The North West of South Australia.

The Outback.

Australia, Day Seventeen.

 

The Sun Rising through the Desert Oaks.

Today we were again travelling but we switched between South Australia and Northern Territories at times, around the camp site we saw Black-faced Cuckooshrike (Coracina novaehollandiae), Singing (Gavicalis virescens) and Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater (Acanthagenys rufogularis), Budgies (Melopsittacus undulatus), Brown Goshawk (Accipiter fasciatus) and Hooded Robin (Melanodryas cucullata).

Early morning Sun on the Desert Oaks.

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On the drive along the border we picked up Cockatiel (Nymphicus hollandicus), Nankeen Kestrel (Falco cenchroides), Crested Bellbird (Oreoica gutturalis), Pied Butcherbird (Cracticus nigrogularis), Black-faced Woodswallow (Artamus cinereus), White-winged Triller (Lalage tricolor), Inland Thornbill (Acanthiza apicalis), Australian Magpie (Gymnorhina tibicen), Willie-wagtail (Rhipidura leucophrys), Zebra Finch (Taeniopygia guttata), Crested Pigeon (Ocyphaps lophotes), Australian Ringneck (Barnardius zonarius), Yellow-throated Miner (Manorina flavigula), White-plumed (Ptilotula penicillata) and Pied Honeyeater (Certhionyx variegatus) and Galah (Eolophus roseicapilla).

Inland Thornbill (Acanthiza apicalis).

Inland Thornbill (Acanthiza apicalis).

We returned to the Main road East and made a drinks stop at a shelter / Rest Area along the way and whilst we sat there we recorded Black, Spiny Cheeked, Singing and White-fronted Honeyeater (Purnella albifrons), Crimson Chat (Epthianura tricolor) and Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx basalis).

Budgies (Melopsittacus undulatus).

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We continued on and a short way further along the Road Deb picked up a single Major Mitchell's Cockatoo (Lophochroa leadbeateri) which was a nice surprise, mostly because it is unusal to see this species alone.

Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos).

Wedge-tailed Eagle (Aquila audax).

We reached a town and checked out the Shit Pools which gave me an Australian Lifer in the shape of a Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos), Wedge-tailed Eagle (Aquila audax), Grey Teal (Anas gracilis) x97, Hardhead (Aythya australis) x3, Australian Wood Duck (Chenonetta jubata), Australasian (Tachybaptus novaehollandiae) and Hoary-headed Grebe (Poliocephalus poliocephalus), Torresian Crow (Corvus orru), Magpie-lark (Grallina cyanoleuca) and Red-backed Kingfisher (Todiramphus pyrrhopygius).

Northern Territories to the Left and South Australia to the Right.

A few spots of rain in the afternoon.

From here we headed North towards the border again and then over into NT for a while before dropping back into South Australia to a spot where we camped for the night, on the way round we picked up Australasian Pipit (Anthus novaeseelandiae), Mulga Parrot (Psephotus varius), Australian Hobby (Falco longipennis), Striated Pardalote (Pardalotus striatus), Rainbow Bee-eater (Merops ornatus), Splendid Fairywren (Malurus splendens), White-browed Babbler (Pomatostomus superciliosus), Common Bronzewing (Phaps chalcoptera) and at the camp site a fast flying Collared Sparrowhawk (Accipiter cirrocephalus).

Ian getting some Coffee ready after we set up Camp.