Fogg Dam Conservation Reserve

The Fogg Dam Conservation Reserve is a protected area consisting of a wetland area approximately 70 km (43 mi) east of Darwin in the Northern Territory of Australia. It lies within the Adelaide and Mary River Floodplains, which is an Important Bird Area.

Fogg Dam Conservation Reserve
Middle Point[1], Northern Territory
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)[2]
Fogg Dam during the Build-Up
Silhouetted birds at sunrise at Fogg Dam around July–August
Fogg Dam Conservation Reserve
Nearest town or cityHumpty Doo
Coordinates12°33′59″S 131°18′5″E
Established13 August 1982 (1982-08-13)[3]
Area37.08 square kilometres (14.32 sq mi)[2]
Visitation63,200 (in 2017)[4]
Managing authoritiesParks and Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory
WebsiteFogg Dam Conservation Reserve
See alsoProtected areas of the Northern Territory

It attracts a wide range of local and migratory water birds and other wildlife including one of the largest populations of snakes within Australia (including the Water Python and Death Adder), and includes several raised observation platforms.

Saltwater Crocodiles (Crocodylus porosus) and Freshwater Crocodiles (Crocodylus johnstoni) can be seen at Fogg Dam all year around. Fogg Dam is open 24/7/365.

Species lists
Birds of Banks and Sky
Birds of the Banks and Sky see Photo above
TypeCommon nameScientific name
FinchesCrimson FinchNeochmia phaeton
MarshbirdsWhite-browed CrakeAmaurornis cinerea or Porzana cinerea
RaptorsWhite bellied Sea EagleHaliaeetus leucogaster
RaptorsWhistling KiteHaliastur sphenurus
SeabirdsWhiskered TernChlidonias hybrida or Chlidonias hybridus
WadersLittle CurlewNumenius minutus
WadersAustralian PratincoleStiltia isabella
WadersMasked LapwingVanellus miles
WarblersGolden-headed CisticolaCisticola exilis
WaterbirdsNankeen Night HeronNycticorax caledonicus
Birds of Grassed Shallows
Birds of the Grassed Shallows see Photo above
TypeCommon nameScientific name
WaterbirdsB Cattle EgretArdea ibis
WaterbirdsAustralian White IbisThreskiornis moluccus
WaterbirdsGlossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
WaterbirdsStraw-necked IbisThreskiornis spinicollis
WaterbirdsBlack-necked Stork or JabiruEphippiorhynchus asiaticus
WaterbirdsBrolgaGrus rubicunda
WaterfowlMagpie GeeseAnseranas semipalmata
Birds of Lilied Shallows
Birds of the Lilied Shallows see Photo above
TypeCommon nameScientific name
MarshbirdsBlack-winged Stilt, Common Stilt, or Pied StiltHimantopus himantopus
MarshbirdsComb-crested Jacana or LilytrotterIrediparra gallinacea
WaterbirdsIntermediate EgretMesophoyx intermedia
WaterbirdsRoyal SpoonbillPlatalea regia
WaterbirdsYellow-billed SpoonbillPlatalea flavipes
WaterbirdsLittle Egret or Lesser EgretEgretta garzetta immaculata
WaterbirdsPied HeronArdea picata or Egretta picata
WaterbirdsGreat Egret or Great WhiteArdea alba
Birds of Open Water
Birds of the Open Water (01).jpg see Photo above
TypeCommon nameScientific name
SeabirdLittle Black CormorantPhalacrocorax sulcirostris
SeabirdLittle Pied CormorantPhalacrocorax melanoleucos
SeabirdDarterAnhinga melanogaster
SeabirdAustralian PelicanPelecanus conspicillatus
WaterfowlGreen Pygmy-gooseNettapus pulchellus
WaterfowlPlumed Whistling DuckDendrocygna eytoni
WaterfowlWandering Whistling DuckDendrocygna arcuata
WaterfowlPacific Black DuckAnas superciliosa



Birds of the Paperbarks see Photo above
TypeCommon nameScientific name
KoelEastern KoelEudynamys orientalis
Bee-eaterRainbow Bee-eaterMerops ornatus
HoneyeaterBlue-faced HoneyeaterEntomyzon cyanotis
A HoneyeaterDusky HoneyeaterMyzomela obscura
A HoneyeaterRufous-banded HoneyeaterConopophila albogularis
HoneyeaterRufous-throated HoneyeaterConopophila rufogularis
WagtailWillie WagtailRhipidura leucophrys
KingfisherForest KingfisherTodiramphus macleayii
ChatYellow ChatEpthianura crocea


References
  1. "Place Names Register Extract for "Fogg Dam Conservation Reserve"". NT Place Names Register. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  2. "Terrestrial Protected Areas by Reserve Type in the Northern Territory (2012)". Department of Environment. 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  3. "Place Names Register Extract". Northern Territory Land Information System. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 3 June 2011.
  4. "Park visitor data". Department of Tourism Sport and Culture. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 20 April 2019. Traffic counters located at entry point.

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