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)
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)
Big Zigzag bird species count: 521 (+15 this week) Big Zigzag bird families count: 89 (+0 this week) Big Zigzag Lifers: 126 (+4 this week: Arafura Shrikethrush, Silver-backed Butcherbird, Siberian Sand-Plover, Black-tailed Whistler) Campsite Lifers 26 (+1 this week: Silver-backed Butcherbird) Big Zigzag New for Australia list: 175 (+6 this week) eBird days of checklist streak: 278 Week’s special milestones: 40 weeks!
Bird(s) of the Week
Silver-backed Butcherbird
Arafura Shrikethrush
Introduced, but a local RBA: Eurasian Tree Sparrow (at Bunnings Palmerston carpark)
One the common beauties – Rainbow Bee-eater
Non-bird image(s)
East Point, Darwin
Week's Key location(s)
Arafura Shrikethrush site
Batchelor Holiday Park – Silber-backed Butcherbird site
Buffalo Creek, Siberian Sand-Plover site
Big Zigzag Travelled so far: 34820 km (this week 879 km)
Big Zigzag bird species count: 506 (+12 this week) Big Zigzag bird families count: 89 (+0 this week) Big Zigzag Lifers: 122 (+4 this week: Northern Shrike-tit, Yellow-rumped Munia, Bar-breasted Honeyeater, Hooded Parrot) Campsite Lifers 25 (+1 this week: Bar-breasted Honeyeater ) Big Zigzag New for Australia list: 169 (+4 this week) eBird days of checklist streak: 271 Week’s special milestones: Zigzag #500 species! over 50% species seen in Shrike-tits family.
Bird(s) of the Week
Northern Shrike-tit from Centre Arnhem road.
Hooded Parrot, Pine Creek
Bar-breasted Honeyeater, Edith Falls road
Gouldian Finch, Edith Falls road
Yellow-rumped Munia from Katherine Showgrounds drainline. Hard to get lifer, mixed mainly with Chestnut-breasted Munia and also with Crimson Finch.
Crimson Finch from Katherine Showgrounds drainline.
Chestnut-breasted Munia from Katherine Showgrounds drainline.
Along Stuart Highway, Uluru area and MacDonnell Ranges
In an Eggshell:
Big Zigzag bird species count: 494 (+8 this week) Big Zigzag bird families count: 89 (+0 this week) Big Zigzag Lifers: 118 (+6 this week: Chiming Wedgebill, Bourke’s Parrot, Sandhill Grasswren, Banded Whitehead, Dusky Grasswren, Gray Honeyeater) Campsite Lifers 24 (+0 this week) Big Zigzag New for Australia list: 165 (+6 this week) eBird days of checklist streak: 264 Week’s special milestones: Grasswren #8 & #9!, over 50% species in Whipbirds and Wedgebills
Bird(s) of the Week
Dusky Grasswren, GW #9! Serpentine Gorge, West MacDonnell
Sandhill Grasswren! My 8th GW, Near Uluru, NT
Bourke’s Parrot, lefer just before leaving South Australia
Banded Whitehead, along Stuart Hwy
Chiming Wedgebill, first seen north to Coober Pedy, SA. Later seen and heard a few time while heading north in both SA & NT.
Non-bird image(s)
Ayris Rock from Sandhill Grasswren site
Ayris Rock – Uluru
Serpentine Gorge, West MacDonnell Ranges, Dusky Grasswren site (you can see it on the closer rock!)
Week's Key location(s)
2 lifers location along Stuart Highway! Unnamed Road, Mount Willoughby, South Australia, AU (-28.259, 134.15)
Dunefield east of Yulara airport and north of Lasseter Hwy – Sandhill Grasswren site
Banded Whiteface site, along Stuart Highway, 21km north to A4 junction
Serpentine Gorge, west MacDonnell, Dusky Grasswren site
Big Zigzag Travelled so far: 32123 km (this week 1651 km)
eBird Checklists this week
1732. 05 Apr 2025 2:23 PM Tjoritja / West MacDonnell National Park–Glen Helen Gorge
1731. 05 Apr 2025 12:16 PM Tjoritja / West MacDonnell National Park–Ormiston Gorge
1730. 05 Apr 2025 9:10 AM Tjoritja / West MacDonnell National Park–Serpentine Gorge
1729. 04 Apr 2025 5:00 PM Tjoritja / West MacDonnell National Park–Hugh River at -23.80917, 133.37472