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Page 1: PHOTOGRAPHS - The Stevens Group€¦ · Photographs Keystone Ecological Ref: CVC 14-695 – October 2015 75 Photograph 5: The central track crossing the site from north to south is

PHOTOGRAPHS

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Photograph 1: Typical open area in the north eastern corner of the site. This area has been severely impacted by fire and weeds, with a few regrowth native trees and vines.

Photograph 2: Swamp Sclerophyll Forest EEC along the site’s western boundary with large specimens of Melaleuca quinquenervia Broad-leaved Paperbark and vines, with

well-developed epiphytes low in the trees.

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Photograph 3: Swamp Sclerophyll Forest along the western boundary contain patches of palms.

Photograph 4: Highly modified weedy vegetation to the east of the central track. This is

a favoured site for dumping furniture, garden waste and other rubbish.

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Photograph 5: The central track crossing the site from north to south is well used by locals as a short cut to the golf course as well as by dog walkers.

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Photograph 6: Quadrat 3, Vegetation type 1.

Photograph 7: Quadrat 5, Vegetation type 1.

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Photograph 8: Quadrat 4, Vegetation type 2.

Photograph 9: Quadrat 6, Vegetation type 2.

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Photograph 10: Quadrat 7, Vegetation type 2.

Photograph 11: Quadrat 1, Vegetation type 2/3.

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Photograph 12: Quadrat 2, Vegetation type 2/3.

Photograph 13: Dune intact at western edge of site. Looking west along HIckey Street.

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Photograph 14: Banksia integrifolia provides important foraging resources.

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Photograph 15: The central sandy track provided an opportunity to identify fauna by their tracks.

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Photograph 16: Anabat located in the vegetation at the western end of the site.

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Photograph 17: Hair funnel surveying for terrestrial mammals.

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Photograph 18: Hair funnel surveying for arboreal mammals.

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Photograph 19: Emu scats found on site.

Photograph 20: Warning sign for Emus on Iluka Road next to the subject site.

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Photograph 21: Bait chambers at the camera trap where a Koala was photographed.

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Photograph 22: Cymbidium madidum on Acacia disparrima.

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Photograph 23: Band Bandy found dead on Iluka Road.

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APPENDIX 1 FLORA DETAILS

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App

endi

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Tabl

e 1.

1: F

lora

spec

ies o

bser

ved

on th

e su

bjec

t site

by

Keys

tone

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logi

cal f

or th

is st

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ance

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gs (s

ee te

xt fo

r det

ails

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pro

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r ful

l flo

rist

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uadr

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Q1 to

Q7)

, eac

h of

400

m2 .

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near

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ose

quad

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with

in th

e sa

me

vege

tatio

n ty

pe a

re sh

own

as ‘N

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serv

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oth

er p

arts

of t

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te d

urin

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port

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005)

are

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ir lo

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Cael

ospe

rmum

pan

icul

atum

-

1

Ru

biac

eae

Coffe

a ar

abic

a*

Coffe

e

N

Ru

biac

eae

Mor

inda

jasm

inoi

des

- 2

1

Rubi

acea

e Po

max

um

bella

ta

Pom

ax

N

1

Ruta

ceae

Ac

rony

chia

impe

rfor

ata

Loga

n Ap

ple

4b

3 1

2 2

4b 4

b

Ru

tace

ae

Acro

nych

ia o

blon

gifo

lia

Whi

te A

spen

x

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Flo

ra D

etail

s

Key

ston

e E

colo

gica

l Re

f: CV

C 14

– 6

95 –

Oco

ber 2

015

94

Fam

ily

Scie

ntifi

c N

ame

Com

mon

Nam

e Ve

geta

tion

type

and

qua

drat

R

M

MF

2/3

1 2

1 2

2 Q

1 Q

2 Q

3 Q

4 Q

5 Q

6 Q

7 Sa

pind

acea

e Cu

pani

opsis

ana

card

ioid

es

Tuck

eroo

4b

3

Sa

pind

acea

e M

ischo

carp

us p

yrifo

rmis

Yello

w P

ear-

frui

t 2

1 1

1 1

1 3

Smila

cace

ae

Smila

x au

stra

lis

Law

yer V

ine

3 3

2 1

1

1

So

lana

ceae

So

lanu

m n

igru

m*

Blac

k N

ight

shad

e 2

1

Sola

nace

ae

Sola

num

seaf

orth

ianu

m*

Braz

ilian

Nig

htsh

ade

2

1

Ve

rben

acea

e La

ntan

a ca

mar

a*

Lant

ana

6 6

5 6

4b 4

b 7

Vita

ceae

Ca

yrat

ia cl

emat

idea

Sl

ende

r Gra

pe

1

1 1

Vi

tace

ae

Ciss

us h

ypog

lauc

a W

ater

Vin

e

2

1

4b

Vi

tace

ae

Ciss

us st

ercu

liifo

lia

Long

-leaf

Wat

er V

ine

N

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endi

x 1:

Flo

ra D

etail

s

Key

ston

e E

colo

gica

l Re

f: CV

C 14

– 6

95 –

Oct

ober

201

5 95

Tabl

e 1.

2: F

lora

spec

ies o

f con

serv

atio

n si

gnifi

canc

e re

cord

ed w

ithin

10

km o

f sub

ject

site

. E=E

ndan

gere

d, E

Pop=

Enda

nger

ed P

opul

atio

n, E

xt=E

xtin

ct, V

=Vul

nera

ble.

Sou

rce:

OEH

Wild

life

Atla

s dat

abas

e, 2

015.

Fam

ily

Scie

ntifi

c N

ame

Stat

us

TSC

Act

(199

5) St

atu

s EP

BC

Act

(199 9)

Hab

itat

req

uire

men

ts

Suit

abili

ty o

f Sit

e Su

rvey

con

side

rati

ons

Like

lihoo

d to

occ

ur

Impa

ct a

sses

smen

t

Casu

arin

acea

e Al

loca

suar

ina

defu

ngen

s E

E Oc

curs

on

coas

tal h

eath

. N

o su

itabl

e ha

bita

t on

site

.

Low

like

lihoo

d to

occ

ur.

No

furt

her i

mpa

ct

asse

ssm

ent r

equi

red.

Cype

race

ae

Cype

rus a

quat

ilis

E -

Occu

rs in

eph

emer

al w

et si

tes s

uch

as

road

side

ditc

hes a

nd se

epag

e ar

ea in

sa

ndst

one

area

s.

No

suita

ble

habi

tat

on si

te.

Lo

w to

no

likel

ihoo

d to

occ

ur.

No

furt

her i

mpa

ct

asse

ssm

ent r

equi

red.

Dill

enia

ceae

H

ibbe

rtia

mar

gina

ta

V V

Occu

rs in

gra

ssy

or sh

rubb

y op

en e

ucal

ypt

fore

st a

t low

alti

tude

s on

sand

ston

e.

No

suita

ble

habi

tat

on si

te.

Lo

w li

kelih

ood

to o

ccur

. N

o fu

rthe

r im

pact

as

sess

men

t req

uire

d.

Euph

orbi

acea

e Ch

amae

syce

psa

mm

oget

on

E -

Occu

rs o

n co

asta

l san

d du

nes.

No

suita

ble

habi

tat

on si

te.

Lo

w to

no

likel

ihoo

d to

occ

ur.

No

furt

her i

mpa

ct

asse

ssm

ent r

equi

red.

Faba

ceae

So

phor

a to

men

tosa

subs

p. a

ustr

alis

E

- Oc

curs

on

coas

tal s

and

dune

s. N

o su

itabl

e ha

bita

t on

site

.

Low

like

lihoo

d to

occ

ur.

No

furt

her i

mpa

ct

asse

ssm

ent r

equi

red.

Junc

agin

acea

e M

aund

ia tr

iglo

chin

oide

s V

- Oc

curs

in fr

eshw

ater

wet

land

s. N

o su

itabl

e ha

bita

t on

site

.

Low

to n

o lik

elih

ood

to o

ccur

. N

o fu

rthe

r im

pact

as

sess

men

t req

uire

d.

Laur

acea

e En

dian

dra

haye

sii

V V

It is

a ra

info

rest

spec

ies o

ccur

ring

in c

ool,

moi

st sh

elte

red

valle

ys a

nd g

ullie

s. N

o su

itabl

e ha

bita

t on

site

.

Low

like

lihoo

d to

occ

ur.

No

Furt

her i

mpa

ct

asse

ssm

ent r

equi

red.

Men

ispe

rmac

eae

Tino

spor

a tin

ospo

roid

es

V -

Com

mon

in su

btro

pica

l rai

nfor

ests

, litt

oral

ra

info

rest

s on

fert

ile, b

asal

t soi

ls.

No

suita

ble

habi

tat

on si

te.

Lo

w li

kelih

ood

to o

ccur

. N

o Fu

rthe

r im

pact

as

sess

men

t req

uire

d.

Orch

idac

eae

Diur

is sp

. aff

chry

sant

ha

E -

Know

n on

ly fr

om a

sing

le lo

catio

n at

Byr

on

Bay.

Occ

urs i

n lo

w-g

row

ing

gras

sy h

eath

on

cla

y so

il.

No

suita

ble

habi

tat

on si

te.

Lo

w li

kelih

ood

to o

ccur

. N

o Fu

rthe

r im

pact

as

sess

men

t req

uire

d.

Orch

idac

eae

Peri

ster

anth

us h

illii

V -

Rest

rict

ed to

coa

stal

are

as in

clud

ing

litto

ral r

ainf

ores

t and

low

land

rain

fore

st

on fl

oodp

lain

.

No

suita

ble

habi

tat

on si

te.

On

ly 1

reco

rd id

entif

ied

with

in th

e br

oade

r st

udy

area

; fro

m Il

uka

NR.

Lo

w li

kelih

ood

to o

ccur

.

No

furt

her i

mpa

ct

asse

ssm

ent r

equi

red.

Orch

idac

eae

Phai

us a

ustr

alis

E

E

Occu

rs in

swam

py g

rass

land

or s

wam

py

fore

st in

clud

ing

rain

fore

st, e

ucal

ypt o

r pa

perb

ark

fore

st, m

ostly

in c

oast

al a

reas

; as

far s

outh

as C

offs

Har

bour

.

Suita

ble

habi

tat o

n si

te.

Flow

ers

Sep-

Oct,

but

iden

tifia

ble

all y

ear.

This

spec

ies

was

foun

d no

rth

of th

e si

te n

ext

to th

e go

lf co

urse

. Pot

entia

l hab

itat f

or th

is

spec

ies

occu

rs a

t the

wes

tern

end

of t

he si

te

in sw

amp

scle

roph

yll f

ores

t. H

igh

likel

ihoo

d to

occ

ur.

Furt

her i

mpa

ct

asse

ssm

ent r

equi

red.

Ruta

ceae

Ac

rony

chia

litt

oral

is

E E

Foun

d in

tran

sitio

n zo

nes b

etw

een

litto

ral

rain

fore

st a

nd sw

amp

scle

roph

yll f

ores

t. Us

ually

occ

urs w

ithin

2km

from

the

coas

t on

sand

y so

ils.

Suita

ble

habi

tat o

n si

te.

Frui

t (M

ay to

Aug

ust)

re

quir

ed fo

r cer

tain

ty,

alth

ough

leaf

cha

ract

ers

are

indi

cativ

e.

16 re

cord

s w

ere

iden

tifie

d w

ith th

e cl

oses

t an

d m

ost r

ecen

t bei

ng 3

km s

outh

of t

he

subj

ect s

ite in

201

2.

Hig

h lik

elih

ood

to o

ccur

.

Furt

her i

mpa

ct

asse

ssm

ent r

equi

red.

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etail

s

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ston

e E

colo

gica

l Re

f: CV

C 14

-695

– O

ctob

er 2

015

97

Tabl

e 2.

1: F

auna

sur

vey

effo

rt o

n si

te. S

urve

y ef

fort

s in

clud

ed c

ompr

ehen

sive

sur

vey

of d

iurn

al a

nd n

octu

rnal

spe

cies

with

tar

gete

d su

rvey

ing

unde

rtak

en fo

r thr

eate

ned

spec

ies k

now

n to

occ

ur w

ithin

the

area

.

Faun

a Gr

oup

Surv

ey T

echn

ique

Su

rvey

Eff

ort

Tim

e sp

ent

(per

son

hour

s)

No

of

peop

le D

ate

Com

men

t

Amph

ibia

ns

Diu

rnal

sear

ches

40 m

inut

es

1 11

th N

ovem

ber 2

014

Hab

itat s

earc

hes a

nd o

ppor

tuni

stic

su

rvey

s und

erta

ken

duri

ng a

ll di

urna

l su

rvey

.

40 m

inut

es

1 12

th N

ovem

ber 2

014

40 m

inut

es

1 13

th N

ovem

ber 2

014

0.5

hour

s 1

25th

Nov

embe

r 201

4 0.

5 ho

urs

1 26

th N

ovem

ber 2

014

0.5

hour

s 1

27th

Nov

embe

r 201

4 0.

5 ho

urs

1 28

th N

ovem

ber 2

014

Noc

turn

al se

arch

es

Over

nigh

t N

A 11

th -1

2th O

ctob

er 2

014

Call

reco

rdin

g 1

hour

1

11th

Nov

embe

r 201

4

Spot

light

ing

and

activ

e lis

teni

ng

unde

rtak

en d

urin

g al

l noc

turn

al

surv

ey.

1 ho

ur

1 12

th N

ovem

ber 2

014

0.5

hour

s 1

13th

Nov

embe

r 201

4 1

hour

1

25th

Nov

embe

r 201

4 0.

5 ho

urs

1 26

th N

ovem

ber 2

014

0.5

hour

s 1

27th

Nov

embe

r 201

4 0.

5 ho

urs

1 28

th N

ovem

ber 2

014

Rept

iles

Diu

rnal

hab

itat s

earc

hes

16 h

ours

2

10th

Oct

ober

201

4

Hab

itat s

earc

hes a

nd o

ppor

tuni

stic

su

rvey

s und

erta

ken

duri

ng a

ll di

urna

l su

rvey

.

6 ho

urs

2 11

th O

ctob

er 2

014

5 ho

urs

2 12

th O

ctob

er 2

014

2 ho

urs

2 13

th O

ctob

er 2

014

4 ho

urs

1 14

th O

ctob

er 2

014

9 ho

urs

3 15

th O

ctob

er 2

014

13 h

ours

2

16th

Oct

ober

201

4 40

min

utes

1

11th

Nov

embe

r 201

4 40

min

utes

1

12th

Nov

embe

r 201

4 40

min

utes

1

13th

Nov

embe

r 201

4 0.

5 ho

urs

1 25

th N

ovem

ber 2

014

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etail

s

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e E

colo

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l Re

f: CV

C 14

-695

– O

ctob

er 2

015

98

Faun

a Gr

oup

Surv

ey T

echn

ique

Su

rvey

Eff

ort

Tim

e sp

ent

(per

son

hour

s)

No

of

peop

le D

ate

Com

men

t

0.5

hour

s 1

26th

Nov

embe

r 201

4 0.

5 ho

urs

1 27

th N

ovem

ber 2

014

0.5

hour

s 1

28th

Nov

embe

r 201

4

Noc

turn

al sp

otlig

ht se

arch

es

1 ho

ur

2 12

th O

ctob

er 2

014

Tota

l 6.5

per

son

hour

s.

0.5

hour

2

14th

Oct

ober

201

4 1

hour

1

11th

Nov

embe

r 201

4 1

hour

1

12th

Nov

embe

r 201

4 0.

5 ho

ur

1 13

th N

ovem

ber 2

014

1 ho

ur

1 25

th N

ovem

ber 2

014

0.5

hour

1

26th

Nov

embe

r 201

4 0.

5 ho

ur

1 27

th N

ovem

ber 2

014

0.5

hour

1

28th

Nov

embe

r 201

4

Diu

rnal

Bir

ds

Oppo

rtun

istic

sear

ches

16 h

ours

2

10th

Oct

ober

201

4

Tota

l of 4

4 pe

rson

hou

rs a

ctiv

e lis

teni

ng d

urin

g al

l sur

vey

activ

ities

.

6 ho

urs

2 11

th O

ctob

er 2

014

5 ho

urs

2 12

th O

ctob

er 2

014

5 ho

urs

2 13

th O

ctob

er 2

014

4 ho

urs

1 14

th O

ctob

er 2

014

9.5

hour

s 3

15th

Oct

ober

201

4 13

hou

rs

2 16

th O

ctob

er 2

014

1 ho

ur

1 11

th N

ovem

ber 2

014

0.5

hour

1

12th

Nov

embe

r 201

4 0.

5 ho

ur

1 13

th N

ovem

ber 2

014

0.5

hour

1

25th

Nov

embe

r 201

4 0.

5 ho

ur

1 26

th N

ovem

ber 2

014

0.5

hour

1

27th

Nov

embe

r 201

4 0.

5 ho

ur

1 28

th N

ovem

ber 2

014

Audi

o re

cord

ing

1 ho

ur

NA

11th

Oct

ober

201

4 Re

cord

ed c

alls

at d

usk

and

daw

n.

1 ho

ur

NA

12th

Oct

ober

201

4

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etail

s

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e E

colo

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l Re

f: CV

C 14

-695

– O

ctob

er 2

015

99

Faun

a Gr

oup

Surv

ey T

echn

ique

Su

rvey

Eff

ort

Tim

e sp

ent

(per

son

hour

s)

No

of

peop

le D

ate

Com

men

t

Targ

eted

Sur

vey

1.5

hour

s 2

13th

Oct

ober

201

4 Ac

tive

liste

n un

dert

aken

dur

ing

targ

eted

surv

ey.

Noc

turn

al B

irds

Ca

ll br

oadc

ast

1 ho

ur

2 12

th O

ctob

er 2

014

Calls

bro

adca

st o

f: P

ower

ful O

wl

Bar

king

Ow

l S

ooty

Ow

l

1.5

hour

1

14th

Oct

ober

201

4

Terr

estr

ial M

amm

als

Scat

s, tr

acks

and

sign

s se

arch

es

16 h

ours

2

10th

Oct

ober

201

4

Inci

dent

al su

rvey

dur

ing

othe

r ac

tiviti

es.

6 ho

urs

2 11

th O

ctob

er 2

014

5 ho

urs

2 12

th O

ctob

er 2

014

0.5

hour

2

13th

Oct

ober

201

4 4

hour

s 1

14th

Oct

ober

201

4 9.

5 ho

urs

3 15

th O

ctob

er 2

014

13 h

ours

2

16th

Oct

ober

201

4 1

hour

1

11th

Nov

embe

r 201

4 1

hour

1

12th

Nov

embe

r 201

4 1

hour

1

13th

Nov

embe

r 201

4 1

hour

1

25th

Nov

embe

r 201

4 1

hour

1

26th

Nov

embe

r 201

4 0.

5 ho

ur

1 27

th N

ovem

ber 2

014

0.5

hour

1

28th

Nov

embe

r 201

4 Pr

edat

or sc

ats,

trac

ks a

nd

sign

s sea

rche

s 5

hour

s 2

13th

Oct

ober

201

4 Ta

rget

ed se

arch

for p

reda

tor s

cats

.

Cam

era

trap

s 12

0 ho

urs

NA

11th

-16th

Oct

ober

201

4 To

tal 1

20 h

ours

(5 fu

ll da

ys).

384

hour

s N

A 11

th –

27th

Nov

embe

r 20

14

Tota

l 384

hou

rs (1

6 fu

ll da

ys ).

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e E

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er 2

015

100

Faun

a Gr

oup

Surv

ey T

echn

ique

Su

rvey

Eff

ort

Tim

e sp

ent

(per

son

hour

s)

No

of

peop

le D

ate

Com

men

t

Arbo

real

Mam

mal

s

Koal

a Sc

at c

ount

s 5

hour

s 1

12th

Nov

embe

r 201

4 To

tal o

f 14

pers

on h

ours

in K

oala

scat

su

rvey

with

a to

tal o

f 14

sear

ches

un

dert

aken

. 2

hour

s 1

26th

Nov

embe

r 201

4 7

hour

s 1

27th

Nov

embe

r 201

4

Targ

eted

Cal

l Bro

adca

st

1 ho

ur

2 12

th O

ctob

er 2

014

Call

broa

dcas

t of K

oala

15

min

utes

1

14th

Oct

ober

201

4

Hai

r Fun

nels

30 x

hai

r fun

nels

ov

er 6

nig

hts

N

A 10

th -

16th

Oct

ober

201

4

Tota

l 254

trap

nig

hts.

10

x h

air f

unne

ls

over

5 n

ight

s N

A 11

th -

16th

Oct

ober

201

4

6 ha

ir fu

nnel

s ov

er 4

nig

hts

N

A 12

th -

16th

Oct

ober

214

Spot

light

ing

1

hour

2

13th

Oct

ober

201

4 Sp

otlig

htin

g al

ong

inte

rnal

and

pe

rim

eter

trac

ks.

1 ho

ur

1 14

th O

ctob

er 2

014

Meg

achi

ropt

eran

Bat

s Sp

otlig

htin

g

1 ho

ur

2 13

th O

ctob

er 2

014

Spot

light

ing

alon

g in

tern

al a

nd

peri

met

er tr

acks

. 1

hour

1

14th

Oct

ober

201

4

Mic

roch

irop

tera

n Ba

ts

Call

reco

rdin

g 36

hou

rs

NA

13th

– 1

6th O

ctob

er 2

014

Tota

l 72

reco

rdin

g ho

urs.

36

hou

rs

NA

12th

– 1

5th N

ovem

ber

2014

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Appendix 2: Fauna Details

Keystone Ecological Ref: CVC 14 – 695 – October 2015

101

Table 2.2: Weather details taken from the most nearby weather station at Yamba on days of fauna survey. Source: Bureau of Meteorology, 2014.

Date

Temperature (0C) Rain (mm)

Relative Humidity (%)

Wind Direction Wind Speed

(kph) Min Max 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm

10/10/2014 17.0 23.9 19.4 22.2 0.0 - - WSW ENE 7 17 11/10/2014 16.8 25.8 21.3 24.3 0 - - NW NNE 9 13 12/10/2014 17.9 26.3 21.8 24.2 0 - - N NNE 11 13 13/10/2014 16.1 26.5 22.2 25.1 0 - - NW N 11 17 14/10/2014 17.8 28.3 23.1 27.0 4.2 - - NNW W 15 22 15/10/2014 10.6 24.9 15.7 21.7 0 - - WNW ENE 20 11 16/10/2014 11.8 25.2 18.0 22.7 0 - - WSW NNE 11 13 11/11/2014 19.3 24.8 22.0 23.1 0 - - SSE SSE 24 28 12/11/2014 18.0 21.7 19.4 21.4 3.4 - - SSW SE 13 17 13/11/2014 18.7 26.2 20.7 24.0 0 82 70 WSW N 6 9 14/11/2014 20.3 30.3 25.9 27.8 0 70 63 NNW N 9 17 15/11/2014 20.9 34.8 30.2 28.0 0 53 65 NW NNE 9 17 16/11/2014 20.0 27.2 24.5 24.6 0 70 80 N ESE 7 20 17/11/2014 21.5 26.3 24.5 25.9 0 71 63 SSE E 15 13 18/11/2014 21.7 28.1 25.7 26.2 0 70 72 N NNE 9 19 19/11/2014 22.5 27.8 24.9 25.5 0.6 83 75 E SE 11 24 20/11/2014 21.7 28.2 23.5 27.1 7.0 90 72 NW NNE 7 24 21/11/2014 21.4 28.3 25.2 27.6 0 83 76 N N 11 20 22/11/2014 21.5 26.6 25.8 26.2 0 82 83 N ESE 7 19 23/11/2014 21.3 28.6 25.9 25.3 0 84 79 N N 11 17 24/11/2014 20.7 28.2 24.8 24.5 0 84 79 N N 9 17 25/11/2014 20.3 27.2 24.5 26.6 0 82 68 N NNE 6 11 26/11/2014 20.4 25.1 23.4 22.6 6.6 97 - SSE SSE 15 17 27/11/2014 20.4 25.5 22.9 24.6 0.6 - 86 WSW SSE 7 26 28/11/2014 20.5 26.6 24.2 25.4 0 70 69 SE ESE 24 13

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App

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x 2:

Fau

na D

etail

s

Key

ston

e E

colo

gica

l Re

f: CV

C 14

– 6

95 –

Oct

ober

201

5 10

2

Tabl

e 2.

3: F

auna

rec

orde

d on

and

nea

r th

e su

bjec

t site

. * =

intr

oduc

ed. S

peci

es li

sted

und

er T

SC A

ct (1

995)

or

EPBC

Act

(199

9) a

re in

dica

ted

in b

old

with

a s

uper

scri

pt. S

uper

scri

pt a

bbre

viat

ions

: V=V

ulne

rabl

e; E

=End

ange

red;

EPo

p=En

dang

ered

Pop

ulat

ion;

M=M

igra

tory

spe

cies

. All

spec

ies

reco

rded

by

Key

ston

e Ec

olog

ical

unl

ess o

ther

wis

e no

ted.

‘Site

’ den

otes

whe

ther

a sp

ecie

s was

reco

rded

on

site

or c

lose

eno

ugh

to th

e su

bjec

t site

for t

hat s

peci

es

to b

e co

nsid

ered

like

ly o

r abl

e to

use

the

habi

tats

of t

he su

bjec

t site

.

Faun

a Gr

oup

Scie

ntifi

c N

ame

Com

mon

Nam

e Ty

pe o

f Rec

ord

Site

Rept

iles

Vara

nus v

ariu

s La

ce M

onito

r Ob

serv

ed

Yes

Eg

erni

a m

ajor

La

nd M

ulle

t Ca

mer

a tr

ap im

age

Yes

Eu

lam

prus

quo

yii

East

ern

Wat

er S

kink

Ob

serv

ed n

earb

y Ye

s

Sp

heno

mor

phus

tym

panu

m

Wat

er sk

ink

Obse

rved

Ye

s

Am

phib

olur

us m

uric

atus

Ja

cky

Liza

rd

Obse

rved

Ye

s

Ve

rmic

ella

ann

ulat

a Ba

ndy

Band

y Sn

ake

Obse

rved

dea

d on

road

nea

rby

Ye

s

Bird

s D

rom

aius

nov

aeho

lland

iaeE

Pop

Emu

Scat

s Ye

s

Ph

alac

roco

rax

mel

anol

euco

s Li

ttle

Pie

d Co

rmor

ant

Obse

rved

in lo

cal a

rea

No

Ph

alac

roco

rax

sulc

iros

tris

Litt

le B

lack

Cor

mor

ant

Obse

rved

in lo

cal a

rea

No

Ar

dea

alba

Gr

eat E

gret

Ob

serv

ed in

loca

l are

a N

o

Ar

dea

ibis

M

Catt

le E

gret

O

bser

ved

in lo

cal a

rea

No

Ar

dea

paci

fica

Whi

te-n

ecke

d H

eron

Ob

serv

ed in

loca

l are

a N

o

Bu

tori

des s

tria

tus

Stri

ated

Her

on

Obse

rved

in lo

cal a

rea

No

Eg

rett

a no

vaeh

olla

ndia

e W

hite

-face

d H

eron

Ob

serv

ed in

loca

l are

a N

o

Th

resk

iorn

is m

oluc

ca

Aust

ralia

n W

hite

Ibis

Ob

serv

ed in

loca

l are

a N

o

Ch

enon

etta

juba

ta

Aust

ralia

n W

ood

Duc

k Ob

serv

ed n

earb

y Ye

s

Pa

ndio

n cr

ista

tusV

Ea

ster

n O

spre

y O

bser

ved

at n

est i

n lo

cal a

rea;

O

bser

ved

flyin

g ov

er

No

H

alia

stur

sphe

nuru

s W

hist

ling

Kite

Ob

serv

ed in

loca

l are

a Ob

serv

ed fl

ying

ove

r Ye

s

Lo

phoi

ctin

ia is

uraV

Sq

uare

-tai

led

Kit

e O

bser

ved

near

by

Yes

H

alia

eetu

s le

ucog

aste

rM

Whi

te-b

ellie

d Se

a-ea

gle

Obs

erve

d at

nes

t in

loca

l are

a N

o

H

alia

stur

indu

s Br

ahm

iny

Kite

Ob

serv

ed in

loca

l are

a N

o

Fa

lco

long

ipen

nis

Aust

ralia

n H

obby

Ob

serv

ed o

verh

ead

Yes

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s

Key

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e E

colo

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95 –

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ober

201

5 10

3

Faun

a Gr

oup

Scie

ntifi

c N

ame

Com

mon

Nam

e Ty

pe o

f Rec

ord

Site

Bird

s Al

ectu

ra la

tham

i Au

stra

lian

Brus

h-tu

rkey

N

est m

ound

obs

erve

d;

Cam

era

trap

imag

e Ye

s

H

aem

otop

us fu

ligin

osus

V So

oty

Oys

terc

atch

er

Obs

erve

d in

loca

l are

a N

o

H

aem

otop

us lo

ngir

ostr

isE

Aust

ralia

n Pi

ed O

yste

rcat

cher

O

bser

ved

in lo

cal a

rea

No

Ch

arad

rius

lesc

hena

ulti

V,M

Gr

eate

r Sa

nd-p

love

r O

bser

ved

in lo

cal a

rea

No

Ar

enar

ia in

terp

resM

R

uddy

Tur

nsto

ne

Obs

erve

d in

loca

l are

a N

o

Ca

lidri

s ru

ficol

lisM

R

ed-n

ecke

d St

int

Obs

erve

d in

loca

l are

a N

o

Li

mos

a la

ppon

icaM

Ba

r-ta

iled

Godw

it

Obs

erve

d in

loca

l are

a N

o

St

erna

hir

undo

M

Com

mon

Ter

n O

bser

ved

in lo

cal a

rea

No

Va

nellu

s mile

s M

aske

d La

pwin

g Ob

serv

ed n

earb

y

No

La

rus n

ovae

holla

ndia

e Si

lver

Gul

l Ob

serv

ed in

loca

l are

a N

o

St

ernu

la a

lbifr

onsE

,M

Litt

le T

ern

Obs

erve

d in

loca

l are

a N

o

Co

lum

ba le

ucom

ela

Whi

te-h

eade

d Pi

geon

Ob

serv

ed n

earb

y Ye

s

Ge

opel

ia h

umer

alis

Bar-

shou

lder

ed D

ove

Obse

rved

Ye

s

Le

ucos

arci

a m

elan

oleu

ca

Won

ga P

igeo

n Ob

serv

ed n

earb

y;

Cam

era

trap

imag

e Ye

s

M

acro

pygi

a am

boin

ensis

Br

own

Cuck

oo-D

ove

Hea

rd

Yes

Oc

ypha

ps lo

phot

es

Cres

ted

Pige

on

Obse

rved

Ye

s

Pt

ilino

pus r

egin

aV

Ros

e-cr

owne

d Fr

uit-

dove

O

bser

ved

near

by in

Iluk

a N

R;

Hea

rd o

n si

te

Yes

Pt

ilino

pus s

uper

busV

Su

perb

Fru

it-D

ove

Hea

rd o

n si

te

Yes

St

rept

opel

ia ch

inen

sis*

Spot

ted

Dov

e Ob

serv

ed

Yes

Ca

catu

a ga

leri

ta

Sulp

hur-

cres

ted

Cock

atoo

Ob

serv

ed n

earb

y Ye

s

Ca

catu

a sa

ngui

nea

Litt

le C

orel

la

Obse

rved

nea

rby

Yes

Ca

catu

a ro

seic

apill

a Ga

lah

Obse

rved

nea

rby

Yes

Ca

lypt

orhy

nchu

s fun

ereu

s Ye

llow

-tai

led

Blac

k-Co

ckat

oo

Obse

rved

nea

rby

Yes

Ca

lypt

orhy

nchu

s la

tham

iV

Glos

sy B

lack

-Coc

kato

o Ev

iden

ce o

f for

agin

g ac

tivi

ty o

n si

te d

ocum

ente

d by

Fi

tzge

rald

(200

5)

Yes

Tr

icho

glos

sus c

hlor

olep

idot

us

Scal

y-br

east

ed L

orik

eet

Obse

rved

nea

rby

Yes

Tr

icho

glos

sus h

aem

atod

us

Rain

bow

Lor

ikee

t Ob

serv

ed

Yes

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etail

s

Key

ston

e E

colo

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l Re

f: CV

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– 6

95 –

Oct

ober

201

5 10

4

Faun

a Gr

oup

Scie

ntifi

c N

ame

Com

mon

Nam

e Ty

pe o

f Rec

ord

Site

Bird

s Pl

atyc

ercu

s exi

miu

s Ea

ster

n Ro

sella

Ob

serv

ed

Yes

Eu

dyna

mys

scol

opac

ea

East

ern

Koel

H

eard

nea

rby

Yes

Ca

com

antis

flab

ellif

orm

is

Fan-

taile

d Cu

ckoo

Ob

serv

ed

Yes

Ch

ryso

cocc

yx lu

cidu

s Sh

inin

g Br

onze

-Cuc

koo

Hea

rd

Yes

Sc

ythr

ops n

ovae

holla

ndia

e Ch

anne

l-bill

ed C

ucko

o Ob

serv

ed

Yes

Po

darg

us st

rigo

ides

Ta

wny

Fro

gmou

th

Feat

her

Yes

H

irun

dapu

s cau

dacu

tusM

W

hite

-thr

oate

d N

eedl

etai

l O

bser

ved

over

head

Ye

s

Da

celo

nov

aegu

inea

e La

ughi

ng K

ooka

burr

a Ob

serv

ed

Yes

To

dira

mph

us sa

nctu

s Sa

cred

Kin

gfis

her

Obse

rved

nea

rby

Yes

M

erop

s or

natu

sM

Rai

nbow

Bee

-eat

er

Obs

erve

d fo

ragi

ng;

Obs

erve

d at

nes

t Ye

s

Eu

ryst

omus

ori

enta

lis

Dol

larb

ird

Obse

rved

nea

rby

Yes

H

irun

do n

eoxe

na

Wel

com

e Sw

allo

w

Obse

rved

nea

rby

Yes

Co

raci

na li

neat

aV

Barr

ed C

ucko

o-sh

rike

O

bser

ved

near

by

Yes

Co

raci

na n

ovae

holla

ndia

e Bl

ack-

face

d Cu

ckoo

-shr

ike

Obse

rved

Ye

s

Co

raci

na p

apue

nsis

Whi

te-b

ellie

d Cu

ckoo

-shr

ike

Obse

rved

Ye

s

Co

raci

na te

nuir

ostr

is Ci

cada

bird

Ob

serv

ed

Yes

La

lage

sueu

rii

Whi

te-w

inge

d Tr

iller

Ob

serv

ed

Yes

Rh

ipid

ura

fulig

inos

a Gr

ey F

anta

il Ob

serv

ed

Yes

Rh

ipid

ura

leuc

ophr

ys

Will

ie W

agta

il Ob

serv

ed n

earb

y Ye

s

Rh

ipid

ura

rufif

rons

M

Ruf

ous

Fant

ail

Obs

erve

d fo

ragi

ng;

Obs

erve

d at

nes

t;

Cam

era

trap

imag

e Ye

s

Co

lluri

cinc

la h

arm

onic

a Gr

ey S

hrik

e-th

rush

Ob

serv

ed

Yes

Co

lluri

cinc

la m

egar

hync

ha

Litt

le S

hrik

e-th

rush

Ob

serv

ed

Yes

Fa

lcun

culu

s fro

ntat

us

Cres

ted

Shri

ke-t

it Ob

serv

ed

Yes

Pa

chyc

epha

la p

ecto

ralis

Go

lden

Whi

stle

r Ob

serv

ed

Yes

Pa

chyc

epha

la ru

fiven

tris

Ru

fous

Whi

stle

r Ob

serv

ed a

t nes

t Ye

s

Sp

heco

ther

es v

irid

is Fi

gbir

d Ob

serv

ed

Yes

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5

Faun

a Gr

oup

Scie

ntifi

c N

ame

Com

mon

Nam

e Ty

pe o

f Rec

ord

Site

Bird

s Or

iolu

s sag

ittat

us

Oliv

e-ba

cked

Ori

ole

Obse

rved

Ye

s

Eo

psal

tria

aus

tral

is Ea

ster

n Ye

llow

Rob

in

Obse

rved

; Ca

mer

a tr

ap im

age

Yes

M

yiag

ra ru

becu

la

Lead

en fl

ycat

cher

Ob

serv

ed

Yes

Ps

opho

des o

livac

eus

East

ern

Whi

pbir

d Ob

serv

ed;

Cam

era

trap

imag

e Ye

s

M

alur

us cy

aneu

s Su

perb

Fai

ry-w

ren

Obse

rved

Ye

s

M

alur

us la

mbe

rti

Vari

egat

ed F

airy

-wre

n Ob

serv

ed

Yes

Ac

anth

iza

pusil

la

Brow

n Th

ornb

ill

Obse

rved

Ye

s

Ge

rygo

ne m

ouki

Br

own

Gery

gone

Ob

serv

ed

Yes

Se

rico

rnis

fron

talis

W

hite

-bro

wed

Scr

ubw

ren

Obse

rved

Ye

s

D

apho

enos

itta

chr

ysop

tera

V Va

ried

Sit

tella

O

bser

ved

Yes

An

thoc

haer

a ch

ryso

pter

a Li

ttle

Wat

tlebi

rd

Obse

rved

Ye

s

Li

chm

era

indi

stin

cta

Brow

n H

oney

eate

r Ob

serv

ed

Yes

M

anor

ina

mel

anoc

epha

la

Noi

sy M

iner

Ob

serv

ed

Yes

M

elip

haga

lew

inii

Lew

in’s

Hon

eyea

ter

Obse

rved

Ye

s

Ph

ylid

onyr

is ni

gra

Whi

te-c

heek

ed H

oney

eate

r Ob

serv

ed

Yes

En

tom

yzon

cyan

otis

Bl

ue-fa

ced

Hon

eyea

ter

Obse

rved

nea

rby

Yes

Di

caeu

m h

irun

dina

ceum

M

istle

toe

Bird

Ob

serv

ed

Yes

Zo

ster

ops l

ater

alis

Silv

erey

e Ob

serv

ed

Yes

N

eoch

mia

tem

pora

lis

Red-

brow

ed F

inch

Ob

serv

ed

Yes

Ac

rido

ther

es tr

istis*

Co

mm

on M

yna

Obse

rved

nea

rby

Yes

St

urnu

s vul

gari

s*

Com

mon

Sta

rlin

g Ob

serv

ed n

earb

y Ye

s

Se

ricu

lus c

hrys

ocep

halu

s Re

gent

Bow

erbi

rd

Obse

rved

Ye

s

Gr

allin

a cy

anol

euca

Au

stra

lian

Mag

pie-

Lark

Ob

serv

ed

Yes

Cr

actic

us n

igro

gula

ris

Pied

But

cher

bird

Ob

serv

ed n

earb

y Ye

s

Cr

actic

us to

rqua

tus

Grey

But

cher

bird

Ob

serv

ed

Yes

Cr

actic

us ti

bice

n Au

stra

lian

Mag

pie

Obse

rved

Ye

s

St

repe

ra g

racu

lina

Pied

Cur

raw

ong

Obse

rved

nea

rby

Yes

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a Gr

oup

Scie

ntifi

c N

ame

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mon

Nam

e Ty

pe o

f Rec

ord

Site

Bird

s Co

rvus

coro

noid

es

Aust

ralia

n Ra

ven

Obse

rved

Ye

s M

amm

als

Pseu

doch

eiru

s per

egri

nus

Com

mon

Rin

gtai

l Pos

sum

Ob

serv

ed

Yes

Tr

icho

suru

s vul

pecu

la

Brus

htai

l Pos

sum

H

air s

ampl

e;

Hai

r in

Dog

scat

Ye

s

Pe

ram

eles

nas

uta

Long

-nos

ed B

andi

coot

Ca

mer

a tr

ap im

age

Yes

Ph

asco

larc

tos

cine

reus

V,V

Koa

la

Cam

era

trap

imag

e;

Scat

s id

enti

fied

by F

itzg

eral

d (2

005)

Ye

s

M

acro

pus g

igan

teus

Ea

ster

n Gr

ey K

anga

roo

Obse

rved

nea

rby;

Ca

mer

a tr

ap im

age

Yes

W

alla

bia

bico

lor

Swam

p W

alla

by

Cam

era

trap

imag

e Ye

s

N

ycto

philu

s bifa

xV

East

ern

Long

-ear

ed B

at

Call

reco

rded

- po

ssib

le

Yes

Sa

ccol

aim

us fl

aviv

entr

isV

Yello

w-b

ellie

d Sh

eath

tail-

bat

Call

reco

rded

- de

finit

e Ye

s

Ta

dari

da a

ustr

alis

Whi

te-s

trip

ed F

reet

ail-b

at

Call

reco

rded

- po

ssib

le

Yes

M

orm

opte

rus

norf

olke

nsis

V Ea

ster

n Fr

eeta

il-ba

t Ca

ll re

cord

ed -

defin

ite

Yes

M

orm

opte

rus s

p.

Free

tail-

bat

Call

reco

rded

- de

finite

Ye

s

M

inio

pter

us a

ustr

alis

V Li

ttle

Ben

twin

g-ba

t Ca

ll re

cord

ed -

defin

ite

Yes

Sc

otor

epen

s sp.

Br

oad-

nose

d Ba

t Ca

ll re

cord

ed -

poss

ible

Ye

s

Sc

otor

epen

s gre

yii

Litt

le B

road

-nos

ed B

at

Call

reco

rded

- po

ssib

le

Yes

Ve

spad

elus

pum

ilus

East

ern

Fore

st B

at

Call

reco

rded

- de

finite

Ye

s

Ra

ttus

tunn

eyi

Pale

fiel

d Ra

t H

air s

ampl

e;

Cam

era

trap

imag

e Ye

s

Ra

ttus

ratt

us*

Blac

k Ra

t H

air i

n Fo

x sc

at

Ca

nis f

amili

aris*

D

og

Cam

era

trap

imag

e Ye

s

Vu

lpes

vul

pes*

Eu

rope

an R

ed F

ox

Scat

;

Cam

era

trap

imag

e Ye

s

Fe

lis ca

tus*

Ca

t Ob

serv

ed in

loca

l are

a Ye

s

Or

ycto

lagu

s cun

icul

us*

Rabb

it Ob

serv

ed in

loca

l are

a Ye

s

Ov

is ar

ies*

Sh

eep

Jaw

frag

men

t of o

ne o

f the

se sp

ecie

s in

pred

ator

scat

N

o

Capr

a hi

rcus

* Go

at

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Table 2.4: Microbat call analysis sheet.

Microbat Call Analysis Data Sheet Location: Hickey Street, Iluka

Date(s): Night 1: 12-13/10/14 Night 2: 13-14/10/14 Night 3: 14-15/10/14

Start time: Dusk

Finish time: Dawn

mobile and/or stationary Habitat: Dry Sclerophyll Forest and Swamp Sclerophyll Forest

Date Species Certainty of ID definite/probable/possible

12-13/ Oct/14 Nyctophilus bifax Possible

12-13/ Oct/14 Tadarida australis White-striped Freetail-bat Possible

13-14/Oct/14 Miniopterus australis Little bent-wing bat Definite

13-14/ Oct/14 Mormopterus sp. Definite

13-14/ Oct/14 Vespadelus pumilus Eastern Forest Bat Definite

14-15/ Oct/14 Mormopterus norfolkensis Eastern Freetail-bat Definite

14-15/ Oct/14 Miniopterus australis Little bent-wing bat Definite

14-15/ Oct/14 Saccolaimus flaviventris Yellow-bellied sheath-tailed bat Definite

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14-15/ Oct/14 Scotorepens sp. Possible

14-15/ Oct/14 Scotorepens greyii Little Broad-nosed Bat Possible

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9

Tabl

e 2.

5: H

ollo

w-b

eari

ng tr

ees o

n or

imm

edia

tely

adj

acen

t to

the

subj

ect .

Tree

nu

mbe

r Tr

ee s

peci

es/

type

/ s

ize

Hol

low

det

ails

Lo

cati

on

Fate

HBT

1

Dea

d st

ag, 4

0cm

DBH

Ve

rtic

al sp

out +

trun

k an

d br

anch

hol

low

s, 20

-30c

m e

ntry

size

s In

foot

prin

t Re

mov

e

HBT

2

Dea

d st

ag, 5

5cm

DBH

In fo

otpr

int

Rem

ove

HBT

3

Dea

d st

ag

In

foot

prin

t Re

mov

e H

BT 4

D

ead

stag

N

umeb

r of h

ollo

ws

of v

ario

us si

zes

In fo

otpr

int

Rem

ove

HBT

5

Hal

f dea

d tr

ee

Euca

lypt

us te

retic

orni

s Fo

rest

Red

Gum

M

any

hollo

ws a

nd c

rack

s of v

ario

us si

zes

Park

1

Reta

in

HBT

6

Dea

d st

ag

In

adj

acen

t unf

orm

ed ro

ad to

wes

t Re

tain

HBT

7

Loph

oste

mon

conf

ertu

s Br

ush

Box

Basa

l hol

low

Pa

rk 2

– b

ound

ary

Reta

in

HBT

8

Dea

d st

ag

3 br

anch

hol

low

s, 25

cm

ent

ry

In a

djac

ent u

nfor

med

road

to w

est

Reta

in

HBT

9

Dea

d st

ag

3 la

rge

bran

ch h

ollo

ws

In a

djac

ent u

nfor

med

road

to w

est

Reta

in

HBT

10

Dea

d st

ag

Brok

en tr

unk

Bran

ch h

ollo

ws (

smal

l ent

ry)

In fo

otpr

int

Rem

ove

HBT

11

Dea

d st

ag, l

arge

tree

H

ollo

w in

arb

orea

l ter

mite

nes

t Br

anch

hol

low

(sm

all e

ntry

) In

foot

prin

t Re

mov

e

HBT

12

Dea

d st

ag, l

arge

tree

Br

anch

hol

low

, med

ium

size

sm

all b

ranc

h ho

llow

In

foot

prin

t Re

mov

e

HBT

13

Loph

oste

mon

conf

ertu

s Br

ush

Box

Brok

en tr

unk

Med

ium

bra

nch

hollo

w

Smal

l hol

low

Sc

ratc

hes o

n tr

unk

In fo

otpr

int

Rem

ove

HBT

14

Dea

d st

ag, l

arge

tree

Br

anch

hol

low

, med

ium

size

sm

all b

ranc

h ho

llow

In

foot

prin

t Re

mov

e

HBT

21

Loph

oste

mon

conf

ertu

s Br

ush

Box,

100

cm D

BH

Smal

l-med

ium

trun

k an

d br

anch

hol

low

s In

foot

prin

t Re

mov

e

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95 –

Oct

ober

201

5 11

0

Tabl

e 2.

6: K

oala

sca

t sur

vey

resu

lts. S

urve

ys w

ere

unde

rtak

en in

acc

orda

nce

with

the

Spot

Ass

essm

ent T

echn

ique

(SA

T) u

tilis

ed b

y th

e Au

stra

lian

Koal

a Fo

unda

tion.

The

SAT

is u

sed

to a

sses

s th

e Ko

ala

activ

ity w

ithin

the

imm

edia

te a

rea

surr

ound

ing

a tr

ee k

now

n to

be

utili

sed

by th

e sp

ecie

s or i

s con

side

red

to b

e of

impo

rtan

ce to

the

spec

ies c

onse

rvat

ion.

Dat

e

Koa

la

Scat

Se

arch

N

o.

Trig

ger

tree

spe

cies

Num

bers

of t

ree

spec

ies

wit

hin

sear

ch z

one

Koa

la

scat

s fo

und

Yes/

No

Cory

mbi

a in

term

edia

Pi

nk

Bloo

dwoo

d

Loph

oste

mon

co

nfer

tus

Brus

h B

ox

Rai

nfor

est s

p.

Acac

ia s

p.

Bank

sia

sp.

Mel

aleu

ca s

p.

Euca

lypt

us

prop

inqu

a Sm

all-f

ruit

ed

Grey

Gum

Mel

aleu

ca

quin

quen

ervi

a Br

oad-

leav

ed

Pape

rbar

k

Euca

lypt

us

tere

tico

rnis

Fo

rest

Red

Gum

12.1

1.14

KS

S 1

Cory

mbi

a in

term

edia

Pi

nk B

lood

woo

d 3

6 7

14

N

o

12.1

1.14

KS

S 2

Cory

mbi

a in

term

edia

Pi

nk B

lood

woo

d 8

22

N

o

12.1

1.14

KS

S 3

Cory

mbi

a in

term

edia

Pi

nk B

lood

woo

d 2

1

27

N

o

12.1

1.14

KS

S 4

Cory

mbi

a in

term

edia

Pi

nk B

lood

woo

d 6

4 4

12

4

N

o

12.1

1.14

KS

S 5

Cory

mbi

a in

term

edia

Pi

nk B

lood

woo

d 6

2

8 1

13

N

o

12.1

1.14

KS

S 6

Cory

mbi

a in

term

edia

Pi

nk B

lood

woo

d 4

5

4

17

N

o

12.1

1.14

KS

S 7

Euca

lypt

us te

retic

orni

s Fo

rest

Red

Gum

4

2 3

18

4 N

o

27.1

1.14

KS

S 8

Loph

oste

mon

conf

ertu

s Br

ush

Box

1

28

1

No

27.1

1.14

KS

S 9

Euca

lypt

us te

retic

orni

s Fo

rest

Red

Gum

7

3

19

1 N

o

26.1

1.14

KS

S 10

Co

rym

bia

inte

rmed

ia

Pink

Blo

odw

ood

3 1

3 6

N

o

26.1

1.14

KS

S 11

Co

rym

bia

inte

rmed

ia

Pink

Blo

odw

ood

2

26

2

No

27.1

1.14

KS

S 12

Eu

caly

ptus

pro

pinq

ua

smal

l-fru

ited

grey

gum

2

26

2

N

o

27.1

1.14

KS

S 13

Eu

caly

ptus

pro

pinq

ua

smal

l-fru

ited

grey

gum

23

6

1

N

o

27.1

1.14

KS

S 14

Co

rym

bia

inte

rmed

ia

Pink

Blo

odw

ood

9 16

5

No

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Table 2.7: Camera trap results. Area Camera

number Habitat shot Fauna

1

No fauna detected.

2

No fauna detected.

3

4

No fauna detected.

5

6

Swamp Wallaby Long-nosed Bandicoot

Swamp Wallaby Brush

Swamp Wallaby

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7

No fauna detected.

8

No fauna detected.

9

No fauna detected.

11

12

No fauna detected.

13

14

No fauna detected.

Swamp Wallaby

Domestic dog

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15

No fauna detected.

16

17

18

No fauna detected.

19

No fauna detected.

Swamp Wallaby

Long-nosed Bandicoot

Wonga pigeon

Rufous fantail

Fox Swamp Wallaby

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20

No fauna detected.

21

22

No fauna detected.

23

24

25

Rodent

Whip bird

Eastern Yellow Robin

Brush Turkey

Eastern Grey Kangaroo

Swamp Wallaby

Eastern Grey Kangaroo

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26

27

28

29

No fauna detected.

30

31

Eastern Grey Kangaroo

Swamp Wallaby

Swamp Wallaby

Eastern Grey Kangaroo

Koala

Eastern yellow robin

Swamp wallaby

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32

Rattus tunneyi Land mullet

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etail

s

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ston

e E

colo

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l Re

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– 6

95 –

Oct

ober

201

5 11

7

Tabl

e 2.

8: F

auna

spec

ies o

f con

serv

atio

n si

gnifi

canc

e re

cord

ed w

ithin

10

km o

f sub

ject

site

. E =

End

ange

red,

EPo

p =

Enda

nger

ed P

opul

atio

n, E

xt =

Ext

inct

, V =

Vul

nera

ble,

Sou

rce:

OEH

Wild

life

Atla

s dat

abas

e, 2

015.

Faun

a Gr

oup

Scie

ntifi

c N

ame

Stat

us

TSC

Act

(199

5)

Stat

us

EPBC

Ac

t (1

999)

Hab

itat

Req

uire

men

ts

Suit

abili

ty o

f Sit

e Su

rvey

co

nsid

erat

ions

Li

kelih

ood

to o

ccur

Im

pact

ass

essm

ent

Amph

ibia

n Li

tori

a br

evip

alm

ata

Gree

n-th

ighe

d Fr

og

V -

Occu

rs in

rang

e of

fore

sted

hab

itats

w

here

surf

ace

wat

er g

athe

rs a

fter r

ain.

N

o su

itabl

e ha

bita

t on

site

.

No

likel

ihoo

d to

occ

ur.

No

furt

her i

mpa

ct

asse

ssm

ent r

equi

red.

Amph

ibia

n Li

tori

a ol

ongb

uren

sis

Olon

gbur

ra F

rog

V

An ‘a

cid’

frog

con

fined

to c

oast

al

sand

plai

n w

allu

m sw

amps

. N

o su

itabl

e ha

bita

t on

site

.

No

likel

ihoo

d to

occ

ur.

No

furt

her i

mpa

ct

asse

ssm

ent r

equi

red.

Amph

ibia

n Cr

inia

tinn

ula

Wal

lum

Fro

glet

V

- Fo

und

only

in a

cid

pape

rbar

k sw

amps

an

d se

dge

swam

ps.

No

suita

ble

habi

tat o

n si

te.

N

o lik

elih

ood

to o

ccur

. N

o fu

rthe

r im

pact

as

sess

men

t req

uire

d.

Rept

ile

Care

tta

care

tta

Logg

erhe

ad T

urtle

E

- Te

rres

tria

l hab

itat r

estr

icte

d to

trop

ical

be

ache

s. N

o su

itabl

e ha

bita

t on

site

.

No

likel

ihoo

d to

occ

ur.

No

furt

her i

mpa

ct

asse

ssm

ent r

equi

red.

Rept

ile

Chel

onia

myd

as

Gree

n Tu

rtle

V

- Te

rres

tria

l hab

itat r

estr

icte

d to

mar

ine

beac

hes.

No

suita

ble

habi

tat o

n si

te.

N

o lik

elih

ood

to o

ccur

. N

o fu

rthe

r im

pact

as

sess

men

t req

uire

d.

Rept

ile

Caco

phis

harr

iett

ae

Whi

te-c

row

ned

Snak

e V

-

Occu

rs n

ear c

oast

al a

reas

on

low

to m

id

elev

atio

ns o

f dry

euc

alyp

t for

est a

nd

woo

dlan

d. F

ound

par

ticul

arly

in a

reas

w

ith a

wel

l-dev

elop

ed li

tter

laye

r and

fa

llen

timbe

r to

fora

ge fo

r the

ir p

rey.

Mar

gina

lly su

itabl

e po

tent

ial h

abita

t on

site

. M

ost a

ctiv

e fo

rm m

id

spri

ng to

mid

aut

umn.

Only

1 re

cord

kno

wn

from

bro

ader

stud

y ar

ea,

8km

sout

h on

the

othe

r sid

e fo

the

Clar

ence

Riv

er

in 2

004.

Lo

w li

kelih

ood

to o

ccur

.

No

furt

her i

mpa

ct

asse

ssm

ent r

equi

red.

Bird

Drom

aius

nov

aeho

lland

iae

Emu

popu

latio

n in

the

NSW

N

orth

Coa

st B

iore

gion

and

Po

rt S

teph

ens l

ocal

go

vern

men

t are

a

EPop

-

Occu

rs in

pre

dom

inan

tly o

pen

low

land

ha

bita

ts, i

nclu

ding

gra

ssla

nd, h

eath

land

, sh

rubl

and,

woo

dlan

d, fo

rest

, sw

amp

and

sedg

e co

mm

uniti

es, p

lant

atio

ns, o

pen

farm

land

and

occ

asio

nally

litt

oral

ra

info

rest

.

Suita

ble

pote

ntia

l hab

itat

on si

te.

Det

ecta

ble

all y

ear.

This

pop

ulat

ion

occu

rs o

n si

te w

ith a

num

ber o

f sc

ats f

ound

. Fu

rthe

r im

pact

as

sess

men

t req

uire

d.

Bird

Ph

aeth

on le

ptur

us

Whi

te-t

aile

d Tr

opic

bird

-

M

Mig

rato

ry sp

ecie

s fou

nd o

ver p

elag

ic

wat

ers f

eedi

ng o

n sm

all f

ish.

N

o su

itabl

e ha

bita

t on

site

.

No

likel

ihoo

d to

occ

ur.

No

furt

her i

mpa

ct

asse

ssm

ent r

equi

red.

Bird

Th

alla

sarc

he m

elan

ophr

is Bl

ack-

brow

ed A

lbat

ross

V

V Te

rres

tria

l hab

itat c

onfin

ed to

offs

hore

is

land

s. N

o su

itabl

e ha

bita

t on

site

.

No

likel

ihoo

d to

occ

ur.

No

furt

her i

mpa

ct

asse

ssm

ent r

equi

red.

Bird

Ar

denn

a ca

rnei

pes

Fles

h-fo

oted

She

arw

ater

V

- Te

rres

tria

l hab

itat c

onfin

ed to

Lor

d H

owe

Isla

nd.

No

suita

ble

habi

tat o

n si

te.

N

o lik

elih

ood

to o

ccur

. N

o fu

rthe

r im

pact

as

sess

men

t req

uire

d.

Bird

M

acro

nect

es g

igan

teus

So

uthe

rn G

iant

Pet

rel

E E

Terr

estr

ial h

abita

t con

fined

to o

ffsho

re

isla

nds j

ust n

orth

of t

he A

ntar

ctic

cir

cle.

N

o su

itabl

e ha

bita

t on

site

.

No

likel

ihoo

d to

occ

ur.

No

furt

her i

mpa

ct

asse

ssm

ent r

equi

red.

Bird

Fr

egat

a ar

iel

Less

er F

riga

tebi

rd

- M

A

mig

rato

ry s

peci

es fo

und

on re

mot

e is

land

s and

bre

eds i

n bu

shes

, man

grov

es

and

on th

e gr

ound

.

No

suita

ble

habi

tat o

n si

te.

N

o lik

elih

ood

to o

ccur

. N

o fu

rthe

r im

pact

as

sess

men

t req

uire

d.

Bird

Freg

ata

min

or

Grea

t Fri

gate

bird

- M

A

mig

rato

ry s

peci

es fo

und

in tr

opic

al

wat

ers a

nd b

reed

ing

in m

angr

oves

and

bu

shes

.

No

suita

ble

habi

tat o

n si

te.

N

o lik

elih

ood

to o

ccur

. N

o fu

rthe

r im

pact

as

sess

men

t req

uire

d.

Bird

Ar

denn

a pa

cific

us

Wed

ge-t

aile

d Sh

earw

ater

-

M

Bree

ds o

n of

fsho

re is

land

s alo

ng N

SW

coas

t. Ab

sent

from

NSW

from

May

to

Augu

st.

No

suita

ble

habi

tat o

n si

te.

N

o lik

elih

ood

to o

ccur

. N

o fu

rthe

r im

pact

as

sess

men

t req

uire

d.

Bird

Ar

denn

a te

nuir

ostr

is W

edge

-tai

led

Shea

rwat

er

- M

Bree

ds o

n of

fsho

re is

land

s fro

m S

A to

Br

ough

ton

Isla

nd, n

orth

of N

ewca

stle

. Af

ter b

reed

ing,

who

lly a

bsen

t fro

m

Aust

ralia

from

May

to S

epte

mbe

r.

No

suita

ble

habi

tat o

n si

te.

N

o lik

elih

ood

to o

ccur

. N

o fu

rthe

r im

pact

as

sess

men

t req

uire

d.

Bird

Ph

aeth

on ru

bric

auda

Red

-ta

iled

Trop

icbi

rd

V -

Terr

estr

ial h

abita

t con

fined

to o

cean

ic

isla

nds.

No

suita

ble

habi

tat o

n si

te.

N

o lik

elih

ood

to o

ccur

. N

o fu

rthe

r im

pact

as

sess

men

t req

uire

d.

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etail

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ston

e E

colo

gica

l Re

f: CV

C 14

– 6

95 –

Oct

ober

201

5 11

8

Faun

a Gr

oup

Scie

ntifi

c N

ame

Stat

us

TSC

Act

(199

5)

Stat

us

EPBC

Ac

t (1

999)

Hab

itat

Req

uire

men

ts

Suit

abili

ty o

f Sit

e Su

rvey

co

nsid

erat

ions

Li

kelih

ood

to o

ccur

Im

pact

ass

essm

ent

Bird

Ar

dea

ibis

Ca

ttle

Egr

et

- M

Wid

espr

ead,

com

mon

and

exp

andi

ng.

Occu

rs in

gra

ssla

nds,

woo

ded

land

s and

w

etla

nds.

Mos

t com

mon

ly fo

und

fora

ging

with

live

stoc

k. R

oost

s in

tree

s in

or n

ear l

akes

and

sw

amps

. Bre

eds i

n co

loni

es in

woo

ded

swam

ps.

No

suita

ble

habi

tat o

n or

ne

ar th

e si

te w

ithin

the

zone

of i

nflu

ence

.

Reco

rded

in th

e lo

cal a

rea

in su

itabl

e ha

bita

t du

ring

surv

ey.

Low

to n

o lik

elih

ood

to o

ccur

.

No

furt

her i

mpa

ct

asse

ssm

ent r

equi

red.

Bird

Ix

obry

chus

flav

icol

lis

Blac

k Bi

tter

n V

- Oc

curs

in fr

eshw

ater

and

est

uari

ne

wet

land

s. N

o su

itabl

e ha

bita

t on

site

.

No

likel

ihoo

d to

occ

ur.

No

furt

her i

mpa

ct

asse

ssm

ent r

equi

red.

Bird

Eg

rett

a sa

cra

East

ern

Reef

Egr

et

- M

Live

s on

expo

sed

reef

s, ro

cky

shor

es,

beac

hes,

mud

flats

, isl

ands

. Roo

sts a

nd

nest

s in

woo

dlan

d, sc

rub

adja

cent

to

beac

hes.

No

suita

ble

habi

tat o

n si

te.

N

o lik

elih

ood

to o

ccur

. N

o fu

rthe

r im

pact

as

sess

men

t req

uire

d.

Bird

Ep

hipp

iorh

ynch

us a

siatic

us

Blac

k-ne

cked

Sto

rk

E -

Inha

bits

per

man

ent f

resh

wat

er w

etla

nds

No

suita

ble

habi

tat o

n si

te.

N

o lik

elih

ood

to o

ccur

. N

o fu

rthe

r im

pact

as

sess

men

t req

uire

d.

Bird

Pl

egad

is fa

lcin

ellu

s Gl

ossy

Ibis

-

M

Freq

uent

s sw

amps

and

lake

s thr

ough

out

muc

h of

the

Aust

ralia

n m

ainl

and.

Bre

eds

in c

olon

ies w

ith o

ther

wat

erbi

rds;

nes

ts

in tr

ees o

r shr

ubs g

row

ing

in w

ater

.

No

suita

ble

habi

tat o

n si

te.

N

o lik

elih

ood

to o

ccur

. N

o fu

rthe

r im

pact

as

sess

men

t req

uire

d.

Bird

Pa

ndio

n cr

istat

us

East

ern

Ospr

ey

V -

Favo

urs c

oast

al a

reas

and

requ

ires

an

exte

nsiv

e ar

ea o

f ope

n fr

esh,

bra

ckis

h or

sa

line

wat

er fo

r for

agin

g.

No

suita

ble

habi

tat o

n or

ne

ar th

e si

te w

ithin

the

zone

of i

nflu

ence

.

Reco

rded

in th

e lo

cal a

rea

in su

itabl

e ha

bita

t du

ring

surv

ey.

Obse

rved

nes

ting

in a

rtifi

cial

bre

edin

g si

tes

erec

ted

in th

e to

wns

hip

and

alon

g th

e Cl

aren

ce

Rive

r. N

o lik

elih

ood

to o

ccur

on

site

.

Furt

her i

mpa

ct

asse

ssm

ent r

equi

red.

Bird

Er

ythr

otri

orch

is ra

diat

es

Red

Gosh

awk

E V

Inha

bit o

pen

woo

dlan

d an

d fo

rest

, pr

efer

ring

a m

osai

c of

veg

etat

ion

type

s, a

larg

e po

pula

tion

of b

irds

as

a so

urce

of

food

, and

per

man

ent w

ater

, and

are

of

ten

foun

d in

ripa

rian

hab

itats

alo

ng o

r ne

ar w

ater

cour

ses

or w

etla

nds.

In N

SW,

pref

erre

d ha

bita

ts in

clud

e m

ixed

su

btro

pica

l rai

nfor

est,

Mel

aleu

ca sw

amp

fore

st a

nd ri

pari

an E

ucal

yptu

s for

est o

f co

asta

l riv

ers.

Bree

ding

hab

itat w

ithin

1k

m o

f per

man

ent w

ater

, ofte

n ad

jace

nt

to ri

vers

or c

lear

ings

. Usu

ally

one

of t

he

talle

st tr

ees i

s se

lect

ed fo

r the

nes

t lo

catio

n.

Suita

ble

pote

ntia

l hab

itat

on si

te.

Det

ecta

ble

all y

ear.

Only

1 re

cord

from

the

broa

der s

tudy

are

a,

datin

g fr

om 1

987,

5 k

m w

est o

f Ilu

ka.

Low

like

lihoo

d to

occ

ur.

No

furt

her i

mpa

ct

asse

ssm

ent r

equi

red.

Bird

Lo

phoi

ctin

ia is

ura

Squa

re-t

aile

d Ki

te

V -

Foun

d in

tim

bere

d ha

bita

ts w

ith a

pa

rtic

ular

pre

fere

nce

for t

imbe

red

wat

erco

urse

s.

Suita

ble

pote

ntia

l hab

itat

on si

te.

Det

ecta

ble

all y

ear.

Only

5 re

cord

s w

ere

iden

tifie

d w

ith th

e cl

oses

t be

ing

3km

nor

th e

ast o

f the

subj

ect s

ite in

198

4 an

d th

e m

ost r

ecen

t bei

ng 8

km w

est o

f the

su

bjec

t site

in 1

991.

Th

is sp

ecie

s w

as o

bser

ved

near

by d

urin

g su

rvey

. H

igh

likel

ihoo

d to

occ

ur.

Furt

her i

mpa

ct

asse

ssm

ent r

equi

red.

Bird

H

amir

ostr

a m

elan

oste

rnon

Bl

ack-

brea

sted

Buz

zard

V

-

Live

s in

a ra

nge

of in

land

hab

itats

, es

peci

ally

alo

ng ti

mbe

red

wat

erco

urse

s an

d in

are

as w

ith le

ss th

an 5

00m

m o

f ra

infa

ll. S

peci

aliz

es in

eat

ing

larg

e eg

gs,

incl

udin

g em

u eg

gs.

Mar

gina

lly su

itabl

e po

tent

ial f

orag

ing

habi

tat

on si

te.

Det

ecta

ble

all y

ear.

Only

1 re

cord

from

the

broa

der s

tudy

are

a,

datin

g fr

om 1

981,

in Il

uka

tow

nshi

p.

Low

like

lihoo

d to

occ

ur.

No

furt

her i

mpa

ct

asse

ssm

ent r

equi

red.

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etail

s

Key

ston

e E

colo

gica

l Re

f: CV

C 14

– 6

95 –

Oct

ober

201

5 11

9

Faun

a Gr

oup

Scie

ntifi

c N

ame

Stat

us

TSC

Act

(199

5)

Stat

us

EPBC

Ac

t (1

999)

Hab

itat

Req

uire

men

ts

Suit

abili

ty o

f Sit

e Su

rvey

co

nsid

erat

ions

Li

kelih

ood

to o

ccur

Im

pact

ass

essm

ent

Bird

H

alia

eetu

s leu

coga

ster

W

hite

-bel

lied

Sea-

eagl

e -

M

Mos

t com

mon

ly se

en fo

ragi

ng o

ver

wat

er b

odie

s or n

ear c

oast

al w

ater

s; w

ill

occa

sion

ally

fora

ge o

ver o

pen

coun

try

for c

arri

on. H

ighl

y m

obile

and

trav

els

long

dis

tanc

es. N

ests

and

roos

ts h

igh

in

tree

s in

wel

l-tim

bere

d co

untr

y.

Mar

gina

lly su

itabl

e po

tent

ial n

estin

g ha

bita

t on

site

.

Larg

e nu

mbe

r of r

ecor

ds (>

120)

in th

e br

oade

r st

udy

area

. Ob

serv

ed n

estin

g in

gol

f cou

rse

to th

e no

rth

of

the

subj

ect s

ite.

Low

like

lihoo

d to

occ

ur o

n th

e su

bjec

t site

.

No

furt

her i

mpa

ct

asse

ssm

ent r

equi

red.

Bird

Ci

rcus

ass

imili

s Sp

otte

d H

arri

er

V -

Foun

d in

trop

ical

and

tem

pera

te o

pen

woo

ded

coun

try,

par

ticul

arly

in a

rid

and

sem

i-ari

d ar

eas.

Part

ly n

omad

ic, i

n re

spon

se to

loca

l con

ditio

ns. H

unts

low

ov

er th

e gr

ound

, fav

oure

d pr

ey a

re

grou

nd b

irds

; will

als

o ta

ke m

ice,

rats

, ra

bbits

and

liza

rds.

No

suita

ble

habi

tat o

n si

te.

Lo

w li

kelih

ood

to o

ccur

. N

o fu

rthe

r im

pact

as

sess

men

t req

uire

d.

Bird

Gr

us ru

bicu

nda

Brol

ga

V -

Abun

dant

in th

e no

rthe

rn tr

opic

s, bu

t ve

ry s

pars

e ac

ross

the

sout

hern

par

t of

its ra

nge.

Ofte

n fo

rage

in d

ry g

rass

land

, pl

ough

ed p

addo

cks o

r des

ert c

layp

ans

but d

epen

dent

on

wet

land

s, es

peci

ally

sh

allo

w sw

amps

.

No

suita

ble

habi

tat o

n si

te.

N

o lik

elih

ood

to o

ccur

. N

o fu

rthe

r im

pact

as

sess

men

t req

uire

d.

Bird

Bu

rhin

us g

ralla

rius

Bu

sh S

tone

-cur

lew

E

- In

habi

ts o

pen

fore

sts a

nd w

oodl

ands

w

ith a

spar

se g

rass

y gr

ound

laye

r and

fa

llen

timbe

r

Mar

gina

lly su

itabl

e po

tent

ial h

abita

t on

site

; pr

obab

ly w

eed

infe

stat

ions

too

dens

e.

Det

ecta

ble

all y

ear.

Only

3 re

cord

s fr

om th

e br

oder

stud

y ar

ea w

ith

the

clos

est a

nd m

ost r

ecen

t bei

ng 1

km w

est o

f th

e su

bjec

t site

in 2

010.

Lo

w li

kelih

ood

to o

ccur

.

No

furt

her i

mpa

ct

asse

ssm

ent r

equi

red.

Bird

Es

acus

neg

lect

us

Beac

h St

one-

curl

ew

CritE

-

Occu

rs o

n op

en, u

ndis

turb

ed b

each

es

and

estu

arie

s N

o su

itabl

e ha

bita

t on

site

.

No

likel

ihoo

d to

occ

ur.

No

furt

her i

mpa

ct

asse

ssm

ent r

equi

red.

Bird

H

aem

otop

us lo

ngir

ostr

is Au

stra

lian

Pied

Oy

ster

catc

her

E -

Favo

urs i

nter

tidal

flat

s of i

nlet

s and

bay

s, op

en b

each

es a

nd sa

ndba

nks

No

suita

ble

habi

tat o

n or

ne

ar th

e si

te w

ithin

the

zone

of i

nflu

ence

.

Obse

rved

in th

e lo

cal a

rea

duri

ng su

rvey

. N

o lik

elih

ood

to o

ccur

on

site

. N

o fu

rthe

r im

pact

as

sess

men

t req

uire

d.

Bird

H

aem

otop

us fu

ligin

osus

So

oty

Oyst

erca

tche

r V

- Oc

curs

on

rock

y he

adla

nds a

nd e

xpos

ed

reef

s, be

ache

s and

mud

dy e

stua

ries

No

suita

ble

habi

tat o

n or

ne

ar th

e si

te w

ithin

the

zone

of i

nflu

ence

.

Obse

rved

in th

e lo

cal a

rea

duri

ng su

rvey

. N

o lik

elih

ood

to o

ccur

on

site

. N

o fu

rthe

r im

pact

as

sess

men

t req

uire

d.

Bird

Ch

arad

rius

mon

golu

s Le

sser

San

d-pl

over

V

- Oc

curs

on

beac

hes,

harb

ours

and

es

tuar

ies w

ith la

rge

inte

rtid

al sa

nd fl

ats

or m

udfla

ts

No

suita

ble

habi

tat o

n si

te.

N

o lik

elih

ood

to o

ccur

. N

o fu

rthe

r im

pact

as

sess

men

t req

uire

d.

Bird

Ch

arad

rius

lesc

hena

ultia

Gr

eate

r San

d-pl

over

V

- Oc

curs

mai

nly

on sh

elte

red

sand

y, sh

elly

or

mud

dy b

each

es o

r est

uari

es w

ith

larg

e in

tert

idal

mud

flats

or s

andb

anks

.

No

suita

ble

habi

tat o

n si

te.

N

o lik

elih

ood

to o

ccur

. N

o fu

rthe

r im

pact

as

sess

men

t req

uire

d.

Bird

Tr

inga

bre

vipe

s Gr

ey-t

aile

d Ta

ttle

r -

M

Estu

arie

s, w

ave-

was

hed

rock

s and

reef

s, w

ater

way

s in

man

grov

es, t

idal

mud

flats

, be

ache

s. Ov

erw

inte

rs in

sout

hern

he

mis

pher

e.

No

suita

ble

habi

tat o

n si

te.

N

o lik

elih

ood

to o

ccur

. N

o fu

rthe

r im

pact

as

sess

men

t req

uire

d.

Trin

ga in

cana

W

ande

ring

Tat

tler

- M

Fo

und

on ro

cky

coas

ts w

ith re

efs a

nd

plat

form

s. Fo

rage

s am

ong

rock

s, sh

ingl

es

and

shal

low

poo

ls.

No

suita

ble

habi

tat o

n si

te.

N

o lik

elih

ood

to o

ccur

. N

o fu

rthe

r im

pact

as

sess

men

t req

uire

d.

Bird

N

umen

ius p

haeo

pus

Whi

mbr

el

- M

Estu

arie

s, ch

anne

ls a

mon

g m

angr

oves

, tid

al fl

ats,

cora

l cay

s, fla

t exp

osed

reef

s, flo

oded

pad

dock

s, oc

casi

onal

ly se

wag

e fa

rms,

bare

gra

ssla

nds,

spor

tsgr

ound

s, la

wns

. Win

ters

in so

uthe

rn h

emis

pher

e.

No

suita

ble

habi

tat o

n si

te.

N

o lik

elih

ood

to o

ccur

. N

o fu

rthe

r im

pact

as

sess

men

t req

uire

d.

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etail

s

Key

ston

e E

colo

gica

l Re

f: CV

C 14

– 6

95 –

Oct

ober

201

5 12

0

Faun

a Gr

oup

Scie

ntifi

c N

ame

Stat

us

TSC

Act

(199

5)

Stat

us

EPBC

Ac

t (1

999)

Hab

itat

Req

uire

men

ts

Suit

abili

ty o

f Sit

e Su

rvey

co

nsid

erat

ions

Li

kelih

ood

to o

ccur

Im

pact

ass

essm

ent

Bird

N

umen

ius m

adag

asca

rien

sis

East

ern

Curl

ew

- M

Mai

nly

coas

tal:

sand

spits

, mud

flats

, w

ater

way

s in

saltm

arsh

, man

grov

es;

occa

sion

ally

fres

h or

bra

ckis

h la

kes,

bare

gr

assl

and

near

wat

er.

No

suita

ble

habi

tat o

n si

te.

N

o lik

elih

ood

to o

ccur

. N

o fu

rthe

r im

pact

as

sess

men

t req

uire

d.

Bird

Ca

lidri

s ruf

icol

lis

Red-

neck

ed S

tint

- M

Tida

l mud

flats

, sal

tmar

sh, s

ands

pits

, sa

ndy

or sh

ell-g

rit b

each

es, s

hallo

w

mar

gins

of s

alt o

r fre

shw

ater

lake

s ofte

n fa

r inl

and,

sew

age

farm

s. W

inte

rs in

so

uthe

rn h

emis

pher

e.

No

suita

ble

habi

tat o

n or

ne

ar th

e si

te w

ithin

the

zone

of i

nflu

ence

.

Obse

rved

in th

e lo

cal a

rea

duri

ng su

rvey

. N

o lik

elih

ood

to o

ccur

on

site

. N

o fu

rthe

r im

pact

as

sess

men

t req

uire

d.

Bird

Ar

enar

ia in

terp

res

Rudd

y Tu

rnst

one

- M

Tida

l ree

fs a

nd p

ools

, wee

d-co

vere

d ro

cks w

ashe

d by

surf

, peb

bly

shor

es,

mud

flats

, occ

asio

nally

inla

nd sh

allo

w

wat

ers,

sew

age

farm

s or

bar

e op

en

grou

nd n

ear c

oast

. Win

ters

in so

uthe

rn

hem

isph

ere.

No

suita

ble

habi

tat o

n or

ne

ar th

e si

te w

ithin

the

zone

of i

nflu

ence

.

Obse

rved

in th

e lo

cal a

rea

duri

ng su

rvey

. N

o lik

elih

ood

to o

ccur

on

site

. N

o fu

rthe

r im

pact

as

sess

men

t req

uire

d.

Bird

Pl

uvia

lis fu

lva

Paci

fic G

olde

n Pl

over

-

M

Wid

espr

ead

in n

on-b

reed

ing

seas

on in

co

asta

l Aus

tral

asia

, Mel

anes

ia a

nd

Poly

nesi

a. U

sual

ly in

coa

stal

hab

itats

(b

each

es, m

udfla

ts, s

andf

lats

, m

angr

oves

, sal

tmar

sh, s

eagr

ass)

, tho

ugh

occa

sion

ally

in in

land

wet

land

s.

No

suita

ble

habi

tat o

n si

te.

N

o lik

elih

ood

to o

ccur

. N

o fu

rthe

r im

pact

as

sess

men

t req

uire

d.

Bird

Pl

uvia

lis sq

uata

rola

Gr

ey P

love

r

- M

Oc

curs

alo

ng c

oast

al a

reas

exc

ept f

or

bree

ding

site

s whi

ch o

ccur

in tu

ndra

, of

ten

in d

rier

are

as.

No

suita

ble

habi

tat o

n si

te.

N

o lik

elih

ood

to o

ccur

. N

o fu

rthe

r im

pact

as

sess

men

t req

uire

d.

Bird

Tr

inga

neb

ular

ia

Com

mon

Gre

ensh

ank

- M

Bree

ds in

the

Pala

earc

tic. I

n Au

stra

lia

over

sum

mer

, on

coas

t and

inla

nd, i

n es

tuar

ies,

mud

flats

, man

grov

e sw

amps

an

d la

goon

s.

No

suita

ble

habi

tat o

n si

te.

N

o lik

elih

ood

to o

ccur

. N

o fu

rthe

r im

pact

as

sess

men

t req

uire

d.

Bird

Ca

lidri

s ten

uiro

stri

s Gr

eat K

not

V M

Occu

rs in

shel

tere

d, c

oast

al h

abita

ts w

ith

larg

e, in

tert

idal

mud

flats

/ s

andf

lats

. Of

ten

on sa

ndy

beac

hes

with

mud

flats

ne

arby

, san

dy sp

its a

nd is

lets

; so

met

imes

on

expo

sed

reef

s or r

ock

plat

form

s. M

igra

tes t

o Au

stra

lia fr

om

late

Aug

to e

arly

Sep

.

No

suita

ble

habi

tat o

n si

te.

N

o lik

elih

ood

to o

ccur

. N

o fu

rthe

r im

pact

as

sess

men

t req

uire

d.

Bird

Ga

llina

go h

ardw

icki

i La

tham

's S

nipe

-

M

Non

-bre

edin

g m

igra

nt to

Aus

tral

ia in

the

war

mer

mon

ths.

Foun

d in

den

se c

over

in

any

vege

tatio

n ar

ound

wet

land

s, al

so

saltm

arsh

and

cre

ek e

dges

whe

n m

igra

ting.

No

suita

ble

habi

tat o

n si

te.

N

o lik

elih

ood

to o

ccur

. N

o fu

rthe

r im

pact

as

sess

men

t req

uire

d.

Bird

Li

mic

ola

falc

inel

lus

Broa

d-bi

lled

Sand

pipe

r V

-

Favo

urs s

helte

red

part

s of c

oast

(e

stua

rine

sand

flats

, mud

flats

, har

bour

s, la

goon

s, sa

ltmar

shes

, ree

fs) f

or fe

edin

g /

roos

ting.

Occ

asio

nally

seen

in se

wag

e fa

rms o

r sha

llow

fres

hwat

er la

goon

s. Ro

osts

on

bank

s on

shel

tere

d sa

nd, s

hell

or sh

ingl

e be

ache

s.

No

suita

ble

habi

tat o

n si

te.

N

o lik

elih

ood

to o

ccur

. N

o fu

rthe

r im

pact

as

sess

men

t req

uire

d.

Bird

Li

mos

a lim

osa

Blac

k-ta

iled

Godw

it V

-

Usua

lly fo

und

in sh

elte

red

bays

, es

tuar

ies a

nd la

goon

s w

ith la

rge

inte

rtid

al m

udfla

ts a

nd/o

r san

dfla

ts

alon

g co

ast.

No

suita

ble

habi

tat o

n or

ne

ar th

e si

te w

ithin

the

zone

of i

nflu

ence

.

Obse

rved

in th

e lo

cal a

rea

duri

ng su

rvey

. N

o lik

elih

ood

to o

ccur

on

site

. N

o fu

rthe

r im

pact

as

sess

men

t req

uire

d.

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etail

s

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ston

e E

colo

gica

l Re

f: CV

C 14

– 6

95 –

Oct

ober

201

5 12

1

Faun

a Gr

oup

Scie

ntifi

c N

ame

Stat

us

TSC

Act

(199

5)

Stat

us

EPBC

Ac

t (1

999)

Hab

itat

Req

uire

men

ts

Suit

abili

ty o

f Sit

e Su

rvey

co

nsid

erat

ions

Li

kelih

ood

to o

ccur

Im

pact

ass

essm

ent

Bird

Xe

nus c

iner

eus

Tere

k Sa

ndpi

per

V M

Oc

curs

on

coas

tal m

udfla

ts, l

agoo

ns,

cree

ks a

nd e

stua

ries

N

o su

itabl

e ha

bita

t on

site

.

No

likel

ihoo

d to

occ

ur.

No

furt

her i

mpa

ct

asse

ssm

ent r

equi

red.

Bird

Tr

inga

stag

natil

is M

arsh

San

dpip

er

- M

Sum

mer

mig

rant

, in

Aust

ralia

from

Au

gust

to A

pril.

Com

mon

ly s

een

in fr

esh

or b

rack

ish

wet

land

s suc

h as

rive

rs,

wat

er m

eado

ws,

sew

age

farm

s, dr

ains

, la

goon

s and

sw

amps

.

No

suita

ble

habi

tat o

n si

te.

N

o lik

elih

ood

to o

ccur

. N

o fu

rthe

r im

pact

as

sess

men

t req

uire

d.

Bird

Ac

titis

hypo

leuc

os

Com

mon

San

dpip

er

-

M

Foun

d on

mud

dy e

dges

or r

ocky

shor

es

of c

oast

al o

r inl

and

wet

land

s, sa

line

or

fres

h. B

reed

s in

Eura

sia

and

part

of t

he

popu

latio

n ov

erw

inte

rs in

Aus

tral

ia.

No

suita

ble

habi

tat o

n si

te.

N

o lik

elih

ood

to o

ccur

. N

o fu

rthe

r im

pact

as

sess

men

t req

uire

d.

Bird

Ca

lidri

s acu

min

ate

Shar

p-ta

iled

Sand

pipe

r -

M

Sum

mer

mig

rant

to A

ustr

alia

from

the

Arct

ic. P

refe

rs g

rass

y ed

ges

of sh

allo

w

inla

nd fr

eshw

ater

wet

land

s. Fo

und

also

on

sew

age

farm

s, flo

oded

fiel

ds,

mud

flats

, man

grov

es, b

each

es a

nd ro

cky

shor

es.

No

suita

ble

habi

tat o

n si

te.

N

o lik

elih

ood

to o

ccur

. N

o fu

rthe

r im

pact

as

sess

men

t req

uire

d.

Bird

Ca

lidri

s can

utus

Re

d Kn

ot

- M

Bree

ds in

the

Arct

ic a

nd fl

ies

non-

stop

to

Aust

ralia

. Fee

d in

larg

e flo

cks o

n th

e co

ast i

n sa

ndy

estu

arie

s w

ith ti

dal

mud

flats

.

No

suita

ble

habi

tat o

n si

te.

N

o lik

elih

ood

to o

ccur

. N

o fu

rthe

r im

pact

as

sess

men

t req

uire

d.

Bird

Li

mos

a la

ppon

ica

Bar-

taile

d Go

dwit

- M

Tida

l mud

flats

, est

uari

es, s

ewag

e fa

rms;

oc

casi

onal

ly o

n sh

allo

w ri

ver-

mar

gins

, br

acki

sh o

r sal

ty in

land

lake

s, flo

oded

pa

stur

es, a

irfie

lds.

Nee

ds so

ft sa

nd /

m

ud. W

inte

rs in

sout

hern

hem

isph

ere.

No

suita

ble

habi

tat o

n si

te.

N

o lik

elih

ood

to o

ccur

. N

o fu

rthe

r im

pact

as

sess

men

t req

uire

d.

Bird

Ca

lidri

s fer

rugi

nea

Curl

ew S

andp

iper

E

M

Bree

ds in

Sib

eria

and

mig

rate

s to

Aust

ralia

in w

arm

er m

onth

s. Fo

rage

s in

sh

allo

w w

ater

of i

nter

tidal

mud

flats

of

shel

tere

d co

asts

. Roo

sts o

n be

ache

s, sp

its/i

slet

s, sa

ltmar

sh o

r on

rock

y sh

ore.

No

suita

ble

habi

tat o

n si

te.

N

o lik

elih

ood

to o

ccur

. N

o fu

rthe

r im

pact

as

sess

men

t req

uire

d.

Bird

Calid

ris m

elan

otos

Pe

ctor

al S

andp

iper

- M

Pr

efer

shal

low

fres

h to

salin

e w

etla

nds.

Foun

d ne

ar th

e co

ast.

No

suita

ble

habi

tat o

n si

te.

N

o lik

elih

ood

to o

ccur

. N

o fu

rthe

r im

pact

as

sess

men

t req

uire

d.

Bird

Ca

lidri

s alb

a Sa

nder

ling

V -

Foun

d in

coa

stal

are

as o

n lo

w b

each

es o

f fir

m sa

nd, n

ear r

eefs

and

inle

ts, a

long

tid

al m

udfla

ts a

nd b

are

open

coa

stal

la

goon

s; in

divi

dual

s are

rare

ly re

cord

ed

in n

ear-

coas

tal w

etla

nds.

No

suita

ble

habi

tat o

n si

te.

N

o lik

elih

ood

to o

ccur

. N

o fu

rthe

r im

pact

as

sess

men

t req

uire

d.

Bird

St

erco

rari

us p

aras

iticu

s Ar

ctic

Jaeg

er

- M

Coas

tal o

ffsho

re w

ater

s, la

rger

bay

s, oc

casi

onal

ly c

oast

al in

lets

, lak

es, u

sual

ly

in st

orm

s. Ov

erw

inte

rs in

sout

hern

he

mis

pher

e.

No

suita

ble

habi

tat o

n si

te.

N

o lik

elih

ood

to o

ccur

. N

o fu

rthe

r im

pact

as

sess

men

t req

uire

d.

Bird

Anou

s sto

lidus

Co

mm

on N

oddy

- M

This

spec

ies o

ccur

s in

gro

ups i

n th

e pe

lagi

c zo

ne. B

reed

ing

occu

rs o

n or

nea

r is

land

s on

gras

s, ro

ck o

r am

ong

cora

l ru

bble

.

No

suita

ble

habi

tat o

n si

te.

N

o lik

elih

ood

to o

ccur

. N

o fu

rthe

r im

pact

as

sess

men

t req

uire

d.

Bird

On

chyp

rion

fusc

ata

Soot

y Te

rn

V -

Terr

estr

ial h

abita

t con

fined

to o

ffsho

re

isla

nds.

No

suita

ble

habi

tat o

n si

te.

N

o lik

elih

ood

to o

ccur

. N

o fu

rthe

r im

pact

as

sess

men

t req

uire

d.

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etail

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e E

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f: CV

C 14

– 6

95 –

Oct

ober

201

5 12

2

Faun

a Gr

oup

Scie

ntifi

c N

ame

Stat

us

TSC

Act

(199

5)

Stat

us

EPBC

Ac

t (1

999)

Hab

itat

Req

uire

men

ts

Suit

abili

ty o

f Sit

e Su

rvey

co

nsid

erat

ions

Li

kelih

ood

to o

ccur

Im

pact

ass

essm

ent

Bird

St

erna

hir

undo

Co

mm

on T

ern

- M

Offs

hore

wat

ers,

beac

hes,

reef

s, ba

ys,

tidal

mud

flats

, low

er re

ache

s of l

arge

r ri

vers

with

sand

bars

, sew

age

farm

s, oc

casi

onal

ly sw

amps

nea

r coa

st.

Over

win

ters

in so

uthe

rn h

emis

pher

e.

No

suita

ble

habi

tat o

n or

ne

ar th

e si

te w

ithin

the

zone

of i

nflu

ence

.

Obse

rved

in th

e lo

cal a

rea

duri

ng su

rvey

. N

o lik

elih

ood

to o

ccur

on

site

. N

o fu

rthe

r im

pact

as

sess

men

t req

uire

d.

Bird

St

erna

casp

ia

Casp

ian

Tern

-

M

Larg

e w

ater

s gen

eral

ly, f

resh

or s

alt

lake

s, la

rger

rive

rs, r

eser

voir

s, es

tuar

ies,

tidal

mud

flats

, bea

ches

, sha

llow

coa

stal

w

ater

s.

No

suita

ble

habi

tat o

n si

te.

Lo

w to

no

likel

ihoo

d to

occ

ur.

No

furt

her i

mpa

ct

asse

ssm

ent r

equi

red.

Bird

St

ernu

la a

lbifr

ons

Litt

le T

ern

E -

Pref

ers s

helte

red

coas

tal e

nvir

onm

ents

; m

ay o

ccur

seve

ral k

ms f

rom

the

sea

in

harb

ours

, inl

ets a

nd ri

vers

. Nes

ts in

sm

all c

olon

ies i

n lo

w d

unes

or o

n sa

ndy

beac

hes

just

abo

ve h

igh

tide

mar

k ne

ar

estu

ary

mou

ths o

r adj

acen

t to

coas

tal

lake

s and

isla

nds.

No

suita

ble

habi

tat o

n or

ne

ar th

e si

te w

ithin

the

zone

of i

nflu

ence

.

Obse

rved

in th

e lo

cal a

rea

duri

ng su

rvey

. N

o lik

elih

ood

to o

ccur

on

site

. N

o fu

rthe

r im

pact

as

sess

men

t req

uire

d.

Bird

Pt

ilino

pus m

agni

ficus

W

ompo

o Fr

uit-

dove

V

- Oc

curs

in ra

info

rest

. Su

itabl

e po

tent

ial h

abita

t on

site

.

Det

ecta

ble

whe

n fe

edin

g in

suita

ble

habi

tat.

3 re

cord

s fr

om th

e br

oade

r stu

dy a

rea

wer

e id

entif

ied

with

the

clos

est b

eing

1km

eas

t of t

he

subj

ect s

ite in

197

9 an

d th

e m

ost r

ecen

t bei

ng

5km

nor

th o

f the

subj

ect s

ite in

199

4. A

larg

e nu

mbe

r of r

ainf

ores

t flo

ra s

peci

es

Hig

h lik

elih

ood

to o

ccur

.

Furt

her i

mpa

ct

asse

ssm

ent r

equi

red.

Bird

Pt

ilino

pus r

egin

a Ro

se-c

row

ned

Frui

t-do

ve

V

Occu

rs in

rain

fore

st.

Suita

ble

pote

ntia

l hab

itat

on si

te.

Det

ecta

ble

all y

ear.

79 re

cord

s fr

om th

e br

oade

r stu

dy a

rea

with

the

clos

est b

eing

1km

eas

t of t

he su

bjec

t site

in 1

985

and

the

mos

t rec

ent b

eing

8km

wes

t of t

he

subj

ect s

ite in

200

4.

This

spec

ies

was

obs

erve

d ne

arby

in Il

uka

NR

and

was

hea

rd o

n si

te.

Hig

h lik

elih

ood

to o

ccur

.

Furt

her i

mpa

ct

asse

ssm

ent r

equi

red.

Bird

Ca

lypt

orhy

nchu

s lat

ham

i Gl

ossy

Bla

ck-C

ocka

too

V -

Bree

ds in

larg

e ho

llow

-bea

ring

tree

s in

fore

st a

nd fo

rage

s on

Allo

casu

arin

a sp

ecie

s.

Suita

ble

pote

ntia

l hab

itat

on si

te.

Det

ecta

ble

all y

ear.

10 re

cord

s fr

om th

e br

oade

r stu

dy a

rea

with

the

clos

est a

nd m

ost r

ecen

t bei

ng 3

km e

ast o

f the

su

bjec

t site

in 2

012.

Ch

arac

teri

stic

aly

chew

ed c

ones

wer

e ob

serv

ed

by F

itzge

rald

(200

5) u

nder

an

Allo

casu

arin

a lit

tora

lis a

t the

nor

ther

n ed

ge o

f the

subj

ect s

ite.

Furt

her i

mpa

ct

asse

ssm

ent r

equi

red.

Bird

Gl

osso

psitt

a pu

silla

Li

ttle

Lor

ikee

t V

-

Mos

tly in

dry

ope

n eu

caly

pt fo

rest

s and

w

oodl

ands

. Fee

ds o

n tr

ee n

ecta

r and

po

llen,

par

ticul

arly

pro

fuse

ly-fl

ower

ing

euca

lypt

s, bu

t als

o m

elal

euca

s and

m

istle

toes

and

mis

tleto

e fr

uit.

Nom

adic

, m

ovem

ents

pro

babl

y re

late

d to

food

av

aila

bilit

y.

Suita

ble

pote

ntia

l hab

itat

on si

te.

Det

ecta

ble

all y

ear.

12 re

cord

s fr

om th

e br

oade

r stu

dy a

rea

with

the

clos

est b

eing

1km

eas

t of t

he su

bjec

t site

in 1

989

and

the

mos

t rec

ent b

eing

5km

sout

h of

the

subj

ect s

ite in

201

2.

Hig

h lik

elih

ood

to o

ccur

.

Furt

her i

mpa

ct

asse

ssm

ent r

equi

red.

Bird

Pe

zopo

rus w

allic

us w

allic

us

East

ern

Grou

nd P

arro

t V

-

Occu

rs in

hig

h ra

infa

ll co

asta

l low

he

athl

ands

and

sedg

elan

ds, t

hat p

rovi

de

very

den

se c

over

(90%

or m

ore)

and

be

low

one

met

re in

hei

ght.

No

suita

ble

habi

tat o

n si

te.

Lo

w li

kelih

ood

to o

ccur

. N

o fu

rthe

r im

pact

as

sess

men

t req

uire

d.

Bird

Ty

to n

ovae

holla

ndia

e M

aske

d Ow

l V

- Oc

curs

in fo

rest

s, bu

t ofte

n hu

nts a

long

fo

rest

edg

es su

ch a

s roa

dsid

es.

Suita

ble

fora

ging

hab

itat

on si

te.

Det

ecta

ble

all y

ear.

Only

1 re

cord

from

the

broa

der s

tudy

are

a be

ing

3km

wes

t of t

he su

bjec

t site

in 1

998.

Muc

h m

or

com

mon

in th

e hi

tter

land

fore

sts.

Low

like

lihoo

d to

occ

ur.

No

furt

her i

mpa

ct

asse

ssm

ent r

equi

red.

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s

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e E

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l Re

f: CV

C 14

– 6

95 –

Oct

ober

201

5 12

3

Faun

a Gr

oup

Scie

ntifi

c N

ame

Stat

us

TSC

Act

(199

5)

Stat

us

EPBC

Ac

t (1

999)

Hab

itat

Req

uire

men

ts

Suit

abili

ty o

f Sit

e Su

rvey

co

nsid

erat

ions

Li

kelih

ood

to o

ccur

Im

pact

ass

essm

ent

Bird

Ty

to lo

ngim

embr

is Ea

ster

n Gr

ass O

wl

V -

Occu

r in

area

s of t

all g

rass

, inc

ludi

ng

swam

py a

reas

, gra

ssy

plai

ns, s

wam

py

heat

h, c

ane

gras

s, or

sed

ges o

n flo

odpl

ains

.

No

suita

ble

habi

tat o

n si

te.

Lo

w li

kelih

ood

to o

ccur

. N

o fu

rthe

r im

pact

as

sess

men

t req

uire

d.

Bird

N

inox

conn

iven

s Ba

rkin

g O

wl

V -

Occu

rs in

euc

alyp

t woo

dlan

d, o

pen

fore

st, s

wam

p w

oodl

ands

and

tim

bere

d w

ater

cour

ses.

Occa

sion

ally

use

s den

se

vege

tatio

n fo

r roo

stin

g. B

reed

s in

hollo

ws i

n la

rge

old

tree

s.

Mar

gina

lly su

itabl

e ha

bita

t on

site

. D

etec

tabl

e al

l yea

r.

5 re

cord

s fr

om th

e br

oade

r stu

dy a

rea

with

the

clos

est b

eing

1km

sout

h of

the

subj

ect s

ite in

19

81 a

nd th

e m

ost r

ecen

t bei

ng 8

km n

orth

wes

t of

the

subj

ect s

ite in

200

9.

Mod

erat

e li

kelih

ood

to o

ccur

.

No

furt

her i

mpa

ct

asse

ssm

ent r

equi

red.

Bird

N

inox

stre

nua

Pow

erfu

l Ow

l V

- Us

ually

roos

ts in

den

se v

eget

atio

n an

d hu

nts f

or a

rbor

eal m

amm

als a

cros

s lar

ge

hom

e ra

nge.

Mar

gina

lly su

itabl

e ha

bita

t on

site

. D

etec

tabl

e al

l yea

r.

4 re

cord

s fr

om th

e br

oade

r stu

dy a

rea

wer

e id

entif

ied

with

the

clos

est b

eing

4km

nor

th o

f the

su

bjec

t site

in 1

980

and

the

mos

t rec

ent b

eing

5k

m w

est o

f the

subj

ect s

ite in

201

2.

Mod

erat

e lik

elih

ood

to o

ccur

.

No

furt

her i

mpa

ct

asse

ssm

ent r

equi

red.

Bird

Ap

us p

acifi

cus

Fork

-tai

led

Swift

-

M

Alm

ost e

xclu

sive

ly a

eria

l, fly

ing

over

m

ost h

abita

t typ

es. A

rriv

e fr

om S

iber

ia

in sp

ring

and

dep

art i

n au

tum

n. F

eed

on

edge

of l

ow p

ress

ure

syst

ems.

Thre

ats t

o th

is sp

ecie

s in

Aust

ralia

are

neg

ligib

le.

No

suita

ble

habi

tat o

n si

te.

Lo

w to

no

likel

ihoo

d to

occ

ur.

No

furt

her i

mpa

ct

asse

ssm

ent r

equi

red.

Bird

H

irun

dapu

s cau

dacu

tus

Whi

te-t

hroa

ted

Nee

dlet

ail

- M

Non

-bre

edin

g po

pn m

igra

tes f

rom

Asi

a in

spri

ng a

nd d

epar

ts a

utum

n al

ong

eith

er si

de o

f Gt D

iv R

ge. M

ost o

f its

tim

e sp

ent f

eedi

ng o

n th

e w

ing,

hig

h al

ong

stor

m fr

onts

. Roo

sts i

nfre

quen

tly in

te

rres

tria

l hab

itats

and

terr

estr

ial

habi

tat l

arge

ly ir

rele

vant

.

Suita

ble

pote

ntia

l ha

bita

t on

site

.

Obse

rved

flyi

ng o

verh

ead

duri

ng fa

una

surv

eys.

Lo

w li

kelih

ood

to u

se te

rres

tria

l hab

itats

of t

he

subj

ect s

ite.

Furt

her i

mpa

ct

asse

ssm

ent r

equi

red.

Bird

M

erop

s orn

atus

Ra

inbo

w B

ee-e

ater

-

M

Occu

rs in

man

y ha

bita

ts w

here

ther

e ar

e op

en a

reas

for f

orag

ing,

wel

l-pla

ced

perc

hes t

o fr

om w

hich

to fo

rage

, a w

ater

so

urce

and

bre

edin

g ha

bita

t suc

h as

sa

ndy

cree

k ba

nks.

Suita

ble

pote

ntia

l hab

itat

on si

te.

Larg

e nu

mbe

r (>1

00) r

ecor

ds fr

om th

e br

oade

r st

udy

with

the

clos

est b

eing

with

in 1

km n

orth

of

the

subj

ect s

ite in

197

8 an

d th

e m

ost r

ecen

t be

ing

4km

sout

h of

the

subj

ect s

ite in

201

2.

This

spec

ies

was

obs

erve

d fo

ragi

ng a

nd n

estin

g on

site

.

Furt

her i

mpa

ct

asse

ssm

ent r

equi

red.

Bird

Co

raci

na li

neat

a Ba

rred

Cuc

koo-

shri

ke

V

Occu

rs in

rain

fore

st a

nd la

rge

trac

ts o

f eu

caly

pt fo

rest

. Su

itabl

e po

tent

ial h

abita

t on

site

. D

etec

tabl

e al

l yea

r.

10 re

cord

s fr

om th

e br

oade

r stu

dy w

ith th

e cl

oses

t bei

ng 1

km so

uth

east

of t

he su

bjec

t site

in

1979

and

the

mos

t rec

ent b

eing

2km

nor

th o

f the

su

bjec

t site

in 1

992.

Thi

s sp

ecie

s was

obs

erve

d ne

arby

at t

he ti

me

of su

rvey

. H

igh

likel

ihoo

d to

occ

ur.

Furt

her i

mpa

ct

asse

ssm

ent r

equi

red.

Bird

Ca

rter

orni

s leu

cotis

W

hite

-ear

ed M

onar

ch

V

Occu

rs in

rain

fore

st, e

spec

ially

litt

oral

ra

info

rest

and

swam

p fo

rest

. Pre

fers

the

ecot

one

betw

een

open

veg

etat

ion

and

rain

fore

st.

Suita

ble

pote

ntia

l hab

itat

on si

te.

Det

ecta

ble

all y

ear.

50 re

cord

s fr

om th

e br

oade

r stu

dy w

ith th

e cl

oses

t bei

ng le

ss th

an 1

km e

ast o

f the

subj

ect

site

in 1

993

and

the

mos

t rec

ent b

eing

3km

nor

th

of th

e su

bjec

t site

in 2

013.

H

igh

likel

ihoo

d to

occ

ur.

Furt

her i

mpa

ct

asse

ssm

ent r

equi

red.

Bird

Po

mat

osto

mus

tem

pora

lis

Grey

-cro

wne

d Ba

bble

r V

-

In N

SW, o

ccur

s fr

om u

pper

Hun

ter

Valle

y to

the

wes

tern

slop

es in

Box

-Gum

W

oodl

ands

on

the

slop

es, a

nd B

ox-

Cypr

ess-

pine

and

ope

n Bo

x W

oodl

ands

on

allu

vial

pla

ins.

Cent

ral C

oast

reco

rd is

pr

obab

ly a

mis

iden

tific

atio

n or

vag

rant

.

No

suita

ble

habi

tat o

n si

te.

Lo

w li

kelih

ood

to o

ccur

. N

o fu

rthe

r im

pact

as

sess

men

t req

uire

d.

Bird

Da

phoe

nosit

ta ch

ryso

pter

a Va

ried

Sitt

ella

V

- Fo

und

in e

ucal

ypt w

oodl

ands

and

fo

rest

s, pr

efer

ring

roug

h-ba

rked

tree

s or

Su

itabl

e po

tent

ial h

abita

t on

site

. D

etec

tabl

e al

l yea

r. 8

reco

rds

from

the

broa

der s

tudy

with

the

clos

est

bein

g 1k

m so

uth

of th

e su

bjec

t site

in 1

978

and

Furt

her i

mpa

ct

asse

ssm

ent r

equi

red.

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etail

s

Key

ston

e E

colo

gica

l Re

f: CV

C 14

– 6

95 –

Oct

ober

201

5 12

4

Faun

a Gr

oup

Scie

ntifi

c N

ame

Stat

us

TSC

Act

(199

5)

Stat

us

EPBC

Ac

t (1

999)

Hab

itat

Req

uire

men

ts

Suit

abili

ty o

f Sit

e Su

rvey

co

nsid

erat

ions

Li

kelih

ood

to o

ccur

Im

pact

ass

essm

ent

mat

ure

tree

s with

hol

low

s or

dea

d br

anch

es.

the

mos

t rec

ent b

eing

9km

nor

th w

est o

f the

su

bjec

t site

in 2

001.

Ob

serv

ed fo

ragi

ng o

n si

te.

Bird

Li

chen

osto

mus

fasc

iogu

lari

s M

angr

ove

Hon

eyea

ter

V -

Prim

ary

habi

tat i

n m

angr

ove

and

shru

blan

ds b

ut m

ay a

lso

rang

e in

to

adja

cent

fore

sts.

Fora

ges i

n m

angr

oves

.

No

suita

ble

habi

tat o

n si

te.

Lo

w li

kelih

ood

to o

ccur

. N

o fu

rthe

r im

pact

as

sess

men

t req

uire

d.

Mam

mal

Da

syur

us m

acul

atus

Sp

otte

d-ta

iled

Quol

l V

E Oc

curs

in a

num

ber o

f for

est h

abita

ts b

ut

requ

ires

larg

e ar

eas o

f rel

ativ

ely

inta

ct

fore

st.

Suita

ble

pote

ntia

l hab

itat

on si

te.

Det

ecta

ble

all y

ear.

16 re

cord

s fr

om th

e br

oade

r stu

dy a

rea

with

the

clos

est a

nd m

ost r

ecen

t bei

ng 1

km so

uth

of th

e su

bjec

t site

in 2

004.

How

ever

, mos

t rec

ords

dat

e fr

om th

e 19

70s

and

1990

s and

hav

e be

en

gene

rate

d by

a c

omm

unity

surv

ey th

at o

ften

gene

rate

s re

cord

s of u

ncer

tain

dat

es. I

t is l

ikel

y th

at th

e lo

cal p

opul

atio

n of

this

spec

ies p

ersi

sts

only

in v

ery

low

num

bers

, if a

t all.

Lo

w li

kelih

ood

to o

ccur

.

No

furt

her i

mpa

ct

asse

ssm

ent r

equi

red.

Mam

mal

Ph

asco

gale

tapo

ataf

a Br

ush-

taile

d Ph

asco

gale

V

- Pr

efer

s dry

scle

roph

yll o

pen

fore

st w

ith

spar

se g

roun

d co

ver.

Mar

gina

lly su

itabl

e po

tent

ial h

abita

t on

site

.

Det

ecta

ble

all y

ear,

but

part

icul

arly

in m

atin

g se

ason

(May

-July

) w

hen

mal

es a

re

seek

ing

mat

es.

16 re

cord

s fr

om th

e br

oade

r stu

dy a

rea

with

the

clos

est b

eing

with

in 1

km o

f the

subj

ect s

ite in

19

91 a

nd th

e m

ost r

ecen

t bei

ng 9

km w

est o

f the

su

bjec

t site

in 2

002.

Lo

w li

kelih

ood

to o

ccur

.

No

furt

her i

mpa

ct

asse

ssm

ent r

equi

red.

Mam

mal

Pl

anig

ale

mac

ulat

a Co

mm

on P

lani

gale

V

- Oc

curs

in a

rang

e of

fore

st, h

eath

and

m

arsh

land

whe

re th

ere

is su

rfac

e co

ver

and

usua

lly c

lose

to w

ater

.

No

suita

ble

habi

tat o

n si

te.

Lo

w li

kelih

ood

to o

ccur

. N

o fu

rthe

r im

pact

as

sess

men

t req

uire

d.

Mam

mal

Ph

asco

larc

tos c

iner

eus

Koal

a V

V In

habi

ts e

ucal

ypt w

oodl

ands

and

fore

sts.

Su

itabl

e ha

bita

t on

site

. D

etec

tabl

e al

l yea

r.

A la

rge

num

ber o

f rec

ords

from

the

broa

der

stud

y ar

ea (>

315)

as t

he Il

uka

pop

ulat

ion

has

been

wel

l stu

died

. Tho

ught

to b

e (a

t lea

st

func

tiona

lly) e

xtin

ct. T

he m

ost r

ecen

t rec

ord

was

5k

m n

orth

wes

t of t

he su

bjec

t site

in 2

013.

Thi

s sp

ecie

s w

as p

hoto

grap

hed

on si

te b

y ca

mer

a tr

ap

duri

ng su

rvey

.

Furt

her i

mpa

ct

asse

ssm

ent r

equi

red.

Mam

mal

Pe

taur

us a

ustr

alis

Yello

w-b

ellie

d Gl

ider

V

- Fa

vour

s tal

l mat

ure

euca

lypt

fore

st in

ar

eas w

ith h

igh

rain

fall

and

nutr

ient

rich

so

ils.

No

suita

ble

habi

tat o

n si

te.

Lo

w to

no

likel

ihoo

d to

occ

ur.

No

furt

her i

mpa

ct

asse

ssm

ent r

equi

red.

Mam

mal

Pe

taur

us n

orfo

lcen

sis

Squi

rrel

Glid

er

V

Inha

bits

Bla

ckbu

tt- B

lood

woo

d fo

rest

s w

ith h

eath

und

erst

orey

in c

oast

al a

reas

.

Mar

gina

lly su

itabl

e po

tent

ial h

abita

t on

site

. Po

or fo

ragi

ng h

abita

t, so

me

denn

ing

site

s.

Det

ecta

ble

all y

ear.

24 re

cord

s w

ithin

the

broa

der s

tudy

are

a w

ith

the

clos

est b

eing

less

than

1km

sout

h of

the

subj

ect s

ite in

201

0 an

d th

e m

ost r

ecen

t bei

ng

5km

sout

h of

the

subj

ect s

ite in

201

2.

Mod

erat

e li

kelih

ood

to o

ccur

.

No

furt

her i

mpa

ct

asse

ssm

ent r

equi

red.

Mam

mal

Ae

pypr

ymnu

s ruf

esce

ns

Rufo

us B

etto

ng

V -

Inha

bits

a v

arie

ty o

f for

ests

from

tall,

m

oist

euc

alyp

t for

est t

o op

en w

oodl

and,

w

ith a

tuss

ock

gras

s und

erst

orey

. A

dens

e co

ver o

f tal

l nat

ive

gras

ses i

s the

pr

efer

red

shel

ter.

Mar

gina

lly su

itabl

e po

tent

ial h

abita

t on

site

. D

etec

tabl

e al

l yea

r.

Only

1 re

cord

with

in th

e br

oade

r stu

dy a

rea

bein

g 5k

m w

est o

f the

subj

ect s

ite (o

n th

e ot

her

side

of t

he H

ighw

ay a

nd th

e ri

ver)

, dat

ing

from

20

12. N

o re

cord

s eas

t of t

he h

high

way

and

non

e on

or n

ear t

he Il

uka

peni

nsul

a.

Low

like

lihoo

d to

occ

ur.

Furt

her i

mpa

ct

asse

ssm

ent r

equi

red.

Mam

mal

Pt

erop

us p

olio

ceph

alus

Gr

ey-H

eade

d Fl

ying

-fox

V V

Fora

ging

hab

itat i

n flo

wer

ing

euca

lypt

s, pa

rtic

ular

ly w

inte

r-flo

wer

ing

spec

ies;

ca

mps

in d

ense

wet

fore

st o

r rai

nfor

est

gulli

es.

Suita

ble

pote

ntia

l fo

ragi

ng h

abita

t on

site

.

Det

ecta

ble

whe

n fo

ragi

ng h

abita

t fr

uitin

g an

d/or

flo

wer

ing.

70 re

cord

s w

ithin

the

broa

der s

tudy

are

a w

ith

the

clos

est b

eing

1km

to th

e ea

st in

199

4 an

d th

e m

ost r

ecen

t bei

ng 4

km to

the

sout

h in

201

2.

Hig

h lik

elih

ood

to o

ccur

.

Furt

her i

mpa

ct

asse

ssm

ent r

equi

red.

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na D

etail

s

Key

ston

e E

colo

gica

l Re

f: CV

C 14

– 6

95 –

Oct

ober

201

5 12

5

Faun

a Gr

oup

Scie

ntifi

c N

ame

Stat

us

TSC

Act

(199

5)

Stat

us

EPBC

Ac

t (1

999)

Hab

itat

Req

uire

men

ts

Suit

abili

ty o

f Sit

e Su

rvey

co

nsid

erat

ions

Li

kelih

ood

to o

ccur

Im

pact

ass

essm

ent

Mam

mal

Sy

cony

cter

is au

stra

lis

Com

mon

Blo

ssom

-bat

V

Roos

ts in

litt

oral

rain

fore

st a

nd fe

eds o

n flo

wer

s (pa

rtic

ular

ly B

anks

ia) i

n ad

jace

nt h

eath

land

and

pap

erba

rk

swam

ps.

Suita

ble

pote

ntia

l hab

itat

on si

te.

Det

ecta

ble

all y

ear.

21 re

cord

s w

ithin

the

broa

der s

tudy

are

a w

ith

the

clos

est b

eing

1km

to th

e ea

st in

199

0 an

d th

e m

ost r

ecen

t bei

ng 6

km to

the

sout

h in

200

6.

A br

eedi

ng p

opul

atio

n of

this

spec

ies o

ccur

s ad

jace

nt to

the

subj

ect s

ite in

Iluk

a N

R.

Hig

h lik

elih

ood

to o

ccur

.

Furt

her i

mpa

ct

asse

ssm

ent r

equi

red.

Mam

mal

M

orm

opte

rus n

orfo

lken

sis

East

ern

Free

tail-

bat

V -

Occu

r in

dry

scle

roph

yll f

ores

t and

w

oodl

and,

roos

t in

hollo

ws a

nd m

an-

mad

e st

ruct

ures

.

Suita

ble

pote

ntia

l hab

itat

on si

te.

Det

ecta

ble

all y

ear.

2 re

cord

s fro

m w

ithin

the

broa

der s

tudy

are

a w

ith th

e cl

oses

t and

mos

t rec

ent b

eing

3km

wes

t of

the

subj

ect s

ite in

200

2.

This

spec

ies

was

reco

rded

fora

ging

on

site

dur

ing

surv

ey.

Furt

her i

mpa

ct

asse

ssm

ent r

equi

red.

Mam

mal

N

ycto

philu

s bifa

x Ea

ster

n Lo

ng-e

ared

Bat

V

-

Occu

rs in

low

land

subt

ropi

cal r

ainf

ores

t an

d w

et a

nd s

wam

p eu

caly

pt fo

rest

. Ro

osts

in tr

ee h

ollo

ws,

amon

g ep

iphy

tes

and

dens

e cl

umps

of r

ainf

ores

t fol

iage

.

Mar

gina

lly su

itabl

e fo

ragi

ng a

nd ro

ostin

g po

tent

ial h

abita

t on

site

. D

etec

tabl

e al

l yea

r.

76 re

cord

s w

ithin

the

broa

der s

tudy

are

a w

ith

the

clos

est b

eing

1km

to th

e ea

st in

199

4 an

d th

e m

ost r

ecen

t bei

ng 2

km to

the

sout

h in

200

8.

A la

rge

num

ber o

f rec

ords

are

from

Iluk

a N

R.

Poss

ibly

reco

rded

fora

ging

on

the

site

dur

ing

surv

ey.

Hig

h lik

elih

ood

to o

ccur

.

Furt

her i

mpa

ct

asse

ssm

ent r

equi

red.

Mam

mal

M

inio

pter

us sc

hrei

bers

ii oc

eane

nsis

East

ern

Bent

-win

g Ba

t V

- Ro

osts

in c

aves

and

fora

ges a

bove

tree

ca

nopi

es.

Suita

ble

pote

ntia

l hab

itat

on si

te.

Mos

t act

ive

mid

spr

ing

to m

id a

utum

n.

Only

2 re

cord

s fro

m th

e br

oade

r stu

dy a

rea

1998

an

d 20

01.

Low

like

lihoo

d to

occ

ur.

No

furt

her i

mpa

ct

asse

ssm

ent r

equi

red.

Mam

mal

M

inio

pter

us a

ustr

alis

Litt

le B

entw

ing-

bat

V -

Roos

ts in

cav

es a

nd fo

rage

s be

neat

h tr

ee

cano

pies

. Su

itabl

e po

tent

ial

fora

ging

hab

itat o

n si

te.

Mos

t act

ive

mid

spr

ing

to m

id a

utum

n.

35 re

cord

s fr

om th

e br

oade

r stu

dy a

rea

with

the

clos

est b

eing

1km

eas

t of t

he su

bjec

t site

in 1

984

and

the

mos

t rec

ent b

eing

5km

sout

h of

the

subj

ect s

ite in

201

2.

This

spec

ies

was

reco

rded

fora

ging

on

site

dur

ing

surv

ey.

Furt

her i

mpa

ct

asse

ssm

ent r

equi

red.

Mam

mal

Ch

alin

olob

us n

igro

grise

us

Hoa

ry w

attle

d ba

t V

-

Roos

ts in

tree

hol

low

s and

fora

ges

in

open

und

erst

orey

of d

ry o

pen

euca

lypt

fo

rest

s dom

inat

ed b

y Sp

otte

d Gu

m,

boxe

s and

iron

bark

s, an

d he

athy

coa

stal

fo

rest

s whe

re R

ed B

lood

woo

d an

d Sc

ribb

ly G

um a

re c

omm

on. F

lies f

ast

belo

w th

e ca

nopy

.

No

pote

ntia

l hab

itat o

n si

te.

Lo

w li

kelih

ood

to o

ccur

. N

o fu

rthe

r im

pact

as

sess

men

t req

uire

d.

Mam

mal

M

yotis

mac

ropu

s La

rge-

foot

ed M

yotis

V

-

Fora

ges o

ver l

arge

bod

ies o

f wat

er a

nd

roos

ts in

hol

low

s or

und

er o

ld w

oode

n br

idge

s, so

met

imes

up

to 1

0 km

from

fo

ragi

ng h

abita

t.

Suita

ble

pote

ntia

l ro

ostin

g ha

bita

t on

site

in

the

hollo

w-b

eari

ng tr

ees.

Det

ecta

ble

all y

ear.

25 re

cord

s fr

om th

e br

oade

r stu

dy a

rea

with

the

clos

est b

eing

5km

sout

h w

est o

f the

subj

ect s

ite

in 2

003

and

the

mos

t rec

ent b

eing

10k

m w

est o

f th

e su

bjec

t site

in 2

015.

No

reco

rds o

f thi

s sp

ecie

s fr

om th

e Ilu

ka p

enin

sula

and

all

know

n ro

ostin

g si

tes

bene

ath

brid

ges o

ver t

he C

lare

nce

Rive

r and

its t

ribu

tari

es.

Low

like

lihoo

d to

occ

ur.

No

furt

her i

mpa

ct

asse

ssm

ent r

equi

red.

Mam

mal

Sc

otea

nax

ruep

pelli

i Gr

eate

r Bro

ad-n

osed

Bat

V

-

Foun

d in

a v

arie

ty o

f hab

itats

from

w

oodl

and

thro

ugh

to m

oist

and

dry

eu

caly

pt fo

rest

and

rain

fore

st, t

houg

h m

ost c

omm

only

foun

d in

tall

wet

fore

st.

Roos

ts in

tree

hol

low

s and

fora

ges

over

cr

eeks

and

oth

er c

orri

dors

in fo

rest

.

Mar

gina

lly su

itabl

e po

tent

ial h

abita

t on

site

; pr

obab

ly to

o cl

utte

red

with

Lan

tana

.

Mos

t act

ive

mid

spr

ing

to m

id a

utum

n.

Only

6 re

cord

s fro

m th

e br

oade

r stu

dy a

rea

with

cl

oses

t and

mos

t rec

ent b

eing

2km

sout

h of

the

subj

ect s

ite in

200

8.

Mod

erat

e li

kelih

ood

to o

ccur

.

No

furt

her i

mpa

ct

asse

ssm

ent r

equi

red.