Around Darwin, mainly Buffalo Creek
In an Eggshell:
Big Zigzag bird species count: 534 (+5 this week)
Big Zigzag bird families count: 89 (+0 this week)
Big Zigzag Lifers: 132 (+1 this week: Chestnut Rail, excluding 7 lifers in Singapore)
Campsite Lifers 26 (+0 this week)
Big Zigzag New for Australia list: 182 (+2 this week)
eBird days of checklist streak: 299
Week’s special milestones: none
Bird(s) of the Week
Chestnut Rail (Gallirallus castaneoventris), heard only last week a few times on Buffalo Creek, near Darwin NT, and on the same place, again this week. So a boat trip with Christopher Spooner makes the difference! These rails ignore the boat, and this might be the best way to see them.
Little Kingfisher from Buffalo Creek boat trip.
Great-billed Heron from Buffalo Creek boat trip.
Terek Sandpiper. new for my Aussie list, from a low tide walk along Buffalo Creek.
Non-bird image(s)
Buffalo Creek, always at low tide. Upstream with a boat to get photos of Chestnut Rail, Little Kingfisher and many other birds. Walk downstream , or stay near the boat ramp to hear Chestnut Rail and see many other birds,
Tons of tiny crabs parades.
Week's Key location(s)
Buffalo Creek boat trip, mainly for Chestnut Rail
Big Zigzag Travelled so far: 36800 km (this week 250 km)
eBird Checklists this week
