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                                                                          A critically endangered Curlew
                                                                          Sandpiper    (Calidris ferruginea)
                                                                          observed amongst seaweed.

                                                                          The Curlew Sandpiper breeds in the
                                                                          lowland tundra of Siberia before its
                                                                          annual migration along the EAAF to
                                                                          Australia.     The population is
                                                                          estimated    at   around     90,000
                                                                          individuals.

                                                                          It was last observed in the Noosa
                                                                          River in November, 2017.

                                                                          Credit Bob Inglis.




 One of the more abundant species of migratory
 shorebirds observed in the Noosa River estuary,
 the Pacific Golden Plover (Pluvialis fulva) seen
 here in its distinctive non-breeding plumage.

 The EAAF population of the species, which
 breeds in Alaska, is estimated at 120,000
 individuals. It is considered secure in Australia
 and has been observed in 136 of 151 surveys
 conducted.

 Credit Bob Inglis.




                                                                       The Lesser Sand Plover (Charadrius
                                                                       mongolus) pictured here in non-
                                                                       breeding plumage. The sub-species
                                                                       (one of five) migrates from its
                                                                       breeding grounds in far east arctic
                                                                       Siberia.

                                                                       The sub-species is listed as
                                                                       endangered in Australia, and has
                                                                       been sighted in 8 of 15 Noosa River
                                                                       survey years, most recently in May,
                                                                       2019.

                                                                       Credit: Queensland Wader Studies
                                                                       Group (2010).




Table 3 details a summary of the observations recorded over the survey period for all species of bird
observed including typical current counts and trends over time. Note observation frequency denotes the
number of monthly surveys in which a specie was observed, whilst seasonal frequency denotes the
number of July 1- June 30 yearly cycles, or seasons, in which a specie was observed.


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