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Day 20, Sydney to Swan Hill |
Observers: John Porter UNSW/DPIE & Andrea White DEWLP
Trainee: Heath Dunstan
Pilot: Tim Dugan
Strong hot winds dominated the weather today as… |
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Day 19, Bourke to Moree |
Observers: Richard Kingsford & John Porter
Pilot: Tim Dugan
We’ve headed out early for a dawn departure because of the forecasted gusty south… |
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Day 18, Sydney to Bourke |
Observers: Richard Kingsford & John Porter
Pilot: Tim Dugan
We left Sydney and headed northwest to the Macquarie Marshes. We weren’t expecting… |
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Day 17, Goolwa to Sydney |
Observers: Richard Kingsford & Paul Wainright
Pilot: Tim Dugan
Up early again and we headed northeast out of Goolwa for the South Australian… |
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Day 16, Surveying the Lower Lakes |
Observers: Richard Kingsford & Paul Wainright
Pilot: Tim Dugan
First to the disappointment. Unfortunately, the Coorong was not as spectacular… |
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Day 15, Mildura to Goolwa |
Observers: Richard Kingsford & Paul Wainright
Pilot: Tim Dugan
We were out of Mildura early to avoid the heat.
We started our survey at… |
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Day 13, Wagga Wagga to Sydney |
Observers: Richard Kingsford & Paul Wainright
Pilot: Tim Dugan
We spent the night at Wagga, after surveying Dartmouth Dam and then in the… |
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Day 12, Warrnambool to Wagga Wagga |
Observers: Richard Kingsford & Paul Wainright
Pilot: Tim Dugan
We headed further east to Port Fairy, along this picturesque coast, surveying… |
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Day 11, Sydney to Warrnambool |
Observers: Richard Kingsford & Paul Wainright
Pilot: Tim Dugan
This week’s leg of the survey heads south, surveying the eastern edges of Bands… |
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Day 14, Sydney to Mildura |
Observers: Richard Kingsford & Paul Wainright
Pilot: Tim Dugan
Today and tomorrow’s run down the River Murray is always a treat. We followed… |
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Day 10, Broken Hill to Sydney |
Observer: Richard Kingsford & Peter Ewin
Pilot: Tim Dugan
We loaded the plane up before dawn in Broken Hill to make sure we got going when it… |
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Day 9, Sydney to Broken Hill |
Observers: Richard Kingsford & Peter Ewin
Pilot: Tim Dugan
Back on aerial survey after a year – there’s always a sense of anticipation about… |
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Day 8, Thargomindah to Sydney |
Observers: John Porter & Shannon Dundas
Pilot: Tim Dugan
Awaking to cooler temperatures is a welcome relief but minor engine problems that… |
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Day 7, Charleville to Thargomindah |
Observers: John Porter & Shannon Dundas
Pilot: Tim Dugan
We leave Charleville this morning as quickly as we can - weather alerts warn us of an… |
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Day 6, Windorah to Charleville |
Observers: John Porter & Shannon Dundas
Pilot: Tim Dugan
It’s a clear still morning – perfect for flying but we know that high temperatures… |
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Day 5, Rockhampton to Windorah |
Observers: John Porter & Shannon Dundas
Pilot: Tim Dugan
Departing Rockhampton we head south to our first wetland in survey band 8 – Callide… |
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Day 4, Mt Isa to Rockhampton |
Observers: John Porter & Shannon Dundas
Trainee: Amelia Selles
Pilot: Tim Dugan
Todays flight leg is a big one – so we head out to Mt Isa… |
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Day 3, Airlie Beach to Mt Isa |
Observers: John Porter & Shannon Dundas
Trainee: Amelia Selles
Pilot: Tim Dugan
Day 3 starts with some small dams near Proserpine as a warm up… |
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Day 2, Maroochydore to Airlie Beach |
Observers: John Porter & Shannon Dundas
Trainee: Amelia Selles
Pilot: Tim Dugan
Preparing for day 2 at Maroochydore after overnight showers… |
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Day 1, Sydney to Maroochydore |
Observers: John Porter & Shannon Dundas
Trainee: Amelia Selles
Pilot: Tim Dugan
It’s our first day of waterbird surveys for 2019 - the 37th… |
