By Star Weekly
Bird lovers have taken stock of Wyndham’s flock as part of the Werribee River Association’s National Bird Week surveys.
Armed with binoculars, five members spent a week collecting data and tallying results from sites in Werribee and Hoppers Crossing to scope which species of birds were most common.
In backyard environments six exotic species – including blackbirds, spotted doves, myna birds, sparrows, starlings and the song thrush – were spotted 76 times (44 per cent of all sightings).
The New Holland honeyeater (pictured), a bird that is aggressive towards other honeyeaters, was the most noticeable native bird in the survey. In river areas, native birds like cockatoos and rainbow lorikeets were more prominent.
