Shorebird and seabird breeding habitat and access recommendations

This dataset maps the significance and sensitivity of foreshore coastal bird breeding habitat in Tasmania, with a focus on coastal areas near marine farming operations. It includes breeding/nesting sites for six species, comprising beach-nesting resident shorebirds (Hooded Plover Thinornis rubricollis, Red-capped Plover Charadrius ruficapillus, Australian Pied Oystercatcher Haematopus longirostris and Sooty Oystercatcher Haematopus fuliginosus) and two species of small terns (Fairy Tern Sternula nereis and Little Tern Sternula albifrons).

The mapped foreshore is divided into different coloured line maps (red, orange and green) that indicate the risk/vulnerability of the bird breeding/nesting habitat to human-related disturbance during their breeding season (nominally 1 September to 31 March). The line maps are intended to be used as a tool to assist managers and stakeholders in the identification of sensitive foreshore bird breeding habitat. The maps are based on surveys undertaken since 1992/93 by BirdLife Tasmania.

Further information and guidelines when considering access to foreshore bird breeding areas can be sought from the BirdLife Tasmania metadata record on LISTdata https://www.thelist.tas.gov.au/app/content/data/geo-meta-data-record?detailRecordUID=a31d5f4a-8797-4969-8257-507333b21371 and the Tasmanian Coastal Works Manual https://dpipwe.tas.gov.au/Documents/Tasmanian_Coastal_Works_Manual.pdf. Other sources of information include the Tasmanian Natural Values Atlas https://www.naturalvaluesatlas.tas.gov.au/ and the Marine Environmental Prioritisation Project layer of the Oil Spill Response Atlas (OSRA).