Mitchell River at Gamboola Station Qld

Survey Point Mitchell River Gamboola Station Qld
Latitude -16.5191700 (16° 31′ 9″ S)
Longitude 143.6350000 (143° 38′ 6″ E)

Off the Burke Developmental Rd on the old Strathleven Rd, there is now a new access road that starts about 5km west of the Gamboola Homestead track and heads due north to the site. The river has a permanent flow, the back eddies and pools attract waterbirds and the thick scrub has plenty of bushbirds.

Camp rating 6 there is no easy spot to camp here, the best being on the SW bank, this is not an established campsite

Surveys done 3

Blogs:

Birdsville track and Cape York trip 2015

Mitchell River surveys lower Cape York 2017

  • Radjah Shelduck
    Radjah radjah
    1 (33.33%)
  • Grey Teal
    Anas gracilis
    1 (33.33%)
  • Australian Brush-turkey
    Alectura lathami
    1 (33.33%)
  • Diamond Dove
    Geopelia cuneata
    1 (33.33%)
  • Peaceful Dove
    Geopelia placida
    2 (66.67%)
  • Bar-shouldered Dove
    Geopelia humeralis
    2 (66.67%)
  • Torresian Imperial-Pigeon
    Ducula spilorrhoa
    1 (33.33%)
  • Channel-billed Cuckoo
    Scythrops novaehollandiae
    1 (33.33%)
  • Australian Bustard
    Ardeotis australis
    1 (33.33%)
  • Black-winged Stilt
    Himantopus leucocephalus
    1 (33.33%)
  • Black-fronted Dotterel
    Elseyornis melanops
    3 (100.00%)
  • Masked Lapwing
    Vanellus miles
    2 (66.67%)
  • Black-necked Stork
    Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus
    1 (33.33%)
  • Intermediate Egret
    Ardea intermedia
    2 (66.67%)
  • White-faced Heron
    Egretta novaehollandiae
    1 (33.33%)
  • Straw-necked Ibis
    Threskiornis spinicollis
    1 (33.33%)
  • Glossy Ibis
    Plegadis falcinellus
    1 (33.33%)
  • Brown Goshawk
    Accipiter fasciatus
    1 (33.33%)
  • Whistling Kite
    Haliastur sphenurus
    1 (33.33%)
  • Black Kite
    Milvus migrans
    1 (33.33%)
  • Barking Owl
    Ninox connivens
    1 (33.33%)
  • Rainbow Bee-eater
    Merops ornatus
    2 (66.67%)
  • Laughing Kookaburra
    Dacelo novaeguineae
    1 (33.33%)
  • Blue-winged Kookaburra
    Dacelo leachii
    2 (66.67%)
  • Galah
    Eolophus roseicapilla
    1 (33.33%)
  • Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
    Cacatua galerita
    3 (100.00%)
  • Red-winged Parrot
    Aprosmictus erythropterus
    1 (33.33%)
  • Pale-headed Rosella
    Platycercus adscitus
    1 (33.33%)
  • Rainbow Lorikeet
    Trichoglossus moluccanus
    3 (100.00%)
  • Great Bowerbird
    Ptilonorhynchus nuchalis
    3 (100.00%)
  • Little Friarbird
    Philemon citreogularis
    2 (66.67%)
  • Banded Honeyeater
    Cissomela pectoralis
    1 (33.33%)
  • Brown Honeyeater
    Lichmera indistincta
    3 (100.00%)
  • Blue-faced Honeyeater
    Entomyzon cyanotis
    1 (33.33%)
  • Rufous-throated Honeyeater
    Conopophila rufogularis
    1 (33.33%)
  • Yellow Honeyeater
    Stomiopera flava
    2 (66.67%)
  • White-throated Gerygone
    Gerygone olivacea
    1 (33.33%)
  • White-bellied Cuckoo-shrike
    Coracina papuensis
    1 (33.33%)
  • Yellow Oriole
    Oriolus flavocinctus
    1 (33.33%)
  • Grey Fantail
    Rhipidura fuliginosa
    1 (33.33%)
  • Torresian Crow
    Corvus orru
    2 (66.67%)
  • Australian Raven
    Corvus coronoides
    2 (66.67%)
  • Leaden Flycatcher
    Myiagra rubecula
    2 (66.67%)
  • Magpie-lark
    Grallina cyanoleuca
    1 (33.33%)
  • Olive-backed Sunbird
    Cinnyris jugularis
    1 (33.33%)