</a> but we choose to do some birding along the return track. Highlight here was three Yellow-tufted Honeyeater, which was the only new trip tick here. We did come across this Ladybird Beetle along the track.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1086" data-original-width="1200" height="580" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqCOHBV5kQYYJ3hvfdfNGqjLVAI-QATt9HXHOXXqmYchkZiyZb0VCDPUj3Soiw2BCvCftco_SMBs8QSKGj4cnUCvr49huaPJFI3E9QYUsW7R9bhJ2wA5XRePfLVhEqDMew95tnsdeHpVWrc_TVln-c2NnGSDPmGrT4tnUkfPtZII0i7DkoK2vWTSnK/w640-h580/24%20Sep,%202022%20Ladybird%20Beetle%20Coccinella%20transversalis%20-%20%20Kroombit%20Tops.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Ladybird Beetle <i>Coccinella transversalis</i></span></b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Back at the car park everyone bar a few were heading back to camp on the four wheel drive one way return track. We set off with two other vehicles to negotiate the steep rock track with a few washouts and plenty of driving skills required. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhBaK30M2bc05Kuq3wsV9vgrl3ZlRN5ZVezFYtPPCil5YLE_y3iWqGQ9q2U2Anpi7LFzjgjSimmyabipAerSHmDdyqyIFywEUO5EkF_NPV7ZUUVXyNmgxlugomSvuof-_d8vKztDXqt4T5Kf7uf-PRV6eZpbnkRZvrlkipkyQglOEch4qUrwhf_oFq/s1200/09%20Oct,%202022%20%204WD%20Track%20Vehicles.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhBaK30M2bc05Kuq3wsV9vgrl3ZlRN5ZVezFYtPPCil5YLE_y3iWqGQ9q2U2Anpi7LFzjgjSimmyabipAerSHmDdyqyIFywEUO5EkF_NPV7ZUUVXyNmgxlugomSvuof-_d8vKztDXqt4T5Kf7uf-PRV6eZpbnkRZvrlkipkyQglOEch4qUrwhf_oFq/w480-h640/09%20Oct,%202022%20%204WD%20Track%20Vehicles.jpg" width="480" /></span></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">4WD Track</span></b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Part way along his track we came across a cleared area which allowed great views over the countryside.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnbHFzzmwTdRT6csSY9VmvJQjPKdwqKyMyLiyQnhh0iA4h_ydwQCBT05VNMdaFqyrCM3czsobhBcpJroJsykbG8o1DYvOQBvCQh-wKHlRNv7c8tx5IhveTdZrIhXCGOm9CibWvlM9vnA71L5birF8U8bgKn4vHO3vQSxjzsgMu-Mt00PEbRXn91LaT/s1200/09%20Oct,%202022%20%204WD%20Track%20View.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnbHFzzmwTdRT6csSY9VmvJQjPKdwqKyMyLiyQnhh0iA4h_ydwQCBT05VNMdaFqyrCM3czsobhBcpJroJsykbG8o1DYvOQBvCQh-wKHlRNv7c8tx5IhveTdZrIhXCGOm9CibWvlM9vnA71L5birF8U8bgKn4vHO3vQSxjzsgMu-Mt00PEbRXn91LaT/w480-h640/09%20Oct,%202022%20%204WD%20Track%20View.jpg" width="480" /></span></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">View from 4WD Track</span></b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span>Made it back to camp for a late lunch. Lazy afternoon watching suspension bushes being replaced in one of the T-vans and Jason, from <a href="https://horizoncampers.com.au/">Horizon Campers</a> our Townsville dealer came over to sort out a few minor problems. </span></span><span>We sat around the camp fire t</span><span>elling tall tales </span><span>for most of the evening! </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPcZd66xm_sqN4DpIXR55ZE9ZxPvavJ0zktHeWukhu2BF0Vxd-PAVRg1V_IpaB7-a7zpiGkrYzqmqViaYsFQZQ9gBX-VNEytm0RMTiB-7y2fsjHNkIb_r40xuH-PmprUesHWfQWITVkAsplsBuXL9e7vCdY96QuWdgELcfUumYhUyeFAaq3jqaQ4za/s1200/Camp%20Fire%20%20Gathering.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="845" data-original-width="1200" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPcZd66xm_sqN4DpIXR55ZE9ZxPvavJ0zktHeWukhu2BF0Vxd-PAVRg1V_IpaB7-a7zpiGkrYzqmqViaYsFQZQ9gBX-VNEytm0RMTiB-7y2fsjHNkIb_r40xuH-PmprUesHWfQWITVkAsplsBuXL9e7vCdY96QuWdgELcfUumYhUyeFAaq3jqaQ4za/w640-h450/Camp%20Fire%20%20Gathering.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Camp Fire Gathering</span></b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>25/9/2022</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>No rush this morning so we had a few conversations with people who were leaving this morning. Then a cooked breakfast scrambled egg on toast with mushrooms, yum. Then drove off to the Lookout, where we had morning coffee. Checked the area for birds and had a glimpse of a couple of birds which, at first glimpse looked like Black-throated Finch with black bib and fawn/chestnut body. This area is well out of their known range, but I could not find any other bird that fitted the description. It will be a mystery but worth keeping it in mind for any other birders that go to the area. </span><span>A few Dragonfly/Damselfly species were around, Scarlet Percher, male and female, plus a male Eastern Billabongfly. </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi8m9l-hYUAQHSW-UR2IOyFPmdHrt0MO42jgs0Aeoi6h-gp9hAtTqK8GG0rq_pz9KMeCLr5_U83XDTjv2iDgyAnKL6OgWRJy3TFyn3xEHkRMwcix2L5z19EVHgAIEFhUEW0zqDVVdDNdoP38lIP8Zmgy_TjAbIsndS3xY2nEtxcEEtNBAD-2c_DbV0/s1200/24%20Sep,%202022%20%20Blue%20Skimmer%20-%20female.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1098" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi8m9l-hYUAQHSW-UR2IOyFPmdHrt0MO42jgs0Aeoi6h-gp9hAtTqK8GG0rq_pz9KMeCLr5_U83XDTjv2iDgyAnKL6OgWRJy3TFyn3xEHkRMwcix2L5z19EVHgAIEFhUEW0zqDVVdDNdoP38lIP8Zmgy_TjAbIsndS3xY2nEtxcEEtNBAD-2c_DbV0/w586-h640/24%20Sep,%202022%20%20Blue%20Skimmer%20-%20female.jpg" width="586" /></span></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>Scarlet Percher - </span>female</span></b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxhCx9hMRkieQPOg5KQ8khZm7oC2eg1Jtv43v7mM-KLFMDIQ9s0cmynpcJGcEv47OL6BC11vRc6VFBpHeWBSMl692Yr3v2xanoEOSIdw04fKmtRnOmatARz9toXrKDr9qGyCbT6wGxYxkDD09sz6BxaYQflyNKos3B8f3k9uX8HDkC70x1cnMAx2mq/s1200/24%20Sep,%202022%20%20Wandering%20Glider.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="826" data-original-width="1200" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxhCx9hMRkieQPOg5KQ8khZm7oC2eg1Jtv43v7mM-KLFMDIQ9s0cmynpcJGcEv47OL6BC11vRc6VFBpHeWBSMl692Yr3v2xanoEOSIdw04fKmtRnOmatARz9toXrKDr9qGyCbT6wGxYxkDD09sz6BxaYQflyNKos3B8f3k9uX8HDkC70x1cnMAx2mq/w640-h440/24%20Sep,%202022%20%20Wandering%20Glider.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>Scarlet Percher - </span>Male</span></b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOKanauO89ei5HS9HqzrbHSUa6Kd4sqpQAmLCasJo8l1Fp5p0xGwdNfFmUwrGq30RoT0mOgoGu17Vv3-1h96VtYP9Pe2vnq271Tp06leutwRsOcDd9Geh4eUII9ByZDKwuWShG75QDcApHabsB80HjS85_hNi-3kZ3AZJNUs_9Je-_h8zvEEzpcteG/s1200/24%20Sep,%202022%20%20Southern%20White-tip.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="613" data-original-width="1200" height="326" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOKanauO89ei5HS9HqzrbHSUa6Kd4sqpQAmLCasJo8l1Fp5p0xGwdNfFmUwrGq30RoT0mOgoGu17Vv3-1h96VtYP9Pe2vnq271Tp06leutwRsOcDd9Geh4eUII9ByZDKwuWShG75QDcApHabsB80HjS85_hNi-3kZ3AZJNUs_9Je-_h8zvEEzpcteG/w640-h326/24%20Sep,%202022%20%20Southern%20White-tip.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"> Eastern Billabongfly - <span style="font-size: small;">male </span><br /></span></b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span style="font-size: medium;">Then had a walk along the track leading back to the Griffith Campground, had 16 species but nothing new. Found an interesting spider on the track, a White-spotted Swift Spider, which was not so swift and had a few photos taken of it. </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1017" data-original-width="1200" height="542" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDVmW1peUElCSdr8MNT08jCbv3L5jnF2mLspzONrtjzpIcHOZuvSFuWInxTn_ZXujs_tTDUVlP6a_Ctqa0cls2Dapvihc7KX1Vl9PpuJGT1iiR2__QEIlRkwxD_wUynK4DNWPj_1IrFL9_VypiUwAp9mnr-Xaf6TIkaH-IqFRbkOk_pDjDlYAa_Cwx/w640-h542/25%20Sep,%202022%20White-spotted%20Swift%20Spider%20-%20%20Kroombit%20Tops.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium; text-align: justify;"><b>White-spotted Swift Spider</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>Met some of our group who had walked from the Griffith Campground and returned to The Lookout car park. Back to camp for lunch and later pre-dinner nibbles at our camp fire. When the frogs started to call as it got dark we went down to the creek to record them. Recorded Tusked Frog <i>Adelotus brevis</i>, Dusky Toadlet <i>Uperoleia fusca, </i>Striped Marsh Frog <i>Limnodynastes peronii</i>, Great Barred Frog </span><i>Mixophyes fasciolatus </i><span>and Copper-backed Toadlet <i>Pseudophryne raveni.</i> Frog identifications confirmed by <a href="https://www.frogid.net.au/about-frogid">Australian Museum Frog ID team</a> as part of their citizen science project.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Nyt0pTnpaZkGyPuud2jM1RBm4MFJgIKgiDgp7mAXbLu9O5a2usKT1vej_P_Ze7KaPQY4ANUQ97l4Y5UUnDw8ZbtIeA2XI0IscEEyXLqIoz6mPVxq6pFYnG6s3BBLHRfJpzs-267V1eNDbA8ikwBdTDAaM49jY9Y9OU9BJ-Df7Ky_8tGYN9VX7sG-/s1200/Striped%20Marsh%20Frog.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="832" data-original-width="1200" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Nyt0pTnpaZkGyPuud2jM1RBm4MFJgIKgiDgp7mAXbLu9O5a2usKT1vej_P_Ze7KaPQY4ANUQ97l4Y5UUnDw8ZbtIeA2XI0IscEEyXLqIoz6mPVxq6pFYnG6s3BBLHRfJpzs-267V1eNDbA8ikwBdTDAaM49jY9Y9OU9BJ-Df7Ky_8tGYN9VX7sG-/w640-h444/Striped%20Marsh%20Frog.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Striped Marsh Frog</span></b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Later spotlighted around the camp finding three Short-eared Brushtail Possum along with 2 Southern Boobook.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi19qv9s5AaoDrjx1G_Y3zbzUZPvT42svA9l0389Yqj9M-h5MuKX-NKIupSpAZYA7vyaV6dpkoesziPtIPWOmeADQJw1P8FRt9L-p0w4Q93qauYeo1CXTbOydNaOlo_Y3ihZq8OStJ8r8ygZZH5PxuzBuhJ4bo5PQPNEBfu_LsB1pxNmtiaMUlUOf88/s1200/Southern%20Bookbook.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1107" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi19qv9s5AaoDrjx1G_Y3zbzUZPvT42svA9l0389Yqj9M-h5MuKX-NKIupSpAZYA7vyaV6dpkoesziPtIPWOmeADQJw1P8FRt9L-p0w4Q93qauYeo1CXTbOydNaOlo_Y3ihZq8OStJ8r8ygZZH5PxuzBuhJ4bo5PQPNEBfu_LsB1pxNmtiaMUlUOf88/w590-h640/Southern%20Bookbook.jpg" width="590" /></span></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Southern Boobook</span></b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Spent the evening around the camp fire with the rest of our group again. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>26/9/2022</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">8°C this morning as we started to pack up and say goodbye to everyone after enjoying the long weekend with lots of interesting T-van/T4 people. Took it easy down the steep descent and again stopped at the 25km road junction for morning coffee. Reached the main road and turned left towards Biloela encountering the roadworks with their traffic lights along the way to slow us down. Turned off before we reached Biloela and cut across country to join the Leichardt Highway before turning onto the Capricorn Highway. Stopped at Dululu for lunch before going to Duaringa for our overnight stop at <a href="https://www.qldtourism.com/attractions/activities/act/duaringa/mackenzie-park/21578">Mackenzie Park</a>, a free camp with donation box. We had been warned about a colony of Flying Fox bats, which came into camp overnight but luckily for us they had moved across the road. Hot showers are provided and we took advantage of them in the afternoon. Late afternoon flocks of noisy Little Corella, Sulphur-crested Cockatoo and Torresian Crow came in to roost near the bat colony. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR5LJVg9Ef0lyF9b69EsfKG94vVw9P_1PeaZvBNpJSjcIyOAS5-tUQkTjiLfRv7xPjSny39DpYfauOey8Gx0KI5aNUm3nbPraEPInmZ_8tirofKyusmC6ORuNo5NUfRtTmVP0mV00fY_Qr7QJuJeqVa7kMnQre4An1szTgMoKdwCBLYFa1mMPL-M-D/s1200/Sulphur-crested%20Cockatoo.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="946" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR5LJVg9Ef0lyF9b69EsfKG94vVw9P_1PeaZvBNpJSjcIyOAS5-tUQkTjiLfRv7xPjSny39DpYfauOey8Gx0KI5aNUm3nbPraEPInmZ_8tirofKyusmC6ORuNo5NUfRtTmVP0mV00fY_Qr7QJuJeqVa7kMnQre4An1szTgMoKdwCBLYFa1mMPL-M-D/w504-h640/Sulphur-crested%20Cockatoo.jpg" width="504" /></span></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Sulphur-crested Cockatoo</span></b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Other noises came from dogs, trains and trucks but this eventually quietened down. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>27/9/2022 </b></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Up early to make a quick getaway before 8.00am heading along a busy road to Emerald 160m away. Passed through Dingo and Blackwater with the Blackdown Tableland the main feature to our left. Main industry along here is coal with mines, coal trains and trucks along the way. Arrived in Emerald in time for morning coffee and some food shopping before filling the Prado ($2.04C lt.). I drove out of town before Lindsay took over and drove to Clermont, where we had lunch beside Hoods Lagoon. Disappointingly the lagoon was covered in Salvinia, an introduced weed. We found out from a local that the shire council was going to remove it in the coming weeks. Despite the weed there were a surprising number of birds around the area, 28 recorded including Australasian Swamphen.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzdktmExuvo4N0gPjnvMpbBTC6CfedkQP8dwofkHz9VFR3InTzSy6_wogKnRxo38xqLpuwbFIU4AQNFNIjfgi8s4RMAEkNMbXrSVG1BgLm3zq4xnBALLwM9I7dtrqYvP7jygEJESDNBTWHIL5UpmKpW4U2ymwmzt-ovP44Xy5GjmVhXA1jIPtGElu3/s1200/Australasian%20Swamphen.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1105" data-original-width="1200" height="590" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzdktmExuvo4N0gPjnvMpbBTC6CfedkQP8dwofkHz9VFR3InTzSy6_wogKnRxo38xqLpuwbFIU4AQNFNIjfgi8s4RMAEkNMbXrSVG1BgLm3zq4xnBALLwM9I7dtrqYvP7jygEJESDNBTWHIL5UpmKpW4U2ymwmzt-ovP44Xy5GjmVhXA1jIPtGElu3/w640-h590/Australasian%20Swamphen.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium; text-align: justify;"><b>Australasian Swamphen</b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">From Clermont we headed north on the Charters Towers road stopping at a rest area, which was covered in rubbish and inoperable toilets, glad to leave that behind. Made it to Twin Hills, our camp for the night beside the lagoon.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4GA_pKW8laFKp1sV6fmjN1tnv-FTNMlkqO-ZA0-8KTqUWyPo_VCBu1-TVE2jEn6nnYASkG4WBozMjvrHunLL8LlxAbwlJIWLusuGRoeefhIc9zcU3AVKIJl72M4YxEEiP83f01vdPfk310M8rJr3mWtjY5L7IaaHcPtB45sX9I0RUBo_AITo_RkrN/s1200/27%20Sep,%202022%20%20Twin%20Hills%20Lagoon.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="781" data-original-width="1200" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4GA_pKW8laFKp1sV6fmjN1tnv-FTNMlkqO-ZA0-8KTqUWyPo_VCBu1-TVE2jEn6nnYASkG4WBozMjvrHunLL8LlxAbwlJIWLusuGRoeefhIc9zcU3AVKIJl72M4YxEEiP83f01vdPfk310M8rJr3mWtjY5L7IaaHcPtB45sX9I0RUBo_AITo_RkrN/w640-h416/27%20Sep,%202022%20%20Twin%20Hills%20Lagoon.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium; text-align: justify;"><b>Twin Hills Lagoon</b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Plenty of birds on the lagoon including Black Swan, Great-crested Grebe, Black-winged Stilt and Australian Pelican. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMGVCRl0GRuzbJhKEElWmYIh3AlXF4w9mXQ3yozgaMOEFL3iF9VyrX7rc0hQwRSdgmP_-qn0o0Tw-KxQD3yO7CwAkfVwRhfDdX_aWLjrCCiqs9saJAHwGyQVcntb4JSkW65Vw5sZaJy7ZxZQOLbzz3VHYBonWCfmttTQIYtdeW-wbDT1JIfkVHp-C4/s1200/White-headed%20Stilt.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="931" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMGVCRl0GRuzbJhKEElWmYIh3AlXF4w9mXQ3yozgaMOEFL3iF9VyrX7rc0hQwRSdgmP_-qn0o0Tw-KxQD3yO7CwAkfVwRhfDdX_aWLjrCCiqs9saJAHwGyQVcntb4JSkW65Vw5sZaJy7ZxZQOLbzz3VHYBonWCfmttTQIYtdeW-wbDT1JIfkVHp-C4/w496-h640/White-headed%20Stilt.jpg" width="496" /></span></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Black-winged Stilt</span></b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>As the sun set over the lagoon we could hear distant thunder, which did not come too close but the lightning gave us </span><span>a good light display for our evenings entertainment.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMmHkuZFnkqLZLQqYM9LOFxc6Gvd7WdnDZmqZM521wYzNoeOMTRz8s4HDH8nA5JwcZSmMyebVHV2LiaHeqCYdRdv4r7dJ5B2J48dYSt5qxJdMRxqrosqBz5yvXC0BAZ28zICzheQDZLDbll93MK6D83Nm1-O6i1rLmtvOZRoaUnO5iyGiXrQ4aWw2g/s1200/27%20Sep,%202022%20Twin%20Hills%20Dam%20Road.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMmHkuZFnkqLZLQqYM9LOFxc6Gvd7WdnDZmqZM521wYzNoeOMTRz8s4HDH8nA5JwcZSmMyebVHV2LiaHeqCYdRdv4r7dJ5B2J48dYSt5qxJdMRxqrosqBz5yvXC0BAZ28zICzheQDZLDbll93MK6D83Nm1-O6i1rLmtvOZRoaUnO5iyGiXrQ4aWw2g/w640-h480/27%20Sep,%202022%20Twin%20Hills%20Dam%20Road.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></span></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>28/9/2022</b> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">1°C this morning, we must be heading north! Surveyed the lagoon before breakfast and had this Wandering Percher on the fence. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicnpLSTheImgYSRdL52URwakHbcKVzp__kX0GqfiaO2ni5CPG8XmT28NvKn0-kYauonCat3c3EkQsgHCQoZ_y2tjDwclqaSrJQlUYvjVf_5tM0skpZ7tlNiedSDCQiVyEkjOnzO3RF2NZ_BKg9oe6PNaHy1yeSLz6aju7u54BwHjCeOD67TsfJQZ48/s1200/27%20Sep,%202022%20Wandering%20Percher%20-%20Twin%20Hills%20Dam%20Caravan%20Park.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="873" data-original-width="1200" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicnpLSTheImgYSRdL52URwakHbcKVzp__kX0GqfiaO2ni5CPG8XmT28NvKn0-kYauonCat3c3EkQsgHCQoZ_y2tjDwclqaSrJQlUYvjVf_5tM0skpZ7tlNiedSDCQiVyEkjOnzO3RF2NZ_BKg9oe6PNaHy1yeSLz6aju7u54BwHjCeOD67TsfJQZ48/w640-h466/27%20Sep,%202022%20Wandering%20Percher%20-%20Twin%20Hills%20Dam%20Caravan%20Park.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium; text-align: justify;"><b>Wandering Percher</b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Back on the Clermont - Charters Towers road we headed north passing Belyando Crossing and stopped for a coffee at Blackwood National Park rest area. Took a short walk here and added Red-backed Fairy-wren to our trip list. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW0u1MtFXtFDM_RTjtE-w_ngs6hc442i8_ez6OEQZQvbheH-P1JNBa1NVvB8QmVlWjHCueEYqXni0pb9IWMAhUstzxlLUE_SYCPNfcCN7f6LRuHaRZvkZMVdKNYQkpm9sXA2V0rRNl0XCSAZShDFOqimxE2xV29LQq9ZtRsYkX2JvxTZqZzfxMPWk-/s1200/Red-backed%20Fairy-wren.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1194" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW0u1MtFXtFDM_RTjtE-w_ngs6hc442i8_ez6OEQZQvbheH-P1JNBa1NVvB8QmVlWjHCueEYqXni0pb9IWMAhUstzxlLUE_SYCPNfcCN7f6LRuHaRZvkZMVdKNYQkpm9sXA2V0rRNl0XCSAZShDFOqimxE2xV29LQq9ZtRsYkX2JvxTZqZzfxMPWk-/w636-h640/Red-backed%20Fairy-wren.jpg" width="636" /></span></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Red-backed Fairy-wren</span></b></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Also had a Golden Orb-weaver spider.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhsMWFtAiy17mbDjty_3FvcDr3daNYRul6qXwHyBthkxa29H2Ca6H-VWsA9F9k--MsqCi98vBg04-IL38k98ivqyW_sQtrQVCQEB8uozq2LiUdN2WHJdar3tHv7M-XFOtIt49lHZAtp80lsluGRoKdJ3LTQNQFFw-3ggv5cbDh3XMbUAxOu5xuyLqz/w640-h480/27%20Sep,%202022%20Orb%20Weaver%20spider%20-%20%20Blackwood%20NP..jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></span></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Orb-weaver spider</span></b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Drove a short distance before Lindsay took over to Charters Towers. We encountered a few wide loads along this section of road with police escorts waving us off the road, which was not always easy as some places had steep drop offs at the edges. Most of the loads were mining equipment 7m wide!</span></span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXHzpn-4UsqBHS8YCGxOLyOX_ZODdPhgW60_pq610YTU-Isx0CtKPVVb8e-35mN8iM6JrvPNpI1a_4NamHtiuu5LbjSyD1EpNhGE22bbgPbmJGlBlzBdHOF-zfw5kOpX278IjB-XMEN_jEdtC-UCr_BDCducbKc9RMkcWDj6Q0ng8s11_jwEBzejjC/s1200/28%20Sep,%202022%20%20Wide%20Load%202.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1109" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXHzpn-4UsqBHS8YCGxOLyOX_ZODdPhgW60_pq610YTU-Isx0CtKPVVb8e-35mN8iM6JrvPNpI1a_4NamHtiuu5LbjSyD1EpNhGE22bbgPbmJGlBlzBdHOF-zfw5kOpX278IjB-XMEN_jEdtC-UCr_BDCducbKc9RMkcWDj6Q0ng8s11_jwEBzejjC/w592-h640/28%20Sep,%202022%20%20Wide%20Load%202.jpg" width="592" /></span></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Wide Loads</span></b></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We arrived in Charters Towers to stop at our favourite lunch venue, <a href="https://www.visitcharterstowers.com.au/brownson-park">Brownson Park</a>. Easy stopping place with toilets and an undercover eating area with tables and chairs. There is also a playground if you have children. Then fuelled up the Prado ($1.95 lt for diesel) and took a detour through the town to admire the architecture along the main street. Left town on the Greenvale Road and crossed over Fletchers Creek before arriving at our overnight stop <a href="https://wikicamps.com.au/site/Queensland/Campground/Wenarwee+Camp+Ground/367280">Wenarwee Camp Ground</a>. We had a site alongside the Burdekin River, which was very peaceful apart from the wind and Cicadas. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8-IwPz1H4JTxUF6Us0w7jDYHnl0SWjjGFLUnpE_XDN9NxHcNUs8GzMlanohOFUfo0WvI23Ogb1IPuqjIoGF6vNR0PlYJlJopFDM2AnEcrvF8TBorJt9uUV2EgrAC6M3NHqW1X_V252ZiIsLJ-gZzd7wQrwRvpIhBsNCgi_OyysD6hG_jksh2PLpBf/s1200/28%20Sep,%202022%20%20Camp%20by%20Burdekin%20River.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="891" data-original-width="1200" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8-IwPz1H4JTxUF6Us0w7jDYHnl0SWjjGFLUnpE_XDN9NxHcNUs8GzMlanohOFUfo0WvI23Ogb1IPuqjIoGF6vNR0PlYJlJopFDM2AnEcrvF8TBorJt9uUV2EgrAC6M3NHqW1X_V252ZiIsLJ-gZzd7wQrwRvpIhBsNCgi_OyysD6hG_jksh2PLpBf/w640-h476/28%20Sep,%202022%20%20Camp%20by%20Burdekin%20River.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Campsite Beside Burdekin River</span></b></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We heard Common Koel and saw a lone Dollarbird, new trip ticks.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4M4gHn8R8DpLAKtRLFpvIZps1HU8HIUmcNrz4AN7pCWCvJSumDbQg1_q1IRBNzccG0o5Xw17xvi0YHSpkmMnBA9iZJ7cgyoEUzVQgG7FDepFKUilvXhefpsszMPuZfr6bjF5cKA9RtMp6589PIC5UX3GLzdYLh0UxCt98t3zdvBIOiUVxCAqzQbAC/s1200/Dollarbird.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="975" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4M4gHn8R8DpLAKtRLFpvIZps1HU8HIUmcNrz4AN7pCWCvJSumDbQg1_q1IRBNzccG0o5Xw17xvi0YHSpkmMnBA9iZJ7cgyoEUzVQgG7FDepFKUilvXhefpsszMPuZfr6bjF5cKA9RtMp6589PIC5UX3GLzdYLh0UxCt98t3zdvBIOiUVxCAqzQbAC/w520-h640/Dollarbird.jpg" width="520" /></span></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Dollarbird</span></b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">29/9/2022</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>Rain </span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>overnight, quite heavy at times, eventually stopped in the morning long enough for us to pack up and leave. We did not get far as the steep climb up from the riverside camp was muddy and very slippery, too much for the Prado to drag up the T-van. A fellow camper though he could tow us out with his Ford Ranger but he could not get up the slope without a trailer! So we had to get the owner with his tractor to pull us up the hill.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM8vqNMGKhwLfaEqBLsd85SPfgA6qTm1IoMDG8I2tXVXorIullPmzfl9xQ3BTuh3cefNiKGHXOjU7XgGwX4LS98bjlwp8AxW4r5937zGDEPhpmjhcC4vUZ9WWamN9PPeaxwYGTbasF5yAiE8nj0y27idbKwNAyWUy3CkXqc0TLb7VGCQPXa796eT8w/s1200/28%20Sep,%202022%20%20Tractor%20Tow.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM8vqNMGKhwLfaEqBLsd85SPfgA6qTm1IoMDG8I2tXVXorIullPmzfl9xQ3BTuh3cefNiKGHXOjU7XgGwX4LS98bjlwp8AxW4r5937zGDEPhpmjhcC4vUZ9WWamN9PPeaxwYGTbasF5yAiE8nj0y27idbKwNAyWUy3CkXqc0TLb7VGCQPXa796eT8w/w480-h640/28%20Sep,%202022%20%20Tractor%20Tow.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Back on Flat Ground After Tow!</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><span><span><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>Then we were on our way again after an hours delay, not what we planned. Back on the Gregory Highway we stopped opposite the Bluewater Springs Roadhouse for our coffee. Then onto Greenvale and Conjuboy to join up with the Kennedy Development Road, where we found a gravel pit to pull into for lunch. Continued north and passed the <a href="https://parks.des.qld.gov.au/parks/forty-mile-scrub">40 Mile Scrub National Park</a> to arrive at our overnight destination, <a href="https://www.athertontablelands.com.au/travel-directory/pinnarendi-station-stay/">Pinnarendi Station Stay</a>. Here we met Nadine who runs the station with her husband Ronnie. We have been here at least half a dozen times and surveyed the property to record the bird life, It is one of our favourite stays. Nadine is always welcoming and we quickly settled in and set up for the night. They have the Brick Oven Café, which delivers excellent evening meals as well as breakfast and lunch. We arrived on the day of Barramundi night so we booked a table. Ronnie loves sourdough, be it bread or pizza base, which makes for fantastic Pizzas! He also loves to smoke meat - all different types and cuts of meat, he reckons it's hard to go past a good set of salt & pepper ribs! Nadine loves to bake delicious cheesecakes, homemade biscuits, pickles and jams. They also make scrumptious breakfasts and lunches, that are flavour some and nutritious. In the evening we met another couple and we had our Barramundi meal together, fantastic food and good company- restaurant quality in the bush. Back at camp we found this gigantic Huntsman spider on the Prado, so moved it to a nearby tree, it was at least 140-160mm leg span. Definitely the biggest one we have seen.</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1159" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ2n23ZVzNw_a9OtYAD3q73SY0UzBhd5FyE46siT8_DQZJqfqB07eXd1vwipZmWX9rOzeVj-RvyW915wFGrOBSelpzgdeXsEMnVHP3JRrWOjvJXiy2XH7Ov3mistdqMuKu29K9gZn-Ybrjl16jwhboClONyCjMdKiOwzx1_y1h2iLUA2tgN6TP-qks/w618-h640/29%20Sep,%202022%20Huntsman%20spider%20-%20%20Pinnarendi%20St..jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="618" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Huntsman Spider</span></b></span></td></tr></tbody></table></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">30/9/2022</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>Up early to pack away for the last time on our trip. Back onto the Kennedy Development Road we drove a familiar road through Mt. Garnet and Ravenshoe to arrive at <a href="https://parks.des.qld.gov.au/parks/mount-hypipamee">Mt. Hypipamee National Park</a> (The Crater) for morning coffee. Whilst in the car parking area we met a few people we knew who like us were here to check out a pair of nesting Peregrine Falcon at the crater. Walked down to the crater to find more birdwatchers observing and photographing the chicks (chicks known as Eyas) </span><span>in the nest.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><br /></span></span></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIvVKgQlpQ6vUwHB_t7Z-TBIPslpK1pS6UQUxlpKvffQWgulRgOqSG02Nvr008czAEjErbIsvHr8iw9clijsmajFGCCaDejnNOOUTdl7rfBI559V8htUdR9bCVBw7l5P1Q8e5cp_EcQ-0_3M8kENvAYF1YY0T04XJvjprcm2ofzaiXD2oUmXpdkoIH/s1200/30%20Sep,%202022%20Peregrine%20Falcon%20chicks%20-%20Mt.%20Hypipamee.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1126" data-original-width="1200" height="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIvVKgQlpQ6vUwHB_t7Z-TBIPslpK1pS6UQUxlpKvffQWgulRgOqSG02Nvr008czAEjErbIsvHr8iw9clijsmajFGCCaDejnNOOUTdl7rfBI559V8htUdR9bCVBw7l5P1Q8e5cp_EcQ-0_3M8kENvAYF1YY0T04XJvjprcm2ofzaiXD2oUmXpdkoIH/w640-h600/30%20Sep,%202022%20Peregrine%20Falcon%20chicks%20-%20Mt.%20Hypipamee.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium; text-align: justify;"><b><span>Peregrine Falcon - </span>chicks</b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Another friend arrived with a <a href="https://www.rockjumperbirding.com/">Rockjumper Birdwatching Tour Group</a>, mainly Americans with a few British. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMFL7wi4VgUV7RMxD49sMDxrBY1ALqOv8QBX1pZFfNqc9HQk51kVpD01_1uG_ZLYsZKUjxIdxWtmD8gkqPpb6i2IluEkvXNdE9FdXPevY6wE9Ye11F6O5D_5uX-MrMO57zSUSPhXVocrE8_8LtqCOlBv2w9ZrKVJOeBOzcNRfhVV-cQ63wpepw-iwi/s1200/30%20Sep,%202022%20%20Tour%20Group.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMFL7wi4VgUV7RMxD49sMDxrBY1ALqOv8QBX1pZFfNqc9HQk51kVpD01_1uG_ZLYsZKUjxIdxWtmD8gkqPpb6i2IluEkvXNdE9FdXPevY6wE9Ye11F6O5D_5uX-MrMO57zSUSPhXVocrE8_8LtqCOlBv2w9ZrKVJOeBOzcNRfhVV-cQ63wpepw-iwi/w640-h480/30%20Sep,%202022%20%20Tour%20Group.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">All Eyes on the Peregrine Falcon</span></b></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">After this excitement we stopped in Mareeba for lunch and shopping. Then back home to Julatten via the Mount Molloy Post Office to pick up Lindsay’s Swarovski binoculars that had been back to Austria for repair, I also got a new Led Lenser headlamp to replace the one I had returned in Alice Springs - so now I have two new headlamps! We arrived home after travelling 9,634Km in 9 weeks.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://tropicaltails.blogspot.com/2022/11/julatten-28th-july-to-newhaven-wildlife.html">Part 1</a> <a href="https://tropicaltails.blogspot.com/2022/11/newhaven-wildlife-sanctuary-22nd-august.html"> Part 2</a></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></div>Keith and Lindsay Fisherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09458044489867275514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2657744681453201717.post-20406553456758547602022-01-14T15:20:00.004+10:002022-05-05T17:00:00.552+10:00<p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> A Week in our Garden January 3rd - 9th 2022</span></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">It is amazing what is in our gardens if you start looking. We decided to document everything we saw in our 2.5ha garden for a week and photograph it if possible. The most obvious is the ever present birdlife. Over the years we have recorded 158 species, this week we recorded 52 species (List at end of blog). Of note were White-headed Pigeon, Pale-vented Bush-hen, Buff-breasted Paradise-Kingfisher and Noisy Pitta.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhdF9ibtX0mbAUZqL9OMy6ieb7KpDROl3CFlbGIppOQqhe-Luh7p86_EJkuY4j50rWEIvYXoorYyHV1ANjVaqOEDqFPLjca5gl_SzSyKJfvvc5Zm-TdaYLxk1w5j4YkbGtev8HjH2fCbPMIRvpRUbu6BTcdoze3LMXq7w0s3hIwZT9GUvSFCsSX8ofI=s1000" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="904" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhdF9ibtX0mbAUZqL9OMy6ieb7KpDROl3CFlbGIppOQqhe-Luh7p86_EJkuY4j50rWEIvYXoorYyHV1ANjVaqOEDqFPLjca5gl_SzSyKJfvvc5Zm-TdaYLxk1w5j4YkbGtev8HjH2fCbPMIRvpRUbu6BTcdoze3LMXq7w0s3hIwZT9GUvSFCsSX8ofI=w578-h640" width="578" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">White-headed Pigeon</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjy13vr92ai9AJswz8uS5Cc2Tit8yNL3GbL-AgdKFmxgZ2uZC9NO0Nzeh8xyufnxkhuLv__VMWb8iMLhk5Muu38aVMT8BQ0SHC3nOMLCBoeGYJUgoI7l2_4iccBMwAWuDcaqFFkOLNQFxY13Xdb2sbryOcAyqX-BG_roOzai2om8pxB3ScUKxlqIzg5=s1000" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="883" data-original-width="1000" height="566" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjy13vr92ai9AJswz8uS5Cc2Tit8yNL3GbL-AgdKFmxgZ2uZC9NO0Nzeh8xyufnxkhuLv__VMWb8iMLhk5Muu38aVMT8BQ0SHC3nOMLCBoeGYJUgoI7l2_4iccBMwAWuDcaqFFkOLNQFxY13Xdb2sbryOcAyqX-BG_roOzai2om8pxB3ScUKxlqIzg5=w640-h566" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Pale-vented Bush-hen</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjsVtaS_In970dAzt0XuBGMKoDmqMaN8zIQJuqijAlSFRs6vSgMqsjd7gSSg5FUyUdJ1dgI1cx0DWulUtB_PKfNP8NXPr08afwI4jVBbO2BU-ED2xsGkkEjZwzA-1bEuF1-zQNgocnfRJpY-TipOY-c7G_RVp0f6W9Kz8MReVYNYxegZ66SAGnoUgqD=s1000" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="834" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjsVtaS_In970dAzt0XuBGMKoDmqMaN8zIQJuqijAlSFRs6vSgMqsjd7gSSg5FUyUdJ1dgI1cx0DWulUtB_PKfNP8NXPr08afwI4jVBbO2BU-ED2xsGkkEjZwzA-1bEuF1-zQNgocnfRJpY-TipOY-c7G_RVp0f6W9Kz8MReVYNYxegZ66SAGnoUgqD=w534-h640" width="534" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Buff-breasted Paradise-Kingfisher</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgZlWJaOw9fL1pGk1U9wwyzVkSR-0St9Rykar4w0MUGGRw9vESNpi0qUWVxX_UnrH2ktGqPQDYOCnf_JFPqFouuKBNDx6MZ0EQpQcY64xYEOCDiy8Fg16KI7PUtkaz1I8OH7bFMbXTrWLm_l-HBsyA_Zjj5YtF3YmK1N_j5kZ8BCAT-6o03ENYGzbn6=s1000" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><b><img border="0" data-original-height="831" data-original-width="1000" height="533" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgZlWJaOw9fL1pGk1U9wwyzVkSR-0St9Rykar4w0MUGGRw9vESNpi0qUWVxX_UnrH2ktGqPQDYOCnf_JFPqFouuKBNDx6MZ0EQpQcY64xYEOCDiy8Fg16KI7PUtkaz1I8OH7bFMbXTrWLm_l-HBsyA_Zjj5YtF3YmK1N_j5kZ8BCAT-6o03ENYGzbn6=w640-h533" width="640" /></b></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Noisy Pitta</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"><b><u><span style="font-size: medium;">Dragon and Damselflies</span></u></b></div><div style="text-align: left;">The most numerous insect species was the dragonflies with at least 19 challenging species.</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjvUcFAE_cdDq1Eq6XXl3dRy-OrPosNAcA-PxSrtbNbvEVzzI1gJUOkJMM-xI8q6y9GUz1Ouz7LfJdozpaTiZNoo_OWV18Zj4hpovOcofeGAaRqh_kNlULJFmp5lHpJZ1LYVMqtREO7YjDfgcAj3A2msODpAchjGmxKJwkyv4FEVcLil-VeK-86yIHc=s1000" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="637" data-original-width="1000" height="408" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjvUcFAE_cdDq1Eq6XXl3dRy-OrPosNAcA-PxSrtbNbvEVzzI1gJUOkJMM-xI8q6y9GUz1Ouz7LfJdozpaTiZNoo_OWV18Zj4hpovOcofeGAaRqh_kNlULJFmp5lHpJZ1LYVMqtREO7YjDfgcAj3A2msODpAchjGmxKJwkyv4FEVcLil-VeK-86yIHc=w640-h408" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Australasian Slimwing (F)</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgF1uUjaTj6J67c-fbXN3FYSWKguPKwx3FZc8EPsxydsehNk6hloP5rK7AQS_uvLv87A8NepxZynsCv_5qCtcK_2enMK1IhGze2MjWSX7RqzVtiWrTnf36ps0K-OnZJYFWl04hGy2o2OGPs_W_QpyEzzPUipBJ-C_z_8-_g7rlQLDiq_MdNgBHTe9AW=s1000" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgF1uUjaTj6J67c-fbXN3FYSWKguPKwx3FZc8EPsxydsehNk6hloP5rK7AQS_uvLv87A8NepxZynsCv_5qCtcK_2enMK1IhGze2MjWSX7RqzVtiWrTnf36ps0K-OnZJYFWl04hGy2o2OGPs_W_QpyEzzPUipBJ-C_z_8-_g7rlQLDiq_MdNgBHTe9AW=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Australasian Emperor</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table></div><br /><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh6tCiI0FTzfUJNd1Pgm6z6sJC6Y4Nh2vdtk1EbJb2pqlpptuh9f_eR0lY2yezeQIkf4u7lhzv9EcFFiB3RZalkqsOLAydDN41qGbS_KcYy8znugbuZ8FZJRiGR8T_3ctHbNzURaokPJY59MAcrkdeCd3uAKLpHZVgoQxa2RjsTwMBe1p1PoTzifKQ1=s1000" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="668" data-original-width="1000" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh6tCiI0FTzfUJNd1Pgm6z6sJC6Y4Nh2vdtk1EbJb2pqlpptuh9f_eR0lY2yezeQIkf4u7lhzv9EcFFiB3RZalkqsOLAydDN41qGbS_KcYy8znugbuZ8FZJRiGR8T_3ctHbNzURaokPJY59MAcrkdeCd3uAKLpHZVgoQxa2RjsTwMBe1p1PoTzifKQ1=w640-h428" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Black Knight</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjoqOCC6vMFiHkDtISWPA3nGCrzHY-f_tEZ3uxhYrSCV7FdTGx6BsYpHfcczV0TM3AR-PyO7-KAyvZwDbVtP-wJ3BtxpyVN299PpCUcP26sPAfGfyB4DscowjQWW3DJFngpQqHhXZAEXT7a9LPZRyUTLBPOPpHDmfeEaQoROuLp-_b1W0WtDKCyW20P=s1000" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="557" data-original-width="1000" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjoqOCC6vMFiHkDtISWPA3nGCrzHY-f_tEZ3uxhYrSCV7FdTGx6BsYpHfcczV0TM3AR-PyO7-KAyvZwDbVtP-wJ3BtxpyVN299PpCUcP26sPAfGfyB4DscowjQWW3DJFngpQqHhXZAEXT7a9LPZRyUTLBPOPpHDmfeEaQoROuLp-_b1W0WtDKCyW20P=w640-h356" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Common Glider</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEixzpW-wBhDcAM8r_wip6GoLo1pHGhLBLQa0-xFhLKlFOPhtDUGXiywyI1J9fPronBPqMuVzse7yLtjHUmlAqX_CxDWrCIszPXbr6Vl9lykCmG_sM-ax0ebvOkRaviqyNXB1Sxt0n5a_oVzvNlHO7GbBLhChBeziFtdanuAXUeuZjiHs7vW7ciwEmHc=s1000" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="859" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEixzpW-wBhDcAM8r_wip6GoLo1pHGhLBLQa0-xFhLKlFOPhtDUGXiywyI1J9fPronBPqMuVzse7yLtjHUmlAqX_CxDWrCIszPXbr6Vl9lykCmG_sM-ax0ebvOkRaviqyNXB1Sxt0n5a_oVzvNlHO7GbBLhChBeziFtdanuAXUeuZjiHs7vW7ciwEmHc=w550-h640" width="550" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Fiery Skimmer (F)</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjeQxJmwAAJUHUcd9gsoyVZdKQhGATnCdctYNygO2O_kCghNstW2tJjLB4T5bdZSTK-zA4w5B_Bj8CYlvGrIcaPDpl53rNuPHHR5m_-DIXRJU70_yUd3ilifvwPB9EgqCf-WTtXFDEOhsDPpyFbtcofel2Z7vzQ4wV_mD3UmiEn-ZfmzMcQdcXGg07G=s1000" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="551" data-original-width="1000" height="352" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjeQxJmwAAJUHUcd9gsoyVZdKQhGATnCdctYNygO2O_kCghNstW2tJjLB4T5bdZSTK-zA4w5B_Bj8CYlvGrIcaPDpl53rNuPHHR5m_-DIXRJU70_yUd3ilifvwPB9EgqCf-WTtXFDEOhsDPpyFbtcofel2Z7vzQ4wV_mD3UmiEn-ZfmzMcQdcXGg07G=w640-h352" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Fiery Skimmer (M)</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhdT0bVGCrG9pJrlqdbFN8hoxR3HgY0-3hURlHTMriT8YSI42EULlRNnAWas6k3r6U_nRTtxwB9RvXYr-Q4FRSXf8NeC5IW65MhJrmVLTz79srgsMmW8u-DHg6EJ8L1WZ6kQRnd3lsGxmlElTcOEUuBJw82e-6Mlb9G_mYEsuo--SNoGIaykbcsmcZH=s1000" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="917" data-original-width="1000" height="586" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhdT0bVGCrG9pJrlqdbFN8hoxR3HgY0-3hURlHTMriT8YSI42EULlRNnAWas6k3r6U_nRTtxwB9RvXYr-Q4FRSXf8NeC5IW65MhJrmVLTz79srgsMmW8u-DHg6EJ8L1WZ6kQRnd3lsGxmlElTcOEUuBJw82e-6Mlb9G_mYEsuo--SNoGIaykbcsmcZH=w640-h586" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Graphic Flutterer</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgIuOmGCVjavV_aJj6enG6zoog4-b2MTE-OLc1nufMuAaRp5yu1BSMyvWYEZzTOFDRs2Kk1RNvcrTbHnkzaDavcUnVNZhLn08Lb7N_VTopVFWLLUmGquTT73IaZqUhyco3CzEpsHinOebL0os9qRSYrXKWfF-aBYrXpMcXorz-E5LakQKCFoppRqgLo=s1500" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1041" data-original-width="1500" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgIuOmGCVjavV_aJj6enG6zoog4-b2MTE-OLc1nufMuAaRp5yu1BSMyvWYEZzTOFDRs2Kk1RNvcrTbHnkzaDavcUnVNZhLn08Lb7N_VTopVFWLLUmGquTT73IaZqUhyco3CzEpsHinOebL0os9qRSYrXKWfF-aBYrXpMcXorz-E5LakQKCFoppRqgLo=w640-h444" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Sapphire Flutterer</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgAlWZEpHm3YLPjLbJZKEDHkCh0yNpSVKGE6JfF60PsFfQE6n255_Pew5n2bj6vOaQ9iiZo4DfmWJeARf-cAeXH9Slxb-oAjdNCb3yVnEKR6Fr3wHoRCXTn7hkhIOfjtgzVyWumR43IubKE13fMLLAx09Ub5vdEisNn1OSJNLoaMlS-cX6Z1B8Uda69=s1000" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="624" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgAlWZEpHm3YLPjLbJZKEDHkCh0yNpSVKGE6JfF60PsFfQE6n255_Pew5n2bj6vOaQ9iiZo4DfmWJeARf-cAeXH9Slxb-oAjdNCb3yVnEKR6Fr3wHoRCXTn7hkhIOfjtgzVyWumR43IubKE13fMLLAx09Ub5vdEisNn1OSJNLoaMlS-cX6Z1B8Uda69=w640-h400" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Green Skimmer</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiGcqqAh6eLPA-nqLxPlBJmdX3DTodLH2HVvGFZsrXYgxztxUeap0H8kNpSkoEOUdJsgfpItP-TAxRUg6ELdLr3uhMTk9H54gUyLocELmhbtGPQM3qmaiBskKdEYdvEmgKZamYZRNuP_aFWoO7YJMIkIv1ZFGrCIM5ASVR0yvYpKi2S4iXckSbvarLa=s1000" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="818" data-original-width="1000" height="524" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiGcqqAh6eLPA-nqLxPlBJmdX3DTodLH2HVvGFZsrXYgxztxUeap0H8kNpSkoEOUdJsgfpItP-TAxRUg6ELdLr3uhMTk9H54gUyLocELmhbtGPQM3qmaiBskKdEYdvEmgKZamYZRNuP_aFWoO7YJMIkIv1ZFGrCIM5ASVR0yvYpKi2S4iXckSbvarLa=w640-h524" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Blue Skimmer</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjaQTnKdKuGOBnL_1vZVVM76LjOULmulX81EMFQPLVYQLbYkqvjgl2WtdeHTTq-6rP7MKTSyMaa8U7X-ed1Rwl4UDb-m0hQ_lQZ-0paXHqrShOs-L3FJVO7UgSBASwMBCxTCVW9kbVo-INHyaffEhm4oMl3Iw9F7TF5cqX5jmgn5PatEybTZzLn9GXt=s1500" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1021" data-original-width="1500" height="435" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjaQTnKdKuGOBnL_1vZVVM76LjOULmulX81EMFQPLVYQLbYkqvjgl2WtdeHTTq-6rP7MKTSyMaa8U7X-ed1Rwl4UDb-m0hQ_lQZ-0paXHqrShOs-L3FJVO7UgSBASwMBCxTCVW9kbVo-INHyaffEhm4oMl3Iw9F7TF5cqX5jmgn5PatEybTZzLn9GXt=w640-h435" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Painted Grasshawk</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhOyxtFyC0oIDNoePgZA-sYmTyfPd7vXYAL9xYWHedrKSeQCjzJulqGwIs-zYiYzJCeGFwOp1kXY3xjijjzemR48Kb6F_AQzgH-sb5V7p4lj8tFGfuyEbybrbvQUiCaTdiC06C8kHC0t8Iukz5YvmRY33IuiXa9mdBg1ayjai1inZLk_eLU-RSc_shS=s1500" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1007" data-original-width="1500" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhOyxtFyC0oIDNoePgZA-sYmTyfPd7vXYAL9xYWHedrKSeQCjzJulqGwIs-zYiYzJCeGFwOp1kXY3xjijjzemR48Kb6F_AQzgH-sb5V7p4lj8tFGfuyEbybrbvQUiCaTdiC06C8kHC0t8Iukz5YvmRY33IuiXa9mdBg1ayjai1inZLk_eLU-RSc_shS=w640-h430" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Pale Hunter</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiyI6r-siTm-9IoBJzCIlgmn5FyyobU4l8MLeAGH0O7TCP2jEDKsfm-tYGsJM7AeFUKk8Gd_5Y3mppMo0e1MrkM5C8I-H-hTPWPAmFjykaI21EkNK56ju5tXDk8bU6EwnGH8ItUinJiVyjy1FrpeZaulEEwvDtw2z4iIUPUi7KeOCMNiKn-jI-2Uu2y=s1500" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="933" data-original-width="1500" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiyI6r-siTm-9IoBJzCIlgmn5FyyobU4l8MLeAGH0O7TCP2jEDKsfm-tYGsJM7AeFUKk8Gd_5Y3mppMo0e1MrkM5C8I-H-hTPWPAmFjykaI21EkNK56ju5tXDk8bU6EwnGH8ItUinJiVyjy1FrpeZaulEEwvDtw2z4iIUPUi7KeOCMNiKn-jI-2Uu2y=w640-h398" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Chalky Percher</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgzKT-o54SImc7_5vfIpWSF6XQVZop82KHhjRvrGe6Dn95PZETCwDYyrFRWV4_xY6A76H3U45sJ47YSO8n62SQlBvifkX92L7cgNzaX8oCxuaW7h29atbTl2MGEHsYQyAChnQzkY28RMaZyC45jsZAVZuTgsUz6ANqr_kVIsYGMA7zdQl9YAjnThkrh=s1000" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="641" data-original-width="1000" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgzKT-o54SImc7_5vfIpWSF6XQVZop82KHhjRvrGe6Dn95PZETCwDYyrFRWV4_xY6A76H3U45sJ47YSO8n62SQlBvifkX92L7cgNzaX8oCxuaW7h29atbTl2MGEHsYQyAChnQzkY28RMaZyC45jsZAVZuTgsUz6ANqr_kVIsYGMA7zdQl9YAjnThkrh=w640-h410" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Rainforest Elf</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgLeahGd9ZuhjH9g2T5AV_ZL2YlBc8QYU35m5dVI1QHRgilFdZpwauD9lQhvtcdT9jPm53JZ119IveXLvZRdIH1k_cOnrLbBQoHytNuiKVv3LYfDSeXM8XaQnA5MxbyuDkVTdPihQmb_m8VNbOYxcsvmmD9n8SGL_wtF47xKrzZMsTorQ-58S6mqryY=s1000" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="832" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgLeahGd9ZuhjH9g2T5AV_ZL2YlBc8QYU35m5dVI1QHRgilFdZpwauD9lQhvtcdT9jPm53JZ119IveXLvZRdIH1k_cOnrLbBQoHytNuiKVv3LYfDSeXM8XaQnA5MxbyuDkVTdPihQmb_m8VNbOYxcsvmmD9n8SGL_wtF47xKrzZMsTorQ-58S6mqryY=w532-h640" width="532" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Rainforest Elf (M & F)</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEinAZA6UbwYsv7ZSmlKzpXpPJaeqS6MWzvcxx9K4jrmECtAdm1gAD1e2DSKaYcepoRXtpPsDzKoxOL3YPlSDmoLcRn9j9QyMtCxVULzpJaCXoeX2roGQHsUQQePKZXmHSL3zTPUs9iDs73wMcRu0A1mhThbgal5nk2PbBP3h5_DsIgVh0xCT3KC3p2d=s800" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="683" data-original-width="800" height="546" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEinAZA6UbwYsv7ZSmlKzpXpPJaeqS6MWzvcxx9K4jrmECtAdm1gAD1e2DSKaYcepoRXtpPsDzKoxOL3YPlSDmoLcRn9j9QyMtCxVULzpJaCXoeX2roGQHsUQQePKZXmHSL3zTPUs9iDs73wMcRu0A1mhThbgal5nk2PbBP3h5_DsIgVh0xCT3KC3p2d=w640-h546" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Red Swampdragon (M)</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhJMjB72LMye98sTO5ZwlfemJd5Twc7NRFc-qENK1nohsp01mDCLwGdamhmXnqhHAxfl7jO8DzgcXT4ti7wPZHIdI4fp6JA65SmdeisROH1A-9K8nfxE11AYFg6lBZXJJA1uqRK265UHSK6Q7ueLlnhYxPuUOVrxAr7PLbkRG6YZOmWUIFHnnAh8ufZ=s1000" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="581" data-original-width="1000" height="372" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhJMjB72LMye98sTO5ZwlfemJd5Twc7NRFc-qENK1nohsp01mDCLwGdamhmXnqhHAxfl7jO8DzgcXT4ti7wPZHIdI4fp6JA65SmdeisROH1A-9K8nfxE11AYFg6lBZXJJA1uqRK265UHSK6Q7ueLlnhYxPuUOVrxAr7PLbkRG6YZOmWUIFHnnAh8ufZ=w640-h372" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Red Swampdragon (F</span>)</b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi-WQzZ5Gt3epGZLsfBASzvqhd10zFAA974aeSF5slViefH6ItCQIJ984b2PgojfBlzESmuKTAOvBQUpLkHL5WLW1vgyDCJjHsJqKkno8dYYxkvYD0RFdTVOkAdpWkt6n_Q08gn01YhKwEJF1WvGB56w_IuVfF_svRbcFXuJl44Ea2TE7_MeZzLPbAG=s1000" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="495" data-original-width="1000" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi-WQzZ5Gt3epGZLsfBASzvqhd10zFAA974aeSF5slViefH6ItCQIJ984b2PgojfBlzESmuKTAOvBQUpLkHL5WLW1vgyDCJjHsJqKkno8dYYxkvYD0RFdTVOkAdpWkt6n_Q08gn01YhKwEJF1WvGB56w_IuVfF_svRbcFXuJl44Ea2TE7_MeZzLPbAG=w640-h316" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Red-tipped Shadefly</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgDK6Tfg4AvWZJUL4WALmo2-oiRLBwsSP1YUgfAKzvGpiSBq0vLZEn4NuOmfkL4xGspZE70YFr25BkSN9hwygoHkLu2eJINCq-J0z1t8JKHaR7hrxKgr1idLgkjanyUPDe7anZ07oXoOybPrmz_iKOEsGmovMEhDmZQjHrtOsrs6dcvml_-NIMX_DFM=s1500" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1394" data-original-width="1500" height="594" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgDK6Tfg4AvWZJUL4WALmo2-oiRLBwsSP1YUgfAKzvGpiSBq0vLZEn4NuOmfkL4xGspZE70YFr25BkSN9hwygoHkLu2eJINCq-J0z1t8JKHaR7hrxKgr1idLgkjanyUPDe7anZ07oXoOybPrmz_iKOEsGmovMEhDmZQjHrtOsrs6dcvml_-NIMX_DFM=w640-h594" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Common Bluetail (M)</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiGbJEK_P97g_SFQBrrNu71P7Kk3t-axwmQBxA9rWs5irLyZH0ACs9-T2zT00Is8Wc3eOt35GTjH4dPAOqCw3aiJlCO27Tji4kJp9RWkrmzfKT0wWArxWkKTy19eO6h5Ufrom2BzcvcnuGeF01hhPooUSYJFlmEiVh-bKNUn1FS9_DcKA1AM307Z6GM=s1000" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiGbJEK_P97g_SFQBrrNu71P7Kk3t-axwmQBxA9rWs5irLyZH0ACs9-T2zT00Is8Wc3eOt35GTjH4dPAOqCw3aiJlCO27Tji4kJp9RWkrmzfKT0wWArxWkKTy19eO6h5Ufrom2BzcvcnuGeF01hhPooUSYJFlmEiVh-bKNUn1FS9_DcKA1AM307Z6GM=w614-h640" width="614" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Eastern Billabongfly (M & F)</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj1LOFt2Jr8J9taGZBxSZE9sPU9vb4d-XawuOafo-o9dv6mGW18JYwIRD_ZDf_UES89oIYzONPebc6HIlz3CnjILqqunekgLHkfjumqI8R1pesy846s8MLpHuzjd48Vq-szvDchhWz50DkV-5TbKd7xXQzHXngK4rKEZmtkwYTEa-sFApRWTJaojf77=s1000" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="784" data-original-width="1000" height="502" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj1LOFt2Jr8J9taGZBxSZE9sPU9vb4d-XawuOafo-o9dv6mGW18JYwIRD_ZDf_UES89oIYzONPebc6HIlz3CnjILqqunekgLHkfjumqI8R1pesy846s8MLpHuzjd48Vq-szvDchhWz50DkV-5TbKd7xXQzHXngK4rKEZmtkwYTEa-sFApRWTJaojf77=w640-h502" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Yellow-striped Flutterer</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjh8xWlkeZs-fv2BozGo9vptyDNQwHnzXuth9TSTfKhE-PIkjrBLr3_W1vUQvTc0jQtdJ-Vz6XOX24JzjMon48-ZLBMTLX8QZOUr25xKtQhGRRFQ-SyoG35CylgWp0GPp-W6g95k7ALYLa_co_TUkXkQLb9af5IUFHbrAdvzrKAJ96gT-nx5nXkn9sO=s1000" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="743" data-original-width="1000" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjh8xWlkeZs-fv2BozGo9vptyDNQwHnzXuth9TSTfKhE-PIkjrBLr3_W1vUQvTc0jQtdJ-Vz6XOX24JzjMon48-ZLBMTLX8QZOUr25xKtQhGRRFQ-SyoG35CylgWp0GPp-W6g95k7ALYLa_co_TUkXkQLb9af5IUFHbrAdvzrKAJ96gT-nx5nXkn9sO=w640-h476" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Palemouth</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><u><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Spiders</span></b></u></div><div>There were a few spiders showing, mainly at night.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgBws9LYw65HD2S2jFyYuyzrmi3Q8shs39Z5At96awx4ltBWUBtNSQJoEVBopFypW7WiLW8UCakSaMb9dkbOTABAzBIcZ6H44MHU7sjt7Z5T7A0OWtiqL-BEmsMtnb_aurLstgZ3VNlqSkyS66yUcKsAIBC6LcEFE-V716NpTpuR00ZMpyx4wK1NTJ-=s1000" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="983" data-original-width="1000" height="630" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgBws9LYw65HD2S2jFyYuyzrmi3Q8shs39Z5At96awx4ltBWUBtNSQJoEVBopFypW7WiLW8UCakSaMb9dkbOTABAzBIcZ6H44MHU7sjt7Z5T7A0OWtiqL-BEmsMtnb_aurLstgZ3VNlqSkyS66yUcKsAIBC6LcEFE-V716NpTpuR00ZMpyx4wK1NTJ-=w640-h630" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Jumping Spider</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div>Size 5-8mm</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjhQMosJUQm8uMYoHll78EFrz_ZSRm8XPdfco7QKD8j0SSMl7ToFn-PSG4Qk_7tV4u1sFTGQc9lwwDOB8MdactqKtkv4w6d4YZy4VR-m3VRLjDIxb7yeZDzzQFuD5dkVSmz62iHnuevwZPY46RLphAqL6vRAZdI_WzLHQJkzQBI-mllqqOld_Zvcnu8=s1000" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjhQMosJUQm8uMYoHll78EFrz_ZSRm8XPdfco7QKD8j0SSMl7ToFn-PSG4Qk_7tV4u1sFTGQc9lwwDOB8MdactqKtkv4w6d4YZy4VR-m3VRLjDIxb7yeZDzzQFuD5dkVSmz62iHnuevwZPY46RLphAqL6vRAZdI_WzLHQJkzQBI-mllqqOld_Zvcnu8=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Net Casting Spider</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div>Catches prey by expanding the net and lunging forward to engulf it.</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjqJlnLVfD42ydeUwVG1OBSxnc3SFcxR8jgKh-JiOf9wTEEmFpu1KQSdZ9S4EY5lmtAlJmN6lI012G29b-9BQz-ay0236GLVXNf7OdlOXaJnF69q-ALr6KNzQVpQEGbczlo48WbnYdDYd_7Wx-bpo9HJNna0DPTDbl9pyAkA7AmrCPrtSfVhUdjw9aA=s1000" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="698" data-original-width="1000" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjqJlnLVfD42ydeUwVG1OBSxnc3SFcxR8jgKh-JiOf9wTEEmFpu1KQSdZ9S4EY5lmtAlJmN6lI012G29b-9BQz-ay0236GLVXNf7OdlOXaJnF69q-ALr6KNzQVpQEGbczlo48WbnYdDYd_7Wx-bpo9HJNna0DPTDbl9pyAkA7AmrCPrtSfVhUdjw9aA=w640-h446" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Northern Green Jumping Spider</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div>Found in rainforests and garden. This is a big (15mm), obvious spider, inquisitive and fearless. It readily bites but not seriously harmful, causing only mild to sharp pain and swelling.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEglAutHj1AaYp9FrMXP7efhYsKU9p2C6ihSGhFkXYCGaOmvkw7wkBJ2rkfIr70oFew2htYuEhXX9zY29tZ4-Wsfzj6WI6ZW2xBE2819dH3CRgG7R7VwKgLFoMxaBhC6rU3S38AHW8Uxz40_FqtlkpeER9box_ykVBEIb7ZwywBMAzPkE9GF_zeiAFMr=s1000" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="806" data-original-width="1000" height="516" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEglAutHj1AaYp9FrMXP7efhYsKU9p2C6ihSGhFkXYCGaOmvkw7wkBJ2rkfIr70oFew2htYuEhXX9zY29tZ4-Wsfzj6WI6ZW2xBE2819dH3CRgG7R7VwKgLFoMxaBhC6rU3S38AHW8Uxz40_FqtlkpeER9box_ykVBEIb7ZwywBMAzPkE9GF_zeiAFMr=w640-h516" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Slow Moving Spitting Spider</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table>Catches prey by spitting a fluid which congeals on contact into a venomous sticky mass, effectively a toxic silk.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgy_bmFyAF_XPGcJBx8799YE1wZGM23BVLbSeJKRr0a-7xxxgbN5GYWZn07TDBX76V0BixQTy_ITT1a357hLm6WDobG_zZ6-5tfI1dyExViJ6OlL3QNKfmskJA5PtDoddHRBhFqyqiOdtfUizVmEwMdULwa9mgCM4RfL1QPZW1EFkXpUEdox6Ef-_0P=s1000" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgy_bmFyAF_XPGcJBx8799YE1wZGM23BVLbSeJKRr0a-7xxxgbN5GYWZn07TDBX76V0BixQTy_ITT1a357hLm6WDobG_zZ6-5tfI1dyExViJ6OlL3QNKfmskJA5PtDoddHRBhFqyqiOdtfUizVmEwMdULwa9mgCM4RfL1QPZW1EFkXpUEdox6Ef-_0P=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Painted St. Andrews Cross Spider</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div>Diagnostic cross shaped web.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjaXc5v12LsRIT9BVE2gJPvLlfVrg6dGmLgHPHhDzxVCqSlf2E6-R0dE64Jju6I1QxBZfbxpxkXXw7lZ7DRsUJBQBSDaURpUu5MenVBZ3A36bpukQRX5Ek2h_DMl4Iabi5bkyNmzayJmx1O3UQkAT2UgehENRv80JmUX6A53SMbVvA_swC18Z13pWbK=s1000" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="996" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjaXc5v12LsRIT9BVE2gJPvLlfVrg6dGmLgHPHhDzxVCqSlf2E6-R0dE64Jju6I1QxBZfbxpxkXXw7lZ7DRsUJBQBSDaURpUu5MenVBZ3A36bpukQRX5Ek2h_DMl4Iabi5bkyNmzayJmx1O3UQkAT2UgehENRv80JmUX6A53SMbVvA_swC18Z13pWbK=w638-h640" width="638" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Giant Golden Orb-weaver <i>Nephila pillipes</i> - juvenile</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div>One of the largest spiders in the world, females up to 50mm, males are tiny 7mm.<br /><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiK8Yfu_OTKouL2vq0wIUPXl_6dTB-H9QVbjen3y0mQ2IVGlnXb5EAazCHEXq23Ae5ZD64TZL6tP4b1XJatM2PIgOe3BGUZaTOGrrfzNoCoroJjwYqgD54aQRuYRHAMBieZJJKELe7HKRc-C0k6JKFsJuMctl_cSDj2BGbUUZAwRgco-rFzQA7V0xkW=s1000" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="844" data-original-width="1000" height="540" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiK8Yfu_OTKouL2vq0wIUPXl_6dTB-H9QVbjen3y0mQ2IVGlnXb5EAazCHEXq23Ae5ZD64TZL6tP4b1XJatM2PIgOe3BGUZaTOGrrfzNoCoroJjwYqgD54aQRuYRHAMBieZJJKELe7HKRc-C0k6JKFsJuMctl_cSDj2BGbUUZAwRgco-rFzQA7V0xkW=w640-h540" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Northern Fishing Spider</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table>Hunts across the surface of the water on our dam. Usually wait on the waters edge with 4-6 legs resting on the water to detect the vibrations of prey.<div><br /></div><div>Thanks to Greg Anderson for ID help in the field and for co-writing "A Field Guide to Spiders of Australia" with Robert Whyte a most useful guide with excellent photos.</div><div><br /></div><div><b><u><span style="font-size: medium;">Aquatic Bugs</span></u></b></div><div><b><u><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></u></b></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjPf5xRvWUzpFFwvhYG-yN5ttdbNKeG5VEf2XUCH0QP7Y03cmqrplKcUhW25gw0ebPBN2uD5koLEKVUwxTf_p24SNpLKde_shBZUoZzls_zf1tsORUnakNW5kcwj5FuZDTVBlj8pVa_QAQ1g-GBgwrUq1atnDF4CxZWL8hRHXlGGY8oMfnNzKZsUUCl=s1000" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="806" data-original-width="1000" height="516" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjPf5xRvWUzpFFwvhYG-yN5ttdbNKeG5VEf2XUCH0QP7Y03cmqrplKcUhW25gw0ebPBN2uD5koLEKVUwxTf_p24SNpLKde_shBZUoZzls_zf1tsORUnakNW5kcwj5FuZDTVBlj8pVa_QAQ1g-GBgwrUq1atnDF4CxZWL8hRHXlGGY8oMfnNzKZsUUCl=w640-h516" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Water Measurer</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div>Also known as Marsh Treaders, Water Treaders or Pond-skaters. Their head is 3 times as long as it is wide. Their name come about from the fact they resemble a yardstick for measuring the water surface.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; text-decoration-line: underline;"><br /></div></div><div><b><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj95ax1dUSeI_GKIuv9c3MmPyZoyhBX3eXP3wYZf10akrWZ5PFa-QzvSSN9kAy0vW6MVrkgzhfXWzTxYU919giqiQbiCXmwUW1jWDm9IQgedSWKLPpaEbxHQPcD6qmv5PKtS6dJHeU7V_R1VHThprGN4cZrcZWOLmg9r1_TF87j3Nh-eTQw_d9QRHe8=s1000" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="929" data-original-width="1000" height="594" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj95ax1dUSeI_GKIuv9c3MmPyZoyhBX3eXP3wYZf10akrWZ5PFa-QzvSSN9kAy0vW6MVrkgzhfXWzTxYU919giqiQbiCXmwUW1jWDm9IQgedSWKLPpaEbxHQPcD6qmv5PKtS6dJHeU7V_R1VHThprGN4cZrcZWOLmg9r1_TF87j3Nh-eTQw_d9QRHe8=w640-h594" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Water Strider</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table></b></div><div>Water striders walk on top of the water by using the surface tension. They feed on fallen insects that get trapped in the waters surface tension by detecting the ripples in the water.</div><div><br /></div><div><b><u><span style="font-size: medium;">Frogs</span></u></b></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg5fhLEh8Oeha63Q_DfK2a0yzDgyTKfDEfRI2SO8XCT1XSIsfv1FfD5ha7ofNRrYuxoevonkDh3w35aKw9Xbv2rwdsGwyzXc5ZXwZyN8lhC6AmAAaw3FrOZgcyP55cH4R_g1H70ZvP8LKIdsTjD9SwbJZsqUerr2krkrTttFUEuJ0m3DlQ8SqKyBHS9=s1000" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg5fhLEh8Oeha63Q_DfK2a0yzDgyTKfDEfRI2SO8XCT1XSIsfv1FfD5ha7ofNRrYuxoevonkDh3w35aKw9Xbv2rwdsGwyzXc5ZXwZyN8lhC6AmAAaw3FrOZgcyP55cH4R_g1H70ZvP8LKIdsTjD9SwbJZsqUerr2krkrTttFUEuJ0m3DlQ8SqKyBHS9=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Dainty Green Tree Frog</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Also known as Graceful Tree Frog or Dainty Tree Frog.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiNiStMwxuS5bwOlnzB9pgj_Y8qcIt4-k1ofg74Cfx4oynFPExsadcKlsIwxE1qpr_F02mxZGP7A9WNlckTZA-Fw0AZjZiGIdDFkvNYq7aKGv1b0X8pLOtgQK3sIPlcdkQtL6ujbTLjOfuNRrNwxd1EIkzziph4is2m_3ALFmDrhlF5y4MZcYA5hsEz=s1000" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="901" data-original-width="1000" height="576" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiNiStMwxuS5bwOlnzB9pgj_Y8qcIt4-k1ofg74Cfx4oynFPExsadcKlsIwxE1qpr_F02mxZGP7A9WNlckTZA-Fw0AZjZiGIdDFkvNYq7aKGv1b0X8pLOtgQK3sIPlcdkQtL6ujbTLjOfuNRrNwxd1EIkzziph4is2m_3ALFmDrhlF5y4MZcYA5hsEz=w640-h576" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Eastern Dwarf Tree Frog</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table>Also known as Eastern Sedge Frog.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjGMrGo5BsupPHSNQFqf3izMDO9FAo7Q4fJ8MXCl4NtMpNomepAXR1ygn_U3JZE4R6jZHasnvjOZrHgSU8hKK_U0fnyVLAftNSc7YyA3JN3rJOmDobhE1YxEStY2eDN6s6OgiiAjw4Y2B703lL4F0u-nNjGkUALNhixkShMglLzzOBsDVERUQ1kn8NE=s1000" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjGMrGo5BsupPHSNQFqf3izMDO9FAo7Q4fJ8MXCl4NtMpNomepAXR1ygn_U3JZE4R6jZHasnvjOZrHgSU8hKK_U0fnyVLAftNSc7YyA3JN3rJOmDobhE1YxEStY2eDN6s6OgiiAjw4Y2B703lL4F0u-nNjGkUALNhixkShMglLzzOBsDVERUQ1kn8NE=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Tawny Rocket Frog</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div>Also known as Bridle Frog.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgT41h8uhyWR1VmuFl4IwtpnFoc1Mr8r6urxFREUFZdiKqfEEXWxA5sCMeNHRAnCXSlnXfGo-rZGUi_WyWN8gKIyeGDGeQeUnNzCtFG7v4zps3F1UII61lhSxO8-rZuTD46ZxD1HWMYlXlW2QtDWLzzSRloR9ZfoRzd6h4sIidh64bGKRRMuXfF00sg=s1000" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgT41h8uhyWR1VmuFl4IwtpnFoc1Mr8r6urxFREUFZdiKqfEEXWxA5sCMeNHRAnCXSlnXfGo-rZGUi_WyWN8gKIyeGDGeQeUnNzCtFG7v4zps3F1UII61lhSxO8-rZuTD46ZxD1HWMYlXlW2QtDWLzzSRloR9ZfoRzd6h4sIidh64bGKRRMuXfF00sg=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">White-lipped Tree Frog</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div>Also known as Giant Tree Frog.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjSNEwgQwtQpbM3XoeNt26DJUsg1vaL-8rGUhmSq8qnpKGJna8WZFPSY7mnDMqAIXJUjwDeFoIVoUYe21NMUWOq04z-Nj6aqFgNQEtTmSPg1EgjOyyjn5aSSZxRoSzcGtsaWouoHgln2ukMr_lZ7tELLFOLS5uPxCT8ampAg49_wLAJvMRSwqRg29UX=s1000" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjSNEwgQwtQpbM3XoeNt26DJUsg1vaL-8rGUhmSq8qnpKGJna8WZFPSY7mnDMqAIXJUjwDeFoIVoUYe21NMUWOq04z-Nj6aqFgNQEtTmSPg1EgjOyyjn5aSSZxRoSzcGtsaWouoHgln2ukMr_lZ7tELLFOLS5uPxCT8ampAg49_wLAJvMRSwqRg29UX=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Roth's Tree Frog</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div>Also known as Northern Laughing Tree Frog or Red-eyed Tree Frog.</div><div><br /></div><div><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><u>Other Critters</u></span></b></div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhpzWTz_Thdg8k6qpBTaIHgY_j_CDY4HuDlhzMKjnQ4jcdYHIc9JxVapund9DZotOn8LBtC8_VTNFdXPClVENrsnUosbdqI32BLto0pDIczHwQ6hmn9LmBeruN7dLm517Sw9cTGHavmBRroWgmsBmPqufz6hsUFYert759Co_88iGYxlfWQvPv3MWfD=s1000" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="698" data-original-width="1000" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhpzWTz_Thdg8k6qpBTaIHgY_j_CDY4HuDlhzMKjnQ4jcdYHIc9JxVapund9DZotOn8LBtC8_VTNFdXPClVENrsnUosbdqI32BLto0pDIczHwQ6hmn9LmBeruN7dLm517Sw9cTGHavmBRroWgmsBmPqufz6hsUFYert759Co_88iGYxlfWQvPv3MWfD=w640-h446" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Carpenter Ant</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgrNeXxM38iHzpmf_NBvkiXcyomem2sKjeg8-vOA_6oiQ4887lOWIAf7pA54gm7YoIblsUzAs0hjfaLfjdQqtfqLFF9RbDZ74kpHy5-r-gdcneNZfYm-Unruw-LiUoNaTeKi-pxiQxEUCIdkX4SMCl6RMRSf4SF8koqb5_mhMXTI_DG3Xkrg-FSfM1P=s1000" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="855" data-original-width="1000" height="548" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgrNeXxM38iHzpmf_NBvkiXcyomem2sKjeg8-vOA_6oiQ4887lOWIAf7pA54gm7YoIblsUzAs0hjfaLfjdQqtfqLFF9RbDZ74kpHy5-r-gdcneNZfYm-Unruw-LiUoNaTeKi-pxiQxEUCIdkX4SMCl6RMRSf4SF8koqb5_mhMXTI_DG3Xkrg-FSfM1P=w640-h548" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Carpenter Ant</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div>These Carpenter Ants decided to burrow their way into our kitchen, un-welcome visitors! Mean looking, about 25mm long</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjNtBVWt57MLIJin4I7200PNEy0ZcyPQtLqK1hcSiqHUKARWKz_0KCDCmEy03AjExD4qMv29Q7MSSSdvsS4uuWK1U1CYV29G8zONGh8MrsksgdJkE7XaTnZWKXtEtZuM-emzrEesmQdzjEllwy27ukcK-jRBUZjB98y955yVy66LmjZaaPgoCFF7teO=s1000" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="856" data-original-width="1000" height="548" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjNtBVWt57MLIJin4I7200PNEy0ZcyPQtLqK1hcSiqHUKARWKz_0KCDCmEy03AjExD4qMv29Q7MSSSdvsS4uuWK1U1CYV29G8zONGh8MrsksgdJkE7XaTnZWKXtEtZuM-emzrEesmQdzjEllwy27ukcK-jRBUZjB98y955yVy66LmjZaaPgoCFF7teO=w640-h548" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Cicada Sp.</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgW-MdHiGtHpWLe0ACK6-hTgX0C7dJtcuQ3eFDhaGQqASpcsvKjV4LyVrc0ckb559vWhXmvUc8N63Rrf153YXcr8FG4cX_hsXURKS-Wt-UJhv3mHMUX3CI1fMkdc42_hGsdHShr9u_5f80gBpB7Wo4XP0ZxpTvkRqp_uJcuZ9S8HEdZIs-5VMU2J6GP=s1000" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="813" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgW-MdHiGtHpWLe0ACK6-hTgX0C7dJtcuQ3eFDhaGQqASpcsvKjV4LyVrc0ckb559vWhXmvUc8N63Rrf153YXcr8FG4cX_hsXURKS-Wt-UJhv3mHMUX3CI1fMkdc42_hGsdHShr9u_5f80gBpB7Wo4XP0ZxpTvkRqp_uJcuZ9S8HEdZIs-5VMU2J6GP=w520-h640" width="520" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Cicada Sp.</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table>A couple of Cicada, the lower one looks like it has just emerged from it's nymph case.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg4rHNpUfMWzidUYENS7FY5HFUrPNVpIJX2ITlLgDP_lnl5H6pD7h1FlMiOgEaTajs93x621JxS39IIcg7vUnQyJOv6stmb5CfTvzTT2JicgKtcLsumnxFkfMMT-S5xM8xm1O_Rx88Dn8sFPoKCNRSQ9BiHCIQfEov9v8UNNAuholp19lSrUqb-ne22=s1000" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg4rHNpUfMWzidUYENS7FY5HFUrPNVpIJX2ITlLgDP_lnl5H6pD7h1FlMiOgEaTajs93x621JxS39IIcg7vUnQyJOv6stmb5CfTvzTT2JicgKtcLsumnxFkfMMT-S5xM8xm1O_Rx88Dn8sFPoKCNRSQ9BiHCIQfEov9v8UNNAuholp19lSrUqb-ne22=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Nymph of the Giant or Hedge Grasshopper <i>Valanga irregularis</i></span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div>The giant grasshopper is the largest of the short horned (antennae) grasshoppers in Australia, with adults growing up to 90 mm long. This is it's very small nymph stage. (Thanks to David Rentz for ID).</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgBafa7pvaee6AU3sDkSKvasWLvRafZlE8GrHRq-4FdqfGgA_SufptQxNqD6Sc2XjEjl19cNRD70eEaedHPq2kLHh-DrHInnWEfDVSPaO0AA9QxLtmq802lFkuZ-BRMOfcFJWrShQmg8aqOFrQXSFAwPg6NLxZtc6rziIYKSiNUO1uleL6RhLxDBqEU=s1000" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="976" data-original-width="1000" height="624" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgBafa7pvaee6AU3sDkSKvasWLvRafZlE8GrHRq-4FdqfGgA_SufptQxNqD6Sc2XjEjl19cNRD70eEaedHPq2kLHh-DrHInnWEfDVSPaO0AA9QxLtmq802lFkuZ-BRMOfcFJWrShQmg8aqOFrQXSFAwPg6NLxZtc6rziIYKSiNUO1uleL6RhLxDBqEU=w640-h624" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Green Vegetable Shield Bug</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div><div>The Green Vegetable Shield Bug is a major pest of soybeans, especially in coastal areas. It attacks other bean crops such as mung beans, navy beans and azuki beans, as well as cotton. First found in Australia in 1916.</div></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi_28h1XEwtN6vGeWsnKUgu_6dVdYj5N8-PQg8udfVsqThFqYYG3WEN0oZMbhbHS5yLEZscFAMNM7pXCQMJyvaPwnbbg-EuT8qmHUNakLvKxheiZPMMUtv1BnC3mG8oL8ITsw_WCp8oaUQWt2PJiPI9-m581ICPxUaqmC7v48dA_srOGjT2De388qlh=s1000" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi_28h1XEwtN6vGeWsnKUgu_6dVdYj5N8-PQg8udfVsqThFqYYG3WEN0oZMbhbHS5yLEZscFAMNM7pXCQMJyvaPwnbbg-EuT8qmHUNakLvKxheiZPMMUtv1BnC3mG8oL8ITsw_WCp8oaUQWt2PJiPI9-m581ICPxUaqmC7v48dA_srOGjT2De388qlh=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> L</span></span>ast instar N<span class="tm6" style="text-align: left;">ymph of </span><em style="text-align: left;">Conocephalus semivittatus</em><span class="tm6" style="text-align: left;">.</span></span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div><p class="Normal tm5"><span class="tm6">This katydid is a last instar (</span><span class="tm7">the developmental stage of an arthropod between moults)</span><span class="tm6"> nymph of </span><em>Conocephalus semivittatus</em><span class="tm6">. (Thanks to David Rentz for ID).</span></p></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjpJERxWJsDWF_gJicfy76fkWIUHjkFWO-oEPRXDP9hVFdxkusHWTv4ijjPZRN4hyVooJw6NXpls6umUQoVtCLNvr-bedwrwm6O1-mky3sMIHfa0JkjxKog43gGKapmMZWiquPzpwkh6khP1jSa7q6xgKTmPtazEpZlMVdIKdYqU7FxCIFWoPufwdsz=s1000" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjpJERxWJsDWF_gJicfy76fkWIUHjkFWO-oEPRXDP9hVFdxkusHWTv4ijjPZRN4hyVooJw6NXpls6umUQoVtCLNvr-bedwrwm6O1-mky3sMIHfa0JkjxKog43gGKapmMZWiquPzpwkh6khP1jSa7q6xgKTmPtazEpZlMVdIKdYqU7FxCIFWoPufwdsz=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Rhinoceros or Elephant Beetle</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div>Has sharp claws and strong legs but not dangerous, size 60mm. Despite the fearsome look it is incapable of defending itself against a determined predator.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjQf0sT-BX3h2YXtZreMWm2hl1cYC-l8ja5ZtPLA8CqJDOJZ2b4GSVUXvKkVQJP0b1bpgpXxUkzsDeo5EnRPG9ROWLHVOSu2EYRkp100NCaddAVOLfT3o5yOk-dHOOJxNVL9K4uISW86oGJHEBbhCRm8naDRGxjMvRyKAqE8H1is4b4_xjCRKHb4Nib=s1000" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjQf0sT-BX3h2YXtZreMWm2hl1cYC-l8ja5ZtPLA8CqJDOJZ2b4GSVUXvKkVQJP0b1bpgpXxUkzsDeo5EnRPG9ROWLHVOSu2EYRkp100NCaddAVOLfT3o5yOk-dHOOJxNVL9K4uISW86oGJHEBbhCRm8naDRGxjMvRyKAqE8H1is4b4_xjCRKHb4Nib=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Moth <i>Cleora repetita</i></span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div><div><i>Cleora repetita</i> is a species of moth of the family Geometridae first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1882. This one is quite worn. (Thanks to Dominic Funnell for ID).</div><div><br /></div></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgNZk31O3GqLS1k-ec4-xeCveP6KWuqcjiFPQMn3Nf6vo3BY-C0_sQ54ia_8aDRD7xz8UTuWNpuIQUGTaYIsRItDv1SzCAriKVsHjd-r4DzLztASCX7OBeUv8eHTVBifaR0nKFjwghPAnYGcLgVXXdD78-1lXPV6ElUmGSc3pxrefo3lENtaqjzX27f=s1500" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1172" data-original-width="1500" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgNZk31O3GqLS1k-ec4-xeCveP6KWuqcjiFPQMn3Nf6vo3BY-C0_sQ54ia_8aDRD7xz8UTuWNpuIQUGTaYIsRItDv1SzCAriKVsHjd-r4DzLztASCX7OBeUv8eHTVBifaR0nKFjwghPAnYGcLgVXXdD78-1lXPV6ElUmGSc3pxrefo3lENtaqjzX27f=w640-h500" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Orange Bushbrown</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div><div>The <b>orange bushbrown</b>, is a species of butterfly in the family <i>Nymphalidae</i>. It is found in Indonesia (Irian Jaya, Maluku), New Guinea and Queensland where it is common.</div><div><br /></div></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg6jwkYtKQ-mA6VbrKVeV2S2lnw0zehXOZaTzenXKWASx2WbPtOG5X-0W2f-UCILeoaiYHo8GewZKOceq7KyUhANjKfYf2hcaxlG1ixSKCUjFmsok3yB7tuMRgFGJ1GKBtEVVLzA8fjCYnODiTLwSD2iIqz6dFhgKbk0Cc6UypTp5oowXIyjF9THMfH=s1000" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="673" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg6jwkYtKQ-mA6VbrKVeV2S2lnw0zehXOZaTzenXKWASx2WbPtOG5X-0W2f-UCILeoaiYHo8GewZKOceq7KyUhANjKfYf2hcaxlG1ixSKCUjFmsok3yB7tuMRgFGJ1GKBtEVVLzA8fjCYnODiTLwSD2iIqz6dFhgKbk0Cc6UypTp5oowXIyjF9THMfH=w430-h640" width="430" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Robber Fly?</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEig2nYsgDUEbZ1kWrM7Y1wxPOUdEN75la1h4zYkc1CH6CXBfl3GBW8H7XLw_hiBfftUhYfvaJzXBaGkAnxGqKs-pzIK7LubtqoHmuE8PkQ11RMxscB6SoPhTVmhzyGBRJT11gSI414QnauAjp7AA7JGlgUZ_9JfTFuhOMAlp2iIjKDOw2ng8B1zioXZ=s1000" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="906" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEig2nYsgDUEbZ1kWrM7Y1wxPOUdEN75la1h4zYkc1CH6CXBfl3GBW8H7XLw_hiBfftUhYfvaJzXBaGkAnxGqKs-pzIK7LubtqoHmuE8PkQ11RMxscB6SoPhTVmhzyGBRJT11gSI414QnauAjp7AA7JGlgUZ_9JfTFuhOMAlp2iIjKDOw2ng8B1zioXZ=w580-h640" width="580" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Robber Fly</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhI56mqDuxg0iL76okM1yIv1NIgh3Wk-68jgWdro8iZHP4PkfHIuOaVcx3nHR_ecBMbmozOrYeF2y-G108_MAMD6VjpB2D1CsOw6v0x0hb_s18NRk8vZDyAQ717uFsMZ-xrCyZb4DMWDV_M5sa__X7D7HCK4a8oVcKj0nEiYQL-Pdmsx6Z6wBGwlpLg=s1000" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="812" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhI56mqDuxg0iL76okM1yIv1NIgh3Wk-68jgWdro8iZHP4PkfHIuOaVcx3nHR_ecBMbmozOrYeF2y-G108_MAMD6VjpB2D1CsOw6v0x0hb_s18NRk8vZDyAQ717uFsMZ-xrCyZb4DMWDV_M5sa__X7D7HCK4a8oVcKj0nEiYQL-Pdmsx6Z6wBGwlpLg=w520-h640" width="520" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Wuelfing's Stick Insect <i>Acrophylla wuelfingi </i> </span></b><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>Stick insects are very difficult to identify and photograph This one is known as the Giant Northern Stick Insect or Wuelfing's Stick Insect. (Thanks to Alan Henderson for ID).<div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh8AmzIrgYFjMMi_6l4JmSwjq_4AbG2fAJnx6YkZ4WrdmZidx_YeOAtf-b96tkIkatx9Ud7U6pxhXASUuUy-zF3fg_wuccUSrTwHvD3pR9GZmzCjgSGpjZ-yDL2YKU1OW5DDI9GU2T-fQlALrsVOWKOXcNeYdf2a6XpdOLZ6wH6a30KnWRx8X6PlPwd=s1000" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="795" data-original-width="1000" height="508" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh8AmzIrgYFjMMi_6l4JmSwjq_4AbG2fAJnx6YkZ4WrdmZidx_YeOAtf-b96tkIkatx9Ud7U6pxhXASUuUy-zF3fg_wuccUSrTwHvD3pR9GZmzCjgSGpjZ-yDL2YKU1OW5DDI9GU2T-fQlALrsVOWKOXcNeYdf2a6XpdOLZ6wH6a30KnWRx8X6PlPwd=w640-h508" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Termite sp.</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div><div>Hot, humid weather encouraged these termites to emerge from their nest mound.</div></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhyQEb3O9XUB5wwxlMMsS3gRUgfRpueTjIzHYbm5qBBlMDNpsfUqX7uOGrwQrpvkm6rA5IAMljetln2H221G0Ei6RdVIaYIAuf9fF4cbV1rMxSJJ2-Itr_hcmNVNJbWNTyuxoIaE7Pz9AiOoRxO4LFmdOlSQE6yuIPyIOytdzODQzem2iGx1dGg9Uxj=s1000" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="932" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhyQEb3O9XUB5wwxlMMsS3gRUgfRpueTjIzHYbm5qBBlMDNpsfUqX7uOGrwQrpvkm6rA5IAMljetln2H221G0Ei6RdVIaYIAuf9fF4cbV1rMxSJJ2-Itr_hcmNVNJbWNTyuxoIaE7Pz9AiOoRxO4LFmdOlSQE6yuIPyIOytdzODQzem2iGx1dGg9Uxj=w596-h640" width="596" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Termite sp.</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table>This termite was investigating a paperbark tree.<br /><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjBJT952QfkKQXwBg8m5cig2umNVozmvzPdyVuCBwQGMQNH9tpBB3Mo0zCuFEa7EcuCIm-_YLinWJonpGTrpG9oEDxE0aMElQfl2A7Kl2U9efTtuUEWQDIwuTruO_N7g8eSJsl54MqjkvDacYCP1uHAJy7tlfICMmczogsJwRXh2DkPdaW6g6IheFgR=s1000" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="947" data-original-width="1000" height="606" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjBJT952QfkKQXwBg8m5cig2umNVozmvzPdyVuCBwQGMQNH9tpBB3Mo0zCuFEa7EcuCIm-_YLinWJonpGTrpG9oEDxE0aMElQfl2A7Kl2U9efTtuUEWQDIwuTruO_N7g8eSJsl54MqjkvDacYCP1uHAJy7tlfICMmczogsJwRXh2DkPdaW6g6IheFgR=w640-h606" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Honey Bee</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table>One of our neighbours honey bees attending grevillea "Golden Lyre" , a <span class="tm6">hybrid between </span><em>G. formosa</em><span class="tm6"> (widespread in the Kakadu area of the Northern Territory) and </span><em>G.</em><span class="tm6"> ‘Honey Gem’ (a Queensland hybrid, common in cultivation).</span></div><div><p class="Normal"><u><b><span style="font-size: medium;"> Mammal</span></b></u></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjz2oSHlcLyXPYRUh49BUfa1oVTcsMAn6ylfWhlWq2fwAsOtZtV1j7ZJ1BVi-l8xabP_S3jyfB3d4C1LPRnvYPxaGCGCO5XDd1g9Y6BIChu7EK1AJ1mGSznQ1sFSKvvMx6oYLZaf_KpN5N-fjv1cLCp3Zr6_NcGkDUdkr3nPt96k9mPUtecnarcbQRp=s1000" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="770" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjz2oSHlcLyXPYRUh49BUfa1oVTcsMAn6ylfWhlWq2fwAsOtZtV1j7ZJ1BVi-l8xabP_S3jyfB3d4C1LPRnvYPxaGCGCO5XDd1g9Y6BIChu7EK1AJ1mGSznQ1sFSKvvMx6oYLZaf_KpN5N-fjv1cLCp3Zr6_NcGkDUdkr3nPt96k9mPUtecnarcbQRp=w492-h640" width="492" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Pademelon - male</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table>Red-legged pademelons are the only ground dwelling wallaby that lives in the Wet Tropics rainforests and are common in our garden. They are mainly active at night.<div><br /></div><div>So there you have it, a week in our Julatten garden. It is truly amazing what you can find in your garden if you are prepared to take the time and look around. This is only some of the critters we have recorded in our garden over the last seven years.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Bird Species List</b></div>
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<td align="justify" valign="top" width="300"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: left;">Pacific Black Duck </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: left;">Australian Brushturkey </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: left;">Orange-footed Scrubfowl </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: left;">White-headed Pigeon </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: left;">Brown Cuckoo-Dove </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: left;">Peaceful Dove </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: left;">Bar-shouldered Dove </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: left;">Wompoo Fruit-Dove </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: left;">Superb Fruit-Dove </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: left;">Pheasant Coucal </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: left;">Little Bronze-Cuckoo </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: left;">Brush Cuckoo </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: left;">Pacific Swift </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: left;">Pale-vented Bush-hen </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: left;">Masked Lapwing </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: left;">Laughing Kookaburra </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: left;">Forest Kingfisher </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: left;">Buff-breasted Paradise-Kingfisher </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: left;">Sulphur-crested Cockatoo </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: left;">Double-eyed Fig-Parrot </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: left;">Rainbow Lorikeet </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: left;">Noisy Pitta </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: left;">Spotted Catbird</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: left;">Great Bowerbird</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: left;">Yellow-spotted Honeyeater </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: left;">Cryptic Honeyeater</span></div></td>
<td align="justify" valign="top" width="300">Dusky Honeyeater
<br />Brown Honeyeater
<br />Macleay's Honeyeater
<br />Helmeted Friarbird
<br />Large-billed Scrubwren
<br />Fairy Gerygone
<br />Large-billed Gerygone
<br />Barred Cuckooshrike
<br />Varied Triller
<br />Common Cicadabird
<br />Rufous Shrikethrush
<br />Grey Whistler
<br />Rufous Whistler
<br />Olive-backed Oriole
<br />Australasian Figbird
<br />Black Butcherbird
<br />Spangled Drongo
<br />Black-faced Monarch
<br />Spectacled Monarch
<br />Leaden Flycatcher
<br />Golden-headed Cisticola
<br />Silvereye
<br />Mistletoebird
<br />Olive-backed Sunbird
<br />Red-browed Finch
<br />Chestnut-breasted Mannikin</td>
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</tbody></table><br /></div>Keith and Lindsay Fisherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09458044489867275514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2657744681453201717.post-27059733829208123712021-12-06T22:14:00.008+10:002023-05-16T03:00:58.771+10:00<span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Townsville Trip 18th - 25th November 2021 </span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><a href="https://ebird.org/australia/tripreport/16155"><span style="font-family: arial;">Link to map and species list</span></a></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">18th November</span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">We had a spare week with no commitments so decided to head down to Townsville stopping off at a few places we had not visited or been to for a long time. Headed off to Mareeba where we called into the local electronic store to buy a Powertech Ni-Cad battery charger (<a href="https://www.jaycar.com.au/4-channel-universal-fast-charger-with-lcd/p/MB3703">MB-3703</a>) and some AA rechargeable batteries. This charger has an LCD read out to show the state of the batteries and when they are fully charged. This a great improvement on our previous chargers which just showed red or green lights and heated up the batteries, not good for them. Then onto Centenary Park, conveniently located on the south side of town alongside the main Atherton Road, for a morning coffee. A flowering eucalypt tree was attracting a few honeyeaters including this Yellow Honeyeater.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjtwNiMp7dRbG12NR5YfI1JNfPICfHc5y8xfEFsB1YByDyU5kjyY6-hcVKNS9a8XI72qkUacVtIAusPxPbzf3_3v312ERocdoIbWYnECGdrbAyiW6x38jzNlUqOxzVj_veCTSkRmDzO2Y/s1500/Yellow+Honeyeater.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1201" data-original-width="1500" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjtwNiMp7dRbG12NR5YfI1JNfPICfHc5y8xfEFsB1YByDyU5kjyY6-hcVKNS9a8XI72qkUacVtIAusPxPbzf3_3v312ERocdoIbWYnECGdrbAyiW6x38jzNlUqOxzVj_veCTSkRmDzO2Y/w640-h512/Yellow+Honeyeater.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Yellow Honeyeater</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Continued on to Milla Milla where we were hoping to get lunch at <a href="https://www.fallsteahouse.com.au/">The Falls Teahouse</a> but it was closed so we went back into town and had some lunch at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063774752027">Rumours Diner</a> on the main Street. It was very windy and it started to rain, nothing unusual here! Four Pied Currawong were foraging in the Lions Park on the opposite side of the road, whilst a few House Sparrow hopped around the tables searching for crumbs.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">After lunch we continued along the Palmerston Highway towards Innisfail. The road is windy, steep in places especially on the approaches to the Beatrice River bridge. From the bridge the road passes through the <a href="https://parks.des.qld.gov.au/parks/wooroonooran">Wooroonooran National Park</a> and Henrietta Creek Campground, where we normally stop, but not this time. The weather was still looking like it was going to rain. The highway slowly began to descend towards the coast and Innisfail. Passed through town and onto the Mourilyan Harbour turn off which we followed for a few km's then turned off to Etty Bay our destination for the night. Booked into the <a href="https://www.ettybaycaravanpark.com.au/">Etty Bay Cabins and Caravan Park</a> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgFFa34whEOYfxg9ShaBAQeSwKxC6jb63pyw3J-KVa2PqBPshy0Jrk7e2BHHEl5Xye_S2lmdJaDqKjSRB3NtGd7Bvc9C08cy36mB1jxrd_sB4A3QM9cKBBKrqCOaQ7XoYww-yUhcldKROPZ7MdVMhOCWvMRlBeh6dERFaSIrHnNq5mjXjpVJTGYpRIK=s800" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgFFa34whEOYfxg9ShaBAQeSwKxC6jb63pyw3J-KVa2PqBPshy0Jrk7e2BHHEl5Xye_S2lmdJaDqKjSRB3NtGd7Bvc9C08cy36mB1jxrd_sB4A3QM9cKBBKrqCOaQ7XoYww-yUhcldKROPZ7MdVMhOCWvMRlBeh6dERFaSIrHnNq5mjXjpVJTGYpRIK=w640-h480" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Etty Bay Cabins and Caravan Park</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">We had a converted shipping container for the night which was all new, but extremely compact and not a very well thought out design, but it was only for one night which we survived! Ours was the one on the left.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBtV_6wkPftAHt6mDNosVVFIDBHqmx2MNUi6OKUjDBVt9LAwktjYe_Onz6nux4m85Y5sqXupcfygX_SkzOW42p1TjUr_e0NFHMxkEDevn8Q66F_uUzgVI0fx9Nuo5RJoD0suokquby2d8/s800/IMG_20211118_180027_resize_11.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="539" data-original-width="800" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBtV_6wkPftAHt6mDNosVVFIDBHqmx2MNUi6OKUjDBVt9LAwktjYe_Onz6nux4m85Y5sqXupcfygX_SkzOW42p1TjUr_e0NFHMxkEDevn8Q66F_uUzgVI0fx9Nuo5RJoD0suokquby2d8/w640-h432/IMG_20211118_180027_resize_11.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Overnight Accommodation in Upmarket Shipping Container</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Our friends from Townsville joined us shortly after our arrival and a Southern Cassowary strolled through the park and onto the beach. This is normal here as Etty Bay is the place to find this remarkable bird. We were here to conduct a Toressian Imperial Pigeon count as part of Birdlife Northern Queensland ongoing yearly counts. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhg0kOGvBWTRVKso9Vk0T6J_dwQWURsWhaUiUqsG45AuIpgZpnqKTA6oC7qNNT0xIzUneM19zlLeV1nhC46Fp_BniJD8_7ZFYcCtrPY31n61UhY-1V0Jy40QbZeJN43j1hGGDY-tBdhts/s1500/Torresian+Imperial+Pigeon.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1163" data-original-width="1500" height="496" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhg0kOGvBWTRVKso9Vk0T6J_dwQWURsWhaUiUqsG45AuIpgZpnqKTA6oC7qNNT0xIzUneM19zlLeV1nhC46Fp_BniJD8_7ZFYcCtrPY31n61UhY-1V0Jy40QbZeJN43j1hGGDY-tBdhts/w640-h496/Torresian+Imperial+Pigeon.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Toressian Imperial Pigeon</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div><span style="font-family: arial;">So mid-afternoon we set up on the beach to count pigeons leaving their feeding areas on the mainland to return to their roost site on the offshore islands. It was slow going with small groups of birds flying over and overall fewer numbers than previous years counts. After 3 hours with rain approaching, we retreated to the café for takeaway fish and chips, which were very average.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzP0Mfb-NjTQclnJaU3lqGvjNOvBtcsWWwIQtbSHAjFY09A31crKLqcjl1AjPyZJwq1RTPveRcJggs7irPPb7jgrX-CaDdNvEmqpbqoFJD5MTfy8H_SDBUWClvonCv_ncc3TzSfe6CgU8/s1500/Etty+Bay+Beach.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="1500" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzP0Mfb-NjTQclnJaU3lqGvjNOvBtcsWWwIQtbSHAjFY09A31crKLqcjl1AjPyZJwq1RTPveRcJggs7irPPb7jgrX-CaDdNvEmqpbqoFJD5MTfy8H_SDBUWClvonCv_ncc3TzSfe6CgU8/w640-h480/Etty+Bay+Beach.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Etty Bay Beach</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">November 19th</span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Went for walk in morning before breakfast, not much happening along the shoreline apart from a Caspian Tern which flew over.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY2FhjOIOjOZgQmMxWjLpSO3K6hEWYyir7jZDr2J3S4l1Uuf-tclJTzD-tlIkgwKJVgTptiPjt-pDsoWhNFnnH2Y3AsHOdkRkJnw0_wXy8RtuUpEpvdWqm6XCDgO5Igxw5913Q7pWdwxc/s1500/Caspian+Tern.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1192" data-original-width="1500" height="508" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY2FhjOIOjOZgQmMxWjLpSO3K6hEWYyir7jZDr2J3S4l1Uuf-tclJTzD-tlIkgwKJVgTptiPjt-pDsoWhNFnnH2Y3AsHOdkRkJnw0_wXy8RtuUpEpvdWqm6XCDgO5Igxw5913Q7pWdwxc/w640-h508/Caspian+Tern.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Caspian Tern</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjvAzY8KRQFPqx449T0J0TQzqlShUcwg8IoHYdFnT_5GWFmN_3cfd_3GXYW1AQJQxOND249_69gPXTyBpxrb32rJJHOdUylQPoXV9jsBJcQO4OlRuMuRrVSTUtZZSs-jqBUkl_rdMCiTY00E9vN039A3FtJvy379WMOQx875_YOKiWq1VjtuIlpVpyw=s1500" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1125" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjvAzY8KRQFPqx449T0J0TQzqlShUcwg8IoHYdFnT_5GWFmN_3cfd_3GXYW1AQJQxOND249_69gPXTyBpxrb32rJJHOdUylQPoXV9jsBJcQO4OlRuMuRrVSTUtZZSs-jqBUkl_rdMCiTY00E9vN039A3FtJvy379WMOQx875_YOKiWq1VjtuIlpVpyw=w480-h640" width="480" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Cassowary Sign</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Packed up and left Etty Bay. We saw a Southern Cassowary in middle of a large paddock on way out, stopped for a distant image. The 300mm + 1.4 converter on the Olympus micro 4/3rds came in handy. This combination is equivalent to 840mm on a full frame camera, plus the 7.5x image stabilising allowing an ID image handheld.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihlUD1rBJTyx28WZsYkRIuwH1FRrRijOFaM1tW4O0QxWqXltfv0UMKFyAseNtz-BFju2vNB3a-JwLoB7t08MpyQPf6b_degmzq1qE9PVJsJQLUVl4cG8nUkUIDk_12PJb0HYvvbgv6SWM/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="1500" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihlUD1rBJTyx28WZsYkRIuwH1FRrRijOFaM1tW4O0QxWqXltfv0UMKFyAseNtz-BFju2vNB3a-JwLoB7t08MpyQPf6b_degmzq1qE9PVJsJQLUVl4cG8nUkUIDk_12PJb0HYvvbgv6SWM/w640-h480/Cassowary+in+paddock.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Southern Cassowary</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx8XOtO76fyi6tyO1W9vL7AKFU7-n-ytwihYrR7DPysbNk2FgBHXny-Czp1RjbVMvJ4XS3r-Z5EQt_G9dodCzhuX44f4b3DBOC1NjhGP_jKILSuM6lL853ETYN3dil00PTBguk2OLtrDE/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1425" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx8XOtO76fyi6tyO1W9vL7AKFU7-n-ytwihYrR7DPysbNk2FgBHXny-Czp1RjbVMvJ4XS3r-Z5EQt_G9dodCzhuX44f4b3DBOC1NjhGP_jKILSuM6lL853ETYN3dil00PTBguk2OLtrDE/w608-h640/Cassowary+in+paddock+-+cropped.jpg" width="608" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Southern Cassowary - cropped!</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">We then drove around to Mourilyan Harbour, another place we had not been to for 20+ years. Not much in the way of birds in and around the harbour. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQd4F15Jzm_Jmj40LHvcu4OENAwOVkaSqolSpHfy_lLy_QHGt73TGo8DUhhUVZYJuxI7lLPlo4UCocnpmS7dfVyRZMbmvDLb5NqPEiI7CzXXNAsR_G-tgWtATQZXm0lJ1J-fbK6cet65E/s1280/Mouriyn+Harbour.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="1280" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQd4F15Jzm_Jmj40LHvcu4OENAwOVkaSqolSpHfy_lLy_QHGt73TGo8DUhhUVZYJuxI7lLPlo4UCocnpmS7dfVyRZMbmvDLb5NqPEiI7CzXXNAsR_G-tgWtATQZXm0lJ1J-fbK6cet65E/w640-h240/Mouriyn+Harbour.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Mourilyan Harbour</span></b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Back to the Bruce Highway and continued onto Cardwell for a lunch stop. Coffee and a wrap from the mobile food wagons in the car park on the southern end of town. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">From here it was over the Cardwell Range and down through the cane fields to Ingham, a 40 minute journey. We had booked 3 nights at the <a href="https://www.inghamtouristpark.com.au/">Ingham Tourist Park </a>(formally Palm Tree Caravan Park), in a self contained unit. The unit was not quite ready when we arrived so we treated ourselves to an Ice Cream whilst we waited 20 minutes and did a bird survey.<a href="https://ebird.org/australia/checklist/S97768747"> </a></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">After a relax we headed back towards town and the <a href="https://www.hinchinbrookway.com.au/tyto-wetlands-and-parklands">Tyto Wetlands</a> late afternoon, but it was too hot so we only did a short walk. Plenty of birds calling in the woodland including a pair of White-browed Robin at the entrance and eight Green Pygmy-goose in the first lagoon we came across. A total of 48 species was seen with little effort.<a href="https://ebird.org/australia/checklist/S97768924"> </a></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEino8AtbwxL8VNd4hmgRc7hqMTn97SKwrHqwcDDosIAaQda5LrWsDGDcUjcwBxrtaYQyoEqc62-clEVWOgLnAsLkZOFtcvT6IYY5Xv35gHmwHoN5lrQl4mBI96dEz6fspD-cYlV2_GNVVWYKO1QcUEUkYDTzzETUxkm7Oc0L7zovEPl6LdjXTyYJeQn=s1000" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEino8AtbwxL8VNd4hmgRc7hqMTn97SKwrHqwcDDosIAaQda5LrWsDGDcUjcwBxrtaYQyoEqc62-clEVWOgLnAsLkZOFtcvT6IYY5Xv35gHmwHoN5lrQl4mBI96dEz6fspD-cYlV2_GNVVWYKO1QcUEUkYDTzzETUxkm7Oc0L7zovEPl6LdjXTyYJeQn=w640-h426" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">1st Lagoon</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFwXNXBfUT4anKJwfGlXecx2GkiOAgTbFnJ8xY-Cnpf18GQhsF91XXThZQ7XDaH-8DfgqSz5DWWhR7Xyqje7zpiMA0HQz7jYx01uXSGpEAdfP1CT7hdJK7e9tYhLnRjmqkXtnild4s2E8/s1500/White-browed+Robin.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1455" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFwXNXBfUT4anKJwfGlXecx2GkiOAgTbFnJ8xY-Cnpf18GQhsF91XXThZQ7XDaH-8DfgqSz5DWWhR7Xyqje7zpiMA0HQz7jYx01uXSGpEAdfP1CT7hdJK7e9tYhLnRjmqkXtnild4s2E8/w620-h640/White-browed+Robin.jpg" width="620" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium; text-align: justify;"><b>White-browed Robin</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGhpJJQ6I7Z79ajlR5k3bryh3ET84BVtN2Buy6G10xEUWptI5obnyTeVa58IwIBmYXMx_hjYlZe8MblUBZL1u3AWRvMT_reVkFnLKeFgQHQlI6H5Te6qcVAC3mPX5m00S5OHipYtL2KDc/s1500/Green+Pygmy+Goose+-+male.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1286" data-original-width="1500" height="548" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGhpJJQ6I7Z79ajlR5k3bryh3ET84BVtN2Buy6G10xEUWptI5obnyTeVa58IwIBmYXMx_hjYlZe8MblUBZL1u3AWRvMT_reVkFnLKeFgQHQlI6H5Te6qcVAC3mPX5m00S5OHipYtL2KDc/w640-h548/Green+Pygmy+Goose+-+male.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium; text-align: justify;"><b>Green Pygmy-goose - male</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">November 20th</span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Went for an early morning survey around the tourist park, which is worthwhile as it is surrounded by paddocks and a sports field. 19 species in 20 minutes including Crimson Finch. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDaH5pc3QtNt_13ZJtpnn2xQcMNVtHrgt0oHcpX_cxydx_R5TJXSwZoWAf3cx72J1x-ahydirzGki3XTp_baEkSsweZlaDY0yY1wS_oaZu5wrfy3neJ6UJvqXvxE27uT8g3GfCjYtbhyw/s1500/Crimson+Finch+-+male+1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1396" data-original-width="1500" height="596" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDaH5pc3QtNt_13ZJtpnn2xQcMNVtHrgt0oHcpX_cxydx_R5TJXSwZoWAf3cx72J1x-ahydirzGki3XTp_baEkSsweZlaDY0yY1wS_oaZu5wrfy3neJ6UJvqXvxE27uT8g3GfCjYtbhyw/w640-h596/Crimson+Finch+-+male+1.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Crimson Finch - male</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">After breakfast we headed for the hills and <a href="https://parks.des.qld.gov.au/parks/girringun">Girringun National Park</a> to visit the <a href="https://parks.des.qld.gov.au/parks/girringun-wallaman">Wallaman Falls</a> area,<span> 51 kilometres southwest of Ingham.</span><span> After passing through more cane fields the country enters cattle country at the foot of the hills in cleared woodland paddocks. The sealed road up to Wallaman Falls is narrow and winding with a few passing places and a lookout, where we could see back towards Ingham.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhDKqwPC8IONVsHiXR7XcKq4cXEU2QA0MGD_7ME9MLonCsK7of0j-2RosCdOJRelRSfCpJf0cPhhgfNtCvCynoMPu2K3FWiVM0fZEa31yu8IOm_sufmWut-uIJysCd6hkVsxf_XhicECU9yZSSIwv1927sZgr-oPmok9Q1MXLTGv7tcjNlTv1U-jPHc=s1000" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="666" data-original-width="1000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhDKqwPC8IONVsHiXR7XcKq4cXEU2QA0MGD_7ME9MLonCsK7of0j-2RosCdOJRelRSfCpJf0cPhhgfNtCvCynoMPu2K3FWiVM0fZEa31yu8IOm_sufmWut-uIJysCd6hkVsxf_XhicECU9yZSSIwv1927sZgr-oPmok9Q1MXLTGv7tcjNlTv1U-jPHc=w640-h426" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Wallaman Falls Road Lookout</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjn5JQiTmvHg3yDh3UtZVZmuQLGh7EAKYjJIB0UnnaKxyKypaBD6bRJZXmUUhZtYfVAwbHacF8HGSkGnkmxKEFimQghn3egdWUIGvsOtjSJ9CnNfKHvdNxSgv7rZY1Lm3OuOIEJLTCSyWzLcxmuz84__NBI6_E50d4TmGT4sMkVh7UeHryyw-EVz70u=s1000" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjn5JQiTmvHg3yDh3UtZVZmuQLGh7EAKYjJIB0UnnaKxyKypaBD6bRJZXmUUhZtYfVAwbHacF8HGSkGnkmxKEFimQghn3egdWUIGvsOtjSJ9CnNfKHvdNxSgv7rZY1Lm3OuOIEJLTCSyWzLcxmuz84__NBI6_E50d4TmGT4sMkVh7UeHryyw-EVz70u=w640-h426" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Wallaman Falls Road</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Once at the top of the road we went to the camp ground, where there were a few tents and camper trailers, definitely not caravan country. The campground is situated beside Stony Creek with a few walking trails following the creek and surrounds. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgPJWcPt6sTHFXkg7IlJMreobR8ehCm8NCAanLaUCOVb_EEhiMwqInv6womdva5gdl5Ds2eoPDI41Wzj8HDyZlja3AbZj9BwkLYKkq1s-4keJW7SeZbNhSYks7Yu_Sb51dpmzMvRZqd9xpKuH4yDRy56iZNTsqYQ3prfxyQhBqpgbJkdRC6NfwQG-0A=s1000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgPJWcPt6sTHFXkg7IlJMreobR8ehCm8NCAanLaUCOVb_EEhiMwqInv6womdva5gdl5Ds2eoPDI41Wzj8HDyZlja3AbZj9BwkLYKkq1s-4keJW7SeZbNhSYks7Yu_Sb51dpmzMvRZqd9xpKuH4yDRy56iZNTsqYQ3prfxyQhBqpgbJkdRC6NfwQG-0A=w640-h426" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div>We took the <a href="https://www.hinchinbrookway.com.au/wallaman-falls-walking-tracks">Banggarru Walk</a> through the rainforest to the rock pools. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgW4TMSu5JJxizbLPlTtC9lJ-6g92nMUjP6L8k1YfAOv0kE40Kv82MauuVAyHZM9fAdK2wLoLnn9A2Qz_Cx80sPvlzRed6GOXo2fdt0RifiN2Ven-unEPuUxy7b1TtiAeYao6chvjXu5qXYZ4XsCu5knydpH8PUkSNBF19h7AYTKay6yRNPBWlKke0S=s1000" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgW4TMSu5JJxizbLPlTtC9lJ-6g92nMUjP6L8k1YfAOv0kE40Kv82MauuVAyHZM9fAdK2wLoLnn9A2Qz_Cx80sPvlzRed6GOXo2fdt0RifiN2Ven-unEPuUxy7b1TtiAeYao6chvjXu5qXYZ4XsCu5knydpH8PUkSNBF19h7AYTKay6yRNPBWlKke0S=w640-h426" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Stony Creek Rock Pools</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Once at the pools we climbed up a few rocks to view the creek, which was OK. However, on the way down I chose the only rock that was not attached to step on and fell forward and crashed into the rocks striking my head on a rock - ouch! Luckily the camera I was carrying did not suffer any damage, nor did the rock. I was not so lucky, my head was OK, but my shoulder was not, quite painful. This cut the walk short as we headed back to the car. We did hear a pair of Buff-breasted Paradise-Kingfisher calling along here, but did not see any of their termite mounds they use to nest in. Also an interesting Flesh Fly along the walking track.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhva9bOTGeZt0SP1E2higQPKPzTq3lN96nVDzNYG9AqfqKT1EGuqYwhwWwfcm0xjpV6DS0BfDZf-7KVcWwQFMfYNDp1IyzZzONXfBst2FbA0_xnGhfVpLcbKgrkudjbiVTXF_JshBZ-vcY/s1500/Buff-breasted+Paradise-Kingfisher.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1234" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhva9bOTGeZt0SP1E2higQPKPzTq3lN96nVDzNYG9AqfqKT1EGuqYwhwWwfcm0xjpV6DS0BfDZf-7KVcWwQFMfYNDp1IyzZzONXfBst2FbA0_xnGhfVpLcbKgrkudjbiVTXF_JshBZ-vcY/w526-h640/Buff-breasted+Paradise-Kingfisher.jpg" width="526" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium; text-align: justify;"><b>Buff-breasted Paradise-Kingfisher</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgANpTbbr5H9tVR-4ubm5nOLvZIvHHKy43hysUXGjGk-cy2lJ_3KApvuRQBqV-l1fL5wSq4pYDRvDqoAl7k8K1mnNtJLFn92FtD-v2-HB5-GAfwq_i66ozROaQteHk89NCioo0DDgBGMvx9JsDSp-5waJSEdP2-cCQRnhYSTwEaYwV-InP0Y9FA7iM7=s1000" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="987" data-original-width="1000" height="632" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgANpTbbr5H9tVR-4ubm5nOLvZIvHHKy43hysUXGjGk-cy2lJ_3KApvuRQBqV-l1fL5wSq4pYDRvDqoAl7k8K1mnNtJLFn92FtD-v2-HB5-GAfwq_i66ozROaQteHk89NCioo0DDgBGMvx9JsDSp-5waJSEdP2-cCQRnhYSTwEaYwV-InP0Y9FA7iM7=w640-h632" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Flesh Fly </span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The fall did not stop me walking so we headed down to the road bridge over Stony Creek, where we were treated to a gathering of Saw-shelled Turtle. They were eying us up, probably looking for hand outs they never got! Only a mother could love that face!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvN7hInfRJdNPZE9lsNbN_WwTLkUkpQWPsJmdFs1rUw9wFQe9tH4k7QEhPF3VS2Z8fIKvvfS2t1surhXAgfyH8On3prfLrxO-9c2JaWURVhUq4zriAOMUdONahYNcPoITlnRv-lQybEzM/s1500/Saw+Shell+Turtle+-+head.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1092" data-original-width="1500" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvN7hInfRJdNPZE9lsNbN_WwTLkUkpQWPsJmdFs1rUw9wFQe9tH4k7QEhPF3VS2Z8fIKvvfS2t1surhXAgfyH8On3prfLrxO-9c2JaWURVhUq4zriAOMUdONahYNcPoITlnRv-lQybEzM/w640-h466/Saw+Shell+Turtle+-+head.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Saw-shelled Turtle - Head</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-hr62f9px_rzQumDRdeSd2bUcvsYtWVS4iFbPqWveN9TuHTL74y43LRXQVBd9IRpA9kSHKSnEjMfVNhaeH-UhU5QHVMVgEBpHebzmWBhDSgvza4Px0QdSOql5RbzGwZNenzwkwRJndR8/s1500/Saw+Shell+Turtle+.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="1500" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-hr62f9px_rzQumDRdeSd2bUcvsYtWVS4iFbPqWveN9TuHTL74y43LRXQVBd9IRpA9kSHKSnEjMfVNhaeH-UhU5QHVMVgEBpHebzmWBhDSgvza4Px0QdSOql5RbzGwZNenzwkwRJndR8/w640-h480/Saw+Shell+Turtle+.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Saw-shelled Turtle</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Walked back to the car and drove around to the Wallaman Falls lookout car park. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgUb8FrJIZePMhTDj4VFxQHqQEcCIU-IIU8mLiNDp0kPXjxz8rWV_PdT_6H2WqjJIs3oEqjs5E4VDs3hF8S2fkeSmZGeOCSiRdByqodjsXQJoI_n8u2EKjvr6M9wN2uXc3EG2frglvNVvdMTR5CEaCO47ayudEwjHaUQUUqSSnLZbaC_dixbzjP3dzC=s1000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgUb8FrJIZePMhTDj4VFxQHqQEcCIU-IIU8mLiNDp0kPXjxz8rWV_PdT_6H2WqjJIs3oEqjs5E4VDs3hF8S2fkeSmZGeOCSiRdByqodjsXQJoI_n8u2EKjvr6M9wN2uXc3EG2frglvNVvdMTR5CEaCO47ayudEwjHaUQUUqSSnLZbaC_dixbzjP3dzC=w640-h426" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Only a short walk to the lookout, where we had a spectacular view of Australia's highest permanent single drop waterfall. Stony Creek plunges 268m over the Seaview Range in one single fall into a 20m deep pool.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqbumqcN4IjxmkEqE_DkHl9u5A3rzfT3Ic6coogipsnylkuUL59rBchGq-8vrcT49yREPMa-m74yo2zgorxGgM-8V_wu7z_LN42qRqPRJ5j4H_6eLxpI7LbqnvyCbFkXwsTHxWnx9l72g/s1500/Wallaman+Falls+1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="999" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqbumqcN4IjxmkEqE_DkHl9u5A3rzfT3Ic6coogipsnylkuUL59rBchGq-8vrcT49yREPMa-m74yo2zgorxGgM-8V_wu7z_LN42qRqPRJ5j4H_6eLxpI7LbqnvyCbFkXwsTHxWnx9l72g/w426-h640/Wallaman+Falls+1.jpg" width="426" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Wallaman Falls</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: arial;">We left Wallaman Falls and drove part way down the range before stopping for lunch at a pull off area. A few birds around here including a pair of Eastern Whipbird and Bower's Shrikethrush.<br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEith0xxKJgvcoe6OIqFg0c6rWDssHo7K2nWphparUDpR9Jxe2JrJnSOky6OJAAdep7Rw-cizZBd7jVaOE1ejsSkeeK4DQi2l17VFdDlnL2Kj7Xsax7UCECT97LJwbY0CJknQ8PewTkeock/s1500/Eastern+Whipbird.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1079" data-original-width="1500" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEith0xxKJgvcoe6OIqFg0c6rWDssHo7K2nWphparUDpR9Jxe2JrJnSOky6OJAAdep7Rw-cizZBd7jVaOE1ejsSkeeK4DQi2l17VFdDlnL2Kj7Xsax7UCECT97LJwbY0CJknQ8PewTkeock/w640-h460/Eastern+Whipbird.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Eastern Whipbird</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Qsys2y0IvJaX0Pfw9HVt35P14-Zt16TosBUYJ9bFIrXIl0cJcAMmfi_w7tPfSpVKcMaIpCJzVYBmhPEV-5jiEDCqq8Y56klZ9mtK_Wky0a4yB5jM-GtHRAvLCxQ5Vv604ln6bmBBSDY/s1500/Bowers+Shrikethrush.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1037" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Qsys2y0IvJaX0Pfw9HVt35P14-Zt16TosBUYJ9bFIrXIl0cJcAMmfi_w7tPfSpVKcMaIpCJzVYBmhPEV-5jiEDCqq8Y56klZ9mtK_Wky0a4yB5jM-GtHRAvLCxQ5Vv604ln6bmBBSDY/w442-h640/Bowers+Shrikethrush.jpg" width="442" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Bower's Shrikethrush</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">We then continued on down the range letting the car do the work, by the time we reached the bottom we had an average fuel consumption of 0.8 lt. per 100km! Won't see that again.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Back to the Unit for lunch and a rest before going out to Forest Beach via the <a href="https://queenslandplaces.com.au/victoria-plantation">Victoria Sugar Mill</a>. The railway bins were lined up ready to get processed with the sugar cane billets heaped up, but of interest was a number of Magpie Goose which were in the bins feeding on something. Maybe insects or the cane itself? Drove down to the beach for a look before going back to our unit for a quiet evening.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">November 21st</span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Next morning we drove back to Tyto Wetlands at 6.30am to avoid walking around in the heat of the day. This time we spent 2½ hrs walking the tracks and recorded 55 species. Plenty of good birds and photo opportunities presented themselves. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgO8TzP-T4zipRwdElyXwasBl7HckvhPrdlWVq4C6G1nFR_PuP8TOi0KSfBh-cgO1AN5AGv9PwBc9m8_G3oouhk6l9yqDNBPIg3MDmnjV6z3Krl0UwK4ONz8eHlcPZHlApKGGC01Y1XUWat9IkwiykOGLc8Bp7u1yyZqxvVZrnDMx5s8jvWbmpurkz_=s800" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgO8TzP-T4zipRwdElyXwasBl7HckvhPrdlWVq4C6G1nFR_PuP8TOi0KSfBh-cgO1AN5AGv9PwBc9m8_G3oouhk6l9yqDNBPIg3MDmnjV6z3Krl0UwK4ONz8eHlcPZHlApKGGC01Y1XUWat9IkwiykOGLc8Bp7u1yyZqxvVZrnDMx5s8jvWbmpurkz_=w640-h480" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">2nd Lagoon picnic and viewing area</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">White-browed Robin were very obvious with their calls and showing themselves, we recorded 12, but this was probably an underestimate. The robins were so obliging that we had to put another photo of them in the blog.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNyqsUB_QEND3Lh75O6YaguHOYP_tXAMNSrypwQP-EmDFUsZwvE1yZ9WcLxwub1tLSgq5IrGCvy-bKdTkAaJ-VF6xoRdh0ht0YRAZdvN58-QJzIPWi8UXsMMW2ybEfLodjKB9uPpJCEec/s1500/White-browed+Robin+1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1500" height="546" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNyqsUB_QEND3Lh75O6YaguHOYP_tXAMNSrypwQP-EmDFUsZwvE1yZ9WcLxwub1tLSgq5IrGCvy-bKdTkAaJ-VF6xoRdh0ht0YRAZdvN58-QJzIPWi8UXsMMW2ybEfLodjKB9uPpJCEec/w640-h546/White-browed+Robin+1.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">White-browed Robin</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />Also plenty of White-browed Crake calling and showing themselves along with Comb-crested Jacana, Adult, Immature and one chick were seen. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdgh3eJlV0PtfizxszfHCwMNZQYVXZTwSBFmQfD8yu2r2oeTqCEiwZxI06lCMEhWtmRNP2i8BUUs7SPHBbzjhTCUMhunWxSD_mD9qQ7JTq0DXZZ3pgHPy6Vvt8ietRSEymsFPumCg7m2g/s1500/White-browed+Crake+-+two.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1453" data-original-width="1500" height="620" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdgh3eJlV0PtfizxszfHCwMNZQYVXZTwSBFmQfD8yu2r2oeTqCEiwZxI06lCMEhWtmRNP2i8BUUs7SPHBbzjhTCUMhunWxSD_mD9qQ7JTq0DXZZ3pgHPy6Vvt8ietRSEymsFPumCg7m2g/w640-h620/White-browed+Crake+-+two.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">White-browed Crake</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwuun0LIQ_JuA-QTEPc6nkd-dpibKp3aeV2CHZ3_xlwPNEVfvynPCptDIun0EiSxERa2t-Xm11q3mc4KiE5ihde4v-cXu4b2okw70BwvGXwj0WJpcovHrNnUN5lL8U-Fn9I61yB9Mxcbs/s1500/Comb-crested+Jacana.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="809" data-original-width="1500" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwuun0LIQ_JuA-QTEPc6nkd-dpibKp3aeV2CHZ3_xlwPNEVfvynPCptDIun0EiSxERa2t-Xm11q3mc4KiE5ihde4v-cXu4b2okw70BwvGXwj0WJpcovHrNnUN5lL8U-Fn9I61yB9Mxcbs/w640-h346/Comb-crested+Jacana.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Comb-crested Jacana - adult</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk0aK41LSsOf2fq3tT4z68-3TgoXsjK-q4CBH2erCRtHKOdJKXNvWNhgwu-SXQbMh5GbmOZ3gcGGAaVAaciYbFwMguA05fH8wAcO6ILKorShmd6Zj3YxQQWZehtBQmHDmgH17QyPnGxSY/s1500/Comb-crested+Jacana+-+Imm..jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1169" data-original-width="1500" height="498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk0aK41LSsOf2fq3tT4z68-3TgoXsjK-q4CBH2erCRtHKOdJKXNvWNhgwu-SXQbMh5GbmOZ3gcGGAaVAaciYbFwMguA05fH8wAcO6ILKorShmd6Zj3YxQQWZehtBQmHDmgH17QyPnGxSY/w640-h498/Comb-crested+Jacana+-+Imm..jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Comb-crested Jacana - immature</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYn0BIZxiUDl1mQ6k7nir833WSZmxZHoAjLIePOl6hRZ7HAtjpNa6b7bCk7bt1Bo6omx4pRa-o1Qrj-r0VQLyjd-5yUCsARB39rJ_UC0qV9EHxAEcpgYtJIc4_7DPZziupRE7OEInMWZA/s1500/Comb-crested+Jacana-+chick.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1207" data-original-width="1500" height="514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYn0BIZxiUDl1mQ6k7nir833WSZmxZHoAjLIePOl6hRZ7HAtjpNa6b7bCk7bt1Bo6omx4pRa-o1Qrj-r0VQLyjd-5yUCsARB39rJ_UC0qV9EHxAEcpgYtJIc4_7DPZziupRE7OEInMWZA/w640-h514/Comb-crested+Jacana-+chick.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Comb-crested Jacana - chick</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />Some of the other birds seen were male Crimson Finch, Wandering Whistling-Duck, Little Pied Cormorant and Red-backed Fairywren - male.<br /><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGBKHs4OzPsp0a0GiOTbLUN0zwHLfysmxRSaK-WS3IGBTgY6ioHGQXs064d0T8rhAeBvt8bn_jPoCMHSrXkI9QA5epGzydQp6KyTPbACZBke6x_KhsXeRCHGW2YMT9NR5SQPtpaIam6dQ/s1500/Crimson+Finch+-+Male.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1373" data-original-width="1500" height="586" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGBKHs4OzPsp0a0GiOTbLUN0zwHLfysmxRSaK-WS3IGBTgY6ioHGQXs064d0T8rhAeBvt8bn_jPoCMHSrXkI9QA5epGzydQp6KyTPbACZBke6x_KhsXeRCHGW2YMT9NR5SQPtpaIam6dQ/w640-h586/Crimson+Finch+-+Male.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Crimson Finch - male</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT441S0BBF8yKq5BzxHxpIXBObvV1Au5JKqKIwEIcxiZ7z-nuITxejM-iykjwixqpMJIdMEjtqfwfYlG8wp8UVvZh1kFmtGfwck05FdXqh-xQjxRE5ge_7SqxkhAXInLgia-vClQaCIGo/s1500/Wandering+Whistling-Duck.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="931" data-original-width="1500" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT441S0BBF8yKq5BzxHxpIXBObvV1Au5JKqKIwEIcxiZ7z-nuITxejM-iykjwixqpMJIdMEjtqfwfYlG8wp8UVvZh1kFmtGfwck05FdXqh-xQjxRE5ge_7SqxkhAXInLgia-vClQaCIGo/w640-h398/Wandering+Whistling-Duck.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Wandering Whistling-Duck</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIVO6jOOp4G3cyzZY-NMKNOEA5UW6Yz6aykLySvRZxucfcrme2Ok7jPgu8QjAKI8E1PKz6x2yL8SIW6_covSDedsjDcM5FjrKofYmKprUvJnEqa-9TL8XTSFxrlkMzWOqqu-PCBqM7Ng4/s1500/Little+Pied+Cormorant.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1228" data-original-width="1500" height="524" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIVO6jOOp4G3cyzZY-NMKNOEA5UW6Yz6aykLySvRZxucfcrme2Ok7jPgu8QjAKI8E1PKz6x2yL8SIW6_covSDedsjDcM5FjrKofYmKprUvJnEqa-9TL8XTSFxrlkMzWOqqu-PCBqM7Ng4/w640-h524/Little+Pied+Cormorant.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Little Pied Cormorant</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8TPTCsG1xLwmhy-frem5ohvC78jKI9vZZfGjBOYa_sfuJcgjaHz84HHxpjPvpulEjvIzms8OMzCf94bH-qrw6oAoG4X-2VzC2csEbrp4aqmWF3A5s1ul4CIuxfpWC1I8S-M3-3Q-ESic/s1500/Red-backed+Farywren+-+Male.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1500" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8TPTCsG1xLwmhy-frem5ohvC78jKI9vZZfGjBOYa_sfuJcgjaHz84HHxpjPvpulEjvIzms8OMzCf94bH-qrw6oAoG4X-2VzC2csEbrp4aqmWF3A5s1ul4CIuxfpWC1I8S-M3-3Q-ESic/w640-h456/Red-backed+Farywren+-+Male.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Red-backed Fairywren - male</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Back to the cabin for breakfast before returning to the Tyto Wetland Centre to look at the displays. Then checked out Masters Road lagoon and Orient picnic area, two sites on e-Bird. A few birds on the lagoon including a male Black-necked Stork </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTmiBri72C8wDHBEetEjBrmvwd612n77kkFsVpLOT1ydA6WJRVIEz_apVRusE2-l7nuCVf3ByAAL_Ke6H1ccf19I5ev7Nbhgq4rtA6FowpK7oJpno8r9M6vQRuqDX8HuNd3o_JiiaGoJk/s1500/Black-necked+Stork+-+male.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1100" data-original-width="1500" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTmiBri72C8wDHBEetEjBrmvwd612n77kkFsVpLOT1ydA6WJRVIEz_apVRusE2-l7nuCVf3ByAAL_Ke6H1ccf19I5ev7Nbhgq4rtA6FowpK7oJpno8r9M6vQRuqDX8HuNd3o_JiiaGoJk/w640-h470/Black-necked+Stork+-+male.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium; text-align: justify;"><b>Black-necked Stork - male</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Orient Road was quiet but a pair of Pacific Baza were calling and showing.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2fX59pkOs4jC0fC__FHGZWi3J3e-cySBcxPrR97qJd4AWgDw0jySxK0Tna3FWE0mRbofx8u9Mx_kC-6bVRoM4QAy-AdGpKLvrkkDnjmQhD_pWnMdF9l-C25L4CUcL3FiXy1GHwRCh0zQ/s1500/Pacific+Baza.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1454" data-original-width="1500" height="620" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2fX59pkOs4jC0fC__FHGZWi3J3e-cySBcxPrR97qJd4AWgDw0jySxK0Tna3FWE0mRbofx8u9Mx_kC-6bVRoM4QAy-AdGpKLvrkkDnjmQhD_pWnMdF9l-C25L4CUcL3FiXy1GHwRCh0zQ/w640-h620/Pacific+Baza.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Pacific Baza</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Later in the afternoon we drove down to <a href="https://parks.des.qld.gov.au/parks/jourama-falls-paluma">Jourama Falls</a> in the <a href="https://parks.des.qld.gov.au/parks/paluma-range">Paluma Range National Park</a> via roadworks south of Ingham. Had to go past the Jourama Falls turn off for a few kilometres before we were able to do a U-turn and come back to then turn onto the falls road. Followed the road through the camp ground to the car park at the end and the start of the falls lookout track. This track leads up to the falls lookout platform, but was temporarily closed on our visit as the track was being upgraded. However, we could walk as far as Waterfall Creek which runs alongside the track. The track to the lookout was due to open on December 10th. We returned to the car park for a coffee and nibbles. There were a few Black-throated Rainbow Skink on the rocks around the car park.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo-bICpsf6RebGHwFAZ-pi3d2AouW_Ld7rePN3MQO2F-FgzjzIuLStD0ak4kns6zpQsCuedWL37BHo1apURaKiYrq97N5PXfCFz-2VzhTr1WL4R0bxrAtnnZuf1iEq1lUWzgPNLv32tg0/s1500/Black-throated+Rainbow+Skink++Jorama+Falls.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="1500" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo-bICpsf6RebGHwFAZ-pi3d2AouW_Ld7rePN3MQO2F-FgzjzIuLStD0ak4kns6zpQsCuedWL37BHo1apURaKiYrq97N5PXfCFz-2VzhTr1WL4R0bxrAtnnZuf1iEq1lUWzgPNLv32tg0/w640-h480/Black-throated+Rainbow+Skink++Jorama+Falls.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium; text-align: justify;"><b>Black-throated Rainbow Skink</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Had a coffee and listened to the bird sounds as nightfall arrived. Noisy Pitta were calling with at least four around the car park area.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnMhzWGYozJTinmI2YUCnWuonEGvgY0ceT2cAa6HwkQ6il86XkKOwRKIVDFPrfby8-j9r7-gUI-RgiIBXn_TL2bkNlaB8XHqXdwoB5bh9zIlktTSg7i6pYT2QKTU_Eh41CTZ9o5o9oj8E/s1500/Noisy+Pitta.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1382" data-original-width="1500" height="590" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnMhzWGYozJTinmI2YUCnWuonEGvgY0ceT2cAa6HwkQ6il86XkKOwRKIVDFPrfby8-j9r7-gUI-RgiIBXn_TL2bkNlaB8XHqXdwoB5bh9zIlktTSg7i6pYT2QKTU_Eh41CTZ9o5o9oj8E/w640-h590/Noisy+Pitta.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Noisy Pitta</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Drove back to day use area for dinner, beef slices, potatoes and salad. It was nearly dark by now and the Marsh Flies had still not given up annoying us, but it was nearly change over time when they went away and the mosquitoes took over! Luckily for us the mossies did not last long. The main reason for visiting Jourama Falls was to see if we could find a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahogany_glider">Mahogany Glider</a>, which were supposed to be easy to find in the day use area so friends of ours told us. We had no luck with them spotlighting in the evening, but we did find a Papuan Frogmouth, Brown Bandicoot, Fawn-footed Melomy’s, Spectacled Flying Fox and Cane Toad, also heard several Large-tailed Nightjar.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3nHOUwgatMI-SfhyAVSiHvE-rCvMXN07jrq43Qcoz6N62ntCMivUHe2K0J8vjHHEZMOIIRkcmS6JEHMswvWU8bRWy_MRF6t5nUECV3m9of1IT0oATc5p4f1wVRIzMjbWufCCmOD_wDUU/s1500/Northern+Brown+Bandicoot.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1500" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3nHOUwgatMI-SfhyAVSiHvE-rCvMXN07jrq43Qcoz6N62ntCMivUHe2K0J8vjHHEZMOIIRkcmS6JEHMswvWU8bRWy_MRF6t5nUECV3m9of1IT0oATc5p4f1wVRIzMjbWufCCmOD_wDUU/w640-h426/Northern+Brown+Bandicoot.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Northern Brown Bandicoot</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvwNngMOzoFj5jrw_ZlaQv0Xn0SuYQd9GdFWO0UqAkRdLGgiHRVJZtfC374vLiYm2kbtFOncb62vNNG8jY1hKtRt2Cs4tIhPd_QuK7ZsFPS0IdhA8I0_EAiZD5JHEZnL62TR7fNIGbV6o/s1500/Fawn-footed+Melomys.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="792" data-original-width="1500" height="338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvwNngMOzoFj5jrw_ZlaQv0Xn0SuYQd9GdFWO0UqAkRdLGgiHRVJZtfC374vLiYm2kbtFOncb62vNNG8jY1hKtRt2Cs4tIhPd_QuK7ZsFPS0IdhA8I0_EAiZD5JHEZnL62TR7fNIGbV6o/w640-h338/Fawn-footed+Melomys.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Fawn Footed Melomys</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhch5uAIUCFl7lrMRjGSGnBYb2mAnuOPoc-vU0AoQe0tjbtFcG-jimWn9KObq9s6Ds1KqRdbTlY8d_cSM_u_qDjHksm0s46kKLcYGWdzhQ5pR7iRwF5oPGeJVVwwZzYZKaloZa6wrWDD-Q/s1500/Papuan+Frogmouth++Jorama+Falls.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="1500" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhch5uAIUCFl7lrMRjGSGnBYb2mAnuOPoc-vU0AoQe0tjbtFcG-jimWn9KObq9s6Ds1KqRdbTlY8d_cSM_u_qDjHksm0s46kKLcYGWdzhQ5pR7iRwF5oPGeJVVwwZzYZKaloZa6wrWDD-Q/w640-h480/Papuan+Frogmouth++Jorama+Falls.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Papuan Frogmouth</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Driving back to the unit in Ingham was quite a challenge in the dark trying to negotiate the roadworks, but we made it without incident.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">November 22nd</span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Morning walk around the park before heading to the Ingham Health Services to get my damaged shoulder from the fall at Wallaman Falls checked out. Had a few X-Rays, which showed no breaks, thankfully. However, they referred me to get an ultrasound to check for damage to the rotator cuff, muscle and tissue. After this we deserved a coffee and headed to the recommended <a href="https://www.jksdelicatessen.com/">JK's Deli </a>in Ingham. Great coffee and a couple of slices of excellent raisin toast. Refreshed we headed south towards Townsville and turned off at Toomulla Beach for a short walk along the beach, where we had an Eastern Osprey patrolling overhead. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgz6IBvq_PLKhGgUKraH0Y9S_9yXYmzLl6_kjUSlh4rLZdVupcP6JvqyrGHAhm9m4aMPqCIL5HQD9C9yyq9rS31w_NbSmpFCb-5tGaUGuNMiA2DWX__6Rr47lt3ixOCh9gicYxAAz8Vhot5UEC05I7HrxwnEaAUeZ3Ukr4--ltDEpFhzyfSbHYXkNG5=s800" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgz6IBvq_PLKhGgUKraH0Y9S_9yXYmzLl6_kjUSlh4rLZdVupcP6JvqyrGHAhm9m4aMPqCIL5HQD9C9yyq9rS31w_NbSmpFCb-5tGaUGuNMiA2DWX__6Rr47lt3ixOCh9gicYxAAz8Vhot5UEC05I7HrxwnEaAUeZ3Ukr4--ltDEpFhzyfSbHYXkNG5=w640-h480" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium; text-align: justify;"><b>Toomulla Beach</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Then had lunch in the beachside park with our first Dollarbird of this trip.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2c2Tp5a8IEWTDN_hy4_ENJ5o5je3pRq4H2CK2uW8LaABgQMK357xVPpSqbfualM0WXKskevFRaomTAP2dWdcJUTwxRHqRSvo4hvY5V1TfI7UVGF_k2Kg7LfrRAvgmOqAyCzx6TkTt3t8/s1500/Dollarbird.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1371" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2c2Tp5a8IEWTDN_hy4_ENJ5o5je3pRq4H2CK2uW8LaABgQMK357xVPpSqbfualM0WXKskevFRaomTAP2dWdcJUTwxRHqRSvo4hvY5V1TfI7UVGF_k2Kg7LfrRAvgmOqAyCzx6TkTt3t8/w584-h640/Dollarbird.jpg" width="584" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Dollarbird</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">We headed to Townsville and as we had some spare time tried to get an appointment for an ultrasound, but all booked out, so will have to wait until we get home. We then went to see our friend, who we were staying with for three nights, and a quiet night as we were serenaded by Channel-billed Cuckoo and Eastern Koel!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">November 23rd</span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">First up we went for a short walk down to Rowes Bay and around Belgium Gardens, where a Brush Cuckoo was calling non-stop sitting up in a tree.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPKeePMw-fqaZ9MH-O3BuL5AQ6QVnduYFkQwavvZvrZz_QjCs61OjOqfYDfmq23s8YqBInYffMi3jbdhAxUfColPhUIJ8CeJPW5Lio4X4meD_kDLpAeOfANr7w0-VUk3rdRerkvYB40nM/s1500/Brush+Cuckoo.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1228" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPKeePMw-fqaZ9MH-O3BuL5AQ6QVnduYFkQwavvZvrZz_QjCs61OjOqfYDfmq23s8YqBInYffMi3jbdhAxUfColPhUIJ8CeJPW5Lio4X4meD_kDLpAeOfANr7w0-VUk3rdRerkvYB40nM/w524-h640/Brush+Cuckoo.jpg" width="524" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Brush Cuckoo</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Spent the rest of the day shopping, without buying much and relaxing before going out for dinner with friends in the evening.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">November 24th</span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Early start to the morning to get out to the <a href="https://www.soe-townsville.org/parks/palmetum.html">Palmetum</a>, part of Townsville Botanic Gardens, to meet friends Chris and Len for a morning birding. The Palmetum is an area of 17 Ha featuring palms of the Arcaceae family, with a rainforest area and a lagoon, resulting in good habitat attracting a diverse range of bird species. At least 162 species have been recorded at the Palmetum, we saw 38 of them. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiC6yC91O15iYVGFlROz4SbPeRFWfhXwPgguz6IsNHATI8yHYIw-O-5Mw_p1dtzVKVAPiI2DBvQ56J6G2Q4RSwLhr2PkJ5A9zE7PhqtFwAGEUmD__aMEi2zo5TRbZmIGBUHrTdBA6b6rGehr9HkiQ8Gl2tSxkGjqyMZRS07xKOJSdBkaV5Cg3mYtMxZ=s1000" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiC6yC91O15iYVGFlROz4SbPeRFWfhXwPgguz6IsNHATI8yHYIw-O-5Mw_p1dtzVKVAPiI2DBvQ56J6G2Q4RSwLhr2PkJ5A9zE7PhqtFwAGEUmD__aMEi2zo5TRbZmIGBUHrTdBA6b6rGehr9HkiQ8Gl2tSxkGjqyMZRS07xKOJSdBkaV5Cg3mYtMxZ=w640-h480" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Palmetum Lagoon</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Our chosen day to visit coincided with a maintenance blitz with lawn mowers, slashers, leaf blowers and tree lopper all in action making birding difficult! However it was an enjoyable morning. Some of the birds seen shown below. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9-o6SGApFL23oYpBzH7Xw2e9mhlwWYSXpi0NGGMBjDPS62s9L29_VW2UN5AGR4Ae4IC5atWTHWdOfigGRElN569tzCCTxSsX_T6PJA_jlXM1NaIS16QfQWZP5tFLzq4by5OAdqcyJofA/s1500/Plumed+Whistling-Duck.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="903" data-original-width="1500" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9-o6SGApFL23oYpBzH7Xw2e9mhlwWYSXpi0NGGMBjDPS62s9L29_VW2UN5AGR4Ae4IC5atWTHWdOfigGRElN569tzCCTxSsX_T6PJA_jlXM1NaIS16QfQWZP5tFLzq4by5OAdqcyJofA/w640-h386/Plumed+Whistling-Duck.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Plumed Whistling-Duck</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2niQT9G_-wIqyCwHL8kkyrc-Rsj3LTPbo6Ck7UXdIOM1qk_OhsklqIZXNwrBl1BFMllGuCeSHr41fuTpuIUBSX-7WfVAYsfoWR1NFYeeDhtddZhLwbPvueBefBSfCBFyX6y2U3HR-Mmg/s1500/Dusky+Morehen.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1294" data-original-width="1500" height="552" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2niQT9G_-wIqyCwHL8kkyrc-Rsj3LTPbo6Ck7UXdIOM1qk_OhsklqIZXNwrBl1BFMllGuCeSHr41fuTpuIUBSX-7WfVAYsfoWR1NFYeeDhtddZhLwbPvueBefBSfCBFyX6y2U3HR-Mmg/w640-h552/Dusky+Morehen.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Dusky Moorhen</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOOTardi1YWxl8q7zaElQgBQ0jNiYiWJI49L6ufXfprowoqqjZkacIFHJ7qcVJGDGa7PpW9n38vb3d-B7gqqxV23-DLeBCL0wSUeTQlUf_B-FPWJRwFFjO2JmXDYPcBoOZmIo3mn-7YFc/s1500/Masked+Lapwing.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="764" data-original-width="1500" height="326" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOOTardi1YWxl8q7zaElQgBQ0jNiYiWJI49L6ufXfprowoqqjZkacIFHJ7qcVJGDGa7PpW9n38vb3d-B7gqqxV23-DLeBCL0wSUeTQlUf_B-FPWJRwFFjO2JmXDYPcBoOZmIo3mn-7YFc/w640-h326/Masked+Lapwing.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Masked Lapwing</span><br /></span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsARPJbszbgGlnqnuaiyQD8z42gxJqktKpwtxg9YdI8Lj8FSZsr0KE-V4L4LxMOAOG-QMj7EB8CUXmXBaub7wqnln5KQpUiUK3rKUeOkD86533kkIcYzJNkvo_Ls1Z-DYaOTeGVDWK5m0/s1500/Blue-winged+Kookaburra.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="1500" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsARPJbszbgGlnqnuaiyQD8z42gxJqktKpwtxg9YdI8Lj8FSZsr0KE-V4L4LxMOAOG-QMj7EB8CUXmXBaub7wqnln5KQpUiUK3rKUeOkD86533kkIcYzJNkvo_Ls1Z-DYaOTeGVDWK5m0/w640-h480/Blue-winged+Kookaburra.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Blue-winged Kookaburra</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh970eEmB01JO37RqVEv_2ZuF9UuDsjuW2OAdad2AnHHOkcX95OhLBFb-jFK2lNujFDYnIEyiBrle9lR9gMLh3MO7GbboUGUVhxdSaTkDk9tBlJjiavdrvhmQ2fgVU9mtC1tvzt3KQaM4k/s1500/Spangled+Drongo.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1110" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh970eEmB01JO37RqVEv_2ZuF9UuDsjuW2OAdad2AnHHOkcX95OhLBFb-jFK2lNujFDYnIEyiBrle9lR9gMLh3MO7GbboUGUVhxdSaTkDk9tBlJjiavdrvhmQ2fgVU9mtC1tvzt3KQaM4k/w474-h640/Spangled+Drongo.jpg" width="474" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Spangled Drongo</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">After birding we retired to have some breakfast at the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/absolutecravings/">Absolute Cravings Café</a> situated in <a href="https://www.townsville.qld.gov.au/about-council/news-and-publications/media-releases/2021/september/local-business-to-open-in-historic-tumbetin-lodge">Tunbetin Lodge</a> at the Palmetum. Great Coffee and breakfast, highly recommended.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Later in the afternoon l checked out the Townsville Town Common. First stop was at the Melaleuca Viewing area, which had few birds on it, six Comb-crested Jacana and two Brolga plus four Gull-billed Tern flying over. A few more birds were in the surrounding woodland including Brown-backed Honeyeater.</span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLU9HFe2jWCoDOP4esBCWi2X2pi74VJNgnr8-PcJp9kqaFVc_fZ8RiH4xj9GTgG5zT6eaeonVmEXv-vYHHYVpY-ehEDLuaEsTSb6W9j_hVC7gpLW_QqU9ETIXZqOwGb6cnKN7G2ckV2JQ/s1500/Gull-billed+Tern.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1390" data-original-width="1500" height="594" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLU9HFe2jWCoDOP4esBCWi2X2pi74VJNgnr8-PcJp9kqaFVc_fZ8RiH4xj9GTgG5zT6eaeonVmEXv-vYHHYVpY-ehEDLuaEsTSb6W9j_hVC7gpLW_QqU9ETIXZqOwGb6cnKN7G2ckV2JQ/w640-h594/Gull-billed+Tern.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Gull-billed Tern</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaG9k7wTxGzzF9z1NVZktbJesGW7V3cQJAxoeLc4yv6IJgmhe7-B37M-lj9pBdbSpdmelCy22x0ERhyCrc0gg5Dc931kp7we356Xza8w9n3xLbhM8OT_olE1ItauJJxUoCeLbkYDOaPG8/s1500/Brown-backed+Honeyeater.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1297" data-original-width="1500" height="554" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaG9k7wTxGzzF9z1NVZktbJesGW7V3cQJAxoeLc4yv6IJgmhe7-B37M-lj9pBdbSpdmelCy22x0ERhyCrc0gg5Dc931kp7we356Xza8w9n3xLbhM8OT_olE1ItauJJxUoCeLbkYDOaPG8/w640-h554/Brown-backed+Honeyeater.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Brown-backed Honeyeater</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Drove up to the Pandanus Viewing area, where there was a large gathering of egret and Royal Spoonbill with a few Australian White Ibis also in the mix. At least 150 egrets were here, great, little, plumed and cattle, plus 46 Royal Spoonbill and 13 Australian White Ibis. They were mainly foraging in the grassy edges and loafing on the muddy areas. A few other birds such as Pacific Black Duck and Pied Stilt were out in the shallow water.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTbUhriHQutOV2bIVlnjPO8FnTHpxyJiG7i0bWD__U-9C1rS_-OGEIVmg11LvmK1z8e84JDwqfVa2V8-qZ3D51lmxMopcTifZCiM9MyPAn2qX3mEEPfyPq2YFVZNJpK8O5L59rBVJaSeA/s1500/Mixed+egret+sp+-+Townsville+Common.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="1500" height="447" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTbUhriHQutOV2bIVlnjPO8FnTHpxyJiG7i0bWD__U-9C1rS_-OGEIVmg11LvmK1z8e84JDwqfVa2V8-qZ3D51lmxMopcTifZCiM9MyPAn2qX3mEEPfyPq2YFVZNJpK8O5L59rBVJaSeA/w640-h447/Mixed+egret+sp+-+Townsville+Common.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Mixed Egret Species</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvWJEqwqGn_7Jy4Ht_hfN5JDnMgYsl8gql3EjmFuI2ayf-fU8xv_pTbTAujHDXj9kZKYZR2cTpg9-MDWIncS3Eq2HFH88g_x02eDnQu_zmC9WhzhCMnQbCkZHCeKC9cJCAhKeUef_0EC8/s1500/Mixed+egrets+-+Townsville+Common.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="940" data-original-width="1500" height="402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvWJEqwqGn_7Jy4Ht_hfN5JDnMgYsl8gql3EjmFuI2ayf-fU8xv_pTbTAujHDXj9kZKYZR2cTpg9-MDWIncS3Eq2HFH88g_x02eDnQu_zmC9WhzhCMnQbCkZHCeKC9cJCAhKeUef_0EC8/w640-h402/Mixed+egrets+-+Townsville+Common.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Great, Little, Plumed and Cattle Egret plus Australian White Ibis</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRx2Z3L1hAMl2R3YZsLdhaZfGZis-q_HswPhRToWxwGANzFlsGghcuJfBwjjHL3iX2fGQXdMwUiexjLkvlhjNx1UgtKaCRH3WpPaVMId3NFzdJNLgnAWjwWYcuCOHLv4hbcKjPFhB4hwk/s1500/Royal+Spoonbill+-+Townsville+Common.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="355" data-original-width="1500" height="152" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRx2Z3L1hAMl2R3YZsLdhaZfGZis-q_HswPhRToWxwGANzFlsGghcuJfBwjjHL3iX2fGQXdMwUiexjLkvlhjNx1UgtKaCRH3WpPaVMId3NFzdJNLgnAWjwWYcuCOHLv4hbcKjPFhB4hwk/w640-h152/Royal+Spoonbill+-+Townsville+Common.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Royal Spoonbill</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghN0QYtJbm4U2nGdNXC8_0cT6rfWfrTASgs4pxHMYGSuz6OqCRA_y8j9snryc4Ux_CT2a5ngYQjYy_P3wNWNBPRYQf48j4yJZIx19roG_uLQ3LnQajV3aYKXiCiPWd9kekzqum-aAkVyQ/s1500/Pacific+Black+Duck.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="1500" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghN0QYtJbm4U2nGdNXC8_0cT6rfWfrTASgs4pxHMYGSuz6OqCRA_y8j9snryc4Ux_CT2a5ngYQjYy_P3wNWNBPRYQf48j4yJZIx19roG_uLQ3LnQajV3aYKXiCiPWd9kekzqum-aAkVyQ/w640-h410/Pacific+Black+Duck.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Pacific Black Duck</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">November 25th</span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Time to leave Townsville and head home. Still plenty of roadworks north of town, which we cleared around Bluewater. Pressed on to Ingham while the sky became darker and eventually it started raining getting heavy at Cardwell. Stopped here for a coffee and waited for the rain to ease off. It eventually did so we headed north again towards Tully and around to South Johnstone and joined the Palmerston Highway. Continued on to the <a href="https://parks.des.qld.gov.au/parks/wooroonooran-palmerston/camping/henrietta-creek">Henrietta Creek Campground</a>, where we stopped for lunch. The rain had stopped allowing us to do a 20 minute survey while fighting of the clouds of Marsh Flies! Victoria's Riflebird and Double-eyed Fig-Parrot were stand outs.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEykJ2CAxihWY1X-1gP20REgsuTYozDbIrqg4MfPb5DhOVXlVVLkuxl5QwQnMUzIdLVFDp1TeZ4Z46XQpZvBvS4RbGUq_WnMsY2DJ2z_1-jpocI2e0iNuS42ghG3GXMYJLKMJ4VglCaCo/s1500/Double-eyed+Fig-Parrot+1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1019" data-original-width="1500" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEykJ2CAxihWY1X-1gP20REgsuTYozDbIrqg4MfPb5DhOVXlVVLkuxl5QwQnMUzIdLVFDp1TeZ4Z46XQpZvBvS4RbGUq_WnMsY2DJ2z_1-jpocI2e0iNuS42ghG3GXMYJLKMJ4VglCaCo/w640-h434/Double-eyed+Fig-Parrot+1.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Double-eyed Fig-Parrot</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx2pAds8iejIySHC412baKwzBOBtRBvib35aTnR6CrPYQ7NyonVxytTzex_5jk_mHPTk7imq2i6XIuOOoq9s7Bz1r6kmfM0hckjxtMmR4IyhM5AgtMu8lUe4Ngpmd370VMkZ5-RqwFNm0/s1500/Victoria%2527s+Riflebird+-+male.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="906" data-original-width="1500" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx2pAds8iejIySHC412baKwzBOBtRBvib35aTnR6CrPYQ7NyonVxytTzex_5jk_mHPTk7imq2i6XIuOOoq9s7Bz1r6kmfM0hckjxtMmR4IyhM5AgtMu8lUe4Ngpmd370VMkZ5-RqwFNm0/w640-h386/Victoria%2527s+Riflebird+-+male.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Victoria's Riflebird - male</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Continued after lunch, through Milla Milla, Malanda, Atherton and Tolga, where we stopped for a coffee beside the Tolga Scrub and sports field. Nothing much in the way of birds, couple of Common Myna checked us out and a couple of Lewin's Honeyeater were calling in the scrub.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgyzVX0XabTdbsOqCvQVAWo7-NMKfatpGz-9hh5b-1ZMwl8dW8ZQmLM-im1x9oI0-zKDcBmjRuXXtlPXQplAcbuG3ko9rWycNh6Nzcpvdm88ogej85P0yE0bqzWsM4XdUC-rEeJq6d5qUDMSgGvn8Xg_9Yzl8mIKy_s0415V5btg2aMMD5kxJJsddbQ=s1500" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1127" data-original-width="1500" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgyzVX0XabTdbsOqCvQVAWo7-NMKfatpGz-9hh5b-1ZMwl8dW8ZQmLM-im1x9oI0-zKDcBmjRuXXtlPXQplAcbuG3ko9rWycNh6Nzcpvdm88ogej85P0yE0bqzWsM4XdUC-rEeJq6d5qUDMSgGvn8Xg_9Yzl8mIKy_s0415V5btg2aMMD5kxJJsddbQ=w640-h480" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Common Myna</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Then home to complete an interesting week, good birds and places, not so good falling over!</span></div><br /></div>Keith and Lindsay Fisherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09458044489867275514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2657744681453201717.post-6638000569645169152021-10-17T15:29:00.003+10:002021-10-17T15:59:45.830+10:00NQ Natural History Group Weekend at Ravenshoe<div style="text-align: justify;">Thanks to Mike and Rosie for the NQ Natural History Group weekend field trip to their property near Ravenshoe up at 1000m. We had a campsite near the Beatrice River, which at this point is just a creek, being near the headwaters of the River. Eventually this flows into the Coral Sea. A lovely waterfall was close by.</div><p align="justify" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 130%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMw052UOFsBRYHMH1-g6IMVxDbxJMH_TM0tDCTR8qTJEd01BXzSeknG8OQtZCz2mKdUB2aPXcZ-Map9u3vrpcwStCnZyK2TpltGMdKg6d0iGEGHQ2ZiY1V-L1A8yk6mebyhwZ67kIhlHk/s2048/Waterfall.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMw052UOFsBRYHMH1-g6IMVxDbxJMH_TM0tDCTR8qTJEd01BXzSeknG8OQtZCz2mKdUB2aPXcZ-Map9u3vrpcwStCnZyK2TpltGMdKg6d0iGEGHQ2ZiY1V-L1A8yk6mebyhwZ67kIhlHk/w480-h640/Waterfall.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Beatrice River Waterfall</b></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div style="text-align: justify;">In the afternoon we started a bird survey around the camp. Insect traps and spotlighting were on the evening agenda, thanks to David and Buck for organising this. Highlights for us were Herbert River Ringtail Possum, a 1m freshwater eel and a few interesting moths and frogs. Other possums we saw were Common Brushtail ssp. <i>johnstonii </i>(Coppery Brushtail), and Lemuroid Ringtail Possum. The moth <i>Vitessa zemire</i> was the most colourful moth of the evening, it occurs from the Torres Strait Islands down to Cardwell in Queensland. Green Grocer Cicada fired up in the early evening for about 15 minutes. They are said to be one of the loudest in the world, up to 120Db. We can believe that! </div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiQmpXyLj6icFboZbK0AIKNTpvHObYw_sSxiFYrraCnJCiVXIoaJSz51xgnSFChdBEcw125HjGC5OYVyYbovdy8aJqrF3PvJAOSMH3vYdTjbd9p_HTMmS5yXpO0RzsFbXNs8Mmu7gBDEE/s1500/Moth+sp.-+Ravenshoe.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="1500" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiQmpXyLj6icFboZbK0AIKNTpvHObYw_sSxiFYrraCnJCiVXIoaJSz51xgnSFChdBEcw125HjGC5OYVyYbovdy8aJqrF3PvJAOSMH3vYdTjbd9p_HTMmS5yXpO0RzsFbXNs8Mmu7gBDEE/w640-h480/Moth+sp.-+Ravenshoe.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Vitessa zemire - </i>Moth</b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p align="justify" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 130%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAja8bOwrhkNINon8vO5ByxShpR_t2pKN0mWq-QYRru3gJPhn_dylNIKhUjLFaDBuT24IWvGAgZt2sbRiNczfRycTzYZdnENEv2NiucFTwbTEzcokWPvcL1CgU_2UHdHm0RWbyVaTcKVw/s1500/Moth+sp.-+1-Ravenshoe.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="1500" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAja8bOwrhkNINon8vO5ByxShpR_t2pKN0mWq-QYRru3gJPhn_dylNIKhUjLFaDBuT24IWvGAgZt2sbRiNczfRycTzYZdnENEv2NiucFTwbTEzcokWPvcL1CgU_2UHdHm0RWbyVaTcKVw/w640-h480/Moth+sp.-+1-Ravenshoe.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Unidentified Moth sp.</b></td></tr></tbody></table><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZYNQDmWcIDVZ5DjXjOP5iOXnmVGNceAU2ogwXpdzlk8LE0b791tIhzuEeeCeLN_RYrKcRCIGpiM5BlUa0YtMewhqIR5oV66VpYqyYNfawQdL0xVrI8bmTnrj1sXPmhOBv_obodK-s1Dc/s1500/Moth+sp.+Ravenshoe.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="1500" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZYNQDmWcIDVZ5DjXjOP5iOXnmVGNceAU2ogwXpdzlk8LE0b791tIhzuEeeCeLN_RYrKcRCIGpiM5BlUa0YtMewhqIR5oV66VpYqyYNfawQdL0xVrI8bmTnrj1sXPmhOBv_obodK-s1Dc/w640-h480/Moth+sp.+Ravenshoe.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Moth sp. <i>Creatonotus gangis</i>?</b></td></tr></tbody></table></span><p></p><p align="justify" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 130%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHuMy33CVQzPC58MFJOHMvsxp28olSG-bfxmi-1FGA4knuqT2EQz5J7aviP8psieA-LayFZ2Dszueg9nkEba1gM7i0Mhgx6FCM_n6rryeNcnQnhPVrb68lXen4IXwVCgT4P0-V29myUMc/s1500/Litoria+Jungguy+-+Ravenshoe.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="1500" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHuMy33CVQzPC58MFJOHMvsxp28olSG-bfxmi-1FGA4knuqT2EQz5J7aviP8psieA-LayFZ2Dszueg9nkEba1gM7i0Mhgx6FCM_n6rryeNcnQnhPVrb68lXen4IXwVCgT4P0-V29myUMc/w640-h480/Litoria+Jungguy+-+Ravenshoe.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Stony Creek Frog <i>Litoria jungguy</i> (female)</b></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 130%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Hi_FT5IBAQ28g0YXG-3lBTKCClKc6Vn8qCELWQzyv857QQL-vfTx89eP9H98YdgNchpyACcMRHx9lQA8msPRJIt956rfCTQcyNAElihbQdkDKpz7wea4I1Alj6vexlhNxjb5aEDq28Y/s1500/Cicada.-+Greencrocer.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="1500" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Hi_FT5IBAQ28g0YXG-3lBTKCClKc6Vn8qCELWQzyv857QQL-vfTx89eP9H98YdgNchpyACcMRHx9lQA8msPRJIt956rfCTQcyNAElihbQdkDKpz7wea4I1Alj6vexlhNxjb5aEDq28Y/w640-h480/Cicada.-+Greencrocer.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Green Grocer Cicada</b></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 130%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;">We had photographed an interesting red
spider, which Greg Anderson co-author of </span><i style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;">A Field Guide To
Australian Spiders Of Australia</i><i style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;"> </i><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;">subsequently said "it
is an orb weaver and likely of the genus Eriophora. It appears to be
an immature female". </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px; text-align: left;">There were many more smaller spiders, but it was impossible to photograph them as it was too windy. </span></p>
<p style="line-height: 60%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7mfjdUH0af5dYrD4XYEtdRoa1K3vh6j1YkG85ZWlc60qA3SoxXiKOzqtHlcdoMOxx9BWN7yYk5-3ZsQUdtN5I4JmLaDi8UbMgSU_vGrrOG3wt6jXr-36-3lI0KAbunAW0pdcDEtuXOI0/s1500/Unknown+Spider+-+Ravenshoe+1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="1500" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7mfjdUH0af5dYrD4XYEtdRoa1K3vh6j1YkG85ZWlc60qA3SoxXiKOzqtHlcdoMOxx9BWN7yYk5-3ZsQUdtN5I4JmLaDi8UbMgSU_vGrrOG3wt6jXr-36-3lI0KAbunAW0pdcDEtuXOI0/w640-h480/Unknown+Spider+-+Ravenshoe+1.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><b>Orb Weaver (likely of the genus Eriophora) - topside</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p></p><p></p><p style="line-height: 60%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk6hQCuBYyov3InggYEDpfi-LtHeAV4pIqXkGRhsvMsEU0qoAjNigtNpF8k3ne8rHxqKaWlgyO8qblvV19CmbGptSaAGpcxWgjgYeURs2V81DEkhiFfYuLmebMaTQTpCGL_ZtruRjeh4Q/s1500/Unknown+Spider+-+Ravenshoe.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="1500" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk6hQCuBYyov3InggYEDpfi-LtHeAV4pIqXkGRhsvMsEU0qoAjNigtNpF8k3ne8rHxqKaWlgyO8qblvV19CmbGptSaAGpcxWgjgYeURs2V81DEkhiFfYuLmebMaTQTpCGL_ZtruRjeh4Q/w640-h480/Unknown+Spider+-+Ravenshoe.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">Orb Weaver (likely of the genus Eriophora) - underside</b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><div style="text-align: justify;">We stayed an extra day and explored around the Tully Falls National Park in the Misty Mountains, where we enjoyed the view at the Tully Falls lookout. No water has flowed over them since the 1950s when the Koombooloomba Dam was built. The view is still spectacular.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiazD_Mb4fBySWMPYoe7lxjntKXn44OpAL2EHNgCkr3tcLuWmf17HlPglHsSOJ5Of_JFYoIue2ZuTqRlMKtU6HkLPN1Tpf4yc0BIMOUZGquZrReJ6g0XYXU29SjLLvbl5t5EMK4Vy6lMms/s2048/Tully+Falls+Lookout.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiazD_Mb4fBySWMPYoe7lxjntKXn44OpAL2EHNgCkr3tcLuWmf17HlPglHsSOJ5Of_JFYoIue2ZuTqRlMKtU6HkLPN1Tpf4yc0BIMOUZGquZrReJ6g0XYXU29SjLLvbl5t5EMK4Vy6lMms/w640-h480/Tully+Falls+Lookout.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Tully Falls Lookout</b></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF5uW99NlR3Jt7zs7fC5lwwrm3KPBBlUoWAE-PKKJoSrkzMOZp7CJ2JZlVbbJ0-Bi_YEWKF-wEQ64D55zyIrj6UxQvxeOKUzX9W7nFqBtZDMuM_GKdVSm6gW9xs2GrFeOg5Ok5b4ni-gk/s1500/Tully+Falls+Lookoutr+Creek+1+Ravenshoe.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="1500" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF5uW99NlR3Jt7zs7fC5lwwrm3KPBBlUoWAE-PKKJoSrkzMOZp7CJ2JZlVbbJ0-Bi_YEWKF-wEQ64D55zyIrj6UxQvxeOKUzX9W7nFqBtZDMuM_GKdVSm6gW9xs2GrFeOg5Ok5b4ni-gk/w640-h480/Tully+Falls+Lookoutr+Creek+1+Ravenshoe.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Creek at Tully Falls Lookout</b></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmobJgSmArf2SOtxJLI3D2Km53uYOgnpv1eVqxuMSeX5aCAvmnfYd_3WjJOW8xVHx_-Q5fO1XAKUM1KQx4FnyInF9TF-lN2WFwLTiZ5s_ynSKSdlDIVju8cr_sqlTqdwPEXzH0d-UMNR0/s1500/Tully+Falls+Lookoutr+Creek2+Ravenshoe.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1125" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmobJgSmArf2SOtxJLI3D2Km53uYOgnpv1eVqxuMSeX5aCAvmnfYd_3WjJOW8xVHx_-Q5fO1XAKUM1KQx4FnyInF9TF-lN2WFwLTiZ5s_ynSKSdlDIVju8cr_sqlTqdwPEXzH0d-UMNR0/w480-h640/Tully+Falls+Lookoutr+Creek2+Ravenshoe.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Creek at Tully Falls Lookout</b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">In the evening we spotlighted around the camp <span style="font-size: 16px;">finding a Leaf-tailed Gecko (red eyeshine), Northern Brown Bandicoot and a Striped Possum.</span></div><div><p style="line-height: 60%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6qhpOSPJnXTjyJsGr-0_D9SWlwXUr1d0b7EKR-wNfi_Rj8UJtIAzkT3c2rUTSrCSesJRr4tvzyowQeJzV8mCj8YoPEvFxer-0fDlrpjxaJb6DKJfYjVfDdCulILCVD_DxQV-8Nhh_ROM/s1500/Leaf-tailed+Gecko+-+V.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1125" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6qhpOSPJnXTjyJsGr-0_D9SWlwXUr1d0b7EKR-wNfi_Rj8UJtIAzkT3c2rUTSrCSesJRr4tvzyowQeJzV8mCj8YoPEvFxer-0fDlrpjxaJb6DKJfYjVfDdCulILCVD_DxQV-8Nhh_ROM/w480-h640/Leaf-tailed+Gecko+-+V.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Leaf-tailed Gecko (file photo)</b></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p style="line-height: 60%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgIwXbNS5pp9AJNNGnp-GCvcyCQ6jK5_2kF8j-ukoAYFxcj55h-ikDYdrhP0gArQRzEjX_uqcvECP6vkegwPBgBR7WFUqyxSdu30hcM-0X1LU0ILVOt7DXN94eJ-b5KMM_Y3yrSGd-yjo/s1500/Northern+Brown+Bandicoot.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="1500" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgIwXbNS5pp9AJNNGnp-GCvcyCQ6jK5_2kF8j-ukoAYFxcj55h-ikDYdrhP0gArQRzEjX_uqcvECP6vkegwPBgBR7WFUqyxSdu30hcM-0X1LU0ILVOt7DXN94eJ-b5KMM_Y3yrSGd-yjo/w640-h480/Northern+Brown+Bandicoot.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Northern Brown Bandicoot (file photo)</b></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Pd5dwW1s7wSsWUrLN6k44m-uoeGGgkuLLcaz-0EiO7VKOn2mbDlhLWgnM0-Aqj1f5zqBByKoQmeURKFrYkRG3zkU86sN3bWEu0lNAMwyJ5RUfeQkvDmUeGjMd2dHZVc-rPIN8RnYo_E/s1500/Striped+Possum.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="1500" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Pd5dwW1s7wSsWUrLN6k44m-uoeGGgkuLLcaz-0EiO7VKOn2mbDlhLWgnM0-Aqj1f5zqBByKoQmeURKFrYkRG3zkU86sN3bWEu0lNAMwyJ5RUfeQkvDmUeGjMd2dHZVc-rPIN8RnYo_E/w640-h480/Striped+Possum.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Striped Possum (file photo)</b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The only night bird was a Southern Boobook (Little Red Boobook) calling. Next morning we were woken up by a party of Chowchilla calling in the adjacent rainforest, such an iconic sound in the forest. An early morning bird survey added a few species to our list, these included a Fan-tailed Cuckoo and White-browed Scrubwren. The most prolific species was Golden Whistler.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU_eu0hLbRl-OhwLjMWgRwcDthNAUofFaDO1fhpG5PVad1giTLA2CpfVbzxhl6YWpNzsaonoDSB1I_Iwyk4P4TKOiCTAGOKMbxnkLS3rUUJNPE17rJ-gEYhR_zuevhR7gvZQhoBE1o6Cc/s1500/Fan-tailed+Cuckoo.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1125" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU_eu0hLbRl-OhwLjMWgRwcDthNAUofFaDO1fhpG5PVad1giTLA2CpfVbzxhl6YWpNzsaonoDSB1I_Iwyk4P4TKOiCTAGOKMbxnkLS3rUUJNPE17rJ-gEYhR_zuevhR7gvZQhoBE1o6Cc/w480-h640/Fan-tailed+Cuckoo.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Fan-tailed Cuckoo</b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" div="" style="clear: both;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwp32YIswQ8C8-ITif5hcBu2GJ7pB51anxIjKtLL9876tAjhh9ylEy3yUNBkxC6WgBnGtPFl2FbD-Q76RQjwrJuCX_wwpXgfbKigcXw0xKfK9GVEZZ4-tQW8aIFKPkHKaymGhP642l11k/s1500/Golden+Whistler.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="1500" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwp32YIswQ8C8-ITif5hcBu2GJ7pB51anxIjKtLL9876tAjhh9ylEy3yUNBkxC6WgBnGtPFl2FbD-Q76RQjwrJuCX_wwpXgfbKigcXw0xKfK9GVEZZ4-tQW8aIFKPkHKaymGhP642l11k/w640-h480/Golden+Whistler.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Golden Whistler - male</b></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">So ended a very successful visit to this property and catching up with the group members, especially six of us who knew each other from our Darwin days.</div><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><p style="line-height: 60%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;"><b>Bird
Species at Beatrice River Property 9-11th October 2021. </b></p><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><div style="border: 0px ridge; float: left; margin-bottom: 0px; padding: 10px; width: 290px;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">Orange-footed Scrubfowl</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><p style="line-height: 11.2px; text-align: left;">Brown Cuckoo-Dove</p><p style="line-height: 11.2px; text-align: left;"><a name="species-heading-fatcuc1"></a>Fan-tailed Cuckoo</p><p style="line-height: 11.2px; text-align: left;">Masked Lapwing</p><p style="line-height: 11.2px; text-align: left;">Southern Boobook (Little Red Boobook)</p><p style="line-height: 11.2px; text-align: left;">Laughing Kookaburra</p><p style="line-height: 11.2px; text-align: left;">Sulphur-crested Cockatoo</p><p style="line-height: 11.2px; text-align: left;">Australian King-Parrot</p><p style="line-height: 11.2px; text-align: left;">Crimson Rosella</p><p style="line-height: 11.2px; text-align: left;">Little Lorikeet</p><p style="line-height: 11.2px; text-align: left;">Rainbow Lorikeet</p><p style="line-height: 11.2px; text-align: left;">Noisy Pitta</p><p style="line-height: 11.2px; text-align: left;">White-throated Treecreeper</p><p style="line-height: 11.2px; text-align: left;">Lewin's Honeyeater</p></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span><span style="font-family: arial;">Bridled Honeyeater</span></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div></div><div style="border: 0px ridge; float: right; margin-bottom: 0px; padding: 10px; width: 290px;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><p style="line-height: 11.2px;">Fernwren</p><p style="line-height: 11.2px;">White-browed Scrubwren</p><p style="line-height: 11.2px;">Mountain Thornbill</p><p style="line-height: 11.2px;">Brown Gerygone</p><p style="line-height: 11.2px;">Chowchilla</p><p style="line-height: 11.2px;">Eastern Whipbird</p><p style="line-height: 11.2px;">Golden Whistler</p><p style="line-height: 11.2px;">Yellow-breasted Boatbill</p><p style="line-height: 11.2px;">Pied Currawong</p><p style="line-height: 11.2px;">Grey Fantail</p><p style="line-height: 11.2px;">Black-faced Monarch</p><p style="line-height: 11.2px;">Spectacled Monarch</p><p style="line-height: 11.2px;">Pale-yellow Robin</p><p style="line-height: 11.2px;">Grey-headed Robin</p><p style="line-height: 11.2px;"><span>Red-browed Finch </span><span style="font-size: medium;"> <b> </b></span><span><b>30 Species</b></span></p></div></div><p style="line-height: 60%;"><br /></p><p style="line-height: 70%;"><a name="species-heading-orfscr1"></a></p></div></div></div></span></span>Keith and Lindsay Fisherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09458044489867275514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2657744681453201717.post-11717278453784852122021-09-18T12:00:00.007+10:002021-12-11T17:43:05.807+10:00Rungulla National Park, Far North Queensland.<p style="text-align: center;"><b>Julatten - Rungulla NP - Julatten</b></p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><a href="https://ebird.org/australia/tripreport/16163">Link to map and species list</a></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><b><br /></b><b>Day 1 4/9/21 Julatten - Malanda (114km)</b><p></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Left home on a Saturday morning so we could go to the <a href="https://www.athertontablelands.com.au/destination/atherton-tablelands/mount-carbine-julatten/">Mount Molloy</a> markets on our way to Mareeba. Saw a Brahminy Kite overhead at the Barramundi Farm, 1st bird for our trip list. Called into the Mount Molloy market to get our breakfast roll, egg and bacon. Also to catch up with the locals. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqSNZ2asAUgSZGU0hJKJXwHyjrKJX9dL7TfCIS5lagDOf8ZtX5wS4P2WcabWo7jgwt2lPDLcIoB0hgb8ZPXIP2RJ-kKqfjN_cmuSqluhYS_rO7aXovX-FCd3iNYRqZMeC_WcCEEtCwfAY/s676/Mount+Molloy+Markets.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="463" data-original-width="676" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqSNZ2asAUgSZGU0hJKJXwHyjrKJX9dL7TfCIS5lagDOf8ZtX5wS4P2WcabWo7jgwt2lPDLcIoB0hgb8ZPXIP2RJ-kKqfjN_cmuSqluhYS_rO7aXovX-FCd3iNYRqZMeC_WcCEEtCwfAY/w640-h438/Mount+Molloy+Markets.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Mount Molloy Market</b></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Headed off towards Mareeba and along the way called into the Biboora Cash Store to top up with diesel ($1.47lt.). Then onto Mareeba (Diversion from trip report! I had to take our chainsaw to have a service and get a few chains resharpened. Had blunted them sawing up a big Celerywood tree that had fallen down due to a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Striped_possum">Striped Possum </a>excavating the base and some strong winds that had felled it. Picture for those that are not familiar with this cute mammal)</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4UaHevB87PBpNMw6vLrQvtprl10l1-t-_66h5Hz4i8ZWPYbwuololmCSlO8V08dFDIzzileO0puYi8pVhEokaYU4RpexPCsq6sl1yKVza6YG68LPSfIFtei19DmzAaWvNO2kBMVnRc0Y/s1000/Striped+Possum.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="549" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4UaHevB87PBpNMw6vLrQvtprl10l1-t-_66h5Hz4i8ZWPYbwuololmCSlO8V08dFDIzzileO0puYi8pVhEokaYU4RpexPCsq6sl1yKVza6YG68LPSfIFtei19DmzAaWvNO2kBMVnRc0Y/w352-h640/Striped+Possum.jpg" width="352" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Striped Possum</b></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Lindsay did some last minute shopping and we were on our way to Malanda. We had volunteered to count </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brolga" style="font-family: arial;">Brolga</a><span style="font-family: arial;"> and </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarus_crane" style="font-family: arial;">Sarus Crane</a><span style="font-family: arial;"> as they flew into their night-time roost sites. About 35 volunteers turned up to count cranes at known roost sites on the Atherton Tableland. We all met at the </span><a href="https://parks.des.qld.gov.au/parks/hasties-swamp/about" style="font-family: arial;">Hasties Swamp</a><span style="font-family: arial;"> Bird Hide to be allocated our sites for the count. We were given </span><a href="https://www.athertontablelands.com.au/travel-directory/bromfield-swamp/" style="font-family: arial;">Bromfield Swamp</a><span style="font-family: arial;"> but the combination of poor weather as night approached and low cloud with drizzly rain </span><span style="font-family: arial;">did not help identify the birds, typical weather here!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJcvdq8sqk1-cfE8oJJpprTiyP_KgjEG8laHkXNJI2RwQRGamQYvO8lgWD9Gfjnl2M9XAcb5sxfnvXJ5e6ShATK_VgJaNMJjCOsnbJPE4FK55pIj3W1KOkmJe6-S5MsX7SNmWGjioBb4I/s1000/Crane+counting+1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="563" data-original-width="1000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJcvdq8sqk1-cfE8oJJpprTiyP_KgjEG8laHkXNJI2RwQRGamQYvO8lgWD9Gfjnl2M9XAcb5sxfnvXJ5e6ShATK_VgJaNMJjCOsnbJPE4FK55pIj3W1KOkmJe6-S5MsX7SNmWGjioBb4I/w640-h360/Crane+counting+1.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Crane Counting as Night Approached</b></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">After the counts we all retired to the Malanda Hotel to have an evening meal and socialise. We had decided to make the most of going to Malanda by continuing on the next day and have a few nights away in the T-van.</span></div><p></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Day 2 5/9/21 Malanda - Pinnarendi Station Stay and Café (152km)</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Had a restless night with the drizzly rain continuing and dripping off the trees onto the T-van. In the morning, when it was time to pack up the rain got heavier, not ideal. Got on the road and headed for <a href="https://parks.des.qld.gov.au/parks/mount-hypipamee/about">Mt. Hypipamee National Park</a> (The Crater), our favourite place for a morning coffee break. Usually it is raining here, but this time it wasn't so we went for a walk to check out the birds. Had a couple of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_bowerbird">Golden Bowerbird</a> foraging in a fruit tree, but unfortunately they were only brown birds, female or juvenile, not the brightly coloured yellow and black male.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy7u-CbQ1CYZfGjTbFC1SU9Y6M0NXknUvMByxYaPxPaLyDDcqD95Le9ANVqE45Mhc-vgBBIK15vc7Y6jVRy7uo5of1WCccNkQMGYonT6FnJSVMNJKpU3NYt3GAoo0WMlktPuwdzop5WPE/s1000/Prado+%252B+Tvan+at+Mt.+Hypipamee+L.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="501" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy7u-CbQ1CYZfGjTbFC1SU9Y6M0NXknUvMByxYaPxPaLyDDcqD95Le9ANVqE45Mhc-vgBBIK15vc7Y6jVRy7uo5of1WCccNkQMGYonT6FnJSVMNJKpU3NYt3GAoo0WMlktPuwdzop5WPE/w640-h320/Prado+%252B+Tvan+at+Mt.+Hypipamee+L.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Prado and T-van at Mt. Hypipamee</b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Had our morning coffee with the usual tame Lewin's Honeyeater looking for handouts.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWofkJgOOESOHnBvVQ80w04_rLc05Otr-E5Ocn2TXk2zBhw1GpqqQeth5tifm8WsS7dGkuk88iORbUJt0MGQlAEyooN0dl7hQzM_0Mp6vMWMmUrFYBCat2VBav27NhyphenhyphenAcEMNCk6NzQhpM/s1000/Lewis+Honeyeater+at+Mt.+Hypipamee+L.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="585" data-original-width="1000" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWofkJgOOESOHnBvVQ80w04_rLc05Otr-E5Ocn2TXk2zBhw1GpqqQeth5tifm8WsS7dGkuk88iORbUJt0MGQlAEyooN0dl7hQzM_0Mp6vMWMmUrFYBCat2VBav27NhyphenhyphenAcEMNCk6NzQhpM/w640-h374/Lewis+Honeyeater+at+Mt.+Hypipamee+L.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Lewin's Honeyeater</b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">From here we headed to Ravenshoe taking the road through Tumoulin, which is Queensland's highest road at 1162m. This road is more straight forward than sticking to the main Highway 1, which has many bends along the way to Ravenshoe. Stopped in <a href="https://www.queensland.com/sg/en/places-to-see/destination-information/p-56b25dfad5f1565045da08b4-ravenshoe">Ravenshoe</a> to buy some sugar for Lindsay that she had forgotten to pack. From here we re-joined Highway 1 towards<a href="https://www.aussietowns.com.au/town/mount-garnet-qld"> Mt. Garnet</a>, where we turned off the road on the outskirts of town, to go to <a href="https://www.athertontablelands.com.au/travel-directory/wurruma-swamp/">Wurruma Swamp</a>. This is the towns water supply and a good spot for lunch. There is a gate to go through and then it is about 1km to a shelter shed with table and benches. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg11-upkJi30yMtOJRxdneSfewegWzdamIJrukWXDIHVlh1YLYajm2qQCKyK_gxfYGslSkstA7cFLUx7dneNJTpgKUmTjw6eH6m3BTshXWWLX1N44cwdmXfC4W07DlO9tbQLKzs0DpK0zk/s1000/Warruma+Swamp++L.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg11-upkJi30yMtOJRxdneSfewegWzdamIJrukWXDIHVlh1YLYajm2qQCKyK_gxfYGslSkstA7cFLUx7dneNJTpgKUmTjw6eH6m3BTshXWWLX1N44cwdmXfC4W07DlO9tbQLKzs0DpK0zk/w640-h426/Warruma+Swamp++L.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Wurruma Swamp</b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The swamp was just about full with not many waterbirds on it, a pair of Green Pygmy Goose and a pair of Black Swan plus a pair of inquisitive Masked Lapwing were the highlights. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkvFng18_mc76JGDIRiHeMue_IYiAH3B3KdI1hDjtsVnFH1MxTF-VjMLD3Dg9jkiMMd2XGNXVmHhcAkgle2sJ-aYAuykL1S2f6nrZcH0xsoe_5IGq65f7o8vCGO7TksXxe0P3bWuXNekg/s1000/Masked+Lapwing.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="747" data-original-width="1000" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkvFng18_mc76JGDIRiHeMue_IYiAH3B3KdI1hDjtsVnFH1MxTF-VjMLD3Dg9jkiMMd2XGNXVmHhcAkgle2sJ-aYAuykL1S2f6nrZcH0xsoe_5IGq65f7o8vCGO7TksXxe0P3bWuXNekg/w640-h478/Masked+Lapwing.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Masked Lapwing</b></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmOBXROrPXEycMgWHJNwrSjaCIsKTwcdxZO8Ek-bRKlOKO5Bs2gmsHNuwZqLy97X3kMxXQxoMiJv_TFZsQgqSyGK41MpsQSoAmJHWKdOUVyCT79MaCKol1WpXF5yRZK6EBJ2P26K2-2rE/s1000/Masked+Lapwing+%252B+Australasian+Grebe.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmOBXROrPXEycMgWHJNwrSjaCIsKTwcdxZO8Ek-bRKlOKO5Bs2gmsHNuwZqLy97X3kMxXQxoMiJv_TFZsQgqSyGK41MpsQSoAmJHWKdOUVyCT79MaCKol1WpXF5yRZK6EBJ2P26K2-2rE/s1000/Masked+Lapwing+%252B+Australasian+Grebe.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="747" data-original-width="1000" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmOBXROrPXEycMgWHJNwrSjaCIsKTwcdxZO8Ek-bRKlOKO5Bs2gmsHNuwZqLy97X3kMxXQxoMiJv_TFZsQgqSyGK41MpsQSoAmJHWKdOUVyCT79MaCKol1WpXF5yRZK6EBJ2P26K2-2rE/w640-h478/Masked+Lapwing+%252B+Australasian+Grebe.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Masked Lapwing with Australasian Grebe</b></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Then onto <a href="https://www.athertontablelands.com.au/travel-directory/pinnarendi-station-stay/">Pinnarendi Station Stay and Café</a>, a place we had visited several times before when we were conducting bird surveys with members of North Queensland Natural History Group and Birdlife North Queensland. We stopped off at the café to check in with Nadine, the very enthusiastic owner of the property. Pinnarendi is getting a very well deserved good reputation and this was reflected in the large number of caravans on site. We found a spot and set up camp.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOSLZVidqrx5ZuMumVSaF73_N3QI-ckru56G7In7ayzV-9Ql1igWlEcFpjcpKSXtKodIdWlGpK8liYpjxGvSRqroF5yfyjjeRnewph3X5bLDcESp865gapkF5s0aoghlJ6lSd9ypRsSNM/s1000/Camp+At+Pinnarendi+L+.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="630" data-original-width="1000" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOSLZVidqrx5ZuMumVSaF73_N3QI-ckru56G7In7ayzV-9Ql1igWlEcFpjcpKSXtKodIdWlGpK8liYpjxGvSRqroF5yfyjjeRnewph3X5bLDcESp865gapkF5s0aoghlJ6lSd9ypRsSNM/w640-h404/Camp+At+Pinnarendi+L+.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Camp at Pinnarendi</b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Later in the afternoon we headed off to do some birding along the walk taking in Garden Dam, The Big Dam and on to number One Dam, not a lot flowering so the bird species were down from our last visit. There were still a few birds to keep us interested, mainly on Big Dam where there were Little Pied and Little Black Cormorant. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEYecwX0HO86XYVtLegzAROfUT09ClckCjxl38xx8QRxPiZ1jHctrWCH45wAdAPOgYW8UPYufVHxApcYLkouG1_JvcdzN8_b1JYldmKbIO1_rr-3aje-c7zum8aKwtQmeEmcfXMWCuLh8/s1000/The+Big+Dam%252C+Pinarendi+L.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEYecwX0HO86XYVtLegzAROfUT09ClckCjxl38xx8QRxPiZ1jHctrWCH45wAdAPOgYW8UPYufVHxApcYLkouG1_JvcdzN8_b1JYldmKbIO1_rr-3aje-c7zum8aKwtQmeEmcfXMWCuLh8/w640-h426/The+Big+Dam%252C+Pinarendi+L.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>The Big Dam</b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicnFSKSyD9d2efu5JKuNu4fAFPRIQ0BOox0NI34zOPhsRSYPC6oJ6Ml23v-uWS0KSy86mfxvq9mnqMk2z4HhbAoHKuCxZFaeek-H2kHS7UM6AMMXeo0y6xkW5OQb43MarAnDPieL9M1Og/s1000/Little+Pied+Cormorant.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="747" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicnFSKSyD9d2efu5JKuNu4fAFPRIQ0BOox0NI34zOPhsRSYPC6oJ6Ml23v-uWS0KSy86mfxvq9mnqMk2z4HhbAoHKuCxZFaeek-H2kHS7UM6AMMXeo0y6xkW5OQb43MarAnDPieL9M1Og/w478-h640/Little+Pied+Cormorant.jpg" width="478" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Little Pied Cormorant</b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm348svLp88s0cFETQ_pZS6coskBtSaBHe4ndnxDywolfD3RGeSm9J-e6nbWqEGHwpcJGbCAN6NytfJLT96q27QSBEohsRCeW5Pmc9DZorTSSVzPHage-P4bnek8FIvoTFO76mz0StxAM/s1000/Little+Black+Cormorant.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="747" data-original-width="1000" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm348svLp88s0cFETQ_pZS6coskBtSaBHe4ndnxDywolfD3RGeSm9J-e6nbWqEGHwpcJGbCAN6NytfJLT96q27QSBEohsRCeW5Pmc9DZorTSSVzPHage-P4bnek8FIvoTFO76mz0StxAM/w640-h478/Little+Black+Cormorant.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Little Black Cormorant</b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Number One Dam had a White-faced Heron perched in a tree until a Toressian Crow flew in and scared it off.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBve28E8CSJZMi-a_ApfrkLg_QvdUCkLCsTMvqesYbsFgZ-ZBhjvkgQc3ZqkyLfXoMfCd3AUJ75Ziyi-n-yG0CTAp-J_TjuW48bvwpDDY3w_YiOOH8zBr6Qb_hMNUSo275pyN9KiVJlJE/s1000/White-faced+Heron.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="747" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBve28E8CSJZMi-a_ApfrkLg_QvdUCkLCsTMvqesYbsFgZ-ZBhjvkgQc3ZqkyLfXoMfCd3AUJ75Ziyi-n-yG0CTAp-J_TjuW48bvwpDDY3w_YiOOH8zBr6Qb_hMNUSo275pyN9KiVJlJE/w478-h640/White-faced+Heron.jpg" width="478" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>White-faced Heron</b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">In the evening the resident Tawny Frogmouth started calling in the camp ground before an Australian Owlet Nightjar called once.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguMxRnfHlw75Fh8BYSpmRR-DgtrADPV2CIesUwrfun8Ph1jaMbgpK6n8LJCKxx3LOj5Ol6ug-qfNSofAUyL4nUjme0FOpm55ozouMWreaI33cS1KvVLRwWz15EU9jbKj2wTZBIWeLnQLQ/s1000/Australian+Owlet-nightjar+1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="747" data-original-width="1000" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguMxRnfHlw75Fh8BYSpmRR-DgtrADPV2CIesUwrfun8Ph1jaMbgpK6n8LJCKxx3LOj5Ol6ug-qfNSofAUyL4nUjme0FOpm55ozouMWreaI33cS1KvVLRwWz15EU9jbKj2wTZBIWeLnQLQ/w640-h478/Australian+Owlet-nightjar+1.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Australian Owlet-nightjar</b></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Day 3 6/9/21 Pinnarendi Station Stay and Café - Rungulla National Park (297km.)</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Up for a coffee then a walk to the three dams, highlights here were a flock of 37 Peaceful Dove, three Common Bronzewing (pigeon) and a flock of over 50 Double-bar Finch who obliged for some photos. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrvTFKOtduA9jHaxw7YG53ZL2KNWwITF4hCREb5Me9AZeZp8nsQcwEQAdO22ztcPoOZK0rt35muUDfOh3diRkYgzkhxzNGqY56uwrxqHz7vSlh4RnGyR2iiGWFDVS0JPxDhcE24N8Ty9s/s1000/Double-bar+Finch.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="858" data-original-width="1000" height="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrvTFKOtduA9jHaxw7YG53ZL2KNWwITF4hCREb5Me9AZeZp8nsQcwEQAdO22ztcPoOZK0rt35muUDfOh3diRkYgzkhxzNGqY56uwrxqHz7vSlh4RnGyR2iiGWFDVS0JPxDhcE24N8Ty9s/w640-h550/Double-bar+Finch.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Double-bar Finch</b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Back to camp for a shower and a cooked breakfast, a weekly treat. Said good-bye to Nadine and set off for Mt. Surprise, passing the<a href="https://parks.des.qld.gov.au/parks/forty-mile-scrub"> Forty Mile Scrub National Park</a> before turning west. Continued on past the <a href="https://www.undara.com.au/">Undarra Lava Tubes</a> entrance to <a href="https://www.aussietowns.com.au/town/mount-surprise-qld">Mt Surprise</a>, where we took advantage of the roadside dump point to empty our Porta Potti (toilet). Found a shady spot to have mid-morning coffee as the wind started to get stronger. From Mt. Surprise the highway starts off as a wide two lane highway before deteriorating into single lane bitumen sections. These sections have caused us to have a cracked windscreen earlier this year and previous to that a cracked rear side window on our old Nissan Patrol, due to other vehicles going too fast and flicking up stones. So it is not a part of "highway" we enjoy. Some of the wider sections are bridges over rivers and their approaches like this one over the Einasleigh River.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN0ylBpmggm3Bot1oP0bR2biU5rLXVj-bsUiI2zmIMGsUywItH5SDsZLJPjoeBZRRyLSRlwgV1dphHowsLxkoTGqDphu2LzHiHE4ZUKuJNlzTniQKgz8l20Ukjkd3IWn_e-iC4GpFvZ44/s1000/H.L.+%2528Bib%2529+Loudon+Bridge+over+Einasleigh+River+L.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="581" data-original-width="1000" height="372" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN0ylBpmggm3Bot1oP0bR2biU5rLXVj-bsUiI2zmIMGsUywItH5SDsZLJPjoeBZRRyLSRlwgV1dphHowsLxkoTGqDphu2LzHiHE4ZUKuJNlzTniQKgz8l20Ukjkd3IWn_e-iC4GpFvZ44/w640-h372/H.L.+%2528Bib%2529+Loudon+Bridge+over+Einasleigh+River+L.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><b>Crossing Einasleigh River between Mt Surprise and Georgetown</b></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Anyway we survived that stretch of the road and continued on over the Newcastle Range, where there is a newish wide road though the hills. Arrived in <a href="https://www.aussietowns.com.au/town/georgetown-qld">Georgetown</a> and stopped at the C.E. Green Park next to the Etheridge River and Georgetown Swimming Pool. Nice shady table and benches for our lunch. After lunch we went across the road to the roadhouse to fuel up ($1.52 lt) and Lindsay had a bright idea to buy a couple of chocolate ice creams on a stick. This was a treat we had not had for many years! Then drove south towards Forsayth for 30 minutes, turning right just before the town onto the Cobbald Gorge road. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhInoQP3f2tTRrx4YeN-UH6jboqEJAnDFD7vquvqOnVoFru1DI5pMhW-aWU-6bIs94U8rsT2lEn0_bzc3KjBWdDWnDtg23OYCNoBzL4-bpayI8P-JzsFX7ZpIwGsvSpOZSRtbKPUeiQyps/s1000/Rungella+Sign+at+Einesleigh+.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="840" data-original-width="1000" height="538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhInoQP3f2tTRrx4YeN-UH6jboqEJAnDFD7vquvqOnVoFru1DI5pMhW-aWU-6bIs94U8rsT2lEn0_bzc3KjBWdDWnDtg23OYCNoBzL4-bpayI8P-JzsFX7ZpIwGsvSpOZSRtbKPUeiQyps/w640-h538/Rungella+Sign+at+Einesleigh+.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">It starts off with a bitumen section before changing to a good gravel road. We stopped to air down the tyres, which makes a big difference in ride comfort and less likely to get punctures and damage to suspension components. Followed the road to the Cobbald Gorge turn off where we took the Rungulla Shed Road towards Gilberton Station. This road changes into narrow gravel sections with lots of dips and rocky creek sections. We passed by the<a href="https://www.qld.gov.au/recreation/activities/areas-facilities/fossicking/north-qld/agate-creek"> Agate Creek </a>fossicking and campground areas before arriving at the <a href="https://parks.des.qld.gov.au/parks/rungulla"> Rungulla National Park</a> turn off. The track from here crosses the Percy River, which was dry, and climbs up a steep track out of the river bed. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfY8Xs2id9dcy-i2yGwuhMh_FWQZOfguoY7UI1HDA8LRspGv6S-hVz2r9o-BHyCXrp8SFkLJDe-PHCeCDEse3-gAAIFxlloHF4L4SzygAJuCWYhQvcb3aF_tL9Jpz2SQYn9J_uxsjmDvU/s1000/Percy+River+Crossing.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="667" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfY8Xs2id9dcy-i2yGwuhMh_FWQZOfguoY7UI1HDA8LRspGv6S-hVz2r9o-BHyCXrp8SFkLJDe-PHCeCDEse3-gAAIFxlloHF4L4SzygAJuCWYhQvcb3aF_tL9Jpz2SQYn9J_uxsjmDvU/w426-h640/Percy+River+Crossing.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Percy River Crossing</b></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJzPj46JzVD9b4aurkJdju-XjbeqoIFjpVxdtoieDu3LcXURzNU6vhz7pWYvDOHhxFnPHKe23HJx-aoPQewXRn7zsyPnaCl7m4dU2Ow3QFoLiphrelAbjrOw1gcLTnyOdr7Ry4Hbk4K8U/s1000/Rungulla+NP+Camp+Sign.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /><img border="0" data-original-height="971" data-original-width="1000" height="622" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJzPj46JzVD9b4aurkJdju-XjbeqoIFjpVxdtoieDu3LcXURzNU6vhz7pWYvDOHhxFnPHKe23HJx-aoPQewXRn7zsyPnaCl7m4dU2Ow3QFoLiphrelAbjrOw1gcLTnyOdr7Ry4Hbk4K8U/w640-h622/Rungulla+NP+Camp+Sign.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">We had booked into Camp 1, which is the only one of the three camp sites to have a toilet.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5JVmN80FayAYMEwgBkcaLUcHn_CEnDfcrCFSNzEM87CLisM8eqanZkqAjYrzyZwplYSrtwWOiS4u959-JVsSowyrTp_KJJmp4UE-grMu3OKSD7YD8KL57Scxd15NZXYvWAWJltTbpfpg/s1000/Rungulla+NP+Camp+1+facilities.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5JVmN80FayAYMEwgBkcaLUcHn_CEnDfcrCFSNzEM87CLisM8eqanZkqAjYrzyZwplYSrtwWOiS4u959-JVsSowyrTp_KJJmp4UE-grMu3OKSD7YD8KL57Scxd15NZXYvWAWJltTbpfpg/w640-h426/Rungulla+NP+Camp+1+facilities.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Camp 1 Facilities</b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Arrived after a 2½ hour drive from Georgetown. The camping area is quite small with enough room for two cosy camps and not very level eventually found an area, which was nearly level! A group of 76 Red-tailed Black Cockatoo were decorating the trees by the camp to welcome us! </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcWeFieLr9JOXg6Y23FEVZm-mrChjaDx28nQbBi1w66wBdN6BaCZ-QEZAUecdd6POPTsPvFisSHClbeV1FT5cYHkt3ripO3lQFMz9l3eKTa8_Of_PPca_fVEzGxqS793xXZnLSEmHq3Cg/s1000/Red-taied+Black-Cockatoo+L.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcWeFieLr9JOXg6Y23FEVZm-mrChjaDx28nQbBi1w66wBdN6BaCZ-QEZAUecdd6POPTsPvFisSHClbeV1FT5cYHkt3ripO3lQFMz9l3eKTa8_Of_PPca_fVEzGxqS793xXZnLSEmHq3Cg/w640-h426/Red-taied+Black-Cockatoo+L.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo</b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Set up camp before a few hours rest before walking the short distance down to the dry Gilbert River. The photo is not taken with a wide angle lens causing distortion and the poles to lean at a funny angle, it was put up like that! Sorted it after the photo was taken.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8ujKH6G7Gt1dgPgYCpjAhgbhQoZ9k1oDjB20knuQphLQcZNjuLfZyCUgHFS6LRaq26pBb2qRVuKIH2MI9Khe_C17Ny6AXW3_cdCO6yS-TMsHedI6OSoHfAR_cvQVDFguHEXI10h5Re_o/s1000/Rungulla+NP+Camp1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8ujKH6G7Gt1dgPgYCpjAhgbhQoZ9k1oDjB20knuQphLQcZNjuLfZyCUgHFS6LRaq26pBb2qRVuKIH2MI9Khe_C17Ny6AXW3_cdCO6yS-TMsHedI6OSoHfAR_cvQVDFguHEXI10h5Re_o/w640-h426/Rungulla+NP+Camp1.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Camp 1</b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Here we walked on the wide sandy river bed until we found a small waterhole. The black clouds were heading our way for a brief, but heavy shower.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjt00geSiBRQpm_vA8mtYt7NXxFiY80ZQnLJU9PCC5kEd0yVcJNNXgK0gIO-qpkSxKofyxOg4lRQeSQdxhbCC4dufFNgGMCOj6MbtPirjj7l5B7wD2yp_iqxiiGQmaeS2ab0PiJMN0oXc/s1000/Rungulla+NP+Gilbert+River+dry.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="511" data-original-width="1000" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjt00geSiBRQpm_vA8mtYt7NXxFiY80ZQnLJU9PCC5kEd0yVcJNNXgK0gIO-qpkSxKofyxOg4lRQeSQdxhbCC4dufFNgGMCOj6MbtPirjj7l5B7wD2yp_iqxiiGQmaeS2ab0PiJMN0oXc/w640-h328/Rungulla+NP+Gilbert+River+dry.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Dry riverbed of the Gilbert River</b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Some interesting rocks were jutting out of the sandy riverbed and made a good hide to photograph the birds</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5a-5e6sPU_sokVm6yaOAl_ENOIpljI9yS2ULNtIoJhDJ0dotMN8MMeT3AuEzx9eH-aaCRnT58tPGCR5fqdxeZa_tXeTWUg9fdRmD8UmVnFGMyEd2yTFVOYrdtXwFc3ZRgj8tWgC1z-Dk/s1000/Rungulla+NP+Gilbert+River+rocks.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5a-5e6sPU_sokVm6yaOAl_ENOIpljI9yS2ULNtIoJhDJ0dotMN8MMeT3AuEzx9eH-aaCRnT58tPGCR5fqdxeZa_tXeTWUg9fdRmD8UmVnFGMyEd2yTFVOYrdtXwFc3ZRgj8tWgC1z-Dk/w640-h426/Rungulla+NP+Gilbert+River+rocks.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Gilbert River Rocks</b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">There were lots of birds coming in to drink, mainly Noisy Friarbird, Pale-headed Rosella, a pair of Squatter Pigeon and three Common Bronzewing. Blue-faced Honeyeater came in as the sun was setting. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz5B07z9qmDGuEP-vpS7SNcqjJk8uVP0uVDzuXp0j_SQMAxZ-JY445s0QSnVwOnQxpQDo6i2EAGgBg-uJ7H8O4XZHrhPDG4YkIfNVD1O5Dt3Uao244jLXPu3Ciq14Sh88vKpAxRZOu2SE/s1000/Noisy+Friarbird.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="751" data-original-width="1000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz5B07z9qmDGuEP-vpS7SNcqjJk8uVP0uVDzuXp0j_SQMAxZ-JY445s0QSnVwOnQxpQDo6i2EAGgBg-uJ7H8O4XZHrhPDG4YkIfNVD1O5Dt3Uao244jLXPu3Ciq14Sh88vKpAxRZOu2SE/w640-h480/Noisy+Friarbird.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Noisy Friarbird</b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYqi-u9hg7WBSKT79aWbU4rU8wTaoz8a-d8gFXy2ZnRQZjCkoxRYZysZNHcmxeFGrromNBREFinlbjqY3GAhdbbTdoGo__ynhlYeFD9ter8XnH-cA54BnkGzn_4Uz5HSY_BE03YXMuDSw/s1000/Blue-faced+Honeyeater.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="850" data-original-width="1000" height="544" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYqi-u9hg7WBSKT79aWbU4rU8wTaoz8a-d8gFXy2ZnRQZjCkoxRYZysZNHcmxeFGrromNBREFinlbjqY3GAhdbbTdoGo__ynhlYeFD9ter8XnH-cA54BnkGzn_4Uz5HSY_BE03YXMuDSw/w640-h544/Blue-faced+Honeyeater.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Blue-faced Honeyeater</b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Back to camp where we found there were quite a few mosquitoes and a few flies, welcome to the Aussie bush. As we got back to camp a few spots of rain began to fall and it got heavier, but as this was happening the sun was setting and the most fabulous double rainbow appeared, the best we have seen for many years. Great photo opportunity as it stretched over our T-van, first as a single rainbow then a double.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkWiyfZX1lWsVIycdPaIuCAr0sHOecMeTHPCUT5rbVwJfEZYhVitAv4SYmRnrBhlNpVscPH6Fm1cFbSeMN4uU60boEn_wQNEzhzshuZEUYssyPZSsMr8LKV2nmHY0ETZi-oOa6GRF6erM/s1000/Rainbow+over+Camp+1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkWiyfZX1lWsVIycdPaIuCAr0sHOecMeTHPCUT5rbVwJfEZYhVitAv4SYmRnrBhlNpVscPH6Fm1cFbSeMN4uU60boEn_wQNEzhzshuZEUYssyPZSsMr8LKV2nmHY0ETZi-oOa6GRF6erM/w640-h480/Rainbow+over+Camp+1.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Single Rainbow over Camp</b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRu3BdlwQ5cnVPtqFWsffmp12_ieH6oOGjC8vCH8tqcHf3OYEkGrsF5h6amRI209le0MDDo5Kdp20cMXnhv9g6FRbA7cjsrSOesjqFOIz9kTg4WNyGtC5ikqfDzLw3zNNULGFchliQKxg/s1000/Rainbow+over+Camp.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRu3BdlwQ5cnVPtqFWsffmp12_ieH6oOGjC8vCH8tqcHf3OYEkGrsF5h6amRI209le0MDDo5Kdp20cMXnhv9g6FRbA7cjsrSOesjqFOIz9kTg4WNyGtC5ikqfDzLw3zNNULGFchliQKxg/w640-h480/Rainbow+over+Camp.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Double Rainbow over Camp</b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The rest of the evening was almost dry with a few odd raindrops.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Day 4 7/9/21 Rungulla NP to Rungulla NP (9km.)</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Awoke to a clear blue sky and after the mandatory coffee went for a walk along the camp access road through the surrounding open woodland. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6GkRqeVihLow1OqaTEoP7VmIDtYik9O-BAaBDb3JKoM7TnJ-cpbfdEwMaqJWx-60KfVpH_RCbIfhFmQrR2HKWgcb42PxhspWIwb4CDh-CQb0IelMJ8hZsATg5LPlkVf5TRIbd_whLYIQ/s1000/Rungulla+NP+Woodland.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6GkRqeVihLow1OqaTEoP7VmIDtYik9O-BAaBDb3JKoM7TnJ-cpbfdEwMaqJWx-60KfVpH_RCbIfhFmQrR2HKWgcb42PxhspWIwb4CDh-CQb0IelMJ8hZsATg5LPlkVf5TRIbd_whLYIQ/w640-h426/Rungulla+NP+Woodland.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Open Woodland</b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Not many birds around to enjoy the rising sun. A Common Bronzewing was fossicking around on the ground before we disturbed it and it took refuge in a nearby tree for a portrait picture. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJg9888FWro6xsB8lLXnuXy-tMXx1EI8PV_hwML1jPJxYBs6cYl3XJkKBJDOl5o0UGf6JPzD1Wu4MBh69fEwlA7haK60KtJ7cTfZn5Aq7ETnhGmCNaFY7HX2cBdfRC8Mmm3gGUDyS3TeI/s1000/Common+Bronzewing+L.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="988" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJg9888FWro6xsB8lLXnuXy-tMXx1EI8PV_hwML1jPJxYBs6cYl3XJkKBJDOl5o0UGf6JPzD1Wu4MBh69fEwlA7haK60KtJ7cTfZn5Aq7ETnhGmCNaFY7HX2cBdfRC8Mmm3gGUDyS3TeI/w632-h640/Common+Bronzewing+L.jpg" width="632" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><b>Common Bronzewing</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Back for poached egg on toast and to put out the solar panels as the sun rose above the escarpment. It was quite windy and the few wispy clouds in the blue sky soon were blown away. Decided to check out the other two camps, imaginatively called Camp 2 and Camp 3. There was one steep dip which caused us to bottom out, despite our Prado having uprated suspension with a 50mm lift. If we were towing the T-van we would have to take it easy here. Took the track to camp 2, which had a couple of steep dips, which would prove to be a challenge with a camper trailer in tow. However, we read a report of a Jayco Penguin getting into all three sites, so no problem for a T-van! The camp was not very spectacular alongside the Gilbert River, big enough for a couple of camps if you were friends. Drove back out and down to Camp 3, this track was more straight forward with no major obstacles and a largish, flatish site alongside the Percy River. This was probably the most scenic and shady site, but no visible water in the river to attract the birds. However, there were a couple of Mistletoebird active in one of the large Melaleucas (Paperbark Tree) and some of their mistletoe was flowering attracting Brown Honeyeater. Had morning coffee here and went for a walk along the river bed, but it was getting hot so retreated to a shady tree to soak up the atmosphere. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnBRKYMb14GSFfoMKGhrPLnM_vF-SYBrGq1sNTAr9ZLrIu3cTI_dnXcrLhv5O8l8uH8riE2mTU-75sJua7g0J74Dem-dMP55Xsn5vDexFrI9oZaMoZ1kL_-UCvWwENYWaLzVepr3vKcUk/s1000/Rungulla+NP+Percy+River.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="332" data-original-width="1000" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnBRKYMb14GSFfoMKGhrPLnM_vF-SYBrGq1sNTAr9ZLrIu3cTI_dnXcrLhv5O8l8uH8riE2mTU-75sJua7g0J74Dem-dMP55Xsn5vDexFrI9oZaMoZ1kL_-UCvWwENYWaLzVepr3vKcUk/w640-h212/Rungulla+NP+Percy+River.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Dry Percy River beside Camp 3</b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-qJ-q2bjboldE2UjyR4ZJvP5kaEkt7LYANN9si39aCoShE3hLCIXPZwgW0RVf-abDnF5gSmCCN7pboHLc29L46wdCrSYSvOfQEy7iOFiT9vtsX6NEG0lw8ItIrZyTHPViv53q9O3Z8Y8/s1000/Percy+River.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="1000" height="342" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-qJ-q2bjboldE2UjyR4ZJvP5kaEkt7LYANN9si39aCoShE3hLCIXPZwgW0RVf-abDnF5gSmCCN7pboHLc29L46wdCrSYSvOfQEy7iOFiT9vtsX6NEG0lw8ItIrZyTHPViv53q9O3Z8Y8/w640-h342/Percy+River.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><b>Percy River</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Sitting under a big Melaleuca tree looking across the sandy river bed to a black rocky escarpment on the other side with a blue sky and just the two of us to share the experience. How lucky are we, with a good percentage of Australia locked down and unable to travel, but us in the far north of Queensland hardly affected. We don't take it for granted, but as most of us know this covid virus can take many forms and pop up anywhere. All good things must come to an end so we packed up and headed back to camp for lunch and a relaxing afternoon as the temperature rose to 33ºC and the humidity dropped down to 20%, unheard of in the Wet Tropics where we live. Re-visited the small waterhole along the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilbert_River_(Queensland)">Gilbert River</a> and took a few photos of the birds coming in to drink, mainly Noisy Friarbird again, a few Noisy Miner and a pair of Great Bowerbird.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIarj9ZiqMi6Crd_p9FNnWqnyrWhJA7AaWYcyQohMZV-rA3v6EB7elXZ3hwV8-cBDdbxcwgQuqqb-0591n41xhhorQ1CVHarstTIckj0zKUUrgTtn7xYIOGWRQGKXtT8YZegb0ZU0B6gs/s1000/Noisy+Friarbird+%252B+Noisy+Miner.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="779" data-original-width="1000" height="498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIarj9ZiqMi6Crd_p9FNnWqnyrWhJA7AaWYcyQohMZV-rA3v6EB7elXZ3hwV8-cBDdbxcwgQuqqb-0591n41xhhorQ1CVHarstTIckj0zKUUrgTtn7xYIOGWRQGKXtT8YZegb0ZU0B6gs/w640-h498/Noisy+Friarbird+%252B+Noisy+Miner.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Noisy Friarbird with Noisy Miner Watching</b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg0jHzebzhwyjtq_SrhBUGXoyyENCy3YJW0LzSsDr7qOM6Wfnu6lV5QotFBh6NdJQrrjk1_Ug7re8UPJW6RUvZ5NLPROACjwVtc1OFwl0Lj9H0rT9SDdM-FGE-iZMdTcoLAZlZL5ZzaKg/s1000/Great+Bowerbird.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="631" data-original-width="1000" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg0jHzebzhwyjtq_SrhBUGXoyyENCy3YJW0LzSsDr7qOM6Wfnu6lV5QotFBh6NdJQrrjk1_Ug7re8UPJW6RUvZ5NLPROACjwVtc1OFwl0Lj9H0rT9SDdM-FGE-iZMdTcoLAZlZL5ZzaKg/w640-h404/Great+Bowerbird.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Great Bowerbird</b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Had a quiet evening as the temperature cooled down to 20ºC and the humidity stayed at 20%.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Very few insects and spiders around, this <a href="https://books.google.com.au/books?id=x5IkDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA82&lpg=PA82&dq=Mascord%27s+St.+Andrews+Cross+Spider&source=bl&ots=ar2PaUvVkt&sig=ACfU3U1Q6iwYA65mSmmS0bsC8d3JWfYptQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjZrPbErIfzAhW4zjgGHc5jA5oQ6AF6BAguEAM#v=onepage&q=Mascord's%20St.%20Andrews%20Cross%20Spider&f=false">Mascord's St. Andrews Cross Spider</a> was one of only two we saw, the other species were Huntsman's Spiders.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI1rnYEkQCJhPJVDjFy86TFINHU48jNWYdkWB5aJARKfpN5aPYAG4fD8XqMdQJyYuhKkgaLjMVlByWVvOvatMkzyIYaB0t2_pXZaVgEE4aA8svCIWyvmJF1P9OCchzAQgNzZelH6QFbSg/s1000/Mascord%2527s+St.+Andrews+Cross+Spider.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="930" data-original-width="1000" height="596" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI1rnYEkQCJhPJVDjFy86TFINHU48jNWYdkWB5aJARKfpN5aPYAG4fD8XqMdQJyYuhKkgaLjMVlByWVvOvatMkzyIYaB0t2_pXZaVgEE4aA8svCIWyvmJF1P9OCchzAQgNzZelH6QFbSg/w640-h596/Mascord%2527s+St.+Andrews+Cross+Spider.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><b>Mascord's St. Andrews Cross Spider</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Day 5 8/9/21 Rungulla NP to Mt. Surprise (235km.)</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Nice clear morning like yesterday with the few clouds blown away by the strong winds. At least the winds blew the mosquitoes and flies away! Went for a last look at the small waterhole along the Gilbert River, where over 50 Noisy Friarbird were coming into drink. Also here was a group of Noisy Miner, a few Little Friarbird and a couple of Pied Currawong, much the same as before. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4zlmqCZSlWuE3vU8u9CWj_RujTswWTgKYfl1_yGCRs3xMzXvTu_LDmG4mA9q7XZ5qhyphenhyphenTiDatY3gx_CgNh3hpdQ3oW7d6Yth1wqTzM2LwNg_aWN6uhrghgLLDgGlJJ1w2AbsLvs8VT0AY/s1000/Noisy+Miner.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="597" data-original-width="1000" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4zlmqCZSlWuE3vU8u9CWj_RujTswWTgKYfl1_yGCRs3xMzXvTu_LDmG4mA9q7XZ5qhyphenhyphenTiDatY3gx_CgNh3hpdQ3oW7d6Yth1wqTzM2LwNg_aWN6uhrghgLLDgGlJJ1w2AbsLvs8VT0AY/w640-h382/Noisy+Miner.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Noisy Miner</b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifszOluwvZ0F6R1IMvqBBu213Jp-pJD9yjZrGpLFIbXjwLLxQCV51X76ljvkvCQ0IfsKVh2nYvTGnluitaQoIUIun-JhcVJIs9yipvCk3f-bfiOp0URMGDC8mcjZeoLJwNoXh-OZ8t-xQ/s1000/Little+and+Noisy+Friarbird.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="660" data-original-width="1000" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifszOluwvZ0F6R1IMvqBBu213Jp-pJD9yjZrGpLFIbXjwLLxQCV51X76ljvkvCQ0IfsKVh2nYvTGnluitaQoIUIun-JhcVJIs9yipvCk3f-bfiOp0URMGDC8mcjZeoLJwNoXh-OZ8t-xQ/w640-h422/Little+and+Noisy+Friarbird.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Little and Noisy Friarbird</b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFAtS-Kd-k2CVODLWTMfwUhDU1o40zmCqpOPjJRIkcOr-dhn7F8NEV3VdodTCKMJX8dKD4DGXOAST1sRyagzZJ1hhrTayN41llGBm0pWNF98t-5e6_ql5S-nrHUTjWr34oLbE0khd3N-M/s1000/Pied+Currawong.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="796" data-original-width="1000" height="510" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFAtS-Kd-k2CVODLWTMfwUhDU1o40zmCqpOPjJRIkcOr-dhn7F8NEV3VdodTCKMJX8dKD4DGXOAST1sRyagzZJ1hhrTayN41llGBm0pWNF98t-5e6_ql5S-nrHUTjWr34oLbE0khd3N-M/w640-h510/Pied+Currawong.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Pied Currawong</b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Back to camp for breakfast and to pack up. Ready by 8.15am and off back to the Rungulla Shed Road, about 3km away. We turned right onto the road, which was now called Gilberton Station Road. This section was not much more than a gravel track winding up and down and over the escarpment and very scenic. Reached the junction of the Gilberton-Einasleigh Road and turned left towards Einasleigh. This was a better road, but still winding around and up and down through dry creek beds. Not many places to stop for a morning coffee, but we eventually found a flat area to pull off the road. The wind was still howling and many tree branches were blown down onto the road. Since we left Rungulla we had only seen one station 4 wheel drive, one camper trailer and two station trucks on the road, but as we arrived at Kidston we encountered a couple of large semi-trailers bringing materials to the <a href="https://www.genexpower.com.au/250mw-kidston-pumped-storage-hydro-project.html">Kidston Electricity Project</a>. The road improved from Kidston to the junction of the Einasleigh to Kennedy Development Road junction where it became an even better gravel road. We headed towards Einasleigh and turned off just before the town onto the Mt. Surprise Road. After 20 minutes we reached Jardine Lagoon, situated alongside the road, and pulled into the campground for lunch. We had stayed here earlier in the year, but not this time, just a lunch stop and to check out the birds on the lagoon. The wind was still gusting, it even blew our chairs over! The lagoon had plenty of bird life on it, the most common out of the ducks were a group of 89 Pacific Black Duck, also 4 Rajah Shelduck, 4 Hardhead, 13 Grey Teal and a couple of Brolga (cranes).Three Forest Kingfisher were defying the winds and diving into the water to catch their lunch along with a couple of Jacana on the water lilies. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2XwMeJLwIAlM0FNdK2JvLfNu29ufbLQ3oxNPEZtTIAq3sjBYoAUqWQQXvj2oelfZjrgOWJN3xaIFxvAy-q10ElfzceLx9nBojSB3oUooJ8QHfmQXQcCx0wF8HmSkUxxMtJhuCzhK3alw/s1000/Ducks+at+Jardines+Lagoon.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="519" data-original-width="1000" height="332" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2XwMeJLwIAlM0FNdK2JvLfNu29ufbLQ3oxNPEZtTIAq3sjBYoAUqWQQXvj2oelfZjrgOWJN3xaIFxvAy-q10ElfzceLx9nBojSB3oUooJ8QHfmQXQcCx0wF8HmSkUxxMtJhuCzhK3alw/w640-h332/Ducks+at+Jardines+Lagoon.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Pacific Black Duck, Grey Teal and Hardhead</b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeYgWABmPLy6lw37to0lUQOAMGdQd-NFq3bPcEgwmYo_R1QKSPa5CvkWnTRzeS2x3SUj291smhB66UPobZxmhHHXqSPIb6bj_6_dTUhQgrXM2BYeeMarQvsHTnOGiwZiZnrmU0_dsQojY/s1000/Brolga+%252B+Pied+Stilt.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="679" data-original-width="1000" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeYgWABmPLy6lw37to0lUQOAMGdQd-NFq3bPcEgwmYo_R1QKSPa5CvkWnTRzeS2x3SUj291smhB66UPobZxmhHHXqSPIb6bj_6_dTUhQgrXM2BYeeMarQvsHTnOGiwZiZnrmU0_dsQojY/w640-h434/Brolga+%252B+Pied+Stilt.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Brolga + Pied Stilt</b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3ijAocMwiFrswpPqL-iO0ttqgpB-7umPK376IvIDR2RwE56AflewTzZOYEa0dWYCxFPTya0XMGAz93JHKcesl9LFfrFkUuL2Tyt7RChlYEkrOK7a3lbtL5_KMqZQezV1KHja6uYCu79A/s1000/Great+egret+at+Jardines+Lagoon.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3ijAocMwiFrswpPqL-iO0ttqgpB-7umPK376IvIDR2RwE56AflewTzZOYEa0dWYCxFPTya0XMGAz93JHKcesl9LFfrFkUuL2Tyt7RChlYEkrOK7a3lbtL5_KMqZQezV1KHja6uYCu79A/w480-h640/Great+egret+at+Jardines+Lagoon.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Great Egret</b></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8Dy6pXuX5NyxMFKeQ2QW1lqT3xvMtx-q0OwWMutmY0Pvr2y0RwQYnuT1eZ2XAnENcuJerRwv4jSuT_Ph8ElzwJcsM6zkus8BogI9y_zNObcmvmJfqlMvsi-j6_qMMGfPHjgcpU1SdJWo/s1000/White-necked+Heron+at+Jardines+Lagoon.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="621" data-original-width="1000" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8Dy6pXuX5NyxMFKeQ2QW1lqT3xvMtx-q0OwWMutmY0Pvr2y0RwQYnuT1eZ2XAnENcuJerRwv4jSuT_Ph8ElzwJcsM6zkus8BogI9y_zNObcmvmJfqlMvsi-j6_qMMGfPHjgcpU1SdJWo/w640-h398/White-necked+Heron+at+Jardines+Lagoon.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>White-necked Heron</b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">There was only one Great Egret plus a White-necked Heron who was crouching down to try and get out of the strong wind, hence this strange pose! Had lunch before the last leg to Mt. Surprise and a night in the<a href="https://www.bedrockvillage.com.au/"> Bedrock Village Caravan Park</a>. We were shown a nice shady, grassy site to set up in, decided not to put out the awning as the wind was still strong, supposed to be 34km an hour, but the gusts seemed stronger than that. Restful afternoon and a welcome shower in the very good individual shower facilities.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Day 6/9/21 Mt. Surprise to Julatten (315km.)</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">First up we went for a walk along the rocky volcanic track from Bedrock Village to Elizabeth Creek a few hundred metres away. Not much in the way of birdlife along here and only a White-faced Heron and Little Pied Cormorant by the creek. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTnsrHPVzxE11wMcxJNSJXr_Os99Wv68byzKA8MXhHpF2Pmvp-PwuM8UuVVC2YMbM_Jf-rP6Tqe-WRt2ucV6rYhw38221zjJir2H-NxESAiC6u9OE8ZNCRGzjV8mMG1tpTEB2-YaH6NJM/s1000/Elizabeth+Creek+Mt.+Surprise+1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTnsrHPVzxE11wMcxJNSJXr_Os99Wv68byzKA8MXhHpF2Pmvp-PwuM8UuVVC2YMbM_Jf-rP6Tqe-WRt2ucV6rYhw38221zjJir2H-NxESAiC6u9OE8ZNCRGzjV8mMG1tpTEB2-YaH6NJM/w480-h640/Elizabeth+Creek+Mt.+Surprise+1.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Elizabeth Creek, Mt. Surprise</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Back for breakfast and to pack up, while the local gang of Galah descended onto the trees around Bedrock Village, this one perched above our T-van. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsYMJRPpSTeGckjV6pPlLVjXzNkvQEMGifla2bTnYlBgxyBqJ7d8CKsI2sHKReBcU0pnRl9uo3vknBo23wgLuWCXW_0wYyOwGeCbBd-U5YUqAFF9gkkotvKC9mqfTwJyNgDzQOk8GmJdU/s1000/Galah+at+Mt.+Surprise.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="945" data-original-width="1000" height="604" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsYMJRPpSTeGckjV6pPlLVjXzNkvQEMGifla2bTnYlBgxyBqJ7d8CKsI2sHKReBcU0pnRl9uo3vknBo23wgLuWCXW_0wYyOwGeCbBd-U5YUqAFF9gkkotvKC9mqfTwJyNgDzQOk8GmJdU/w640-h604/Galah+at+Mt.+Surprise.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Galah - female (light coloured eye)</b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Travelled back to the Forty Mile Scrub National Park rest area for morning coffee. Then back through Mt. Garnet and Ravenshoe as the weather started to deteriorate with thick cloud and rain showers and a cool 14º. We had intended to stop at Mt. Hypipamee National Park for lunch, but the cloud was down and it was raining so we kept going. By the time we reached <a href="https://parks.des.qld.gov.au/parks/wongabel/about">Wongabel State Forest</a> the weather had cleared sufficiently so we decided to stop here for lunch. Luckily Lindsay had bought a couple of sandwiches at Bedrock Village café as we were leaving this morning, saved getting the T-van kitchen out. An ever curious Pale-yellow Robin came to see what was going on, it decided we were not a threat before continuing to pounce on the ground for it's own lunch.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgPAIsIgqu0Yr5EUl7e0MAG8SONU-zesQ0NNSEwuUAsx6TadsYtoB7FrwHifkMgdz-WEOv_lb_v4vO4lbvLrOyOqfcIRDyz0YGmAmjddKemUNB_fc19Kk_5PIEAvjPv591WY7PvajOBS8/s1000/Pale+Yellow+Robin.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="726" data-original-width="1000" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgPAIsIgqu0Yr5EUl7e0MAG8SONU-zesQ0NNSEwuUAsx6TadsYtoB7FrwHifkMgdz-WEOv_lb_v4vO4lbvLrOyOqfcIRDyz0YGmAmjddKemUNB_fc19Kk_5PIEAvjPv591WY7PvajOBS8/w640-h464/Pale+Yellow+Robin.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Pale-yellow Robin</b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Our normal visits here usually see us taking the circuit track through the Mabi rainforest, but not this time as the rain was approaching again, it was decided that we would give our intended overnight stop at Tolga Van Park a miss and go straight home. Not much fun camping in the rain. Cancelled our overnighter and moved on to Atherton, Mareeba and home to Julatten. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><p></p>Keith and Lindsay Fisherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09458044489867275514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2657744681453201717.post-10783315730343990782021-08-27T15:01:00.077+10:002021-12-11T18:11:01.935+10:00Queensland - New South Wales April-May 2021 Julatten - Quilpie Part 1<p><a href="https://tropicaltails.blogspot.com/2021/08/queensland-new-south-wales-april-may_27.html"> </a><b style="font-family: arial; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://tropicaltails.blogspot.com/2021/08/queensland-new-south-wales-april-may_27.html">Part 2</a> <a href="https://tropicaltails.blogspot.com/2021/08/queensland-new-south-wales-april-may_70.html">Part 3</a></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSiTd0C6ntU61c-YVEIDOhA1Woatlp8oUg1puMETsVskOZ2qchYC_1KNWFbpWfr6kHG2B88pfEpImMQwW7e9wdT0Ujz14nekyi9_RKhBA7C8yt755wWTP-IqXpUgBFdkFkEBis5f2Jh2s/s2048/Trip+Map+QLD-NSW+2021-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1395" height="931" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSiTd0C6ntU61c-YVEIDOhA1Woatlp8oUg1puMETsVskOZ2qchYC_1KNWFbpWfr6kHG2B88pfEpImMQwW7e9wdT0Ujz14nekyi9_RKhBA7C8yt755wWTP-IqXpUgBFdkFkEBis5f2Jh2s/w634-h931/Trip+Map+QLD-NSW+2021-1.jpg" width="634" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;">Legend:- Green - Campsite: Purple - Caravan Park: Orange - Day Use Area: </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: arial; text-align: justify;"><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: arial; text-align: justify;">Day 1 23/4/21</b></div><div style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">Set off at 10.30 in dull overcast weather stopping in Mareeba to stock up on last minute fresh veggies. Continued on through Atherton and onto <a href="https://parks.des.qld.gov.au/parks/mount-hypipamee/about">Mt. Hypipamee National Park</a> (The Crater) for lunch.</div></span></div><div style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8knIQiHz340DPho9fPYTcwQ3RnVeIQ-IjUz2SumiuKnwEyhfF9X1ulL1MHXix_qoIGSSzaq-L6IqHp2v2mZSwiiTiNkKvlJmA9Tv466Xzw4TMwIuZEwH28-nPc2X5M1lVlBRWoM88btM/s1000/20210423_130522%257E2+%25282%2529.jpg" style="font-weight: 700; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="660" data-original-width="1000" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8knIQiHz340DPho9fPYTcwQ3RnVeIQ-IjUz2SumiuKnwEyhfF9X1ulL1MHXix_qoIGSSzaq-L6IqHp2v2mZSwiiTiNkKvlJmA9Tv466Xzw4TMwIuZEwH28-nPc2X5M1lVlBRWoM88btM/w640-h422/20210423_130522%257E2+%25282%2529.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">T-van at Mt. Hypipamee National Park</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="text-align: justify;">Most of the journey was driving through drizzly rain. </span><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: justify;">Arrived at 12.45pm and had our lunch in the shelter</span><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: justify;">at</span><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: justify;"> the picnic are</span><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: justify;">a, which kept us dry. </span></p><div><div style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJpNeNUJM6t9ItWCAiZ84rHJOLxEzifVMSQo2a17V7e3an10KloTICm_cijR2EQCZLugnN9pWwAj2B_4B0fKZz7SZwg1omUr15mGHxar8Pfsa-UWkSJp081hzAuDJ1CTVKsAytniMmBts/w488-h640/White-throated+Treecreeper+8136.jpg" width="488" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>White-throated Treecreeper</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">After leaving Mt. Hypipamee our tyre monitors started to play up due to low batteries in the sensors. Managed to find six batteries at two different places in Ravenshoe. Continued onto<a href="Archers Creek Rest Area"> </a><a href="https://www.trc.qld.gov.au/venue/archers-creek-rest-area/">Archers Creek Rest Area</a>, where the rain eased off and we managed to get our afternoon coffee and fit the batteries into the tyre monitors. Next was Mt. Garnet where we fueled up at the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/The-Top-Shop-Mount-Garnet-101359155436215/">Top Shop</a>, not cheap fuel here anymore ($1.37.9lt), new owners since our last visit. Still gloomy weather with 100% cloud cover, but at least it was not raining. Continued on to <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Pinnarendi/">Pinnaredi Station Stay & Café</a>, our home for the next three nights. We were here to continue<a href="https://www.birdlifenq.org/"> Birdlife North Queensland</a> and <a href="https://www.nqnhg.org/">North Queensland Natural History Group</a> ongoing bird surveys of the property. Met up with fellow Birdlife members and set up camp.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQNOoKGZT7DBpVjAXwMfs4fJRf-u5Z2Nu9W2_e0Mb3DC6XGbmw07M9sqRPURcm2C53Capip3gOoPZ6zDeGDFxxlVf6efeam3qFr7J8oMHSWIHawlxrSPYMdm7Xby9K5sKMaHeKu6JMgeE/w640-h426/20210424_120942%257E2.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Camp at Pinnarendi</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Pinnarendi Station is at 800m so it was cooler than we had anticipated, mainly due to the wind chill factor from the strong winds. It was still overcast with cloud cover, which was stretching from the coast, Cairns was experiencing heavy rain. It had been a busy day so an early night was in order.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Day 2 24/4/21</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Another gloomy overcast morning to greet us, so we had a slow start to our surveys. Took a walk to Garden Dam, Big Dam and Number 1 Dam, where we conducted 20 minute surveys at each.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgunTELrIWngqyfgFvR7qexOqNIcAW_i1z3FctDHJHhFWMOaMUsLQkoabk_pE96rOGnjd-VY8kAVSWPPrBVY_5DXe39fB3Cj6Twwh0zFCVLjd5NMBZgK-kf3KO6nE0oHj8r6iZvG1amEhM/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img height="397" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgunTELrIWngqyfgFvR7qexOqNIcAW_i1z3FctDHJHhFWMOaMUsLQkoabk_pE96rOGnjd-VY8kAVSWPPrBVY_5DXe39fB3Cj6Twwh0zFCVLjd5NMBZgK-kf3KO6nE0oHj8r6iZvG1amEhM/w640-h397/Pinarendi+Station+sky.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">Garden Dam</span></b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The area around Big Dam had plenty of flowering <i>Melalueca viridiflora</i> attracting a few species of honeyeater, including Banded, Rufous-throated (all immature birds), Brown, and Scarlet plus Little and Noisy Friarbird. We were particularly pleased to catch up with the banded and rufous-throated.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi42bfGKD3Agp8Kq7UEMt658OZQUK8CiOMMCHEmtmPa_uh9et7CHOTxlVprCtu2sZlW9VeE5vHyhuz12B-tadV7vLF6IPAmRsXaGjCTjlmUzV15ivQNvwwiQVDMi_Fovfj1MH8rVcWOEPM/w426-h640/Banded+Honeyeater.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Banded Honeyeater</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div></span></div></div><div><div style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div><span style="text-align: justify;">Also found an interesting insect a Blistered pyrgomorph <i>Monistria pustulifera</i>, which is a species of wingless grasshopper of the family Pyrgomorphidae, endemic to Australia.</span></div></span></div></div><div><div style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcdFQTyjkMhTNBhRC8QbZnIHSw01RbzFR5zNNm6OPiAubYGmIg3_YRfvI63A9-OBzsgDICkMm-GNtytPBemEuJosfm3yJoiTcdXHjAlaJmskezEQt94T2IuCJozHjvMARGHR29ztDNGiM/w640-h580/Monistria+pustulifera++Monistria+pustulifera+04246489240421240421.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Blistered pyrgomorph <i>Monistria pustulifera</i></b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Otherwise it was very quiet with a distinct lack of small birds. A highlight along the way was a Square-tailed Kite gliding over the tops of the trees. Another member of our team arrived mid- morning to survey the butterflies. Mid-afternoon we set off in the vehicles to survey four previously identified areas. Once again it was hard work finding birds, a Whistling Kite and a Wedge-tailed Eagle were the only raptors and a Varied Sittela was seen by one observer. Cleanskin Dam produced two adult and three immature Plumed Whistling Duck plus a chorus of Northern Banjo Frog along with a Squatter Pigeon on the road.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnqXcLShxxv_TPnxshCBZLSh51QlQdRopA1uE2DmujZ2zx-O3I9smuwx58zgQ2XGav_ju8RH5bW_0vGgm1lPcLFhDAATPghZomr9Mkj8I635r8atVLGJHAPvI9HjI-JG9C8HggFyVo20A/w640-h426/Squatter+Pigeon.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Squatter Pigeon</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The evening was spent at the café with the group having some excellent Pizzas, highly recommended. We all ate too much! Still cool and windy.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUX5TfkwLyaikUJxbIWwBfM7k5TePBaXie3ODu4LJAvuK889b-9VH_V3rEYZjE8BjGzZ6xm_z_qQWJzFKnGI-Qo8gIVjkcJ3osxGdths-fbo58IgHoR6yD1jg4w_2DecwPE45JWgOu9Lw/w604-h640/20210424_201726-1.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Pizza at the Café</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Day 3 25/4/21</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Nothing new to start the day with overcast drizzly weather. Coffee, breakfast and off for surveys before 8.00am. Had an Australian Bustard by the airstrip road. Arrived at our first survey site and saw five Australian Bustard on the opposite of the road to our survey area plus an Australian Kestrel and a Swamp Harrier fly over.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqew-rS0Atiz-_ej8OnCBqh7jMYudYFOnm_WoevV9yZ5BKFfcqinfjt_zE5MxR1cEFlFAjwOdFRClaPz3pdxfrXoOy9Pw91VhI4lauC5GC3nxVde9P8RUrDIRcIrRiIzp04laUOxC0hb8/s1000/Australian+Bustard+9863.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="784" data-original-width="1000" height="502" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqew-rS0Atiz-_ej8OnCBqh7jMYudYFOnm_WoevV9yZ5BKFfcqinfjt_zE5MxR1cEFlFAjwOdFRClaPz3pdxfrXoOy9Pw91VhI4lauC5GC3nxVde9P8RUrDIRcIrRiIzp04laUOxC0hb8/w640-h502/Australian+Bustard+9863.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Australian Bustard</b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Very quiet for birds at this site and a further two survey sites. Arrived at Cleanskin Dam, where we stopped for morning coffee and cake. Appropriately as it was Anzac Day we had some Anzac biscuits. On the dam was an Australasian Grebe, two Pacific Black Duck and an Plumed Egret.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></span></div></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhP6iTP3Ba7ig1PkZb_u7t2VQZgwBte3U2fbJ7t4n1u1V8nZytGqzAOssefJtM7mNmYhbeG7tMlnP15T4RGWg1Spo4UBWuaVkNGCYtjv0IB9woYP2qvOc7ZPTKsSmH91OFFtoxVVXVU9F7u4XaQgAQeDt9L9pHn8WLIGDAOmxqYPGxWyUbSmZrhfhpm=s1500" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1396" data-original-width="1500" height="596" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhP6iTP3Ba7ig1PkZb_u7t2VQZgwBte3U2fbJ7t4n1u1V8nZytGqzAOssefJtM7mNmYhbeG7tMlnP15T4RGWg1Spo4UBWuaVkNGCYtjv0IB9woYP2qvOc7ZPTKsSmH91OFFtoxVVXVU9F7u4XaQgAQeDt9L9pHn8WLIGDAOmxqYPGxWyUbSmZrhfhpm=w640-h596" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Plumed Egret</b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: justify;">Back to camp to rest up and have lunch. Mid-afternoon some of the group went for a walk along the road to the rubbish dump and back to camp via Big Dam and Garden Dam. Very quiet with little activity in the flowering </span><i style="font-family: arial; text-align: justify;">Melaleuca viridiflora</i><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: justify;"> around Big Dam in contrast to the day before when there was a good variety of honeyeaters. As we returned to the camp the drizzle became more intense, but cleared for an evening around the fire-pit talking and another early night.</span></div></div><div><div style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Day 4 26/4/21</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Up at 6.00am to be greeted by overcast and cloudy weather, so headed off for a welcome hot shower. Had a coffee before packing up and ready to leave by 8.00, but first we had a breakfast date at the café. Had eggs benedict and coffee to get us going on the next leg of our journey. Left at 10.00am and travelled the Savannah Way to<a href="https://www.aussietowns.com.au/town/mount-surprise-qld"> Mt. Surprise</a>. The highway, which is part of Highway 1, continues to Georgetown, but we turned off before then onto the Einasleigh Road. Just before this turn off there is a stretch of road with a narrow strip of bitumen for about 5kms, it was along this strip that a car/caravan going too fast flicked up a stone and chipped our windscreen! Again another chip, our third in less than a year, a previous one had resulted in a new windscreen. Continued along the Einasleigh Road until we found the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/jardinestationcampstay">Jardine Lagoon campground</a> and set up camp in the deserted camp ground. A few Radjah Shelduck were on the lagoon to greet us.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz_6iFEEfZUqt2LPDk-3HrXMq_9ypHci5ACDvzXL3h9MJ3d1WvKvOAnKYgwEY92ljMFPD2UDF1XQFj8ohkfIEqH7-d7KHCqqqWhxSg2mXf8zyhBXEMlmZoFW19K_K0SAtO40Ei3sScetY/w640-h426/Radjah+Shelduck.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Radjah Shelduck</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Checked out the birds, plenty around the lagoon, before lunch. After lunch re-adjusted the T-van wheel bearings and put a new diaphragm and gasket in the water pump, which had been playing up, seem to fix the problem but not 100%. The Jardine Station owner came around in the late afternoon to collect the $20.00 camping fee; there is another camping area on the station alongside the Einasleigh River. Quiet evening on our own.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Day 5 27/4/21</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Another 6.00am start with a coffee before we went for a walk around the lagoon and surrounds. First up we were greeted by a Black-necked Stork foraging along the edge with several Rajah Shelduck. A group of Plumed Whistling Duck were swimming at the far end of the lagoon, but a few were perched in the trees alongside the water.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPOa21PYi5Ydf0d6ZGKAMeBmRsPR9IYLeYZSGE6t6i3HP9IoOjkCh0ggQtLGv0lFZXlXXG5W2ShXQBvRK4krQw-euEzeeCZiKFAMFibLj1o00HnUvm9EHt1-rY9iJi5Sarn0EyRpwXIk4/w640-h426/Plumed+Whistling-Duck.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Plumed Whistling-Duck</b></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">Then a pair of Eastern Osprey flew over to our surprise as we were right on the edge of their distribution from the east coast. They must have travelled along the nearby Einasleigh River. Two Brolga flew in and a pair of Black Kite posed for photos in the early morning light.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgojR-2mur9EUVuYciw5zQY_iyAIiOsG0wkqCR-vCGmL-6Hy79vWHnWalAOUtj5hdie0JGyiD-X8Ix5t9sHlWWeQ4BQYNkHmTRWCCjzXbuK5PozAQ9GQT2Byy3MZR4x5sQPa-VABnQ2H7w/w640-h426/Black+Kite.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Black Kite</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">After breakfast and packing up we turned onto the Einasleigh Road to join up with the Gregory Development Road which took us to the Kennedy Development Road. Stopped at the junction for a morning coffee fix then headed towards Hughenden. Lindsay drove for an hour before we found a place to pull off the road for lunch. Were checked over by a party of Weebill and a few Striated Pardalote who had a nest nearby, nothing else of note here.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8xs4EbtLnlbBkg6ql3-D16PEUmsyp69GCxVKvx9_4g0KDHf6XK9zJw-BTyghOmXtEJwPdrA6Yg1N5G7sBDETcXfqUJTbZO0rb1YAMzlCPcH79AjuGY2l2pYQtgUoUQ-BhKRscIg54a6w/w640-h426/Weebill.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Weebill</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The part of the Kennedy Development Road three to four stretches unsealed. It is part of the Inland Highway, designed mainly to get trucks coming from the Gulf region of Northern Queensland to southern states off the east coast route, cutting time and easing congestion on the coast highways. Reached <a href="https://www.visithughenden.com.au/">Hughenden</a> about 3.00 pm and looked for the windscreen repair garage, but it was closed or deserted – hard to tell. Booked into the <a href="https://www.hughendenvanpark.com.au/">Allan Terry Caravan Park</a> for the night to charge up all our IT toys and to have a welcome shower. Full moon tonight but not the pink moon we were promised.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Day 6 28/4/21</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Decided to get on the road to Winton early and have breakfast along the way. Stopped at our favourite bore around 9.00am and Lindsay cooked up egg and bacon sandwiches. A few birds around the dam including a juvenile Horsfield’s Bronze-Cuckoo, White-winged Triller, White-breasted Woodswallow and Sacred Kingfisher.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGHLZA2qKC3SQXeQAHVH0NDKf-EUxq0bNVOuvJsgGW2dWiCicUzKqrs9CiY_0P2acPD6X4s4Cryqyss6nhCO8NWAhNo07GcTiB9W1b8f_GTPD6IAVXohebC468v1a09NwWjumg0gf0bO8/w640-h426/Horsfield%2527s+Bronze-Cuckoo+-juv.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo - juvenile</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">By now the sun was out and a few raptors were flying around, Black Kite, Brown Falcon and Nankeen Kestrel were along the road, some also perched on the power poles. Stopped at Corfield for morning coffee and a loo break before the last leg into <a href="https://www.experiencewinton.com.au/">Winton</a>. Two windscreen repairers here, the first was a mirror of the Hughenden one – no sign of anyone working here so we headed to the second one. Central Motors in town had people working, but they had run out of the epoxy to fix chips and had been waiting for it to arrive. Booked into <a href="https://www.experiencewinton.com.au/news/article/32/pelican-fuel-stop-caravan-park">Pelican Caravan Park</a> had lunch and a rest. Spent the afternoon on the phone trying to arrange the windscreen repair. O’Briens in Longreach said probably a new one was required due to the size of the chip. Anyway, to cut a long story short we booked in for May 4th to asses whether we need a new windscreen or not. Late afternoon we went off to the <a href="https://ebird.org/hotspot/L2398935">Winton Wastewater Treatment Plant</a> to check out the waterbirds. A few duck, Pacific Black Duck, Pink-eared Duck, Hardhead, Grey Teal, European Coot and Australasian Grebe plus a few Australian Swamphen.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZJW6OoS4-z-bfUWq24fusQqg8F1ykCzBvmiIYE1QVPz3yfgMGtYVb8og0IbZ-R0f440cIc8wUIYoE7e8zoKFuxAIGuiFtYuws5xdGkhx64Uon7Fyb3p5cC3Y2M51y-Ry_v4hXTiMCBFk/w640-h426/Pink-eared+Duck.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Pink-eared Duck</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Little Grassbird and Australian Reed Warbler were heard and occasionally glimpsed. Back to the T-van and a quiet evening apart from a few noisy trucks.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Day 7 29/4/21</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Woke to 15c. After breakfast we took a drive out to Pelican Lagoon, which was not very exciting. The road was across black soil and very dry and bumpy, best bird here was probably Sacred Kingfisher.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Xfq64ULSjitBJV_tuAncsTdICCL0v4QlFkbgJZwJx9eI42MwDOANXeP-0HbHHQd9uXKorXBaHoyXnQfCJ5jtQ71u3mO_anpfZyjhbluVsbLdBzsNvR72KqsgK7O_GVWtZyhARLzb_Z8/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Xfq64ULSjitBJV_tuAncsTdICCL0v4QlFkbgJZwJx9eI42MwDOANXeP-0HbHHQd9uXKorXBaHoyXnQfCJ5jtQ71u3mO_anpfZyjhbluVsbLdBzsNvR72KqsgK7O_GVWtZyhARLzb_Z8/w427-h640/Pelican+Lagoon+Memorial+P1040038.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Pelican Lagoon Art</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Then drove to Long Waterhole and were pleasantly surprised by the lack of campers. Last visit in 2019 it was very crowded. Recorded 17 species around the lagoon, but nothing on the water. We decided to return and camp here tomorrow night before we go to Bladensburg NP. Drove around checking sites and found another <a href="https://www.tracktrailer.com.au/tvan/">T-van</a> camped before we went back into town. Fueled up, visited the butcher and bakery and saw three T-vans parked up. Went back after the bakery to find the owners ready to take off, had a chat and left them to continue on their way to Kakadu NP. Back to our T-van and lunch. Had a quiet relaxing afternoon. Late afternoon went back to Winton Wastewater Treatment Plant, much the same as yesterday, but there was a new trip and year tick, three Hoary-headed Grebe - two adults and an immature.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGGUV_79V9APbwNBWY6dTh86KsIba4x-SsBf5uXQyVrr9TTUInZV8P7Y6hOlOetJio85w8c3Lg_d1YLWCSTFw7RKO1EcvU7HS-EnNN4EffGry5rmocDy13R-szLg-eTlZU0n55qqGhzYg/w640-h426/Hoary-headed+Grebe.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Hoary-headed Grebe</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Back to camp for a shower before we went to Tattersalls Hotel for an evening meal. Had to wait an hour for the food to arrive, looked like they forgot us as others who arrived after us were served. No apology for the long wait. Back to the T-van for a de-caff coffee.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Day 8 30/4/21</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Awoke before 5.00am to some horrible loudspeaker noise coming from the town direction with garbled voices. Slow relaxed start to the day, packing up, breakfast and down to the Spar store to top up with a few bits of food. Then off to <a href="https://www.camparoundaustralia.com.au/campsites/long-waterhole/">Long Waterhole</a>, where we found a suitable camp for the night beside the water. Went with the quick setup on the T-van as we were only here for a night. The sun was shining so the solar panels were pressed into service to keep up with the power usage. The waterhole was pretty quiet with the coffee coloured water not very inviting. The highlight was a Black-tailed Native Hen foraging along the shoreline. Other new trip birds seen during the day included two Royal Spoonbill and a White-necked Heron.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE_LIp1-6UJIZIqb_nZuGQsgF4WsITb5lUmWROpk1t3sIpOXljskVE_VA3J5zDIAGDda_VulNEq2XPRtcy8ol_th1-ybrDetzsc29VbdcoiWoNI8Y_-ZW4vhlB9pAvJ_rSCxOpblJU2R8/w426-h640/White-necked+Heron.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>White-necked Heron</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">A couple of Australian Pelican glided by and a party of 13 Apostlebird came looking for handouts, but were disappointed. Had lunch and a snooze before giving the car a quick once over to clean the red mud off it. A couple came to say hello and tell us they had a T-van back home, but were in a caravan for their trip this time. They had seen Lindsay’s latest posting on the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/503706189807751/">T-van Facebook page</a>.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Day 9 1/5/21</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Had a lie in until 6.40! Leisurely start to the morning with a walk to the end of the lagoon, where there were some budgies coming in to drink and a few Black-fronted Dotterel. Back at camp there were eight Australian Wood Duck foraging in the weeds posing for photos along with an Australian Raven.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitcFZBEq1RCHn9ipWLfaGn8ZVzFBhsL_7zFEQt6lv4vTWFvBAgmreI5UBiLXwk4f8dDg9BE6ge1sBA3EzRtivzfsBqgrVWNUp968IfID3pSK4DKi0GMTLca94BFn5KMeiE3kFMvQBGpRc/w640-h480/Australian+Wood+Duck.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Australian Wood Duck</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjEHEbnpLAAGPsFTMy1FYJOILBD1CQSCDPwn372WyAavcdioi-O4AxuM6ZenKseS65rjJ3bYQGipmIfT9Kuhx-NKqt-M3LKJsFgPLF1QsAI-E822RQRHCahuuq76wjGwpWFfa0Au_m7-4/w640-h426/Australian+Raven.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Australian Raven <br /></b></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">Had a cooked breakfast of egg and bacon on toast. Packed up and drove into Winton to fill up with drinking water. Then off to <a href="https://parks.des.qld.gov.au/parks/bladensburg">Bladensburg National Park</a>, where we found the Bough Shed Waterhole camp ground. Only one camp so we had a good choice of sites. Set up and a morning coffee, whilst we were getting acquainted with the very friendly flies! Solar Panels were put out and were working well. Spent the afternoon playing around with the spare camera, (Olympus OM-D-5mkll). Met a couple from Adelaide who were part time birders having progressed with their field guides from Caley, Slaters and now Simpson and Day. A Black-breasted Buzzard was a highlight of a late afternoon walk.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHgMxNXYTgpavnJh6wYMrC-b3I42m969yw3Xjz362XatHNgIdBSYtNl5DA1CstM_brV3sLZSt2BmZ600mDEO1ZyhY5G_H6vm60GUp_jOysX_OEcU0CNNyup66xMQ6MoesDPf4VSBsSZLY/w640-h426/Black-breasted+Buzzard+IMG_6928.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Black-breasted Buzzard</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Plenty of Common Wallaroo (Euro) to take photos of.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiip9JFemCaUIJC3NqQCwlZ583-D8k7GimeTGp0mVzmAoE2ebbJUQ3l6w0_YIjwwhuqpn5Q9oH8dRSWhgdroCPfY89G3F36jXMv6tt64XNyGyW1FC3yuvhM0Qzbz_tIowNtW2U8v3JuRSo/w426-h640/Common+Wallaroo+%2528Euro%2529.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Common Wallaroo (Euro)</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Day 10 2/5/21</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">No rush this morning, a cuppa and a walk down to the main track produced an Australian Hobby, a few flocks of Budgerigar and Cockatiel. After breakfast we took a trip down to Engine Hole stopping along the way at the 20km jump-up to check out the Spinifex Flat area for a reported Opalton Grasswren, none seen but we did see our first Spinifex Pigeon.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5g_VLmFm-in01K1mrdCB1tx3t7e8p0pvsDz9vP46289beTzi-O5eZdDcFoWJSwxitPAefJFIBkod6VrmJuXtZ-OzhoRRzBRCnQO6-xBhyk13VuK84vGE4ws4TV5G8REl0gd7AApLpQUc/w426-h640/Spinefix+Pigeon+-final.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Spinifex Pigeon</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Sitting at Engine Hole for morning coffee overlooking the water hole we saw 36 Apostlebird coming in to drink. A pair of Galah were also watching the proceedings. Back along the road again at Spinifex Flat we saw a bird running around in the Spinifex and posing for photos, it was a Brown Songlark, new for the trip list.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm81Tw01kPnhAqOW20dTaU68dfrFo5Z_ggG1ybisTHwhGqYgq7T0aeThPCsVe6qBVJHDLht5qcLPl3zz1y2vvUG0JhKR5zq0Q4DqxoLuVHGtgrv15jDPLJ0m_LCzQHLhpXEfeda8dO12I/w426-h640/Brown+Songlark.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Brown Songlark</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Also here were flocks of Zebra Finch well in excess of 100. Back at camp our friends from Townsville arrived just before lunch as well as some other friends from Bundaberg, who we had not seen for at least 10 years! They also knew our Townsville friends so another gossip session ensued. Relaxing afternoon before going out to walk along the sand ridge looking for previously seen Chestnut-breasted Quail-thrush – dipped again. Nibbles and talk session before dinner.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Day 11 3/5/21</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Up and off down the road by 7.40am with our Townsville friends who led the way to Skull Hole. Found a few birds here including 30+ Crested Pigeon, Spinifex Pigeon and Common Bronzewing. I managed to slip over on some loose gravel, but luckily no damage apart from a few scrapes. From here we travelled a short distance to a known spot for Rufous-crowned Emu-wren. After searching we found a Spinifexbird and only the ladies saw the Emu-wren plus Purple-backed Fairy-wren. I did see four Hooded Robin though. Continue on to Goshawk Dam for morning coffee, here we had Red-backed Kingfisher, Red-capped Robin and Galah drinking.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz1Eb3_6FpOzdRwsgVhcTksDeCBcYN2hguPlYNS16a5v5stmN6bJF94XSsMUdu28hVo4KCdLgaqk4N3L2qHJoTtarQCtGNs0WznYnsO8RzzrwjRix6DcSsLhFSDP1k_J8v67fGTD1CRMw/w640-h426/Galah+-+Drinking+copy.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Galah</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Continued along the track to the Scammy Gorge road encountering a few very steep creek crossings along the way. There was some water around Scammy Gorge plus a long lagoon with White-necked Heron and Three Hoary-headed Grebe. Drove up the steep road to the Scammy Lookout, where we had lunch before heading to the Homestead. Had eight Banded Lapwing along the way.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkI-07n3SKAx_vnl0w9eDqET-Z5MFUIQr8G7NfR_z2SAbGp2W_LBTB5NnYr2hC3hGKznH81JItrVUKOolS7DnS_TjJfHBnEXsGpaBP7gey0CRm_5PAC5SatROnWvCQxgIcTkyoSNUmYzs/w640-h584/Banded+Lapwing.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Banded Lapwing</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Stopped at the Homestead and talked to a ranger! Next stop was Paradise Lagoon, where Zebra Finch were bathing. Back to camp to relax and get organised for tomorrows trip to Longreach.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Day 12 4/5/21</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Up early for a quick getaway, said our goodbye's to our Townsville friend's and headed into Winton. Then the A2 to Longreach, which was uneventful and a not too interesting stretch of road. Went straight to the agents, for O'Brien's windscreen repairs at the Shell garage, where we discussed repair or replace. Too big a chip to repair so replacement windscreen is on the cards, but they suggested we could finish our trip and get it fixed when we get home. Likelihood of another chip is quite high so decided to put up with the chip which luckily was in the centre of the screen. Exchanged gas bottles here and fueled up. Then booked into the <a href="https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&q=Longreach%20Caravan%20Park&tbs=lf:1,lf_ui:2&tbm=lcl&sxsrf=AOaemvKhMpl3YpbkLQ3SP3am2h-p8llcLA:1631319148569&rflfq=1&num=10&rldimm=17402578554942804818&lqi=ChZMb25ncmVhY2ggQ2FyYXZhbiBQYXJrSMXd6NTlgICACFouEAAQARACGAAYARgCIhZsb25ncmVhY2ggY2FyYXZhbiBwYXJrKggIAhAAEAEQApIBB3J2X3Bhcms&ved=2ahUKEwiSivay0fXyAhXCQ30KHYEFC40QvS56BAgQEDI&rlst=f#rlfi=hd:;si:17402578554942804818,l,ChZMb25ncmVhY2ggQ2FyYXZhbiBQYXJrSMXd6NTlgICACFouEAAQARACGAAYARgCIhZsb25ncmVhY2ggY2FyYXZhbiBwYXJrKggIAhAAEAEQApIBB3J2X3Bhcms;mv:[[-23.4427019,144.26611649999998],[-23.4460926,144.2406708]];tbs:lrf:!1m4!1u3!2m2!3m1!1e1!1m4!1u2!2m2!2m1!1e1!1m4!1u16!2m2!16m1!1e1!1m4!1u16!2m2!16m1!1e2!2m1!1e2!2m1!1e16!2m1!1e3!3sIAE,lf:1,lf_ui:2">Longreach Caravan Park</a>, 1970’s vintage in need of major renovations. Anyway we had a powered site, showers and laundry facilities, so it did the job for us. By now it was lunch time so back into town to the café next to the bakery for some food. No grain bread so we went next door and got the last two grain rolls. Then back to the café for coffee and to eat our rolls. Whilst we were there who should walk in but more friends this time from Melbourne and Brisbane, could not have planned it better! Sat talking whilst they had their lunch. We said our farewells outside and noticed a few of our government ministers including our Queensland premier Anastacia Palaszczuk jumping in a car after a rural cabinet meeting. Later in the afternoon we went to the<a href="https://ebird.org/hotspot/L5698597"> Longreach Sewage Treatment Works</a>, where we had a few Grey Teal, Hardhead and two Hoary-headed Grebe amongst some other waterbirds.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpDYjLt6UKqoV-vR0U0GafYybzmBtP7D0rAgBZXRTBaBsmBrV2tcEupXR-VZrqoiU7TMviDbx46YhIxJC2Jm77nXUq9BITn9Z5OO9F2ZcSyQS_qyhLqKmDSsaq8E2q77s_FQ3-_lZ6CCU/w640-h426/Hardhead.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Hardhead</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Day 13 5/5/21</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Cooled down to 15ºC overnight. An easy, no rush start to the day. Put the second battery on charge and made sure all our other devices were charged as well as filling up the water tank before we headed off. First stop to top up with supplies at the very good IGA. It was now morning coffee time so we went back to the café next to the bakery for a coffee before we headed south along the Jundah Road, which had very little traffic on it. Most of the way to the<a href="https://parks.des.qld.gov.au/parks/lochern"> Lochern National Park</a> turn off is single lane bitumen with a few passing places and no rest areas. The road west to Lochern National Park and <a href="https://www.noonbahstation.com.au/">Noonbah Station</a> it is all gravel with maximum speed of 80kph on the straight and a lot slower around a few sharp bends. Arrived at the unmanned Lochern Ranger Base at 12.30pm and had our lunch on the veranda at the closed visitor centre. Then travelled the short distance to Noonbah Station to be greeted by Angus and Karen. Chatted around the table whilst having coffee and cakes. Angus then took us on a quick tour showing us a new camp site and several other places to go for birds. Set up camp, at the new site, next to a dam where we spent the rest of the day relaxing, birding and an early night as it began cooling down.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj11xk_rlh-daxZID-JkuyhSeJpQm9KqqpX9PxDV-cUJn1OAWV-2cD1AOHx5PuS3gqvQ_4UKKfufISwD_CxgeG7J7K3CKEEx6CWYZr-JutJ_4G4sClEcMeLh8A7Ty9uY6GNemB-lfVBTGc/w640-h426/Camp+at+Noonbah+-+mod.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Noonbah Station Camp</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: justify;"><br /></b></div><div><b style="text-align: justify;">Day 14 6/5/21</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">It certainly did cool down to 8ºC! The coldest morning so far on the trip. A warming cup of coffee got us going so we headed up the nearby escarpment, but not much bird life up there. However, back on the flat a flock of 20 Pink Cockatoo were feeding on the ground, perching on trees and coming in to drink at the dam.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkQlybM7s3_cNNgM0H6wWHogZJAz-Aw48VYdZQCKxd_Z7IlgXHtkFTbwzvaSTB6jB6Q0GYnbeywmulfQXJOuuiwIfUBodDS6x6gjl3yRloVxrTjmhVsVEAyyvYk9_F4B2Vx8aVg4kpLso/s2048/Pink+Cockatoo+-+ON1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkQlybM7s3_cNNgM0H6wWHogZJAz-Aw48VYdZQCKxd_Z7IlgXHtkFTbwzvaSTB6jB6Q0GYnbeywmulfQXJOuuiwIfUBodDS6x6gjl3yRloVxrTjmhVsVEAyyvYk9_F4B2Vx8aVg4kpLso/w640-h426/Pink+Cockatoo+-+ON1.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Pink Cockatoo</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">After breakfast we drove out along the airstrip, but did not encounter any birds until we were almost at the western end. A party of nine Spinifex Pigeon were foraging in the vegetation by the runway perimeter fence. Then back onto the road and across the Vergemont channels to turn off beside the Mesa and on to Big Dam. The dam was at low level with the only waterbird present a Royal Spoonbill a big contrast to our previous visits.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4u8kjB0eR4863ZMhIyqRVh6wGrh57DKBFWe_qq_j2EJbz1G3RYcBEEJa1meZ4tL1HAXZ1Uv-OqN7RRomj1jNiG4tdrVQG4BbDIzL93NZHWAHT7Fz1a4GT8NpwN5ZOlf51rBaXbFK6AcQ/w640-h610/Royal+Spoonbill.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Royal Spoonbill</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">A few other birds were around including Galah who were drinking, more photo opportunities. After morning coffee decided to go back to the Mesa and climb to the top, not very high so it was fairly easy. Not much around apart from a pair of Hooded Robin, but the views from the top were great. Back for lunch and a snooze. The afternoon was spent relaxing and sitting around the dam trying to take photos of the birds coming in to drink, mainly Crested Pigeon, Spiny-cheeked and White-plumed Honeyeater.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2pJNNAoVB5soYifwcfKGd68LvXisxpLZ6IbSkEZdPvUAG99Ju-XG2UQWJY69Cv24IqM_BUdk76K3iE56ECRCwM62YNt9_692v6gbJ5E4OiZ-jwO2jz403DyPNJbY52HacoBCXnFqKsVE/w427-h640/Crested+Pigeon+copy.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Crested Pigeon</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKhLZZqdf0SOez3eL4cJoCaygNh3e1Of5gwk-tmibDu7wZRNN31esAvDpCQ-1u23KufmndmNr3IbRCqoZ8S_CgiFp9wvXxdkefi65i5Jx6k1iAr0Ubb_l1adVCnnvpHWuaUei37-iaN4c/w640-h522/Spiny-cheked+Honeyeater+05067013+copy.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Cooling down for another cold night.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Day 15 7/5/21</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Another 8ºC morning. Went for a walk along the road to warm up and got the news that my soccer team, Arsenal, only drew at home and were out of the Europa cup final. Back for a breakfast of porridge before driving out to the airstrip again. This time we found Splendid Fairy-wren plus a few other species. Then ended up on the wrong road to the dam we were supposed to be going to, eventually backtracked and found the right road. A few Australian Wood Duck and two Grey Teal plus Galah and Zebra Finch were here.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2bGFNpinGu9Pv5L7Y2k4mml092OVj2BMr9T5kaldw5PB7pbUFOOfMKeq9ei8j-fZrtd0CD5kPGUknTSIP5XBA97rovQOIeYZ3hp1CvH_JAmwGaKjYsFBULO48QPWLcbJjlVdb08HOx50/s16000/Zebra+Finch.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Zebra Finch - adult female</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Then onto another dam, on the boundary with Lochern National Park, which was more productive as we had a Pink-eared Duck, two Australian Wood Duck, three Australian Grebe, 2 Black-fronted Dotterel along with Galah, Cockatiel, two Pink Cockatoo and Zebra Finch coming in to drink. From here we drove to Bluebush Lagoon in Lochern Lochern National Park, but this was dry so no birds. Then headed to Stockyard Dam on Waterloo Station, where there was more Australian Wood Duck, a Hardhead and a Grey Teal. A Brown Falcon soared overhead whilst on the ground there were 18 Willie Wagtail, 50+ Zebra Finch and several honeyeater species. Time to return to camp for lunch passing patches of Flinders Grass on the way back. Had lunch and a restful afternoon as it was too hot to do much.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhb0JpeKNM8LkluLm0WcmPWk814JlRSLgfp_jVitdL9YWObNoAOfNave861B3HmBL0Nh7UHHr1nPN1cCdMsejHJ4t6Pi4BwviBpYLpJ2PreBj7dscBsX97s0LaGu0qgzYiLVaLGGUdbOs/w640-h426/Scenary+at+Noonbah.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Noonbah Station</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Day 16 8/5/21</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Not so cold this morning, a steamy12ºC! Wake up coffee before tidying up the camp and having a cooked breakfast, scrambled eggs and beans on toast, good start. Packed up and called in to the homestead where Karen was looking after a joey. Angus was out showing some friends around Waterloo Station. Said good bye to Karen and headed of to Stonehenge. Turned off the Noonbah Road to travel along a new stretch or road for us, more like a narrow track, but in quite good condition. Arrived at <a href="https://www.outbackqueensland.com.au/town/stonehenge/">Stonehenge </a>in time for morning coffee, nice little settlement. Met a couple in a Kimberley Kamper who were also heading for the Jundah Caravan Park like us. They were from the Sunshine Coast. Then back onto the main Longreach-Jundah Road. Had a break at <a href="https://www.visitbarcoo.com.au/stonehenge/things-to-do">Swanvale Lookout</a> before the final stretch into Jundah. Booked into the <a href="https://www.barcoo.qld.gov.au/community-services/community-directory/accommodation/1-caravan-park-jundah">Jundah Caravan Park</a> and put up the T-van quick setup as we were only here for a night. Hooked up all the devises to the power and charged them. Had lunch and a lazy afternoon catching up with paperwork and eBird. Plenty of House Sparrow around along with noisy Little Corella and Galah. A surprise was a Blue-faced Honeyeater, which must be at the extremity of its distribution west and south.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJYoxrY_k3qXQgih3tktMI3Sobm7pAGgYki_lqitIOfCHKH4D8GI3K1lesXmnJuIQVEegB8SV9KKVvE7M6fWDDsnV9Q_xk-QnZeGErqyDYYNaZ6_wPC2xO0gEvZCGBcie6c6M4GS5rXMQ/w426-h640/Blue-faced+Honeyeater.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Blue-faced Honeyeater</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">A helicopter called into the pub late afternoon, no doubt to stock up on beer supplies! Quiet evening smelling the fatty foodstuffs from the nearby pub and a few dogs howling and barking.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Day 17 9/5/21</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Early start, coffee, breakfast and pack up. Called into a local fuel station to fill up (Diesel $144.9lt) then headed out of town along the Quilpie Road. Some bitumen in places, the rest pretty good gravel to the <a href="https://parks.des.qld.gov.au/parks/welford">Welford National Park</a> turn off. Headed into the park and drove the 12km to Little Boomerang Waterhole campground. There were four camps with three of them together. We had a chat with them all before we had our morning coffee break. An Australian Hobby was flying around the campground before having a rest on a dead tree branch.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCwOv-Ri3wCr0Q2tU8YJ1iBq2ti3yheUWXsQtrjYZJOSFVPi4TeLqZwU_WeblVoJ76pbQQLG2pu1dL5zunTk-2vMdqG391vOaP7u0ItX5QUnJdVdqEVI6RDHrKPTQwGnA_6qfUDplBkDM/w640-h426/Australian+Hobby.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Australian Hobby</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Drove out along one of the park drives to join up with the entrance road back to the main Quilpie Road. From here the road was not so good with a few bull dust holes and rough gravel. Reached the junction of the Quilpie-Windora Road and stopped at the rest area before driving to the next rest area along the single lane bitumen, passing another T-van heading to Windora. Pulled off the road for the cattle trucks and a few speeding caravanners, however most slowed down and pulled off the road like us. Lindsay drove this section. Arrived at the rest area at the junction of the Eromanga Road and brewed up a coffee. Whilst here another T-van pulled in so we had a chat with the couple. Drove through <a href="https://www.outbackqueensland.com.au/town/quilpie/">Quilpie</a> then tried to find <a href="https://www.thelakequilpie.com/">The Lake</a> campground. After one false start we found it and booked in. We were even offered a job here! Set up camp beside the lake.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Day 18 10/5/21</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Quick look at the lake first up with a cup of coffee. A few Pied and Great Cormorants were flying down the lake for their feeding spot and a couple of pelican cruised by. Took a short walk beside the lake, where the cormorant, darter and Yellow-billed Spoonbill were roosting along with an Australian Pelican looking uncomfortable resting on a fence post. Also found a few Grey Teal and some adult Eurasian Coot with immatures swimming around in the shallow water.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLaGvmaYkVLQvWIy6zsuFAcqt8LKHEp2FfY5gBdXW7f_7Q1gGoCfZUswypjjKY54rztIvyMNpwUvZZyWjHIQHyLWMZLeR8Uhyphenhyphendm3X_UfXIYHXZm3Pa69R8JZVY0Gu-2OLn8WEFYrc-zdo/w640-h426/Australian+Pelican+-+Lake+Quilpie.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Australian Pelican</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Made use of the laundry before breakfast, which was interrupted trying to photograph three Grey-crowned Babbler who were foraging around the camp.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDgwt0R1y7Y9ehn2FlYw0rsC8zOlcPEJeYVQhXvmcAgfz7oOV14BmYSUPAAj6-ntiq43yfLeDkYkpFo8Xb-3FCOiL5ZUIm_GIydTGojgWzx_ZZ57CylDYKFumYUEOcZ10ufx268ZTmXAk/w640-h426/Grey-crowned+Babbler.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Grey-crowned Babbler</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">After breakfast we took a longer walk along the lake, a few flowering trees were attracting Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater and a White-necked Heron was foraging in the shallow water. A few flocks of Budgerigar were flying around and landing in the trees before coming down for a drink. Nearby was a Whistling Kite sitting in a nest, but still no small birds.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5sEkHCK_3piuSzODJ0tiaoJdL9K3fWnqtiKtrMkCRRX1uWaswar-Mrox3CqZXxY68ltElXl7vuYh0GJepGkp0aYAVzDNwpks_Ptf7OI-8pWPbAlJJL9anZAwusHD-PPhiLK4TwS2ZFBk/w640-h426/Budgerigar.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Budgerigar</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Back to camp for morning coffee and cake. Yesterdays couple in a T-van arrived after a night camping alongside the river. Sorted out more washing before going into town to try and find somewhere for lunch. Called into the very old fashion bakery, where Lindsay got a pie and I had a sad cheese and tomato sandwich with no green salad despite asking for some, plus a coffee (?). Took a tour around town before calling into the butcher and Foodworks for supplies. Hot day today 32ºC. Lazy afternoon catching up on the diary and eBird surveys again. Met another couple of birders and swapped stories. Quiet night.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://tropicaltails.blogspot.com/2021/08/queensland-new-south-wales-april-may_27.html" style="font-family: Arial; text-align: left;"> </a><b><a href="https://tropicaltails.blogspot.com/2021/08/queensland-new-south-wales-april-may_27.html">Part 2</a> <a href="https://tropicaltails.blogspot.com/2021/08/queensland-new-south-wales-april-may_70.html">Part 3</a></b></div></span></div></div><p></p><p></p>Keith and Lindsay Fisherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09458044489867275514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2657744681453201717.post-86565213490727963592021-08-27T15:01:00.073+10:002021-10-17T15:56:59.906+10:00Queensland - New South Wales April-May 2021 Quilpie to Moree Part 2<p><a href="https://tropicaltails.blogspot.com/2021/08/queensland-new-south-wales-april-may_70.html"> </a><b style="font-family: arial; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://tropicaltails.blogspot.com/2021/08/queensland-new-south-wales-april-may_70.html">Part 1</a> <a href="https://tropicaltails.blogspot.com/2021/08/queensland-new-south-wales-april-may_70.html">Part 3</a></b></p><p><b style="text-align: justify;">Day 19 11/5/21</b> </p><p>One last look at the lake before packing up and having breakfast and headed through Quilpie. Turned off the Windora Road and headed along the Thargomindah Road, a road we had last travelled in August 2004, when it was unsealed. We had camped along the road and in the morning noticed some black clouds rolling in so we packed up fast and headed for Thargomindah. Unfortunately the rain came quickly and we found ourselves slipping all over the red dirt road, but made it to Thargomindah. Here we met lots of people trying to get to Birdsville for the races, but the roads were closed due to flooding. Meanwhile back to the present heading down the Thargomindah Road we thought about stopping at <a href="https://www.outbackqueensland.com.au/town/toompine/">Toompine</a> for a coffee, but it didn't look very exciting, so we travelled a short distance further until we found a suitable place to pull off. What an inspired choice of a place to stop as we had some good birds here, our first thornbills, Buff-rumped and also four Bourke’s Parrot flew in and landed in front of us for reasonable views. They hid in the low shrubs so it was difficult to get a good photo.</p><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjE8f86TWgqWMqJO6vNvWQKoi8wYY7_L_kbp-sZjJ5x4sHiQmtP_Q162via1zC4hFUYCd2sIbbAP4hYg_LwggjeeapTuvHbHpcClvq12y-5hULLDGNlWyOxYfwEm3tTVIqETA_2HeJjok/w640-h426/Bourkes+Parrot.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Bourke's Parrot</b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Across the road from the Bourke's Parrot we could hear another bird calling so we investigated and found a Rufous Songlark.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoczBQT470Cnhb8CO64bPFTVK5tgcvUAO2BvXkWR9hdju9Dbm8TGtROinH4kSU1U5tVNhfXSrSmwtgrKhzD2G03ABNbcHfvOW1AEng2zuqLZLQb1YeaVM-9IuorMWV7rvSs4eki3WCVhc/w640-h426/Rufous+Songlark.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Rufous Songlark</b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Continued along the sealed road, which changed to a few stretches of gravel before going back to sealed road to join up with the Eulo road for the last 7km into <a href="https://www.aussietowns.com.au/town/thargomindah-qld">Thargomindah</a>. We went straight to the Spar shop for some vegetables, but the weekly delivery hadn't arrived yet so we just had to go without. Fueled up at the roadhouse, which looked the same as our 2004 visit. However, the price of fuel had changed as in 2004 it had just gone over $1 per litre! Drove down to the <a href="https://www.explorebulloo.com.au/accommodation/caravan-parks/explorers-caravan-park">Explorers Caravan Park</a>, but there was no powered sites available. However we were offered a site at the old caravan park, which did have power so we opted to go there. Set up camp on the dusty ground next to an old concrete slab only to find the power points were not working. Phoned up the Explorers Caravan Park, they said they would get an electrician to check it. After waiting a while nobody came so we packed up and changed sites, one with working power. So we plugged in all the devices and had lunch. Went for a walk along the river in the afternoon with thousands of White-browed and Masked Woodswallow filling the sky above.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhxv_u9MT25Raboq28JPAfGF5dF5YlJAZ0O1CR18riu22hH8TuXBsN_Wfconiwj_kSUd9Q1lei54ESAP-Z9fgxDYQSf2lNwonJ04vHEThJq-C3CQtbSTnrBTwXdJjni8wZi-TzOyhyphenhyphenZAk/w418-h640/White-browed+Woodswallow+0019.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>White-browed Woodswallow</b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Back to camp where it was cooling down so we decided to put up the tent and do away with the quick set up. Good move as it kept cooling down and we could retreat to the tent out of the chilly wind.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Day 20 12/5/21</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Cold start to the morning 6ºC. Woken up at 4.00am by truck driver starting and leaving engine running for 10 mins. Managed to get back to sleep eventually. Packed up quickly and went to the Dump Point, where Lindsay directed me down a short cut and into a mud hole, which covered the undersides of the T-van and Prado. Emptied the Porta-Potti (portable toilet), but no water in the tap for refill, however luckily nearby was a great free truck wash-down pad. So we got some water from here and then spent 10 minutes hosing down the T-van and Prado with the high pressure hose – great facility. Then off to <a href="https://parks.des.qld.gov.au/parks/lake-bindegolly">Lake Bindagolly National Park</a> 45km away to have our breakfast. Found a spot in the Bush Camping area opposite the National Park and overlooking a lagoon. The lagoon had a few birds foraging in the shallow water, 128 Red-Kneed Dotterel were a highlight, 30+ Red-capped Dotterel and 11 Silver Gulls were trip ticks. Other waterbirds here included both Yellow-billed and Royal Spoonbill.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVGcNkEAoFbDIaBmspHaPlekvLCf5uAZOQS9LADIUj5uV_6yozTk-799XZPj_w7FKWxYsvu_-7QYHdkzmOHNAIs_NqmzrQGapUDMvDhvd42oGriwMi-y119QY2o_IPV2p6z4W3KjQfwSw/w640-h549/Red-kneed+Dotterel.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Red-kneed Dotterel</b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">After a cooked breakfast we headed out onto the Eulo Road following this until we turned off towards <a href="https://parks.des.qld.gov.au/parks/currawinya">Currawinya National Park</a>. Lindsay took over driving here along the dirt road on a section which had not been graded yet. We met the road crew grading the road heading north. From this point the road was good all the way into the Ourimperee waterhole bush camp, situated behind the Currawinya Woolshed. The road had recently been closed due to rain and was again closed after our visit.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/2657744681453201717/3782625545937924995#" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaID3Yx_DC3uB8Iv3oWC874oXu6PjHneia8JYlObWl4SGcMc34f-TfEAPLjikIFxxY5kVTfp48_NukWi6-gBtNG4BL5pIZRLxRfZYp7WnjfE2tP0-cse1fNlQgGKdBhH1oUwTOc-Q5QI0/w640-h404/20210513_165444%257E2_resize_59.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><b>Ourimperee Waterhole Camp</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">We had pre-booked (a condition of camping in Queensland National Parks) so set up camp overlooking the Ourimperee Waterhole and had lunch. Afternoon coffee was sitting beside the waterhole at a pleasant 21ºc, but the birding was slow. After dinner listened to "A Birders Guide Podcast", interviewing Mike Potter, who was embarking on a big year to try and break the record for birds seen in South Australia in one year (2021). Did a quick spotlight around the camp in the evening and found this spider, which is a sub adult female Orb-Weaver, possibly genus Eriophora or perhaps Backobourkia. (thanks for this information Greg Anderson).</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvFQJvG_hVczi_F0YTlwCFBm_Ev03YrkYOUZozfeVDdS2Lrcuw1o_cp9Jw7sBQgL5SLB7xOQ68D8UpZi8n-gO664Eawdta0SCSr1C1k2PbkzEghDBxAvDqQffOqxDUApx7gBuhDFdcso8/w640-h426/Spider+sp.+copy%25281%2529.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Orb-Weaver - sub adult female</b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Day 21 13/5/21</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Coldest night yet, down to 3ºC! so stayed in bed until 7.00am. After a warming coffee went for a walk along the Ourimperee waterhole and had Mulga Parrot and Mallee Ringneck, which was very nice. Mixed flocks of woodswallow were soaring overhead with a few coming down to feed on the eucalyptus blossom, mainly White-browed with a few Masked.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQWEwu6CEfQkU4QeEauRq7z7VtfQk8tCokqRoBBZHY1zFqcG2HOqONq_84LmBMgekiU9jE35vLJpvTnQ_oQhMmDw7pLzHjM8DH3DWY9l-DKZNpC46fd1idCgvzJe_R6dFlRfc8Itrn9jY/w640-h426/White-browed+Wooswallow+copy.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>White-browed Woodswallow</b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Back to camp for porridge to keep us warm. Then off to the Ranger Station, where we arrived in time to catch three rangers leaving the information centre, had a quick chat with them. We commented on the amount of water around and they said there had been two good years of over 200mm of rain. Then tried to find the Lakes Road, but lack of signage threw us for a while as well as the info map showing “you are here” in the wrong place, eventually found it. From the Rangers Station you have to go towards Hungerford for a few kilometers then take a right turn at the next information board, but still no signs say lakes this way. Continuing along this road we eventually saw signs to the lakes. Went to the freshwater Lake Numalla first and had a coffee at the picnic shelter along with several pairs of Zebra Finch who had nests with chicks in the roof. The nest is not exactly a work of art!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU8orswo775aSiSMSOaRXCf5d-rKMTcIya9Fm9x8JeZIdBJTNTUNg2ttk2f8_bHQ1kpb3ZDXcPYQ8vcbkrkcb3LxTofsw7Viw_7Qc-MwNlKBe3HtylkHeswbN_vvPvua-Qo186_kDw5Jo/w640-h480/Zebra+Finch%25281%2529.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Zebra Finch - female</b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiErVA2TFhwguaTSZiGtqHAkNy6bTfdxNNeQRbcdYgod1MrkvAm8ki1QGt4XjqjkVnRgdYox8SJMOmQofNvQXQUQml2d6DK3I-ZBRF2yAHTnRTrOgW7atRT6372acKgkwjvcI0KySVlAgw/w640-h450/Zebra+Finch+-+nest.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Zebra Finch nest</b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Walked about 100m to the lake shore, but most of the birds were too far away to identify. However, huge numbers of cormorants flew past at a distance, mainly Little Black (500+) and Little Pied or Pied (500+). Then headed off to the saltwater Lake Wyara 6km away, here a lookout allowed us to see some of the lake, which had plenty of birds on it. Eurasian Coot were the most numerous with 523 counted, also 78 Grey Teal and 51 Black Swan with 17 cygnets plus a few other waterbirds.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpcgtaQCgjefTzXe1vVBb75g519Dfpy84u-ahV4yFIXWgwhDjhotaQAZGM0Ebs5-axIiifhBI0GbXeh5pBRmm0AhPhZQQT4vxDYc2BYm2_a4wMqevhzDW3Uow8OGfppv80a9Kkcbzh35g/w640-h426/Eurasian+Coot.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Eurasian Coot - some of the 523 counted</b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Backtracked to Whip Dam and to have lunch, not many birds here. Stopped off at Lake Kaponyee but only had one White-necked Heron and 18 Australian Wood Duck. A dam at the junction of the Lakes and the Granites Road was more productive. Highlight here was two adult Pink-eared Duck with five chicks and two Grey Teal with four chicks, there were 14 more Grey Teal, 35 Australian Wood-Duck and 16 Hoary-headed Grebe plus a few bush birds. Back to camp to relax. The late afternoon began to cool off and by the time the sun went down it was 19ºC, looks like another cold night ahead.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Day 22 14/5/21</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Positively warm this morning only down to 8ºC. Porridge to start the day before we drove to the Granite’s, a collection of large rounded rocks. We had been here before in 2019 and the birding was good, this time it was slow with none of the Crimson Chats we saw last time. However, good birds beat species numbers with a pair of White-backed Swallow flew over, always nice to see. Then as we were leaving we saw them again, this time perched in a dead tree for a few average photos.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitDLE475uNKVJ5wqE1CYn6Za03qYUXO8VLAV0z89dXqnvmghvFsQPqiUK9ghwbpGFeDjrj-CeNHG0TS9sphCizTkdfLfVixGUBTr-u11WtpuXsmegB5aoFOj_VDjdkGHohUvabYE0AumA/w640-h426/White-backed+Swallow+-+Currawinya.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>White-backed Swallow</b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Also here were three Hall’s Babbler along with the usual suspects Crested Pigeon and Yellow-throated Miner. Decided to go back to the dam at the Lakes Road junction for morning coffee, good move as we found a lone female Freckled Duck. Much the same birds as yesterday with fewer Hoary-headed Grebe and more Australian Wood Duck, a pair of Yellow-billed Spoonbill and a pair of Brown Treecreeper were new additions to our list for here. Back to camp for lunch overlooking the waterhole. The constant chatterer of woodswallows overhead had us wondering just how many there were! In the afternoon, as they started to move away, the flocks were joined by over 200 budgies who flew in a tighter flock.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAHp5Vq7cSRcJTkmj12l6OW-OPmbPXl7rGv2J7UHcFKQIO3lqS0XJiVzjMmuWPXlLgZA_-lB3YymSJk1fomSc9zC_RYzxC3uRZKEqqrPOiDmi4gX82vp3Vu0oQBV2u1hsOCDRasUpprFY/w640-h442/Budgies+-+flying.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Budgerigar</b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">It briefly hit 21ºC mid afternoon as we tidied up the camp and prepared to leave tomorrow. We do like this National Park, but like many other places we wish the smaller birds were more prominent as we saw no thornbills, gerygones or finches. We had to be content with the scratchy sounds of White-cheeked Honeyeater and the calls of the White-plumed Honeyeater, called Canaries by some locals, around the camp.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Day 23 15/5/21</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Another trip record broken with the temperature going down to 1ºC this morning. Had porridge for breakfast to get us going. Packed up and got away at 7.42am heading to Hungerford only 20km away. Reached the NSW-QLD border gates at <a href="https://www.aussietowns.com.au/town/hungerford-qld">Hungerford</a>, where Lindsay opened the gate to let us into NSW to continue south along the <a href="https://www.outbackqueensland.com.au/attractions/dowling-track/">Dowling Track</a>.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyCT-HMMGqTTIwzDQo_TddAdPoX-nknVMrS3Q5eMhM4IPK52qQ7H_iSDBOeD80Ijmplqr1DGxGn-CFMjWX148OA2TDOp1lknz4a6FbV1sovJfVh-wHt8VJ2JQewFO_QR-k86ZIrAu-Qzk/w640-h408/image.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>The Gates at Hungerford Border Crossing</b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The road was sandy, a few corrugations, patches of bulldust and gravel, but not too bad if you kept to around 60-70kph. Stopped for coffee at a creek adjacent to <a href="https://www.bushheritage.org.au/places-we-protect/new-south-wales/naree">Naree Station Reserve</a>, a conservation property owned by Bush Heritage. Lindsay took over driving for the next half hour and was lucky to get a few patches of bitumen. There was as few new sections of bitumen as we neared Bourke, a relief from the sandy/gravel sections. Arrived in <a href="https://www.visitnsw.com/destinations/outback-nsw/bourke-area">Bourke</a> just before mid-day and stopped at the information centre, which did not have much to offer apart from Bourke information. Then headed to the Spar grocery store to stock up on supplies before booking into the <a href="https://www.mitchellcaravanpark.com.au/">Mitchell Caravan Park</a>. Our site was right next to the main road, which had lots of noisy trucks passing. Few new trip ticks in the park included Bluebonnet, Little Crow and Common Blackbird! Cooling down for another cold night.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWfJ6J7E-ANOZFPOFNScvnO79gASpZ4OnwcBlvW4AB1cQVZHzvkkNeACPCCsgpimdtOprEtIotoOZmFYK7iKSvOyDv-nxmpbcAKVjeT7eoVNBU2P3eFpGHjQIlv-WLq0abcPmvuOVIIOY/w640-h426/Little+Crow.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Little Crow</b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Day 24 16/5/21</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Only got down to 3ºC this morning. Noisy music was playing till well after 4.00am, but the frequency of trucks was much less. A few birds around the park including European Starling flying over and eight Bluebonnet foraging on the grass. Cooked breakfast, scrambled eggs and bacon on toast before finishing packing and heading out to fuel up at the BP ($1.40lt). Then off to the Bourke Water Treatment Works, no access and only a few Grey Teal and Hardhead and a Reed Warbler was heard in the reeds. The best birds were a few parties of White-winged Fairy-wren along the entrance road. Then set off south turning onto the Louth Road. Mainly gravel road with a few bits of bitumen. Saw some raptors overhead so we stopped to find Black-breasted Buzzard and two Little Eagle. These birds were undoubtedly attracted to a Kangaroo carcass on the road, which another person had stopped to remove from off the road as we arrived. Continued on and turned into the Yanda campground road in <a href="https://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/visit-a-park/parks/gundabooka-national-park">Gundabooka National Park</a>, where we parked up for morning coffee. Then checked out the backwaters of the Darling River and found a couple of groups of Australian Wood Duck and Grey Teal along with a few other waterbirds plus a pair of Red-capped Robin.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg61Sj81bDor3zKjAUc56rqcP3j-UmGhFP2nl7uC9oHDRkmsod_euNLzIG7azKPzrr919V4zHnFa1ARivUBZ41znbKg0KKr1Ex5_-cwqqmcsd_wkriPv7HZWXXkheFwMp_F9aU7R3-KFHk/w640-h426/Red-capped+Robin.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Red-capped Robin - female</b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Then made our way along the road to <a href="http://www.roseislestation.com/">Rose Isle Station Farm Stay</a>, passing lots of feral goats, some behind fences, where they were being harvested.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj0rhUQm4n6d7LoXt_J3rDYYTFhAzWPlyixtOw6JxauRTEawqn1R9V0vu5uiNkd4dFI8bqwj7UauZ4G-UBJ0hCvNjZWGAo0UE2M4oNs-hSeIIzm0wgFxPYFV-TkDhkvNFoFnSGGoYNXhM/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj0rhUQm4n6d7LoXt_J3rDYYTFhAzWPlyixtOw6JxauRTEawqn1R9V0vu5uiNkd4dFI8bqwj7UauZ4G-UBJ0hCvNjZWGAo0UE2M4oNs-hSeIIzm0wgFxPYFV-TkDhkvNFoFnSGGoYNXhM/w640-h426/Rose+Isle+P1040144.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Old Bedford Truck</b><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">We were greeted at the farm stay by Samantha and her two meet and greet miniature Dachshund. Set up camp and had lunch. Spent the afternoon talking to fellow travellers and birding. Good birds were Red-tailed Black-cockatoo, Striated Pardalote. Splendid Fairy-wren and Grey Fantail who were probably heading north. Also saw an Echidna along one of the muddy river channels. Had an evening meal in the cookshed and talked to a group of bikers, pleasant evening. Going cold again.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Day 25 17/5/21</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Yes it was cold overnight 0.2ºC, another record cold morning. Managed to function after a restless night due to eating too much at last nights dinner! Had porridge for breakfast, which warmed us up enough to get our act together and set out for the day. We headed back to Gundabooka National Park and Bennetts Gorge picnic area for morning coffee.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCuJPPt0MQGf8ue688ZDuidjVUqsv7CHdE0LNmRMMLryVKN1TElkAS8Sf4Yc1TGWHQS9tMddPIXvOg-mjtuwU70BVY6pXfPzISmFNG3sN1ZN3ySbXi7WRyaGxm9o8NpcjtlUAAn_3jtmo/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCuJPPt0MQGf8ue688ZDuidjVUqsv7CHdE0LNmRMMLryVKN1TElkAS8Sf4Yc1TGWHQS9tMddPIXvOg-mjtuwU70BVY6pXfPzISmFNG3sN1ZN3ySbXi7WRyaGxm9o8NpcjtlUAAn_3jtmo/w640-h266/Goondabulka+NP+P1040161.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Gundabooka National Park</b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">We took the 500m walking track to the gorge and saw four Chestnut-breasted Quail-thrush, but were unable to get any decent photos of them, just a record shot (sub standard image). They were very flighty so we did not pursue them any further.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFzBozbMbEKKjkKN6hM9KUnm7S4l4DpxSw2r1TveR_N-7XhzWWk0Akyo2kqvVai7WhMiVfl5VVmQpLws7jQENjzYK1QgSw4hQ6LnAn5rHS1MXCsAjN8GRRaQy6gINBszAdw7E4olNRqsE/w640-h482/Chestnut-breasted+Quail-thrush.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Chestnut-breasted Quail-thrush (record shot)</b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">A party of Southern Whiteface were also nearby. Then we headed out to Dry Tank Campground for lunch and had the place to ourselves. After lunch went for a short walk and found White-browed Treecreeper, Crested Bellbird, Hooded and Red-capped Robin along with an immature Rufous Whistler.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKmrkkIrEVOpLk0o9Zok1V-HwPTHdNtaVLjR2RUNBVFhgIOKPkkW0YkPseP39mXPowlYdc-jX4oqU6cThO8FXdo6uVRdTpOuOMriAO5EmGKaNjPgFjfcT46lcsk915RWkoX3_tqHGZA4M/w630-h640/Rufous+Whistler+-+Goondabooka.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Rufous Whistler - immature</b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">From here we decided to take the Yanda Track back to the main road. The track was in good order with a grader working it’s way along it. Stopped at Yanda creek to do some birding, plenty of good birds here, but nothing new for us. Then back to our camp were we did a bit of birding. Promised Samantha some photos of the Splendid Fairy-wren. Both had showers before evening meal. Another cold night coming up as it was cooling down rapidly.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Day 26 18/5/21</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Down to 2ºc this morning. Slow pack up due to frozen fingers! Eventually got away about 9.00am and headed to Louth, traveling through Goat country. Feral goats are harvested around here as extra income, they will never run out of them. We were told one station harvested 24,000 goats in two years! From Louth we took the Cobar Road, which is mainly unmade sand/gravel with a few bitumen sections in between. There is a long bitumen stretch, 5km + leading up to the Landsdowne Station entrance, where we stopped for morning coffee. Lindsay took over driving on what proved to be the better section of the road. Arrived in <a href="https://www.visitnsw.com/destinations/outback-nsw/cobar-area/cobar">Cobar</a> and parked up on the edge of the main shopping area opposite the Police Station. Had a quick look around before going to the recommended bakery for some rolls and custard tart. Had our lunch at <a href="https://www.cobar.nsw.gov.au/engineering/parks-and-reserves">Newey Reservoir</a> and watched a few waterbirds. Coot were most numerous. Then onto the road to <a href="https://www.visitnsw.com/destinations/outback-nsw/cobar-area/nyngan">Nyngen</a>, bitumen all the way for 130km passing by much cleared land for grain cropping and cotton growing. Booked into the <a href="http://www.nynganriverside.com.au/tourist-park/">Riverside Tourist Park</a> and found an unpowered dusty site next to the Bogan River. Mainly Australian Pelican on the river with a few Pacific Black Duck, darters and cormorants.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_9tfvqxjye-1b93LI0dTDbgB7QjBiICKNMGRNVaA-9F37XScIxug2Rh-BUZrhc4cvlwZU0d2nL15w38eubA766zDy-9qCQ1RFUdd2yyXq0siOQ24ApTV-RRl5UjoSORnEjdMNOGsOhbw/w640-h565/Australian+Pelican.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Australian Pelican</b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Phoned a friend, who was familiar with the area, in the late afternoon, for advice about Pillager or Warrumbungle for visiting and camping, Warrumbungle won out.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Day 27 19/5/21</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">3ºC morning. Few birds on the Bogan River and Riverside Caravan Park, 60 Australian Pelican, plus 21 Red-rumped Parrot foraging on the Caravan Park grass. Photos of these delayed our departure.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB5y2HwOzYYepduQmpC1RsrnTR7XRhNa9fTyW5SC1eNCAkzqlzRpnnD-qVluClFwWjiJNXaQ8oR3kGN98zcWgwPtOU76CJ1jJZBSPs4MGu-CwvLkWCFWn5y_42GeNeQamOWj0iImsasBs/w640-h426/Red-rumped+Parrot+2.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Red-rumped Parrot - male and female</b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Left Nyngan on the Mitchell Highway south towards Dubbo and turned off at Neveretire onto the Oxley Highway to Warren. Lots of cleared land around here for grain cropping and cotton growing. Parked up beside the Macquarie River in Warren and went for a walk around town. Found a nice coffee shop for morning coffee and cake. Then off to the IGA supermarket to do some shopping. Was a good choice, good selection and a seniors discount! Booked into the Macquarie CP, set up, had lunch and a snooze. Then went over to the <a href="Warren Wetlands and Water Treatment Plant">Warren Wetlands and Water Treatment Plant</a> - <a href="https://www.riverspace.com.au/item/window-on-the-wetlands-centre-warren/">Window on the Wetlands Centre</a>, for some birding.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg30fwi4XjA0Tqt8GgbnuIA3kN97b9ZDBBSRZgHotAiwHXMVOkYdozChfedCNqnxWUtdiIVZ-gUagqvVpP-eoLz0mlf4OQR1IIatLQ5IjlLKDh8VCT5gHuJQvZp1wKQN9WZWfR4qO5gJMM/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg30fwi4XjA0Tqt8GgbnuIA3kN97b9ZDBBSRZgHotAiwHXMVOkYdozChfedCNqnxWUtdiIVZ-gUagqvVpP-eoLz0mlf4OQR1IIatLQ5IjlLKDh8VCT5gHuJQvZp1wKQN9WZWfR4qO5gJMM/w640-h328/Warren+Sewage+Treatment+Works+P1040162.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Warren Sewage Treatment Works</b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg742V66Ecd402hRN7-4SRixN2eRQyK1zeM19EH-DWeNKt9IBJxJ3usrAefjL7Ji68DP25ICsaXWSDaElIoeXlLbK2w8M1Ta1TqwlqFJAa4Wm4pNBZ-2Pz6Di_GV06p90yVIeOKkk73oTA/w640-h426/Warren+Sign.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>How Refreshing!</b><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Good number of birds, lots of Pink-eared Duck and Grey Teal plus a few Chestnut Teal. Then back to camp to catch up with eBird surveys.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbRHEBGBlflt2iBvHpCGrtp6fOKO2vd3sW-KDaFa44knL_FXDxvYpzIdo_YQTnKp1YEbDoJjDnpe20ZuziD5SnQPnxrMG3OxXN3-L1R2iAQETBy8cePiBvroUXOQHL1L8dDFlIRAAVgcQ/w640-h426/Pink-eared+Duck+and+Grey+Teal.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Pink-eared Duck and Grey Teal</b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Day 28 20/5/21</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">No rush today as we were not traveling. Slightly warmer morning down to 4ºC. Checked the birds around the caravan park and found a couple of Grey-crowned Babbler and a group of 14 White-winged Fairy-Wren, which included two males.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvoSzD7t1ytVEohzAh3X3d1B8e_-0T-X_l295Hv2v7lPj8u9j2jCqAW8DDCQ4XZShVrA9cX1clEXrCHV665Tu0YzKs3W41ZZjC9u1jv1yNWQseZSFgn2LQiIxN2sYwWlMn67Vh68kl0uo/w427-h640/Grey-crowned+Babbler+%2528Warren%2529.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Grey-crowned Babbler</b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Lindsay did some washing before we went for a walk around Macquarie Park. Had four Spotted Bowerbirds, heard a Bar-shouldered Dove by the hospital and at last found a pair of Western Gerygone - 1st gerygone for the trip. Back for coffee and another walk, this time on the western side of the Warren Wetlands. Highlights were Superb Fairy-Wren, Brown Treecreeper and Restless Flycatcher.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXnchiEM_rUnsBrWJsZm8NS6azKG3EGy3gKHUr5f28KrR_-xeY3RBLzmb6HjL_x__CS5jWqZHoupRpa5WRm-6Ia0xP67uTRrHCz5Qao62pQN63dnKKkSediLkYL9BCkTBY1_YD0js53Z4/w640-h549/Restless+Flycatcher.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Restless Flycatcher</b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Then off to <a href="https://www.tripadvisor.com.au/LocationPhotoDirectLink-g529040-d10054113-i183896017-Kookaburra_Kiosk-Warren_New_South_Wales.html">Kookaburra Kiosk</a> for lunch, inside a converted church, had to wait too long for our meal, I had Chicken Pasta and Lindsay had Chicken Soup, which arrived 15 minutes after mine, anyway the meals were very good. Followed this up with coffee and cake and chats with the locals.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKyyVTu0KbyCJ9q2oUQIsVxeDaXEcMvq0ALHhPhqaKjUJUvEvzeljn7hvAn0oUvkYaMAnPlv2YgOHgUsQs-PSQgydJeNAUoLOOURnKkabu6bTGyOW5gMMNjzXOmO88wK-1Y8qcvibOsuI/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKyyVTu0KbyCJ9q2oUQIsVxeDaXEcMvq0ALHhPhqaKjUJUvEvzeljn7hvAn0oUvkYaMAnPlv2YgOHgUsQs-PSQgydJeNAUoLOOURnKkabu6bTGyOW5gMMNjzXOmO88wK-1Y8qcvibOsuI/w640-h426/Cafe+and+interp.++centre+Warren+P1040166.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Kookaburra Kiosk and Interpretive Centre</b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Back to camp to relax and have showers. Fixed a slight leak at a t-joint in the water pump plumbing, which was causing the pump not to operate properly. Did another bird survey of the park and had a party of White-winged Chough, along with a Straw-necked and Australian White Ibis. A few hundred Galah descended on the park to roost, but were sent on their way with a few shots from a scare gun.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Day 29 21/5/21</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Warmer morning down to 6ºC. Packed up and had our usual cold morning porridge before going along the levee wall to check out the birds. A surprise was a pair of Black Falcon being chased by a group of Noisy Miner, who strangely could not keep up! Left at 9.10 and turned onto the Oxley Highway towards <a href="https://www.visitnsw.com/destinations/country-nsw/dubbo-area/gilgandra">Gilgandra</a>, where we stopped for morning coffee at a park in town then headed onto the Newell Highway. Roadworks along the highway held us up for a while and resulted in a long line of traffic. Once we got going a truck decided to try overtaking everyone so we pulled of at the next rest stop to let it go by along with the rest of the traffic. Continued along the highway until we took the <a href="https://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/visit-a-park/parks/warrumbungle-national-park">Warrumbungle National Park</a> turn off.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS37bo5mPBtzCTflhcetyBtdAleG1T3eWkYWJZ74VdTpbflagiWXPODjvhUQBWdOQUhryaZZKQ3Bx4h-F-IrkC7gGUrSICDxEtW079w4zq2dVTEO2fvLp4g2DbgX2zcqnr-E-N7CV_5Rs/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS37bo5mPBtzCTflhcetyBtdAleG1T3eWkYWJZ74VdTpbflagiWXPODjvhUQBWdOQUhryaZZKQ3Bx4h-F-IrkC7gGUrSICDxEtW079w4zq2dVTEO2fvLp4g2DbgX2zcqnr-E-N7CV_5Rs/w640-h426/Road+to+Warrumbungles+P1040176.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Warrumbungle Road</b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Drove into the park and stopped at the <a href="https://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/things-to-do/visitor-centres/warrumbungle-visitor-centre">Warrumbungle Visitor Centre</a>.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR_Tz5ZgoBv657A38OFcvhIfRGm1RQocS72rVa1KgNwfrtYEQtEIpBKIQ8q7NFyC-Qy_0ymTcpmVV7AYljcZZQrgc6gWq6mXfLi88lDk0_jZo0gArKCDGiWtrJhjFz90TtoHr1rsmebMk/w640-h380/Warrumbugles+NP+Visitor+Centre+-+mod.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Warrumbungle Visitor Centre</b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">We arrived two minutes late as the visitor centre closes for lunch between 12.00 and 1.00pm, so we headed off to our camp at Camp Blackman No 2.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS4QDkFngf4sErqNaiaA5wUMofAUPVMqcPxFtc22IUodCfYrffVtAlMUQHtPFKQ7cTXC2bscQQJweQ3bXtpynWSO1lyE3az9RIvH88nQ_41F22CxLE3bZ_tE7XvcyX2VHR6f6zO0mbffo/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS4QDkFngf4sErqNaiaA5wUMofAUPVMqcPxFtc22IUodCfYrffVtAlMUQHtPFKQ7cTXC2bscQQJweQ3bXtpynWSO1lyE3az9RIvH88nQ_41F22CxLE3bZ_tE7XvcyX2VHR6f6zO0mbffo/w640-h426/Camp+at+Warrumbungle+NP+P1040180.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Warrumbungle National Park Camp</b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Set up and had lunch before returning to the visitor centre. Had Yellow-rumped Thornbill and Diamond Firetail in the grounds. Met another couple from South Australia who were birding, they had just seen a Crested Shrike-tit, but we could not find it. Then went down to Canyon Picnic Area for afternoon coffee and some birding – not much around.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitgnn4pvOhYLHYIyVchj1zpH9oIySwWetlbR7P1mxYA4cm_x3ARhhU5eo5REqFnfgTxnWFNl2diWlvvWMYremWef6icWcm2uxiwVaEJgF6rlx9Qm15I6iitNOdRkt4yCkRuodcqQQD2-Q/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitgnn4pvOhYLHYIyVchj1zpH9oIySwWetlbR7P1mxYA4cm_x3ARhhU5eo5REqFnfgTxnWFNl2diWlvvWMYremWef6icWcm2uxiwVaEJgF6rlx9Qm15I6iitNOdRkt4yCkRuodcqQQD2-Q/w640-h252/Warrumbungle+NP+P1040198.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Warrumbungle National Park</b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Back to camp to do some more birding and met another couple from South Australia who were also birding. Getting dark early so had evening meal before 6.30pm – sausages, Broccoli and potatoes. Getting colder as the evening wore on, below the forecast 9ºC.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Day 30 22/5/21</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Down to 8ºc this morning. Had a walk around the camping area before breakfast, scrambled egg and bacon on toast. Cleaned up and went for a walk along the Belougerie Flat Track, Lindsay did the first bit and returned to camp, I kept going and did the 5km Circuit. Quiet birdwise, but great scenery. Did have a very friendly party of eight Grey-crowned Babbler hop around my feet and a couple of Black-shouldered Kite. Back to camp for a break before heading out again onto the Blackman’s Track for about 3km round trip, did have a male Superb Fairy-wren and heard a Fan-tail Cuckoo. A male Australian King Parrot posed for a photo and a few Yellow-faced Honeyeater showed up. Lindsay had a good look at a Yellow-footed Antechinus, which was a nice surprise.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiGYLUzhhMj17SENRo_cPmomGSbu0q-MplzdkO5NUS9LKzTTOuF1AyCf2MkGQIjfVZQcG_KIhDUZHuMUh5yVDtwt_yklJudc1v9UFAtjYo8IsIR2qa0bJyMz08mXUmHRlNB497hcH4aD0/w426-h640/Australian+King+Parrot+-+male.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Australian King Parrot</b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Back for lunch and a rest. A baby Echidna came walking by in the camp ground creating a bit of excitement for the afternoon.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpdKyYbiOo7B6d7f_1OjEW2Iy_bGLurJDjkLlWE1J1zTYU2ISPunMnfhd7IYV-qQRRAJnhFvNVv8hRVmoCWQJDfbs3l5XLtvM-iqKMccUfVjAcibm6U_UM27zciG1UtdRR2JdnVfMdzTM/w640-h426/Echidna.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Echidna</b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Then headed off in the car to explore a few places, first up was the Old Woolshed for afternoon coffee, nothing much here apart from a party of Superb Fairy Wren. Then back to the Visitor Centre, where we had the best birding of the day. Stunning view of Spotted Pardalote and a new finch of the trip Double-barred!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZLiM2vbMV18_tAVa0_VZ1t7jzRnAdOI_IhN54ZgaTJ56EW4yr_UAvOyYsXndKf9c1-pOsWov9Ioo0By3vTErwniLD7KLREtwBy2lJVI_81klGLaEVVGSmZdoWrvWT8dqMv2sRfhH0x1E/w629-h640/Spotted+Pardalote+ssp+xanthopyge.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Spotted Pardalote ssp xanthopyge</b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Along the Gurianawa Track around the Visitor Centre we had Restless Flycatcher, two Common Bronzewing and a Nankeen Kestrel. Back to camp to write up the days adventures and eBird surveys. Had a cuppa soup to warm up as once again the temperature was dropping quickly.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Day 31 23/5/21</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">2ºC outside, 4ºC inside the T-van. Up for a coffee and a 2km round trip to the National Park Sewage Pond. Only two Grey Teal on the pond, but around the outside there was Buff-rumped Thornbill and Eastern Spinebill both new trip ticks. Back for breakfast and to pack up before we headed to <a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#">Coonabarabran</a>,</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlmZeUj3mMDHriEG41DluKJi3IGXcf2z1fZJl_CL6eIfvOzzNsipGf8ryNJahAMS7qwLwAiCAeIaJS8cG2nzUWV4pdRTGKg1cS-SqkboEUQW6f9P2OIhP7jQ9IpxId6RWaMHkKuVw75Mg/"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlmZeUj3mMDHriEG41DluKJi3IGXcf2z1fZJl_CL6eIfvOzzNsipGf8ryNJahAMS7qwLwAiCAeIaJS8cG2nzUWV4pdRTGKg1cS-SqkboEUQW6f9P2OIhP7jQ9IpxId6RWaMHkKuVw75Mg/w640-h426/Whitegum+LookoutP1040232.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">We stopped at the Whitegum car park to walk the 500m track to the lookout, well worth the effort.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/2657744681453201717/3782625545937924995#" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiwj-VGaBoE-SBtrgbwui6Ang-fjcar0h9RjSnawsM90Ix5uAE-gcSJ1bGDHgcNBizkqHBuhcBc7-BCBO0jUDLSlBDr9ryu3ALlfZZ6hiX_4P6NYpXWHG1VWp9iBAr2HB80U03lpY7UHo/w640-h480/20210523_100241.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Whitegum Lookout</b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Birding along the track was excellent, Inland and Buff-rumped Thornbill, Spotted Pardalote and best of all a pair of Speckled Warbler.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFSaHQLjYVZwKpWYgkABMdaQDpLTbfA1ANPZ4-ys8dEV1078-8zyZacYl-5fZrVhrgqWGyIfTFECEYE8y3yIn1CWtZBzTH7cTXBC3hAgUkcYe5EbDgqEZk5T5-YyLV5bFgfGO0L2uuv04/w640-h426/Spectacled+Warbler.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Speckled Warbler</b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Back at the car park there were several Weebill and a party of Superb Fairy-wren. Then onto <a href="https://www.visitnsw.com/destinations/country-nsw/warrumbungle-area/coonabarabran">Coonabarrabran</a>, where we went to the information centre, which was pretty well stocked with brochures. From here we headed for Gunnedah stopping at Oxley’s Crossing for lunch. Another stop at <a href="https://www.visitnsw.com/destinations/country-nsw/tamworth-area/gunnedah/destination-information/mullaley">Mullaley</a> had us surrounded by over 100 House Sparrow with a few Zebra Finch and a lone Double-bar Finch. Arrived at <a href="https://www.visitnsw.com/destinations/country-nsw/tamworth-area/gunnedah">Gunned</a><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#">ah</a> and booked into the <a href="https://www.gunnedahcaravanpark.com.au/">Gunnedah Tourist Caravan Park</a>. Adjacent to the Caravan Park is a wetland park, which is quite run down, but held a few birds including Grey Teal and Australian Wood-Duck which were swimming around in the weedy water. Back for showers and to exchange a 3.7kg gas bottle for $28.00! Quick set up on the T-van tonight.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Day 32 24/5/21</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Away by 8.00am, the advantage of using the quick set up for the night. From Gunnedah we travelled towards <a href="https://www.visitnsw.com/destinations/country-nsw/tamworth-area">Tamworth</a>, which is a big city compared to what we were used to, 60,000 people. Tried to stop at Victoria Park, but nowhere to park the car and T-van so we drove around until we could find a spot, which was behind the Woolworths shopping centre. Went into Woolworths café and grabbed a coffee and some raisin toast before topping up with a few food items. Left Tamworth for Armidale stopping at <a href="https://www.visitnsw.com/destinations/country-nsw/tamworth-area/uralla">Uralla</a> for a break. Here we noticed that there was a bird hide at nearby <a href="https://www.visitnsw.com/destinations/country-nsw/tamworth-area/uralla/attractions/dangars-lagoon-and-racecourse-lagoon">Dangars Lagoon</a> so we headed off to have lunch there.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxgvZd1680aLJvcON08sEC16j7vHqYbFMaCELrOifDuXq2hRFH2uxkkGCqMDVaB3prfOtSM5f_QSwl1NVWDZYVNyzRteDSkYuqms8vl0OdNCPzJsGMb8bWLSpJd93jdjoXdNV0YixWUl4/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxgvZd1680aLJvcON08sEC16j7vHqYbFMaCELrOifDuXq2hRFH2uxkkGCqMDVaB3prfOtSM5f_QSwl1NVWDZYVNyzRteDSkYuqms8vl0OdNCPzJsGMb8bWLSpJd93jdjoXdNV0YixWUl4/w640-h312/Dagmar+Lagoon+P1040235.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Dangars Lagoon</b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">It was quite windy, which made it very cold about 13º, but there were lots of birds to see on the Lagoon. Good birds included Musk Duck, Blue-billed Duck, Australian Shoveller and 123 Pink-eared Duck also plenty of Australasian Grebe.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJF_dLzTprLED_UE_pBhb7YDnH1kdr0Dl5awIyePz39qT_dQtfLMjQym5M4nBIEAQuKSmYkk-pzFUrq1UVh85c24Kz2k-hr7yR5J9hzEsIm8pgDqV4yPFPxHJKuFvjNvxkBV7LAOT-kbc/w640-h426/Australasian+Grebe.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Australasian Grebe</b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">From the lagoon it was a short drive to <a href="https://www.visitnsw.com/destinations/country-nsw/armidale-area/armidale">Armidale</a>. Drove around the town before going out to our friend's house. Spent the rest of the day chatting before we had dinner – Salmon and vegies, very nice. Nice to retire to a bedroom instead of the T-van for a change!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Day 33 25/5/21</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Lie in until 7.00am, too cold outside. Eventually up for a coffee and to sort out the T-van. Breakfast before going for a walk around the property with David and his two Labradors. Saw Brown-headed and White-naped Honeyeater, Rainbow Lorikeet was only heard flying over. Then we went back to Dangars Lagoon with our friend. This time lots of Hoary-headed Grebe, Pink-eared Duck numbers rose to 148, six Musk Duck, two Black Swan, Australasian Shoveler and Eurasian Coot.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjmOlCTJAYzGWRovfKr_umt-8TF3Rai6x31RpeHllss0jgfzJVNvayXFjlWl-duPxO-jFi7NaPuG7B6l2IE9G2oB85bVLFvBJShHwkeCRTSCEQ8ENKdhFSDNHGYKaKEa9SM_VXXgaVnek/w640-h426/Musk+Duck+-+Female.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Musk Duck - female</b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Then back for lunch at a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/The-Alternate-Root-1480351168940999/">The Alternative Root café</a> along the main street in Uralla.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWTFwnQnHB3GvWsiMiNkjy0UItI0E0iOx89nugrhIiOSzCja5NJr3ogZS37ITz4GLoTsrQHMQ4yzlmn6JMSxF7TxttV0P_evbkHkyj2UmCsv3_DBGEHYqem6upD1TqqBfwnUsr_jC_DoE/w480-h640/image.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>The Alternative Root Café</b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Then out to <a href="https://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/visit-a-park/parks/imbota-nature-reserve">Inbota Nature Reserve</a>, a small patch of remnant woodland, pretty quiet with Grey Fantail, Weebill. White-throated Treecreeper and Grey Butcherbird were heard only. From here we headed back into town for a quick tour of the city. Interesting blend of old and new buildings, plus a lot of small specialty shops. Then back to Armidale for showers and evening meal, roast lamb-yum.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Day 34 26/5/21</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Another cold morning as usual. Put the tent up on the T-van to dry it out as it had dew on it from last pack up. After breakfast we headed out some 50km to the <a href="https://ebird.org/hotspot/L2535742">Gwydir </a><a href="https://ebird.org/hotspot/L2535742">Travelling Stock Reserve</a>, where there is a good patch of woodland. Again very quiet, spent a few hours here, but not much to show for it, Eastern Yellow Robin was the best bird we saw.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZLotrdlw2giopWu3acuCtVzqG5vn1vtqSNDP3umU-cRkQ8bXab2-nHATDfE9if__hb3L0J9pZjD3SDJTBxazwj-AjDjhCU-laiCHgqZTVjZT6KKnJi0DtzfHMsMN2csTldMUUPvpcqe0/w640-h591/Eastern+Yellow+Robin+-+JPG.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Eastern Yellow Robin</b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">So went back to Armidale, where we had a toasted sandwich and coffee for lunch. Wandered around town ending up in the Coles shopping centre, where I got a well needed haircut and beard trim. Lindsay did a bit of food shopping to top up our supplies. Back at our friends place Lindsay cooked up a delicious chicken curry. Spent the evening dodging in and out watching an eclipse of the moon and checking a moth trap Freezing cold again, so to a nice warm bed in the house.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Day 35 27/5/21</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">-2º C in Armidale overnight, frost on the ground. Slow start to the day before breakfast and sorting the T-van and hooking it up. Nearly 11.00am before we said goodbye to our friend's, who we must thank for making us very welcome and looking after us. Best of all they kept us wimpy northerners nice and warm in their house. We headed out of town, making it to the <a href="http://www.findacamp.com.au/camp-site.php?camp=655">Lions Park at Bundara</a> by the Gwydir River, which is a good camp spot, but we were only here for lunch. Good birds here included Variegated Fairy-wren and Musk Lorikeet. Then continued on to free camp at <a href="https://myrigadventures.com/gwydir-riverside-free-camping-bingara-nsw/">Sunnyside Riverside Camp</a> near Bingarra. Started out as another good campsite until a crazy neighbour arrived set on fishing from his kayak. He caught two Murray Cod and was yelling and shouting about with every second word the “F” word. More paperwork in the evening as it cooled down, had a few mice running around and an Eastern Barn Owl called.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs2ApmbwLJbrNWMFxInl5GfVFOlhFmShiZkHA7t0SziqJWgvwkCgCbNZTacyDaV_G6VL_aJ8bBtXG1GB1KaB5ec2EwzBsCegeZ3t1t-PpxJhjf6uOqcyJZ3iwsxWSNLC9NR8iaStdGcyk/w440-h640/Eastern+Barn+Owl+-+JPG.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Eastern Barn Owl - (file photo)</b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Day 36 28/5/21</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Crazy neighbour left the radio on until 1.30am, keeping us awake. About 5.00am he banged on the T-van asking for help as his radio had flattened his battery when he fell asleep in his chair. We were not impressed as it was near freezing outside. I got dressed and got our Jump Start Battery out as the Eastern Barn Owl called again. He said he had jumper leads, but they were no good as our car was hooked up to the T-van. He had not seen a Lithium jump start battery, why was I not surprised! Anyway got him started and went back to bed as the temperature dropped to 0ºC. No apology from him ,but he did go much to our relief. Went for a short walk to find the crazy neighbour had left his fire burning and fish guts on the river bank – say no more. Surveyed the waterbirds on the river. Had a cooked breakfast and packed up before going into <a href="https://www.visitnsw.com/destinations/country-nsw/glen-innes-and-inverell-area/bingara">Bingarra</a> where we stopped to checked out the information Centre and have a good coffee in their café. Next stop <a href="https://www.moreetourism.com.au/">Moree</a>, where we booked into the <a href="https://www.mehirivervanpark.com.au/">Mehi River Van Park</a>. Set up, had lunch and a snooze before going into the information Centre. Decided to go to the<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tareelaroi_Weir"> Tareelaroi Weir</a>, which was a bit further than we thought (22km). Nothing special here with Crested Pigeon being the most obvious.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_NzVVtVC9GXRYHQRyD41tgR4AG82mM8ltdfuwTgHDICEvDdUHkm0ewgT3Wp1ir_A52aJ7zeQCeEUan57-BXteVCgI-t5Vzn9mHHG2at42D54O2WKACxZHZwOhsTOpAwzCqbephBQ-Wtk/w640-h628/Crested+Pigeon.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Crested Pigeon</b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">So we returned to the T-van for dinner. It was quite noisy with trucks and hoons on motorbikes and cars. Yet another cold night ahead.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="font-family: arial;"><b>Day 37 29/5/21</b></div><div style="font-family: arial;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: arial;">Managed to sleep OK as the traffic noise died down a little. Awoke to another cold start, 3ºC and the news that unfortunately three vehicles had been broken into during the night. The Police arrived to take the details. Porridge was the order for breakfast before we went of to try and find Whittakers Lagoon. Missed the Lagoon due to lousy map reader and kept going before we turned around and went to <a href="https://ebird.org/hotspot/L3087858">Combadello Weir</a> for morning coffee. Turned out to be some of the best birding for a few days. Highlight was an Oriental Cuckoo (f) sitting low down on a small bush. Other good birds included a pair of White-bellied Sea-Eagle, 16 Eastern Rosella on the road feeding with Cockatiel and Galah, Yellow-rumped Thornbill and a pair of Striated Pardalote on the buildings as well as the barbed wire of the weir.</div><div style="font-family: arial;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLEpcAlTUztxSbHEy3hL3c2Q5-K3KwnX632KW8pw1H1VYcWAbrzTAV6Wb-F8mdCRETlnpheAfYe924laG4IBQHmE1n40MuxrUOrl455AnGAsOiim6pmafqXSTLcH8KffMZklD5-MYnDdo/w640-h426/Striated+Pardalote+-ssp+substriatus.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Striated Pardalote ssp substriatus</b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="font-family: arial;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: arial;">Went back and found Whittakers Lagoon, but a quick look revealed no birds so we kept going ending up at the <a href="https://archive.lls.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0009/495837/archive-moree-bird-routes.pdf">Moree Common</a>. Highlight here was a Square-tailed Kite, which was being harassed by Noisy Miner and a Spotted Pardalote.</div><div style="font-family: arial;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg61WaX7Cd1fRj6VD-YyQO9Io5yaV6X_LYI5Nc5WIs334zAQdqSlFhJoFz9xYwvnM0eowwhdZVDGSZL8clBQVy_CB9V8gOG3VKlTLQz8iT9OQ1MYUhPzVgVK7mfryD7DGDUJ6Am5tozASA/w640-h426/Square-tailed+Kite+-+1.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Square-tailed Kite</b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="font-family: arial;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: arial;">By now it was lunch time so we decided to go to Yarraman Bridge on the River Gwydir.</div><div style="font-family: arial;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/2657744681453201717/3782625545937924995#" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmCB8BYcBTV-rcuuwfBu9aNrenoUn0uIAsIYslee2DSC69jkE__J8geGMNyoN1yEE1uN8nupfCHjV7ObWnO8jlOwc7Pwvn-S4ayztC8lAjy1-jQwCsuRNQwmWmOmjaprzP-JJ7p82cR4M/w496-h640/20210529_123434%257E2_resize_73.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><b>Yarraman Bridge on the River Gwydir</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="font-family: arial;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: arial;">Found a spot by the river and had some new trip ticks, a pair of White-browed Scrubwren and a party of Plum-headed Finch. Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater were a tick for NSW this trip. Then back into town to try to swap a gas bottle, but no 3.7kg bottles in town, tried five garages. Back to camp for a relaxing afternoon and a shower as it was cooling down.</div><div style="font-family: arial;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://tropicaltails.blogspot.com/2021/08/queensland-new-south-wales-april-may_70.html" style="font-family: Arial; text-align: left;"> </a><b><a href="https://tropicaltails.blogspot.com/2021/08/queensland-new-south-wales-april-may_70.html">Part 1</a> <a href="https://tropicaltails.blogspot.com/2021/08/queensland-new-south-wales-april-may_70.html">Part 3</a></b></div></div>Keith and Lindsay Fisherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09458044489867275514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2657744681453201717.post-32245446136803528432021-08-27T15:01:00.072+10:002021-10-17T15:56:58.998+10:00Queensland - New South Wales April-May 2021 Moree - Julatten Part 3<p><b style="font-family: arial; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://tropicaltails.blogspot.com/2021/08/queensland-new-south-wales-april-may.html">Part 1 </a> <a href="https://tropicaltails.blogspot.com/2021/08/queensland-new-south-wales-april-may_27.html">Part 2</a> </b></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Day 38 30/5/21</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span>Up at 6.15am, temperature 4ºC. Packed up, had breakfast and got away by 8.15am. Drove to </span><a href="https://www.moreetourism.com.au/mungindi.html">Mungindi</a><span> on the NSW-Qld border, which is 124km from Moree and parked up beside the Barwon River. Stopped here for morning coffee and a bird walk, which was productive with a family of Purple-backed Fairy-wren foraging along the river. From here we went to </span><a href="https://www.queensland.com/au/en/places-to-see/destination-information/p-56b25e122cbcbe7073ad77cc-thallon.html">Thallon</a><span>, where the main attraction is </span><a href="https://www.queensland.com/hk/zh/things-to-do/attractions/p-5d92a69bb43d93d612ffc6e5-william-the-hairynosed-wombat-statue">William the Hairy-Nosed Wombat Statue</a><span> in the park. Then continued on to the </span><a href="https://nindigullypub.com/">Nindigully Pub</a><span>, where we parked beside the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moonie_River">Moonie River</a><span> for lunch. Birding here was not too bad with two Grey Teal with eight ducklings to greet us, also here was a party of Plum-headed Finch and a pair of Red-rumped Parrot surveying the scene.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTBYiJYPCVfDQiVH-EqO0r-wrnGY6zyewdGsuvCZLVzBrdcFmF-s4hTjE8EtVFN39pTpoWza1DyCKNBrgM-e08W3mU5BLRX0x7aChInfS6RRylS-LT5-J3TxCfpFW5m8pDujjkCwobHLE/w427-h640/Red-rumped+Parrot+-+m+%2526+f+1.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: arial;">Red-rumped Parrot - (male & female)</b></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div><div style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><div style="text-align: justify;">This activity was conducted with a back drop of Country and Western music coming from the pub – not our scene.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxMblOy40SKH_mOoCLfHVHc51k5IKGJlyrXFUBNvXrPs82ZqJVu4rFJztzPtA_BuQO0Jck5fny0QFgJhDWymaSG8QuMhJveBn56Zsv0zXWu8_A4U3JFwqGMj_Y7QHOYxyXkGyuMbMIGqU/w640-h364/Nindigully+Pub.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Nindigully Pub</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div></span></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The last leg was to St. George with more vast areas cleared for cotton and grain, again some being used other areas left unused. Can’t really complain as we all use cotton fabrics and clothes and eat grains. Booked into the <a href="https://www.stgeorgeregion.com.au/listing/river-gum-tourist-park/">River Gum Tourist Park</a> for an overnighter, quick set up with no power. Set up and went for a walk along to the Weir and along the Balonne River downstream, not much happening, one White-faced and White-necked Heron plus one Great Egret.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div><div style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwqCMNJpJlIhaUOpFZ2QLD58pelYHSmqKaGgtDQHvu6qVRajLNE_Cbn8w_Pro44oJKQkz35Com9XiVGDSnFDC9GE70CyIO9GHGB4cz3nqG7Rv3lgXGOgU2-HlvC1zq9baVbzfq9lkz08M/w480-h640/White-necked+Heron+05036865.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>White-necked Heron</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_5fMGunheZ4XiWi8DQk8oPrNE2xXwjVwCq6aWRRvMdJOr-ddxiwO-mr7QynVyQNVBMZsLngq6HQfPCoUh82YvjLyX9U8x_A8bQSZNFxCh6w6ZWEoWTGVriWPtfqzW3zkPIczAfLqrkOg/w640-h480/20210530_154829.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Balonne River at St. George</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Back to camp for a quiet night and a relaxing evening..</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Day 39 31/5/21</b></div></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Up early as a big drive ahead. Headed off just before 8.00am to fuel up ($1.30 lt.) and get an exchange 3.7kg gas bottle ($27.50), which fortunately they had. Took the Carnarvon Highway stopping at <a href="https://www.queensland.com/au/en/places-to-see/destination-information/p-56b25e122880253d74c45a6c-bollon.html">Bollon</a>, where we decided to check out the free camp along the Bollon River. Plenty of campers here, must get very busy in the high season. Found a spot along the river, had a coffee and went for a walk further up stream. Had a Whistling Kite carrying a fish to its nest. Finished the walk and as it was nearing lunch we decided to stay here overlooking the river. Had a Collared Sparrowhawk interrupt lunch, but we did not mind as it posed in the trees for us. Will definitely come and camp here another time. Beautiful spot.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6ZkM4isG8e4lkm7sLUyRM4P2_Tm2LFLddU6wUYt1jICFWYQLgK-EcZnSagv2QhRuNaUCLBQhNf0xcPR_W_r4G9031wwiw8DxVJUbAjznHFqw7UMvViVjwFhB1xyxGuNhhlGJPNX1Y5Uw/w640-h426/Collared+Sparrowhawk.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Collared Sparrowhawk</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></span><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">After lunch Lindsay drove for the next hour with the scenery not to exciting. This part of the road although sealed was narrow with a few wider stretches. The narrow parts of the road did not deter several caravans overtaking doing at least 110kph! Crazy drivers, one even had a sign on the back saying “Living The Dream”, maybe not for long driving like that! Had seven Emu beside the road just before we joined the Mitchell Hwy into <a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#">Cunnamulla</a>. Checked out the town and found the nice <a href="https://www.facebook.com/GidgeeBeanCafe/">Gidgee Bean Café</a>, where we had visited before, was closed and up for sale. The good news is that it has now been sold and hopefully will open again soon. Booked into the <a href="https://www.warregoriversidetouristpark.com.au/">Warrego Riverside Tourist Park</a> and met up with Judy the owner again. Were allocated a drive through site, which was nice and easy. Not quite so cold tonight, must be back in Queensland!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Day 40 1/6/21</b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Had a bit of a lie in until nearly 7.00am. Finished our morning coffee as the temperature soared up to 8ºC and went for a walk around the park, had four Black-tailed Native-hen by the river, took a few photos of Australian Magpie and Australian Raven in trees across the river.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzEcHmoE6B5KtmrksDPisLwaO-s_1SyN15AtiNyarA83V0R9mnKQIrSQtNmJiyhGtYJHU2B9SPMLaDmO8BkscsAvm2wsouhLxLG50A5n5bOhdMmllBB_CM0pt3F1FHnw14_TCGHc0aZLE/w640-h617/Australian+Magpie.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Australian Magpie - adult and immature</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#"></a></div></div><span style="font-family: arial;"></span><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Lindsay organised some laundry before making a lovely cooked breakfast. I went down to Cunnamulla Sewerage Treatment Plant, where there were some good birds including a Ballion’s Crake plus Pink-eared Duck and Grey Teal with ducklings.</div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuFbAghtOGhwjziXgKbRJrjmvttmSdHN0kny2laOBRsGS2-phl6OVYhKJFX_pmr-RcNpjJq9lhV0DxO_0ouDIY5zAk89FgyseL1USgCpsyBEzyPTfYcqE_DEFZfO2yk3LPkKc9Euw-tyI/w640-h426/Ballions+Crake.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Ballion's Crake</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></span><div style="text-align: justify;">Back to camp before going into Cunnamulla to do some food shopping, meat at the butchers and bread at the bakery. Had lunch at the Cunnamulla Café, focaccia and a wrap. Looked into the information centre and grabbed a few more brochures before shopping at the IGA convenience store. Back to camp for a rest before we went up the road to the <a href="https://www.attractions.net.au/attractions/activities/qld/cunnamulla/allan-tannock-weir/20920">Alan Tannock Weir</a> where we found a few more birds including Royal Spoonbill, a few Australian Wood Duck and several other unremarkable species. Had Orange Ruffy, a fish we had bought at the butchers, for dinner.</div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Day 41 2/6/21</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Warm night at 14ºc in the morning. No hurry this morning as we only had to go to Bowra Station just out of town. Went for a walk to the park entrance and had some good birds including White-winged and Purple-backed Fairy-wren, Red-capped Robin and Rufous Songlark. Packed up and left, called into the Sewage Ponds and found the Ballion’s Crake again and most other birds were the same as yesterday. Bush birds were better with Yellow-rumped Thornbill, Weebill, more Purple-backed Fairy-wren, Rufous Whistler and Rufous Songlark.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwJHfuvj-Fh23ppJPRrCbaw8FYsjc3ga_8Dq-LyWovz8EFfabiplEWDhD915u5cRwEkNaATtaiQQG8rBCTYg5NvDxJi1RmFOdmx1UPGeawdg1IqzyPU6jT-clrGjzuNd4EDIIHRkHe_w0/w640-h426/Yellow-rumped+Thornbill+-+Cunnamulla+SP.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Yellow-rumped Thornbill</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqJ7svoZjjZhu6iDYSYg2qD0nbguYC_AGdAwnbxD_UBpCNmIx9CXbyS6I-9_XcF6qhR68zl_jeYFez_7ez19Ik0oK7AQ5gle9pwbl1-9xrG5QNJWP5wNENnaoaVamyHZOq6bhfrKw6HVQ/w426-h640/Rufous+Whistler+%2528male%2529+-+Cunnamulla+SP+%25282%2529.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Rufous Whistler - male</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrGVMe6lHkPnFzTppJYvlLM2P39DxVMdN8U2TFt5YTkmIGHBKoBbUm3e002owQL5sQ-1dtPeHl2MHZD5ubSitZn_q045gweW_P85BmsrDaZ-F13hOHo0qOLQt0h_pFjU5yL7_QhhHHhA0/w426-h640/Rufous+Whistler+%2528imm%2529+-+Cunnamulla+SP.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Rufous Whistler - immature</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Then off to Australian Wildlife Conservancy property <a href="https://www.australianwildlife.org/where-we-work/bowra/bowra-visitor-program/">Bowra Station</a> 16km out of Cunnamulla.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOgz2OidxtQmv308mh11FpUKPqvJI1cuxsuNDUv-iyCKoZE3fRHBr56EHbjAokPDcOt9ZrYdiN2WsoO3sPBV_bVmrOsvRJmB6HPr9U2dcKpvCZs8lg6qpwrCJ6W-EyLbjVCl8jaN__U9w/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOgz2OidxtQmv308mh11FpUKPqvJI1cuxsuNDUv-iyCKoZE3fRHBr56EHbjAokPDcOt9ZrYdiN2WsoO3sPBV_bVmrOsvRJmB6HPr9U2dcKpvCZs8lg6qpwrCJ6W-EyLbjVCl8jaN__U9w/w552-h640/Bowra+Sign+P1040265.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Old Fire Hydrant</b><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></span><div style="text-align: justify;">Arrived to find David and Maree the caretakers who knew nothing about our booking! A phone call to AWC HQ in Perth sorted it out and we got a site next to the old Shearing Shed. Unfortunately there is no more camping around the Lagoon, new regime in force with lots of rules. Got organised and went for a walk around the lagoon and cattle yards. Good birds here included Brown Quail, Common Bronzewing, and Grey-crowned Babbler.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpN43bhz257cz21OUbYdVQbpjCFLFVskqYIBYTfVEmR-gTQHka8cGgw2gD_JcdsETAWvYjcEQc0iRJrPjGRDnPgSzHZD2ul25jqisLD3xYFiQUltHkz4AyysVAm9nz6BXtjz26Li3o42Y/w640-h426/Grey-crowned+Babbler+-+Bowra+Stockyard.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Grey-crowned Babbler</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></span><div style="text-align: justify;">We had met up with an friend, Marion, who used to stay at <a href="https://kingfisherparkbirdwatchers.blogspot.com/">Kingfisher Park Birdwatchers Lodge</a> Julatten, when we were running it. We have met Marion at Bowra before as she is a regular visitor there. Went to evening bird call and had an enjoyable dinner and evening with Marion. Before we went to bed the weather was looking threatening with grey clouds.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Day 42 3/6/21</b></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Light drizzle overnight resulted in 6mm. Woke up with a headache so went for a walk along the Bore Drain to clear it. Had hundreds of budgies and Cockatiel flying around plus a few other good birds Chestnut-rumped Thornbill, Greater Bluebonnet and White-browed Woodswallow. Back for late breakfast before checking out the T-van brakes, wheel bearings and shock absorber rubbers. Slight adjustment on the brakes on one side was all that was needed. I had a supervisor during this maintenance job, a Willie Wagtail who was hopping around the T-van. Willie Wagtail proved to be the most common bird found in all areas during this trip..</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpccMiVEs9A55xZ3RGuuFN-JaNRKDaAK1rf99mdahjzO85IPpQ1mGmcg4S0m4bkvU9BYeXHpqhstFjm1uAdTuh4En7RhtB7eSy6ul2x_mkGQkCuH9Wmtpu4Ta5PwQtREuQyEqcnu4RbBE/w640-h518/Willie+Wagtail+-+Bowra.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Willie Wagtail</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The rain had closed the roads around Bowra for 24 hrs, which allowed us to catch up on these jobs. Had lunch and with blue skies and sunshine as the temperature rose to 24ºC. Later in the afternoon we went for a walk along the Cottage Dam Track for an hour and had a Pallid Cuckoo, two Emu, two Spotted Bowerbird and actually saw a Crested Bellbird! There were also some Apostlebird along the track as well. It cooled down rapidly as the evening progressed. Bird call tonight was quiet with only three birders plus David and Maree. Quiet night before retiring to bed and putting on the extra sleeping bag.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg58hyyb64aRoErhSmI7HE5BRgJnmnu0I2z0mB4tvhziuDe_9mzfIwk1KM5PnPQp44JJmnfAovLYqw_qQCo6YKcm2Nf4yEa0cdwBtIC4OvpFlAeQIzGZKhsjTYmeOcBG6bxgqt3xIR7ANw/w640-h426/Spotted+Bowerbird+-+Bowra.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Spotted Bowerbird</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Day 43 4/6/21</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">..</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Lie in until 6.30 and not too cold a start to the day with 8ºC. Went for another walk along the Bore Track and the Lagoon – took a few photos of Black-tailed Native-hen in the lagoon and both White-winged and Purple-backed Fairy-wren along the track.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn2N0uYLMl0GRc6bJvorgeBAAbQbd2RoXyscrQJEQSzdLOHbyKDpgZxQ7DNcRPlcj1nh4P33wBuMgNPWhrv9xf2Tf6QAjKfRfdFaK_G7LJRBh_J4W2sDn1C4eKHGJhoQSaFgBUm8dxXWE/w596-h640/Black-tailed+Native-hen+-+Bowra.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Black-tailed Native-hen</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Back for a cooked breakfast, scrambled egg and bacon on toast which warmed us up. As the roads were still closed we decided to go into Cunnamulla to do some food shopping. Stopped off at the Bakery to get some bread and a coffee with half a Sausage roll each. Then bought a few veggies at the greengrocers and IGA convenience store for a bit more food. Back to Bowra to find some of the roads had re-opened so after lunch we headed off to Gumholes, north and south via Cottage Dam. At last we found the dam as it was now signposted unlike previous visits when we missed it.</span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/2657744681453201717/3782625545937924995#" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN2NCj2IMihX2XnYtPsB2YPWQPv8-3_ia5lW0A9UykjFF1vW5d8ziHSCiP4N-aofGFIbHucdyKpLguOx2nB1rVKyeUkZaYun7UCmzUAyE74h2pXp35DrH-1LMRLblDPhb3JslIhaNJYtc/w480-h640/20210603_162029.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Bowra Track</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">On the way to north Gumholes we found a White-winged Triller, Diamond Dove and Black-faced Woodswallow. Gumholes north was a bit disappointing as most of the access to the river had been rightly closed off due to an Aboriginal Sacred Site in that area. Then south Gumholes with slightly more access to the water, but not much on it. Did see a few raptors along the road, Australian Hobby and several Brown Falcon.</span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMw8_iPYtAI2KSYqGgmvfkvvs1ygHi21WHBh7krxjTpK-wHzJ5L4j6AYyRxuhnSPcJYiPo7JMMQmjfSXcYc7b2a4CZV4o1_UjAlod_6wd2EeR1ui5-NXgT9xfEg8M-LB73llD712kBQLg/w640-h426/Brown+Falcon.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Brown Falcon</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Also two Brolga flew over and a single Red-capped Robin was seen. Called into the Gravel Pits, but no birds here, then had a look at Ian’s Place, Diamond Dove and a couple of Mallee Ringneck. Managed to get a shower before bird call and dinner – Sausage, real potatoes and runner beans. Once again the temperature was dropping fast.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Day 44 5/6/21</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">8ºc overnight so not so cold. Coffee and a walk around the lagoon and Bore Drain Track before breakfast. Managed good photos of Australasian Grebe and Red-backed Kingfisher.</div></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNLmbEK1tXWwUuPJfz1oNoaPxLA2O-6UG7A4vczn_e1ap59kjO4ESs3LTD6FZc5mW0xTbBDN2utL8gch8WZBrg1rMZZ9QyW1X9LJSBIH4QJmH-gOL-obrsx2DtcwExSMBX_SzmU5v-yGI/w640-h322/Australasian+Grebe+-+Bowra.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Australasian Grebe - male and female</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiChWYaCPXa3KHmYx9OTwyyD8KV5Mjb2qXeMnhU57bpF90QWi5MXQBOfk1pG3-Gc_9LJ6goNSzMP8QUZnLhXhleyl2Y5gFRH1JPhs6uT4_YJMb2VO9q-QiETD4cZWCTVF5BQey_NY1qA80/w640-h624/Red-backed+Kingfisher+-+Bowra.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Red-backed Kingfisher</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Had a hassle with not being able to use the shower and toilet we had been allocated as someone else was coming in to use them. Each camper is now allocated a shower unit for the duration of their stay due to Covid. We got relegated to the very basic day use toilet. Drove out onto the homestead circuit and across to Back Dam, saw a Brown Goshawk overhead.</span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8L4oeMaPHxzf-JaY_sBW43VZPsLoYva0fRHBUdjhFSW-NSgYsrEp6WEbG583SOuUkPymtkjxetcV9dwJKHJBV-GyNYCSMN_hAuAJrI4pYCGEbGUlnSzWwY1itAGZsz8fH0SSr9HsAESo/w640-h558/Brown+Goshawk+-+Bowra.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Brown Goshawk</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Had a coffee here and watched 13 Emu come into drink along with hundreds of Budgies, Cockatiel and Zebra Finch. Overhead there were six White-browed Woodswallow.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVaHjDHnqSJxlOtCJJ2tlGgiTOVGv0NTrYJeeK87yCoaDDVLBYSuF2LMMF-OtIhc0FJFDSFVYYvNV6iyI2A9eqBBw2h_MdDkFRUj9X7PHzhwY91A20EQXxXTeGcyFs8xaet8O3m2USkmA/w640-h470/Emu+-+Bowra.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Emu</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Then back tracked and took the airport track. Best birds were a Crimson Chat and Black-faced Woodswallow. Back to camp for lunch via the Eastern Track, where we had one male White-winged Fairy-wren perched on top of a small shrub. In the afternoon we headed off to Saw Pits and the Mulga Track. Not much at Saw Pits apart from the usual clouds of Budgies, many breeding, and Zebra Finch. Along the Mulga Track we had a Pallid Cuckoo, male Red-capped Robin and seven Hall’s Babbler</div></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiekLj4L2I_kUZp6XolCIBmgGcPfEYxosgtJ25qX-5Tfz9c_bXtLFIM9dDi0YTFY9o0FaynkKTfMbBTNhctPCHet_M65yMEVki8PPr9nxihJfFvhMMUKNomXmzAOGnRzN7Ixq0RF51oZV4/w640-h462/Pallid+Cuckoo+-+Bowra.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Pallid Cuckoo</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDHm65TsmLfFF8FTGyOTzZ7LyRVbZ4pjX5NXi15x2gLYpr8wNPU6W9j2qCrpKNuyEWSNjKFAk3QDedweVluUjgxy7WgOIJ40Zcy1xlfFqPS7sJlvF7Bs48b2PcY1QggPgXujA24z_OQKs/w640-h598/Red-capped+Robin+-+Bowra+final.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Red-capped Robin - male</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">On the road back to camp we had six Bourke’s Parrot and seven Common Bronzewing. Tonight’s meal was fish, rice and veggies.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Day 45 6/6/21</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Awoke after a cold night and 1ºC outside. Went for another walk along the Bore Drain Track.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM_2Y8DkGu19CyafKaVVQ6sZorp9Ny0MYlV97mT8Pl_uWDPQfPirZnm6t6apHHp5KQvu48Xl5GhAAow1HLz6voE5n_yRlHjVpVm_VUo0B3bM0eX9ADVwYg_hAff1CJxwrrpITeeuq-e2U/w640-h424/Bore+Drain+sign+copy.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Sign with a Willie Wagtail making sure I went the right way!</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">After breakfast we headed back to Saw Pits and the Mulga Walk again. Arrived at the Mulga Walk and sat down beside a small pool of water to watch the Zebra Finch and two Bourke’s Parrot. A walk along the Mulga Track produced Purple-backed Fairy-wren and a pair of Red-capped Robin, Lindsay also saw Pallid Cuckoo, Brown Goshawk and Hooded Robin. Not much at Saw Pits on the way back, Australasian Darter, White-necked Heron and eight Grey-crowned Babbler. Back to camp for lunch and a rest. In the afternoon we went to Ian’s Place to look for the reported Black Honeyeater, but no luck. Lindsay did see a Peregrine Falcon with prey. Also here were 21 Diamond Dove and two Little Friarbird. Then on to the trough at the start of the Western Paddock Track, not much going on here until Lindsay found a Spotted Harrier flying around giving us fantastic rear views and a few rear view photos, bird of the day. Best rear view shot we could get! We watched it quartering the area for about ten minutes.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigxHuyaKZGxs-ms0Do1gMygCh6LVKF_WAwCTYadCUrY9schjxA9s4mbuJW4YHjEmgDiiTIwEhy9rl5P0ENC2KEGsFuSdhveCulBagSL0k-UMidWi5PBACV8lyK94232rHx8WKYNdg9pi8/w640-h438/Spotted+Harrier+06068405.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Spotted Harrier</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Stopped at the junction of the Tablelands Track and found more Purple-backed Fairy-wren and an Inland Thornbill.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5qX75ex35Kp8e1F_lchDIPIDB0HPbb7Ux1TYqVcW94SWu0kR41GF8FvgjH0QUxxTaORM50IKJKqTVxa-2rzR-6mFG-IhgY5wHuRDYYJ99eif1yNktxgK184Rn4bKdUgCOi8HGeKQGmQA/w640-h584/Inland+Thornbill+-+Bowra.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Inland Thornbill</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">It was getting late so we headed back to the homestead and camp ground in the late afternoon sunshine.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/2657744681453201717/3782625545937924995#" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5mwg8RtKrBPDjSpBLzM0a2VDMtWPynNo-A3TOq2TNxoRdM_vVEtTSQQjfgxs5oP3OVQ-hm-aFwMiYf2yHO9AX4NjTGb5r6eeT5d3fDjLAtU1uOWI3kzZ7QcehK8k9r87l6SyqSGNRedI/w640-h480/20210604_164257_resize_95.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Bowra Road as the sunset</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Bird call tonight was 94 species.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Day 46 7/6/21</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Coldest night yet in the T-Van on this trip 0ºC with frost on the windscreen and T-van.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/2657744681453201717/3782625545937924995#" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigiqpXaCFGMZ1-8DmsX8s8_EzGXz_2PoC5p6wGcWJdZbd2N770aBOaP3ZBvpvkcjQf7TZ7GbW8ZOZtVFlp0kbmmTjkWvczMWBwzhgYal0eek_g3dTK7BHfFNRRK7i279FfkdLr664Ea4g/w640-h472/20210607_072603%257E2.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Icy Windscreen</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Up early despite the cold to have coffee and a bacon sandwich to warm us up. Scraped the frost off the windscreen and headed off to Western Paddock at 7.30am. Saw some Mulga Parrot at the Stony Ridge jump-up so we stopped for good looks and notice something on the ground underneath the tree, it was a Chestnut-breasted Quail-Thrush! Checked it out and found a second one, unfortunately they were too quick for photos, unlike the Mulga Parrot.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaLKM_B5OBDsq0ADAV7WiNO9_gu7SHLXsiffsNYx1ixKavAsrmwOBublzRx1LncOpqKPn3bpd_5c0LAT9ovEoyqR0J0X8We8KieWg4l_rd-V3sFvhhFGvJSFRQRC0g4eWn2Jhq8ZW_KiE/w640-h582/Mulga+Parrot+-+Bowra.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Mulga Parrot - male</b></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">Headed to Bottom Dam, where we had a pair of Brown Falcon displaying plus two Bourke’s Parrot and three Singing Honeyeater. Continued on to Top Dam, where we stopped for morning coffee. Not much around apart from Zebra Finch coming in to drink plus a Crested Bellbird visited and let me take a few photos. A few raptors were in the sky including Spotted Harrier, Little Eagle, Australian Hobby and Brown Falcon.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRD5y5A5uJnwyV2K2QddInOomt8lrI4wxoREIIPEF8eC2XjFyoCjA1kPzuiwGncK0RJJXrel3siczeUNTLK9VGwCtFZUS2qhI5X49yoAoks4ZRV2HP21Xdo2_HZlaRZmTuxkxuDkWJ0bY/w640-h426/Crested+Bellbird.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Crested Bellbird</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Then back to camp for lunch and off to the Homestead where we were granted permission to have a shower. Started to pack up some of our stuff in readiness for leaving tomorrow. Checked out the Lagoon and found 152 Cockatiel coming in to drink. Had a quick walk around the Bore Drain Track, where White-wing Fairy-wren was showing well and Cockatiels were lining up. The Bore Dam had Eastern Great Egret, White-necked Heron and two Australian Grebe.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVNo3aBqHDNxYrIXYpAAX5vzov1TCyF3yx3YvI_Vid8MeE4Y0aJ2KguXfnBdl1Ry8iMpIvYXCI0c1CvYP6SFP0CV3uvUS1DkhEJTk78HxIRhMThVmm3nvcXiQtIjq0j-AGb1pkf7wJplQ/w640-h444/Cockatiel+-+BowraCockatiel+-+Bowra++NoNoiseAI+.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Cockatiel</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Finished the walk with a Rufous Songlark who obliged and let me take a few photos.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxvmQNF-tiMmN5R4t3L4vZZEtMBd9IAJEt8Bl2J6CrRl1kUAl5h4Dq_4gX1WsvkYToQrpQNwfrMVvbVgnq-bqU-cA0acXMEIpyonMatI-FZ9mMW3cD589lZOdeyDr6-EicXKlxTNCkjog/w640-h612/Rufous+Somglark-+Bowra.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Rufous Songlark</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Time for bird call in the old shearers shed, met a few new people. Two of them had been following our travels on eBird. Heard some Whistling-Duck fly over and took the spotlight over to the lagoon to find eight Plumed Whistling-Duck.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Day 47 8/6/21</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">As usual another cold morning, our last at Bowra. Had a last walk along the Bore Track and found the Whistling Kite on it’s nest. Packed up and said goodbye to our neighbours Jeff and Donna, hopefully we can catch up with them in the future. Next destination was Charleville. Passed through Cunnamulla and took the Charleville road. Stopped at <a href="https://www.outbackqueensland.com.au/town/wyandra/">Wyandra</a>, where we pulled off the highway to find the toilets, but were sent in circles around the town by signs pointing in the wrong direction. Eventually found them! Left town heading north towards Charleville and some very black clouds, which turned into rain. The rain stopped as we neared <a href="https://www.outbackqueensland.com.au/town/charleville/">Charleville</a>, arrived and parked up in town. Looked for a café to get some lunch, the Bakery looked crowded so we ended up at the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/bluegumcafe/">Blue Gum Café</a>. Had a tub of chips for a treat as well as a couple of toasted sandwiches. From here we went to the <a href="https://www.charlevillecaravanpark.com.au/">Charleville Bush Caravan Park</a> where we had a nice big drive through powered site. We were greeted by a Grey Butcherbird killing a piece of bread!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy6WHST0FZbEAEgERO5D1EywKtOJIiNjxxVK5tdVKQa2_At5vU4QFtoeEEAaw93XDl3pmrXcMIOoUixg4TYmgTGWq_L7q5ccakBL370lDCgKv-WbgbBZUObEDGxA_ZOliVFU3W5sTnLdM/w640-h378/Grey+Butcherbird-+Charleville.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Grey Butcherbird</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Took it easy for the afternoon catching up on eBird surveys before going on a short bush walk, not many birds showing. Early night as the evening was getting cold again.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div><b>Day 48 9/6/21</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">3ºc outside this morning, 8ºc in the T-van. Had a walk around the perimeter fence and found a lot more birds than yesterdays walk, also this <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Farm_Equipment_Company">Oliver Tractor</a>. This American company has a fascinating history.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUFgKjsllFrenx13mrQT9id5UFzaYtLBffM3ooqR3tDrDvVP9Vwc-eOWuZkul2pRhBkexhy6j4zUY8e-Wumtp-Y2wcSr1GZnXuW47qPxQMO3eLqIeBCNGkXnjx5HcFj90Cb4TyfbkWayE/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUFgKjsllFrenx13mrQT9id5UFzaYtLBffM3ooqR3tDrDvVP9Vwc-eOWuZkul2pRhBkexhy6j4zUY8e-Wumtp-Y2wcSr1GZnXuW47qPxQMO3eLqIeBCNGkXnjx5HcFj90Cb4TyfbkWayE/w427-h640/Oliver+Tractor+at+Charleville+P1040267.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Oliver Tractor</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Apostlebird were most obvious birds this morning with 32, several Pale-headed Rosella ssp <i>palliceps</i> were perching on the perimeter fence and three Grey-crowned Babbler were the best seen.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv5H3HhxmHdqjd52S-O_v5743Mrgu-ld4L44OdN0tXkIn_ViD5Q6Hvr_wi0mKo5JwViViRHt0GQfZtDQFiYl24SFf85wnUGqmdwfFzUuSxm-dYmj7oBMOWsoToc2XsuUy0E2awgzwvNYs/w556-h640/Pale-headed+Rosella+-+Charleville.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Pale-headed Rosella - ssp <i>palliceps</i></b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Back for breakfast and pack up. Then decided to go to the <a href="https://ebird.org/hotspot/L2559581">Charleville Sewage Treatment Works</a>, which we found, but could not quite find a way in. We had the T-van and did not want to go down the narrow bush tracks. We had been here before, but could not remember the access! So we left town on the Tambo Road stopping at the bridge over the Warrego River for morning coffee. Then on to <a href="https://www.outbackqueensland.com.au/town/augathella/">Augathella</a>, where Lindsay took photos of the art work on the water tower.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Tower Art</b></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijNCnNCLDZZVrLrIwOU7X5yIl_Lns2l27ivfwynoXYl8IfJvY5YQ7-cGGGjpv14-wWJahQvArAaOrjOFBW_G6SCu2Pz-rtOeeJeXIy-5xwqbOd6XorG_HsDjXvyMGKmQVRwke0Iv5IBI0/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijNCnNCLDZZVrLrIwOU7X5yIl_Lns2l27ivfwynoXYl8IfJvY5YQ7-cGGGjpv14-wWJahQvArAaOrjOFBW_G6SCu2Pz-rtOeeJeXIy-5xwqbOd6XorG_HsDjXvyMGKmQVRwke0Iv5IBI0/w514-h640/Augathella+Art+P1040272.jpg" width="514" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Tower Art</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHriynqjJs_WiV38vk3vsSNUsP_Q9lVvtb7mseixX-f14HWXIYU6cAAy9rt9jttiUlcaRHsJG-5Kn5x4dLDE7FffxhKB-93cAYcoYyY_D26GM_e36KD0ah-He2vCyFriZPRFCCaMVi_hM/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHriynqjJs_WiV38vk3vsSNUsP_Q9lVvtb7mseixX-f14HWXIYU6cAAy9rt9jttiUlcaRHsJG-5Kn5x4dLDE7FffxhKB-93cAYcoYyY_D26GM_e36KD0ah-He2vCyFriZPRFCCaMVi_hM/w419-h640/Augathella+Art+1P1040273.jpg" width="419" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Tower Art</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Pushed on to Tambo for a lunch stop at <a href="https://www.grumpygreynomads.com/australia/queensland/qld-rest-areas/tambo-wetland-reserve-rest-area">Lake Tambo Rest Area</a>. We arrived to be greeted by lots of caravans and a dry lake. Had lunch with 10 Willie Wagtails and one Australian Magpie.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaHkHeLMCyDkUqya2nIZZmxea1DlKc0s7qkMhSzpoFIxRlWvxn0aUu6ApygPyzHSAit-0pXRU3e-hrAVOKVQ5_OxzvO2neU_ou3O0sL1cwwWWDcvECPizsuesS0Q8Yik7Qcn8eIU09Zro/w640-h438/Willie+Wagtail+-+No+Noise.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Willie Wagtail</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Sat in the sun to warm up. From here it was just over 100km to Blackall, our overnight destination. Arrived in <a href="https://www.outbackqueensland.com.au/town/blackall/">Blackall</a> and registered at the information centre within the library for a night at the <a href="https://blackalltambotourism.com.au/accommodation/barcoo-riverside-camp/">Barcoo Riverside Camp</a>. Arrived at the camp ground with plenty of other vans, but we managed to find a good spot to ourselves. Still cooling down quickly in the evening so we put on more layers and the sleeping bag on the bed.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Day 49 10/6/21</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Down to 0ºC overnight, had a lie in the hope it would warm up, but by 7.00am it was no warmer. Had our warming coffee and went for a walk around the Barcoo River. Had a Sacred Kingfisher, several Pale-headed Rosella and a few Australian Reed-Warbler calling from the reeds.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqZsjspxNGHQQj-WQGuFHpc7LiTqlWUxKfIP-KU_0zeriasB_fWRULc24RBL2oqO9Q6-sBlCg_kT6iLY2LYjHt7_eefjKjYEDqP1sElE8fJLI0PDyWTgbP_AuPbQEHB1DvG1TcMMHt0ls/w492-h640/Sacred+Kingfisher+-+no+noise.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Sacred Kingfisher (file photo)</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Back for pack up and breakfast before heading north for Barcaldine 109km away. Stopped for an hour at <a href="https://www.caravanontour.com/free-campsites-and-low-cost-camping/queensland/rest-area-and-places-to-pull-over-when-tired/2071-douglas-ponds-rest-area.html">Douglas Ponds Rest Area</a>, which is a big area suitable for camping with a toilet.. Went for a walk and found a few birds including Double-bar Finch and Brown Honeyeater, two species we had not seen much of. Also a family of Purple-backed Fairy-wren called by. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNv20AXfaTsDttYoEHa649AmSfCiCDu-6FFly6EXu0czAHc__qE8RxvsHg5GFiuClX18hpk-pdLIWGPoQwFnhwJWyM_BNaw6oLgfJ0UO2jSiLleDTLlfE8UN9MqwEwTSCNZ6PjGWIF1k4/w640-h384/Double-bar+Finch.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Double-bar Finch</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUGos4eepnEXkk8tuQJh5zZrU6hUYAR3bTy0Hsbaip-NGnoRZB5QMfGDfJP2iEKXYC5z6W9FqZBdnr67lsGc4Kn5i5819SK_J3pPgy9qRZQfOTv8aB5SQToc6001PwxcPjSRxk4u9yaLc/w640-h512/Purple-backed+Fairy-wren+%2528F%2529.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Purple-backed Fairywren - (female)</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Then onto <a href="https://www.barcaldinerc.qld.gov.au/">Barcauldine</a>, where we found the town full of caravans and one T-van parked up. Continued past them to the <a href="https://www.barcaldinerc.qld.gov.au/freedom-choice-parks-book">Barcauldine Showground</a> where we booked in for the night, found a site by the oval and set up.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqa8ElSVq57gXi6sqL9gbSaYSzsWONgIoY2vLAXAgl4thkS2TPGeXbFXLB8X_qtkii3tQejccBTAJZsY3lkuiB5iQ08cZRyVaFubvn38N_ERHMYUpfuLvTmyoELd54H_PcjgqeJFqGBbE/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqa8ElSVq57gXi6sqL9gbSaYSzsWONgIoY2vLAXAgl4thkS2TPGeXbFXLB8X_qtkii3tQejccBTAJZsY3lkuiB5iQ08cZRyVaFubvn38N_ERHMYUpfuLvTmyoELd54H_PcjgqeJFqGBbE/w640-h400/Barcauldine+Showgrounds+P040279.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Barcauldine Showground Camp</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The floodlights next to the T-van had a Nankeen Kestrel perched looking for a meal on the oval.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSVfRq5xUpOcn1zuTjGOZpg1DuLyp2Pv93tscLyUnquuMDWGXOzLXO1v8qDVXkXOG804xeE6b4WbxBMo-kK-yt5kFUFSlELYwfoctBUvy7a3sLCvAWrTuz3-Bw5L_b4P_vTgmFJZq5qes/w640-h426/Nankeen+Kestrel+-+Balcauldine+copy.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Nankeen Kestrel</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Lunch and a rest before going back into town and Lagoon Creek, where there is a short walk leading to the <a href="https://www.barcaldinerc.qld.gov.au/council-services/town-commons">Barcauldine Town Common</a>. Some water in the creek was attracting two White-necked Heron, two Eastern Great Egret, an Australasian Darter, Australian White Ibis and a party of at least 50, mainly juvenile, Chestnut-breasted Mannikin.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSdUDfjf7fPev2_rcfV7C9XBCbbiAGOMPe3PKV5uX9zw-2SR6kXU62L2TU164xOjxALA9JunLQ4Iosqub0yb6WU0e_MFKHGDiTymLkYVbZgQo9WtGKx9mHAH0MJOcC7E1K_eizP0q6W4M/w478-h640/Chestnut-breasted+Mannikin+%2528J%2529.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Chestnut-breasted Mannikin - juvenile (file photo)</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Then headed off to find the Barcauldine Sewage Ponds, but they were fortified and we could not get near the them, so we went next door to the truck stop. Filled up the car with the cheapest fuel in town at $1.39.7 (12c litre cheaper than the dearest in town!). Back to the showground for showers and dinner. Noisy with footy practice on the oval and floodlights on, this eventually stopped and the music from the gym boomed out.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Day 50 11/6/21</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The night continued on from the evening with noisy trucks rumbling through town, the sprinklers for the oval came on about 12.00am and washed the T-van tent, we thought it was raining!. The occasional train came by, one particularly at 5.30am hooting it’s horn and shunting the wagons. Up early just after 6.00am to 3ºc and had our usual coffee and packed up to go into town for breakfast. Went to the <a href="https://ridgeedidgecafe.com.au/">Ridgee Didge Cafe</a> and I had two eggs on toast, hash-brown, ham and spinach, Lindsay had a breakfast roll with hash-brown all excellent! Then onto the Aramac Road north, which is mainly single lane bitumen, but long stretches are being made into wider sections. Did see our an Australian Bustard, the first since our stay at Pinnarendi, along this stretch of road. Called into <a href="https://www.barcaldinerc.qld.gov.au/tourism/towns/aramac">Aramac</a> before more single lane road, some quite wide, turned off the Muttaburra Road onto the Torrens Creek Road. More wider sections along here, stopped at the Nat Buchanan Bridge, over Cornish Creek for a break. Big area here suitable for camping. The road continued from here through flat Mitchell Grass plains, which were dotted by sparsely growing trees. Saw two groups of three Brolga standing beside the road before turning off the road into <a href="https://parks.des.qld.gov.au/parks/moorrinya">Moorinya National Park</a> to drive the 16.5km to the Shirley Shearing Shed camp ground. Set up in our allotted site 4.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgORoixFBKRfUK8hVVBXM144qXWbr0M7Xydbv-mcjRX4qnGOkGOdoxR3CAmRY1-lHnv9KCuCqhVo3zWUaZtDMrQ548-gwS0y-ucr3nmxlAibwtJajKqh8MvoU2QSFftDKVDxF3e1Wx7tXg/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgORoixFBKRfUK8hVVBXM144qXWbr0M7Xydbv-mcjRX4qnGOkGOdoxR3CAmRY1-lHnv9KCuCqhVo3zWUaZtDMrQ548-gwS0y-ucr3nmxlAibwtJajKqh8MvoU2QSFftDKVDxF3e1Wx7tXg/w640-h426/Camp+at+Moorrinya+NP+P1040297.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Moorinya National Park Camp</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Lunch and a restful afternoon listening to the lovely sound of a Pied Butcherbird giving us it’s full repertoire. Our only companions for the afternoon were Aussie Bush Flies! We had managed to avoid them for most of our trip, so can’t really complain. A fitting end to the day was a pair of Galah visiting as the sun went down.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMg1_pc_KA8SfMFwRby6eh7p2nWTi1vTDJquxLNVtRyUONkPGl7TvQdKa8_lxVESaQ5xYl4RxaiWqP4VlDG89-1zAu2IqNXpHRGkxZPX2acUANHsLrcIgukuQIwN_XMIizDciS0XIgq6g/w594-h640/Galah+%2528M%2526F%2529.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Galah (male & female)</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Day 51 12/6/21</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">After a warmer night, down to 4ºC, we left the campsite, passing the adjacent Shirley Shearing Shed.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLThQEPBgigUw6FnMT7jjGhcaauBavDMZUuqTNllVE2enlIEuffdIeQpOf1y6WiwLwzvPGCJgl-60tgu5FiF0v9dMvEt564kKHGPxVB4B5_r7qPjZvk-HRLejvPTlSy_tfW77gytnR9HE/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLThQEPBgigUw6FnMT7jjGhcaauBavDMZUuqTNllVE2enlIEuffdIeQpOf1y6WiwLwzvPGCJgl-60tgu5FiF0v9dMvEt564kKHGPxVB4B5_r7qPjZvk-HRLejvPTlSy_tfW77gytnR9HE/w640-h418/Shirley+Shearing+Shed+-+Moorinya+NP+P1040299.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Shirley Shearing Shed</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">On the way out we saw six Australian Bustard beside the track. Back on the main road we headed north to <a href="https://www.outbackqueensland.com.au/town/torrens-creek/">Torrens Creek </a>along a nice wide bitumen road to begin with. About 35km south of Torrens Creek the road turned to a wide gravel road with corrugations and sandy ridges. Further along there was roadworks in progress sealing a long section of road, then some more bitumen leading into Torrens Creek. Once on the road to Charters Towers we encountered plenty of caravans and trailers, but not too busy. Stopped off at the <a href="https://www.visitcharterstowers.com.au/campaspe-river-rest-stop">Campaspe Rest Area</a> for a morning coffee and Lindsay took over driving to <a href="https://www.visitcharterstowers.com.au/">ChartersTowers</a> just over an hour away. Pulled up at <a href="https://www.visitcharterstowers.com.au/brownson-park">Brownson Park</a> for lunch, a usual stop for us. From Charters Towers it was along the main road with a stop at the <a href="https://www.grumpygreynomads.com/australia/queensland/qld-rest-areas/reid-river-rest-area">Reed River rest area</a> before we reached Townsville. Booked into the <a href="https://rowesbayholidaypark.com.au/">Rowes Bay Beachfront Holiday Park</a> for three nights. Good job we had pre-booked as they were fully booked. Set up had coffee and showers as well as a few hours relaxing. Marty, who we had known for many years, had seen us from his house opposite the Holiday Park and came over to say hello and have a chat. Early evening we went over to visit our friend, who lives adjacent to the Holiday Park and have dinner with her. As on most visits I had a job to do, this time setting up a new remote for her TV. Heard the resident pair of Barking Owl calling in the evening.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1o_Pl6lh-fhx-BO6fiwvKo5-mw2WWpjWYONPG6Gk0Ozm9aiXbPrE4sH8QUTtf8ZrKJCU8Pdl9uDemp422JTc5Y6xgrt7fVQIZSNXEVkBm6ObR8dzzfDudJsXxyb8FFcQY5sIUrsKhlTE/w502-h640/Barking+Owl.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Barking Owl (file photo)</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Day 52 13/6/21</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Nice warm night, which we would have to acclimatise to after being away in cold country for seven weeks. Consequently we did not sleep too well. After early morning coffee I went for a walk to Rowes Bay and around Belgian Gardens and did a couple of bird surveys. New birds for our trip list were two introduced species, Spotted Dove and Scaly-breasted Munia. A pair of Blue-winged Kookaburra were perched along the foreshore on some machinery being used to replenish sand along the beach, good photo opportunity.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Qi04MWVIl6GDf_ONPSDW0y7BkpodGr14BVZuvn38R6yAF5OVKE9pqKUwdQKmBQGqae5maWMX6Na33hceBlYwuOC31C0e4K-rMJ__jrjjVA3XB3vE2xgeOMXgj-uMiO9ZqstSWTCYa5Y/w640-h426/Blue-winged+Kookaburra.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Blue-winged Kookaburra</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Meanwhile Lindsay was catching up on some laundry. Then went of to our friends for breakfast before going to see Jason at <a href="https://horizoncampers.com.au/">Horizon Campers</a> to talk T-vans. Then headed off to Bunnings for a few small items as well as coffee and a light lunch. Back to camp where a few screws were replaced on the T-van. Had a restful afternoon apart from the sandflies! Caught up with some eBird surveys until the laptop battery ran out. In the evening we went out to <a href="https://www.facebook.com/WildRiceLaoThai/">Wild Rice</a>, a Laos & Thai restaurant with a few friends. Nice food, but small portions.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Day 53 14/6/21</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Up at first light, 6.15 for a coffee and showers. Tried to go for a walk along Rowes Bay, but rain showers started so had to make a hasty retreat to the T-van. We tidied up and again went around to our friends place place for breakfast, scrambled eggs, which Lindsay made. After breakfast we headed of to do some food shopping along with a few other items we did not know we wanted! Then off to some more friends for a chicken and salad lunch with plenty of chatting about our trips. The rain had cleared away and the sun was shinning so we headed off to the <a href="https://parks.des.qld.gov.au/parks/townsvill">Townsville Town Common Conservation Park</a>. Lots of water and grass, but not many birds especially waterbirds which were all but non-existent. At the entrance to the common on our way out a small body of water had a male Black-necked Stork dancing around trying to catch a meal, managed a few photos.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwb_Vf2QUPeEA-6524uvaAKZbiaf2IOWIZL5ezMEWQFF1huAOETgCBEdEefWcqnFxsy0x15ovvbuDxmKLLS2wFnpn37PTGSPx4gLI7mJDJfpaqDLQpUhey8c_gwEL6CI6r-8aY11SL2xw/w426-h640/Black-necked+Stork+-+2.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Black-necked Stork - male <br /></b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEEDwaEz9korTDTl6DnuJ6DPjicyB9FGoEcBO9P-ln1hrVz91f4IfU1CTAC8tyIU0SKe-3HGF27L6O_Ouz7GjqErUwIjDtjM7XvSn5koQLN6dBFCZSNBqLVrPv3onwZzI-dc4U2B0VpVk/w640-h426/Black-necked+Stork.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Black-necked Stork - male <br /></b></span></td></tr></tbody></table></span></div></div><div><div style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Then back to the T-van to find we were surrounded by families with kids, well we did have two days without neighbours. Didn’t stay long as Lindsay had promised to cook dinner at our friends house with a few other friends. Had a pleasant chatty night before returning to our campsite.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Day 54 15/6/21</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Not a good nights sleep as it was quite warm, only dropping to 24ºC. Early start to pack up, have our last breakfast and say goodbye at our friends house. But as we were leaving another friend from over the road, who we had known for many years, came over for a chat through the park fence. We eventually got on the road just before 9.00am and into the Townsville traffic and roadworks. Cleared all this after Bluewater and continued on with a few more roadworks to the <a href="https://www.camparoundaustralia.com.au/campsites/frances-creek-rest-area/">Francis Creek Rest Area</a> just south of <a href="https://www.queensland.com/in/en/places-to-see/destination-information/p-56b25da97b935fbe730dc3d9-ingham">Ingham</a>. Had a coffee and headed over the range to <a href="https://www.cassowarycoast.qld.gov.au/our-region/regional-profile/cardwell">Cardwell,</a> where we thought we might get lunch, but we arrived too early. So we decided to go to Tully for lunch and Lindsay took over driving at Cardwell. On the way into <a href="https://www.cassowarycoast.qld.gov.au/our-region/regional-profile/tully">Tully</a> we caught up with a slow moving bus (Built for comfort not speed!) with <a href="https://www.unitedwelsh.com/">United Welsh</a> on the back. I was interested in this bus from the UK as I had been a bus enthusiast in my earlier years. It had both it’s British registration and an identical one from Western Australia on the back. It turned into Tully and went off at a roundabout whilst we went straight on into town where we parked up and found the Ripe Harvest café we had visited before. After lunch as we were leaving Tully we saw the bus again parked up at the showgrounds camping area so we had to find out more about it. We knocked on the door and the lady owners partner came out. He told us that his partner bought the bus in the 60’s and in 1982 drove it overland to Singapore, where it was shipped to Perth. They were on their second trip around Australia in it and as he said it was probably the only Bristol built bus in Australia.<a href="http://www.bristolsu.co.uk/ls/operatordetails/unitedwelsh/ncy627.htm"> NCY 627 bus history.</a><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Fxy0OmJazA2cGh5QVfWw8g1FfHxN5B6A82H4uveeMtzKRjynHx9k4e1vWo_Mb54ZXOicRaaPsvflZEl9BhDiWCsMoGp5r9zungjbozTNCh3cnCeVEcOlL6h8yvoTia2WBwswYadQNaw/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Fxy0OmJazA2cGh5QVfWw8g1FfHxN5B6A82H4uveeMtzKRjynHx9k4e1vWo_Mb54ZXOicRaaPsvflZEl9BhDiWCsMoGp5r9zungjbozTNCh3cnCeVEcOlL6h8yvoTia2WBwswYadQNaw/w640-h476/Bus+Back+at+Tully+P1040330.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Ex-United Welsh Bus</b><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDq8Z-YSbPDRzKgQLEiQfsyF3Bl6q_yRxKzxVON9nYBAerVWMEGus0IDdHYUz4JxGKRRjvPuvj5KuetMkVR5lufHibS-4Jb4OTyrm6clFx3bn80FTKlPG3znDajywY3gP8hpgsOawXNrg/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDq8Z-YSbPDRzKgQLEiQfsyF3Bl6q_yRxKzxVON9nYBAerVWMEGus0IDdHYUz4JxGKRRjvPuvj5KuetMkVR5lufHibS-4Jb4OTyrm6clFx3bn80FTKlPG3znDajywY3gP8hpgsOawXNrg/w640-h426/Bus+at+Tully+P1040329.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Ex-United Welsh Bus<br /></b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">After all this excitement we headed to South Johnstone to visit some friends and have a coffee and a chat. Then onto Henrietta Creek to add a few rainforest birds to our trip list. Lindsay took over the driving at Tarzali until Mareeba. As we left Mareeba we could see a big pall of smoke ahead. As we neared it it became denser and denser until we could not see the road and I drove across to the wrong side of the road and onto the grass verge. Luckily a bit of the smoke cleared enough to see where the road was and I managed to get onto the right side of the road, narrowly missing a car going the opposite way. We cleared the smoke, which was the result of a burn off, but nobody was in attendance. Too much excitement of the wrong kind at the end of our trip. No more incidents and we safely arrived home after 54 days on the road and 8,126km’s.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Information</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Most of the bird images were taken with Olympus micro 4/3 camera, the OM-D E-M1 Mark III with Olympus Zuiko 300mm F4 PRO lens + M.Zuiko Digital 1.4x Teleconverter. This is a great combination for bird photography, it is lightweight in comparison to full frame digital cameras. Some of the scenic images were taken on a phone, tablet and compact Lumix camera by Lindsay.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><u>Trip Species - </u></b><b><u>Clements Taxonomy</u></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span face=""Helvetica LT W01 Roman", Helvetica, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif" left="" text-align:=""><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span face=""Helvetica LT W01 Roman", Helvetica, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #141414; text-align: left;"><div 0cm="" margin-bottom:="" style="border: 1px ridge; color: black; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 10px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Emu</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Magpie Goose </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Plumed Whistling Duck </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Black Swan </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Freckled Duck </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Raja Shelduck </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Pink-eared Duck</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Maned Duck</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Australasian Shoveler </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Pacific Black Duck</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Pacific Black Duck x Mallard </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Grey Teal</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Chestnut Teal </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Hardhead</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Blue-billed Duck </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Musk Duck </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Australian Brushturkey </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Brown Quail </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Tawny Frogmouth </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Spotted Nightjar </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Australian Owlet-nightjar </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Australian Swiftlet </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Australian Bustard </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Horsfield's Bronze Cuckoo </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Little Bronze Cuckoo </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Pallid Cuckoo </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Fan-tailed Cuckoo </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Oriental Cuckoo </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Rock Dove</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Spotted Dove </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Common Bronzewing</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Crested Pigeon</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Spinifex Pigeon</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Squatter Pigeon </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Diamond Dove</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Peaceful Dove</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Bar-shouldered Dove </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Wompoo Fruit Dove </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Topknot Pigeon </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Black-tailed Native-hen </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Dusky Moorhen</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Eurasian Coot</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Australasian Swamphen</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Baillon's Crake </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Brolga</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Australasian Grebe</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Hoary-headed Grebe</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Bush Stone-curlew </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Pied Stilt </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Banded Lapwing </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Masked Lapwing</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Red-kneed Dotterel</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Red-capped Plover</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Black-fronted Dotterel</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Comb-crested Jacana </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Australian Pratincole </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Silver Gull </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Australian Tern </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Caspian Tern </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Black-necked Stork </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Australasian Darter</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Little Pied Cormorant</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Australian Pied Cormorant </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Little Black Cormorant</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Great Cormorant </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Australian White Ibis</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Straw-necked Ibis</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Royal Spoonbill</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Yellow-billed Spoonbill </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Eastern Cattle Egret </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">White-necked Heron</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Great Egret</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Intermediate Egret </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">White-faced Heron</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Little Egret</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Australian Pelican</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Eastern Osprey </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Black-shouldered Kite </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Square-tailed Kite </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Black-breasted Buzzard </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Little Eagle </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Wedge-tailed Eagle </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Brown Goshawk </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Collared Sparrowhawk </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Swamp Harrier </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Spotted Harrier </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Black Kite</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Whistling Kite</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Brahminy Kite</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">White-bellied Sea Eagle </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Eastern Barn Owl </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Barking Owl </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Australian Boobook </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Laughing Kookaburra</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Blue-winged Kookaburra </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Forest Kingfisher </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Sacred Kingfisher</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Red-backed Kingfisher </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Rainbow Bee-eater</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Nankeen Kestrel</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Australian Hobby</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Brown Falcon</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Grey Falcon </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Black Falcon </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Peregrine Falcon </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Cockatiel</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Red-tailed Black Cockatoo</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Galah</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Major Mitchell's Cockatoo</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Little Corella</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Sulphur-crested Cockatoo</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Australian King Parrot</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Red-winged Parrot</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Red-rumped Parrot</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Eastern Bluebonnet</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Mulga Parrot</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Crimson Rosella </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Pale-headed Rosella</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Eastern Rosella</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Australian Ringneck</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Bourke's Parrot</div></div></span></div><div style="border: 1px ridge; color: black; float: right; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 5px; width: 320.156px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Rainbow Lorikeet </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Musk Lorikeet </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Budgerigar</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Great Bowerbird</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Spotted Bowerbird</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">White-throated Treecreeper </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">White-browed Treecreeper </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Brown Treecreeper</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Purple-backed Fairywren</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Superb Fairywren</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Splendid Fairywren</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Red-backed Fairywren </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">White-winged Fairywren</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Eastern Spinebill </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Crimson Chat </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Rufous-throated Honeyeater</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Brown-backed Honeyeater </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Dusky Myzomela</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Scarlet Myzomela </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Little Friarbird</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Noisy Friarbird</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Striped Honeyeater </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Brown Honeyeater</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Banded Honeyeater </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">White-eared Honeyeater</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Blue-faced Honeyeater</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Brown-headed Honeyeater</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">White-throated Honeyeater</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">White-naped Honeyeater</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">White-gaped Honeyeater </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Yellow Honeyeater</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Yellow-spotted Honeyeater </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Lewin's Honeyeater </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Cryptic Honeyeater</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Singing Honeyeater</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Fuscous Honeyeater</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">White-plumed Honeyeater</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Yellow-faced Honeyeater</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Red Wattlebird</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Noisy Miner</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Yellow-throated Miner</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Spotted Pardalote</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Striated Pardalote</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Weebill</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Speckled Waler</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">White-browed Scrubwren</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Western Gerygone</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">White-throated Gerygone </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Inland Thornbill</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Chestnut-rumped Thornbill</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Buff-rumped Thornbill </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Yellow-rumped Thornbill </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Yellow Thornbill </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Striated Thornbill</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Southern Whiteface </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Grey-crowned Babbler</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Hall's Babbler </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Chestnut-crowned Babbler </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Chestnut-breasted Quailthrush </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Yellow-breasted Boatbill </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">White-breasted Woodswallow</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Masked Woodswallow</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">White-browed Woodswallow</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Black-faced Woodswallow</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Australian Magpie</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Grey Butcherbird</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Pied Butcherbird</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Pied Currawong</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Black-faced Cuckooshrike</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">White-bellied Cuckooshrike </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">White-winged Triller </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Varied Sittella </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Crested Bellbird</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Australian Golden Whistler </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Rufous Whistler</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Bower's Shrikethrush </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Rufous Shrikethrush </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Grey Shrikethrush</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Australasian Figbird </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Olive-backed Oriole </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Willie Wagtail</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Grey Fantail</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Rufous Fantail </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Magpie-lark</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Leaden Flycatcher </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Restless Flycatcher</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Torresian Crow</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Little Crow</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Little Raven </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Australian Raven</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">White-winged Chough</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Apostlebird</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Victoria's Riflebird </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Eastern Yellow Robin</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Hooded Robin</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Jacky Winter</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Red-capped Robin</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Welcome Swallow</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Fairy Martin</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Tree Martin </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Australian Reed Warbler</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Spinifexbird </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Little Grassbird </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Brown Songlark</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Rufous Songlark</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Tawny Grassbird</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Common Myna</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Common Starling</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Common Blackbird</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Mistletoebird</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Olive-backed Sunbird </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">House Sparrow</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Diamond Firetail</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Plum-headed Finch</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Double-barred Finch</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Zebra Finch</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Scaly-breasted Munia </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Chestnut-breasted Mannikin </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Australian Pipit <b> </b></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><b><span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span></span></b><b><span>241 Species</span></b></div></span></div></div></span></div></div>
Keith and Lindsay Fisherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09458044489867275514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2657744681453201717.post-42942173795674240282020-12-10T17:26:00.003+10:002021-10-17T15:56:59.248+10:00Eungella Trip 2020<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>22/11/2020</b></span><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Uneventful start to our journey passing through Mareeba and on to Tolga. Decided to go to Malanda via Curtain Fig for morning coffee and look for the leucistic Pale Yellow Robin. We had missed this bird on four previous occasions. Drove into the Car Park and parked at the far end as the main area was full of cars. Organised our morning coffee and had just sat down when Lindsay spotted the leucistic robin hiding and laughing at us! Then posed in front of us for the camera and took a few photos as it hung around for at least 10 minutes.</span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_aoXBCLmumXj-QLfUiO1Hj5-hJFnue-ghFW7C2mL7-a_4JEvpNV5dVSVHtqWMBxUVLzNq71d30RZDykCLJWh_3PQ-0l44UeRzpg0DFvdeoec3vJvUdkiFBIZ0LnL_BrlMaNBaKJXhbFo/s2048/Pale-Yellow+Robin+-+Leucistic.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="1" data-original-height="1619" data-original-width="2048" height="506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_aoXBCLmumXj-QLfUiO1Hj5-hJFnue-ghFW7C2mL7-a_4JEvpNV5dVSVHtqWMBxUVLzNq71d30RZDykCLJWh_3PQ-0l44UeRzpg0DFvdeoec3vJvUdkiFBIZ0LnL_BrlMaNBaKJXhbFo/w640-h506/Pale-Yellow+Robin+-+Leucistic.jpg" title="Pale-yellow Robin - leucistic" width="640" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><b> Pale-yellow Robin - leucistic</b></span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy0GkQ_kbbHsHAMSroHr0eHXNKLX_jffNwT8KmaCu-9DzA7oeqlcpygVgVd-Dz1NvjC8CHjKj6kbTxjWw2RkFIGuDeEoUL__XeMjooi5vuuZ3JXYdjCMlgXaN4EOjhlF2z6SNyR6bDjbM/s1500/Pale-yellow+Robin+%2528leucistic%2529+0B222851.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1361" height="699" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy0GkQ_kbbHsHAMSroHr0eHXNKLX_jffNwT8KmaCu-9DzA7oeqlcpygVgVd-Dz1NvjC8CHjKj6kbTxjWw2RkFIGuDeEoUL__XeMjooi5vuuZ3JXYdjCMlgXaN4EOjhlF2z6SNyR6bDjbM/w634-h699/Pale-yellow+Robin+%2528leucistic%2529+0B222851.jpg" width="634" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><b> Pale-yellow Robin - leucistic</b></span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">After our celebratory coffee and cake we headed off to Malanda where we encountered a few showers of rain, nothing unusual about that! Through Millaa Millaa and down the Palmerston Highway, where we encountered roadworks just before Henrietta Creek camp ground. We normally stop here but we already had morning coffee and it was not lunch time yet so we kept going. Took the South Johnston Road towards <a href="https://www.paronellapark.com.au/">Paronella Park</a> to avoid going into Innisfail. Turned off at South Johnston and joined the Bruce Highway south of Innisfail, a much quicker route. Stopped at the <a href="https://www.camparoundaustralia.com.au/"><span class="aCOpRe"><span>Bilyana Rest Area</span></span></a>, just north of Cardwell, for lunch. Next stop was Ingham where we booked into a cabin at the Ingham Tourist Park. Later in the afternoon headed off to Tyto Wetlands on the edge of town where we spent a great 2 hours wandering around the tracks.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0ZAr0PGWoISIGZ_kpCVBCjIYDL8nyZ1TVUTWetj64hel-g40P5BBGfejo065rJvFN-4EINdv4PIZuuiwQBhIsoAQ_gHcmtk0hGLkwSvVSp8kTn0JKA0Bk9AruDxbrG7MapR-nVt9nubs/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1501" data-original-width="855" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0ZAr0PGWoISIGZ_kpCVBCjIYDL8nyZ1TVUTWetj64hel-g40P5BBGfejo065rJvFN-4EINdv4PIZuuiwQBhIsoAQ_gHcmtk0hGLkwSvVSp8kTn0JKA0Bk9AruDxbrG7MapR-nVt9nubs/w365-h640/20201122_160249%257E02.jpg" width="365" /></a></span></span></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Water levels were down due to the dry weather we have been having, but there was still enough water to attract a variety of birds.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4zcnyCDxfEylhakaBvSbWhqzb79m_WBIjY30IQgS40A6-N5WPuN8F2yH4m17_MBSOF8suin-kU7ofnFvnhuRpJjB0nJ5EEbWkxSs_cX76CTID2lGlEUUmMUgcRuUKjIYWrwJpAJQ74wM/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1761" data-original-width="1067" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4zcnyCDxfEylhakaBvSbWhqzb79m_WBIjY30IQgS40A6-N5WPuN8F2yH4m17_MBSOF8suin-kU7ofnFvnhuRpJjB0nJ5EEbWkxSs_cX76CTID2lGlEUUmMUgcRuUKjIYWrwJpAJQ74wM/w387-h640/20201122_161230_001%257E01.jpg" width="387" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Tyto Wetlands</b></span><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Highlights were Australian Little Bittern, White-browed and Spotless Crake plus lots of Crimson Finch, Comb-crested Jacana plus plenty of other birds adding up to 49 species.</span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoC5JY_49Qmxmenq226vrmpb_Z0AkydqNUnYO8prMtDHRCKP7wPA3YGoeheA1Lqjj1XO5x9GehaeiV9VIct74WozuvhvuLnU95lLwc_uOigVcbecc7RJ-Jn8eJZdPhUsysGtaEizakCaY/s1500/Spotless+Crake.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1371" data-original-width="1500" height="584" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoC5JY_49Qmxmenq226vrmpb_Z0AkydqNUnYO8prMtDHRCKP7wPA3YGoeheA1Lqjj1XO5x9GehaeiV9VIct74WozuvhvuLnU95lLwc_uOigVcbecc7RJ-Jn8eJZdPhUsysGtaEizakCaY/w640-h584/Spotless+Crake.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Spotless Crake</b></span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjqYyfFxXXelOwMyosZhQDwbxQJnjAB7VlIgLJIFKj9_-nU5GHub1b6qnroGz1r7cZkd2T0q8qKruYb-jBLnUz1YHEYcmfcpsMMxe5RpgTmGw2qM8c1eMZy7Jo4B_XlQm8ALhDI_aafAQ/s1500/Whitr-browed+Crake.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1189" data-original-width="1500" height="508" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjqYyfFxXXelOwMyosZhQDwbxQJnjAB7VlIgLJIFKj9_-nU5GHub1b6qnroGz1r7cZkd2T0q8qKruYb-jBLnUz1YHEYcmfcpsMMxe5RpgTmGw2qM8c1eMZy7Jo4B_XlQm8ALhDI_aafAQ/w640-h508/Whitr-browed+Crake.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>White-browed Crake</b></span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0eP4ECdtNcgL3u-KkRBlAsG3zD69Mw__s2RcxwUVQNRNUVz6Ob6p08qVXAz-fj00AobAK6Snw_jdQZPyo-4hXlEWKiS3nSucAx88b697xCsxq_-cBfxVICCeWjz8t4hAMFOIZt8uXggo/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1203" data-original-width="1500" height="514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0eP4ECdtNcgL3u-KkRBlAsG3zD69Mw__s2RcxwUVQNRNUVz6Ob6p08qVXAz-fj00AobAK6Snw_jdQZPyo-4hXlEWKiS3nSucAx88b697xCsxq_-cBfxVICCeWjz8t4hAMFOIZt8uXggo/w640-h514/Comb-crested+Jacana.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Comb-crested Jacana</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><b> </b></span></span></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8qum_5nJ_1Th-pMkTuALKLm0d0Z4-JPoLsLygQDIIjxOO00enNNkcAfUmfcrLslINucxL6AZqAtZP1OTucXyGL4qBBubus-2A0VtP1cYwuERuREi2AqvtGliMcQETJxTwrOCkz7dj7oM/s1500/Crimson+Finch.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1357" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8qum_5nJ_1Th-pMkTuALKLm0d0Z4-JPoLsLygQDIIjxOO00enNNkcAfUmfcrLslINucxL6AZqAtZP1OTucXyGL4qBBubus-2A0VtP1cYwuERuREi2AqvtGliMcQETJxTwrOCkz7dj7oM/w578-h640/Crimson+Finch.jpg" width="578" /></a></span></td></tr><tr align="center"><td class="tr-caption"><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><b> </b></span></span><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Crimson Finch</b></span></span></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><b> </b></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><b>23/11/2020</b><br /> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>Did an early morning survey around the Caravan Park, plenty of Masked Lapwing, Australasian Figbird (northern) and a few more Crimson Finch. </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9lFgBchTdZmB58qhUJ7Qkc7yb4nrcIM55KGBx02XVSadxmU3_tOzuV46u8kjIV0tJXr_B-nmc_v3mmrP-AewWjC4iTVkT_8i6Tm3J0Bz9G-fYVOg0OK3d0e7R4xJutaemlUS4chx4UW8/s1500/Australasian+Figbird+-+Northern.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1208" data-original-width="1500" height="516" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9lFgBchTdZmB58qhUJ7Qkc7yb4nrcIM55KGBx02XVSadxmU3_tOzuV46u8kjIV0tJXr_B-nmc_v3mmrP-AewWjC4iTVkT_8i6Tm3J0Bz9G-fYVOg0OK3d0e7R4xJutaemlUS4chx4UW8/w640-h516/Australasian+Figbird+-+Northern.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span>Australasian Figbird</span></b></span></td></tr></tbody></table></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>After breakfast we set off about 8.00am for the next leg of the journey to Bowen. Only on the road for about 10 minutes when a truck traveling in the opposite direction flicked up a stone and chipped the windscreen, which had only just been replaced a few weeks ago. That changed our plans to by-pass Townsville. So we had to go into town and find O’Briens Glass to see if they could repair it. They said that it could be done straight away so 45 minutes later we were back on the road heading south, great service. We were heading for a break at </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>Horseshoe Lagoon</span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> bird hide near Giru, but not before we encountered more major roadworks to upgrade the Bruce Highway. The hide is marked on the left of the Bruce Highway after the Houghton River.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig5iPGF6tNxuZTL-hh61PenANBczQ3QM0ZoUuBbSsN-8IPdUc-ufFpGCuY6RFyuqsKQ1o1V4kpb_hyphenhyphen15T3G8E1gubgKBI2ONjzzFiSUpPVKkuP-vhIn-wwvxFP5xSinCPclRPpVdM9tgY/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1138" data-original-width="2763" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig5iPGF6tNxuZTL-hh61PenANBczQ3QM0ZoUuBbSsN-8IPdUc-ufFpGCuY6RFyuqsKQ1o1V4kpb_hyphenhyphen15T3G8E1gubgKBI2ONjzzFiSUpPVKkuP-vhIn-wwvxFP5xSinCPclRPpVdM9tgY/w662-h272/P1030772.JPG" width="662" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><b> Horseshoe Lagoon Bird Hide</b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-jXESAQ_AKnb-v8KWYB0Fk23qqdYCX3L2w42h-MbLxYuRVwoZTUJMBSmVC4_DS_Jmh-YDvCxAj1PqRSxMFQI7tyX57_QeNqyyoAQ3QFuNsMFQDCQc0eujlYWzd0oyXyhBj0PKrFA6JJA/s1500/Horseshoe+Lagoon.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="603" data-original-width="1500" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-jXESAQ_AKnb-v8KWYB0Fk23qqdYCX3L2w42h-MbLxYuRVwoZTUJMBSmVC4_DS_Jmh-YDvCxAj1PqRSxMFQI7tyX57_QeNqyyoAQ3QFuNsMFQDCQc0eujlYWzd0oyXyhBj0PKrFA6JJA/w640-h258/Horseshoe+Lagoon.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><b>Horseshoe Lagoon</b></span></span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>Eventually made it to the bird hide and logged down a few waterbirds, which were sharing the lagoon with huge amounts of the introduced Water Hyacinth. We noted that the Magpie Goose were eating the flowers from the hyacinth.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGjoaFy4A6LZV8nL-L-ZqUitMVNfyZ3Ax0B_UqqYeVOYfZQAW-IdV5yx5_5ln9KJ_u4OHGzVsYyu1OS0wpJ7jktFa7D6X9S2wb5DOCb7X6w-36HY6jpl402_IUMH9ee43YuHiFw-vm8NM/s1500/Magpie+Goose.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="1500" height="492" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGjoaFy4A6LZV8nL-L-ZqUitMVNfyZ3Ax0B_UqqYeVOYfZQAW-IdV5yx5_5ln9KJ_u4OHGzVsYyu1OS0wpJ7jktFa7D6X9S2wb5DOCb7X6w-36HY6jpl402_IUMH9ee43YuHiFw-vm8NM/w640-h492/Magpie+Goose.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><b> </b><b>Magpie Goose - in the Water Hyacinth</b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>Back on the road we reached Ayr at lunchtime so looked for a spot to stop, found <a href="https://www.visitburdekin.com.au/directory-record/126/ayr-anzac-park">Anzac Park</a>, which has a table and chairs under a tree and within sight of a fig tree. This was attracting a few birds including Australasian Figbird and </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>Crested Pigeon on the ground looking for seeds.<br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixxev3gn1XBj3uGQF61GdV-r3VXEaWNeYj_gWW6ZinhQZcwOVYrEPsvreYYuYxHC67NDAsPD8hc3KEl22P62YIC8MBnBcGBfMqOvWhEN9jr_OKPY5L7YZ76atb5gwI7odQuyt5WFrTg9w/s1500/Crested+Pigeon.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1100" data-original-width="1500" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixxev3gn1XBj3uGQF61GdV-r3VXEaWNeYj_gWW6ZinhQZcwOVYrEPsvreYYuYxHC67NDAsPD8hc3KEl22P62YIC8MBnBcGBfMqOvWhEN9jr_OKPY5L7YZ76atb5gwI7odQuyt5WFrTg9w/w640-h470/Crested+Pigeon.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><b> Crested Pigeon</b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> After Ayr and before Home Hill we drove over the Burdekin River via this bridge.<br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqa39wFoUS-phCuGflf4RsAKPjImH2W7IvD7Oy4TmwljJ7W9FdJAOqhH8JPHKtiIfWzHPETwBOa0tv__LXnZs0XdO36Ow7yJQ5MpQQV2jlBEukSrIShKMPDGFdJnkKVBd4Gkp3Eh178O8/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="919" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqa39wFoUS-phCuGflf4RsAKPjImH2W7IvD7Oy4TmwljJ7W9FdJAOqhH8JPHKtiIfWzHPETwBOa0tv__LXnZs0XdO36Ow7yJQ5MpQQV2jlBEukSrIShKMPDGFdJnkKVBd4Gkp3Eh178O8/w589-h640/Burdekin+River+Bridge.jpg" width="589" /></a></div><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8oA1IPcyxAgxtkt2_Kz1NCm1kJKU5XeWLMPnUL0vQON-MJLCmSHNsVO8zsxucK1hYbfVAC1sBAPIBs7OFYtMsZc-XnmXzEJkk9zoLTbojt9PhbP9EzQ8rVhurBlwVcddaWLfo5ctmmmk/" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1243" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8oA1IPcyxAgxtkt2_Kz1NCm1kJKU5XeWLMPnUL0vQON-MJLCmSHNsVO8zsxucK1hYbfVAC1sBAPIBs7OFYtMsZc-XnmXzEJkk9zoLTbojt9PhbP9EzQ8rVhurBlwVcddaWLfo5ctmmmk/w243-h400/P1030773.JPG" width="243" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>Next stop was Bowen, where we booked into our cabin at the <a href="https://www.tropicalbeachcaravanparkbowen.com.au/">Tropical Beach Caravan Park</a> alongside Queens Beach and the golf course. Checked out the beach, but as it was high tide nothing of note here so we headed into town to check out <a href="https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1423600">Mullers Lagoon</a>. We had been here many years ago and remembered the number of birds present, we were not disappointed this time either. Lots of birds including Black Swan,</span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> Radjah Shelduck, Little Egret, Whistling Kite, Common Moorhen, </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>Marsh Sandpiper, </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>Sharp-tailed Sandpiper and Silver Gull. Also lots of cormorants and a few Australian Darter. Great photo opportunities as well as the selection below shows.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><br /></span></span></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp8AQzxf1fgz-7ZZpgzPku_WrrhGyK4JdfZxEV2OeuHQqy4CPzeUTWZglHsDodeHU3gGvG37xNAbNtiM4vRFScTTZkJt10qn8Z9YD9tQWqzEZ9PpKbxRDdv50wC2tNsYScp1CHVtSGDOk/s1500/Black+Swan.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="886" data-original-width="1500" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp8AQzxf1fgz-7ZZpgzPku_WrrhGyK4JdfZxEV2OeuHQqy4CPzeUTWZglHsDodeHU3gGvG37xNAbNtiM4vRFScTTZkJt10qn8Z9YD9tQWqzEZ9PpKbxRDdv50wC2tNsYScp1CHVtSGDOk/w640-h378/Black+Swan.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><b> Black Swan - immature<br /></b></span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA0jLkfHEeSLgQfR4qf0emqkmQCXx_TOszWoNNfAYMY2gkJIKYS-nz6BS5HcEvf-nMflCvp2B88iF86w-gZSUoA27-0mTJYtvXCLy7xz74KFZyhknB3YXp9LzfL8_QXh-GUPb0RbSbRfo/s1500/Radjah+Shelduck.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1420" data-original-width="1500" height="606" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA0jLkfHEeSLgQfR4qf0emqkmQCXx_TOszWoNNfAYMY2gkJIKYS-nz6BS5HcEvf-nMflCvp2B88iF86w-gZSUoA27-0mTJYtvXCLy7xz74KFZyhknB3YXp9LzfL8_QXh-GUPb0RbSbRfo/w640-h606/Radjah+Shelduck.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span><span>Radjah Shelduck</span></span></b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2NFqkB65cFSykJBseBmLZ7ahBsCT_4IiTu5URaJnXfbkzFTxcB9TFzfwhZaSq7iiQg1o-i0gbNIZgvohRQEY9C4SzRjkzDKMqRZ4dOQBw6lgs1BDAsUYIW7tVOylDGcflLLQfVmjKv1Q/s1500/Little+Egret.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1425" data-original-width="1500" height="608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2NFqkB65cFSykJBseBmLZ7ahBsCT_4IiTu5URaJnXfbkzFTxcB9TFzfwhZaSq7iiQg1o-i0gbNIZgvohRQEY9C4SzRjkzDKMqRZ4dOQBw6lgs1BDAsUYIW7tVOylDGcflLLQfVmjKv1Q/w640-h608/Little+Egret.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Little Egret</b></span><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> <br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimE35QCnimIjdXjArNZT9aSEBRU3V5HfUdnz5B1o22piOUFQOJullcdsHgr9E0T7StFnXN89bz2lwY9Othj2pvES01AG7156L9YJGcIzwhE9FgHpcaf2wihP553dK00ZsrYMVYsGyz3kM/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1396" height="676" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimE35QCnimIjdXjArNZT9aSEBRU3V5HfUdnz5B1o22piOUFQOJullcdsHgr9E0T7StFnXN89bz2lwY9Othj2pvES01AG7156L9YJGcIzwhE9FgHpcaf2wihP553dK00ZsrYMVYsGyz3kM/w634-h676/Australian+Swamphen.jpg" width="634" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>Australasian Swamphen</span></span></b></td></tr></tbody></table></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> </span></span></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFbc4TQqq4Apk5mEjiY2Q-UCfzXnF2yqCIPd3scSJpO8rWuc0Ma-7w-7n8l-ujxGKuZbjqBG02aDTQ0IcbRtBSxAjqc0oOhY90kw6CVKRC4yUSW-z2Fi6KbwcmVBXeLcIx1R1uKICIRqo/s1500/Whistling+Kite.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1460" data-original-width="1500" height="622" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFbc4TQqq4Apk5mEjiY2Q-UCfzXnF2yqCIPd3scSJpO8rWuc0Ma-7w-7n8l-ujxGKuZbjqBG02aDTQ0IcbRtBSxAjqc0oOhY90kw6CVKRC4yUSW-z2Fi6KbwcmVBXeLcIx1R1uKICIRqo/w640-h622/Whistling+Kite.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Whistling Kite<br /></b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> </span></span></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1298" data-original-width="1500" height="554" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigbaO5z8Z-98dPxXPiGXk7WCvYn909cnPO22HTr0LuH4DyTus-rj69yM4Q6kvDvBCUDt4PSIoNAwLDWkzOJ-FGCvEfA7IPsMIt3oA5_dPyX0dLxNO8OzmQpSxJqEXf_b9QSPc5ZXflcWU/w640-h554/Dusky+Morehen.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Common Moorhen</b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQT0Ed-mv1m10XQfSAtR8ywWYhL5qmQEkPTtpj2w0XeB38yOl8NjslsuZHXmioWM2kH_uf6lXGF3cUKoTbhrLdguipPl2zvdOhoPxOwyvWRFNhQ0vsRQqb1CMq70IYcZeg5nSphCwfWTg/s1500/Marsh+Sandpiper.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1193" data-original-width="1500" height="510" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQT0Ed-mv1m10XQfSAtR8ywWYhL5qmQEkPTtpj2w0XeB38yOl8NjslsuZHXmioWM2kH_uf6lXGF3cUKoTbhrLdguipPl2zvdOhoPxOwyvWRFNhQ0vsRQqb1CMq70IYcZeg5nSphCwfWTg/w640-h510/Marsh+Sandpiper.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><b>Marsh Sandpiper</b></span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> </span></span></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKKVlfcaFalgo2dzBQ9kE-G-xvPzTRGKoY_sc9rODxoqQNBL0dwS7MbLR3wDJrchIpRixEqOAgsnNAY_JRmHQBKnpf_bWqG0RKdwG0hSCjT-08YyzrTkUpNGbA_vHWvQH-2wbskN3ajXg/s1500/Sharp-tailed+Sandpiper+3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1255" data-original-width="1500" height="536" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKKVlfcaFalgo2dzBQ9kE-G-xvPzTRGKoY_sc9rODxoqQNBL0dwS7MbLR3wDJrchIpRixEqOAgsnNAY_JRmHQBKnpf_bWqG0RKdwG0hSCjT-08YyzrTkUpNGbA_vHWvQH-2wbskN3ajXg/w640-h536/Sharp-tailed+Sandpiper+3.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><b>Sharp-tailed Sandpiper</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> </span></span></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS4FvGuWuxf-hdmfKqATeLk_CpCAO2-d56qXr4WVgapYBTaJhaIGRobmFAmh4dHuhAQZpxPRq406W83-ToZNv5KhDzESYJy9_3s3z2nlFoVicnUOvRT5aLv3EGBGb89A90lqM_wQmfl28/s1500/Silver+Gull.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1031" data-original-width="1500" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS4FvGuWuxf-hdmfKqATeLk_CpCAO2-d56qXr4WVgapYBTaJhaIGRobmFAmh4dHuhAQZpxPRq406W83-ToZNv5KhDzESYJy9_3s3z2nlFoVicnUOvRT5aLv3EGBGb89A90lqM_wQmfl28/w640-h440/Silver+Gull.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span> Silver Gull</span></b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>By now it was time for an evening meal so we headed off to the wharf area and <a href="https://www.tourismbowen.com.au/birds-fish-bar-at-bowen-fishermans-seafood-co">Bird’s Fish Bar</a>, </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>operated by the Bowen Fishermans Seafood Company Pty Ltd. We had been told was very good and it was, excellent, fish, chips and calamari. The location has a great outlook over the boats in the harbour as well as a posse of Silver Gull looking for the chips that they never got!</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8qVgdx8d94tgfHqo6aDBCsB1jTWpkZLVUXgJmiJQEvfELU26VCIb1i8V4vKdv8TtuNDk5YSdA04-BHMp87N7IQBCH20ESk77Jx0M4WJh3ITbD4wxwteCp93jQfetuczOm_qkHwQn-X0g/s1000/Birds+Fish+and+Chips.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="583" data-original-width="1000" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8qVgdx8d94tgfHqo6aDBCsB1jTWpkZLVUXgJmiJQEvfELU26VCIb1i8V4vKdv8TtuNDk5YSdA04-BHMp87N7IQBCH20ESk77Jx0M4WJh3ITbD4wxwteCp93jQfetuczOm_qkHwQn-X0g/w640-h374/Birds+Fish+and+Chips.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><b>Bowen Wharf - Birds Fish Bar</b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><b>24/11/2020</b><br /> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>Had an early morning walk along the beach and around the golf course, which was good for birds. Had one lone Apostlebird, a pair of Great Bowerbird with a bower and a few Galah. This pair getting close-up and personal. <br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7ri2OZuq4_B2m66Y2YOY9FJ5VJDVYMNfvWcbnzTK7CtjAqCnf8dVtRpxfjxw06wSFdJ8ZbH3GqLWOrfNjKcyHf-rEgokYR1UwAtnIcM44m19HyOelrtRiPJAiNN3XNJMQrqXHJlZ4woM/s1500/Galah.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1429" data-original-width="1500" height="610" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7ri2OZuq4_B2m66Y2YOY9FJ5VJDVYMNfvWcbnzTK7CtjAqCnf8dVtRpxfjxw06wSFdJ8ZbH3GqLWOrfNjKcyHf-rEgokYR1UwAtnIcM44m19HyOelrtRiPJAiNN3XNJMQrqXHJlZ4woM/w640-h610/Galah.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span>Galah</span></b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>Set off after breakfast with a stop to replenish supplies before travelling down the Bruce Highway to Proserpine for morning coffee in <a href="https://directory.fullrangecamping.com.au/item/pioneer-park-proserpine-ra/">Pioneer Park</a>. Continued south on the highway avoiding speeding cars, tailgating trucks and slow caravans. Pulled off the highway to take a short cut – distance not time – took us around the rural areas and ended up at <a href="https://www.queensland.com/au/en/places-to-see/destination-information/p-56b25ec57b935fbe730ddd6f-gargett">Garget</a>t on the Pioneer Valley road, amongst the cane fields. Turned right and headed towards the range where we encountered the steep drive up to Eungella. The road was a bit shorter than we remember, but our first trip up this way was in 1976 in a split window <a href="https://www.volkswagen.com.au/en/brand-experience/iconic-models/kombi.html">VW Kombie Van ,</a> which made everything seem a long way! Wish we still had it as they are commanding ridiculous prices now. That trip in the Kombie had us encountering logging trucks along the narrow road. </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>Found our accommodation at the <a href="https://www.airbnb.com.au/rooms/41380522?source_impression_id=p3_1607507434_DIMTEe6nKp0r%2FlcP&guests=1&adults=1">Green House </a>behind the <a href="https://www.eungellachalet.com.au/Welcome%20to%20the%20Eungella%20Chalet.html">Eungella Chalet</a> </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>in town and settled in.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLEHLgA-nSO7cKu-BTHC97NwekI_H8pqsbSfROzBwScWOqxWwctrAYKIxrWustUPXXIEru2czdE_yJIlEgPXZB_zPYY_t-HLlTaJMZ8Ae0XRSdtPWfPMw0GivsjJt6X9OSuAOB3Mtknn4/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLEHLgA-nSO7cKu-BTHC97NwekI_H8pqsbSfROzBwScWOqxWwctrAYKIxrWustUPXXIEru2czdE_yJIlEgPXZB_zPYY_t-HLlTaJMZ8Ae0XRSdtPWfPMw0GivsjJt6X9OSuAOB3Mtknn4/w640-h360/20201125_082144%257E01.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><b> Green House</b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>After lunch we drove out of town to the <a href="https://parks.des.qld.gov.au/parks/eungella/journeys">Sky Walk Circuit </a>in the Eungella National Park for great views down the Pioneer Valley.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAh38ZJbOToOlTYx3Rb5GKLVBxgyx9eULY1RtCdKgmUDThgX-OL0aDKPwEXUTpOW9D1Y9cZ5sr1qImcvvjqFB4J0otioSuh3jSrekAfvekFXMBS6Lj04rnFCGVrAhM0SqGNaepanW7Lr4/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAh38ZJbOToOlTYx3Rb5GKLVBxgyx9eULY1RtCdKgmUDThgX-OL0aDKPwEXUTpOW9D1Y9cZ5sr1qImcvvjqFB4J0otioSuh3jSrekAfvekFXMBS6Lj04rnFCGVrAhM0SqGNaepanW7Lr4/w640-h360/Sky+Walk+View.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><b> Pioneer Valley from Sky Walk Lookout</b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>A bonus here was a Grey Goshawk plus a few other birds - White-browed Scrubwren and Eastern Yellow Robin, new for our trip list.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihT-DAA1II5YD8F4dWFVDXCGRf2LiM8aihQVHxA_x0OGUt6lb4pTJovdz7bTprQlK0iHymWUBpWNg07uHmwNmd93cOycmKF1v7uz5oInDilGUhQYr-Q5EmJVvsOyb2XdrHdOH3la6L2NE/s1500/Grey+Goshawk.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1087" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihT-DAA1II5YD8F4dWFVDXCGRf2LiM8aihQVHxA_x0OGUt6lb4pTJovdz7bTprQlK0iHymWUBpWNg07uHmwNmd93cOycmKF1v7uz5oInDilGUhQYr-Q5EmJVvsOyb2XdrHdOH3la6L2NE/w464-h640/Grey+Goshawk.jpg" width="464" /></a></td></tr><tr align="center"><td class="tr-caption"><div><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>Grey Goshawk</span></span></b></div></td></tr></tbody></table></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> </span></span></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfCq0nAfNmfBD9s8oQRIuBcDJbgljdC-45iAQMATj1hLryJj4Su461qNG85eZ538ki5j2mKwbXalAr8ED0GetQvaKQVrLMOKFKP3aax-wFKCqmZ-5Cm4VSyzKLMZBeFytvh2oZ3MHwMk0/s1500/Eastern-yellow+Robin.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1445" data-original-width="1500" height="616" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfCq0nAfNmfBD9s8oQRIuBcDJbgljdC-45iAQMATj1hLryJj4Su461qNG85eZ538ki5j2mKwbXalAr8ED0GetQvaKQVrLMOKFKP3aax-wFKCqmZ-5Cm4VSyzKLMZBeFytvh2oZ3MHwMk0/w640-h616/Eastern-yellow+Robin.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>Eastern Yellow Robin</span></span></span></span></b></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>Stopped off along Diggings Road on the way back to check out a Birdlife Mackay survey site, but not much happening apart from strong winds. In the town was a large colony of Little Red and Black Flying-Fox had a visit from a Grey Goshawk, probably the same one we had seen earlier.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd-K0FlHdU9VPxQY3inkjEUjvvI9geIz7Ma2NHhYB-1T9wmUeXb18jZPX7A2KD4R_mNj7pHJU3Wg8zd3Jv7dcoFE2laYjsktduLpEjNdf85fcEPfgrUoH3Ow3dfo678Hr79LpW0bGX5kQ/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1410" data-original-width="1500" height="602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd-K0FlHdU9VPxQY3inkjEUjvvI9geIz7Ma2NHhYB-1T9wmUeXb18jZPX7A2KD4R_mNj7pHJU3Wg8zd3Jv7dcoFE2laYjsktduLpEjNdf85fcEPfgrUoH3Ow3dfo678Hr79LpW0bGX5kQ/w640-h602/Flying-Fox+Colony.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><b> Flying-Fox Colony</b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><b>25/11/2020</b><br /> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>Civilised start to the day with scrambled egg breakfast before we headed out of the village along the Dalrymple Road stopping at Peases Lookout. Great views and a 20 minute bird survey. Continued along the road with stops at a couple of small wetlands, viewed from the road. Few waterbirds including Australian Wood Duck.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> <br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3mnFE97XIGPT3SCXjAHkeVIDWP_PfdrewXFd_J9HRHjMug5l5WzNQ3Uld3G4qvrj4YhFEY5odD-Tt7OygqDE3pCDyFK1Vpo6dIoxesx7lwIDcpCizBHNXrHjrd1MBBpd1LBEcadaRPYU/s1500/Australian+Wood+Duck.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1500" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3mnFE97XIGPT3SCXjAHkeVIDWP_PfdrewXFd_J9HRHjMug5l5WzNQ3Uld3G4qvrj4YhFEY5odD-Tt7OygqDE3pCDyFK1Vpo6dIoxesx7lwIDcpCizBHNXrHjrd1MBBpd1LBEcadaRPYU/w640-h426/Australian+Wood+Duck.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr align="center"><td class="tr-caption"><div><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>Australian Wood Duck - male<br /></span></span></b></div></td></tr></tbody></table></span></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>Further along the road we turned off onto Chelmans Road, just past Snake Road, and continued on to the end past a goat farm. This is the boundary of the Eungella National Park and one of the places to see the Eungella Honeyeater. Had a chat with the goat farm owner, Andrew, who told us there were lots of Eungella Honeyeater along the road. Had a coffee before heading onto the National Park track, which passes through a patch of rainforest. Lindsay briefly saw a Eungella Honeyeater plus there were a couple of sightings of Regent Bowerbird and a Crimson Rosella feeding on the ground.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhIkw_sCH5HFg2p7k3lEFqE5Szu3iSwpFZh77D-JAMJlQcCjntV59sUVb54470VhuZlubShsjxR5PDjSdbVmjkbtEWBsYttQKkSgk3KxrCNxQzylVPbQNQGCsXM_l8Zvnza7idb_hExUs/s1500/Crimson+Rosella+1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="939" data-original-width="1500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhIkw_sCH5HFg2p7k3lEFqE5Szu3iSwpFZh77D-JAMJlQcCjntV59sUVb54470VhuZlubShsjxR5PDjSdbVmjkbtEWBsYttQKkSgk3KxrCNxQzylVPbQNQGCsXM_l8Zvnza7idb_hExUs/w640-h400/Crimson+Rosella+1.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr align="center"><td class="tr-caption"><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span><span> </span></span><span><span>Crimson Rosella</span></span></b></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>On the edge of the rainforest we saw a couple of White-throated Needletail fly over with a group of Australian Swiftlet. Back to base for lunch then back to Diggins Road again where it was still blowing a gale. Decided to keep going along this road and eventually ended up at <a href="https://parks.des.qld.gov.au/parks/crediton/camping/the-diggings">The Diggings Campground</a> in the Crediton State Forest.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>This looked like a great place to camp, but also looked like it could get busy at weekends and public holidays. Drove across the Broken River to a second campground to check it out.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrWVubmEhRS-oSwtRVfahfOlAnpll3LQseSRQtJfeR_mr68fIhS6RSMPlzPvlFQ-E1Di8Tk61OqofxjLu0KilrHm7kFpsUf_Fmvr_RD2chgqks8sfKq4n69jQpe_lAVYzDjW72dMy7m3s/s1000/Diggings+Campground+Crossing.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="667" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrWVubmEhRS-oSwtRVfahfOlAnpll3LQseSRQtJfeR_mr68fIhS6RSMPlzPvlFQ-E1Di8Tk61OqofxjLu0KilrHm7kFpsUf_Fmvr_RD2chgqks8sfKq4n69jQpe_lAVYzDjW72dMy7m3s/w426-h640/Diggings+Campground+Crossing.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><b>Broken River Crossing</b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4uZqtzvdHl4ev3vzqCT0NiT7vEsMsP9RI3PqZNgEOjwaGd35GWP6UluY_qxav4XIitmwhCvrtS7aQpwNHVaO-P7biQd7wQhG4FAQfrQxlW2IuPJX_XTW5P7WDz6BwN3OoDOCDdClw5MU/s1000/The+Diggings+Campground.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="557" data-original-width="1000" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4uZqtzvdHl4ev3vzqCT0NiT7vEsMsP9RI3PqZNgEOjwaGd35GWP6UluY_qxav4XIitmwhCvrtS7aQpwNHVaO-P7biQd7wQhG4FAQfrQxlW2IuPJX_XTW5P7WDz6BwN3OoDOCDdClw5MU/w640-h356/The+Diggings+Campground.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><b>Campground Across The River</b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>Our map showed the road continuing on to Broken River, but we could not find the right track so turned around and retraced our steps back to Eungella. In the evening we went to the Chalet for dinner and was served with a very underwhelming meal, any thoughts of returning the next day were quickly dispelled.<br /> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><b>26/11/2020</b><br /> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>Awoke to thick cloud blanketing Eungella – locals tell us that’s nothing unusual. Did a 20 minute survey based on calls. After breakfast drove out towards Lake Eungella Dam. Along the way we took a couple of detours to survey a couple of Birdlife Mackay regular survey sites, one on Freegards Road, the other on Cockie Creek Road. Not much happening at these sites, this immature Blue-faced Honeyeater came to check us out along Cockies Creek Road.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_4c10tmR4WaBUs_Kl4o5-EnCzo_d7IpOdwszfQTjvV74Kr050b8l7yHqARHRsSf2MyVSjjVz_zNW0gJaXyjSx4wFpKpW4YhfPCIqZdLOTxmhXfMASqQ6FwXtMokSZJ3ymYzPi90NBtuE/s1500/Blue-faced+Honeyeater+-+imm.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1471" data-original-width="1500" height="628" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_4c10tmR4WaBUs_Kl4o5-EnCzo_d7IpOdwszfQTjvV74Kr050b8l7yHqARHRsSf2MyVSjjVz_zNW0gJaXyjSx4wFpKpW4YhfPCIqZdLOTxmhXfMASqQ6FwXtMokSZJ3ymYzPi90NBtuE/w640-h628/Blue-faced+Honeyeater+-+imm.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><b>Blue-faced Honeyeater - immature</b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>Then onto the campsite alongside Lake Eungella Dam. This did not look very exciting as most of the sites were on the sloping banks of the dam plus it was very worn out with little grass showing.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfPR1IoEEGUogWrmIL0LCounBAxHJ7L-VB_F_6ppyiOokDtnCB2uqtMuXfxk1t3GTD8ztDHo6lF0U5wGb2TI07w7lwAk4pfWhtYnO8X8KSLxbbL7ayAtnvhEM8NO4o_3LMfiJfIjOg2rg/s1919/Eungella+Dam.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1079" data-original-width="1919" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfPR1IoEEGUogWrmIL0LCounBAxHJ7L-VB_F_6ppyiOokDtnCB2uqtMuXfxk1t3GTD8ztDHo6lF0U5wGb2TI07w7lwAk4pfWhtYnO8X8KSLxbbL7ayAtnvhEM8NO4o_3LMfiJfIjOg2rg/w640-h360/Eungella+Dam.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>Lake </span></span></b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><b>Eungella Dam Campground</b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>It is more of a recreation lake for the locals to use their boats and jet skis. A new amenities block was a plus. Found some shade under a tree and got the scope out to survey the waterbirds. Large numbers for a few species such as 79 Australian Wood Duck, 282 Little Black Cormorant and 315 Hardhead. A couple of immature Australian Magpie checked us out to see if we had any food – they learn quick, however they left disappointed, as did the adult scroungers.<br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib1zOn8IJQrsU1nmiGeswu5amqjwfnZVQzR3E2lMaANQsZNzbjk135C7_JboJc_dfnHA4G3ycG8m9xR3y5qvVKqy1oKiqUFmIiHui-d_VVo18ZlCz8ZuZGj2pKja6DmYICCnmAdoBlxAo/s1500/Australian+Magpie+-+juvenile.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1375" data-original-width="1500" height="586" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib1zOn8IJQrsU1nmiGeswu5amqjwfnZVQzR3E2lMaANQsZNzbjk135C7_JboJc_dfnHA4G3ycG8m9xR3y5qvVKqy1oKiqUFmIiHui-d_VVo18ZlCz8ZuZGj2pKja6DmYICCnmAdoBlxAo/w640-h586/Australian+Magpie+-+juvenile.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> Australian Magpie - </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>immature</span></span></span></span></b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><b> </b></span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx9olEXRGHaZILW6pD4iiXJjZd72VS2LIawvr5Daf_WjB6xDwTg2qiat-h2vhNcNgPAVe-_-8bzqav-6EOsz04Day8FnsnIi4_SATl1MSmDexaGBEygGreBQv00GYOXvgHCBT8aTfqk2o/s1500/Australian+Magpie+-+eye.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="1500" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx9olEXRGHaZILW6pD4iiXJjZd72VS2LIawvr5Daf_WjB6xDwTg2qiat-h2vhNcNgPAVe-_-8bzqav-6EOsz04Day8FnsnIi4_SATl1MSmDexaGBEygGreBQv00GYOXvgHCBT8aTfqk2o/w283-h212/Australian+Magpie+-+eye.jpg" width="283" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>Australian Magpie - Adult</span></span></span></span></b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-left: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2V4-hOipdBIwZtEZpgjhPF0dRseMKcR09ULo1KcHrsbzIhD2p3jF45eMwEYeaxPzsg8mRPsQosOdD77RokDkgTVoGz3AC5db-3167diGWzhhRAvF16APBqNPm5oXGy8zWr_AFyGVIi5U/s1500/Australian+Magpie.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1181" data-original-width="1500" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2V4-hOipdBIwZtEZpgjhPF0dRseMKcR09ULo1KcHrsbzIhD2p3jF45eMwEYeaxPzsg8mRPsQosOdD77RokDkgTVoGz3AC5db-3167diGWzhhRAvF16APBqNPm5oXGy8zWr_AFyGVIi5U/w271-h213/Australian+Magpie.jpg" width="271" /></a></span></td></tr><tr align="center"><td class="tr-caption"><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> </span></span><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>Australian Magpie - Adult<br /></span></span></span></span></b></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>Then returned along the Eungella Dam Road and turned off to travel along the Crediton Loop Road back to Eungella National Park - </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>Broken River section</span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>. We had our packed lunch beside Broken River in an area opposite the cafe. After lunch we crossed the road into the main day use area, which we remembered was the old camping ground we had used back in 1991. Here walked 2.3km along parts of the Granite Bend Circuit and Rainforest Discovery Circuit Track, which go alongside the river and back through the rainforest. Had a Dusky Moorhen in the river and good views of Black-faced Monarch, which is one of our backyard birds, but not always easy to see.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ2HYBRFPIruKFK4jlSDAmen202761E1yXMV-nCoqe1qCoGwNOgizrLY7BYe5iQXmHDvii5ov7XVBpFX3hKs0LsvZOL0BKEDKVlQmOcrAPYkpLu56zV9jqwu8qGVGl8GR5x2auUu9sZi0/s1500/Black-faced+Monarch.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1364" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ2HYBRFPIruKFK4jlSDAmen202761E1yXMV-nCoqe1qCoGwNOgizrLY7BYe5iQXmHDvii5ov7XVBpFX3hKs0LsvZOL0BKEDKVlQmOcrAPYkpLu56zV9jqwu8qGVGl8GR5x2auUu9sZi0/w582-h640/Black-faced+Monarch.jpg" width="582" /></a></td></tr><tr align="center"><td class="tr-caption"><div><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>Black-faced Monarch</span></span></b></div></td></tr></tbody></table></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>Also along the river bank was an Eastern Water Dragon and in the forest on the track a large Lace Monitor.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3-3FuorhihrgoXwFKdQQwkHhEqbl_8KFvBmbjsfvyWXqo8c7NflLaP3P7a7GLfeWp0PDJPyoeRqi1bfPAliTESnLfjBVyEFAfgCSr206lr9lqXHePajfPFxOB_vX8mnhDBQj5YXaKgUM/s1500/Lace+Monitor.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1361" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3-3FuorhihrgoXwFKdQQwkHhEqbl_8KFvBmbjsfvyWXqo8c7NflLaP3P7a7GLfeWp0PDJPyoeRqi1bfPAliTESnLfjBVyEFAfgCSr206lr9lqXHePajfPFxOB_vX8mnhDBQj5YXaKgUM/w580-h640/Lace+Monitor.jpg" width="580" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><b>Lace Monitor</b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicc6PuQvDmIYiB6Om_7RQRZDjFQZ63FMjIhcn3j4TwuHGfd0Zw-38Ok3_TwuPPpX1QO6EO1yoBoKh7NPn_eyFDG0k62kjsHH5jr6VnLYs83UbDg9ZE60dLdRNrjEW4JRMFcfhe5TGTiG8/s1500/Lace+Monitor+-+Head.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="1500" height="445" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicc6PuQvDmIYiB6Om_7RQRZDjFQZ63FMjIhcn3j4TwuHGfd0Zw-38Ok3_TwuPPpX1QO6EO1yoBoKh7NPn_eyFDG0k62kjsHH5jr6VnLYs83UbDg9ZE60dLdRNrjEW4JRMFcfhe5TGTiG8/w593-h445/Lace+Monitor+-+Head.jpg" width="593" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><b>Lace Monitor</b></span></span></span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>Returned to Eungella where we had an amazing sunset.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjCqZ3rC3laTHtewH5TSwHnLIdllMa3gfWWQXJeR8lf5jCmvA2_YQljDt6uF-pPLewpycMMxIajN7ujqb15OPO7WEKTQildiFhWJj8omZPJtQlQSjQ8aYq99OQXuZJLa5UVWj6R4BVHw0/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjCqZ3rC3laTHtewH5TSwHnLIdllMa3gfWWQXJeR8lf5jCmvA2_YQljDt6uF-pPLewpycMMxIajN7ujqb15OPO7WEKTQildiFhWJj8omZPJtQlQSjQ8aYq99OQXuZJLa5UVWj6R4BVHw0/w640-h360/20201126_184219%257E01.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><b>27/11/2020</b></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>Once again we had a white-out to greet us in the morning as cloud swirled around our cabin. Despite the cloud we decided to go back to the Diggins Road site and encountered a road gang who had just started to get organised to run a grader along the road. Birding in the cloud (the real cloud!) has it challenges and brings the ears into action. </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCLjVrtfIBLQPrWayB1gfs93meUgqqWCFESkf2cpYNxq6goJ6KutAo16-4cvIYIUL0Citc7Vw52wXDYYsxKytYcD3MrkuetQHlUsiwqCvz4FeSLlylyFdFrGAgeNK-GO_A1kTJtgbmvIA/"><img alt="" data-original-height="1150" data-original-width="1280" height="575" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCLjVrtfIBLQPrWayB1gfs93meUgqqWCFESkf2cpYNxq6goJ6KutAo16-4cvIYIUL0Citc7Vw52wXDYYsxKytYcD3MrkuetQHlUsiwqCvz4FeSLlylyFdFrGAgeNK-GO_A1kTJtgbmvIA/w640-h575/20201127_074146%257E01.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>Did manage to hear a few birds and actually see some including Eastern Yellow Robin. This is what birding and photography looks like in the fog!<br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKYVzFLd9t5LTaUxcK-NRgJv64nr6ICXj6-K-vLdg-Sti7hgo53wlu4nXXgUWI-BxBbZa0uRVcMnojlVsJfOUiz70pcbPbrsIT4jSYb4R9-a8qsQE4s8L9wFHojRk-7PuH5XzLnVjtvcU/s1500/Eastern+Yellow+Robin+-+Fog.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1447" data-original-width="1500" height="618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKYVzFLd9t5LTaUxcK-NRgJv64nr6ICXj6-K-vLdg-Sti7hgo53wlu4nXXgUWI-BxBbZa0uRVcMnojlVsJfOUiz70pcbPbrsIT4jSYb4R9-a8qsQE4s8L9wFHojRk-7PuH5XzLnVjtvcU/w640-h618/Eastern+Yellow+Robin+-+Fog.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><b> Eastern Yellow Robin</b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>Back to our cabin for breakfast and to pack up as we had to transfer to another cabin due to only getting 3 nights of the 4 we wanted at the Green House. We managed to book a night at <a href="https://www.mountainedgeescape.com.au/">Mountain Edge Escape</a> for our final night. As it was our last full day in Eungella we decided to go back to Chelmans Road to look for the Eungella Honeyeater again. By now the cloud had lifted and we could see where we were going! Parked up at the end of the road by the national park sign and walked along the track into the rainforest.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFstEga2YjHRDTrRKkzXV7S1UczJ7NIgy3m1ASpBbAvHGS6DIgWusC5Bu7XeAALF0SJuRdPTO7QF4lSGMayV8ykjv-yymPG_DMHVJzMbAfzfyTRhpR6ey7FZWL9vXB4RjThDj_NxJSYJ8/s1000/Chelmans+Road.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFstEga2YjHRDTrRKkzXV7S1UczJ7NIgy3m1ASpBbAvHGS6DIgWusC5Bu7XeAALF0SJuRdPTO7QF4lSGMayV8ykjv-yymPG_DMHVJzMbAfzfyTRhpR6ey7FZWL9vXB4RjThDj_NxJSYJ8/w640-h426/Chelmans+Road.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><b>Chelmans Road - Eungella National Park</b></span></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><b><br /></b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> <br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUTo1ahYzf9QeZ9bHBjH4i1-60ULso1R6osKwEaitUQX15pNC6e45aau-JrPoEmmdws4B2cIRDb5yyr4IWaHLDXKADP5fI5k_btsR9Wtrlib8lKlCCBBOKKHI0loA2qmF7Yddz6bhY0aI/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="711" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUTo1ahYzf9QeZ9bHBjH4i1-60ULso1R6osKwEaitUQX15pNC6e45aau-JrPoEmmdws4B2cIRDb5yyr4IWaHLDXKADP5fI5k_btsR9Wtrlib8lKlCCBBOKKHI0loA2qmF7Yddz6bhY0aI/w456-h640/Chelmans+Rd.+Eungella+NP.jpg" width="456" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><b>Chelmans Road - Eungella National Park Track<br /></b></span></span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>This time we choose to walk a bit further along the track and were rewarded with two Eungella Honeyeater, spotted by Lindsay. One flew off immediately, but the other hung around for a few seconds, just enough to get one grab shot of it and a good view.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVReK7ITgBpDCkMkTohgyfnA6efEOG_D2FDVz79PAUVRg7HkhxlNtW_b7No2gQ5SKuS6WeIvSXMxkhKQAuEmhPOEJbf6zTDemzbG_aSURI-d4Q_TRitjjqKR1CE5YbJo8Ltm43cZRKyZs/s1500/Eungella+Honeyeater-2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="1500" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVReK7ITgBpDCkMkTohgyfnA6efEOG_D2FDVz79PAUVRg7HkhxlNtW_b7No2gQ5SKuS6WeIvSXMxkhKQAuEmhPOEJbf6zTDemzbG_aSURI-d4Q_TRitjjqKR1CE5YbJo8Ltm43cZRKyZs/w640-h480/Eungella+Honeyeater-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr align="center"><td class="tr-caption"><div><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>Eungella Honeyeater</span></span></b></div></td></tr></tbody></table></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>We had a few more White-throated Needltail than the last visit with at least 10 flying around with Australian Swiftlet. Eastern Whipbird were very vocal with at least six heard, but not seen. Golden Whistler were the most numerous in the rainforest with at least 12 seen and heard. Several small flocks of Topknot Pigeon flew over with a couple alighting high up on the edge of the rainforest canopy.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvIBvw2PzKgWA3zAoiVNklMi7wEQmB9rr72yeLqnpuQS5BMK3hfvqScNRF2cJ9TZKrF6WYXkhbGa0QDYkP_XqpP8oiwzZDkh97LwM_EY-1hFn4QewPFVOG_mrMxjpt0dfJj-tVbBmRqRI/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1201" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvIBvw2PzKgWA3zAoiVNklMi7wEQmB9rr72yeLqnpuQS5BMK3hfvqScNRF2cJ9TZKrF6WYXkhbGa0QDYkP_XqpP8oiwzZDkh97LwM_EY-1hFn4QewPFVOG_mrMxjpt0dfJj-tVbBmRqRI/w512-h640/Topknot+Pigeon+1.jpg" width="512" /></a></td></tr><tr align="center"><td class="tr-caption"><div><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>Topknot Pigeon</span></span></b></div></td></tr></tbody></table></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>Drove back to </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>the Eungella National Park - </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>Broken River section</span></span> as we had decided to go to the cafe for lunch. Walked the full Rainforest Discovery Circuit (780m) and were impressed with the</span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> innovative track markers.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMng6hDg9lYO5ZxVSaMTRzAmgi11z4QG1tbDDmb9UlNFZd2XVR6vAp8hkJ5RBPxJytEm3klpY5AzjPu-BmdpOKO_uHChn5CjkQ-x_VFdAtlBzQ5yUb3fcuyallRvDG6t5zbf9VtKaBLvQ/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1501" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMng6hDg9lYO5ZxVSaMTRzAmgi11z4QG1tbDDmb9UlNFZd2XVR6vAp8hkJ5RBPxJytEm3klpY5AzjPu-BmdpOKO_uHChn5CjkQ-x_VFdAtlBzQ5yUb3fcuyallRvDG6t5zbf9VtKaBLvQ/w461-h640/20201126_140239%257E01.jpg" width="461" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><b>Track Marker</b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>The most numerous bird along this track was Golden Whistler.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdAj9xnOxKyZC1wb_1NCRplKlXmvm6pm0gaQwTnAO-GQ6CdHqpcJd0wxwiEyNQ68PXDbSuH7mOOlwnviIJtB8ddkylgYkl1z3Sm3mEQREREVjvVvlKzrv8QAjrw7OCB5AQ07rnRTnhwP0/s1000/Golden+Whistler+1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="949" data-original-width="1000" height="608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdAj9xnOxKyZC1wb_1NCRplKlXmvm6pm0gaQwTnAO-GQ6CdHqpcJd0wxwiEyNQ68PXDbSuH7mOOlwnviIJtB8ddkylgYkl1z3Sm3mEQREREVjvVvlKzrv8QAjrw7OCB5AQ07rnRTnhwP0/w640-h608/Golden+Whistler+1.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>Golden Whistler - male<br /></span></span></b></td></tr></tbody></table> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>From here we returned to the cafe on the opposite side of the road. Had a good lunch and very good coffee. We noticed a nest box in a tree beside the outdoor eating area. The cafe owner said it was provided by Birdlife Mackay and nobody had taken residence in it yet. Looked like a project for us in the future for our garden.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhGa473uQaLuBXDMa8b6_g6ObbSgzu32JdQ5ive2P3fNcQuKtCdjp3MyeHX8f3RH5SuQoqCsJzUB5YqXoWsI6yOP_TSlCG9euJj2sxpsiUY2V5KLVO1zK6U7xQ5mblB1i2Ul8OZUjaw-0/s1500/Nest+Box+-+.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1425" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhGa473uQaLuBXDMa8b6_g6ObbSgzu32JdQ5ive2P3fNcQuKtCdjp3MyeHX8f3RH5SuQoqCsJzUB5YqXoWsI6yOP_TSlCG9euJj2sxpsiUY2V5KLVO1zK6U7xQ5mblB1i2Ul8OZUjaw-0/w608-h640/Nest+Box+-+.jpg" width="608" /></a></div><span><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>It was now time to book into our cabin at Mountain Edge Escape.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ1vnN0PUVA0ZUQrBXY-V9KLt_MBcjZPz1zS5iQ_y8YYePoQFGPKfzAwsZEZjiaIKjmSesbgbpXBLw6F9ZOGRShHuxanYnFTA8E_cQiT7jHGmmTjUn0xpAMbnNivzUA8diRAufE1ROlaU/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="732" data-original-width="1417" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ1vnN0PUVA0ZUQrBXY-V9KLt_MBcjZPz1zS5iQ_y8YYePoQFGPKfzAwsZEZjiaIKjmSesbgbpXBLw6F9ZOGRShHuxanYnFTA8E_cQiT7jHGmmTjUn0xpAMbnNivzUA8diRAufE1ROlaU/w640-h330/Eungella+Cabins.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><b>Mountain Edge Escape Cabin</b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>The cabins are situated in a great location overlooking the Pioneer Valley. </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPLpwQZyYQcscfPM7T9s1mBKt0QDsauUVCKX-jIydPGInMXxLpzDX9Imq6gkPbA0kR0Gd7ZHKhpam61wXEbpkdh0aWRJbVFm9m4V-dN64wglU1ynOzCedM5T4EKLI3c9qMXLLxeSrX4cA/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1154" data-original-width="2725" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPLpwQZyYQcscfPM7T9s1mBKt0QDsauUVCKX-jIydPGInMXxLpzDX9Imq6gkPbA0kR0Gd7ZHKhpam61wXEbpkdh0aWRJbVFm9m4V-dN64wglU1ynOzCedM5T4EKLI3c9qMXLLxeSrX4cA/w640-h272/P1030831.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><b>View overlooking the Pioneer Valley</b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>Later we visited Marion and Kevin, who are avid birdos and long time residents of Eungella. A very pleasant afternoon with coffee and sponge cake, yum. Very civilised in the evening sitting on our balcony having a few drinks and watching the night close in before dinner. <br /> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><b>28/11/2020</b><br /> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>Well what a surprise another morning in the clouds, but it cleared away very quickly so we could have breakfast overlooking the valley.</span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>Time to say goodbye to Eungella after a very enjoyable few days reacquainting ourselves with the area. Cruised down the range road passing through Finch Hatton and Pinnacle with cane fields on either side of the road, some of which was still being harvested. Continued on through Mirani and onto Miriam where we turned left to join up with the Bruce Highway north. More roadworks on this section to Proserpine, where we stopped for morning coffee and pick up a couple of sandwiches from the local bakery. Continuing north we by-passed Bowen and arrived in Ayr for lunch at <a href="https://www.burdekin.qld.gov.au/parks-public-conveniences">Plantation Park</a>, where they have tables and seats as well as toilet facilities. More scroungers here, this time Australian White-Ibis, otherwise known as bin chickens for good reason!</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6bG1PRlOnChqYRriIcNxzN92O6q2YGfQcy35rtQ9Ur9bmyoI261YERnCVwoiCkQeXJve4rZtn-lwF6kJBhepFk-nke_MNdYNqU-BsUm7e4fEgID4dQZEgAiSpZ8m4tpGiDXc31EX-j50/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="699" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6bG1PRlOnChqYRriIcNxzN92O6q2YGfQcy35rtQ9Ur9bmyoI261YERnCVwoiCkQeXJve4rZtn-lwF6kJBhepFk-nke_MNdYNqU-BsUm7e4fEgID4dQZEgAiSpZ8m4tpGiDXc31EX-j50/w448-h640/Bin+Chicken.jpg" width="448" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><b>Bin Chicken!</b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>Then our final leg of our journey to Townsville, which took us past Collisons Lagoon, where we saw a pair of Black-necked Stork as we sped past. Actually had a few showers as we approached Townsville, which is in desperate need of water, but not much rain in these showers.</span></span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><b>29-31/11/2020</b><br /> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>Spent three days in Townsville socialising with a bit of birding thrown in. As usual we visited the Townsville Common, which was very dry, but had a few small water holes. Melaleuca viewing area had a few interesting species including a couple of Black-necked Stork, 39 Masked Lapwing and two Brolga sticking their heads above the grass. The Jacana hide had more birds including 65 Pacific Black Duck, 21 Grey Teal, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit and an Australian Pipit – these last three birds were new for our trip list. </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>A few of the Townsville Common birds below. The adult Masked Lapwing shows some black on the neck as in the Spp <i>novaehallandiae</i> of southern Australia and this one is a hybrid with the northern Ssp.<i> miles.</i> Its offspring showed no sign of this black on the neck.<br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhyphenhyphen9wyXj-usIZrQs5UlZKXsOpkMBUaLqxdY58y_rvKCd0wsqOnzu7jGnhu3enzB2TDIFV1aAeERu9Goy3LnIbTZ6A1USkAC0djNRdt2xeIY7imWP9Ig18YzPv5fibEVAaGtpeCug27mmA/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1428" data-original-width="1500" height="610" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhyphenhyphen9wyXj-usIZrQs5UlZKXsOpkMBUaLqxdY58y_rvKCd0wsqOnzu7jGnhu3enzB2TDIFV1aAeERu9Goy3LnIbTZ6A1USkAC0djNRdt2xeIY7imWP9Ig18YzPv5fibEVAaGtpeCug27mmA/w640-h610/Plumed+Egret.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><b> Intermediate (Plumed) Egret</b></span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvU8ByUVxZsyvVY0kPSIXICYg4ENTj3lajJQoOEM7nZH8yruAqKDVF47W5QSYR3_JChN8WGAHfUiwz6YXekjz_rHwiXXtqUgugXsGYmAkIOSFI29YhVXKNnmiY1Is5yFOUl4_OwBblAQE/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1290" data-original-width="1500" height="551" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvU8ByUVxZsyvVY0kPSIXICYg4ENTj3lajJQoOEM7nZH8yruAqKDVF47W5QSYR3_JChN8WGAHfUiwz6YXekjz_rHwiXXtqUgugXsGYmAkIOSFI29YhVXKNnmiY1Is5yFOUl4_OwBblAQE/w640-h551/Cattle+Egret.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><b>Cattle Egret - breeding plumage</b><br /></span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> <br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOuQDthPvI119tEZpCcDV9x-x_9PkMbws5yLRm00aizMjV8v4hW8rUp2fQwvWl30NxKwmikqnRbsNXiT7RsCPSTwSI38GKrmBFHxmxqtTW_pN1jgEJEpJ5xv2OXDExRp3PlUSmRf2RNqk/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1408" data-original-width="1500" height="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOuQDthPvI119tEZpCcDV9x-x_9PkMbws5yLRm00aizMjV8v4hW8rUp2fQwvWl30NxKwmikqnRbsNXiT7RsCPSTwSI38GKrmBFHxmxqtTW_pN1jgEJEpJ5xv2OXDExRp3PlUSmRf2RNqk/w640-h600/Masked+Lapwing+-+Adult.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><b> Masked Lapwing</b></span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> <br /></span></span></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE484jxZDsdHakVbDM0RKZ4choifCjsShdS-HQeZa_94SZ18fd9HQQsgA3qUILrhrHHoqTmIAT5uL4YYoF8RjCoPbdehQ13liQ3SVVpwVn8FVq939jToJ5dKnX0TUGg9811Vy9Z6twjg8/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE484jxZDsdHakVbDM0RKZ4choifCjsShdS-HQeZa_94SZ18fd9HQQsgA3qUILrhrHHoqTmIAT5uL4YYoF8RjCoPbdehQ13liQ3SVVpwVn8FVq939jToJ5dKnX0TUGg9811Vy9Z6twjg8/w547-h640/Masked+Lapwing+-+imm.jpg" width="547" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><b> Masked Lapwing - immature</b></span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>How often does this happen? The bird flies off just as you are about to get that great shot!<br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrgShqMyiF1bAwVLEBGBdM0Br8uB7QDiDprM5mVgH_1ypTtLSmE5WdpifTBEJ2CAY8vGARP06lqAmOHA2lobPM4PhUdpw5_surhHIFTy5R82qUV9sMMrSRHy4LpJ4cZZNvHECZZGMif2E/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1321" data-original-width="1500" height="563" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrgShqMyiF1bAwVLEBGBdM0Br8uB7QDiDprM5mVgH_1ypTtLSmE5WdpifTBEJ2CAY8vGARP06lqAmOHA2lobPM4PhUdpw5_surhHIFTy5R82qUV9sMMrSRHy4LpJ4cZZNvHECZZGMif2E/w640-h563/White-bellied+Sea-Eagle.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><b> White-bellied Sea-Eagle</b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>We also heard the regular pair of Barking Owl around Belgian Gardens as well as saw Varied Honeyeater, two more for the trip list.<br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><br /><b>1/12/2020</b><br /> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>Left Townsville and travelled to Tyto Wetlands, where we stopped for an hours break birding. Much the same species as on our way down a week ago, but did add a White-necked Heron to our trip list. Our sighting of Spotless Crake and Australian Little Bittern the previous week stirred a few Townsville birdos into action to look for them. Most were successful finding the crake, but not the bittern. A pair of Black-fronted Dotterel had one of the lagoons to themselves.<br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl6lKIw4VIOH99hlS686GGkkv22aupcfWfzbSpsDv9nz8tNyxVuAvHVTHWiCWngnU2MXIAMK4w73Ln0OlWDbqwccbTytg_Zbc0-AcOkdlkxpiJ2KZqVhyphenhyphenxc7EeT3WfaFMhP2GoOLMN9Gk/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1146" data-original-width="1500" height="489" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl6lKIw4VIOH99hlS686GGkkv22aupcfWfzbSpsDv9nz8tNyxVuAvHVTHWiCWngnU2MXIAMK4w73Ln0OlWDbqwccbTytg_Zbc0-AcOkdlkxpiJ2KZqVhyphenhyphenxc7EeT3WfaFMhP2GoOLMN9Gk/w640-h489/Black-fronted+Dotterel.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>Black-fronted Dotterel</span></span></b></td></tr></tbody></table></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> Brown Honeyeater were the most numerous species in the bush areas.<br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrFRaTT8h2sgODyOkmhCrum8g70r_Q9b3wtdxTWKgnqtkCmUXdX5_qSUkXLyP9R-0_3S17xQBkRnL3KfSqk25kHNAIzOossAoFDzlgMIxNElUVWhoAwOt5jDGApLhZjbR6zlqha-8Qo8w/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1275" data-original-width="1500" height="545" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrFRaTT8h2sgODyOkmhCrum8g70r_Q9b3wtdxTWKgnqtkCmUXdX5_qSUkXLyP9R-0_3S17xQBkRnL3KfSqk25kHNAIzOossAoFDzlgMIxNElUVWhoAwOt5jDGApLhZjbR6zlqha-8Qo8w/w640-h545/Brown+Honeyeater.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><b> Brown Honeyeater</b></span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>At the entrance to the wetlands a fearless Willie Wagtail was giving a Blue-winged Kookaburra a hard time - the kookaburra took no notice!<br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-DRUXyjBCdas5xka-KNSKRCww7jdOOiq3m4g4usEyOhFz-_l7sRPBV5b3sfnOXRafZTPbhoBxQY-G725SLAbOYxA62SN2An26espHaq5PkbgxZgaDKZ49piFzWXHOx_28qkyZ02GmgX0/" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="917" data-original-width="1500" height="392" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-DRUXyjBCdas5xka-KNSKRCww7jdOOiq3m4g4usEyOhFz-_l7sRPBV5b3sfnOXRafZTPbhoBxQY-G725SLAbOYxA62SN2An26espHaq5PkbgxZgaDKZ49piFzWXHOx_28qkyZ02GmgX0/w640-h392/Blue-winged+Kookaburra+%252B+WW3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <br /><br /> </span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbKAqB95hIzJ8F7xkMqdmYFsvHwN2r5IdZmUYlnctRipXdDn3RlfTTJsd8qunUz4L13pTWABAg1N2xsQQjn_wNyFdTmby4Vlu4lYkmEUdrMCZpcL7xN-mrIMsF0xSGvP2McWdu9ByGF5Y/" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1188" data-original-width="1500" height="507" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbKAqB95hIzJ8F7xkMqdmYFsvHwN2r5IdZmUYlnctRipXdDn3RlfTTJsd8qunUz4L13pTWABAg1N2xsQQjn_wNyFdTmby4Vlu4lYkmEUdrMCZpcL7xN-mrIMsF0xSGvP2McWdu9ByGF5Y/w640-h507/Blue-winged+Kookaburra+%252B+WW+1.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> </span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWHMQxm6jYQLUR-acQq_GgHGgPcjSJSoV7N7AJW1uUt4whrIzTuJx21dejwe1mDLUTCV3hcFF3CZH-ejw2lOW0MF1DkVyeJrfCeoDRphNjUnOMjWssMEnaJpc_VxCOqsAmcwU7zFtTF-A/" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1227" data-original-width="1500" height="524" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWHMQxm6jYQLUR-acQq_GgHGgPcjSJSoV7N7AJW1uUt4whrIzTuJx21dejwe1mDLUTCV3hcFF3CZH-ejw2lOW0MF1DkVyeJrfCeoDRphNjUnOMjWssMEnaJpc_VxCOqsAmcwU7zFtTF-A/w640-h524/Blue-winged+Kookaburra+%252B+WW+2.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>Next stop north was Cardwell, where we had lunch beside the sea. After lunch we joined the steady stream of traffic travelling north with a lot being trucks. By-passed Innisfail and joined the Palmerston Highway to the Atherton Tableland. Slow journey along this section due to a burnt out car, which was being attended to by police and fire brigade. Further along roadworks near Henrietta Creek caused more delays. We took a coffee break at Henrietta Creek and lost most of the traffic and a straight forward journey home.</span></span></span></div>Keith and Lindsay Fisherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09458044489867275514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2657744681453201717.post-51588427730226021902020-11-18T16:24:00.001+10:002021-10-17T15:56:59.509+10:00Western Queensland August - September 2020<div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This photo diary covers our three passions at the moment, Birdwatching, Photography and our T-Van camper trailer. As we could not go on our planned trip to South America and the UK so we decided to get away in our T-Van, but due to the current Covid virus restrictions we could only travel around Queensland, although South Australia and Northern Territory were also allowed destinations. However, the changing nature of the virus made plans uncertain, we did not want to go out of state and have hassles getting back in. We set off with a vague plan to head to western Queensland. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><b>Route Travelled </b></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><b> </b><br /></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj31oM7QGkqPr6u3vIDtNot6JlLRmmecHGj4_yacwdpxDuZknOUSrEpA8QralxhWHs5YYcWFNkBsnFcUF4lAgp2_YWcSivu04PoZHk9qMsxvolHNUpEB48vpGp8lWANOVwl7AWPpo2sCG4/s877/Map+of+trip.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="1" data-original-height="877" data-original-width="754" height="754" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj31oM7QGkqPr6u3vIDtNot6JlLRmmecHGj4_yacwdpxDuZknOUSrEpA8QralxhWHs5YYcWFNkBsnFcUF4lAgp2_YWcSivu04PoZHk9qMsxvolHNUpEB48vpGp8lWANOVwl7AWPpo2sCG4/w648-h754/Map+of+trip.jpg" width="648" /></a></span></span></span></div><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-weight: normal;"> <b>Legend:- Green - Campsite: Pink - Caravan Park: Orange - Day Use Area: Purple - Places of interest: Blue Information Centers.</b><br /></span></span></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Our departure date was dictated by an invite to a T-Van get-together organised by our selling agents Jason and Mel from </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://horizoncampers.com.au/">Horizon
Campers</a></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"> in Townsville. (Those of you who are not familiar with T-vans have a look at </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://www.tracktrailer.com.au/tvan/">Track
Trailer</a></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"> for a run down on these excellent camper trailers). This was a thank you to all their customers over the 10 years of running the business.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></span></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWTe0nwM03D_16M_4LGcCrFUEJsHSKLyIjDix977Cv_5w_vCf6_i59Cp4Kgyd0cwpyPmoLedUbY-x51dT7rsSPhN7M5VXRFfYSHs71Gtjekovnfbo1fIBtaFYGCtgSYXgX89PxQAhTNUs/s1500/T-van+and+Prado9844.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="654" data-original-width="1500" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWTe0nwM03D_16M_4LGcCrFUEJsHSKLyIjDix977Cv_5w_vCf6_i59Cp4Kgyd0cwpyPmoLedUbY-x51dT7rsSPhN7M5VXRFfYSHs71Gtjekovnfbo1fIBtaFYGCtgSYXgX89PxQAhTNUs/w640-h280/T-van+and+Prado9844.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Prado and T-Van</b></span></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span><b>13/8/2020</b></span></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;">
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</p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We stopped at Mareeba for morning coffee before continuing across the Atherton Tableland and down the Palmerston Highway. Just before Henrietta Creek we saw a Southern Cassowary standing beside the highway. Probably lamenting the loss of his chick a few week before, which was hit by a car.</span><br /></div><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioRRHNdu8uLtWKdhnR5cu7MmZNguUylDACJ45ed-FoaGFmvaSHGV0IowKq0s7IKRQQjITlj5Z6tcDvNhRDAm_ljsTgs-ucpNmlofzlQ7zCiLULalxgUdrbqnIsaCaTD7SufAN3uwNSIC4/s1300/Southern+Cassowary.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1300" data-original-width="1060" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioRRHNdu8uLtWKdhnR5cu7MmZNguUylDACJ45ed-FoaGFmvaSHGV0IowKq0s7IKRQQjITlj5Z6tcDvNhRDAm_ljsTgs-ucpNmlofzlQ7zCiLULalxgUdrbqnIsaCaTD7SufAN3uwNSIC4/w522-h640/Southern+Cassowary.jpg" width="522" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Southern Cassowary (photo:- Janet Wood, Lindsay's sister)</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Called into Henrietta Creek in the </span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://parks.des.qld.gov.au/parks/wooroonooran-palmerston">Wooroonooran
National Park</a></span></span> for lunch. There is a camping area here but, as it is situated beside the Palmerston Highway, it can be quite noisy due to a lot of heavy goods vehicles coming down off the Atherton Tablelands along this route. There are a few sites away from the road, which would be a bit quieter. Several Wompoo Fruit-Dove were feeding in a fruiting tree beside the highway.</span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7TMCbnDAO-MWXgWhq-opZ3peuwjK_32BiYhm5EXkOaiH9hHdX1w8WX95QQfjYarMglYAw1C3E9cXQGLvvQVk-52ndj3naT4Qi8-K9NaIjRwsR8FxAC6rmMnL7qBWLo-U5gLAjo76HVo8/s1000/Wompoo+Fruit+Dove.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="776" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7TMCbnDAO-MWXgWhq-opZ3peuwjK_32BiYhm5EXkOaiH9hHdX1w8WX95QQfjYarMglYAw1C3E9cXQGLvvQVk-52ndj3naT4Qi8-K9NaIjRwsR8FxAC6rmMnL7qBWLo-U5gLAjo76HVo8/w496-h640/Wompoo+Fruit+Dove.jpg" width="496" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Wompoo Fruit-Dove</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We continued down the Palmerston Highway turning off before Innisfail to go via South Johnstone and join up with the Bruce Highway south of Innisfail. Our overnight camp was at </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://parks.des.qld.gov.au/parks/murray-falls/camping">Murray
Falls</a></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"> in the </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://parks.des.qld.gov.au/parks/girramay">Girramay
National Park</a>,</span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"> north of Cardwell. (Area map<span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://parks.des.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0024/150927/tully-area-map.pdf"> here</a></span></span>). The 22km road from the highway is mainly bitumen, but turns into a good quality dirt road as you get closer to the camp ground. The camping area features a large, open, grassy camping area with shady trees and several walking tracks. These lead to the bottom and top of the falls. We walked to the top of the falls, where there is a viewing platform overlooking the surrounding area. </span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHLZrJgOOWNulMWz3ncOGOGQVsaRsmB57Ydg3JXnnha3akUCrIeHTF5ox42b8FnLWapyNQtFj4yasfc6uloXfN_m4sDLhyPbssPeC0-gt1eNF6q4XCAQE_oOl6ryasmfxtSlOwfqp9PsI/s1500/Murray+Falls.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1500" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHLZrJgOOWNulMWz3ncOGOGQVsaRsmB57Ydg3JXnnha3akUCrIeHTF5ox42b8FnLWapyNQtFj4yasfc6uloXfN_m4sDLhyPbssPeC0-gt1eNF6q4XCAQE_oOl6ryasmfxtSlOwfqp9PsI/w640-h426/Murray+Falls.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Murray Falls</b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: left;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-weight: normal;">Saw
a Superb Fruit-dove and Lemon-bellied Flycatcher </span></span></span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-weight: normal;">(</span></span></span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-weight: normal;">Lemon-bellied
Fly-eater) along the way.</span></span></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir5HZNbkDd0MGI5O8P7CORh0aIOzNOlHgTOuGq1rOA2QPHxBDfGAPpfeI7dSYLwxxUTSO9Fq2Nrq2CefnRAraeVXPtu4BKykOkozjOuiLGsF9YaXfgKJa1GF_tXtJawUm4EbEuPqSJ0k4/s1416/Lemon-bellied+Flycatcher.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1416" data-original-width="1076" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir5HZNbkDd0MGI5O8P7CORh0aIOzNOlHgTOuGq1rOA2QPHxBDfGAPpfeI7dSYLwxxUTSO9Fq2Nrq2CefnRAraeVXPtu4BKykOkozjOuiLGsF9YaXfgKJa1GF_tXtJawUm4EbEuPqSJ0k4/w486-h640/Lemon-bellied+Flycatcher.JPG" width="486" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Lemon-bellied Flycatcher</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span><b> </b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span><b>14/8/2020</b></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;">
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</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We went for an early morning walk along the bottom of the falls before breakfast and packing up. Drove back to the Bruce Highway along the southern access road, turn right at school, as this is quicker if you are travelling south. Passed through Cardwell and climbed up the range, passing the Hinchinbrook Lookout, worth a visit but we had been before so continued onto Ingham. Fueled up here and met a fellow T-van owner also heading to the get together. Left town on the Mt. Fox road along the Herbert River Valley which was new for us after Trebonne. The area is in the heart of sugar cane growing country and gives great views of the Seaveiw Range which were looming up in front of us. Most of the route is sealed and the road up the range is steep, narrow and winding, luckily for us we did not meet anyone coming down until we reached the top of the range after the road had widened out. The road is not suitable for caravans. <br /></span></p> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8R3W9d78xBWMLduCQwE8ZDTki5HZtgvJuGqMzie4r_52HIuogOm6GVYSrkmQ2gk2yFg4sv5eUhD2f04W1DMsjQ9YrZPVXgl33Rt7Aw2CgPs7ssUyLM4k7OfDPwombjWV1tlQx9Xs4w1Q/s2048/Mt+Fox+Road.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8R3W9d78xBWMLduCQwE8ZDTki5HZtgvJuGqMzie4r_52HIuogOm6GVYSrkmQ2gk2yFg4sv5eUhD2f04W1DMsjQ9YrZPVXgl33Rt7Aw2CgPs7ssUyLM4k7OfDPwombjWV1tlQx9Xs4w1Q/w426-h640/Mt+Fox+Road.JPG" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Mt. Fox Road before steep accent</b></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The turn off for Hidden Valley is before reaching the Mt. Fox Forest Reserve, along Breakaway Road. Found a spot along here to have a morning coffee.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjykEoaD1hZ5XY91-E64-_keBEPtq7AjKIyL2Pt7OzDvXpZXMkCTx9rKlAs4zHAWFnxEd9UIL8AmOW4SSxSB2ZCMkjf74NiqTUgYSp9EYe8EhVbTByZzeJEVDXPgD2TkufAm6m2UKa2528/s1500/Breakaway+Road%252C+Hidden+Valley.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1500" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjykEoaD1hZ5XY91-E64-_keBEPtq7AjKIyL2Pt7OzDvXpZXMkCTx9rKlAs4zHAWFnxEd9UIL8AmOW4SSxSB2ZCMkjf74NiqTUgYSp9EYe8EhVbTByZzeJEVDXPgD2TkufAm6m2UKa2528/w640-h426/Breakaway+Road%252C+Hidden+Valley.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Breakaway Road<br /></b></span></td></tr></tbody></table> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We were joined by Scaly-breasted Lorikeet and Noisy Miner feeding in flowering trees around us.</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-weight: normal;"> <br /></span></span></span></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkYzwuF7j0JVa9CWQ2AXkJANckwUxVzLUSWRk8deaCd8IcHOKQCsYQOdoO0Bec0aFRPX_apY4BGua7zkyQcoU6QMLPWgEPzUUXEdW-KNS9GemaGgQp4qWwQtjkPKWznK4M-pka3Lr7L-U/s1832/Scaly-breasted+Lorikeet+8583.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1206" data-original-width="1832" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkYzwuF7j0JVa9CWQ2AXkJANckwUxVzLUSWRk8deaCd8IcHOKQCsYQOdoO0Bec0aFRPX_apY4BGua7zkyQcoU6QMLPWgEPzUUXEdW-KNS9GemaGgQp4qWwQtjkPKWznK4M-pka3Lr7L-U/w640-h422/Scaly-breasted+Lorikeet+8583.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Scaly-breasted Lorikeet</b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We arrived at our get-together venue, Hidden Valley Cricket Ground, which is up in the mountains behind Paluma, north of Townsville, in time for lunch. Set up, had lunch and got to know the other 15 T-Van owners present. Spent the afternoon discussing various modifications people had done to their vans. Quite a few good ideas. There was also one upmarket T4, an off road caravan made by Track Trailer present, plus Jason had bought along a demonstration model. It was a great gathering of like minded people from Mossman, Atherton Tableland and south to Gladstone, great opportunity to make new friends. </span></div><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQxgrx9B2AEJxpPzpwCtBlHrD9r1FSrKBWyoNsNs8JoSbzcQ7Me4bTSS5YuWEKN3DncQDq7INkRAhphlzERQwu9O11g_mDqIWbcmLM-wr0ZKJk3mRchp0u_3iwJHnSYAD85Jwc3NPzoCk/s968/HV+Tvan%2527s.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="604" data-original-width="968" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQxgrx9B2AEJxpPzpwCtBlHrD9r1FSrKBWyoNsNs8JoSbzcQ7Me4bTSS5YuWEKN3DncQDq7INkRAhphlzERQwu9O11g_mDqIWbcmLM-wr0ZKJk3mRchp0u_3iwJHnSYAD85Jwc3NPzoCk/w640-h398/HV+Tvan%2527s.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">T-Van Line Up</span></b></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></b></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCqcSMyeNQtW7Dl2CdhrCqfn_vWZSKdy9OF8CRUErxDXviybaQ4nwkzcipEbEBXTV5dsu4s-asooQZ7vRFzE8kX8MCXAWbhcfWmEdZufD_uZRV8Jd8aX27giUIn2ifythZ4qChJ8nr940/s1234/HV+campers.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="685" data-original-width="1234" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCqcSMyeNQtW7Dl2CdhrCqfn_vWZSKdy9OF8CRUErxDXviybaQ4nwkzcipEbEBXTV5dsu4s-asooQZ7vRFzE8kX8MCXAWbhcfWmEdZufD_uZRV8Jd8aX27giUIn2ifythZ4qChJ8nr940/w640-h356/HV+campers.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>T-Van People</b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span><b>15/8/2020</b></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;">
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</p></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Various trips were organised along with a communal dinner over the 3 days we were here, we opted out of the trips and did some birding. We revisited Birthday Creek, along the road to Paluma Dam, where we were re-acquainted with the resident Golden Bowerbird, which was busy putting twigs on his maypole bower. He put on a show for over 20 minutes. This was just the beginning of his endeavours to impress a female for mating later in the year, he will decorate the maypole bower with white lichen to complete his masterpiece.</span></p></div><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbesqsOozfQ-i39b13Z0n80HAp_4DBv73amqbcxVm5xVQaF3PrlHP90KbpDIdwc18Bkz2o9ufJwaxHcu9Z-ZiuPUWgmj7CV15eKnGvRgFbWyrSj6RDyWOcydWn1U7ja-d1b-OWTVsRG2c/s1500/Golden+Bowerbird.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="998" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbesqsOozfQ-i39b13Z0n80HAp_4DBv73amqbcxVm5xVQaF3PrlHP90KbpDIdwc18Bkz2o9ufJwaxHcu9Z-ZiuPUWgmj7CV15eKnGvRgFbWyrSj6RDyWOcydWn1U7ja-d1b-OWTVsRG2c/w426-h640/Golden+Bowerbird.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Golden Bowerbird</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A visit to Paluma Dam was an eye opener due to a few changes since we were last there over 30 years ago! On the way back to Hidden Valley we called into the Grandis Forest and bumped into a couple of birding friends from Townsville. Plenty of Eastern Yellow Robin in the forest.<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg32hdqERze71DlXzmH9lZqwQqERl-shXDmJFFsb7L9r0LLiFI7e6YOuQRYy9eP2yFFlXf97XHc2d95nvcib_xwbsP2sO5KcL3WvhitrfrUxpv1bcO2iwvxP4zmNLj21xCQtZM1AOz_j3g/s1500/Eastern+Yellow+Robin.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1476" data-original-width="1500" height="630" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg32hdqERze71DlXzmH9lZqwQqERl-shXDmJFFsb7L9r0LLiFI7e6YOuQRYy9eP2yFFlXf97XHc2d95nvcib_xwbsP2sO5KcL3WvhitrfrUxpv1bcO2iwvxP4zmNLj21xCQtZM1AOz_j3g/w640-h630/Eastern+Yellow+Robin.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Eastern Yellow Robin</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Had a social afternoon before a successful communal dinner in the evening, where brisket was served up, excellent meal. There was also a raffle with prizes supplied by Track Trailer along with Jason and his wife Mel. Their two boys were also busy helping out over the weekend and entertaining everyone! We did not win anything in the raffle but were happy to contribute to the $450.00 raised for the local fire brigade whose shed was next to our camp site.</span><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span><b> </b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span><b>16/8/2020</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Sunday morning we walked to </span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://hiddenvalleycabins.com.au/">Hidden
Valley Cabins</a>,</span></span> seeing some Squatter Pigeon along the way, to catch up with Bonnie and Ian the owners who we had met several years ago, when we were running </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://www.birdwatchers.com.au/">Kingfisher
Park Birdwatchers Lodge</a></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;">, in Julatten. They were surprised to see us. After a chat we walked back to the camp for a leisurely pack up before lunch. Said our good-byes and thanked Jason and Mel for organising a great weekend. Horizon Campers is a great enterprise, which we have had nothing but good service and advice – here’s to 10 more successful years. </span></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">After the get-together we had organised to camp on the nearby Zig-Zag Station, ($30). Our campsite was alongside was the delightful </span><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.northqueenslandregister.com.au/story/6426399/red-brahmans-key-at-zig-zag/"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span><span style="font-weight: normal;">Running
River.</span></span></span></a></span></p></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><p align="justify" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></span></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcleup1Hgv9whKk8nTzRNetwTyniqrG1614ZNyXZ_QK9ZmplbvOm7Ct-8iE0IqnjPEj8Xx1Z1b9PYvd70uKnnGG9kH12VeW15kpB2ZcH0qokSa1wb89Wb4vIBskeGshcftBJQGFzLiBKg/s1500/Running+River+08171672.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="1500" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcleup1Hgv9whKk8nTzRNetwTyniqrG1614ZNyXZ_QK9ZmplbvOm7Ct-8iE0IqnjPEj8Xx1Z1b9PYvd70uKnnGG9kH12VeW15kpB2ZcH0qokSa1wb89Wb4vIBskeGshcftBJQGFzLiBKg/w640-h480/Running+River+08171672.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Running River Campsite</b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table>
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- 19/8/20</b></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">The next morning was a great birding experience, first a White-bellied Sea-Eagle glided over the river to land in a nearby tree, then an Osprey came swooping in to catch a fish before heading downstream. </span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ5f0Ezn667cbsXKiNiJPaODzjIiT5BSFbBiLSLzX72brJYUVyDdLq8CMGs14Mw7PMXXKwVoT9Upqq1Pfb4UBRbtdPtaIweIRlhRrNXl4p5JV03O3v9DbbigD8PMSTOudmv6QgdLhzzpg/w476-h640/White-belied+Sea-Eagle.jpg" /></a><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">White-bellied Sea-Eagle</span></b></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">An Azure Kingfisher was fishing in a rocky section of the river, perching in a tree for some photos, whilst trying to photograph it two more Azure Kingfisher landed a metre away – to close for photos. They took one look at me and flew onto the rocks in the river. Unfortunately I had the wrong settings on the camera so the picture is very average</span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5qdwgCjSjbAczGZbR3dFTCyAUIMPrefORL_c9g_hvDndPZFM4NF4LXQH-DZynYf1IUcKuYqhzAzRM36pDxp2Gk2bJ2vorisRMs8atdvURxOOhRxX2Xm2BCboxVoSXvc6-FWPGfXFQIUw/s1500/Azure+Kingfisher+08171693.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="1500" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5qdwgCjSjbAczGZbR3dFTCyAUIMPrefORL_c9g_hvDndPZFM4NF4LXQH-DZynYf1IUcKuYqhzAzRM36pDxp2Gk2bJ2vorisRMs8atdvURxOOhRxX2Xm2BCboxVoSXvc6-FWPGfXFQIUw/w400-h300/Azure+Kingfisher+08171693.jpg" width="400" /></a></b></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Azure Kingfisher</span><br /></b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">From here we followed the road from the camp to the Flinders Highway. This is a good wide road with little traffic on it. From here we went along the Hervey Range section of the highway. A good road due to its access to several army training grounds along the way. Once in Townsville we called into <a href="https://www.arb.com.au/">ARB</a> to get a replacement fridge power cable as the one on the T-van fridge had been damaged in the fridge-slide. They also had stock of 37lt fridges, which we had tried to buy before we left home, so we bought one to use in the car, good move as it turned out. Had a few nights in the </span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><a href="https://www.big4.com.au/caravan-parks/qld/townsville-surrounds/rowes-bay-beachfront-holiday-park">Big
4 Rowes Bay Beach Front Holiday Park</a></span> as it is conveniently situated next door to our friend Marjory who we were visiting. The next few days were spent picking up a few bits and pieces for our trip and a visit to the Townsville Common, which is usually a great birding location, but not so on this occasion, very quiet in spite of having a lot of water in it for August.<br /></span></p><div align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span> <br /></span></span></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhI0xDglGqVMVZoCzCAnGpr91dRWBry2qihapxMc0ENnvFSF0DJQGn41xBXnHhXEw1mbYwOijkEBU3kLwwcJcg-zKO5vq0-9w2fx3RgISfUBH90xn9NLS6Beenh0zYJ9cKL_9_Xtoq6IQ/s926/Townsville+Common.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="596" data-original-width="926" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhI0xDglGqVMVZoCzCAnGpr91dRWBry2qihapxMc0ENnvFSF0DJQGn41xBXnHhXEw1mbYwOijkEBU3kLwwcJcg-zKO5vq0-9w2fx3RgISfUBH90xn9NLS6Beenh0zYJ9cKL_9_Xtoq6IQ/w640-h412/Townsville+Common.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Lunch at Townsville Common</span><br /></b></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span>Also caught
up with birding and T-van friends, which was a nice interlude from
travelling.</span></span><span style="font-size: medium;">
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</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">20/8/2020 </span></b></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Left Townsville after re-fuelling (diesel $1.08 lt) and headed to Charters Towers and our regular stopping place at </span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><a href="https://www.visitcharterstowers.com.au/brownson-park">Brownson
Park</a></span> for a coffee break. Next stop was a lunch break at the </span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><a href="https://www.visitcharterstowers.com.au/campaspe-river-rest-stop">Campaspe
River rest stop</a>.</span> After lunch we travelled over the Burra Range to our destination, </span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><a href="https://parks.des.qld.gov.au/parks/white-mountains">White
Mountains National Park</a></span>. The park is situated about 80 km north-east of Hughenden and 140 km south-west of Charters Towers on the Flinders Highway. The park covers 12,000 ha with the rugged wilderness featuring spectacular white sandstone bluffs and gorges, and diverse plants and animals. There are 14 ecosystems in the park making it one of Queensland's most botanically diverse with lancewood forests, open woodlands, laterite pastures, heathland and spinifex grasslands as well as sand dunes and sandy flats. Our favourite plant here is Grevillea decora, which has deep red and black flowers and grows to about 4m tall. Unfortunately we were at the end of flowering season with only a few in flower for our visit. The park also contains the headwaters of the Burdekin River and Flinders River plus some water flowing south into the Channel Country and eventually into Lake Eyre. The entrance road to the park is from a rest stop along the Flinders Highway, which has a Telstra Tower overlooking it. From here it is about 10.5km to the </span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><a href="https://parks.des.qld.gov.au/parks/white-mountains/camping/canns-camp-creek">Canns
Camp Creek camping area</a></span>, which, when dry it is accessible to all high clearance vehicle types with care. It is accessible for camper trailers but not caravans or buses. The road was in good condition except for a few washouts and corrugations near the camp, not a problem for the T-van. There are 8 camp sites and it is mandatory to book before arriving. Set up camp and had a Southern Boobook calling in the evening.</span></p><div align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span> <br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRasZZLH7_ZITydOkSB6G7blj8vEvictzJzW_GTq3wqkLMiBygLUYPiYnqAX5YJ-vJrcxRWSuDxlRn0HWUA5x2JZYDVeBYx6ITJXyS9unapjB82-GMkYKuh8kXsKDe5m09bAu_-AI1d2M/s1500/%25E2%2580%25AAWhite+Mt+track.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1500" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRasZZLH7_ZITydOkSB6G7blj8vEvictzJzW_GTq3wqkLMiBygLUYPiYnqAX5YJ-vJrcxRWSuDxlRn0HWUA5x2JZYDVeBYx6ITJXyS9unapjB82-GMkYKuh8kXsKDe5m09bAu_-AI1d2M/w640-h426/%25E2%2580%25AAWhite+Mt+track.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>White Mountains Track</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><b>21/8/2020</b></span></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;">
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</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Awoke to a cold morning of 4ºC. Took a walk along the adjacent dry creek bed and found a few Little Friarbird feeding on the white flowers of <i>Grevillea sessilis</i>, a shrub 2-4m tall.</span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj1bE7D2xTrYFG-j-HlnDPp5uV9fxIGaJ_nA2PW9ZI8AeTJt5QY3gbUfvBtWIWQXVYS8W5kQvLMmXhbxq80Sfek4CGKZPM6qxUZKmypEfhePEdzI_XtZeEN57sLy9CIjzCK16qAXug414/s1500/Little+Friarbird.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1311" data-original-width="1500" height="560" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj1bE7D2xTrYFG-j-HlnDPp5uV9fxIGaJ_nA2PW9ZI8AeTJt5QY3gbUfvBtWIWQXVYS8W5kQvLMmXhbxq80Sfek4CGKZPM6qxUZKmypEfhePEdzI_XtZeEN57sLy9CIjzCK16qAXug414/w640-h560/Little+Friarbird.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Little Friarbird feeding on <i>Grevillea sessilis</i></b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Breakfast was a warming bowl of porridge sprinkled with blueberries and banana to get us going for the day. Drove out of the camp and took the Poison Creek track to Big Swamp passing through open woodland and heathland, where we saw a Common Bronzewing. The track has various surfaces, dirt, rocks and sand with washouts and deep ruts. The swamp was dry with a few drying pools of water, which were attracting a few birds who came in to drink and bathe. Picked one and set up for a morning coffee to see what came in. There were mainly honeyeaters arriving including Blue-faced, Black-chinned, Little and Noisy Friarbird along with Noisy Miner. </span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDWEKiYVjvKtTre2cXbpWink1oOok1AOjfuW6VWUW2muFcqHcRQGzMxIl5wb_fS3wAjUCdgRGBE5VUa806RcUInb1pa77AR-y9-SyZxyJBUX0ukpZ-gyzxLuzfWiJq3Xa2roxsQX5q0j8/s1500/Noisy+Miner.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1107" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDWEKiYVjvKtTre2cXbpWink1oOok1AOjfuW6VWUW2muFcqHcRQGzMxIl5wb_fS3wAjUCdgRGBE5VUa806RcUInb1pa77AR-y9-SyZxyJBUX0ukpZ-gyzxLuzfWiJq3Xa2roxsQX5q0j8/w472-h640/Noisy+Miner.jpg" width="472" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Noisy Miner</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Five Squatter Pigeon (southern sub-species <i>Geophaps scripta scripta</i>), were feeding nearby. This sub-species is listed as threatened mainly due to habitat loss and modification. We continued along the Poison Valley track for a few kilometres until it started to get quite rough and steep and then turned around for the return 20km trip to camp. Afternoon spent around the camp birding.</span></p><p align="justify" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
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</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Another 4ºC morning and porridge for breakfast with strawberries and banana. Packed up and left camp by 8.30 to join the Burdekin Highway. Drove to </span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://www.outbackqueensland.com.au/town/prairie/">Prarie</a></span></span> and stopped for a coffee. We had stopped here last time we were out this way and had some good bird sightings. The local bee keeper had planted several grevilleas in his garden, which were attracting many honeyeaters to the nectar rich flowers, look out for the sign!</span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span> <p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2fjWpnoSgqpD54hzwCix-I-Om-wuA-fdLLZdDsus4csT6IVb3j914eZBV5JNFKYsquBIXISmHeuTKn8TeOrEpVrY9PSmxzZFF6BEV6wMVFc0seJcI8WnSSZIEW2TNl8gmYqdlJfYstTM/s1500/Prairie+Honey+Sign.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1335" data-original-width="1500" height="570" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2fjWpnoSgqpD54hzwCix-I-Om-wuA-fdLLZdDsus4csT6IVb3j914eZBV5JNFKYsquBIXISmHeuTKn8TeOrEpVrY9PSmxzZFF6BEV6wMVFc0seJcI8WnSSZIEW2TNl8gmYqdlJfYstTM/w640-h570/Prairie+Honey+Sign.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span>White-plumed Honeyeater was the most common, but there was also Brown, Singing and Blue-faced Honeyeater plus Little Friarbird. A group of Apostlebird were noisily going about their business, only 6 in this group – not the 12 which gave rise to their name.</span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSkotbARU7BU6Zlq3AV80Adp-2LS92FKlgX8Z7sVNn9JgcHNuU_mlgWekxpwW1dhA5TVKx4gDrvmxDbDb4afjtr7iJS6R3N57rTafBhFrPaGsVsWGwMbR5ltgI6QTU5veFJOl_-HjhZYg/s1500/Apostlebird.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1067" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSkotbARU7BU6Zlq3AV80Adp-2LS92FKlgX8Z7sVNn9JgcHNuU_mlgWekxpwW1dhA5TVKx4gDrvmxDbDb4afjtr7iJS6R3N57rTafBhFrPaGsVsWGwMbR5ltgI6QTU5veFJOl_-HjhZYg/w456-h640/Apostlebird.JPG" width="456" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Apostlebird</b></span></span></span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Jh6VPpaw0Jm6zv1beMsjj5ziJ9QaJjwOsCj021L2eDBUR5n8xKjdxXnoqJAEa8DaM6xoXTAy6dUdBPUCnSJMfhoHTKkXkGvIGL9lVG9vqFwhm-Py4c3_v8d9cyMrcTOwi6XRLb7oGEk/s927/Singing+Honeyeater+1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="686" data-original-width="927" height="474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Jh6VPpaw0Jm6zv1beMsjj5ziJ9QaJjwOsCj021L2eDBUR5n8xKjdxXnoqJAEa8DaM6xoXTAy6dUdBPUCnSJMfhoHTKkXkGvIGL9lVG9vqFwhm-Py4c3_v8d9cyMrcTOwi6XRLb7oGEk/w640-h474/Singing+Honeyeater+1.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Singing Honeyeater</b></span></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Continued on to re-fuel in </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://www.visithughenden.com.au/">Hughenden</a> (self-serve the cheapest) </span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;">and pick up a loaf of bread at the bakery. Roadworks in town sent us around the back streets to join the highway to </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://www.outbackqueensland.com.au/town/richmond/">Richmond</a> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;">115km west.This stretch of road had plenty of Australian Kestrel and Torresian Crow nests on the power poles, no trees along here. It is also part of</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://www.australiasdinosaurtrail.com/">Australia'</a></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.australiasdinosaurtrail.com/"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span><span style="font-weight: normal;">s</span></span></span></a><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://www.australiasdinosaurtrail.com/">
Dinosaur Trail</a></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;">, where you can discover displays of world-class fossils found in the Winton, Richmond and Hughenden region by visiting the unique experiences along the way. The motel garage on the edge of Richmond had cheap diesel at $1.09c litre. We stopped at the Lions Park for lunch before checking out the nearby Lake Frank Tritton, where we added a few waterbirds to our list. Continued on west towards </span><span style="font-size: medium;">Julia Creek</span><span style="font-size: medium;"> following the railway line, which was having major upgrades to the tracks. Our overnight destination was Nonda Billabong half way between Julia Creek and Richmond. The billabong is permanent fed by hot water from the </span><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Artesian_Basin"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span>Great
</span></span></a><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Artesian_Basin">Artesian
Basin</a>. </span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;">Great birding spot with lots of reeds and surrounding woodland. In the evening 25 Australian Magpie Lark came to roost in the reeds along with at least 18 Rainbow Bee-eater.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx3lPqeFWTm-bP0TXJOG0L3vXcB-FOEC64bA51Cwv3YR9HyX6Zgv-mx800fqP2dFGI4LBhP9agKK0SbVQHuZyz51SG_WvKZiq8l3aaQ9yjirD4Amy33kWkYyornJHryRqGSV1PFA1QHa4/s1500/Nonda+Lagoon.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1500" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx3lPqeFWTm-bP0TXJOG0L3vXcB-FOEC64bA51Cwv3YR9HyX6Zgv-mx800fqP2dFGI4LBhP9agKK0SbVQHuZyz51SG_WvKZiq8l3aaQ9yjirD4Amy33kWkYyornJHryRqGSV1PFA1QHa4/w640-h426/Nonda+Lagoon.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Nonda Billabong</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span><b></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span><b> </b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span><b>23/8/2020</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span><b> </b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It had warmed up this morning to 6ºC! A warming cup of coffee set us up to explored the area, finding 35 species of birds including, Brown Quail, Diamond Dove, Brolga, Wedge-tailed Eagle, our first Budgerigar for the trip list, Australian Reed Warbler and at least 1000 Masked, Black-faced and White-browed Woodswallow, who were feeding in flowering trees. A Sacred Kingfisher was sitting quietly in a tree alongside the access road.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqqBwKnr9EoJka5AlphNZNxXyPkVsvVxBO6IitIGWpWRuEASrMR9Ih9Dh8s0HJ5-CUwYpM5MAMF3rmF4IRF0kvZB_dIMNYpG3ZkpOfDjI2Dr_Nr5hHNozpS28CBKM3GHnD5vM-3kvWTj4/s1500/White-browed+Woodswallow.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1500" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqqBwKnr9EoJka5AlphNZNxXyPkVsvVxBO6IitIGWpWRuEASrMR9Ih9Dh8s0HJ5-CUwYpM5MAMF3rmF4IRF0kvZB_dIMNYpG3ZkpOfDjI2Dr_Nr5hHNozpS28CBKM3GHnD5vM-3kvWTj4/w640-h426/White-browed+Woodswallow.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>White-browed Woodswallow</b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span><br /></span></span><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg3z_xwy6gXZ3oGFfD76MmVeAY80j-aSFxpalTRQr-GTGGZDjylba2AHVb0-E4ZxHOw9Rym64ABrF73sPud5w0o3a3S6x2gKBh9ASQZQGICVmMHgm8FRbVeTOzgew1S2jVUM2LGx0i3H4/s1500/Sacred+Kingfisher+08231815.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1495" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg3z_xwy6gXZ3oGFfD76MmVeAY80j-aSFxpalTRQr-GTGGZDjylba2AHVb0-E4ZxHOw9Rym64ABrF73sPud5w0o3a3S6x2gKBh9ASQZQGICVmMHgm8FRbVeTOzgew1S2jVUM2LGx0i3H4/w638-h640/Sacred+Kingfisher+08231815.jpg" width="638" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Sacred Kingfisher </b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A good start to the day celebrated with a scrambled egg breakfast. </span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span><a href="https://www.outbackqueensland.com.au/town/julia-creek/">Julia
Creek</a></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span>was the next point of interest with two Emu welcoming us to town! Found a park to have another coffee. 70Kms further west is</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span> </span></span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span><a href="http://www.camparoundaustralia.com.au/campsites/oorindi-rest-area/">Oorindi
Rest Area</a> </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;">(truck stop), where we pulled in for lunch. The wind was whistling across the countryside and forced us to have lunch in the car. We were surprised to see a Spinifex Pigeon trying to make a living amongst the Mitchell Grass plains, the 80+ Apostlebird also seemed at home in this country as were five Diamond Doves clinging onto a barb wire fence trying not to get blown away. Continued on to </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span><a href="https://www.outbackqueensland.com.au/town/cloncurry/">Cloncurry</a>
</span></span><span style="font-size: medium;">and booked into the</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span><a href="https://www.discoveryparks.com.au/caravan-parks/queensland/outback-queensland-cloncurry"> Discovery
Park</a> </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;">as we needed to do some washing and have showers. Had a Red-backed Kingfisher come into roost in a tree at our site.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5xK_8AlJ4dRJvD5Qlp8QFMTFGbNsLgloWwdrpW_tVmuE6n9vcSG0n0Ir8TBQfeedVR-dCsvh2RxObFSQotAVGi8kFbWoSUMvh98NJ7yLaw-kw4HKMEwAG7h6qskxfEYecqCqbVOg7J9U/s1500/Red-backed+Kingfisher.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1144" data-original-width="1500" height="488" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5xK_8AlJ4dRJvD5Qlp8QFMTFGbNsLgloWwdrpW_tVmuE6n9vcSG0n0Ir8TBQfeedVR-dCsvh2RxObFSQotAVGi8kFbWoSUMvh98NJ7yLaw-kw4HKMEwAG7h6qskxfEYecqCqbVOg7J9U/w640-h488/Red-backed+Kingfisher.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Red-backed Kingfisher</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table> </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span><b> </b></span></span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span><b> </b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span><b>24/8/2020</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Noisy start to the morning due to a few trains passing by, trucks on the highway and a garbage truck collecting the parks rubbish. Drove into town before checking out <a href="https://www.cloncurry.qld.gov.au/development/council-projects/chinaman-creek-dam">Chinaman Creek Dam</a></span><span style="font-size: medium;"> (how long before that name gets changed!), where we found a shady spot on the edge of the dam for lunch. Overlooking the dam we could checkout the waterbirds with the spotting scope, good views of Great-crested Grebe, Black-necked Stork and a few Australian Pelican. We spent sometime looking for a Spotted Bowerbird which was in a tree behind us calling and mimicking other bird species, eventually found it. </span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjiIpyHLfGgSBo9vBuB6AqEH9HHaHEN3yAigvcYU61OMFW_KyETauucC8WnA1qPWBbMFb9AnJuZEkV_dK1XVBhaaFE1LM03djB7U8JSHwZz5HOr4aDsrXuSoTaaFVsJINLRZQbnq_iipo/s1500/Black-necked+Stork.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1100" data-original-width="1500" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjiIpyHLfGgSBo9vBuB6AqEH9HHaHEN3yAigvcYU61OMFW_KyETauucC8WnA1qPWBbMFb9AnJuZEkV_dK1XVBhaaFE1LM03djB7U8JSHwZz5HOr4aDsrXuSoTaaFVsJINLRZQbnq_iipo/w640-h470/Black-necked+Stork.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Black-necked Stork</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">After lunch drove out to the </span><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://ebird.org/hotspot/L2268333?yr=all&m=&rank=mrec"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span>Cloncurry</span></span></a><a href="https://ebird.org/hotspot/L2268333?yr=all&m=&rank=mrec"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span>
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Treatment Plant</a></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"> (-20.6947928,140.5029863). Lots of upgrading works going on, but plenty of birds, which were viewed from behind the perimeter fence. Mainly Grey Teal and Plumed Whistling-Duck, but there were a few Hardhead (duck) and lots of Australasian Grebe. Around the perimeter were a couple of Spinifex Pigeon, some Brolga and a flock of Zebra Finch. Topped up with supplies at the local IGA supermarket.</span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span> </span></span><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span>
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</span><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Up at first light to pack up, have showers and off to the <span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://www.reddoorcloncurry.com/">Red Door Cafe</a></span></span> for breakfast. This cafe is run by a charity organisation to train unemployed people who have barriers to employment. We ordered, our coffees arrived, but after waiting our eggs benedict did not. Our order hadn't reached the chef, but not a problem as we were in no hurry, it was worth the wait. Fortified by a good breakfast we took the Djarra road, which winds its way between spectacular rock formations, spinifex covered hills and open eucalypt woodlands. Passed through Duchess, named after a mine, which was set up after copper was found there in 1897, it now has a population of around 23. Then into </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dajarra,_Queensland">Djarra</a></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;">, slightly bigger town which was named after the railway station in 1916. The nearby phosphate mine, (</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Phosphate_Hill&action=edit&redlink=1">Phosphate
Hill)</a></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"> and fertiliser production plant employs some of the locals. Here we joined the Mt. Isa road for a few kilometres and turned off to Cat Dam as it was lunch time. Not very inspiring, but a few birds on the dam, which was heavily impacted by cattle, who were probably the reason it was here in the first place. A White-headed Stilt (Black-winged Stilt) was the most exciting!</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn2RLAYHwRaBhHQmmRbbCRaiOEEEfDvjCXDNP_ulFKUqTEvsMPhXVXqleHUEH0QIx6f0-yyPXquAigec_-p_V6FnpbSo3z_5NQXvSI3XnY57rTjMRbrJz6iOup_58cDQysn8ee4kMYKYc/s1472/Black-winged+Stilt+3169.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1472" data-original-width="981" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn2RLAYHwRaBhHQmmRbbCRaiOEEEfDvjCXDNP_ulFKUqTEvsMPhXVXqleHUEH0QIx6f0-yyPXquAigec_-p_V6FnpbSo3z_5NQXvSI3XnY57rTjMRbrJz6iOup_58cDQysn8ee4kMYKYc/w426-h640/Black-winged+Stilt+3169.JPG" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">White-headed Stilt (Black-winged Stilt)</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Thought we might stay here the night so found a suitable site but managed to stake a tyre whilst driving in. Changed the tyre and decided to go the 130km to Mt. Isa for a new one. We did have another spare, but like to have two on our outback trips. In Mt. Isa </span><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/atlasmtisa/"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span><span style="font-weight: normal;">Atlas
</span></span></span></a><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/atlasmtisa/">Superstore</a></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"> are stockists for ARB products as well as Cooper Tyres, so we headed there and got a new tyre fitted in quick time. Very efficient and pleasant people to deal with. By now it was late in the afternoon so we booked into the </span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://www.sunsettop.com.au/">Sunset
Tourist Park</a></span></span></span> and had a pleasant site alongside a small creek. Not quite how we had planned our day but we were back on track to continue the next day. We did have a few Little Black Cormorant roosting beside our camp.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_7fNKXpZd8KM4m0yER62NPQ-8GrjvoHmS6ibPU9zwrimQslf1d-BIDXVRnXPXJNl3JC5hZ0MvY06pwkNMgGzSjLFtFDYydjDegb8UbGkgiMFyirZ-2AZB5vxHGTeMKJwnRiPQR55Yz8k/s1500/Little+Black+Cormorant+1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1125" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_7fNKXpZd8KM4m0yER62NPQ-8GrjvoHmS6ibPU9zwrimQslf1d-BIDXVRnXPXJNl3JC5hZ0MvY06pwkNMgGzSjLFtFDYydjDegb8UbGkgiMFyirZ-2AZB5vxHGTeMKJwnRiPQR55Yz8k/w480-h640/Little+Black+Cormorant+1.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Little Black Cormorant</span></b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span><b>26/8/2020</b></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Noisy night with constant traffic noise and barking dogs, but that’s what you get in an industrial town. Blue-winged Kookaburra fired up well before 6.00am, so no lie-in. Left at 6.15am and fueled up in town before retracing our steps back down the Djarra Road. We arrived back at Cat Dam just after 10.00am so we stopped for a coffee, avoiding staking another tyre! Continue south towards Boulia, dodging the Little Corella on the road!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></span></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy9RKN_87j_eC7XHKzfUac9CCrGG_v7bvTT6wtEii8PGphCN4SegWhrUs8FTmfMsWbMQgI7cHrVQ1zFDVli9Lmz18NT_oNEyqwwjoOwamNagP7JZfznTW81VgdT0FOFZ85VPMpTOwDc3w/s2048/Corellas+5.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy9RKN_87j_eC7XHKzfUac9CCrGG_v7bvTT6wtEii8PGphCN4SegWhrUs8FTmfMsWbMQgI7cHrVQ1zFDVli9Lmz18NT_oNEyqwwjoOwamNagP7JZfznTW81VgdT0FOFZ85VPMpTOwDc3w/w640-h426/Corellas+5.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span>Little Corella </span></span></b></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> <br /></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;">Stopped for lunch at <a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#">Peak Creek Rest Area</a>. Whilst here a vintage <a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#">Olympic Caravan</a> pulled in, this bought memories back to us as we lived in one of these fiberglass caravans after <a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#">Cyclone Tracy</a> in Darwin. This was in 1976, nearly two years after the cyclone, the caravan had survived with the only damage a small hole in it. We went over to talk to the owner who said he was the original purchaser back in 1968 and it was still going strong. From here we continued on across the stony gibber plains to <a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#">Boulia</a>. Headed out towards the racecourse to check out Racecourse Reserve, passing a few paddocks with camels in them along the way.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><span style="font-size: medium;"></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh7bDPaLvJlr83Vw1FyqmfwMOkdYL4vv03N27b6TePffoWRaKtjNW2BxQS8jQvCGHLd2q6dDRRXvzsNopbcuHccv8OSiDuxu4HxefINlAZwrDwUCdqOYbXTFDrcdH6AqLjAEVKwRNHyn4/w640-h480/Camels+-+Boulia.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Boulia Camels</span></b><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Found a suitable camp site alongside the Burke River.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIu4sIifwDYfAXR8uzmAESzv0LH7NrZIMmaigfasY8urabVAxmvLYDsr1BrPIVzjoey8Hqi0XD4OhWfU-35K9sIrqmDSb8gW0BUD2-v5jHglvLYDy4UZZORvIAGkNPnBWZD3W6fKnUfH4/s1500/Boulia+Camp.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="894" data-original-width="1500" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIu4sIifwDYfAXR8uzmAESzv0LH7NrZIMmaigfasY8urabVAxmvLYDsr1BrPIVzjoey8Hqi0XD4OhWfU-35K9sIrqmDSb8gW0BUD2-v5jHglvLYDy4UZZORvIAGkNPnBWZD3W6fKnUfH4/w640-h382/Boulia+Camp.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div><b><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span>Boulia Camp </span></span></b></div></td></tr></tbody></table></span><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Only a few other camps spread out along the river. Plenty of birds here including a (Eastern) Barn Owl and Australian Owlet-nightjar in the evening. <br /></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKremG_Qz8D_RuSLn15DjM3u8rMSo1IXvuC6VetwuKxcHl3cr5axoZdkYdWfpr-i4K0WLZLuf-aEvyX1f4j-su22819a5A8zin-P0DU0NkDvgsYxUNjn0atF_t8uSZFJC17dkbJlANiq8/w426-h640/Eastern+Barn+Owl+0209.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">(Eastern) Barn Owl</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b> </b></span></div><div align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>27/8/2020</b></span><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A morning walk was very productive with lots of birds including mixed flocks of Masked and Black-faced Woodswallow plus a few White-breasted Woodswallow. A Crested Bellbird was heard, but was unable to track it down and the most prolific honeyeater on the trip, White-plumed Honeyeater, were about in small flocks.</span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxDePoCFBx2nPaKxZ50oGdmH8k7sXCBM4tqSr739Dga-KSFCWQ1KE8TTkwe71ozo1SN2Q6Mp5rSLCAQWrddu8giHBDvgyWqODRiEALCVlEfY2dkP6AtGQeEsdqBPKUMRjy3YB_P7SbMLk/w518-h640/White-plumed+Honeyeater+1.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">White-plumed Honeyeater</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></div><div align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; 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margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></div><div align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></div><div align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></div><div align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></div><div align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> <br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2jQoeJ6KIMw5kAFf_YhRqKChZcsMCG0rCzwdF4lzWcdDFMMu33XyC9QXrgczHcjigmq7UJC3bG6Dc2-pkT_dijotfFQpV22INsrN_9wTvyfrs_q6QqMgrzIdsu7IeeN3dBxAHgPVU53M/w640-h500/Black-faced+Woodswallow.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Black-faced Woodswallow</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We had three Brolga glide over and five Budgerigar flew over, which was quite a rare sight so far on this trip. Drove into town, which had expanded quite a bit since the last visit here in 2002. Booked a table at the <a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#">Australia</a><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#">n</a><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#"> Hotel</a> for an evening meal and visited the <a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#"> </a>next door <a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#">information </a><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#">centre</a>. Then took a drive across the Burke River and turned left to the <a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#">Boulia Sewage Treatment Works</a>. Had to stand on some raised banks of an old pond to view the active ponds inside the perimeter fence. Only a few Australasian Grebe and Grey Teal plus 23 Brolga foraging beside the fence. Continued along the road, which was on the opposite bank of the river to our camp. To get back to camp we followed the track crossing the river on a sandy bed. By now it had warmed up to 29ºC so we found a shady spot for lunch and the afternoon. In the evening we returned to town for dinner, not very inspiring surrounds and a suitable meal to go with it. The edge of town gave us our only Australian Bustard of the trip.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqyqm4FT6vF8-syRpjKnZDSr2pgU8_9LzX2tFAPxNKL4pa-pS6X2fQthEPGKzXBpb7XE_TZEhRhGEF0LKIjkgob-WJr51oyxhR9gVRgBunps3Wr03oxasab3BvhhUNidXA7s3CP1t71h0/s1500/Aust+Bustard%252C.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1158" data-original-width="1500" height="494" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqyqm4FT6vF8-syRpjKnZDSr2pgU8_9LzX2tFAPxNKL4pa-pS6X2fQthEPGKzXBpb7XE_TZEhRhGEF0LKIjkgob-WJr51oyxhR9gVRgBunps3Wr03oxasab3BvhhUNidXA7s3CP1t71h0/w640-h494/Aust+Bustard%252C.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Australian Bustard<br /></span></b></td></tr></tbody></table></span></div> <p><span style="font-size: medium;">In
town the power lines were crowded with hundreds of Galah, who don’t
know how to be quiet, but they were enjoying themselves as usual. On the
way back to camp we got bushed with the myriad of tracks in the dark and visited a
few camp sites to the surprise of their occupants, eventually found the
T-Van.</span></p></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>28/8/2020</b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Added a few more birds to the Racecourse Reserve list
before breakfast, Nankeen Night-Heron, Brown Quail and Grey-crowned
Babbler.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2qHJ6cez6h_-xKFSGfa6CEPnGFSTqJr7JOwogKagCmPdH2n-dRdIghyMiTmAQI1MuOAGaUf92hCraQ1_RjfWj94lT3hBofl2kK0CzZDQrutCl-9WWGJqwSsYmHLnJbj5WfKjn8JxbI9M/s1500/Nankeen+Night+Heron+7760.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2qHJ6cez6h_-xKFSGfa6CEPnGFSTqJr7JOwogKagCmPdH2n-dRdIghyMiTmAQI1MuOAGaUf92hCraQ1_RjfWj94lT3hBofl2kK0CzZDQrutCl-9WWGJqwSsYmHLnJbj5WfKjn8JxbI9M/w426-h640/Nankeen+Night+Heron+7760.JPG" width="426" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><b>Nankeen Night Heron</b></span></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><b> </b></span></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: left;"><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj38R20ip51wnQgJTiV2Po6iez6_A4l9MpuNXPGzqtuiSS2cdj17RMsE9cGFgiSD1vCGYYjBneXmfp790t_PxLi-RvMRrjTAyoLgoDruXKcd6MjdsAEgqJMRztxUb5yn9NykyhX1TtpGE/s1501/Grey-crowned+Babbler+6904.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1501" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj38R20ip51wnQgJTiV2Po6iez6_A4l9MpuNXPGzqtuiSS2cdj17RMsE9cGFgiSD1vCGYYjBneXmfp790t_PxLi-RvMRrjTAyoLgoDruXKcd6MjdsAEgqJMRztxUb5yn9NykyhX1TtpGE/w640-h426/Grey-crowned+Babbler+6904.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Grey-crowned Babbler</b></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Back in Boulia we visited the Dump Point and filled up the water tank with water provided on the main street via a series of taps conveniently spaced out and marked drinking water. Fueled up at the local garage before turning off onto the Coorabulka Road. Coorabulka Station is located about 99 kilometres south-east of Boulia.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8ip92f_ZU2yXi69kEgX9xLQr8-xAyUVOo783THomANDF3yiQa90pHglRZIEobQstDB4aRoCpyHvGN7ucxNl4jhw67I5EypwSQbGYdCmJQTJYN6qGWG9X85TtG6yMUxcZR1o1JYvXFhaU/s2048/Coorabulka+Road+sign.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1369" data-original-width="2048" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8ip92f_ZU2yXi69kEgX9xLQr8-xAyUVOo783THomANDF3yiQa90pHglRZIEobQstDB4aRoCpyHvGN7ucxNl4jhw67I5EypwSQbGYdCmJQTJYN6qGWG9X85TtG6yMUxcZR1o1JYvXFhaU/w640-h428/Coorabulka+Road+sign.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><b><i><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span><span style="font-style: normal;">Coorabulka</span></span></span></i><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span><span style="font-style: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>Station Road Sign</b><br /></span></span></span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span><span style="font-style: normal;">The road passes by a few other pastoral stations </span></span></span><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span><span style="font-style: normal;">located
in the overgrazed Mitchell Grass plains (not helped by the drought
conditions) and a few stands of </span></span></span><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span><span style="font-style: normal;">the</span></span></span><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span><span style="font-style: normal;">
Waddie Tree (</span></span></span><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span><i>Acacia
peuce</i></span></span><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span><span style="font-style: normal;">).
This acacia is classified as endangered and only occurs in three
stands in Queensland and the Northern Territory.</span></span></span></span></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipeNmeQsseF-R5R3sESRhrjKYXh5jJw7ihiaTPzg59KkiJV_Ai7xl1gP_8Jlsr3Jens22ygEh8RXiN7bu7aIL3tPT-suHkeDWN6hVWSdR7Y19lhfhQ1fCfpAMxzxI28qCsbWtLxiMy4og/s1500/Waddie+Trees.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="873" data-original-width="1500" height="372" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipeNmeQsseF-R5R3sESRhrjKYXh5jJw7ihiaTPzg59KkiJV_Ai7xl1gP_8Jlsr3Jens22ygEh8RXiN7bu7aIL3tPT-suHkeDWN6hVWSdR7Y19lhfhQ1fCfpAMxzxI28qCsbWtLxiMy4og/w640-h372/Waddie+Trees.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b><span><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span><span style="font-style: normal;">Waddie Tree </span></span></span></span></b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span><span style="font-style: normal;">Saw some rare bird
activity along the road and stopped for a coffee. Plenty of Zebra
Finch, a few Black-faced Woodswallow, a Willie Wagtail and a Black
Kite. Continued along the road to Pigeongah Creek, which had a few
pools of water in it, but only three species of birds.</span></span></span></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYfk-8uU-31BvM3feJwAglUm4EJy3izdhp30xBj-lFLpLCEVOuEeF9Hd4VFUI1YVLZpbn-44f-_eTshHU0Y16Rs3d0e1pr2n6GAL5fQrmrw_jgDdn_vosNo3C1TBuolNJ_Igatviiv1HE/s1024/Pigeongah+Waterhole.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="1024" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYfk-8uU-31BvM3feJwAglUm4EJy3izdhp30xBj-lFLpLCEVOuEeF9Hd4VFUI1YVLZpbn-44f-_eTshHU0Y16Rs3d0e1pr2n6GAL5fQrmrw_jgDdn_vosNo3C1TBuolNJ_Igatviiv1HE/w640-h360/Pigeongah+Waterhole.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><b><span><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span><span style="font-style: normal;">Pigeongah Creek</span></span></span></span></b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span><span style="font-style: normal;">Further
along the road we came across Six Mile Creek, which had some shade so
we stopped for a late lunch. Heard a few Budgerigar and saw a flock
of Zebra Finch.</span></span></span></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLgzln8THbWLsgpO6ddFCu0ubLLj7OIk-_sEvQ7V7biy-OQTON-jGQLcH9Hnjg4_XeRtl4SOC1Jh34dUEtGdxi1xITqdkLgEl4RyavQ-8lbrwVTZeqDCC0twGbnML_z2gjX_B3TWp7EWI/s1560/Zebra+Finch.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1339" data-original-width="1560" height="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLgzln8THbWLsgpO6ddFCu0ubLLj7OIk-_sEvQ7V7biy-OQTON-jGQLcH9Hnjg4_XeRtl4SOC1Jh34dUEtGdxi1xITqdkLgEl4RyavQ-8lbrwVTZeqDCC0twGbnML_z2gjX_B3TWp7EWI/w640-h550/Zebra+Finch.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span><b>Zebra Finch - male</b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The road continued onto <a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#">Diamantina National Park</a> where we were greeted by two Emu. Diamantina National Park is 306km from Winton, 183km from Boulia, and 350km from Windorah. Continued onto <a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#">Hunters Gorge campground</a>, which had most of the sites along the Mundawerra Waterhole taken so we found a quieter spot away from them. We realised that this not very inspiring and very dusty campground was not what we had meant to book. We should have booked Gum Hole campground alongside Whistling Duck Creek, which is set in a shady location, but is unsuitable for caravans. We had a problem with the Prado (our tow vehicle), the back door was jammed and unable to be accessed. That was a job for another day! The lagoon here had a few birds including 21 Australian Pelican.</span><br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBgUqhbs62MQ67ugg4a98aySXw4XwAJkPJwXgO6Tz-syLjmMF6vXBWLTTWfwxrWdt1fNJZ8uf3ZdrWrYDr6cWzbTRDxqD3dblhYZ37h2QF5Le_S4pwIBof4t_-3-MoamR3H51WdezwlAE/s1500/Australian+Pelican+-Diamantina+NP.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1124" data-original-width="1500" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBgUqhbs62MQ67ugg4a98aySXw4XwAJkPJwXgO6Tz-syLjmMF6vXBWLTTWfwxrWdt1fNJZ8uf3ZdrWrYDr6cWzbTRDxqD3dblhYZ37h2QF5Le_S4pwIBof4t_-3-MoamR3H51WdezwlAE/w640-h480/Australian+Pelican+-Diamantina+NP.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><b>Australian Pelican </b></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">29/8/2020</span></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">First up got stuck into the door problem. Had to take out the cargo barrier behind the back seats so as to access the rear cargo area – not easy as it was awkward and heavy, but eventually got it out. We have storage draws in the back but as we could not access them had to unscrew the top cover off to get to the contents. After breakfast drove down to the Ranger Station to look at the history display of the property.</span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDefOlo50pY33XQBrKoagSMKU50CXmZHhWf3XbrniNb5E1GaYogZyps9GcRy6KOEjXS-8nosDzju3t0w8HOEfwPL4TWUsV4N88vDXq-AZsU1nCGe56okb9rIuwryGP5CPUKz4dOq_qtAY/s967/Diamantina+Rangers+Station.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="505" data-original-width="967" height="334" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDefOlo50pY33XQBrKoagSMKU50CXmZHhWf3XbrniNb5E1GaYogZyps9GcRy6KOEjXS-8nosDzju3t0w8HOEfwPL4TWUsV4N88vDXq-AZsU1nCGe56okb9rIuwryGP5CPUKz4dOq_qtAY/w640-h334/Diamantina+Rangers+Station.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span>Diamantina Ranger Station</span></span></span></b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Then back to the Diamantina River crossing, which is
significant to me (Keith) as in 1998 the vehicle I was passenger in drove into
the flooded river and we nearly drowned, but for a metal
marker post on the low level causeway. This piece of metal got hooked onto
the side bar of the vehicle and stopped it rolling over into the
downside washout, but there was still only about 600mm of the car above
the water line! There is now a higher level bridge across this stretch
of river, but I would imagine it still goes under in a flood.</span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTYUblCPl7m4DMUoNrPo6jTL076kf5JcF7vfg45W8aXTSnSchL3fKrz_0FRAUZHOyeTEWaZOP1ku_HKua2lpl9F-SdLdIiPpXyB7HB0J0addsL77yS9ccedQPMaMWo_MtYBUtp6JAQPz8/s1500/Diamantina+Bridge+Crossing.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="1500" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTYUblCPl7m4DMUoNrPo6jTL076kf5JcF7vfg45W8aXTSnSchL3fKrz_0FRAUZHOyeTEWaZOP1ku_HKua2lpl9F-SdLdIiPpXyB7HB0J0addsL77yS9ccedQPMaMWo_MtYBUtp6JAQPz8/w640-h480/Diamantina+Bridge+Crossing.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Diamantina River Crossing Bridge</b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">From here we went to</span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://parks.des.qld.gov.au/parks/diamantina/camping/gum-hole"> Gum
Hole camp ground</a></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"> for a coffee break, there was enough room to camp
with the T-Van, we will know next time! A Spotted Bowerbird came to
check us out.</span></p><div align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisG-RL8ERaSMs0GVpTD090vO4LgIoSe1D7oq_v9aU6921lieXpjWYqma1LAA7ae7jI6dgoQjUIht-ij-V5BXysFZZPj8OSW_mNEi5AfFCVc6fVt7vi96NMjMRY5A2V6x_6mKgAa_KqEvw/s1500/Spotted+Bowerbird+08292017+%25282%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1162" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisG-RL8ERaSMs0GVpTD090vO4LgIoSe1D7oq_v9aU6921lieXpjWYqma1LAA7ae7jI6dgoQjUIht-ij-V5BXysFZZPj8OSW_mNEi5AfFCVc6fVt7vi96NMjMRY5A2V6x_6mKgAa_KqEvw/w496-h640/Spotted+Bowerbird+08292017+%25282%2529.jpg" width="496" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Spotted Bowerbird</span></b></span></td></tr></tbody></table> </div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We decided to drive the 85km </span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#">Warracoota Circuit Drive</a></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"> , which starts at the old steel yards. Steel was used because wooden ones are prone to attack by termites and dry rot. The yards are still used as they are situated on the Springvale Road Stock Route used by drovers moving cattle. The beginning of the road follows a series of red sand dunes, which have been stable for the last 12,000 years. It is an iron coating on the grains of sand, which causes the red colouration of the dunes. From the dunes the track crosses claypans, gibber plains and grasslands. Stopped at Lake Constance and Warracoota Waterhole, neither had good access to the water and not many birds. Had lunch at Warracoota Waterhole before continuing on the loop road back to the main access road. Birdwise it was disappointing with virtually no birds to record, not surprising due to the dry state of the country. </span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></div><div align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8EHX71bHSOiwWHd8Osu_fl2W52SWLLgJcTk9EyaL_E6cBHbVxdZBbhIQYjKa26TS4zHe58uW9jVnp-j2lgf7a1WLFxVSYMfcdz07Y3_dqPwHEyqnU6RQuaGwLK7L-BTx5tHBziAmNBUM/s2048/Diamantina+Warracoota+Circuit.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8EHX71bHSOiwWHd8Osu_fl2W52SWLLgJcTk9EyaL_E6cBHbVxdZBbhIQYjKa26TS4zHe58uW9jVnp-j2lgf7a1WLFxVSYMfcdz07Y3_dqPwHEyqnU6RQuaGwLK7L-BTx5tHBziAmNBUM/w640-h426/Diamantina+Warracoota+Circuit.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Warracoota Circuit Drive</b></span><br /></span></span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Back at camp there were fewer people camping. The afternoon was one for relaxation watching the pelicans glide by, but we had to wait until 6.30pm for the flies to go away and give us some relief.</span></p><span style="font-size: medium;">
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</p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyZHKto0eg5-qngrdHOzOup9CjNbCteH-VAP7yiFNTb_UxtuQQwhEnVQavkTEZIy3yGJLHKbtZY-L6NmFDs-H2wo1k7joXQZlm05fJrHu6s8ni50y1Pz-msdQH0gNcfD8Z9fDe5GtdGw0/s1500/Australian+Pelican.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="1500" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyZHKto0eg5-qngrdHOzOup9CjNbCteH-VAP7yiFNTb_UxtuQQwhEnVQavkTEZIy3yGJLHKbtZY-L6NmFDs-H2wo1k7joXQZlm05fJrHu6s8ni50y1Pz-msdQH0gNcfD8Z9fDe5GtdGw0/w640-h480/Australian+Pelican.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Australian Pelican</b></span></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>30/8/2020</b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Up early to survey the lagoon and get organised for the next leg to Winton. This Galah was also up early foraging in a tree alongside the lagoon.</span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ0Y5ZzsgGu8bR4-qimjBe8R2D7flLrmHZuQWupgMTM4Kt2XV1zvvIgx3xt0hwiME7KajODgAHrBqH_Ph4Htjbkk-66d_r5UQhWo-DwytvrE1l-kbfHMgHgGQJ5TmYO-acVa1CtjvCS5E/s1500/Galahr.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1115" data-original-width="1500" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ0Y5ZzsgGu8bR4-qimjBe8R2D7flLrmHZuQWupgMTM4Kt2XV1zvvIgx3xt0hwiME7KajODgAHrBqH_Ph4Htjbkk-66d_r5UQhWo-DwytvrE1l-kbfHMgHgGQJ5TmYO-acVa1CtjvCS5E/w640-h476/Galahr.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Galah</b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Had breakfast and got on the road by 9.30am. Drove back
over the Diamantina Channels and took the Winton road just before the
Ranger Station. The road was undulating, rough gravel, big stones and
corrugations. After an hour we came across an Artesian Bore with its hot
water discharge forming a small water channel along with some ponding,
which had attracted a White-necked Heron, two Australian Magpie and two
Willie Wagtail. Around the back of the bore were two Pacific Black Duck.</span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9IfaeHKNP7J0mC8iJCHKIatVKzWntzthqUZFhXiwKq_Drh_P8OTnhKYfobzAOrAYjJ7L-wRvIcligYohn3ICKbPuWC-Rta4O3Xf4vEkywy70x_hFUTBwnLDFDeq7ptdjakkXJD3EU6QI/s1500/Bore+on+Winton+Rd..jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="1500" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9IfaeHKNP7J0mC8iJCHKIatVKzWntzthqUZFhXiwKq_Drh_P8OTnhKYfobzAOrAYjJ7L-wRvIcligYohn3ICKbPuWC-Rta4O3Xf4vEkywy70x_hFUTBwnLDFDeq7ptdjakkXJD3EU6QI/w640-h480/Bore+on+Winton+Rd..jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span>Artesian Bore along Winton Road<br /></span></span></b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Had our coffee and continued on to the <a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#">Old Cork Station</a> waterhole for lunch. Had been here before and remembered it was good for birds so we did a bit of exploring and found a colony of several hundred Corella camped in the trees beside the old creaky 36ft Comet windmill, which is the largest made by <a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#">Comet Windmills Australia</a>. The fins on the back of windmill say Southern Cross, maybe had a modification in the past?</span><br /><br /></p></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvmWVjLdLNA57Q5PfuUEA4Wa0cEP_Mr6MycfGDO61vQT3LBg9ixZIrt9ciMp1_j_cua5PhuY5DibrYk3fjTUjsMJfLg1BGmwD5uHKKytCTkGju2kf_VGl5aCUaJ93DPFv9VUUeOkoUWIc/s2048/Old+Cork+Station+Windmill.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvmWVjLdLNA57Q5PfuUEA4Wa0cEP_Mr6MycfGDO61vQT3LBg9ixZIrt9ciMp1_j_cua5PhuY5DibrYk3fjTUjsMJfLg1BGmwD5uHKKytCTkGju2kf_VGl5aCUaJ93DPFv9VUUeOkoUWIc/w480-h640/Old+Cork+Station+Windmill.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Old Cork Station Windmill</b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Decided to stay here for the night as there was only two other camps and a suitable site for us. Birds seen in the afternoon included White-browed, Masked and Black-faced Woodswallow plus a group of Halls Babbler.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaTjIy6JVtRZpBZde44QU8kqKwPXgnsKvzu4wRWjR-_cFblKzBwMfwDjEAkNR6tr_1-0lKp-e2FkBzQwDwdTYP8mXm0uQvys3Qq9sdHvqhLpUs85D1JisMChfZABBNOCqfGSOaBSkNrdY/s1500/Masked+Woodswallow+08231832.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaTjIy6JVtRZpBZde44QU8kqKwPXgnsKvzu4wRWjR-_cFblKzBwMfwDjEAkNR6tr_1-0lKp-e2FkBzQwDwdTYP8mXm0uQvys3Qq9sdHvqhLpUs85D1JisMChfZABBNOCqfGSOaBSkNrdY/w426-h640/Masked+Woodswallow+08231832.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Masked Woodswallow</b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>31/8/2020</b></span><br /></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">An early morning walk around the area was very productive. Found three Spinifex Pigeon, 800+ Little Corella who were roosting started flying around along with at least 200 Galah making a lot of noise. A mixed flock of at least 300 Masked and Black-faced Woodswallow were feeding on flowering eucalypt trees.</span></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnYro5mTjLPVBK3ZdPutFUCD3J388KJvu5uaF2PvGWr8V8mhlrxH5Q8VfZoo93lgpNuJKRtt99CijY1MgRMSQvdDiA2UCAMxQUHX-CZfS5SbyayfZhOE4sHAvI6GC1vtucLgR2mzbO5yk/s1500/Spinifex+Pigeon+6242.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1296" data-original-width="1500" height="552" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnYro5mTjLPVBK3ZdPutFUCD3J388KJvu5uaF2PvGWr8V8mhlrxH5Q8VfZoo93lgpNuJKRtt99CijY1MgRMSQvdDiA2UCAMxQUHX-CZfS5SbyayfZhOE4sHAvI6GC1vtucLgR2mzbO5yk/w640-h552/Spinifex+Pigeon+6242.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Spinifex Pigeon</b></span></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b> </b></span></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b> </b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: left;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-weight: normal;"> Checked out the ruins as we walked around.</span></span></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLP5kfSURYkHguqBxBU5tukpDmMTt1VEX5TF6XNz1jGLkScXZSobdey5Dx0ww2OlwSIRkClGYyn9mZf70HpHQQSx10qQ2zAHvnMLIuByUgP8hSZTtfI1RQ6la1TqdfavtFUePfpbn7qq0/s1024/Old+Cork+Station.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="351" data-original-width="1024" height="219" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLP5kfSURYkHguqBxBU5tukpDmMTt1VEX5TF6XNz1jGLkScXZSobdey5Dx0ww2OlwSIRkClGYyn9mZf70HpHQQSx10qQ2zAHvnMLIuByUgP8hSZTtfI1RQ6la1TqdfavtFUePfpbn7qq0/w640-h219/Old+Cork+Station.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Old Cork Station<br /></b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDqJi92MB7hsgN_OEkhkCZtmd2sDqWzWgREJrQ6g2utV6bs0s_WHEJ7hG2NXA8VepxUrImEyXSDSG8gI4onjctFZLVEl3oJQL7dOfTqKdYu9LHe7wt-Moj-510OvkN68gwv_eKOuJCHPo/s2048/Old+Cork+Station+6.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDqJi92MB7hsgN_OEkhkCZtmd2sDqWzWgREJrQ6g2utV6bs0s_WHEJ7hG2NXA8VepxUrImEyXSDSG8gI4onjctFZLVEl3oJQL7dOfTqKdYu9LHe7wt-Moj-510OvkN68gwv_eKOuJCHPo/w640-h426/Old+Cork+Station+6.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Old Cork Station</b></span></span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;">This sign at Old Cork Station is another example targeting inconsiderate campers doing the wrong thing, eventually spoiling it for others.</span></span></p></div><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZoeSbkgFUzYVStyThmOI4l36xTnloEyRHsLJvAztBKkbB-1SBGlssdavFDeWk4nW1k94O_4YSOUsBas1lwAtyITjw2-fBLrCidmTQ3dnsywEie0Ln2rCVzafnQWKSDpeBKvpotn4bP-w/s2048/Old+Cork+Station+Sign.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1705" data-original-width="2048" height="533" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZoeSbkgFUzYVStyThmOI4l36xTnloEyRHsLJvAztBKkbB-1SBGlssdavFDeWk4nW1k94O_4YSOUsBas1lwAtyITjw2-fBLrCidmTQ3dnsywEie0Ln2rCVzafnQWKSDpeBKvpotn4bP-w/w640-h533/Old+Cork+Station+Sign.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">After breakfast we left about 8.45am to head for Winton. The Cork Mail Road passed by Cork Station before climbing up a nearby escarpment on the Tully Range. At the top is Lawrence Lookout, where we stopped for a spectacular view of the surrounding country and the right time for a morning coffee.</span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwHGStGOw8rfe-vELRGAXtaQ20pv7YGXlTD1P9CowqUs2RJcdM9yJ8hyphenhyphenzfyIirp3F3XfLEz3PLL_h11nYuqasAFXMslpotbfgQly0o6PnG5JZwD3cla1_ZkKO1hBxipWK7piInybBuhEY/s1500/Lawrence+Lookout+08312144.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="897" data-original-width="1500" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwHGStGOw8rfe-vELRGAXtaQ20pv7YGXlTD1P9CowqUs2RJcdM9yJ8hyphenhyphenzfyIirp3F3XfLEz3PLL_h11nYuqasAFXMslpotbfgQly0o6PnG5JZwD3cla1_ZkKO1hBxipWK7piInybBuhEY/w640-h382/Lawrence+Lookout+08312144.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Lawrence Lookout</b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPh3lZBa9fre07LIbLVZk7R2kQ9eJiLG5p1fcl3_INaxQ5YlouG296KMTzrzMz0E069v3Hk38wK51INFHIWde-jTZ3AL18LbQgz0LHVsmajpZiAs5sHKtm_agUuWOPIZvhcpqM0yAX7N0/s1500/Lawrence+Lookout+08312146.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1500" height="354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPh3lZBa9fre07LIbLVZk7R2kQ9eJiLG5p1fcl3_INaxQ5YlouG296KMTzrzMz0E069v3Hk38wK51INFHIWde-jTZ3AL18LbQgz0LHVsmajpZiAs5sHKtm_agUuWOPIZvhcpqM0yAX7N0/w640-h354/Lawrence+Lookout+08312146.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Lawrence Lookout</b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">From here we joined the Winton – Jundah Road just north of Lark Quarry (102.5km from Winton). Continued on along the gravel road until 44km from <a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#">Winton</a>, where it turns into bitumen. Once in Winton we booked into <a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#">Pelican Fuel Stop and Caravan Park</a> and had a large grassed site. Despite the name they had no fuel when we were here. Started making plans to go to the nearest Toyota dealer, which is in Longreach, to get the rear door fixed. In an inspired moment I checked the rear door handle from underneath and found the smallest of stones lodged under the handle. The smallest screwdriver we had was all that was needed to extract the stone and magically the back door opened – hooray! Not having to go to Longreach meant we could continue heading south instead of east. The rest of the afternoon was spent putting the cargo barrier and fridge back in place. </span></p> <span style="font-size: medium;"><b>1/9/2020 </b></span><br /> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Early start after a warming coffee to visit the <a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#">Winton Wastewater Treatment Plant </a>, met two other birders here. Not many birds apart from a few waterbirds such as Australasian Grebe and Grey Teal, plus both Australian Reed Warbler and Little Grassbird.</span></p></div><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span> </span></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlken5sUL0gzYCAAzUw3jMP_ld0mXXddhacBakDqscAkOjWzfkd3iLpcy-SVCHuTOs6h-XKew-_IX63BZoUv6llxWRFLUIOYX19DMaqRfZ5fsIEZh7cHZLazqAujfWUczJECYkuOIu6Qg/s1500/Australian+Grebe+1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1334" data-original-width="1500" height="570" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlken5sUL0gzYCAAzUw3jMP_ld0mXXddhacBakDqscAkOjWzfkd3iLpcy-SVCHuTOs6h-XKew-_IX63BZoUv6llxWRFLUIOYX19DMaqRfZ5fsIEZh7cHZLazqAujfWUczJECYkuOIu6Qg/w640-h570/Australian+Grebe+1.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Australasian Grebe</b></span></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">When we were leaving we met some friends from Townsville who we seem to make a habit of bumping into at various locations (the Grandis Forest at Paluma earlier in our trip), so had a chat. One of them was making a video of their travels and insisted on interviewing us! Back for breakfast before going into town to replenish supplies. Tried to get one of our 4Kg gas bottles filled, but no go after visiting four outlets. All had Swap and Go 9Kg bottles too difficult to get employees who have licenses to refill bottles. Afternoon spent getting ready to leave tomorrow. Did have a visit from three Brolga who came wandering around the caravan park!</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf7BEAX6JukVIzlg1_HXXb3b7na_yedpu7LH2J1To5yiKaUakORwUAy0rJJ5P92ZyPeiZ3KundRUDVobTWxBJby3zUKsli-XLvr7QHvuZGSU4k7DXgCzYm4gGFon6v6yHUwEWsRJ1fRMc/s1514/Winton+Brolgas.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1514" data-original-width="1361" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf7BEAX6JukVIzlg1_HXXb3b7na_yedpu7LH2J1To5yiKaUakORwUAy0rJJ5P92ZyPeiZ3KundRUDVobTWxBJby3zUKsli-XLvr7QHvuZGSU4k7DXgCzYm4gGFon6v6yHUwEWsRJ1fRMc/w576-h640/Winton+Brolgas.jpg" width="576" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Suburban Brolga</b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">In the evening we walked the short distance into town for a meal at Tattersalls Hotel, had to wait until a table was available, good to see the outback doing well in these tough times.</span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span> </span></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmgNui6cFflFUSO3P6HsbA_QK7PUhi9GA5bjctiVSwNeJ0RXmmPVkoP6A42wenjJvi4904lrIATS9bM_8Szip4pnHBX1XWIJTkX1FFBKibY_gAH6RL0uWmKTjIjRkdiSOQgS08m1EHrf8/s1500/Tattersalls+Hotel+Winton.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="745" data-original-width="1500" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmgNui6cFflFUSO3P6HsbA_QK7PUhi9GA5bjctiVSwNeJ0RXmmPVkoP6A42wenjJvi4904lrIATS9bM_8Szip4pnHBX1XWIJTkX1FFBKibY_gAH6RL0uWmKTjIjRkdiSOQgS08m1EHrf8/w640-h318/Tattersalls+Hotel+Winton.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Tattersalls Hotel</span></b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: left;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>2</b></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>/</b></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>9</b></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>/2020</b></span></span></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Decided to go to </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://parks.des.qld.gov.au/parks/bladensburg">Bladensburgh
National Park</a>,</span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"> which is only 17km south-west of Winton so no rush to leave this morning. After breakfast re-visited the Winton Wastewater Treatment Plant again, only new bird here was a two Spinifex Pigeon. Back into town for a toilet stop at </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://toiletmap.gov.au/toilet/18375">Hollow
Log Park</a>, </span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;">where it is easy to park on the road with a caravan or camper trailer. It is also has public showers. Then off to Bladensburgh NP along the Winton - Jundah Road. Had to give way to these cattle who were bigger than us!</span></div><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxr4SHTwhQxC2BIeLHo0QKcAAYEM-90-KGG4A1dgxXBJ2nPG53wna0Klg7cSErypdJODk6Jv39AkxbP3X9ioN_crdMj4w9Yfn5QV9dfqrkHDH8tuXkeeSZakLR_vSWWs-PUfSvIgP1XiU/s1500/Cattle+on+RD.+Winton.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="843" data-original-width="1500" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxr4SHTwhQxC2BIeLHo0QKcAAYEM-90-KGG4A1dgxXBJ2nPG53wna0Klg7cSErypdJODk6Jv39AkxbP3X9ioN_crdMj4w9Yfn5QV9dfqrkHDH8tuXkeeSZakLR_vSWWs-PUfSvIgP1XiU/w640-h360/Cattle+on+RD.+Winton.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b> Cattle Rule</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Turned off onto the Bladensburgh National Park road and stopped at </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://ebird.org/australia/hotspot/L2398890?yr=all&m=&rank=mrec">Engine
Hole</a></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"> for a walk and coffee. Then off to the camp ground at </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://parks.des.qld.gov.au/parks/bladensburg/camping">Bough
Shed Hole</a></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"> not too busy here, but it was hot (35ºC) and windy.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiasew1kZSlGBPNzwM2YkDpoKA0X7D3sGfOklq64y1mN9kKHq3CSnh3JOcluIlL49gjZ6y-TdpmSeo6fFgNJsVyq0Qf0gC1JKV69SiqJXYb0hZ5zkm2Gn_Xa6ZiqnjG2SF-Sq-bz83FQmw/s1500/Bladensburg+Camp+Evening.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1500" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiasew1kZSlGBPNzwM2YkDpoKA0X7D3sGfOklq64y1mN9kKHq3CSnh3JOcluIlL49gjZ6y-TdpmSeo6fFgNJsVyq0Qf0gC1JKV69SiqJXYb0hZ5zkm2Gn_Xa6ZiqnjG2SF-Sq-bz83FQmw/w640-h426/Bladensburg+Camp+Evening.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Evening at Bladensburg Camp</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">One other T-van here so we went over to introduce ourselves. The van belonged to two ladies who had managed to flee to Queensland from NSW when the border was open. It was too hot to move around so we sat beside a small waterhole in the afternoon to watch what came into drink and bathe. An Eastern Grey Kangaroo came in for a drink and took no notice of us.</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-weight: normal;"> <br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZNMXn9P95JJXDjk4lGN-Rvs5R45cNhIZts_9Pl4wMumvrnYMK_Sd78bsDI2f2Psbf_1RgF6Tc2v5STMDiMshv39XfeMD9-bma3lpz6PHG1Od3expXDMv1BHZxywk_8S7CvjFhP3WCO9A/s1500/Eastern+Grey+Kangaroo.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="1500" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZNMXn9P95JJXDjk4lGN-Rvs5R45cNhIZts_9Pl4wMumvrnYMK_Sd78bsDI2f2Psbf_1RgF6Tc2v5STMDiMshv39XfeMD9-bma3lpz6PHG1Od3expXDMv1BHZxywk_8S7CvjFhP3WCO9A/w640-h480/Eastern+Grey+Kangaroo.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span>Eastern Grey Kangaroo</span></span></b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-weight: normal;"></span></span></span><p style="text-align: left;"></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A Common Bronzewing, White-faced Heron and a few Yellow-throated Miner also came in to forage and drink.</span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkxV8eIeWqe3mqtJlt-0TaTr2XnuS50BWYvPk0ePpji5s6-yPCD6MN_K3UZ_BhV2AZt4az5oH0009ObaRRQwwQObrSazgjZNraryBS_jHhdW_ZJoGX0QppFhIFhZMdIHZEwNy2ePuFUDM/s1500/White-faced+Heron.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1254" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkxV8eIeWqe3mqtJlt-0TaTr2XnuS50BWYvPk0ePpji5s6-yPCD6MN_K3UZ_BhV2AZt4az5oH0009ObaRRQwwQObrSazgjZNraryBS_jHhdW_ZJoGX0QppFhIFhZMdIHZEwNy2ePuFUDM/w536-h640/White-faced+Heron.jpg" width="536" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span>White-faced Heron</span></span></b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Checked out the surrounding Spinifex country, where Chestnut-breasted Quail-thrush had been recorded previously, but no sign of any birds here today.</span></p><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>3</b></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>/</b></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>9</b></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>/2020</b></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Slow start to the morning before we headed off stopping at <a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#">Logan Falls</a> for a morning coffee, very dry here with only a Black-faced Woodswallow seen and a Crested Bellbird heard. Back on the Opalton Road we stopped at Wirribi Bore No 2 where there were a few more birds. These included two Grey Teal, 40+ Little Corella, Raven and 40+ Zebra Finch. Continued on to <a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#">Opalton Bush Camp</a>, where we found a not so good camp site behind the shower block. Too hot to go birding (37ºC) so we took it easy until the late afternoon when we went out in search of the Opalton Grasswren.</span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTM8_o3kD_psk88Qc84QdLwLUb_YEP1jWDoefjtc9qezhQ7JBu9JDsXFdjRG3UB3wLCGleU1I-YzjRywsRXBBNibTbE4WWiUeyPqcKTW3qt38vrFWO2G8tSfnfNzx2XF3wwslpMzzJxVM/s1500/Opalton+Grasswren+Habitat.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1155" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTM8_o3kD_psk88Qc84QdLwLUb_YEP1jWDoefjtc9qezhQ7JBu9JDsXFdjRG3UB3wLCGleU1I-YzjRywsRXBBNibTbE4WWiUeyPqcKTW3qt38vrFWO2G8tSfnfNzx2XF3wwslpMzzJxVM/w492-h640/Opalton+Grasswren+Habitat.jpg" width="492" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Grasswren Habitat at Opalton</b></span></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-weight: normal;"></span></span></span><p style="text-align: left;"></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This was at least the 5th visit in search of this bird, previously Keith had only had brief glimpses, which was not enough to count it and Lindsay did not even get a glimpse. Once again we tramped around the spinifex seeing a few Spinifex Pigeon and Grey-headed Honeyeater before deciding it was a lost cause again. <br /></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgbel5zh8xKybAwVb9bLtROUksHHFOPtRz7V18fANVa1bufOqXKu3ajx0WUj20Fry0vsJJNpgC23EYjUT8x6rVMn50EhXLYdhF7XFiSUZFjPZIxIJkgLUkq0-XDAv-eFtlVVdLlKd0Wgc/s1500/Spinifex+Pigeon.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1192" data-original-width="1500" height="508" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgbel5zh8xKybAwVb9bLtROUksHHFOPtRz7V18fANVa1bufOqXKu3ajx0WUj20Fry0vsJJNpgC23EYjUT8x6rVMn50EhXLYdhF7XFiSUZFjPZIxIJkgLUkq0-XDAv-eFtlVVdLlKd0Wgc/w640-h508/Spinifex+Pigeon.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span>Spinifex Pigeon</span></span></b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: left;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-weight: normal;"></span></span></span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-weight: normal;">So back to the
car to head back to camp when Keith spotted an Opalton Grasswren
right beside the car! </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">Lindsay
jumped out of the car as i</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">t
popped out into the open and hopped up onto low branches showing off
to us for a few minutes, managed a few photos. Hooray at last!! </span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQrb6hADGUHEFF0XUFqe9-fze1ruefq9vfDLZFIWqWoBFPSS9sTkgd4LEO_k_3hvVwtdfHO1fioU1lJryovUv6vHJOPXEAcnlAoQWziC_0u3D7vAEszyxjh6bjqBQaSCPUyMuUDaO3wP0/s1500/Opalton+Grasswren.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="1500" height="528" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQrb6hADGUHEFF0XUFqe9-fze1ruefq9vfDLZFIWqWoBFPSS9sTkgd4LEO_k_3hvVwtdfHO1fioU1lJryovUv6vHJOPXEAcnlAoQWziC_0u3D7vAEszyxjh6bjqBQaSCPUyMuUDaO3wP0/w640-h528/Opalton+Grasswren.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>the elusive Opalton Grasswren</b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: justify;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-weight: normal;">After
all that excitement we return</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">ed
to check out the Opalton Dam and </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">a
celebratory dinner. </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">Around
7.00pm we</span><span style="font-weight: normal;"> watched the
International Space Station pass by amongst the stars. Well we did have a full moon and here is the space shuttle heading for the station! Just a bit of fun.<br /></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFHw5FEHqZdWE7P6pT458lJ3V-8wY_2BBZu4UwREnxsGowAup0RpwATIm7i-gfhXPMGQcqxuvjAEZ8z2HImrGouLoBUXhWFLygkGFShodbv94Bc6Z5f0AKkvT_v77YnMCpjmt0T5B0XWY/s971/Full+Moon+Space+Shuttle.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="971" data-original-width="966" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFHw5FEHqZdWE7P6pT458lJ3V-8wY_2BBZu4UwREnxsGowAup0RpwATIm7i-gfhXPMGQcqxuvjAEZ8z2HImrGouLoBUXhWFLygkGFShodbv94Bc6Z5f0AKkvT_v77YnMCpjmt0T5B0XWY/w636-h640/Full+Moon+Space+Shuttle.jpg" width="636" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</span></p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>4</b></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>/</b></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>9</b></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>/2020</b></span></span></span></p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
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</p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">A</span></span></span></span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">t
least it cooled down to 18ºC overnight which was a relief. Slow
start to the morning as we did not need to go searching for
grasswrens. Lindsay lit the <a href="http://www.ourterritory.com/outback/donkey.htm">donkey
boiler</a> for us to have a hot shower before breakfast. </span></span></span></span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Left
the camp by 9.15am and drove south-east until we reached Opal Creek,
where we did some birding and had our morning coffee. Whilst sitting
beside the road a ute pulled up and the occupant asked if we were OK.
This started off a conversation where we found out it was David
Strang from Mayneside Station and he was on his way to Opalton. We
told him we were at Opalton to birdwatch and in particular the
Opalton Grasswren. He was very interested in “their” grasswren,
so Keith showed him a picture of it on the back of the camera. He
asked if we could send a photo to him to make the locals aware of it.
He also told us he had set up their own </span></span></span></span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">WIFI</span></span></span></span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
</span></span></span></span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">network
</span></span></span></span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">in
the Opalton Bush Camp, something we were not aware of. Usually the
bush camp has a caretaker, but due to </span></span></span></span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Covid</span></span></span></span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
restrictions the normal caretaker was unable to come this year, </span></span></span></span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">this
was reflected in the lack of communication we had with the locals
this visit. Continued along the road until we reached the T-junction
and turned north. Some maps show a road heading straight across to
join the Jundah – Winton Road but this is no longer navigable. So we continued 51km north-west to meet up with the Jundah –
Winton Road just south of Lark Quarry. Turned left heading for
Jundah, stopping at a dam along the way to log down a few birds, including a White-necked Heron.</span></span></span></span></div><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-style: normal;"></span></span></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmLJ73TKpm0A-VhfRG14EwYSsmXnuA1Z5V5shUo7qTDPV99mrRftoqYg6IKdb5CmANS5TnfpCXfjG2CwZdoNJfQgjOXIr9AO18AMnpr-ptUXpDXPVZUu9wPvxqF4On2a2MI1jy0zpZ6hw/s1500/White-necked+Heron.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1001" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmLJ73TKpm0A-VhfRG14EwYSsmXnuA1Z5V5shUo7qTDPV99mrRftoqYg6IKdb5CmANS5TnfpCXfjG2CwZdoNJfQgjOXIr9AO18AMnpr-ptUXpDXPVZUu9wPvxqF4On2a2MI1jy0zpZ6hw/w428-h640/White-necked+Heron.JPG" width="428" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>White-necked Heron</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-style: normal;"></span></span></span><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Mayne
River now has a no camping sign, not sure of the legality of this, it
is on Brighton Downs Station. </span></span></span></span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Camped
nearby </span></span></span></span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">with
the temperature hitting 38ºC! Too hot to do anything, which caused
us to start thinking about changing our plans.</span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span></div><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>5</b></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>/</b></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>9</b></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>/2020</b></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
</p><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span><span style="font-size: medium;">
</span><p align="justify" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: medium;"></span>
</p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">H</span></span></span></span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">ad
a walk to the river and explored the empty camp ground, looked like a
road crew had been in and widened the tracks. Always good for birding
here. A Whistling Kite was perched in a tree near a nest overhanging the river and several Brown Treecreeper were foraging up and down a tree trunk as well as on the ground. A male Red-winged Parrot also came down for a drink.</span></span></span></span></div><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiek49tGHY-QcmOcL8JZ5lJcKgQIru1yhkVNmOHpZgLcqwOAWSoyg9dGsyvZKLtbihSHYjiARWKhAUf4rSak9hn6CTVNfrTB4oJPXo1Yn0pXKPv7CtYFm547G8Ff_I3ulrbPY5Wp45eoVM/s1500/Whistling+Kite+09042279.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1310" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiek49tGHY-QcmOcL8JZ5lJcKgQIru1yhkVNmOHpZgLcqwOAWSoyg9dGsyvZKLtbihSHYjiARWKhAUf4rSak9hn6CTVNfrTB4oJPXo1Yn0pXKPv7CtYFm547G8Ff_I3ulrbPY5Wp45eoVM/w558-h640/Whistling+Kite+09042279.jpg" width="558" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Whistling Kite</span></span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-style: normal;"><br /><span style="font-weight: normal;"></span></span></span></span><p style="text-align: left;"></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioPW0oJGCGpdOjd1idJe1o1nnfMzNU4qlI43ittHbEyzPvnM81qm_4NkA6UnDfk8nbqFKyE7si3ZVBAQGGlD1JuVy6lMdhQv4FDvhYWbn4kopGk45KAqIi-CJnGbdtSiJXnX5kwbPSVnw/s1500/Brown+Treecreeper.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1289" data-original-width="1500" height="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioPW0oJGCGpdOjd1idJe1o1nnfMzNU4qlI43ittHbEyzPvnM81qm_4NkA6UnDfk8nbqFKyE7si3ZVBAQGGlD1JuVy6lMdhQv4FDvhYWbn4kopGk45KAqIi-CJnGbdtSiJXnX5kwbPSVnw/w640-h550/Brown+Treecreeper.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Brown Treecreeper</b></span></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></span></span><p style="text-align: left;"></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"></span></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTOHC9C1hfZLgyEZRsI2Jpppkm_RbMHIiNPNDCzlvZjH_iR_2JHba3P2AoeqKms5K2TiLZHMTroxPJa1uY8H8B3ZaeD_aa4JRz18xDjFBx0LSrJwj1uNA3iF9KXhSZycTB3HMabEzxI5g/s1500/Red-winged+Parrot+%2528M%2529+09042283.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1376" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTOHC9C1hfZLgyEZRsI2Jpppkm_RbMHIiNPNDCzlvZjH_iR_2JHba3P2AoeqKms5K2TiLZHMTroxPJa1uY8H8B3ZaeD_aa4JRz18xDjFBx0LSrJwj1uNA3iF9KXhSZycTB3HMabEzxI5g/w588-h640/Red-winged+Parrot+%2528M%2529+09042283.jpg" width="588" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Red-winged Parrot - male</b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: justify;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Back
on the road we headed south along the Jundah Road. Plenty of
Wedge-tailed Eagles along this stretch of road including these two
perched in a tree a few hundred meters away from their nest.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></span></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-ybrBvBlesvLaFKIVWvEjfTRILb80mZDDdjJt7ybYpGFmn-2G5CZrcF0D-Hhu8K4kk1VKq7oaYSWX9PMF_lnTzbkzSRIqbCU37Dax0s0LhL3IkYwDW2DoeAxG9_5grG5VSXK2xavnBLo/s1500/Wedge-tail+Eagle+%25281%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="927" data-original-width="1500" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-ybrBvBlesvLaFKIVWvEjfTRILb80mZDDdjJt7ybYpGFmn-2G5CZrcF0D-Hhu8K4kk1VKq7oaYSWX9PMF_lnTzbkzSRIqbCU37Dax0s0LhL3IkYwDW2DoeAxG9_5grG5VSXK2xavnBLo/w640-h396/Wedge-tail+Eagle+%25281%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Wedge-tailed Eagle</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"></span></span></span></span><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">No signs of life in the nest. Continued along the road dodging both Red and Grey Kangaroo plus a few dozy cattle who always seem to run into the path of oncoming vehicles! Looked for a spot to stop for a coffee, but the countryside was pretty bland and uninspiring with few trees so we pressed onto the lookout at <a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#">Commissioner Mount </a><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#">Jumpup</a>.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFn04WzlH9uWeDNE5UihtI6OAF3VR_QsQuz4y9t7Hh8q0KsBHHh7FBidSLttJMS1Y25yfjaLXyjbC4yTBoARxj9Y_Gj8oW_y-u3GFmBo6eoqjDh_dcmnknulnt8vbNxqfvNGUoqpiw5AE/s1500/Commissioner+Mt.+Lookout.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="887" data-original-width="1500" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFn04WzlH9uWeDNE5UihtI6OAF3VR_QsQuz4y9t7Hh8q0KsBHHh7FBidSLttJMS1Y25yfjaLXyjbC4yTBoARxj9Y_Gj8oW_y-u3GFmBo6eoqjDh_dcmnknulnt8vbNxqfvNGUoqpiw5AE/w640-h378/Commissioner+Mt.+Lookout.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Commissioner Mount Jumpup<br /></b></span></td></tr></tbody></table> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Good spot to stop for morning coffee with a great view of the surrounding countryside. You can camp here, but it is a bit exposed so could be a bit windy on occasions. A patch of vegetation on the other side of the road looked interesting and so it was, our first Hooded Robin of the trip, a male and female with an immature bird. Also here was Singing and Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater plus a Grey Shrike-thrush and the obligatory Willie Wagtail.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjikFhPJLB36QITIvH0T84ppVgsqbRPryl2fABPMuwacjrzMg3rLiTnPJN5XGIYTzkb-9e3IJbFZgjyUXJ1LlvGT2nmxA2UAQOf9C0g1XfOF4TZkefciFK6Nde1bffblWi_Fp1se6esYSQ/s1500/Spiny-checked+Honeyeater.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1060" data-original-width="1500" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjikFhPJLB36QITIvH0T84ppVgsqbRPryl2fABPMuwacjrzMg3rLiTnPJN5XGIYTzkb-9e3IJbFZgjyUXJ1LlvGT2nmxA2UAQOf9C0g1XfOF4TZkefciFK6Nde1bffblWi_Fp1se6esYSQ/w640-h452/Spiny-checked+Honeyeater.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater</span></b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We were heading for <a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#">Noonbah Station</a> in the channel country. We left the lookout to continue on to the turnoff to Noonbah Station, where we turned off onto Longreach Road, which crosses the Vergemont Creek channels before Noonbah. Once at Noonbah we were welcomed firstly by Karen and later Angus Emmott, who we have come to know from our previous visits, they always make their guests feel at home. They are both fantastic people who are passionate about the land and the animals present on their property and surrounds. Angus’s knowledge of the local flora and fauna is second to none. Angus has discovery many new species on his property with a number named after him or the family. </span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibRhPr-l5WU9T6ew510lvdKBn64aeksvU1b9dCvpqIFPfiz-IJW8iVOBqcp-4hy3SSk-xNo6MnadIFidGCuTsaNkjHT5h2ya3gBllaRtDgcQY-qZuZJKC_9jv9LT_f9Xzw0t_E9Kh0hKk/s1500/Noonbah+Station.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1005" data-original-width="1500" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibRhPr-l5WU9T6ew510lvdKBn64aeksvU1b9dCvpqIFPfiz-IJW8iVOBqcp-4hy3SSk-xNo6MnadIFidGCuTsaNkjHT5h2ya3gBllaRtDgcQY-qZuZJKC_9jv9LT_f9Xzw0t_E9Kh0hKk/w640-h428/Noonbah+Station.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Noonbah Station</b></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Set up camp and had a relaxing afternoon doing some lazy birdwatching. There is a downloadable bird list for birds of “Noonbah”, “Waterloo” and “Valetta” Stations <a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#">here </a></span></span><p style="text-align: justify;"> </p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">6/9/2020</span></span></b></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Early morning walk around the homestead checking out the rusty cars and trucks. Saw a few birds in and around the homestead dam. Drove out to twin dams where the water levels were quite low compared to our visit last year when they were in flood.</span></span></p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></span></span></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhk992QxcUH9uBJtm5Gl3oZxd0-Oeg8D-Mk368uw3tCm71SthIQzAe9Xt5y2_vMfuOm_M4zVo28egm30V5gnqILIgvXO1LAQUdmXjruZjPI9iBMCOaehJN1-RE8U9B2QDI2KbuBOGV8SE/s2048/Noombah+dam.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhk992QxcUH9uBJtm5Gl3oZxd0-Oeg8D-Mk368uw3tCm71SthIQzAe9Xt5y2_vMfuOm_M4zVo28egm30V5gnqILIgvXO1LAQUdmXjruZjPI9iBMCOaehJN1-RE8U9B2QDI2KbuBOGV8SE/w640-h426/Noombah+dam.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Noonbah Dam</b></span></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Consequently the number of birds were also very low. A pair of Royal Spoonbill were fraternising with a pair of Yellow-billed Spoonbill, perching in a dead tree.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8RQS1Dez4NJfhkkLxDxKW4bLmJN6o13_CXt_3URDgDH07baPhVlF5INo_YsDagsRwZyXyCfBhT0Vt3tSqLCb6wUl_pGV4-hB7W6eXBimWK9LOt9Gi-DfD1yJBsQr2qWiLlME9UGzD8Bs/s1500/Yellow+Spoonbill+copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1310" data-original-width="1500" height="558" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8RQS1Dez4NJfhkkLxDxKW4bLmJN6o13_CXt_3URDgDH07baPhVlF5INo_YsDagsRwZyXyCfBhT0Vt3tSqLCb6wUl_pGV4-hB7W6eXBimWK9LOt9Gi-DfD1yJBsQr2qWiLlME9UGzD8Bs/w640-h558/Yellow+Spoonbill+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Yellow-billed Spoobill<br /></b></span></span></span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: medium;"></span><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A couple of Restless Flycatcher were fluttering in front of us and displaying to each other, great entertainment! Galah were also coming in to drink.</span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></span></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM5iKhJ26c9S4T0Wd-0h8gYcbwuC8QRRuZwD88_4DYfIb7gxTddPD3cP0ingqt9UKZm4DXpU6LC3jRiGZ4HVtaouoV4ERDnT5rSz7RLEV8BOqAvlIBkwk1ZI8q4P7dokS6tBjixELR8-Y/s1500/Paperbark+Flycatcher.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="1500" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM5iKhJ26c9S4T0Wd-0h8gYcbwuC8QRRuZwD88_4DYfIb7gxTddPD3cP0ingqt9UKZm4DXpU6LC3jRiGZ4HVtaouoV4ERDnT5rSz7RLEV8BOqAvlIBkwk1ZI8q4P7dokS6tBjixELR8-Y/w640-h480/Paperbark+Flycatcher.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Paperbark Flycatcher</b></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></span></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnWuRzF4pTcaHDPtMhtBeZG9F-cjGyDhAWY37jVKJLnkAh09dQdDi0CipmoYp-HUAqAeCj-cYlfn22bgdURQllLsTO3IUV2tRtBNZ4jdsReyhZiuCOsj1H0S4OB_34jJAe1smfM6b4SiI/s1500/Galah+-+drinking.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1445" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnWuRzF4pTcaHDPtMhtBeZG9F-cjGyDhAWY37jVKJLnkAh09dQdDi0CipmoYp-HUAqAeCj-cYlfn22bgdURQllLsTO3IUV2tRtBNZ4jdsReyhZiuCOsj1H0S4OB_34jJAe1smfM6b4SiI/w616-h640/Galah+-+drinking.jpg" width="616" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Galah</b></span></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">On the way back to Noonbah we called into the Vergemont Night Camp, where we had camped last year and met the only other campers there. Had a chat then headed back for lunch. Again it was a hot afternoon 36ºC, two degrees less than yesterday! So we relaxed in the shade and had a Collared Sparrowhawk come to visit us and obliged by posing for a photo.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9RK2XkOrR42Wmz8BzFE9RxUI53rrj5Yv-5OA7QZtZ7etUGg8WQgB6daakS1X5_QCsUbSnLhQMuGUA8eO5Ufh6fcTSJsyZDHoUVttoU4s_LpIX7PHdN6MBvBU8cjoC7stxnrka9fXrEVA/s1500/Collared+Sparrowhawk.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1058" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9RK2XkOrR42Wmz8BzFE9RxUI53rrj5Yv-5OA7QZtZ7etUGg8WQgB6daakS1X5_QCsUbSnLhQMuGUA8eO5Ufh6fcTSJsyZDHoUVttoU4s_LpIX7PHdN6MBvBU8cjoC7stxnrka9fXrEVA/w452-h640/Collared+Sparrowhawk.jpg" width="452" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Collared Sparrowhawk</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">When it had cooled down we took a drive past Noonbah night camp and continued around the loop road to where we had camped several years ago. Had a very scruffy Brown Falcon, could have been an immature bird. Quiet evening getting our bird records upto date onto the E-bird database. </span></div><p style="text-align: left;"></p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> <br /></span></span></span></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyldVGchqzDXFhuzpyIoVPO-qMVZHtocoQA6Djy9qMaC_kzAlk6vHKfDXhVBO57890XbilHzrHrEST8LGc_wBGjXRMFum67nmecoWwZadTAxsZ_loZmoppXsGSFFWQw737mQhGueBSorA/s1500/Brown+Falcon+09062373.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1018" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyldVGchqzDXFhuzpyIoVPO-qMVZHtocoQA6Djy9qMaC_kzAlk6vHKfDXhVBO57890XbilHzrHrEST8LGc_wBGjXRMFum67nmecoWwZadTAxsZ_loZmoppXsGSFFWQw737mQhGueBSorA/w434-h640/Brown+Falcon+09062373.jpg" width="434" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Brown Falcon</b></span></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>7</b></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>/</b></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>9</b></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>/2020</b></span></span></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Took an early morning walk to an old windmill and bore where White-plumed and Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater were coming into drink along with a flock of at least 100 Little Corella. Back for breakfast before heading off to the adjacent <a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#">Lochern National Park</a>, where we drove part of the circuit drive. Took a detour onto Waterloo Station and drove to the stockyards where there is a bore and dam, highlight here was a Black Falcon soaring overhead along with 150+ Zebra Finch. From here we followed another track which led to the Noonbah camp alongside the Thompson River. Plenty of campsites but not many flat ones. Stopped for a while to have a morning coffee and a quiet birdwatch, only one Australian Pelican gliding by, one Fairy Martin hawking above the river plus a few birds including Australian Pipit and Grey Shrike-thrush along the river bank. Returned to the circuit track in the national park and followed this track across the bumpy black soil plains and many river channels. Did have a family party of five Emu near the end of the track leading to the ranger base. No ranger of course, but an interpretive display and some old machinery from the properties working days, including the old mail boat.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPY1s7UDm69f9Mu9k2Q10DNDqryKaMzYfhxSOKeWJ-SMfWDCJOChqmkGW0Qj5WJ0xzuk0mj1zOIyenhwpEjxQKnygNNEMsCmK29fUOk6u66NOYINWqsEJtwUCJ9X1sBYh-IsNZkRhEV3Q/s2048/Lochern+NP+5.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPY1s7UDm69f9Mu9k2Q10DNDqryKaMzYfhxSOKeWJ-SMfWDCJOChqmkGW0Qj5WJ0xzuk0mj1zOIyenhwpEjxQKnygNNEMsCmK29fUOk6u66NOYINWqsEJtwUCJ9X1sBYh-IsNZkRhEV3Q/w640-h426/Lochern+NP+5.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Old Mail Boat and Mail Truck</b></span></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: justify;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Drove across the Longreach Road to
investigate the national parks campground </span></span></span></span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">at
Broadwater Waterhole and took advantage of the shady coolibah trees before returning to camp to organise to leave tomorrow.<br /></span></span></span></span></p><p align="justify" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span><b>8</b><b>/</b><b>9</b><b>/2020</b></span></span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Left Noonbah Station by 8.00am to go to </span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://www.outbackqueensland.com.au/town/longreach/">Longreach</a>.</span></span></span> Had a Little Eagle fly over the road by Lochern National Park, good start to the morning. The connecting road to the </span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landsborough_Highway">Landsborough
Highway</a></span></span></span> is gravel/dirt running through overgrazed sheep country, which has not been helped by the drought. Once on the highway the road is fully sealed to Longreach. First stop after reaching Longreach was the dump point, conveniently located next to the RV/Caravan Parking area, to empty the toilet, essential chore! A pair of Brolga were also here!</span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></span></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAwYLtIQFJ3IU6vEMfxBPa8LhMhUVH50vQ2lIpyrT154KV7a8F4ot2Av5MxH3DnieaKQPAbI1-QGVjnJoPMFRiPtiG3CU2ry3FT5nPyyquvDUPOiNn1sYlVG50tzT0KXtumR4-LedKFO0/s1500/Longreach+Brolga.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1379" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAwYLtIQFJ3IU6vEMfxBPa8LhMhUVH50vQ2lIpyrT154KV7a8F4ot2Av5MxH3DnieaKQPAbI1-QGVjnJoPMFRiPtiG3CU2ry3FT5nPyyquvDUPOiNn1sYlVG50tzT0KXtumR4-LedKFO0/w588-h640/Longreach+Brolga.jpg" width="588" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Longreach Brolga</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Walked the short distance into town and found a </span><span style="font-size: medium;">cafe, which was set up for </span><span style="font-size: medium;">socially distancing and had a coffee. Then off to the </span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://ebird.org/australia/hotspot/L5698597">Longreach
Waste Water Treatment Plant</a>,</span></span></span> where there is a large series of ponds, which had a selection of waterfowl including Hardhead, Grey Teal, Pink-eared Duck, Australasian Grebe and Eurasian Coot. Then back to town to have lunch at the </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Coffee-Shop/The-Secret-Garden-Cafe-279658849370689/">Secret
Garden Cafe</a></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;">, quiche and salad, very nice. After lunch we only had 110km to travel to Muttaburra along a dirt/sealed road. We were greeted by a dinosaur made of wire, which was being watched by a kangaroo. Muttaburra is part of the Dinosaur Trail mentioned previously.</span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"></span></span></span></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUPbZmj9Dq50Z98DiwRjbkbYdItxNoYmT0xGCQmMXa9FCkq-ilyL5s6lMUZWER82nLGQ6cuiZUSqzDK0V_Az0GLGIpE1KJecJko9oLOVowqeVNQmqZd0WgyN0UdvmwOrfA8Mmc32mkbIA/s1500/Muttaburra+Wire+Dinasour.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1189" data-original-width="1500" height="508" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUPbZmj9Dq50Z98DiwRjbkbYdItxNoYmT0xGCQmMXa9FCkq-ilyL5s6lMUZWER82nLGQ6cuiZUSqzDK0V_Az0GLGIpE1KJecJko9oLOVowqeVNQmqZd0WgyN0UdvmwOrfA8Mmc32mkbIA/w640-h508/Muttaburra+Wire+Dinasour.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Muttaburra Wire Dinosaur</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Once in </span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://www.outbackqueensland.com.au/town/muttaburra/">Muttaburra</a></span></span></span> we decided to go to </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://www.australianexplorer.com/muttaburra.htm">Pump
Hole,</a></span></span></span> a free camp at alongside the Thompson River. Nobody here but plenty of toilet paper to show other inconsiderate campers had been before. Set up and explored the area. Had a pair of Southern Boobook owls and an Australian Owlet-Nightjar calling in the evening.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinK0ndQKvIeQ2hzwF7o1xlwduroTICsdNBYVxBod94FdBJ3RlIsqcHr5mg2-O9be79YXb3uCxlpHnTXTwA7NK21xoo7CCXv23WD8HGnpNK-hn9VVKokvBvtM-F1W5h-oN-WhgA9BOxzVw/s1500/Southern+Boobook+9956.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1274" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinK0ndQKvIeQ2hzwF7o1xlwduroTICsdNBYVxBod94FdBJ3RlIsqcHr5mg2-O9be79YXb3uCxlpHnTXTwA7NK21xoo7CCXv23WD8HGnpNK-hn9VVKokvBvtM-F1W5h-oN-WhgA9BOxzVw/w544-h640/Southern+Boobook+9956.jpg" width="544" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Southern Boobook</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span><b>9</b><b>/</b><b>9</b><b>/2020</b></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;">
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</span><span style="font-size: medium;">The morning started off well with two Collared Sparrowhawk flying around the camp and showing off. This was followed by three White-winged Chough, the only ones of the trip, a few Black-faced Cuckooshrike and a female Rufous Whistler.</span><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></span></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcDr9nngFcqddozvQTPBMi__mnVIFJMIoJRUu7iDVbsH7xPUvtI7mUuIpxhiQUK5fjqValF65EUVr9uppMvQCbf_1dIOB0yx7chC7CYu-B6KzpE2R3SpvIRRPMOjnHFuqw9nLijNZtHQU/s1500/White-winged+Chough.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1224" data-original-width="1500" height="326" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcDr9nngFcqddozvQTPBMi__mnVIFJMIoJRUu7iDVbsH7xPUvtI7mUuIpxhiQUK5fjqValF65EUVr9uppMvQCbf_1dIOB0yx7chC7CYu-B6KzpE2R3SpvIRRPMOjnHFuqw9nLijNZtHQU/w400-h326/White-winged+Chough.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>White-winged Chough</b></span></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"></span></span></span></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKnAyPJ32FGSlHqDR1hw6kkoiIHI5gdpqNmMd7KC70Li-pvW0M9tog8F2kX7pDSk_2ZNq19nL-S6z2RDCiGW1mFBulsc9GaWASIGY42IE155O0ORUh6x0APKbI7lAsBB1_bqjOaY09qXo/s1500/Black-faced+Cuckoo-Shrike.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1139" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKnAyPJ32FGSlHqDR1hw6kkoiIHI5gdpqNmMd7KC70Li-pvW0M9tog8F2kX7pDSk_2ZNq19nL-S6z2RDCiGW1mFBulsc9GaWASIGY42IE155O0ORUh6x0APKbI7lAsBB1_bqjOaY09qXo/w304-h400/Black-faced+Cuckoo-Shrike.jpg" width="304" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Black-faced Cuckooshrike</b></span></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: left;"></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> <br /></span></span></span></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhksKwJh3M8toxqyEX753Eo5sFEYMQHzaCuaeV2wnV-ajlgGejbZw5WeioyHfgsMf46UfQqng8tJihn2Ar0DgxfzpVJnMk8RBwsgnun3OMs3ny0wGUBrEhFVflkYXgBlHq2B8U8LVlVu9M/s1500/Rufous+Whistler+%2528F%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1228" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhksKwJh3M8toxqyEX753Eo5sFEYMQHzaCuaeV2wnV-ajlgGejbZw5WeioyHfgsMf46UfQqng8tJihn2Ar0DgxfzpVJnMk8RBwsgnun3OMs3ny0wGUBrEhFVflkYXgBlHq2B8U8LVlVu9M/w524-h640/Rufous+Whistler+%2528F%2529.jpg" width="524" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Rufous Whistler - female<br /></b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Left the camp site and drove through the town (population around 100) to take the road to Hughenden. This road is a mixture of dirt, gravel, rock and a few sealed sections traversing some pretty unexciting country which looked like it had been over-cleared and over grazed, but again suffering from drought. Since our visit there has been some significant rainfall in this area. Stopped by a bore alongside the road on Cameron Downs Station. Had two Brolga and half a dozen cattle including a very large bull guarding the bore! Fueled up in</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></span></span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://www.visithughenden.com.au/">Hughenden</a></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"> ($1.19c lt) before heading north out of town towards Porcupine Gorge. Stopped at Whistling Bore for lunch where a sign here explains the reason for its name <i>“Depending on atmospheric pressure, a distinct whistle can be heard through the hole in the cap sealing the bore. The bore was originally put down as a stock route watering facility but abandoned when at 500 feet deep water still did not rise. On most days, a humming sound can be heard. Why it whistles is a mystery, but one reason offered is a cave-in somewhere in the shaft of the bore has created a wind tunnel”.</i> It was making a sound when we were there, more of a hum than whistle. The dam nearby only had a small amount of water in it compared to previous visits when it was full. Only a pair of Grey Teal and one Straw-necked Ibis to be seen at the dam, a few other birds in the surrounds.</span></div><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></span></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBRrKUTjmSkYl0t_ed9mkcGiTokCQDKeZxiVWpcyPHsJC8LwsU5YtFJvCNDHUBUcb7Ws1I9NCq35H9aaq0DNYC_kcjytYBpoCBWB6HlW3OPlVVE6IMalOHF-rSeBvtOY6fu8VCBSL6mv4/s1500/Straw-necked+Ibis+6396+RS.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1500" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBRrKUTjmSkYl0t_ed9mkcGiTokCQDKeZxiVWpcyPHsJC8LwsU5YtFJvCNDHUBUcb7Ws1I9NCq35H9aaq0DNYC_kcjytYBpoCBWB6HlW3OPlVVE6IMalOHF-rSeBvtOY6fu8VCBSL6mv4/w640-h426/Straw-necked+Ibis+6396+RS.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b> Straw-necked Ibis<br /></b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: left;"></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"></span></span></span></span></p><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"></span></span></span></span><p style="text-align: left;"></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Continued north along the road, which turned into a combination of sealed and gravel stretches. Plenty of roadworks sealing more sections as part of the inland highway to take truck traffic away from the coastal route south along the Bruce Highway. Turned off the highway to go into </span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://parks.des.qld.gov.au/parks/blackbraes">Blackbraes
National Park</a>,</span></span></span> 170km north of Hughenden. This is a favourite destination for us and usually call in when heading south. We had the best sighting for our whole trip here, a Park Ranger! The only one we had seen in our visits to several national parks. Had a chat before continuing on to the campsite at Emu Swamp, 20.5km from the park entrance. The access track has numerous raised bumps (whooboys) to slow traffic down and National Parks recommends four-wheel-drive vehicles and camper trailers only. Arrived at the campsite to find nobody else camping and the dam with plenty of water in it. Lots of waterfowl on the dam, plenty Black Swans some in family groups with cygnets in tow. Tawny Frogmouth were calling just on dusk and into the night.</span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span><p align="justify" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
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</span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Did an early morning survey of the dam and surrounds, interesting birds included 22 Cotton Pygmy-Goose, 2 Great Cormorant and a pair of Wedge-tail Eagle soaring over. Passed a National Parks Ranger on our way out of the park before heading north towards</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-style: normal;"><b> </b></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/thelyndoasisroadhouse/">The
Lynd Oasis Roadhouse</a></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;">. Had not travelled far when we noticed one tyre was loosing pressure as indicated by our tyre monitoring system. Stopped and pumped it up then continued north. A cattle truck came towards us in a cloud of dust so we pulled right off the road, (as you can see in the photo), to let it by, however we still got a stone, which hit the windscreen and left a small chip which led to a big crack and a new windscreen.</span><br /></div><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMbGUK3jy77ovlbo2pWrYYWDU0JLFHCTjc6uEx1-z-WDhLEpupXoZOhNWYcGqFrYgJ0c6woCi8zwT7R13PqGJLEE8GMkEmMytLPSIhMnIEA30gv8xqsLuDl7qsw0Fi3nowku5u6zMHhkc/s1220/Cattle+Truckr.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="935" data-original-width="1220" height="490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMbGUK3jy77ovlbo2pWrYYWDU0JLFHCTjc6uEx1-z-WDhLEpupXoZOhNWYcGqFrYgJ0c6woCi8zwT7R13PqGJLEE8GMkEmMytLPSIhMnIEA30gv8xqsLuDl7qsw0Fi3nowku5u6zMHhkc/w640-h490/Cattle+Truckr.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Cattle Truck</b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: left;"></p><p align="justify" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
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<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The tyre was also still deflating slowly so we stopped again to put the spare on. Made it to the roadhouse and rewarded ourselves with a coffee and cake. Back on the road we kept heading north passing several water tanks encircled by cattle who had trampled the surrounding ground to dust. The Hughenden road joins the </span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://www.savannahway.com.au/">Savannah
Way</a>,</span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> which heads west to Mt. Surprise, Georgetown and beyond eventually ending up in Broome, Western Australia. Shortly after the junction of these two roads we reached the </span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://parks.des.qld.gov.au/parks/forty-mile-scrub">Forty
Mile Scrub National Park </a></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">in time for lunch. Good spot to stop for a break as there are toilets plus a shelter with tables and benches. Continued on to Mt. Garnet, where we fueled up at the </span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://petrolspy.com.au/map/station/5760a506e4b041dacb4bfe8f">Top
Shop Cafe</a></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">, which consistently has the cheapest fuel in the area. From here we headed to Atherton with an afternoon coffee break at </span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://parks.des.qld.gov.au/parks/mount-hypipamee/about">Mt.
Hypipamee National Park</a>.</span></span></span></span></span> <span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Another good place to stop with toilets and tables. By now it was mid-afternoon and within striking distance of home so we kept going until we reached the end of our 4770km journey.</span></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Keith and Lindsay 2020</b></span><p><u><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Species List for Trip - Clements and IOC Taxonomies<br /></b></span></span></u></p><p><u><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Taxonomy Clements</b></span></span></u> <br /></p><div style="border: 1px ridge; float: left; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 5px; text-align: left; width: 48%;"><span style="font-size: small;">Southern Cassowary <br />Emu <br />Plumed Whistling-Duck<br />Black Swan <br />Muscovy Duck <br />Cotton Pygmy-Goose<br />Maned Duck <br />Pacific Black Duck <br />Mallard <br />Grey Teal <br />Pink-eared Duck<br />Hardhead<br />Australian Brushturkey <br />Orange-footed Scrubfowl <br />Brown Quail <br />Australasian Grebe <br />Great Crested Grebe <br />Rock Pigeon <br />White-headed Pigeon <br />Brown Cuckoo-Dove <br />Common Bronzewing <br />Crested Pigeon <br />Spinifex Pigeon <br />Squatter Pigeon <br />Diamond Dove <br />Peaceful Dove <br />Bar-shouldered Dove <br />Wompoo Fruit-Dove <br />Superb Fruit-Dove <br />Australian Bustard<br />Pheasant Coucal <br />Shining Bronze-Cuckoo<br />Little Bronze-Cuckoo<br />Fan-tailed Cuckoo <br />Tawny Frogmouth <br />Spotted Nightjar<br />Australian Owlet-nightjar <br />Dusky Moorhen<br />Eurasian Coot <br />Australasian Swamphen<br />Baillon's Crake<br />Brolga <br />Bush Thick-knee<br />Pied Stilt <br />Masked Lapwing <br />Black-fronted Dotterel <br />Comb-crested Jacana<br />White-winged Tern<br />Whiskered Tern <br />Black-necked Stork <br />Australasian Darter <br />Little Pied Cormorant <br />Great Cormorant <br />Little Black Cormorant <br />Australian Pelican <br />Pacific Heron <br />Great Egret<br />Intermediate Egret<br />White-faced Heron <br />Little Egret <br />Cattle Egret<br />Rufous Night-Heron<br />Australian Ibis <br />Straw-necked Ibis<br />Royal Spoonbill<br />Yellow-billed Spoonbill<br />Osprey<br />Black-breasted Kite<br />Pacific Baza<br />Little Eagle<br />Wedge-tailed Eagle <br />Brown Goshawk<br />Collared Sparrowhawk<br />Black Kite <br />Whistling Kite <br />Brahminy Kite<br />White-bellied Sea-Eagle<br />Barn Owl<br />Barking Owl<br />Southern Boobook<br />Azure Kingfisher<br />Laughing Kookaburra <br />Blue-winged Kookaburra <br />Red-backed Kingfisher<br />Forest Kingfisher <br />Sacred Kingfisher <br />Rainbow Bee-eater <br />Australian Kestrel <br />Brown Falcon<br />Black Falcon<br />Galah <br />Little Corella <br />Sulphur-crested Cockatoo <br />Cockatiel<br />Australian King-Parrot<br />Red-winged Parrot<br />Australian Ringneck<br />Pale-headed Rosella<br />Budgerigar </span></div><span style="font-size: small;">
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Varied Lorikeet<br />Rainbow Lorikeet <br />Scaly-breasted Lorikeet<br />Noisy Pitta<br />Spotted Catbird<br />Spotted Bowerbird <br />Great Bowerbird<br />Brown Treecreeper<br />Rusty Grasswren<br />Red-backed Fairywren <br />Yellow-spotted Honeyeater <br />Lewin's Honeyeater <br />Graceful Honeyeater<br />Yellow Honeyeater <br />White-gaped Honeyeater <br />Yellow-faced Honeyeater <br />Noisy Miner <br />Yellow-throated Miner <br />Bridled Honeyeater <br />Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater <br />Singing Honeyeater <br />White-plumed Honeyeater <br />Fuscous Honeyeater <br />Grey-headed Honeyeater <br />Brown-backed Honeyeater<br />Rufous-throated Honeyeater<br />Scarlet Myzomela <br />Brown Honeyeater <br />White-cheeked Honeyeater<br />Blue-faced Honeyeater <br />White-throated Honeyeater <br />Black-chinned Honeyeater <br />Macleay's Honeyeater <br />Little Friarbird <br />Helmeted Friarbird <br />Noisy Friarbird <br />Red-browed Pardalote<br />Striated Pardalote <br />Large-billed Scrubwren<br />Weebill<br />Fairy Gerygone<br />White-throated Gerygone<br />Brown Gerygone<br />Grey-crowned Babbler<br />Hall's Babbler<br />Barred Cuckooshrike<br />Black-faced Cuckooshrike <br />White-bellied Cuckooshrike<br />White-winged Triller<br />Varied Triller <br />Eastern Whipbird<br />Crested Bellbird <br />Grey Shrikethrush <br />Little Shrikethrush<br />Golden Whistler <br />Rufous Whistler <br />Olive-backed Oriole <br />Australasian Figbird <br />Yellow-breasted Boatbill<br />White-breasted Woodswallow <br />Masked Woodswallow <br />White-browed Woodswallow<br />Black-faced Woodswallow <br />Grey Butcherbird<br />Pied Butcherbird <br />Black Butcherbird<br />Australian Magpie <br />Pied Currawong <br />Willie-wagtail <br />Grey Fantail <br />Spangled Drongo<br />Victoria's Riflebird<br />Magpie-lark <br />Leaden Flycatcher<br />Restless Flycatcher <br />Paperbark Flycatcher<br />White-winged Chough<br />Apostlebird <br />Torresian Crow <br />Little Crow<br />Australian Raven <br />Jacky-winter <br />Lemon-bellied Flycatcher <br />Hooded Robin<br />Eastern Yellow Robin<br />Grey-headed Robin<br />Australasian Bushlark<br />Australian Reed Warbler <br />Little Grassbird <br />Welcome Swallow <br />Fairy Martin <br />Silvereye<br />Metallic Starling<br />Common Myna<br />Mistletoebird<br />Zebra Finch <br />Chestnut-breasted Munia <br />House Sparrow <br />Australasian Pipit
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Yellow-spotted Honeyeater <br />Lewin's Honeyeater <br />Graceful Honeyeater<br />Yellow Honeyeater <br />White-gaped Honeyeater <br />Yellow-faced Honeyeater <br />Noisy Miner <br />Yellow-throated Miner <br />Bridled Honeyeater <br />Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater <br />Singing Honeyeater <br />White-plumed Honeyeater <br />Fuscous Honeyeater <br />Grey-headed Honeyeater <br />Brown-backed Honeyeater<br />Rufous-throated Honeyeater<br />Scarlet Myzomela <br />Brown Honeyeater <br />White-cheeked Honeyeater<br />Blue-faced Honeyeater <br />White-throated Honeyeater <br />Black-chinned Honeyeater <br />Macleay's Honeyeater <br />Little Friarbird <br />Helmeted Friarbird <br />Noisy Friarbird <br />Red-browed Pardalote<br />Striated Pardalote <br />Large-billed Scrubwren<br />Weebill<br />Fairy Gerygone<br />White-throated Gerygone<br />Brown Gerygone<br />Grey-crowned Babbler<br />Hall's Babbler<br />Barred Cuckooshrike<br />Black-faced Cuckooshrike <br />White-bellied Cuckooshrike<br />White-winged Triller<br />Varied Triller <br />Eastern Whipbird<br />Crested Bellbird <br />Grey Shrikethrush <br />Little Shrikethrush<br />Golden Whistler <br />Rufous Whistler <br />Olive-backed Oriole <br />Australasian Figbird <br />Yellow-breasted Boatbill<br />White-breasted Woodswallow <br />Masked Woodswallow <br />White-browed Woodswallow<br />Black-faced Woodswallow <br />Grey Butcherbird<br />Pied Butcherbird <br />Black Butcherbird<br />Australian Magpie <br />Pied Currawong <br />Willie-wagtail <br />Grey Fantail <br />Spangled Drongo<br />Victoria's Riflebird<br />Magpie-lark <br />Leaden Flycatcher<br />Restless Flycatcher <br />Paperbark Flycatcher<br />White-winged Chough<br />Apostlebird <br />Torresian Crow <br />Little Crow<br />Australian Raven <br />Jacky-winter <br />Lemon-bellied Flycatcher <br />Hooded Robin<br />Eastern Yellow Robin<br />Grey-headed Robin<br />Australasian Bushlark<br />Australian Reed Warbler <br />Little Grassbird <br />Welcome Swallow <br />Fairy Martin <br />Silvereye<br />Metallic Starling<br />Common Myna<br />Mistletoebird<br />Zebra Finch <br />Chestnut-breasted Munia <br />House Sparrow <br />Australasian Pipit
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<br />Keith and Lindsay Fisherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09458044489867275514noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2657744681453201717.post-80042889826191403962019-11-27T21:52:00.002+10:002021-10-17T15:56:59.834+10:00Atherton Tableland, Townsville, Mission Beach and Cairns<br />
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Swamp National Park </span></span></span></span></span>protects a wetland refuge known for its diverse range of migratory
and resident bird species. It is a remnant of the once extensive Nyleta Wetlands before most of it was cleared. </span><br /></span>
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<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"> </span></span></div><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; orphans: 2; text-align: justify; widows: 2;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">At least 231 species have been recorded in
the wetland and surrounding woodland, a species list can be found on
the </span><a href="https://birdlifenq.org/pdfs/new_checklist/10-Hasties-Swamp-Bird-checklist.pdf">Birdlife North Queensland website</a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
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<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">The water levels in the swamp change as the annual cycle of wet and dry seasons occur. Large numbers of waterbirds can occur here with counts of up to 15,000 Plumed Whistling- Duck not uncommon, personal observation. Sarus Crane and Brolga come here to roost and were coming in early evening after 6.00pm for the night. They nearly all left at first light so were difficult to photograph, plus the weather wasn't good as the early morning mist hung around every day we were here.</span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
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<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Our accommodation for the four nights we were at Hasties Swamp was a newly built house called Nyletta Lodge, adjacent to the National Park, which is ideal for birdwatchers. The house is well appointed with views to the swamp and only a short walk to the hide. The house is for rent on <a href="https://www.stayz.com.au/holiday-rental/p7626117?noDates=true">Stayz</a>. </span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
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<span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwxt63o7XwBHWnCTfs7q7XZol-QW2ehmCY80ZVS2drGtusnwrbVdacxshO5Yn2CJGvUHjLc8_rctTb8mekQk2GKJAm62ihN30ND8-tDlElP1kPn9oyVAXtWMTXN_0-NDBT5L8fPBcJwtg/s1600/Maytown+Farmer%2527s+Home+P1020542.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwxt63o7XwBHWnCTfs7q7XZol-QW2ehmCY80ZVS2drGtusnwrbVdacxshO5Yn2CJGvUHjLc8_rctTb8mekQk2GKJAm62ihN30ND8-tDlElP1kPn9oyVAXtWMTXN_0-NDBT5L8fPBcJwtg/s640/Maytown+Farmer%2527s+Home+P1020542.jpg" width="640" /></a></span> <span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">The house above was our neighbour when we were running <a href="https://www.birdwatchers.com.au/">Kingfisher Park Birdwatchers Lodge</a> in Julatten</span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
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<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;">One day we headed out to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tinaroo_Dam">Tinaroo Dam</a> for m</span></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;">orning coffee</span></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;">, here we had one Little Pied and two Little Black Cormorant at the dam wall. </span></span><br /></span>
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<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;">After coffee we drove the circuit road, stopping along the way at Downfall Creek camp ground, here we had a Caspian Tern.</span></span></span><br /></span>
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<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;">We ended up at the Cathedral Fig Tree for lunch - always a good rainforest birding location. We had a few Grey-headed Robin checking us out during lunch.</span></span></span><br /></span>
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<span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">From the fig tree we drove back to Malanda and out to the <a href="https://www.neradatea.com.au/visit-us">Nerada Tea Factory</a>, which is a great place to see Lumholtz Tree Kangaroo, we were not disappointed as we saw three. After a great four night stay we headed south for a morning break at <a href="https://parks.des.qld.gov.au/parks/mount-hypipamee/about.html">Mt. Hypipamee National Park</a> (The Crater) where we saw an immature Golden Bowerbird and a single Satin Bowerbird.</span></span><br /></span>
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<span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">We also walked down to the crater, something we had not done for many years.</span></span><br /></span>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>The Crater</b></span></span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">We continued on to the Millaa Millaa Lookout on the East Evelyn Road, where we stopped to admire the view.</span></span></span><br /></span>
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<span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">A bonus here was a Lumholz Tree Kangaroo sitting out in the open a few metres away from us.</span></span></span><br /></span>
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<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">We continued on down the Palmerston Highway with a stop at Henrietta Creek Camping Area, which is usually quiet during the week when we normally visit, but as this was a weekend it was packed. We found an empty spot for lunch, which was hurried due to the hundreds of marsh flies intent on biting us. Next we stopped at Cardwell. </span><br /></span>
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<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">The tide was low with much mudflat exposed but only a solitary Eastern Curlew along with a Masked Lapwing were to be seen.</span><br /></span>
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<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Next leg of the journey took us to our <a href="https://www.airbnb.com.au/rooms/33943353?adults=1&source_impression_id=p3_1574384329_%2BJUHCR4%2FDoF9gyId">Airbnb</a> at Belgian Gardens, </span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Townsville. In the evening we went out to a local Thai </span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">restaurant with a couple of birding friends. Next morning we headed off to walk along Rowes Bay, a very pleasant start to the morning. Not much happening on the foreshore, only Silver Gull and Masked Lapwing, but there were plenty of other birds in the trees along the walk. A Channel-billed Cuckoo flew overhead as did a few Torresian Imperial Pigeon and a pair of Masked Lapwing were carrying on as they protected their chick from passing walkers.</span><br /></span>
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<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">We had breakfast with our friend sitting on her veranda watching birds coming into her bird bath, including Little and Helmeted Friarbird (Hornbill) plus Varied Honeyeater.</span><br /></span>
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<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">A Brahminy Kite and Pacific Baza flew overhead. The rest of the day was relaxing and going up <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castle_Hill,_Townsville">Castle Hill</a> for a fantastic view over Townsville and Magnetic Island, our destination for tomorrow.</span><br /></span>
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<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Tomorrow came and we caught the <a href="https://www.sealinkqld.com.au/ferry/timetables/magnetic-island">ferry</a> for the 20 minute journey to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnetic_Island">Magnetic Island</a>. It was at least 30 years since we last visited the island, so we saw a few changes. The ferry docked in Nelly Bay, it was Picnic Bay on our last visit. </span><br /></span>
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<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">We decided to hire a car to make the most of our visit. We hired a Toyota Rav 4 from <a href="https://fnfmagneticisland.com.au/shop/magnetic-island-24-hour-car-hire/">MI Car Rentals</a>. There are bus services, which cover most of the island.</span><br /></span>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;">First stop was Picnic Bay where we had a coffee on the beach front, only one Silver Gull here! There were a few other birds here, including Whistling Kite and Dollarbird.</span></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Quiet for birds but there was an Eastern Reef Egret foraging along the mud.</span><br /></span>
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<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">From here we backtracked and went to Horseshoe Bay, which is far more touristy. Had lunch overlooking the bay, plenty of Silver Gull looking for handouts, but they got nothing from us. A White-bellied Sea-Eagle made a very brief appearance before disappearing over the houses.</span><br /></span>
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<span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Behind us in a tall pine tree was an Osprey nest with at least one chick in it. The parent birds were making frequent visits with food. A single Orange-footed Scrubfowl was scratching a living in the park.</span></span></span><br /></span>
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<span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">A lone Galah was alongside the road as we returned </span></span></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">the hire car before </span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">catching the ferry </span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">at Nellie Bay back to Townsville.</span><br /></span>
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<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">In the afternoon we took a walk along Kissing Point to the <a href="https://www.townsville.qld.gov.au/facilities-and-recreation/parks-beaches-and-community-venues/jezzine-barracks">Jezzine Barracks</a>. The area of 15-hectare has been developed at a cost of $40 million into a commemoration of the Aboriginal and military heritage. There are plenty of interesting public artworks and many interpretive signs along with the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kissing_Point_Fortification">Kissing Point Fort</a> , which has some parts restored. There are views across to Magnetic Island and of course a few birds along the way. Brahminy Kite was soaring over the cliffs, a few Great Bowerbird were feeding in a fruiting fig and and a Brush Cuckoo was calling from a frangipani.</span><br /></span>
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<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><br />The next few days started off in the mist, but cleared enough for us to travel around the area, visiting the Village of Paluma, walking to Cloudy Creek, Puzzle Creek, the <a href="https://parks.des.qld.gov.au/parks/paluma-mount-spec/about.html">Grandis Forest</a> and <a href="https://parks.des.qld.gov.au/parks/paluma-mount-spec/about.html">Birthday Creek Falls</a>. Plenty of interesting birds in this area including Tooth-bill and Golden Bowerbird, Noisy Pitta (heard), Eastern Yellow Robin and Red-necked Crake (</span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">heard)</span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">.</span><br /></span>
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<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">This female Rufous Whistler was in the Grandis Forest and probably taking the moth to a nest nearby.</span><br /></span>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;">That evening we went out for a farewell dinner as Lindsay's sister Janet was flying back to London the next day. We went to <a href="https://peppervine.com.au/">Pepper Vine</a><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/null"> Restaurant </a>as Lindsay had a $100.00 voucher she had bid for at an auction a few weeks before at the <a href="https://www.cassowaryfestival.com/">Cassowary Festival</a>. </span></span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;">The following day we got organised to leave Mission Beach and head back to Cairns. Called into Lacey Creek to look for a Southern Cassowary, but none around. So continued on a headed for <a href="https://www.tropicalcoasttourism.com.au/news/cassowary-viewing-etty-bay/">Etty Bay</a>, usually reliable for the cassowary. Sure enough we came across one about 500m before the beach alongside the road. Lindsay's sister Janet managed to get a phone photo.</span></span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;">After this excitement we continued on to the beach, where there were plenty of people. From here we travelled back to Cairns, calling into the Cairns Esplanade before dropping Janet off at the airport for her evening flight to Singapore and London. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>Trip Species List </b></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Southern Cassowary -
<i>Casuarius casuarius</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Magpie Goose -
<i>Anseranas semipalmata</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Plumed
Whistling-Duck - <i>Dendrocygna eytoni</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Wandering
Whistling-Duck - <i>Dendrocygna arcuata</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Cotton Pygmy-Goose -
<i>Nettapus coromandelianus</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Pacific Black Duck -
<i>Anas superciliosa</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Grey Teal - <i>Anas
gracilis</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Pink-eared Duck -
<i>Malacorhynchus membranaceus</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Hardhead - <i>Aythya
australis</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Australian
Brushturkey - <i>Alectura lathami</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Orange-footed
Scrubfowl - <i>Megapodius reinwardt</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Australasian Grebe -
<i>Tachybaptus novaehollandiae</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Great Crested Grebe
- <i>Podiceps cristatus</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Rock Dove - <i>Columba
livia</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">White-headed Pigeon
- <i>Columba leucomela</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Spotted Dove -
<i>Streptopelia chinensis</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Brown Cuckoo-Dove -
<i>Macropygia phasianella</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Pacific Emerald Dove
- <i>Chalcophaps longirostris</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Crested Pigeon -
<i>Ocyphaps lophotes</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Peaceful Dove -
<i>Geopelia placida</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Bar-shouldered Dove
- <i>Geopelia humeralis</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Wompoo Fruit-Dove -
<i>Ptilinopus magnificus</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Superb Fruit-Dove -
<i>Ptilinopus superbus</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Rose-crowned
Fruit-Dove - <i>Ptilinopus regina</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Torresian
Imperial-Pigeon - <i>Ducula spilorrhoa</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Topknot Pigeon -
<i>Lopholaimus antarcticus</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Pheasant Coucal -
<i>Centropus phasianinus</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Pacific Koel -
<i>Eudynamys orientalis</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Channel-billed
Cuckoo - <i>Scythrops novaehollandiae</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Shining
Bronze-Cuckoo - <i>Chrysococcyx lucidus</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Little Bronze-Cuckoo
- <i>Chrysococcyx minutillus</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Brush Cuckoo -
<i>Cacomantis variolosus</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Australian Swiftlet
- <i>Aerodramus terraereginae</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Buff-banded Rail -
<i>Gallirallus philippensis</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Dusky Moorhen -
<i>Gallinula tenebrosa</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Eurasian Coot -
<i>Fulica atra</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Australasian
Swamphen - <i>Porphyrio melanotus</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Red-necked Crake -
<i>Rallina tricolor</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Sarus Crane -
<i>Antigone antigone</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Brolga - <i>Antigone
rubicunda</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Bush Stone-curlew -
<i>Burhinus grallarius</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Pied Stilt -
<i>Himantopus leucocephalus</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Australian Pied
Oystercatcher -<i> Haematopus longirostris</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Pacific
Golden-Plover - <i>Pluvialis fulva</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Masked Lapwing -
<i>Vanellus miles</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Red-kneed Dotterel -
<i>Erythrogonys cinctus</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Black-fronted
Dotterel - <i>Elseyornis melanops</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Comb-crested Jacana
- <i>Irediparra gallinacea</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Whimbrel - <i>Numenius
phaeopus</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Eastern Curlew -
<i>Numenius madagascariensis</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Bar-tailed Godwit -
<i>Limosa lapponica</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Great Knot -
<i>Calidris tenuirostris</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Sharp-tailed
Sandpiper - <i>Calidris acuminata</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Curlew Sandpiper -<i>
Calidris ferruginea</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Common Sandpiper -
<i>Actitis hypoleucos</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Grey-tailed Tattler
- <i>Tringa brevipes</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Marsh Sandpiper -
<i>Tringa stagnatilis</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Wood Sandpiper -
<i>Tringa glareola</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Silver Gull -
<i>Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Little Tern -
<i>Sternula albifrons</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Gull-billed Tern -
<i>Gelochelidon nilotica</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Caspian Tern -
<i>Hydroprogne caspia</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Crested Tern -
<i>Thalasseus bergii</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Black-necked Stork -
<i>Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Australasian Darter
- <i>Anhinga novaehollandiae</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Little Pied
Cormorant - <i>Microcarbo melanoleucos</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Great Cormorant -
<i>Phalacrocorax carbo</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Little Black
Cormorant - <i>Phalacrocorax sulcirostris</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Australian Pelican -
<i>Pelecanus conspicillatus</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">White-necked Heron -
<i>Ardea pacifica</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Great Egret - <i>Ardea
alba</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Intermediate Egret -
<i>Ardea intermedia</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Little Egret -
<i>Egretta garzetta</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Eastern Reef Egret -
<i>Egretta sacra</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Cattle Egret -
<i>Bubulcus ibis</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Nankeen Night-Heron
- <i>Nycticorax caledonicus</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Glossy Ibis -
<i>Plegadis falcinellus</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Australian White
Ibis - <i>Threskiornis molucca</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Straw-necked Ibis -
<i>Threskiornis spinicollis</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Royal Spoonbill -
<i>Platalea regia</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Osprey - <i>Pandion
haliaetus</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Pacific Baza -
<i>Aviceda subcristata</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><i>Swamp Harrier -
Circus ap</i>proximans</span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Black Kite - <i>Milvus
m</i>igrans</span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Whistling Kite -
Haliastur <i>s</i>phenurus</span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Brahminy
Kite - <i>Haliastur in</i>dus</span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">White-bellied
Sea-Eagle - <i>Haliaeetus leucogaster</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Azure
Kingfisher - <i>Ceyx azureus</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Laughing Kookaburra
- <i>Dacelo no</i>vaeguineae</span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Blue-winged
Kookaburra - <i>Dacelo leachii</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Forest Kingfisher -
<i>Todiramphus macleayii</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Sacred
Kingfisher - <i>Todiramphus sanctus</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Rainbow Bee-eater -
<i>Merops ornatus</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Dollarbird -
<i>Eurystomus orientalis</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Red-tailed
Black-Cockatoo - <i>Calyptorhynchus banksii</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Galah
- <i>Eolophus roseicapilla</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Sulphur-crested
Cockatoo - <i>Cacatua galerita</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Australian
King-Parrot - <i>Alisterus scapularis</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Red-winged Parrot -
<i>Aprosmictus erythropterus</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Crimson Rosella -<i>
Platycercus elegans</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Rainbow Lorikeet -
<i>Trichoglossus moluccanus</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Scaly-breasted
Lorikeet - <i>Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Noisy Pitta - <i>Pitta
versicolor</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Spotted Catbird -
<i>Ailuroedus maculosus</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Tooth-billed
Bowerbird - <i>Scenopoeetes dentirostris</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Golden Bowerbird -
<i>Amblyornis newtoniana</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Satin Bowerbird -
<i>Ptilonorhynchus violaceus</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Great Bowerbird -
<i>Chlamydera nuchalis</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">White-throated
Treecreeper - <i>Cormobates leucophaea</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Red-backed Fairywren
- <i>Malurus melanocephalus</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Yellow-spotted
Honeyeater - <i>Meliphaga notata</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Lewin's Honeyeater -
<i>Meliphaga lewinii</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Yellow Honeyeater -
<i>Stomiopera flava</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">White-gaped
Honeyeater - <i>Stomiopera unicolor</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Yellow-faced
Honeyeater - <i>Caligavis chrysops</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Noisy Miner -<i>
Manorina melanocephala</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Bridled Honeyeater -
<i>Bolemoreus frenatus</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Varied Honeyeater -
<i>Gavicalis versicolor</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Brown-backed
Honeyeater - <i>Ramsayornis modestus</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><i><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Dusky Honeyeater
- Myzomela obscura</span></i></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Scarlet Honeyeater -
<i>Myzomela sanguinolenta</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Brown Honeyeater -<i>
Lichmera indistincta</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">White-cheeked
Honeyeater - <i>Phylidonyris niger</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Blue-faced
Honeyeater - <i>Entomyzon cyanotis</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">White-throated
Honeyeater - <i>Melithreptus albogularis</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">White-naped
Honeyeater - <i>Melithreptus lunatus</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Macleay's Honeyeater
- <i>Xanthotis macleayanus</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Little Friarbird -
<i>Philemon citreogularis</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Helmeted Friarbird -
<i>Philemon buceroides</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Noisy Friarbird -
<i>Philemon corniculatus</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Atherton Scrubwren -
<i>Sericornis keri</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Large-billed
Scrubwren - <i>Sericornis magnirostra</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Mountain Thornbill -
<i>Acanthiza katherina</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">White-throated
Gerygone - <i>Gerygone olivacea</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Large-billed
Gerygone - <i>Gerygone magnirostris</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Brown Gerygone -
<i>Gerygone mouki</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Chowchilla -
<i>Orthonyx spaldingii</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Barred Cuckooshrike
- <i>Coracina lineata</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Black-faced
Cuckooshrike - <i>Coracina novaehollandiae</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">White-bellied
Cuckooshrike - <i>Coracina papuensis</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Varied Triller -
<i>Lalage leucomela</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Common Cicadabird -
<i>Edolisoma tenuirostre</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Eastern Whipbird -
<i>Psophodes olivaceus</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Bower's Shrikethrush
- <i>Colluricincla boweri</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Grey Shrikethrush -
<i>Colluricincla harmonica</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Little Shrikethrush
- <i>Colluricincla megarhyncha</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Golden Whistler -
<i>Pachycephala pectoralis</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Grey Whistler -
<i>Pachycephala simplex</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Rufous Whistler -
<i>Pachycephala rufiventris</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Olive-backed Oriole
- <i>Oriolus sagittatus</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Yellow Oriole -
<i>Oriolus flavocinctus</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Australasian Figbird
- <i>Sphecotheres vieilloti</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Yellow-breasted
Boatbill - <i>Machaerirhynchus flaviventer</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">White-breasted
Woodswallow - <i>Artamus leucorynchus</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Pied
Butcherbird - <i>Cracticus nigrogularis</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Black Butcherbird -
<i>Cracticus quoyi</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Australian Magpie -
<i>Gymnorhina tibicen</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Pied Currawong -
<i>Strepera graculina</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Willie Wagtail -
<i>Rhipidura leucophrys</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Rufous Fantail -
<i>Rhipidura rufifrons</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Grey Fantail -
<i>Rhipidura albiscapa</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Spangled Drongo -
<i>Dicrurus bracteatus</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Victoria's Riflebird
- <i>Ptiloris victoriae</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Black-faced Monarch
- <i>Monarcha melanopsis</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Spectacled Monarch -
<i>Symposiachrus trivirgatus</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Magpie-lark -
<i>Grallina cyanoleuca</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Leaden Flycatcher -
<i>Myiagra rubecula</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Torresian Crow -
<i>Corvus orru</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Pale-yellow Robin -
<i>Tregellasia capito</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Eastern Yellow Robin
- <i>Eopsaltria australis</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Grey-headed Robin -
<i>Heteromyias cinereifrons</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Australasian
Bushlark - <i>Mirafra javanica</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Golden-headed
Cisticola - <i>Cisticola exilis</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Australian Reed
Warbler - <i>Acrocephalus australis</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Welcome Swallow -
<i>Hirundo neoxena</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Fairy Martin -
<i>Petrochelidon ariel</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Silvereye -
<i>Zosterops lateralis</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Metallic Starling -
<i>Aplonis metallica</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
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- <i>Lonchura punctulata</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
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Mannikin - <i>Lonchura castaneothorax</i></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Having a visitor gave us an opportunity to have a day out on the Great Barrier Reef with a trip to Michaelmas Cay. This is a fantastic coral sand island located on the western tip of Michaelmas Reef 43km north-east of Cairns. The cay is a <a href="https://parks.des.qld.gov.au/parks/michaelmas-upolu-cays/about.html">National Park</a> and a protected sanctuary for breeding and migratory seabirds. </span></div>
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We travelled out to the reef with <a href="https://www.seastarcruises.com.au/">Seastar Cruises</a>, who are particularly aware of the birds and birdwatchers who want to see the thousands of birds here. The day was perfect with a calm mill pond like ocean and sunny skies. This was our first visit for many years. There were six other fellow birders on board, one Aussie and five Chinese bird photographers along with another 30 passengers. The trip out was uneventful, consisting mainly of safety briefings, collecting snorkeling gear and some watching for birds but few were seen. A few Sooty Tern were perched on the marker bouys or flying over the boat.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Once we approached Michaelmas Cay the bird numbers increased dramatically with Sooty Tern, Brown Booby, Common Noddy and three Great Frigatebird flying overhead. The island which was once vegetated is now nearly all sand with little sign of plants. This has been due to king tides washing over the cay in recent years.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Visitors are restricted to a small part of the cay, leaving the rest to the birds. Once on the cay the birds can be approached and not disturbed due to the restricted area for people.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Overhead there were three Great Frigatebird, who landed on driftwood to perch for a while.</span></span></div>
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</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The only other birds we saw on the cay were Silver Gull and Black-naped Tern who were hidden behind a rise in the sand and out of bounds.</span></span><br />
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The day was finished off at Hastings Reef with a glass bottom boat tour over the coral reef. The only birds we saw here were a few Black-naped tern on the mooring bouys.</span></span><br />
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<br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>For
Sale - Canon EOS Camera Equipment - Keith Fisher.</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Canon
EF 300mm F2.8 ‘L Series Image Stabilised Lens</b>, plus three lens
hoods, 2 original and 1 AquaTech Soft Hood, which folds flat for
travel (new $229.00) and unused case. Few scratches and wear marks on
the outside but optically 100%, serviced by Canon. Kept in
dehumidified cabinet so no fungus. Been a fantastic lens but unable
to use it as a walk around lens anymore. ($9,250.00 Replacement
cost), will also include 2x Extender I. <b>$3250.00</b></span></span></div>
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<b>Canon
EOS 5D mkIII camera</b>, low shutter count of 5750. Wear mark on
base, 100% working condition. + 50mm 1.8 Lens <b>$1550.00</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Canon
EF 16-35mm f/2.8 EFII Lens $1350.00</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Canon
100mm F2.8L macro Lens+ hood and Soft Case</b>. Original packaging.
Mint condition, no fungus. Kept in de-humidified cabinet. <b>$840.00.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Canon
MT 24X Macro Twin Lite flash.</b></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">
Has a few marks including a scratch on the screen but works 100%.
Includes two flash diffusers, case and original packaging. Low price
due to condition. </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>$450.00.
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Lens + flash </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>$1200</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>EOS
20D</b> Works OK but has a small bit of fungus on bottom of sensor
glass. Good for parts.<b>$50.00</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Both
these lenses have a few spots of fungus but this does not affect the
images </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>2</b><b>4mm
Lens $50.00</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>28-105mm
Lens $50.00</b></span></span></div>
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Keith and Lindsay Fisherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09458044489867275514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2657744681453201717.post-24990599864203916582019-10-05T17:40:00.004+10:002021-11-04T10:05:10.831+10:00Western Queensland and South Australia 2019<div align="justify" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
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<b><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">June 8th - July 27th 2019</span></b><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">We travelled about 8,000km from Julatten out to Western Queensland and into Northern South Australia to Lake Eyre. As usual we were birding along the way towing our <a href="https://www.tracktrailer.com.au/tvan/">Tvan camper trailer</a>, which was a fantastic home for the duration. We had to put up with horrendous amounts of flies and had to wear fly veils for the first time ever. Endured temperatures down to -7ºC and met many interesting people. We tried to support the small towns we visited by buying supplies, eating out at local hotels and coffee shops, People out west are doing it tough due to the prolonged drought. The links are to interesting places as well as bird species links to our eBird surveys. Most of the bird images are taken using a Canon EOS 7D mkII or a 5D mkIII and a 100-400mm lens. Other images are taken with a Panasonic Lumix TZ-110 compact camera and some with a Samsung Tablet.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Prado and <a href="https://www.tracktrailer.com.au/?fbclid=IwAR1UQq2WW4vKxUOgntwxSrQj8OHh3DTaDOWdoDA5rml_tRP4m6SikU0gIyw">Tvan</a> on the Birdsville Track</b></span></span></td></tr>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Purple - Caravan parks</span><b><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"> </span></b><br />
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<b><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">8th June</span></b><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><font-size: small=""> </font-size:></span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><font-size: small="">Left Julatten mid-morning, first stop was Biboora (consistently cheaper than other fuel stations in the area), where we filled up with diesel before going through Mareeba and onto Atherton in the overcast drizzly rain. Stopped for lunch in Atherton before continuing on through Malanda and down the Palmerston Highway towards Innisfail. Had a coffee break at Henrietta Creek (<a href="https://ebird.org/australia/view/checklist/S57211219">species</a>), still raining but managed to keep dry in one of the shelters in the camp ground. </font-size:></span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><font-size: small="">Innisfail was no different, still raining as we booked into the River Drive Van Park for an overnight stay. Went out to a lovely Italian restaurant in the evening with two local friends.</font-size:></span></div>
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<b><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">9th June</span></b><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"> </span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Overnight rain was constant but we managed to pack up during a dry break in the weather and leave the van park (<a href="https://ebird.org/australia/view/checklist/S57212246">species</a>) to go to <a href="http://www.cassowarycoast.qld.gov.au/national-parks">Warrina Lakes</a> in Innisfail for a <a href="https://www.birdlife.org.au/locations/birdlife-northern-queensland">Birdlife Australia North Queenslnd Group</a> survey. Again it was raining but it eased off a bit so we could walk around the lakes and rainforest and see some birds. Highlight was a Great-billed Heron which flew past (<a href="https://ebird.org/australia/view/checklist/S57213058">species</a>). </span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span font-size:="" small="">Our local Birdlife North Queensland Group was having a committee meeting later in the morning and Lindsay, as the new treasurer, attended. We left the meeting at 2.00pm to travel to Townsville in the rain, however it started to clear once we had passed Tully. We had a bit more rain around Cardwell before it cleared to some welcome dry weather. Booked into the <a href="https://www.rowesbayholidaypark.com.au/">Rowes Bay Beachfront Holiday Park</a> and set up before having dinner with a friend.</span></span><b><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></b></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Did an early morning survey around the holiday park (</span><a href="https://ebird.org/australia/view/checklist/S57249342" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">species</a><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">) and another one along the Rowes Bay foreshore, Caspian Tern and Silver Gull were all that was on the mudflat. (</span><a href="https://ebird.org/australia/view/checklist/S57249398" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">species</a><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">).</span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Last chance to stock up on a few basic spares for the Prado but the local dealer could not help before we left Townsville but we did manage to get some fixings to attach the <a href="https://www.maxtrax.com.au/">Maxtracks </a>to the roof rack along with a funnel that had a proper filter for transferring fuel out of the Jerrycans. Back for lunch and fit the Maxtrack fixings, which involved drilling holes in the roof rack, good job we brought the battery drill.</span><b><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"> </span></b><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span font-size:="" small="">Stopped at a Caltex service station to fuel up and t00k advantage of a Toyota special offer saving 10c a litre. We left Townsville and took the A6 highway to Charters Towers, where we stopped at our favourite coffee stop, <a href="https://www.visitcharterstowers.com.au/brownson-park">Brownson Park </a>(<a href="https://ebird.org/australia/view/checklist/S57416894">species</a>). The coffee was a disaster as we found our new thermos failed and gave us cold water instead of hot. Cold water and coffee are not a great combination! </span></span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span font-size:="" small="">Continued on towards Hughenden, seeing our first Wedge-tail Eagle, and stopping at Campaspe Creek for lunch (<a href="https://ebird.org/australia/view/checklist/S57416906">species</a>). </span></span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Next stop was White Mountains Lookout, where we had a hot coffee this time and the only birds we saw were a couple of Rainbow Bee-Eater flying over. Lindsay took over the driving until we reach Prairie for a break. Did a 20 minute survey here and started to pick up some of the drier inland species such as Diamond Dove, Zebra Finch, a pair of Budgerigars nesting and two Rufous Songlark singing in a bush (<a href="https://ebird.org/australia/view/checklist/S57416917">species</a>). They must have liked the recent rain the area had in the last week. There were puddles along the road and most of the creek crossings had water in them.</span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Onto Hughenden passing the huge solar and wind farm on the edge of town. Booked a powered site in the <a href="http://www.hughendenvanpark.com.au/">Allan Terry Caravan Park</a> for $25.00 a night, half the Townsville price. Set up camp and checked out the birds (<a href="https://ebird.org/australia/view/checklist/S57416931">species</a>), which included two Australian Hobby as well as over 200 Little Corella coming in to roost in town. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Up early for a survey before packing up to get on the road (<a href="https://ebird.org/australia/view/checklist/S57439578">species</a>). Took the Winton Road and drove to </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Warianna Bore, which is </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">the second bore on the right of the road after Hughenden. Good place to stop for breakfast as it was now 8.20am. We had been here before and seen good birds. There was the regular Australian Reed Warbler in the rushes along with three Red-backed Kingfisher, Singing Honeyeater and a Kestrel. A few other species visited the bore as we ate our breakfast (<a href="https://ebird.org/australia/view/checklist/S57439883">species</a>). </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Continued south to Winton seeing a Little Eagle along the way as well as two Emu, the only ones seen so far. Stopped at Corfield for morning coffee and to book two nights at <a href="https://parks.des.qld.gov.xn--au%20%20parks%20%20bladensburg-6s9rla/">Bladensburg National Park</a>. Few birds here including Diamond Dove and a pair of Crested Pigeon displaying </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">(<a href="https://ebird.org/australia/view/checklist/S57439992">species</a>).</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"> Fueled up at the Caltex service station in Winton (151.9c) before continuing on to Bladensburg National Park and Bough Shed Camp. We had arranged to meet up with our friends </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Len and Chris and were lucky to find a site opposite their caravan. It was also</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"> next to other friends Sam and Martin’s caravan, they were on their way back home after a trip out west. </span></span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">They were both out so we did a survey before they returned mid afternoon (</span><a href="https://ebird.org/australia/view/checklist/S57440249" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">species</a><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">). Budgerigar were nesting in every available tree hollow around the camp.</span><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"></span></span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Had a get-together in the evening swapping travel stories. Australian Owlet Nightjar was the only night bird we heard.</span></div>
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<br /></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Skull Hole, although dry, had a few birds, including Black-faced Woodswallow, Red-winged Parrot, Galah and Cloncurry Parrot <a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#">(species</a>).</span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Took a track to a spot for Southern Emu-Wren, Lindsay thought she saw one but I only saw Purple-backed Fairy-Wren, also here were four Grey-headed Honeyeater (</span><a href="https://ebird.org/australia/view/checklist/S574445987" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">species</a><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">). Grevillea Whickhami was flowering along the road.</span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Continued down the road to another spot where we found Crested Bellbird, Horsfield’s Bronze-Cuckoo</span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">, </span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">and Varied Sittela, good birds (</span><a href="https://ebird.org/australia/view/checklist/S57445987" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">species</a><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Back to camp for lunch with Len and Chris before they packed up and left for Winton. Had a relaxing afternoon before going for a walk along the creek and adjoining Spinifex Dunes. Over 100 Apostlebird coming into drink before they were chased off by an Australian Hobby, only new bird was Little Friarbird (<a href="https://ebird.org/australia/view/checklist/S57446197">species</a>).</div></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial;">Quiet evening with only one other camp.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>June 14th</b></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;">Slow start to the day as it was 12ºC outside and bed was much warmer! Eventually got up and did a survey with a warming coffee (<a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#">species</a>).</div></span><div style="text-align: justify;">
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Started to pack up before breakfast, finishing off afterwards and going for a walk. Went looking for a Spotted Quail-thrush Chris and Len had seen the day before but no luck (<a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#">species</a>). A NP ranger came to clean the toilet and to visit our campsite, had a chat. Then left for Opalton, just under 100km </span></div></div></blockquote><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: justify;">along a good dirt road. Arrived in Opalton at 12.15pm and headed to the Bush Camp, where we set up before lunch, we were the only campers. Surveyed the camp ground (</span><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#" style="font-family: arial; text-align: justify;">species</a><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: justify;">) and had lunch before going out to find the elusive Rusty Grasswren, late afternoon. As usual we had no luck despite nearly 2 hours searching two sites, we recorded no species! On the way back to the camp there was a pair of Spinifex Pigeon displaying beside the road. Had a walk over to the Opalton Dam but very quiet there (</span><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#" style="font-family: arial; text-align: justify;">species</a><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: justify;">). Due to recent rains there was plenty of other watering hole for the birds. Had a cold shower in the evening before dinner. Heard a Spotted Nightjar and Bush Stone-Curlew in the evening.</span></p><p> </p><div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Packed up and another survey (<a href="https://ebird.org/australia/view/checklist/S57581985">species</a>) before topping up with diesel at the Pelican Fuel Stop and Caravan Park pump (151.9c). Then headed south to Lark Quarry (110km). Bitumen for the first 40km then a good gravel road with passing places for the rest of the way. Just before we arrived at the Lark Quarry turn off we saw a lone Emu. By now it was 10.30am and too late for the </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Grey Falcon</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"> on the communication tower as presumably they had left for a days hunting. (3 were present 2 days before at 7.30am). Drove to the airstrip and saw a Black Honeyeater on the way. We navigated to our friend Len’s spot for Rusty Grasswren but after an hours searching no sign of them. Did see a few Zebra Finch and a Chestnut-breasted Quail-thrush, which was a good sighting (<a href="https://ebird.org/australia/view/checklist/S57582103">species</a>).</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Got organised after a porridge breakfast and headed off to Double Dam. Great spot as recent rains had filled it up and lots of waterbirds had descended on it to breed. The birds we saw nesting were Yellow-billed Spoonbill, Little Black and Little Pied Cormorant, Darter, Black and Whistling Kite.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Not quite as cold as last night only down to 2ºC! Up and off for a bird survey around the campsite before returning for breakfast. Had </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Australian Hobby flying over and putting up the woodswallows and budgies</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"> (<a href="https://ebird.org/australia/view/checklist/S57632114">species</a>).</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Well it was a cold night, down to -2ºC, the Tvan was covered in frost and we were frozen! Managed to crawl out of a nice warm bed to get a cup of warming Coffee. Went for a walk to the main road and back to camp, where we were surrounded by feeding Budgerigar, White-browed and Masked Woodswallow, plus a Black-sholdered Kite watching proceedings, how nice (</span><a href="https://ebird.org/australia/view/checklist/S57632912" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">species</a><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">). Noonbah Station is a great place to stay, away from the crowds, great hosts and fantastic wildlife, especially the birds.</span><br />
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</span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Had porridge again to warm up before we packed up the Tvan and set off towards the main Longreach-Jundah Road. Reached the highway along a good dirt road and turned south passing big mobs of sheep, the first we had seen on the trip. Stopped at the first rest area we came across and aired up the tyres for bitumen travel. Continued on to the Swan Vale Scenic Lookout rest area for lunch. Did a bird survey here and found our first robin for the trip, a Hooded Robin (</span><a href="https://ebird.org/australia/view/checklist/S57643549" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">species</a><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">). </span></div>
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</tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">At Windora we fueled up ($1.75) with just under 100lt of diesel. Then called into the information bureau before finding the caravan park for the night. We choose a powered site in the new section of the park and set up. A council lady came to collect the camping fee of $16.00 for a powered site ($10.00 unpowered), a bargain. Very well laid out with new shower and toilet facilities. Had a Mulga Parrot drop into the caravan park, landing on a power line, another first for the trip (</span><a href="https://ebird.org/australia/view/checklist/S57643656" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">species</a><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">). Again it was cooling down quickly as we had welcome hot showers. It had dropped to 10ºC by tea time.</span></div>
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</span> <span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Then continued to Cooper's Creek at the end of the trail. Plenty of birds here, photographed a Masked Woodswallow eating a caterpillar and a White-browed Woodswallow (</span><a href="https://ebird.org/australia/view/checklist/S57643830" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">species</a><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">). </span><br />
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</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Drove back to Little Red sand dune for lunch and sat in the car eating our sandwiches to get away from the hordes of flies</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">. Decided to go back to Big Red for another go at the grasswren. This time we found one Eyrean Grasswren, which was a lifer for Lindsay, hooray. Also had two White-backed Swallow flying over. Whilst talking to a lady who had just crossed the Simpson Desert we spotted 4 Horsfield’s Bronze-cuckoo in a tree below us, their green backs glinting in the sun</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">(<a href="https://ebird.org/australia/view/checklist/S57714803">species</a>)</span></span></span></span></span></span>. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Not much birdlife here but we did see a Brown Songlark perched in a tree so stopped and took a few photos </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">(<a href="https://ebird.org/australia/view/checklist/S57804133">species</a>)</span></span></span></span>.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;">
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Early morning walk after it got light at 7.00am, not much around, Bluebonnet still around for photos and a family of Purple-backed Fairy-wren passed by </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">(<a href="https://ebird.org/australia/view/checklist/S57804256">species</a>)</span></span></span></span></span></span>. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Did not get as cold overnight as forecast, down to 3ºC but it felt much colder. Had scrambled egg and beans for breakfast before we packed up, only birds here were one Galah, two Australian Magpie and one White-plumed Honeyeater. No rush this morning as we decided to go to Farina 56km south. Left at 10.00am and travelled on the bitumen road to the Farina turn off. Arrived at Farina, just 2km off the main road, and were surprised by the amount of people there. There were plenty of ruins of the old settlement with volunteers restoring them. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">The big attraction here was a bakery! The underground Scotch oven had been restored with a pop-up shop next to it above ground. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">This was full of people buying all sorts of bread, pies, cakes and savories. We bought a Sausage Roll, Pastie and a Custard Tart </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">as well as a Sourdough loaf. All were </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">excellent and a real treat. We went underground to see the restored oven and have a chat with the baker. </span></span><br />
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</tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Spotted a Tvan on our way back, so had a chat with the owners, nice couple, who were volunteers at Farina and came from The Grampians in Victoria. Back to camp, cleaned the air cleaner and found the engine cover had come loose so put that back on. Temperatures were plunging during the evening and it was only a few degrees when we went to bed.</div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Wow what night, temperatures kept dropping and it was -7ºC in the morning! Seriously cold so all the layers kept being piled on. Up to get a warming coffee before a walk around photographing some of the birds trying to keep warm, including Singing Honeyeater, Chiruping Wedgebill and Crested Pigeon who were still on the dam wall </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">(<a href="https://ebird.org/australia/view/checklist/S57907502">species</a>)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>. </span></span><br />
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</tbody></table><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Back for a warming porridge for breakfast and a slow pack up. Then off to the bakery for another coffee with an apple strudel, yum. Also bought a couple of sausage rolls for lunch and a rye loaf which was the best bread of the trip!. Drove down to Lyndhurst but failed to get the promised Telstra internet so we headed off onto the Strezlecki Track. Stopped to check out some likely habitat for Chestnut-breasted White-face but only found Zebra Finch and an Australian Pipit. Continued on to Yerelina Creek, where we had lunch in the car, soup and sausage roll, very nice. Back on the road, which was in good condition and also a few stretches of 7km sealed road to break up the gravel road. Reached Blanchwater Ruins and stopped for a cuppa in the wind and more flies. Spoke to some fellow travellers, one had Tvan envy! Back on the road we met a truck in front of us so got plenty of dust for a while. Managed to overtake him in a slow section being graded. Made it to our overnight stop at Monte Callina Bore Rest Area, </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span class="st">225 km's from Lyndhurst<wbr></wbr>,</span> where campsites were scattered around in the sand dunes (now closed). The bore was alongside and provided a fantastic wetland habitat. Had a couple of Spotted Crake, Australian Shelduck and a Chirruping Wedgebill. </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">(<a href="https://ebird.org/australia/view/checklist/S57907621">species</a>)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">It looked like rain but nothing came of it. Had a muesli breakfast, managed a survey </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">(<a href="https://ebird.org/australia/view/checklist/S58046645">species</a>) </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>through the fog before packing up the car to set off for Lake Wyara. The station road was sandy, gravel and lots of rocky areas. We passed the bottom tank, which had three Crested Pigeon, two Australian Magpie and two Magpie Lark foraging around the overflowing water. Nearby was a Euro.</span></span> <br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">The road continued climbing over rocks to Mt. Roy, the highest point on the station at 230m. We had heard that there was mobile phone reception here, it was true. So we stopped to check emails, whilst doing this we spotted a couple of fairy-wren and identified them as Splendid Fairy-Wren. The male is a real stunner in his plumage of several shades of blue standing out from the stark habitat of rocks and low dead looking shrubs. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Pleased at seeing such a great bird we continued on to Youlaingee Creek, where there was a stockyard and long drop toilet. Had a pair of Banded Lapwing and a Wedge-tailed Eagle here </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">(<a href="https://ebird.org/australia/view/checklist/S58265126">species</a>)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>. Then drove to Lake Wyadra in the Currawinya NP. No water in the lake but some in a small creek, which we investigated. Lots of Tree Martins and not much else apart from the customarily White-necked Heron and Willie Wagtail. On the walk back to the car we had four Australasian Pipit </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">(<a href="https://ebird.org/australia/view/checklist/S58265142">species</a>)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>. Then headed back along the road to the long drop, where we had a pair of Red-capped Robin, a good sighting as we have seen very few robins on the trip so far </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">(<a href="https://ebird.org/australia/view/checklist/S58265168">species</a>)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Then onto Benanga Creek for lunch, where we had a Restless Flycatcher, White-plumed Honeyeater and Willie Wagtail for company. A Black-fronted Dotterel was watching us from his vantage point on a red rock beside the creek.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Also three ducklings swam past on their own with no parents in sight, possibly Pacific Black Duck </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">(<a href="https://ebird.org/australia/view/checklist/S58265190">species</a>)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Then headed to Murder Bore, this had water flowing out of the bore pipe providing a steady steam of water for birds and four species of dragonfly. Hope the ID's are correct as we have been known to get them wrong before!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Four Mallee Ringneck came in to drink </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">(<a href="https://ebird.org/australia/view/checklist/S58265200">species</a>)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>. Then back to the shearers quarters near the homestead, where there are toilets and showers. Had a pair of Pied Butcherbird and a party of Yellow-throated Miner. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Cool night, down to 5.5ºC, surveyed the Lagoon, where there was an immature Red-kneed Dotterel </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">(<a href="https://ebird.org/australia/view/checklist/S58265508">species</a>) </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>and had breakfast. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Then went out to Saw Pits, where there was plenty of water in the lagoon. Few ducks, Grey Teal, Pink-eared Duck and Black Duck plus three Australasian Grebe and a Eurasian Coot</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">. Plenty of Brown Treecreeper here as well. (<a href="https://ebird.org/australia/view/checklist/S58279960">species</a>)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Did the early morning survey </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">(<a href="https://ebird.org/australia/view/checklist/S58265531">species</a>) </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>before going for a walk along the telegraph pole track to the main road in and then back to camp. Good habitat with plenty of birds including Crimson Chat, Purple-backed Fairy-wren and Thornbills – Yellow, Yellow-rumped and Buff-rumped plus a male Red-capped Robin. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Stopped at Bottom Dam for a morning coffee break, had a Brown Songlark, six Budgies and a female Red-capped Robin </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">(<a href="https://ebird.org/australia/view/checklist/S58287214">species</a>)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>. Then drove up to Top Dam, where Lindsay spotted a Dusky Woodswallow – first for the trip. Found two more along with a Grey Fantail and male Red-capped Robin, good birding here</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"> (<a href="https://ebird.org/australia/view/checklist/S58287601">species</a>)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Had lunch in the car to avoid the flies before we went for another walk but found nothing and headed back down the track. Stopped at the junction and went for a walk finding a juvenile Red-capped Robin plus Splendid Fairy-Wren, male, female and a juvenile being fed </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">(<a href="https://ebird.org/australia/view/checklist/S58287681">species</a>)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Then off to the Gravel Pits but too windy for any birding so we gave it away. Back to camp, where we met the Australian Wildlife Conservatory manager John Barton. Had a chat before returning to the camp and a cuppa. We had been having an annoying rattle under the Prado so checked the car for anything loose underneath. Found a bolt missing in one of the bash plates, put a new one in and cured the rattle. Met some more friends at bird call so we extended our stay a few more days.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Was a cool night down to 3.5ºC, brrr. Had porridge for breakfast plus a lagoon survey (<a href="https://ebird.org/australia/view/checklist/S58265575">species</a>) and got organised to go out with Marilyn for the day as she knows Bowra bird locations from her extensive time here. Travelled towards Bottom Dam, where we had morning coffee. Just before the dam we had four Southern Whiteface and at the dam a Mulga Parrot and five White-fronted Chat </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">(<a href="https://ebird.org/australia/view/checklist/S58301858">species</a>)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Then stopped along the way to investigate a spot for White-fronted Honeyeater and eventually found one (<a href="https://ebird.org/australia/view/checklist/S58301995">species</a>). Next stop was Top Dam just in time for lunch. Good birds here were Inland Thornbill, five Dusky Woodswallow, juvenile Horsfield’s Bronze-Cuckoo, Splendid Fairy-wren and a pair of Brown Falcon displaying.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Only just went below 0ºC so was a warm morning! Off early for a walk along the Bore Road to take advantage of the early morning light. Took photos of Crimson Chat with caterpillar, Red-capped Robin and Jackie Winter </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">(<a href="https://ebird.org/australia/view/checklist/S58265620">species</a>)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Whilst having breakfast an</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"> Emu came into the lagoon to have a drink</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">.. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Then we made our way to South Gumholes. Along the Gumholes Road we saw a pair of Black-breasted Buzzard and five Major Mitchell Cockatoo (<a href="https://ebird.org/australia/view/checklist/S58265624">species</a>). </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Gumholes was pretty quiet and we had to work hard but we did manage 29 species’ including a recently fledged Crimson Chat (ID Jeff Davis - thanks), Fan-tailed Cuckoo, 12 Grey Teal, 4 Wood Duck and an Australian Grebe </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">(<a href="https://ebird.org/australia/view/checklist/S58302537">species</a>)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>, oh the flies!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Did an ealy morning survey of the lagoon, whilst we warmed up with a coffee, had a Hooded Robin, male (<a href="https://ebird.org/australia/view/checklist/S58278927">species</a>).</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"> Camp tonight was with a full moon.</span></span><br />
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</span></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Then packed up after breakfast, did our last survey here (</span><a href="https://ebird.org/australia/view/checklist/S58359719" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">species</a><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">) and headed back to the main road, saw five Australian Bustard in a paddock along the road. Drove to our next destination, Isla Gorge, but missed the turn off as it was only signposted to the lookout. Had to drive 2km before we could turn around and go down the lookout road, where the camp ground is just before the lookout. Most sites were rocky and were on a slope but we managed to level the van with the help of a few rocks under the deck stabilisers. Time for a coffee and relax as a few Pied Currawong started to circle.</span><br />
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Comb-crested Jacana <i>Irediparra gallinacea</i><br />
Little Buttonquail <i>Turnix velox</i><br />
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Gull-billed Tern <i>Gelochelidon nilotica</i><br />
Caspian Tern <i>Hydroprogne caspia</i><br />
Australasian Darter <i>Anhinga novaehollandiae </i><br />
Little Pied Cormorant <i>Microcarbo melanoleucos </i><br />
Great Cormorant <i>Phalacrocorax carbo </i><br />
Little Black Cormorant <i>Phalacrocorax sulcirostris</i><br />
Australian Pelican <i>Pelecanus conspicillatus</i><br />
White-necked Heron <i>Ardea pacifica</i><br />
Great-billed Heron <i>Ardea sumatrana</i><br />
Great Egret <i>Ardea alba</i><br />
Intermediate Egret <i>Ardea intermedia</i><br />
White-faced Heron <i>Egretta novaehollandiae</i><br />
Cattle Egret <i>Bubulcus ibis</i><br />
Nankeen Night-Heron <i>Nycticorax caledonicus</i><br />
Australian White Ibis <i>Threskiornis molucca</i><br />
Straw-necked Ibis <i>Threskiornis spinicollis</i><br />
Royal Spoonbill <i>Platalea regia</i><br />
Yellow-billed Spoonbill <i>Platalea flavipes </i><br />
Black-shouldered Kite <i>Elanus axillaris</i><br />
Black-breasted Buzzard <i>Hamirostra melanosternon</i><br />
Pacific Baza <i>Aviceda subcristata</i><br />
Little Eagle <i>Hieraaetus morphnoides</i><br />
Wedge-tailed Eagle <i>Aquila audax</i><br />
Spotted Harrier <i>Circus assimilis</i><br />
Collared Sparrowhawk <i>Accipiter cirrocephalus</i><br />
Black Kite <i>Milvus migrans</i><br />
Whistling Kite <i>Haliastur sphenurus</i><br />
Brahminy Kite <i>Haliastur indus</i><br />
White-bellied Sea-Eagle <i>Haliaeetus leucogaster</i><br />
Barn Owl <i>Tyto alba</i><br />
Barking Owl <i>Ninox conniven</i>s<br />
Southern Boobook <i>Ninox novaeseelandiae</i><br />
Laughing Kookaburra <i>Dacelo novaeguineae </i><br />
Blue-winged Kookaburra <i>Dacelo leachii </i><br />
Red-backed Kingfisher <i>Todiramphus pyrrhopygius</i><br />
Forest Kingfisher <i>Todiramphus macleayii</i><br />
Rainbow Bee-eater <i>Merops ornatus</i><br />
Nankeen Kestrel <i>Falco cenchroides</i><br />
Australian Hobby <i>Falco longipennis</i><br />
Brown Falcon <i>Falco berigora</i><br />
Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo <i>Calyptorhynchus banksii</i><br />
Major Mitchell's Cockatoo <i>Lophochroa leadbeateri</i><br />
Galah <i>Eolophus roseicapilla </i><br />
Little Corella <i>Cacatua sanguinea</i><br />
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo <i>Cacatua galerita</i><br />
Cockatiel <i>Nymphicus hollandicus</i><br />
Australian King-Parrot <i>Alisterus scapularis</i><br />
Red-winged Parrot <i>Aprosmictus erythropterus</i><br />
Bourke's Parrot <i>Neophema bourkii</i><br />
Blue-winged Parrot <i>Neophema chrysostoma</i><br />
Australian Ringneck <i>Barnardius zonarius</i><br />
Pale-headed Rosella <i>Platycercus adscitus</i></span></span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Splendid Fairywren <i>Malurus splendens</i></span></span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Red-backed Fairywren <i>Malurus melanocephalus</i></span></span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Yellow-spotted Honeyeater <i>Meliphaga notata</i></span></span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Graceful Honeyeater <i>Meliphaga gracilis</i></span></span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Yellow Honeyeater <i>Stomiopera flava</i></span></span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-gaped Honeyeater <i>Stomiopera unicolor</i></span></span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-fronted Honeyeater <i>Purnella albifrons</i></span></span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Yellow-faced Honeyeater <i>Caligavis chrysops</i></span></span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Noisy Miner <i>Manorina melanocephala</i></span></span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Yellow-throated Miner <i>Manorina flavigula</i></span></span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater <i>Acanthagenys rufogularis</i></span></span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Singing Honeyeater <i>Gavicalis virescens</i></span></span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-plumed Honeyeater <i>Ptilotula penicillata</i></span></span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Grey-headed Honeyeater <i>Ptilotula keartlandi</i></span></span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Crimson Chat <i>Epthianura tricolor</i></span></span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-fronted Chat <i>Epthianura albifrons</i></span></span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Black Honeyeater <i>Sugomel nigrum</i></span></span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Brown Honeyeater <i>Lichmera indistincta</i></span></span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-eared Honeyeater <i>Nesoptilotis leucotis</i></span></span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Blue-faced Honeyeater <i>Entomyzon cyanotis</i></span></span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Black-chinned Honeyeater <i>Melithreptus gularis</i></span></span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Striped Honeyeater <i>Plectorhyncha lanceolata</i></span></span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Painted Honeyeater <i>Grantiella picta</i></span></span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Little Friarbird <i>Philemon citreogularis</i></span></span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Helmeted Friarbird <i>Philemon buceroides</i></span></span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Noisy Friarbird <i>Philemon corniculatus</i></span></span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Spotted Pardalote <i>Pardalotus punctatus</i></span></span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Red-browed Pardalote <i>Pardalotus rubricatus</i></span></span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Striated Pardalote <i>Pardalotus striatus</i></span></span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Buff-rumped Thornbill <i>Acanthiza reguloides</i></span></span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Inland Thornbill <i>Acanthiza apicalis</i></span></span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Yellow-rumped Thornbill <i>Acanthiza chrysorrhoa</i></span></span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Chestnut-rumped Thornbill <i>Acanthiza uropygialis</i></span></span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Slaty-backed Thornbill <i>Acanthiza robustirostris</i></span></span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Yellow Thornbill <i>Acanthiza nana</i></span></span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Weebill <i>Smicrornis brevirostris</i></span></span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-throated Gerygone <i>Gerygone olivacea</i></span></span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Large-billed Gerygone <i>Gerygone magnirostris</i></span></span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Southern Whiteface <i>Aphelocephala leucopsis</i></span></span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Grey-crowned Babbler <i>Pomatostomus temporalis</i></span></span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Chestnut-crowned Babbler <i>Pomatostomus ruficeps</i></span></span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Eastern Whipbird <i>Psophodes olivaceus</i></span></span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Chiming Wedgebill <i>Psophodes occidentalis</i></span></span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Chestnut-br.Quail-thrush <i>Cinclosoma castaneothorax </i><br />
Cinnamon Quail-thrush <i>Cinclosoma cinnamomeum</i><br />
White-breasted Woodswallow <i>Artamus leucorynchus</i></span></span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Masked Woodswallow <i>Artamus personatus</i><br />
White-browed Woodswallow <i>Artamus superciliosus</i><br />
Black-faced Woodswallow <i>Artamus cinereus</i><br />
Dusky Woodswallow <i>Artamus cyanopterus</i><br />
Little Woodswallow <i>Artamus minor</i><br />
Grey Butcherbird <i>Cracticus torquatus</i><br />
Pied Butcherbird <i>Cracticus nigrogularis</i><br />
Black Butcherbird <i>Cracticus quoyi</i><br />
Australian Magpie <i>Gymnorhina tibicen </i><br />
Pied Currawong <i>Strepera graculina</i><br />
Black-faced Cuckooshrike <i>Coracina novaehollandiae</i><br />
White-bellied Cuckooshrike <i>Coracina papuensis</i><br />
White-winged Triller <i>Lalage tricolor</i><br />
Varied Triller <i>Lalage leucomela</i><br />
Varied Sittella <i>Daphoenositta chrysoptera</i><br />
Grey Shrikethrush <i>Colluricincla harmonica</i><br />
Little Shrikethrush <i>Colluricincla megarhyncha</i><br />
Rufous Whistler <i>Pachycephala rufiventris</i><br />
Crested Bellbird <i>Oreoica gutturalis</i><br />
Olive-backed Oriole <i>Oriolus sagittatus</i><br />
Yellow Oriole <i>Oriolus flavocinctus</i><br />
Australasian Figbird <i>Sphecotheres vieilloti</i><br />
Spangled Drongo <i>Dicrurus bracteatus </i><br />
Willie Wagtail <i>Rhipidura leucophrys</i><br />
Grey Fantail <i>Rhipidura albiscapa</i><br />
Spectacled Monarch <i>Symposiachrus trivirgatus </i><br />
Magpie-lark <i>Grallina cyanoleuca</i><br />
Leaden Flycatcher <i>Myiagra rubecula </i><br />
Restless Flycatcher <i>Myiagra inquieta</i><br />
Torresian Crow <i>Corvus orru</i><br />
Little Crow <i>Corvus bennetti</i><br />
Australian Raven <i>Corvus coronoides</i><br />
White-winged Chough <i>Corcorax melanorhamphos</i><br />
Apostlebird <i>Struthidea cinerea </i><br />
Victoria's Riflebird <i>Ptiloris victoriae</i><br />
Jacky Winter <i>Microeca fascinans</i><br />
Red-capped Robin <i>Petroica goodenovii</i><br />
Hooded Robin <i>Melanodryas cucullata</i><br />
Welcome Swallow <i>Hirundo neoxena </i><br />
Fairy Martin <i>Petrochelidon ariel </i><br />
Tree Martin <i>Petrochelidon nigricans</i><br />
Fairy/Tree Martin <i>Petrochelidon ariel/nigricans</i><br />
White-backed Swallow <i>Cheramoeca leucosterna</i><br />
Australian Reed Warbler <i>Acrocephalus australis</i><br />
Little Grassbird <i>Megalurus gramineus </i><br />
Brown Songlark <i>Megalurus cruralis</i><br />
Rufous Songlark <i>Megalurus mathewsi </i><br />
Silvereye <i>Zosterops lateralis</i><br />
Metallic Starling <i>Aplonis metallica</i><br />
Common Myna <i>Acridotheres tristis </i><br />
Mistletoebird <i>Dicaeum hirundinaceum</i><br />
Olive-backed Sunbird <i>Cinnyris jugularis</i><br />
Australasian Pipit <i>Anthus novaeseelandiae</i><br />
House Sparrow <i>Passer domesticus</i><br />
Plum-headed Finch <i>Neochmia modesta </i><br />
Zebra Finch <i>Taeniopygia guttata</i></span></span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Nothing new here but good to identify a few unfamiliar birds, New Zealand Scaup, Paradise Duck and Canada Goose! Plenty of introduced species, House Sparrow Common Starling and Mallard. Familiar Australian species were Masked Lapwing, Black Swan, White-faced Heron, Grey Teal, Australasian Shoveller, Silvereye and Welcome Swallow.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">From here we travelled down to South Brighton where we had a site booked for the night at the holiday park. Late afternoon we headed down to the Brighton Estuary where we had lots of Black Swan, Red-billed Gull, <span face=""arial" , sans-serif">South Island Pied Oystercatcher</span> and Bar-tailed Godwit along with many introduced species, European Goldfinch, </span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">European </span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Greenfinch, Common Blackbird, House Sparrow, Common Starling and Common Chaffinch. three New Zealand (Sacred) Kingfisher were diving down onto the mudflats and posing for photos.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Back to the van to head out of town, north. Decided to go to Blenheim (about 125 km). The road had plenty of road works, mainly along the coast, (result of two earthquakes), which slowed us down. Once it went inland it was a bit quicker with fewer roadworks and some good stretches of new road. The countryside was quite brown, hilly and very windy blowing the van around. Arrived in Blenheim and fuelled up before booking into the Top 10 Holiday Park. </span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-family: arial;">This time we hit a big range with winding roads and steep climbs, plus roadworks for repairing a few land slips. After climbing up to great heights we started to go down towards Takaka, when we reached the bottom of the valley we found a roadside stop at Uruwhenua Reserve. Here we had a Weka foraging around the area, tick! Not much else here, Sparrow, Song Thrush, Blackbird and a Swamp Harrier over the river.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: arial;">Uruwhenua Reserve -40.988062 172.8206706 15-02-2019</span></b></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: :medium;">From here we went to the northern most point of the south Island at Farewell Spit. Climbed up a steep path to get a view of the other end of the sand spit where we had just been at the lighthouse. Only two of us climbed to the top (Keith and another guy), spectacular view looking back. It was then back to Collingwood, where we arrived about 4.30 pm.</span></div>
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Weka 8<br />
Kelp Gull 1<br />
Great Egret (White Heron) 1<br />
Grey Gerygone 2<br />
New Zealand Fantail 1<br />
Silvereye 4<br />
Common Blackbird 1</span><br />
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We arrived just after 8.30 am but the cafe did not open until 9.00 am so we gave iit away and went back onto the highway. Continued along the road with more showers and some heavy rain interspersed with a few sunny periods. Had a toilet stop at Hari Hari (the place where the first flight across the Tasman landed.) Continued on and had a coffee break at Whataroa Recreational Area. Next stop was Okarito, where we checked with the boat tour only to find it was not running due to the bad weather and very high tide. So we organised to go on the 9.00 am trip tomorrow if the weather wass OK. Booked into the community camp ground and had lunch. A pair of Paradise Shelduck were foraging on the grass airstrip at the back of the camp ground.<br />
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New Zealand Pigeon 1<br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-family: arial;">Headed back to the main road and continued south. Past Franz Joseph the road was very windy and steep in places as it wound through the rocky gullies in between the mountains and the fast flowing rivers and creeks. Stopped at Lake Paringa for lunch in the showers. Beyond the mountains we stopped at Knights Point for a view of the cliffs along with the tourist hoards. The road went down to the ocean, where we stopped at Ship Creek and had a quick look along the beach, 2 Variable Oystercatcher avoiding the tourists. Continued heading south to Haast Village and backtrack 3 km to the fuel station we had missed at the corner of the turn off to Haast Beach. Fuelled up and returned to the village for an afternoon coffee in the van. Then back onto the windy road of the Haast Pass and through some more spectacular valleys through towering mountains and along huge rivers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Stopped at Cameron Creek and went for a walk through the forest, only new bird was a brief glimpse of a calling Yellow-crowned Parakeet.</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWQ18xpYiR03BhmgTMxaZ9llMoAZPvCVVscrvblt9rZ_nypzpTXgjcDTqpEg9B1I3hOywLbYT46w93IfEvtcSmDnrgLtWkROKhDiYWOO6Kcnuvpk1AIVYJDnUcp4RAtEFhP-SNtiu7Ie0/s1600/Kingston+Holiday+Park+9581.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWQ18xpYiR03BhmgTMxaZ9llMoAZPvCVVscrvblt9rZ_nypzpTXgjcDTqpEg9B1I3hOywLbYT46w93IfEvtcSmDnrgLtWkROKhDiYWOO6Kcnuvpk1AIVYJDnUcp4RAtEFhP-SNtiu7Ie0/s400/Kingston+Holiday+Park+9581.JPG" /></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">From here we drove into the sprawling metropolis of Queenstown. Drove into the main town for a look but did not stay. Accommodation places everywhere with more being built along with more houses. Stopped of at the Z service station to fuel up and get our 6c discount from the supermarket docket. Then onto the Invercargill road following the shoreline of Lake Wakatipu before we arrived at Kingston and booked into the Kingston Holiday Park for the night.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Drove into town and had a look around and bought some bread and munch bars. Headed out of town and stopped at Henry Creek campsite (Lake Te Anau) for lunch. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">It was blowing a gale so we ate inside the van and then continued on towards Milford Sound. No birds here. Stopped off at a few DOC campsites including Totara Campsite to check them out. More stunning scenery again.</span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Drove through the 1200m Homer Tunnel and then down the steep winding road to Milford Sound. Upon arrival we were directed into one of the car parks, where we had porridge for breakfast before catching the bus to the boat terminal. Checked in, had a coffee, took a few photos.</span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"></span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-family: arial;">Surveyed the adjacent wetland beside the Deepwater Basin Wharf while we were waiting to get on the boat. Nothing new here, one Great Egret (White Heron), White-faced Heron, Variable Oystercatcher, Little Pied Cormorant (Little Shag), Paradise Duck, Kelp Gull and Red-billed Gull.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Milford Sound--by boat -44.6361155 167.8930011 23-02-2019</b><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Fiordland NP--Knobs Flat Conservation Info Centre </b><b>-44.9776862 168.0176067 23-02-2019</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Day 14 24/2/2019</b><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Fiordland NP--Monkey Creek -44.8003676 168.0215979 </b><b>24-2-</b><b>2019</b><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: ::medium;">Arrived at the car park by 9.00 am and set about finding the wrens, which was not pleasant due to bitingly cold winds and a temperature of 6º c. With the wind chill factor it must have been nearer 0º c! We had plenty of layers on to keep warm but that did not help in finding the wrens. Back to the van for breakfast, porridge again to warm us up before heading off for a second attempt at the wrens. A few more Kea were around, one taking advantage of human rubbish rather than the rocks. Still no joy so we reluctantly gave up on the biggest dip of the trip.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Drove back to Cascade Campground and did the Nature Trail walk. This started of slowly as it was very quiet with only the friendly SI Robin and Tomtit showing. Further around in the forest adjacent to Lake Gunn we hit a bird wave, Riflemen, Yellow-crowned Parakeet, lots of Bellbird, Pipipi (Brown Creeper), a flock of Chaffinch, NZ Pigeon, Tui and a few New Zealand Fantail. That cheered us up a bit. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">It was well past lunchtime so we headed off to Totara campsite and had lunch. From here we headed back to Te-Aura to fuel up and visit the excellent Fiordland National Park Visitor Centre, where Lindsay bought a T-Shirt and we collected some more brochures. The weather was turning from sunny to cloud and light showers. Headed off to Manapouri, where we found the Motor and Caravan Park on the road out of town. It is very well set up with hedge dividers between each site and all new facilities, the best so far. The wind continued so we did the washing and had showers in the individual bathrooms with shower, toilet and wash basin, all fairly new.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Had scrambled egg for breakfast to warm us up. Had a Dunnock hoping around the camp ground, a new trip tick before we got on the road.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="text-align: justify;">Fi</span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="text-align: justify;">rst stop was Rokatu Wetlands, this was another managed wetland set up by volunteers. We went for a walk to a shelter overlooking the wetland and the Waiau River. This wetland has been re-created by the Waiau Fisheries and Wildlife Enhancement Trust and is 120 hectares. Pukeko on a post was new for us! Finished off with a morning coffee.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Next stop was the Cliften Suspension Bridge, which dates from 1898. It crosses the Waiau River and is now a pedestrian bridge. This was the only place we saw feral chicken, our last visit to the north island found them in most roadside stops.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Volunteers worked tirelessly to remove predators like Australian Magpie (over 6000 trapped!) to allow the native birds to return. The forest is stunning, birds we saw were plenty of NZ Bellbird, Pipipi </span><span face=""arial" , sans-serif" style="white-space: pre;">(Brown Creeper)</span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">, a New Zealand Fantail, Swamp Harrier and two Common Chaffinch. The walk to the lookout was well worth the effort with views over the town and surrounding areas.</span><br />
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South Island Pied Oystercatcher 1<br />
Variable Oystercatcher 2<br />
Black-billed Gull 10<br />
Red-billed Gull 7<br />
Little Shag (Pied Cormorant) 1<br />
Spotted Shag 8<br />
Stewart Island (Forveaux) Shag 6<br />
White-faced Heron 1<br />
Royal Spoonbill 10<br />
Sacred Kingfisher 1<br />
Australian Magpie 2<br />
Silvereye 7<br />
Common Starling 14<br />
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</span> <span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Then into Bluff, where we drove up to a headland at the end of the main road. Still with time to spare we drove around looking at the interesting architecture, good, sad and very strange! It was lunch time by now so we drove around looking for the Lighthouse Cafe, which had good reviews on Tripadvisor. Found the cafe, they had excellent coffee to go with our BLT (Bacon,Lettuce and Tomato roll). The ferry car park, where we left our van,was conveniently situated almost opposite the cafe. Booked in at the ferry terminal a short walk from the car park. The ferry ride over to Stewart Island can be quite dramatic at times but was not too bad, with a few big swells and a rocking boat but nothing dramatic, we both survived it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">The terminal at Oban was only a 10 minute walk to the backpackers, where we booked in for 3 nights. Had a small room but was adequate for us. The toilet and tiny showers were not far away and the kitchen was big and well stocked. Once we had got organised we headed back into town and the Ruggedy Range tour office for the two trips we had pre-booked. Confirmed our trip to Ulva Island tomorrow and Patterson Inlet wildlife trip the day after with Furhana, our tour guide for the Ulva Island trip. Next stop was the well stocked supermarket for milk and a few snacks. Checked out Halfmoon Bay from the beach overlooking the ferry terminal.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Rained during the night and the early morning but luckily had stopped before we walked to the Golden Bay Jetty to catch the ferry at 8.00 am. Whilst waiting for the boat there was a Red-crowned Parakeet in a tree beside the jetty.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Only a short 10 minute ride to Ulva Island, where 11 of us spent 4 hours tramping around the paths, being led by our guide, Furhana who was excellent. Highlights were Southern Brown Kiwi, Yellowhead, Stewart Island Saddleback, New Zealand (Stewart Island) Kaka and a Bullers Albatross offshore. Had a few brief showers during the walk but as we were under the rainforest canopy most of the time it did not effect us much.</span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">On the way </span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">back to the backpackers saw a Red-backed Gull swimming in a flooded dingy on the beach but no camera! Went back to the room to grab a camera and race back to the boat but by this time the bird had moved onto the back seat, another bird was on an outboard motor for a few photos.</span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Red-billed Gull 14</span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Kelp Gull 3</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">From here we went back to the main road turning south for a few kilometers to the turn off for </span><a href="http://www.orokonui.nz/">Orokonui Ecosanctuary</a><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">. The road rose quite steeply into the hills for about 8 km before we arrived at the sanctuary. We were the first to arrive at the car park. Paid our entry fee and walked a few of the tracks for about 1½ hrs in some good native New Zealand forest, lots of Tui, </span></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">New Zealand</span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"> Bellbird along with other birds such as Common Redpoll, Kaka, Tomtit, </span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">New Zealand</span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"> Robin (</span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">South Island) </span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">and Pipipi (Brown Gerygone). There were plenty of bird feeders and the whole sanctuary is fully fenced to keep out the introduced predators, which was highlighted by a display of Otago Skink. These skinks are now rare due to introduced predators and habitat loss. Finished off at the impressive visitor centre cafe with a very nice cappuccino. </span></span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-family: arial;">Left Oamaru and headed inland along the Waitaki Valley and stopped at Duntroon as we saw a row of vintage cars at the side if the road. Plenty of people around who were here for the re-opening of the Duntroon Hotel. The vintage cars were parked alongside the hotel and were mainly fords, Prefect, Consul, Zepher, Zodiac plus a couple of American cars.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">While we were looking at these 3 adult Californian Quail plus 6 chicks crossed the road, trip tick</span>.<br />
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<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">We were heading for Lake Murray, which is another site for Black Stilt. Arrived and scanned the lake but no Black Stilt to be seen so we had lunch whilst still looking. Finished lunch and a Black Stilt came into view for photos and a Lindsay video. Wrybill Tours then turned up with leader Brent Stevenson and parked up for their lunch. Another Black Stilt then came into view, two-wow.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Had a chat with Brent who told us where to look for Chucker up on the hill by the Observatory. We were going up the observatory road anyway so off we went. There is an $8.00 fee to go up the road, which is narrow and steep. Got to the top and set about looking for the introduced Chucker but no luck so we had a good cup of coffee at the cafe overlooking the turquoise blue Lake Tekapo. </span><span face=""arial" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;">Water from glaciers</span><span face=""arial" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;"> in the headwaters of the lake grind rock into a fine dust as they travel down to the lake. This fine dust is then suspended in the waters of the lake causing the bright turquoise blue colour.</span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-family: arial;">Lindsay went off to check out the church. Continued on to Geraldine where we booked into Grumpy’s Retreat and had a powered site for the night. The rest of the time was spent getting organised for tomorrow. Caught up with eBird surveys. Not so early night 10.00pm.</span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-family: arial;">Woke up at 3.00 am, far too early. Got up at 4.15, had a coffee and got the cases ready for the taxi who arrived at 4.45 am to take us to the airport. The fare was only $20.00, was expecting more. Joined the queue to check in before realising the shorter queue was for online check ins, this save us lots of time. Had another coffee to wake up and sat down to do some internet. Got engrossed in reading online magazine and failed to hear the boarding call. Next we know is our names being read out to get to the boarding gate pronto! No problem as we joined the back of the queue to board the plane, we were the last two to get on. Changed at Brisbane onto Cairns flight getting there nearly 30 minutes late. End of holiday.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">After weeks of planning the day had finally arrived when we headed off on our New Zealand adventure. An overnight stay in Cairns avoided a 3.00am start; instead we had a 4.00am start.</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"> Our flight to Auckland was via Sydney where we changed aircraft. </span><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">The journey from Sydney was aboard a Boeing 767, which took 2hrs 20mins to get to Auckland.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Our arrival in Auckland was a sunny 22</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">ºC afternoon, we had “lost” 3hrs during the day due to time differences. Our first New Zealand bird at the airport was a European House Sparrow, a good start! We were picked up at the airport by Donna from </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.tuicampers.co.nz/">Tui Campers </a>(well we had to have a bird on the side of the van didn’t we), to take us to our home for the next 3 weeks. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">After we sorted out the paperwork it was on the road to our overnight camp ground. More birds along the way, Common Myna, European Starling, Red-billed Gull and Black-backed Gull, getting better. I</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">t was now time for dinner and as we had no food yet we headed up the road to a Chinese fish and chip shop. Back at the camp ground a Song Thrush popped out of the hedge looking for worms, just like the old days in Britain. We also bought a couple of internet access cards so we could use our laptop to check our emails.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Up at 6.30, just like home again, to be greeted by a European Blackbird worming on the lawn. Caught the No 471 bus into town which took just over an hour. Did not see much on the trip in, Rock Dove and Common Myna. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Wandered up Queen Street and b</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">ought a copy of </span><i style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.penguin.com.au/books/the-hand-guide-to-the-birds-of-new-zealand-9780143570936">The Hand Guide to the Birds of New Zealand,</a> </i><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">plus </span><i style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/Field-Guide-New-Zealand-Seabirds-Brian-Parkinson/9781869661502">Field Guide to New Zealand Seabirds</a></i><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"> and </span><i style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Where-Watch-Birds-New-Zealand/dp/1869661540">Where to Watch Birds in New Zealand</a></i><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">. Found a Café to have a coffee then headed back down into the port, where a couple of liners were berthed including the </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="text-align: center;">Queen Elizabeth 2.</span> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Had lunch at a restaurant along the wharf by the National Maritime Museum then walked back past the Britomart Transport Centre and into the railway station. Tried to find the bus stop for the return journey and eventually succeeded in finding a bus which was heading our way. It was not going all the way so we had to change buses at the Westfield Shopping Centre. Back to the Caravan Park to get organised then drove back to the shopping centre where we stocked up on food, which we found quite expensive compared to Australia. This was most noticeable with dairy products, however we found bread was cheaper but came in smaller loaves. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">Up early at 6.00 to get ready to head north for the ferry to Tiritiri. Headed north on Highway 1 which took us through Auckland and over the Auckland Harbour Bridge at the beginning of rush hour, a mad house on the roads. The journey over the bridge was very windy and blew the vehicle around. Found Gulf Harbour, where the</span><a href="https://www.fullers.co.nz/destinations/tiritiri-matangi-island/" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"> Fullers 360</a><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"> ferry departed for Tiritiri. Lindsay found a phone to ring Fullers and they told us the bad news that the ferry was not running due to the inclement weather, not surprising. Bit like our last holiday in Tasmania having the plane flight to Melaleuca cancelled because of bad weather. It was very disappointing not to go but we will have to try again later on. Went over to a parking spot and had breakfast. Also tried to photograph Variable and South Island Pied Oystercatcher plus a few White-fronted Terns but had a run in with a bloke and his dog that put the birds to flight, he could see what I was doing and could easily have walked around. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">After a nice cooked breakfast we set off north to Tapora. Detoured around to have a look at <a href="http://www.matakanacoast.co.nz/places/Warkworth">Warkworth</a> on the way, a very pretty spot. Did not make it to the end of the Tapora road due to the weather, we did not fancy a 15 min walk in the rain and the gale force nine winds. Stopped to look at a flock of Paradise Shelduck, which were with a few </span><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">South Island </span><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"> Oystercatcher and Skylark. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Turned around and went down to Bird Beach at Journey’s End, still raining and the tide was in. Many birds were roosting on a peninsula opposite the beach, at least 2000 Pied Oystercatcher with a few hundred Black Swan bobbing up and down in the surf.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">South Island Oystercatcher </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Had lunch before heading south to Helensville, where we checked out the information centre, not very informative but we did pick up a few more maps. Decided to go to <a href="https://www.weekendnotes.com/birds-beach/">Shelley Beach,</a> where there was a caravan park. Arrived in the pouring rain and strong winds to find it was a big car park with a small section at the end for caravans. There was a toilet block and shower but no other facilities, very basic. Too late to go anywhere else so we parked up and watched the rain. The vegetation at the edge of the car park at the base of the cliffs had Common Myna calling plus another bird we were not sure of. When it came into sight it was a Gerygone – Grey Warbler our first native passerine tick. A walk along the beach in the howling wind produced Bar-tailed Godwit. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Welcome Swallow </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Eurasian Blackbird </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><b>Saturday 23</b></span><sup><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><b>rd</b></span></sup><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><b> February 2008</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">T</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">ook off at 7.30am still with the wind howling and raining, back to Helensville and onto Highway 16 towards Auckland. Turned off to <a href="https://www.newzealand.com/au/muriwai/">Merriwai Beach</a>, where we hoped to see the Gannet colony. Parked up in the car park, (48kms and 55 minutes from Shelley Beach), overlooking the beach and the rocks where the Gannets were breeding. We could just make them out through the scope sitting on the rock outcrop, many of them juvenile birds. There were also a few hardy surfers braving the elements in the surf. </span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Had a boiled egg for breakfast and then back onto the road to Auckland which turned into a motorway with crazy speeding drivers in the rain. Went over a causeway which had the ocean lapping at its side, would not take much to go over the road. Fuelled up at a motorway servo, which was doing a roaring trade – took $97.00 off us! By this time we were on Highway 2. Turned off the highway onto the Coramandel Road to Miranda and eventually found the right road which took us to the </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.miranda-shorebird.org.nz/">Pūkorokoro Miranda Shorebird Centre</a></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">. Introduced ourselves and had a look around the centre shop. Bought another shorebird book a beanie and a cap plus a few post cards (remember them?). Went up to the nearest town, Kaiaua, 7km away to get a few supplies before returning for lunch. After lunch we went for a walk in the drizzle to the bird hide which took us about an hour to reach due to stopping to look at Greenfinch and Skylark! At the hide we managed to see a few waders despite the tide being low, including Wrybill, which was one of the target species. Also saw two Greater Sand-Plover, which are uncommon here. The rain eased off so we hastily headed back to the shorebird centre to have a shower and tea.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Miranda Shorebird Centre (Hides, ponds, and general area) @ </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">-37.1664725, 175.3135157</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><b>Sunday 24</b></span><sup><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><b>th</b></span></sup><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><b> February 2008</b></span></div>
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</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Had a lie in until 7.10am. Breakfast then met with some of the days wader counters, the organiser arrived at 9.00am. We were allocated the area near the bird hide, where there were ponds and shingle banks, which was probably the best place for roosting waders. Plenty of birds roosting including 2798 Wrybill, which is over half the total world population. Many other birds including 4572 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1398 South Island Oystercatcher and 608 Red Knot. Black-billed Gull was a new bird for us plus the Red-breasted (New Zealand) Dotterel and Banded Dotterel were great to see again. We were lucky with the weather as it stayed dry and the wind dropped. Back at the shorebird centre by mid-day for lunch and total up the birds before saying goodbye and heading off towards Thames. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">European Greenfinch </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">After Thames the road followed the shoreline north up the Coromandel Peninsula becoming narrow and very winding. Plenty of ugly looking beach shacks beside the road, most looking like rubbish tips. Passed through Coromandel and found a van park 5km north at Shelley Beach (different to the previous one). Settled in and bought a $5.00 (30mins) internet access card and logged on. Nothing to exciting in the emails, apart from plenty of chat about the gull in Cooktown, which turned up just before we left on this trip. The latest ID Slaty-backed Gull (this turned out to be the final agreed identification).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Variable Oystercatcher </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Masked Lapwing </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Southern Boobook </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">New Zealand Fantail </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Welcome Swallow </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Song Thrush </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Eurasian Blackbird </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Common Myna </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><b>Monday 25</b></span><sup><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><b>th</b></span></sup><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><b> February 2008</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Had a slow start to the day before going into Coromandel to send a few post cards at the post office. We then took the road over the hills to Whitiango, where we stopped for a coffee break by the sea. The wind was blowing and the sea extremely choppy. Stopped in town to get some rolls at the bakery and bought a decent road atlas at the newsagent before getting a couple of bottles of wine. Drove down to the harbour at Tuaria, where we parked up and had lunch in the wind. Photographed </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Kelp</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"> (</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Black-backed</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">) </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Gull </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">here. Drove over to a friends place, before going out to do some birding. Piri lookout was good for Tui, which was our first for the trip. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Then went to the local golf course, where Fernbird had been seen in the past. We heard some calling and eventually got good looks at this skulking bird, new for us as was Great Cormorant and two introductions, Eastern Rosella and California Quail. A great few hours birding. </span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Tauria Golf Course </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">-36.99806 175.84738</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">California Quail </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Shining Bronze-Cuckoo </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Australasian Swamphen </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Red-billed Gull </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Great Cormorant </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Eastern Rosella </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Gray Gerygone </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Australian Magpie </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Fernbird </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Silver-eye </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Song Thrush </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Eurasian Blackbird </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">House Sparrow </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Evening meal on the patio of our friends house was accompanied with scrounging Red-billed Gulls who were on the lawn, makes a change from Sparrows! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><b>Tuesday 26</b></span><sup><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><b>th</b></span></sup><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><b> February 2008</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">The morning chorus was a couple of Morpoke (Southern Boobook) Owl calling just before dawn. Had breakfast and said goodbye to our friends. Followed the coast south along the usual hilly and narrow winding road, which was broken with a few straight stretches. Nowhere to stop along the road as usual so turned off the highway to go down to the coast at Omokaroa for a coffee break. Found there was a regatta going on with hordes of people and nowhere to park, so backtracked along the sea front until we found a park. Next stop was Tauranga for shopping and to fuel up before heading towards Rotarua along the Pyes Pa Road through a gorge. Found Lake Rotorua and stopped at Momutana for lunch, still blowing a gale. Continued on around the lake and pulled off the road to check out the Adventure Company shop. Lots of goodies inside but very expensive, NZ$99 for a shirt I paid A$49 for in Australia, so we ended up not buying anything. Then drove down to Blue Lake to check out the top ten van park. Yuck, took one look at the hoards of tourists on the lake, not our scene so we turned around and headed back to Rotarua. Continued on south and found Lake Rerewhakaaitu which looked like a good spot for a free camp. Quite a few birds on the lake including New Zealand Scaup, Pied Stilt, Canada Geese and Black Swan. Took a few photos including some dragonflies. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">There was an invasion of Mossies at dusk so we battened down the hatches and cleaned up the ones which got into the van.</span></div>
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</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Awoke in the morning to a cold start probably around 11-12</span><sup><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">o</span></sup><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">C with mist flowing across the lake. Had a cup of coffee to warm up before getting organised and on the road towards Rotarua again. Turned off before Rotarua onto SH30. Quite a lot of mist around, some of it quite thick, especially around the Whakamura Dam area, not good for sightseeing. Kept going and turned off to the Pureora Forest office arriving about 9.00am. The office was open but was not very exciting with little information and not very helpful staff. Decided to go down the Link Road but soon found it was a very rough (for the van) dirt track – bad move. Stopped after 10km at the first suitable place to pull off the road and had a late breakfast at 9.45am. We had a Tomtit, which was a very cute and inquisitive bird. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Saw some Tui’s here as well. Decided that the road was too rough for the van and turned around to go back to the Ngaherehga campground near the forest office. Then drove out to the forest viewing tower car park, which was a good move. Saw New Zealand Robin on the walk to the tower and then viewed more birds from the tower including New Zealand Kaka, New Zealand Pigeon and Whitehead. Took a few photos of New Zealand Kaka here. Had lunch at the parking area then a snooze before a quick visit back to the tower and the old protest site set up to save the area from logging, which they did. Back to the campground to park up for the night and have an afternoon walk around the Tatara walk. Back at the campground we were joined by some Aussies, four in a camper van. They turned out to be the only others camping in the area so we had a quiet night.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">New Zealand Pigeon </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">New Zealand Fantail </span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Pureora Forest Park, Totara Walk, </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">-38.515 175.55527</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">New Zealand Fantail </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">New Zealand Robin </span></span></div>
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</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Lousy nights sleep due to a mozzie invasion, killed 22 in the middle of the night and had peace afterwards. Awake at 7.00am and packed up to go to Kakaho Campground, which we were heading for yesterday along the link road, today we went around the sealed road, which was longer but we got there in one piece. Took an hour to drive around this way and only the last few km was gravel. Did the walk which said it took ½ hr but was more like 1 hr up and over a steep hill. Back at the campground we were welcomed by flocks of introduced species; Sparrow, Chaffinch, Greenfinch and Australian Magpie plus a feral Goat calling from an exposed rock behind the campground.</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">It started to rain just as we got back to the van so had a coffee and left for Turangi. Stopped along the way at Tokaanu Wharf for lunch. This was a good spot to free camp as there was a good toilet block and also lots of waterbirds. There was some disruption due to a machine harvesting the floating weed in the estuary but the driver stopped for lunch, which allowed the birds to come closer. In between the drizzle we found a few new birds for the trip including New Zealand Grebe, Royal Spoonbill and Australian Shoveller also Australasian Pipit.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Continued on to Turangi and found a basic campground ($24 a night), very 1960’s but as it turned out quite a nice quiet site. Cleaned up and went to town to find a phone box and re-fuel. Could not find a telephone in the shopping centre so drove around and still could not find one. Called into the internet café but that closed at 4.00pm! Fuelled up the van and went back to the shopping centre and found a phone but it was out of order. A lady in a nearby shop told us the only working phone was in the garage we had just been in, so back we went.</span></div>
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</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Up at 6.00am and off at 7.40 to our first stop at Lake Rotopounamu after 13km and a 25 min drive into the hills. We walked around the lake which was either 5 or 6km depending on which sign you read, taking 3hrs to do it. The target bird Rifleman was found without too much difficulty, Lindsay seeing them first. Had the place to ourselves due to our early start and only met other people, when we were nearly back at the van. Had a coffee and continued on south to Whakapapa, which is a ski area on the slopes of a volcano. Checked out the info centre and Lindsay bought a T-shirt before having a treat over the road at a local cafe, a very nice lunch. Decided to continue up the road a further 6km to the ski lodges which were at 1648m. Pretty barren country with volcanic rocks from the three volcanoes in the area but good views of the surrounding areas. Came back down and did a 20 min walk to a waterfall before checking out a couple of nearby rivers, where one of the rangers said Blue Duck had been seen but no ducks around. </span> </div>
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</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">So it was now off to Ruatiti Domain, where most birders see the Blue Duck. Checked a few rivers along the way including one beside Blue Duck Cottage but not a sign of any ducks. Arrived at Ruatiti where people were fishing and floating down the river on inner tubes so no chance for the ducks. A false alarm saw us stalking what turned out to be Paradise Shelduck, at least that’s what they almost looked like as the seemed to have some Mallard in them! Set up the van away from the main camp where some party people had set up – kept away from them.</span></div>
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</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Back to the river where Lindsay found two Blue Duck preening on some rocks in the middle of the river, great views. Spent the next hour photographing the birds, getting closer and closer until I was only 5m from them. Great end to the day. Had a quiet evening downloading duck photos!</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Ruatiti Domain, Manganui O te Ao River</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"> -39.31291 175.19732</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Tongariro NP, Lake Rotopounamu,</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"> -39.02655 175.73799</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">The tide was low but a few birds were to be seen including a colour banded Bar-tailed Godwit with a north island New Zealand white leg flag. We were joined by a local lady, Chris, who lived opposite the estuary near where we had parked. She had seen a Grey Plover, which was a rarity here with only three previous sightings, not so rare in Cairns. Anyway we had lunch and kept scanning the estuary and found a small wader with colour bands, after consulting the field guide we decided it was a Shore Plover, a rare and endangered New Zealand shorebird. Told Chris and she was excited so we headed along the shore for better looks. Found the bird and got good scope views and distant photos. Saw it once more as it flew away from us showing the broad wing band which is another ID feature. The photo here is just a record shot, highly cropped.</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">The rain started and became quite heavy when we turned of SH 1 to Waikanae Beach. It was so heavy that we could not see Kapiti Island as we drove along the foreshore looking for a camp site; all we found was suburbia so back onto the highway again and south. We ended up at Paekakariki next to Queen Elizabeth II Park in the pouring rain. The van park did not look too flash but we managed to get a reasonably good site.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">On our way down from the dam wall we spotted some more <span style="text-align: start;">North Island Saddleback</span> were plenty of close-up views of both New Zealand Bellbird and </span><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">New Zealand </span><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">Kaka but no sign of the Weka. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"> </span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Glad to get out of the van park and back into town to join SH4 in the drizzle. Turned off the highway to take a back road through Jerusalem and Pipiriki – big mistake. Started off OK with great views of the impressive Whanganui River as we went up and down the hilly, windy, narrow road but the bitumen road soon gave way to a gravel road, which due to the recent rain had become muddy and chopped up with bad corrugations in places. The maps we had gave conflicting distances of sealed road but at least 40km was unsealed. There was road gangs working on some sections and some parts had recently been sealed but it was not very pleasant to drive along and did the van no good. However we and the van seemed to survive the trip. Joined the bitumen 16km before the junction with SH 4 again; this section was only sealed because it led to an area of logging. </span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Back onto SH 4 we headed north to <a href="https://www.newzealand.com/au/national-park/">National Park Village</a>, where we hoped to use the phone to organise a revised trip to Tiritiri but the phone was out of order so we continued on to Taumarunui. Here we found a phone that actually worked and we phoned the conservation department in Warkworth to organise Tiritiri but the phone card ran out part way through the booking procedure. Had to buy another card that was only sold at the Post Office but this was hidden away in a back street, which we eventually found. So tried again and got it organised this time but used up $7.00 on the card, not so easy for the ferry though as we could not get through. After all this hassle we decided we deserved lunch in town so found a cafe in the main street, which served up a nice lunch and a big cup of coffee.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Bought a few supplies and fuelled up before we left town heading north still on SH 4. Passed through Te Kuiti and turned off north to Waitomo Caves. Very touristy but we had not come to do black water rafting, caving or go looking for glow worms, we had come to find the New Zealand Falcon which had been seen here by other birders. We passed the tourist shops and went to Ruakuri Caves car park, where we had an afternoon coffee and looked for the falcon. Heard them call a few times, the second time way off in the distance. We drove further along the road, which turned into gravel, in the direction of where the falcon had been but only heard a couple of calls from in the valley. It was getting late by now so we decided to stay in the Van Park, which had about 20 other vans in it but that was not a problem. The park was fairly new and well set up. We will try for the falcons tomorrow.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><b>Tuesday 4</b></span><sup style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><b>th</b></span></sup><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><b> March 2008</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Had a lazy start to the day as we slept in before packing up to go back to Ruakuri Caves car park for breakfast and to look for the falcons. The cooked breakfast was OK but the falcons were not, no sign of them not even a call. We drove back down the gravel road, where we had been the previous night, did get a distant fleeting glimpse of a falcon but not enough to count on our life list. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">We went back to the van park and rang the ferry people to organised the trip to Tiritiri. From here we went the short distance to the Kiwi House Native Bird Park at Otorohanga, which had been recommended to us. We were not impressed. First we had trouble parking as the area was not very big, this was mainly because most of the cars appeared to be teachers bringing in school kids. Eventually got a park and paid our $15.00 each to get in, the souvenir shop was tacky and it went downhill from there. The place was run-down and badly in need of an upgrade to the cages and facilities, most of the birds appeared to be injured and looked unhappy but there was one highlight and that was the nocturnal house. This had Great Spotted Kiwi and Brown Kiwi in it, very impressive bird and bigger than we had imagined. Nearly forgot there were also a few reptiles, some we could find others were hiding.</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"> </span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Headed out of town onto SH 39 looking for a place to stop but none until we reached Pirongia, where there was a rest area we could have our late lunch in. We were entertained by a coach load of Japanese, mainly ladies, trying to fit into the toilet beside the rest area. Kept going along SH39 to Whatawhata, where we turned off onto SH 23 to Raglan. Arrived at the harbour and scanned for waders, not much here; a few Pied Stilt, two White-faced Heron, one Little Pied Cormorant, Kelp (Black-backed) Gull and quite a few South Island Oystercatcher. Pulled up at an area overlooking the harbour and had a coffee before going into town and finding the holiday park, cheap ($24.00) and basic. Spent the afternoon and evening relaxing. We had thought of going into town for fush and chups but it started to sprinkle with rain so we gave that idea away.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><b>Wednesday 5</b></span><sup><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><b>th</b></span></sup><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><b> March 2008</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Could not wait to get out of the van park and down to the harbour for a nice cooked breakfast. After breakfast we backtracked to SH 1 at Whatawhata and headed north to Auckland via various motorways. Pulled over at Mercer into a service area, where we had a break and morning coffee. Then back onto SH 1 and the motorway over Auckland Harbour Bridge, which was not as windy as the previous trip over it. Still a mad house of cars zooming along but we gradually dropped them off at various turn off’s. Kept heading north until the Silverdale junction to turn off to Orewa for some supplies. Had lunch alongside the beach, where we watched the antics of the gulls trying to get some food. One was on the wing mirror of a car taking handouts from the driver through the window. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Then went north to Waiwera, where we thought we might stay the night but the van park looked grotty so we decided to go back to Orewa and the Top Ten Park there. This was marginally better than the Waiwera one but was jammed in between the main road and the beach. Also no Wi-Fi access so no internet tonight, downloaded photos instead. Then off to the better surroundings of the beach to cook up dinner before returning to the van park. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Up and off by 7.00am to drive the 14km to Gulf Harbour where we checked out the location of wharf Z, where the ferry departed from. Drove down to the wharf and dropped of the gear before returning to the car park next to the <a href="https://www.fullers.co.nz/destinations/tiritiri-matangi-island/">Fullers 360 </a>administration office to leave the van overnight, this area has 24hr security. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">The ferry arrived at 9.50 and we all boarded for the 25 minute ride over to Tiritiri Matangi. On the way over we spotted Grey-faced Petrel, Little and Fluttering Shearwater. At Tiritiri wharf we loaded our gear onto the Ute before we were given an induction about what to do and what not to do whilst we were on the island. </span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">We walked up the road, whilst most of the other people on board went off on guided walks. It is a 25min walk to the Lighthouse and bunkhouse but we took much longer as we were birding. Along the way there is a</span><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"> pool famous for Spotless Crake but it had dried out and only just filled with water again so there was no crake to be seen. Plenty of other birds flying around and calling on the way up.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">Arrived at the bunkhouse and sorted ourselves out and went up to the shop to check it out. A pair of </span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">North Island Kokako</span><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"> arrived at the feeder and the volunteers were scrambling to get the colour bands identified. </span><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">South Island Takahe</span><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"> were wandering around and through the visitor centre. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">It was then time to check out some of the tracks around the island. Firstly we went down the Wattle Track as this was recommended as the best one for birds, we were not disappointed. Bird baths along the way were attracting a variety of birds including: Red-crowned Parakeet, Tui, Stitchbird, <span style="text-align: start;">North Island Saddleback</span>, and numerous New Zealand Bellbird. Hobbs Beach had several Variable Oystercatcher actually feeding on oysters plus Greg the South Island Takahe foraging along the beach. He is one of the regular characters here and is renowned like the other South Island Takahe for taking any food left lying around. We then followed the Kewerau Track up to the Ridge Track before following this track back to the lighthouse. Along the way tried to take photos of Stitchbird and <span style="text-align: start;">North Island Saddleback</span> with varying success. The feeders were only being used by a few birds whilst we were watching. The feeders were quite substantial and designed to keep the larger birds out.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Had a relaxing evening after dinner and went back up to the ridge track at 9.00pm, where we looked for Little Spotted Kiwi. One was heard as we left the Bunkhouse but not seen. We had been told where to look and headed to the stakeout. Here we heard a male call close to us, nearly blew our ear drums out but we could not locate it. So we started to head back towards the lighthouse when we heard a noise at the junction of the Kewerau Track, Eventually found the Kiwi scratching around under the vegetation, not the greatest view but a view none the less – great. This made the evening. We heard several females calling near the maintenance shed but no sightings. It was a great day and well worth the effort to get onto the island after our earlier disappointment of not being able to go when we had originally booked.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Up at the crack of 7.00am after a lousy nights sleep. Had breakfast and headed out onto the East Coast Track. A pair of <span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">North Island Kokako</span> greeted us at the start of the track, probably the same ones at the feeder yesterday. Nobody else around which was good as we could take our time and stop frequently for a rest or to take photos, including this Red-crowned Parakeet. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">The track is very steep in places but there are plenty of seats for a rest and the scenery is pretty stunning, especially as we had the most idyllic day with sunshine and little cloud. Added a few new birds to our Tiritiri list along the track, notably a Fernwren by Fisherman’s Bay plus Australasian Harrier, Yellowhammer, Chaffinch and Silvereye. Spent the day on the East Coast Track, Kewerau Track and the Wattle Track. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Back at the Visitor Centre by the lighthouse we did some shopping and had a coffee before sorting out the bags and relaxing until it was time to go down to the wharf. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Back at Gulf Harbour we got tangled up in a yacht race, which was just finishing, some very expensive boats floating by. Picked up the van and headed north to Warkworth and out onto the coast at Sandspit. There was one holiday park here so we did not have a choice of where to stay, one thing in its favour was a restaurant on the wharf, which we booked in to. Checked into the most bizarre campsite yet, it had a recently built heritage village in the middle of it which set the tone of the place. Just about everything about the place was very odd. Anyway we got a site, a shower and a change of clothes before walking down to the restaurant. Had a great meal overlooking the water beside the ferry terminal plus a bottle of wine. Staggered home!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><b>Saturday 8</b></span><sup><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><b>th</b></span></sup><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><b> March 2008</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Slept in until 6.50am and got organised, as usual we were one of the first to get up as most people seem to sleep in until at least 7.30am. After breakfast we headed out of this quirky place for Warkworth. Parked in town and had a look around before finding a place which had email access. Logged on to their machine and checked emails. We then had a cappuccino, nice big cups and only $3.00. We liked Warkworth as it had a nice feel to it, also reminded us of Maleny, up in the hills behind Brisbane. Headed north on SH 1 before turning of onto SH 12, stopped at Ruawai on the Wairoa River for lunch. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Experimented with exposures on a few White-fronted Tern at the boat ramp as well as a few scavenging Red-billed Gull. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Kept going north from here along the straightest and flattest road we have come across so far! Turned of at the <a href="https://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/places-to-go/northland/places/trounson-kauri-park/">Trounson Karri Park</a> exit and booked into the Top Ten Holiday Park. This turned out to be the best one yet, nice setting and well maintained. Checked in and also booked for the evening walk ($20 each) to look for Kiwi’s. It started to drizzle just before the 8.30pm evening walk but we still went off in the mini-bus to drive the 5km to the park. We started the walk from the car park area and checked out the very large Kairi trees, which were up to 1200 years old, very impressive. Also saw Glow Worms, Karri Snail, Eel, Crayfish, Weka and eventually a Northern Brown Kiwi was spotted. It ran off in a hurry and Lindsay unfortunately missed it. The walk was good value and we learnt a bit about what was left of the forest in this area.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><b>Trounson Karri Park, </b></span><b style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">-35.72491 173.64792</b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><b>Sunday 9</b></span><sup><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><b>th</b></span></sup><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><b> March 2008</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"> </span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Woke up after 7.00am - a lie in! Organised ourselves and drove down to Trounson Karri Park campground for breakfast. Had a cooked breakfast as it was Sunday. A lady from Dept. Of Conservation turned up to collect the camping fees but as we did not camp there we did not have to pay. She told us that they actually have 4 powered sites, which we had not found out about in any of the literature we had read. Did the walk in the daylight and could relate to what we had seen the night before. Nothing startling with the birds here, plenty of Common Myna and European Starling who had found a great place to live. They had the open paddocks adjacent to the forest to feed in and the large trees in the forest, which had plenty of hollows to nest in, perfect for them. Also Eastern Rosella in the forest calling away along with Australian Magpie, just like home in Australia! Back to the campground to take advantage of the kitchen, which was ancient and badly in need of an upgrade but it did the job.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"></span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">From the Trounson Karri Park we took the gravel road for 11km via Kaitui to join up with SH 12 and onto Waipoua Forest. Here we checked out the information Center, where there was a good display of the history of the area, mainly logging of the Kairi Trees. We decided not to do any of the walks but to go up to the picnic area alongside the river and have morning coffee. After a relax we hit the road again (SH 12) and travelled along some winding narrow roads through the forest until we reached a cleared area, where the road widened out. This took us to Kaikoha and then onto Kerikeri, where we had lunch in the car park beside the river and were entertained by Red-billed Gull. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">From Kerikeri we took a short drive to Aroha Island Ecological Centre, which was actually on Aroha Island! The island is accessed by a short causeway and the centre has 12ha of the area. We booked into a powered campsite and had the place to ourselves, this was more like the places we like. Checked out the estuary for waders but only found the usual ones like Variable and South Island Oystercatcher and Pied Stilt. After dinner we went out spotlighting, doing 21/2 laps of the center but only hearing the Kiwi’s not seeing them – grrrr.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><b>Monday 10</b></span><sup><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><b>th</b></span></sup><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><b> March 2008</b></span></div>
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</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Great night having the place to ourselves and no rush in the morning. Checked out the beach for waders again but the tide was to high. Had breakfast and a shower before checking out the other accommodation they had to offer, self contained units and bunkhouse. Quite a good set up and a good place to stay once they get their pricing right, which is a bit high at the moment. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">9-10th March Aroha Island Ecological Centre,</span><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"> -35.19412 174.00684</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Drove back into Kerikeri and walked around town looking for a Wi-Fi connection, the only one we found was in McDonald’s and that is off limits as far as we are concerned! So we found a café instead and had some muffins and coffee for morning smoko and then off to Woolies to do some shopping. By now it was mid-day so we drove out of town to Waitangi and Paihia, which is a very touristy centre with hotel/motel/backpackers, along the sea front, of various designs - good, bad and ugly. Booked into the Paihia Beachside Holiday Park, which was a bit tired looking (1970’s) but a good location on the bay. Had lunch and a snooze before a walk along the cliff tops before a trip back into town. We found a good restaurant for a meal of excellent Fish and Chips before going back to the park for a quiet evening with a glass of wine.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">The courtesy coach picked us up at 9.15am to take us down to the wharf, where we boarded a boat load of tourists (we were not tourists!) to spend the day around the Bay of Islands. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Beautiful day with the sun shining as we went from island to island getting a commentary on the history of the buildings and significance of each island. Mainly colonised by missionaries who had a few run-ins with the local Maori’s. Nothing of note with the birds, just a few Australasian Gannet floating around plus cormorants and gulls. Stopped of at Otehei Bay on Urupukapuka Island for lunch at the resort. Pretty poor lunch menu, we had a couple of non exciting sandwiches and the worst coffee we have had for ages. Came out of a machine but was supposed to be a flat white, it was white alright hardly any coffee and also frothy. Lindsay complained and was given another couple of the same – yeuk. Certainly would not recommend the food we had today, we can only hope that we had a bad day. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">We headed out to the open sea, where we hoped to see a few seabirds but were disappointed with only a few glimpses of Fluttering and Hutton’s Shearwater, Red-billed Gull and Australasian Gannet. Plenty of shoals of fish including Trevally and another blue unidentified fish. From the open sea we headed back into the bay area to pick up some more people from the resort back at our lunch stop. It was then a half hour run to the wharf at Paihia, where we arrived at 4.15pm. A great day out!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">The shuttle bus returned us to the park before we</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"> drove the 10km up to Mt. Bledisloe. Here Lindsay cooked dinner and we walked to the lookout for a great view of the Bay of Islands and surrounding countryside. Heard at least 5 Southern Boobook calling plus a couple of North Island Brown Kiwi way down in the forest. Could not get access to all the forest due to logging operations, which were making a real mess of the hillsides. Decided it was not worth hanging around to go spotlighting so we went back to the park.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Had breakfast before leaving and heading south to Whangarei in the mist, which was mainly in the valleys. We found the wharf area and parked up near the National Clock Museum before finding a café, where we had a coffee and shared a muffin. The Red-billed Gull and Kelp (Black-backed) Gull along with the House Sparrow made a nuisance of themselves hanging around, on and over the tables. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Left town and headed south on SH 1 for Ruakaka Estuary - a site listed in the "Where to watch Birds in New Zealand" book. Turned of the highway and missed the beach turn off but did find the shopping centre, where we stopped for a few supplies. Headed to where we thought the beach was but ended up at the oil refinery! Anyway we were not tempted to go into the refinery visitor centre! We turned around and retraced our steps until we found the beach turnoff and the beach. Not very exciting for birds (good for fishing) so we had our lunch instead of birding. Next </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">we continued on south along the coast heading for Waipu Estuary, where there is a wildlife refuge reserve. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Here we met the only other birdwatchers we had come across apart from the crowd at Miranda. It was high tide and there were waders about 200m north of the road parking area. Red-breasted (New Zealand) Dotterel, Double-banded Dotterel, Bar-tailed Godwit, Pied Stilt and Variable Oystercatcher on the sandbar. We walked along a rock groyne to get a better view of the birds on the other side of the river mouth and scanned the terns looking for New Zealand Fairy Tern </span><i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Sternula nereis davisae, </span></i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">most endangered of New Zealand's endemic birds</span>.<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"> However they were all White-fronted Tern with a few Caspian Tern. Little Pied Cormorant were gathered on the opposite bank. By this time the tide had started to turn and was rushing past the groyne uncovering more sandbars, which started to get a few more birds flying onto them, Red Knot, Ruddy Turnstone (1</span><sup><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">st</span></sup><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"> for trip) and then Lindsay spotted 3 terns on another sandbar – New Zealand Fairy Tern! Only supposed to be 40 left or 12 breeding pairs depending on which book you read. Mission accomplished, two new trip list ticks and one a lifer. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Drove south and joined up with SH 1 heading south passing through Warkworth again, we were not tempted to head to Sandspit this time! Found Wenderholme Regional Park and booked in for a site in the car park! Had dinner and checked out the birdlife on the beach before going to bed at 9.00pm.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Another lazy start to our last full day in New Zealand. Went for a walk to the mouth of the river where we had Californian Quail in the adjacent bushes trying to sound like Fernbird or Buff-banded Rail! Further around on the beach were 3 Red-breasted (New Zealand) Dotterel, which breed here but apparently not very successfully this season according to the ranger. Photographed Kelp (Black-backed Gull) up a tree plus a few feral ducks and Blackbirds. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Masked Lapwing</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Red-breasted Dotterel</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Little Pied Cormorant</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Eastern Rosella</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Grey Gerygone</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Australian Magpie</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">New Zealand Fantail</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Welcome Swallow</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Headed for Auckland about 11.30am, bypassing Orewa this time and going straight onto the motorway to join the mad rush to Auckland. Successfully negotiated the motorway and crazy drivers to get to Manukau shopping centre for lunch. Found the Coffee Club tucked away which was quieter than the main eatery with all the usual junk food outlets. Had a nice wrap each and coffee before we treated ourselves to a haircut each. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Left the shopping centre and fuelled up at $1.77, which was expensive as further down the road nearer the airport it was only $1.63. Got the van back to the depot in one piece and sorted out the paperwork before they took </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">us in the courtesy bus to our overnight motel. Pretty basic place but adequate for an overnight stop. Booked into the restaurant, which again looked pretty ordinary, and so it was very ordinary food. Then a real bed for the night.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><b>Friday 14</b></span><sup><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><b>th</b></span></sup><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><b> March 2008</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Up at 5.00am and off to the airport. Queued up for 10 mins before realising we were in the wrong counter! So had to join another queue, eventually checked in and then were told we had to get departure tax tickets at $25.00 each, so queued up again. Went through customs and security, where I was checked all over for explosives! By this time it was almost time to board the plane so no coffee here. Boarded the 737 for the trip to Brisbane, pretty full plane. Had a cooked breakfast on the way over.</span></div>
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</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Arrived in Brisbane to chaos, queued up for immigration then went to collect bags but the carousel they were on broke down and we had to wait 20mins with no announcement as to what was going on. Eventually a fellow passenger told us the baggage was coming out of another carousel. Retrieved luggage and then joined a huge snaking queue for at least 30 mins heading for customs. Luckily got fast tracked through otherwise we would have been there another 30 mins. Next off to get the luggage transferred to the domestic flight. No sign of a trolley for the luggage in the foyer so joined another queue to check in, were not sure if this was the correct one or not as there was no clear signage and no sign with the lable we had been given in Auckland to lookout for. Anyway turned out we were in the right place and eventually got the luggage checked in. Then off to the railway station to get the train which did not come for 20 mins. So it took 1½ hours to get from international to domestic terminal. No time for coffee again so we joined the other passengers and boarded the flight to Cairns, which left 10 mins late. They tried to make up time but were thwarted by air traffic control in Cairns who sent the plane in the long way – up the coast passing Cairns and turning around north of Port Douglas for the approach to the airport. Landed in the rain 10 mins late before driving up the coast, stopping off at Ellis Beach for lunch, then back to Kingfisher Park Birdwatchers Lodge at Julatten.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><b>2019 Update: </b>Since our visit in 2008 there has been a revelation in online information and apps. A few are listed below.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.mydigitalearth.com/dproducts/newzealandbirds.html">Birds of New Zealand</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dyfltd.nzbirds_free&hl=en_US">Birds of New Zealand</a> (Free)</span><br />
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<a href="http://nzbirdsonline.org.nz/" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">NZ Birds Online</a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.birdingnz.co.nz/">Birding NZ</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://fatbirder.com/links_geo/australasia/new_zealand.html">Fat Birder</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.osnz.org.nz/">Birds New Zealand</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Don't forget <a href="https://ebird.org/newzealand/home">eBird NZ</a> for lots of information, species and sites, and for recording your sightings.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><b>PLACES TO CAMP NORTH ISLAND NZ</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://www.miranda-shorebird.org.nz/">Miranda Shorebird Centre, Firth of Thames</a></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">An excellent information centre, book shop and accommodation. They let us park our van in the car park and use their facilities for $20. Walking tracks along the beach area to a bird hide at the high tide roost. </span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><b><a href="https://www.shellybeachcoromandel.co.nz/">Shelley Beach, Coromandel</a></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Just north of Coromandel town. A Top Ten park on the beach.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><b><a href="https://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/places-to-go/waikato/places/pureora-forest-park/">Pureora Forest Park, near Lake Taupo</a></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Access from route 30 to the Field Centre. Camping close by and not far from the canopy lookout which was a great place to watch birds. Don’t try to use the Link Road, which connects to the Kakaho camp site onTaupo side of the park, as it is really rough. We went to there later (the long way round) and it is another good place to camp and there is a nice forest walk there too. </span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><b><a href="https://www.ruapehudc.govt.nz/our-facilities/parks-reserves-and-camping/Pages/Camping.aspx">Ruatiti Domain, near National Park</a></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">The place to see Blue Duck. The turnoff is 4km north of Raetihi and the Domain is about 16km following a very windy narrow road. As the Blue Duck are only active late afternoon and early morning, it is best to camp (Freedom Camping) here next to the Manganui o te Ao River. There are toilets and a picnic area. (More detailed directions in ‘Where to watch birds in New Zealand’)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><b><a href="https://www.paekakarikiholidaypark.co.nz/">Paekakariki Holiday Park</a></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Close to the beach and Queen Elizabeth Park which is an excellent area with walking tracks through the dunes. (Very few holiday parks along this stretch of the coast.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><b><a href="https://www.waitomopark.co.nz/">Waitomo Caves</a></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">A very new Top Ten park close to the Caves. </span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><b><a href="https://www.kauricoasttop10.co.nz/">Trounson Kauri Park, Kauri Coast N of Daraville</a></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Another Top Ten and one of the nicest places we stayed. Overlooking a river and a 15 min drive to Trounson Kauri Park. They do night walks there which was worth doing (Keith saw a Brown Kiwi, Lindsay didn’t!)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><b><a href="https://www.arohaisland.co.nz/">Aroha Island Ecological Centre, north of Kerikeri, Bay of Islands. </a></b></span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Access by a causeway, it is a beautiful spot away from the hoards. Check the link for their website.</span><span style="color: blue;"><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><b><a href="https://www.paihiatop10.co.nz/">Paihia Top Ten Beachside Holiday Park</a></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Just south of Paihia on a secluded beach.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><b><a href="https://www.myguideauckland.com/things-to-do/wenderholm-regional-park">Wenderholme Regional Park, North of Orewa</a></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Just 30 min drive to Gulf Harbour and Tiritiri. You can camp overnight by using the phone in the information booth and paying by credit card. The gates to the park are locked overnight. We had the place to ourselves. There is also Shakespear RP close to Gulf Harbour, but we didn’t go there.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://www.tiritirimatangi.org.nz/"><span style="background-color: white; color: #595959; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Tiritiri</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #7d7d7d; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #595959; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> Matangi Island</span></span></a></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">There is a car park at Gulf Harbour if visiting for the day. If staying on Tiri overnight, park in the car park near the café (we asked and they said it was OK). There is 24 hour security there. Do take extra food as it is quite possible that you can get caught by the weather. Our first booking was cancelled and we had to go later in the holiday. Wonderful place!</span></div>
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“<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">The Hand Guide to the Birds of NZ”. The light version of “The Filed Guide to the Birds of NZ” and an OK guide</span></div>
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“<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Where to Watch Birds in NZ”. Kathy Ombler, New Holland, 2007</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Quite useful though seems to miss some really good places like Aroha Island. Mentions quite a few places that you need to get permission to access, which isn’t much good when you are travelling. Ruakaka Beach (south of Whangarie), wasn’t very good, but just down the coast was a reserve at Waipu Cove (not in the book), which was brilliant and we saw Fairy terns there.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Check out information centres for Holiday Park guides, information booklets and maps. The free maps are not too detailed and we ended up buying a road map book – worth the expense for the time and traumas saved!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Beware of Holiday Parks next to the beach as they are usually full of permanent and weekender caravans and can be pretty awful. Worth paying a bit extra to stay in a Top Ten Holiday Park which usually have a higher standard and no permanents.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Use green shopping bags to keep your groceries in the cupboards. Stops everything falling about and a cool bag is great for fruit and vegetables.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Be sure you know just how the fridge works. It turned out that ours didn’t charge up when we were driving, only when plugged into the mains. Result was wasted food.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Use old milk bottles for storing water – a lot quicker than using the pump all the time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">A roll of paper towel, cling wrap and clip seal bags all make life easier in the kitchen!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Leave your Holiday Park early and find a pleasant spot to stop for breakfast. Go ‘out for dinner’ in the evening (in summer months) and park somewhere nice to cook dinner away from the hoards.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Power outlets in campervans and Holiday Parks are different to domestic power. Not sure if it is possible to get an adaptor if you plan to stay with friends and use your van.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Clothes pegs are great for fixing gaps in the curtains at night to stop light getting in.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">North Island Brown Kiwi - Apteryx mantelli</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Little Spotted Kiwi - Apteryx owenii</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Canada Goose - Branta canadensis</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Black Swan - Cygnus atratus</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Paradise Shelduck - Tadorna variegata</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Blue Duck - Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Australasian Shoveler - Spatula rhynchotis</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Pacific Black Duck - Anas superciliosa</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Mallard - Anas platyrhynchos</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Grey Teal - Anas gracilis</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Brown Teal - Anas chlorotis</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">New Zealand Scaup - Aythya novaeseelandiae</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">California Quail - Callipepla californica</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Brown Quail - Synoicus ypsilophorus</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">New Zealand Grebe - Poliocephalus rufopectus</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">African Collared-Dove - Streptopelia roseogrisea</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">New Zealand Pigeon - Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Shining Bronze-Cuckoo - Chrysococcyx lucidus</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">South Island Takahe - Porphyrio hochstetteri</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Australasian Swamphen - Porphyrio melanotus</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Pied Stilt - Himantopus leucocephalus</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">South Island Oystercatcher - Haematopus finschi</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Variable Oystercatcher - Haematopus unicolor</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Pacific Golden-Plover - Pluvialis fulva</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Masked Lapwing - Vanellus miles</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Red-breasted Dotterel - Charadrius obscurus</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Greater Sand-Plover - Charadrius leschenaultii</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Double-banded Plover - Charadrius bicinctus</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Shore Plover - Thinornis novaeseelandiae</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Wrybill - Anarhynchus frontalis</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Bar-tailed Godwit - Limosa lapponica</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Ruddy Turnstone - Arenaria interpres</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Red Knot - Calidris canutus</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Sharp-tailed Sandpiper - Calidris acuminata</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Red-necked Stint - Calidris ruficollis</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Black-billed Gull - Chroicocephalus bulleri</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Red-billed Gull - Chroicocephalus scopulinus</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Kelp Gull - Larus dominicanus</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Fairy Tern - Sternula nereis</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Caspian Tern - Hydroprogne caspia</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">White-fronted Tern - Sterna striata</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Crested Tern - Thalasseus bergii</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Grey Petrel - Procellaria cinerea</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Buller's Shearwater - Ardenna bulleri</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Fluttering Shearwater - Puffinus gavia</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Little Shearwater - Puffinus assimilis</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Australasian Gannet - Morus serrator</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Little Pied Cormorant - Microcarbo melanoleucos</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Great Cormorant - Phalacrocorax carbo</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Little Black Cormorant - Phalacrocorax sulcirostris</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Pied Cormorant - Phalacrocorax varius</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">White-faced Heron - Egretta novaehollandiae</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Eastern Reef Egret - Egretta sacra</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Royal Spoonbill - Platalea regia</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Swamp Harrier - Circus approximans</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Southern Boobook - Ninox novaeseelandiae</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Sacred Kingfisher - Todiramphus sanctus</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">New Zealand Falcon - Falco novaeseelandiae - Heard, glimpse</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">New Zealand Kaka - Nestor meridionalis</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Red-crowned Parakeet - Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Yellow-crowned Parakeet - Cyanoramphus auriceps</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Eastern Rosella - Platycercus eximius</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Rifleman - Acanthisitta chloris</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Tui - Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">New Zealand Bellbird - Anthornis melanura</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Grey Gerygone - Gerygone igata</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Whitehead - Mohoua albicilla</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">North Island Kokako - Callaeas wilsoni</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">North Island Saddleback - Philesturnus rufusater</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Stitchbird - Notiomystis cincta</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Australian Magpie - Gymnorhina tibicen</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">New Zealand Fantail - Rhipidura fuliginosa</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Tomtit - Petroica macrocephala</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">New Zealand Robin - Petroica australis</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Eurasian Skylark - Alauda arvensis</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Welcome Swallow - Hirundo neoxena</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Fernbird - Megalurus punctatus</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Silvereye - Zosterops lateralis</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Song Thrush - Turdus philomelos</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Common Blackbird - Turdus merula</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Common Starling - Sturnus vulgaris</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Common Myna - Acridotheres tristis</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Australasian Pipit - Anthus novaeseelandiae</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Common Chaffinch - Fringilla coelebs</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">European Greenfinch - Chloris chloris</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">European Goldfinch - Carduelis carduelis</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Yellowhammer - Emberiza citrinella</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">House Sparrow - Passer domesticus</span><br />
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Keith and Lindsay Fisherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09458044489867275514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2657744681453201717.post-39808349492009349902018-12-26T18:51:00.000+10:002021-10-17T15:56:59.141+10:00Julatten - Broome - Darwin - Julatten Trip Report Part 2 September - October 2018<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Trip map shows major towns we visited plus camp and caravan park stops in our journey of 10,143km. The trip is divided into <a href="https://tropicaltails.blogspot.com/2018/12/julatten-broome-darwin-julatten-trip.html">Part 1</a> and Part 2</span></div>
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<b style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; text-align: -webkit-center;"> Part 2 Broome - Darwin - Julatten September - October 2018</b><br />
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<b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">Day 31 Wednesday 12/9/18</b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Plumed Whistling Duck</span></b></td></tr>
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</span></span> <span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Heard Plumed Whistling Duck flying over just on dawn</span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, then </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; text-align: justify;">had a 5.30am walk around the BBO and along the access road before breakfast. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Broome Bird Observatory -17.9752021 122.344662 05:30am</span></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Crested Pigeon</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Bar-shouldered Dove</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Little Bronze-Cuckoo</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Great Bowerbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Singing Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Brown Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Little Friarbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Grey-crowned Babbler</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Pied Butcherbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Black-faced Cuckooshrike</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rufous Whistler</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Diamond Dove</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Bar-shouldered Dove</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Great Bowerbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Singing Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-throated Gerygone</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-breasted Woodswallow</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Black-faced Cuckooshrike</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-winged Triller</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Grey Shrikethrush</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Olive-backed Oriole</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Yellow White-eye</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A group of us then went back to the One Tree viewing area to see if we could relocate yesterdays Asian Dowitcher but no luck but we did do a survey. Saw this parasitic wasp to distract us from birding.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>One Tree (Roebuck Bay) -17.98549 122.36501 08:55am</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Striated Heron</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">From One Tree we went to Tattler Rocks, where we watched thousands of shorebirds coming into roost on the rising tide. Mainly Grey-tailed Tattler (as the name suggests) but lots of Ruddy Turnstone, Great Knot, a few Terek Sandpiper plus several other species. They crowded on the rocks as the tide rose to force them off. Meanwhile there were thousands of other shorebirds flying by, the majority Black-tailed Godwit and Great Knot. What a great spectacle.</span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />Tattler Rocks (Roebuck Bay) -17.9750696 122.31918 10:15am</span></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Pacific Golden-Plover</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Red-capped Plover</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Whimbrel</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Bar-tailed Godwit</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Black-tailed Godwit</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Ruddy Turnstone</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Great Knot</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Red Knot</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Curlew Sandpiper</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Terek Sandpiper</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Common Sandpiper</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Grey-tailed Tattler</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Common Greenshank</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Silver Gull</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Gull-billed Tern</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Lesser Crested Tern</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Great Egret</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-faced Heron</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Little Egret</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Eastern Reef Egret</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Sacred Kingfisher </span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><b>Terek Sandpiper</b> (file image)</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Back to the BBO for lunch and a rest. Mid afternoon a group was organised to go to Taylors Lake, which was only 45km up the highway, so we joined in. As it turned out it was considerably more than that. We eventually arrived at the lake, which is on private property, finding plenty of birds to check out. Highlights were Oriental Plover, Spotted Harrier, Glossy Ibis and a couple of Australian Bustard. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Magpie Goose</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Grey Teal</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Australasian Grebe</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Crested Pigeon</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Diamond Dove</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Australian Bustard</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Eurasian Coot</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Brolga</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Pied Stilt</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Masked Lapwing</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Oriental Plover</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Red-kneed Dotterel</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Black-fronted Dotterel</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Comb-crested Jacana</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Sharp-tailed Sandpiper</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Common Greenshank</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Gull-billed Tern</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-winged Black Tern</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Whiskered Tern</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Little Pied Cormorant</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Australian Pelican</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-necked Heron</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Glossy Ibis</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Straw-necked Ibis</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Spotted Harrier</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Barn Owl</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Nankeen Kestrel</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Australian Hobby</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Cockatiel</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Red-winged Parrot</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-breasted Woodswallow</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Pied Butcherbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Willie Wagtail</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Magpie-lark</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Paperbark Flycatcher</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Torresian Crow</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Zebra Finch</span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><b>Glossy Ibis</b> - non breeding adult</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We stayed for just over an hour before we came back to the BBO, arriving at 6.30 in the dark, j</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ust in time for bird call. Took it easy in the evening.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Day 32 Thursday 13/9/18</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Slow start to the morning going for a walk passing the hide in the observatory grounds, then along the road to the viewing platform overlooking Roebuck Bay. Found this location has good phone reception. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Roebuck Bay</span></b></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b style="font-family: "arial", sans-serif;">Broome Bird Observatory -17.9752021 122.344662 07:10am</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Peaceful Dove</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Bar-shouldered Dove</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Pheasant Coucal</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Brahminy Kite</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-bellied Sea-Eagle</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Blue-winged Kookaburra</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Sacred Kingfisher (Australasian)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rainbow Bee-eater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rainbow Lorikeet (Red-collared)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-gaped Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Singing Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Brown Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Little Friarbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-throated Gerygone</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Grey-crowned Babbler</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Pied Butcherbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Black-faced Cuckooshrike</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rufous Whistler</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Paperbark Flycatcher</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Torresian Crow</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Mistletoebird</span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Brahminy Kite</span></b></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Back for breakfast and the shadehouse for morning coffee before heading down to Wader Beach to stake out the shorebirds. Quite a few Bar-tailed Godwit, Red-capped Plover, Greater Sandplover and Red-necked Stint to begin with but they gradually flew off.</span></div>
<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />Wader Beach (Roebuck Bay) -17.977432 122.3333229 10:25am</span></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Australian Pied Oystercatcher</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Greater Sand-Plover</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Red-capped Plover</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Bar-tailed Godwit</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Black-tailed Godwit</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Ruddy Turnstone</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Great Knot</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Red Knot</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Curlew Sandpiper</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Terek Sandpiper</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Common Greenshank</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Silver Gull</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Lesser Crested Tern</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Pied Cormorant</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Australian Pelican</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Great Egret (Eastern/Australasian)</span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Bar-tailed Godwit</span></b></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">From here we went back to Tattler Rocks, where there were a few more birds but a Brown Goshawk put them up and the majority did not return. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Brush Cuckoo</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Australian Pied Oystercatcher</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Common Sandpiper</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Grey-tailed Tattler</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Lesser Crested Tern</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Great Egret (Eastern/Australasian)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-faced Heron</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So back to the BBO and lunch in the shadehouse, where we could do a survey in comfort watching the birds come in to drink. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Peaceful Dove</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-gaped Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Singing Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-throated Gerygone</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Olive-backed Oriole</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Torresian Crow</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Zebra Finch (Australian)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Double-barred Finch</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Late afternoon drove down to the mangroves, stopping on the way to do a wader survey at Boiler Point.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Bar-tailed Godwit</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Great Knot</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Curlew Sandpiper</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Terek Sandpiper</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Common Greenshank</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Silver Gull</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Little Tern</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Gull-billed Tern</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Caspian Tern</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Pied Cormorant</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Great Egret (Eastern/Australasian)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Little Egret (Australasian)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Australian White Ibis</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Royal Spoonbill</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-bellied Sea-Eagle</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Parked up a walked down to Crab Creek,</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> pretty quiet with a Royal Spoonbill in the creek plus Mangrove Grey Fantail and Yellow White-eye in the mangroves. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Crab Creek Mangroves (Roebuck Bay) -17.9897541 122.3708296 04:25pm</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Bar-shouldered Dove</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Gull-billed Tern</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-faced Heron</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Little Egret</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Australian White Ibis</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Royal Spoonbill</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Black Kite</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Brahminy Kite</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Mangrove Golden Whistler</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Mangrove Grey Fantail</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Yellow White-eye</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Walked back to the car along the beach rather than the track. Back to the BBO for bird call and dinner in the shadehouse. A few of us went for a spotlight looking at hermit crabs, found a few along with wolf spiders and two unidentified birds roosting. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Hermit Crab</span></b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Wolf Spider - close up</b></span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Wolf Spider</b></span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Day 33 Friday 14/9/18</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Went for an early morning walk walk along the Pindan Trail, in the observatory grounds. where there were a good number of birds</span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Back to pack up the T-Van and have breakfast. Left about 9.30 after saying good-bye to the staff at the BBO. Then drove down to the Broome Caravan Park on the edge of town and booked in just after 10.00am. Headed into town about 12.00pm to get something to eat at the <a href="http://greenmangobroome.com/">Green Mango</a>. Had wraps and coffee which was very good. Next stop was Settlers Jetty, where the tide was in and a small aluminium boat (known as a tinnie in Australia) was picking up some guys for a fishing trip. Our last two visits had been low tide and it was just mud at the end of the jetty. Not many birds this time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So we headed off to the Post office to pick up our <a href="http://www.solarscreen.com.au/">Solar Screens</a> for the Prado’s rear windows, which we had ordered when we were at Purnululu National Park (Bungle Bungles). Back to the Caravan Park to fit them and they did a great job of keeping the fridge and the rest of the interior of the Prado several degrees cooler for the rest of the trip, highly recommended. Checked out a small wetland at the back of the park but nothing much in there.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Straw-necked Ibis</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Up before 6.00 am to find there was sea-fog and after a coffee and went down to Streeters Jetty which was very quiet for birds. Red-headed Honeyeater, </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Mangrove Golden Whistler</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> and a female Broad-bill Flycatcher did turn up eventually with the usual Brown Honeyeater and Yellow (Canary) White-eye. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Little Friarbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-br. Woodswallow</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Went into town and had breakfast at the Green Mango, Lindsay had Eggs Benedict and I had mushroom, potato, egg, avocado, pesto, toast and leafy green spinach, all very good. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Then back to the Broome Caravan Park, where everything had dried out from the overnight moisture. Packed up slowly and set sail for Derby. Travelled to the Wiluna Roadhouse, where we stopped for a cold drink. Decided to overnight at Munkayamma Pool, set up camp beside the lagoon as the temperature soared to 38ºC. Had a late lunch whilst checking out the birds on the lagoon. An immature White-bellied Sea-Eagle had flushed, when we arrived and a Brown Falcon was lurking in a tree on the edge of the lagoon. There were a few ducks on the lagoon, Pacific Black, Hardhead and Grey Teal plus a couple of Australasian Grebe. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-bellied Sea-Eagle</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Pied Butcherbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Magpie-lark</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Paperbark Flycatcher</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Double-barred Finch</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Late afternoon a flock of Hardhead arrived along with one Magpie Goose. Grey-crowned Babbler entertained around the camp and a White-necked Heron visited us. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Munkyarra Wetland -17.4348176 123.7222981 05:00pm</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Pacific Black Duck</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Grey Teal</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Crested Pigeon</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Diamond Dove</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Brolga</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Black-fronted Dotterel</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-necked Heron</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Intermediate Egret</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-faced Heron</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Straw-necked Ibis</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Black Kite</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Blue-winged Kookaburra</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rainbow Bee-eater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Red-tailed Bl.-Cockatoo</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Cockatiel</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rufous-throated Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Brown Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Grey-crowned Babbler</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-breasted Woodswallow</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Pied Butcherbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Willie Wagtail</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Magpie-lark</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Paperbark Flycatcher</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Double-barred Finch</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Heard Bush Stone-curlew and Southern Boobook during the evening.</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"></span><br />
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<b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Day 35 Sunday 16/9/18</b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Restless nights sleep. Up before 6.00am to do a scan of the lagoon. A few more Grey Teal had arrived overnight. Had a cuppa and the went for a short walk. Plenty of birds along the way including a party of Red-backed Fairy-Wren with Golden-headed Cisticola, White-throated Gerygone Brown Falcon and two Australian Hobby trying to catch a Cockatiel. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Green Pygmy-Goose</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Pacific Black Duck</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Grey Teal</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Hardhead</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Australasian Grebe</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Diamond Dove</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Peaceful Dove</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Bar-shouldered Dove</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Brolga</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Black-necked Stork</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Little Pied Cormorant</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Little Black Cormorant</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-necked Heron</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Great Egret </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Intermediate Egret</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Little Egret (Australasian)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Straw-necked Ibis</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Black Kite</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Whistling Kite</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Blue-winged Kookaburra</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rainbow Bee-eater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Australian Hobby</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Brown Falcon</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Galah</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Little Corella</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Cockatiel</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Red-winged Parrot</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rainbow Lorikeet (Red-collared)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Great Bowerbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Red-backed Fairywren</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Little Friarbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-throated Gerygone</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Grey-crowned Babbler</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Black-faced Woodswallow</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Pied Butcherbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Black-faced Cuckooshrike</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rufous Whistler</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Willie Wagtail</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Magpie-lark</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Paperbark Flycatcher</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Torresian Crow</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Golden-headed Cisticola</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Double-barred Finch</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Had breakfast and drove into Derby to get some supplies and to fuel up. Then headed south again before turning left onto the Gibb River Road. Bitumen for quite a long way before patches of gravel and sections of new road being built, probably due to cyclone damage earlier in the year. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Had a Square-tailed Kite and Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo along this stretch of road. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Stopped for a coffee before continuing on to the Windjana Gorgealong a 20km gravel access road to the campsite. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Set up camp and relaxed in the shade as it was now </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">42ºC, </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">too hot to do anything else</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">! </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We were camped beside a water tap which had a pool underneath it attracting plenty of birds including Banded Honeyeater and Horsfield’s Bronze-Cuckoo, new for the WA trip list. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">When it had cooled down a few degrees we went for a walk into the gorge, plenty of Freshwater Crocodiles and a few birds including Green-backed Gerygone and Yellow-tinted Honeyeater. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Back at camp it had filled out with lots more campers, still hot.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Up just after 5.00am as it was light and we needed to go for the walk down the gorge before it got hot. Managed to get going by 5.50am on the gorge trail. We had not gone far when we heard a Peregrine Falcon calling, we found it perched on the top of the rocky escarpment. Other good birds along the track were Green-backed Gerygone, Varied Lorikeet, Northern Fantail, Horsfield’s Bronze-Cuckoo and Striated Pardalote. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b style="font-family: "arial", sans-serif;">Windjana Gorge National Park--Windjana Gorge -17.40699 124.95094 05:50am</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Peaceful Dove</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Bar-shouldered Dove</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Little Bronze-Cuckoo</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Brush Cuckoo</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Australasian Darter</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Great Egret </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-faced Heron</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Royal Spoonbill</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Black Kite</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Whistling Kite</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Blue-winged Kookaburra</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rainbow Bee-eater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Little Corella</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Sulphur-crested Cockatoo</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Red-winged Parrot</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Varied Lorikeet</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Great Bowerbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-gaped Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rufous-throated Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Banded Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Brown Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-throated Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Little Friarbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Silver-crowned Friarbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Striated Pardalote</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Weebill</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Green-backed Gerygone</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Grey-crowned Babbler</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Black-faced Cuckooshrike</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Sandstone Shrikethrush</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Grey Shrikethrush</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rufous Whistler</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Olive-backed Oriole</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Northern Fantail</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Willie Wagtail</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Magpie-lark</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Paperbark Flycatcher</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Torresian Crow</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Mistletoebird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Double-barred Finch</span></span></div>
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</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Back for breakfast and to pack up as it was starting to get hot again. Left the campground by 9.15am and headed back to the Gibb River Road and turned right. The road was in quite good condition and felt better now we had let some more air out of the tyres. Stopped after an hour to have a coffee and do a 20 minute survey within the King Leopold Conservation Park. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Blue-winged Kookaburra</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Weebill</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Willie Wagtail</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Magpie-lark</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Continued along the road to Dog Chain Creek, where there is a good camp area beside a small lily covered lagoon. Few birds were active in the heat of the day but we did see Paperbark Flycatcher and Rufous Whistler along with a few other birds coming in to drink. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><br />Dog Chain Creek (Derby Gibb River Rd) -17.1255056 125.2437778 11:00am</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Peaceful Dove</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Pheasant Coucal</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rainbow Bee-eater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Yellow-tinted Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Brown Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-throated Gerygone</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rufous Whistler</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Back on the road we reached the Mornington Wilderness Sanctuary </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">road turn off</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> (<a href="http://www.australianwildlife.org/">Australian Wildlife Conservancy</a> property),</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> where we radioed the reception to say we were coming. Looked for a place to stop along the road for lunch eventually finding a suitable stop, where there were no cattle. Unfortunately no shade so it was a brief stop before continuing on to the last section, which </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">was through hilly country with a couple of wet creek crossings.</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Generally the road was in good condition making the suggested time from the main road of </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">2 hours an easy 1 hour 40 minute drive as it was well graded for most of the way. Arrived at the office and booked into the Annie Creek campground. Decided to take it easy in the heat of the day. Later in the afternoon it had dropped a few degrees so we explored the campground and Annie Creek. A few Purple-crowned Fairywren were along the creek and a Brown Falcon soared overhead with a gang of Sulphur-crested Cockatoo.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Mornington Wilderness Sanctuary--Annie Creek Campground -17.5079204 126.1123464 03:25pm</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Peaceful Dove</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Bar-shouldered Dove</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Brown Falcon</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Sulphur-crested Cockatoo</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Great Bowerbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Purple-crowned Fairywren</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">White-gaped Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Brown Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Silver-crowned Friarbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Silver-backed Butcherbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Northern Fantail</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Willie Wagtail</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Torresian Crow</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Early evening we had a talk at the reception area outlining other Australian Wildlife Conservancy Kimberly projects involving the local Indigenous people.</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Back at camp a couple of Bush Stone-curlew were calling.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Early rise at 5.15am to get ready for a trip to Dimond Gorge after we did a survey around the campground and had breakfast. </span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Mornington Wilderness Sanctuary--Annie Creek Campground -17.5079204 126.1123464 05:30am</span></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Sulphur-crested Cockatoo</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-gaped Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Silver-crowned Friarbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Silver-backed Butcherbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Stopped a few times along the road to the gorge to check out a few birds on the road, Long-tailed Finch and an Australian Bustard. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Stopped at the Adcock River crossing for a 20 minute survey, a few birds here including a male Crimson Finch. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Walked across to a backwater, which had dried out into a series of waterholes. This was a good move as we found a Little Egret fishing, a White-faced Heron, three Black-fronted Dotterel and best of all a Wood Sandpiper.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">On the way out we flushed some button-quail from the side of the road, stopped to check out where they had landed and flushed them again for reasonable looks. Decided they were Red-backed Button-Quail due to their flight pattern and the distance they flew - they did not call when they flew. Drove down to Cadjeput Hole at the Fitzroy River for lunch, which we had sitting under a shady tree. A few birds came down to drink including Long-tailed Finch and Rufous-throated Honeyeater. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It was getting hot again so we returned back to the camp for a break as the temperature soared to 42.8ºC. Heard Pale-vented Bushen call in the afternoon from the direction of Annie Creek, called again a few hours later. By about 4.00pm it had cooled down a few degrees so we headed off to Bluebush Wetlands on the way to the Sir John George Gorge. Turned off on the wetland road and came across a party of Spinifex Pigeon on the road. Drove on to the car park and walked the 400m to the hide, the wetland was dry with no birds in sight. So headed back to camp.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Day 38 Wednesday 19//9/18</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Another early start, up at 5.15am and managed a survey of the campground.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><br />Mornington Wilderness Sanctuary--Annie Creek Campground -17.5079204 126.1123464 06:15am</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Bar-shouldered Dove</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Black Kite</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Blue-winged Kookaburra</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Sulphur-crested Cockatoo</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Great Bowerbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-gaped Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Brown Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Little Friarbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Silver-crowned Friarbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Silver-backed Butcherbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rufous Whistler</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Olive-backed Oriole</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Torresian Crow</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Red-backed Fairywren</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Weebill</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Double-barred Finch</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Left the campground by</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">6.40am </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">for Sir John George Gorge and as usual had a few stops along the way to check out a few birds. Lots of Double-bar Finch along with Red-backed Fairy-wren and Weebill. Arrived at the gorge and walked the 200m down to the water. Scrambled across the rocks, which were pretty flat and layered making it easier to walk on than yesterdays jumbled rocks. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Saw a pair of Spinifex Pigeon and a White-quilled Rock Pigeon. Found a spot beside the river to sit and in the process disturbed a Brown Goshawk lurking in the bushes. Both Tree and Fairy Martin were here. A dragon </span><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>Ctenophorus slathering</i> (thanks to Grant Husband for ID) was running around on the rocks near the White-quilled Rock-Pigeon.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Mornington Wildlife Sanctuary--Sir John Gorge -17.52852 126.21046 09-19-2018 07:50am</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Peaceful Dove</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Australian Bustard</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">White-faced Heron</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Blue-winged Kookaburra</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Great Bowerbird</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Yellow-tinted Honeyeater</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Brown Honeyeater</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Magpie-lark</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Fairy Martin</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Next stop was Bluebush (not to be confused with the dry Bluebush Wetlands we visited the day before) along the Fitzroy River, found a place to stop on a branch of the river and had morning coffee. Lots of honeyeaters here along with Budgerigars. and a Spotted Harrier which flew over, spent 45 minutes here.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><br />Mornington Sanctuary--Bluebush Wetland Rd at -17.54956, 126.16332 09:45am</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Australian Bustard</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Sulphur-crested Cockatoo</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Varied Lorikeet</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Great Bowerbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-gaped Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Yellow-tinted Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rufous-throated Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Banded Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Brown Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Black-chinned Honeyeater </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Little Friarbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Striated Pardalote</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Grey-crowned Babbler</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Magpie-lark</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Paperbark Flycatcher</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Double-barred Finch</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Decided to go to the Adcock River for lunch, along the way we saw an Australia Magpie, which was a species we had not seen much of on the trip. Plenty of birds along the river with nothing unusual but a good spot for lunch.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Back to camp as it was warming up to 38ºC. Took it easy, heard a bushen call again in the afternoon. Went for a wander along Annie Creek in the campground seeing Purple-crowned fairy-wren and lots of Crimson Finch. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><br />Mornington Wilderness Sanctuary--Annie Creek Campground -17.5079204 126.1123464 04:05pm</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Brown Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Then we walked the Annie Creek Trail, which ends up near the reception area. From here it was a 1.9km back to camp.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><br />Mornington Wilderness Camp--Annies Creek Walk -17.5096679 126.1126399 09-19-2018 04:30pm</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Great Bowerbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Purple-crowned Fairywren</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-gaped Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Yellow-tinted Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-throated Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Black-faced Cuckooshrike</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rufous Whistler</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Northern Fantail</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Willie Wagtail</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Paperbark Flycatcher</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Torresian Crow</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">There was a bird call at 5.30, which we contributed to. Had an evening meal at the restaurant as a treat. The evening cooled down to less than 30ºC!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Day 39 Thursday 20/9/18 </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Another early start at 5.15am. After the wake up coffee started to clean up and get the T-Van packed. Went for a quick bird walk along Annie Creek and found a roosting Nankeen Night-Heron and heard a Buff-sided Robin. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Mornington Wilderness Sanctuary--Annie Creek Campground -17.5079204 126.1123464 06:25am</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Peaceful Dove</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Nankeen Night-Heron</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Little Corella</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Sulphur-crested Cockatoo</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Purple-crowned Fairywren</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-gaped Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Yellow-tinted Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Brown Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Little Friarbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Silver-backed Butcherbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Black-faced Cuckooshrike</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rufous Whistler</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Olive-backed Oriole</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Willie Wagtail</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Paperbark Flycatcher</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Torresian Crow</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Buff-sided Robin</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; text-align: justify;">Then more packing up and breakfast before we headed off around 8.00am. Uneventful trip on the road out, which took about 1hr 40mins to reach the Gibb River Road. Continued on towards Barnett River Roadhouse with a stop at Galvin’s Gorge (about 14km from the roadhouse). </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><br /><br />Galvin Gorge Walk -16.79832 125.84815 10:30am</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Reached the roadhouse and put some of fuel in the Prado. Booked into the Manning Gorge campground, which is 7km from the roadhouse. Arrived at the campground and set up camp with the quick set up. It was now lunch time so we ate our wraps. </span></div>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><br />Manning Gorge -16.6574081 125.928297 12:00pm</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rainbow Bee-eater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Little Corella</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Great Bowerbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-gaped Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rufous-throated Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Sat around trying to plan our next move as the solar on the T-Van was not keeping up with the fridge, which was now only 7ºC and the batteries were getting down to 10V. Decided an early start was required in the morning. Later in the afternoon we went down to the water and took a few Dragonfly photos as well as Paperbark Flycatcher, White-throated and Brown Honeyeater.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It started to rain, well a light shower from a big black cloud overhead. This was the cue to go back to the T-Van and re-attach it to the Prado for a quick morning getaway. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><br />Manning Gorge -16.6574081 125.928297 04:30pm</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Peaceful Dove</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Little Pied Cormorant</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Little Corella</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rainbow Lorikeet (Red-collared)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-gaped Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Banded Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-throated Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Magpie-lark</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Paperbark Flycatcher</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Torresian Crow</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Day 40 Friday 21/9/18</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Heard some Bush Stone-curlew calling just before dawn. Up before 5.30 to pack up the van, have breakfast and a quick bird survey.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Manning Gorge -16.6574081 125.928297 05:50am</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rainbow Bee-eater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Little Corella</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Red-winged Parrot</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Varied Lorikeet</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rainbow Lorikeet (Red-collared)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Great Bowerbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Banded Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Brown Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Little Friarbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Australian Magpie</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Torresian Crow</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Away just before 7.00am to continue along the Gibb River Road. We encountered several road surfaces, sand, rock and even a bit of bitumen – mainly on jump ups. Stopped at the road junction with the Kalumbarru/Mitchell Falls roads rest area for a coffee. </span></div>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><br />Gibb River Rd at -16.11861, 126.51999 09:04am</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Yellow-throated Miner</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-throated Gerygone</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rufous Whistler</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Then continued on the road, passing Ellenbrae Station, which had been an overnight option but due to the fridge power problems we pressed on. Decided to head for Home Valley Station, which has powered sites. Stopped short of Home Valley Station at a free camp spot called Spider Hole. A small drying waterhole in a creek bed provided a watering point for the local birds. Two Brolga and a Pied Cormorant took off as we arrived. During our lunch, birds came into bathe including Grey-fronted, White-throated and Yellow-tinted Honeyeater. Crimson and one Long-tail Finch came into drink, whilst Little Woodswallow flew overhead and a Pheasant Coucal flew by. A great lunch stop.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Spider Hole -15.78076 127.6367 12:05pm</span></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Peaceful Dove</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Brolga</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Little Pied Cormorant</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Yellow-tinted Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Grey-fronted Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-throated Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Black-chinned Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Little Friarbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Little Woodswallow</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-bellied Cuckooshrike</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-winged Triller</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Magpie-lark</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Paperbark Flycatcher</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Torresian Crow</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Crimson Finch</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Long-tailed Finch</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Arrived at Home Valley and booked into a powered site. Set up camp and had a relax before going for a walk around the camp.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Home Valley Station -15.72261 127.82996 09-21-2018 04:30pm</span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Peaceful Dove</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Bar-shouldered Dove</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Masked Lapwing</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Rainbow Bee-eater</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Little Corella</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Y</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">ellow-tinted Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-gaped Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Brown Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rufous-throated Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-throated Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Black-faced Cuckooshrike</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rufous Whistler</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Magpie-lark</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Torresian Crow</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Day 41 Saturday 22/9/18</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Heard a pair of Southern Boobook calling early morning. Up for an early morning walk to </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Asomulus Waterhole on Bindoola Creek</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. The track to the creek was rocky and up over a ridge leading to the waterhole. Most of the area had been burnt apart from a small area, where most of the birds were. At the beginning of the track Lindsay saw a group of Brown Quail. Honeyeaters were Brown, Rufous, White-throated, Grey-fronted, Yellow-tinted and White-gaped. A group of 35 Red-tail Black Cockatoo were flying around with some stopping to feed in a tree. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Peaceful Dove</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Straw-necked Ibis</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Little Corella</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-gaped Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Yellow-tinted Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Grey-fronted Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rufous-throated Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Brown Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-throated Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Grey-crowned Babbler</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-winged Triller</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rufous Whistler</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Willie Wagtail</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Magpie-lark</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Paperbark Flycatcher</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Back to camp to pack up and put some air in the tyres, whilst doing this I noticed the top shock absorber rubbers were worn out on the T-Van, so had to replace the original two top double rubbers with four single ones (easier to fit). One of the shock absorbers was leaking so we also needed a new one, only done about 15,000km so should have lasted longer than this. Then off to join the Gibb River Road again, the corrugations were worse on this section to the Pentecost River. Reached the river and crossed over driving through the rocky water, which was not very deep. Pulled up on the other side but no bitumen in sight, the maps were wrong! While we were stopped did a 20 minute survey. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Australian White Ibis</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Straw-necked Ibis</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rainbow Bee-eater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Little Corella</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-gaped Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Yellow-tinted Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Brown Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Grey-crowned Babbler</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Magpie-lark</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Luckily the grader driver had just graded the road ahead so it was relatively smooth. Eventually hit the bitumen at the El Questro turn off. All along this section of road there were wild fires, some had burnt up to the roadside. Many were still burning but fortunately for us, off in the distance on the Cockburn Range. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Made it to the main road and turned left heading for Wyndham. Twenty-eight kilometers out from town we hit road works and several stop-go signs. This continued all the way to town making it a slow journey. Headed to the wharf area and did some birding along the edge of the mangroves. Keith was lucky to see a Chestnut Rail pop out onto the mud and quickly turn around to go back and out of sight. Further investigation found Mangrove Gerygone and Mangrove Grey Fantail plus two Common Sandpiper.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Had lunch here in the shade before heading back to the roadworks and turning off to <a href="https://parrycreekfarm.com.au/">Parry Creek Farm</a> Tourist Resort and Caravan Park</span><span style="background-color: rgba(187 , 116 , 62 , 0.02); color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: rgba(187, 116, 62, 0.02);"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">which is set on 120 acres of freehold land in the Parry Lagoons Nature Reserve.</span><span style="background-color: rgba(187 , 116 , 62 , 0.02); color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: rgba(187, 116, 62, 0.02);"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Reached the farm, passing a tractor-grader from a bye-gone era and introduced ourselves. Booked a powered site and set up, nobody else here. Had some cold drinks and a relax before checking out the amenities and the birds.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Great Bowerbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rufous-throated Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Grey-crowned Babbler</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Had neighbours who parked next to us even though there was 5 acres of empty sites to </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">choose from! In the evening Bush Stone-curlew were calling and a flock of Plumed Whistling-duck flew over calling.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Day 42 Sunday 23/9/18</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A Single Barking Owl was calling with the dawn chorus, which also included Blue-wing-Kookaburra. Went for a walk around the farm and lagoon area getting a good bird list. A pair of Long-tailed Finch and a pair of Grey-crowned Babbler</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> were seen </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">building nests.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Diamond Dove</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Peaceful Dove</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Bar-shouldered Dove</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Brolga</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Australian Pelican</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Blue-winged Kookaburra</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rainbow Bee-eater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Little Corella</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Red-winged Parrot</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Great Bowerbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-gaped Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Brown Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Blue-faced Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Little Friarbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Silver-crowned Friarbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Grey-crowned Babbler</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-bellied Cuckooshrike</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Paperbark Flycatcher</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Had breakfast and went to the </span><span style="background-color: rgba(187 , 116 , 62 , 0.02); color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://parks.dpaw.wa.gov.au/site/marlgu-billabong">Marlgu Billabong</a> </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">bird hide in the Ramsar wetlands of Parry Lagoons Nature Reserve a few kilometres away.</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> What a great place, lots of birds and lots of species (42). Just about every waterbird in WA was present with Wandering Whistling Duck being the only new one for our WA list. Spent an hour here counting and photographing.</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Australasian Swamphen</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Comb-crested Jacana</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Black-necked Stork</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Australasian Darter</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Little Pied Cormorant</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-necked Heron</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Great Egret</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Intermediate Egret</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-faced Heron</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Little Egret</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Pied Heron</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Glossy Ibis</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Australian White Ibis</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Straw-necked Ibis</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Royal Spoonbill</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-bellied Sea-Eagle</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Brown Falcon</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-gaped Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rufous-throated Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rufous Whistler</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Magpie-lark</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Paperbark Flycatcher</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Torresian Crow</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Then moved on to visit <a href="https://www.australias.guide/wa/attraction-tour/moochalabra-dam/">Moochalabra Dam</a> along a very rocky road. The dam was disappointing with nowhere to sit or eat our lunch so we moved back along the road and found a small lagoon at the bottom of the hill. This turned out to be the place for birds. They started to come into drink and the best bird of the day showed up, Star Finch. They came in with the Double-bar Finch to drink. Also here were some, Bar-breasted Honeyeater (new for trip list), Brolga and many more species of honeyeater. Ended up with 24 species here. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Peaceful Dove</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Bar-shouldered Dove</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-necked Heron</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Little Egret</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Australian White Ibis</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rainbow Bee-eater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-gaped Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Yellow-tinted Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Bar-breasted Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Brown Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-throated Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Black-chinned Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Little Friarbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-winged Triller</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rufous Whistler</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Willie Wagtail</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Magpie-lark</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Paperbark Flycatcher</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Torresian Crow</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Crimson Finch</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Star Finch</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Double-barred Finch</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Long-tailed Finch</span></span></div>
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</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We decided to go back into town to try and get some internet time so drove up to <a href="https://www.visitkununurra.com/accommodation/five-rivers-lookout-the-bastion">Five Rivers Lookout</a>. This was quite different to our last visit here, bitumen road, car park and interpretive signage. We did get a pair of Pacific Swift flying over, which was a new WA and trip list bird. Also managed a phone signal as well.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Five Rivers Lookout (Wyndham) -15.45083 128.11888 02:05pm</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Peaceful Dove</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Pacific Swift</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Willie Wagtail</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Fairy Martin</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We spent the evening with our hosts at the Parry Creek Farm, Terry and Ann plus three other guests at their cafe having the highly recommended fish and chips for dinner.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Day 43 Monday 24/9/18</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Public holiday for the Queen’s Birthday in WA today. Leisurely start to the morning. Went to go and look for Gouldian Finch by the lagoon but no luck. One of the other ladies who was staying in a cabin said she had seen them earlier. We did see Masked and Long-tailed Finch, Magpie Goose and lots of Little Corella. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Parry Creek Farm Tourist Resort and Caravan Park -15.59699 128.27885 05:50am</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Magpie Goose</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Diamond Dove</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Peaceful Dove</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Bar-shouldered Dove</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Straw-necked Ibis</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Whistling Kite</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Blue-winged Kookaburra</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rainbow Bee-eater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-gaped Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Yellow-tinted Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Little Friarbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-bellied Cuckooshrike</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Willie Wagtail</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Magpie-lark</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Paperbark Flycatcher</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Torresian Crow</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Double-barred Finch</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Masked Finch</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Back for breakfast and final pack up. Decided to go back to the main road and not take the Old Halls Creek Road. This road is more like a bumpy track and we had enough of them, besides we did not want to damage the shock absorbers anymore. Back to the roadworks, which slowed us down. Eventually got rid of the roadworks and continued on toward Kununurra passing the Gibb River Road turn off. Stopped at the rest area on the junction with the Broome Road and had Long-tail and Zebra Finch gleaning some water below the toilet facilities (which were awful). </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><br />Great Northern Hwy at Victoria Hwy -15.8688009 128.3718109 09:48am</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Paperbark Flycatcher</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The bush fires we had been seeing over the past few days had reached Kununurra and there were warnings for some parts of the town. First stop in Kununurra was the car wash followed by fuelling up the car at the 24hr bowsers. The price had gone up 4c a litre since we were here a month ago but was still 9c a litre cheaper than the Shell garage around the corner. Then booked into Kimberlyland Holiday Park again and set up camp. Had a lazy afternoon around the park checking out the birds on Lily Creek Lagoon, adjacent to the park. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><br />Kimberleyland Waterfront Holiday Park (Kununurra) -15.7862198 128.7353536 04:25pm</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Peaceful Dove</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Bar-shouldered Dove</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Comb-crested Jacana</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Straw-necked Ibis</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Black Kite</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Whistling Kite</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rainbow Lorikeet (Red-collared)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Yellow-tinted Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rufous-throated Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Yellow Oriole</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Magpie-lark</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Paperbark Flycatcher</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Lily Creek Lagoon (Kununurra) -15.7859105 128.7392092 04:50pm</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Green Pygmy-Goose</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Australasian Grebe</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Little Pied Cormorant</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-breasted Woodswallow</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Fairy Martin</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Australian Reed Warbler</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The fires around Kununurra were quite close to the park with smoke billowing over us. There was a full moon over the park as we went to bed.</span></div>
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<b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Day 44 Tuesday 25/9/18</b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Got up to be greeted with a very smokey view over Lilly Creek Lagoon but it cleared quite quickly. Did a couple of surveys of the park and lagoon. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Peaceful Dove</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Pheasant Coucal</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Brush Cuckoo</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Australasian Swamphen</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Glossy Ibis</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Straw-necked Ibis</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Blue-winged Kookaburra</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Red-winged Parrot</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Varied Lorikeet</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-gaped Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rufous-throated Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Brown Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-bellied Cuckooshrike</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Magpie-lark</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Paperbark Flycatcher</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">A Dollarbird on Lily Creek Lagoon was the first for the season for us.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Got organised for the morning, starting off with a visit to the Treatment Works where there were not as many birds as a month ago. Plenty of Plumed Whistling Duck, Pied Stilt, Rajah Shellduck and a few Pied Heron. A few waders were seen including Common Sandpiper and a Marsh Sandpiper but two other waders had us going for a while. They were definitely tringa’s as they had the characteristic tail bobbing going, we finally settled on Wood Sandpiper. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Then we tried to buy some spare shock absorber rubbers but none in Kununurra. By now it was time to get a cup of coffee and a shared muffin before replenishing our food supplies. Back to camp to phone Track Trailer for the third time to try and get replacement shock absorbers for the T-Van, nobody had returned our previous calls. Eventually got onto Steve who said they were out of stock until mid-late October but said he would try and help. He rang back later and said he had one to send to us in Darwin – hooray. We then had a pair of Glossy Ibis putting on a show in front of our camp, not sure if they were trying to mate as they did not make any apparent attempts to do so.</span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Later in the afternoon went for a walk around Lily Creek. Australian Reed-Warbler were very vocal and obliging for photos. The distribution maps in <i>"The Directory of Australian Birds" </i>by<i> </i></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Schodde and Mason </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">showed these birds were of </span><i style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">ssp gouldi</i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">.</span><br />
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</b> <b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Day 45 Wednesday 26/9/18</b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Up early for a bird survey and to pack up the T-Van before breakfast. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Peaceful Dove</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Pheasant Coucal</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Brush Cuckoo</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Australasian Swamphen</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Masked Lapwing</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Straw-necked Ibis</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Black Kite</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Whistling Kite</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Blue-winged Kookaburra</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rainbow Bee-eater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Varied Lorikeet</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rainbow Lorikeet (Red-collared)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-gaped Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Yellow-tinted Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Brown Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Yellow Oriole</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Magpie-lark</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Paperbark Flycatcher</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Australian Reed-Warbler</span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Australasian Swamphen </span></b></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">After this we went over to the Cafe in the park and had a coffee before leaving. Uneventful trip east crossing back into the Northern Territory. Stopped at <a href="https://www.fulltimecaravanning.com.au/saddle-creek/">Saddle Creek Rest Area</a> for a break and some cold water, had a few birds here but nothing outstanding. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><br />Saddle Creek Rest Area - Victoria Hwy -15.95688 129.56205 10:45am</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Peaceful Dove</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Black Kite</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rainbow Bee-eater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rainbow Lorikeet (Red-collared)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Great Bowerbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Brown Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Blue-faced Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-throated Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Little Friarbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Magpie-lark</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">From here we went to</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Policemans Point lookout, just before Timber Creek. We had been here a month ago for lunch, since then the area had been recently burnt. Anyway it is a good place for lunch overlooking the Victoria River. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rainbow Lorikeet (Red-collared)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Great Bowerbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Yellow-tinted Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Brown Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-breasted Woodswallow</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Torresian Crow</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">From here we drove the 2km into Timber Creek but did not stop here. Continued on passing the Buchanan Highway we had travelled on our outward journey. We had decided to go as far as the </span><a href="https://www.freerangecamping.com.au/directory/item/victoria-river-roadhouse-campground-judbarra-gregory-national-park-cg/" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Victoria River Roadhouse</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> and camp there the night. Just before the roadhouse we turned into the</span><a href="https://nt.gov.au/leisure/parks-reserves/find-a-park-to-visit/judbarra-gregory-national-park" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> Judbarra (Gregory) National Park</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> and </span><a href="https://nt.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0009/278442/judbarra-gregory-factsheet.pdf" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Joe Creek Day Use Area</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. Here we had a coffee in the heat. Surprisingly a few birds were active even though it was very hot, Grey-fronted Honeyeater was one of several honeyeater species.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Great Bowerbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-throated Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Weebill</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rufous Whistler</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Willie Wagtail</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Torresian Crow</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Then went the few kilometres to the <a href="https://www.visitkatherine.com.au/surrounding-regions/timber-creek-victoria-river">Victoria River Roadhouse</a> and booked in. Only using the quick set up tonight. Checked out the local birdlife.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Peaceful Dove</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Masked Lapwing</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Blue-winged Kookaburra</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rainbow Lorikeet (Red-collared)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Great Bowerbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Brown Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Blue-faced Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Little Friarbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Silver-crowned Friarbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Torresian Crow</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Later in the afternoon we went for a walk along the Victoria River passing under the old and new road bridges. Climbed up onto the old bridge to get views up and down the river. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Victoria River Crossing (Victoria Hwy) -15.6146 131.1303 </b></span><span style="font-size: small;"><b>05:20pm</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Australasian Darter</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Little Pied Cormorant</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-faced Heron</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Blue-winged Kookaburra</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rainbow Bee-eater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Little Corella</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Rainbow Lorikeet (Red-collared)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Brown Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Blue-faced Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Little Friarbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">White-bellied Cuckooshrike</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Torresian Crow</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Day 46 Thursday 27/9/18</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Not light until gone 6.00am so not quite an early start as we had been having. Managed a </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">survey before we p</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">acked up as quickly as we could and were first out of the campsite. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Drove back towards the Victoria River boat ramp. Turned off the highway and had a bird fly in front of us, stopped and found a Peregrine Falcon perched in a tree. The falcon was hunting near a dam beside the road, this dam contained 166 Plumed Whistling Duck, two Grey Teal and eight Australian Bustard. The falcon flew out of the tree and did a few very fast fly bys for great views and a few not so good photos. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><br />Dam on Victoria Hwy at -15.62368, 131.12409 07:40am</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Plumed Whistling-Duck</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Australian Bustard</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Peregrine Falcon</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Black-faced Cuckooshrike</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Fairy Martin</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Continued onto the boat ramp and drove down where we had breakfast looking over the river. Pretty quiet but we did manage 20 species.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Victoria River Crossing--boat ramp -15.630749 131.132614 09-27-2018 08:05am</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Peaceful Dove</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Bar-shouldered Dove</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Channel-billed Cuckoo</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Black-fronted Dotterel</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Australasian Darter</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Little Pied Cormorant</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Black Kite</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Blue-winged Kookaburra</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rainbow Bee-eater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Dollarbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-gaped Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Bar-breasted Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rufous-throated Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Banded Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Brown Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Blue-faced Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Little Friarbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Torresian Crow</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Crimson Finch</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Double-barred Finch</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Had breakfast and headed back to the highway and Katherine, stopping at <a href="https://www.freerangecamping.com.au/directory/item/mathison-creek-rest-area-fc/">Matheson Rest Area </a>for morning coffee. Had Purple-backed Fairy-Wren, Great Bowerbird and a Brown Goshawk soaring overhead. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b> </b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Mathison Rest Area, Victoria Hwy -15.13973 131.68402 10:23am</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Peaceful Dove</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Brown Goshawk</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Black Kite</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Great Bowerbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Purple-backed Fairywren</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Yellow-tinted Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Weebill</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Magpie-lark</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Carried onto Katherine arriving at the </span><a href="https://www.katherineholidaypark.com.au/" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Katherine Holiday Park</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> at 12.35. Nobody in reception so we found a powered site and set up camp. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><br />Katherine Holiday Park -14.48875 132.2468889 12:55pm</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Peaceful Dove</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Bar-shouldered Dove</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Torresian Imperial-Pigeon</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rainbow Bee-eater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rainbow Lorikeet (Red-collared)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Great Bowerbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Blue-faced Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Little Friarbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Black-faced Cuckooshrike</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Yellow Oriole</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Magpie-lark</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In the afternoon we went</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> into town, stopping at the Tourist Information Bureau before fuelling up the car back at the park we heard a pair of Barking Owl in the evening.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Day 47 Friday 28/9/18</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Up by 6.30 when it was light, had a coffee and managed a survey.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Katherine Holiday Park -14.48875 132.2468889 06:45am</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Bar-shouldered Dove</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Torresian Imperial-Pigeon</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Straw-necked Ibis</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Black Kite</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Blue-winged Kookaburra</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rainbow Bee-eater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rainbow Lorikeet (Red-collared)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Great Bowerbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Blue-faced Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Silver-backed Butcherbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Black-faced Cuckooshrike</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-winged Triller</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Yellow Oriole</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Magpie-lark</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Then went down to the nearby <a href="http://www.ourterritory.com/katherine_nt/low_level.htm">Katherine Low Level Nature Reserve</a>. Had a group of Black Kite sitting in a tree, one sunning got it’s photo taken. Only new trip bird was a Yellow-breasted Flycatcher (fly-robin). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Low Level Nature Reserve -14.4902 132.2516 07:40am</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Radjah Shelduck</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Peaceful Dove</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Bar-shouldered Dove</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Torresian Imperial-Pigeon</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Little Pied Cormorant</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-necked Heron</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Black Kite</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Galah</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Sulphur-crested Cockatoo</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rainbow Lorikeet (Red-collared)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-gaped Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rufous-throated Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Brown Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Little Friarbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-bellied Cuckooshrike</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-winged Triller</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rufous Whistler</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Yellow Oriole</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Willie Wagtail</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Magpie-lark</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Leaden Flycatcher</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Paperbark Flycatcher</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Lemon-bellied Flycatcher</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Back to camp for breakfast and pack up. Left just before 10.00am. Headed north and turned off onto the Edith Falls Road, which is 20km of bitumen. Different to our last visit back in the 1980's when it was just a narrow winding track!. The end of the road came to a big coach/car park, Cafe/Kiosk and hordes of people, not our scene. Had a look at the falls and left. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Nitmiluk National Park--Edith Falls -14.18051 132.18784 10:55am</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-throated Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rufous Whistler</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Willie Wagtail</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Leaden Flycatcher</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Headed north to Pine Creek and booked a site at the </span><a href="https://lazylizardpinecreek.com.au/" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Lazy Lizard</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> for the night. Took it easy for the rest of the day.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Later in the afternoon went for a walk around the town and back to camp. Did see a flock of Hooded Parrots fly over.</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-breasted Woodswallow</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Back to camp where it was filling up fast, including a school group. More noise but not from the school group, mainly from the bar.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In the morning we found over 100 Hooded Parrot outside the service station on the ground and in the trees, what a treat. Most of them looked in poor condition with tatty feathers, plenty of juveniles in the flocks. Two</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; text-align: start;"> Sacred Kingfisher where perched on a power line and Red-winged Parrot were feasting on Mangoes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Back for breakfast and to pack up. Decided to drain the water tank as the water tasted of sulphur, drained and flushed it but it made no difference. Had a cup of coffee at the service station then headed north to Adelaide River, where we stopped for lunch. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Whistling Kite</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Great Bowerbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-gaped Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rufous-throated Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Dusky Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">After lunch continued on north and had a detour to Manton Dam, where we had afternoon coffee. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Australasian Darter</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Then it was the final push to Darwin. Arrived at the <a href="https://www.hiddenvalleyholidaypark.com.au/">Hidden Valley Holiday Park</a> where we were given a choice of powered sites, ended up choosing one, which had some shade. A bit small but we managed to set up OK and have a relaxing end to the afternoon, serenaded by a Pacific Koel! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><br />Hidden Valley Holiday Park (Berrimah) -12.4368804 130.9160042 05:40pm</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Torresian Imperial-Pigeon</span></span></div>
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<b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Day 49 Sunday 30/9/18</b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The resident Pacific Koel fired up at 4.30am! Woke up just before 6.00am and gave away any more ideas of a lie in due to the Koel's continued calling </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">beside our T-Van </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">and Blue-winged Kookaburra trying to outdo him.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><br />Hidden Valley Holiday Park (Berrimah) -12.4368804 130.9160042 06:45am</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rufous-throated Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Stopped off at Repco in Winnelie and got the elusive shock absorber rubbers (8) for the T-Van (Kelpro Part No 23020 Rubber Bush)</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. Good to have a spare set. Continued on into Darwin to stock up with more food supplies. Back to camp via Tiger Brennan Drive through Francis Bay, where Keith used to work. By now it was time for lunch, which we had in the shade of our awning. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Magpie Goose</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Little Corella</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rainbow Lorikeet (Red-collared)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-gaped Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Brown Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Blue-faced Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-throated Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Silver-crowned Friarbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Green-backed Gerygone</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Australasian Figbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Mistletoebird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Had Tawny Frogmouth and Bush Stone-curlew calling in the evening.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Day 50 Monday 1/10/18</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Peaceful Dove</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Torresian Imperial-Pigeon</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Straw-necked Ibis</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Black Kite</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Blue-winged Kookaburra</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Dollarbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Little Corella</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rainbow Lorikeet (Red-collared)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-gaped Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Brown Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Varied Triller</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Yellow Oriole</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Australasian Figbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Magpie-lark</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Mistletoebird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We had organised to meet Mike and Jenny Jarvis from<a href="https://www.experiencethewild.com.au/"> Experience The Wild Tours </a>in Darwin (our tour organisers to Sri Lanka earlier in the year) at <a href="http://botanicgardenscafe.com.au/">Eva's Botanic Gardens Cafe</a>. Met them and had coffee and half a muffin sitting out on the deck. Nice to catch up. Another couple sat on a table next to us, they had binoculars – obviously birdwatchers! So we started a conversation with them, they were American birders and as it turned out they were being guided by Mike the following day for a four </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">day tour. Mike offered to show us the Botanic Gardens Rufous Owl and the two Americans tagged along. Jenny with no binoculars found them, Two adults and a juvenile, great. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Orange-footed Scrubfowl</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Bar-shouldered Dove</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Torresian Imperial-Pigeon</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Straw-necked Ibis</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rufous Owl</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Forest Kingfisher</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Dollarbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Galah</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Sulphur-crested Cockatoo</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rainbow Lorikeet (Red-collared)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-gaped Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rufous-banded Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Little Friarbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Varied Triller</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Olive-backed Oriole</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Yellow Oriole</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Australasian Figbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Spangled Drongo</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">From the gardens we headed into the city as we had a lunch date with long time friend Hillary, a fellow birder from our days living in Darwin. We had a light lunch and caught up with each others news, good to keep in touch. Had a relaxing afternoon. In the evening we went off to have dinner with more long time birding friends Tony and Mary at the Cairns Yacht Club. When we arrived we got a surprise, another old birding friend from Darwin days Niven, who was also having dinner at the Yacht Club. We had a quick word with him before he had to go as he was heading back south to where he now lives.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Day 51 Tuesday 2/10/18</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rainbow Lorikeet (Red-collared)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-gaped Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rufous-throated Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Brown Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Blue-faced Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Green-backed Gerygone</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Varied Triller</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Yellow Oriole</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Australasian Figbird</span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Rufous-throated Honeyeater</span></b></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Then off to find the nearby Berrimah Treatment Works but were foiled by no right turns and road closed signs at the Hidden Valley Motorsport complex. We actually went via Palmerston before we could turn around to get on the right site of Tiger Brennan Drive. Gave it away and returned to camp for breakfast. </span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Our friends who we went out with the night before came around for morning coffee and bought 4 big muffins! They also own a T-Van so we spent the morning checking out our van and discussing modifications with a bit of birding talk in between. They left at lunch time, so we had our lunch and headed off to ARB to give them the suspension information they needed to check out the Prado's suspension. We then went back along Tiger Brennan Drive to Palmerston to meet more friends for an afternoon coffee and to catch up on more news. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Checked out Marlow Lagoon in Palmerston on the way back to Hidden Valley</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><br />Marlow Lagoon -12.4866348 130.9660369 04:33pm</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Torresian Imperial-Pigeon</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Masked Lapwing</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Australasian Darter</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Little Pied Cormorant</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Little Black Cormorant</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Intermediate Egret</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Straw-necked Ibis</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Black Kite</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Whistling Kite</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Sulphur-crested Cockatoo</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rainbow Lorikeet (Red-collared)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-gaped Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Bar-breasted Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Brown Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Grey-crowned Babbler</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-winged Triller</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Paperbark Flycatcher</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Lemon-bellied Flycatcher</span></span></div>
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<b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Day 52 Wednesday 3//1018</b></div>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><br />Hidden Valley Holiday Park (Berrimah) -12.4368804 130.9160042 07:10am</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Orange-footed Scrubfowl</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Bar-shouldered Dove</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Pacific Koel</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Black Kite</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-gaped Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Brown Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Blue-faced Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Green-backed Gerygone</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Varied Triller</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Yellow Oriole</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Mistletoebird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">After breakfast we went to the East Point Reserve, checked out the rocks but it was high tide so nothing much to see on the rocks but plenty along the foreshore vegetation.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><br />East Point--far end -12.4065118 130.8169415 08:40am</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Magpie Goose</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Bar-shouldered Dove</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Torresian Imperial-Pigeon</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Masked Lapwing</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Eastern Reef Egret</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Forest Kingfisher</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rainbow Bee-eater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rainbow Lorikeet (Red-collared)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-gaped Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rufous-banded Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Brown Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-throated Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Little Friarbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Helmeted Friarbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-winged Triller</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Varied Triller</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Yellow Oriole</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Australasian Figbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Magpie-lark</span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Forest Kingfisher</span></b></td></tr>
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</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">From here we went to the Mangrove Boardwalk, saw Mangrove Gerygone, Torresian Kingfisher and heard Mangrove Robin. These </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Swamplands Lashtail </span><i style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Amphibolurus temporalis</i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> dragon were quite common.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><b> Swamplands Lashtail </b></span><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><i> Amphibolurus temporalis</i></span></b></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>East Point Mangrove Boardwalk -12.40954 130.832004 09:20am</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Orange-footed Scrubfowl</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Peaceful Dove</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Bar-shouldered Dove</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Torresian Imperial-Pigeon</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Little Bronze-Cuckoo</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Masked Lapwing</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Whistling Kite</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Brahminy Kite</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Torresian Kingfisher</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rainbow Bee-eater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rainbow Lorikeet (Red-collared)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-gaped Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rufous-banded Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Brown Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Helmeted Friarbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Mangrove Gerygone</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Yellow Oriole</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Lemon-bellied Flycatcher</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Mangrove Grey Fantail</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Broad-billed Flycatcher</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Mangrove Robin</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Yellow White-eye</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Had to rush the walk as we had a morning smoko date with friends. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In the evening we went around to my old bosses place for dinner. Had not seen him for over 20 years!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Slow start to the day, still waiting for the shock absorber for the T-Van. After breakfast we went out to Knuckey’s Lagoon, where there were plenty of waterbirds. Whilst there we met Laurie Ross who runs <a href="http://www.tracksbirding.com.au/">Tracks Birding and Photography Tours</a> who arrived with two guests. Good to catch up with Laurie again. Laurie is a great guide and excellent photographer. Did a survey here at Snipe Lagoon, noting one Wood Sandpiper among the 1200 or so Magpie Goose.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Knuckey Lagoons CR--Snipe Swamp -12.4261831 130.9369469 09:20am</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Magpie Goose</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Wandering Whistling-Duck</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Green Pygmy-Goose</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Pacific Black Duck</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Australasian Grebe</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Brolga</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Pied Stilt</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Masked Lapwing</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Comb-crested Jacana</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Wood Sandpiper</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Whiskered Tern</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Black-necked Stork</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Australasian Darter</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Little Pied Cormorant</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Little Black Cormorant</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Australian Pelican</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-necked Heron</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Great Egret </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Intermediate Egret</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-faced Heron</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Little Egret</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Pied Heron</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Cattle Egret</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Glossy Ibis</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Australian White Ibis</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Royal Spoonbill</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Black Kite</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-bellied Sea-Eagle</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Blue-winged Kookaburra</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rainbow Bee-eater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Yellow Oriole</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Magpie-lark</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Paperbark Flycatcher</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">From here we moved to another nearby lagoon at the end of Fiddlers Lane. Over 2000 Magpie Goose here along with two Wood Sandpiper, a Marsh Sandpiper and a Common Sandpiper. Grey Teal were here but not at the other Lagoon, also two Australian Pratincole were foraging in between the geese. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Magpie Goose</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Radjah Shelduck</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Green Pygmy-Goose</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Grey Teal</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Brolga</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Pied Stilt</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Masked Lapwing</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Comb-crested Jacana</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Common Sandpiper</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Marsh Sandpiper</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Wood Sandpiper</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Australian Pratincole</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Intermediate Egret</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Pied Heron</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Glossy Ibis</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Australian White Ibis</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Straw-necked Ibis</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Black Kite</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Whistling Kite</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Sacred Kingfisher</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rainbow Lorikeet (Red-collared)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-gaped Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Blue-faced Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Little Friarbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Varied Triller</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Magpie-lark</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Paperbark Flycatcher</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Time to go back to base and lunch. Explored the East Point Mangrove Boardwalk in the afternoon, lots of birds in this area.</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b> </b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Orange-footed Scrubfowl</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Peaceful Dove</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Bar-shouldered Dove</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Torresian Imperial-Pigeon</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Little Bronze-Cuckoo</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Brush Cuckoo</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Whimbrel</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Eastern Curlew</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Bar-tailed Godwit</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Terek Sandpiper</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Common Sandpiper</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Grey-tailed Tattler</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Silver Gull</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Australian White Ibis</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Black Kite</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Brahminy Kite</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Torresian Kingfisher</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rainbow Bee-eater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rainbow Lorikeet (Red-collared)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-gaped Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rufous-banded Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Dusky Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Red-headed Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Brown Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Mangrove Gerygone</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Black Butcherbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Varied Triller</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Grey Whistler (Brown)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Yellow Oriole</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Australasian Figbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Magpie-lark</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Leaden Flycatcher</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Shining Flycatcher</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Golden-headed Cisticola</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Mistletoebird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Birthday and wedding anniversary! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><br />Hidden Valley Holiday Park (Berrimah) -12.4368804 130.9160042 07:00am</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Orange-footed Scrubfowl</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Bar-shouldered Dove</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Masked Lapwing</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Straw-necked Ibis</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Black Kite</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Sulphur-crested Cockatoo</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rainbow Lorikeet (Red-collared)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-gaped Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Brown Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Green-backed Gerygone</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-bellied Cuckooshrike</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Varied Triller</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Yellow Oriole</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Up for breakfast and an early trip to ARB to get the Prado's suspension checked. This only took 30 minutes and should have been done 500kms after it was fitted instead of 11,000kms! Anyway all was good. Headed </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">into town as we had notification the shock absorber we were waiting for had finally reach the Darwin Post Office. Then went back to the Darwin Botanic Gardens for a coffee and to see if the Rufous Owl family were in residence. They were and sitting out on an exposed branch posing for photos unlike our previous visit when they were hiding behind branches.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><br />George Brown Darwin Botanic Gardens -12.443617 130.8372116 11:00am</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Orange-footed Scrubfowl</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Peaceful Dove</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Bar-shouldered Dove</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Torresian Imperial-Pigeon</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Masked Lapwing</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Australian White Ibis</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Straw-necked Ibis</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Black Kite</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Brahminy Kite</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rufous Owl</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Dollarbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Sulphur-crested Cockatoo</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rainbow Lorikeet (Red-collared)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-gaped Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rufous-banded Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Brown Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Little Friarbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Silver-crowned Friarbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Green-backed Gerygone</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-bellied Cuckooshrike</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Common Cicadabird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Yellow Oriole</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Australasian Figbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Spangled Drongo</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Magpie-lark</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Had lunch and then fitted the new shock absorber onto the T-Van and checked the bearings, which were OK. Spent the evening with another friend, which concluded our social calendar for Darwin.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Day 55 Saturday 6/10/18</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Leisurely start to the day. Did some birding around the park and found a couple of Chestnut-breasted Mannikin, a back yard bird but the first for this trip. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><br />Hidden Valley Holiday Park (Berrimah) -12.4368804 130.9160042 07:20am</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Orange-footed Scrubfowl</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Torresian Imperial-Pigeon</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Pacific Koel (Australian)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Straw-necked Ibis</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Black Kite</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Dollarbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Little Corella</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rainbow Lorikeet (Red-collared)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Brown Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-throated Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Little Friarbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Varied Triller</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Yellow Oriole</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Australasian Figbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Magpie-lark</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Lemon-bellied Flycatcher</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Mistletoebird</span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo</span></b></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Had a great 6 days in Darwin, a place we had lived in from 1976-87, visiting old haunts and catching up with friends. Probably the last road visit for us as it is a long drive for us oldies! </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Eventually got away by 9.30am and headed south with a stop at Noonamah to fuel up. Continued on to <a href="http://www.exploreaustralia.net.au/Northern-Territory/Around-Darwin/Coomalie-Creek/Coomalie-Creek-Park-Area">Coomalie Creek</a> for a coffee break. Great spot beside the creek, which had a pair of Shining Flycatcher and Crimson Finch among the majority of honeyeaters. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Little Bronze-Cuckoo</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Brown Goshawk</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Black Kite</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">White-gaped Honeyeater</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Dusky Honeyeater</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Brown Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Blue-faced Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">White-thr. Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Little Friarbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Green-backed Gerygone</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Varied Triller</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Yellow Oriole</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Australasian Figbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Spangled Drongo</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Magpie-lark</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Shining Flycatcher</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Crimson Finch</span></span></div>
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</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">After smoko we headed on south passing through Adelaide River and onto a lunch stop at the <a href="https://nt.gov.au/driving/safety/road-rest-stops-in-nt">Bridge Creek Rest Area</a>. It was very hot by now and we had lunch under the shelter at a concrete picnic table. There were a few large melaluecas in flower attracting lots of honeyeaters, including Bar-breasted and Red-collared Lorikeet. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Red-tailed Bl.-Cockatoo</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Rainbow Lorikeet (Red-collared)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Great Bowerbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Bar-br. Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Dusky Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Brown Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Blue-faced Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-thr. Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Little Friarbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Varied Triller</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Crimson Finch</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Reached Katherine mid afternoon and fuelled up $1.56, cheaper than Darwin ($1.61 or $1.58). Then booked into the Katherine Holiday Park and had the same site we had on the way up. There was another T-Van in the park, it was a Firetail with orange trim. Said a quick hello and will catch up later. Set up camp and went for a walk f</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">inding a few new birds for the park list. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Crested Pigeon</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Peaceful Dove</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Bar-shouldered Dove</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Torresian Imperial-Pigeon</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Masked Lapwing</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Black Kite</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rainbow Bee-eater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Northern Rosella</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rainbow Lorikeet (Red-collared)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Great Bowerbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-gaped Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rufous-throated Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Brown Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Blue-faced Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Little Friarbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Grey-crowned Babbler</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Black-faced Cuckooshrike</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-winged Triller</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Yellow Oriole</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Willie Wagtail</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Magpie-lark</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Lemon-bellied Flycatcher</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Back for a cuppa and dinner. Had a possum visit in the evening, scavenging food. Also heard two Barking Owl.</span></div>
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</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Slow start to the morning. Did a bird walk around the park first and saw lots of birds. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Magpie Goose</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Crested Pigeon</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Peaceful Dove</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Bar-shouldered Dove</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Torresian Imperial-Pigeon</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Pheasant Coucal</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Straw-necked Ibis</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Black Kite</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Blue-winged Kookaburra</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Sacred Kingfisher</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rainbow Bee-eater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Dollarbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Red-winged Parrot</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rainbow Lorikeet (Red-collared)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Great Bowerbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-gaped Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Yellow-tinted Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rufous-throated Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Blue-faced Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Little Friarbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Varied Triller</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Yellow Oriole</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Spangled Drongo</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Willie Wagtail</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Magpie-lark</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Paperbark Flycatcher</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Then breakfast and pack up the T-Van. Called by a couple of fellow T-Van Firetail people camped in the park. Exchanged stories and admired their newer model with the extra 100mm height in the roof. Called by the park office to drop off our birdlist then headed south on the Stuart Highway. Stopped at </span><a href="http://www.exploreaustralia.net.au/Northern-Territory/Gulf-to-Gulf/Venn/King-River-Rest-Area" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">King River Rest Area</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> for morning smoko before continuing south to Mataranka. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><br />King River Rest Area -14.64370, 132.63328 -14.6437 132.63328 10:50am</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Had a look at the Elsey NP but the access nearest the town was unsuitable for the van so headed south of the town and took the road to the Elsey NP 12 mile Yards Campground. Here we had lunch in the 37 degree heat. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rainbow Lorikeet (Red-collared)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Great Bowerbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rufous-throated Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Brown Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Blue-faced Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Grey-crowned Babbler</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rufous Whistler</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Willie Wagtail</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Then drove the 17km back to the highway to turn left and head for our overnight stop at <a href="https://dalywaters-hi-wayinn.webs.com/"> Daly Waters Hi-Way Inn</a>. Fuelled up the car and booked in for a powered site. Set up and had a hot drink before checking out the bore wetlands out the back. Plenty of birds here. Later we took the chairs for a ringside seat to see the birds coming in to drink. Most notable were 68 Common Bronzewing, which was easily the most we had seen at one time. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Common Bronzewing</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Crested Pigeon</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Diamond Dove</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Peaceful Dove</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Bar-shouldered Dove</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Red-kneed Dotterel</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-necked Heron</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-faced Heron</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Black Kite</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Red-tailed Bl.-Cockatoo</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Galah</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Cockatiel</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Rainbow Lorikeet (Red-collared)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Great Bowerbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Singing Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Grey-fronted Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Brown Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Little Friarbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">White-br. Woodswallow</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Magpie-lark</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Paperbark Flycatcher</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Torresian Crow</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Apostlebird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Then it was dinner time and a gas bottle ran out, funny how it always runs out at meal times! Good job we have two gas bottles on the T-Van.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Day 57 Monday 8/10/18</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Awake too early again – 4.30am. Got up and did some birding around the roadhouse grounds. Had a few bush birds, mainly honeyeaters and a Purple-backed Fairy-Wren in eclipse plumage. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Peaceful Dove</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Pheasant Coucal</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Masked Lapwing</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Red-kneed Dotterel</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">White-necked Heron</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Straw-necked Ibis</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Black Kite</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Red-tailed Bl.-Cockatoo</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Galah</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Cockatiel</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Red-winged Parrot</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Rainbow Lorikeet (Red-collared)</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Great Bowerbird</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">White-gaped Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Singing Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Rufous-thr. Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Brown Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Black-chinned Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Little Friarbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">White-throated Gerygone</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Pied Butcherbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Black-faced Cuckooshrike</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">White-winged Triller</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Willie Wagtail</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Magpie-lark</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Paperbark Flycatcher</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Torresian Crow</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Apostlebird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Double-barred Finch</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Packed up and had breakfast and set off about 9.00 am. Decided to head east towards Cape Crawford then make a decision to go south to Barkly Highway or continue east to Borroloola and the unmade gulf road to Normanton. Stopped at <a href="http://highwaytraveller.com.au/towns/nt/daly-waters/free-rest-areas">Bullwaddy Rest Area </a>for morning coffee. The road along here was mainly single lane bitumen with a few three trailer cattle trucks and a few four wheel drives. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Bullwaddy rest stop (Carpentaria Hwy) -16.449877 134.195982 10:20am</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Great Bowerbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-winged Triller</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rufous Whistler</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Then continued on to <a href="http://www.10000birds.com/goanna-creek-rest-area.htm">Goanna Creek Rest Area</a> for lunch. This was a good choice as there were a lot of birds hanging around a water tank, with a dry bowl under the tap. We filled the bowl and had at least 80 Grey-fronted Honeyeater plus Long-tailed Finch, Great Bowerbird and Silver-crowned Friarbird come in almost immediately. Great lunch time entertainment and a help to the birds in the very hot conditions. </span><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />Goanna Creek Rest Area at -16.70334, 134.36699 12:35pm</span></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-necked Heron</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Great Bowerbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Grey-fronted Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Black-chinned Honeyeater </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Silver-crowned Friarbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Weebill</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Pied Butcherbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Torresian Crow</span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Grey-fronted Honeyeater</span></b></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Decided to keep heading east to </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borroloola" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Borroloola</a> and take the rough road (rather than go via Mt.Isa) as it was over 500km less driving, but probably no quicker. Stopped at </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://nt.gov.au/leisure/parks-reserves/find-a-park-to-visit/caranbirini-conservation-reserve">Caranbirini Conservation Reserve</a></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://nt.gov.au/leisure/parks-reserves/find-a-park-to-visit/caranbirini-conservation-reserve"> </a>and walked down to the birdhide at the lagoon. Lots of birds coming in to drink and bathe. A few Green Pygmy-Goose, at least 15 Great Bowerbird, Banded, White-gaped, Yellow-tinted and Brown Honeyeater plus Crimson and Double-Bar Finch. Lots of other birds made a species list of 33. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Caranbirini Waterhole -16.27136 136.07829 02:55pm</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Pacific Black Duck</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Australasian Grebe</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Peaceful Dove</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Bar-shouldered Dove</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Pheasant Coucal</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Australasian Darter</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-faced Heron</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Blue-winged Kookaburra</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rainbow Bee-eater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rainbow Lorikeet (Red-collared)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Great Bowerbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-gaped Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Yellow-tinted Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Banded Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Little Friarbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Silver-crowned Friarbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Weebill</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Grey-crowned Babbler</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Australian Magpie</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Black-faced Cuckooshrike</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-winged Triller</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Yellow Oriole</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Willie Wagtail</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Magpie-lark</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Paperbark Flycatcher</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Torresian Crow</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Apostlebird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Crimson Finch</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Double-barred Finch</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Then onto Borroloola, where we topped up the fuel and booked into the <a href="http://mcarthurcaravanpark.com.au/">McArthur River Caravan Park</a>. Got a powered site but the power was off because somebody had driven into a power pole down the road. Managed a bird survey of the park late afternoon. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The power was restored in time for dinner.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><br />McArthur River Caravan Park (Borroloola) -16.0697126 136.3082314 04:50pm</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Red-winged Parrot</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rainbow Lorikeet (Red-collared)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Great Bowerbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-gaped Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Brown Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Blue-faced Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-throated Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Little Friarbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Silver-crowned Friarbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-throated Gerygone</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Grey-crowned Babbler</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-breasted Woodswallow</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rufous Whistler</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Olive-backed Oriole</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Magpie-lark</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Torresian Crow</span></span></div>
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</b> <b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Day 58 Tuesday 9/10/18</b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Up before 6.00am to have a hot drink and do another bird survey before breakfast. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><br />McArthur River Caravan Park (Borroloola) -16.0697126 136.3082314 06:20am</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Peaceful Dove</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Bar-shouldered Dove</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Torresian Imperial-Pigeon</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Blue-winged Kookaburra</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Sulphur-crested Cockatoo</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Red-winged Parrot</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rainbow Lorikeet (Red-collared)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Great Bowerbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-gaped Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Brown Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Little Friarbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Silver-crowned Friarbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-throated Gerygone</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Grey-crowned Babbler</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Pied Butcherbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Black-faced Cuckooshrike</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rufous Whistler</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Olive-backed Oriole</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Spangled Drongo</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Magpie-lark</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Paperbark Flycatcher</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Torresian Crow</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Mistletoebird</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Olive-backed Oriole</span></b></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We left the caravan park at 7.45am (NT time), heading east towards Queensland. Crossed the wet Wearyan River crossing and stopped for a </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">20 minute survey and to take a few photos, Crimson Finch was about the most exciting bird here, had 15 species. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Wearyan River crossing, -16.16587 136.75712 08:40am</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Peaceful Dove</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Great Egret </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Black Kite</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Whistling Kite</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rainbow Bee-eater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Galah</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Cockatiel</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rainbow Lorikeet (Red-collared)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-gaped Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Brown Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-throated Gerygone</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rufous Whistler</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Magpie-lark</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Crimson Finch</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Continued on and stopped for morning coffee at the Robinson River, best bird here was Bar-breasted Honeyeater. </span></div>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><br />Robinson River at Savannah Way -16.46605 137.05313 09:50am</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-gaped Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Yellow-tinted Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Bar-breasted Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Brown Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-throated Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Little Friarbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Silver-crowned Friarbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Pied Butcherbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rufous Whistler</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Magpie-lark</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Torresian Crow</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Next stop was Calvert River where the bird life was prolific, so we decided to have lunch here. Best birds here were Arafura Fantail (2), Buff-sided Robin, which eventually stopped for a few photos and at least 10 Olive-backed Oriole who entertained us with their mimicry. Spent an hour here before continuing on. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><br />Calvert River -16.93398 137.36 11:20am</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Blue-winged Kookaburra</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Sacred Kingfisher</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Sulphur-crested Cockatoo</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Cockatiel</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rainbow Lorikeet (Red-collared)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Great Bowerbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-gaped Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Brown Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Little Friarbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-throated Gerygone</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Grey-crowned Babbler</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rufous Whistler</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The road was quite corrugated after the first 100km, which had been fairly smooth. This was the middle section of the road to <a href="https://www.doomadgee.qld.gov.au/">Doomagee</a>, very rocky in places especially around Echo Gorge. We crossed over the border into Queensland and drove past <a href="https://www.hellsgateroadhouse.com.au/">Hells Gate Roadhouse</a>. Around Doomagee there was a section of bitumen, which went all the way to Tirranna Springs Roadhouse apart from about 5km of dirt. After Doomagee we stopped to inflate the tyres to bitumen pressures. Kept going until we reached the <a href="http://www.tirrannasprings.com.au/">Tirranna Springs Roadhouse</a>, which was open, just. The shop was closed but they still sold fuel. We found a spot in the yard around the back and set up camp, all on our own camping tonight. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Had an early night after driving 466km over some rough and good roads.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Up early to try and avoid the flies but they were already waiting! Managed a 20 minute survey before breakfast. Difficult looking through binoculars with hundreds of flies crawling all over them and getting into our eyes!</span></div>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><br />Tirranna Springs Roadhouse on Nicholson River -17.8959311 139.2961049 06:35am</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Packed up and got on the road at 7.40. Drove to </span><a href="http://www.burketown.com.au/" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Burketown</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> and then onto the </span><a href="https://www.drivenorthwestqld.com.au/things-to-do/leichhardt-falls/" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Leichardt Falls</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. Drove off the track and walked down to the rocks overlooking the river and gorge, lots of Fairy Martins flying around.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Leichhardt Falls -18.22005 139.87878 09:03am</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rainbow Bee-eater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Little Corella</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Great Bowerbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Brown Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Pied Butcherbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Encountered some roadworks, near the Burdekin River on what was a good dirt road towards Normanton. Along the way we saw Whistling Kite, White-bellied Sea-Eagle, Brolga and Sarus Crane. Stopped at the Bynoe River crossing for a drink and a bird survey.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Normanton-Floraville Rd, Bynoe River crossing -17.86676 140.82575 11:10am</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Got to Normanton and drove through the town to Mutton Hole Wetland, which is situated on the edge of town. This was a good lunch stop with lots of waterbirds including Yellow-billed Spoonbill, Australian Pratincole and a Swamp Harrier swooping over the water. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Mutton Hole Wetland, Normanton -17.6655273 141.0922389 12:05pm</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Australian Pelican</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Great Egret</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Intermediate Egret</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-faced Heron</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Pied Heron</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Glossy Ibis</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Straw-necked Ibis</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Yellow-billed Spoonbill</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Swamp Harrier</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Black Kite</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rainbow Bee-eater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Blue-faced Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Black-faced Woodswallow</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Willie Wagtail</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Magpie-lark</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Paperbark Flycatcher</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Headed out of town and turned onto the Savannah Way east stopping at Blackbull Siding. </span></div>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><br />Blackbull -17.9407 141.75534 02:10pm</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Peaceful Dove</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Black Kite</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Little Friarbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Pied Butcherbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Torresian Crow</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Apostlebird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Then on to Croydon for a coffee but the machine in the store was out of action so we made do with some cold drinks. Continued to head east towards Georgetown. Stopped off at Cumberland Dam to stay for the night. Set up camp and did a survey of the dam, most interesting bird was a Latham’s Snipe. Managed a distance shot of it, which is highly cropped below.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><br />Cumberland Dam -18.302 143.3514 05:15pm</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Magpie Goose</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Pacific Black Duck</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Grey Teal</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Pink-eared Duck</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Hardhead</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Australasian Grebe</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Peaceful Dove</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Eurasian Coot</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Pied Stilt</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Masked Lapwing</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Black-fronted Dotterel</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Latham's Snipe</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-necked Heron</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Great Egret</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-faced Heron</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Glossy Ibis</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Royal Spoonbill</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Blue-winged Kookaburra</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rainbow Bee-eater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Dollarbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Great Bowerbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Yellow Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Blue-faced Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rufous Whistler</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Willie Wagtail</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Apostlebird</span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Latham's Snipe</span></b></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Decided to do the quick set up for the night but as it became dark millions of small insects descended on us. So we quickly put the tent up and retreated into it for the night. Heard a pair of Southern Boobook owls in the night.</span></div>
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</b></span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Day 60 Thursday 11/10/18</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Up just before 6.00am for a coffee and a survey of Cumberland Dam. Had 45 species including Squatter Pigeon and a few hundred Plumed Whistling-Duck we had heard flying in during the night. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><br />Cumberland Dam -18.302 143.3514 06:10am</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Magpie Goose</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Plumed Whistling-Duck</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Pacific Black Duck</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Grey Teal</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Pink-eared Duck</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Hardhead</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Australasian Grebe</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Common Bronzewing</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Crested Pigeon</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Squatter Pigeon</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Peaceful Dove</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Eurasian Coot</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Pied Stilt</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Masked Lapwing</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Red-kneed Dotterel</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Black-fronted Dotterel</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Black-necked Stork</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Australasian Darter</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Australian Pelican</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Great Egret</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Intermediate Egret</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-faced Heron</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Little Egret (Australasian)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Cattle Egret</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Glossy Ibis</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Australian White Ibis</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Straw-necked Ibis</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Royal Spoonbill</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Blue-winged Kookaburra</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rainbow Bee-eater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Cockatiel</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Red-winged Parrot</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Great Bowerbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Yellow Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Blue-faced Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Little Friarbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-breasted Woodswallow</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Pied Butcherbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Black-faced Cuckooshrike</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rufous Whistler</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Willie Wagtail</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Magpie-lark</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Paperbark Flycatcher</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Torresian Crow</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Apostlebird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Packed up and had breakfast before getting on the road around 7.30am. Drove to Georgetown and put in some fuel then headed to Mt. Surprise where we stopped for a toilet stop and to use the dump point. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Rainbow Lorikeet</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Then onto the 40 mile Scrub NP, where we had a morning coffee. at 10.15. and a 20 minute bird survey, had Fairy Martin and White-browed Scrubwren in a total of seven species. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">From here we drove to Mt. Molloy, where we picked up our mail. Then it was back home after a journey of 10,143km. We managed to see 288 species and photography a good many of them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Part 1 can be found <a href="https://tropicaltails.blogspot.com/2018/12/julatten-broome-darwin-julatten-trip.html">here. </a></span></div>
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<br />Keith and Lindsay Fisherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09458044489867275514noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2657744681453201717.post-12710527968268544132018-12-12T18:19:00.000+10:002021-10-17T15:56:58.655+10:00Julatten - Broome - Darwin - Julatten Trip Report Part 1 August - September 2018<div style="text-align: left;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">This trip was mainly to attend the <a href="https://birdlife.org.au/">Birdlife Australia</a> Congress and Campout in Broome and the nearby <a href="http://www.broomebirdobservatory.com/">Broome Bird Observatory</a> with a side trip to Darwin to catch up with old friends.<br />
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Left Julatten just after 9.am with a stop in Mareeba to stock up on supplies. Then onto <a href="https://parks.des.qld.gov.au/parks/mount-hypipamee/about.html">Mt. Hypipamee</a> via Atherton for lunch, quiet for birds but a steady flow of tourists arrived.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Had lunch then continued on to Mt. Garnet, where we knew the fuel was the cheapest around, $1.46.9 ($1.55.9 everywhere else). Filled up the car and the 20lt gerry can (111lt). Next stop was the 40 Mile Scrub for a coffee. Few birds here, two Lewin’s Honeyeater, two Torresian Crow plus a single Laughing Kookaburra on a powerline. From here we drove to Mt. Surprise (45min) and managed to hit a small bullock along the way who came charging out of the grass in front of the car – unavoidable. Broke the rego plate protector and slightly bent the holding bracket and shifted the bull bar back a few millimeters. The bullock disappeared into the bush. Booked into the <a href="http://www.bedrockvillage.com.au/">Bedrock Village</a> camp ground at Mt. Surprise just after 4.00pm and set up camp. A check of the birds found Brown Honeyeater were the most common, with the noisy Blue-faced Honeyeater harassing them plus Grey-crowned Babbler calling in the distance.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Great Bowerbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Yellow Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Brown Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Blue-faced Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Striated Pardalote</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Grey-crowned Babbler</span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Day 2 14/8/18</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Early morning before dawn a Tawny Frogmouth was calling beside our camp waking us up at 5.30.<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"> Up at first light for a hot drink, as i</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">t was a cool morning (7ºC),</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"> and a quick check of the birds around the Bedrock Village Caravan Park.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Mount Surprise--Bedrock Village -18.1478914 144.3193662 06:50am</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Peaceful Dove</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Bar-shouldered Dove</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Red-winged Parrot</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rainbow Lorikeet (Rainbow)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Great Bowerbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Yellow Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Brown Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Pied Butcherbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Pied Currawong</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Black-faced Cuckooshrike</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Grey Fantail</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Torresian Crow</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Then took a rocky pathway (old volcanic rocks) to nearby Elizabeth Creek, where there were a few birds such as Pale-headed Rosella, Red-winged Parrot and Leaden Flycatcher. Along the way we had a Great Bowerbird calling from a tree near his bower.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;"><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Elizabeth Creek</span></b></td></tr>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Elizabeth Creek -18.14258 144.32767 08-14-2018 07:10am</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Peaceful Dove</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Red-winged Parrot</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Pale-headed Rosella</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rainbow Lorikeet (Rainbow)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Great Bowerbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Yellow Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-throated Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Striated Pardalote</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rufous Whistler</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Grey Fantail</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Leaden Flycatcher</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Torresian Crow</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><b>Red-winged Parrot</b></span></span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Packed up and headed to Georgetown, where we topped up the fuel. ($1.48.9lt). Then onto </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cumberland,_Queensland" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Cumberland Dam</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, 20km west along the Savannah Highway, a great birding spot. Look out for the big chimney on the left. This area has now been set up for free camping. Only a few caravans when we arrived but a few more came in whilst we were having a coffee and counting the birds on the lagoon. These arrivals were just checking out the facilities and not staying. Several of them were interest in the birds so we showed them some through the scope. Also met a guest from our days running </span><a href="https://www.birdwatchers.com.au/" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Kingfisher Park Birdwatchers Lodge</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, who was camped here. Not too many waterbirds around, just a few Green Pygmy-goose, Jacana, Plumed Whistling Duck and Red-tailed Black Cockatoo perched in the surrounding trees were the best.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Cumberland Dam -18.302 143.3514 08-14-2018 09:55am</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Hardhead</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Australasian Grebe</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Eurasian Coot</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Black-fronted Dotterel</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Little Pied Cormorant</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Forest Kingfisher</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rainbow Bee-eater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Torresian Crow</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Apostlebird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Fairy Martin</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Then onto Croydon 128km away, for a 30 min lunch stop, which we had at Reese Park, which is in the middle of town - tables, benches and amenities.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Carried on towards our intended overnight stop at Leichardt Lagoon. Had a drink break at Blackbull Siding.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Blackbull -17.9407 141.75534 08-14-2018 02:25pm</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Peaceful Dove</span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Arrived at <a href="http://www.camparoundaustralia.com.au/campsites/leichhardt-lagoon-camping-park/">Leichardt Lagoon</a> (also known as Twelve Mile Lagoon) just before 4.00pm. This is a great camp for a small fee, even hot showers and excellent birding both on the lagoon and surrounding woodland. Set up camp before checking out the birds on the lagoon. Lots of birds but few species, mainly Comb-crested Jacana, Cattle Egret, Australasian Darter and Straw-necked Ibis. The woodland area proved to be more productive with Blue-winged Kookaburra, Red-throated Honeyeater, Weebill, Grey-crowned Babbler, Common Bronzewing, Apostlebird and White-winged Triller.</span><br />
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<b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">Day 3 Wednesday 15/8/18</b></div>
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Was woken up by a Tawny Frogmouth calling outside the T-Van at 5.20am. Got up at first light to a 7ºC morning. Had a hot drink to warm up before going for a walk along the edge of the lagoon, plenty of birds but only added</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> White-faced Heron and White-bellied Sea-Eagle to the trip list. </span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Twelve Mile Lagoon/Leichhardt Lagoon -17.85139 141.12694 06:45am</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-bellied Sea-Eagle</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Australian Magpie</span></span></div>
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<b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-necked Heron</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Straw-necked Ibis</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Then walked the fence line beside the woodland area. Nothing much happening here apart from 100+ Apostlebird, along with a few Black and Whistling Kite resting in the trees.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Willie Wagtail</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Magpie-lark</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Torresian Crow</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Packed up and left by 9.00am heading west towards Normanton until we came to the Burke Development Road, where we turned south towards the Burke and Wills Roadhouse. New birds for the trip on this stretch of road were Australian Pratincole and Australian Kestrel. Arrived at the roadhouse just before 12 midday in time for lunch. Set up the table and chairs and watched fellow travellers as we ate. We were joined by a group of 50+ Apostlebird looking for a hand out, only got a few crumbs.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Continued on south avoiding the 4 trailer mining trucks and 3 trailer cattle trucks. The road still has stretches of single lane bitumen, which slowed us down. Made it to the Flinders Highway and turned west towards Mt. Isa.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Our overnight stop was to be Clem Walton Park were we had been once before, a great camping spot beside a creek.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Arrived and set up camp after negotiating the steep rocky road in. Quite a few interesting birds, Australian Grebe, Australian Pelican, Varied Lorikeet, Spotted Bowerbird, and Yellow-rumped Thornbill were a few of the new trip birds. Going to be a cold night as the thermometer started to fall early – down to 9ºC before we went to bed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The temperature did drop to 4ºC so we stayed in bed a bit longer before getting up for a welcome hot drink. Went for a walk along the creek and to explore a track off the camp ground. Saw a pair of Collared Sparrowhawk trying to catch a Grey-crowned Babbler among a group foraging in a tree. They were unsuccessful and the babblers just kept foraging. Hundreds of Budgerigar flew overhead in small and large groups of more than a hundred, noisily chattering away. The track from the camp was very rocky, leading to another camp area beside the river with nobody here. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Whilst enjoying our breakfast a Collared Sparrowhawk flew over and landed in a nearby tree. The tree was already occupied by a female sparrowhawk tearing apart a prey item – hope it was not a babbler! The newly arrived male sat on a nearby branch watching the female until he decided it was time to copulate, while she was otherwise occupied. This brief encounter was soon over and captured on camera. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The female resumed her breakfast and the male perched nearby looking pleased with himself. Time to resume our breakfast and pack up, leaving behind the most delightful camping area and head for Mt. Isa.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Arrived in Mt. Isa and booked into the <a href="https://www.sunsettop.com.au/">Sunset Caravan Park</a> for two nights. Left a gas bottle to be filled at the office and set up in our site among the hordes of other caravans – not really our scene but we had to catch up with such mundane chores as clothes washing and having showers ourselves. Also all the electronic gadgets needed charging so we took advantage of a powered site. After setting up it was lunch time so we decided to treat ourselves at the information centre and to log on and check out our emails. A cautionary tale of phone coverage: We looked online at the coverage map for our pre-paid phone provider Belong, who we had recently changed to as they said they used the Telstra network and had cheaper plans. After looking at the coverage map we soon realised that they did not use all the Telstra towers and their coverage was severely limited away from main population centres, this made sense as we had been unable to get coverage, where we knew there were Telstra towers. Now Belong are a subsidiary of Telstra, which maybe OK for those in cities but the coverage was no good for us in the outback. So we decided to change back to a Telstra plan.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We managed to break a support leg on our T-Van floor in Mt. Isa so had to find a welder to repair it. We found <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Metal-Supplier/Wrights-Welding-Operations-Pty-Ltd-291380730994292/">Wright's Welding</a> at 17 Ryan Road late in the afternoon and dropped it off. Picked it up the following morning repaired. It was a small job for which they refused to accept any payment. Great service and highly recommended.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">After this we set off for the water tanks on Pamela Road to look for Kalkadoon Grasswren. Great habitat but not a sign of grasswrens, however there were some other good birds and some </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purple-necked_rock-wallaby" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Purple-necked Rock-wallaby</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. This species was classified as being many other species of rock wallaby, since being described in 1924 but finally was recognised as a separate species in 2001. They are sparsely distributed in rocky outcrops around Mt. Isa and north-west to the Northern Territory border</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Pamela Street Water Tanks, Mt Isa -20.73194 139.51083 08:00am</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Mid morning we set out to explore <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Moondarra">Lake Moondarra</a>, first checking out the lakeside.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Lake Moondarra -20.59438 139.54473 11:55am</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Pacific Black Duck</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; text-align: justify;">Then we ended up at Peacock Park for lunch. Counted 32 feral peacocks/peahens in the park making a living off handouts. Peacocks are always good for photos!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Stopped off at Kingfisher Bay where a few birds were foraging on the shoreline and just off shore.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Brown Honeyeater</span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">From here we visited the horse paddocks on the way to the Mt. Isa Treatment Works. A small creek runs through the paddocks attracting a good variety of birds.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Fairy Martin</span></span></div>
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<b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Little Egret</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Then onto the Mt. Isa Treatment Works and parked up in the birders parking area by the front entrance. Birds are viewed from a platform outside the fence, not ideal as you can only see birds on the bund wall, not right into the ponds. Only a couple of ponds had water on them, one of which could be seen reasonably well. This one was dominated by about 150 Pink-eared Duck and over 100 Silver Gull. Interesting to see 23 Black-fronted Dotterel together on the side of the pond. A new treatment works opened nearby in 2017 and it seems some of the old works ponds have been decommissioned.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Mount Isa Wastewater Treatment Plant -20.6991587 139.5065832 02:12pm</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Crested Pigeon</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Diamond Dove</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Eurasian Coot</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Pied Stilt</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Black-fronted Dotterel</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Cattle Egret</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rainbow Bee-eater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It was becoming too hot for birding so back to camp for a short rest before returning to Pamela Street for another attempt at the grasswrens. This time we met another couple looking for the grasswrens as well on the same track we had used in the morning. We teamed up and were fortunate to find two Kalkadoon Grasswren, who popped up for brief views before disappearing up the escarpment. Zebra Finch were plentiful here and one of the few sites we had seen them so far.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Pamela Street Water Tanks, Mt Isa -20.73194 139.51083 04:30pm</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Brown Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Striated Pardalote</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Grey-crowned Babbler</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-breasted Woodswallow</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Black-faced Cuckooshrike</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Grey Shrikethrush</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Olive-backed Oriole</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Magpie-lark</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Torresian Crow</span></span></div>
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<b><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Day 6 Saturday 18/8/18</span></b></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Left Mt. Isa heading to McNamarra Road, which is 61km West of Mount Isa towards Camooweal. Turned off at McNamarra Road and travelled the 8km down to the famous cairn (to birders) on the right with the site hat on top. Had a quick look at the sightings book, not many Carpentarian Grasswren seen recently - the reason to visit this site. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Whilst up on the rocky escarpment we could see</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> trucks with 3 trailers travelling up and down McNamarra Road. They were coming from the Lady Loretta Mine along with other mine traffic.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Temperature dropped to about 8ºC overnight. Had our usual hot drink and went for a walk along the track towards the main road and turned of to walk along the creek, where grasswrens had been seen a few days before. Walked further along the creek than previously but still no sign of the grasswrens. More Grey-fronted Honeyeater and some Yellow-throated Miner. Walked back to the track, then past our camp and found the Black-tailed Treecreeper. Met some other birders who had seen the grasswrens here 3 days ago but not since. So we packed up and left after recording 4 species over two days, call ourselves birders!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Next destination was Camoweal and the campsite at Lake Canellan. Stopped in Camoweal to use the dump point and noted a few birds.</span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Then onto Lake Francis and Lake Canellan just out of town on the left adjacent to the Georgina River. Lake Francis look crowded with caravans so we kept going until we reached Lake Canellan, which had plenty of sites. Found a spot overlooking the lake and set up the T-Van and had lunch. Lots of birds on the lake including a few new trip ticks, Yellow-billed Spoonbill and Red-kneed Dotterel were two of them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It was a cold welcome to the day with 1.9ºC to greet us! Coldest yet. We got rugged up but had cold fingers. Even the hot drink did not warm us up much. Did another scan of the lake before we had porridge for breakfast.</span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Packed up and went into Camoweal to top up the fuel, ($1.79) in a much improved Puma Camoweal Roadhouse since we were last there two years ago. Then it was off along the Barkly Highway towards the Barkly Homestead. Stopped for a coffee break at Sudan rest stop and only saw a Torresian Crow in 20 minutes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Reached the Barkly Homestead at lunch time (we were now on Northern Territory time 30 minutes behind Queensland) and decided to get something to eat. Did a quick bird survey before we had a couple of toasted sandwiches and lovely cup of coffee all arriving without much of a wait. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Did not need to fuel up here ($1.89) so headed off after lunch. Kept going until we reached the 41 Mile Bore, further west along the Barkly Highway, at 2.10pm and found a free campsite for the night. Later in the afternoon we checked out</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> the bore. There we found a small patch of water, which was attracting flocks of Zebra Finch. Also found a juvenile Brown Goshawk hiding in one of the surrounding trees, obviously looking out for it’s next meal. Other birds here were Singing Honeyeater, Grey-headed and Grey-fronted Honeyeater. </span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">41 Mile Bore Rest Area, Barkly Hwy -19.32141 134.85069 03:55pm</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The forecast warmer weather did not come overnight, it was 0.2ºC, when we got out of bed for our warm drink - the coldest yet. It soon began to warm up so we went over to the bore water pond to look for birds, not much around – a few finches, honeyeaters and a couple of Little Crow. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Keith was having knee problems, so we decided to make a detour to Tennant Creek (25km from 3 ways). Found a pharmacy and an elasticated support to fit his knee. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Stopped off at the BP servo ($1.69.9) on our way out of town to top up. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Back on the road we kept travelling north stopping for a five minute break at Elliot and to change drivers. Arrived about 4.30 at Dunmarra Wayside Inn</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Went over to the roadhouse for dinner in the evening. Birding was good but the evening was spent listening to Australian Army trucks arriving for the night and road trains thundering by. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Day 11 Thursday 23/8/18</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The truck noise was not too bad during the night, which was relatively warm, down to 12ºC. Up for a coffee to start the day then off to do some birding in the surrounding area. Plenty of action with lots of Brown Honeyeater, White-winged Triller, Black-faced Woodswallow, Apostlebird, Double-bar Finch and a few Variegated Fairy-Wren. Had breakfast and packed the T-Van then topped up the fuel ($1.62 with a discount because we had a meal there). </span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Dunmarra Wayside Inn -16.6793 133.4125 07:00am</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This is a 393km gravel road, we had deflated our tyres (26psi) back at Dunmarra in readiness. The road condition was not too bad with the usual corrugations, an average speed for us was 60-70kph. After an hour we pulled over for morning coffee break at a station road, which led to Drovers Dam, so the sign said on the gate. Here we had four Long-tailed Finch, new for the trip list.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">After lunch we continued on to Top Springs, where we had decided to continue along the Buchanan Highway to the Victoria Highway instead of the 500km gravel road to Halls Creek. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Continued on to Dashwood Crossing on the Victoria River, where we found an overnight camp site with a pair of Tawny Frogmouth. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Had a relaxing few hours watching a procession of birds pass by.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Victoria River at Buchanan Hwy (Dashwood Crossing) -16.333596 131.11435 04:30pm</span></b></div>
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<b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">Day 12 Friday 24/8/18</b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Cooled down to 8ºC overnight. After our hot drink we walked to Dashwood Crossing, where we saw a Grey Falcon fly over. This certainly got the other birds attention as they all went quiet. Plenty of other birds along the river and adjacent riparian woodland.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Victoria River at Buchanan Hwy (Dashwood Crossing) -16.333596 131.11435 07:45am</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">After breakfast we continued north along the Buchanan Highway (track) towards </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_River_Downs_Station" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Victoria River Downs Station</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, where we stopped to view about 500 Little Corella coming in to drink.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The road opened out after awhile as it entered escarpment country with towering rock faces. Quite a spectacular landscape, some of it in </span><a href="https://nt.gov.au/leisure/parks-reserves/find-a-park-to-visit/judbarra-gregory-national-park" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Judbarra (Gregory) National Park</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. We stopped at the Jasper Gorge day use area for a coffee break. Jasper Gorge is not actually inside Judbarra (Gregory) National Park but situated between the eastern and western parts of the park. This was really a nostalgic place for us as the last time we had been here was in 1985. We surveyed the area and wrote a short article about the bird and reptile fauna in the NT Naturalist Journal (Fisher K. & Fisher L. (1985). Some observations of Jasper Gorge, Victoria River Downs, NT. Northern Territory Naturalist 8:13-16).The current Day Use Area/Campground did not existed when we were here before. Lindsay spotted a Sandstone Shrikethrush perched at the top of a bare tree, new for our trip</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Sandstone Shrikethrush</span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Weebill</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">From here we moved on the 8km to the new Lupayi campground, which had only recently been opened or so we thought. </span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Found a spot to park the van off the service road and set up. took it easy after lunch as it was very hot. </span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Lupayi Campground</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Later in the afternoon went for a walk to find a few birds who </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">were braving the 32ºC temperature. Found a few who were feeding in a tree adjacent to our camp. </span></div>
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<b style="font-size: 12.8px;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Rufous Whistler - male</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Jasper Gorge -16.02944 130.77472 04:20pm</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Peaceful Dove</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Bar-shouldered Dove</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Whistling Kite</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Blue-winged Kookaburra</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Rainbow Bee-eater</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Little Corella</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Varied Lorikeet</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Rainbow Lorikeet (Red-collared)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">White-gaped Honeyeater</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Yellow-throated Miner</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Brown Honeyeater</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Little Friarbird</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Weebill</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">White-winged Triller</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Sandstone Shrikethrush</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Rufous Whistler</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Olive-backed Oriole</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Torresian Crow</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">After the walk we had a visit from a local Aboriginal Ranger on his way back from Katherine searching for a lost person. He told us that the campground was definitely closed and that it would not be open until next year due to funding problems. He was OK about it and said we could stay the night. The official campground is still the Jasper Gorge Day Use Area despite signs pointing to the new one and the gate into the campground open. All very confusing.</span></div>
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<b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Day 13 Saturday 25/8/18</b></div>
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</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Before breakfast we went for a walk along the road back towards Jasper Gorge. At least five Great Bowerbird along here plus lots of White-throated Honeyeater, Little Friarbird and White-winged Triller.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Little Friarbird</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Jasper Gorge -16.02944 130.77472 07:30am</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Crested Pigeon</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Diamond Dove</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Bar-shouldered Dove</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Whistling Kite</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Blue-winged Kookaburra</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rainbow Bee-eater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Little Corella</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Varied Lorikeet</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rainbow Lorikeet (Red-collared)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Great Bowerbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-gaped Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Yellow-throated Miner</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rufous-throated Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Brown Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-throated Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Little Friarbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Silver-crowned Friarbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Weebill</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Black-faced Cuckooshrike</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-winged Triller</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Willie Wagtail</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Magpie-lark</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Paperbark Flycatcher</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Torresian Crow</span></span></div>
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</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Back for breakfast and to pack up. Drove the rest of the Buchanan Highway and stopped at a gravel area at the junction of the Victoria Highway for a morning coffee and to pump up the tyres for bitumen </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">highway driving.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Decided not to stop at Timber Creek and to travel on towards Kununurra. Passed through Timber Creek and turned right just after the township to go two kilometers to <a href="http://highwaytraveller.com.au/towns/nt/timber-creek/free-rest-areas">Policeman’s Point Lookout</a>, which overlooks the Victoria River. A sign said it was not suitable for caravans but the T-Van had no problem. Had lunch here whilst doing a bit of birding. A Black-necked Stork flew over and landed on the edge of the river, whilst a Pelican tried out a small pond in the river bed. Ate some of our fruit, apples, tomatoes, banana and mandarins as we found out they were not allowed into WA. </span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Policeman's Point Lookout (Timber Creek) -15.6313853 130.475564 12:05pm</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Drove to East Baines River Rest Area for an afternoon cuppa. Whilst we were here we handed over our remaining fruit and vegetables to a couple who were heading east from WA. Better than putting them into the quarantine bin. </span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">East Baines River at -15.76750, 130.02638 -15.7675 130.02638 01:50pm</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Reached t</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">he border and the quarantine station, where we got the once over. Only thing we had to leave behind was our bag of firewood. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Kept going through the rocky escarpment country to Kununurra and found <a href="https://www.kimberleyland.com.au/">Kimberlyland Waterfront Holiday Park</a> </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">our home for the next two days. Set up camp and checked out the adjacent Lily Lagoon. Plenty of waterbirds and a Freshwater Crocodile to keep the camera busy. Gets dark here soon after 6.00pm. </span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Freshwater Crocodile</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Kimberleyland Waterfront Holiday Park (Kununurra) (Lily Lagoon) -15.7862198 128.735353 04:15pm</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Woke up too early 4.30am as it was just getting light then. Had a leisurely start to the day with a walk along the edge of the lagoon for more photo opportunities. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Masked Lapwing</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Comb-crested Jacana</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-winged Black Tern</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Whiskered Tern</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Little Pied Cormorant</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Pied Heron</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Glossy Ibis</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Black Kite</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Whistling Kite</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Sacred Kingfisher (Australasian)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rainbow Bee-eater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Little Corella</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-gaped Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Brown Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Grey-crowned Babbler</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Yellow Oriole</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Magpie-lark</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Paperbark Flycatcher</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Australian Reed Warbler</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">After breakfast took a drive out to <a href="https://www.visitkununurra.com/explore/attractions/ivanhoe-crossing">Ivanhoe Crossing</a> where we had a morning coffee before checking out the adjacent vegetation. Found the Buff-sided Robin, which live here and a couple of Crimson Finch. </span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Ivanhoe Crossing</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Crimson Finch - male</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Ord River, Ivanhoe Crossing. -15.68816 128.6873 09:00am</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Little Black Cormorant</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Pied Cormorant</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Black Kite</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Whistling Kite</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rainbow Bee-eater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-gaped Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Brown Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Magpie-lark</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Paperbark Flycatcher</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Buff-sided Robin</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Golden-headed Cisticola</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Crimson Finch</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; text-align: justify;">On our way back we checked out a 24hr service station we had seen on the way to Ivanhoe, it was down a side road and had Diesel at $1.46 ($1.59 at the Shell just around the corner). Next stop was the Kununurra Treatment Works for some birding. There is a track around the perimeter fence, which we drove to observe the birds inside. About 500 Plumed Whistling Duck, Radjah Shelduck and Pied Stilt were the most common. We came upon a Brown Falcon who looked like he had caught a Radjah Shelduck, we disturbed the falcon who flew a short distance to perch on a branch. The poor shelduck staggered out onto the track but could not fly so went back into the vegetation, where the falcon was waiting – not much hope for the shelduck. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><b>Pied Heron</b></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Kununurra Sewage Ponds -15.7799162 128.7281477 10:35am</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Plumed Whistling-Duck</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Hardhead</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Peaceful Dove</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Pied Stilt</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Masked Lapwing</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Black-fronted Dotterel</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Caspian Tern</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">White-winged Black Tern</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Whiskered Tern</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Pied Heron</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Australian White Ibis</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Straw-necked Ibis</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Black Kite</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Whistling Kite</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Brown Falcon</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Magpie-lark</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Fairy Martin</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Again the heat drove to seek shade and relax until the late afternoon when we checked out Lily Lagoon. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Another small crocodile was sunning on the bank. Pied Heron, Glossy Ibis and Australian Reed Warbler obliged for more portraits. </span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Australian Reed Warbler</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Kimberleyland Waterfront Holiday Park (Kununurra) (Lily Lagoon) 15.7862198 128.7353536 04:25pm</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Green Pygmy-Goose</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Australasian Swamphen</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Masked Lapwing</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Comb-crested Jacana</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Australian Pratincole</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">White-winged Black Tern</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Australasian Darter</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Little Pied Cormorant</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Little Black Cormorant</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Australian Pelican</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Intermediate Egret</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Pied Heron</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Glossy Ibis</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Australian White Ibis</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Straw-necked Ibis</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Rainbow Bee-eater</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">White-gaped Honeyeater</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Yellow-tinted Honeyeater</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">White-breasted Woodswallow</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Yellow Oriole</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Australian Reed Warbler</span></div>
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</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Then the full moon emerged from behind the horizon so more photos were in order. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Later in the evening a pair of Bush Stone-curlew started to call.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Day 15 Monday 27/8/18</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Up before 6.00am as it was light just after 5.00am. Had a coffee down by the waterside and took a few more photos of the Australian Pratincole, which was very obliging. Then walked along the edge to the reed area where there were plenty of reed warblers singing, one came out for a few photos. Also here was a few Crimson Finch. Had another walk along the waters edge in the opposite direction and found a White-browed Crake along with three former guests of Kingfisher Park Birdwatchers Lodge.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Kimberleyland Waterfront Holiday Park (Kununurra) -15.7862198 128.7353536 06:35am</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Then packed up and left at 10.00am. Headed towards Wyndham before turning off onto the Halls Creek Road. Spectacular escarpments along here and a very good road, mobile phone reception most of the way as well..</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Stopped at a roadside parking bay for lunch as the temperature had hit 33ºC. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Then continued on to Muluks (Fletchers Creek) rest area for an afternoon coffee. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Fletcher Creek is only 15km north of our destination at the <a href="http://bunglebunglecaravanpark.com.au/">Bungle Bungle Caravan Park</a> on Mable Downs Station. Arrived at the caravan park and booked in, got our site and set up. Spent a few hours talking to fellow travellers before exploring the park and its birds. Mainly Little Corella and Galah with a few others thrown in. </span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Bungle Bungle Caravan Park, Mabel Downs Station -17.44153 127.99718 03:30pm</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Had a lie in until just before 6.00am! It was well light by now so we had a hot drink and went birding around the camp site. Took a few more photos, saw some yellow-billed Long-tailed Finch and a flock of budgies, which were new for our WA list.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Bungle Bungle Caravan Park, Mabel Downs Station -17.44153 127.99718 06.20am</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Breakfast and packed up the T-Van.Talked to one of our neighbours who was from Cairns and he told us about some insulation he had on his 200 series Toyota Landcruiser back windows. It was great for keeping the fridge cool, just what we needed. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So we sent an email to the manufacturers, </span><a href="http://www.solarscreen.com.au/" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Solarscreen</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> and subsequently ordered a set to be sent to Broome. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Then it was off for the <a href="https://parks.dpaw.wa.gov.au/park/purnululu">Purnululu (Bungle Bungles) National Park</a> along the Mable Downs Station road. Plenty of serious corrugations, dips, bends and hills through the rocky landscape, no caravans allowed down here. Stopped along the way for a hot drink and a rest from the jarring and bouncing around. Made it to the Ranger Station in 1hr 28mins not including the drink stop. The road did improve a bit once we entered the National Park. Got our camping permit and set off for the Kurrajong Camp. Arrived and found a site by which time it was lunch. Just finishing lunch when six Brown Quail walked across the road.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The temperature had soared up to 37ºC. in the afternoon but by </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">4.00pm</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> It had cooled down enough for us to head up to the northern sites. Stopped at Stonehenge to take a few photos of the escarpment then drove down to Echidna Gorge. Parked here and walked up to Osmand lookout for spectacular views. From here we backtracked to the gorge track which went along the dry rocky creek bed. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Spectacular deep gorge with steep sides and lots of huge chunks of conglomerate dotted around.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> A Tawny Frogmouth was seen after it started calling at.8.18pm in a tree beside our camp.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Set off a 7.00 for Cathedral Gorge. Amazing rock formations in various shapes including the beehive shaped ones. Quiet walk with nobody else around. There was a tour group ahead of us, who we caught up with at the end of Cathedral Gorge. They had some mood music playing which echoed around the rock wall. They left and we had the place to ourselves – fantastic. We then went on the Picanniny Lookout track which started off going along a creek bed then through some rocky spinifex country. Here we saw our first White-quilled Rock-Pigeon for the trip, in all we saw four. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Whilst we were doing this we looked up and had a Black-breasted Buzzard fly over. Eventually made it to the lookout which again was worth the 800m detour. Finished off by deviating off onto the 300m loop track around the domes, another rocky marvel.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Had coffee and a snack back at the car park, which by now was filling up with buses and 4WD’s. Had a look at the southern campsite, which allows generators, only one camp here. Other areas here are designated for tour operators. Back to camp for lunch as the temperature once again hit 37ºC. H</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">eaded off to a lookout for sunset. Heard two Tawny Frogmouth during the evening. </span></div>
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<b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Day 18 Thursday 30/8/18</b></div>
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</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Heard Spotted Nightjar calling during the night. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Up early, before 6.00am for a walk around the campsite, which took us up onto the escarpment, which was comprised of limestone rocks, eucalyptus, grevilleas, acacias and kurrajongs with a spinifex understory. A few birds were actively foraging in the foliage, not much flowering. Two Little Corella were busy extracting seeds out of an acacia and allowed a close approach for some photos. </span></div>
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</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Drove to the ranger station and were greeted by two more T-Van's, one leaving, one arriving. A couple more vehicles passed us along the road out before we hit the worst section of the road with plenty of corrugations, somehow it did not seem so bad as when we drove into the park. Must have been getting used to the corrugations! Made it to the Mable Downs Caravan Park at mid-day and set up. Had lunch and a relaxing afternoon.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Bungle Bungle Caravan Park, Mabel Downs Station -17.44153 127.99718 08-30-2018 01:10pm</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Bungle Bungle Caravan Park, Mabel Downs Station -17.44153 127.99718 08-30-2018 05:05pm</span></b><br />
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<b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Day 19 Friday 31/8/18</b><br />
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</b> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Up for a bird walk around the park, found some very obliging Black-tailed Treecreeper to photograph along with some Red-backed Fairy-wren female/immature.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><b>Black-tailed Treecreeper</b></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Bungle Bungle Caravan Park, Mabel Downs Station -17.44153 127.99718 06:30am</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Crested Pigeon</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Little Corella</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Great Bowerbird</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Black-tailed Treecreeper</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Red-backed Fairywren</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Yellow-throated Miner</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Yellow-tinted Honeyeater</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Little Friarbird</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Grey-crowned Babbler</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Australian Magpie</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">White-winged Triller</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Willie Wagtail</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Magpie-lark</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Torresian Crow</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Long-tailed Finch</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Packed up and headed towards Halls Creek. Only got a few hundred metres down the highway and pulled off at the <a href="http://www.exploreaustralia.net.au/Western-Australia/Kimberley/Ord-River/Spring-Creek-Rest-Area">Spring Creek Rest Area</a> to use the dump point. Had Telstra connectivity, so decided to have a break and upload a few photos to <a href="https://ebird.org/australia/home">eBird</a>. Had a look around the camping area down by the spring and found a few birds including two Brolga.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Magpie-lark - male</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Spring Creek Rest Area -17.4332874 127.987654 10:20am</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Brolga</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Intermediate Egret</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-faced Heron</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Straw-necked Ibis</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Blue-winged Kookaburra</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Little Corella</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rufous-throated Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Little Friarbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Magpie-lark</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Torresian Crow</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Continued on to Halls Creek, where we refuelled and had lunch sitting on a big stone in a grassy area beside the highway.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Halls Creek -18.2251 127.6665 12:20pm</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Black Kite</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Little Corella</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Yellow-throated Miner</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Magpie-lark</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Torresian Crow</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">From here we travelled towards Derby and pulled off at the <a href="http://www.freecampingaustralia.com.au/free-camps/western-australia/mary-pool-free-camp.html">Mary Pool Rest Area</a> at 2.40. Found a camp spot next to the dry river and set up. Plenty of time left in the day to do some birding. Lots of Little Friarbird along with a new trip list bird, four Northern Rosella. Birded the riverine and woodland area, where there were some Purple-backed Fairy Wren and Rainbow Bee-eater.</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><b>Rainbow Bee-eater</b></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Mary Pool -18.7258 126.8713 03:05pm</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Crested Pigeon</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Peaceful Dove</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Black-fronted Dotterel</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Black Kite</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Whistling Kite</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Southern Boobook</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Blue-winged Kookaburra</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rainbow Bee-eater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Galah</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Little Corella</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Red-winged Parrot</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Northern Rosella</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Great Bowerbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Purple-backed Fairywren </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-gaped Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Yellow-throated Miner</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Yellow-tinted Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rufous-throated Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Brown Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Little Friarbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Grey-crowned Babbler</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Pied Butcherbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Magpie-lark</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Torresian Crow</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Little Crow</span></span></div>
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<b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Day 20 Saturday 1/9/18</b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Went for an early morning walk back along the camp ground access road (old highway) and checked out the old causeway across the river. White-faced Heron was here standing on rocks for a few photos whilst hundreds of budgies wheeled overhead.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">White-faced Heron</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A few old relics were rusting away in the adjacent paddock.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Packed up and set off along the highway towards Fitzroy Crossing, stopping at Ngumban Cliffs Rest Area for a break. Great lookout here, which is best seen at sunset.</span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Interesting rock formations along the road looked like something out of a western cowboy movie in Arizona. Also plenty of Boab Trees.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Made it to the unrecognisable</span><a href="http://highwaytraveller.com.au/towns/wa/fitzroy-crossing?highway=great-northern-highway-6" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> Fitzroy Crossing</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> town. Nothing like our last visit in 1977! Information Centre was closed so we drove around town and headed off towards Derby. Had to give way to slightly larger vehicles than ours along the way!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Straight uninspiring road, stopped at<a href="http://www.freecampingaustralia.com.au/free-camps/western-australia/ellendale-rest-area.html"> Ellendale Rest Area</a> for a late lunch at 12.55. Had a group of Crested Pigeon sharing our sandwiches. </span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Ellendale Rest Area, Great Northern Hwy -17.96027 124.83694 12:55pm</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">From here it was only 8km to the Lake Ellendale camping area where we were to spend the night. The camp is beside a lagoon on Ellendale Station, which the owners allow camping on. Found a spot beside to lagoon a set up the T-Van for an over night camp. Surveyed the lagoon, 24 Plumed Whistling-Duck, Royal Spoonbill and a Common Greenshank were good sightings. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-breasted Woodswallow</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Day 21 Sunday 2/9/18</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Had a lie in until 5.50am! Up to check out the lagoon and go for a short walk. Found Millie the cow (well known scrounger!), eating carrots from other campers in a motorhome. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Finished our walk and got breakfast with Millie the cow annoying us for food, managed to pursued her to go and check out the other campers. Finished breakfast in peace left the camp site at 8.30 and drove the straight road towards Derby.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Great Northern Hwy at -17.93167, 124.78417 (restricted area) 06:15am</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Blue-winged Kookaburra</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-gaped Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Willie Wagtail</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Paperbark Flycatcher</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The vegetation was mainly grassy plains and low shrubs with Boab trees either side of the road. Some grevillea and acacia species became more common as we approached the junction with the Derby - Broome Highway. Stopped at the junction for smoko then turned right to drive the 42km to Derby.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Drove into town and found the <a href="https://kimberleyentrancecaravanpark.com.au/">Kimberley Entrance Caravan Park</a> and booked in. Had a wide site with plenty of room and shade under an African Mahogany. Lunch and a snooze.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Little Friarbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Then drove down to the jetty where we had a Nankeen Kestrel, 4 Collared Kingfisher, Eastern Reef Egret, Grey-tailed Tattler and Eastern Curlew.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Then back through town to find the Derby Water Treatment Works (</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">15 Wodehouse St, Derby WA 6728)</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small; text-align: left;"> </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">and adjacent wetlands. The treatment works was full of Plumed Whistling Duck and the adjacent wetland had over 120 Red-kneed Dotterel, the most we have ever seen in one place. Spent about an hour here watching the birds, including a Peregrine Falcon trying to catch Purple Swamphen.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Pied Butcherbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Black-faced Cuckooshrike</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Willie Wagtail</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Paperbark Flycatcher</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Australian Reed Warbler</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Golden-headed Cisticola</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Then back to town, Woolworth Supermarket was closed (after 5.00pm) so we went back to the caravan park. After dinner we had a large flock of noisy lorikeets descend on to the tree above the T-Van to roost for the night, they eventually quietened down.</span></div>
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<b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Day 22 Monday 3/9/18</b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A slow start to the morning, making sure all the electrics were charged up and cleaning the lorikeet poo off our awning!</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Kimberley Entrance Caravan Park -17.3068489 123.6277878 06:15am</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Crested Pigeon</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Peaceful Dove</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Tawny Frogmouth</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Black Kite</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Nankeen Kestrel</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Red-winged Parrot</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rainbow Lorikeet (Red-collared)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Yellow-throated Miner</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Yellow-tinted Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Brown Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Little Friarbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Pied Butcherbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Black-faced Cuckooshrike</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Magpie-lark</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Torresian Crow</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Eventually left at 9.00am for the 20km mark south of Derby, where we turned off to visit a small lagoon and meet up with a couple of friends Found a spot to park the van before having lunch overlooking the lagoon.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Munkyarra Wetland -17.4348176 123.7222981 11:55am</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Spent the afternoon talking and sitting around keeping an eye open for the birds. The temperature soared up to over 38ºC. Had a few good birds make an appearance including Australian Hobby, Brown Goshawk, Black-breasted Buzzard and Collared Sparrowhawk. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Grey-crowned Babbler</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Had two Southern Boobook calling in the evening.</span></div>
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<b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Day 23 Tuesday 4/9/18</b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Up for an early morning walk along the lagoon and adjacent woodland, found some Red-Backed Fairy wren and photographed the females only. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Intermediate Egret</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Straw-necked Ibis</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Sulphur-crested Cockatoo</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rainbow Lorikeet (Red-collared)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Great Bowerbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Red-backed Fairywren</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Little Friarbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Striated Pardalote</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-throated Gerygone</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Grey-crowned Babbler</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-breasted Woodswallow</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Pied Butcherbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rufous Whistler</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Willie Wagtail</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Magpie-lark</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Paperbark Flycatcher</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Jacky Winter</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; text-align: justify;">Back to camp for breakfast and to finish packing away and headed off to Broome. Stopped along the way at </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; text-align: justify;">Nillbubbaca Rest </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; text-align: justify;">Area</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; text-align: justify;"> for a morning coffee. Here we had lots of Long-tail Finch, a few Zebra Finch and Peaceful Dove coming in to get a free drink from under the toilets – hope it was fresh water! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Continued on and reached the big town of Broome, again unrecognisable – everything has changed in 40 years! Found the <a href="https://www.discoveryholidayparks.com.au/caravan-parks/western-australia/kimberley-broome/info">Broome Holiday and Caravan Park</a> (formerly Roebuck Bay Caravan Park) and booked in. Found our site overlooking the ocean and set up before lunch as the temperature had soared to 38ºC.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The afternoon was spent exploring Broome ending up at Cable Beach. Had a coffee in one of the restaurants along the front as we watched the sun slowly sinking. In the evening a Barking Owl started to call, we found it in a tree not far from our campsite.</span><br />
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<b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Day 24 Wednesday 5/9/18</b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Had a bit of a lie in until 6.30am. Up for a leisurely cuppa overlooking the ocean. Mid-morning we t</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ook our coffee up to the barbecue area along the cliffs overlooking Roebuck Bay. Here we had an Osprey flying in with a fish and landing on a TV aerial on one of the permanent caravans.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Town Beach (Broome) -17.9715274 122.2365475 10:20am</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In the afternoon we went to the <a href="https://www.watercorporation.com.au/about-us/news/media-statements/media-release/community-facility-opens-at-broome-wastewater-treatment-plant">Broome South Wastewater Treatment Plant.</a> Once again we had a road to drive around the outside on before we reached a viewing platform opened in August 2017. Other Waste Water Treatment Plants around Australia should take note of this initiative, some have, majority have not. Parked up and spent time checking out the birds, mainly Plumed Whistling Duck, Pink-eared Duck, Silver Gull, Whiskered Tern with a few Common Sandpiper, Pied Stilt, Pelican and Black Kite were some others present.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Broome South Wastewater Treatment Plant -17.9746307 122.2218919 03:25pm</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Did an early morning survey before breakfast then took the car to <a href="https://www.broometoyota.com.au/">Broome Toyota</a> for its 10,000Km service. The courtesy bus dropped us off at the <a href="https://lunchtime.com.au/Town-Beach-Cafe/Broome/menu/">Town Beach Cafe</a> next to our campsite, where we had a coffee and a muffin. The afternoon was spent picking up the car and visiting the Broome South Wastewater Treatment Plant again.</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Much the same birds as yesterday, a Grey-tailed Tattler and Singing Honeyeater were new.</span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The evening was spent at the </span><a href="https://www.broomemarkets.com.au/markets/" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Town Beach markets</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, where we had Mongolia Beef and Chicken Chow Mien for dinner.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Did another early morning survey at the caravan park before having a very nice breakfast at the Town Beach Cafe. Drove into town and met up with other birders at <a href="https://www.google.com.au/search?rlz=1C1PRFI_enAU737AU747&biw=1920&bih=1058&tbm=lcl&ei=RfkOXOXnIojSvAT4zKjgDw&q=streeters+jetty+broome&oq=Streeters+Jetty&gs_l=psy-ab.1.0.0i20i263k1l2j0j0i22i30k1l2.256588.256588.0.258517.1.1.0.0.0.0.472.472.4-1.1.0....0...1c.2.64.psy-ab..0.1.470....0.AAvf8dxyrVk#rlfi=hd:;si:13428167016093070181;mv:!1m2!1d-17.952901022680972!2d122.24548398907737!2m2!1d-17.95326097731903!2d122.24510561092269">Streeters Jetty</a> It was hot and the old wharf was not very long but it did go into the mangroves. Here we had a lifer for us both, two Dusky Gerygone, also had White-breasted Whistler, Red-headed Honeyeater, Yellow White-eye, Brown Honeyeater, Bar-shouldered Dove and Rainbow Bee-eater.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">After lunch checked out the Town Beach.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Black Kite</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rainbow Lorikeet (Red-collared)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Then off late afternoon to check out the new wharf area. Here we got onto a pair of Osprey and a few Brown Booby along with both Whistling and Black Kite.</span><br />
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</span> <b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Entrance Point and Port (Broome) -18.0076761 122.2091782 04:20pm</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Little Pied Cormorant</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Osprey (Australasian)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Black Kite</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Whistling Kite</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Little Friarbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Magpie-lark</span></span></div>
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</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Dinner was at the very good <a href="https://www.google.com.au/search?rlz=1C1PRFI_enAU737AU747&biw=1920&bih=1058&tbm=lcl&ei=SPoOXMPDOYr5vgTamKjIDA&q=som+thai+restaurant+broome&oq=Som+Thai+Restaurant&gs_l=psy-ab.1.1.0j0i20i263k1j0l8.85592.85592.0.88411.1.1.0.0.0.0.368.368.3-1.1.0....0...1c.2.64.psy-ab..0.1.366....0.lunK00KWABU#rlfi=hd:;si:18165478510514786549;mv:!1m2!1d-17.955539222680976!2d122.24404509190019!2m2!1d-17.955899177319033!2d122.24366670809984">Som Thai Restaurant</a> (15 </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Napier Terrace) </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">with a few friends.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Som Thai Restaurant</span></b></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Back at camp we heard the Barking Owl calling again, went to investigate and found it sitting on top of a tree beside our camp.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Day 27 Saturday 8/9/18</b></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Broome Holiday and Caravan Park -17.97163 122.23416 06:35am</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Straw-necked Ibis</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Blue-winged Kookaburra</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rainbow Lorikeet (Red-collared)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-gaped Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Little Friarbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Pied Butcherbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rufous Whistler</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Torresian Crow</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Early start, leaving by 7.00am to go to Streeters Jetty. It was pretty quiet here but we did see Mangrove Grey Fantail.</span><br />
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</span> <b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Streeters Jetty (Broome) -17.95433 122.24536 07:10am</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Bar-shouldered Dove</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Common Sandpiper</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Australian White Ibis</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Black Kite</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Sacred Kingfisher </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Red-winged Parrot</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-gaped Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Red-headed Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Brown Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-breasted Whistler</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Mangrove Grey Fantail</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Magpie-lark</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Broad-billed Flycatcher</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Torresian Crow</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Yellow White-eye</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Then on to the Mangrove Hotel to register for the conference. Had a variety of talks during the day, mainly based around Shorebirds, their habitats, feeding and conservation. Several Indigenous rangers talked about their roles in looking after the area, both from conservation and cultural view points. One of the talks was about tracking down the Night Parrot in Western Australia.</span></div>
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</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Had a light lunch, wraps, sandwiches. hot chips and salad at the Mangrove Hotel.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">After lunch the talks continued with some humour, Chris Hassel talked about the poo pits in Broome and how they were more productive than the <a href="http://birdlife.org.au/projects/melbourne-water-biodiversity-surveys/western-treatment-plant">Western Treatment Works</a> in Melbourne! The reasoning was based on the size difference between the two treatment works and the number of species seen, very humorous talk. Other talks were about seagrass and feeding strategies of various species of shorebirds. Finished up the afternoon by going back to Streeters Jetty but it was very quiet.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Had a light dinner in town at the Aviators Hotel with a friend to celebrate her birthday. Barking Owl was still calling in the evening back at the Broome Holiday and Caravan Park.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Day 28 Sunday 9/9/19</span></b><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; text-align: justify;">Just before dawn a Tawny Frogmouth was calling in a tree beside our campsite. Did a quick survey before hitching up the Tvan and heading to the Mangrove Hotel for the last day of the congress.</span></div>
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</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Found our site where we set up before going over to the recently renovated cookshed (shadehouse) to meet other people and watch the birds coming in to drink, mainly Brown Honeyeater. Took a walk to the hide and found a few birds coming in, including Grey-crowned Babbler and Great Bowerbird. 6.30 we had bird call with a recorded 83 species for the day. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Day 29 Monday 10/9/18</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Got organised for the mornings activities. We were divided up into two groups, we were in the B group. Started off with a walk down to the beach to look at dinosaur tracks but were distracted by the birds on the beach. Lots of waders and terns.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Walked along the beach to the viewing platform overlooking the beach.</span><br />
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</span> <b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Broome Bird Observatory--Viewing Platform -17.9773928 122.3445399 08:30am</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Back to the BBO where we had a look at the new interpretive building, which is a work in progress. Had a break before going off in the vehicles to check out a high tide roost just offshore at Tattler Rocks. Here we had hundreds of birds in mixed flocks with the best being a Common Redshank. Tern species were also present. Spent about and hour and a half here watching roosting birds and flocks arriving.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Tattler Rocks (Roebuck Bay) -17.9750696 122.31918 10:25am</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Australian White Ibis</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Back for lunch and a rest before the afternoon activities.</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"></span><br />
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</span></b> <b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Broome Bird Observatory -17.9752021 122.344662 12:10pm</span></b></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Peaceful Dove</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Bar-shouldered Dove</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Brown Goshawk</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Great Bowerbird</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Singing Honeyeater</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Brown Honeyeater</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-throated Gerygone</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Double-barred Finch</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We headed out onto the Roebuck Plains to Kidney Bean Clay Pans (private property, but can be visited on an organised tour). Saw Yellow Chat, one of the target species, along the way. Then at the clay ponds we had good birds like Oriental Plover, Avocet and Marsh Sandpiper. At the plains Duck Pond, which was dry we had Long-toed Stint, lots of Sharp-tailed Sandpiper and Red-necked Stint.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Kidney Bean Claypan (restricted access) -17.9771 122.42084 03:15pm</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Pink-eared Duck</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Pied Stilt</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Red-necked Avocet</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Red-capped Plover</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Oriental Plover</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Bar-tailed Godwit</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Black-tailed Godwit</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Red Knot</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Sharp-tailed Sandpiper</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Long-toed Stint</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Red-necked Stint</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Marsh Sandpiper</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Australian Pratincole</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Caspian Tern</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Whiskered Tern</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Australian Pelican</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Spotted Harrier</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Yellow Chat</span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;"><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Off to see the Yellow Chat</span></b></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Back to the BBO for a shower and a cuppa before bird call at 6.30. Then dinner and a relax.</span><br />
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</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Day 30 Tuesday 11/9/18</b><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Slow start to the morning with a survey around the observatory grounds first up.</span><br />
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</span> <b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Broome Bird Observatory -17.9752021 122.344662 06:30am</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Crested Pigeon</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Peaceful Dove</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Bar-shouldered Dove</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Brahminy Kite</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Red-winged Parrot</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Great Bowerbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-gaped Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Singing Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Brown Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Little Friarbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Grey-crowned Babbler</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Black-faced Woodswallow</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Pied Butcherbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Black-faced Cuckooshrike</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-winged Triller</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Rufous Whistler</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Olive-backed Oriole</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Magpie-lark</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Paperbark Flycatcher</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Torresian Crow</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Mistletoebird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Zebra Finch (Australian)</span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">White-winged Triller</span></b></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The mornings activities were not due to start until 8.00am, so had a lazy breakfast and a stroll down to the beach to look for a reported Beach Stone-Curlew, which we did not find. Set off at 8.00am for One Tree car park overlooking the beach, mangroves and Roebuck Bay. The high tide was 9.9m at 11.30, so we had time to watch the shorebirds being pushed towards us in ever growing flocks. Highlight here was a couple of Asian Dowitcher and the big flocks of birds flying by.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">One Tree (Roebuck Bay) -17.98549 122.36501 08:30am</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Pied Stilt</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Lesser Sand-Plover</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Greater Sand-Plover</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Whimbrel</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Eastern Curlew</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Bar-tailed Godwit</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Black-tailed Godwit</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Ruddy Turnstone</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Great Knot</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Red Knot</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Red-necked Stint</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Asian Dowitcher</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Terek Sandpiper</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Common Greenshank</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Silver Gull</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Gull-billed Tern</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Caspian Tern</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Whiskered Tern</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Pied Cormorant</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Great Egret</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Striated Heron</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Australian White Ibis</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Brahminy Kite</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Sacred Kingfisher</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Yellow White-eye</span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;"><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Asian Dowitcher</span></b></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">As the tide came in we moved further along the coast to cliffs overlooking a beach roost site with thousands of birds to look at. A Brahminy Kite kept putting the birds up and it was a spectacular sight watching them wheel around. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Eventually we left the cliffs and returned to the BBO, where it was lunch time. Had lunch and spent the break behind the new interpretive building doing eBird surveys as this was the only shady spot that had adequate phone reception for us to use the internet. 3.00pm we headed out to the mangroves at Little Crab Creek. It was quite muddy and slippery underfoot at the area had been inundated by the morning high tide. Good birds here were Mangrove Grey Fantail, Dusky Gerygone and Beach Stone-Curlew.</span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Part 2 Broome - Julatten can be found <a href="https://tropicaltails.blogspot.com/2018/12/julatten-broome-darwin-julatten-trip_26.html">here</a></span></div>
Keith and Lindsay Fisherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09458044489867275514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2657744681453201717.post-87652329440921563942018-04-30T09:25:00.001+10:002021-10-17T15:56:59.975+10:00Sri Lanka February 2018<div>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">We joined a tour of 16 days run by Mike and Jenny Jarvis, owners of <a href="https://www.experiencethewild.com.au/">Experience the Wild</a>, NT Birdwatching and Nature Tours. In addition we had the best local bird tour guide in Sri Lanka, <a href="http://www.starronbirdandwildlife.com/public_php/upali.php">Upali Ekanayake</a>. The on ground logistics were organised by <a href="http://www.starrontours.com/">Starron Tours</a>, who supplied our bus and driver plus his off-sider. Mike and Jenny ensured we got the most out of the tour and took charge of the tipping, which is part of Sri Lankan culture. </span>An organised tour is the only way to get the best out of Sri Lankan birding as logistically it is difficult to get around the country, especially to the good birding spots. Upali was fantastic as he knew the right birding areas to go, had spotters out reporting back to him on latest sightings as well as seemingly knowing everyone in Sri Lanka! If you want the best birding and wildlife experience Upali is your man, everywhere we went he only had to say a few words and everything happened for us. Starron Tours organisation went off without a hitch, our accommodation was good throughout and the food excellent. The species recorded are the ones we saw (242), the total seen by the group was 248. Some of the bird names may differ from our supplied IOC list as we are using Clements taxonomy through the <a href="https://ebird.org/home">eBird</a> database to record our sightings. We did see one species, Indian Silverbill that the rest of the group missed. Of the 34 endemics we saw 32, due once again to Upali’s and Mike’s skills. We missed the Seredip Scops Owl because we decided not to climb up a sheer cliff! The Sri Lanka Thrush is a difficult species to track down, we tried without success. We went with no aspirations as to what we would see so we were really pleased to see so many good birds. The tour was made all the more enjoyable by our fellow birders who provided great company. Finally we were pleased to note electronic means (call back) was not used to attract birds. Images are © K & L Fisher 2018. Any corrections are welcome.</span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/null" name="author-1"></a><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/null" name="author-2"></a><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/null" name="author-3"></a><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/null" name="author-4"></a>We used the "Birds of Sri Lanka” (Helm Field Guides) Deepal Warakagoda; Richard Grimmett; Carol Inskipp; Tim Inskipp. 2013 reprint. We found it a good manageable field guide.</span><br />
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</span></span> <span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="text-align: justify;">Arrived at Columbo Bandaranaike International airport at 12.00 midnight from Singapore. We were to be met at the airport but after 30 minutes nobody appeared so we ended up getting a taxi to our hotel the </span><a href="http://www.tamarindtreehotels.com/" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">Tamarind Tree Hotel</a><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="text-align: justify;"> arriving at 1.30am. This was the only glitch in the entire holiday.</span><br />
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</span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Up early after at least 4½hrs sleep! Met the rest of our tour party of which four were friends, Mary, Peter, Chris and Andrew, two others were Sally and Fiona plus Mike and Jenny, 10 of us which was just the right number. To get an overview of Sri Lanka and it’s wildlife and flora click this link <a href="http://www.starronbirdandwildlife.com/public_php/srilanka.php">here</a>. Anyway back to birding!</span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">We met at 6.15 to go birding around the grounds and to familiarise ourselves with Sri Lanka birds. We did know a few species and families from our Malaysian travels but there was a lot to learn. The <a href="http://www.bioone.org/doi/10.1642/AUK-15-233.1">Red-backed Woodpecker </a><a href="http://www.bioone.org/doi/10.1642/AUK-15-233.1">Dinopium psarodes</a> (also known as Lesser Sri Lankan Flameback) we saw was previously a sub-species of the Black-rumped Flameback Dinopium benghalense, (also known as Black-rumped Goldenback, Black-rumped Woodpecker, Lesser Golden-backed Woodpecker, Lesser Golden-back, Lesser Goldenback, Ceylon Golden-backed Woodpecker, Ceylon Red-backed Woodpecker, Golden-backed Woodpecker, Lesser Flame-backed Woodpecker, Lesser Flameback) but now considered a full Sri Lankan endemic species. No wonder we got confused, we may still be confused! Best and most unexpected bird was an Indian Golden Oriole, a migrant species. Other good birds were Indian Paradise Flycatcher, Purple-rumped Sunbird, Long-billed (Loten's) Sunbird and Pale-billed Flowerpecker.</span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1 Grey-breasted Prinia </span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">6 Ashy Prinia </span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">4 Tawny-bellied Babbler </span></span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1 Oriental Magpie-Robin </span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">3 Baya Weaver </span></span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Breakfast at 6.30 and a search for the elusive Orange-headed Thrush, which did not make an appearance however we did see Green Imperial Pigeon and a family of Brown-capped Babbler.</span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><b><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">5/2/2018 </span></b><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><b>The Other Corner, Harbarama</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">2 Spotted Dove<br />
4 Green Imperial-Pigeon<br />
3 Brown-headed Barbet<br />
3 Red-vented Bulbul<br />
2 Brown-capped Babbler</span></span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Left just after 7.30 and once on the main road we immediately saw a couple of Malabar Oriental Hornbill fly over and land in a tree. The bus screeched to a halt and everyone got to see these birds. We stopped along the way to Mannar for a comfort stop and saw some Sri Lanka (Celylon) Swallow plus a few other species flying around.</span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small; font-weight: 400;">4 Spotted Dove </span></span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small; font-weight: 400;">20 Sri Lanka Swallow, estimate.</span></span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small; font-weight: 400;">1 Oriental Magpie-Robin </span></span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small; font-weight: 400;">4 Common Myna</span></span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><b>5/2/2018 Tirappane, Vidyalaya, North Central Province</b></span></span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;">2 Malabar Pied-Hornbill</span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Further along the Kandy - Jaffina Hwy we had a few more birds including a Shikra (small falcon like raptor) perched beside the road, other birds seen were foraging beside the road, perched on powerlines or soaring overhead.</span></div>
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<b>5/2/2018 Kandy - Jaffina Hwy, north of Vidyalaya, North Central Province</b><br />
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1 Great Egret<br />
6 Little Egret<br />
1 Crested Serpent-Eagle<br />
1 Crested Hawk-Eagle<br />
1 Shikra<br />
1 Indian Roller<br />
1 Ashy Woodswallow</span></span><br />
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</span> <span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">About 16 km before Mannar we stopped at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant%27s_Tank">Giant's Tank</a>, where we had the great experience of seeing an estimated 8,000 Asian Openbill along with other good birds including 100 Spot-billed Pelican, 8 Glossy Ibis, a few Painted Stork, some shorebirds and a Paddyfield Pipit.</span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"></span> <span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><b>5/2/2018 Giant's Tank Sanctuary, Northern Province</b></span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;">6 Wood Sandpiper </span></span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;">20 Brown-headed Gull estimate.</span></span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;">3 Gull-billed Tern </span></span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">We did see a Eurasian Hoopoe on the powerlines along the way, which was a bird we were particularly hoping to see. We were looking forward to staying at Palmyrah House as we had met the owner of the accommodation, whilst we were running <a href="http://www.birdwatchers.com.au/">Kingfisher Park Birdwatchers Lodge</a> here in Australia a few years ago. He is an avid birdwatcher and photographer and has built this very comfortable eco accommodation. The construction is up to very high standard and local resources have been used where possible. The local Palmyrah tree has been used in the construction of the floor and supporting pillars and the leaves have been dried and used in constructing the boundary fence. The location is in a great birdwatching area with a wetland adjacent aswell as the nearby shorelines of Mannar Island, which attract many shorebirds and migratory waders. Other wetlands are not far away and the sides of the causeway into Mannar from the mainland are a fantastic area. </span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">One thing that is quite noticeable is the African Wild Donkey, which roam around the island and in the town. They are descendants of those brought over by Arabian traders very many centuries ago and introduced to Sri Lanka from Somalia. A fuller summary of the donkey’s history can be found <a href="http://mannar.com/the-famous-mannar-donkeys-of-sri-lanka/">here</a>.</span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">We checked into our accommodation and had lunch. During and after lunch we saw good birds such as Jacobin (Pied) Cuckoo, Jerdon’s Bushlark and Eurasian Hoopoe, properly this time. Unfortunately the Jacobin (Pied) Cuckoo lurked around in the bushes for a poor photo.</span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><b>5/2/2018 Mannar Island--Palmyrah House, Northern Province</b><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">2 Indian Pond-Heron<br />
1 White-breasted Waterhen<br />
2 Eurasian Collared-Dove<br />
1 Pied Cuckoo<br />
20 Asian Palm-Swift<br />
2 Eurasian Hoopoe<br />
1 Common Kingfisher<br />
2 Blue-tailed Bee-eater<br />
1 Indian Roller<br />
2 Black Drongo<br />
1 Jerdon's Bushlark<br />
1 White-browed Bulbul<br />
2 Plain Prinia<br />
1 Indian Robin</span></span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><b>5/2/2018 Wetland 500m NW of Palmyra House, Northern Province</b><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">1 Brahminy Kite<br />
1 White-bellied Sea-Eagle<br />
8 Black-winged Stilt (Eurasian)<br />
2 Pacific Golden-Plover<br />
1 Lesser Sand-Plover<br />
7 Ringed Plover<br />
1 Little Ringed Plover<br />
6 Ruddy Turnstone<br />
1 Little Stint<br />
1 Common Sandpiper<br />
1 Common Greenshank<br />
3 Wood Sandpiper</span></span><br />
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1 Brahminy Kite<br />
12 Black-winged Stilt (Eurasian)<br />
8 Lesser Sand-Plover<br />
2 Greater Sand-Plover</span></span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Then it was onto the causeway to look for flamingos. Upali found a group estimated at 300 way off in the distance but with scopes we could clearly see what they were.</span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"></span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><b>5/2/2018 Mannar Causeway, Northern Province</b><br />
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1 Painted Stork<br />
1 Grey Heron<br />
1 Great Egret<br />
20 Brown-headed Gull, estimate.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">1 Garganey<br />
10 Northern Shoveler<br />
3 Northern Pintail<br />
4 Grey Heron<br />
1 Great Egret<br />
1 Little Egret<br />
1 Eurasian Curlew<br />
1 Black-tailed Godwit<br />
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<b style="text-align: justify;">Day 3 </b><b>6/2/2018</b></span><br />
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1 Spot-billed Pelican, flyover<br />
1 Intermediate Egret<br />
1 Indian Pond-Heron<br />
1 Black Kite, flyover<br />
1 Brahminy Kite, flyover<br />
1 White-breasted Waterhen<br />
30 Brown-headed Gull, estimate, flyover<br />
1 Gull-billed Tern, flyover<br />
1 Caspian Tern<br />
1 Spotted Dove, flyover<br />
2 Green Imperial-Pigeon<br />
1 Greater Coucal<br />
1 Grey-bellied Cuckoo<br />
6 Asian Palm-Swift<br />
1 Eurasian Hoopoe<br />
8 Rose-ringed Parakeet, flyover<br />
1 Brown Shrike<br />
1 Black-hooded Oriole<br />
1 Black Drongo<br />
6 House Crow<br />
1 Jerdon's Bushlark<br />
4 Red-vented Bulbul<br />
1 Zitting Cisticola<br />
3 Indian Robin<br />
2 Oriental Magpie-Robin<br />
5 Common Myna</span></span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><b>6/2/2018 500m NW of Palmyra House, Northern Province</b></span><br />
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6 Cattle Egret<br />
30 Black-winged Stilt (Eurasian),estimate.<br />
3 Pacific Golden-Plover<br />
3 Red-wattled Lapwing<br />
3 Ringed Plover<br />
15 Black-tailed Godwit<br />
9 Common Sandpiper<br />
8 Marsh Sandpiper<br />
8 Wood Sandpiper<br />
6 Common Redshank<br />
5 Brown-headed Gull<br />
6 Indian Roller</span></span></span><br />
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<b><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">6/2/2018 Mannar Island, Talaimannar, Northern Province</span></b></div>
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1 Great Egret<br />
1 Grey Plover<br />
1 Lesser Sand-Plover<br />
5 Eurasian Curlew<br />
3 Ruddy Turnstone<br />
1 Terek Sandpiper<br />
3 Common Greenshank<br />
4 Marsh Sandpiper<br />
2 Wood Sandpiper<br />
20 Brown-headed Gull, estimate.<br />
1 Pallas's Gull<br />
1 Lesser Black-backed Gull (Heuglin's)<br />
21 Gull-billed Tern<br />
46 Caspian Tern<br />
30 Crested Tern, estimate.<br />
100 Lesser Crested Tern. estimate.</span></span><br />
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200 Garganey, estimate.<br />
2 Northern Shoveler<br />
100 Eurasian Wigeon, estimate.<br />
30 Northern Pintail, estimate.<br />
1 Indian Cormorant<br />
1 Brahminy Kite<br />
10 Black-winged Stilt (Eurasian)<br />
2 Greater Sand-Plover<br />
2 Ruddy Turnstone<br />
20 Marsh Sandpiper, estimate.<br />
1 Small Pratincole<br />
6 Asian Palm-Swift</span><br />
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3 Great Egret<br />
6 Little Egret<br />
2 Indian Pond-Heron<br />
1 Eurasian Spoonbill<br />
1 Grey Plover<br />
2 Whimbrel<br />
1 Eurasian Curlew<br />
6 House Crow</span><br />
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1 Cattle Egret<br />
7 Indian Pond-Heron<br />
2 Grey-headed Swamphen<br />
14 Pheasant-tailed Jacana<br />
1 Green Bee-eater<br />
3 Blue-tailed Bee-eater<br />
24 Rose-ringed Parakeet<br />
1 Long-tailed Shrike<br />
1 House Crow<br />
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8 Cattle Egret<br />
1 White-breasted Waterhen<br />
30 Black-winged Stilt (Eurasian)<br />
3 Common Redshank<br />
3 Brown-headed Gull<br />
12 Blue-tailed Bee-eater<br />
3 Black Drongo<br />
7 Common Myna</span><br />
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50 Eurasian Wigeon, estimate.<br />
5 Painted Stork<br />
3 Little Cormorant<br />
35 Spot-billed Pelican<br />
16 Grey Heron<br />
1 Oriental Honey-buzzard<br />
50 Black-winged Stilt (Eurasian)<br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Further along this road we had two Booted Eagle and a Brahminy Kite soaring over a paddock being ploughed. </span><br />
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8 Yellow-wattled Lapwing<br />
3 Pin-tailed Snipe<br />
4 Eurasian Collared-Dove<br />
1 Ashy-crowned Sparrow-Lark, 1 male<br />
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1 Eurasian Spoonbill, flyover<br />
1 Black Kite<br />
3 Brahminy Kite<br />
2 White-breasted Waterhen<br />
1 Common Sandpiper<br />
2 Brown-headed Gull, flyover<br />
1 Eurasian Collared-Dove<br />
13 Asian Palm-Swift<br />
3 White-throated Kingfisher<br />
6 Blue-tailed Bee-eater<br />
14 Rose-ringed Parakeet<br />
1 Brown Shrike<br />
2 Black Drongo<br />
30 House Crow, estimate.<br />
1 Jerdon's Bushlark<br />
2 Red-vented Bulbul<br />
1 Zitting Cisticola<br />
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1 Indian Robin<br />
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Little Egret<br />
Cattle Egret<br />
Indian Pond-Heron<br />
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Black-winged Stilt (Eurasian)<br />
Red-wattled Lapwing<br />
Ringed Plover<br />
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Common Greenshank<br />
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Common Redshank<br />
Gull-billed Tern<br />
Caspian Tern<br />
Whiskered Tern<br />
Greater Coucal<br />
White-browed Bulbul<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">2 Lesser Whistling-Duck<br />
1 Indian Peafowl<br />
6 Little Cormorant<br />
12 Indian Cormorant<br />
1 Grey Heron<br />
1 Intermediate Egret<br />
2 Brahminy Kite<br />
2 White-bellied Sea-Eagle<br />
5 Grey-headed Swamphen<br />
1 Red-wattled Lapwing<br />
2 Pheasant-tailed Jacana<br />
1 Sri Lanka Green-Pigeon<br />
1 Green Imperial-Pigeon<br />
1 Malabar Pied-Hornbill<br />
1 Stork-billed Kingfisher<br />
4 Brown-headed Barbet<br />
1 Black-rumped Flameback<br />
8 Rose-ringed Parakeet<br />
1 Black-hooded Oriole<br />
1 Indian Paradise-Flycatcher adult male<br />
1 Plain Prinia, carrying food<br />
1 Asian Brown Flycatcher, flyover<br />
1 Oriental Magpie-Robin<br />
2 Pale-billed Flowerpecker</span></span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Our bags were packed for an early get away before a traditional Sri Lankan breakfast, which included Hoppers. The Hoppers are basically bowl-shaped pancakes made from fermented rice flour and coconut milk - other ingredients such as eggs were added for breakfast. </span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">We </span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">did have some time after breakfast to do last minute birding. Lindsay found a Tickle's Flycatcher at the elusive Orange-headed Thrush site, it hung around long enough for everyone to get good views. Alas the Orange-headed Thrush did not make an appearance so we had to leave without seeing it.</span></div>
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<b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">9/2/2018 The Other Corner, Mawatha, North Central Province</b><br />
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1 Indian Paradise-Flycatcher<br />
5 Oriental White-eye<br />
1 Tickell's Blue Flycatcher<br />
2 Thick-billed Flowerpecker</span></span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">We stopped short of the main tourist area to check out a wetland beside the road. Whilst there was not many birds here we did get to see our only Wooly-necked Stork of the tour. From here we wandered down to the Sigiriya gardens, which are at the foot the rock. Upali set up his scope and we had a view of a Brown Fish Owl in a tree hollow - Upali had been here before! Grey-bellied Cuckoo and Crimson-fronted Barbet were also good to see. A common Iora adult with three recently fledged young was also a nice sighting.</span><br />
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3 Sri Lanka Junglefowl<br />
1 Woolly-necked Stork<br />
3 Indian Pond-Heron<br />
1 Brahminy Kite<br />
3 Grey-headed Swamphen 2 adult, 1 immature<br />
2 Pheasant-tailed Jacana<br />
2 Eurasian Collared-Dove<br />
1 Spotted Dove<br />
1 Grey-bellied Cuckoo<br />
1 Brown Fish-Owl, in tree hollow.<br />
1 Green Bee-eater<br />
1 Crimson-fronted Barbet<br />
4 Common Iora 1 adult, 3 recently fledged young<br />
3 Black-hooded Oriole<br />
1 Indian Paradise-Flycatcher<br />
2 Red-vented Bulbul<br />
1 Grey-breasted Prinia<br />
1 Jungle Prinia<br />
1 Indian Robin<br />
1 White-rumped Shama<br />
1 Thick-billed Flowerpecker<br />
1 Purple-rumped Sunbird<br />
1 White-rumped Munia<br />
1 Tricolored Munia (Black-headed Munia).</span><br />
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White-bellied Sea-Eagle<br />
Spotted Dove<br />
White-throated Kingfisher<br />
Brown-headed Barbet<br />
Sri Lankan Hanging-Parrot<br />
Alexandrine Parakeet<br />
Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike<br />
Common Iora<br />
Black-hooded Oriole<br />
House Crow<br />
Large-billed Crow<br />
Red-vented Bulbul<br />
Yellow-billed Babbler<br />
Asian Brown Flycatcher<br />
Oriental Magpie-Robin<br />
Southern Hill Myna<br />
Common Myna</span><br />
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1 Asian Openbill<br />
2 Spotted Dove<br />
2 Crimson-fronted Barbet<br />
2 Yellow-fronted Barbet<br />
2 Crimson-backed Flameback<br />
4 Alexandrine Parakeet, flyover<br />
3 Rose-ringed Parakeet<br />
6 Layard's Parakeet<br />
2 Orange (Scarlet) Minivet (m and f)<br />
6 House Crow<br />
2 Cinereous (Great) Tit<br />
1 Yellow-browed Bulbul<br />
2 Square-tailed Bulbul<br />
4 Sri Lanka White-eye<br />
1 Brown-breasted Flycatcher<br />
1 White-rumped Shama<br />
2 Tickell's Blue Flycatcher<br />
8 Southern Hill Myna<br />
1 Pale-billed Flowerpecker<br />
1 Purple-rumped Sunbird</span><br />
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<b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">10/2/2018 Victoria Park, Central Province</b><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"></span> <span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Had a restless night due to a loud speaker blaring out local election results all night at 10 minute intervals, so getting up at 4.00am was difficult! We were met at 4.45 by two mini-buses, which were to take us up to Horton Plains National Park. We had the usual chaos at the park entrance with what must have been at least 100 mini-buses jostling for space. The gates opened at 6.00am and the rush began, most of the people were here to go walking so were not stopping at our birding areas. We stopped at a small wetland and waited for our target species. The mini-bus drivers were great at spotting birds without the aid of binoculars (young eyes!), and getting us on to them. We eventually got good views of Sri Lanka Bush Warbler, Dull-blue Flycatcher and Sri Lanka Whistling-Thrush. </span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small; text-align: justify;">Further along the road we had our packed breakfast before going to the end of the road car park, seeing Samba Deer and a Wire-tailed Swallow, perched on powerlines with a flock of Barn Swallow. The wire-tail had an all white breast and throat with chestnut crown, long tail streamers, one broken (much longer than Barn Swallow). At the car park we had Hill Swallow.</span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="text-align: justify;"> </span></div>
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Asian Openbill<br />
Painted Stork<br />
Little Cormorant<br />
Spot-billed Pelican<br />
Intermediate Egret<br />
Little Egret<br />
Indian Pond-Heron<br />
Eurasian Spoonbill<br />
Crested Serpent-Eagle<br />
Crested Hawk-Eagle<br />
Brahminy Kite<br />
White-breasted Waterhen<br />
Grey-headed Swamphen<br />
Red-wattled Lapwing<br />
Pheasant-tailed Jacana<br />
Whiskered Tern<br />
Spotted Dove<br />
Orange-breasted Pigeon<br />
Sri Lanka Green-Pigeon<br />
Green Imperial-Pigeon<br />
Greater Coucal<br />
1 Pied Cuckoo<br />
1 Asian Koel (1F)<br />
Brown Fish-Owl<br />
Asian Palm-Swift<br />
Crested Treeswift<br />
Malabar Pied-Hornbill<br />
Green Bee-eater<br />
Blue-tailed Bee-eater<br />
Chestnut-headed Bee-eater<br />
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Yellow-billed Babbler<br />
Indian Robin<br />
Common Myna<br />
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</span></span> <span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small;">Back for lunch and a Black Eagle flying over, a Blue-faced Malkoha and two Asian Koel. </span></span><span face=""arial" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small;">The afternoon was spent at </span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: navy; font-size: small;"><span lang="zxx"><u><a href="http://www.jetwingeco.com/park-&-nature-reserves/palatupana/"><span face=""arial" , sans-serif">Palatupana Salt Pan</span></a></u></span></span><span face=""arial" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small;"> an internationally recognised area for migratory waders (shorebirds). Being off the tourist route we had the place to ourselves and were rewarded with some great birds such as Great Thick-knee, Kentish Plover, Pied Kingfisher and a Western Yellow Wagtail. Also seen were two Saunders Tern in a flock of Little Term, they showed a much larger area of black in the flight primaries than the Little Tern.</span><br />
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<b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">1</span>3/2/2018 Palatupana Salt Pan, Southern Province</b><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">From here we visited a garden, which had a pair of breeding White-naped Woodpecker who were attending a nest in a palm tree. Great views. </span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Then another visit to Debarawewa Lake, where we had good views of Purple Heron, Lesser Yellownape and a Shikra.</span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Adjacent to Bundala NP is the Hambantota Salt Pans, this extensive area of evaporation salt pans attracts huge numbers of migratory waders (shorebirds). We were not disappointed with such good birds as 6 Ruff, 9 Red-necked Phalarope, Kentish Plover, Green Sandpiper and a Western Osprey. Lots of other waders to challenge our identification skills!</span></div>
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<b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">14/2/2018 Hambantota Salt Pans, Southern Province</b><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQMTBewbh9cGSX2rebb028ZtSF0F4Gof6W7SxC1GXILx3oMJmFBx4kBy0IpiYRGiNAYVV7t7ou2mHBtPojqQ78KeSj17UZ-zzrsQvEmLvvoDqMaRuQ_JWpglQAQt9NJqAel8O7rA6vivE/s1600/Barred+Buttonquail+%2528m%2529+5313.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="646" data-original-width="969" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQMTBewbh9cGSX2rebb028ZtSF0F4Gof6W7SxC1GXILx3oMJmFBx4kBy0IpiYRGiNAYVV7t7ou2mHBtPojqQ78KeSj17UZ-zzrsQvEmLvvoDqMaRuQ_JWpglQAQt9NJqAel8O7rA6vivE/s400/Barred+Buttonquail+%2528m%2529+5313.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="text-align: justify;">Called into the carpark at the Elephant Transit Home to see an Indian (Collared) Scops Owl roosting in a tree before heading to Sinharaja. </span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">It is about 65km to Sinharaja from Udawalawe along a very windy road through the mountains, which took around 2hrs. We stopped along the way to get lunch snacks. Arrived at </span><a href="http://www.sinharajabirderslodge.lk/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sinharaja Birders Lodge</a><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"> and checked into our basic but adequate accommodation. Had a rest before walking down the road to the Blue Magpie Lodge and stopping here to bird their grounds. Good birds seen here included Crested Tree Swift, Brown-capped Woodpecker, Plum-headed Parakeet, Golden-fronted Leafbird and white morph Indian (Asian) Paradise Flycatcher. Also had an Oriental Garden Lizard.</span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , sans-serif">Wow a lie in for a 6.00am breakfast. Left in two very secondhand jeeps at about 6.40 for a 10 minute drive to Sinharaja National Park office to organise paperwork. A parks ranger then took up up a short steep track to show us a Sri Lanka Frogmouth at it’s daytime roost. It was very small in comparison to our Australian frogmouths. </span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">The jeeps then drove up the narrow rocky track to the park gates at 1100m, had a rain shower along the way. At the gates we were met by our National Parks ranger who guided us along the track to a research station in a rainforest clearing. Birds along the way were challenging as they usually are in the rainforest but with our eagle eyed ranger and Upali we found many good birds including Sri Lanka (Crested) Drongo, Malabar Trogon, Ashy-headed Laughingthrush, White-throated (Legge’s) Flowerpecker and tantalising glimpses of Spot-winged Thrush. Near the research station we looked unsuccessfully for the Scaly Thrush. We did however find a highly venomous Hump-nosed Viper, also known as Merrem's Hump-nosed Viper, which I nearly trod on, luckily the ranger saw it and pulled me back. Then back to the gate for our packed lunch, which was delivered to us. </span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">After lunch we started along the track again and saw a female Green Garden Lizard digging a hole to lay her eggs in, nearby was an </span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">endemic <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyriocephalus">Hump-nosed Lizard</a>, (also known as Hump Snout Lizard or Lyreshead Lizard) </span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">clinging to the side of a tree. It started to rain when we were about ⅔ way to the research station so decided to go back to the park gate. However before the rain we did see Red-faced Malkoha and White-faced Starling. The Green </span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Garden Lizard had finished digging the hole and was laying eggs on our return back to the gate, where the rain turned monsoonal. Once it eased off the jeeps picked us up. We returned to the park office in the rain before sheltered on the veranda to watch the feeder. A Grey Hornbill came in to entertain us. Then it was back to the lodge for dinner.</span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Traveled north west to Ratnapura and then on to Avissawella before heading east, north, east, south, east, south, east, a circuitous route to Kitulgala to avoid the mountains. We stopped along the way at a tea house for some snacks and a coffee (2 days without one!), Booked into the <a href="https://www.chcresthouses.com/kithulgala/">Kitulgala Rest House</a>, situated alongside the Kelani Ganga River. Very colonial feel with signs such as Cloak Room, a throw back to its British heritage. Kitugala is in the wet zone rainforest, which gets two monsoons each year, and is one of the wettest places in the country</span>.</div>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Started birding around the rest house grounds and the river for 50 minutes at 6.15. Birds included Red-backed Woodpecker, which used to be a sub-species of Black--rumped Flameback (also known as lesser golden-backed woodpecker or lesser goldenback), Indian Swiftlet and Pale-billed Flowerpecker</span>.</div>
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</span> <span face=""arial" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;">Cattle Egret</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , sans-serif">Spotted Dove </span> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , sans-serif">Green Imperial-Pigeon </span> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , sans-serif">Indian Swiftlet </span> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , sans-serif">Asian Palm-Swift </span> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , sans-serif">Sri Lanka Grey Hornbill </span> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , sans-serif">Black-rumped Flameback </span> </span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Red-backed Woodpecker</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , sans-serif">Layard's Parakeet </span> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , sans-serif">Sri Lanka Hanging-Parrot </span> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , sans-serif">Black-hooded Oriole </span> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , sans-serif">Red-vented Bulbul </span> </span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-iUM6Ey5UU1sNv_dcDLqzcqEREHTOwBWxfyhJZ3tosw6XEL0S3mQ-DEefzo7wPgybaTvpwPieu6q-pu0sy8Hk1LBNxdKAN3jZL_uU11ScU2m-ERdj6Mdom5GPu64T493EixLNWSG_h9o/s1600/Black-hooded+Oriole+5560.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1238" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-iUM6Ey5UU1sNv_dcDLqzcqEREHTOwBWxfyhJZ3tosw6XEL0S3mQ-DEefzo7wPgybaTvpwPieu6q-pu0sy8Hk1LBNxdKAN3jZL_uU11ScU2m-ERdj6Mdom5GPu64T493EixLNWSG_h9o/s320/Black-hooded+Oriole+5560.JPG" width="258" /></a><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , sans-serif">Square-tailed (Black) Bulbul </span> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , sans-serif">Yellow-billed Babbler </span> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , sans-serif">Oriental Magpie-Robin </span> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , sans-serif">Common Myna </span> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , sans-serif">Pale-billed Flowerpecker </span> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , sans-serif">Purple-rumped Sunbird </span> </span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">After breakfast we drove a short distance to the Police Station and birded along the road, passing several houses and ending up at a guest house under construction. Once again missed out on a Velvet-fronted Nuthatch, which some of the group saw. So continued along the road passing a small shop and hearing a familiar bird call, closer inspection reveal a cage in a backyard that was full of budgerigars! Found Tickles Blue Flycatcher, Crimson-fronted Barbet and the best bird of the morning a Black-backed (Oriental) Dwarf-Kingfisher, which everyone got to see well. We then went back to a cleared area to watch for raptors thermaling above the mountains. Saw 2 Oriental Honey-buzzard, Rufous-bellied Eagle, Shikra and Brahminy Kite. Whilst waiting for the raptors we noticed a Chestnut-backed Owlet going into hole in palm tree, probable nest, good views were had of this bird.</span></div>
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</b></span> <span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"> <b>18/2/2018 Kitulgala (General), Sabaragamuwa Palata</b></span><br />
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</span> <span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;">2 Oriental Honey-buzzard flyover</span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;">1 Rufous-bellied Eagle flyover</span></span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;">1 Brahminy Kite flyover</span></span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , sans-serif">Asian Palm-Swift </span> </span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , sans-serif">White-throated Kingfisher </span> </span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , sans-serif">Chestnut-headed Bee-eater </span> </span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , sans-serif">Crimson-fronted Barbet </span> </span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , sans-serif">Aleandrine Parakeet </span> </span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , sans-serif">Rose-ringed Parakeet </span> </span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , sans-serif">Red-vented Bulbul </span> </span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , sans-serif">Yellow-browed Bulbul </span> </span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , sans-serif">Square-tailed (Black) Bulbul </span> </span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTq9kf8rpsVr0DHEyIVdY9VslnQLV8mBqnSR7fQPhiyE-R1L9gjDImNa8LYlhZvae9mCbd53zANI2JKLXezbX_5gxgElHKaIY0RptuY2m0wGTMrKDC4i2rq-a3KId3NYCJHKg-6MY8D08/s1600/Tickles+Blue+Flycatcher+%2528F%2529+5602.JPG" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1500" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTq9kf8rpsVr0DHEyIVdY9VslnQLV8mBqnSR7fQPhiyE-R1L9gjDImNa8LYlhZvae9mCbd53zANI2JKLXezbX_5gxgElHKaIY0RptuY2m0wGTMrKDC4i2rq-a3KId3NYCJHKg-6MY8D08/s320/Tickles+Blue+Flycatcher+%2528F%2529+5602.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , sans-serif">Oriental White-eye </span> </span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , sans-serif">Brown-capped Babbler </span> </span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , sans-serif">Orange-billed Babbler </span> </span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , sans-serif">Asian Brown Flycatcher </span> </span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , sans-serif">1 Tickell's Blue Flycatcher </span> </span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;">Common Myna</span></span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;">White-rumped Munia</span></span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">After lunch we went down a narrow road leading to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maskeliya_Oya">Maskeliya Oya</a> (a tributary of the Kelani Ganga River) to the location, where the filming of <a href="http://www.movie-locations.com/movies/b/Bridge_On_River_Kwai.html">"Bridge on the River Kwai"</a> took place. There is now a Hydro-electric project being built here now. Despite this there were plenty of birds in the roadside vegetation, including Lesser Yellownape sub-species <i>Picus chlorolophus wellsi</i>, Green Warbler, Golden-fronted Leafbird, Long-billed Sunbird and our first sighting of a Black-capped Bulbul (also known as Black-headed Yellow Bulbul or Black-crested Bulbul).</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , sans-serif"> Brahminy Kite </span> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , sans-serif">Asian Emerald Dove </span> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , sans-serif">Little Swift </span> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , sans-serif">Sri Lanka Grey Hornbill </span> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , sans-serif">White-throated Kingfisher </span> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , sans-serif">Lesser Yellownape </span> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , sans-serif">Sri Lanka Hanging-Parrot </span> </span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Orange Minivet (m&f)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , sans-serif">Black-hooded Oriole </span> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , sans-serif">White-bellied Drongo (White- vented) </span> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , sans-serif">Large-billed Crow </span> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , sans-serif">Black-capped Bulbul </span> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , sans-serif">Red-vented Bulbul </span> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , sans-serif">White-browed Bulbul </span> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , sans-serif">Yellow-browed Bulbul </span> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , sans-serif">Green Warbler </span> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , sans-serif">Oriental Magpie-Robin </span> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , sans-serif">Common Myna </span> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , sans-serif">Golden-fronted Leafbird </span> </span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Long-billed Sunbird</span></span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">White-rumped Munia</span></span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Birding around the grounds of the guest house at 6.30 am for an hour. Mainly checking out the river, where we had Asian Openbill, Little Egret Little Cormorant, Indian Pond Heron and 2 Grey Wagtail. Brahminy Kite flew over and Green Imperial Pigeon were in the riverside vegetation before flying over. Sri Lanka Hanging-Parrot along with Yellow-billed Babbler were at the rest house feeder again.</span><br />
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</span> <span face=""arial" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;">1 Asian Openbill</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , sans-serif">2 Little Cormorant </span> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , sans-serif">1 Little Egret </span> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , sans-serif">1 Indian Pond-Heron </span> </span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1 Brahminy Kite flyover</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , sans-serif">6 Green Imperial-Pigeon </span> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , sans-serif">1 Greater Coucal </span> </span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">30 Indian Swiftlet estimate.</span></span></div>
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Keith and Lindsay Fisherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09458044489867275514noreply@blogger.com0Sri Lanka7.8730539999999989 80.7717969999999923.8495274999999989 75.608223 11.896580499999999 85.935370999999989tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2657744681453201717.post-877385708932838432018-03-27T17:08:00.000+10:002021-10-17T15:56:58.304+10:00Singapore 29th January - 3rd February 2018<b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">29/1/2018</b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">We had a night in Cairns before heading to the International Airport to catch the Silk Air flight to Singapore. The 6½ hr. flight took 35 minutes longer than scheduled as we spent some time in a holding pattern waiting to land in Singapore. We then caught a taxi to the <a href="http://www.stayfareast.com/en/hotels/village-hotel-albert-court">Village Hotel Albert Court</a> our home for the next five nights. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Our friends Chris and Andrew were also staying in Singapore, as we were going onto Sri Lanka together after our visit to Singapore. We got in touch with them and organised to go out for an evening meal locally as we were tired from our travels. We found a multi country restaurant and had a very nice Nepalese meal and an early night.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We met Chris and Andrew before getting onto the MRT (Mass Rapid Transport) to go to the </span><a href="https://www.sbg.org.sg/" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Singapore Botanic Gardens</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, good for birds as well as the flora. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">2 Black Swan</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">11 Red Junglefowl</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">1 Brahminy Kite</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">1 White-breasted Waterhen</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">30 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon)</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">4 Spotted Dove</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">6 Pink-necked Pigeon</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">2 Asian Koel</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">50 dark swiftlet sp.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">1 Banded Woodpecker</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">2 House Crow</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">4 Barn Swallow</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">2 Yellow-vented Bulbul</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">1 Common Tailorbird</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">1 Oriental Magpie-Robin</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">30 Javan Myna</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">1 Olive-backed Sunbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1 Brahminy Kite</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> 4 Red-legged Crake</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> 1 White-breasted Waterhen</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> 40 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon)</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> 7 Spotted Dove4 Black-naped Oriole</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> 30 Asian Glossy Starling</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> 20 Javan Myna</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> 1 Van Hasselt's Sunbird</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> 5 Olive-backed Sunbird</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We had visited here in 2015 but it was the first time for Chris and Andrew. We started looking for Pied Oriental Hornbill, which are quite often in the trees at the start of the jetty but none seen. Pied Oriental Hornbill disappeared from Singapore in the 1880's due to habitat loss but a pair were once again sighted on</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Pulau</span></span> </span>Ubin in 1994. A conservation project started in 2004 by the Singapore Avian Conservation Team, Wildlife Reserves Singapore and National Parks. They released birds at Bukit Timah and Sungei </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Buloh and in 2013 released three onto Palu Ubin (these birds, 2 males and a female, were from the <a href="https://www.wrs.com.sg/en/jurong-bird-park/">Jurong Bird Park</a>). A surprise was that a fourth bird joined them from the wild and mated with the captive bred female. There are thought to be at least 60 hornbills on the island and at least 40 on the Singapore mainland. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Unfortunately these models were the only hornbills we saw!</span><br />
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1 Brahminy Kite<br />
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1 Large-tailed Nightjar, Heard near observation tower.<br />
30 Germain's Swiftlet, estimate.<span style="font-size: small;"> <span style="font-size: x-small;">(used to be subspecies of Edible-nest Swiftlet)</span></span><br />
2 Collared Kingfisher Heard.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">From the terminal we took a taxi ride to the <a href="https://www.changimuseum.sg/">Changi Museum </a></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The Museum is dedicated to all those who lived and died in Singapore, in particular the Changi area</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">during</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> World War II and is quite a sobering experience. In the evening we had a Chinese meal at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Wing-Seong-Fattys-Restaurant/122084521186019"><span data-original-name="Wing Seong Fatty's Restaurant">Wing Seong Fatty's Restaurant.</span></a></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Early start to the day as we had hired bird guide <a href="https://www.facebook.com/lim.kimseng.779">Lim Kim Seng</a>. Kim came around at 5.30 and we then picked up our friends Chris and Andrew. First destination was the Central Catchment Nature Reserve, where we arrived in the dark. This is the largest nature reserve in Singapore, occupying 2880 hectares. Is was a slow walk over the rocky path/creek bed from the car park in the dark, but we managed and eventually reached a flat path. We heard Lesser Sunda Scops Owl and Brown Hawk Owl along the way to </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Jelutong Tower, but did not see them. Once we reached the tower we climbed to the top and spent a few hours after first light looking over the rainforest canopy observing some great birds.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">These included Plume-toed Swiftlet, which was previously considered a sub-species of Glossy Swiftlet, Chestnut-bellied Malkoa, Banded Woodpecker Blue-crowned Hanging-Parrot and Orange-bellied Flowerpecker.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">1/2/2018 Central Catchment Nature Reserve, Jelutong Tower</span></b></span></div>
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1 Purple Heron<br />
19 Pink-necked Pigeon<br />
1 Chestnut-bellied Malkoha <br />
2 Plume-toed Swiftlet Small dark swiftlet with glossy upperparts and white belly, no white markings on rump.<br />
1 Dollarbird<br />
1 Banded Woodpecker<br />
2 Blue-rumped Parrot<br />
14 Long-tailed Parakeet<br />
6</span> <span style="font-size: x-small;">Blue-crowned Hanging-Parrot,<br />
1 Crow-billed Drongo, flyover <br />
4 Greater Racket-tailed Drongo<br />
5 Olive-winged Bulbul<br />
1 Cream-vented Bulbul<br />
4 Red-eyed Bulbul<br />
1 Asian Fairy-bluebird, flyover <br />
50 Asian Glossy Starling, estimate.<br />
12</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> Common Hill Myna, flying over in small groups.</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br />
4 Javan Myna<br />
1 Orange-bellied Flowerpecker <br />
1 Plain-throated Sunbird</span></span></span><br />
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1 Asian Emerald Dove, male foraging on path.<br />
1 Eastern Crowned Warbler</span></span></span><br />
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1 Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">We then stopped off for a mid-morning breakfast before going onto <a href="https://www.nparks.gov.sg/gardens-parks-and-nature/parks-and-nature-reserves/bukit-batok-nature-park">Bukit Batok Nature Park</a>. Good birds here included White-crowned Laughing-Thrush, Pin-striped Tit Babbler and </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Lineated Barbet</span></span>. Managed a not so good grab shot of the laughing-thrush.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We also had a Clouded Monitor </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">(<i>Varanus nebulosus) </i></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">climbing up a tree.</span><br />
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2 White-throated Kingfisher<br />
1 Lineated Barbet<br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Unfortunately the tide was high and there were rain showers when we got there, so we saw no migratory shorebirds. We did see some other great birds including Copper-throated Sunbird in the mangroves, Arctic Warbler, Common Iora and Black-naped Oriole. We were told that the Milky Stork we saw roosting in the mangroves was probably an escapee from the Jurong Bird Park or the Singapore Zoo.</span></span></div>
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1 Milky Stork, possibly from Jurong Bird Park or Singapore Zoo.<br />
6 Great Egret perched along with Little Egret<br />
21 Little Egret <br />
2 Osprey - flying over<br />
2 Black Baza - flying over<br />
1 Japanese Sparrowhawk - flying over<br />
1 Brahminy Kite <br />
2 Spotted Dove<br />
1 White-throated Kingfisher<br />
2 Collared Kingfisher<br />
1 Lineated Barbet<br />
1 Common Iora<br />
5 Black-naped Oriole<br />
2 House Crow<br />
1 Arctic Warbler<br />
1 Ashy Tailorbird<br />
1 Oriental Magpie-Robin<br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Whilst we were looking at the slider we met a photographer who told us to look for the Chestnut-winged Cuckoo behind the Keppel Wetland. So we headed off there, the first bird seen was the Chestnut-winged Cuckoo! What a great bird but it would not oblige for a photo. Also here was a Common Kingfisher. Celebrated with an ice cream before looking for another rarity, Band-bellied Crake, which we found dodging in and out of a patch of Heliconias. Another great afternoon birding.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We found a Chinese Restaurant, where we had fried rice and water for A$30.00 - not good value.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Singapore once again provided good birding opportunities and interesting experiences along with many changes since we last visited in 2015.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; text-align: justify;">One bird we did see but did not mention was the </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; text-align: justify;">Straw-headed Bulbul, which is classed as a sensitive species. P</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; text-align: justify;">ublic information</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; text-align: justify;"> being restricted due to potential harmful impacts to these birds, therefore no location data is given.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Species seen, number, location and date of first sighting</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Mute
Swan 2 Singapore Botanic Gardens (Swan Lake) 30 Jan 2018</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Black
Swan 2 Singapore Botanic Gardens 30 Jan 2018</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Red
Junglefowl 11 Singapore Botanic Gardens 30 Jan 2018</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Milky
Stork 1 Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve 01 Feb 2018</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Oriental
Darter 1 Palau Ubin, Quarry 31 Jan 2018</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Grey
Heron 4 Pulau Ubin 31 Jan 2018</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Purple
Heron 1 CCNR--Jelutong Tower 01 Feb 2018</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Great
Egret 6 Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve 01 Feb 2018</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Intermediate
Egret 1 Palau Ubin, Quarry 31 Jan 2018</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Little
Egret 21 Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve 01 Feb 2018</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Striated
Heron 1 Pulau Ubin: Chek Jawa Wetlands 31 Jan 2018</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Osprey 1 Sungei
Buloh Wetland Reserve 01 Feb 2018</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Black
Baza 2 Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve 01 Feb 2018</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Japanese
Sparrowhawk 1 Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve 01 Feb 2018</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Brahminy
Kite 1 Singapore Botanic Gardens 30 Jan 2018</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Red-legged
Crake 4 Singapore Botanic Gardens 30 Jan 2018</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">White-br.
Waterhen 1 Singapore Botanic Gardens 30 Jan 2018</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Band-bellied
Crake 1 Singapore Botanic Gardens 02 Feb 2018</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Common
Sandpiper 1 Pulau Ubin 31 Jan 2018</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Rock
Dove 30 Singapore Botanic Gardens 30 Jan 2018</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Spotted
Dove 4 Singapore Botanic Gardens 30 Jan 2018</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Asian
Emerald Dove 1 Central Catchment Nature Reserve 01 Feb 2018</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Zebra
Dove 2 Kranji Sanctuary Golf Course 01 Feb 2018</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Pink-necked
Pigeon 6 Singapore Botanic Gardens 30 Jan 2018</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Chestnut-bellied
Malkoha 1 CCNR--Jelutong Tower 01 Feb 2018</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Chestnut-winged
Cuckoo 1 Singapore
Botanic Gardens (Keppel Discovery Wetland) 02 Feb 2018</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Asian
Koel 2 Singapore Botanic Gardens 30 Jan 2018</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Large-tailed
Nightjar 1 Pulau Ubin: Chek Jawa Wetlands 31 Jan 2018</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Plume-toed
Swiftlet 2 CCNR--Jelutong Tower 01 Feb 2018</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Germain's
Swiftlet 30 Pulau Ubin: Chek Jawa Wetlands 31 Jan 2018</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Common
Kingfisher 1 Singapore Botanic
Gardens (Keppel Discovery Wetland) 02 Feb 2018</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">White-thr.
Kingfisher 2 Bukit Batok Nature Park 01 Feb 2018</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Collared
Kingfisher 1 Palau Ubin, Quarry 31 Jan 2018</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Blue-tailed
Bee-eater 8 Singapore Botanic Gardens (Swan Lake) 30 Jan 2018</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Dollarbird 1 CCNR--Jelutong
Tower 01 Feb 2018</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Lineated
Barbet 1 Bukit Batok Nature Park 01 Feb 2018</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Banded
Woodpecker 1 Singapore Botanic Gardens 30 Jan 2018</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Common
Flameback 1 Singapore Botanic Gardens 02 Feb 2018</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Blue-rumped
Parrot 2 CCNR--Jelutong Tower 01 Feb 2018</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Rose-ringed
Parakeet 8 Singapore Botanic Gardens 02 Feb 2018</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Long-tailed
Parakeet 14 CCNR--Jelutong Tower 01 Feb 2018</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Blue-crowned
Hanging-Parrot 6 CCNR--Jelutong Tower 01 Feb 2018</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Common
Iora 1 Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve 01 Feb 2018</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Black-naped
Oriole 4 Singapore Botanic Gardens 30 Jan 2018</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Crow-billed
Drongo 1 CCNR--Jelutong Tower 01 Feb 2018</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Greater
Racket-tailed Drongo 4 CCNR--Jelutong Tower 01 Feb 2018</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Malaysian
Pied-Fantail 1 Singapore
Botanic Gardens (Keppel
Discovery Wetland) 02 Feb 2018</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">House
Crow 2 Singapore Botanic Gardens 30 Jan 2018</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Barn
Swallow 4 Singapore Botanic Gardens 30 Jan 2018</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Pacific
Swallow 4 Singapore Botanic Gardens 02 Feb 2018</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Straw-headed
Bulbul 4 </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Yellow-vented
Bulbul 2 Singapore Botanic Gardens 30 Jan 2018</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Olive-winged
Bulbul 5 CCNR--Jelutong Tower 01 Feb 2018</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Cream-vented
Bulbul 1 CCNR--Jelutong Tower 01 Feb 2018</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Red-eyed
Bulbul 4 CCNR--Jelutong Tower 01 Feb 2018</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Arctic
Warbler 1 Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve 01 Feb 2018</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Eastern
Crowned Warbler 1 Central Catchment Nature Reserve 01 Feb
2018</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Common
Tailorbird 1 Singapore Botanic Gardens 30 Jan 2018</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Ashy
Tailorbird 1 Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve 01 Feb 2018</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Pin-striped
Tit-Babbler 9 Bukit Batok Nature Park 01 Feb 2018</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">White-cr.
Laughingthrush 3 Bukit Batok Nature Park 01 Feb 2018</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Asian
Fairy-bluebird 1 CCNR--Jelutong Tower 01 Feb 2018</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Oriental
Magpie-Robin 1 Singapore Botanic Gardens 30 Jan 2018</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">White-rumped
Shama 5 Pulau Ubin 31 Jan 2018</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Green-backed
Flycatcher 1 Central Catchment Nature Reserve 01 Feb 2018</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Asian
Glossy Starling 30 Singapore Botanic Gardens 30 Jan 2018</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Common
Hill Myna 12 CCNR--Jelutong Tower 01 Feb 2018</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Common
Myna 2 Kranji Sanctuary Golf Course 01 Feb 2018</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Javan
Myna 30 Singapore Botanic Gardens 30 Jan 2018</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Orange-bellied
Flowerpecker 1 Central Catchment Nature Reserve 01 Feb 2018</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Scarlet-backed
Flowerpecker 1 Central Catchment Nature Reserve 01 Feb 2018</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Plain-throated
Sunbird 1 CCNR--Jelutong Tower 01 Feb 2018</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Van
Hasselt's Sunbird 1 Singapore Botanic Gardens 30 Jan 2018</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Copper-throated
Sunbird 3 Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve 01 Feb 2018</span><br />
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Sunbird 1 Singapore Botanic Gardens 30 Jan 2018</span><br />
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Tree Sparrow 6 Singapore Botanic Gardens 30 Jan 2018</span><br />
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November</b></span></span></div>
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;">Our adventure started with an 11 day campervan trip
around the south-west of Western Australia (WA) before two weeks on
Christmas and Cocos-keeling Islands.</span></span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;">Due to staffing issues our flight to Perth from Cairns
was delayed 45 minutes, not too much of a problem. The flight direct
to Perth arrived (WA time, 2 hours behind Queensland) at 10.20pm only
20 minutes late. Got a taxi to our hotel which was only 10 minutes
from the airport.<b> </b></span></span><br />
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November</b></span></span></div>
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;">Due to the time difference we woke up at 4.00am!
Eventually got up at 6.am and had breakfast before checking out and
getting a ride in a Mercedes to pick up the campervan. Headed out of
Perth to our first destination, Northam 97km north-east of Perth in
the Avon Valley. The reason for this visit was to put the introduced
Mute Swan onto our Australian Bird list. The population here was
introduced in the late 1890's and has remained in Northam ever since.
Occasionally birds have been reported from other areas such as Perth
and Lake Bibra. First stop was Avon Weir but no swans here</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">.</span></span><br />
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council chambers, whilst we were having lunch in Bernard Park.<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"> </span>Just in case you don't know what a Mute Swan looks like
here is the one we saw!</span></span></span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Avon River, Bernard Park</b> </span></span></span></div>
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;">1 Mute Swan <br />1 Black Swan <br />2 Pacific Black Duck <br />1 Chestnut Teal <br />2 Australian White Ibis <br />Eurasian Coot 2 separate nests with birds sitting. Other 6 swimming in river. <br />5 Black-winged Stilt (Australian) <br />1 Singing Honeyeater <br />4 Brown Honeyeater </span><br />
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Tourist Bureau at Northam is very good as is the adjacent cafe, we also appreciated the air-conditioning with a temperature outside of
38ºC!<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"> </span>From
Northam we headed to the Tourist Park at Toodyay, </span>85
kilometres north-east of Perth. The settlement was proclaimed by
Governor Arthur Kennedy on 1 October 1860 as Newcastle but in May
1910, due to confusion with the New South Wales city of Newcastle,
it's name was changed to Toodyay. The park was almost full with
mostly Bush Poets who had a weekend contest in town, apparently an
annual event. An afternoon bird watch had plenty of birds but did not produce anything new </span><span style="font-size: x-small;">for our tri<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">p list</span>.</span></span></span></div>
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Wood Duck</span></span></span><br />
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Black-Cockatoo (Calling whilst flying<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">)</span></span></span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">8 Galah 1
entering tree hollow</span></span></span><br />
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Ringneck</span></span></span><br />
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Honeyeater</span></span></span><br />
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Pardalote (Heard<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">)</span></span></span></span><br />
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Gerygone</span></span></span><br />
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Magpie</span></span></span><br />
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Rufous Whistler (M<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">)</span> (eating caterpillar)</span></span></span><br />
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Raven</span></span></span><br />
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Martin (Estimate) (2 entering a tree hollow<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">)</span></span></span></span></div>
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November</b> </span></span></span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;">Awoke early as it got light at
5.00am, heard Australian Owlet Nightjar and Southern Boobook
overnight. A pleasant temperature of 18°C for a morning walk around
the park produced a couple of Rufous Treecreeper foraging around and
on the cabins. </span></span></span></div>
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am</b></span></span></span><br />
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Bronze-Cuckoo<span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></span></span><br />
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Gerygone</span></span></span><br />
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Shrikethrush</span></span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1 Rufous
Whistler </span></span></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(Heard)</span></span></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1 Crested
Bellbird<span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></span></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(Heard)</span></span></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1 Little
Crow</span></span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">2 Australian
Raven</span></span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">50 Tree
Martin<span style="font-weight: normal;">
</span>(Estimate<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">)</span></span></span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></span></span>
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<br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;">Left the park and headed back to Northam before going
south towards York and Edward Crossing by the Avon (on Top Beverly
Road) for a drinks break<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><b>.</b></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><b> </b></span><b> </b></span></span></span></div>
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><span style="font-size: x-small;">Edward Crossing – Top Beverley Road</span></b></span></span></span></div>
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1 Striated
Pardalote</span></span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> 2 Weebill</span></span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1 Grey
Butcherbird </span></span></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(Heard)</span></span></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">2 Rufous
Whistler </span></span></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(Heard)</span></span></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">3 Australian
Raven</span><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Next
stop was the town of Brookton where we phoned the campervan company
because the vans air-conditioning had failed. The outcome was that we
needed to go Albany to get it fixed. This meant a change of plan as
we were intending to go to the Stirling Ranges. Continued on to our
overnight destination which was Dryandra National Park which we last
visited in 1998. At Narrogin we took Turner Road and a few back roads
to Dryandra. Got to the </span>Congelin Dam Campsite and
Picnic Ground where we had lunch<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><b>.</b></span></span></span><b><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><b> </b></span></span></span></span></span></b></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><b><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><br /></b></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></div>
<b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Congelin Dam Campsite and Picnic Ground</b></span></span></span></span></span></b></div>
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">5 Rainbow Bee-eater</span></span>
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">2 Striated Pardalote (Heard)</span></span></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small; font-weight: normal;">
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">2 Weebill</span></span></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> (Heard)</span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">2 Rufous
Whistler (Heard)</span></span></span></span></b></span><br />
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<b>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Decided
to check out the </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">Gnaala Mia Campground,
after lunch. It was a bit burnt in the surrounding area but no-one
else was camped here so we set up camp and had a welcome afternoon
snooze! Went for a walk in the afternoon. Good birds were
Blue-breasted Fairy-wren, Western Spinebill, Inland Thornbill,Grey
Currawong, Jacky Winter and Scarlet Robin who was displaying. Some of them even posed
for photographs.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Western
Spinebill </b></span></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><b>(M)</b></span></span></span></span></div>
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<div style="text-align: left;">
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Gnaala Mia Campground - pm</b></span></span></span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span></span></div>
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<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: x-small; font-weight: normal;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">2 Australian
Ringneck</span></span></span></span></div>
</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small; font-weight: normal;">
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1 Rufous
Treecreeper</span></span></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: x-small; font-weight: normal;">
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">5 Blue-breasted
Fairywren</span></span></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: x-small; font-weight: normal;">
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1 Western
Spinebill</span></span></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: x-small; font-weight: normal;">
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">6 Yellow-plumed
Honeyeater </span></span></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: x-small; font-weight: normal;">
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">4 Striated
Pardalote</span></span></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: x-small; font-weight: normal;">
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1 Inland
Thornbill</span></span></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: x-small; font-weight: normal;">
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">3 Weebill</span></span></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: x-small; font-weight: normal;">
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1 Western
Gerygone</span></span></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: x-small; font-weight: normal;">
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">2 Grey
Currawong</span></span></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: x-small; font-weight: normal;">
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1 Rufous
Whistler (Heard).</span></span></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: x-small; font-weight: normal;">
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">2 Jacky
Winter</span></span></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: x-small; font-weight: normal;">
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">3 Scarlet
Robin (Campbell's)</span></span></span></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span></div>
</div>
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</span></span>
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</div>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><br /></span>
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Evening meal was a Cumberland Sausage, yum and the
evening entertainment was trying to get rid of the hundreds of bush
flies in the van!</span><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> </b></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>7<sup>th</sup>
November</b></span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdyW7DGqwQi3pVJsesw_iL_BkjFlIlCrhbI5oMh-e_1625wsVncUNbbOjmZDYDt1uRx4NEf9YY_gwow8LJZc-2-Jfawy-mVJqwurb2daPOYT3FD2r8Rf8HLr-CqZXjD4jIkWqK6_qcdls/s1600/Scarlet+Robin.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdyW7DGqwQi3pVJsesw_iL_BkjFlIlCrhbI5oMh-e_1625wsVncUNbbOjmZDYDt1uRx4NEf9YY_gwow8LJZc-2-Jfawy-mVJqwurb2daPOYT3FD2r8Rf8HLr-CqZXjD4jIkWqK6_qcdls/s400/Scarlet+Robin.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Scarlet
Robin</b></span></span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;">Overnight was 6ºC, coldest night yet. It was light well
before 5.00am and the birds were squarking outside the van so it was
an early start to birding. Honeyeaters were busy with Brown-headed, </span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;">White-eared and White-cheeked busy foraging<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">. T</span>he highlight was a Red-capped
Parrot, 1<sup>st</sup> for the trip. To celebrate the cold morning we
had porridge for breakfast as the temperature slowly rose to 12ºC. </span></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;">Th<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">is</span> Jacky Winter was al<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">so trying to keep warm!</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<b><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Gnaala Mia Campground-am</span></span></b><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-JWKeX8rCg10/WLPfED5YyDI/AAAAAAAAGZI/i24nG2ie-JU6dnlBg70_S1w__WD1NHn6gCPcB/s1600/Jacky%2BWinter.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="375" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-JWKeX8rCg10/WLPfED5YyDI/AAAAAAAAGZI/i24nG2ie-JU6dnlBg70_S1w__WD1NHn6gCPcB/s400/Jacky%2BWinter.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Jacky
Winter</b></span></span></span></span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">4 Australian
Ringneck</span></span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1 Red-capped
Parrot</span></span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">7 Brown
Honeyeater </span></span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">2 White-cheeked
Honeyeater</span></span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">4 White-eared
Honeyeater</span></span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">3 Brown-headed
Honeyeater</span></span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">4 Spotted
Pardalote going into tree hollow.</span></span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">2 Striated
Pardalote</span></span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">6 Weebill</span></span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1 Grey
Currawong</span></span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">2 Grey
Shrikethrush </span></span></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(Heard)</span></span></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">2 Jacky
Winter</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1 Western
Yellow Robin</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;">From the campground we drove a short distance to Old
Mill Dam and took a walk. Highlights were Australian Hobby,
lots of Rufous Treecreeper, more Scarlet Robin and one Dusky Woodswallow<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">.</span></span></span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"> </span> </span></span></span></span></span><br />
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</span></span>
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<div style="text-align: center;">
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-G_69xTmRba8/WLPfELqPCdI/AAAAAAAAGYk/ZCCzwkAYUnUYmfpFQgdTvKz5ewvLU-tXQCPcB/s1600/Rufous%2BTreecreeper%2B-%2BCopy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-G_69xTmRba8/WLPfELqPCdI/AAAAAAAAGYk/ZCCzwkAYUnUYmfpFQgdTvKz5ewvLU-tXQCPcB/s400/Rufous%2BTreecreeper%2B-%2BCopy.jpg" width="391" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Rufous
Treecreeper</b></span></span></span></span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
</div>
</div>
<br />
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Old Mill Dam – Dryandra NP</b></span></span></span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">5 Rainbow
Bee-eater</span></span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1 Australian
Hobby</span></span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">7 Australian
Ringneck</span></span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">12 Rufous
Treecreeper</span></span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">3 Yellow-plumed
Honeyeater</span></span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">4 Striated
Pardalote</span></span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">2 Western
Gerygone</span></span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1 Dusky
Woodswallow</span></span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1 Australian
Magpie</span></span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1 Black-faced
Cuckooshrike</span></span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">2 Grey
Shrikethrush</span></span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1 Rufous
Whistler</span></span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1 Willie
Wagtail</span></span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">3 Scarlet Robin (Campbell's)</span></span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">2 Tree
Martin</span></span></span></span></span><br />
<br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;">We then left Dryandra NP and headed to the nearest town,
Narrogin, to visit the information centre. We made use of their free
Wi-Fi and bought a more detailed map of the area. Despite having a
Sat. Nav. and maps on a tablet you can't beat a decent paper map.
Took a while getting out of town as we were held up by a funeral
procession, which was probably somebody of great importance judging by
the number of cars. Headed off to Katanning and found the Lions Park
which was a good spot to stop for lunch. </span></span></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: small;">
</span></div>
<span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Lions Park, Kattaning</b></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">18 Red
Wattlebird</span></span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">2 Brown
Honeyeater</span></span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1 Striated
Pardalote</span></span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1 Weebill</span></span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1 Australian
Raven</span></span></span></span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;">
</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<div style="font-weight: normal;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;">Due to the air conditioning problem with our van we had
to head to Albany along the main Perth-Albany road via Mt. Barker. We
knew the caravan park at Middleton form our trip in 1998 so we headed
there. Of course everything had changed since our last visit 18 years
ago and we did not recognise anything. Anyway we checked in and found
our site tucked away in a corner but only a few metres walk to the
beach<b>.</b></span></span></span><br />
<br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Middleton Beach Big 4 Caravan Park</b></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">
</span></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; font-weight: normal; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nPhbX6ESh4w/WLPfEOIyKFI/AAAAAAAAGYk/DGgwuIlDi_If6eUixunUIeQMm2Dg-OzVACPcB/s1600/Red-capped%2BPlover.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" height="242" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nPhbX6ESh4w/WLPfEOIyKFI/AAAAAAAAGYk/DGgwuIlDi_If6eUixunUIeQMm2Dg-OzVACPcB/s320/Red-capped%2BPlover.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b> </b></span></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Red-capped
Plover</b></span></span></span></span></span><span style="text-align: left;"></span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><br /></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;">6 Carnaby's Black- Cockatoo</span><br />
<div align="JUSTIFY" class="western" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<div style="text-align: center;">
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
</div>
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;">3 Galah</span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;">2 New
Holland Honeyeater</span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">1 Willie
Wagtai</span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">l</span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;">After getting organised we <span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">took a</span> beach walk, which was good with a Rock Parrot foraging in the
dunes and several Carnaby's Black Cockatoo foraging in the shrubby
vegetation at the back of the dunes. Red-capped Plover were darting
in and out of the dunes to run along the beach. All providing good
photo opportunities</span></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>. </b></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">
</span><span style="font-size: x-small;">
</span><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/--3Fn66QRNLE/WLPfEBm4DdI/AAAAAAAAGZI/-YFL2v3O5ZQwBa7l3S4JLOPHP2j1dyB0wCPcB/s1600/Carnaby%2527s%2BBlack%2BCockatoo%2B-%2BCopy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="224" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/--3Fn66QRNLE/WLPfEBm4DdI/AAAAAAAAGZI/-YFL2v3O5ZQwBa7l3S4JLOPHP2j1dyB0wCPcB/s320/Carnaby%2527s%2BBlack%2BCockatoo%2B-%2BCopy.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-small;">Carnaby's Black-Cockatoo</span></b></span></span></span></span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: x-small;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b> </b></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></b></span></span></span></span></span>
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><span style="font-size: x-small;">Middleton Beach</span></b></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">2 Straw-necked
Ibis</span></span></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">7 Red-capped
Plover </span></span></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">19 Silver
Gull</span></span></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">5 Carnaby's
Black-Cockatoo</span></span></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">8 Galah</span></span></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1 Rock
Parrot</span></span></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1
Southern Emuwre<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">n</span> </span></span></span></span><br />
<br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;">Our Japanese neighbours in a tent spent the evening
watching a noisy video but they eventually quietened down, this led
to us having a late night, after 9 O'clock!</span></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><b> </b></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div>
</div>
</div>
<div style="font-weight: normal;">
<span style="font-size: small;">
</span>
</div>
<div class="western" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;">
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-haTB8bmakX0/WLPfEAhQNGI/AAAAAAAAGYk/6N_bBmFPl94qZTv8Cc8A9a3J-YbGrweyACPcB/s1600/Rock%2BParrot%2B-%2BCopy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="451" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-haTB8bmakX0/WLPfEAhQNGI/AAAAAAAAGYk/6N_bBmFPl94qZTv8Cc8A9a3J-YbGrweyACPcB/s640/Rock%2BParrot%2B-%2BCopy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><b> </b></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><b>Rock
Parrot</b></span></span></span></span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
</div>
<div style="font-weight: normal;">
<span style="font-size: small;">
</span>
</div>
<div align="CENTER" class="western" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>
</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
<div style="font-weight: normal;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">
</span></span>
</div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; text-align: justify;">
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2u39ydPiet0/WLPfEA0UiVI/AAAAAAAAGYk/uonwldUaEIk_8HQZFAeT7RNzF9_aKTbLgCPcB/s1600/Sooty%2BOystercatcher.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="220" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2u39ydPiet0/WLPfEA0UiVI/AAAAAAAAGYk/uonwldUaEIk_8HQZFAeT7RNzF9_aKTbLgCPcB/s320/Sooty%2BOystercatcher.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Sooty
Oystercatcher</b></span></span></span></span></span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><br /></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>8<sup>th</sup>
November</b></span></span></span></span></span> </span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;">Early morning <span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">w</span>ent for a walk along Middleton Beach, where there was a lone Sooty Oystercatcher, to the Ellen Cove
Boardwalk we had last visited in 1998. The boardwalk runs around the
cliffs and is a good birding spot. Saw Red-eared Firetail,
White-browed Robin and WA race of Silvereye <span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">among</span> others. Also
several Southern Brown Bandicoot were foraging along the edge of the
boardwalk. Australian Magpie were on the grassy areas behind the
beach looking for handouts along with a few Galah.</span></span></span><br />
<br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></span></span>
<br />
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;">
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Ellen
Cove Boardwalk and Middleton Beach</b></span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">1 Straw-necked
Ibis (flying over)</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">
</span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">2 Australian
Pied Oystercatcher</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">
</span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">1 Sooty
Oystercatcher</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">
</span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">2 Red-capped
Plover</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">
</span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">30 Silver
Gull</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">
</span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">3 Common
Bronzewing</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">
</span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">4 Carnaby's
Black-Cockatoo </span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">
</span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">9 Galah</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">
</span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b> Galah</b></span></span></span></span></span></td></tr>
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<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">10 New
Holland Honeyeater</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">
</span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">4 White-browed
Scrubwren </span></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;">(spotted)</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">
</span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">2
Western Whistler</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">
</span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">2 Rufous
Whistler</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">
</span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">3 Australian
Magpie</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">
</span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">2 Magpie-lark</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">
</span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">2 Grey
Fantail</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">
</span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">3
White-breasted Robin</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">
</span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">7
Silvereye</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">
</span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">2 Red-eared
Firetail</span></span></div>
</div>
<div style="font-weight: normal; text-align: justify;">
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;">After breakfast we headed out to the nearby Lake
Seppings where we took the walk around the lake. Walked half way
around and returned to the car. Plenty of Australian Reed Warbler,
Blue-billed Duck and a very obliging Common Bronzewing who posed for
photos. Also on the board walk was a s<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">kink, Common Dwarf Skink<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><i> Menetia greyi<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">i</span></i><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">.</span><i> </i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><b> </b>Drove to the opposite side of the lake, where there is a bird
hide, not much seen here, highlights were Musk Duck and Swamp Harrier
flying over.</span></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"> </span></span></span></span></span>
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<br />
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size: xx-small;"></span></b></span></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b> </b></span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Silvereye - race<i> gouldi<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">i</span></i></b></span></span></td></tr>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Lake
Seppings, Albany</b></span></span></div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="western" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">4 Australian
Wood Duck</span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">2 Pacific
Black Duck </span></span>
</div>
<div class="western" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">11 Blue-billed
Duck</span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">6 Musk
Duck</span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">7 Australian
Pelican</span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">2 White-faced
Heron</span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">100 Australian
White Ibis</span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">80 Straw-necked
Ibis</span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1 Swamp
Harrier</span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">2 Australasian
Swamphen</span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">4 Eurasian
Coot</span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1 Common
Bronzewing</span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1 Laughing
Kookaburra</span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">3 Galah</span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">2 Red-winged
Fairywren</span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">4 Red
Wattlebird</span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">4 New
Holland Honeyeater</span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1 White-browed
Scrubwren</span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">2 Western
Gerygone</span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">2 Australian
Magpie</span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1 Western
Whistler</span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1 Grey
Fantail</span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">4 Australian
Raven</span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">5 Welcome
Swallow</span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">5 Australian
Reed-Warbler</span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">2 Silvereye</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Common Bronzewing</b></span></span></span></span></span></td></tr>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Back into Albany to buy a camping chair as one we had
with the campervan broke the first time we used it (hire company
reimbursed us for it). A picnic lunch was had at the Anzac Memorial
Park overlooking Albany Harbour. We finished of with a very nice
coffee in the cafe. We had decided not to stay in Albany as we had
not heard from the hire company about getting our air-conditioning
repaired so we headed east along the coast. Our destination was
Cheynes Beach Caravan Park adjacent to Waychinicup National Park.
This is home to our two targets, Western Bristlebird and Western
Whipbird as well as Noisy Scrub-bird, which we had seen briefly at
Manypeaks National Park in 1998.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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</span><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">
</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">
</span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><span style="font-size: x-small;">Cheynes Beach Caravan Park</span> </b></span></span>
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">3 Common
Bronzewing</span></span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;">
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">2 Brush Bronzewing</span></span></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;">
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"> </span></span></span></span>
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"> </span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">2</span> Shining
Bronze-Cuckoo</span></span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1 Fan-tailed Cuckoo</span></span></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">20 Red Wattlebird</span> </span></span></span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">20 New Holland Honeyeater</span></span></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">2 White-browed Scrubwren</span></span></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">2 Grey Fantail</span></span></span>
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">
</span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">
</span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">
</span>
</span><br />
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><br /></span>
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;">Went for a walk but did not find the targets but did see
Black-shouldered Kite (new for the trip list) and Australian Kestrel.
</span></span></span></span></div>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj2gRDfr-FEBOYO3OSx0qzOQ6vJNVy51FWFTA1Nzmb_7I0s1wpxnHryVqWcMleeCI-YoNXlX54gSB1aUlEfJ-tiAmsY9f-renuH6kDhV0Z3PGyS3cHRW5E7BwbkIrZfblMMw5opVfhVII/s1600/Waychinicup+NP+sign.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj2gRDfr-FEBOYO3OSx0qzOQ6vJNVy51FWFTA1Nzmb_7I0s1wpxnHryVqWcMleeCI-YoNXlX54gSB1aUlEfJ-tiAmsY9f-renuH6kDhV0Z3PGyS3cHRW5E7BwbkIrZfblMMw5opVfhVII/s200/Waychinicup+NP+sign.jpg" width="200" /></a><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;">
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Western Bristlebird calling, then a movement in a small banksia
before we saw the bird. It skulked around in the vegetation giving us
tantalising views before it popped up onto a dead branch and
continued calling allowing some great photos to be taken – hooray
target one! </span></span></span></div>
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feeding on the nectar of a banksia, brilliant, what a great little
mammal, Australia's smallest possum</span></span></span></div>
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junction (about 1.3km from the Caravan Park), we decided to turn
around here as it was getting late for breakfast! About halfway back
to base we heard a Western Whipbird calling so stopped to look, a
movement in a bush got our attention then up popped a bird onto the
top of the bush. It was the Western Whipbird who stayed long enough
for us to get good binocular views but no photo – another hooray and target two.
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Cuckoo</span></span></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><br />
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Wattlebird</span></span></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><br />
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Holland Honeyeater</span></span></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><br />
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Cuckooshrike</span></span></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><br />
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Robin</span></span></span></div>
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when we drove down to the beach for lunch. We had Splendid Fairy-wren
for company here, the female was particularly cheeky coming into the
van to pick up the crumbs whilst the male tried to chase off the wren
in the vans wing mirror. A Noisy Scrub-bird called but did not show
and a few beach birds showed.</span></span></span></div>
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Fairy-wren (F)</b></span></span></span></td></tr>
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Oystercatcher</span></span></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span></div>
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Gull</span></span></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span></div>
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Bronzewing</span></span></span></div>
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Cuckoo</span></span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1 Noisy
Scrub-bird</span></span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">2 Splendid
Fairywren</span></span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">3 New
Holland Honeyeater</span></span></span></div>
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Whistler</span></span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1 Willie
Wagtail</span></span></span></div>
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Fantail</span></span></span></div>
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Swallow</span></span></span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;">Lazy afternoon at the Caravan Park.</span></span></span><br />
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</span></span></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">8 Red
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Holland Honeyeater</span></span></span></div>
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Fantail</span></span></span></div>
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Raven</span></span></span></div>
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Martin</span></span></span></div>
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Purple-crowned Lorikeet fly into the park before we saw a male
Southern Emu-wren, Grey Butcherbird and Tawny-crowned Honeyeater
amongst others along the track. Quite a few flowers in bloom
including this <i>Banksia coccinea,</i><span style="font-style: normal;">
which was attracting <span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">White-cheek<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">e</span>d </span></span>Honeyeater.</span><span style="font-size: small;"> Also flowering here was the Basket Flower <i>Adenanthos obovatus </i></span></span>
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Cheynes Beach, which came up with the goods as it had done for many
birders before. Next destination was Porongurup National Park where
we arrived at 10.50am. After a coffee we decided to walk the 2.2km
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where we found a lookout overlooking the surrounding countryside. We
also noticed another walk way and lookout above us, which was on the
outside of the cliffs supported by rods drilled into the rock face.
We had to get that bit higher so took the 65m track over rocks with
handles to haul yourself up. The final part to the platform was via a
vertical ladder but the effort was well worth it. Great panoramic
views both outwards an down through the metal mesh. The walk back
down to the car park was much easier! </span></span>
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Cuckoo</span></span></span><br />
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Black-Cockatoo</span></span></span><br />
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Scrubwren</span></span></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><br />
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Gerygone</span></span></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><br />
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Whistler</span></span></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><br />
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Whistler</span></span></span><br />
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Robin</span></span></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><br />
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Park - Castle Rock / Granite Skywalk Trail (Final 1.0km)</span></span></span></b><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1 Fan-tailed
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Thornbill</span></span></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><br />
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which is adjacent to the National Park. Here we had a late lunch at
2.00pm. Our afternoon plans were thwarted by heavy rain, which set in
for the afternoon but gave us an opportunity to sort out photos.</span></span></span></div>
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light drizzle as well. A short walk around the park and adjacent road
added a few birds to our trip list.</span></span></span><br />
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Holland Honeyeater</span></span></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><br />
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Magpie</span></span></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><br />
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where we parked at the Tree in the Rock day use area and managed some
birding in between showers, highlights here were Baudin's Black
Cockatoo and Red-winged Fairy-wren. </span></span>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1 Common
Bronzewing</span></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><br />
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Scrubwren</span></span></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><br />
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Raven</span></span></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;">A short distance from Porongurup NP is the 511 hectare
Twin Creeks Conservation Reserve, which is now a National Trust
Property. The property came up for sale in 2002 and the community was
determined to save it from development so they raised $200,000 and
obtained another $200,000 from the government's National Reserve
System Program towards purchase and establishment costs. It is part
of an Internationally recognised biodiversity hotspot containing many
diverse habitats such as, Jarrah, Marri, Ponongurup Karri and Wandoo
Woodlands as well as heathlands. Highlights here were three
Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo, Regent Parrot, four Western Rosella,
Western Yellow Robin and Rufous Whistler.<b> </b></span></span></span></div>
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connection at the public phone box. Had <span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">a male Western Spinebill here.</span></span></span></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"></span><br />
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drive to Denmark where we booked into the Riverside Caravan Park,
which is in a lovely setting at the mouth of the Denmark River.
Plenty of birds around including a Little Corella and a Galah who had
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of lookouts over the ocean. Back to their house for afternoon tea
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Wilson's Inlet. At the mouth of the river we counted </span></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">53 nests of Little Black Cormorant, 12 were occupied.</span></span></span><br />
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Swallow</span><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></span></div>
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Swallow (immature)</b></span></span></td></tr>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Near by
is the </span><b><span style="font-weight: normal;">Wilson
Inlet Heritage Walk Trail so we decided to continue our walk along
here before breakfast. </span></b></span></span></span></span><br />
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<b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Good
internet connection at the caravan park so caught up with some eBird surveys. Drove into town, where there is a good IGA supermarket, to
get some food supplies. It was 11.30 before we left Denmark heading
North-west towards Walpole. Took a detour to Coalmine Beach for lunch
and some birding, not much around with highlights being Red-winged
and Splendid Fairy-wren<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><b> </b></span></span></b><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">a<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">long with</span> a White-browed Scrubwren.</span></span></div>
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Gull</span></span></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><br />
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Scrubwren</span></span></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><br />
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Fantail</span></span></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><br />
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lunch we re-fuelled at Walpole and continued onto Warren National
Park, a place we had camped at 18 years ago. In between we stopped
for a smoko break in the Shannon National Park.</span></b></span></span></span></div>
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National Par<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">k</span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">2 Red-winged
Fairywren</span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1 Western
Gerygone</span></span><br />
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Whistler</span></span><br />
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Fantail</span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1 Australian
Raven</span></span><br />
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Robin</span></span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-weight: normal;">Reached
Warren NP only to find the camping areas closed, we found out later
that road works had just been completed when they got washed away in
a heavy downpour making it impassable. The nearest town is Pemberton
so we headed there and checked out the caravan park but noticed there
was a nearby camping area at Big Brook Arboretum (GPS: -34.4045,
116.004) in the Greater Beedelup National Park. So we checked this
out, a small camping area</span></b></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-weight: normal;">which was almost full but we found a spot
on an old track adjacent to the designated area. Only costs $7.50 per
adult a night. Nice location but a bit noisy, children and a
generator the main culprits but we did not have to walk far to get
away from them.</span></b></span></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-weight: normal;"></span></b></span></span></span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;">The park
is set in the karri forest, the Smooth Barked Karri (<i>Eucalyptus
diversicolor</i>) being the major tree species found here along with
Jarrah (<i>Eucalyptus marginata</i>) and Marri (<i>Corymbia
calophylla</i>). Other species like Swamp Peppermint (<i>Agonis
linearifolia</i>), Water Bush, Myrtle Wattle (<i>Acacia myrtifolia</i>)
and Lemon-scented Darwinia (<i>Darwinia citriodora</i>) like the
swampy areas.</span></span></span><br />
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<b><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Big Brook Arboretum Camp Ground, Greater Beedelup National Park</span></span></span></b><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1 Laughing
Kookaburra</span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">3 Gilbert's
Honeyeater</span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1 Striated
Pardalote</span></span><br />
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Gerygone</span></span><br />
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Magpie (Western)</span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1 Western
Whistler</span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">2 Grey
Fantail<b> </b></span></span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>13<sup>th</sup>
November</b> </span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;">Cold
night down to 9<span style="font-weight: normal;">ºC but
managed to get out of bed and into birding at 6.20am! Did a 1km walk
along the roads managing to see a few birds in the tall trees.</span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><b><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Greater Beedelup National Park</span></span></span></b></span></td></tr>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><span style="font-size: x-small;">Big Brook Arboretum Camp Ground and
surrounds, Greater Beedelup National Park</span></b> </span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1 Common
Bronzewing</span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">2 Laughing
Kookaburra</span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">2 Gilbert's
Honeyeater</span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">6 Striated
Pardalote</span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1 White-browed
Scrubwren</span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">2 Western
Gerygone</span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">4 Australian
Magpie (Western)</span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">3 Grey
Currawong</span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">7 Western
Whistler</span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">2 Grey
Fantail</span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1 Scarlet
Robin</span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1 White-breasted
Robin</span></span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;">Back at the van it was porridge for breakfast to warm
up! Got on the road to Pemberton by 7.40am where we stopped to use
their very good amenities block. From here we took the road to
Bunbury stopping at Fettlers Park in Boyanup for a coffee, not a
spectacular birding spot!<b> </b></span></span><br />
<br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Fettlers Park, Boyanup</b></span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">3 Red
Wattlebird</span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">8 Brown
Honeyeater</span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1 New
Holland Honeyeater</span></span><br />
<br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;">Next stop was the information centre in Bunbury which
did not have free WI-Fi like most other information centres. They
directed us to the outdoor entertainment centre adjacent which did
have Wi-Fi. We then took the coast road north stopping at Australind
next to the ocean and opposite a paddock full of Kangaroos. </span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><b><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Little Pied Cormorant</span></span></span></b></span></span></td></tr>
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<div style="text-align: left;">
<b><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;">Cathederal Ave, Leschenault, Australind</span></b><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;">1 Little
Pied Cormorant</span></div>
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<div style="text-align: left;">
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">4 Little
Black Cormorant</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1 Australian
Pelican</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1 Little
Egret</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1 Straw-necked
Ibis</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">9 Silver
Gull</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1 Crested
Tern</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1 Galah</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1 Red
Wattlebird</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">2 Grey
Butcherbird</span></span></div>
<br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;">By now we were running out of fuel so we got back onto
the main Perth road where we found a fuel station selling petrol for
12c a litre cheaper than Bunbury. It was buzzing with people,
apparently they are well known for their food as well as the cheaper
fuel. Heading north again we turned back onto the coast road and
found the Estuary Hideway Holiday Park, which was better than the
name suggests. We had a campsite right next to the waters of the
Harvey Estuary, which is south of Mandurah. It was a good spot for
birding and photography.<b> </b></span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Estuary Hideway Holiday Park </b></span></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">and</span> <span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Harvey Estuary</span></b></span></span></span><br />
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">2 Grey
Teal</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">3 Little
Pied Cormorant</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1 White-faced
Heron</span></span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">2 Australian P. </span></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Oystercatcher</span></span></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Australian Pied Oystercatcher</b></span></span></span></span></span></td></tr>
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<div style="text-align: left;">
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1 Common
Sandpiper</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">36 Silver
Gull</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1 Caspian
Tern</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">3 Crested
Tern</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1 Common
Bronzewing</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">2 Laughing
Kookaburra</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">2 Galah</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">8 Australian
Ringneck</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1 Red-capped
Parrot</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1 Splendid
Fairywren</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">3 Red
Wattlebird</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">4 Striated
Pardalote</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1 White-browed
Scrubwren</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">3 Inland
Thornbill</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">6 Australian
Magpie (Western)</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">2 Willie
Wagtail</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">2 Magpie-lark</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">5 Australian
Raven</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">2 Welcome
Swallow</span></span></div>
<br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>14<sup>th</sup>
November</b> </span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;">Walked along the foreshore before breakfast and had a
good number of species. </span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span>
<br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-WqKkD1WtbAg/WLPfEFxCeBI/AAAAAAAAGYk/gUsF_j3wEVkMa3HwQX35HUpiE8BkSPG3ACPcB/s1600/Red%2BWattlebird.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-WqKkD1WtbAg/WLPfEFxCeBI/AAAAAAAAGYk/gUsF_j3wEVkMa3HwQX35HUpiE8BkSPG3ACPcB/s400/Red%2BWattlebird.jpg" width="241" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Red
Wattlebird</b></span></span></td></tr>
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<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">E</span>stuary Hideway Holiday Park<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"> and</span> shores of </b></span></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Harvey Estu<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">ary</span></span></b></span></span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1 Australian
Wood Duck</span></span></div>
</div>
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">17 Grey
Teal</span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">14 Little
Pied Cormorant</span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">4 Little
Black Cormorant</span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">60 Australian
Pelican</span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1 Great
Egret</span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1 White-faced
Heron</span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">4 Silver
Gull</span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1 Caspian
Tern</span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1 Crested
Tern</span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1 Common
Bronzewing</span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">11 Galah</span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">3 Australian
Ringneck (Twenty- eight)</span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">6 Red
Wattlebird</span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">8 Striated
Pardalote</span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">3 Australian
Magpie</span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">2 Willie
Wagtail</span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">2 Magpie-lark</span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">3 Australian
Raven</span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">3 Welcome
Swallow<span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></span><br />
<br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Left
before 8.00am to head to our next destination which was Lake McLarty
Nature Reserve, this meant heading north on the Perth highway and
taking a left turn onto Mills Road. The reserve is approximately 90km
south-east of Perth on the eastern side of the Harvey Estuary within
the Swan Coastal Plain. More information can be found <a href="https://www.dpaw.wa.gov.au/images/documents/parks/management-plans/decarchive/2008081_lakemclartympl_web.pdf">here</a>. We did a survey in the woodlands at the southern end of the lake.
The temperature rose to the mid 30's.whilst walking to the lake
making it a bit unpleasant out in the open<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><b>.</b></span></span></span></span><br />
<br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Lake McLarty Nature Reserve, Southern End Woodlands</b></span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1 Whistling
Kite</span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1 Laughing
Kookaburra</span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">2 Rainbow
Bee-eater</span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">2 Galah</span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">11 Australian
Ringneck</span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">3 Striated
Pardalote</span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">8 Western
Gerygone</span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1 Grey
Butcherbird</span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">16 Australian
Magpie (Western)</span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">2 Rufous
Whistler</span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1 Willie
Wagtail</span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">4 Grey
Fantail</span></span><br />
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Raven</span></span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;">The lake was a bit disappointing with few birds, mainly
Black Swans. There were many cygnets and at least 23 active nests.
There was a constant background of guns going off, not sure if they
were aimed at the wildlife or just scare guns for nearby crops.</span></span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Lake McLarty Nature Reserve</b></span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">370 Black
Swan </span></span>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">17 Australian
Shelduck</span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">5 Pacific
Black Duck</span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">3 Grey
Teal</span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">3 Little
Pied Cormorant</span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">9 White-faced
Heron</span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">6 Australian
White Ibis</span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">2 Whistling
Kite</span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">It was getting too hot for the birds and us so we made
it back to the campervan and headed off in the non air-conditioned
(broken still) vehicle. Called into the Coodanup Foreshore Reserve at
the end of John Street, Coodanup, Mandurah, where there is a bird
hide overlooking the foreshore mudflats. It was locked when we
visited and the tide was very low exposing a huge expanse of mudflats
making it difficult to see many shorebirds. There was an Osprey
perched in a tree next to the hide who was quite unconcerned about
us.</span><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> </b><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">4 Little
Pied Cormorant</span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">33 Australian
Pelican</span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">6 Great
Egret</span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">8 Little
Egret</span></span><br />
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Kite</span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">2 Australian
Pied Oystercatcher</span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">143 Silver
Gull</span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">3 Caspian
Tern</span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">8 Crested
Tern</span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">2 Rock
Dove (Feral Pigeon)</span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1 Western
Gerygone</span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1 Willie
Wagtail</span></span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">From here we drove into Mandurah and found the
information centre where they had a free Wi-Fi connection, which was
good as we received our ticketing information for our trip to
Christmas and Cocos-Keeling Island. We found a spot in Hall Park down
by the waterfront to have our lunch.</span><br />
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Park (Mandurah)</b></span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">23 Silver
Gull</span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">3 Galah</span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">5 Red
Wattlebird</span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">3 Brown
Honeyeater</span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">2 Australian
Magpie</span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">3 Willie
Wagtail</span></span><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">4 Australian
Raven</span></span><br />
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were rising, up to </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">39ºC,
which made driving around in the non air-conditioned camper-van very
unpleasant, however we persevered and made it into Perth. Found the
Perth Discovery Tourist Park and checked into a rather crowded
camping/caravan area. Tried to log into the Wi-Fi with the password
reception gave us but it would not work as we were too far from the
office. Even back down at the office it would not work so we got
another password, which eventually did work. Spent a few hours
uploading 19 bird surveys onto the eBird site. </span></span></span><br />
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temperature in the van going over 40ºC! The evening was spent
relaxing and watching the “Big Moon”. </span></span></span><br />
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the windows open to try and get some air into the van and cool it
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Laughing Dove</span></span></div>
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Common Bronzewing</span></span></div>
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Galah</span></span></div>
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Little Corella</span></span></div>
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Australian Ringneck</span></span></div>
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Rainbow Lorikeet</span></span></div>
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Red Wattlebird</span></span></div>
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Brown Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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Striated Pardalote (Striated)</span></span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1
Grey Butcherbird</span></span></div>
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Australian Magpie (Western)</span></span></div>
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Willie Wagtail</span></span></div>
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Magpie-lark</span></span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;">Restless nights sleep due
to heat and a few mosquitoes. Woke up early at 5.15 so we organised
the van and with plenty of time to kill we parked up at the front of
the park and used the Wi-Fi. From here we headed into Perth to drop
off the van. The sat-nav proved it's worth as it guided us through a
maze of roads to the rental <span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">return</span> via a fuel station.
Air-conditioning still not working so we got a days rental on the
hire of the van refunded as compensation. End of our WA 10 days.</span></span><br />
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Keith and Lindsay Fisherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09458044489867275514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2657744681453201717.post-33378331543045065962018-03-08T22:24:00.000+10:002021-10-17T15:56:59.068+10:00Norfolk Island 2017<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">After spending 12 days around the Brisbane area, mainly in the hinterland in and around Lamington National Park, we were ready to head off to Norfolk Island. We met our friends from Darwin Mary and Peter before joining the Air New Zealand flight from Brisbane International Airport which took just under 2 hours. Norfolk Island is part of Australia (New South Wales), situated 1,412 kilometres (877 miles) directly east of mainland Australia in the South Pacific Ocean and covering an area of 34.6 sq. Km. We were here for the annual Norfolk Island Bird Week to enjoy some of the islands unique birds and add them to our Australian life list!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We were met at the airport and shown our hire car and then our accommodation, a very nice house overlooking the ocean and Phillip Island, 6km offshore. We were to share this with our friends, Mary and Peter. After settling in we drove down to the local supermarket in Burnt Pine, the main centre of the Island. There are many introduced species on the island and we found some of them immediately, European Starling, Common Blackbird and Crimson Rosella. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Kingston looking towards Nepean and Phillip Islands</span></b></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">After stocking up on supplies we drove along the Kingston foreshore where we saw 3 Californian Quail. Behind here on the Kingston Common, were Whimbrel, Bar-tailed Godwit, Pacific Golden Plover and Ruddy Turnstone.</span><br />
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11 White-faced Heron<br />
1 Australasian Swamphen<br />
31 Pacific Golden-Plover<br />
1 Whimbrel<br />
2 Bar-tailed Godwit<br />
12 Ruddy Turnstone<br />
4 Crimson Rosella<br />
1 Welcome Swallow<br />
1 Common Blackbird<br />
51 Common Starling<br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">The following </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">morning</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"> we added </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">4 Californian Quail plus</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Song Thrush</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">to our list, foraging </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">in the garden of our house, </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">this species is becoming difficult to find on the mainland.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">19/11/2017 </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Whitewood Sea, Bumbora Rd. (Private Property)</span></span></h5>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">4 Californian Quail<br />
8 White Tern<br />
1 Sacred Kingfisher<br />
2 Crimson Rosella<br />
3 Norfolk Island Gerygone<br />
2 Silvereye<br />
3 Common Blackbird<br />
2 Common Starling<br />
3 House Sparrow</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">The first of the bird week activities started with a walk </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">(about 50mins for non birders)</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"> through the mainly Norfolk Pine trees of the </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Hundred</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"> Acres Recreation Reserve</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">(formally known as Rocky Point Reserve)</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"> down to the coast. White Tern were nesting in the pines and along the coast were many seabirds including Red-tailed Tropicbird, Sooty Tern and Masked Booby. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">The Hun</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">d</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">red Acres Reserve is actually 55 acres, </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">the name was adopted from the Hundred Acre Farm, </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">the northern most portion </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">of the reserve was </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">once an integral part of the farm which</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"> formed part of the Melanesian Mission established on the island in the 1860’s</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">30 Black Noddy</span></span></h5>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">50 White Tern</span></span></h5>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">1 Pacific Emerald Dove</span></span></h5>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">4 Crimson Rosella</span></span></h5>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">1 Song Thrush</span></span></h5>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In the afternoon we went up to the </span><a href="https://parksaustralia.gov.au/norfolk/" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Norfolk Island National Park</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> which is a protected area of 6.50 km². We heard Norfolk Island Parakeet, but did not see any. The endemic Golden Whistler males showed well and are brown unlike the Golden Whistler on the mainland, which has a white underthroat, black breast band and yellow belly.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">19/11/2017 Norfolk Island </span></b><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">National Park</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">1 Golden Whistler<br />
</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">3 Grey Fantail</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">In the evening we attended a communal dinner where we met all the other birdweek </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">participants</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">, nearly 40. We had not met most of them so far as we were divided up into small groups visiting different parts of the island at different times. This made for enjoyable birding, in addition </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">we had</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"> plenty of down time to do our own birding. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">We met </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Margaret Christian </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">who </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">is the main driving force for the Birdweek, also author of </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">the Norfolk Island Bird Guide - “Norfolk Island … the birds”. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Margaret gave us a run down on the weeks events which we were all looking forward to.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">The following morning we had a flat battery on our hire car so we birded around our accommodation until it was fixed.</span><br />
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2 Crimson Rosella<br />
3 Norfolk Island Gerygone<br />
2 Silvereye<br />
3 Common Blackbird<br />
2 Common Starling<br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">1 Sacred Kingfisher</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">6 Crimson Rosella</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">1 Welcome Swallow</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">On</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"> the way back to town we stopped at Mission Pool, a </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">small farm dam to</span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"> look for a reported Pectoral Sandpiper, </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">but no luck.</span></div>
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3 Mallard x Pacific Black Duck<br />
12 Welcome Swallow<br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Back in town we picked up our cars and headed down to the Kingston Jetty, where lunch had been organised - yummy sandwiches and cake. Whilst we were eating these we were keeping an eye out for target species. A Kelp Gull cruised by, an uncommon visitor. Down on the rocky shore a</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Grey-tailed Tattler was near Wandering Tattler, which was much darker with no eye stripe which the </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Grey-tailed</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"> Tattler had. </span> <br />
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1 Pacific Golden-Plover<br />
8 Ruddy Turnstone<br />
1 Grey-tailed Tattler<br />
1 Wandering Tattler</span><br />
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2 White-faced Heron<br />
1 Australasian Swamphen<br />
21 Pacific Golden-Plover<br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Drove down to the Kingston Pier for a 7.00am start </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">by boat out to Phillip Island. We were greeted by the Laughing Gull standing on the pier edge allowing a close approach for great photos. </span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Lindsay had her wrist in plaster due to falling over and breaking it several weeks before, so sensibly decided against making the trip. The boat journey to Phillip Island, which is 6km south of Norfolk Island, took 25 minutes. The landing was quite tricky with slippery rocks to negotiate before getting onto the small beach. Once ashore there is a steep climb up the cliffs with the aid of ropes, ladders and wooden walkways. After this it was all uphill until we reached the top at </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Jacky Jacky, 280m (920ft) above sea level. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Along the way we had nesting seabirds including, Red-tailed Tropicbird, Common Noddy, Masked Booby, Kermadec Petrel </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">and Black-winged Petrel. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The vegetation of Phillip Island was devastated due to the introduction, during Norfolk's penal colony days, of goats, rabbits and pigs. These feral animals have now been removed and some areas have been re-vegetated by volunteers and parks staff making these areas more suitable for the nesting seabirds. In the late 1980’s the </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">RAAF used Hercules aircraft to aerial seed the island with Norfolk Island Pine. Ground nesting seabirds now face threats from Purple Swamphen which fly over from Norfolk Island and eat the eggs. These birds probably arrived from New Zealand originally, they also have been seen to eat ducklings at Kingston Common. On the way down we saw White-necked Petrel along with NI Skink (only a freshly dead one) and NI Gecko.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Unfortunately coming down Mary slipped over when her boot laces locked horns and hobbled her, resulting in a broken arm. Although in discomfort Mary managed to get back down the cliff and onto the boat back to the hospital. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Luckily it did not stop her continuing on to join in with the rest of the weeks activities.</span></div>
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</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">The evening was spent at the Botanic Gardens listening to three </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">excellent </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">talks - </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Pacific Robin, Norfolk Island Parakeet</span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">and Boobook Owl .</span></span></span></div>
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8 Red Junglefowl (Domestic type)<br />
2 White Tern<br />
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2 Norfolk Island Gerygone<br />
17 Silvereye<br />
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22 White Tern<br />
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1 Pacific Emerald Dove<br />
2 Crimson Rosella<br />
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9 Silvereye<br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Back to the house for breakfast then off to the National Park to walk the Palm Glen Track (910m), which is an easy to moderate walk. Most of the walk passed through </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">tree ferns and </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Norfolk Palm trees, unique to Norfolk. Birds were pretty quiet in here but we did see Norfolk Island Parakeet, Norfolk Island Gerygone and Slender-billed White-eye.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">23/11/2017 Norfolk Island National Park--Palm Glen</span></b><br />
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1 Red Junglefowl (Domestic type)<br />
3 Norfolk Island Parakeet<br />
3 Norfolk Island Gerygone<br />
8 Crimson Rosella<br />
11 Golden Whistler<br />
6 Grey Fantail<br />
2 Slender-billed White-eye</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The Palm Glen Track joins up with the Red Road Track which we walked along for a while before retracing our steps back to the Palm Glen Track. The Red Road Track is very steep so the two wounded ladies had to tread very carefully!</span></div>
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4 Norfolk Island Gerygone <br />
8 Golden Whistler<br />
4 Grey Fantail<br />
9 Slender-billed White-eye<br />
5 Silvereye</span><br />
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We walked back to the beginning of the Palm Glen track at the car park and were rewarded with a pair of Pacific Robin foraging in the vegetation just before the end of the track near a picnic table, thanks to Mary for spotting them. Another endemic which we had been hoping to see. We celebrated with a muesli bar and a coffee.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">1 Pacific Emerald Dove<br />
2 Norfolk Island Gerygone<br />
6 Golden Whistler<br />
2 Grey Fantai<br />
2 Pacific Robin<br />
7 Silvereye</span><br />
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18 Pacific Golden-Plover<br />
4 Bar-tailed Godwit<br />
1 Sharp-tailed Sandpiper</span><br />
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</span></span></span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">From the lagoon we went down to the pier for a 4.00pm boat trip along the coast and out to sea between Nepean and Phillip Islands. Not much diversity, just hu</span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">n</span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">dreds of Wedge-tailed Shearwater, a couple of Wedge-tailed Shearwater </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">and a few Grey Ternlets. The coastline was interesting </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">with many caves carved into the volcanic rocks by sea erosion.</span></span></span><br />
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2 Flesh-footed Shearwater<br />
X Wedge-tailed Shearwater<br />
X Red-tailed Tropicbird<br />
X Masked Booby<br />
X Ruddy Turnstone<br />
X Black Noddy<br />
X Grey Ternlet<br />
X White Tern<br />
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26 White Tern<br />
3 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon)<br />
2 Sacred Kingfisher<br />
2 Crimson Rosella<br />
4 Norfolk Island Gerygone<br />
5 Silvereye<br />
2 Common Blackbird<br />
1 Song Thrush<br />
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2 Australasian Swamphen<br />
21 Pacific Golden-Plover<br />
1 Crimson Rosella<br />
18 Welcome Swallow<br />
3 Common Blackbird<br />
22 Common Starling<br />
6 European Goldfinch</span><br />
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24 Mallard x Pacific Black Duck<br />
7 Pacific Golden-Plover</span></span></div>
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2 Red Knot<br />
1 Sharp-tailed Sandpiper<br />
1 Laughing Gull<br />
1 Kelp Gull<br />
7 Welcome Swallow<br />
11 Common Starling<br />
14 House Sparrow</span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Picked up the others and headed back to the Golden Orb Bookshop and Cafe for coffee and cake. We had been told to visit Flercher’s Mutiny Cyclorama, a 360<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">º</span> painting bringing to life the history of the Norfolk Island people and their connection with the infamous mutiny on the ‘Bounty’. The amazing art work depicted the history of the Bounty adventures and explained how the world’s most famous mutiny created the Pitcairn and Norfolk Island communities. Definitely worth a visit.</span></span></div>
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1 Pacific Emerald Dove<br />
4 Norfolk Island Parakeet<br />
2 Crimson Rosella<br />
8 Norfolk Island Gerygone<br />
4 Golden Whistler<br />
12 Silvereye<br />
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2 Pacific Golden-Plover<br />
6 Black Noddy<br />
15 White Tern<br />
1 Pacific Emerald Dove<br />
3 Crimson Rosella<br />
2 Norfolk Island Gerygone<br />
4 Silvereye<br />
6 Common Blackbird<br />
1 Song Thrush<br />
17 Common Starling<br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">1 Sacred Kingfisher</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">1 Crimson Rosella</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">4 Silvereye</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">11 Common Blackbird</span><br />
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3 Red Junglefowl (Domestic)<br />
50 White Tern<br />
1 Pacific Emerald Dove<br />
2 Crimson Rosella<br />
2 Norfolk Island Gerygone<br />
3 Grey Fantail<br />
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1 <b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Common Blackbird</b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Whitewood Sea, Bumbora Rd. (Private Property) NF- 18 Nov 2017</span><br />
2 <b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Song Thrush</b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Whitewood Sea, Bumbora Rd. (Private Property) NF- 18 Nov 2017</span><br />
3 <b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">California Quail</b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Kingston Common--Main lagoon NF- 18 Nov 2017</span><br />
4 <b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">White-faced Heron</b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Kingston Common--Main lagoon NF- 18 Nov 2017</span><br />
5 <b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Australasian Swamphen</b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Kingston Common--Main lagoon NF- 18 Nov 2017</span><br />
6 <b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pacific Golden-Plover</b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Kingston Common--Main lagoon NF- 18 Nov 2017</span><br />
7 <b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Whimbrel</b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Kingston Common--Main lagoon NF- 18 Nov 2017</span><br />
8 <b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bar-tailed Godwit</b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Kingston Common--Main lagoon NF- 18 Nov 2017</span><br />
9 <b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ruddy Turnstone</b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Kingston Common--Main lagoon NF- 18 Nov 2017</span><br />
10 <b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Crimson Rosella</b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Kingston Common--Main lagoon NF- 18 Nov 2017</span><br />
11 <b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Welcome Swallow</b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Kingston Common--Main lagoon NF- 18 Nov 2017</span><br />
12<b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Common Starling</b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Kingston Common--Main lagoon NF- 18 Nov 2017</span><br />
13 <b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">European Goldfinch</b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Kingston Common--Main lagoon NF- 18 Nov 2017</span><br />
14 <b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sooty Tern</b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Emily Bay NF- 18 Nov 2017</span><br />
15 <b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">House Sparrow</b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Emily Bay NF- 18 Nov 2017</span><br />
16 <b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">White Tern</b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Whitewood Sea, Bumbora Rd. (Private Property) NF- 19 Nov 2017</span><br />
17 <b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sacred Kingfisher</b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Whitewood Sea, Bumbora Rd. (Private Property) NF- 19 Nov 2017</span><br />
18 <b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Norfolk Island Gerygone</b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Whitewood Sea, Bumbora Rd.(Private) NF-19 Nov 2017</span><br />
19 <b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Silvereye</b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Whitewood Sea, Bumbora Rd. (Private Property) NF- 19 Nov 2017</span><br />
20 <b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Masked Booby</b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Hundred Acres Reserve NF- 19 Nov 2017</span><br />
21 <b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Common Noddy</b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Hundred Acres Reserve NF- 19 Nov 2017</span><br />
22 <b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Black Noddy</b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Hundred Acres Reserve NF- 19 Nov 2017</span><br />
23 <b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pacific Emerald Dove</b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Hundred Acres Reserve NF- 19 Nov 2017</span><br />
24 <b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Grey Fantail</b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Hundred Acres Reserve NF- 19 Nov 2017</span><br />
25 <b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Golden Whistler</b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Norfolk Island National Park--Summit Track NF- 19 Nov 2017</span><br />
26 <b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wedge-tailed Shearwate</b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>r</b> Headstone Reserve NF- 20 Nov 2017</span><br />
27<b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Little Shearwater</b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Headstone Reserve NF- 20 Nov 2017</span><br />
28 <b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Red Knot</b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Lagoon near Kingston Common NF- 20 Nov 2017</span><br />
29 <b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sharp-tailed Sandpiper</b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Lagoon near Kingston Common NF- 20 Nov 2017</span><br />
30 <b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Norfolk Island Parakeet</b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Norfolk Island NP--Mount Bates Track NF- 20 Nov 2017</span><br />
31 <b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Slender-billed White-eye</b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Norfolk Island NP--Mount Bates Track NF- 20 Nov 2017</span><br />
32 <b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kelp Gull</b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Slaughter Bay NF- 20 Nov 2017</span><br />
33 <b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Rock Dove</b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Anson Bay Reserve NF- 21 Nov 2017</span><br />
34 <b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">European Greenfinch</b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Anson Bay Reserve NF- 21 Nov 2017</span><br />
35 <b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pacific Black Duck</b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Mission Pool NF- 21 Nov 2017</span><br />
36 <b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wandering Tattler</b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Kingston Jetty NF- 21 Nov 2017</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">37 <b>Red-tailed Tropicbird </b></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Hundred Acres Reserve NF- 19 Nov 2017</span><br />
38 <b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Grey Ternlet Bloody</b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Bridge. NF- 21 Nov 2017</span><br />
39 <b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pectoral Sandpiper</b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Mission Pool NF- 21 Nov 2017</span><br />
40 <b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Great Frigatebird</b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Norfolk Island NP--Captain Cook Memorial NF- 21 Nov 2017</span><br />
41 <b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Laughing Gull</b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Kingston Jetty NF- 22 Nov 2017</span><br />
42 <b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kermadec Petrel</b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Norfolk Island--Phillip Island NF- 22 Nov 2017</span><br />
43 <b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">White-necked Petrel</b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Norfolk Island--Phillip Island NF- 22 Nov 2017</span><br />
44 <b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Black-winged Petrel</b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Norfolk Island--Phillip Island NF- 22 Nov 2017</span><br />
45 <b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pacific Robin</b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Norfolk Island National Park--Palm Glen NF- 23 Nov 2017</span><br />
46 <b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Flesh-footed Shearwater</b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Strait between Norfolk Island & Phillip Island NF-23 Nov 2017</span><br />
47 <b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Nankeen Kestrel</b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Norfolk Island International Airport NF- 25 Nov 2017</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This report covers an 18 day period from 11</span><sup style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">th</sup><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> February to 1</span><sup style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">st</sup><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">March. The timing of this trip was governed by our commitments to running Kingfisher Park Birdwatchers Lodge which at this time of year, the “Wet Season”, is very quiet with few guests the availability of our friends Kath and Dave from Cooktown who looked after the Lodge and we thank them for doing such a great job whilst we were away.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We chose the southern part of South Australia as it was an area where we had not been, though Keith had birded in the northern part of the state along the Birdsville and Strzelecki Tracks before. We decided to radiate out from Adelaide to bird areas of the Coorong, Flinders Ranges, Kangaroo Island and all places in between including a side trip to the Birdlife Australia reserve Gluepot, north-east of Adelaide.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Chestnut-breasted White-face <i>Aphelocephala pectoralis</i><span style="font-style: normal;"></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Superb Fairy-wren <i>Malurus cyaneus ashbyi</i><span style="font-style: normal;">(Kangaroo Island)</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Southern Emu-wren <i>Stipiturus malachurus halmaturinus</i><span style="font-style: normal;">(Kangaroo Island)</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Southern Emu-wren <i>Stipiturus malachurus intermedius</i><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">(Fleurieu Peninsula)</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Southern Emu-wren <i>Stipiturus malachurus parimedia</i><span style="font-style: normal;">(Eyre Peninsula)</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Short-tailed Grasswren <i>Amytornis merrotsyi merrotsyi </i><span style="font-style: normal;">((Flinders Ranges)</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Short-tailed Grasswren <i>Amytornis merrotsyi pedleri </i><span style="font-style: normal;">(Gawler Ranges)</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Thick-billed Grasswren <i>Amytornis modestus raglessi</i><span style="font-style: normal;">(Flinders Ranges)</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Thick-billed Grasswren <i>Amytornis modestus curnamona </i><span style="font-style: normal;">(Lake Frome Basin)</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Western Grasswren <i>Amytornis textilis myall</i><span style="font-style: normal;">(Gawler Ranges)</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Rufous Bristlebird <i>Dasyornis broadbenti broadbenti</i><span style="font-style: normal;">(Coorong)</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Chestnut-rumped Heathwren <i>Calamanthus pyrrhopygius parkeri</i><span style="font-style: normal;">(Mt. Lofty Ranges)</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Chestnut-rumped Heathwren <i>Calamanthus pyrrhopygius pedleri</i><span style="font-style: normal;">(Flinders Ranges)</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Shy Heathwren <i>Calamanthus cautus halmaturinus </i><span style="font-style: normal;">(Kangaroo Island)</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">White-browed Scrubwren <i>Sericornis frontalis ashbyi </i><span style="font-style: normal;">(Kangaroo Island)</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-style: normal;">Brown Thornbill </span><i>Acanthiza pusilla zietzi </i><span style="font-style: normal;">(Kangaroo Island)</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-style: normal;">Slender-billed Thornbill </span><i>Acanthiza iredalei rosinae</i><span style="font-style: normal;">(Gulf St Vincent)</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-style: normal;">Striated Thornbill </span><i>Acanthiza lineata whitei </i><span style="font-style: normal;">(Kangaroo Island)</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-style: normal;">Yellow-faced Honeyeater </span><i>Lichenostomus chrysops chrysops</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-style: normal;">White-eared Honeyeater </span><i>Lichenostomus leocotis thomasi </i><span style="font-style: normal;">(Kangaroo Island)</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-style: normal;">Purple-gaped Honeyeater </span><i>Lichenostomus cratitius occidentalis </i><span style="font-style: normal;">(Kangaroo Island)</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-style: normal;">Little Wattlebird </span><i>Anthochaera chrysoptera hamaturina </i><span style="font-style: normal;">(Kangaroo Island)</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-style: normal;">Red Wattlebird </span><i>Anthochaera carunculata clelandi </i><span style="font-style: normal;">(Kangaroo Island)</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Crescent Honeyeater <i>Phylidonyris pyrrhoptera halmaturina</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">New Holland Honeyeater <i>Phylidonyris novaehollandiae campbelli </i><span style="font-style: normal;">(Kangaroo Island)</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Eastern Spinebill <i>Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris halmaturinus</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Western (Mallee) Whipbird <i>Psophodes leucogaster lashmari </i><span style="font-style: normal;">(Kangaroo Island)</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Spotted Quail-thrush <i>Cinclosoma punctatum anachoreta</i><span style="font-style: normal;">(Mt. Lofty Ranges)</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Grey Currawong <i>Strepara versicolor halmaturina</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">White-winged Chough <i>Corcorax melanorhamphos whiteae</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Bassian Thrush <i>Zothera lunulata halmaturina</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Horsfield's Bushlark <i>Mirafra javanica secunda</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Beautiful Firetail <i>Stagonopleura bella samueli</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Schodde, R., and Mason, I.J. (1999). The directory of Australian birds: passerines. (CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne.) </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Complete list of South Australian birds can be found here <a href="http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/files/4da011ed-ac0d-4fc8-ad71-a24900ae5f9b/vertebrates-census-birds-gen.pdf">taxonomic list </a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A <a href="http://www.sabirding.com/sites-10.htm">Birdwatching Guide to South Australia</a> by Peter Waanders is a really good resource for birding sites and more.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-style: normal;">A good site guide can be found on the Fleurieu Birdwatchers website</span></i><i><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/null">Birdwatching on the Southern Fleurieu Peninsula</a> </i><i><span style="font-style: normal;">plus it is available as a brochure from visitor information centres or from Fleurieu Birdwatchers on their <a href="http://fleurieubirdwatchers.org/contact">website</a>. </span></i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>11<sup>th</sup>February</b></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Left Cairns by Jetstar at 7.15 for an uneventful journey lasting just over 3 hours to Adelaide arriving 15 minutes early. We had traveled Jetstar because they are the only operator to go Cairns – Adelaide direct. On arrival at Adelaide we picked up our hire car from Hertz who upgraded us from a Toyota Corolla to a Toyota Camry automatic. We decided to pay to reduce the insurance excess, which cost more than our own cars yearly insurance! As we were heading into the semi-outback we decided it was worth it as we were likely to encounter kangaroos and emus who are not known for their road sense especially at dawn and dusk.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Managed to navigate out of the airport and head to the city where we found the Botanic Gardens and decided to eat our sandwiches and orange juice we had purchased on the plane. Bird life was pretty much what you would expect in a city environment with Magpie Lark, Yellow-throated Miner, Crested Pigeon, Rainbow Lorikeet, Pacific Black Duck and Australian Wood Duck. Had a quick walk around part of the <a href="http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/botanicgardens/visit/adelaide_botanic_garden">Botanic Gardens</a>. Visited the interestingly built <span style="font-weight: normal;">Bicentennial Conservatory.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Not far from the parks office is the the Adelaide Optical Shop where we collected a pair of Leica binoculars that we had sent to be repaired. We also dropped off another pair of Leica ultravids for an eyecup repair. The Adelaide Optical Shop is one of the few places which repair many of the top end brands of binoculars and scopes, they are located at Twin City Camera House, 120 Grenfell Street, Adelaide SA 5000. Phone (08) 8223 1050. Since this trip Leica have opened up their own repair facility in Melbourne, details are: Leica Camera Australia Pty Ltd. (Retail & Repairs) - U 3/ 876 Lorimer St, Port Melbourne VIC 3207. Ph: (03) 9248 4444.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The rest of morning was a city day visiting the excellent South Australian Museum and </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">catching up with an old friend working at the Adelaide Zoo where we had lunch and yes the silver gulls were eating chips at the cafe! A small boy was sharing his bag of chips with them, the gulls fought over every chip. This was a trip tick along with other scroungers in the area, Spotted Turtle Dove, Yellow-throated Miner and Crested Pigeon.</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Next stop was Mount Lofty Summit in the </span><a href="http://www.clelandwildlifepark.sa.gov.au/" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Cleland Conservation Park</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> where we had to pay $3.00 to park. We had a quick look at the summit building and shop then left. Followed the road back down to the Brownhill Tourist Park park where we explored further along the road in an area of a proposed dam. Turned around and went back to our cabin as 29ºC was too hot for walking and bird activity.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Up early to get ready to go travelling before negotiated the rush hour traffic to get out of Adelaide and onto the freeway (M1) where we turned off at Hahndorf for Williamstown. This route took us through the Adelaide Hills wine growing area, plenty of wineries along here. Stopped at <a href="http://bonzle.com.au/c/a?a=p&p=168634&cmd=sp&wnb=61209274&place=Warren%20Reservoir&file=Warren_Reservoir.htm">Warren Reservoir</a> to check off a few waterbirds, there is a good pull off area overlooking the reservoir. A scope is handy for checking out the shore line.</span></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Next destination was Brookfield Conservation Park</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">, this was a mistake! Rough track for the car with not very good signage.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>13/02/2013 1315-1425 Brookfield Conservation Park, Habitat: Mallee </b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Continued along the road and turned off to Blanchetown on the Murray River where we found a spot by the river for a late lunch. Hundreds of cormorants along the barrage here with a few pelicans fishing. After lunch moved closer to the barrage and checked out the cormorants plus a flock of Little Corella on the bank of the Murray.</span></div>
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<b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">13/02/2013 1435 – 1510 Blanchetown, Habitat: Riverine </b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Had a restless night with the air-conditioner making noise and woke up early for a day at Gluepot. After a coffee and a banana for breakfast we met up with Peter Waanders, a bird guide who runs </span><a href="http://www.sabirding.com/" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Southern Birding Services</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. He whisked us off towards Gluepot Reserve our destination for the day. Saw a couple of Stubble Quail along the Taylorville Road.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">After lunch we continued searching for Scarlet-chested Parrot without any luck so headed to the visitor centre and checked it out. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Walked around the nearby dams for Major Mitchell Cockatoo again no luck. So we left but did not get far before we saw a flock of miners working their way through the Mallee. Jumped out of the car and followed them for a while before Peter got the scope on them and eventually getting onto a pure Black-eared Miner in the flock of Yellow-throated Miner – another lifer. Followed the flock and got some better views of the Black-eared Miner and tried to take some photos but they would not oblige so gave it away. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Had one last look for Scarlet-chested Parrot before heading back to Waikerie.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Woke up about 6.00am and when it got light enough we drove a short distance along the road from the park to </span><a href="http://www.samdbnrm.sa.gov.au/Portals/9/Atlas/files/hart/hart_final_report.pdf" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Hart Lagoon</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> where there is a bird hide.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This wetland proved to be very productive with over 40 species. Good birds were Australian Shelduck, Australasian Shoveler, Chestnut Teal, Buff-banded Rail, Spotless Crake lots of Red-kneed Dotterel (30+), Superb Fairy-wren and Chestnut-rumped Thornbill. Excellent spot but we can imagine that in dry times it would be very disappointing.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Back to the cabin for breakfast and left at 9.30 for the next leg of the journey. After a few wrong turns we eventually found the ferry and crossed the Murray. We were heading to Renmark but saw a turn off to Berri which cut a corner saving us some time. By the time we arrived at Berri it was smoko time so we found a spot along the Murray River and had a cuppa. A few birds were along the river but nothing we had not seen before. Called into the information bureau and picked up some more useful paperwork. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span lang="en-AU"><b>15/02/2013 1050 – 1110 Berri, Habitat: Riverine Lat: 34 17 15S Long: 140 36 17E</b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Lunch took an hour before we continued heading south. This stretch of road from Loxton to Tailem Bend was quite uninteresting as it passed through vast areas of cleared land where grain was grown and the occasional silos popped up beside the road in small towns. By the time we reached Tailem Bend we were ready for a cup of coffee so we parked up in town and found the information centre where we collected a few more bits of paper. The guy at the centre directed us to the best coffee in town at the local bakery. We had a cappuccino and shared a custard tart which was very nice. Fuelled up on the edge of town and turned onto the road to Meningie for the 50km journey. Found the caravan park alongside Lake Albert and booked into our cabin which was quite new and better than the last two we had stayed in. Rested up for a while, checked out a few birds around the lake and decided to try out the restaurant adjacent to the Caravan Park which was attached to the cheese factory. Had a lovely fish meal of the local Coorong Mullet with chips and salad whilst watching a thunderstorm over Lake Albert. </span></span></div>
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</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We planned an early start to the Coorong to beat the heat, but the curtains were too effective and we overslept by 30 minutes so did not get away until nearly 7 o'clock, got to the <a href="http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/parks/Find_a_park/Browse_by_region/Limestone_Coast/Coorong_National_Park">Lakes Nature Trail</a> at 7.50 and had breakfast.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Set off on the 3km trail as it started to get hotter, so we decided to walk the first section and then rest up in the shade. Spent the time trying to work out unfamiliar calls, but overall not too much action due to the heat. We did find</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> some Purple-gaped Honeyeater without too much trouble, another lifer. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">16/02/2013 - 0750-1130 Coorong National Park, Salt Creek, Lakes Nature Walk Habitat: woodland</b> </span></span><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Lat: 36 8 17S Long: 139 38 30E</b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We left the trail and went back the short distance to </span><a href="http://www.coorongcountry.com.au/html/coorong-national-park.html" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Salt Creek</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> where we spotted a few birds in the creek. There was at least six Australian Spotted Crake foraging around on the edge of the creek, new state tick.</span></div>
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<b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">16/02/2013 - 1140 – 1200 Salt Creek, Coorong, Habitat: Salt Bush, Mangroves</b><br />
<b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Lat: 36 7 35S Long: 139 38 51E</b><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Hoary-headed Grebe</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Crested Pigeon</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Australian Spotted Crake</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Eurasian Coot</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Red-kneed Dotterel</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">From here we headed back towards Meningie and were surprised to see a Black Falcon soaring low over a paddock beside the road, unmistakable bird. </span></span></div>
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<b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">16/02/2013 - 1205 Princess Highway, Coorong, Habitat: Farm Land </b></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b> Lat: 35 47 38S Long: 139 21 1E</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A little further along the road is <a href="http://www.smh.com.au/travel/travel-factsheet/the-coorong--fast-facts-20081113-5zda.html">Policemans Point</a>, which is an area noted for its Australian Pelican colony, plenty of pelicans and a couple of other species along the sandy beach.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Lat: 36 1 55S Long: 139 34 12E</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Red-capped Plover</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Red-necked Stint</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Australian Pelican</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Back to the cabin for lunch and air-conditioning. When we thought it had cooled down (the car thermometer read 40 degrees centigrade) we went off to explore the road to Narrung. This was a good move as we saw 200+ Cape Barron Goose and 700+ Pink-eared Duck among other waterbirds. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>16/02/2013 -1645-1705 Narrunng Road, NW Meningie, Habitat: Wetland </b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Lat: 35 41 15S Long: 139 13 23E</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Cape Barren Goose 200+</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Australian Shelduck</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Grey Teal</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Australian Pelican</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Australian White Ibis</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Straw-necked Ibis</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">White-headed Stilt</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Masked Lapwing</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Common Greenshank</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Whiskered Tern</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Silver Gull</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">There is a ferry at Narrung which we caught on the way back to the Princess Highway and back to Meningie and back to the cabin and air conditioning. After dinner we got ourselves organised and packed up as much as possible for an early start tomorrow.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>17</b><sup><b>th</b></sup><b>February</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>15/02/2013-17/02/2013 Lake Albert Caravan Park, Meningie, Habitat:Wetland/urban</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Lat: 35 41 23S Long: 139 19 50E</b></span></span> </div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Grey Teal</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Rock Dove</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Crested Pigeon</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Little Pied Cormorant</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Little Black Cormorant</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Australian Pelican</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Eastern Great Egret</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Australian White Ibis</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Purple Swamphen</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Eurasian Coot</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Whiskered Tern</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Galah</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Noisy Miner</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Red Wattlebird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">New Holland Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Australian Magpie</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Magpie-lark</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Welcome Swallow</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Tree Martin</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Common Starling</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">House Sparrow</span></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn2KZpZiULy0mx-m-xv4_ixEJ1-Raoohud0EGyCRJVroNPFysXAGVesn3akzQ_yPCEJO0eT2jUHufeFR9Y19B1r2ENeMzJpjRf4ID-aKSN0OGUQBjZQr7T7HyxJOfuI4cuSueCEZTog5o/s1600/2018-1-16+Google+Maps%25281%2529_LI.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="574" data-original-width="702" height="522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn2KZpZiULy0mx-m-xv4_ixEJ1-Raoohud0EGyCRJVroNPFysXAGVesn3akzQ_yPCEJO0eT2jUHufeFR9Y19B1r2ENeMzJpjRf4ID-aKSN0OGUQBjZQr7T7HyxJOfuI4cuSueCEZTog5o/s640/2018-1-16+Google+Maps%25281%2529_LI.jpg" width="640" /></a><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Managed to get away by 7.15am and drove 30 minutes to the Wellington Ferry. Great fun using the ferries to cross the Murray especially as they were free.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Had a Nankeen Night Heron roosting in the trees beside the ferry.</span></div>
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</span></span><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">17/02/2013 0745-0800 Wellington Ferry Crossing, Murray River, Habitat: Riverine</b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b> </b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Lat: 35 19 50S Long: 137 23 7E </b></span></span> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Whistling Kite</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Eurasian Coot</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Little Corella</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Australian Magpie</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Grey Fantail</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Willie Wagtail</span></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicY-8R8nmW3wev_d7svW_wKXjRhJ17f7yquZ6ltxoqIdWOJrl21f7cm-Lp29paFfpx0j2zkf_rfQkxMbs9t7JiGYfqLCAbay97vjCr8pjCoCRzozhgmg7lDI_pO9ARK-p__CcbM1WTMBs/s1600/64+Clayton+Bay.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicY-8R8nmW3wev_d7svW_wKXjRhJ17f7yquZ6ltxoqIdWOJrl21f7cm-Lp29paFfpx0j2zkf_rfQkxMbs9t7JiGYfqLCAbay97vjCr8pjCoCRzozhgmg7lDI_pO9ARK-p__CcbM1WTMBs/s320/64+Clayton+Bay.JPG" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">From Wellington we drove to </span><a href="http://www.claytonbay.com.au/" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Clayton Bay</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> and stopped at a roadside lagoon where we had some good birds including two Latham's Snipe and another Australian Spotted Crake. Drove around the other side of the lagoon to Clayton Bay where we had smoko and watched the birds. Good birds here were Great Crested Grebe, Crested Tern and four Red-rumped Parrot who came down to the boat ramp to have a bathe.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Pink-eared Duck</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Grey Teal</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Chestnut Teal</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Pacific Black Duck</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Australasian Grebe</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Great Crested Grebe</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Little Pied Cormorant</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Little Black Cormorant</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Australian Pelican</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Eastern Great Egret</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">White-faced Heron</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Australian White Ibis</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Royal Spoonbill</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Yellow-billed Spoonbill</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Australian Spotted Crake</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Eurasian Coot</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Masked Lapwing</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Latham's Snipe</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Sharp-tailed Sandpiper</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Silver Gull</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Red-rumped Parrot</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Singing Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">White-plumed Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">New Holland Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Little Raven</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Magpie-lark</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Australian Reed-Warbler</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Welcome Swallow</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Next stop was the</span><a href="http://www.eremaea.com/SiteSpeciesList.aspx?Site=7447" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> Goolwa Sewage Ponds</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> where there was access to two ponds, plenty of waterbirds here but only Black Swan being new for the trip.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>17/02/2013 1035-1055 Goolwa Sewage Ponds Habitat: Wetland</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Lat: 35 29 51S Long: 138 46 0E </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Australian Wood Duck</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Australasian Shoveler</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Grey Teal</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Hardhead</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Hoary-headed Grebe</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Little Black Cormorant</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Australian White Ibis</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Royal Spoonbill</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Purple Swamphen</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Black-tailed Native-hen</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Eurasian Coot</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Red-kneed Dotterel</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Magpie-lark</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">After here we went down to the Goolwa Barrage on the Murray River and onto the </span><a href="http://fleurieubirdwatchers.org/bird-sites" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Goolwa Beacon 19</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> boat ramp, after a bit of trouble finding the right road and going onto Hindmarsh Island by mistake.. Here were plenty of mudflats with lots of birds including Another Great-crested Grebe, Little Egret, Black-shouldered Kite, Red-necked Avocet, Sharp-tailed Sandpiper, Caspian Tern and Pacific Gull. Great spot but too many people around being Sunday.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Black Swan</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Grey Teal</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Hardhead</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Australasian Grebe</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Hoary-headed Grebe</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Great Crested Grebe</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Little Pied Cormorant</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Little Black Cormorant</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Australian Pelican</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">White-faced Heron</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Little Egret</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Australian White Ibis</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Royal Spoonbill</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Black-shouldered Kite</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">White-throated Treecreeper</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">White-headed Stilt</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Red-necked Avocet</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Red-kneed Dotterel</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Masked Lapwing</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Sharp-tailed Sandpiper</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Caspian Tern</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Whiskered Tern</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Pacific Gull</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Silver Gull</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Singing Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Willie Wagtail</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Welcome Swallow</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Common Blackbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">After this we had to do some shopping in a local supermarket and grab a sandwich and coffee at a local café. It was then time to drive down to the <a href="http://www.sealink.com.au/">ferry to cross over to Kangaroo Island</a>. Got there in plenty of time and booked in before putting the car on the ferry and setting off five minutes early. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Uneventful crossing which took nearly an hour, no birds sighted on the water. From the ferry we headed to Vivonne Bay about an hour and fifteen minutes away where we had booked <a href="http://www.sealink.com.au/accommodations/27-Honeymyrtle-Cottage">Honeymyrtle Cottage</a>. (Book the cottage through Sealink and you will get a discount on the ferry fare). </span></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Had trouble finding the cottage as the directions to it were non-existent. Took a wrong road and ended up at the wharf on the wrong side of the inlet so had to backtrack and try another road, after going around in circles looking for Crabb Road we finally found the cottage by mistake! Luxury with two bedrooms, bathroom, separate toilet, lounge, kitchen and verandas on two sides. Lindsay filled up the bird bath and within seconds a flock of Silvereye were bathing along with a Purple-gaped Honeyeater – a lifer two days ago. Other species came in to drink and bath as well including Crescent Honeyeater. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">There was also a Rosenberg's Goanna in the garden, which was nice. Tried to log on but reception is very poor so gave it away, also no TV which was no great loss. Had dinner and drove down to the beach for a quick stroll before returning to the cottage after another great day.</span><br />
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<b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">18</b><sup style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>th</b></sup><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">February</b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Rude awakening to the morning at 6.00am due to a previous guest leaving the radio alarm switched on! Still quite warm overnight but slept well. Had breakfast and headed of to </span><a href="http://www.sealbay.sa.gov.au/" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Seal Bay National Park</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> which did not open until 9.00am. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So we took a short detour to </span><a href="http://www.pir.sa.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0018/65412/14_15._AqResWeb.pdf" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Bales Beach</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. This was a good spot with Southern Emu-wren and Splendid Fairy-wren in the heath behind the beach and two adult and one immature Hooded Plover on the beach. Took some images of the hoodies.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Just around the corner was Bales Lookout where we had a few Honeyeater trying to get some moisture from a water tank. A constant stream of Purple-gaped and Crescent Honeyeater were joined by a few Silvereye.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Next stop was the park information centre which had a small shop and a ranger who was not interested in us as we did not want to pay $32.00 to go and see some seals! Outside was a sprinkler, which had Purple-gaped, Crescent and New Holland Honeyeater fighting over a few drips of water in the sprinkler head.</span></span></div>
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<b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">18/02/2013 - 00856 – 0920 Seal Bay Habitat: Coastal shrub</b></div>
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</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Back on the South Coast Road we took a short detour after a few kilometres to check out Murray Lagoon, which is in the Cape Gantheaume Conservation Park and Wilderness Protection Area. The only access to the lagoon was via a walking track, which we were not prepared to do as it was getting very hot. We went to have our morning coffee and found we had left the flask of hot water behind so ended up having iced coffee which was a much better idea! After this detour we had planned to go to American River to look for Glossy Black Cockatoo, but decided to go to Kingscote instead. We went to the esplanade and along the coast to <a href="http://www.eremaea.com/SiteSpeciesList.aspx?Site=5420">Reeves/Beatrice Point</a>, near Kingscote, where there is a bird hide. Again another hide obviously not designed by birdwatchers, could not get tripod in right place as hole for viewing did not allow an angled scope to fit in, especially if you wanted to sit down. Apart from that there were a few birds to look at, lots of Black Swans and Grey Teal swimming in the ocean, Pied and Sooty Oystercatcher foraging along the beach and both Little Pied and Black-faced Cormorant loafing on a sandbar.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Had a sleep in until 6.30 and a slow start to the morning. There was no point in rushing to Flinders Chase National Park as the visitor centre does not open until 9.00am – office hours, not birdwatching hours! Arrived at the park just after 8.30 and parked up with several other early arrivals.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Did a bit of birding along the road and found an Eastern Spinebill amongst other honeyeaters. Eventually the visitor centre opened and we paid our $20.00 entrance fee. Started out on the </span><a href="http://www.southaustraliantrails.com/trails.asp?id=14246" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Platypus Waterholes Walk</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> from the centre and immediately three Glossy Black-Cockatoo flew over, which was very nice. The walk is 4.5km to the Platypus Pool, no Platypus as there was not much water but it was a haven for the birds with many honeyeaters coming in the bathe, mainly Crescent and New Holland but a few Purple-gaped, Brown-headed, and White-eared appeared. Also here was Striated Thornbill and a single Purple-headed Lorikeet both new for the state tick list.</span></div>
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<b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">19/02/2013 0830-1130 Flinders Chase National Park, Platypus Waterhole Walk. </b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Habitat: Riparian, along Rocky Creek </b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Lat: 35 57 13S Long: 136 42 17E</b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">From here we drove the short distance to Admirals Arch at Cape de Couevic and did a short walk to the seal lookout. Nobody here which was great, plenty of New Zealand Fur Seal lounging on the rocks with a few Silver Gull, Pacific Gull and a Nankeen Kestrel.</span></div>
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<b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">19/02/2013 0830-1130 Flinders Chase NP, Admirals Arch, Habitat: Coastal, rocky</b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">After this excitement we checked out the ruin of a house which was beside the car park and admired the cutting down the rocks to a jetty, where supplies were landed for the construction of the Cape du Couedic Lighthouse built between 1906-1909. The lighthouse site was inaccessible by land so Weirs Cove, 1 mile north of the lighthouse site, was selected for landing supplies. Originally supplies were carried up a zig-zag path to the top of the 92m cliffs until a flying fox was constructed. This was operated by two horses until a motor was fitted.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">By now it was well past lunch time so we went back to our table at the picnic ground near the park visitor centre. Enjoyed a few sandwiches and went for a walk around the well laid out camp ground before visiting the café for a coffee and a piece of cake – yum. It was hot and we were birded out and fancied an early finish to the day so we went back to Honeymyrtle Cottage and had a Kangaroo Island Kangaroo drinking at the water bowl, almost drunk it dry! In the late afternoon we went for a walk down to the mouth of the Harriet River, which did not quite reach the ocean due to a sandbar blocking the way. Walked along the beach and up a wooden walkway to the coast road then completed the circuit by walking down Crabb Road and back to Honeymyrtle, no birds on the beach.</span></div>
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</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">After this it was back to reality and a visit to the local supermarket to stock up on supplies before going back to the cabin. In the afternoon we headed off to </span><a href="http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/parks/Find_a_park/Browse_by_region/Adelaide_Hills/Scott_Creek_Conservation_Park" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Scott Creek Conservation Reserve</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, which is about 30 minutes away from Mt. Barker. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We found an access point but a vehicle with its door open was parked in front of the access gate and a guy appeared out of the bushes, obviously not a bird watcher so we kept going along the road until we found another entry point on Mathews Road. Birding was quiet here but we did see a Crested Shrike-tit which flew into some reeds and began foraging before flying up into an exposed tree branch for excellent views. We ended up with 12 species for an hours birding, pretty quiet by our standards!. These two Robber Flies mating were a distraction from the birds.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Managed to get away by 8.30 and into the traffic to Adelaide, skirted around the city in heavy traffic and found the A1 north. Uneventful trip north with our first stop at </span><a href="http://www.portwakefield.sa.au/" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Port Wakefield</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> just off the highway. Turned out to be quite a good spot with 21 species included new SA ticks Common Sandpiper and Sacred Kingfisher.</span></div>
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<b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">22/02/2013 1020 – 1120 Port Wakefield Wharf-town Habitat: Mangrove, urban </b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Lat: 34 11 26S Long: 138 8 41E</b></div>
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<b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">22/02/2013 1250 - 1320 Port Pirie Habitat: River/parkland </b><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">After lunch we went a short distance to <a href="http://www.portgermein.com/">Port Germein</a> which was billed as a good birding spot but again the low tide was a long way out on the flat mud flats. The wooden jetty here is 1.5km long, the longest in the southern hemisphere and the water was nearly out to the end of it. So back onto the highway for the final leg of the 350km trip to <a href="http://www.portaugusta.sa.gov.au/">Port Augusta</a>. Found the caravan park and booked in then enjoyed a nap in the air conditioning – 35 ºc outside. After this we went a short distance down the Stuart Highway to the <a href="http://www.australian-aridlands-botanic-garden.org/general/visit.htm">Arid Zone Botanical Gardens</a>. First stop was the Matthew Flinders Red Cliff Lookout which overlooks the Spencer Gulf, it was very hot here even though it was 5.30pm.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This area has good birding potential but the hot weather was not good for birding, only saw Spiny-cheeked and Singing Honeyeater plus White-browed Babbler. Checked out the visitor centre and will go back tomorrow.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This time it was a bit cooler and there was a bit more bird activity, Chiming Wedgebill was a nice sighting near the Visitor Centre in the top of a tree and again at one of the bird hides perched on a dead branch for some images to be taken. Mistletoebird was a new SA tick, plenty of fairy-wrens mainly Variegated but we did see a couple of White-wings. Had to get back to the cabin to vacate it before returning to the botanic gardens vistitor centre to have a coffee and cream scones. Saw a few birds whilst sitting in the air-conditioning looking through the window to a small soak – a much better way to birdwatch! Sparrow, Willie Wagtail and Zebra Finch another SA trip tick for Lindsay.</span></span><br />
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<b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Lat: 32 27 44S Long: 137 44 42E</b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Had breakfast and then set off combing the hills, up and down ridges amongst the Spinifex and rocks but once again dipped out after nearly 2 hours searching. It was quite cool but a very strong breeze made hearing any birds calling impossible. Never mind will try another time if they manage to survive in this marginal habitat.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Headed back to Rawnsley Park and stopped off at Wood Duck Dam, where there were two wood duck! Had a cuppa here and watched birds coming into drink including 21 Peaceful Dove, Crested Pigeon, lots of ringnecks and some Mulga Parrot. Took some images of a dragonfly which was hanging around a soak. Also on the water were two Little Grebe, a Pacific Black Duck and a Grey Teal and circling above was a Wedge-tailed Eagle. A good smoko stop.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Saw some Southern White-face and Chestnut-rumped Thornbill sitting in a low bush sheltering from the hot sun along with quite a few Emu but not much else. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Back at the cabin there were Superb Fairy-wren and Jackie Winter along with Singing and Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater. Late afternoon we went back to Wood Duck Dam which was very quiet. The evening was spent having a meal at the Woolshed Restaurant just a short walk from the cabin.</span><br />
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<b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">25<sup>th</sup>February</b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Just for a change we were up early and off to Wilpena arriving at 7.10 on a cooler morning with plenty of cloud cover, 24 degrees. Set off on a walk past the camp ground and off towards Wilpena Pound. Pretty quiet for birds but a few were showing along the way including White-faced Heron, Laughing Kookaburra (6), Variegated Fairy-wren, Yellow-rumped and Inland Thornbill, Grey Fantail and Common Blackbird. The walk was an 8km round trip with a lot of it uphill passing Hills Homestead which was the home of the first settlers to farm the area. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">More uphill but the views over Wilpena Pound were certainly spectacular and well worth the effort.</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">On the way down we came across this Red-barred Dragon, quite spectacular.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Back at the camp ground we had a bird wave visit, Yellow-throated Miner, Apostlebird, Australian Magpie and Australian Raven all looking for hand outs, which we did not have.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Late afternoon we went out to Arkaroo Rock, which is on the way to Wilpena, and walked part way along the track to the rock. All was quiet, four Wedge-tailed Eagle were soaring over the mountain range and we eventually heard Australian Raven and Weebill. Still very hot so we headed off to Wood Duck Dam where we sat for 25 minutes. Not many birds, a Whistling Kite was overhead, one Pacific Black Duck, three Australasian Grebe and a small flock of Inland Thornbill passed by. Plenty of kangaroos came down to drink and cool off in the water, mainly Western Grey along with at least one Big Red hanging around.</span></div>
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<b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">24/02/2013 - 25/02/2013 Flinders Ranges National Park, Habitat: Various, Spinifex, woodland, riverine, shrub, rocky ravines. </b></div>
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<b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">26<sup>th</sup>February</b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Up early for a quick check around Rawnsley Park Station seeing Mulga Parrot and Yellow-rumped Thornbill along with another group of Southern Whiteface. Back for breakfast and to clear up before handing the key in and saying goodbye to Rawnsley Park and the Flinders Ranges.</span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">On our way out we nearly ran over this Shingleback skink which was sunning in the middle of the road, not a good idea.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>26/02/2013 1130 – 1150 Ororoo, Habitat: Grazed Grassland and creek Lat: 32 45 0S Long: 138 35 0E 10' area along road and Lions Picnic Area.</b></span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span lang="en-AU">Continued south and pulled off the highway to Bundaleer Forest Reserve where there is a nice picnic area with seats and shade. Went for a short walk after lunch but nothing much around. Bundaleer Forest Reserve was the birthplace of forestry in Australia when trial plantings were begun here in 1876. More history about the beginnings of the forest can be found on the government website, Trove. </span><a href="http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/43012393">http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/43012393</a>. A useful brochure can be downloaded <a href="https://www.forestry.sa.gov.au/Portals/0/Publications/InfoLeaflets/Bundaleer_brochure.pdf">here.</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span lang="en-AU"><b>26/02/2013 1240 – 1350 Bundaleer Forest Reserve, Habitat: </b></span><b>Sugar Gum, hardwood and softwood plantations, </b></span></span><br />
<b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Lat: 33 16 40S Long: 138 34 34E</b></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span lang="en-AU">From here we continued south to Clare passing wide open fields of cut grain and sheep. Arrived at Clare and refuelled before going to the </span><a href="http://www.discoveryholidayparks.com.au/sa/clare_valley/clare">Clare Caravan Park</a><span lang="en-AU">and our cabin. Had a short break before deciding to go out to check out the nearby </span><a href="http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/files/.../BROCHURE_SPRING_GULLY.pdf%E2%80%8E">Spring Gully Conservation Park</a><span lang="en-AU">. Got off to a good start by reversing into a post outside the cabin-grrr. Found the conservation park after once again poor signage. Directions started off from the highway but then no more. Parked up and went for a walk along a track but very quiet, Adelaide Rosella, Grey Fantail and a couple of Galah. Did not stay long as we headed for home but got waylaid along the way by a few birds, Brown Treecreeper and a highlight our second sighting of a Crested Shrike-tit – a nice male. Turned out to be a good place after a slow start. This conservation park </span>protects the only stand of red stringybarks in South Australia. </span></span></div>
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<b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">26/02/2013 1655 – 1750 Spring Creek Conservation Reserve Habitat: Woodland, Red Stringybark, </b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Lat: 33 54 58S Long: 138 35 58E</b></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>26/02/2013 - 27/02/2013 Clare Caravan Park Habitat: Tall woodland </b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Headed off towards Adelaide, we were aiming to get to the for morning smoko at the <a href="http://www.salisbury.sa.gov.au/Our_City/Community_Facilities/Venues_for_hire/The_Watershed_Cafe">Watershed Café</a>, which is at the <a href="http://www.salisbury.sa.gov.au/Our_City/Environment/Wetlands_and_Water/Wetlands/Wetlands_Locations/Greenfields_Wetlands">Greenfields Wetlands</a> Took a diversion off the road to go to a shopping centre as it was the only place for a loo stop! After this we looked for Barbary Dove in Salisbury without any success. By now we were getting some rain, not too heavy but showery. Eventually arrived at the Watershed café in the rain and had a lovely cup of coffee and raisin toast, quite an upmarket café with upmarket prices. The rain was persistent and thwarted any ideas of walking around the wetlands so we drove around trying to find some vantage point to view the birds. Found one area which was quite good and another area near the salt works where we walked a short track as the rain had eased off. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>27/02/2013 1020 – 1135 Greenfields Wetlands, Dry Creek Habitat: Wetland </b></span></span><br />
<b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Lat: 34 49 22S Long: 138 35 26E</b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Went for a walk along the road near the cabins and picked up Red-browed Finch (just like being home!). Had breakfast and decided to go out birding whilst waiting for a phone call from our friend. Had a quick look for the </span><a href="http://compasscommunity.org.au/wetland-boardwalk-and-interpretative-centre/" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Mount Compass Wetlands</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> but it did not look very inviting so we kept on the road to </span><a href="http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/parks/Find_a_Park/Browse_by_region/Fleurieu_Peninsula/Cox_Scrub_Conservation_Park" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Cox Scrub Conservation Park.</a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Cox Scrub Conservation Park is located on the western side of the Goolwa Road, 8km from Ashbourne. This park is 544ha and consists of open scrub and tall open shrubland formations of Brown Stringybark with Sugar Gum over </span><i style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Banksia ornata </i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">and/or </span><i style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Leptospermum myrsinoides, Hakea rostrata, H. ulicina, Xanthorroea semiplanta </i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">and/or </span><i style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Pultenaea canaliculata, Platylobium obtusangullum</i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">andor </span><i style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> alytrix teragonia </i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">and</span><i style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Hibbertia stricta. </i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This type of vegetation is uncommon in the Mount Lofty Ranges and covers the majority of the park. (Information from National Parks and Wildlife South Australia). We a</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">rrived at the park and followed a trail towards some bird action. Here were some eucalypts in flower attracting flocks of Musk Lorikeets and New Holland Honeyeater. A few Rainbow Lorikeet flew over and one perched in a tree but we know all about them so it just got a cursory glance. There were also a few Brown-headed Honeyeater here as well plus Little Wattlebird which was a SA trip tick. Continued on to a taller patch of Sugar Gum where more Musk Lorikeet were feasting on the blossom and Striated Pardalote were foraging, Grey Currawong were loudly calling from the top of a small shrub. It was windy and still cool so we headed back to the car. (Since our visit a large section of the reserve has been burnt out).</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Back at Mt. Compass we bought two hot pies from the local bakery for lunch. Yum, had lunch with frozen apple and peach as the fridge was turned down too low! After a break we headed back into Mt. Compass to check out the wetlands by the school, the one we had seen in the morning was a new wetland on the opposite side of the road still being built. Found the boardwalk but appeared to be no water and no birds so we gave that away.</span></span><br />
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</span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We then went off to </span><a href="http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/parks/Find_a_Park/Browse_by_region/Fleurieu_Peninsula/Kyeema_Conservation_Park" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Kyeema </a><a href="http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/parks/Find_a_Park/Browse_by_region/Fleurieu_Peninsula/Kyeema_Conservation_Park" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Conservation Park.</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, which </span><span lang="en-AU" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">was once mined for alluvial gold for several years until it was abandoned in 1890. A few years later some of the area was cleared for pine plantations before being used as a labour prison reserve. Since the 1983 Ash Wednesday fires, the Friends of Kyeema Conservation Park have been re-vegetating cleared areas of the park. Today, Kyeema Conservation Park's native vegetation can be enjoyed along a number of walking trails, including the Heysen Trail which runs through the park. The combination of messmate stringybark, pink gum, cup gum and candlebark gum provide habitat for a diverse range of wildlife and more than 70 species of birds (information from Parks SA).</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It proved to be an excellent move to visit this reserve as it had some good birds. Upon arrival at the car park we were set upon by a pair of killer Superb Fairy-wren who jumped onto the front of the car and attacked the wing mirror! We got over this welcome and started seeing a few birds, first a juvenile Golden Whistler got us going and the Crescent Honeyeater who took over from the absent New Holland Honeyeater as the most common honeyeater here. </span><span lang="en-AU" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Walked a few kilometres and were rewarded with a Scarlet Robin, only our second one for the trip, also here was White-throated Treecreeper. Back at the car park the fairy-wrens had been exacting revenge for us parking in their territory, they left many calling cards on both sides of the car! Little Raven and Red Wattlebird rounded off the visit. There was a detailed plan of the walking tracks in the car park, but, as is so often the case, the signs disappeared once you got on the tracks and we really weren't sure where we were going! Here is a tip (which I thought of after the event) – take a photo of the walking track plan then you can refer to it as you walk!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Grey Shrike-thrush 2 adults + 1 dependant juvenile.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Little Raven</span></span></div>
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</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Back to the cabin where the temperature had soared up to 18ºC so we sat outside to finish off some cheese and biscuits washed down with a coffee and tried not to get blown away by the strong winds. Had a walk around the Mt. Compass Cabins property and added Rufous Whistler to the list. A good end to our last full day in South Australia.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Woke up early, before 6.00am and had a coffee before getting the bags packed. Saw a few birds moving around outside so went to check them out and found a Goldfinch foraging on the ground, another SA trip tick! Also saw a White-browed Scrubwren as we were leaving. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>27/02/ - 1/3/2013 Mt.Compass - Compass Country Cabins, Habitat: Woodland </b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Nankeen Kestrel</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">New Holland Honeyeater</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Rufous Whistler</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Australian Magpie</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Grey Fantail</span></span></div>
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</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Pretty uneventful journey to the airport where we dropped off the hire car and signed an accident form – no dramas here. Booked in and relaxed with a drink whilst watching the aircraft. Uneventful journey home but we learnt not to get seats in the row in front of the emergency exit as they are not adjustable, so it was a bit of a squeeze. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Australian Wood Duck</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Australasian Grebe</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Common Bronzewing</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Little Pied Cormorant</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Great Cormorant</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Royal Spoonbill</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Black-tailed Native-hen</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Dusky Moorhen</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Eurasian Coot</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Australian Pied Oystercatcher</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Sooty Oystercatcher</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Black-winged Stilt</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Red-necked Avocet</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Red-capped Plover</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Black-fronted Dotterel</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Hooded Plover</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Red-kneed Dotterel</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Masked Lapwing</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Latham's Snipe</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Common Sandpiper</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Common Greenshank</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Red-necked Stint</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Sharp-tailed Sandpiper</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Caspian Tern</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Whiskered Tern</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Crested Tern</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Pacific Gull</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Silver Gull</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Glossy Black-Cockatoo</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Galah</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Little Corella</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Sulphur-crested Cockatoo</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Rainbow Lorikeet</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Musk Lorikeet</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Purple-crowned Lorikeet</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Crimson Rosella</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Eastern Rosella</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Australian Ringneck</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Red-rumped Parrot</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Mulga Parrot</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Elegant Parrot</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Rock Parrot</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Pallid Cuckoo</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Laughing Kookaburra</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Sacred Kingfisher</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Rainbow Bee-eater</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">White-throated Treecreeper</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">White-browed Treecreeper</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Brown Treecreeper</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Superb Fairy-wren</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Splendid Fairy-wren</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">White-winged Fairy-wren</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Variegated Fairy-wren</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Southern Emu-wren</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Striated Grasswren</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">White-browed Scrubwren</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Weebill</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Striated Thornbill</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Yellow Thornbill</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Yellow-rumped Thornbill</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Chestnut-rumped Thornbill</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Inland Thornbill</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Brown Thornbill</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Southern Whiteface</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Spotted Pardalote</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Striated Pardalote</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Eastern Spinebill</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Yellow-faced Honeyeater</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Singing Honeyeater</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">White-eared Honeyeater</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Purple-gaped Honeyeater</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Yellow-plumed Honeyeater</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">White-plumed Honeyeater</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">White-fronted Honeyeater</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Noisy Miner</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Black-eared Miner</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Yellow-throated Miner</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Little Wattlebird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Red Wattlebird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Crescent Honeyeater</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">New Holland Honeyeater</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Brown-headed Honeyeater</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Striped Honeyeater</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">White-browed Babbler</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Chestnut-crowned Babbler</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Chestnut Quail-thrush</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Chirruping Wedgebill</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Crested Shrike-tit</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Gilbert's Whistler</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Golden Whistler</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Rufous Whistler</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Grey Shrike-thrush</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Crested Bellbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Masked Woodswallow</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">White-browed Woodswallow</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Black-faced Woodswallow</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Dusky Woodswallow</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Grey Butcherbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Australian Magpie</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Grey Currawong</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Grey Fantail</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Willie Wagtail</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Australian Raven</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Little Raven</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Magpie-lark</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">White-winged Chough</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Apostlebird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Jacky Winter</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Scarlet Robin</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Red-capped Robin</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Hooded Robin</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Southern Scrub-robin</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Golden-headed Cisticola</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Australian Reed-Warbler</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Little Grassbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Silvereye</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Welcome Swallow</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Fairy Martin</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Tree Martin</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Common Blackbird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Common Starling</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Mistletoebird</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Zebra Finch</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Red-browed Finch</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">House Sparrow</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Australasian Pipit</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">European Goldfinch</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>175 species</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Annotated Checklist 11<sup>th</sup> February - 1<sup>st</sup> March 2013</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Emu <i>Dromaius novaehollandiae</i></b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Gluepot Reserve, South Australia 14 Feb ; Coorong NP, Salt Creek, Lakes Nature Walk 16 Feb ; Flinders Ranges NP, South Australia 24-25 Feb .</span></div>
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<b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Stubble Quail </b><i style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Coturnix pectoralis</b></i><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Four Taylorville Road, near Waikerie 14 Feb .</span></div>
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<b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Black Swan <i>Cygnus atratus</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Goolwa Sewage Ponds 17 Feb ; Goolwa Barrage, Beacon 19,17 Feb ; Reeves Point, Kangaroo Island,18 Feb ; American River, Kangaroo Island,20 Feb ; Onkaparinga River Recreation Reserve,26 Feb .</span></div>
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<b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Cape Barren Goose <i>Cereopsis novaehollandiae</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Narrunng Road, NW Meningie 16 Feb , 200+, .</span></div>
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<b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Freckled Duck <i>Stictonetta naevosa</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Two Laratinga Wetlands, Mt. Barker,21 Feb ; Greenfields Wetlands, Dry Creek,27 Feb .</span></div>
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<b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Australian Shelduck <i>Tadorna tadornoides</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Hart Lagoon, Waikerie,15 Feb ; Narrunng Road, NW Meningie 16 Feb ; American River, Kangaroo Island,20 Feb ; Greenfields Wetlands, Dry Creek,27 Feb .</span></div>
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<b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Australian Wood Duck <i>Chenonetta jubata</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Adelaide Botanic Gardens 11 Feb ; Blanchetown,13 Feb ; Berri,15 Feb ; Loxton on the Murray River,15 Feb ; Goolwa Sewage Ponds 17 Feb ; Laratinga Wetlands, Mt. Barker,21 Feb ; Flinders Ranges NP, Wood Duck Dam 24 Feb .</span></div>
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<b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Grey Teal <i>Anas gracilis</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Gluepot Reserve,14 Feb ; Hart Lagoon, Waikerie,15 Feb ; Lake Albert Caravan Park, Meningie 15-17 Feb ; Salt Creek, Coorong,16 Feb ; Narrunng Road, NW Meningie 16 Feb ; Clayton Bay, L Alexandrina 17 Feb ; Goolwa Sewage Ponds 17 Feb ; Goolwa Barrage, Beacon 19,17 Feb ; American River, Kangaroo Island,20 Feb ; Laratinga Wetlands, Mt. Barker,21 Feb ; Port Pirie,22 Feb ; Port Wakefield Wharf-town 23 Feb ; Flinders Ranges NP, Wood Duck Dam 24 Feb ; Onkaparinga River Recreation Reserve,26 Feb ; Greenfields Wetlands, Dry Creek,27 Feb .</span></div>
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<b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Chestnut Teal <i>Anas castanea</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Hart Lagoon, Waikerie,15 Feb ; Clayton Bay, L Alexandrina 17 Feb ; American River, Kangaroo Island,20 Feb ; Laratinga Wetlands, Mt. Barker,21 Feb ; Onkaparinga River Recreation Reserve,26 Feb ; Greenfields Wetlands, Dry Creek,27 Feb .</span></div>
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<b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Pacific Black Duck <i>Anas superciliosa</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Adelaide Botanic Gardens 11 Feb ; Warren Reservoir 13 Feb ; Hart Lagoon, Waikerie,15 Feb ; Loxton on the Murray River,15 Feb ; Wellington Ferry Crossing, Murray River, 17 Feb ; Clayton Bay, L Alexandrina 17 Feb ; Laratinga Wetlands, Mt. Barker,21 Feb ; Flinders Ranges NP, Wood Duck Dam 24 Feb ; Onkaparinga River Recreation Reserve,26 Feb ; Greenfields Wetlands, Dry Creek,27 Feb .</span></div>
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<b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Australasian Shoveler <i>Anas rhynchotis</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Hart Lagoon, Waikerie,15 Feb ; Salt Creek, Coorong,16 Feb ; Clayton Bay, L Alexandrina 17 Feb ; Goolwa Sewage Ponds 17 Feb ; Laratinga Wetlands, Mt. Barker,21 Feb ; Greenfields Wetlands, Dry Creek,27 Feb .</span></div>
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<b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Pink-eared Duck <i>Malacorhynchus membranaceu</i>s</b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Hart Lagoon, Waikerie,15 Feb ; Clayton Bay, L Alexandrina 17 Feb ; Laratinga Wetlands, Mt. Barker,21 Feb .</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Hardhead <i>Aythya australis</i></b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Warren Reservoir 13 Feb ; Hart Lagoon, Waikerie,15 Feb ; Goolwa Sewage Ponds 17 Feb ; Goolwa Barrage, Beacon 19,17 Feb ; Laratinga Wetlands, Mt. Barker,21 Feb .</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Australasian Grebe <i>Tachybaptus novaehollandiae</i></b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Gluepot Reserve,14 Feb ; Hart Lagoon, Waikerie,15 Feb ; Clayton Bay, L Alexandrina 17 Feb ; Goolwa Barrage, Beacon 19,17 Feb ; Laratinga Wetlands, Mt. Barker,21 Feb ; Flinders Ranges NP, Wood Duck Dam 24 Feb ; Greenfields Wetlands, Dry Creek,27 Feb .</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Hoary-headed Grebe </b><i><b>Poliocephalus poliocephalus</b></i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Hart Lagoon, Waikerie,15 Feb ; Salt Creek, Coorong,16 Feb ; Goolwa Sewage Ponds 17 Feb ; Goolwa Barrage, Beacon 19,17 Feb ; Laratinga Wetlands, Mt. Barker,21 Feb ; Greenfields Wetlands, Dry Creek,27 Feb .</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Great Crested Grebe <i>Podiceps cristatus</i></b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Clayton Bay, L Alexandrina 17 Feb ; Goolwa Barrage, Beacon 19,17 Feb .</span></div>
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</b></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Rock Dove <i>Columba livia</i></b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Adelaide Botanic Gardens 11 Feb ; Hart Lagoon, Waikerie,15 Feb ; Lake Albert Caravan Park, Meningie 15-17 Feb ; Port Pirie,22 Feb ; Port Augusta,22-23 Feb ; Port Wakefield Wharf-town 23 Feb ; Onkaparinga River Recreation Reserve,26 Feb ; Greenfields Wetlands, Dry Creek,27 Feb .</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Adelaide Botanic Gardens 11 Feb ; Laratinga Wetlands, Mt. Barker,21 Feb ; Arid Lands Botanic Gardens, Port Augusta 22 Feb ; Port Pirie,22 Feb ; Port Wakefield Wharf-town 23 Feb ; Onkaparinga River Recreation Reserve,26 Feb ; Greenfields Wetlands, Dry Creek,27 Feb.</span><br />
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</span><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Common Bronzewing <i>Phaps chalcoptera</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Brown Hill Conservation Park 11-13 Feb ; Gluepot Reserve,14 Feb ; Laratinga Wetlands, Mt. Barker,21 Feb ; Clare Caravan Park,26-27 Feb.</span><br />
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</span><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Crested Pigeon <i>Ocyphaps lophotes</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Gluepot Reserve,14 Feb ; Hart Lagoon, Waikerie,15 Feb ; Loxton on the Murray River,15 Feb ; Lake Albert Caravan Park, Meningie 15-17 Feb ; Salt Creek, Coorong,16 Feb ; Laratinga Wetlands, Mt. Barker,21 Feb ; Arid Lands Botanic Gardens, Port Augusta 22 Feb ; Port Augusta,22-23 Feb ; Port Wakefield Wharf-town 23 Feb ; Rawnsley Park, Flinders Ranges,23-26 Feb ; Flinders Ranges NP, Wood Duck Dam 24 Feb ; Clare Caravan Park,26-27 Feb ; Onkaparinga River Recreation Reserve,26 Feb ; Greenfields Wetlands, Dry Creek,27 Feb ; Mt.Compass-Compass Country Cabins,27-28 Feb</span></div>
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</span></span><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Peaceful Dove <i>Geopelia striata</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Rawnsley Park, Flinders Ranges,23-26 Feb ; Flinders Ranges NP, Wood Duck Dam 24 Feb Bundaleer Forest Reserve,24 Feb .</span><br />
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</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Oriental Darter <i>Anhinga melanogaster</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Warren Reservoir 13 Feb ; Blanchetown,13 Feb ; Berri,15 Feb ; Loxton Murray River,15 Feb </span></div>
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</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Little Black Cormorant <i>Phalacrocorax sulcirostris</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Warren Reservoir 13 Feb ; Blanchetown,13 Feb ; Hart Lagoon, Waikerie,15 Feb ; Lake Albert Caravan Park, Meningie 15-17 Feb ; Clayton Bay, L Alexandrina 17 Feb ; Goolwa Sewage Ponds 17 Feb ; Goolwa Barrage, Beacon 19,17 Feb ; Laratinga Wetlands, Mt. Barker,21 Feb ; Port Pirie,22 Feb ; Port Wakefield Wharf-town 23 Feb ; Greenfields Wetlands, Dry Creek,27 Feb ; Mt.Compass-Compass Country Cabins,27-28 Feb .</span></div>
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</b></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Great Cormorant <i>Phalacrocorax carbo</i></b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Blanchetown,13 Feb ; Loxton on the Murray River,15 Feb ; Lake Albert Caravan Park, Meningie 15-17 Feb ; Clayton Bay, L Alexandrina 17 Feb .</span></div>
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</b></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Pied Cormorant <i>Phalacrocorax varius</i></b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Warren Reservoir 13 Feb ; Hart Lagoon, Waikerie,15 Feb ; Reeves Point, Kangaroo Island,18 Feb ; Stokes Bay, Kangaroo Island 18 Feb ; American River, Kangaroo Island,2 0 Feb ;</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Greenfields Wetlands, Dry Creek,27 Feb .</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Black-faced Cormorant<i> Phalacrocorax fuscescens</i></b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Reeves Point, Kangaroo Island,18 Feb .</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Little Pied Cormorant <i>Microcarbo melanoleucos</i></b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Blanchetown,13 Feb ; Hart Lagoon, Waikerie,15 Feb ; Loxton on the Murray River,15 Feb ; Lake Albert Caravan Park, Meningie 15-17 Feb ; Coorong NP, Salt Creek, Lakes Nature Walk 16 Feb ; Clayton Bay, L Alexandrina 17 Feb ; Goolwa Barrage, Beacon 19,17 Feb ; Reeves Point, Kangaroo Island,18 Feb ; Reeves Point, Kangaroo Island,18 Feb ; Stokes Bay, Kangaroo Island 18 Feb ; American River, Kangaroo Island,20 Feb ; Laratinga Wetlands, Mt. Barker,21 Feb ; Port Pirie,22 Feb ; Port Wakefield Wharf-town 23 Feb ; Onkaparinga River Recreation Reserve,26 Feb ; Greenfields Wetlands, Dry Creek,27 Feb ; Mt.Compass-Compass Country Cabins,27-28 Feb .</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Australian Pelican <i>Pelecanus conspicillatus</i></b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Warren Reservoir 13 Feb ; Blanchetown,13 Feb ; Hart Lagoon, Waikerie,15 Feb ; Berri,15 Feb ; Lake Albert Caravan Park, Meningie 15-17 Feb ; Policemans Point, Coorong,16 Feb ; Narrunng Road, NW Meningie 16 Feb ; Clayton Bay, L Alexandrina 17 Feb ; Goolwa Barrage, Beacon 19,17 Feb ; Port Pirie,22 Feb ; Onkaparinga River Recreation Reserve,26 Feb .</span></div>
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</b></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Eastern Great Egret <i>Ardea modesta</i></b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Hart Lagoon, Waikerie,15 Feb ; Loxton on the Murray River,15 Feb ; Lake Albert Caravan Park, Meningie 15-17 Feb ; Clayton Bay, L Alexandrina 17 Feb ; Port Wakefield Wharf-town 23 Feb ; Onkaparinga River Recreation Reserve,26 Feb ; Greenfields Wetlands, Dry Creek,27 Feb .</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Warren Reservoir 13 Feb ; Hart Lagoon, Waikerie,15 Feb ; Clayton Bay, L Alexandrina 17 Feb </span><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">; Go</b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">olwa Barrage, Beacon 19,17 Feb ; Reeves Point, Kangaroo Island,18 Feb ; American River, Kangaroo Island,20 Feb ; Laratinga Wetlands, Mt. Barker,21 Feb ; Port Augusta,22-23 Feb ; Port Wakefield Wharf-town 23 Feb ; Flinders Ranges NP,24-25 Feb ; Spring Creek Conservation Res.26 Feb .</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Goolwa Barrage, Beacon 19,17 Feb .</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Wellington Ferry Crossing, Murray River, 17 Feb .</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Hart Lagoon, Waikerie,15 Feb ; Lake Albert Caravan Park, Meningie 15-17 Feb ; Narrunng Road, NW Meningie 16 Feb ; Clayton Bay, L Alexandrina 17 Feb ; Goolwa Sewage Ponds 17 Feb ; Goolwa Barrage, Beacon 19,17 Feb ; Reeves Point, Kangaroo Island,18 Feb ; American River, Kangaroo Island,20 Feb ; Laratinga Wetlands, Mt. Barker,21 Feb ; Greenfields Wetlands, Dry Creek,27 Feb .</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Straw-necked Ibis <i>Threskiornis spinicollis</i></b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Narrunng Road, NW Meningie 16 Feb .</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Royal Spoonbill <i>Platalea regia</i></b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Clayton Bay, L Alexandrina 17 Feb ; Goolwa Sewage Ponds 17 Feb ; Goolwa Barrage, Beacon 19,17 Feb ; Laratinga Wetlands, Mt. Barker,21 Feb ; Onkaparinga River Recreation Reserve,26 Feb .</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Yellow-billed Spoonbill <i>Platalea flavipes</i></b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Clayton Bay, L Alexandrina 17 Feb .</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Black-shouldered Kite <i>Elanus axillaris</i></b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Goolwa Barrage, Beacon 19,17 Feb ; Onkaparinga River Recreation Reserve,26 Feb .</span></div>
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<b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Black Kite <i>Milvus migrans</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Hawker,23 Feb .</span></div>
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<b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Whistling Kite<i> Haliastur sphenurus</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Blanchetown,13 Feb ; Hart Lagoon, Waikerie,15 Feb ; Loxton on the Murray River,15 Feb ; Wellington Ferry Crossing, Murray River, 17 Feb ; Flinders Ranges NP, Wood Duck Dam 24 Feb</span><br />
<b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Collared Sparrowhawk <i>Accipiter cirrhocephalus</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Bales Beach, Kangaroo Island,12 Feb .</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Wedge-tailed Eagle<i> Aquila audax</i></b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Gluepot Reserve,14 Feb ; Two Lathami NP, Kangaroo Island,18 Feb ; Rawnsley Park, Flinders Ranges,23-26 Feb ; Flinders Ranges NP, Wood Duck Dam 24 Feb ; Four Flinders Ranges NP,24-25 Feb .</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Nankeen Kestrel <i>Falco cenchroides</i></b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Bales Beach, Kangaroo Island,12 Feb ; Truro,13 Feb ; Gluepot Reserve,14 Feb ; Flinders Chase NP, Weir Cove, KI 19 Feb ; Arid Lands Botanic Gardens, Port Augusta 22 Feb ; Mt.Compass-Compass Country Cabins,27-28 Feb .</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Australian Hobby <i>Falco longipennis</i></b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Port Augusta,22-23 Feb ; Onkaparinga River Recreation Reserve,26 Feb .</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Brown Falcon <i>Falco berigora</i></b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Truro,13 Feb ; Gluepot Reserve,14 Feb .</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">One Princess Highway, Coorong 16 Feb .</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Buff-banded Rail <i>Gallirallus philippensis</i></b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Hart Lagoon, Waikerie,15 Feb .</span></div>
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</b></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Australian Spotted Crake <i>Porzana fluminea</i></b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Six Salt Creek, Coorong,16 Feb ; Clayton Bay, L Alexandrina 17 Feb ; 50 Laratinga Wetlands, Mt. Barker,21 Feb , Count is estimate, probably more.</span></div>
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</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Spotless Crake <i>Porzana tabuensis</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Hart Lagoon, Waikerie,15 Feb .</span></div>
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</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Purple Swamphen <i>Porphyrio porphyrio</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Blanchetown,13 Feb ; Berri,15 Feb ; Lake Albert Caravan Park, Meningie 15-17 Feb ; Goolwa Sewage Ponds 17 Feb ; Laratinga Wetlands, Mt. Barker,21 Feb ; Greenfields Wetlands, Dry Creek,27 Feb .</span><br />
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</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Dusky Moorhen <i>Gallinula tenebrosa</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Blanchetown,13 Feb ; Hart Lagoon, Waikerie,15 Feb ; Loxton on the Murray River,15 Feb ; Laratinga Wetlands, Mt. Barker,21 Feb ; Greenfields Wetlands, Dry Creek,27 Feb .</span><br />
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</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Black-tailed Native-hen <i>Tribonyx ventralis</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Hart Lagoon, Waikerie,15 Feb ; Loxton on the Murray River,15 Feb ; Goolwa Sewage Ponds 17 Feb ; Laratinga Wetlands, Mt. Barker,21 Feb </span><br />
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</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Eurasian Coot <i>Fulica atra</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Warren Reservoir 13 Feb ; Blanchetown,13 Feb ; Hart Lagoon, Waikerie,15 Feb ; Lake Albert Caravan Park, Meningie 15-17 Feb ; Salt Creek, Coorong,16 Feb ; Wellington Ferry Crossing, Murray River, 17 Feb ; Clayton Bay, L Alexandrina 17 Feb ; Goolwa Sewage Ponds 17 Feb ; Laratinga Wetlands, Mt. Barker,21 Feb ; Ororoo,24 Feb ; Greenfields Wetlands, Dry Creek,27 Feb .</span></div>
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</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Australian Pied Oystercatcher <i>Haematopus longirostris</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Reeves Point, Kangaroo Island,18 Feb ; American River, Kangaroo Island,20 Feb .</span><br />
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</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Sooty Oystercatcher<i> Haematopus fuliginosus</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Reeves Point, Kangaroo Island,18 Feb .</span><br />
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</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Black-winged Stilt <i>Himantopus himantopus</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Hart Lagoon, Waikerie,15 Feb ; Narrunng Road, NW Meningie 16 Feb ; Clayton Bay, L Alexandrina 17 Feb ; Goolwa Barrage, Beacon 19,17 Feb .</span><br />
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</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Red-necked Avocet <i>Recurvirostra novaehollandiae</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Goolwa Barrage, Beacon 19,17 Feb .</span><br />
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</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Masked Lapwing <i>Vanellus miles</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Waikerie Township,13-15 Feb ; Loxton on the Murray River,15 Feb ; Salt Creek, Coorong,16 Feb ; Narrunng Road, NW Meningie 16 Feb ; Clayton Bay, L Alexandrina 17 Feb ; Goolwa Barrage, Beacon 19,17 Feb ; Reeves Point, Kangaroo Island,18 Feb ; 31574 Stokes Bay, Kangaroo Island 18 Feb ; Laratinga Wetlands, Mt. Barker,21 Feb ; Port Pirie,22 Feb ; Onkaparinga River Recreation Reserve,26 Feb ; Greenfields Wetlands, Dry Creek,27 Feb</span><br />
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</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Red-kneed Dotterel <i>Erythrogonys cinctus</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Hart Lagoon, Waikerie,15 Feb ; Salt Creek, Coorong,16 Feb ; Clayton Bay, L Alexandrina 17 Feb ; Goolwa Sewage Ponds 17 Feb ; Goolwa Barrage, Beacon 19,17 Feb ; Laratinga Wetlands, Mt. Barker,21 Feb ; Onkaparinga River Recreation Reserve,26 Feb ; Greenfields Wetlands, Dry Creek,27 Feb .</span></div>
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</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Red-capped Plover <i>Charadrius ruficapillus</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Policemans Point, Coorong,16 Feb .</span></div>
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</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Hooded Plover <i>Thinornis rubricollis</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Bales Beach, Kangaroo Island,12 Feb , 2 Adults + 1 Juvenile., .</span><br />
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</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Black-fronted Dotterel <i>Elseyornis melanops</i></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Hart Lagoon, Waikerie,15 Feb ; Laratinga Wetlands, Mt. Barker,21 Feb ; Greenfields Wetlands, Dry Creek,27 Feb .</span><br />
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</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Latham's Snipe <i>Gallinago hardwickii</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Clayton Bay, L Alexandrina 17 Feb ; Laratinga Wetlands, Mt. Barker,21 Feb .</span><br />
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</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Common Greenshank <i>Tringa nebularia</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Salt Creek, Coorong,16 Feb ; Narrunng Road, NW Meningie 16 Feb ; American River, Kangaroo Island,20 Feb ; Onkaparinga River Recreation Reserve,26 Feb .</span><br />
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</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Common Sandpiper <i>Actitis hypoleucos</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Port Wakefield Wharf-town 23 Feb ; Onkaparinga River Recreation Reserve,26 Feb .</span><br />
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</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Red-necked Stint <i>Calidris ruficollis</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Policemans Point, Coorong,16 Feb .</span><br />
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</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Sharp-tailed Sandpiper <i>Calidris acuminata</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Clayton Bay, L Alexandrina 17 F</span><i style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">e</i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">b ; Goolwa Barrage, Beacon 19,17 Feb .</span><br />
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</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Caspian Tern <i>Hydroprogne caspia</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Goolwa Barrage, Beacon 19,17 Feb ; Reeves Point, Kangaroo Island,18 Feb ; Stokes Bay, Kangaroo Island 18 Feb ; American River, Kangaroo Island,20 Feb .</span><br />
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</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Crested Tern <i>Thalasseus bergii</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Clayton Bay, L Alexandrina 17 Feb ; Reeves Point, Kangaroo Island,18 Feb .</span></div>
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</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Whiskered Tern <i>Chlidonias hybrida</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Lake Albert Caravan Park, Meningie 15-17 Feb ; Narrunng Road, NW Meningie 16 Feb ; Goolwa Barrage, Beacon 19,17 Feb .</span><br />
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</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Pacific Gull<i> Larus pacificus</i></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Goolwa Barrage, Beacon 19,17 Feb ; Reeves Point, Kangaroo Island,18 Feb ; Flinders Chase NP, Admirals Arch, KI 19 Feb ; American River, Kangaroo Island,20 Feb .</span><br />
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</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Silver Gull <i>Croicocephalus novaehollandiae</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Adelaide Botanic Gardens 11 Feb ; Hart Lagoon, Waikerie,15 Feb ; Berri,15 Feb ; Narrunng Road, NW Meningie 16 Feb ; Clayton Bay, L Alexandrina 17 Feb ; Goolwa Barrage, Beacon 19,17 Feb ; Vivonne Bay, Kangaroo Island,17-20 Feb ; Flinders Chase NP, Admirals Arch, KI 19 Feb ; American River, Kangaroo Island,20 Feb ; Port Pirie,22 Feb ; Port Augusta,22-23 Feb ; Port Wakefield Wharf-town 23 Feb ; Onkaparinga River Recreation Reserve,26 Feb </span><br />
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</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Glossy Black-Cockatoo <i>Calyptorhynchus lathami</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Three Flinders Chase NP, Platypus Waterhole Walk.KI 19 Feb .</span><br />
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</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo Calyptorhynchus funereus</b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Flinders Chase NP, Platypus Waterhole Walk.KI 19 Feb ; Mt.Compass-Compass Country</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Cabins,27-28 Feb .</span><br />
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</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Galah <i>Eolophus roseicapillus</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Adelaide Botanic Gardens 11 Feb ; Brown Hill Conservation Park 11-13 Feb ; Truro,13 Feb ; Waikerie Township,13-15 Feb ; Gluepot Reserve,14 Feb ; Hart Lagoon, Waikerie,15 Feb ; Lake Albert Caravan Park, Meningie 15-17 Feb ; Clayton Bay, L Alexandrina 17 Feb ; Reeves Point, Kangaroo Island,18 Feb ; American River, Kangaroo Island,20 Feb ; Port Augusta,22-23 Feb ; Port Wakefield Wharf-town 23 Feb ; Quorn, Powell Gardens,23 Feb ; Flinders Ranges NP,24-25 Feb ; Bundaleer Forest Reserve,24 Feb ; Spring Creek Conservation Res.26 Feb , In tree hollow.,; Clare Caravan Park,26-27 Feb ; Mt.Compass-Compass Country Cabins,27-28 Feb .</span><br />
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</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Little Corella <i>Cacatua sanguinea</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Blanchetown,13 Feb ; Waikerie Township,13-15 Feb ; Gluepot Reserve,14 Feb ; Loxton on the Murray River,15 Feb ; Wellington Ferry Crossing, Murray River, 17 Feb ; American River, Kangaroo Island,20 Feb ; Laratinga Wetlands, Mt. Barker,21 Feb ; Mt.Compass-Compass Country Cabins,27-28 Feb .</span><br />
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</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Sulphur-crested Cockatoo<i> Cacatua galerita</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Brown Hill Conservation Park 11-13 Feb ; Blanchetown,13 Feb ; Waikerie Township,13-15 Feb ; Mt.Compass-Compass Country Cabins,27-28 Feb .</span><br />
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</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Rainbow Lorikeet <i>Trichoglossus haematodus</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Adelaide Botanic Gardens 11 Feb ; Brown Hill Conservation Park 11-13 Feb ; Scott Creek Cons. Res.21 Feb ; Cox Scrub Conservation Reserve,28 Feb .</span><br />
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</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Musk Lorikeet <i>Glossopsitta concinna</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Onkaparinga River Recreation Reserve,26 Feb ; Cox Scrub Conservation Reserve,28 Feb</span><br />
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</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Purple-crowned Lorikeet Glossopsitta porphyrocephala</b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Flinders Chase NP, Platypus Waterhole Walk.KI 19 Feb .</span><br />
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</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Australian Ringneck Barnardius zonarius</b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Gluepot Reserve,14 Feb ; Coorong NP, Salt Creek, Lakes Nature Walk 16 Feb ; Flinders Ranges NP, Wood Duck Dam 24 Feb ; Flinders Ranges NP,24-25 Feb .</span><br />
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</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Crimson Rosella Platycercus elegans</b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Adelaide Botanic Gardens 11 Feb ; Brown Hill Conservation Park 11-13 Feb ; Flinders Chase NP, Platypus Waterhole Walk.KI 19 Feb ; Laratinga Wetlands, Mt. Barker,21 Feb ; Laratinga Wetlands, Mt. Barker,21 Feb ; Scott Creek Cons. Res.21 Feb ; Bundaleer Forest Reserve,24 Feb ; Spring Creek Conservation Res.26 Feb ; Clare Caravan Park,26-27 Feb ; Onkaparinga River Recreation Reserve,26 Feb ; Mt.Compass-Compass Country Cabins,27-28 Feb ; Cox Scrub Conservation Reserve,28 Feb .</span><br />
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</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Eastern Rosella <i>Platycercus eximius</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Adelaide Botanic Gardens 11 Feb ; Hart Lagoon, Waikerie,15 Feb .</span><br />
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</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Mulga Parrot <i>Psephotus varius</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Gluepot Reserve,14 Feb ; Rawnsley Park, Flinders Ranges,23-26 Feb ; Flinders Ranges NP, Wood Duck Dam 24 Feb .</span><br />
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</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Red-rumped Parrot <i>Psephotus haematonotus</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Clayton Bay, L Alexandrina 17 Feb .</span><br />
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</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Elegant Parrot <i>Neophema elegans</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Laratinga Wetlands, Mt. Barker,21 Feb .</span></div>
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</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Rock Parrot <i>Neophema petrophila</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Flinders Chase NP, Weir Cove, KI 19 Feb .</span><br />
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</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Pallid Cuckoo <i>Cacomantis pallidus</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Coorong NP, Salt Creek, Lakes Nature Walk 16 Feb .</span><br />
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</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo <i>Chalcites basalis</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Hale Conservation Park, 13 Feb .</span><br />
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</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Laughing Kookaburra <i>Dacelo novaeguineae</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Blanchetown,13 Feb ; Six Flinders Ranges NP,24-25 Feb ; Clare Caravan Park,26-27 Feb ; Mt.Compass-Compass Country Cabins,27-28 Feb .</span><br />
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</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Sacred Kingfisher <i>Todiramphus sanctus</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Port Wakefield Wharf-town 23 Feb .</span><br />
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</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Rainbow Bee-eater <i>Merops ornatus</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Gluepot Reserve,14 Feb ; Bundaleer Forest Reserve,24 Feb ; Spring Creek Conservation Res.26 Feb .</span><br />
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</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">White-throated Treecreeper <i>Cormobates leucophaeus</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Hale Conservation Park, 13 Feb ; Goolwa Barrage, Beacon 19,17 Feb ; Kyeema Conservation Park,28 Feb .</span><br />
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</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">White-browed Treecreeper <i>Climacteris affinis</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Gluepot Reserve,14 Feb .</span><br />
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</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Brown Treecreeper <i>Climacteris picumnus</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Gluepot Reserve,14 Feb ; Scott Creek Cons. Res.21 Feb ; Spring Creek Conservation Res.26 Feb .</span><br />
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</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">White-winged Fairy-wren <i>Malurus leucopterus</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Arid Lands Botanic Gardens, Port Augusta 22 Feb .</span><br />
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</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Superb Fairy-wren <i>Malurus cyaneus</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Brown Hill Conservation Park 11-13 Feb ; Hart Lagoon, Waikerie,15 Feb ; Coorong NP, Salt Creek, Lakes Nature Walk 16 Feb ; Reeves Point, Kangaroo Island,18 Feb ; Lathami NP, Kangaroo Island,18 Feb ; Flinders Chase NP, Platypus Waterhole Walk.KI 19 Feb ; Laratinga Wetlands, Mt. Barker,21 Feb ; Scott Creek Cons. Res.21 Feb ; Onkaparinga River Recreation Reserve,26 Feb ; Cox Scrub Conservation Reserve,28 Feb ; Kyeema Conservation Park,28 Feb .</span><br />
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</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Splendid Fairy-wren <i>Malurus splendens</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Gluepot Reserve,14 Feb .</span><br />
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</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Variegated Fairy-wren <i>Malurus lamberti</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Gluepot Reserve,14 Feb ; Arid Lands Botanic Gardens, Port Augusta 22 Feb ; Rawnsley Park, Flinders Ranges,23-26 Feb ; Flinders Ranges NP,24-25 Feb .</span><br />
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</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Southern Emu-wren <i>Stipiturus malachurus</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Bales Beach, Kangaroo Island,12 Feb .</span><br />
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</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Striated Grasswren <i>Amytornis striatus</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Gluepot Reserve,14 Feb .</span><br />
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</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">White-browed Scrubwren <i>Sericornis frontalis</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Hale Conservation Park, 13 Feb ; Coorong NP, Salt Creek, Lakes Nature Walk 16 Feb ; Vivonne Bay, Kangaroo Island,17-20 Feb ; Mt.Compass-Compass Country Cabins,27-28 Feb ; Kyeema Conservation Park,28 Feb .</span><br />
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</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Brown Thornbill <i>Acanthiza pusilla</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Coorong NP, Salt Creek, Lakes Nature Walk 16 Feb ; Lathami NP, Kangaroo Island,18 Feb ; Flinders Chase NP, Platypus Waterhole Walk.KI 19 Feb ; Scott Creek Cons. Res.21 Feb ; Kyeema Conservation Park,28 Feb .</span><br />
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</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Inland Thornbill <i>Acanthiza apicalis</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Rawnsley Park, Flinders Ranges,23-26 Feb ; Flinders Ranges NP,24-25 Feb .</span><br />
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</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Yellow-rumped Thornbill <i>Acanthiza chrysorrhoa</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Rawnsley Park, Flinders Ranges,23-26 Feb ; Flinders Ranges NP,24-25 Feb ; Spring Creek Conservation Res.26 Feb .</span><br />
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</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Chestnut-rumped Thornbill<i> Acanthiza uropygialis</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Gluepot Reserve,14 Feb ; Hart Lagoon, Waikerie,15 Feb ; Rawnsley Park, Flinders Ranges,23-26 Feb .</span><br />
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</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Yellow Thornbill <i>Acanthiza nana</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Laratinga Wetlands, Mt. Barker,21 Feb ; Mt.Compass-Compass Country Cabins,27-28 Feb </span><br />
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</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Striated Thornbill <i>Acanthiza lineata</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Flinders Chase NP, Platypus Waterhole Walk.KI 19 Feb .</span><br />
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</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Weebill </b><i style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Smicrornis brevirostris</b></i><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Gluepot Reserve,14 Feb ; Hart Lagoon, Waikerie,15 Feb ; Rawnsley Park, Flinders Ranges,23-26 Feb ; Flinders Ranges NP, Wood Duck Dam 24 Feb ; Flinders Ranges NP,24-25 Feb ; Spring Creek Conservation Res.26 Feb .</span><br />
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</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Southern Whiteface <i>Aphelocephala leucopsis</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Brookfield Conservation Park,13 Feb ; Rawnsley Park, Flinders Ranges,23-26 Feb .</span><br />
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</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Spotted Pardalote <i>Pardalotus punctatus</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Gluepot Reserve,14 Feb .</span><br />
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</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Striated Pardalote <i>Pardalotus striatus</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Gluepot Reserve,14 Feb ; Vivonne Bay, Kangaroo Island,17-20 Feb ; Laratinga Wetlands, Mt. Barker,21 Feb ; Ororoo,24 Feb ; Spring Creek Conservation Res.26 Feb ; Cox Scrub Conservation Reserve,28 Feb .</span><br />
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</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Yellow-faced Honeyeater<i> Lichenostomus chrysops</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Scott Creek Cons. Res.21 Feb .</span><br />
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</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Singing Honeyeater <i>Lichenostomus virescens</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Coorong NP, Salt Creek, Lakes Nature Walk 16 Feb ; Clayton Bay, L Alexandrina 17 Feb ; Goolwa Barrage, Beacon 19,17 Feb ; Arid Lands Botanic Gardens, Port Augusta 22 Feb ; Port Pirie,22 Feb ; Port Augusta,22-23 Feb ; Port Wakefield Wharf-town 23 Feb ; Quorn, Powell Gardens,23 Feb ; Rawnsley Park, Flinders Ranges,23-26 Feb; Onkaparinga River Recreation Reserve,26 Feb ; Greenfields Wetlands, Dry Creek,27 Feb.</span><br />
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</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">White-eared Honeyeater <i>Lichenostomus leucotis</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Gluepot Reserve,14 Feb ; Flinders Chase NP, Platypus Waterhole Walk.KI 19 Feb .</span><br />
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</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Purple-gaped Honeyeater <i>Lichenostomus cratitius</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Coorong NP, Salt Creek, Lakes Nature Walk 16 Feb , Lifer K & L.,; Vivonne Bay, Kangaroo Island,17-20 Feb ; Flinders Chase NP, Platypus Waterhole Walk.KI 19 Feb </span><br />
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</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Yellow-plumed Honeyeater <i>Lichenostomus ornatus</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Gluepot Reserve,14 Feb ; Hart Lagoon, Waikerie,15 Feb .</span><br />
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</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">White-plumed Honeyeater <i>Lichenostomus penicillatus</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Warren Reservoir 13 Feb ; Berri,15 Feb ; Clayton Bay, L Alexandrina 17 Feb ; Port Pirie,22 Feb ; Port Augusta,22-23 Feb ; Quorn, Powell Gardens,23 Feb ; Hawker,23 Feb ; Rawnsley Park, Flinders Ranges,23-26 Feb ; Flinders Ranges NP,24-25 Feb ; Ororoo,24 Feb ; Bundaleer Forest Reserve,24 Feb ; Spring Creek Conservation Res.26 Feb ; Clare Caravan Park,26-27 Feb ; Onkaparinga River Recreation Reserve,26 Feb .</span><br />
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</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Brown-headed Honeyeater <i>Melithreptus brevirostris</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Gluepot Reserve,14 Feb ; Flinders Chase NP, Platypus Waterhole Walk.KI 19 Feb ; Flinders Ranges NP,24-25 Feb ; Cox Scrub Conservation Reserve,28 Feb .</span><br />
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</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Crescent Honeyeater <i>Phylidonyris pyrrhopterus</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Bales Beach, Kangaroo Island,12 Feb ; Vivonne Bay, Kangaroo Island,17-20 Feb ; Seal Bay Kangaroo Island,18 Feb ; Lathami NP, Kangaroo Island,18 Feb ; Flinders Chase NP, Platypus Waterhole Walk.KI 19 Feb ; Scott Creek Cons. Res.21 Feb ; Kyeema Conservation Park,28 Feb .</span><br />
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</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">New Holland Honeyeater<i> Phylidonyris novaehollandiae</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Brown Hill Conservation Park 11-13 Feb ; Bales Beach, Kangaroo Island,12 Feb ; Hale Conservation Park, 13 Feb ; Lake Albert Caravan Park, Meningie 15-17 Feb ; Coorong NP, Salt Creek, Lakes Nature Walk 16 Feb ; Clayton Bay, L Alexandrina 17 Feb ; Reeves Point, Kangaroo Island,18 Feb ; Seal Bay Kangaroo Island,18 Feb ; Lathami NP, Kangaroo Island,18 Feb ; Flinders Chase NP, Platypus Waterhole Walk.KI 19 Feb ; American River, Kangaroo Island,20 Feb ; Laratinga Wetlands, Mt. Barker,21 Feb ; Scott Creek Cons. Res.21 Feb ; Port Wakefield Wharf-town 23 Feb ; Clare Caravan Park,26-27 Feb ; Mt.Compass-Compass Country Cabins,27-28 Feb ; Cox Scrub Conservation Reserve,28 Feb </span><br />
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</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">White-fronted Honeyeater <i>Purnella albifrons</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Laratinga Wetlands, Mt. Barker,21 Feb .</span><br />
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</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Striped Honeyeater <i>Plectorhyncha lanceolata</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Gluepot Reserve,14 Feb .</span><br />
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</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Eastern Spinebill <i> Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Flinders Chase NP, Platypus Waterhole Walk.KI 19 Feb ; Scott Creek Cons. Res.21 Feb</span><br />
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</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Noisy Miner <i>Manorina melanocephala</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Blanchetown,13 Feb ; Waikerie Township,13-15 Feb ; Berri,15 Feb ; Loxton on the Murray River,15 Feb ; Lake Albert Caravan Park, Meningie 15-17 Feb ; Clare Caravan Park,26-27 Feb </span><br />
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</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Yellow-throated Miner <i>Manorina flavigula</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Gluepot Reserve,14 Feb ; Port Augusta,22-23 Feb ; Flinders Ranges NP,24-25 Feb ; Bundaleer Forest Reserve,24 Feb </span><br />
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</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Black-eared Miner <i>Manorina melanotis</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Gluepot Reserve,14 Feb </span><br />
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</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater <i>Acanthagenys rufogularis</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Brookfield Conservation Park,13 Feb ; Gluepot Reserve,14 Feb ; Coorong NP, Salt Creek, Lakes Nature Walk 16 Feb ; Arid Lands Botanic Gardens, Port Augusta 22 Feb ; Quorn, Powell Gardens,23 Feb ; Rawnsley Park, Flinders Ranges,23-26 Feb ; Spring Creek Conservation Res.26 Feb </span><br />
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</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Little Wattlebird <i>Anthochaera chrysoptera</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Cox Scrub Conservation Reserve,28 Feb </span><br />
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</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Red Wattlebird <i>Anthochaera carunculata</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Adelaide Botanic Gardens 11 Feb ; Brown Hill Conservation Park 11-13 Feb ; Hart Lagoon, Waikerie,15 Feb ; Lake Albert Caravan Park, Meningie 15-17 Feb ; Reeves Point, Kangaroo Island,18 Feb ; Lathami NP, Kangaroo Island,18 Feb ; Laratinga Wetlands, Mt. Barker,21 Feb ; Arid Lands Botanic Gardens, Port Augusta 22 Feb ; Port Wakefield Wharf-town 23 Feb ; Bundaleer Forest Reserve,24 Feb ; Spring Creek Conservation Res.26 Feb ; Clare Caravan Park,26-27 Feb ; Onkaparinga River Recreation Reserve,26 Feb ; Greenfields Wetlands, Dry Creek,27 Feb ; Mt.Compass-Compass Country Cabins,27-28 Feb ; Kyeema Conservation Park,28 Feb </span><br />
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</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">White-browed Babbler <i>Pomatostomus superciliosus</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Gluepot Reserve,14 Feb ; Arid Lands Botanic Gardens, Port Augusta 22 Feb ; Rawnsley Park, Flinders Ranges,23-26 Feb </span><br />
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</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Chestnut-crowned Babbler <i>Pomatostomus ruficeps</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Gluepot Reserve,14 Feb .</span><br />
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</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Chirruping Wedgebill <i>Psophodes cristatus</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Arid Lands Botanic Gardens, Port Augusta 22 Feb .</span><br />
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</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Chestnut Quail-thrush <i>Cinclosoma castanotum</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Gluepot Reserve,14 Feb , Lifer, </span><br />
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</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike <i>Coracina novaehollandiae</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Gluepot Reserve,14 Feb ; Laratinga Wetlands, Mt. Barker,21 Feb ; Clare Caravan Park,26-27 Feb </span><br />
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</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Crested Shrike-tit <i>Falcunculus frontatus</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Scott Creek Cons. Res.21 Feb ; Spring Creek Conservation Res.26 Feb .</span><br />
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</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Crested Bellbird <i>Oreoica gutturalis</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Gluepot Reserve,14 Feb .</span><br />
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</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Gilbert's Whistler <i>Pachycephala inornata</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Gluepot Reserve,14 Feb </span><br />
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</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Golden Whistler <i>Pachycephala pectoralis</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Hale Conservation Park, 13 Feb ; Kyeema Conservation Park,28 Feb .</span><br />
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</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Rufous Whistler <i>Pachycephala rufiventris</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Brookfield Conservation Park,13 Feb ; Mt.Compass-Compass Country Cabins,27-28 Feb </span><br />
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</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Grey Shrike-thrush <i>Colluricincla harmonica</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Hale Conservation Park, 13 Feb ; Coorong NP, Salt Creek, Lakes Nature Walk 16 Feb ; Laratinga Wetlands, Mt. Barker,21 Feb ; Rawnsley Park, Flinders Ranges,23-26 Feb ; Flinders Ranges NP,24-25 Feb ; Kyeema Conservation Park,28 Feb , 2 adults + 1 dependant juvenile.</span><br />
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</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Masked Woodswallow <i>Artamus personatus</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Gluepot Reserve,14 Feb </span><br />
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</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">White-browed Woodswallow <i>Artamus superciliosus</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Gluepot Reserve,14 Feb </span><br />
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</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Black-faced Woodswallow <i>Artamus cinereus</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Reeves Point, Kangaroo Island,18 Feb </span><br />
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</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Dusky Woodswallow <i>Artamus cyanopterus</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Gluepot Reserve,14 Feb </span><br />
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</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Grey Butcherbird <i>Cracticus torquatus</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Gluepot Reserve,14 Feb ; Arid Lands Botanic Gardens, Port Augusta 22 Feb ; Rawnsley Park, Flinders Ranges,23-26 Feb ; Flinders Ranges NP,24-25 Feb ; Cox Scrub Conservation Reserve,28 Feb </span><br />
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</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Australian Magpie <i>Cracticus tibicen</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Brown Hill Conservation Park 11-13 Feb ; Hale Conservation Park, 13 Feb ; Brookfield Conservation Park,13 Feb ; Waikerie Township,13-15 Feb ; Hart Lagoon, Waikerie,15 Feb ; Lake Albert Caravan Park, Meningie 15-17 Feb ; Coorong NP, Salt Creek, Lakes Nature Walk 16 Feb ; Wellington Ferry Crossing, Murray River, 17 Feb ; Vivonne Bay, Kangaroo Island,17-20 Feb ; Reeves Point, Kangaroo Island,18 Feb ; Flinders Chase NP, Platypus Waterhole Walk.KI 19 Feb ; Laratinga Wetlands, Mt. Barker,21 Feb ; Scott Creek Cons. Res.21 Feb ; Arid Lands Botanic Gardens, Port Augusta 22 Feb ; Port Augusta,22-23 Feb ; Quorn, Powell Gardens,23 Feb ; Hawker,23 Feb ; Rawnsley Park, Flinders Ranges,23-26 Feb ; Flinders Ranges NP, Wood Duck Dam 24 Feb ; Flinders Ranges NP, Stokes Hill,24 Feb ; Flinders Ranges NP,24-25 Feb ; Ororoo,24 Feb ; Bundaleer Forest Reserve,24 Feb ; Clare Caravan Park,26-27 Feb ; Onkaparinga River Recreation Reserve,26 Feb ; Mt.Compass-Compass Country Cabins,27-28 Feb ; Cox Scrub Conservation Reserve,28 Feb ; Kyeema Conservation Park,28 Feb </span><br />
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</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Grey Currawong <i>Strepera versicolor</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Brown Hill Conservation Park 11-13 Feb ; Brookfield Conservation Park,13 Feb ; Gluepot Reserve,14 Feb ; Coorong NP, Salt Creek, Lakes Nature Walk 16 Feb ; Vivonne Bay, Kangaroo Island,17-20 Feb ; Scott Creek Cons. Res.21 Feb ; Cox Scrub Conservation Reserve,28 Feb </span><br />
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</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Willie Wagtail <i>Rhipidura leucophrys</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Blanchetown,13 Feb ; Waikerie Township,13-15 Feb ; Gluepot Reserve,14 Feb ; Hart Lagoon, Waikerie,15 Feb ; Wellington Ferry Crossing, Murray River, 17 Feb ; Goolwa Barrage, Beacon 19,17 Feb ; Laratinga Wetlands, Mt. Barker,21 Feb ; Arid Lands Botanic Gardens, Port Augusta 22 Feb ; Port Wakefield Wharf-town 23 Feb ; Rawnsley Park, Flinders Ranges,23-26 Feb ; Flinders Ranges NP,24-25 Feb ; Spring Creek Conservation Res.26 Feb ; Greenfields Wetlands, Dry Creek,27 Feb ; Mt.Compass-Compass Country Cabins,27-28 Feb </span><br />
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</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Grey Fantail <i>Rhipidura albiscapa</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Hale Conservation Park, 13 Feb ; Wellington Ferry Crossing, Murray River, 17 Feb ; Flinders Ranges NP,24-25 Feb ; Flinders Ranges NP,24-25 Feb ; Spring Creek Conservation Res.26 Feb ; Mt.Compass-Compass Country Cabins,27-28 Feb ; Cox Scrub Conservation Reserve,28 Feb ; Kyeema Conservation Park,28 Feb </span><br />
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</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Australian Raven <i>Corvus coronoides</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Warren Reservoir 13 Feb ; Truro,13 Feb ; Waikerie Township,13-15 Feb ; Gluepot Reserve,14 Feb ; Hart Lagoon, Waikerie,15 Feb ; Berri,15 Feb ; Loxton on the Murray River,15 Feb ; Coorong NP, Salt Creek, Lakes Nature Walk 16 Feb ; Narrunng Road, NW Meningie 16 Feb ; Arid Lands Botanic Gardens, Port Augusta 22 Feb ; Port Wakefield Wharf-town 23 Feb ; Hawker,23 Feb ; Rawnsley Park, Flinders Ranges,23-26 Feb ; Flinders Ranges NP, Wood Duck Dam 24 Feb ; Flinders Ranges NP,24-25 Feb ; Ororoo,24 Feb </span><br />
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</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Little Raven <i>Corvus mellori</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Adelaide Botanic Gardens 11 Feb ; Brown Hill Conservation Park 11-13 Feb ; Hale Conservation Park, 13 Feb ; Wellington Ferry Crossing, Murray River, 17 Feb ; Clayton Bay, L Alexandrina 17 Feb ; Vivonne Bay, Kangaroo Island,17-20 Feb ; Laratinga Wetlands, Mt. Barker,21 Feb ; Onkaparinga River Recreation Reserve,26 Feb ; Mt.Compass-Compass Country Cabins,27-28 Feb ; Cox Scrub Conservation Reserve,28 Feb ; Kyeema Conservation Park,28 Feb </span><br />
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</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Magpie-lark <i>Grallina cyanoleuca</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Adelaide Botanic Gardens 11 Feb ; Brown Hill Conservation Park 11-13 Feb ; Blanchetown,13 Feb ; Waikerie Township,13-15 Feb ; Gluepot Reserve,14 Feb ; Hart Lagoon, Waikerie,15 Feb ; Berri,15 Feb ; Loxton on the Murray River,15 Feb ; Lake Albert Caravan Park, Meningie 15-17 Feb ; Clayton Bay, L Alexandrina 17 Feb ; Goolwa Sewage Ponds 17 Feb ; Laratinga Wetlands, Mt. Barker,21 Feb ; Port Pirie,22 Feb ; Port Augusta,22-23 Feb ; Port Wakefield Wharf-town 23 Feb ; Hawker,23 Feb ; Flinders Ranges NP,24-25 Feb ; Bundaleer Forest Reserve,24 Feb ; Clare Caravan Park,26-27 Feb ; Onkaparinga River Recreation Reserve,26 Feb ; Greenfields Wetlands, Dry Creek,27 Feb ; Mt.Compass-Compass Country Cabins,27-28 Feb </span><br />
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</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">White-winged Chough Corcorax melanorhamphos</b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Brookfield Conservation Park,13 Feb ; Spring Creek Conservation Res.26 Feb </span><br />
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</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Apostlebird <i>Struthidea cinerea</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Waikerie Township,13-15 Feb ; Flinders Ranges NP,24-25 Feb </span><br />
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</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Jacky Winter <i>Microeca fascinans</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Gluepot Reserve,14 Feb </span><br />
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</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Scarlet Robin <i>Petroica boodang</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Kyeema Conservation Park,28 Feb </span><br />
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</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Red-capped Robin <i>Petroica goodenovii</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Gluepot Reserve,14 Feb </span><br />
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</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Hooded Robin <i>Melanodryas cucullata</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Rawnsley Park, Flinders Ranges,23-26 Feb </span><br />
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</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Southern Scrub-robin <i>Drymodes brunneopygia</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Gluepot Reserve,14 Feb </span><br />
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</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Golden-headed Cisticola <i>Cisticola exilis</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Onkaparinga River Recreation Reserve,26 Feb </span><br />
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</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Australian Reed-Warbler <i>Acrocephalus australis</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Hart Lagoon, Waikerie,15 Feb ; Clayton Bay, L Alexandrina 17 Feb ; Laratinga Wetlands, Mt. Barker,21 Feb </span><br />
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</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Little Grassbird <i>Megalurus gramineus</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Laratinga Wetlands, Mt. Barker,21 Feb </span><br />
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</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Silvereye<i>Zosterops lateralis</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Bales Beach, Kangaroo Island,12 Feb ; Coorong NP, Salt Creek, Lakes Nature Walk 16 Feb Vivonne Bay, Kangaroo Island,17-20 Feb ; Reeves Point, Kangaroo Island,18 Feb ; Seal Bay Kangaroo Island,18 Feb ; Stokes Bay, Kangaroo Island 18 Feb ; Lathami NP, Kangaroo Island,18 Feb ; Flinders Chase NP, Weir Cove, KI 19 Feb </span><br />
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</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Welcome Swallow <i>Hirundo neoxena</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Berri,15 Feb ; Lake Albert Caravan Park, Meningie 15-17 Feb ; Clayton Bay, L Alexandrina 17 Feb ; Goolwa Barrage, Beacon 19,17 Feb ; Laratinga Wetlands, Mt. Barker,21 Feb ; Port Augusta,22-23 Feb ; Onkaparinga River Recreation Reserve,26 Feb </span><br />
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</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Tree Martin <i>Petrochelidon nigricans</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Hart Lgoon, Waikerie,15 Feb ; Lake Albert Caravan Park, Meningie 15-17 Feb ; Salt Creek, Coorong,16 Feb ; Clayton Bay, L Alexandrina 17 Feb ; Laratinga Wetlands, Mt. Barker,21 Feb </span><br />
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</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Fairy Martin </b><i style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Petrochelidon ariel</b></i><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Hart Lagoon, Waikerie,15 Feb </span><br />
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</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Common Blackbird <i>Turdus merula</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Goolwa Barrage, Beacon 19,17 Feb ; Laratinga Wetlands, Mt. Barker,21 Feb ; Flinders Ranges NP,24-25 Feb ; Bundaleer Forest Reserve,24 Feb ; Greenfields Wetlands, Dry Creek,27 Feb </span><br />
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</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Common Starling <i>Sturnus vulgaris</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Hart Lagoon, Waikerie,15 Feb ; Lake Albert Caravan Park, Meningie 15-17 Feb ; Narrunng Road, NW Meningie 16 Feb ; Goolwa Barrage, Beacon 19,17 Feb ; Reeves Point, Kangaroo Island,18 Feb ; Laratinga Wetlands, Mt. Barker,21 Feb ; Port Augusta,22-23 Feb ; Port Wakefield Wharf-town 23 Feb ; Clare Caravan Park,26-27 Feb ; Onkaparinga River Recreation Reserve,26 Feb ; Mt.Compass-Compass Country Cabins,27-28 Feb</span><br />
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</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Mistletoebird <i>Dicaeum hirundinaceum</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Arid Lands Botanic Gardens, Port Augusta 22 Feb </span><br />
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</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Red-browed Finch <i>Neochmia temporalis</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Hale Conservation Park, 13 Feb ; Mt.Compass-Compass Country Cabins,27-28 Feb .</span><br />
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</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Zebra Finch <i>Taeniopygia guttata</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Arid Lands Botanic Gardens, Port Augusta 22 Feb </span><br />
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</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">House Sparrow <i>Passer domesticus</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Truro,13 Feb ; Lake Albert Caravan Park, Meningie 15-17 Feb ; Wellington Ferry Crossing, Murray River, 17 Feb ; Arid Lands Botanic Gardens, Port Augusta 22 Feb ; Port Augusta,22-23 Feb ; Port Wakefield Wharf-town 23 Feb ; Hawker,23 Feb ; Rawnsley Park, Flinders Ranges,23-26 Feb ; Ororoo,24 Feb </span><br />
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</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Australasian Pipit <i>Anthus novaeseelandiae</i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Gluepot Reserve,14 Feb ; Flinders Ranges NP, Stokes Hill,24 Feb </span><br />
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</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">European Goldfinch </b><i style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Carduelis carduelis</b></i><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Mt.Compass-Compass Country Cabins,27-28 Feb .</span></div>
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