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Welcome Support for Coastal Birds

Birdlife Australia
Friday, 22 August 2025

BirdLife Australia has welcomed $853,000 for costal birds over the next three years

Aussie Bird Count

What bird is that? Wattlebirds

Birdlife Australia
Friday, 19 September 2025

In this video, we’re talking all things wattlebirds – and the easiest ways to tell which one is visiting your garden!

Aussie Bird Count

What Bird is That? Myna and Miner

Birdlife Australia
Thursday, 18 September 2025

To help you start preparing for the Aussie Bird Count we're explaining the difference between commonly confused birds: Myna and Miner.

Australian Bird of the Year 2025

Bird of the Year 2025: vote for the Red Goshawk

Birdlife Australia
Thursday, 18 September 2025

Australia’s rarest bird of prey, the Red Goshawk, is in the running for Bird of the Year.

Australian Bird of the Year 2025

Bird of the Year 2025: vote for the Powerful Owl

Birdlife Australia
Thursday, 18 September 2025

Australia’s largest owl, the Powerful Owl, is in the running for Bird of the Year.

Australian Bird of the Year 2025

Bird of the Year 2025: vote for the Regent Honeyeater

Birdlife Australia
Thursday, 18 September 2025

Australia’s jewel of the woodlands, the critically endangered Regent Honeyeater, is in the running for Bird of the Year.

Bird of the month

September bird of the month: Varied Sittellas

Birdlife Australia
Wednesday, 10 September 2025

Your September bird of the month is the Varied Sittellas! Here are five facts about Australia's newest threatened bird species.

Media release

Turbines approved in Orange-bellied Parrot flight path

Birdlife Australia
Tuesday, 9 September 2025

The controversial wind farm will be constructed on Tasmania's Robbins Island/Pitilika – in the direct flight path of migrating Orange-bellied Parrots.

General

Birds to look out for in September

Birdlife Australia
Tuesday, 2 September 2025

Find out more about birds to see around Australia in September, including Sacred Kingfishers, Rufous Fantails and migratory shorebirds.

News

It’s magpie swooping season

Birdlife Australia
Monday, 1 September 2025

It's swooping season! Find out why magpies swoop, and what can you do to avoid it.