Animals that made their way to the Park
25 years ago Westgate Park had little vegetation and few animals but the work by volunteers in growing and planting ~300 species and hundreds of thousands of indigenous plants over this time has created an extraordinarily diverse habitat for animals.
To date 175 species of birds have been recorded in our monthly bird surveys. Some birds, like the little Superb Fairy Wren and the Black Swan, are resident and breed in the Park, others are frequent or occasional visitors and some migrate annually to northern climes.
We have also observed many skinks, lizards, turtles, yabbies, snakes, frogs, possums, microbats, flying foxes and ~100 species of insects and spiders – all part of what is now a very biodiverse habitat. Here’s a sample:
