U:\2021\BM210482_IBo_Waihi_North_Project\Documents\WNP_Freshwater_Report_May_2022\FINAL_Freshwater_Report_FOR DELIVERY_June 2022\FINAL DELIVERED 17 JUNE 2022\WAI-985-000-REP-LC-0007_Rev0_Freshwater_20220621_FINAL.docx Figure 11: Vegetation characteristics at Gladstone wetland. 9.3.2.3 Gladstone Wetland Avifauna Values To better understand the habitat value and wetland bird species using the Gladstone wetland a site survey was undertaken (2 November 2017) which included a site walkover and deployment of an ARD. Of the 15 species of birds recorded over 10 consecutive days by the ARD deployed at this site (Table 16), five were native species and 10 exotic species. No ‘At Risk’ or ‘Threatened’ bird species were detected. Incidental observations made during the site walk over (Table 16) detected a subset of those detected by the ARD. The Gladstone wetland contains suitable habitat for a number of wetland bird species and although no ‘At Risk’ or ‘Threatened’ bird species were detected during surveys, the RPS refers to underrepresented habitat including wetlands as having high ecological values: “It is indigenous vegetation, habitat or ecosystem type that is under-represented (20% or less of its known or likely original extent remaining) in an Ecological District, or Ecological Region, or nationally” (WRC 2016).
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