Sanne Boland | Convenor
The 2023 annual Crane Count took place on Saturday 9 and Sunday 10 September 2023.
Once again, we had a fantastic response to this year’s call for volunteers, with over 70
people assisting over the two days and we’d like to start by thanking everyone who took
part this year for all their help. We would also like to extend our thanks to the landholders
who allowed us, once again, to count cranes on their land. The counts that we obtain on
private land, form a significant part of the overall count as there are some very valuable
roost sites on private land and without land holders allowing us access, we would miss a
large proportion of cranes.
Edward Bell was unfortunately unable to be there for the count this year (though he did
provide a lot of assistance from afar) and Sanne Boland stepped in as the coordinator
(with much assistance from many Birdlife members, particularly Ceinwen Edwards, who
as usual, did a fantastic job coordinating all the counters in the Southern Tablelands and
at Innot Hot springs).
Overall, we had a great turn out and the count went smoothly, although it was a little
damp on the central tablelands. Thank you to everyone who completed the google form
for registration, it really helps us keep track of everyone and where they want to count.
We will always try to make the count as streamlined and accessible as possible so if you
have any comments or feedback don’t hesitate to email us at northernqld@birdlife.org.au
Date for the diary – next year’s count will be on Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 September
2024, note this is the second weekend in the month.
Read the full report here:
