The North West of South Australia*F.

An Outback Mega day.

Australia, Day Thirteen.

Ebird List for Umuwa APY Lands (Restricted access). 

 

Sandhill Grasswren (Amytornis striatus oweni).

We started the day with a walk around the dunes and Mulga scrub near to the camping spot where we had already decided to stay for another night as it is such a brilliant site.

Sandhill Grasswren (Amytornis striatus oweni).

Singing Honeyeater (Gavicalis virescens).

Galah's (Eolophus roseicapilla ssp roseicapilla).

Birds seen around the camp included Budgies (Melopsittacus undulatus), Australian Ringneck (Barnardius zonarius), Singing  (Gavicalis virescens) and Grey-fronted Honeyeater (Ptilotula plumula), 2x Galah's (Eolophus roseicapilla ssp roseicapilla), Pied Butcherbird (Cracticus nigrogularis), Crested Bellbird (Oreoica gutturalis), Zebra Finch (Taeniopygia guttata), Little Crow (Corvus bennetti), Black-faced Woodswallow (Artamus cinereus), Yellow-throated Miner (Manorina flavigula), Australian Hobby (Falco longipennis) and Wedge-tailed Eagle (Aquila audax).

Nankeen Kestrel (Falco cenchroides).

Australian Hobby (Falco longipennis).

Australian Hobby (Falco longipennis).

Australian Ringneck (Barnardius zonarius).

Once we had got things sorted after breakfast Deb and I went for a walk out to the North-ish direction, Graham went South and Ian did a big loop.

Dicrastylis beveridgei.

As Deb and I walked we recorded Sandhill Grasswrens (Amytornis striatus oweni), Australian Hobby, Nankeen Kestrel (Falco cenchroides), White-fronted Honeyeater (Purnella albifrons), Crested Bellbird, Budgies, Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater (Acanthagenys rufogularis), White-browed Babbler (Pomatostomus superciliosus), Black-faced Cuckooshrike (Coracina novaehollandiae), Grey Shrikethrush (Colluricincla harmonica), White-backed Swallow (Cheramoeca leucosterna) and Willie-wagtail (Rhipidura leucophrys).

Pallid Cuckoo (Cacomantis pallidus).

Pallid Cuckoo (Cacomantis pallidus).

After a while I walked back to the camp as I need more Camera batteries, after getting them I went off along a dune behind the camp and walked south, I was pleased to get my first shots of a very nice looking Pallid Cuckoo (Cacomantis pallidus) and then on a nearby tree I had amazing views of a fine ♂ Princess Parrot (Polytelis alexandrae) which sat really nicely even whilst I was working my way around it to get some better light.

Princess Parrot (Polytelis alexandrae) ♂.

Princess Parrot (Polytelis alexandrae) ♂.

Princess Parrot (Polytelis alexandrae) ♂.

The bird sat there for ages and I really enjoyed the time watching them, eventually I walked up on to the Dune again and could see Deb way off in the distance but as much as I leap and danced around like a lunatic I couldn't get her to see me and when I got back to Camp Ian even tried flashing a mirror in the sun, but that didn't work either, when we did get her attention it was the moment the bird, after sitting there for well over an hour flew off.

Ian and Graham getting the camp oven sorted.

Sunset.

The Sun sets on another great day.

We all returned to camp during the heat of the afternoon and then went out for another walk later before dark, as we were sat around the camp later Graham said he thought we should walk out in to the area he had been today as he had seen a few of the Princess Parrots but didn't say anything else.