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Collins, P. (1995) The Birds of Broome – An Annotated List. Broome, Western Australia: Broome Bird Observatory.

Collins, P. and Jessop, R. (2001) Waterbirds of Taylor’s Lagoon, near Broome, Western Australia. Stilt 39: 27-30.

DEWHA (2008a) A Directory of Important Wetlands in Australia. Information Sheet on Ramsar Wetlands (RIS). Roebuck Bay, Western Australia-33. Downloaded from http://www.environment.gov.au/water/publications/environmental/wetlands/database/ accessed November 2008.

DEWHA (2008b) Roebuck Plains System-WA021. Downloaded from http://www.environment.gov.au/water/publications/environmental/wetlands/database/ accessed November 2008.

Hooper, G. and Wells, B. (1989) Broome Bird Observatory Report. Stilt 15: 3.

Lane, B. (1987) Shorebirds in Australia. Melbourne: Nelson Publishers.

Lane, B. and Jessop, A. (1985) Report on the 1985 North-west Australia Wader Studies Expedition. Stilt 6: 2-12.

Lane, B., Minton, C. and Jessop, A. (1983) North-west Australia Wader Studies Expedition. Report to participants. Unpublished report. Melbourne: RAOU.

Minton, C. (1987) Report on visit to NW Australia 21 March to 5 April 1987. Stilt 11: 6-12.

Minton, C. (2006) The history of wader studies in north-west Australia. Stilt 50: 224-234.

Minton, C. and Martindale, J. (1982) Report on wader expedition to north-west Australia in August/September 1981. Stilt 2: 14-26.

Murlis, B., Murlis, M. and Swindley, B. (1988) Radar studies and counts at Broome/Roebuck Bay. Victorian Wader Study Group Bulletin 12: 15-18.

Rogers, D., Battley, P.F., Piersma, T., van Gils, J. and Rogers, K.G. (2006) High-tide habitat choice: modelling the roost selection of shorebirds around a tropical bay. Animal Behaviour 72: 563-575.

Rogers, D., Battley, P., Russell, M. and Boyle, A. (2000) A high count of Asian Dowitchers at Roebuck Bay, North Western Australia. Stilt 37: 10-12.

Rogers, D., Boyle, A. and Hassell, C. (2001) Wader counts at Kidneybean Claypan and adjacent Roebuck Plains. Northwestern Australia. Stilt 38: 57-63.

Rogers, D.I., Rogers, K.G., Gosbell, K.B. and Hassell, C.J. (2006a) Causes of variation in population monitoring surveys: insights from non-breeding counts in north-western Australia 2004-2005. Stilt 50: 176-193.

Rogers, D.I., Piersma, T. and Hassell, C.J. (2006b) Roost Availability May Constrain Shorebird Distribution: Exploring the Energetic Costs of Roosting and Disturbance Around a Tropical Bay. Biological Conservation 133: 225-235.

Tulp, I. and de Goeij, P. (1994) Evaluating wader habitats in Roebuck Bay (north-western Australia) as a springboard for northbound migration in waders, with a focus on Great Knots. Emu 94: 78-95.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Roebuck Bay (Australia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/roebuck-bay-iba-australia on 23/12/2024.