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Birds

at Bushy
Park Wetlands

Bird Eating a Worm

List of 90 Bird Species

identified at
Bushy Park Wetlands.

An amazing 90 bird species have been recorded in the area, ranging from water birds to bushland and farmland birds. On the northern and southern lakes, you are likely to see Pelicans and Ducks.

Spoonbills and Herons may be observed searching for food at the water's edge.  On the grasslands, insects, perhaps stirred up by the cattle, attract Willy Wagtails, Magpies and Cattle Egrets.

White Cockatoos, Galahs and White Ibis are often seen perched on tree branches.  Overhead you may spot the Black-shouldered Kite featured on the brand image for Bushy Park and other birds of prey like Brown Falcons and Australian Kestrels.

The table below shows Water Birds seen from the BPW Bird Hide in *2003 & *2004

Common Name

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Pacific Black Duck

* *

* *

* *

* *

* *

* *

* *

* *

* *

* *

* *

*  

Australian Wood Duck

* *

* *

   *

* *

* *

  *

* *

  *

  *

* *

  *

*   

Chestnut Teal

*   

*   

  *

* *

* *

* *

   *

  *

 

* *

 

 

Grey Teal

*   

*   

*   

 

 

*   

* *

* *

  *

 

*  

*  

Eurasian Coot

* *

* *

* *

* *

* *

* *

* *

* *

* *

* *

* *

*  

Dusky Moorhen

* *

*   

*   

  *

   *

*   

*  

* *

* *

* *

* *

 

Purple Swamphen

* *

* *

* *

   *

   *

 

   *

* *

*  

* *

* *

*  

Pelican

* *

* *

* *

 

 

 

* *

 

*  

 

*  

*  

White-faced Heron

*   

*   

   *

*  

*   

   *

 

* *

  *

* *

 

*  

Royal Spoonbill

*   

*   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Little Black Cormorant

  

  *

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Little Pied Cormorant

 

 

*  

 

*  

* *

 

*  

 

 

  *

 

Great Cormorant

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*  

 

Australian White Ibis

*   

 

 

 

   *

  

 

 

 

 

 

*  

Straw-necked Ibis

*   

 

 

 

*  

 

 

 

 

 

 

*  

Cattle Egret

 

 

   *

  *

* *

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Great Egret

 

 

 

*  

*   

 

 

 

 

*  

 

 

Australasian Grebe

 

 

 

*  

*  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Latham's (Japanese) Snipe

* *

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*  

*  

 

Red-kneed Dotterel

*  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Black-fronted Dotterel

*  

*  

   *

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Black-winged Stilt

*  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In 2000, the Friends of Bushy Park Wetlands applied to Parks Victoria for a grant to build a Bird Hide. Erection of the screw pile foundations was completed in March 2001.

While Holmesglen TAFE worked on the construction of the Bird Hide, the Friends cut an access track and paved it with gravel in June.

Holmesglen TAFE carpentry students erected the Bird Hide in August and in September the Friends painted the structure with a wood preserving oil. Then Holmesglen TAFE plumbing students erected the roof in October.

Also in October, members of Green Corps, students from Camelot Primary School and other volunteers planted 4000 grasses.

In November 2001 the Friends and other volunteers planted 200 native wildflowers.

Pictures show progress of Bird Hide

Bird Hide officially opened at 2pm,
by Monash Mayor, Cnr Geoff Lake,
and a huge Bird Poster was unveiled,
on Saturday 20th April 2002.

Click here for list of 90 Bird Species identified at Bushy Park Wetlands,
 The list has links to many detailed articles including pictures of the birds.

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Updated 16 December 2004