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| Fri 25 | | Cotton Pygmy-goose
Sandy Camp Rd Wetlands |
| | Male Cotton Pygmy-goose still in the first lagoon this afternoon | | Ken Doy 25/7 #218847 |
| | Spotted Harrier
Gold Coast - Springbrook Road, Mudgeeraba | | One adult bird walking along the edge of the rushes, possibly seeking prey. The site is immediately adjacent to Gold Coast - Springbrook Road just past the Railway Street roundabout. | | Todd Burrows 25/7 #218843 |
| | Western Gerygone
Spicers Hidden Vale, Grandchester | | Two birds heard and seen well, both singing. Faint whitish supercilium, white subterminal patches in tail, no yellow in the plumage. No photo, but audio recording of the song, which was like a 'flatter' White-throated Gerygone. These may be the most easterly WGs in Australia. This is a commercial private restricted access area, with apparently no previous entries in e-Bird. | | Rod Gardner 25/7 #218842 |
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| Fri 25 | | Wandering Tattler
Flat Rock, Ballina | | 2 Wandering Tattlers at Flat Rock this afternoon, 1 in full or near full breeding plumage, the other in non-breeding plumage, they appeared to be sticking close by each other. None seen in previous few weeks, though I haven't been thoroughly searching for them. eBird checklist | | Steve McBride 25/7 #218845 |
| | Black Falcon
Sutton Forest | | Awesome 15 minute view of Black Falcon perched in a dead tree by Exeter Rd, near Greenhills Rd turn off. Great to see it fly off over paddocks where sheep were grazing; love that distinctive flight and silhouette. My second Southern Highlands sighting of a Black Falcon. | | Lorne Johnson 25/7 #218844 |
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| Sun 20 | | Providence Petrel, Northern and Southern Royal Albatross, Southern Giant Petrel
Eaglehawk Neck pelagic | | 23 seabird species on the Sunday pelagic. Highlights were close approaches by a white morph Southern Giant Petrel, both Northern and Southern Royal Albatross and both Providence and White-headed Petrel. Further information | | Rohan Clarke et al. 25/7 #218849 |
| Sat 19 | | Grey, Blue, White-headed Petrel, Southern Royal Albatross
Eaglehawk Neck pelagic | | 5 Grey Petrels, 1 Blue Petrel, 3 White-headed Petrels, 4 Southern Royal Albatross were some of the more unusual species amongst a list of 27 seabird species off Eaglehawk Neck. Further information | | Rohan Clarke et al. 25/7 #218848 |
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| Thu 24 | | Freckled Duck
Lake Guthridge, Sale |
| | 300+ Freckled Ducks | | Tristan Kennedy 25/7 #218846 |
| | Spotted Harrier
Lara | | Two birds gliding over the park near Hovell's Creek near Rennie Street crossing. Good to see them back after a couple of months absence. eBird checklist | | Russell Woodford 25/7 #218841 |
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Birding Katherine, Northern Territory
Observe and discover the endemic species of the 'Top End'. Many sites in the region are home to sought after species such as Red Goshawk, Gouldian Finch, Northern Crested Shrike-tit, Hooded Parrot, Banded Fruit Dove, White and Chesnut Quilled Rock Pigeon, White-throated Grasswren, Purple-crowned Fairywren, Rainbow Pitta, Rufous Owl etc.
Katherine is situated 324 kilometres south of Darwin. It is closer than Darwin to Top End iconic locations such as, Kakadu, the Kimberley and the Gulf Region. Its premier icon is the Nitmiluk National Park and the Nitmuluk (Katherine) Gorge.
The Katherine Region itself is the heart of Australia's 'Tropical Savanna', an area which is environmentally significant and diverse. It starts about 150km South of Darwin and reaches Eastward to the Gulf of Carpentaria and Westward to Keep River National Park on the WA border.
There are over 240 species of birds situated within the 336,674 sq km area of Escarpment country, Savanna Woodland and Spring fed Rivers.
Basing yourself in Katherine, (a town of 10,000 people), will well position you for day visits to Southern Kakadu, Mataranka, Nitmiluk NP, Gregory NP, (Victoria River) and the many great birding sites available locally. Extended stays in those location will afford you time to travel further afield and increase opportunity for some magnificent observations
If you require help to locate your target species, there are experienced guides available:
Mick Jerram: 0419 656 888
Matt Leigh: 08 8972 2224
Mike Reed: 0429 723 370
For information about this site or area, please feel free to contact Mick Jerram 0427 067 154
For other information, Katherine Visitor Information Centre:
Freecall. 1800 653 142
ph. 08 8972 2650
fax. 08 8972 2655
visitor@ktc.nt.gov.au
info@ktc.nt.gov.au
Well serviced by; Sealed roads, bus, plane, hire car and 4WD operators, it is an easy place to travel to.
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