VWSG FIELDWORK PROGRAMME
May to December 2011
| DATE | PLACE AND OBJECTIVES | Tide time and height (m) | |
| 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 |
| Tues 17 May | Stockyard Point Pied Oystercatcher | 12.22 | 2.93 |
| Thurs 2 June | French Island Pied Oystercatcher | 13.28 | 2.88 |
| Tues 14 June to Fri 17 June | Corner Inlet - Nooramunga Bar-tailed Godwit, Pied and Sooty Oystercatchers. Stay at Yanakie, nights 13 to 17 June. | 11.02 to 14.35 | 2.52 2.66 |
| Sat 16 July | Corner Inlet – Roussacπs Farm Pied and Sooty Oystercatchers | 14.02 | 2.51 |
| Sun 17 July | Barry Beach Pied and Sooty Oystercatcher | 15.04 | 2.55 |
| Sun 31 July | Stockyard Point Pied Oystercatcher | 13.08 | 2.80 |
| Sun 14 August | Rhyll Bar-tailed Godwit | 13.15 | 2.75 |
| Sat 27 August | VWSG AGM (Clive & Patπs house) 10am – 10pm 10am Equipment maintenance, 4pm AGM : 7-10pm Talks Small charge to cover meal costs applies | ||
| Sat 17 Sept | Stockyard Point Early arriving Curlew Sandpiper, Pied Oystercatcher | 15.51 | 2.73 |
| Wed 28 Sept Thurs 29 Sept Tues 4 Oct Sun 16 Oct Mon 17 Oct Tues 18 Oct Fri 28 Oct Sat 29 Oct | Inverloch Retrieval of geolocators from Eastern Curlew Weather conditions need to be fairly calm so a range of possible dates are given. Two (successful) catching attempts will be needed. | 11.58 12.47 16.29 15.20 15.55 16.30 12.13 13.04 | 1.41 1.47 1.48 1.40 1.40 1.39 1.42 1.47 |
| Thurs 3 Nov | Mud Islands Crested Tern (chicks and adults) | Low tide 10.40 | |
| Mon 7 Nov to Sat 12 Nov | South Australia Retrieving geolocators from Ruddy Turnstone and Sanderling | 11.40 to 14.02 | 0.72 to 0.70 |
| Sat 26 Nov to Fri 2 Dec | King Island Retrieving geolocators from Ruddy Turnstone | 12.40 to 17.49 | 1.37 to 1.34 |
| Tues 29 Nov | Mud Islands Crested Tern (chicks and adults) | 15.22 | (HT) |
| Wed 14 Dec | Mud Islands Crested Tern (chicks and adults) | 15.11 | (HT) |
| Sat 17 Dec | Sandy Point Sanderling | 17.19 | 1.36 |
| Sun 18 Dec | Corner Inlet Caspian Tern (chicks) | 11.39 | (LT) |
| Wed 21 Dec | The Nobbies – Phillip Island Crested Tern (chicks) | 14.51 (LT) | |
| Wed 28 Dec to Fri 30 Dec | Werribee SF Sharp-tailed Sandpiper, Curlew Sandpiper and Red-necked Stint (meet PM 27th to set nets) | 06.37 to 07.49 | 0.90 to 0.91 |
In addition to the above further fieldwork is likely to be arranged during this period. This will depend on recce information. Members will be notified by email of any activities added to the programme.
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 moonbird@waterfront.net.au |
| Susan Taylor | 5182 5470 (h) 5183 9104 (w) 0428 839 104 susan.taylor@dse.vic.gov.au/a> |
Birgita Hansen | 0428 591 810 b.hansen@ballarat.edu.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@gmail.com |
Please try and let Penny or Rob 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.
