Overview

Coastal Birds Weekly Count
Notes for weekly count
Birds in adjacent woodland

Sheet 1: Coastal Birds Weekly 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 1/04/2021 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 # of times present
Comments
pied oyster catcher 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 3 177 pied oyster catcher 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 3 165 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 2 157 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)


















25 fairy tern see notes work sheet
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 76 pelican
black swan 3 2


1 1 2


2 2 2 2
2





2






1 3 2 2 2
2

2
2
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2 2

2


























1









25 black swan
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 74 hoary-headed grebe
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 2 126 white faced heron
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 1 101 little pied cormorant
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



2

























1








2 4 1
1 10 1



1 1



1 1


1







41 great cormorant 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 6 174 silver gull
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 1 140 pacific gull
kelp gull



2 +
1





2 +




2



1
1










1 1




1
4
2

































1


1 1? 1












4 2






















1

1

1 1 2


1


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26 kelp gull
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 21 138 crested tern observed mainly on the sand bags and feeding
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
12 149 masked lapwing
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 12 145 chestnut teal see notes work sheet
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




9



























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18 red-necked stint see notes work sheet
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






36 caspian tern
black faced cormorant











1



1






1















1
























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 46 black faced cormorant
little black cormorant

















2 2 2


1 2







2 6



2










2



5 3




















2 1

2















1





2 3 6
5
















2








1 2



































22 little black cormorant
little tern

















































































































































































0 little tern 1 bird observed with fairy terns by Eric Woehler sometime in January 2020
sooty oystercatcher
























2 2





2




































2 2













1




2







1 1

3












1

















1
2 2
1
1


2




1










1



1


1 21 sooty oystercatcher only observed on the sand bags
cattle egret






























1















































4
































































































2 cattle egret observed resting next to great cormorants and near pelicans on edge of lagoon
pacific black duck
























































2























































































































1 pacific black duck
white-fronted chat


































































1 4










































1 1 2 or 3

1

2 adults and 1 juvenile 3






























1 1






















2 10 white-fronted chat see notes work sheet
intermediate egret

















































































4






























































































1 intermediate egret opportunistic sighting
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


































































3 bar tailed godwit see notes work sheet
black duck – mallard hybrid













































































































With the Chestnut Teal group. 1
1
1
1




























































4 black duck – mallard hybrid see notes work sheet
great-crested grebe