Lake Houdraman Quilpie Qld

Survey PointLake Houdraman Quilpie Qld
Latitude-26.5852800 (26° 35′ 7″ S)
Longitude144.3063900 (144° 18′ 23″ E)

About 4km east of Quilpie on the Diamantina Development Rd Adavale Black Rd heads north, about 2km along it the main track into the lake heads east to the west edge of the lake. The lake is not a reserve so there is a free for all here, despite that, it being at least semi-permanent water it attracts a lot of birds, and has a good ring of trees around it.

Camp rating 7 there are no facilities and looks ratty.

Surveys done 3

Blogs, see main page archives:

Central NSW, SW Qld, Plenty hwy, Stuart hwy 2012/13

Northern Vic, Central NSW and central Qld 2013

Mallee Cliffs NP, Byron Bay, Plenty Hwy, Great Central Road 2025

  • Emu Dromaius novaehollandiae 1 (33.33%)
  • Hardhead Aythya australis 1 (33.33%)
  • Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa 3 (100.00%)
  • Grey Teal Anas gracilis 2 (66.67%)
  • Australian Wood Duck Chenonetta jubata 1 (33.33%)
  • Crested Pigeon Ocyphaps lophotes 1 (33.33%)
  • Peaceful Dove Geopelia placida 1 (33.33%)
  • Black-tailed Native-hen Tribonyx ventralis 1 (33.33%)
  • Eurasian Coot Fulica atra 3 (100.00%)
  • Black-fronted Dotterel Elseyornis melanops 2 (66.67%)
  • Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles 2 (66.67%)
  • Red-kneed Dotterel Erythrogonys cinctus 1 (33.33%)
  • Australian Pratincole Stiltia isabella 1 (33.33%)
  • Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida 1 (33.33%)
  • Australian Pelican Pelecanus conspicillatus 2 (66.67%)
  • Nankeen Night-Heron Nycticorax caledonicus 1 (33.33%)
  • White-necked Heron Ardea pacifica 2 (66.67%)
  • Great Egret Ardea alba 2 (66.67%)
  • Australian White Ibis Threskiornis moluccus 2 (66.67%)
  • Yellow-billed Spoonbill Platalea flavipes 2 (66.67%)
  • Royal Spoonbill Platalea regia 2 (66.67%)
  • Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 1 (33.33%)
  • Little Pied Cormorant Microcarbo melanoleucos 1 (33.33%)
  • Australasian Darter Anhinga novaehollandiae 1 (33.33%)
  • Whistling Kite Haliastur sphenurus 2 (66.67%)
  • Black Kite Milvus migrans 1 (33.33%)
  • Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus 3 (100.00%)
  • Cockatiel Nymphicus hollandicus 2 (66.67%)
  • Budgerigar Melopsittacus undulatus 2 (66.67%)
  • Variegated Fairy-wren Malurus lamberti 1 (33.33%)
  • Little Friarbird Philemon citreogularis 2 (66.67%)
  • White-plumed Honeyeater Ptilotula penicillata 3 (100.00%)
  • Yellow-throated Miner Manorina flavigula 3 (100.00%)
  • Striated Pardalote Pardalotus striatus 1 (33.33%)
  • Grey-crowned Babbler Pomatostomus temporalis 1 (33.33%)
  • Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike Coracina novaehollandiae 2 (66.67%)
  • White-breasted Woodswallow Artamus leucorynchus 2 (66.67%)
  • Willie Wagtail Rhipidura leucophrys 2 (66.67%)
  • Australian Raven Corvus coronoides 1 (33.33%)
  • Magpie-lark Grallina cyanoleuca 3 (100.00%)
  • Zebra Finch Taeniopygia castanotis 1 (33.33%)
  • Brown Songlark Cincloramphus cruralis 1 (33.33%)
  • Rufous Songlark Cincloramphus mathewsi 1 (33.33%)
  • Fairy Martin Petrochelidon ariel 2 (66.67%)
  • Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena 1 (33.33%)