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11 Jul 2026 Approved Notes:

Berm is still too long and high to measure with equipment we have.  - All good & understandable, thanks Jarred.

 

 

13 Jun 2026 Approved Notes:

Berm is too high and long to measure with equipment available

9 May 2026 Pending Notes:

Not able to calculate or even measure the berm due to distance and height

11 Apr 2026 Pending Notes:

Berm too wide and high to do any measurements by eyesight

14 Mar 2026 Pending Notes:

Berm is so long and high we cannot measure it.  Noticeable shrinking of water in swamp going back from berm due to dry conditions

14 Feb 2026 Approved Notes:

Pelicans, royal spoonbills, pacific black ducks, silver gulls. 

I decided to fore go measuring berm. - No worries, all good given the extremely large size of the berm; J.Obst.

10 Jan 2026 Approved Notes:

Kerrie Robertson Sampler.

 

2 Pelicans.

18 Dec 2025 Approved Notes:

Assessment undertaken by Jarred Obst due to unavailability of volunteers.

8 Nov 2025 Approved Notes:

Black swans.

New sand dunes forming, very windy. 

11 Oct 2025 Approved Notes:

Sea flowing in on tide.   Many smaller shore birds, ducks in river.  Measurements abanded due to wet conditions.

NOTED - thanks for the notes, good call on abandoning measurements due to poor weather - J.Obst.

13 Sep 2025 Approved Notes:

Red capped plovers, Coots, Chestnut teal.

12 Jul 2025 Approved Notes:

Many ducks, masked lapwing, swans, aust kestrel, wedgetail eagle.

14 Jun 2025 Approved Notes:

Swans, ducks, Wedge tailed eagle.

Unable to measure berm height sea side. Some guess work with river side measurement. - No worries, completely understand.  Berm is massive unfortunately…, J.Obst (CMA).

Kerrie Robertson part of team.

10 May 2025 Approved Notes:

Pelican, swan.

It is becoming increasingly difficult to measure berm hight, so we are taking some liberties with the measurements. As a result stated measurements should have a +/- factor.  - no worries & completely understand due to size and complexity of the berm; J.Obst CMA.

12 Apr 2025 Approved Notes:

Pelicans, swans, chestnut teals, pacific black duck, houry headed grebes, masked lapwing, silver gull.

15 Mar 2025 Approved Notes:

Swans, pacific black ducks, pelican, greater cormorant.

8 Feb 2025 Approved Notes:

Swans, Silver gull, Many ducks on shore line, 

 

Mini dune formations on beach.

Dune blowout.

11 Jan 2025 Approved Notes:

Hooded plovers (warning signs up), 

Swans 10, Red capped plover, Ducks (many), Sea gulls.

 

 

 

Panoramic photo curtesy Gary Ryan

7 Dec 2024 Approved Notes:

Swans 10, Pacific ducks 50+, Sand Piper ?, Crested Terns 30, Hooded plover.

9 Nov 2024 Approved Notes:

Wedge tailed eagle, pelican, swans, pied oyster catchers, pacific black duck, hooded plovers 16-20.

Possible lathams snipe or stilts x 3.

12 Oct 2024 Approved Notes:

Hooded plover, coots, ducks, white necked heron.

 

 

Kerrie Robertson part of team

14 Sep 2024 Approved Notes:

Weather too wild and wet to take berm measurements. Looked similar to last month.

All good - no worries at all!  Massive berm at present, thanks for letting me know, Jarred.

10 Aug 2024 Approved Notes:

Chestnut teal, Whistling kite, Brown falcon.

 

 

 

Wallaby foot prints.

13 Jul 2024 Approved Notes:

Greater cormorants, swans, hoary headed grebes.

8 Jun 2024 Approved Notes:

Pelicans (many), pied cormorants, swans, silver gulls, masked lapwings, pacific black duck, chestnut teal, raft of grebes (hoary hooded) many more than 100, little egrets, royal spoonbills.