Website status: All systems goanna.
participating in
For observations made between 2018/01/01 and 2028/01/01
Submissions accepted up to 2028/01/01
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.
50,784
Identifications
9,946
Observations
648
Species
232
People
Top Species
1.
Malurus cyaneus (Ellis, 1782)
390
2.
Ptilotula penicillata (Gould, 1837)
304
3.
Fulica atra Linnaeus, 1758
304
4.
Anas castanea (Eyton, 1838)
304
5.
Anthochaera carunculata (Shaw, 1790)
304
6.
Gallinula tenebrosa Gould, 1846
302
7.
Phylidonyris novaehollandiae (Latham, 1790)
289
8.
Cygnus atratus (Latham, 1790)
288
9.
Rhipidura leucophrys (Latham, 1802)
286
10.
Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae (Stephens, 1826)
280
Top Observers
1.
obsr374654
{:id=>nil, :score=>37740.0, :observations_count=>1887, :species_count=>74, :percentage=>"17.54"}
2.
obsr1159398
{:id=>nil, :score=>27900.0, :observations_count=>1395, :species_count=>69, :percentage=>"12.97"}
3.
obsr1761706
{:id=>nil, :score=>24520.0, :observations_count=>1226, :species_count=>59, :percentage=>"11.40"}
4.
obsr2091570
{:id=>nil, :score=>17540.0, :observations_count=>877, :species_count=>65, :percentage=>"8.15"}
5.
obsr1535607
{:id=>nil, :score=>6600.0, :observations_count=>330, :species_count=>55, :percentage=>"3.07"}
6.
obsr527347
{:id=>nil, :score=>4860.0, :observations_count=>243, :species_count=>49, :percentage=>"2.26"}
7.
Zoƫ Davis
{:id=>"638184", :score=>4480.0, :observations_count=>224, :species_count=>46, :percentage=>"2.08"}
8.
Pete Petinatos
{:id=>nil, :score=>4460.0, :observations_count=>223, :species_count=>61, :percentage=>"2.07"}
9.
obsr1773628
{:id=>nil, :score=>4060.0, :observations_count=>203, :species_count=>57, :percentage=>"1.89"}
10.
obsr811804
{:id=>nil, :score=>3840.0, :observations_count=>192, :species_count=>52, :percentage=>"1.78"}
Recent Observations