The North West of South Australia.

The Outback.

Australia, Day Eighteen.

 

Sunrise.

Today was another day of birding in the top end of the State, before we left the camp site we had a walk finding Spiny-cheeked (Acanthagenys rufogularis), White-fronted (Purnella albifrons) and Singing Honeyeater (Gavicalis virescens), Budgies (Melopsittacus undulatus), Pied Butcherbird (Cracticus nigrogularis), Willie-wagtail (Rhipidura leucophrys), Crested Bellbird (Oreoica gutturalis), Southern Whiteface (Aphelocephala leucopsis), Black-faced Cuckooshrike (Coracina novaehollandiae), Australian Ringneck (Barnardius zonarius), Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx basalis), Crimson Chat (Epthianura tricolor), Black-faced Woodswallow (Artamus cinereus), White-winged Triller (Lalage tricolor), Zebra Finch (Taeniopygia guttata) and Little Button Quail (Turnix velox).

Hoary-headed Grebe (Poliocephalus poliocephalus) and Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos).

Poached Egg Daisy (Polycalymma stuartii).

We headed out and spent the morning along the border tracks seeing Crested Bellbird, Budgies, Common Bronzewing (Phaps chalcoptera), Fairy Martin (Petrochelidon ariel), Crested Pigeon (Ocyphaps lophotes), Nankeen Kestrel (Falco cenchroides), Mulga Parrot (Psephotus varius), Australasian Pipit (Anthus novaeseelandiae), Torresian Crow (Corvus orru), Galah (Eolophus roseicapilla), Western Bowerbird (Chlamydera guttata) and Rufous Whistler (Pachycephala rufiventris).

Southern Whiteface (Aphelocephala leucopsis).

Crested Pigeon (Ocyphaps lophotes).

Around lunch time we reached a Town and as usual we visited the S**T Ponds where we saw our second Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) in as many days as well as 51x Grey Teal (Anas gracilis), Australasian (Tachybaptus novaehollandiae) x2 and Hoary-headed Grebe (Poliocephalus poliocephalus) x7, Whistling Kite (Haliastur sphenurus), Little Corella (Cacatua sanguinea), Cockatiel (Nymphicus hollandicus) and Black-fronted Dotterel (Elseyornis melanops) x2.

White-plumed Honeyeater (Ptilotula penicillata).

Desert Poplar (Codonocarpus cotinifolius).

We moved on and headed to a spot I had visited before with Deb last year where we planned to camp for the night, on the way we saw  Yellow-throated Miner (Manorina flavigula), White-winged Fairywren (Malurus leucopterus), Willie-wagtail (Rhipidura leucophrys), Hooded (Melanodryas cucullata) and Red-capped Robin (Petroica goodenovii) and Southern Whiteface (Aphelocephala leucopsis).

Hope the roads quiet!!!!

Around the camp we had Spotted Harrier (Circus assimilis) and Deb found the nest up in a tree near the road, Australian Hobby (Falco longipennis), White-plumed Honeyeater (Ptilotula penicillata), Little Crow (Corvus bennetti), Yellow-rumped (Acanthiza chrysorrhoa) and Chestnut-rumped Thornbill (Acanthiza uropygialis), Splendid Fairywren (Malurus splendens), Masked Woodswallow (Artamus personatus) and after dark a calling Australian Owlet-nightjar (Aegotheles cristatus).