As advised in my earlier message. Here is part 2 of the attachment.
Regards
Alison Mackerras
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Subject: 2021 Swift Parrot & Regent Honeyeater surveys notification
Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2021 03:53:26 +0000
From: Chris Timewell <>
To: Woodland Birds <>
Hello everyone,
It's been a while since we've been in contact with you all!
After the disappointment of the double cancellation in 2020, we are
pleased to announce that the biannual targeted searches for Swift
Parrots and Regent Honeyeaters are all set to resume in 2021. The
preferred windows for the surveys are:
* *Round 1: *Saturday 24th April to Sunday 6th June (roughly centred
on the traditional 3rd weekend in May)
* *Round 2: *Saturday 17th July to Sunday 29th August (roughly centred
on the traditional 1st weekend in August).
We'd love to have your participation in the searches for these two
critically endangered species. Thank you for your invaluable past
support and involvement - which have made a significant contribution to
the knowledge and conservation management for them. Importantly, we
stillneed and rely upon submissions for all incidental sightings of
these two species made at any time of the year, and at any mainland
location. For the Regent Honeyeater sightings in particular, we
encourage you to let us know ASAP using the Freecall number (1800621
056) - as well as documenting any leg colour band combinations and other
relevant details (e.g., number of birds, behaviour, etc.).
You may also notice that the window for each survey period has been
extended from 2 weeks to 6 weeks. This is because we are _progressively
rolling out a revised survey approach_ from Round 1 in 2021. The full
details will be provided on our website soon
(https://birdlife.org.au/swift-parrot
<https://birdlife.org.au/swift-parrot>- in development, watch this
space), in conjunction with support documents and follow-up emails
closer to the commencement of the first survey period. In a snapshot:
* We are in the process of establishing more than 2000 fixed survey
points on publicland throughout the known and potential habitats for
these species on the mainland. About 40% will be ready to be
surveyed by volunteer birdwatchers in Round 1 in 2021, with most of
the remainder intended to be ready for surveying by volunteer
birdwatchers in Round 2.
* The surveys are to be undertaken from a stationary point usinga /5
minute-50 metre radius/ technique. All bird species that can be
seen and heard will be recorded (not just the two target species),
and users will also be encouraged to complete a rapid assessment of
resource availability (e.g., flowering, water availability,etc).
This method has been successfully used by BirdLife and ANU for these
two target species as part of internal surveys over the past few years.
* All survey findings are to be entered into a new Birdata portal -
*/Swift Parrot Search. /*This portal is in the process of being
finalised and tested, and will be available on the Birdata website
and app soon. Options for paper-based data collection will also be
made available, along with maps, GPS coordinates, tree
identification guides and other relevant material.
* We are still receiving amazing support from our network of volunteer
regional coordinators,who aim to ensure that as many sites as
possiblewithin their area are visited and appropriately surveyed.
Let us know if you'd like to be put in touch with your relevant
regional coordinator for guidance on where to visit during each
survey period.
We are excited by this new approach, and the opportunities that it
offers to address new and urgent conservation questions that we are
unable to confidentlyanswer using the traditional search method.
The survey locations will be available for viewing when the Swift Parrot
Search portal is completed in Birdata. We will also be progressively
uploading maps, regional guides and other material to the dedicated
website in coming weeks. However, if you want a sneak-peak at some of
the survey locations in your area, you can view about 700 of these which
have been established under the "Shared Sites" section within Birdata,
with another 500 or so to be uploaded in the coming days.For further
instructions on how to do this, please see the step-by-step document
attached to guide you through the process.
For those locations where the new survey method _will not_ be rolled out
in Round 1, we are still strongly encouraging you all to keep searching
for the species using the same approach that you have used
traditionally. This data is still very important to collect during the
transition phase from the traditional to the revised survey approach
during 2021. We will let you know soon which locations are to be part
of the Round 1 roll-out, and which will be in Round 2 or beyond.
We are also currently finalising the *2020 Annual Report* for Swift
Parrot and Regent Honeyeater sightings. Despite the COVID-19
cancellations, there were opportunistic sightings of Swift Parrots and
Regent Honeyeaters from a range of locations spanning from western
Victoria to southern Queensland - plus a single Swift Parrot
surprisingly turning up in a chicken coop on Lord Howe Island! These
stories and more from 2020 - 'the year without precedent' - will be
provided to you in a follow-up email within the next fortnight. Again,
we really appreciate all of the sightings that we receive. Keep them
coming!
Please feel free to get in touch to discuss any aspect of this email
<>)
Thanks again for your interest, support and involvement in the
conservation of our threatened and declining woodland birds.
For those of you who are directly or indirectly affected by the flooding
rains, we send you our best wishes.
From Dean, Mick, Chris, Emily, Kristy and Beau.
P.S. The Swift Parrots have had an early arrival on the mainland in
2021, with semi-regular sightings across Victoria from early-mid March.
Keep your eyes and ears peeled. It could be a good winter for flowering
and lerp across the range of these species.
Chris Timewell| Woodland Bird Project Coordinator
BirdLife Australia
Suite 2-05, 60 Leicester Street, Carlton VIC 3053
M0417 621 901 | T03 9347 0757 ext 234 | F03 9347 9323
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