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Exploring Australia - Looking for Wildlife (new)
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I restarted this on a new thread and will only be posting the photos and a species list for each location.
Bold = a lifer
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East Point (Darwin) - 28.11.22
Targets: Rainbow Pitta,
Shining Flycatcher &
White-Breasted Whistler
Birds
1. Australasian Figbird
2. Australian White-Ibis
3. Bar-Shouldered Dove
4. Brown Honeyeater
5. Collared Kingfisher (heard)
6. Galah
7. Magpie Goose
8. Magpie-Lark
9. Masked Lapwing
10. Orange-Footed Scrubfowl
11. Peaceful Dove
12. Pied Imperial-Pigeon
13. Rainbow Pitta
14. Rose-Crowned Fruit-Dove (heard)
15. White-Breasted Woodswallow
16. Yellow White-Eye
Reptiles/Amphibians
1. Blunt-Spined Monitor
2. Gilbert's Dragon
Invertebrates
1. Flame-Backed Fiddler-Crab
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Darwin Botanic Gardens (Darwin) - 28.11.22
Targets: Owls (
Barking &
Rufous)
Birds
1. Australasian Figbird
2. Australian White-Ibis
3. Barking Owl
4. Brown Goshawk
5. Brown Honeyeater
6. Dusky Honeyeater
7. Magpie Goose
8. Magpie-Lark
9. Masked Lapwing
10. Orange-Footed Scrubfowl
11. Pied Imperial-Pigeon
12. Red-Collared Lorikeet
13. Spangled Drongo
14. Straw-Necked Ibis
15. Sulphur-Crested Cockatoo
16. White-Gaped Honeyeater
17. Yellow Oriole
Reptiles/Amphibians
1. Gilbert's Dragon
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Buffalo Creek (Darwin) - 29.11.22
Targets: Chestnut Rail,
Great-Billed Heron &
Mangrove Golden Whistler
Birds
1. Australasian Figbird
2. Australian Pelican
3. Bar-Shouldered Dove
4. Bar-Tailed Godwit
5. Black Butcherbird
6. Brahminy Kite
7. Brown Goshawk
8. Caspian Tern
9. Common Sandpiper
10. Crested Tern
11. Eastern Curlew
12. Eastern Osprey
13. Forest Kingfisher
14. Greater Sand-Plover
15. Great Knot
16. Grey Plover
17. Grey-Tailed Tattler
18. Little Egret
19. Magpie-Lark
20. Northern Fantail
21. Orange-Footed Scrubfowl
22. Pied Imperial-Pigeon
23. Rainbow Bee-Eater
24. Red-Capped Plover
25. Red-Collared Lorikeet
26. Red-Headed Honeyeater
27. Red-Winged Parrot
28. Rufous-Banded Honeyeater
29. Sanderling
30. Silver Gull
31. Spangled Drongo
32. Striated Heron
33. Terek Sandpiper
34. Yellow Oriole
35. Yellow White-Eye
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Territory Wildlife Park (Darwin) - 29.11.22
Targets: none
Birds
1. Blue-Winged Kookaburra
2. Great Bowerbird
3. Magpie Goose
4. Plumed Whistling-Duck
5. Radjah Shelduck
Reptiles/Amphibians
1. Douglas' Skink
2. Northern Water-Dragon
3. Northern Yellow-Faced Turtle
Fish
1. Barramundi
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Lee Point Dam (Darwin) - 29.11.22
Targets: Finches (
Gouldian &
Star) &
Yellow-Rumped Mannikin
Birds
1. Bar-Breasted Honeyeater
2. Brown Songlark
3. Chestnut-Breasted Mannikin
4. Crimson Finch
5. Double-Barred Finch
6. Forest Kingfisher
7. Great Egret
8. Masked Finch
9. Masked Lapwing
10. Paperbark Flycatcher
11. Rainbow Bee-Eater
12. Royal Spoonbill
13. Rufous-Banded Honeyeater
14. Sulphur-Crested Cockatoo
15. White-Breasted Woodswallow
16. White-Throated Honeyeater
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Howard Springs Nature Park (Darwin) - 30.11.22
Targets: Arafura File-Snake &
Merten's Water-Monitor
Birds
1. Australian White-Ibis
2. Bar-Shouldered Dove
3. Little Pied Cormorant
4. Masked Lapwing
5. Orange-Footed Scrubfowl
6. Red-Collared Lorikeet
7. Spangled Drongo
8. Sulphur-Crested Cockatoo
Reptiles/Amphibians
1. Gilbert's Dragon
2. Merten's Water-Monitor
3. Northern Yellow-Faced Turtle
Fish
1. Barramundi
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Fogg Dam Conservation Reserve (Darwin) - 30.11.22
Targets: Freshwater Crocodile,
Macleay's Water-Snake &
Water Python
Mammals
1. Agile Wallaby
Birds
1. Australasian Darter
2. Australasian Figbird
3. Australian White-Ibis
4. Azure Kingfisher
5. Bar-Shouldered Dove
6. Black-Necked Stork
7. Cattle Egret
8. Comb-Crested Jacana
9. Crimson Finch
10. Forest Kingfisher
11. Glossy Ibis
12. Great Egret
13. Green Pygmy-Goose
14. Grey Whistler
15. Intermediate Egret
16. Little Pied Cormorant
17. Magpie Goose
18. Masked Lapwing
19. Nankeen Night-Heron
20. Orange-Footed Scrubfowl
21. Paperbark Flycatcher
22. Pied Imperial-Pigeon
23. Radjah Shelduck
24. Rufous-Banded Honeyeater
25. Varied Triller
26. Whistling Kite
27. Willie Wagtail
Reptiles/Amphibians
1. Freshwater Crocodile
2. Northern Water-Dragon
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Arnhem Highway & Kakadu Highway (Kakadu NP) - 30.11.22--2.12.22
Targets: Black-Tailed Treecreeper,
Frilled Lizard,
Gouldian Finch &
Red Goshawk
Mammals
1. Agile Wallaby
2. Dingo
Birds
1. Black-Breasted Buzzard
2. Black-Faced Cuckoo-Shrike
3. Black Kite
4. Black-Necked Stork
5. Blue-Winged Kookaburra
6. Brolga
7. Marsh Sandpiper
8. Pheasant Coucal
9. Pied Butcherbird
10. Pied Heron
11. Torresian Crow
12. Wedge-Tailed Eagle
13. White-Bellied Cuckoo-Shrike
Reptiles/Amphibians
1. Frilled Lizard
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Mamukala Wetlands (Kakadu NP) - 30.11.22
Targets: Australian Pratincole,
Buff-Sided Robin &
Little Curlew
Mammals
1. Agile Wallaby
2. Feral Pig
Birds
1. Arafura Fantail
2. Australasian Figbird
3. Bar-Shouldered Dove
4. Black-Winged Stilt
5. Blue-Winged Kookaburra
6. Comb-Crested Jacana
7. Crimson Finch
8. Double-Barred Finch
9. Forest Kingfisher
10. Green Pygmy-Goose
11. Grey-Crowned Babbler
12. Lemon-Bellied Flycatcher
13. Little Corella
14. Little Egret
15. Masked Finch
16. Masked Lapwing
17. Peaceful Dove
18. Pied Heron
19. Radjah Shelduck
20. Rainbow Bee-Eater
21. Red-Collared Lorikeet
22. Red-Kneed Dotterel
23. Rufous-Banded Honeyeater
24. Rufous Whistler
25. Whistling Kite
26. Willie Wagtail
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Bardedjilidji, Ubirr & Cahills Crossing (Kakadu NP) - 1.12.22
Targets: Chestnut-Quilled Rock-Pigeon,
Sandstone Shrike-Thrush,
White-Lined Honeyeater &
Wilkin's Rock-Wallaby
Birds
1. Bar-Shouldered Dove
2. Blue-Winged Kookaburra
3. Brown Goshawk
4. Dollarbird
5. Eastern Koel
6. Forest Kingfisher
7. Helmeted Friarbird
8. Orange-Footed Scrubfowl
9. Rainbow Pitta
10. Red-Collared Lorikeet
11. Spangled Drongo
12. Sulphur-Crested Cockatoo
13. Whistling Kite
14. White-Bellied Sea-Eagle
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Jabiru Lake (Kakadu NP) - 1.12.22
Targets: Partridge Pigeon
Birds
1. Australian White-Ibis
2. Bar-Shouldered Dove
3. Black-Breasted Buzzard
4. Blue-Faced Honeyeater
5. Brush Cuckoo
6. Channel-Billed Cuckoo
7. Comb-Crested Jacana
8. Crimson Finch
9. Green Pygmy-Goose
10. Little Black Cormorant
11. Little Corella
12. Little Pied Cormorant
13. Magpie Goose
14. Magpie-Lark
15. Masked Lapwing
16. Peaceful Dove
17. Red-Tailed Black-Cockatoo
18. Red-Winged Parrot
19. Sulphur-Crested Cockatoo
20. Whistling Kite
21. White-Gaped Honeyeater
22. Willie Wagtail
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Yellow Water & Cooinda (Kakadu NP) - 1.12.22
Targets: Asian Water-Buffalo,
Great-Billed Heron,
Red Goshawk &
Saltwater Crocodile
Mammals
1. Asian Water-Buffalo
Birds
1. Arafura Fantail
2. Australasian Darter
3. Bar-Breasted Honeyeater
4. Bar-Shouldered Dove
5. Black Bittern
6. Black-Necked Stork
7. Brolga
8. Brush Cuckoo
9. Cattle Egret
10. Channel-Billed Cuckoo
11. Comb-Crested Jacana
12. Crimson Finch
13. Glossy Ibis
14. Golden-Headed Cisticola
15. Great Egret
16. Green Pygmy-Goose
17. Intermediate Egret
18. Little Black Cormorant
19. Little Corella
20. Magpie Goose
21. Magpie-Lark
22. Masked Lapwing
23. Nankeen Night-Heron
24. Paperbark Flycatcher
25. Peaceful Dove
26. Pied Heron
27. Pied Imperial-Pigeon
28. Plumed Whistling-Duck
29. Red-Collared Lorikeet
30. Red-Winged Parrot
31. Rufous-Banded Honeyeater
32. Rufous Whistler
33. Shining Flycatcher
34. Sulphur-Crested Cockatoo
35. Wandering Whistling-Duck
36. Whistling Kite
37. White-Bellied Sea-Eagle
38. Willie Wagtail
Reptiles/Amphibians
1. Saltwater Crocodile
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Nourlangie Rock & Nawurlandja (Kakadu NP) - 2.12.22
Targets: Banded Fruit-Dove,
Black Wallaroo,
Oenpelli Python &
Partridge Pigeon
Mammals
1. Black Wallaroo
Birds
1. Banded Fruit-Dove
2. Bar-Shouldered Dove
3. Blue-Winged Kookaburra
4. Chestnut-Quilled Rock-Pigeon
5. Eastern Koel
6. Great Bowerbird
7. Helmeted Friarbird
8. Little Friarbird
9. Nankeen Kestrel
10. Northern Rosella
11. Red-Collared Lorikeet
12. Sandstone Shrike-Thrush
13. Silver-Crowned Friarbird
14. Spangled Drongo
15. Torresian Crow
Reptiles/Amphibians
1. Amax Rainbow-Skink
2. Common Tree-Snake
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southern Kakadu NP (Kakadu NP)
Targets: Feral Donkey,
Red Goshawk &
Silver-Backed Butcherbird
Birds
1. Brown Falcon
2. Silver-Backed Butcherbird
3. Sulphur-Crested Cockatoo
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Pine Creek (Katherine) - 2.12.22--3.12.22
Targets: Gouldian Finch,
Hooded Parrot &
Oriental Plover
Mammals
1. Black Flying-Fox
2. Feral Cow
3. Feral Horse
Birds
1. Australasian Figbird
2. Australasian Grebe
3. Bar-Breasted Honeyeater
4. Bar-Shouldered Dove
5. Blue-Faced Honeyeater
6. Blue-Winged Kookaburra
7. Dusky Honeyeater
8. Eastern Koel
9. Great Bowerbird
10. Grey-Crowned Babbler
11. Hooded Parrot
12. Intermediate Egret
13. Little Corella
14. Little Pied Cormorant
15. Long-Tailed Finch
16. Magpie-Lark
17. Masked Lapwing
18. Peaceful Dove
19. Pheasant Coucal
20. Pied Butcherbird
21. Radjah Shelduck
22. Rainbow Bee-Eater
23. Red-Collared Lorikeet
24. Red-Winged Parrot
25. Torresian Crow
26. Wandering Whistling-Duck
27. White-Bellied Cuckoo-Shrike
28. White-Breasted Woodswallow
29. White-Gaped Honeyeater
30. White-Throated Honeyeater
31. Yellow Oriole
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O'Reilley's Rainforest Retreat (Lamington NP) - 15.12.22--16.12.22
Targets: Albert's Lyrebird,
Lamington Spiny-Crayfish,
Regent Bowerbird &
Stephen's Banded-Snake
Mammals
1. Red-Necked Pademelon
2. Swamp Rat
3. Whiptail Wallaby
Birds
1. Albert's Lyrebird
2. Australian Brush-Turkey
3. Australian King-Parrot
4. Bassian Thrush
5. Bush Stone-Curlew
6. Crimson Rosella
7. Eastern Spinebill
8. Eastern Whipbird
9. Eastern Yellow-Robin
10. Golden Whistler
11. Grey Fantail
12. Large-Billed Scrubwren
13. Lewin's Honeyeater
14. Noisy Pitta
15. Red-Browed Finch
16. Regent Bowerbird
17. Rufous Fantail
18. Satin Bowerbird
19. Southern Logrunner
20. Spectacled Monarch
21. Superb Fairywren
22. Topknot Pigeon
23. Torresian Crow
24. Welcome Swallow
25. White-Browed Scrubwren
26. White-Headed Pigeon
27. White-Throated Needletail
28. Willie Wagtail
29. Wonga Pigeon
30. Yellow-Throated Scrubwren
Reptiles/Amphibians
1. Eastern Water-Skink
2. Land Mullet
3. Major Skink
4. Murray's Skink
5. Southern Angle-Headed Dragon
Invertebrates
1. Lamington Spiny-Crayfish
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Seven Mile Lagoon (Lockyer Valley) - 18.12.22
Targets: Banded Lapwing &
Oriental Pratincole
Birds
1. Australasian Pipit
2. Australian Magpie
3. Australian Pelican
4. Australian White-Ibis
5. Banded Lapwing
6. Black-Fronted Dotterel
7. Black Swan
8. Black-Winged Stilt
9. Cattle Egret
10. Golden-Headed Cisticola
11. Hoary-Headed Grebe
12. Magpie-Lark
13. Masked Lapwing
14. Oriental Pratincole
15. Royal Spoonbill
16. Straw-Necked Ibis
17. Torresian Crow
18. Welcome Swallow
19. Whiskered Tern
20. Whistling Kite
21. White-Bellied Sea-Eagle
22. White-Faced Heron
23. Willie Wagtail
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Bellbird Grove & Enoggera Reservoir (D'Aguilar NP) - 31.12.22
Targets: Barred Cuckoo-Shrike,
Red-Browed Treecreeper &
Spotted Quail-Thrush
Birds
1. Australian Brush-Turkey
2. Bush Stone-Curlew
3. Dusky Moorhen
4. Eastern Yellow-Robin
5. Forest Kingfisher
6. Grey Shrike-Thrush
7. Masked Lapwing
8. Pacific Black-Duck
9. Purple Swamphen
10. Scaly-Breasted Lorikeet
11. Spotted Quail-Thrush
12. White-Throated Treecreeper
Reptiles/Amphibians
1. Murray River-Turtle
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How hard were these to find?
Also you should consider uploading these images to the gallery, they really are quite nice.