The Club organises regular bird surveys, most notably those of the shorebirds and waterbirds throughout the Hunter Estuary. To register interest in volunteering to assist with undertaking regular surveys and/or to register interest in tagging along for a single survey, please contact the relevant survey organiser at the bottom of this page.
2023 calendar of surveys:
Tues 9 MayGrahamstown DamContact the organiser
DATE | SURVEY | MEETING PLACE & TIME |
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May | ||
Fri 12 May | Earthcare Park | 07:00 Main Gate |
Tue 16 May | Tomago Wetlands | 07:30 Entrance to Tomago House |
Tue 16 May | Shortland Waters | Contact the organiser |
Sat 11 May | Hunter Estuary (plus Swansea & Swan Bay) | 10:00 Ash Island & Tomago
10:30 all other locations |
Date TBA | Regent Honeyeater / Swift Parrot Survey | Various locations |
Date TBA | Morpeth | Contact the organiser |
June | ||
Fri 9 Jun | Earthcare Park | 07:00 Main Gate |
Tue 13 Jun | Grahamstown Dam | Contact the organiser |
Sat 22 Jun | Hunter Estuary (plus Swansea & Swan Bay) | 07:30 Ash Island & Tomago
08:00 all other locations |
Tue 20 Jun | Shortland Waters | Contact the organiser |
Tue 20 Jun | Tomago Wetlands | 07:30 Entrance to Tomago House |
Date TBA | Morpeth | Contact the organiser |
July | ||
Thu 4 July | Luskintyre Valley | Contact the organiser |
Fri 7 – Sun 9 Jul | Broughton Island | Contact the organiser |
Tues 11 Jul | Grahamstown Dam | Contact the organiser |
Fri 14 Jul | Earthcare Park | 07:00 Main Gate |
Tue 18 Jul | Shortland Waters | Contact the organiser |
Tue 18 Jul | Tomago Wetlands | 07:30 Entrance to Tomago House |
Tue 9 – Wed 10 Jul | Martindale Valley | Contact the organiser |
Thu 18 – Fri 19 Jul | McCullys Gap | Contact the organiser |
Sat 20 Jul | Hunter Estuary (plus Swansea & Swan Bay) | 06:30 Ash Island & Tomago
07:00 all other locations |
Date TBA | Morpeth | Contact the organiser |
August | ||
Wed 2 Aug | Port Stephens Waterbirds | 08:00 Locations as directed |
Tues 8 Aug | Grahamstown Dam | Contact the organiser |
Fri 11 Aug | Earthcare Park | 07:00 Main Gate |
Tue 15 Aug | Tomago Wetlands | 07:30 Entrance to Tomago House |
Tue 15 Aug | Shortland Waters | Contact the organiser |
Sat 24 Aug | Hunter Estuary (plus Swansea & Swan Bay) | 11:00 Ash Island & Tomago
11:30 all other locations |
Date TBA | Regent Honeyeater / Swift Parrot Survey | Various locations |
Date TBA | Morpeth | Contact the organiser |
September | ||
Fri 8 Sep | Earthcare Park | 07:00 Main Gate |
Tues 12 Sep | Grahamstown Dam | Contact the organiser |
Sat 21 Sep | Hunter Estuary (plus Swansea & Swan Bay) | 09:30 Ash Island & Tomago
10:00 all other locations |
Tue 19 Sep | Tomago Wetlands | 07:30 Entrance to Tomago House |
Tue 19 Sep | Shortland Waters | Contact the organiser |
Date TBA | Morpeth | Contact the organiser |
October | ||
Thu 3 Oct | Luskintyre Valley | Contact the organiser |
Fri 6 – Sun 8 Oct | Broughton Island | Contact the organiser |
Mon 9 – Wed 11 Oct | Rufous Scrub-bird surveys | Contact the organiser |
Tue 10 Oct | Grahamstown Dam | Contact the organiser |
Fri 13 Oct | Earthcare Park | 07:00 Main Gate |
Sat 19 Oct | Hunter Estuary (plus Swansea & Swan Bay) | 09:00 Ash Island & Tomago
09:30 all other locations |
Tue 17 Oct | Tomago Wetlands | 07:30 Entrance to Tomago House |
Tue 17 Oct | Shortland Waters | Contact the organiser |
Tue 15 – Wed 16 Oct | Martindale Valley | Contact the organiser |
Thu 17 – Fri 18 Oct | McCullys Gap | Contact the organiser |
Date TBA | Morpeth | Contact the organiser |
November | ||
Fri 10 Nov | Earthcare Park | 07:00 Main Gate |
Sat 16 Nov | Hunter Estuary (plus Swansea & Swan Bay) | 08:00 Ash Island & Tomago
08:30 all other locations |
Tues 14 Nov | Grahamstown Dam | Contact the organiser |
Tue 21 Nov | Tomago Wetlands | 07:30 Entrance to Tomago House |
Tue 21 Nov | Shortland Waters | Contact the organiser |
Date TBA | Morpeth | Contact the organiser |
December | ||
Fri 8 Dec | Earthcare Park | 07:00 Main Gate |
Sat 14 Dec | Hunter Estuary (plus Swansea & Swan Bay) | 07:00 Ash Island & Tomago
07:30 all other locations |
Tues 12 Dec | Grahamstown Dam | Contact the organiser |
Tue 19 Dec | Shortland Waters | Contact the organiser |
Tue 19 Dec | Tomago Wetlands | 07:30 Entrance to Tomago House |
Date TBA | Morpeth | Contact the organiser |
Contact details for the regular surveys
If you would like to assist with a survey or to find out more information about what is involved, contact the relevant organiser as listed below:
SURVEY | CONTACT DETAILS |
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Hunter Estuary surveys | These surveys involve multiple teams visiting roost sites at high tide |
Hunter Estuary – Ash Island | Alan Stuart 0409 978 171 |
Hunter Estuary – Kooragang Island | Dan Williams 0408 023 262 |
Hunter Estuary – Stockton | Tom Clarke 0418 411 785 |
Hunter Estuary – Tomago | Steven Cox 0409 848 390 |
Hunter Estuary – Hexham | Ann Lindsey 0455 515 774 |
Other monthly surveys | Most of these surveys are aimed at monitoring waterbirds (Earthcare Park = all birds) |
Swansea/Lake Macquarie | Mandy McDonald 0424 443 832 |
Port Stephens – Swan Bay | Lorna Mee 0499 015 500 |
Earthcare Park, Tenambit | Marg Clarke 0412 616 030 |
Grahamstown Dam | Marg Clarke 0412 616 030 |
Tomago Wetlands – Tuesday | Ann Lindsey 0455 515 774 |
Shortland Waters golf club | Robert & Margaret Stewart 0401 283 305 |
Morpeth Wastewater Treatment Plant | Louise Williams 0403 338 372 |
Less frequent surveys | Some surveys are for specific species, others involve studies of a geographical area |
Regent Honeyeater / Swift Parrot Survey | Mick Roderick 0421 761 237 |
Rufous Scrub-bird Survey | Alan Stuart 0409 978 171 |
Snipe Survey | Ann Lindsey 0455 515 774 |
Broughton Island | Alan Stuart 0409 978 171 |
McCullys Gap | Tom Clarke 0418 411 785 |
Port Stephens Waterbirds | Alan Stuart 0409 978 171 |
Martindale Valley | Bruce Watts 0402 406 332 |
Luskintyre Valley | Miranda Moore 0448 745 869 |