2021 Waterbird Survey Map
| Date | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 02/12/2021 | Day 25, Remaining wetlands and the big finale! | Observers:  Richard Kingsford & John Porter Pilot: Tim Dugan Today was our last leg – and what a relief for us all. It had been a long survey… |
| 24/11/2021 | Day 24, Birdsville to Sydney | Observers:  Richard Kingsford & John Porter Pilot: Tim Dugan We left Birdsville under cloudy skies on sunrise. We had a big day in front of us… |
| 23/11/2021 | Day 23, Rockhampton to Birdsville | Observers:  Richard Kingsford & John Porter Pilot: Tim Dugan An early start out of Rockhampton again – with a bright outlook for the day until… |
| 22/11/2021 | Day 22, Mt Isa to Rockhampton | Observers:  Richard Kingsford & John Porter Pilot: Tim Dugan  This Mount Isa to Rockhampton leg is always one of our most taxing. It starts… |
| 21/11/2021 | Day 21, Airlie Beach to Mount Isa | Observers: John Porter & Richard Kingsford Pilot: Tim Dugan  We were one of the first vehicles out to the airport early in the morning,… |
| 20/11/2021 | Day 20, Townsville to Airlie Beach | Observers: John Porter & Richard Kingsford Pilot: Tim Dugan  Today, we headed up the coast - all the way up to Cairns, surveying the… |
| 19/11/2021 | Day 19, Gladstone to Townsville | Observers: John Porter & Richard Kingsford Pilot: Tim Dugan It was about 20 minutes from Gladstone to the Fitzroy River near Rockhampton - up… |
| 18/11/2021 | Day 18, Sydney to Gladstone | Observers: John Porter & Richard Kingsford Pilot: Tim Dugan  Today was a big day, one that we didn't think we would ever make. On Thursday we… |
| 10/11/2021 | Day 17, Goolwa to Sydney | Observers: Richard Kingsford & John Porter Pilot: Tim Dugan  We decided to get away early because the rain was coming, setting off from… |
| 09/11/2021 | Day 16, The Coorong and the Lower Lakes | Observers: Richard Kingsford & John Porter Pilot: James Barkell  Our morning started slowly. Regulations for our ‘essential worker’ status in… |
| 08/11/2021 | Day 15, Sydney to Goolwa | Observers: Richard Kingsford & John Porter Pilot: James Barkell  The last two weeks had been difficult as we have waited to find out whether… |
| 28/10/2021 | Day 14, Deniliquin to Sydney | Observers: Richard Kingsford & John Porter Pilot: James Barkell From Deniliquin, we headed straight northeast to pick up Band number 3 just… |
| 27/10/2021 | Day 13, Warrnambool to Deniliquin | Observers: Richard Kingsford & John Porter Pilot: James Barkell After we jumped in the plane at Warrnambool, we headed a little further west,… |
| 26/10/2021 | Day 12, Sydney to Warrnambool | Observers: Richard Kingsford & John Porter Pilot: James Barkell We headed south out of Sydney, down the coast straight towards Bermagui on the… |
| 21/10/2021 | Day 11, Swan Hill to Sydney | Observers: Richard Kingsford & John Porter Pilot: James Barkell  We got away early in the morning because we knew we had a fairly long survey… |
| 20/10/2021 | Day 10, Deniliquin to Swan Hill | Observers: Richard Kingsford & John Porter  Pilot: James Barkell  We left Deniliquin on the Edward River early in the morning and headed… |
| 19/10/2021 | Day 9, Sydney to Deniliquin | Observers: Richard Kingsford & John Porter Pilot: James Barkell We headed from Sydney to the south. The first waterbodies we surveyed were the… |
| 15/10/2021 | Day 8, Griffith to Sydney | Observers: Richard Kingsford & John Porter Pilot: James Barkell We left Griffith under overcast conditions with showers coming across from the… |
| 14/10/2021 | Day 7, Broken Hill to Griffith | Observers: Richard Kingsford & John Porter Pilot: James Barkell We headed out of Broken Hill in a southeastern direction, back to the Menindee… |
| 13/10/2021 | Day 6, Sydney to Broken Hill | Observers: Richard Kingsford & John Porter Pilot: James Barkell  We headed out from Sydney in inclement weather. There were early signs that… |
| 10/10/2021 | Day 5, Gwydir wetlands | Observers: Richard Kingsford & John Porter Pilot: James Barkell We spent the day surveying the Gwydir wetlands, each surveyed twice. Our… |
| 09/10/2021 | Day 4, Bourke to Moree | Observers: Richard Kingsford & John Porter Pilot: James Barkell We left Bourke early and headed to the northwest to the Paroo River wetlands -… |
| 08/10/2021 | Day 3, Tibooburra to Bourke | Observers: Richard Kingsford & John Porter Pilot: James Barkell We headed south from Tibooburra, down towards Band 5, which runs from south of… |
| 07/10/2021 | Day 2, Bourke to Tibooburra | Observers: Richard Kingsford & John Porter Pilot: James Barkell On an overcast day, we headed north out of Bourke, towards survey band 6 over… |
| 06/10/2021 | Day 1, Sydney to Bourke | Observers: Richard Kingsford & John Porter Pilot: James Barkell This is our 39th aerial survey of waterbirds across eastern Australia and very… |
| 05/10/2021 | Get ready for the 39th Aerial Survey 2021! | As our team gears up for this years Eastern Australian Waterbird Survey project lead Prof. Richard Kingsford leaves us with a departing message -… |