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Westgate Park is a green oasis located in the heart of industrial Melbourne. The park is perhaps best known for its salt lake which turns pink seasonally in response to high salt levels, high temperatures, increased sunlight and lack of rainfall. Visit during the hotter weather to see the reddish algae growing in the salt crust. The lake returns to its normal colour as the weather cools and rainfall increases.
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Observations
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Species
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Top Species
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Malurus cyaneus (Ellis, 1782)
429
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Anthochaera carunculata (Shaw, 1790)
324
3.
Gallinula tenebrosa Gould, 1846
320
4.
Fulica atra Linnaeus, 1758
318
5.
Anas castanea (Eyton, 1838)
318
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Ptilotula penicillata (Gould, 1837)
313
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Phylidonyris novaehollandiae (Latham, 1790)
304
8.
Rhipidura leucophrys (Latham, 1802)
297
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Cygnus atratus (Latham, 1790)
295
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Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae (Stephens, 1826)
289
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Ursula Dutkiewicz
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