Big Zigzag BirdingNorthern Territory

week 041 | Kakadu National Park | trip list 521 – 525

Most of Kakadu National Park is seasonally closed - Luckily Nourlangie Rock is accessible

In an Eggshell:

Big Zigzag bird species count: 525  (+4 this week)
Big Zigzag bird families count: 89 (+0 this week)
Big Zigzag Lifers: 130 (+4 this week: White-lined Honeyeater, Black-banded Fruit-Dove, Sandstone Shrikethrush, Partridge Pigeon)
Campsite Lifers 26 (+0 this week)
Big Zigzag New for Australia list: 179 (+4 this week)
eBird days of checklist streak: 285
Week’s special milestones: Bird #600 on my Australia list!

Bird(s) of the Week

Partridge Pigeon (Geophaps smithii) a great lifer from Kakado NP, NT. Also my #600 on my Australian list! and cleanup genus Geophaps (with Spinifex Pigeon (Geophaps plumifera) and Squatter Pigeon (Geophaps scripta))

Black-banded Fruit-Doveת one of there lifers from Kakadu National Park–Nourlangie Rock.

Sandstone Shrikethrush, far distance lifer from the lookout in Kakadu National Park–Nourlangie Rock. 

White-lined Honeyeater, also from the lookout in Kakadu National Park–Nourlangie Rock.

Non-bird image(s)

lookout in Kakadu National Park--Nourlangie Rock.

At the lookout in Kakadu National Park–Nourlangie Rock, The Sandstone Shrikethrushs are on the far left rocks.

Yellow Water, Kakadu NP sunrise

Week's Key location(s)

Arnhem Hwy/Kakadu Hwy. Partridge Pigeon site.

Big Zigzag Travelled so far: 35960 km (this week 1140 km)

eBird Checklists this week

1774. 26 Apr 2025 11:33 AM Kakadu National Park–Mamukala Billabong
1773. 25 Apr 2025 6:44 AM Kakadu National Park–Yellow Water
1772. 24 Apr 2025 9:17 AM Kakadu National Park–Nourlangie Rock
1771. 24 Apr 2025 7:36 AM Kakadu Lodge (Jabiru)
1770. 24 Apr 202 57:22 AM 18371 Arnhem Road, Kakadu, Northern Territory, AU (-12.655, 132.829)
1769. 23 Apr 2025 5:59 PM Kakadu National Park–Nourlangie Rock
1768. 23 Apr 2025 9:10 AM Kakadu National Park–Nourlangie Rock
1767. 23 Apr 2025 8:23 AM 18371 Arnhem Road, Kakadu, Northern Territory, AU (-12.655, 132.829)
1766. 23 Apr 2025 6:57 AM Arnhem Highway/Oenpelli Road, Kakadu, Northern Territory, AU (-12.65, 132.817)
1765. 22 Apr 2025 6:00 PM Kakadu Lodge (Jabiru)
1764. 22 Apr 2025 2:23 PM Kakadu National Park–South Alligator boatram
1763. 22 Apr 2025 12:22 PM Adelaide River Bridge,Arnhem Hwy, Litchfield
1762. 21 Apr 2025 3:20 PM Batchelor Holiday Park
1761. 20 Apr 2025 11:02 AM 89 Affleck Road, Acacia Hills, Northern Territory, AU (-12.708, 131.092)
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