Table 5.2 – Active Ardeid Night Roost Survey Findings

Date: 19 October 2021                                                                                                  Sunset Time:  17:55

                                                                                                                                      Tidal Condition: Low Tide

Pre-roost Period

Final roost Period

Time of Return:

Chinese Pond Heron Ardeola bacchus, Great Egret Ardea alba and Little Egret Egretta garzetta (16:55)

Time of Return:

Chinese Pond Heron Ardeola bacchus (18:03)

Parameters

Location

Parameters

Location

ANR1

ANR2

ANR1

ANR2

Pre-roost Aggregation (Y/N):

Y

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

Chinese Pond Heron Ardeola bacchus

3

5

Chinese Pond Heron Ardeola bacchus

14

6

Great Egret Ardea alba

5

9

 

 

 

Little Egret Egretta garzetta

7

15

 

 

 

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

*: individuals aggregated on the exposed mudflat

-: not recorded