Threatened Species Last Stand on the Coal Point Peninsula (TSLS) Funding by Environmental Trust Client - Coal Point Progress Association
Bird Monitoring Report 2013. Introduction It is well regarded that birds are wonderful indicators of environmental health and observed changes in birdlife (species mix, population sizes, breeding behaviours etc) can mark the changes to those ecosystems that support the birds. The bird monitoring effort for Coal Point aims to support the various on-ground restoration works (regeneration, revegetation) as well as add to the knowledge and skills of the local community. Over time the benefits of monitoring long-term changes in habitat and the effect of these changes on the birds will help us understand the nature of the area as well as improving the way we restore and care for the land.
Site Description Coal Point is one of several Lake Macquarie isthmuses that are a feature of the western shores of this large water body. Coal Point runs in a south east direction from the township of Toronto and is largely built-up with residential housing. The remnant forests and wetlands have been fragmented to some degree as a result of the urban development but still manage to provide some connectivity through stepping stones of habitat. The central ridge contains the largest patches of remnant forest and is dominated by Spotted Gum. A patch of Bloodwood/Apple is a feature at the southern end. A small but significant wetland at Carey Bay dominated by Swamp Oak also contains some saltmarsh elements and a Swamp Mahogany/melaleuca remnant. Two bridging remnants between these wetlands and the dry forest of the ridge are dominated by Apple/Peppermint canopy. In isolated sheltered drainage lines at various places on the eastern side of the point (southern aspect) some rainforest elements persist.
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Survey Methodology Bird surveys need to be undertaken in a structured way that is easily repeated for the sake of consistency. Usually they take the form of one of the following;
2ha Search - this is a search of a small area (2 hectare site) for 20 minutes and ideally, these sites should be revisited at least 4 times a year.
Area Search - this is a flexible survey option with surveys lasting from 20 minutes up to a month in duration. A small or large area may be surveyed. Property managers or local people may choose to keep a list from around their property or local area for a month then start on another one the following month.
Fixed Route Surveys - repeat surveys done of the same area following a set route. These repeat surveys are ideally done on a monthly or bimonthly basis. All birds seen and heard should be counted or numbers estimated.
Incidental Search - this is an incomplete survey usually recording an interesting /unexpected bird sighting or focus on a particular group of birds (eg raptors, waterbirds etc) that are recognized as important.
Since the survey team has relatively limited access and time to record the birds in the area we have opted to use the 2ha search method for the majority of the surveys. The sequence of each 2ha search is repeated on each visit for consistency; commencing at Carey Bay and finishing at Threlkeld Reserve. Incidental records are made on survey visits as well as during bush regeneration work days. A Coal Point Bird Surveys Record Sheet has been drawn up to record sightings in the field with space for additional species and birds seen outside of the survey area. The record sheet list is limited to those birds regularly recorded from previous surveys and is revised from time to time. Record Sheet data are transferred to a spreadsheet document after each survey outing. The spreadsheets therefore record the various fortunes of the local birdlife over time and can eventually reveal seasonal trends, species distribution and habitat health. The bird survey team consists of Colin Byrnes and Tom Clarke, both of whom work as casual bush regenerators for Trees In Newcastle and are members of Hunter Bird Observers Club.
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Survey Plots Given the fragmented nature of the remnant bushland, choosing the survey plots was mostly a case of the plots choosing themselves. Mostly each of the sites nominated for rehabilitation work by contractors and the local Landcare group just fitted the 2ha criteria we were looking for and the area was divided into the following sites; Carey Bay Wetland – features a tidal affected creek lined with Swamp Oak, some saltmarsh and some Swamp Mahogany/Melaleuca forest. A significant amount of disturbance has occurred at this site previously and a tree planting effort by Landcare is an on-going project here. This area shows signs of reasonable resilience. Norumba Reserve – is an awkward Y-shaped remnant suffering from high urban runoff issues as it features two merging drainage lines. Remnant forest of Sydney Peppermint looks down on a heavily degraded understory; a major challenge to restore. Burnage Reserve – small completely isolated remnant surrounded by roads and impacted by urban runoff. This reserve does show signs of patchy resilience but some areas will present a challenge in restoration. West Ridge Central – the largest remnant and dominated by Dry Sclerophyll forest almost devoid of the impacts of urban runoff. This area contains a full 2ha square survey plot, rich in flora diversity, old-growth trees with hollows and in very good health. Bush tracks here are used frequently by dogwalkers and bike riders. West Ridge South – an awkward shaped southern end of West Ridge showing impacts of urban runoff from housing and a school but containing all the elements of the West Ridge bushland. Despite the obvious threats of urban runoff this area shows signs of reasonable resilience. Stansfield Reserve – part of the central ridge that runs down Coal Point but isolated from West Ridge by streets and housing. This site has wonderful old-growth trees with hollows and some diverse flora at mid-story and the ground. Unfortunately it suffers from a massive invasion of Ground Asparagus over much of the eastern ground and African Olive in the shrub layer. The site should show signs of good resilience once these issues are addressed over time. Threlkeld Reserve – a large square block of remnant that falls down the west slope to the foreshore at the southern end of Coal Point. This site too features old-growth trees with hollows and mostly the shrub and ground layers show good resilience.
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Survey Results The first official survey (Summer Survey) was carried out 15th January 2013 over the seven survey sites and subsequent autumn and winter surveys have followed. A list of species supplied by the local Coal Point Progress Association (CPPA) was used as a basis and no additions were made on that first survey day. Note that during an inspection of the sites prior to the first survey, bird observations were noted and these have been included for all sites. Additional to those observations, a check of previous bush regeneration day sheets from work carried out at Stansfield Reserve during October and November 2006 discovered bird lists made at the time. These sightings have been added to the Stansfield spreadsheet. The table below is an early summary of the Coal Point data. Site
Species Families Comments
Original CPPA list
60
34
List generated from unknown data over no specific time frame.
Current Coal Point overall list
65
35
In just three visits, five species have been added to the overall list.
Carey Bay Wetlands
26
20
High species diversity reflects diverse habitat (estuarine wetland, wetland forest).
Norumba Reserve
17
10
Low diversity reflects poor health and odd shape of site. Many sightings are peripheral to the site.
Burnage Reserve
15
13
Low diversity reflects poor health and odd shape of site. Many sightings are peripheral to the site.
West Ridge Central
21
15
Strong diversity reflects system health. Very little additional habitat likely from any restoration works.
West Ridge South
21
13
Strong diversity reflects system health. Very little additional habitat likely from any restoration works.
Stansfield Reserve
27
18
High species diversity reflects diverse habitat (dry forest, rainforest) and additional data.
Threlkeld reserve
20
13
Strong diversity reflects system health and additional off site observations.
While the CPPA list contains 60 species (and overall list contains 65 species) many of these represent various water bird families which are unlikely to occur in the bush sites we are focussed on. The Threlkeld site will produce some of these, however, as species seen outside the survey area. Trees In Newcastle
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A tabulation of the most recorded species (at least 50% recording rate) for each site shows some interesting results. Further surveys will change this layout and it will be of interest to compare results from each subsequent year. Note that in the tabulation below, “P” stands for species frequently present at a site. Species
Rock Dove Spotted Dove Crested Pigeon Little Pied Cormorant Silver Gull Galah Little Corella Sulphurcrested Cockatoo Rainbow Lorikeet Australian King Parrot Eastern Rosella Eastern Koel Channelbilled Cuckoo Laughing Kookaburra Sacred Kingfisher Dollarbird Satin Bowerbird Superb Fairy-wren Whitebrowed Scrubwren Yellow Thornbill Spotted Pardalote Noisy Miner Eastern Whipbird
Carey Bay
P
Norumba
Burnage
P P
P
P
P
West Ridge Central
West Ridge South
P
Stansfield
Threlkeld
P P
P P
P
P P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P P
P
P
P
P P
P
P
P
P
P
P P
P
P P
P
P P P
P
P
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P
P
P
P P
P
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Black-faced Cuckooshrike Grey Butcherbird Australian Magpie Pied Currawong Australian Raven Grey Fantail Rufous Fantail Willie Wagtail Welcome Swallow Common Mynah Red-browed Finch
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P P
P
P
P
P
P
P
P P P P P
No deep analysis should be attempted at this stage of course but a couple of examples rate a mention. The species seen frequently at all sites are the noisy and aggressive Rainbow Lorikeet, Noisy Miner, Grey Butcherbird and Australian Magpie typical of much of our urban reserves. It appears that two other aggressive species are trending to the south (Australian Raven) and the north (Laughing Kookaburra) but this may be an aberration of our currently small dataset. Small bush birds are currently most frequently recorded at Carey Bay Wetlands and the ridge sites at Stansfield and West Ridge. It would be no surprise to learn that these sites currently have the most species rich vegetation and strongest ecosystems.
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Discussion At this stage we have gathered data from only three seasonal surveys (summer, autumn and winter) from just one year. After our next full survey in spring we will have the barest of baseline data from which we can then compare future results. The strength of the data set will only prove itself after several years of continued surveying and any detailed analysis can only be made after four years; at about the conclusion of the current project’s funding. On a site by site basis there are some indications of seasonality within the small dataset established to date. Some examples include colder months making way for small bush birds feeding in mixed flocks, an increase in honeyeaters after lerp and winter flowering gums and use of the Coal Point bushland by birds of passage. It is prudent however to wait for stronger evidence through weight of data before making such claims with any confidence. It will be interesting also to analyse the fluctuating or stable populations of those noisy and aggressive types that seem to dominate the entire landscape. Certainly, it would appear that these species would be most active during spring and summer (breeding season) when tree hollows are secured and jealously guarded. On another subject, at some stage during this process of restoration it will be proper to skill up some interested local residents to enable the continued surveying of the Coal Point birdlife after the funding has ceased. Not only should succession of restoration be planned but the monitoring of these sites should also.
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11 20 2 1 Anatidae 202
1 Columbidae 989 43
Black Swan Australian Wood Duck Chestnut Teal Rock Dove Spotted Dove Crested Pigeon
Podargidae
Tawny Frogmouth
Apodidae
White-throated Needletail
Phalacrocoracidae
Little Pied Cormorant Little Black Cormorant
Pelecanidae
Australian Pelican
Ardeidae
Eastern Great Egret White-faced Heron
Accipitridae
White-bellied Sea-Eagle Whistling Kite
Falconidae
Nankeen Kestrel
Charadriidae
Masked Lapwing
Laridae
Crested Tern Silver Gull
1 Cacatuidae
273 271
Galah Little Corella Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
1 Psittacidae
254
Rainbow Lorikeet Australian King-parrot Eastern Rosella
288 Cuculidae
Common Koel Channel-billed Cuckoo
1 Halcyonidae
322 326
Laughing Kookaburra Sacred Kingfisher
1 Coraciidae
318
Dollarbird
1 Ptilonorhynchidae
679
Satin Bowerbird
1 Maluridae
529
Superb Fairy-wren Variegated Fairy-wren
1 Acanthizidae 471
Pardalotidae
White-browed Scrubwren Yellow Thornbill Brown Thornbill Spotted Pardalote
1 Meliphagidae
634
Eastern Spinebill Lewin's Honeyeater Yellow-faced Honeyeater Noisy Miner Red Wattlebird Noisy Friarbird
Psophodidae
Eastern Whipbird
Campephagidae
Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike
1 Pachycephalidae 1 Artamidae
1 Corvidae
Grey Shrike-thrush 702 705 694
Grey Buthcherbird Australian Magpie Pied Currawong
930
Australian Raven
1 Rhipiduridae 364
Grey Fantail Willie Wagtail
1 Monarchidae
415
Magpie-lark
1 Petroicidae
392
Eastern Yellow Robin
1 Timaliidae
574
Silvereye
1 Hirundinidae
357
Welcome Swallow
1 Sturnidae
999 998
Common Starling Common Myna
1 Estrildidae
662
Red-browed Finch
Passeridae
20 Families
House Sparrow
26
0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 3 2 0 1 0 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0
04.07.13
17.04.13
16.01.13
15.01.13
13.01.13
RAOU Species
Counts
Family
5 13
2
1
1 1
?
?
7 2
2
1
5
6
1
1
4 1
1 1 2
1
1 3
4
2
2
4
1
3
7
1 8 1
1 2
6
1 1 1 1
2
1
2
1
1 1 1 7
2
6 1 1 2
2
Species
Carey Bay Wetland Bird Data
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Anatidae
Black Swan Australian Wood Duck Chestnut Teal
1 Columbidae
957 989 43
Rock Dove Spotted Turtle-Dove Crested Pigeon
Podargidae
Tawny Frogmouth
Apodidae
White-throated Needletail
Phalacrocoracidae
Little Pied Cormorant Little Black Cormorant
Pelecanidae
Australian Pelican
Ardeidae
Eastern Great Egret White-faced Heron
Accipitridae
White-bellied Sea-Eagle Whistling Kite
Falconidae
Nankeen Kestrel
Charadriidae
Masked Lapwing
Laridae
Crested Tern Silver Gull
1 Cacatuidae
1 Psittacidae
273 271 269
Galah Little Corella Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
254
Rainbow Lorikeet Australian King-parrot Eastern Rosella
288 1 Cuculidae
347
Common Koel Channel-billed Cuckoo
1 Halcyonidae
322
Laughing Kookaburra Sacred Kingfisher
Coraciidae
Dollarbird
Ptilonorhynchidae
Satin Bowerbird
Maluridae
Superb Fairy-wren Variegated Fairy-wren
Acanthizidae
White-browed Scrubwren Yellow Thornbill Brown Thornbill
Pardalotidae
Spotted Pardalote
1 Meliphagidae
634
Eastern Spinebill Lewin's Honeyeater Yellow-faced Honeyeater Noisy Miner Red Wattlebird Noisy Friarbird
Psophodidae
Eastern Whipbird
Campephagidae
Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike
Pachycephalidae 1 Artamidae
1 Corvidae
Grey Shrike-thrush 702 705 694
Grey Buthcherbird Australian Magpie Pied Currawong
930
Australian Raven
Rhipiduridae
Grey Fantail Willie Wagtail
Monarchidae
Magpie-lark
Petroicidae
Eastern Yellow Robin
Timaliidae
Silvereye
1 Hirundinidae
357
Welcome Swallow
998
Common Starling Common Myna
1 Sturnidae
Estrildidae
Red-browed Finch
Passeridae
House Sparrow
10 Families
17
Species
Norumba Bird Data
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0 0 0 0 2 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 3 0 4 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Anatidae
1
2 3 2 2 2 2 10 4
Black Swan Australian Wood Duck Chestnut Teal
1 Columbidae 989 43 Podargidae
Tawny Frogmouth
Apodidae
White-throated Needletail
Phalacrocoracidae
Little Pied Cormorant Little Black Cormorant
Pelecanidae
Australian Pelican
Ardeidae
Eastern Great Egret White-faced Heron
Accipitridae
White-bellied Sea-Eagle Whistling Kite
Falconidae
Nankeen Kestrel
Charadriidae
Masked Lapwing
1 Laridae
1 5 2
2
1
2
1 Cacatuidae
6
1 Psittacidae
2
Crested Tern Silver Gull
269
Galah Little Corella Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
254
2
1
1
125
6
8 24
288 Cuculidae
2
1
4
1 Halcyonidae
322
Dollarbird
Ptilonorhynchidae
Satin Bowerbird
Maluridae
Superb Fairy-wren Variegated Fairy-wren
Acanthizidae
White-browed Scrubwren Yellow Thornbill Brown Thornbill
Pardalotidae
Spotted Pardalote
634
1 Psophodidae
421
1 Campephagidae
1 1 1
1
1 Artamidae
1 Corvidae
Eastern Whipbird
Grey Shrike-thrush 702 705 694
Grey Buthcherbird Australian Magpie Pied Currawong
930
Australian Raven
Rhipiduridae
Grey Fantail Willie Wagtail
Monarchidae
Magpie-lark
Petroicidae
Eastern Yellow Robin
Timaliidae 1
Eastern Spinebill Lewin's Honeyeater Yellow-faced Honeyeater Noisy Miner Red Wattlebird Noisy Friarbird
Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike
1 Pachycephalidae 1 1
Laughing Kookaburra Sacred Kingfisher
Coraciidae
9 16 9
1 2
Rainbow Lorikeet Australian King-parrot Eastern Rosella Common Koel Channel-billed Cuckoo
1 Meliphagidae
6
Rock Dove Spotted Dove Crested Pigeon
Silvereye
1 Hirundinidae
357
Welcome Swallow
998
Common Starling Common Myna
1 Sturnidae 2
Estrildidae
Red-browed Finch
Passeridae
House Sparrow
13 Families
15
0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
17.04.13
04.07.13
11 10 7
9
1 1
15.01.13
RAOU Species
7 12 9 12
13.01.13
Family
Counts
04.07.13
17.04.13
15.01.13
13.01.13
RAOU Species
Counts
Family
1
1
4
1 3
4
2 3
5
2
1
2
1
1
3
5
3
3
4
1
2
1 3
1 1 1
1 4
2
1
1
1
3
1
1
Species
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Anatidae
Black Swan Australian Wood Duck Chestnut Teal
1 Columbidae 989 43
Rock Dove Spotted Turtle-Dove Crested Pigeon
Podargidae
Tawny Frogmouth
Apodidae
White-throated Needletail
Phalacrocoracidae
Little Pied Cormorant Little Black Cormorant
Pelecanidae
Australian Pelican
Ardeidae
Eastern Great Egret White-faced Heron
Accipitridae
White-bellied Sea-Eagle Whistling Kite
Falconidae
Nankeen Kestrel
Charadriidae
Masked Lapwing
Laridae
Crested Tern Silver Gull
1 Cacatuidae
1 Psittacidae
273
254 288
Cuculidae
Galah Little Corella Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Rainbow Lorikeet Australian King-parrot Eastern Rosella Common Koel Channel-billed Cuckoo
1 Halcyonidae
322
Laughing Kookaburra Sacred Kingfisher
1 Coraciidae
318
Dollarbird
Ptilonorhynchidae
Satin Bowerbird
Maluridae
Superb Fairy-wren Variegated Fairy-wren
Acanthizidae
White-browed Scrubwren Yellow Thornbill Brown Thornbill
1 Pardalotidae
565
1 Meliphagidae
634 638 583
Spotted Pardalote Eastern Spinebill Lewin's Honeyeater Yellow-faced Honeyeater Noisy Miner Red Wattlebird Brown-headed Honeyeater Noisy Friarbird
1 Psophodidae
421
Eastern Whipbird
1 Campephagidae
424
Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike
1 Pachycephalidae
398
Golden Whistler Grey Shrike-thrush
1 Artamidae
702 705 694
Grey Buthcherbird Australian Magpie Pied Currawong
1 Corvidae
930
Australian Raven
1 Rhipiduridae
361
Grey Fantail Willie Wagtail
Monarchidae 1 Petroicidae
Magpie-lark 392
Timaliidae 1 Hirundinidae
Eastern Yellow Robin Silvereye
357
Welcome Swallow
Sturnidae
Common Starling Common Myna
Estrildidae
Red-browed Finch
Passeridae
House Sparrow
15 Families
21
Species
West Ridge Central Bird Data
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0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 3 1 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Black Swan Australian Wood Duck Chestnut Teal
1 Columbidae 1 1
989 43
1
4
2
3
3
2
2
1
2
Tawny Frogmouth
Apodidae
White-throated Needletail
Phalacrocoracidae
Little Pied Cormorant Little Black Cormorant
Pelecanidae
Australian Pelican
Ardeidae
Eastern Great Egret White-faced Heron
Accipitridae
White-bellied Sea-Eagle Whistling Kite
Falconidae
Nankeen Kestrel
Charadriidae
Masked Lapwing
Laridae
Crested Tern Silver Gull
1 Psittacidae
273 271 269
Galah Little Corella Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
254
Rainbow Lorikeet Australian King-parrot Eastern Rosella
288 Cuculidae
1 Halcyonidae
1
1
1
1
4 10 2 1
2
Common Koel Channel-billed Cuckoo 322
Dollarbird
Ptilonorhynchidae
Satin Bowerbird
Maluridae
Superb Fairy-wren Variegated Fairy-wren
1 Acanthizidae
488
White-browed Scrubwren Yellow Thornbill Brown Thornbill
1 Pardalotidae
565
Spotted Pardalote
614 634 638
8
2
4
Psophodidae
1
Campephagidae
1
1
4
Eastern Whipbird Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike
1 Pachycephalidae
398
Golden Whistler Grey Shrike-thrush
702 705 694
Grey Buthcherbird Australian Magpie Pied Currawong
1 2 1
1 Artamidae
1
1
1 Corvidae
930
Australian Raven
1
1
1 Rhipiduridae
361
Grey Fantail Willie Wagtail
1 Monarchidae
415
Magpie-lark
1
Petroicidae 1 Timaliidae
1
Eastern Spinebill Lewin's Honeyeater Yellow-faced Honeyeater Noisy Miner Red Wattlebird Noisy Friarbird
3
1 1
Laughing Kookaburra Sacred Kingfisher
Coraciidae
1 Meliphagidae
4
Rock Dove Spotted Dove Crested Pigeon
Podargidae
1 Cacatuidae
7
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5 11 9 10 Anatidae
1
15.01.13
RAOU Species
7 13 10 12
13.01.13
Family
Counts
04.07.13
17.04.13
15.01.13
13.01.13
RAOU Species
Counts
Family
Eastern Yellow Robin 574
Silvereye
Hirundinidae
Welcome Swallow
Sturnidae
Common Starling Common Myna
Estrildidae
Red-browed Finch
Passeridae
House Sparrow
13 Families
21
0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 3 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 1
2
1 2 1
1
3
2
1
2
2 1
1
1
2
1
1
20 2 1
2
1
3 1
2 1
1 1
5
6
2
1
1
2
Species
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Black Swan Australian Wood Duck Chestnut Teal
1 Columbidae 43 Podargidae
Rock Dove Spotted Turtle-Dove Crested Pigeon Tawny Frogmouth
Apodidae
White-throated Needletail
Phalacrocoracidae
Little Pied Cormorant Little Black Cormorant
Pelecanidae
Australian Pelican
Ardeidae
Eastern Great Egret White-faced Heron
Accipitridae
White-bellied Sea-Eagle Whistling Kite
Falconidae
Nankeen Kestrel
1 Charadriidae
133
Masked Lapwing
125
Crested Tern Silver Gull
1 Laridae
1 Cacatuidae
269
Galah Little Corella Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
254 256 281 288
Rainbow Lorikeet Scaly-breasted Lorikeet Australian King-parrot Eastern Rosella
1 Cuculidae
347 348
Eastern Koel Channel-billed Cuckoo
1 Halcyonidae
322
Laughing Kookaburra Sacred Kingfisher
1 Coraciidae
318
Dollarbird
1 Psittacidae
273
Ptilonorhynchidae
Satin Bowerbird
Maluridae
Superb Fairy-wren Variegated Fairy-wren
1 Acanthizidae
488
Pardalotidae
White-browed Scrubwren Yellow Thornbill Brown Thornbill Spotted Pardalote
1 Meliphagidae 614 634
Eastern Spinebill Lewin's Honeyeater Yellow-faced Honeyeater Noisy Miner Red Wattlebird Noisy Friarbird
1 Psophodidae
421
Eastern Whipbird
1 Campephagidae
424
Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike
Pachycephalidae 1 Oriolidae
Grey Shrike-thrush 671
Olive-backed Oriole
1 Artamidae
702 705 694
Grey Buthcherbird Australian Magpie Pied Currawong
1 Corvidae
930
Australian Raven
1 Rhipiduridae
362 361
Rufous Fantail Grey Fantail Willie Wagtail
1 Monarchidae
415
Magpie-lark
Petroicidae
Eastern Yellow Robin
Timaliidae
Silvereye
1 Hirundinidae
357
Welcome Swallow
Sturnidae
Common Starling Common Myna
Estrildidae
Red-browed Finch
Passeridae
House Sparrow
18 Families
27
Species
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0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 4 1 2 4 0 2 2 0 6 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 6 5 5 0 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
202 210
1
Black Swan Australian Wood Duck Chestnut Teal
Columbidae
Rock Dove Spotted Turtle-Dove Crested Pigeon
Podargidae
Tawny Frogmouth
2
Apodidae
White-throated Needletail
1 Phalacrocoracidae
100
Pelecanidae
188
White-bellied Sea-Eagle Whistling Kite
Falconidae
Nankeen Kestrel
1 Charadriidae
133
Masked Lapwing
1 Laridae
115 125
Crested Tern Silver Gull
269
Galah Little Corella Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
1 Cacatuidae
1
1
1
1
2
1
1 1
2
1 1
1 2
1
1
4
2
1
1
1
1
2 2 1 2
1 Psittacidae
254 256 288
Cuculidae 1
1
Eastern Great Egret White-faced Heron
Accipitridae
1 1
Little Pied Cormorant Little Black Cormorant Australian Pelican
1 Ardeidae
1
Rainbow Lorikeet Scaly-breasted Lorikeet Australian King-parrot Eastern Rosella Common Koel Channel-billed Cuckoo
1 Halcyonidae
322
Laughing Kookaburra Sacred Kingfisher
1 Coraciidae
318
Dollarbird
Ptilonorhynchidae
Satin Bowerbird
Maluridae
Superb Fairy-wren Variegated Fairy-wren
Acanthizidae
White-browed Scrubwren Yellow Thornbill Brown Thornbill
Pardalotidae
Spotted Pardalote
1
1
1
6
4
10 8 8
2 1
1 1 1
1 1
1
1
1
1 1 1
1
1 1
1 1
614 634
Eastern Spinebill Lewin's Honeyeater Yellow-faced Honeyeater Noisy Miner Red Wattlebird Noisy Friarbird
Psophodidae
Eastern Whipbird
Campephagidae
Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike
Pachycephalidae
1 1 1 1
1 Meliphagidae
1
1
Grey Shrike-thrush
1 1 1
1 Artamidae
702 705 694
Grey Buthcherbird Australian Magpie Pied Currawong
1
1 Corvidae
930
Australian Raven
Rhipiduridae
1 Monarchidae
Grey Fantail Willie Wagtail 415
Magpie-lark
1
1
04.07.13
17.04.13
14 9 10 7 1 Anatidae
Anatidae
15.01.13
RAOU Species
13.01.13
Family
Counts
9 11 13 7
04.07.13
13.01.13
19
17.04.13
November '06
11
15.01.13
October '06
RAOU Species
Counts
Family
Petroicidae
Eastern Yellow Robin
Timaliidae
Silvereye
Hirundinidae
Welcome Swallow
Sturnidae
Common Starling Common Myna
Estrildidae
Red-browed Finch
Passeridae
House Sparrow
13 Families
20
0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 4 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 1
1
2
2
1
1 1 4
3
1
2
5
1 2
2
3
2
2
2
3
1
5
3
1 1 1 1
2 5
8
1
1 1
1 1
1
1
1
1
Species
Threlkeld Bird Data
Coal Point Bird Report 2013
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