Azure Kingfisher by $hige
Chris Dahlberg's Daintree River Tours wildlife checklist for July 2010.


s =sighting G = glimpse h =heard B =just before departure & A =just after tour finishes.

%
sightings

1st

2nd

4th

5th

6th

7th

8th

9th

10th

 12th

13th

<<Date/ Species / Date>>

14th

15th

16th

18th

 19th 22nd 23rd

25th

 27th 29th

30th
32% s     s s     s       Saltwater Crocodile       s     s     s  
9%       s               Eastern Water Dragon                   s  
14%                       Green Tree Snake   s           s s    
4%                       MacLean's Water Snake       s              
4%       s               Ulysses Butterfly                      
55%     s       s   s sB s Spectacled Flying-fox s   s s s   s sB s hB  
4%                       Platypus             s        
14%         sh         h sA Orange-footed Scrubfowl h   h h h   h s   sh  
14%             s         Australian Brush Turkey     s         s h    
77% sh s     s s s   s s s Australasian Darter s s   s   s s s s s s
100% s s s s s s s s s s s Little Pied Cormorant s s s s s s s s s s s
27% s   s s     s         Little Black Cormorant         s         s  
4%                 s     Australasian Grebe                      
14%   sh       sh       sh   Magpie Goose                      
9%     s           s     Wandering Whistling-Duck                      
4%                       Radjah Shelduck       s              
  1st 2nd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 12th 13th Date 14th 15th 16th 18th 19th 22nd 23rd 25th 27th 29th 30th
59%     s sh sh sh sh s   s sh Great-billed Heron     s s s       sh h sh
36%     s           s   s White-faced Heron s s       s s       s
100% s s s s s s s s sh s s Cattle Egret s s s s s s s s s s s
32%         s         s s Great Egret s s s s         h    
27%             s   s     Little Egret s s s             s  
9%                       Intermediate Egret s s                  
59% s   s   s s         s Striated Heron   s s s s s s s s    
23%       s     s         Nankeen Night Heron   s   s   s          
4%             s         Black Bittern                      
27% s s                   Australian White Ibis   s s           sA sA  
18%   s                   Straw-necked Ibis       s         sA    
4%                       Royal Spoonbill     s                
14% s Black-necked Stork s s
100% sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh Masked Lapwing sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh
18% sh   sh sh               Black-fronted Dotterel         sh            
4%           s           Pacific Baza                      
  1st 2nd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 12th 13th

Date

 14th 15th 16th 18th 19th 22nd 23rd 25th 27th 29th 30th
41%         s s     s s   Whistling Kite   s s     s s       s
18%     s       s sh       Brahminy Kite           s          
14%                   s   White-bellied Sea-Eagle           s         s
4%                       Brown Goshawk           G          
4%       s               Peregrine Falcon                      
41% h sh h     h h   sh   sh Wompoo Fruit-Dove   h   h   sh sh sh sh sh sh
4%                       Topknot Pigeon     s                
14%   h G   s h s         Brown Cuckoo-Dove             h   h h  
50%   sh hsA     sh sh sh shA   sh Bar-shouldered Dove h sh h h h   sh h sh   sh
45% h sh sh sh   h sh     h h Sulphur-crested Cockatoo       sh   sh sh sh sh h sh
100% sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh Rainbow Lorikeet sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh
45%     sh   h h sh sh sh     Double-eyed Fig-Parrot   h sh sh h hsA sh h h Gh s
18% h sh h       sh h   sh sh Little (Gould's) Bronze-Cuckoo   h   h   h h h   h h
18%                       Channel-billed Cuckoo       s   s s   s    
  1st 2nd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 12th 13th

Date

 14th 15th 16th 18th 19th 22nd 23rd 25th 27th 29th 30th
73%     s   s s s   s s s Papuan Frogmouth s s s s   s s   s s s
95% s s s s s s s s s s s Australian Swiftlet s s s s   s s s s s s
100% sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh Azure Kingfisher sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh
77% sh sh sh h sh sh s sh     sh Little Kingfisher s sh sh sh   Gh h Gh sh sh sh
4%     sh                 Laughing Kookaburra   h       hB     hB hB  
9% h         hA h       h Blue-winged Kookaburra           shB     sB hB  
50%   h   s   s       s s Forest Kingfisher   sh s h sh h s h sh sh sh
73%   s     s s s   s s s Sacred Kingfisher s s s s   s s   s s s
41% sh h     s         sh sh Rainbow Bee-eater     s s s   sh   s    
  1st 2nd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 12th 13th Date 14th 15th 16th 18th 19th 22nd 23rd 25th 27th 29th 30th
4%                   sh   Fairy Gerygone     h               hB
73% sh h sh sh sh sh sh sh h sh sh Large-billed Gerygone sh sh sh h sh sh sh sh h h h
41%       s   h sh   h s   Helmeted Friarbird   sh sh sh   sh h sh sh    
18% h h sh h h h h         Macleay's Honeyeater h h h sh   sh sh h h h  
9% h h h h h h h h h h h Yellow-spotted Honeyeater h h h h h h sh h sh h h
23% h h sh h h sh h h h sh sh Graceful Honeyeater h h h h h sh h h h h h
14%                       Dusky Honeyeater h           s   s h sh
27% h h sh h h h sh     h h Little Shrike-thrush h h h sh sh sh h sh h   h
14% h h h   h sh h   h h h Grey Whistler h   h sh   sh h h      
9% h h h h h h h h h sh sh Grey Fantail h h h h h h h h h    
  1st 2nd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 12th 13th Date 14th 15th 16th 18th 19th 22nd 23rd 25th 27th 29th 30th
  h h h h   h     h h h Rufous Fantail   h h             h  
4%                       Broad-billed Flycatcher               s      
27% h   s   hA h     sh   s Leaden Flycatcher     sh   h sh   h sh hA h
100% sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh Shining Flycatcher sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh
27% h h h   h h       h sh Spectacled Monarch   h sh h sh sh sh h sh h h
4%                       Pied Monarch       s     h     h h
                        Magpie Lark             h        
32% sh   h     sh h h sh h h Spangled Drongo   h   sh h   sh sh h   sh
90% sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh Yellow Oriole sh sh sh h h sh sh sh sh sh sh
23%         h h h       s Australasian Figbird Gh     sh   sh h h sh    
4%                   s   Victoria's Riflebird                   h s
9% h sh h h h h h   h     Spotted Catbird G h   h     h h h    
14% h   h h         h h h Varied Triller h h sh     s h h h sh  
  1st 2nd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 12th 13th Date 14th 15th 16th 18th 19th 22nd 23rd 25th 27th 29th 30th
18% h h sh   h h h sh h hB hsA Black Butcherbird hB hB   hB   sh h   h    
100% sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh Welcome Swallow sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh
77% s s s s s       s s s Tree Martin   s s     s s s s s s
                        Golden-headed Cisticola h                    
14% h sh h h h h   h h h h Olive-backed Sunbird   sh h   h   Gh h      
9% h h h h h h h   sh h h Mistletoebird h h h h sh h h h h h h
4% h     h   h         h Silvereye               sh h   h
23%               h       Metallic Starling       sh h sh shA sh   h sh
                        ....................................................                      
  1st 2nd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 12th 13th Date 14th 15th 16th 18th 19th 22nd 23rd 25th 27th 29th 30th

Back to Chris Dahlberg's Daintree River Tours>>