6 Oct bird survey

The September photo gallery below shows that this has been an outstanding month for bird observations in Westgate Park. However, what started as an unpromising October day, concluded with a near ‘personal-best’ figure for the Westgate survey team. The last time we recorded a higher count was in October 2024, with 61 species observed in one day and 14 additional opportunistic sightings over the last month, totaling 75 species.

Overall, 2025 has been a good year for daily species totals, with eight out of ten months recording counts of 50 or more species on the survey day. Only February and September fell short, with 45 and 46 species observed, respectively.

Highlights for today include the White-winged Triller, which occasionally ventures south from northern Victoria in the spring months, a single Eastern Rosella, two Sacred Kingfishers and a Buff-banded Rail in Railway Dam.