Northern Territory seabird breeding colony monitoring
Mahney, Terry; McKay, Lindley; Ziembicki, Mark; Westaway, John; Brennan, Kym; Morrison, Scott; Northern Territory. Department of Natural Resources, Environment, the Arts and Sport Biodiversity Conservation Division
E-Publications; E-Books; PublicationNT
2009
Date:2009; Cover title. Includes bibliographical references.; Made available via the Publications (Legal Deposit) Act 2004 (NT)
English
Biodiversity conservation -- Northern Territory; Birds -- Breeding -- Australia, Northern; Wildlife conservation -- Northern Territory
Northern Territory Government
Palmerston
20 pages : ill., map ; 30 cm.
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https://hdl.handle.net/10070/231879
https://hdl.handle.net/10070/665867
Haul Round and Maine islands were visited on 8th and 9th July 2009. Objectives were to: trial seabird monitoring methods and the data sheet (see appendix 2 for data sheet); identify and count colonial nesting seabirds present on both islands; on Haul Round to investigate feasibility of installing cameras to monitor quantities of eggs harvested by local people from Maningrida. Six species of colonial-nesting seabirds were recorded. All these were previously recorded by Chatto (2001), apart from black noddy. The most abundant species was bridled tern, with an estimated 400 birds present. Also present were around 140 crested tern; approximately 30 roseate tern, 5 black-naped tern, 5 silver gull and a single black noddy. Identification sheets for these species can be found in the back of this report. Two species were confirmed breeding in 2009 - bridled tern and silver gull. Judging from trampled vegetation, old eggshells and guano deposited, bridled terns had nested over the whole vegetated part of the island. Breeding was nearly finished by July; one intact egg and one fledgling were recorded. Photo: Bridled Tern nest on Haul Round Island According to rangers and traditional owners, in 2009 seabird breeding commenced in April/May In May 1994 Chatto recorded 5,000 bridled tern and 500 crested tern nesting and in June 1996 he recorded 5,000 bridled tern and 5,000 roseate tern nesting.