Australian coastal and freshwater waterways host about two million migratory shorebirds annually.

Bundaberg serves as a major feeding/roosting ground for shorebirds, receiving 42 species of migratory shorebirds along our shoreline from September to April.

Throughout the East Asian Australasian Flyway (EAAF) shorebird nesting and roosting sites are being significantly impacted by coastal development affecting their ability to reproduce, feed, and migrate.

The Shorebirds Artificial Floating Roosts Trial aims to expand upon the existing habitat within the Bundaberg region by installing roosting sites in Barubbra Island Lagoon.

This project trials the use of long-line oyster bags as a low-cost, low-impact, semi-permanent alternative to previous methods as well as supporting Birdlife Bundaberg to undertake bird monitoring.

This project will be twofold allowing the provision of additional habitat on known feeding grounds and easier monitoring, as more birds will roost in a known area.

This project is funded by Gladstone Ports Corporation.