Abundance of waterbirds will Waterbirds Average maximum count of each group of not decline below the waterbirds from 2011 – 2015 was as follows following (calculated as a (data from BirdLife Australia and Richard rolling five-year average of Loyn): maximum annual count): Total waterbirds – 20,100 Total waterbirds – 12 000 Migratory waders - 8500 Australian waders - 2500 Migratory waders – 5300 Fishers - 810. Australasian waders - 800 Ducks - 2100 Ducks - 500 Gulls - 2300 Fishers - 550 Large wading birds - 1200 Swans -2600 Gulls - 1600 Breeding of beach nesting birds has been Large wading birds - 980 recorded annually (Driessen and Maguire Swans – 1600 2014) Breeding of beach nesting birds LAC is met. annually within the site Supports Abundance of eastern curlew, Data from 2011 – 2015 indicate that the curlew sandpiper and fairy tern average abundance of the three species threatened will not decline below 1% of the were as follows: species – birds population as stated in the most recent Wetlands International Eastern curlew – 438 (1% of population) Population estimate (based on a Curlew sandpiper – 622 (0.5% of five-year rolling average of population) annual maximum counts). Fairy tern – 22 (1.5% of population) Presence of bar-tailed godwit, lesser sand plover and red knot in at least three out of every five Data from 2011 – 2015 indicate presence of years. the three species: Bar-tailed godwit – all five years Lesser sand plover – three years Red knot - three years LAC is exceeded for curlew sandpiper, but met for all other species. Supports Australian grayling continues to Data from the Bunyip River (2008 – 2010) be supported in one or more of indicates that the Australian grayling are threatened the catchments draining into present, spawning and migrating through species - fish Western Port. this system (Koster and Dawson 2010). LAC is met.
Waterbirds Abundance of waterbirds will not decline below the following (calculated as a rolling five-year average of maximum annual count): Total waterbirds – 12 000 Migratory waders – 5300 Australasian waders - 800 Ducks - 500 Fishers - 550 Gulls - 1600 Large wading birds - 980 Swans – 1600 Breeding of beach nesting birds annually within the site Average maximum count of each group of waterbirds from 2011 – 2015 was as follows (data from BirdLife Australia and Richard Loyn): Total waterbirds – 20,100 Migratory waders - 8500 Australian waders - 2500 Fishers - 810. Ducks - 2100 Gulls - 2300 Large wading birds - 1200 Swans -2600 Breeding of beach nesting birds has been recorded annually (Driessen and Maguire 2014) LAC is met. Supports threatened species – birds Abundance of eastern curlew, curlew sandpiper and fairy tern will not decline below 1% of the population as stated in the most recent Wetlands International Population estimate (based on a five-year rolling average of annual maximum counts). Presence of bar-tailed godwit, lesser sand plover and red knot in at least three out of every five years. Data from 2011 – 2015 indicate that the average abundance of the three species were as follows: Eastern curlew – 438 (1% of population) Curlew sandpiper – 622 (0.5% of population) Fairy tern – 22 (1.5% of population) Data from 2011 – 2015 indicate presence of the three species: Bar-tailed godwit – all five years Lesser sand plover – three years Red knot - three years LAC is exceeded for curlew sandpiper, but met for all other species. Supports threatened species - fish Australian grayling continues to be supported in one or more of the catchments draining into Western Port. Data from the Bunyip River (2008 – 2010) indicates that the Australian grayling are present, spawning and migrating through this system (Koster and Dawson 2010). LAC is met.
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