Manton Dam Recreation Reserve NT

Survey Point Manton Dam Recreation Reserve NT
Latitude-12.8625000 (12° 51′ 45″ S)
Longitude131.1208333 (131° 7′ 15″ E)

On the Stuart Hwy about 43km north of Adelaide River township, the signposted road leads about 3km west into the car park. There is a mixture of parkland and bushland on the edge of the lake here, the best spot for bush birds is a promontory to the west of the car park and on the wooden bridge over the shallow gully to get there.

No camping is allowed here

Surveys done 3

Blogs:

SA coast, Stuart Hwy, Central Australia, East Kimberley, Darwin region, Kakadu NP, Barkly Hwy, inland NE Qld 2017

Keep River NP Kakadu NP Darwin region 2021

  • Magpie Goose Anseranas semipalmata 3 (100.00%)
  • Wandering Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna arcuata 1 (33.33%)
  • Radjah Shelduck Radjah radjah 1 (33.33%)
  • Green Pygmy-goose Nettapus pulchellus 2 (66.67%)
  • Orange-footed Scrubfowl Megapodius reinwardt 1 (33.33%)
  • Peaceful Dove Geopelia placida 2 (66.67%)
  • Bar-shouldered Dove Geopelia humeralis 1 (33.33%)
  • Brown-capped Emerald-Dove Chalcophaps longirostris 1 (33.33%)
  • Comb-crested Jacana Irediparra gallinacea 1 (33.33%)
  • Great Egret Ardea alba 1 (33.33%)
  • Little Pied Cormorant Microcarbo melanoleucos 1 (33.33%)
  • Australasian Darter Anhinga novaehollandiae 2 (66.67%)
  • Whistling Kite Haliastur sphenurus 3 (100.00%)
  • Rainbow Bee-eater Merops ornatus 1 (33.33%)
  • Forest Kingfisher Todiramphus macleayii 2 (66.67%)
  • Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus 1 (33.33%)
  • Blue-winged Kookaburra Dacelo leachii 3 (100.00%)
  • Red-collared Lorikeet Trichoglossus rubritorquis 2 (66.67%)
  • Great Bowerbird Ptilonorhynchus nuchalis 3 (100.00%)
  • Silver-crowned Friarbird Philemon argenticeps 1 (33.33%)
  • Little Friarbird Philemon citreogularis 1 (33.33%)
  • Brown Honeyeater Lichmera indistincta 1 (33.33%)
  • White-throated Honeyeater Melithreptus albogularis 1 (33.33%)
  • White-gaped Honeyeater Stomiopera unicolor 3 (100.00%)
  • Weebill Smicrornis brevirostris 1 (33.33%)
  • White-bellied Cuckoo-shrike Coracina papuensis 1 (33.33%)
  • Varied Triller Lalage leucomela 1 (33.33%)
  • Rufous Whistler Pachycephala rufiventris 1 (33.33%)
  • Grey Shrike-thrush Colluricincla harmonica 1 (33.33%)
  • Olive-backed Oriole Oriolus sagittatus 1 (33.33%)
  • Yellow Oriole Oriolus flavocinctus 2 (66.67%)
  • Spangled Drongo Dicrurus bracteatus 2 (66.67%)
  • Northern Fantail Rhipidura rufiventris 2 (66.67%)
  • Torresian Crow Corvus orru 1 (33.33%)
  • Shining Flycatcher Myiagra alecto 1 (33.33%)
  • Restless Flycatcher Myiagra inquieta 1 (33.33%)
  • Lemon-bellied Flycatcher Microeca flavigaster 3 (100.00%)