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📊 Season 2024–25 · Full Year · Moreton Bay

What One Year of
Shorebird Stewardship Looks Like

15 Stewards. 141 field records. Eight sites. One bay. One season.

Adding Pixels to the Picture, visit by visit.

We know all we need to protect them. We just need to Act.

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Sample data — not from actual field visits Illustrative entries showing the program's potential. Not records from actual Shorebird Steward field visits. The Steward's role is to observe, document, and interpret — management of shorebird habitat remains with local, state, and federal authorities.
Gazza — Bar-tailed Godwit 141 Field Records
👥 15 Stewards
🚩 12 Flag Reads
📍 8 Monitored Sites
🗓️ Sept – Apr Season
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Season at a Glance

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48
Site Visits (VISIT)
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31
Roost Audits (AUDIT)
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62
Shoreline Surveys (SURVEY)
Roost Verdicts

How did the roosts rate?

GREEN 22
AMBER 16
RED 10
46% of assessed roosts rated GREEN — safe, undisturbed, meeting ecological standards.
Field Activity

Records submitted per month

Natural flushing (raptor, wave surge) is recorded separately, giving the anthropogenic disturbance record the credibility it needs. Of 48 disturbance events, 28 were human-caused — the rest, natural.

Roost Site Health · All Monitored Sites

Verdict Distribution by Site

Assessment outcomes across Moreton Bay

At-a-glance Health Strip

Each site's verdict balance

Boondall North shows the highest RED frequency. ⚡ Jet ski disturbance concentrates at Kakadu Beach and Manly Harbour — recorded separately from dog and human events, giving each disturbance record its own provenance.
Disturbance Heat Map · Season 2024–25

When, where, and what flushed the birds?

⚡ Jet skis rank as the second highest anthropogenic disturbance source — peaking October and March, precisely when godwit numbers are highest. Natural flushing (raptor, wave) is recorded separately, keeping the human-caused record clean and independently verifiable.

The Flag Wall · 12 Colour-flagged Birds Recorded

Individual bird sightings

Every flagged individual recorded by FSB stewards this season

★ B6 — Bar-tailed Godwit · Record flight: 13,560 km Alaska → Tasman Sea, 11 days 1 hr (October 2022). Recorded 4 times at Kakadu Beach this season.
Flags by species

What flagged species are we seeing?

Flag origin

Where were these birds flagged?

The Steward Team · Season 2024–25

Field Contributions · All record types

Active stewards ranked by submissions

    Team profile

    The steward network

    A balanced team — 5 Senior Stewards leading field audits, supported by Making Landfall and Field Practice pathway members developing their field skills.
    Commitment over time

    Steward activity across the season — who showed up, and when

    Species Counts · What We Saw

    Peak counts by species

    Highest single-count recorded per species

    Seasonal presence

    Species presence across the season

    Conservation context

    Recorded species by EPBC / IUCN status

    4
    Critically
    Endangered
    6
    Endangered
    5
    Vulnerable
    8
    Least Concern
    23
    Species
    Total
    Of 23 species recorded, 15 are of national or global conservation concern. Moreton Bay hosts some of the most important EAAF shorebird habitat in Australia.
    FSB · For Shorebirds · Moreton Bay (Quandamooka Country) · Season 2024–25 sample data
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