Surveying the Shorebirds and Seabirds of Australia

The team behind Birding Southwest specialise in shorebird and seabird survey and monitoring.

Get in touch to discuss our survey and monitoring services.

SHOREBIRDS of Australia

The coast and wetlands of Western Australia provide critical non-breeding habitat for migratory shorebirds with the coast in the North of WA considered the most important non-breeding site on the East Asian-Australasian Flyway. Correspondingly, these wetlands and coastal environments are of high value when considering any potential disturbance and regularly are in need of impact assessment in the form of shorebird and seabird survey and monitoring.

SEABIRDS Of Australia

Western Australia’s coastal and pelagic waters are of high value to a large number of seabirds, utilising our productive shelf waters to feed and islands to breed and roost. With an increase in the potential use of these areas for renewable energy sources such as windfarms, this group is likely to become an increasing focus in impact assessments.

As with shorebirds, seabirds are another group of birds that require an in-depth knowledge, specialised skillset and extensive experience to work with and this is exactly where our expertise shines.

Reach out if you would like to talk through survey or monitoring opportunities.

Vertebrate fauna Surveys and Monitoring in WA

Led by Louis Masarei, the team behind Birding Southwest are also Vertebrate Fauna experts and conduct high level Survey and Monitoring in Western Australia.

SURVEYS

With experience in all regions of Western Australia we can provide a full range of vertebrate fauna survey delivered in accordance with government guidelines. This includes;
• Baseline studies for Environmental Impact Assessments (Basic and Detailed Trapping),
• Targeted Surveys for conservation signifcant species,
• Desktop Reviews,
• Habitat Assessments,
• Migratory shorebird, seabird and waterbird surveys.

MONITORING

We have substantial experience in the design and implementation of meaningful monitoring programs with a background in monitoring for scientific research supporting conservation outcomes. These monitoring programs have produced robust and useful data across a range of disciplines.

With our night vision, motion sensing camera and acoustic field recording capabilities we can ensure monitoring projects are run to the highest standard.

SELECTED PROJECTS

These projects demonstrate our areas of expertise and breadth of experience.

• Lake Carnegie Waterbird Survey (DBCA)
• Lake Way Waterbird, SRE & aquatic invertebrates
• Goomig Development Gouldian Finch Monitoring (DPIRD)
• Lake Wells Shorebird and aquatic invertebrates
• Goldfields Agricultural Region Black Cockatoo and Vertebrate Fauna
• Broome Borefield and Irrigation Biological Surveys (Water Corp)

These projects were completed in collaboration with other industry specialists.

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