Mitchell River roadside lagoon Qld

On the Alt Savannah Hwy or Burke Developmental Rd the site is about 20km east of Dunbar. This is a semi-permanent water source right by the roadside, it’s a good magnet for the local birdlife. The woodland surrounding the lagoon is good but with poor ground cover because of all the stock. The Mitchell River is about 2km to the north and is not included in the surveys.

Camp Rating 6 There are spots all along the south side of the lagoon, no facilities and right by the road

Surveys done 4

Blogs:

Western NSW, Western Qld, Diamantina NP, Grasswren surveys, Cape Melville Track, Cairns 2009

Birdsville track and Cape York trip 2015

Grasswren surveys and N Queensland 2017

Mitchell River surveys lower Cape York 2017

• Radjah Shelduck
  Radjah radjah
  1 (25.00%)
• Pacific Black Duck
  Anas superciliosa
  3 (75.00%)
• Grey Teal
  Anas gracilis
  1 (25.00%)
• Green Pygmy-goose
  Nettapus pulchellus
  2 (50.00%)
• Squatter Pigeon
  Geophaps scripta
  1 (25.00%)
• Crested Pigeon
  Ocyphaps lophotes
  1 (25.00%)
• Diamond Dove
  Geopelia cuneata
  2 (50.00%)
• Peaceful Dove
  Geopelia placida
  3 (75.00%)
• Bar-shouldered Dove
  Geopelia humeralis
  4 (100.00%)
• Eurasian Coot
  Fulica atra
  1 (25.00%)
• Sarus Crane
  Antigone antigone
  3 (75.00%)
• Black-winged Stilt
  Himantopus leucocephalus
  2 (50.00%)
• Black-fronted Dotterel
  Elseyornis melanops
  1 (25.00%)
• Masked Lapwing
  Vanellus miles
  4 (100.00%)
• Comb-crested Jacana
  Irediparra gallinacea
  1 (25.00%)
• Australian Pelican
  Pelecanus conspicillatus
  1 (25.00%)
• Intermediate Egret
  Ardea intermedia
  1 (25.00%)
• White-faced Heron
  Egretta novaehollandiae
  1 (25.00%)
• Australian White Ibis
  Threskiornis moluccus
  1 (25.00%)
• Straw-necked Ibis
  Threskiornis spinicollis
  1 (25.00%)
• Royal Spoonbill
  Platalea regia
  1 (25.00%)
• Little Pied Cormorant
  Microcarbo melanoleucos
  2 (50.00%)
• Australasian Darter
  Anhinga novaehollandiae
  3 (75.00%)
• Wedge-tailed Eagle
  Aquila audax
  1 (25.00%)
• Whistling Kite
  Haliastur sphenurus
  3 (75.00%)
• Black Kite
  Milvus migrans
  3 (75.00%)
• Rainbow Bee-eater
  Merops ornatus
  2 (50.00%)
• Forest Kingfisher
  Todiramphus macleayii
  1 (25.00%)
• Blue-winged Kookaburra
  Dacelo leachii
  2 (50.00%)
• Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo
  Calyptorhynchus banksii
  1 (25.00%)
• Galah
  Eolophus roseicapilla
  2 (50.00%)
• Red-winged Parrot
  Aprosmictus erythropterus
  1 (25.00%)
• Varied Lorikeet
  Psitteuteles versicolor
  1 (25.00%)
• Great Bowerbird
  Ptilonorhynchus nuchalis
  2 (50.00%)
• Little Friarbird
  Philemon citreogularis
  2 (50.00%)
• Banded Honeyeater
  Cissomela pectoralis
  1 (25.00%)
• Brown Honeyeater
  Lichmera indistincta
  1 (25.00%)
• Blue-faced Honeyeater
  Entomyzon cyanotis
  4 (100.00%)
• Rufous-throated Honeyeater
  Conopophila rufogularis
  1 (25.00%)
• Yellow Honeyeater
  Stomiopera flava
  1 (25.00%)
• White-throated Gerygone
  Gerygone olivacea
  2 (50.00%)
• Weebill
  Smicrornis brevirostris
  2 (50.00%)
• White-winged Triller
  Lalage tricolor
  1 (25.00%)
• Pied Butcherbird
  Cracticus nigrogularis
  1 (25.00%)
• Masked Woodswallow
  Artamus personatus
  1 (25.00%)
• White-browed Woodswallow
  Artamus superciliosus
  1 (25.00%)
• Willie Wagtail
  Rhipidura leucophrys
  2 (50.00%)
• Torresian Crow
  Corvus orru
  4 (100.00%)
• Restless Flycatcher
  Myiagra inquieta
  2 (50.00%)
• Magpie-lark
  Grallina cyanoleuca
  4 (100.00%)
• Apostlebird
  Struthidea cinerea
  2 (50.00%)
• Mistletoebird
  Dicaeum hirundinaceum
  1 (25.00%)
• Masked Finch
  Poephila personata
  1 (25.00%)
• Black-throated Finch
  Poephila cincta
  1 (25.00%)
• Double-barred Finch
  Taeniopygia bichenovii
  1 (25.00%)