To find out more about the upcoming happenings in the Perth Metro Area as well as at our 6 Regional Groups, please check out the latest edition of our BirdLife WA eNews here.
Our electronic newsletter is published on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday each month.
A copy of the ‘Calendar’ section of the 4 March 2026 edition below:
Until Sunday, 22 March – Great Cocky Count Registrations open
Wednesday, 4 March – Great Cocky Count Workshop, Cockburn, start 5.00pm (details & registration here)
Saturday, 7 March – Half-day excursion, Wellard Wetlands, Baldivis, start 8.00am. Leader: Charles Merriam
Saturday, 7 March – Albany Bird Group, 2-hour bird walk around Lake Seppings, start 8.30am (details in this edition and on website here)
Saturday, 7 March – Great Cocky Count Workshop, Wanneroo, start 10.00am (details & registration here)
Sunday, 8 March – Great Cocky Count Workshop, Mundaring, start 10.00am (details & registration here)
Sunday, 8 March – BirdLife Bunbury, Annual Members Meeting & Excursion, start 4.00pm (details in this edition or in latest newsletter here)
Monday, 9 March – Great Cocky Count Workshop, Murdoch, start 5.00pm (details & registration here)
Tuesday, 10 March – Albany Bird Group, half-day bird outing, Denmark, start 8.00am (details in this edition and on website here)
Tuesday, 10 March – Applications for MukinBIRDin’ Campout 2026 close
Thursday, 12 March – Half-day excursion, Lake Galup (Monger), Wembley, start 7.30am. Leader: Lou Scampoli
Friday, 13 March to Monday, 16 March – BirdLife Bunbury, Two Peoples Bay/Albany Visit (if interested and for further details, contact Jo & Paul Mincham by email here)
Saturday, 14 March – BirdLife Midwest-Geraldton, AGM, Wedge Building, Museum of Geraldton, start 10.00am
Saturday, 14 March – Great Cocky Count Workshop, Mount Barker, start 1.00pm (details & registration here)
Sunday, 15 March – Half-day excursion, Yangebup Lake, Cockburn, start 7.30am. Leader: Robyn Pickering
Tuesday, 17 March – Great Cocky Count Workshop, Online Webinar, start 6.00pm (details & registration here)
Saturday, 21 March – Lake Herdsman Bird Walk, Herdsman Lake Discovery Centre, start 7.30am. Leaders: BirdLife WA Volunteers
Saturday, 21 March – EnviroFEST 2026, Whiteman Park, 10.00am to 3.00pm (BirdLife WA Sales Team will be there)
Saturday, 21 March – BirdLife Midwest-Geraldton, Carnaby’s Black-Cockatoo Workshop, from 10.30am to 12.30pm
Sunday, 22 March – Half-day excursion, Canning River Regional Park, Wilson, start 7.30am. Leaders: Lou Scampoli and Pete White
Sunday, 22 March – Great Cocky Count Registrations close
Friday, 27 March – Mandurah Bird Observers Group, Fairbridge Village, Pinjarra, start 7.00am. Leader: Bill Howard (details in this edition and on website here)
Saturday, 28 March – Half-day excursion, Lake Mealup, Point Grey, start 8.00am. Leader: Rob Wroth
Saturday, 28 March – Carnaby’s Crusaders Wildlife Session, Herdsman Lake Discovery Centre, start 10.00am (details & ticket link here)
Saturday, 28 March – BirdLife Midwest-Geraldton, Excursion to Chapman Valley, start afternoon (details to be confirmed)
Tuesday, 31 March – AOC 2027, Student Travel Grant Applications Closing Date (details for WA here)
Saturday, 4 April – Half-day excursion, Bold Park, City Beach, start 8.00am. Leader: Steve Lofthouse
Thursday, 9 April – Half-day excursion, Blackwall Reach, Bicton, start 8.30am. Leader: Charles Merriam
Saturday, 11 April – City of Vincent, Bird Habitats by the River, start 8.00am. Leader: Rochelle Steven (details here)
Saturday, 11 April – Samson Tree and Wildlife Festival 2026, Samson Park – City of Fremantle, from 11.00am to 4.00pm (we will be there, details to follow)
Saturday, 11 April – BirdLife Bunbury, Excursion to Old Backwater, Treendale, start 8.00am (details to follow)
Sunday, 12 April – Half-day excursion, Victoria Reservoir, Canning Mills, start 8.00am. Leader: Betty Bryant
Sunday, 12 April – Great Cocky Count, south-western WA (registrations close on 22 March, details here)
Friday, 17 April to Sunday, 19 April – Bremer Bay Bird Expedition, run by Naturaliste Charters, single day trips leaving from Bremer Bay Harbour – start 7.00am (details and bookings here)
Saturday, 18 April – Lake Herdsman Bird Walk, Herdsman Lake Discovery Centre, start 8.00am. Leaders: BirdLife WA Volunteers
Saturday, 18 April – Half-day excursion, Lake Leschenaultia, Chidlow, start 9.00am. Leader: Charles Merriam
Saturday, 25 April to Tuesday, 28 April – MukinBIRDin’ Campout 2026, Mukinbudin Caravan Park (applications close 10 March, detailed flyer here)
Sunday, 26 April – Half-day excursion, Herdsman Lake, Moondine Drive, start 8.30am. Leader: Steve Lofthouse
Sunday, 26 April – BirdLife Bunbury, Excursion to Remnant Wetlands of Preston River, Bunbury, start 8.00am (details to follow)
Sunday, 3 May – Half-day excursion, Ashfield Flats, Bassendean, start 8.00am. Leader: Peter White
Wednesday, 6 May – Half-day excursion, Ascot Waters, Ascot, start 8.00am. Leader: Betty Bryant
Saturday, 9 May – Half-day excursion, Lake Goollelal, Kingsley, start 8.00am. Leaders: Lesley Macauley and Lou Scampoli
Saturday, 16 May – Half-day excursion, Flynn Road, Mundaring, start 9.00am. Leader: Charles Merriam
Sunday, 24 May – Half-day excursion, Jandakot Regional Park, Harrisdale, start 8.30am. Leader: Debbie Walker
Sunday, 31 May – Half-day excursion, Tom Bateman Reserve, Thornlie, start 8.00am. Leader: Peter White
Saturday, 6 June – Half-day excursion, Ray Marshall Park, Viveash, start 8.30am. Leader: Peter White
Thursday, 11 June – Half-day excursion, Tomato Lake, Kewdale, start 8.30am. Leader: Ian Wallace
Sunday, 14 June – Half-day excursion, Manning Lake, Spearwood, start 8.30am. Leader: Pauline Woolley
Sunday, 21 June – Half-day excursion, Beenyup Swamp, Woodvale, start 8.30am. Leader: Nigel Sutherland
Saturday, 27 June – Two-Hour excursion, Bannister Creek, Lynwood, start 8.30am. Leader: Charles Merriam
Saturday, 4 July – Half-day excursion, The Spectacles, Kwinana, start 8.30am. Leaders: Chris and Belinda Van Haeften
Tuesday, 16 February to Thursday, 18 February 2027 – Australasian Ornithological Conference 2027, Auckland, New Zealand
Please see a summary of our excursion on our website and on our Facebook page.
All over Western Australia.
