The Brown Thornbill is certainly one of the more spectacular colonisers of the
Melbourne suburbs in recent years. When I was young [1960s and 70s] it was not
a garden bird in Melbourne, at least in the south-eastern and north-eastern
suburbs where I spent most time. Since about the late 1990s it has occupied
most of the suburbs, often in gardens with little native veg. so that it is now
a characteristic native species, even in the inner city e.g. Fitzroy Gardens
and St Patricks Cathedral. Other species that have similarly expanded across
the Melbourne suburbs in the last 2 decades include Little Wattlebird, Pied
Currawong, Crested Pigeon, both corellas and Musk Lorikeet. Yellow-tailed
Black-Cockatoo and Powerful Owl have also colonised but are more restricted in
their habitat needs to the Yarra River corridor.
The soundscape of Melbourne's suburbs has changed dramatically, isn't it great!
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