A new species for Albert Park is the Plumed Whistling Duck, with 9 being seen recently. Little Black and Little Pied Cormorants, with immatures of both species, are in good numbers while Great Cormorants are recorded regularly and a Pied Cormorant was noted on 1 February. Adult and juvenile Nankeen Night Herons occur regularly with one juvenile now developing adult plumage. Great Crested Grebes were last seen on 12 December while an Intermediate Egret was the first since 2009 (Great Egrets are now the common species at the park).- Little-Grassbirds-and-Australian Reed Warblers both have dependent-young. Little Grebes (most in breeding plumage) and Hoary-headed Grebes (only a few in breeding plumage) are in small numbers. Coots have been in large numbers (top count 596 at the end of Jan) with at least 4 pairs that nested and 1 pair is now building or renovating a nest. White-eyed Ducks (Hardheads) numbered 200 on 30 January but only 2 on 1 February. A pair of Grey Teal had 2 young on 1 February.
White Cockatoos, Galahs and Rainbow Lorikeets have all produced young. Musk Lorikeets were noted in late January which is earlier than the usual appearance. Red-rumped Parrots have returned to the park with several adults and an immature seen.
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