MMC1 Sting Ray Bay
Active Mouth Condition 27-10-2013 - 10-05-2025Merri River Estuary
| Date | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 10 May 2025 | Pending |
Notes:
Paqcific gull, silver gulls, pair sooty oyster catchers, pair pied oyster catchers. |
| 12 Apr 2025 | Pending |
Notes:
5 sooty oystercatchers including 1 juvies, lesser crested terns including juvies, kelp gull, greater egret, silver gulls, black faced and greater cormorants. Berm not measured but estimated at .5m +/-. river estimated to be 200 m from sea. |
| 15 Mar 2025 | Pending |
Notes:
Estuary closed, estimated berm height .30/.49m. Silver gulls, pair lesser crested terns, black faced cormorants, correllas. |
| 8 Feb 2025 | Pending |
Notes:
Greater cormorant, Black faced cormorant, Corellas, White faced heron, Silver gulls, Rock pigeons and Pelican (2)
Estuary closed. Berm estimated height 0.1/0.2m |
| 11 Jan 2025 | Approved |
Notes:
V busy human activity (beach yoga) Sea gulls, Ducks, Oyster catchers. |
| 7 Dec 2024 | Approved |
Notes:
2 Black Cormorants, Seagulls many. Ducks.
Thanks everyone, have a wonderful Christmas and New Years! - Phoebe |
| 9 Nov 2024 | Approved |
Notes:
Little pied cormorants, Great cormorant, Black faced cormorants, Silver gulls, Corellas, Rock pigeons. |
| 12 Oct 2024 | Approved |
Notes:
100 + crested terns, 20 silver gulls, 1 pacific gull.
Kerrie Robertson part of team. |
| 14 Sep 2024 | Approved |
Notes:
Damage from recent storms. One photo. Walking bridge now open.
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| 10 Aug 2024 | Approved |
Notes:
Kelp gulls, Pacific black duck, Greater cormorants, Silver gulls, Black faced cormorants, Sooty oyster catchers, Little pied cormorants, Swallows and Pidgeons. |
| 13 Jul 2024 | Approved |
Notes:
Pair sooty oystercatchers, pair kelp gulls, pacific black duck, silver gulls, great cormorants, black faced cormorant, chestnut teal, corella. |
| 8 Jun 2024 | Approved |
Notes:
Black faced cormorant, silver gull, kelp gull, sooty oystercatcher, lessor crested tern and white faced heron. |
| 11 May 2024 | Approved |
Notes:
Birds present at site. Black faced cormorants silver gulls pacific black ducks pacific auva ?? little pied cormorants sotty oyster catchers white ibus |
| 13 Apr 2024 | Approved | |
| 16 Mar 2024 | Approved |
Notes:
Birds present at site. Silver gulls Greater cormorants Lesser crested terns Swallows Rock Pigeons Corellas |
| 10 Feb 2024 | Approved | |
| 13 Jan 2024 | Approved |
Notes:
Silver gulls, crested terns, sooty oystercatches, large black cormorants, black faced cormorants, rock pigeons.    |
| 9 Dec 2023 | Approved |
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| 11 Nov 2023 | Approved | |
| 14 Oct 2023 | Approved |
Notes:
Silver gulls, Crested terns, Rock pigeon. |
| 9 Sep 2023 | Approved | |
| 12 Aug 2023 | Approved | |
| 15 Jul 2023 | Approved |
Notes:
Sooty oyster catchers 2, Black faced cormorants, pacific black ducks, Silver gulls.
Eleanor Cowell and James Cowell Samplers     |
| 17 Jun 2023 | Approved |
Notes:
Black faced cormorants, Pacific/Kelp gulls.
Other Samplers; Eleanor Cowell, James Cowell and Jarred Obst. |
| 13 May 2023 | Approved |
Notes:
Egret, Seagulls, Cormorants, White faced heron.
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