Level 2 Fauna Survey MEELUP REGIONAL PARK APRIL 2015 suite 1, 216 carp st (po box 470) bega nsw 2550 australia t (02) 6492 8333 www.nghenvironmental.com.au e [email protected] unit 18, level 3, 21 mary st suite 1, 39 fitzmaurice st (po box 5464) surry hills nsw 2010 australia wagga wagga nsw 2650 australia t (02) 8202 8333 t (02) 6971 9696 unit 17, 27 yallourn st (po box 62) room 15, 341 havannah st (po box 434) fyshwick act 2609 australia bathurst nsw 2795 australia t (02) 6280 5053 0488 820 748 Document Verification Project Title: MEELUP REGIONAL PARK Project Number: 5354 Project File Name: Meelup Regional Park Level 2 Fauna Survey v20150115 Revision Date Prepared by (name) Reviewed by (name) Approved by (name) DRAFT 27/03/15 Shane Priddle Nick Graham-Higgs Nick Graham-Higgs (SW Environmental) and Greg Harewood Final 17/04/15 Shane Priddle Shane Priddle Shane Priddle (SW Environmental) (SW Environmental) (SW Environmental) nghenvironmental prints all documents on environmentally sustainable paper including paper made from bagasse (a by- product of sugar production) or recycled paper. nghenvironmental is a registered trading name of NGH Environmental Pty Ltd; ACN: 124 444 622. ABN: 31 124 444 622 suite 1, 216 carp st (po box 470) bega nsw 2550 australia t (02) 6492 8333 www.nghenvironmental.com.au e [email protected] unit 18, level 3, 21 mary st suite 1, 39 fitzmaurice st (po box 5464) surry hills nsw 2010 australia wagga wagga nsw 2650 australia t (02) 8202 8333 t (02) 6971 9696 unit 17, 27 yallourn st (po box 62) room 15, 341 havannah st (po box 434) fyshwick act 2609 australia bathurst nsw 2795 australia t (02) 6280 5053 0488 820 748 Level 2 Fauna Survey MEELUP REGIONAL PARK CONTENTS LEVEL 2 FAUNA SURVEY ...................................................................................................................... 1 APRIL 2015 ......................................................................................................................................... 1 CONTENTS .......................................................................................................................................... I FIGURES ............................................................................................................................................ IV TABLES .............................................................................................................................................. V EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ....................................................................................................................... 1 1 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................ 1 1.1 BACKGROUND ......................................................................................................................................1 1.2 SURVEY SCOPE .....................................................................................................................................4 1.3 PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ....................................................................................................................4 1.3.1 Biogeographic Setting ............................................................................................................................ 4 1.3.2 Climate ................................................................................................................................................... 4 1.3.3 Topography and Soils ............................................................................................................................. 5 1.3.4 Surface Hydrology .................................................................................................................................. 6 1.3.5 Vegetation ............................................................................................................................................. 6 2 METHODS .............................................................................................................................. 10 2.1 DESKTOP REVIEW: FAUNA INVENTORY ............................................................................................ 10 2.1.1 Database Searches ............................................................................................................................... 10 2.1.2 Previous Fauna Surveys in the Area ..................................................................................................... 10 2.1.3 References ........................................................................................................................................... 10 2.2 DESKTOP REVIEW: FAUNA HABITATS................................................................................................ 11 2.3 DETAILED SURVEY: FAUNA INVENTORY ............................................................................................ 11 2.3.1 Survey Timing and Weather ................................................................................................................ 11 2.3.2 Survey Team ........................................................................................................................................ 11 2.3.3 Site Selection and Habitat Assessment ................................................................................................ 12 2.3.4 Survey Methods ................................................................................................................................... 12 2.4 FAUNA OF CONSERVATION SIGNIFICANCE ....................................................................................... 21 2.4.1 State, Federal and International Fauna Status Classifications ............................................................. 21 2.4.2 Other Species of Significance ............................................................................................................... 22 3 LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY ................................................................................................... 22 4 RESULTS ................................................................................................................................. 25 4.1 DESKTOP REVIEW .............................................................................................................................. 25 5354 Final i Level 2 Fauna Survey MEELUP REGIONAL PARK 4.1.1 Local fauna records .............................................................................................................................. 25 4.1.2 Conservation significant fauna ............................................................................................................ 25 4.2 FAUNA HABITATS .............................................................................................................................. 25 4.3 FAUNA INVENTORY - DETAILED SURVEY ........................................................................................... 30 4.3.1 Ground Fauna Trapping and Opportunistic Surveys ............................................................................ 30 4.3.2 Infrared Cameras ................................................................................................................................. 30 4.3.3 Bird Census .......................................................................................................................................... 32 4.3.4 Nocturnal Surveys ................................................................................................................................ 32 4.3.5 Call Playback ........................................................................................................................................ 35 4.3.6 Acoustic Bat Recordings ...................................................................................................................... 35 4.3.7 Drainage Line Surveys and Invertebrate fauna .................................................................................... 35 5 FAUNA INVENTORY - SUMMARY ............................................................................................. 39 5.1 NON-VOLANT MAMMALS ................................................................................................................. 39 5.1.1 Non-Volant Mammal Assemblage ....................................................................................................... 39 5.1.2 Non-Volant Mammals of Conservation Significance ........................................................................... 39 5.2 BATS .................................................................................................................................................. 45 5.2.1 Bat Assemblage ................................................................................................................................... 45 5.2.2 Bats of Conservation Significance ........................................................................................................ 45 5.3 BIRDS ................................................................................................................................................. 47 5.3.1 Bird Assemblage .................................................................................................................................. 47 5.3.2 Birds of Conservation Significance ......................................................................................................