Clarence Duck Discovery
Tasmania is home to 11 species of native ducks and you can become a Citizen Scientists just by counting them! Citizen Scientists help gather useful and important data, just from their observations while they're out enjoying nature. By counting the types of ducks you observe in some of our natural areas and waterways, you can help us track how our native duck population is doing.
Step 1- Enter the area you want to do your duck count below.
Step 2- Identify the different species of ducks by comparing them to the images below.
Step 3- Count how many ducks you can see of each species.
Area of Survey
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Richmond Bridge- North side
Richmond Bridge- South side
Richmond Bridge- North and South sides
Lauderdale Canal
Seven Mile Beach (Acton Creek)
Kangaroo Bay Rivulet
Otago Lagoon
Lindisfarne Bay
Other
If other, please type the name of location
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Please select which of these best describes you:
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Primary school student
High school student
TAFE or Uni student
Family visiting the area
Interested local
Landcare volunteer
Other
Wood Duck
Number of Wood Ducks
Chestnut Teal
Number of Chestnut Teal Ducks
Shelduck
Number of Shelducks
Grey Teal
Number of Grey Teal Ducks
Musk Duck
Number of Musk Ducks
Australasian Shoveler
Number of Australasian Shoveler Ducks
Hardhead
Number of Hardhead Ducks
Blue-billed Duck
Number of Blue-billed Ducks
Freckled Duck
Number of Freckled Ducks
Pink-eared Duck
Number of Pink-eared Ducks
Pacific Black Duck
*Scroll down to see what hybrids look like before counting PBD's*
Pacific Black Ducks can look similar to some of the hybrid ducks which should be counted as introduced. Scroll down to see how you can tell them apart.
Number of Pacific Black Ducks
Introduced Ducks
Number of Introduced Ducks
Additional details about the types of introduced ducks or the number of hybrids you observe can be recorded in the comments section below.
Other comments or observations
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