Birds of Caulfield Park
One Friday morning in February 2010, Michael Norris saw the following birds in the park in 40 minutes.
How many have you seen? Tell us about your experience!
- Pacific Black Duck
- Dusky Moorhen
- Silver Gull
- Rock Dove
- Spotted Turtle-Dove
- Crested Pigeon
- Sulphur-Crested Cockatoo
- Welcome Swallow
- Noisy Miner
- Common Starling
- Grey Butcher bird
- Australian Magpie
- Greylag Goose (some with a touch of Chinese Goose?)
- Mallard (farmyard breeds + possible hybrid with Pacific Black Duck)
Birds in the park
Many birds visit the park but the ducks and geese are permanent residents and can be seen most mornings having a constitutional stroll over breakfast.
In recent times the ducks have all but vanished.
We hope that they have not been snatched for a meal and instead have used the wet conditions to find other pondage.
(See lower down the page for a bird list)
Three of the Nankeen (night) herons consider the morning.
What's for breakfast then?
A family outing to the war memorial
Herons visit too
Sulphur crested cockatoo looks for food
Keeping an eye out while his mate looks after the nest
Sulphur Crested Cockatoo nesting
This photograph shows the crucial role of older trees providing a nesting spot.
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Nankeen heron in the plane tree next to the lake
Rainbow lorikeets survey the ovals
Galahs feeding
Rainbow loriket enjoys the blossom
Noisy miner
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The following birds have been seen in Caulfield Park.
To learn more about them simply click on the name to go to details about the bird.
To identify an unknown bird, go to the bottom right of this page and click on 'What bird was that?'.
Indigenous Birds
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Exotic Birds
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