Sharon's second time around

[michael-ibk]

Great additions, also love Herons and Spoonbill. 

[elefromoz]

Great shots of the Heron. I was just thinking of Kakadu a couple of days back.  If its third time lucky with us actually getting to the NT next year, I think I'll add it to the "Alice to Uluru" itinerary. anyways, time will tell if Im going anywhere.

[shazdwn]

Thanks everyone for your comments.  @elefromozif you do make it up this way let me know and I can give you some tips - or maybe even catch up for a bit of birding.

 

I am well behind on updating my list, again, but as the year is drawing to a close I'd better get at it.  In late October we headed west (although without leaving the Northern Territory) for a couple of nights at Timber Creek and Victoria River.  I had four target species in mind - I found two of them, both of the lifers, so I guess that's not too bad.  Here is the first one - well worth the flat tyre (well sort of).

 

187/NT140 - Spinifex Pigeon, Timber Creek, Northern Territory, Australia - 29 Oct 2021

 

[shazdwn]

And here is the other - the little blighter was determined not to give me a clear shot

 

188/NT141 - Purple-crowned Fairywren, Victoria River,  Northern Territory, Australia - 1 Nov 2021

Edited December 19, 2021 by shazdwn

[shazdwn]

Overall there were not as many birds as I was expecting, it had rained heavily a few days beforehand scattering what would usually congregate at the permanent water.  We did pick up a few more new ones though

 

189/NT142 - Little Woodswallow, Timber Creek, Northern Territory, Australia - 29 Oct 2021

 

[shazdwn]

190/NT143 - Northern Rosella, Timber Creek, Northern Territory, Australia - 29 Oct 2021

[shazdwn]

And a few spotted in WA but added here to the NT count

 

-/NT144 - Cockatiel, Timber Creek, Northern Territory, Australia - 30 Oct 2021

[shazdwn]

-/NT145 - Yellow-tinted Honeyeater, Timber Creek, Northern Territory, Australia - 30 Oct 2021

 

Edited December 19, 2021 by shazdwn

[shazdwn]

-/NT146 - Rufous-throated Honeyeater, Timber Creek, Northern Territory, Australia - 30 Oct 2021

[elefromoz]

5 hours ago, shazdwn said:

@elefromozif you do make it up this way let me know and I can give you some tips - or maybe even catch up for a bit of birding.

Thanks for that, fingers crossed. Meanwhile we can go nowhere at all now, feel like we're going backwards actually. 

Nice new birds there, sweet little Wren with his Purple cap..

[Galana]

Looks like a good outing with some excellent sightings of some excellent birds.

[shazdwn]

12 hours ago, elefromoz said:

Meanwhile we can go nowhere at all now, feel like we're going backwards actually. 

McGowan has ruined a few Christmas plans this year for sure 

[Kitsafari]

On 12/19/2021 at 5:49 PM, elefromoz said:

Thanks for that, fingers crossed. Meanwhile we can go nowhere at all now, feel like we're going backwards actually. 

Nice new birds there, sweet little Wren with his Purple cap..

 

@elefromoz i heard that WA is opening its hard border in early February? Feb 5, infact.

 

https://www.wa.gov.au/organisation/department-of-the-premier-and-cabinet/covid-19-coronavirus-travel-wa

 

Edited December 20, 2021 by Kitsafari

[Kitsafari]

@shazdwn wow that spinifex and fairywren are splendid!

[Peter Connan]

What a stunning bird that pigeon is, an so beautifully photographed!

[TonyQ]

Excellent additions. The pigeon is absolutely beautiful (bird and photograph!)

[PeterHG]

Beautiful additions and I agree: a gorgeous bird, that Spinifex Pigeon and equally gorgeous photo!

[michael-ibk]

Agree, that Spinifex photo is just magnificent - what an incredibly cool-looking bird!

[shazdwn]

Thanks everyone

 

Well the year is nearly at an end, but I'm still aiming to beat last years total of 200 (although I will miss this year's target of 200 from the NT, oh well there's always 2022).  Luckily I have a few common species I haven't posted yet as I kept thinking I would get a great shot one day - but as the days are running out ok (but not quite in ebc territory yet) will have to do.

 

191/NT147 - Orange-footed Scrubfowl, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia - 16 Jan 2021

 

[shazdwn]

192/NT148 - Chestnut-breasted Mannikin, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia - 1 Jan 2021

[shazdwn]

193/NT149 - Torresian Pigeon (or Pied Imperial Pigeon), Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia - 28 Feb 2021

[shazdwn]

194/NT150 - Rainbow Bee-eater, Douglas Daly, Northern Territory, Australia - 29 June 2021

 

[shazdwn]

195/NT151 - Bush Stone-Curlew, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia - 30 June 2021

 

[shazdwn]

196/NT152 - Sanderling, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia - 6 November 2021

 

I'm going with Sanderling because of the black patch at the top of the wing - but red-necked stilt is not out of the question so jump in if you know better!

 

 

[shazdwn]

197/NT152 - Ruddy Turnstone, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia - 6 November 2021