Wetlands Bird Survey

Wetlands Bird Survey

Date: ______________________ Location: __________________________ Observer: _________________________

Record the number of birds of each species that you observe.

Type of Bird	Species	Number observed
Ducks	Pacific Black Duck
Ducks	Hardhead Duck
Rails and Crakes	Purple Swamphen
	Dusky Moorhen
	Eurasian Coot
Egrets, Herons, and Bitterns	Eastern Great Egret
Egrets, Herons, and Bitterns	White-faced Heron
Ibis	Australian White Ibis
Cormorants	Little Black Cormorant
	Pied Cormorant
	Australian Darter
Spoonbills	Royal Spoonbill
Gulls and Terns	Silver Gull
Other Wetlands Birds	Black Swan
Other Wetlands Birds	Australian Pelican
Introduced Waterfowl	Domestic Duck
Introduced Waterfowl	Domestic Goose
Other

How many people visiting the wetland are engaged in the following activities and what is their impact on the local bird population, if any?

Activity	Number of people	Impacting birds?	Impact:
Walking		YES / NO
Fishing		YES / NO
Bird watching		YES / NO
Picnicking		YES / NO
Dog walking - leashed		YES / NO
Dog walking - unleashed		YES / NO
Bird feeding		YES / NO