13 December 2022
We recently shared a story about new educational signage and a permanent enclosure for the Tweed’s pair of critically endangered Beach Stone-curlews at Hastings Point.
Well, there is more good news but also some unfortunate news. The good news is that the breeding pair have laid an egg. However, unfortunately due to an increase in people disturbing the protecting vegetation to observe the birds in their nesting site, they have nested in another area of Cudgera Creek Park.
To help protect this important breeding pair of Beach Stone-curlews (one of only 7 known breeding pairs in the state) and their egg, Council has erected a temporary fence around the nesting parents.
The incubation period for the egg is 28 days and if the birds are not disturbed, we may see a baby Beach Stone-curlew chick in the New Year.
Council thanks the community for their ongoing support to protect these amazing birds.
You can help by:
The Hastings Point foreshore is a dog prohibited area. Please remind locals and visitors to avoid taking their dog to Hastings Point. Council Rangers will be doing ongoing patrols and fining the owners of dogs in prohibited areas.
Find out more about the Beach Stone-curlews or to find out where you can walk your dog in the Tweed.
Image: One of the nervous Beach Stone-curlew parents at Hastings Point recently. Inset image: The Beach Stone-curlew egg laid on 4 December 2022.