Manly Lagoon Dredging Project - Manly Council - NSW Government

Manly Lagoon Dredging Project – Review of Environmental FactorsPrepared for Manly and Warringah Councilsunder the EPBC Act. (Warringah Council, 2010). Full details of the survey and findings canbe found in Appendix N. Since the works are to take place within the lagoon, there will beno direct impact on the potential nesting habitat of any of these birds.Table 5.8: Bird Species Recorded at Manly Lagoon by Warringah Council on 4 January 2010 (After:Warringah Council, 2010)Scientific Name Common Name Status^Gymnorhina tibicen Australian Magpie PThreskiornis molucca Australian White (Sacred) Ibis PChenonetta jubata Australian Wood duck PCoracina novaehollandiae Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike PGallirallus philippensis Buff banded rail PAnas castanea Chestnut teal POcyphaps lophotes Crested Pigeon PAnhinga melanogaster Darter PAnas sp. * Domestic duck UGallinula tenebrosa Dusky moorhen PArdea sp. Egret MPhalacrocorax carbo Great cormorant PCracticus torquatus Grey Butcher Bird PAnas gracilis Grey teal PPhalacrocorax sulcirostris Little black cormorant PPhalacrocorax melanoleucos Little pied cormorant PGrallina cyanoleuca Magpie-lark PVenellus miles Masked Lapwing PManorina melanocephala Noisy Miner PAnas superciliosa Pacific black duck PPelecanus conspicillatus Pelican PPorphyrio porphyrio Purple swamphen PLarus novaehollandiae Silver gull PGallinago hardwickii Latham’s Snipe MHirundo neoxena Welcome Swallow PEgretta (Ardea) novaehollandiae White-faced Heron PRhipidura leucophrys Willy Wag-tail P^ P = Protected and M = Migratory under the EPBC Act; U = Unprotected; * = Introduced.Threatened FaunaA search of the NPWS Wildlife Atlas was undertaken on 21 July 2009, covering an area of10km 2 surrounding the site. The database revealed the presence of 45 species ofthreatened fauna known to inhabit or occur within the area (records extend back to 1980). Asimilar search of the BioNet Database undertaken on 21 July 2009 returned 43 knownspecies within the 10km 2 region, based on the NPWS and NSW Fisheries databases.2 July 2010 Cardno (NSW/ACT) Pty Ltd 82H:\Doc\2010\Reports.2010\Rep2580v4.doc