Surveys
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Categories: Surveys and studies | SWIFFT
DSE staff and volunteers laying out a survey grid for the Striped Legless Lizard.
There are many surveys being conducted across the South West, wouldn't it be nice to know what is going on, just for interest's sake or maybe you would like to help. If you are responsible for a survey or have a short summary result from a survey please list details under the appropriate heading.
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[edit] Current surveys
- target species or community; Wrinkle Buttons
- project name; Threatened flora recovery
- location and date; Lorne area, January - February
- activities; search for new populations and monitor known populations
- group/s; Parks Vic, Friends of Eastern Otways
- contact; Donna McMaster 03 52264508
- target species or community; Grassland Earless Dragon
- location and date; Geelong and Wyndham areas
- activities; survey established grid lines to find populations
- group/s; Gordon Institute, Geelong Field Naturalists
- contact; Donna McMaster 03 52264508
- target species or community; Grampians Mountain Dragon
- location and date; Grampians National Park
- activities; Survey January-February 2009
- group/s;
- contact; Gary Peterson DSE, Warrnambool, (03) 5561 9915
- target species or community; Growling Grass Frog
- project name; Growing Grass Frog recovery & Dams to habitat project
- location and date; Corangamite CMA, Glenelg Hopkins CMA & Wimmera CMA, October 2008- January 2009
- activities; Systematic surveys within 1.5 km of three identified clusters within each CMA to measure habitat variables.
- group/s; Volunteers & DSE
- contact; Gary Peterson DSE, Warrnambool, (03) 5561 9915
- See Growling Grass Frog research
- See Growling Grass Frog Dams to Habitat project
- target species or community; Shorebirds
- project name; Shorebirds 2020 summer counts
- location and date; selected sites across south-west Victoria (first 2 weeks in Feburary 2010)
- Port Fairy, 20 Feb. 2010, Rob Clemens 03 9347 0757 ext. 241
- Lake Corangamite 30 Jan 2010 Rob Clemens 93470757 ext241
- Bellarine Peninsula: Swan Bay & Mud Islands, St Leonards Salt Lake 21 Feb 2010, Ash Herrod & John Newman 03 9347 0757 ext. 251
- Swan Bay & Edwards Point 7 Feb. 2010
- Moolap Salt works, Belmont Common, 8 Feb. 2010, Ash Herrod & John Newman 03 9347 0757 ext. 251
- Lake Connewarre area, Begola, Black Rocks / Breamlea, Lake Lorne, Point Richards, 6 Feb. 2010, Ash Herrod & John Newman 03 9347 0757 ext. 251
- Discovery Bay to Glenelg River
- Fitzroy River mouth
- Hamilton
- Douglas area
- Lake Wyn Wyn area
- Lake Hindmarsh, Lake Albacutya
- activities; counting shorebirds
- group/s; via Birds Australia
- contact; Shorebirds web site and summer counts schedule
- target species or community; Shelford Leek-orchid, Fragrant Leek-orchid and Basalt Sun-orchid
- project name;
- location and date; Western Basalt Plains - around Shelford and Lismore, October each year.
- activities; Spring monitoring of existing populations
- group/s; Department of Sustainability and Environment, Australian Native Orchid Society
- contact; If you are interested in helping with this monitoring then please contact Cath Grant (DSE) on 53366604 0427 804 543
- target species or community; Brush-tailed Phascogale
- project name; Annual Monitoring Program (Action Statement)
- location and date; Proposed - Hepburn Regional Park, Wombat Forest (Yandoit) Scheduled from 8 April to 12 April 2010. Hair tubing during mid April 2010 to early May sites to be determined.
- activities; Elliot trapping and hair tubing (Research Permit and AEC approval)
- group/s; DSE , Parks Victoria, University of Ballarat. Volunteers are welcome to register their interest. PLEASE REGISTER YOUR INTEREST BY 26 MARCH
- contact; Andy Arnold phone 53366720
- target species or community; Barking Owl, Boobook, Powerful and Masked Owl
- project name; Owl Surveys
- location and date; Otways Region
- activities; Fortnightly surveys (Survey Permit)
- group/s; Threatened Bird Network
- contact; Ian Davies 0352338321
- target species or community; Eastern Barred Bandicoot
- project name; Eastern Barred Bandicoot Recovery
- location and date; Hamilton Community Parklands, July, October 2009
- activities; trapping and release to monitor population
- contact; Richard Hill 55542302
- target species or community; Ancient Greenling
- project name; Ancient Greenling Surveys
- location and date; wetlands of the South-west, Wilsons Promontory and Goulburn River floodplain to June 2011
- activities; sighting of adults and adult damselfly surveys
- group/s; Arthur Rylah Institute (DSE), Parks Victoria, community groups and odonate enthusiasts.
- contact; Di Crowther 0394508613
- target species or community; Southern Toadlet
- project name; Conservation biology of the Southern Toadlet in south-west Victoria
- location and date; Area 1- between Warrnambool and Colac, down along the coast and as far north as Mortlake. Area 2 Grampians National Park. Adult surveys April-May and Tadpole surveys: July 2010
- activities; locate, catch, measure and swab individuals of a number of frog species at historic Southern Toadlet breeding sites throughout the south-west
- group/s; LaTrobe University and volunteers welcome.
- contact; Yoni Tiljak 0421733376.
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[edit] Survey results summary
Species: Southern Right Whale 2010 summary report to 15 July 2010 from Mandy Watson, Senior Natural Resource Management Officer - Biodiversity Department Sustainability and Environment 78 Henna St Warrnambool 3280
Species: Brolga Summary results for 2008 flocking season in south-west Victoria. This table represents maximum Brolga numbers at flocking sites in south-west Victoria. A maximum of 662 birds were recorded, including 33 young birds (1 & 2 year old).
| Month max no’s recorded | Location | Est. max. No’s |
| Feb 08 | Warings Lane | 2 |
| Feb 08 | Lake Gerhang | 2 |
| Feb 08 | Cundare Pool | 5 |
| March 08 | Mininera | 4 |
| March 08 | Narracoorte | 37 |
| March 08 | Kaladbro | 120 |
| March 08 | Willaura | 155 |
| March 08 | Lake Bolac | 72 |
| March 08 | Lake Barnie Bolac | 2 |
| March 08 | Lake Gellie | 2 |
| April 08 | “Blackwood” Penshurst | 175 |
| April 08 | Pink Lakes | 58 |
| April 08 | Salt Lake | 28 |
Brolga Flocking 2010 Season Report This table represents maximum Brolga numbers at flocking sites in south-west Victoria. A maximum of 401 birds were recorded during counts in May, including 39 young birds (1 & 2 year old).
| Month max no’s recorded | Location | Est. max. No’s |
| 12 May 2010 | Carranballac/Streatham | 44 |
| 13 May 2010 | Darlington | 19 |
| 13 May 2010 | Lake Minangil | 2 |
| 13 May 2010 | Lake Tooliorook | 2 |
| 14 May 2010 | Kaladbro Swamp | 154 |
| 17 May 2010 | Penshurst - Blackwood Estate | 95 |
| 17 May 2010 | Penshurst - Rentsch's | 109 |
| 18 May 2010 | Minhamite | 2 |
| 19 May 2010 | Lake Bolac vicinity | 17 |
| 21 May 2010 | Willaura | 44 |
| 11 May 2010 | Darlington | 6 |
| 24 May 2010 | Foxhow/Leslie Manor | 2 |
There were no brolgas recorded at Lake Bookar, Lake Colongulac, Lake Kariah, Lake Round, Penshurst - Blackwood Lake, Lake Gnarput, Lake Terangpom, Lake Punpundal, Lake Koreetnung and Lake Weeranganuk.
Species: Growling Grass Frog Summary results 2007/2008 in Wimmera and Corangamite Catchments from surveys conducted at 120 historical and newly found sites. Results summary to 2008
Species: Striped Legless Lizard Summary results from Spring 2008 surveys. Over the four years prior to 2008 each survey grid has been monitored an average of 14 times, which equates to about 4200 grids checked and about 210,000 tiles being lifted. The Striped Legless Lizard has been detected at 73 of 330 survey grids, >50% which are located on road reserves. Grassland reserves had about 30% and private property about 20% occurrence. The majority of these sites were previously unrecorded populations and hence the known distribution of the species has now been significantly expanded.
Species: Eastern Barred Bandicoot population monitoring for 2008 was focused at three sites; Hamilton Community Parklands, Mt Rothwell (near the You Yangs) and Mooramong. Good results were obtained at Hamilton Community Parklands where predator control is achieved through protective fencing. Since the release of 30 animals in 2007 numbers expanded to where 50 individuals were trapped in October 2008. Unfortunately in January 2009 only 23 were trapped, possibly due to a reduction in food availability.
At Mt Rothwell (which has predator proof fencing) Eastern-barred Bandicoot numbers were stable through 2008 and into 2009. On-going monitoring will look at competition with other species such as the Southern Brown Bandicoot.
At Mooramong (which has no protective fencing) numbers have declined through 2008 but there is evidence of breeding even though only 6 animals were recorded.
As of February 2009 about 17 breeding pairs are being maintained to provide off-spring which can be used to supplement existing release sites; these are located at Monarto Zoological Park, South Australia, Kyabram Fauna Park and Melbourne Zoo.
Species: Ancient Greenling Transect lines to monitor Ancient Greenling adult damselflies were placed at Long Swamp in Discovery Bay Coastal Park December 2009. In excess of 40 adults were noted at this site. Assistance from Portland DSE and community members has located another two wetlands within the southwest region where the damselfly has been sighted. Surveys will continue to February 2011.
Anyone who has sighted the Ancient Greenling adults at any wetland is asked to contact Di Crowther on 039450 8613.
[edit] Proposed surveys
- target species or community; Grampians Threatened Flora
- project name; Grampians Threatened Species Group
- location and date; Grampians National Park & environs 2009-10
- activities; searching for threatened flora
- group/s; Parks Victoria & volunteers
- contact; Sylvia van der Peet - Parks Victoria (5361 4001) or Pauline Rudolph DSE (5362 0754)
- target species or community; Eastern Barred Bandicoot
- project name; Eastern Barred Bandicoot Recovery
- location and date; Hamilton Community Parklands, January & April 2010
- activities; Trapping and release to monitor population
- group/s;
- contact; Richard Hill 03 55542302
[edit] Your ideas
Do you have any thoughts on what threatened species or communities need to be surveyed? Have you noticed a decline in a particular area, maybe there has been some threatening process impacting on the species or habitat area that is of interest to you. If you have ideas please list here with your contact phone number, there is no guarantee something will happen straight away but at least if people are aware of an issue it may be picked up by a CMA, DSE, a conservation or landcare group or a University, all of which could be involved with surveys.
Species; Amphibians
Location; Western Victoria
Issue; Species decline
Contact; Ray Draper 5331 3305 or 0427 803 338
Species: Hairy Anchor Plant
Location: Lal Lal, SE of Ballarat
Issue: A local group have a population of HAP under their care and would like to know more about the species. Is anyone working on this species or able to help out with information?
Of particular interest is the reproduction/propagation of this species. There is concern that something may be inhibiting the population from reproducing.
Contact: Geoff Hewitt on (03) 5341 7671, or you can leave a message here.
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[edit] Your help required
People undertaking surveys often have difficulty in covering areas that they would like to, particularly as some surveys require multiple days or nights sometimes with many stations or coverage required over a large area. If you are planning a survey and think your survey could be improved with assistance from others (provided it is allowable under permit conditions) if appropriate, then please list your survey here for others to see. There are some very knowledgable and experienced people in our community who may feel that they can contribute.
Species; Brolga
Location; across South West Victoria
Activity; surveys are carried out each year during the breeding season to locate nest sites, describe nesting habitat and document annual breeding dates (nesting, egg laying, hatching and fledging) including determine the success of a minimum of 20 nests annually. The survey also aims to count the number of adult, juvenile and first year birds at flocking sites each year and determine the population size. If you are in a position to record sightings of Brolga flocking and nesting it would provide valuable assistance in expanding the scope of these surveys.
Date; anytime (Flocking Summer-Autumn, breeding winter-spring)
Contact; Richard Hill 03 55542302
Species; Growling Grassfrog
Location; across South West Victoria
Activity; If you see or hear a Growling Grassfrog, or if you are interested in participating in the frog census, please contact the project coordinator. All information received will be greatly appreciated.
Date; 2005 current project
Contact; Ray Draper (03) 5331 3305 or 0427 803 338
- Species; Golden Sun Moth
- Location; Proposed surveys to be conducted in grasslands on the Victorian Volcanic Plains (VVP) outside of the proposed urban growth boundary
- Activity; Surveys to follow simple, standardised protocol (currently available in several documents and websites e.g. EPBC)
- Date; October - November - December 2009
- Contact; Dr. Geoff Brown, Phone 94508684, Dr. Arn Tolsma - Arthur Rylah Institute Heidelberg.
- Further information; They would appreciate contact from anyone in the general GSM survey areas (soon to be determined) of the VVP who is:
(1) able to report when the moths are flying, or (2) willing to visit designated sites to look for them.
- Species; Brush-tailed Phascogale
- Location; Proposed - Hepburn Regional Park, Wombat Forest (Yandoit) early April 2010.
- Activity; assist with trapping survey
- Date; Thursday 8 April to Monday 12 April 2010
- Contact; Andrew Arnold 53366720 User:Andya
- Species; Southern Toadlet
- Activity; Assist with survey, catching, measure and swabing
- Date; Tadpole survey - July 2010
- Contact; Yoni Tiljak 0421733376
See also:
- Current projects for threatened species & their habitats
- Research to help threatened species & communities
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