Big Zigzag BirdingNorthern TerritoryWestern Australia

week 045 | Crossing Northern Territory – Western Australia border | trip list 534 – 539

Farewell NT while collecting lifers along Victoria Highway heading WA

Bird(s) of the Week

Big Zigzag bird species count: 539  (+5 this week)
Big Zigzag bird families count: 89 (+0 this week)
Big Zigzag Lifers: 136 (+4 this week: Star Finch, Purple-crowned Fairywren, Buff-sided Robin, White-quilled Rock-Pigeon)
Campsite Lifers 27 (+1 this week: White-quilled Rock-Pigeon)
Big Zigzag New for Australia list: 187 (+5 this week)
eBird AU year list: 360 (20th eBirder in Australia by species, 2025)
eBird days of checklist streak: 313
Week’s special milestones: 20th eBirder in Australia by species, 2025

Bird(s) of the Week

Star Finch, ticked next to Noel Buntine Memorial, at Victoria Hwy/Buntine Hwy junction. Photographed better in Lions Park, near Kununurra, WA.

Purple-crowned Fairywren from Victoria River Crossing–boat ramp

Buff-sided Robin from Timber Creek Caravan Park

White-quilled Rock-Pigeon from Keep River National Park–Gurrandalng Rock Walk 

Non-bird image(s)

Victoria River Crossing–boat ramp – Purple-crowned Fairywren site

Timber Creek Caravan Park – Buff-sided Robin site

Keep River National Park–Gurrandalng Rock Walk – White-quilled Rock-Pigeon site.

Ivanhoe Crossing, Western Australia

Week's Key location(s)

Star Finch site

Victoria River Crossing–boat ramp – Purple-crowned Fairywren site

Timber Creek Caravan Park – Buff-sided Robin site

Keep River National Park–Gurrandalng Rock Walk – White-quilled Rock-Pigeon site.

Big Zigzag Travelled so far: 38300 km (this week 1000 km)

eBird Checklists this week

1818. 24 May 2025 8:40 AM Lake Argyle Village
1817. 23 May 2025 12:15 PM Lake Argyle, Ord River Picnic Area
1816. 22 May 2025 8:47 AM Lions Park, Diversion Dam, Kununurra, Western Australia
1815. 21 May 2025 12:32 PM Keep River Access, Baines, Northern Territory, AU (-15.922, 129.057)
1814. 21 May 2025 10:36 AM Keep River National Park
1813. 21 May 2025 10:08 AM Gurrandalng, Baines, Northern Territory, AU (-15.878, 129.056)
1812. 20 May 2025 1:27 PM Keep River National Park–Gurrandalng Camp Ground
1811. 19 May 2025 12:55 PM Timber Creek Caravan Park
1810. 19 May 2025 10:08 AM Victoria River Crossing–boat ramp
1809. 19 May 2025 8:25 AM Victoria Highway, Delamere, Northern Territory, AU (-15.603, 131.181)
1808. 18 May 2025 1:44 PM Victoria Hwy at Buntine Hwy
1807. 18 May 2025 8:58 AM Edith Falls Rd at -14.18405, 132.03819
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