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                    Diagram 8: Water bird (day) count time series – 2005 to present
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As an overall indicator of ecosystem health, numbers of the four species of raptors present in the lower
estuary generally remained stable as illustrated in Diagram 9.

                           Diagram 9: Raptor (day) count time series – 2005 to present

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Noosa River – Shorebird Survey Report 2019                                                                 Page 26