Table 5.2 – Active Ardeid Night Roost Survey Findings

Date: 18 February 2022 Sunset Time: 18:22 Tidal Condition: Low Tide
Pre-roost Period				Final roost Period
Time of Return:	Eastern Cattle Egret Bubulcus coromandos (17:50)			Time of Return:	Chinese Pond Heron Ardeola bacchus, Eastern Cattle Egret Bubulcus coromandos and Intermediate Egret Egretta intermedia (18:03)
Parameters		Location		Parameters	Location
		ANR1	ANR2		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.
Ardeid Species Composition		Abundance (individuals)		Ardeid Species Composition	Abundance (individuals)
		ANR1	ANR2		ANR1	ANR2
Eastern Cattle Egret Bubulcus coromandos		-	20	Chinese Pond Heron Ardeola bacchus	2	8
				Eastern Cattle Egret Bubulcus coromandos	-	25
				Intermediate Egret Egretta intermedia	-	7
Breeding Activity (Y/N):		ANR1	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