It was an eventful 2017 breeding season for our local Byron Shire beach-nesting birds. Our long time Pied Oystercatcher at Belongil lost a foot to fishing line, eggs were lost and if they did hatch some chicks were also lost. Please download the PDF report …
BBB undertook 34 avian surveys in the local area, participated in 8 local events and delivered several bird presentations and conducted 14 bird walks/presentations with over 690 people attending these events and an additional 90 attending dog’s breakfast events held both at the Belongil Estuary …
BBB has resumed a full program of activities focusing on building community capacity through educational programs and continuing to monitor the health and diversity of bird populations in the shire and beyond. The BBB Annual Report 2014 – 2015 can be downloaded HERE.
Last year, from our monitoring results, we have determined that bird diversity at Byron Wetlands and Vallances Road sites are generally consistent with the previous year’s results and from the breeding grounds of the Belongil and Brunswick Estuaries one beach Stone‐curlew and seven Pied Oystercatcher …
By working with a range of agencies and organisations, BBB hopes to achieve a broader and more consistent range of conservation outcomes for shorebirds, waterbirds and bushbirds across the north coast. The BBB Annual Report 2012 – 2013 can be downloaded HERE.