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Four Decades of Birdwatching at Birrarrung | Melbourne News
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- Jul 16, 2026
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- 108
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Summary
For forty years, Mike Connor has quietly transformed his love of birds into a groundbreaking scientific legacy—logging over 800 visits to Birrarrung Park, tracking 153 species and revealing how urban ecosystems evolve. What started as childhood curiosity became invaluable data for ecologists, documenting drought recovery, wetland shifts, and farmland rewilding along the Yarra River. At 81, with hearing loss slowing his observations, he still walks the park, witnessing forests rise from fields—and urging others to take up citizen science before biodiversity slips away. Listen in comfort: Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: [email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/c41eded3bf995f44