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 -… |