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MMC1 Sting Ray Bay
Active Mouth Condition 27-10-2013 - 13-04-2024Merri River Estuary
ID | Date | Status | Details | |
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#16109 | 13 Apr 2024 | Pending | ||
#16105 | 16 Mar 2024 | Pending |
Notes:
Birds present at site. Silver gulls Greater cormorants Lesser crested terns Swallows Rock Pigeons Corellas |
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#16007 | 10 Feb 2024 | Approved | ||
#15955 | 13 Jan 2024 | Approved |
Notes:
Silver gulls, crested terns, sooty oystercatches, large black cormorants, black faced cormorants, rock pigeons. |
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#15910 | 9 Dec 2023 | Approved |
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#15834 | 11 Nov 2023 | Approved | ||
#15793 | 14 Oct 2023 | Approved |
Notes:
Silver gulls, Crested terns, Rock pigeon. |
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#15756 | 9 Sep 2023 | Approved | ||
#15694 | 12 Aug 2023 | Approved | ||
#15657 | 15 Jul 2023 | Approved |
Notes:
Sooty oyster catchers 2, Black faced cormorants, pacific black ducks, Silver gulls.
Eleanor Cowell and James Cowell Samplers |
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#15577 | 17 Jun 2023 | Approved |
Notes:
Black faced cormorants, Pacific/Kelp gulls.
Other Samplers; Eleanor Cowell, James Cowell and Jarred Obst. |
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#15520 | 13 May 2023 | Approved |
Notes:
Egret, Seagulls, Cormorants, White faced heron.
World Migratory Bird Day. |
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#15457 | 15 Apr 2023 | Approved | ||
#15342 | 11 Mar 2023 | Approved |
Notes:
Black faced cormorants, Little pied cormorants, Silver gulls, Lesser crested terns (several), Sulphur crested cockatoo. |
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#15277 | 11 Feb 2023 | Approved |
Notes:
Silver Gull, Lesser crested tern, Black faced cormorant. |
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#15220 | 14 Jan 2023 | Approved |
Notes:
Silver Gulls, Lesser crested tern, Black faced cormorants. |
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#15164 | 10 Dec 2022 | Approved |
Notes:
Silver Gulls, Juvenile Pacific Gull, Black Faced Cormorants. |
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#15068 | 8 Oct 2022 | Approved | ||
#15007 | 10 Sep 2022 | Approved | ||
#14937 | 13 Aug 2022 | Approved |
Notes:
Pied oyster catchers 2, Crested terns(lesser), Kelp gull, Silver gulls, Black faced cormorants. |
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#14873 | 9 Jul 2022 | Approved | ||
#14736 | 11 Jun 2022 | Approved |
Notes:
Black faced cormorants, Pied oyster catchers, Silver gulls, Kelp gulls. |
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#14664 | 14 May 2022 | Approved |
Notes:
Kelp gulls, Silver gulls, Rock pigeons, Black faced cormorants.
Great images and good to see the mouth remaining open after a barrage of recent swells. Great bird observations too, Thanks Jarred. |
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#14588 | 9 Apr 2022 | Approved |
Notes:
Black faced cormorants, Little pied cormorants, Silver gulls, Chestnut teal.
Great work on the recent observations. Interesting to note that streamflows are still being maintained (just!) after basically five months of very little to no rain. Luckily we haven't had a lot of swells of late, and sand/sediment at the mouth subsequently remains quite low (shown by the bridge footings still well exposed in images 3 & 4). Big seas will however arrive at some stage, and if this happens prior to rainfall and streamflows, the mouth could naturally close. Will be a good one to keep an eye on! Looks like the weather turned it on too! Thanks Jarred. |
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#14489 | 12 Feb 2022 | Approved |
Notes:
Lesser crested tern, Silver gull, Juvenile pacific gull, Sooty oyster catcher, Pacific black ducks, Black faced cormorant. |
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#14438 | 8 Jan 2022 | Approved | ||
#14397 | 11 Dec 2021 | Approved | ||
#14344 | 13 Nov 2021 | Approved | ||
#14310 | 9 Oct 2021 | Approved |
Notes:
Silver gulls, Black faced cormorants, Greater cormorants, Pacific black ducks, Shelducks. |
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#14280 | 11 Sep 2021 | Approved |
Notes:
Black faced cormorants, Silver gulls. |
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#14240 | 14 Aug 2021 | Approved |
Notes:
Sooty oyster catchers, Black faced cormorants, Kelp gulls, Chestnut teal ducks, Silver gulls. |
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#14200 | 10 Jul 2021 | Approved |
Notes:
Pied Oystercatchers, Pacific Black Ducks, Kelp Gull, Teal Ducks, Lesser Crested Terns, Little Pied Cormorant, Silver Gulls, Black Faced Pied Cormorant, Mudlark.
Fantastic bird observations!! J.Obst |
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#14159 | 12 Jun 2021 | Approved |
Notes:
Kelp gulls (2), Lesser crested terns (many), Sooty oystercatchers (3), Silver Gulls (many), Shelduck (2), Lesser black cormorant (6/7), Pied cormorants (2). |
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#14123 | 8 May 2021 | Approved | ||
#14119 | 10 Apr 2021 | Approved | ||
#14020 | 20 Mar 2021 | Approved |
Notes:
crested terns and silver gulls many, pied cormorant, kelp or pacific gull. |
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#13991 | 20 Feb 2021 | Approved |
Notes:
Birds observed: Crested Terns, Silver Gulls, Kelp Gulls, Black faced Cormorants. |
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#13933 | 9 Jan 2021 | Approved |
Notes:
Birds. Silver gull, greater cormorant, black-faced cormorant, pacific/kelp gull, pacific black duck. |
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#13896 | 12 Dec 2020 | Approved |
Notes:
Pair pied oyster catchers, Silver gulls many,inc juveniles, Pacific black duck 1, Pied cormorants several, Lesser tern 2, Pacific or Kelp gull 1. |
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#13833 | 14 Nov 2020 | Approved | ||
#13813 | 10 Oct 2020 | Approved |
Notes:
Heavy rain fell in past week in catchment, 85+ mm. Strong flows at mouth leaving little room on beach for birdlif. |
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#13814 | 10 Aug 2020 | Approved | ||
#13747 | 11 Jul 2020 | Approved |
Notes:
Silver gulls, Terns numerous Pacific gulls several
AHD board unreadable |
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#13723 | 20 Jun 2020 | Approved |
Notes:
Terns, Gulls. |
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#13636 | 14 Mar 2020 | Approved |
Notes:
8 chestnut teal 3 sooty oystercatchers 2 kelp gulls 2 great cormorants 20 black faced cormorant lesser crested terns, silver gulls. |
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#13563 | 8 Feb 2020 | Approved |
Notes:
Tom Sheahan part of monitoring team. Birds observed: Silver Gulls-many, Sooty Oystercatcher-1, Lesser crested terns-a few, Kelp gull-1 Pied Cormorant and Greater Cormorant. |
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#13500 | 11 Jan 2020 | Approved |
Notes:
Water height board unreadable - needs to be cleaned. Birds observed: - Pair of Sooty Oyster Catcher - Pair of Pied - 1 Kelp Gull - 1 Great Cormorant |
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#13448 | 14 Dec 2019 | Approved |
Notes:
Tom Sheehan part of this monitoring session. Note: AHD readings from breakwater AHD. |
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#13400 | 9 Nov 2019 | Approved |
Notes:
Tom Sheehan part of monitoring group. Birds observed:Crested terns, silver gulls (incl. immatures), pied cormorants (black faced?), rock pigeons and starlings. |
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#13396 | 12 Oct 2019 | Approved |
Notes:
Tom Sheehan part of monitoring group. Birds observed: Silver gulls, great cormorant, kelp gulls, sooty oystercatchers, pied cormorants (8), chestnut teals (pair) and pacific black ducks (pair). |
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#13317 | 14 Sep 2019 | Approved |
Notes:
Tom Sheehan part of monitoring group. |
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#13244 | 10 Aug 2019 | Approved |
Notes:
Tom Sheehan, Eleanor Cowell and James Cowell part of monitoring team. Birds noticed at estuary. Pacific Gulls 2 adults 1 juvenile, 1 Great Cormorant, Small flock Corellas, 1 Caspian Tern, Silver Gulls several and several Rock Pigeons. |
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#13222 | 6 Jul 2019 | Approved |
Notes:
Tom Sheehan part of monitoring group. |
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#13116 | 8 Jun 2019 | Approved |
Notes:
New Recruit Tom Sheehan took part in this todays monitoring sessions. |
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#13067 | 18 May 2019 | Approved |
Notes:
Water level board unreadable, needs cleaning. |
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#12884 | 13 Apr 2019 | Approved |
Notes:
Water level Gauge at Stanley St Bridge still unreadable. Wind direction not noted as it was still |
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#12727 | 2 Mar 2019 | Approved |
Notes:
Water level reading board unreadable, needs to be cleaned. Commenced this month's observations an hour earlier than usual due to forecasted extreme hot weather.
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#12689 | 9 Feb 2019 | Approved |
Notes:
Water height board unreadable, needs to be cleaned. |
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#12638 | 12 Jan 2019 | Approved |
Notes:
Water level board unreadable, needs to be cleaned |
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#12579 | 8 Dec 2018 | Approved |
Notes:
Water level height board not readable, needs to be cleaned. |
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#12515 | 10 Nov 2018 | Approved |
Notes:
Water level indicator unreadable, requires cleaning |
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#12441 | 13 Oct 2018 | Approved |
Notes:
Large sanded area with small sea through to islands. Could not read water level - level indicator board requires cleaning. |
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#12381 | 8 Sep 2018 | Approved |
Notes:
Water levels not readable |
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#12351 | 18 Aug 2018 | Approved |
Notes:
Our group was accompanied by 10 students and a teacher of the Diploma of Conservation and Land Management from SWTAFE. |
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#12256 | 14 Jul 2018 | Approved | ||
#12132 | 9 Jun 2018 | Approved |
Notes:
Water level unreadable |
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#12128 | 12 May 2018 | Approved | ||
#12124 | 21 Apr 2018 | Approved | ||
#11960 | 10 Mar 2018 | Approved | ||
#11797 | 10 Feb 2018 | Approved |
Notes:
Water level to low to read water level indicator (unreadable due to build up of algae, needs cleaning). |
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#11793 | 13 Jan 2018 | Approved | ||
#11789 | 9 Dec 2017 | Approved | ||
#11582 | 11 Nov 2017 | Approved |
Notes:
water level height really unreadable, but below the concrete pilons |
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#11532 | 21 Oct 2017 | Approved |
Notes:
2 sooty oyster catchers small pink face flowering on Middle Island |
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#11550 | 9 Sep 2017 | Approved | ||
#11383 | 12 Aug 2017 | Approved | ||
#11281 | 17 Jun 2017 | Approved | ||
#11212 | 13 May 2017 | Approved | ||
#11077 | 8 Apr 2017 | Approved | ||
#10919 | 4 Mar 2017 | Approved |
Notes:
Erica Smith joined monitoring session. |
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#10803 | 11 Feb 2017 | Approved | ||
#10798 | 21 Jan 2017 | Approved |
Notes:
AHD gauge unreadable. |
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#11786 | 10 Dec 2016 | Approved |
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#11783 | 6 Dec 2016 | Approved |
Notes:
Smelly dead animal. Couldn't take water level reading as below gauge |
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#11049 | 12 Nov 2016 | Approved |
Notes:
Birdlife: Chestnut teals, gulls, pigeons. |
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#11045 | 15 Oct 2016 | Approved |
Notes:
AHD gauge unreadable. Water at mouth very brown |
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#11042 | 10 Sep 2016 | Approved |
Notes:
AHD gauge difficult to read. |
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#11771 | 13 Aug 2016 | Approved |
Notes:
Estuary well inundated with river water. Pied Oyster catchers |
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#5305 | 16 Jul 2016 | Approved | Notes: Stingray Bay/mainly river water(brown) | |
#5297 | 11 Jun 2016 | Approved |
Notes:
Difficult to be accurate reading Berm height (.10m) from river edge. No measurement taken on sea side of Berm. Mia Falan and Jake Wallace assisting. |
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#5293 | 14 May 2016 | Approved |
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New group members Luke Albury. Mary-Jo Hanly |
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#10761 | 6 May 2016 | Approved |
Notes:
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#5284 | 9 Apr 2016 | Approved |
Notes:
Silver gulls, Pacific gulls River flow wide of normal trajectory |
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#5280 | 19 Mar 2016 | Approved | Notes: Large number of Terns, Silver Gulls, Pacific Gulls (2-3), Great Egret, Royal Spoonbill (@ Edwards Bridge) | |
#5262 | 13 Feb 2016 | Approved |
Notes:
AHD unreadable White faced Herons x 2 |
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#5256 | 9 Jan 2016 | Approved |
Notes:
AHD referenced gauge unreadable. Has not been cleaned for some time. Observations: Black Wallaby, Silver Gulls, Pacific Gulls(3), Sooty Oyster catchers(5) Pied(1), Black Cormorants and Pied Cormorants. |
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#5221 | 12 Sep 2015 | Approved | Notes: Water level gauge at Stanley Street bridge unreadable. Figures entered are best guess only. | |
#5279 | 12 Sep 2015 | Approved |
Notes:
Missing photo for Brg 281 Gauge board fouled - no lower reading possible |
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#5217 | 9 Aug 2015 | Approved |
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#5213 | 18 Jul 2015 | Approved |
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