The Town Belt Bird Count is a trail of 10 signs threaded along the city green belt where the public can help count birds living in the area.

The signs are dotted from Prospect Park along Queens Drive to near Jubilee Park.

At each sign people stop for five minutes and make a record of all the birds they see and hear by scanning a QR code which links to a website. The website also provides photos and audio clips of all the birds they’re likely to encounter.

Visitors can walk, bike or drive to the signs in any order, or just visit one sign, and at any time of the day.

Each record will contribute to a picture of how bird populations are changing. Over time this will help measure the success of possum and rat trapping and forest restoration work happening in the Town Belt.

Visit the project’s website to get involved and help count birds in the Town Belt.