What lives and visits
Dangar Island?
This project aims to engage and rally the many eyes and ears of people who live on and visit Dangar Island to help learn more about the animals that also live on or visit Dangar Island. The more we know about what species call our island home or like to visit, the better protection we can provide for them.
This is not an exact science - it is a list of citizen data and images that will renew every year - the aim being that we are learning about the needs, behaviour and seasonal changes to the creatures on and around Dangar Island.
The species list is visible on the desktop site only but you can add a species to the list from your phone as you walk about.
Item List
border collie (dog)
Scientific Name:
Location:
baroona st
Date:
2023
December
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Sighting Notes:
Sighted by:
I.H.
Christmas collie visits in December!
Water dragon
Scientific Name:
Location:
West end of Bradley's Beach
Date:
2023
December
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Sighting Notes:
Sighted by:
IH&JS
we were cllimbing the rocks to a riverview house and we saw a baby water dragon on the rocks
Cattle Egret
Scientific Name:
Ardea ibis
Location:
Mareela Reef
Date:
2023
October
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Sighting Notes:
Sighted by:
GLR
Write about your encounter here
Australian sea lion
Scientific Name:
Neophoca cinerea
Location:
10-34 Riverview Ave
Date:
2023
June
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Sighting Notes:
Sighted by:
K.B
This seal/sea lion was spotted by various islanders including Brenda in May - "Seal, playing with a fish on the North-side about 2pm this afternoon", and Thomas who saw it (or its friend) in June off the northern side, near Vanessa's jetty. Please correct latin name if I have wrongly identified.
Brahminy kite
Scientific Name:
Location:
BMC
Date:
2023
June
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Sighting Notes:
Sighted by:
M L
Saw the Brahminy kite hunting over the BMC
Laughing Kookaburra
Scientific Name:
Dacelo novaeguineae
Location:
34 Riverview Ave
Date:
2023
June
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Sighting Notes:
Sighted by:
K.B
We've all seen and heard the cheeky local kookaburras. This one decided to help me with the washing.
Laughing Kookaburra
Scientific Name:
Dacelo novaeguineae
Location:
34 Riverview Ave
Date:
2023
June
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Sighting Notes:
Sighted by:
K.B
We've all seen and heard the cheeky local kookaburras. This one decided to help me with the washing.
Ring-tailed possum
Scientific Name:
Pseudocheirus peregrinus
Location:
34 Riverview Ave
Date:
2023
May
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Sighting Notes:
Sighted by:
K.B
We had been hearing dancing along the rooftops and railings and then ... one night we saw the culprit, and their friend and managed to snap a (rather blurry) photo.
Grey Tailed Tattler or Siberian Tattler
Scientific Name:
Tringa Brevipese
Location:
mud flats on eastern side of island
Date:
2023
June
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Sighting Notes:
Sighted by:
GLR
The Grey Tailed TATTLER is a small bird which flies all the way from Siberia. Not often seen in the Southern States, the first time I saw it was in 2020, then again in 2022 and again in 2023, roughly at the same time of year.
Southern Leaf-tailed Gecko
Scientific Name:
Phyllurus platurus
Location:
Riverview
Date:
2023
April
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Sighting Notes:
Sighted by:
J.D.
Found the first one in the workshop and saw another one under the house
Assassin Bug
Scientific Name:
Location:
On the outside of our window in Grantham Crescent.
Date:
2023
June
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Sighting Notes:
Sighted by:
GLR
The Assassin Bug stabs its prey and injects it with an enzyme that dissolves the inner orgbans. The liquid matter left is sucked out, leaving only a shell!
IDK Moth
Scientific Name:
Location:
Ferry Wharf!
Date:
2023
June
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Sighting Notes:
Sighted by:
BWIH
Write about your encounter here