Crossing South Australia's Desert
In an Eggshell:
- Big Zigzag bird species count: 345 (+14 this week)
- Big Zigzag bird families count: 80 (+0 this week: Larks)
- Big Zigzag Lifers: 64 (+5 this week: Eyrean Grasswren, Cinnamon Quail-thrush, Chirruping Wedgebill, Chestnut-crowned Babbler, Rufous Fieldwren)
- Campsite Lifers: 17 (+2 this week: Chirruping Wedgebill, Rufous Fieldwren)
- Big Zigzag New for Australia list: 93 (+5 this week)
- eBird days of checklist streak: 110
- Week’s special milestones: 5th Grasswren, Clean-up Pseudo-Babblers, Leave Queensland after 15 weeks to South Australia
Bird(s) of the Week
Eyrean Grasswren from the dune east to Birdsville
Cinnamon Quail-thrush from the dune east to Birdsville. Seen again later this week at SA, Kalamurina Road.
First lifer for South Australia – Chirruping Wedgebill
Rufous Fieldwren, near my free camp at Marree.
Non-bird image(s)
About 25 km south of Birdsville starts Birdsville Track and the border to South Australia
Little Corellas
Sunset at Marree free campsite
Week's Key location(s)
The Simpson Desert edge dunes, east to Birdsville, supplied 2 lifers: Eyrean Grasswren & Cinnamon Quail-thrush, Just before leaving Queensland.
Mungerannie hotel – essential stop on Birdsville Track – nice birding (early morning before it’s too hot).
Unofficial free camp near Marree, where I’ve got a morning lifer (Rufous Fieldwren) just birding around the camp
Big Zigzag Travelled so far: 13110 km (this week 850 km)
eBird Checklists this week
