Loja Wildlife, Granada Province, Spain.

Monday, 18 September 2023

The North West of South Australia*wf.

The Outback.

Australia, Day Eleven.

Dawn from my Swag.

Before light, we heard both Southern Boobook (Ninox boobook) and Australian Owlet-nightjar (Aegotheles cristatus) and just as the sun started to lighten things up a tad the Pied Butcherbird (Cracticus nigrogularis) and Willie-wagtail (Rhipidura leucophrys) started to sing.

Red-backed Kingfisher (Todiramphus pyrrhopygius).

Little Woodswallow (Artamus minor).

Zebra Finch (Taeniopygia guttata) ♀.

After breakfast, we did a walk around our campsite and up into the hills nearby seeing Australian Magpie (Gymnorhina tibicen), Common Bronzewing (Phaps chalcoptera), Brown Falcon (Falco berigora), Black-faced Cuckooshrike (Coracina novaehollandiae), Grey-headed (Ptilotula keartlandi) and Grey-fronted Honeyeater (Ptilotula plumula), Grey Shrikethrush (Colluricincla harmonica), Zebra Finch (Taeniopygia guttata), Little Woodswallow (Artamus minor), Red-backed Kingfisher (Todiramphus pyrrhopygius), Western Bowerbird (Chlamydera guttata), Euro / Common Wallaroo (Osphranter robustus), Rabbit (Conejo / Oryctolagus cuniculus) and a Rusty Dragon (Ctenophorus rufescens) which Deb spotted.

Australian Magpie (Gymnorhina tibicen).

Pied Butcherbird (Cracticus nigrogularis) ♂.

Western Bowerbird (Chlamydera guttata).

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Euro / Common Wallaroo (Osphranter robustus).

Australian Golden Orb Weaver (Trichonephila edulis).

Rusty Dragon (Ctenophorus rufescens).

Later we set off for our next camp site further south, on the way we saw Black-faced Woodswallow (Artamus cinereus), Australasian Pipit (Anthus novaeseelandiae), White-winged Fairywren (Malurus leucopterus), Sandhill Grasswren (Amytornis striatus oweni), White-browed Babbler (Pomatostomus superciliosus), Redthroat (Pyrrholaemus brunneus), Copperback Quail-thrush (Cinclosoma clarum), Yellow-throated Miner (Manorina flavigula) and good numbers of Masked Woodswallow (Artamus personatus).

A better bit of the Road / Track / Trail.

Brown Falcon (Falco berigora).

Copperback Quail-thrush (Cinclosoma clarum) the best I managed.

The habitat.

Masked Woodswallow (Artamus personatus) male.

Masked Woodswallow (Artamus personatus) female.

Grey-fronted Honeyeater (Ptilotula plumula).

At our next camp site Deb, Graham and I went for a walk whilst Ian stayed and set up the camp, during the walk we added Crested Bellbird (Oreoica gutturalis), Grey-headed Honeyeater (Ptilotula keartlandi), Mulga Parrot (Psephotus varius) but when we got back to the camp we got the news that Ian had seen the main target species for this part of the trip and probably my main wish species for Australia which gave us hope for tomorrow.

Red-budded Mallee (Eucalyptus pachyphylla).

Late sun.

The camp site.

Swag with a view.

Almost sun set.

Just after sunset.

Sunday, 17 September 2023

The North West of South Australia*F.

The Outback.

Australia, Day Ten.

Ebird List for Umuwa APY Lands (Restricted access) 1.

Ebird List for Umuwa APY Lands (Restricted access) 2.

Desert Oak (Allocasuarina decaisneana).

Species seen around the campsite and travelling South included (in the order that they were seen) Torresian Crow (Corvus orru), Pied Butcherbird (Cracticus nigrogularis), Brown Falcon (Falco berigora), Southern Boobook (Ninox boobook), Budgies (Melopsittacus undulatus), Little Corella (Cacatua sanguinea), White-plumed Honeyeater (Ptilotula penicillata), Collared Sparrowhawk (Accipiter cirrocephalus), Australian Magpie (Gymnorhina tibicen), Australian Ringneck (Barnardius zonarius), Black-faced Cuckooshrike (Coracina novaehollandiae), White-backed Swallow (Cheramoeca leucosterna) x2, Zebra Finch (Taeniopygia guttata), Black-faced Woodswallow (Artamus cinereus), Australasian Pipit (Anthus novaeseelandiae), Crested Bellbird (Oreoica gutturalis), Nankeen Kestrel (Falco cenchroides), Red-backed Kingfisher (Todiramphus pyrrhopygius), Rainbow Bee-eater (Merops ornatus), Crested Pigeon (Ocyphaps lophotes), Crimson Chat (Epthianura tricolor), Willie-wagtail (Rhipidura leucophrys) and 3x Dingo's (Canis dingo).

Dingo (Canis dingo).

Zebra Finch (Taeniopygia guttata) ♀.

Black Honeyeater (Sugomel nigrum) ♂.

Yellow-rumped Thornbill (Acanthiza chrysorrhoa).

Splendid Fairywren (Malurus splendens) ♂.

Mountain and Desert Oak area species included Dusky Grasswren (Amytornis purnelli), Masked (Artamus personatus) and Little Woodswallow (Artamus minor), Grey-headed (Ptilotula keartlandi), Pied (Certhionyx variegatus) and Black Honeyeater (Sugomel nigrum), Purple-backed Fairywren (Malurus assimilis), White-winged Triller (Lalage tricolor), Yellow-throated Miner (Manorina flavigula), Yellow-rumped (Acanthiza chrysorrhoa) and Inland Thornbill (Acanthiza apicalis), a heard only Pallid Cuckoo (Cacomantis pallidus), Rufous Whistler (Pachycephala rufiventris) and a very smart Sand Goanna (Varanus gouldii).

Sandhill Grasswren (Amytornis striatus oweni).

Slaty-backed Thornbill (Acanthiza robustirostris).

Willie-wagtail (Rhipidura leucophrys).

Brown Falcon (Falco berigora).

We continued on through areas of Mulga and Sand dunes picking up Splendid Fairywren (Malurus splendens), Southern Whiteface (Aphelocephala leucopsis), Grey Shrikethrush (Colluricincla harmonica), Sandhill Grasswren (Amytornis striatus oweni) and Slaty-backed Thornbill (Acanthiza robustirostris).

Sand Goanna (Varanus gouldii).

Australian Painted Lady (Vanessa kershawi).

Dusky Grasswren (Amytornis purnelli).

In the area around our next Camp Site we found 6x more Dusky Grasswren's, Singing Honeyeater (Gavicalis virescens), Rabbit (Conejo / Oryctolagus cuniculus), Australian Painted Lady (Vanessa kershawi), Spotted Nightjar (Eurostopodus argus), Australian Owlet-nightjar (Aegotheles cristatus) and Eastern Barn Owl (Tyto javanica).