Rottnest Island lakes, swamps and coastal bird counts December 1981 to September 2007
Citation
Saunders D (2020): Rottnest Island lakes, swamps and coastal bird counts December 1981 to September 2007. v1.5. CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere. Dataset/Occurrence. https://www.marine.csiro.au/ipt/resource?r=rottnest_birds&v=1.5 https://doi.org/10.15468/n1aud4 accessed via GBIF.org on 2020-11-19. accessed via GBIF.org on 2022-05-22.Description
The salt lakes and swamps of Rottnest Island were surveyed by two observers, who between them walked round all the lakes and swamps (see figure of lakes and swamps below), with the exception of Barker Swamp, in the centre of the island. All birds, except Silver Gulls, seen around or on the lakes and swamps were identified and counted. The coastal surveys was conducted by one observer who drove round the island, stopping at 32 vantage points (see figure of observation locations below), from which observations were made with the aid of a telescope on a tripod and binoculars. All birds (with the exception of Silver Gulls) were identified and counted. Any species seen that were not initially identified were approached to identify them. Three complete surveys of birds of the coast were conducted between 24-27 September 1982, 21-23 September 1992 and 3-4 September 2007 by the same observer. These surveys commenced at the main jetty on Thomson Bay and involved walking anti-clockwise around the island; a distance of 37km. All beaches and cliff faces were traversed and the observer walked as close to the cliff edges as safety permitted. Counts were made of all non-terrestrial birds, with the exception of Silver Gull. These data on the birds of the salt lakes, swamps and coast of Rottnest Island were collected by Research Scientist Denis Saunders and Technical Officer Perry de Rebeira of CSIRO Division of Wildlife and Rangelands Research as part of research on island bird communities.Additional info
marine, harvested by OBISTaxonomic Coverages
Seabirds and a few terrestrial birds
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Geographic Coverages
Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia
Bibliographic Citations
- Saunders, D. A. and C. P. de Rebeira (1985). Turnover in breeding bird populations on Rottnest Island, Western Australia. Australian Wildlife Research 12: 467-77. -
- Saunders, Denis A. and Perry de Rebeira (2009). A case study of the conservation value of a small tourist resort island: birds of Rottnest Island, Western Australia 1905-2007. Pacific Conservation Biology 15: 11-31. -
- Saunders, Denis and Perry de Rebeira (1993). Birds of Rottnest Island. DAS and CPdeR, Guildford WA. ISBN 0 9593247 3 9 -
Contacts
Denis Saundersoriginator
position: Research Scientist
CSIRO Wildlife and Ecology
AU
email: Denis.Saunders@csiro.au
Dave Watts
metadata author
position: OBIS Australia Data manager
CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere
PO Box 1538
Hobart
7001
Tasmania
AU
Telephone: +61 (3) 6232 5062
email: obisau@csiro.au
homepage: http://www.obis.org.au/
Dave Watts
publisher
position: OBIS Australia Data Manager
CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere
Castray Esplanade
Hobart
7000
Tasmania
AU
Telephone: +61 3 6232 5062
email: o
homepage: http://www.obis.org.au
Denis Saunders
administrative point of contact
position: Research Scientist
CSIRO Wildlife and Ecology
AU
email: Denis.Saunders@csiro.au