Blackfellows Swamp Dunbar Qld

Survey Point Blackfellows Swamp Dunbar Qld
Latitude -16.1419200 (16° 8′ 31″ S)
Longitude 142.2827600 (142° 16′ 58″ E)

On the Burke Development Rd about 18km south of Dunbar Homestead, the site is based at the end of the short access track on the north edge of the swamp. There isn’t much to see from the road, the wetland when it has water is excellent birding, with good woodland around the swamp.

Camp rating 8 At the end of the short access track it is possible to camp, there is no established campsite here

Surveys done 1

Blogs:

Mitchell River surveys lower Cape York 2017

  • Emu
    Dromaius novaehollandiae
    1 (100.00%)
  • Pacific Black Duck
    Anas superciliosa
    1 (100.00%)
  • Peaceful Dove
    Geopelia placida
    1 (100.00%)
  • Bar-shouldered Dove
    Geopelia humeralis
    1 (100.00%)
  • Black-winged Stilt
    Himantopus leucocephalus
    1 (100.00%)
  • Masked Lapwing
    Vanellus miles
    1 (100.00%)
  • Black-necked Stork
    Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus
    1 (100.00%)
  • Cattle Egret
    Bubulcus ibis
    1 (100.00%)
  • White-necked Heron
    Ardea pacifica
    1 (100.00%)
  • Great Egret
    Ardea alba
    1 (100.00%)
  • Intermediate Egret
    Ardea intermedia
    1 (100.00%)
  • White-faced Heron
    Egretta novaehollandiae
    1 (100.00%)
  • Little Egret
    Egretta garzetta
    1 (100.00%)
  • Australian White Ibis
    Threskiornis moluccus
    1 (100.00%)
  • Straw-necked Ibis
    Threskiornis spinicollis
    1 (100.00%)
  • Royal Spoonbill
    Platalea regia
    1 (100.00%)
  • Little Pied Cormorant
    Microcarbo melanoleucos
    1 (100.00%)
  • Australasian Darter
    Anhinga novaehollandiae
    1 (100.00%)
  • Spotted Harrier
    Circus assimilis
    1 (100.00%)
  • Brown Goshawk
    Accipiter fasciatus
    1 (100.00%)
  • White-bellied Sea-Eagle
    Haliaeetus leucogaster
    1 (100.00%)
  • Whistling Kite
    Haliastur sphenurus
    1 (100.00%)
  • Black Kite
    Milvus migrans
    1 (100.00%)
  • Rainbow Bee-eater
    Merops ornatus
    1 (100.00%)
  • Forest Kingfisher
    Todiramphus macleayii
    1 (100.00%)
  • Sacred Kingfisher
    Todiramphus sanctus
    1 (100.00%)
  • Blue-winged Kookaburra
    Dacelo leachii
    1 (100.00%)
  • Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo
    Calyptorhynchus banksii
    1 (100.00%)
  • Pale-headed Rosella
    Platycercus adscitus
    1 (100.00%)
  • Great Bowerbird
    Ptilonorhynchus nuchalis
    1 (100.00%)
  • Little Friarbird
    Philemon citreogularis
    1 (100.00%)
  • Brown Honeyeater
    Lichmera indistincta
    1 (100.00%)
  • Blue-faced Honeyeater
    Entomyzon cyanotis
    1 (100.00%)
  • White-throated Honeyeater
    Melithreptus albogularis
    1 (100.00%)
  • Rufous-throated Honeyeater
    Conopophila rufogularis
    1 (100.00%)
  • Yellow Honeyeater
    Stomiopera flava
    1 (100.00%)
  • Yellow-tinted Honeyeater
    Ptilotula flavescens
    1 (100.00%)
  • Red-browed Pardalote
    Pardalotus rubricatus
    1 (100.00%)
  • White-throated Gerygone
    Gerygone olivacea
    1 (100.00%)
  • Weebill
    Smicrornis brevirostris
    1 (100.00%)
  • Grey-crowned Babbler
    Pomatostomus temporalis
    1 (100.00%)
  • Rufous Whistler
    Pachycephala rufiventris
    1 (100.00%)
  • Pied Butcherbird
    Cracticus nigrogularis
    1 (100.00%)
  • Spangled Drongo
    Dicrurus bracteatus
    1 (100.00%)
  • Willie Wagtail
    Rhipidura leucophrys
    1 (100.00%)
  • Satin Flycatcher
    Myiagra cyanoleuca
    1 (100.00%)
  • Magpie-lark
    Grallina cyanoleuca
    1 (100.00%)
  • Apostlebird
    Struthidea cinerea
    1 (100.00%)
  • Lemon-bellied Flycatcher
    Microeca flavigaster
    1 (100.00%)
  • Mistletoebird
    Dicaeum hirundinaceum
    1 (100.00%)
  • Double-barred Finch
    Taeniopygia bichenovii
    1 (100.00%)