Supporting Technical Assessments

Waihi North Project: Assessment of Terrestrial Ecological Values & Effects 62138 WNP AEE 85 Appendix III. Five minute bird counts within SNA 166 Table 16. Five minute bird counts in SNA 166 (southern fragment) vegetation plots- 27 March 2019 Plot 1 Plot 2 Plot 3 Plot 4 Common name Scientific name Count 1 Count 2 Count 1 Count 2 Count 1 Count 2 Count 1 Count 2 Total Blackbird Turdus merula 1 1 2 California quail Callipepia californica 6 2 2 Eastern rosella Platycercus eximius 2 2 4 Fantail Rhipidura fulginosa 5 3 2 2 3 2 3 3 23 Grey warbler Gerygone igata 1 2 2 1 1 2 2 11 Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen 1 1 2 1 5 Myna Acridotheres tristis 2 2 NZ kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus 2 1 2 1 6 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 1 1 Silvereye Zosterops lateralis 3 2 2 2 2 11 Song thrush Turdus philomelos 1 1 Tui Prosthemagera novaeseelandiae 1 1 1 Table 17. Weather conditions during bird survey – 27 March 2019 Station Time (hrs) Air Temperature (oC) Barometric pressure (hPa) Wind (knots) General Weather 1 0855 19.6 1001 SW<1 dry, sunny, scattered cloud 2 0920 19.6 1001 nil dry, sunny, scattered cloud 3 0950 21.6 1005 NE to 5 dry, sunny, scattered cloud 4 1020 23.7 1005 NE to 5 dry, sunny, scattered cloud 5 1055 24.5 1004 NE to S dry, sunny, scattered cloud

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