Azure Kingfisher by $hige
Chris Dahlberg's Daintree River Tours wildlife checklist for October 2009.

2 hour tours at 6:30am
 s =sighting h =heard B =just before departure & A =just after tour finishes.

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30%       s   s     s   Saltwater Crocodile       s   s   s    
50% s s s s     s s s   Green Tree Snake   s         s s    
25%   s                 Eastern Water Dragon   s     s s       s
30%               G s   Cairns Birdwing Butterfly s         s s G    
10%                     Ulysses Butterfly   s           s    
45% h sh sh sAB sB sB sB Gh h sA Orange-footed Scrubfowl sA sh     h h        
10%                     Australian Brush-turkey         s s        
45%         s s         Australasian Darter   s s s s   s s   sA
100% s s s s s s s s s s Little Pied Cormorant s s s s s s s s s s
15%       s             Little Black Cormorant s           s      
45%   sB             sh sB Magpie Goose sB sB s   s s       s
30%             s   s   Pacific Black Duck           s s s   sB
15%         s           Purple Swamphen         sh s        
  1st 2nd 3rd 5th 6th 7th 9th 10th 13th 15th Date 16th 19th 20th 21st 22nd 24th 25th 26th 29th 30th
30% s s     sh       sh s Great-billed Heron s                  
40%         s   s s     White-faced Heron   s s s s s        
100% s s s s s s s s s s Cattle Egret s s s s s s s s s s
10%                     Great Egret         s s        
5%                     Little Egret       s            
5%                     Intermediate Egret         s          
10%       sA             Striated Heron                   s
30%                     Nankeen Night Heron     s s s     s s s
15%           s         Black Bittern               s sA ?
5%                     Glossy Ibis     s              
50% s     s s   s   s s Australian White Ibis   s s s   s        
45% s s s s           sA Straw-necked Ibis     s s   s s      
15%                     Royal Spoonbill         s s s      
5%   G                 Black-necked Stork                    
50% s s s           s s Common Sandpiper s s     sh   s     s
10%             s       Latham's Snipe   G                
10%                     Bush Stone-curlew s               s  
70% sB sh s   s sh sh sh s sh Masked Lapwing   sh   sh   sh sh     sh
15%           sh s   s   Black-fronted Dotterel                    
10%                     Eastern Osprey                 s s
5%                 s   Black-shouldered Kite                    
  1st 2nd 3rd 5th 6th 7th 9th 10th 13th 15th

Date

 16th 19th 20th 21st 22nd 24th 25th 26th 29th 30th
85% sh sh s   s sh sh   s s Whistling Kite s s s s s s s s   s
15%               s     Brahminy Kite       sB       s    
50%   s     s   s   s   White-bellied Sea-Eagle sB   s s s s       s
5%                     Wedge-tailed Eagle   s                
5%                     Brown Goshawk         s          
30%     sh   h sh h   Gh   Wompoo Fruit-Dove   h sh   h sh sh h   h
100% s s s s s s s s s s Pied Imperial pigeon s s s s s s s s s s
15%         s       s   Brown Cuckoo-Dove       s h h        
100% sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh Bar-shouldered Dove sh sh s s s s s s sh sh
15%   sB         s     sB Emerald Dove                    
45% s     sh   h     s s Sulphur-crested Cockatoo   sh sh sh   h sh   s  
100% sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh Rainbow Lorikeet sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh
25%       h sh Gh       sh Scaly-breasted Lorikeet sh     h     sh      
75%   sh h h sh sh h sh sh sh Double-eyed Fig-Parrot sh sh Gh   Gh sh sh sh sh sh
5%         h       sh   Brush Cuckoo         h       h h
30% sh h   h s s h   s h Little (Gould's) Bronze-Cuckoo sh h   h   h     sh  
80% h sh sh sh s sh sh h sh sh Eastern Koel Gh h sh sh Gh h sh Gh sh sh
20%   s sB     sh h s hB   Channel-billed Cuckoo   h hB              
30% sh   s   h h h sh h sh Pheasant Coucal s   h h hB   h   s  
  1st 2nd 3rd 5th 6th 7th 9th 10th 13th 15th

Date

 16th 19th 20th 21st 22nd 24th 25th 26th 29th 30th
100% s s s s s s s s s s Papuan Frogmouth s s s s s s s s s s
80% s s s s s s s s s s Australian Swiftlet s s   s s s s      
5%                     White-throated Needletail                 s  
95% sh sh sh sh sh sh Gh sh sh sh Azure Kingfisher sh sh sh sh h sh sh sh sh sh
30%   sh s sh   h   sh h   Little Kingfisher h h     sh   sh      
5%         s           Laughing Kookaburra                    
10%                   sB Blue-winged Kookaburra             s      
65% s sh h sh h sh sh h sh sh Forest Kingfisher sh h sh sh h h sh sh h sh
30%   s s           s s Sacred Kingfisher           s   sB    
5%                 s   Rainbow Bee-eater                    
25% s s sh               Dollarbird       s           s
              hB h     Lovely Fairy-wren                   h
  1st 2nd 3rd 5th 6th 7th 9th 10th 13th 15th Date 16th 19th 20th 21st 22nd 24th 25th 26th 29th 30th
90% sh sh h sh sh sh sh sh sh sh Large-billed Gerygone sh sh sh sh h sh sh sh sh sh
75% s sh sh sh sh h h   sh sh Helmeted Friarbird sh h h sh sh sh sh Gh sh sh
30% h sh   h h h     h   Macleay's Honeyeater sh sh h sh   sh   Gh s  
20% h h h h h h sh h h h Yellow-spotted Honeyeater h sh   sh h h h h h sh
55% sh h h sh sh h sh sh sh h Graceful Honeyeater sh h h sh h sh sh h sh h
100% sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh Brown-backed Honeyeater sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh
30% h     sh s sh   h     Dusky Honeyeater h   h h   s   h s sh
20% h h   h h     h h sh Little Shrike-thrush   h   Gh h h sh sh h h
                      Grey Whistler   h   h h         h
          h h         Grey Fantail   h h   h h        
  1st 2nd 3rd 5th 6th 7th 9th 10th 13th 15th Date 16th 19th 20th 21st 22nd 24th 25th 26th 29th 30th
5%   h             h   Rufous Fantail     h h sh h        
10%       s             Leaden Flycatcher         h   s      
5%                     Satin Flycatcher s                  
95% sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh Shining Flycatcher sh h sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh
  h h h   h h h     h Spectacled Monarch h h   h hB   h h   h
100% sh sh sh sh sh sh s sh sh sh Spangled Drongo sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh
100% sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh Yellow Oriole sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh
5% h h             sh h Olive-backed Oriole h h         hA h    
100% sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh Australasian Figbird sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh
20%           sh   h     Spotted Catbird G h h   sh     sh    
60% s s   s s     s s s Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike s     G s   s   G  
10%                 sh   White-bellied Cuckoo-shrike s                  
5%       sh             Barred Cuckoo-shrike                    
10%         h       h   Cicadabird sh   h   h sh h h h  
20%   h h sh sh   h   s   Varied Triller sh h h h h h h h   h
75% s sh s s s   sh s s   White-breasted Woodswallow s s sh       s sB s s
  1st 2nd 3rd 5th 6th 7th 9th 10th 13th 15th Date 16th 19th 20th 21st 22nd 24th 25th 26th 29th 30th
60% sh h sh sh sB sh h h sh sh Black Butcherbird h sh   sh sh sh h h sh  
100% sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh Welcome Swallow sh sh s s s s s s s s
25% s                   Tree Martin   s s s     s      
                  hB   Singing Bushlark     h              
5%                 s   Australian Pipit                    
5%   h       hB     s   Australian Reed-Warbler                    
5%   h               h Golden-headed Cisticola hB         sh   h    
10%           G     s   Tawny Grassbird                    
5% sh                   Chestnut-breasted Mannikin                    
40% h h sh h     h   sh sh Olive-backed Sunbird h   h Gh sh Gh Gh sh   h
15% h h Gh h h h h h Gh h Mistletoebird Gh h h h h h h h h h
15%             Gh     Gh Silvereye   sh   h       h    
65% h hA     sh h h   sh sh Metallic Starling sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh
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