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Melbourne Water Regional Bird Monitoring Project. Annual Report 2016-17 Melbourne Water Regional Bird Monitoring Project. Annual report 2016-17 Draft Kerryn Herman Melbourne Water Regional Bird Monitoring Project. Annual report 2016-17 Kerryn Herman December 2017 BirdLife Australia BirdLife Australia (Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union) was founded in 1901 and works to conserve native birds and biological diversity in Australasia and Antarctica, through the study and management of birds and their habitats, and the education and involvement of the community. BirdLife Australia produces a range of publications, including Emu , a quarterly scientific journal; Wingspan , a quarterly magazine for all members; Conservation Statements ; BirdLife Australia Monographs ; the BirdLife Australia Report series ; and the Handbook of Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic Birds . It also maintains a comprehensive ornithological library and several scientific databases covering bird distribution and biology. Membership of BirdLife Australia is open to anyone interested in birds and their habitats, and concerned about the future of our avifauna. For further information about membership, subscriptions and database access, contact BirdLife Australia 60 Leicester Street, Suite 2-05 Carlton VIC 3053 Australia Tel: (Australia): (03) 9347 0757 Fax: (03) 9347 9323 (Overseas): +613 9347 0757 Fax: +613 9347 9323 E-mail: [email protected] Recommended citation: Herman, K., 2017. Melbourne Water Regional Bird Monitoring Project. Annual report 2016-17. Unpublished report prepared for Melbourne Water by BirdLife Australia. This report was prepared by BirdLife Australia under contract to Melbourne Water Corporation. Disclaimers This publication may be of assistance to you and every effort has been undertaken to ensure that the information presented within is accurate. BirdLife Australia does not guarantee that the publication is without flaw of any kind or is wholly appropriate for your particular purposes and therefore disclaims all liability for any error, loss or other consequence that may arise from you relying on any information in this publication. The views and opinions expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views and opinions of the Commonwealth Government of Australia, the Federal Minister for Environment and Heritage, the Federal Department of Environment and Heritage, or the Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges Natural Resources Management Board. This report is prepared without prejudice to any negotiated or litigated outcome of any native title determination applications covering land or waters within the plan's area. It is acknowledged that any future outcomes of native title determination applications may necessitate amendment of this report; and the implementation of this plan may require further notifications under the procedures in Division 3 Part 2 of the Native Title Act 1993 (Cwlth). Published by BirdLife Australia, Suite 2–05, 60 Leicester Street, Carlton, Victoria 3053, Australia. This report was prepared by: Kerryn Herman ii Acknowledgements We would like to thank the many people and organisations who gave their time and energy, and shared information to assist this project. Without their help this project would not have been possible. Firstly, we would like to thank Melbourne Water for funding this project. We also want to thank Will Steele for his continued support, leadership and assistance with organisation throughout the project. We would like to thanks the many operations staff that have made themselves available for site visits, offered advice and support. We would like to acknowledge the cooperation of Park Victoria for allowing access to Yaruk Tamboore, Murrunduka Swamp, Cheetham Saltfields and the RAAF Lake and for sharing their valuable knowledge on site management and access. We would like to thank the hundreds of Atlas observers who continue to contribute time, experience and advice to the project including: BirdLife Melbourne, BirdLife Bayside, BirdLife, BirdLife Mornington Peninsula, BirdLife Bass Coast, the Victorian Wader Study Group, Friends of Moonee Ponds Creek, Bend of Isles Conservation Association, Friends of Merri Creek, Friends of Darebin Parklands, Friends of Moorang Wetlands, Friends of Blind Creek, Friends of Salt Creek and Associated Parks, Friends of Westgate Park, Friends of Braeside Park. We would like to give a special thank you to Mike Carter, Neil Shelley, Alison Nisbett, Arthur Carew, Bill Ramsay, Bob Rogers, David McCarthy, David Pool, Elva Muir, Geoff Russell, Graeme Horskins, Graeme Hosken, Ian Langdon, Ian Muir, Jeni Bedin, John Bosworth, Kay Taranto, Ken Harris, Margaret Bosworth, Margaret Langdon, Marta Slawuta, Mike Wotton, Pat Bingham, Robert Grosvenor, Robert Wright, Roger Needham, Ruth Akie, Sheena Whyte, Steve Ramsey, Sue Charles, Tania Ireton, Terry Harwood, Val Willis, Victor Poke and everyone else who has collected data for this project over the past 5 years for their continued coordination and survey efforts. iii Table of Contents Acknowledgements ..................................................................................................................................... iii Contents ...................................................................................................................................................... iv Executive Summary ..................................................................................................................................... vi 1) Introduction ......................................................................................................................................... 1 2) Methods ............................................................................................................................................... 2 Site identification ..................................................................................................................................... 2 Survey techniques .................................................................................................................................. 10 Analysis methods ................................................................................................................................... 11 3) Occupational Health and Safety ......................................................................................................... 13 4) Results and discussion ........................................................................................................................ 14 Survey coverage ..................................................................................................................................... 14 Avian Sub-index ..................................................................................................................................... 35 Significant populations .......................................................................................................................... 53 Threatened species ............................................................................................................................ 53 Migratory Species ............................................................................................................................... 55 Site Level Analyses ................................................................................................................................. 60 Seaford ............................................................................................................................................... 61 Edithvale ............................................................................................................................................. 67 Braeside Park ...................................................................................................................................... 70 Constructed Wetlands. ....................................................................................................................... 72 5) Management ...................................................................................................................................... 86 6) References .......................................................................................................................................... 88 Appendix 1 Bird species used by Steele (2011) to develop ecological condition sub-index ................. 85 Riparian Species ................................................................................................................................. 85 Wetland Species ................................................................................................................................. 86 Appendix 2 Shannon Diversity Scores Calculated for each MWrbm site .............................................. 87 Appendix 3 Conservation Priority Species recorded across 2012-17 across MWrbm sites – Critically endangered CR, Endangered EN or VulnerableVU Species ................................................................ 92 Near Threatened NT species ............................................................................................................ 101 Appendix 4. Total counts of Latham's Snipe across MWrbm sites over 5 year monitoring period .... 109 Appendix 5A Species Trends for Seaford figure on the left the standardised abundance data and the right being the reporting rate. ............................................................................................................
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