Overview

Coastal Bird Count
Notes for coastal bird count
Birds in adjacent woodland

Sheet 1: Coastal Bird Count

25/07/2019 5/08/2019 20/08/2019 27/08/2019 3/09/2019 10/09/2019 17/09/2019 24/09/2019 1/10/2019 7/10/2019 22/10/2019 29/10/2019 5/11/2019 12/11/2019 19/11/2019 28/11/2019 5/12/2019 17/12/2019 7/01/2020 14/01/2020 22/01/2020 28/01/2020 4/02/2020 11/02/2020 20/02/2020 25/02/2020 10/03/2020 17/03/2020 24/03/2020 2/04/2020 7/04/2020 16/04/2020 21/04/2020 28/04/2020 5/05/2020 12/05/2020 19/05/2020 26/05/2020 2/06/2020 9/06/2020 16/06/2020 25/06/2020 30/06/2020 9/07/2020 14/07/2020 21/07/2020 28/04/2020 4/08/2020 11/08/2020 18/08/2020 25/08/2020 1/09/2020 8/09/2020 15/09/2020 22/09/2020 29/09/2020 6/10/2020 13/10/2020 19/10/2020 27/10/2020 3/11/2020 12/11/2020 17/11/2020 24/11/2020 1/12/2020 8/12/2020 15/12/2020 29/12/2020 5/01/2021 12/01/2021 19/01/2021 28/01/2021 2/02/2021 9/02/2021 16/02/2021 23/02/2021 2/03/2021 9/03/2021 18/03/2021 23/03/2021 26/03/2021 30/03/2021 13/04/2021 4/05/2021 11/05/2021 25/05/2021 1/06/2021 8/06/2021 15/06/2021 22/06/2021 29/06/2021 8/07/2021 15/07/2021 10:30-11:00 am. Tide ¼. Cloudy, light breeze, and some showers. 20/07/2021 10:30-11:00 am. Tide ¾. Warm, still and party sunny. 27/07/2021 3:00-4:00 pm. Tide high. Overcast, light breeze. 4/08/2021 10:30-11:30 am. Tide ¾. Still, partly cloudy. 10/08/2021 12/08/2021 10:30-11:30 am. Tide ¼. Cloudy, light wind. 17/08/2021 9:45-10:40am. Tide ½ to ¾. Sunny and still. 24/08/2021 9:45-10:45am. Tide ½. Cloudy with northerly wind gusts. 31/08/2012 9:45-10:45am. Tide ¾. Partly cloudy and windy. 7/09/2021 9:45-10:30am. Tide low. Sunny and still. 14/09/2021 11:00-11:40am. Tide ¾. Cloudy, cold, light wind. 21/09/2021 28/09/2021 10:00-11:00am. Tide ¾. Cloudy and still. 5/10/2021 9:45-10:4am. Tide 1/3. Sunny and still. 12/10/2021 19/10/2021 26/10/2021 9:45-10:45am. Tide ½. Sunny with sea breeze. 2/11/2021 1:30-2:30pm. Tide high. Cloudy, light breeze. 9/11/2021 11:00-12:00pm. Tide ¼. Cloudy, light-med wind gusts. 16/11/2021 9:45-10:45am. Tide high. Sunny. 23/11/2021 9:45-10:45am. Tide 1/3. Weather fine. 30/11/2021 9:45-10:45am. Tide high. 7/12/2021 11:00 – 12:00pm Tide low Still, overcast 14/12/2021 11:30-12:30pm Tide high Sunny 21/12/2021 12:15-1:00pm. Tide low. Sunny. 28/12/2021 2:00-3:00pm Tide 1/3. Overcast 4/01/2022 9:45-10:30am Tide low. Fine weather 11/01/2022 9:45-10:30am Tide high 18/01/2022 9:45-10:30am. Tide very high. Sunny and still. 1/02/2022 11-11:35am. Tide low. Cloudy, a bit windy. 8/02/2022 10:10-10:40am Tide 2/3. Cloudy, misty. 15/02/2022 10-10:40am Tide low Warm and still 23/02/2022 2:30-3:10pm Tide low. Cloudy and cool. 1/03/2022 10-10:30am Tide low. Cloudy and still. 8/03/2022 11:25-12:00am Tide low. Cloudy, a bit windy. 16/03/2022 9:50-10:20am Tide low Light rain 22/03/2022 10-10:50 Tide half Fine and still 29/03/2022 9:30-10am Tide low Cloudy and still 5/04/2022 10:55-11:25am Tide low Fine 14/04/2022 10:15-10:45 Tide low Sunny, light wind. 25/04/2022 10-10:30am Tide low Sunny and still 10/05/2022 10-10:40am Tide high – receding. Still weather. 17/05/2022 2:15-3:10pm Tide low Still and sunny 17/05/2022 10:10-10:40m Tide low Sunny, light breeze 24/05/2022 2:40-3:10pm Tide high Sunny and windy 9/06/2022 12:10-12:40pm Tide low Sunny and still 14/06/2022 11:00-11:40am Tide low Cloudy and still 21/06/2022 10-10:40am Tide mid Cloudy and still 28/06/2022 10-10:40 Tide low Sunny, light breeze 5/07/2022 10-10:50am Tide half Cold, cloudy, breezy 13/07/2022 10-10:50am Tide low Cold breeze 19/07/2022 10:30-11am Tide ¾ Sunny, still 2/08/2022 11-11:30am Tide ¾ Sunny but windy 18/08/2022 13:00-13:30 Tide low Sunny and still 29/08/2022 10-10:45am Tide ¾ Sunny, windy 12/09/2022 12:40-1:40pm Tide low Partly sunny, light wind 4/10/2022 10:30-11:30 Tide ½ Sunny 11/10/2022 9:10-9:30am Tide low Sunny 18/10/2022 4:10-4:40pm Tide low Cloudy 25/10/2022 2:30-3:00pm Tide low Cloudy and windy 7/11/2022 9:30-10:15am Tide ¾, outgoing. Sunny, moderate westerly wind 22/11/2022 3:00-3:30pm Tide low, incoming. Sunny, strong westerly wind 22/11/2022 10-10:30am Tide low, incoming. Mostly sunny, westerly breeze. 30/11/2022 9:15-9:40am Tide ½ incoming Windy and misty 14/12/2022 3:45-4:15pm Tide low Partly sunny and breezy 22/12/2022 1:00-1:45pm Tide low, outgoing Cool and cloudy 3/01/2023 2:30 – 3:00pm Tide low, outgoing. Sunny with sea breeze. 10/01/2023 10:00 - 10:40am Tide low, out going. Cloudy, northerly breeze. 17/01/2023 4:00-4:30pm Tide low, out going. Sunny with sea breeze. 24/01/2023 10:10-10:40am Tide low (1/3) outgoing. Still and cloudy. 31/01/2023 4:00 – 4:30 pm Tide low. Partly cloudy with moderate wind. 6/02/2023 3:05 – 3:35pm. Tide low. Partly cloudy with moderate wind. 21/02/2023 10 – 10:30am Tide low. Mild and mostly sunny. 28/02/2023 2 – 2:30pm. Tide low. Sunny, northerly wind. 7/03/2023 9 – 9:30am Tide low. Cloudy and still. 14/03/2023 4 – 4:40pm Tide low. Cloudy, light breeze. 21/03/2023 10:00 – 10:40am. Tide low, out going. Cloudy and still. 27/03/2023 1:00-1:30pm Tide low. Mostly sunny and a bit windy. 5/04/2023 4:00-4:40pm Tide low, incoming. Sunny and still. 19/04/2023 4:00-4:30pm Tide ½ outgoing. Sunny and still. 25/04/2023 2:00-2:30pm Tide low incoming. Sunny and still. 2/05/2023 3:10-3:40pm. Tide low outgoing. Cloudy and still. 8/05/2023 10:15-10:45am Tide low Sunny 15/05/2023 4:00-4:45pm Tide low Still, light cloud 22/05/2023 4 – 4:30pm Tide high Still, part cloud 14/06/2023 2:40 - 3:10pm Tide low, out going. Partly sunny, light breeze. 20/06/2023 2:30 – 3:00pm Tide mid, out going. 22/06/2023 3:00 – 3:30pm Tide almost high. Cloudy and still. 27/06/2023 3:00 – 3:35pm Tide low. Cloudy and still. 4/07/2023 10:15 – 10:40am Tide, ¾ Sunny 21/07/2023 2:30-2:55pm Tide low Sunny 16/08/2023 12:30 – 13:00 Tide low Sunny 29/08/2023 4:40 – 5:10 pm. Tide low. Cloudy and still. 5/09/2023 4:00 – 4:25pm. Tide low. Sunny and still. 13/09/2023 4:20 – 4:45pm. Tide low. Sunny. 20/09/2023 1:35 – 2 pm. Tide low. Sunny, light wind. 26/09/2023 4:00 – 4:35pm. Tide low. Cloudy and still. 3/10/2023 1:45 – 2:20pm. Tide low. Sunny. 11/10/2023 2:05 – 2:55pm Tide low. Sunny. 17/10/2023 2:00-2:30pm Tide almost high Westerly wind 23/10/2023 3:30-4:00pm Tide low. Parlty sunny, light wind. 30/10/2023 12:00 – 12:45pm Tide low 4/12/2023 9am – 12noon Tide low Cloudy and cool with slight wind. 22/12/2023 9:15 – 9:45am Tide mid Weather partly cloudy 12/02/2024 10 – 12 noon Tide low Weather sunny 14/04/2024 3:10 – 3:36 pm Tide low Weather sunny 13/05/2024 1 – 2 pm Tide ¾ Weather sunny with brisk wind. 9/10/2024 9:30 – 10:30 am Tide high with high river flow and large swells. Weather sunny and still. 1/12/2024 # of times present
Comments
Pied Oystercatcher 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 8 6 5 4 8 6 10 7 7 12 10 7 10 10 4 5 4 6 7 5 4 3 6 7 4 4 3 6 4 8 3 6 4 2 4 8 8 6 or 8 10 5 3 7 (or 8) 10 8 7 8 (+?) 6 5 10 7 4 6 6 8 7 10 6 11 (13?)* 12 * 14 * 14 * 8 (+?) 8 (+?) * 7 * 10 * 6 * 9 * 5 5 * 5 9 5 6 6 5 7 5 6 7 3 8 2 6 8 4 4 4 2 10 6 6 6 10 9 8 8 5 One on nest 5 8 2 4 Two chicks have also been seen by GW and JW over the previous three days. 10 Includes four chicks. 10 4 Includes 2 adults with 2 juveniles and 2 adults with 1 small chick. 10 6 adults, 1 pair with 2 chicks at northern end of lagoon, 1 adult with 1 juvenile at southern end 9 5 adults and 2 juveniles 7 Includes 1 adult with 1 juvenile in lagoon area plus 2 adults with 2 chicks on sandbags. 11 7 adults and 5 juveniles. The juveniles belong to 3 different pairs of adults, or 3 clutches 12 7 adults and 3 medium to large juveniles on lagoon tidal flats. 10 6 adults, 2 near mature juveniles, 1 medium sized juvenile 9 7 with adult plumage and 3 sub-adult plumage 10 12 9 5 5 6 2 4 4 6 6 3 6 6 6 7 7 5 3 7 6 4 3 8 4 8 6 5 4 5 5 4 3 1 on nest (northern end of lagoon) 6 6 4 adults and 1 young chick 5 6 4 Includes 1 adolescent and 1 on nest 9 Includes 2 young chicks 12 Includes the 2 small chicks and 1 adolescent. 15 Includes 2 chicks 7 Includes 2 chicks and 1 almost mature juvenile. 10 Includes 2 chicks and I almost mature juvenile. 11 Includes 1 juvenile 6 Includes 1 almost mature juvenile but still staying close to parent. 5 1 mature juvenile still staying close to parent. 7 6 4 2 1 2 4 4 4 2 1 3 2 2 3 1 2 4 3 7 4 8 8 6 2 8 2 Looked like one on nest. Northern side of southern dune, when looking across lagoon from just north of the jetty. 5 One nest. Northern side of the southern dune when looking across the lagoon from just north of the jetty. Hard too see. 7 Includes 4 chicks 10 Includes 4 chicks 9 Inc 5 juveniles 9 6 1 7 2 active chicks. 4 adult pairs defending nesting territory. 1 adult pair attempting to nest but being thwarted by the others. 12 201 Pied Oystercatcher see notes work sheet
Hooded Plover 4 2
2 2 2 5 2 2 or 3 7 3 2 4 2 2 4
5 9 5 8 4 7 3 2 4 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 2 4 2 (or 3) 2 2 4 1
1 (2?) 4 2 2 2 4 1 2 2 2 2
2 2 1 5 2 5 3 7 1 3 4 2 8* 4 * 9 * 6 * 9 * 1 2 *
3

1 7 * 2 8 8 5 8 4 6 5 1 5 4 2 8 2 5 2 4


2 6 3 3
2 1 Looked like one is on a nest 3 3 4 4 adults & 3 chicks on lagoon beach 7 Includes three chicks. 7 Includes three chicks. 7 Five adults and three jouviniles. 8 2 adults with 3 chicks on beach. 5 2 adults with 3 chicks in lagoon, 1 adult with 2 chicks in lagoon, 1 adult with 2 chicks on ocean beach 11 4 adults & 2 chicks on lagoon beach 6 Includes 1 adult with 5 juveniles in lagoon area. 9 4 adults and 2 juveniles 6 6 7 adults and 6 large juveniles (5 adults & 4 juveniles roosting on ocean beach near the bags with 3 red-necked stints) 13 8 with adult plumage plus 2 juveniles 10 4 8 5 4 6 5 3 2 5 6 2 2 2 4 1 2 2 2 2 4 1 4 8 3 2 4 6
4 4 4 5 5 2 1 7 1 3 5 4 3 1 Includes 2 almost mature juveniles. 8 7 1 4 4 4 2 5 2 2 2 3 2 2 3 3 3 6 8 3 7 4 4 2 6 6 2 6 5 4 1 6 Includes 3 chicks 5 Includes 1 chick 3
9 3 5
187 Hooded Plover see notes work sheet
Red-capped Plover 2 4 2 2 4 4 6
2 + 1 1 1 1 or 2 1 5 1 1 1 1 3
2+ 2 2
2 5 2 1 2 4 2 4 2 (or 3) 3 3 1 1 2
3 (4?) 9 2 5 7 or 9 3 3 2 1
1 2 4 4 10 6 12 6 4 2






2 1 3 15 * 3 14 2 5

1 2 12 7 4 6 4
2 4 6 6 2
4 2 2 4 2 4 8 12 2 3 11 2 3 5 adults and 2 juveniles 7 Includes one juvenile. 14 7 13 16 Includes two chicks. 6 Includes two chicks. 11 3 ~8 5 ~9 2 6 adults and 2 chicks on lagoon tidal flats. 9 13 ~10 2 4 1 5 6
4 4
2 1 2 2 6 4 2 5 1 6 2 1 9 10 9 2 2 5 4 10 5 Includes 2 chicks 23 Includes 2 chicks 8 10 3 10 9 2 adults and 1 chick 3 10 7 8 Includes 2 chicks 7 9 18 12 6 4

2 7 4 1 1 2 2 4 2 2 2 4 6
2 16 5 6 8 20 4 17 9 Includes 3 chicks 16 Includes one chick. 3 11 10 4 10 6 3 6
179 Red-capped Plover see notes work sheet
Fairy Tern







5 3 5+ approx 5




3 (+?) many many many several several 17+ 3






























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* 2 *
3 *









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Two pairs recently spotted by Terry Higgs. (4) 3





1 bird feeding - observation by Eric Woehler 1
2 birds sighted briefly flying across the lagoon and landed on lagoon beach near bags 2




































1 Fairy tern and 1 crested tern feeding around the river mouth. Out going tide. 1
3 flying around the river mouth feeding. Incoming tide. 3 1 2 fairy terns observed yesterday feeding in lagoon and river mouth. (2)































1 1
1 15 34 Inc 8 fledglings 22


Briefly flying over. A week ago about 20 birds were spotted in and around the Sanctuary. Early Nov up to 30 birds were spotted. 2 32 Fairy Tern see notes work sheet
Australian Pelican 3 4 6 3 3 3 1 1
+ 1 2
4









3
7



7 6
1 1 3 1 4 5 3 3 10 5 4 3 5 10 3
2 2


2
1
1




1





2










2
3 4
8 3 4 3 5 3 3 4 3 4 5


2 3 2
4




2




1












1


7 3 5 4 2 4 3 2 3 1

1 2 2



1
















2 2 5 6 5 3 10 9 7 4 5 2 2 2
2 1




4


1 91 Australian Pelican
Bar-tailed Godwit









































































































Spotted on Raspins Beach towards the sandbags, feeding in the tidal zone. 1
1 Again on Raspins Beach towards the sandbags, feeding in the tidal zone. 1












































































1












4 Bar-tailed Godwit see notes work sheet
Black swan 3 2


1 1 2


2 2 2 2
2





2






1 3 2 2 2
2

2
2
2















































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2


























1










2 3 2



3 4 1



1



7 9
3 35 Black swan
Black-faced Cormorant











1



1






1















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1



1 (2?) 1 1 1 1 1 2 1
1

1 1 1
1






1































1 3 3 1 1 1 1
1 1 3 1 1

1
2



1

1






1 1
1 4 1 2 1 1 1

1 1 1









1 1





1
2
3 52 Black-faced Cormorant
Caspian Tern





1



2 1 2

6





















































































2
2

1 2 1
2 2 2
3 2
1 2 2 1 1 2 2

1 1

















1 2 2 2 2



1




1
2 2 3 3 2



















3 2 2






1 40 Caspian Tern
Cattle Egret






























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2 Cattle Egret observed resting next to great cormorants and near pelicans on edge of lagoon
Chestnut Teal 16 + +
1 5



1

4 4
12+ 5

1

10 3
2 2 1


2
4 2
8 31
11
5 4 4 2 2 2 3 5 4 6 2 5 2 2
2 3 6 1
2 ~9 ~8 2
3 2 18 9 1
1


1
5
4 9 2 3 4 7 5 22 10 17 5 4 4 13 6 4 2 3
8 5 4 8 4 3 5 6 6 Plus a Northern Mallard with the Chestnut Teal group. 9 2 pairs of adults each with 7 or 8 chicks 23 4 1 2 adults leading a line of 8 juveniles swimming across the lagoon 10 1 Includes 2 adults with 9 chicks. 14 2 adults and 3 juveniles 5 2 4 5 8 3 21 10 19 9 3 1 10 5 7 17 5 8 15 27 11 10 21 19
10 18 9 2 13 5 4 Includes 6 chicks 14 Includes 4 chicks 8 2
4 4 4 Includes 4 ducklings. 11 9 15 Includes 6 ducklings 16 11 10 7 10 10 5 7 28 12 14 7 31 30 23 58 94 8 12 14 44 30 16 24 15 12 26 18 6 10
32 13 12 26 26 32

16 24 35 50 166 Chestnut Teal see notes work sheet
Crested Tern 3
+ 30 30 + + + + + 5 +


+
80+ 10+ + 30+
~10 20+ ~40 ~40 ~20 ~20 ~20 ~10 ~10 6 ~15 ~15 ~35 ~10 ~30 ~10 ~80 ~30 40+ ~20 ~40 ~10 ~20 40+ ~10 +

2 ~5 ~20 20 ~10 ~15 ~10 ~8


1






1 2


3 5 * ~30 ~20 ~10 ~10 ~20 ~30 4 ~25 ~35 ~25 ~70 ~60 ~20 4 ~15 5 2 1 ~12
~40 ~15 ~55 12 ~30 ~30 5 12 13 ~11 8 10
1 2 2 5

4
1 4


5 5 2 1
2
6 6 10 40 10 3 5 6 14 8 80~ 50~ 14 12 6 8 20 20 40 30 6 25
11 1 1

1
1

1 1 2 2 3 2 8 7 5
16
1 6 21 20 200 79 30 5 14 24 30 20 50 30 10 22
2
1 2
10 Includes 1 juvenile 8
Plus one dead Crested Tern 6 2 158 Crested Tern observed mainly on the sand bags and feeding
Great Cormorant

2

1




1 2











2



2 6 2 14
4
1 1



1
1

2

6




1 1



1



1















1
2



1 Initially 11 in lagoon, then they flew over to the sand bags where there were another 2 13 3 2


1



2



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2 4 1
1 10 1



1 1



1 1


1










5
1
1
1 1












46 Great Cormorant see notes work sheet
Great-crested Grebe













































































































































































2 2 2























3 Great-crested Grebe
Hoary-headed Grebe 11 + 7 4 3 3 3



2
1 4 1
2 2










3 5 6 6 6 10 10 9 (or 10) 11 11 11 11 9 11 11 10 or 11 8 8 5 8 2 2 2 1 1 1

1










1













3 4 4 4 5 6 5 5

2 3 3 3 1



































1 2 3 4 4 4 5 4 2 3 4

















1 1 1


2 4 5 5 6 5 6 6 6 6 4 6 4 3 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 3 3

1 4 14 3
95 Hoary-headed Grebe
Kelp Gull



2 +
1





2 +




2



1
1










1 1




1
4
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1


1 1? 1












4 2






















1

1

1 1 2


1


1




































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27 Kelp Gull
Little Tern








































































































































































































0 Little Tern 1 bird observed with fairy terns by Eric Woehler sometime in January 2020
Little-black Cormorant

















2 2 2


1 2







2 6



2










2



5 3




















2 1
2















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2 3 6
5
















2








1 2





































1











2
1 5




26 Little-black Cormorant
Little-pied Cormorant 1 + 1
1 1 1 1
+ 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1
1 1 1 1 1 1
1 3 1 1 1
1
1 1 1 1 9 11 1



1 1 2 2 2
1
1 1















1 1 1 1 1 1 6 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
1

1
1 1

1




















1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
1 1 1 1 1 1
1











1


1



1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 2







1 1
1
1

1 1 1 One dead Little-pied Cormorant

111 Little-pied Cormorant
Masked Lapwing 14 + 40 1 1 4 20
+ + 4 1 3 + 4 1 3 20+ 15+ 3+ 5+ 5+ ~10 5+ ~30 ~30 ~10 ~20

~40 ~20 5
5 ~80 6 ~10 9 1 ~10 2 2 ~20
2 ~6 2 4 2 2 ~10 ~10



2

11 4 ~5 ~5 ~10 ~8 15+ 12+ ~30 ~20
~50 ~10 2 2 ~10 30+ 2 8
~20 ~30 ~15 ~10 3 ~20 10
~15 ~35 ~50 ~5 6 ~24 ~9 ~20 4 4 2 ~15
~10
16 1 2 1
8
6
4 22 1 5 ~20 12 32 ~20 ~15 5 23 1 4 4
19 1 2
8 7 5 30 50 1 4 19 7

14 2 10 12
5
11 5 1 8 1 12 4 8 4 36 22 11 50 12 50 26
71
5 2 22 32 34 30 31
12 11 4
2 31 2 4 3 12 9 6 6 19 2 2 4 2 17 7 2

3 6 170 Masked Lapwing
Northern Mallard (duck)












































































































1
1
1
1














1



1
1 1 1 1
1 1
1
1 1
1 1
1











1
1
1 1 1 1 1 1



1
1
















28 Northern Mallard (duck)
Pacific Black Duck
























































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9




2 Pacific Black Duck
Pacific Gull 2
1 2
+ +
+ + 1 1 + 1 2 + + + + 4 1 + 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 4 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 3 2 2 2 2 4 1 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 1
2 1 2 2 2
3
1 2 1
2
1
1

2 2
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
2

2 2 2
2

3
2 1 2 2 2
3 2 2 2 2 2
1

1
1


1 1
1 2 1 1 2
3 1 3 2 3 5 3 4 2


2 2 2 1 2 1 7 2 2 2 2 2
2
3 1 1
2 2 1 1 1 2 1 2 3
2
2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 3
8 2 3 2 2
2 2 2 1 2 1




2 1 2 3 157 Pacific Gull
Red-necked Stint





6

+








possibly

10+




6
























2 ???



















7 *
~6 2 3 3

















1





Spotted on Monday afternoon towards western end of Millingtons Beach by vol (AM) (1)



~10





3 4




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28


































16 Not certain 1


1


15
22 Red-necked Stint see notes work sheet
Silver Gull +
+ + + + + + + + + 1 + + + + + + several + + + several + ~20 ~20 ~20 ~20 ~20 ~10 15-20 ~15 ~15 ~10 ~10 ~10 ~10 ~10 ~5 ~15 ~15 30+ ~10 ~10 ~10 ~15-20 ~10 ~10 ~15 ~20 ~20 ~15 ~10 ~10
~10 ~5 ~10 ~5 ~15 2 3 ~5 ~5 ~5 ~5 20+ 2+ ~15 ~15 ~15 ~20 ~10 ~10 ~15 ~15 ~15 ~15 ~25 ~6 ~15 ~30 ~20 ~10 ~20 ~10 ~10 ~5 ~15 ~10 ~10 ~10 ~5 ~2 ~20 ~6 ~12 ~10 ~10 ~20 ~10 ~9 ~8 6 ~15 ~20 ~5 5 6 ~5 ~10 ~5 10 ~10 ~15 ~10 ~10 6 ~10 ~10 ~15 25 10 8 10 9 10 16 6 11 5 9 5 10 3 4 5 1 5 2 6 8 13 10 7 16 7 20 7 10
11 1 6 9 4 9 6 6 3 8 2 4 9 4 5 19 21 5 11 11 12 13 5 4 2 6
3
7 1 1 6 7 2
8 6 4
4 2 4 2 3 4 4 1 2 7 194 Silver Gull
Sooty Oystercatcher
























2 2





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2 2












1




2







1 1

3












1

















1
2 2
1
1


2




1










1



1


1









1








2 3 1
25 Sooty Oystercatcher only observed on the sand bags
White-faced Heron 1 1
1
1
1 1
2


2 1 1 2



2 1 1 2 1 2
2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
2 1
2
1 1 1
1
1


1 2 1 4 4 2 1 (2?) 3 2 2 1 3 3 1 3 3
2 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2
2

1 1 2
2


1
1 1
2 1 3 1 1 1 1

1 1
1 2 1 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2
2 1 2


1
2

1 1 1


1
1 1




2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 1 2
1 2 2 2 2 2 3
2


2 1 1

1 1

2 2 2 1 2 1 1 142 White-faced Heron
White-fronted Chat


































































1 4









































1 1 2 or 3

1

2 adults and 1 juvenile 3






























1 1






















2











1


1

1 2
4
15 White-fronted Chat see notes work sheet
Total coastal species present 13 10 11 10 11 15 13 10 9 11 12 14 11 12 12 11 10 13 11 11 11 7 11 12 13 12 13 10 9 8 11 14 14 12 13 15 10 14 13 10 13 12 14 13 11 12 11 12 12 10 11 14 9 9 8 (9?) 10 8 14 8 8 6 7 7 7 7 8 5 8 10 9 8 8 8 9 8 10 9 12 11 11 13 10 11 10 11 12 13 13 11 14 12 12 12 12 10 9 10 11 12 11 10 9 7 10 12 12 13 10 9 13 9 11 11 11 9 10 8 8 10 13 7 9 10 10 10 10 7 10 9 12 11 12 11 13 11 12 14 11 15 14 13 14 13 14 11 13 13 10 11 12 10 10 14 8 11 11 9 10 9 8 7 8 10 12 11 10 12 12 13 12 11 12 13 11 14 14 17 12 13 11 12 11 11 11 12 11 12 15 10 13 12 14 10 11 10 10 12 13 12 13 12 201 Total coastal species present # of times monitored
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OTHERS IN SANCTUARY
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2 white-bellied sea-eagle 17/11/20 an eagle flew quite low over the lagoon - it was chased off by 4 masked lapwings
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observer

Sheet 2: Notes for coastal bird count
Species Date Note
Fairy Tern 06/10/2020 Terry Higgs & Eric Woehler recorded 7 birds on 2 Oct (i.e. same time as last year)
Fairy Tern 12/11/2020 Terry Higgs saw 2 birds yesterday (11/11/20)
Fairy Tern 17/11/2020 2 birds flying & feeding around the river mouth and nesting area then they disappeared
Fairy Tern 01/12/2020 3 birds on bags, flying & feeding around the river mouth and beach
Fairy or Little Tern ? 23/02/2021 Greg Ingham saw 4 terns (3 adults & 1 juvenile) on 20/2/21
Fairy Tern 05/10/2021 2 pairs observed by Terry Higgs yesterday
Fairy Tern 12/10/2021 3 birds only flying and feeding along ocean beach. Is one possibly on nest???
Fairy Tern 30/11/2021 1 bird feeding - observation by Eric Woehler
Fairy Tern 14/12/2021 2 birds sighted briefly flying across the lagoon and landed on lagoon beach near bags
Fairy Tern 22/11/2022 1 fairy tern and 1 crested tern feeding around the river mouth. Out going tide.
Fairy Tern 30/11/2022 3 flying around the river mouth feeding. Incoming tide.
Fairy Tern 22/12/2022 2 fairy terns observed yesterday feeding in lagoon and river mouth.
Fairy Tern 12/02/2024 Includes 8 fledglings
Fairy Tern 01/12/2024 2 birds briefly flying over. A week ago about 20 birds were spotted in and around the Sanctuary. Early Nov up to 30 birds were spotted.



Hooded Plover 08/12/2020 4 adults & 4 chicks on lagoon beach at low tide
Hooded Plover 15/12/2020 4 birds include 2 chicks
Hooded Plover 29/12/2020 9 birds include 3 juveniles
Hooded Plover 05/01/2021 6 birds include at least 1 juvenile
Hooded Plover 12/01/2021 9 birds include 5 juveniles
Hooded Plover 28/01/2021 2 birds include 1 juveniles
Hooded Plover 09/03/2021 7 adult birds on southern sandbags
Hooded Plover 26/10/2021 4 adults & 3 chicks on lagoon beach
Hooded Plover 02/11/2021 4 adults & 3 chicks on lagoon beach
Hooded Plover 09/11/2021 4 adults & 3 chicks on lagoon beach
Hooded Plover 16/11/2021 5 adults & 3 chicks on lagoon beach
Hooded Plover 23/11/2021 2 adults & 3 chicks on ocean beach
Hooded Plover 30/11/2021 2 adults with 3 chicks in lagoon, 1 adult with 2 chicks in lagoon, 1 adult with 2 chicks on ocean beach
Hooded Plover 07/12/2021 4 adults & 2 chicks on lagoon beach
Hooded Plover 14/12/2021 Includes 1 adult with 5 juveniles in lagoon area.
Hooded Plover 21/12/2021 Morning count - 4 adults and 2 juveniles
Hooded Plover 04/01/2022 7 adults and 6 large juveniles (5 adults & 4 juveniles roosting on ocean beach near the bags with 3 red-necked stints)
Hooded Plover 11/01/2022 8 with adult plumage plus 2 juveniles
Hooded Plover 31/01/2023 Includes 2 almost mature juveniles
Hooded Plover 4/12/2023 Includes 3 chicks
Hooded Plover 22/12/2023 Includes 1 chick



Pied Oystercatcher 08/12/2020 6 (or 8 ?) adults plus 5 chicks - 2 at northern end, 2 at southern end, 1 on beach
Pied Oystercatcher 15/12/2020 12 birds include 4 chicks
Pied Oystercatcher 29/12/2020 14 birds include 4 juveniles
Pied Oystercatcher 05/01/2021 14 birds include 4 juveniles
Pied Oystercatcher 19/01/2021 8 birds include 2 juveniles
Pied Oystercatcher 28/01/2021 7 birds include 2 juveniles
Pied Oystercatcher 02/02/2021 8 birds include 2 juveniles
Pied Oystercatcher 09/02/2021 6 birds include 2 juveniles
Pied Oystercatcher 16/02/2021 9 birds include at least 1 juvenile
Pied Oystercatcher 02/03/2021 5 birds include 1 juvenile
Pied Oystercatcher 05/10/2021 1 observed on a nest
Pied Oystercatcher 02/11/2021 8 adults and 2 chicks
Pied Oystercatcher 09/11/2021 2 pairs have 2 chicks each feeding on lagoon beach
Pied Oystercatcher 23/11/2021 1 pair with 2 juveniles, another pair with 1 small chick
Pied Oystercatcher 30/11/2021 6 adults, 1 pair with 2 chicks at northern end of lagoon, 1 adult with 1 juvenile at southern end
Pied Oystercatcher 07/12/2021 5 adults and 2 juveniles
Pied Oystercatcher 14/12/2021 Includes 1 adult with 1 juvenile in lagoon area plus 2 adults with 2 chicks on sandbags.
Pied Oystercatcher 21/12/2021 7 adults and 5 juveniles. The juveniles belong to 3 different pairs of adults, or 3 clutches
Pied Oystercatcher 28/12/2021 7 adults and 3 medium to large juveniles on lagoon tidal flats
Pied Oystercatcher 04/01/2022 6 adults, 2 near mature juveniles, 1 medium sized juvenile
Pied Oystercatcher 11/01/2022 7 with adult plumage and 3 sub-adult plumage
Pied Oystercatcher 7/11/2022 1 on nest (northern end of lagoon)
Pied Oystercatcher 22/11/2022 4 adults and 1 young chick
Pied Oystercatcher 22/12/2022 Includes 1 adolescent and 1 on nest
Pied Oystercatcher 3/01/2023 Includes 2 young chicks
Pied Oystercatcher 10/01/2023 Includes the 2 small chicks and 1 adolescent.
Pied Oystercatcher 17/01/2023 Includes 2 chicks
Pied Oystercatcher 24/01/2023 Includes 2 chicks and 1 almost mature juvenile.
Pied Oystercatcher 31/01/2023 Includes 2 chicks and I almost mature juvenile.
Pied Oystercatcher 6/02/2023 Includes 1 juvenile
Pied Oystercatcher 21/02/2023 Includes 1 almost mature juvenile but still staying close to parent.
Pied Oystercatcher 28/02/2023 1 mature juvenile still staying close to parent.
Pied Oystercatcher 4/12/2023 Includes 4 chicks
Pied Oystercatcher 22/12/2023 Includes 4 chicks
Pied Oystercatcher 12/02/2024 Includes 5 juveniles
Pied Oystercatcher 1/12/2024 2 active chicks. 4 adult pairs defending nesting territory. 1 adult pair attempting to nest but being thwarted by the others.



Red-capped Plover 28/01/2021 15 birds feeding opposite carpark on both sides of the channel
Red-capped Plover 05/10/2021 5 adults and 2 chicks
Red-capped Plover 12/10/2021 13 adults and 1 chick. The adults possibly include one juvenile i.e. intermediate size
Red-capped Plover 09/11/2021 2 adults with 2 chicks on lagoon beach
Red-capped Plover 16/11/2021 9 adults and 2 chicks on lagoon beach
Red-capped Plover 28/12/2021 67 adults and 2 chicks on lagoon tidal flats
Red-capped Plover 18/10/2022 2 chicks foraging with adults
Red-capped Plover 25/10/2022 2 chicks with an adult
Red-capped Plover 14/12/2022 2 adults and 1 chick
Red-capped Plover 17/01/2023 Includes 2 chicks



Bar-tailed Godwit 12/10/2021 one bird feeding on water edge on beach near sandbags



Crested Tern 23/02/2021 5 birds including at least 1 juvenile. Adults feeding in lagoon.
Crested Tern 09/10/2024 6 +1 dead adult



Great Cormorant 20/07/2021 Initially 11 in lagoon, then they flew over to the sand bags where there were another 2



Little-pied Cormorant 09/10/2024 1 dead adult



Red-necked Stint 23/02/2021 7 birds on northern bags including 1 with obvious red neck.
Red-necked Stint 27/08/2021 lone bird on beach near bags - definite sighting, but no others observed
Red-necked Stint 16/11/2021 10 birds feeding around northern sand bags



White-fronted Chat 11/01/2022 2 adults and 1 juvenile



Chestnut Teal 27/10/2020 Two adults & 4 duckings
Chestnut Teal 09/11/2021 2 pairs of adults each with 7 or 8 chicks
Chestnut Teal 30/11/2021 2 adults leading a line of 8 juveniles swimming across the lagoon
Chestnut Teal 14/12/2021 5 adults and 9 juveniles feeding in lagoon
Chestnut Teal 21/12/2021 Morning count - 2 adults and 3 juveniles
Chestnut Teal 04/10/2022 8 adults and 6 chicks
Chestnut Teal 11/10/2022 4 adults and 4 chicks
Chestnut Teal 30/11/2022 Includes 4 ducklings
Chestnut Teal 03/01/2023 Includes 6 ducklings



Green Rosella 04/08/2021 4 birds on beach foraging on grass seeds

Sheet 3: Birds in adjacent woodland
species observed in woodland adjacent to bird sanctuary
black-faced cuckoo shrike
butcher bird (juvenile)
common bronzewing
eastern rosella
forest raven
galah
green rosella
grey fantail
kookaburra
little wattlebird
musk lorikeet
new holland honeyeater
noisy miner
splendid wren
starling
striated pardalote ?
thornbill (species?)
yellow wattlebird
yellow-tailed black cockatoo