Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025L00287:reg:3:p174
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025L00287
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 3 (pt 174/276)
Character Range: 649872–652923

of pest-free Phillip Island through detection monitoring for introduced vertebrates and invertebrates. As Phillip Island represents a significant second world population, regular monitoring is required to detect significant changes. Every three years, a survey of breeding burrows on Phillip Island should be undertaken in late May. From this, a subset of individual burrows (≥ 50) that are observable via visual inspection or using a burrow-scope and that contain a bird on an egg should be identified. These selected sites should be resurveyed in early October for the presence of a fledgling and to determine breeding success. The presence or absence of active wedge-tailed shearwater burrows nearby should be noted at this time to provide a possible indication of pre-fledging losses caused by intraspecific competition for nesting sites. Assess the potential for management of cat numbers within national park boundaries on Norfolk Island to make feasible the re-establishment of a colony on Mt Bates.

Relevant literature
Bester A (2003) The breeding, foraging ecology and conservation of the Providence Petrel Pterodroma solandri on Lord Howe Island, Australia. PhD Thesis, Charles Sturt University, Albury, NSW.
Binder D, Priddel D, Carlile N, & Kingsford RT (2013) Emergence, growth, ageing and provisioning of Providence Petrel (Pterodroma solandri) chicks: implications for translocation. Emu 113: 33–44.
Carlile N (2011) Observations of seabirds on Phillip Island 8–12 May 2011. Unpublished report.
Christian M (2005) Norfolk Island … the birds. Green Eyes Publications, Norfolk Island.
Davidson P (2008) Collection of Blood Samples from Providence Petrel Pterodroma solandri on Phillip Island, Norfolk Island Group 12–14 June 2008. Unpublished report.
Garnett ST & Baker GB (2021) The Action Plan for Australian Birds 2020. CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne.
Hermes N, Evans O & Evans B (1986) Norfolk Island birds: a review 1985. Notornis 33, 141–149.
Lindsey TR (1986) The Seabirds of Australia: the national photographic index of Australian Wildlife. Angus and Robertson, North Ryde, NSW.
Lombal AJ, Wenner TJ, Carlile N, Austin JJ, Woehler E, Priddel D & Burridge CP (2016) Population genetic and behavioral variation of the two remaining colonies of Providence petrel (Pterodroma solandri). Conservation Genetics 18, 117–129.
Medway DG (2002) History and causes of the extirpation of the Providence petrel (Pterodrma solandri) on Norfolk Island. Notornis 49 (4), 246–258.
Priddel D & Carlile N (2007) Conservation and Restoration of seabird populations within the Norfolk Island Group. NSW Department of Environment and Conservation. Unpublished report.
Priddel D, Carlile N, Evans O, Evans B & McCoy H (2010) A review of the seabirds of Phillip Island in the Norfolk Island Group. Notornis 57, 113–127.

Puffinus assimilis—little shearwater

Conservation significance
EPBC Act Listing Status: Marine.
State Listing Status: Listed as Vulnerable under the Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016 (NSW).
Non-statutory Listing Status: Described as