Hi Chris
Boekel (1976) noted several unpublished sightings of Great Knots at the
Leanyer Sewage Ponds, but they certainly are uncommon. I don't recall
seeing one there in my 29 years of visiting the ponds.
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on 24/1/11 8:00 PM, Chris Sanderson at wrote:
> Update on access to Leanyer STP in Darwin.
>
> Regards,
> Chris
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Peter Kyne <>
> Date: Mon, Jan 24, 2011 at 7:56 PM
> Subject: [ntbirds] No access to Leanyer at the moment
> To:
> Cc: Micha Jackson <>
>
>
>
>
> Hi All,
>
> Following on from Biggles' report that Parks has caught one of the Leanyer
> crocs, here is an update regarding access to the ponds.
>
> The ponds are presently closed to everyone with no new permits or permit
> renewals until the croc issue is resolved.
>
> Power & Water had previously advised that they were going to be installing a
> new key system from February onwards and birders were asked to call P&W to
> organise pick up of a new key, together with signing a new indemnity form.
> The lock system will be changed as planned at the end of this month
> (January), but there will be no new issue of keys for birders as was
> originally planned until the crocodiles (now down to 2) are removed.
>
> We were able to organise access to the ponds yesterday for the National
> Summer Shorebird Count, but we had to sign in as P&W visitors, go through a
> brief induction, have an escort present on site and have the vehicle
> decontaminated after our visit. At the moment there is also a large amount
> of work going on at the ponds.
>
> While current keys will open the gate until the end of this month, please
> note that the ponds are completely closed to everyone at the moment,
> including NT Field Nat Club members who have access to a communal key.
>
> Julie Fisher at P&W informed me to call in (8985 7175) every couple of
> months to check the situation. Hopefully we will be allowed access again in
> the near future, as yesterday the ponds were very productive including the
> following: 4 Little Ringed Plovers, 6 Eastern Yellow Wagtails, 5 Wood
> Sandpipers, 57 Marsh Sandpipers, 12 Common Greenshanks, 2 Great Knots (our
> first record at the site), 7 Black-tailed Godwits and 5 Pacific Golden
> Plovers.
>
> Cheers, Pete Kyne
>
> Peter Kyne (PhD)
> Research Associate - Aquatic Ecology
> Tropical Rivers and Coastal Knowledge (TRaCK)
> Charles Darwin University, Darwin NT 0810, Australia
>
> Ph: +61 8 8946 7616
> Fax: +61 8 8946 7455
> Email: <peter.kyne%40cdu.edu.au>
> www.track.gov.au
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