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The popular Alice Springs Sewerage Ponds (also known as the Sewage Ponds or the Ponds) is a great spot for seeing a range of visiting migrant, itinerant and local birds. You can check out some of the birds that have been sighted at the Ponds over the many years (87 species currently listed with more to come ).
We like to thank the contributors, especially Dorothy Latimer, who have shared their insights, photographs and passion with their sightings of bird life at the Ponds.
Click on the images to see some of the birds that have been sighted…
Australasian Darter (Anhinga novaehollandiae )
Australasian Grebe (Tachybaptus novaehollandiae )
Australasian Shoveler (Spatula rhynchotis )
Australian Hobby (Falco longipennis )
Australian Pelican (Pelecanus conspicillatus )
Australian Pratincole (Stiltia isabella )
Australian Shelduck (Tadorna tadornoides )
Australian Spotted Crake (Porzana fluminea )
Australian Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus australis )
Australian White Ibis (Threskiornis molucca )
Baillon’s Crake (Porzana pusilla )
Banded Stilt (Cladorhynchus leucocephalus )
Black-faced Woodswallow (Artamus cinereus )
Black-shouldered Kite (Elanus axillaris )
Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa )
Black-tailed Native Hen (Tribonyx ventralis )
Black Kite (Milvus migrans )
Black Swan (Cygnus atratus )
Brown Falcon (Falco berigora )
Budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus )
Buff-banded Rail (Hypotaenidia philippensis )
Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia )
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos )
Crimson Chat (Epthianura tricolor )
Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea )
Diamond Dove (Geopelia cuneata )
Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae )
Fairy Martin (Petrochelidon ariel )
Flock Bronzewing (Phaps histrionica )
Freckled Duck (Stictonetta naevosa )
Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus )
Grey Teal (Anas gracilis )
Gull-billed Tern (Gelochelidon nilotica )
Hardhead (Aythya australis )
Hoary-headed Grebe (Poliocephalus poliocephalus )
Latham’s Snipe (Gallinago hardwickii )\
LIttle Black Cormorant (Phalacrocorax sulcirostris )
Little Corella (Cacatua sanguinea )
Little Crow (Corvus bennetti )
Little Grassbird (Poodytes gramineus )
Long-toed Stint (Calidris subminuta )
Marsh Sandpiper (Tringa stagnatilis )
Masked Lapwing (Vanellus miles )
Musk Duck (Biziura lobata )
Orange Chat (Epthianura aurifrons )
Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos )
Pied Stilt (Himantopus leucocephalus )
Pink Cockatoo (Lophochroa leadbeateri )
Plumed Whistling-Duck (Dendrocygna eytoni )
Purple-backed Fairywren (Malurus assimilis )
Red-capped Plover (Anarhynchus ruficapillus )
Red-kneed Dotterel (Erythrogonys cinctus )
Red-necked Avocet (Recurvirostra novaehollandiae )
Red-necked Stint (Calidris ruficollis )
Royal Spoonbill (Platalea regia )
Ruff (Calidris pugnax )
Sanderling (Calidris alba )
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (Calidris acuminata )
Splendid Fairy-wren (Malurus splendens )
Straw-necked Ibis (Threskiornis spinicollis )
Tree Martin (Petrochelidon nigricans )
Variegated Fairywren (Malurus lamberti )
Wedge-tailed Eagle (Aquila audax )
Whiskered Tern (Chlidonias hybrida )
Whistling Kite (Haliastur sphenurus )
White-faced Heron (Egretta novaehollandiae )
White-winged Fairywren (Malurus leucopterus )
Willie Wagtail (Rhipidura leucophrys )
Yellow-billed Spoonbill (Platalea flavipes )
Zebra Finch (Taeniopygia guttata )
Photographs © Dorothy Latimer / © Ausemade Pty Ltd
The following are one off photos of birds seen at the Alice Springs Sewage Ponds. Click the image to see the photo full screen.
Australian Ringneck (Barnardius zonarius )
Black-fronted Dotterel (Elseyornis melanops )
Brown Honeyeater (Lichmera indistincta ), Jul
Channel-billed Cuckoo (Scythrops novaehollandiae ), Apr
Common Greenshank (Tringa nebularia ), Nov
Galah (Eolophus roseicapilla ), Jul
Magpie-lark (Grallina cyanoleuca ), Jul
Nankeen Kestrel (Falco cenchroides ), Oct
Nankeen Night Heron (Nycticorax caledonicus ), Mar
Oriental Pratincole (Glareola maldivarum ), Dec
Pacific Golden Plover (Pluvialis fulva ), Oct
Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus ), Nov
Pink-eared Duck (Malacorhynchus membranaceus ), Jun
Plumed Egret (Ardea plumifera ), Feb
Spinifexbird (Poodytes carteri ), Jan
Spotted Dove (Spilopelia chinensis ), Dec
Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola ), Oct
Photographs © Dorothy Latimer / © Ausemade Pty Ltd
More information on birds sighted throughout Central Australia include:
You can also explore our main section on Birds > Bird Index | Waders | Waders Index
Banded Stilt (Cladorhynchus leucocephalus ) – also the Red-necked Avocet (Recurvirostra novaehollandiae ) and Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus leucocephalus ), Alice Springs Sewage Ponds, NT © Dorothy Latimer
Birds at the Ponds Birds Index
Australasian Darter
Australasian Grebe
Australasian Shoveler
Australian Hobby
Australian Pelican
Australian Pratincole
Australian Reed Warbler
Australian Shelduck
Australian Spotted Crake
Australian White Ibis
Baillon’s Crake
Banded Stilt
Black-faced Woodswallow
Black-shouldered Kite
Black-tailed Godwit
Black-tailed Native Hen
Black Kite
Black Swan
Brown Falcon
Budgerigar
Buff-banded Rail
Caspian Tern
Common Sandpiper
Crimson Chat
Curlew Sandpiper
Diamond Dove
Emu
Fairy Martin
Flock Bronzewing
Freckled Duck
Glossy Ibis
Grey Teal
Gull-billed Tern
Hardhead
Hoary-headed Grebe
Latham’s Snipe
Little Black Cormorant
Little Corella
Little Crow
Little Grassbird
Long-toed Stint
Marsh Sandpiper
Masked Lapwing
Musk Duck
Orange Chat
Pectoral Sandpiper
Pied Stilt
Pink Cockatoo
Plumed Whistling-Duck
Purple-backed Fairywren
Red-capped Plover
Red-kneed Dotterel
Red-necked Avocet
Red-necked Stint
Ruff
Sanderling
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Splendid Fairy-wren
Straw-necked Ibis
Royal Spoonbill
Tree Martin
Variegated Fairywren
Wedge-tailed Eagle
Whiskered Tern
Whistling Kite
White-faced Heron
White-winged Fairywren
Willie Wagtail
Yellow-billed Spoonbill
Zebra Finch
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