Aussie Bird Count 2026
Students from Room 6, 7, 11 & 12 had the opportunity to participate in AUSSIE BIRD COUNT, Australia's biggest citizen-science event, during their gardening lessons at the beginning of term 4. From October 20 to 24, each class spent 20 minutes out in the school yard and the oval to observe, identify and count birds.
Students used online resources, fun quizzes, and posters to improve their ability to identify birds and get familiar with the code of ethics in bird watching.
Students from reception to year 6 demonstrated great enthusiasm during this activity by learning names of birds in Tea Tree Gully council area, applying their science observation and inquiry skills and applying their numeracy learning on data collection to a real-life event.
Following is the summary of the total number of bird sightings recorded during the AUSSIE BIRD COUNT at Modbury School P-6 across 3 days.
Total number of observers – 85
Observer level - Novice
Bird Species - 9
Noisy Miner - 60
Rainbow Lorikeet - 50
Australian Magpie - 26
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo - 12
Australian White Ibis - 9
Crested Pigeon - 5
Australian Wood Duck - 3
Crimson Rosella - 3
Common Blackbird - 1
