Where to Watch Birds  

Bardedjilidji Sandstone Walk

The 2.5 km Bardedjilidji Sandstone Walk is the most reliable location to see Chestnut-quilled Rock Pigeons. I like to do the walk in a clockwise direction, walk slowly, look ahead for movement on the sandy walk track as that is often where you will find the Rock Pigeons. Look for their tracks in the sand. Sometimes they can be seen in the rocky formations. When they flush they go to the sandstone formations, never to trees. They are shy so your best chance is if the track is undisturbed by other walkers.

 

The first part of the walk take you through a narrow section of vine thicket, look out for Rainbow Pitta here.

 

The walk takes you down to the waters edge in places. This is the East Alligator River. Keep a few meters back from the water's edge, there are large Estuarine Crocodiles here, keep safe!

 

There is a shortened version of this track, bypassing the river's edge, that is doable during the wet season.

 

Other good birding locations to visit in Kakadu National Park are:- 

Mamukala Wetlands

Ubirr 

Manngarre Monsoon Forest Walk

 

Burrunggui

 

Anbangbang Billabong

 

Yellow Water Wetlands

The Kakadu Nature's Way 5 day, 4 day and 3 day tours visit this location as well as the Best of Top End Birding and Top End Birding Adventure (photography tour).

Species seen here recently

Bardedjidli

Orange-footed Scrubfowl
Megapodius reinwardt

Chestnut-quilled Rock-Pigeon
Petrophassa rufipennis

Peaceful Dove
Geopelia striata

Bar-shouldered Dove
Geopelia humeralis

Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove
Ptilinopus regina

Pied Imperial-Pigeon
Ducula bicolor

Australian Pelican
Pelecanus conspicillatus

Pacific Baza
Aviceda subcristata

Whistling Kite
Haliastur sphenurus

Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo
Calyptorhynchus banksii

Little Corella
Cacatua sanguinea

Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
Cacatua galerita

Rainbow Lorikeet
Trichoglossus haematodus

Red-collared Lorikeet
Trichoglossus rubritorquis

Red-winged Parrot
Aprosmictus erythropterus

Pheasant Coucal
Centropus phasianinus

Eastern Koel
Eudynamys orientalis

Blue-winged Kookaburra
Dacelo leachii

Sacred Kingfisher
Todiramphus sanctus

Rainbow Bee-eater
Merops ornatus

Dollarbird
Eurystomus orientalis

Rainbow Pitta
Pitta iris

Great Bowerbird
Ptilonorhynchus nuchalis

White-gaped Honeyeater
Lichenostomus unicolor

Blue-faced Honeyeater
Entomyzon cyanotis

Little Friarbird
Philemon citreogularis

Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike
Coracina novaehollandiae

White-bellied Cuckoo-shrike
Coracina papuensis

Varied Triller
Lalage leucomela

Rufous Whistler
Pachycephala rufiventris

Yellow Oriole
Oriolus flavocinctus

White-breasted Woodswallow
Artamus leucorynchus

Little Woodswallow
Artamus minor

Spangled Drongo
Dicrurus bracteatus

Arafura Fantail
Rhipidura dryas

Torresian Crow
Corvus orru

Broad-billed Flycatcher
Myiagra ruficollis

Leaden Flycatcher
Myiagra rubecula

Shining Flycatcher
Myiagra alecto

Paperbark Flycatcher
Myiagra nana

Mistletoebird
Dicaeum hirundinaceum

Double-barred Finch
Taeniopygia bichenovii

Crimson Finch
Neochmia phaeton