Spring Clean for Shorebirds @ Halliday Park

Let’s Spring Clean for the Godwits!

This Riverfest, roll up your sleeves and help keep our parks, foreshore and river clean at our annual Spring Clean, as we welcome migratory shorebirds like the Bar-tailed Godwits to our City!

The Bar-tailed Godwit is a feature and a symbol of the Parramatta River, a small migratory shorebird that arrives in our City around Spring each year to feed along our waters. In recent years, the number of visits by the Godwits to our area have been in steady decline. Some of the key threats to migratory shorebirds are off-leash dogs in breeding areas and litter and pollution in the river.

To help us protect the birds and in support of Our Living River, we would like you to join Council and Drummoyne Scouts for a festive community clean-up at Halliday Park! There will be fun activities and free sausage sizzle for everyone!

Want to learn how to ID and count birds? Birdlife Australia will be onsite on the day to guide you on how to ID and count birds so you can participate in the Aussie Backyard Birdcount in October.

Everyone is welcome and all cleaning materials will be provided!

For more information, send Council an email or call 9911 6555.