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ID Date Status Details
#13564 8 Feb 2020 Approved Notes:

Tom Sheahan part of monitoring group.

Birds observed: 2 Royal Spoonbills,

Pacific Black Docks_many

Chestnut Teal-few

Greater Egret

Grey Heron 1

Black Faced Cormorant.

Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 29.0 7.4 20.80 3.40 9.88 112.5 6.24
1.3m 29.0 7.7 19.00 32.80 5.16 68.1 50.00
#13637 14 Mar 2020 Approved Notes:

2 royal spoonbills

2 pied cormorants

1 ibis, white

3 dusky moorhens

pacific black duck

chestnut teal

2 black winged stilt 

Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 15.0 6.9 15.70 31.10 5.24 64.6 47.82
1.4m 15.0 7.1 15.40 3.70 8.34 85.7 6.75
#13725 20 Jun 2020 Approved Notes:

Chestnut Teal, Coots, Little Pied Cormorants.

Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 8.0 11.60 3.40 10.25 94.0 6.23
1.8m 9.0 7.7 13.90 33.20 8.93 105.9 50.60
#13771 11 Jul 2020 Approved Notes:

Bird observations at site:

Little black and little pied comorant, greater cormorant

Dusky moorhen

Chestmut teal

Great egret

white-faced heron

LB corellas

swallows

pacific and kelp gulls

Australian stilts (black winged)

Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 7.9 10.00 1.60 9.30 80.0 3.08
1.7m 9.0 7.4 12.90 25.80 6.19 68.3 40.43
#13834 14 Nov 2020 Approved Notes:

Chestnut teal, Moorhen, Cormorant black little, Swallow, Pacific Black duck.

Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 12.5 7.6 18.20 2.10 5.70 61.9 3.85
1.9m 12.5 7.7 16.10 29.40 6.52 78.1 45.07
#13899 12 Dec 2020 Approved Notes:

Chestnut Teal - many

Pacific Black duck - few

White Ibis - 3

Moorhen -1

Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 7.6 17.40 1.10 3.98 41.7 2.51
1.2m 9.0 7.7 18.20 4.00 6.04 65.4 6.82
#13936 9 Jan 2021 Approved Notes:

Water murky.

Birds.  Great cormorant, pacific black duck.

Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 7.0 19.40 0.90 3.53 38.6 1.83
2.0m 9.0 7.6 19.30 0.90 2.88 31.4 1.84
#13992 20 Feb 2021 Approved Notes:

Birds Observed: Royal Spoonbills, Straw Necked Ibis, Chestnut Teal, Lapwings, Little Pied Cormorant, Great Egret, Moor Hen.

Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 7.9 22.20 3.40 6.42 72.3 6.14
1.5m 9.0 7.9 20.60 29.20 5.71 75.0 44.99
#14025 20 Mar 2021 Approved Notes:

Flock of Swallows, Mudlark x 1, Pacific Duck x 2.White Ibis, Masked Lapwing x2

Straw necked Ibis small flock, Moorhen x 4

Minnows visible

Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 6.9 19.20 2.80 5.15 56.5 3.94
1.5m 9.0 7.6 19.70 32.30 1.17 15.2 44.78
#14120 10 Apr 2021 Approved Notes:

Black Swans, Straw Necked Ibis, Pacific Black Duck, Chestnut Teal, Little Pied Cormorants.

Depth Turb NTU pH Temp ° C Salin ppt D.O. mg/L D.O. % sat EC mS/cm
0.1m 9.0 7.7 16.30 90.1 29.02
2.0m 9.0 7.6 16.90 55.7 36.78
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