Species continued
151. Large-billed Gerygone: Quite a few seen at Buffalo Creek and two seen at Channel Island mangroves
152. Green-backed Gerygone: Pair building a nest beside the Rufous Owls at Darwin Botanic Gardens; few at Buffalo Creek and two along Cooinda nature walk
153. White-throated Gerygone: One or two calling in dry forest near Cooinda; two seen at Pine Creek; calling Victoria River area
154. Helmeted Friabird: Few around Darwin, two seen well feeding in palms at Nightcliff
155. Silver-crowned Friabird: Few seen in Charles Darwin NP and a few in the Waterfall Creek and Pine Creek areas
156. Little Friabird: Common and widespread, seen or heard on most days of the tour
157. Blue-faced Honeyeater: Common and widespread, seen or heard on most days of the tour
158.Yellow-throated Miner: A few seen most days in the drier areas from Pine Creek-Katherine -Kununurra
159. White-lined Honeyeater: A couple calling way off in the distance and one seen well at Little Nourlangi Rock; two seen briefly on the escarpment at Waterfall Creek
160. Singing Honeyeater: A few seen between Victoria River, Kununurra and Wyndham
161. White-gaped Honeyeater: Common and widespread, one of only two species of honeyeater seen on everyday of the tour
162. Grey-fronted Honeyeater: Three only - seen Gregory NP, east of Victoria River, apparently resident in this area
163. Yellow-tinted Honeyeater: Not seen until the Katherine area, thereafter seen daily across to Kununurra and Wyndham. Appeared much more common this year than in previous years, possibly due to the good wet seasons over the last two years
164. Black-chinned Honeyeater: First seen about 10 km west of Katherine, quite a few seen around Timber Creek, a few others heard around Ord River and north of Katherine
165. White-throated Honeyeater: Common and widespread, good numbers seen daily everywhere except Lake Argyle/Kununurra; one in the Wyndham area
166. Brown Honeyeater: Common and widespread, good numbers seen most days -the other honeyeater to be seen on every day of the tour
167. Bar-breasted Honeyeater: Scarce this year, probably due to the poor flowering of scrubs and trees, particularly melaleucas around Katherine; only two birds seen, one along the South Alligator River near Waterfall Creek and the other at Adelaide River township
168. Rufous-banded Honeyeater: Moderately common around Darwin and northern parts of Kakadu -not seen south of Cooinda
169. Rufous-throated Honeyeater: Not seen until we reached Waterfall Creek where large numbers were present along the South Alligator River, thereafter, seen daily right across to Kununurra/Wyndham
170. Banded Honeyeater: Scarce this year due to poor flowering. A couple seen along the South Alligator River at Waterfall Creek; about 10 at Keep River west of Timber Creek and about the same number at Adelaide River township in flowering trees
171. Dusky Honeyeater: Seen almost daily around Darwin, Kakadu, Pine Creek and Katherine - not seen west of Katherine
172. Red-headed Honeyeater: Moderately common around mangroves at Charles Darwin NP, Buffalo Creek, Palmeston and Channel Island
173. Jacky Winter: A few seen between Pine Creek and Katherine, thereafter, a scattering west to Kununurra/Wyndham
174. Lemon-bellied Flycatcher: Seen almost daily, Darwin - Kakadu - Pine Creek - Katherine but not seen west of Katherine
175. Hooded Robin: A pair seen 23 km east of Timber Creek - the only record
176. Mangrove Robin: A few in the mangroves at Charles Darwin NP and a couple behind Palmeston STW
177. White-browed Robin: One on the Yellow Waters boat trip and one at National Parks Headquarters, Timber Creek
178. Grey-crowned Babbler Moderately common, groups seen or heard on most days of the tour
179. Varied Sittella One group only of the white-winged form at Dingo Creek, just east of the NT/WA border
180. Mangrove Golden Whistler: One adult female at Buffalo Creek and a pair seen poorly at the Adelaide River crossing on the Arhnem Hwy
181. Grey Whistler: Quite a few at Buffalo Creek, Howard Springs, Palmeston STW and Fogg Dam; one at Channel Island
182. Rufous Whistler: A few seen on most days of the tour when away from the Darwin area
183. White-breasted Whistler: A beautiful adult male in the mangroves at Wyndham
184. Little Shrike-thrush: Quite scarce this year, one in the mangroves at Palmeston STW and one at Fogg Dam
185. Sandstone Shrike-thrush: None in Kakadu this year; around six seen on the Lake Argyle boat trip
186. Grey Shrike-thrush: A few seen or heard in the Cooinda to Katherine area; one heard on the Lake Argyle boat trip along the Ord River
187. Broad-billed Flycatcher: Quite a few around Darwin; seen at Buffalo Creek and Palmeston; a few at Fogg Dam and the Yellow Waters boat trip
188. Leaden Flycatcher: A few seen daily Darwin - Kakadu - Katherine - Adelaide River township; none seen west of Katherine
189. Shining Flycatcher: Good numbers around Darwin and Kakadu this year, particularly at Buffalo Creek where there was an extraordinary number of females; also a lot on the Cooinda nature walk
190. Restless Flycatcher: Small numbers seen daily away from the Darwin area
191. Magpie-lark: Common and widespread, seen everyday of the tour
192. Rufous Fantail: Quite a few seen this year, certainly more than in previous years. One at Palmeston STW in the mangroves (not seen by the tour leader here previously); one Adelaide River crossing on the Arhnem Hwy; two Fogg Dam; one Gungarra walk at South Alligator River.; three Cooinda nature walk
193. Mangrove Fantail: One Palmeston STW; one in mangroves at Wyndham
194. Northern Fantail: Moderately common this year, Darwin - Kakadu, particularly Cooinda nature walk; a few Pine Creek -Katherine and across to Kununurra
195. Willie Wagtail: A few seen most days Darwin-Kakadu-Katherine, common in the more open areas around Kununurra and Wyndham
196. Spangled Drongo: None seen in the Darwin area. Our first seen at South Alligator River village; a few seen in Kakadu and the Pine Creek area and at Adelaide River township; none west of Katherine
197. Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike: Common and widespread across the Top End, good numbers seen on everyday of the tour
198. White-bellied Cuckoo-shrike: Not as common as B-f C-s but low numbers were seen on almost everyday of the tour, missed on two days around Kununurra and Wyndham
199. Cicadabird: Only record - an adult male in the rainforest at Fogg Dam
200. White-winged Triller: Seen almost daily, common in the southern areas of Kakadu across to Kununurra and Wyndham