Thompson Creek Estuary

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ID Date Status Details
#13686 3 Oct 2007 Approved
#13687 10 Oct 2007 Approved
#13684 18 Nov 2007 Approved
#1641 3 Jan 2009 Approved Notes: Afternoon cool and windy for summer. Large amounts of seaweed on south side of creek. Weather has been very windy and cool over the past few weeks.
#8023 20 Jan 2009 Approved Notes: Very high tides recently. King tides occuring . Sea level flat. Swell large. Sea water pushing inwards as far as gunnery. Large amounts of seaweed present. Large flock of small migratory birds in estuary. Could smell nearby black rock treatment plant strongly.
#8024 17 May 2009 Approved Notes: Very big swell. All car parks full. Extremely large number of surfers using the area. Have had rain lately so outflow from creek is strong. Large amount of seagulls feeding where outflow and sea water meet. Water laying on the ground in nearby wetlands. Tissue/ toilet paper everywhere around the point, not noticeable previously. There are no toilets on site.
#2182 21 Jul 2009 Approved
#8018 31 Oct 2009 Approved Notes: People walking dogs up the creek in knee deep water. Large storm last night , very heavy rain. Sea quite calm this morning. Low visibility, very foggy over sea and at the entrance of the creek. Steam rising off sand along the edges of creek and at mouth entrance. Seaweed evident along edges of the creek and waters edge. 60-80 gulls present at estuary mouth and 2-3 terns.
#4989 24 Apr 2010 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?
#3502 28 Apr 2010 Approved Notes: 50 small waders present at mouth.
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