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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2009 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Australasian Bittern Botaurus poiciloptilus	VU	resident (1997–2008)	12–20 pairs	A1
Swift Parrot Lathamus discolor	CR	non-breeding (1997–2007)	150 birds	A1
Regent Honeyeater Anthochaera phrygia	CR	non-breeding (2000–2007)	1–6 birds	A1

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2009. The most recent assessment (2019) is shown below.

State (condition of the trigger species' habitats)
Habitat	Quantity (% remaining)	Quality (% carrying capacity)	Result
Forest	poor (40–69%)	moderate (70–90%)	very poor
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	good (>90%)	good (>90%)	good

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Residential and commercial development	happe­ning now	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	low
Natural system modifications	likely in long term (>4 years)	few indivi­duals/small area (<10%)	moderate decline (10–30% over 3 gener­ations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Some of area covered (10–49%)	A compre­hensive and appropriate management plan exists that aims to maintain or improve the populations of qualifying bird species	Some limited conservation initiatives are in place	low

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Fishermans Bend State	Conservation Area (-)	<1
1971	Limeburners Creek	Nature Reserve (Ib)	8
1984	Kattang	Nature Reserve (II)	<1
1987	Sea Acres	Nature Reserve (II)	<1
1993	Macquarie	Nature Reserve (II)	<1
1999	Lake Innes	Nature Reserve (Ia)	3
2002	Clybucca	Historic Site (V)	<1
2003	Queens Lake	State Conservation Area (II)	1
2003	Lake Innes	State Conservation Area (II)	<1
2005	Woregore	Nature Reserve (Ia)	<1
2006	Hat Head	National Park (II)	6
2006	Queens Lake	Nature Reserve (II)	1
2010	Limeburners Creek	National Park (Ib)	8
2010	Fishermans Bend	Nature Reserve (Ia)	<1
2010	Sea Acres	National Park (II)	<1
2010	Arakoon	National Park (II)	<1
2012	Maria	National Park (II)	2
2012	Yarrahapinni Wetlands	National Park (Ia)	1
2012	Clybucca	Aboriginal Area (V)	1
2013	Arakoon	National Park (II)	<1
2015	Goolawah	National Park (II)	<1
2015	Goolawah	Regional Park (V)	<1

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	major (>10)	Improved grassland & pasture; Other urban & industrial areas
Forest	major (>10)	Eucalypt tall open forests; Melaleuca forests & woodlands; Rainforest & vine thickets
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	major (>10)
Marine Intertidal	minor (<10)
Marine Neritic	minor (<10)

Land use	% of IBA
forestry	major (>10)
nature conservation and research	major (>10)
rangeland/pastureland	major (>10)
urban/industrial/transport	major (>10)
agriculture	minor (<10)

State Forest, State protected areas, freehold and leasehold properties.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Hastings-Macleay (Australia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/hastings-macleay-iba-australia on 27/12/2024.