Bats and Birds along Kismet Creek Sunbury

We will start the morning by counting the Grey-headed Flying-fox in their camp, and then walk along Kismet Creek looking for birds and plants.

Meet at the footpath entrance, located at 49 Racecourse Road, Sunbury. There is car parking along Racecourse Road, opposite Sunbury Secondary College. Here is a Google map link:

https://maps.app.goo.gl/RdjXjwDgrWMs78t77

Depending on the time, we will aim to walk two kilometres to Spavin Lake to look for more water birds. This is an accessible concrete footpath suitable for wheelchairs and prams. Alternatively, people can drive to Spavin Lake, 62 Aldridge Drive Sunbury.

Beginner citizen scientists welcome.

This community biodiversity survey is for the global City Nature Challenge (CNC) weekend running from Friday 24 April to Monday 27 April 2026. It’s free, easy, and fun to get involved.

Bring your mobile phone or digital camera to take pictures of the wild plants, animals and fungi you see, or make sound recordings of frog or bird calls. Any observations taken over the four days, need to be uploaded to iNaturalist by Sunday 3 May 2026, to be included in CNC 2026. These observations are automatically added to the CNC projects.

This is a friendly competition amongst cities to make the most observations of the most species by the most people. Hume City is collaborating with other local government areas and several organisations to form the Greater Melbourne project.

Everyday people with no expert ecological knowledge can contribute as citizen scientists to help nature, and also learn more about the local environment.

Here are links to the iNaturalist project leader boards for GSB 2025:

• Global Cities
• Greater Melbourne
• Hume City

• Install the iNaturalist app on your mobile phone and create an iNaturalist account
• Make sure your phone battery or camera is fully charged on the day
• Wear long pants and weather-appropriate clothing, bring a rain/wind-proof jacket
• Wear safe, fully-enclosed walking shoes to go in long grass
• Bring a hat (sunscreen will be provided)
• Bring your own drink bottle and snacks
• Some binoculars will be available to borrow, or bring along your own
• Hard copies of the Birds of Hume and Fauna of Hume will be available at the event, or find digital versions at Discover Nature in Hume.

Melissa Doherty

Urban Biodiversity Officer, Hume City Council

[email protected]

(03) 9205 2200, 0409 702 086

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