Outings

BirdLife WA - overview of upcoming happenings in WA

  • Date and time Ongoing
  • Locations All over Western Australia

Overview

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 listings below and read the latest edition of our BirdLife WA eNews here.

Our electronic newsletter is sent out every third Wednesday and the information below is updated on those dates:

Friday 13 November to Sunday 15 November – BIGnet 2026 Meeting, Bundanoon & Penrose NSW, hosted by BirdLife Southern Highlands (details here)

Saturday 14 November – Full-day excursion, Mokine Nature Reserve, Northam, start 7.30am. Leader: Robyn Pickering (for members and guests only. Parking is limited, so consider car-pooling)

Saturday 14 November – BirdLife Bunbury, Cygnet Rescue Training, start 1.30pm. Speaker: Matt Watson, President WA Seabird Rescue (details & registration here)

Saturday 14 November and Sunday 15 November – Cape to Cape Bird Group, Capes Biennial Count (save the date, details to follow)

Wednesday 18 November – Half-day excursion, Baigup Wetlands, Bayswater, start 7.30am. Leader: Betty Bryant

Thursday 19 November – Birds of Mary Carroll Park, walk, start 5.00pm. Leader: Brendan Kinsella (details here)

Saturday 21 November – Half-day excursion, Lake Joondalup, Joondalup, start 7.30am. Leader: Nigel Sutherland

Saturday 21 November – Lake Herdsman Bird Walk, Herdsman Lake Discovery Centre, start 7.30am. Leaders: BirdLife WA Volunteers

Sunday 22 November – Albany Bird Group, November half-day outing – Norman’s Beach / Betty’s Beach, start 8.00am (details here)

Monday 23 November – BirdLife WA Speakers Night, WA Ecology Centre, Floreat, start 6.00pm. Speakers: to be announced (this event will also be streamed, link to be shared closer to the event)

Tuesday 24 November to Thursday 26 November – BirdLife Midwest-Geraldton, Abrolhos Islands Trip

Friday 27 November – Mandurah Bird Observers Group,  monthly excursion, Hamel Eco Park, start 8.30am. Leader: Heather Adamson

Saturday 28 November – Albany Bird Group, Billaboya Reserve bird walk, further details to be provided closer to the date

Sunday 29 November – Half-day excursion, Canning River Regional Park, Wilson, start 7.30am. Leader: Lou Scampoli

Sunday 29 November – Albany Bird Group, Lake Seppings / Tjuirtgellong walk, start 8.30am (details here)

Saturday 5 December to Tuesday 8 December – Bremer Canyon Pelagic Trips, Naturaliste Charters (details & bookings here)

Sunday 6 December – Half-day excursion, Erskine Lake, Mandurah, start 7.30am. Leader: Pauline Woolley

Wednesday 9 December – Half-day excursion, Garvey Park, Ascot, start 7.30am. Leader: Betty Bryant

Saturday 12 December – Half-day excursion, Thomson’s Lake, Cockburn, start 7.30am. Leader: Robyn Pickering

Saturday 12 December – Rally for the Jarrah Forest, Langley Park, organised by End Forest Mining, start 4.00pm (more details to come, save the date)

Sunday 20 December – Half-day excursion, Alfred Cove, Melville, start 7.30am. Leader: Pete White

Sunday 27 December – Half-day excursion, Perry Lakes, Floreat, start 7.30am. Leaders: Jill and Andrew Hobbs

Sunday 3 January 2027 – Half-day excursion, Len Howard Conservation Park, Mandurah, start 7.30am. Leader: Pete White

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.

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