Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Bunyip River
Site Fishers wetland @ carpark looking toward cowes. ME_EFI300
Date and Time Monday 11th May 2009 09:00am
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

No physical chemical tests recorded on this visit
Sample
Weather Overcast
Last rainfall Last 3 days
Flow estimate None
Water Appearance
Stream depth 50.00
Stream width 15.00
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants
Wadjil Garook and Warn marng is the name for these wetlands from Bunarong. This is the first field visit with the aim of seeing if the dams are going to disrupt birdlife. Bird list for the whole of Fishers Wetland for this day: black-fronted dotterell White-fronted chat pelican grey fantail little wattlebird swamp harrier cape barron geese grebe willy wagtail swan swallow flame robin mountain duck shell duck australian magpie purple swamp hen silver gulls starlings masked lapwings australian raven teals pacific black duck white faced heron magpie lark red wattlebird superb blue wren sparrow wood duck ibis yellow rumped thornbill Plants List: canary grass hop goodenia pink scum at 'Drain" Boobiella Ti tree stands poa Kykooya Doc Thistle New Zealand spinach

Habitat

Migrated from old Melbourne data
Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation Overall
Poor 2 Good 8 Excellent 10 VeryPoor 1 Fair 6 Fair 27

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

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