Ridgeview Woodland Birds.
Woodland Birds Asset Account.
Environmental Account: AU00071
Environmental Asset: Fauna - Woodland Birds
Asset Account ID: AU00071F1
Registration date: 5 July 2024
Certification date: 22 January 2025
Certification level: AfN- Verified
Purpose: Track and monitor woodland bird condition over time.
Current land use: Grazing & Cropping
Area: 305 ha
Method: AfN-METHOD-F-02
Asset Account snapshot.
WOODLAND BIRDS
Asset summary - baseline.
Asset statement.
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5 July 2024 - Registration date
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22 January 2025 - Certification date
Significant outcomes.
The 2024 baseline condition assessment of the Woodland Bird Asset within the Ridgeview Asset Area yielded several key findings. The Econd® score for the asset as a whole is 33.2. Among the five individual Assessment Units, the scores were as follows: 'Acacia victoriae Regen' - 28, 'Riparian Woodland' - 37, 'Eastern Plain Woodland' - 41, 'Southern Plain Woodland' - 41, and 'Western Plain Woodland' - 18. The Econd® scores across individual survey sites ranged from 17 to 52, with Site SPL03 achieving the highest score. This site recorded nine species, eight of which were small-bodied native birds. Although no EPBC or state-listed species were observed, six regionally rare and uncommon species were recorded, highlighting the regional significance of Ridgeview's remnant tall shrublands. These species included the Splendid and Superb Fairy-wren, White-fronted Chat, Rufous Fieldwren, Mulga Parrot, and Bluebonnet. Additionally, an active Wedge-tailed Eagle nest was noted on the property, and a colony of Chestnut-crowned Babblers was observed on the Eastern Plain with signs of prior nesting. Overall, 27 native bird species, including 16 small-bodied ones, were documented during the survey. Moreover, 16 additional bird species were incidentally observed at Ridgeview by the surveyor, Daniel Hanisch, or reported by landholders outside the formal survey period. This brings the total informal number of species sighted at Ridgeview to 43—just eight fewer than recorded at the nearby Black Rock Conservation Park.
Limitations & disclosures.
At present, the plan is to assess this account on an annual basis in Autumn. The accuracy of the assessment could be improved by shifting to a biannual basis, adding an annual Spring survey. This would enable both greater frequency and seasonality of assessment and, therefore, would create a more complete and accurate picture of the woodland bird asset. Resourcing a Spring survey to enable such a change is the key barrier.
As noted above, the sampling intensity for the Western Plains Woodland Assessment Unit is slightly lower than required for a High Confidence (90%) account, at 26.5 ha per sample instead of 25 ha or lower. While this minor under-sample will have a negligible impact on the accuracy of the account, future annual surveys will add a site to this Assessment Unit to ensure compliance with a High Accuracy account under this Method.

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