Attachment 4 - Terrestrial Ecology Report_RACV_2022 June

Migratory Species

No suitable habitat for migratory shorebird/wetland species (e.g. curlew, sandpiper, greenshank)
occurs within or immediately adjacent to the subject land.

Potential habitat (e.g. forested habitat) occurs for migratory terrestrial species (e.g. fantails, monarch,
flycatcher). Potential habitat occurs for common, mobile marine species, including aerial insectivores,
raptors (e.g. sea-eagle, osprey, bee-eater, swift, goose, egret, needle-tail).

A rufous fantail was recorded within the subject land and surrounds during the May 2019 site surveys.
There are 29 known records (within 15km of the subject land) for this species (Wildnet Database
2019). These birds mostly occur in rainforest, dense wet forests, swamp woodlands and mangroves,
preferring shaded areas. During migration, they may be found in more open habitats or urban areas.

Short-beaked Echidna was recorded foraging (camera traps) mostly within the Council land but also
within the subject site. The echidna lives in practically all environments, including forests and
woodlands, heath, grasslands and arid landscapes. They regularly occur in residential yards and are
known to move throughout the landscape.

Locally Significant Species

Of the locally significant species, it is possible that the mangrove habitat species (e.g. large-tailed
nightjar, shining flycatcher) may occur in the Weyba Creek ecosystem; and Lamprophylis amicula may
occur in the subject land and surrounds (noting this is a fairly common skink species).




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