TPMC Thompson Creek Observation Site
24 April 2010
Observation details
Overview
| Estuary | Thompson Creek Estuary |
|---|---|
| Site | Thompson Creek Observation Site |
| Observation ID | #4989 |
| Date and Time | Saturday 24th April 2010 10:45am |
| Approved | Approved |
Notes
Very windy conditions. Offshore winds. Seas rough. Seaweed lining both sides of creek, strong smell noted at bridge. Five spear fishermen seen in area. Increase in non-native grasses in dunes. Increase in greenery on beach - flowering succculents? Large presence of bees, butterflies, dragonflies and beetles. Thirty small birds on sandbar at estuary mouth and six dead birds noted in seaweed along estuary - cormorants?
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