Hi All,
Was lucky enough to find myself back up in the SW Top End over the last couple of weeks, mostly in the Buntine Highway/Vic River/Timber Creek area. There were a few sightings of note, including:
Several Ground Cuckoo-Shrikes, Square-tailed Kite, Hooded Robin, Australian Pratincole and Red-kneed Dotterel, on or near the Buntine Highway between the Victoria Highway and about Delamere Station. Also saw a couple of Northern Nailtail Wallabies and several Antilopine Wallaroos along here.
Zebra Finches at the Buntine Highway/Victoria Highway intersection – not a rare bird, but not one I’ve recorded often this far north.
White-quilled Rock-Pigeon and Short-eared Rock-Wallabies on the escarpment walk at Victoria River Crossing, plus Lilac-crowned Fairywrens at the crossing itself.
Pictorella Mannikins, Spinifex Pigeons and Black-chinned (Golden-backed) Honeyeaters at the creek crossing 4.5km along the Buchanan Hwy from the Victoria Highway, along with a range of other more common birds coming to drink in the afternoon.
There were as many Black-breasted Buzzards around as I’ve ever seen, with several seen most days. Interestingly no Gouldians this time after there were plenty only a month or so ago, although I didn’t spend as much time looking as I did when I was up here in May/June.
Any questions, please let me know.
Regards and good birding!
Nick Leseberg
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