The Club organises regular bird surveys. The ones to monitor the shorebirds and waterbirds throughout the Hunter Estuary started in 1999 and we have many other long-term studies underway. 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.
If you are interested in starting up some new surveys involving HBOC members, we’d be delighted to help you get them going. Contact our Field Studies Coordinator Drew Garnett on 0400 814400 to discuss it.
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 |
|---|---|
| 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 | Ann Lindsey 0455 515 774 |
| 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 | Neil Fraser 49810197 |
| 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 |
| Latham’s Snipe Survey | Ann Lindsey 0455 515 774 |
| Broughton Island (terrestrial birds) | Alan Stuart 0409 978 171 |
| McCullys Gap (all birds) | Tom Clarke 0418 411 785 |
| Port Stephens (all waterbirds) | Alan Stuart 0409 978 171 |
| Martindale Valley (all birds) | Bruce Watts 0402 406 332 |
| Luskintyre Valley (all birds) | Miranda Moore 0448 745 869 |