Fieldwork 2022 January – June
| DATE | PLACE AND OBJECTIVES | TIDE TIME | TIDE HEIGHT (m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 7 Jan | Stockyard Point, Western Port Small waders and/or large waders. Collection of juvenile percentage data. | 1715 | 2.72 |
| Mon 10 Jan to Tues 11 Jan | Yallock Creek Small waders. Geolocator retreival and collection of juvenile percentage data. Meet 1400 on Mon 10 Jan to set net. Stay overnight at Harewood House | 0756 | 2.79 |
| Sun 23 Jan | Cannon net training at Yallock Creek This will be aimed at those with less experience but anyone welcome | 1713 | 2.61 |
| Mon 7 to Wed 9 Feb | Corner Inlet Bar-tailed Godwit and Red Knot Set net Monday afternoon (meet at Manns Beach) Subject to PV boat availability | 0730 0800 | 2.57 2.53 |
| Sat 12 Feb | FoSSE AGM 11am at The Campbell’s residence, 22 Lindsay Steet, Mount Gambier. | ||
| Sat 5 Mar | Yallock Creek (ONLY IF NEEDED) Retrieval of geolocators from Red-necked Stint and Curlew Sandpipers | 1609 | 2.78 |
| Fri 18 to Mon 28 Mar | King Island Retrieve and deploy geolocators and collect percent juvenile data on Ruddy Turnstone | ||
| Sat 2 Apr to Sat 9 Apr | South Australia Retrieve and deploy geolocators on Ruddy Turnstone (Sat 2 April is a travelling day to S.A.) | ||
| Sun 10 Apr to Thurs 14 Apr | Discovery Bay, Victoria Targeting Sanderling and flag reading | ||
| Mon 18 April | Stockyard Point Pied Oystercatchers | 1418 | 2.93 |
| Sat 21 May | Get together for equipment repair, awarding of Minton medal and life memberships | ||
| Mon 16 May | Rhyll Pied Oystercatchers or Bar-tailed Godwit | 1253 | 2.88 |
| Tues 14 Jun to Thur 16 Jun | Corner Inlet Overwintering Bar-tailed Godwit and Red Knot Set net Tues 14 Jun Stay overnight on 14 and 15 at Yanakie (Subject to PV boat availability) | 1344 1452 | 2.58 2.70 |
| June / July | Proposal to assist the Game Management Authority with duck catching. Details to follow. |
Additional fieldwork will be considered for this period and you will be advised accordingly.