Table 17 Active Ardeid Night Roost Survey Findings

Date: 31 August 2023			Sunset Time: 18:42 Tidal Condition: Low Tide
Pre-roost Period			Final roost Period
Time of Return:	Little Egret Egretta garzetta and Chinese Pond Heron Ardeola bacchus (17:57)		Time of Return:	Little Egret Egretta garzetta, Chinese Pond Heron Ardeola bacchus and Grey Heron Ardea cinerea (18:42)
Parameters	Location		Parameters	Location
Parameters	ANR1	ANR2	Parameters	ANR1	ANR2
Pre-roost Aggregation (Y/N):	N	Y	Substrate Species:	Sonneratia apetala and S. caseolaris	Sonneratia apetala and S. caseolaris
Substrate Species:	Sonneratia apetala and S. caseolaris	Sonneratia apetala and S. caseolaris	Substrate Height (m):	Approx. 5 m.	Approx. 3-4 m.
Substrate Height (m):	Approx. 5 m.	Approx. 3-4 m.	Substrate Height (m):	Approx. 5 m.	Approx. 3-4 m.
Ardeid Species Composition	Abundance (individuals)		Ardeid Species Composition	Abundance (individuals)
Ardeid Species Composition	ANR1	ANR2	Ardeid Species Composition	ANR1	ANR2
Chinese Pond Heron Ardeola bacchus	-	5	Chinese Pond Heron Ardeola bacchus	2	7
Little Egret Egretta garzetta	-	3	Little Egret Egretta garzetta	1	3
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea	-	-	Grey Heron Ardea cinerea		2

Breeding Activity (Y/N):	ANR1	N
Breeding Activity (Y/N):	ANR2	N

Notes:

Pre-roost Period: Period when avian individuals gather first before flying into a night roost

ANR1: Active ardeid night roost area east of the Project boundary

ANR2: Active ardeid night roost area northeast of the Project boundary

-: not recorded