2019 Waterbird Survey Map

Date Location Description
12/11/2019 Day 20, Sydney to Swan Hill

 

Observers: John Porter UNSW/DPIE & Andrea White DEWLP Trainee: Heath Dunstan Pilot: Tim Dugan Strong hot winds dominated the weather today as…

 

5/11/2019 Day 19, Bourke to Moree

 

Observers: Richard Kingsford & John Porter Pilot: Tim Dugan We’ve headed out early for a dawn departure because of the forecasted gusty south…

 

4/11/2019 Day 18, Sydney to Bourke

 

Observers: Richard Kingsford & John Porter Pilot: Tim Dugan We left Sydney and headed northwest to the Macquarie Marshes. We weren’t expecting…

 

1/11/2019 Day 17, Goolwa to Sydney

 

Observers: Richard Kingsford & Paul Wainright Pilot: Tim Dugan Up early again and we headed northeast out of Goolwa for the South Australian…

 

31/10/2019 Day 16, Surveying the Lower Lakes

 

Observers: Richard Kingsford & Paul Wainright Pilot: Tim Dugan First to the disappointment. Unfortunately, the Coorong was not as spectacular…

 

30/10/2019 Day 15, Mildura to Goolwa

 

Observers: Richard Kingsford & Paul Wainright Pilot: Tim Dugan We were out of Mildura early to avoid the heat. We started our survey at…

 

29/10/2019 Day 14, Sydney to Mildura

 

Observers: Richard Kingsford & Paul Wainright Pilot: Tim Dugan Today and tomorrow’s run down the River Murray is always a treat. We followed…

 

24/10/2019 Day 13, Wagga Wagga to Sydney

 

Observers: Richard Kingsford & Paul Wainright Pilot: Tim Dugan We spent the night at Wagga, after surveying Dartmouth Dam and then in the…

 

23/10/2019 Day 12, Warrnambool to Wagga Wagga

 

Observers: Richard Kingsford & Paul Wainright Pilot: Tim Dugan We headed further east to Port Fairy, along this picturesque coast, surveying…

 

22/10/2019 Day 11, Sydney to Warrnambool

 

Observers: Richard Kingsford & Paul Wainright Pilot: Tim Dugan This week’s leg of the survey heads south, surveying the eastern edges of Bands…

 

15/10/2019 Day 10, Broken Hill to Sydney

 

Observer: Richard Kingsford & Peter Ewin Pilot: Tim Dugan We loaded the plane up before dawn in Broken Hill to make sure we got going when it…

 

14/10/2019 Day 9, Sydney to Broken Hill

 

Observers: Richard Kingsford & Peter Ewin Pilot: Tim Dugan Back on aerial survey after a year – there’s always a sense of anticipation about…

 

9/10/2019 Day 8, Thargomindah to Sydney

 

Observers: John Porter & Shannon Dundas Pilot: Tim Dugan Awaking to cooler temperatures is a welcome relief but minor engine problems that…

 

8/10/2019 Day 7, Charleville to Thargomindah

 

Observers: John Porter & Shannon Dundas Pilot: Tim Dugan We leave Charleville this morning as quickly as we can - weather alerts warn us of an…

 

7/10/2019 Day 6, Windorah to Charleville

 

Observers: John Porter & Shannon Dundas Pilot: Tim Dugan It’s a clear still morning – perfect for flying but we know that high temperatures…

 

6/10/2019 Day 5, Rockhampton to Windorah

 

Observers: John Porter & Shannon Dundas Pilot: Tim Dugan Departing Rockhampton we head south to our first wetland in survey band 8 – Callide…

 

4/10/2019 Day 4, Mt Isa to Rockhampton

 

Observers: John Porter & Shannon Dundas Trainee: Amelia Selles Pilot: Tim Dugan Todays flight leg is a big one – so we head out to Mt Isa…

 

3/10/2019 Day 3, Airlie Beach to Mt Isa

 

Observers: John Porter & Shannon Dundas Trainee: Amelia Selles Pilot: Tim Dugan Day 3 starts with some small dams near Proserpine as a warm up…

 

2/10/2019 Day 2, Maroochydore to Airlie Beach

 

Observers: John Porter & Shannon Dundas Trainee: Amelia Selles Pilot: Tim Dugan Preparing for day 2 at Maroochydore after overnight showers…

 

1/10/2019 Day 1, Sydney to Maroochydore

 

Observers: John Porter & Shannon Dundas Trainee: Amelia Selles Pilot: Tim Dugan It’s our first day of waterbird surveys for 2019 - the 37th…