I refereed a manuscript a few months ago by David Roheder that was to be
published in "The Australian Birdwatcher" summarising the results of a
survey on Beach Thick-knees in NSW.
To very quickly answer your question, yes the number of Beach Thick-knees
is increasing very slowly but the number of breeding pairs remains small.
I don't have a copy of the manuscript at my fingertips so I can't quote
actual numbers.
Given the ecology of the species and that NSW is at the limits of their
distribution they will never be common in this state.
Cheers
David
David Geering
Regent Honeyeater Recovery Coordinator
NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service
P.O. Box 2111
Dubbo NSW 2830
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