VWSG FIELDWORK PROGRAMME
January to May 2011
| DATE | PLACE AND OBJECTIVES | Tide time and height (m) | |
| Mon 10 Jan | Sandy Point Sanderling [Meet at 11am at Sandy Point] | 16.52 | 1.33 |
| Tue 11 Jan to Wed 12 Jan | Barry Beach Bar-tailed Godwit [Set nets 3pm 11th, camp overnight or stay at Susanπs at Yarram, meet at 0630 on 12th at BB gates] | 07.26 (12th) | 2.50 |
| Fri 28 Jan | Corner Inlet Count – eastern section (Nooramunga) | 08.19 | 2.75 |
| Sat 29 Jan to Tue 1 Feb | Corner Inlet Bar-tailed Godwit, Red Knot etc. [Meet to set nets 2pm 28th. Stay nights of 28th to 31st at Mannπs Beach Hall] | 08.55 to 10.56 | 2.71 2.44 |
| Mon 7 Feb | Rhyll Bar-tailed Godwit & Red Knot | 17.01 | 2.61 |
| Thur 10 Feb to Sat 12 Feb | Swan Bay Eastern Curlew (to attach geolocators) [Set nets pm. 10th. Stay overnight (10th & 11th) camping or at Colin Gibbsπ house] *Time at Port Phillip Heads. Up to 2 hours later in Swan Bay | 05.43* (11th) 06.15* (12th) | 1.44 1.40 |
| Tues 15 Feb | Corner Inlet Count – western section | 09.18 | 2.63 |
| [Sat 19 Feb to Sat 12 Mar] | [ NWA Expedition ] | ||
| Sun 20 Feb | Yallock Creek Red-necked Stint | 15.15 | 2.72 |
| Sat 19 Mar to Sat 26 Mar | South Australia Sanderling & Ruddy Turnstone [Travel over on 19th & back on 26th] | 13.46 to 17.44 | 0.89 1.03 |
| Sun 3 Apr to Mon 11 Apr | King Island Ruddy Turnstone [Fly over am 3rd and back pm 11th] | 12.16 to 16.36 | 1.30 1.55 |
| Sun 17 Apr | Rhyll Pied Oystercatcher | 11.22 | 2.62 |
| Mon 18 Apr | French Island Pied Oystercatcher | 12.41 | 2.82 |
| Wed 4 May | Stockyard Point Pied Oystercatcher | 14.03 | 2.86 |
| Fri 6 May to Sat 7 May | Barry Beach Pied & Sooty OystercatcherCharles Hall Road Sooty Oystercatcher [Stay at Rosemaryπs at Yanakie on nights of 6th & 7th May] | 16.08 16.45 | 2.60 2.66 |
The meeting time is normally 5 hours before high tide.
Activities listed are dependent on satisfactory recce information. Other catching will be added to the programme at short notice if opportunities/needs arise.
Please try and let Roz or Clive know, by email or by phone, several days before each fieldwork activity if you are planning to participate. This greatly helps reduce the number of phone calls which organizers have to make to complete a satisfactory team for each activity.
CONTACTS
| Clive Minton | 165 Dalgetty Rd, Beaumaris. 3193. 9589 4901 (h) 0427 831 080 (field only) mintons@ozemail.com.au |
Roz Jessop | 0427 521 857 rjessop@penguins.org.au |
| Susan Taylor | 5182 5470 (h) 5183 9104 (w) 0428 839 104 susan.taylor@dse.vic.gov.au |
Birgita Hansen | 0428 591 810 birgita.hansen@dse.vic.gov.au |
| Doris Graham | 9482 2112 (h) phone and fax grahamdm@melbpc.org.au Messages 0409 230 341 |
Rosemary Davidson | 9885 8231 (h) 5687 1322 (Yanakie) rosiedavidson@iprimus.com.au |
| Ken Gosbell | 9878 9722 0429 804 524 (field only) ken@gosbell.id.au |
Robyn Atkinson | 5251 3177 (h) 0429 965 271 Robyn.Atkinson@sjog.org.au |
| Dave Cropley | 9763 6073 (h) scropley7@bigpond.com |
Prue Wright | 9489 7508 (h) 0404 002 745 prue327@bigpond.net.au |
