Sandfly Creek, Mackay

Sandfly Creek in Mackay is a mangrove lined creek running out into the Pioneer River, it is a roosting place for waders, however when we visited it was not high tide and the waders could not be seen (not by us anyway). You can access this area from the car park at the end of River Street or by a pathway near Lluka Park at the end of East Gordon Street. A concrete path runs through a grassy area from one end to the other, not a very appealing pathway but it does allow easy access to this interesting area. On our first visit we saw Mangrove Honeyeater, Rajah Shelducks (on the bridge crossing the river) and Rainbow Bea-eaters. If we had our scope with us we may have been able to see the waders that were feeding on the sand spit opposite the shelter situated near the bridge over Sandfly Creek.
We were intrigued by the area so decided to go back for a last minute walk before catching our plane home, in 20 minutes we were able to see 17 species including Brown Quail, Lesser Crested Tern and a Mangrove Gerygone (who sat at the tops of the mangroves and sang for us).