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H5 bird flu explainer

Birdlife Australia
Thursday, 9 July 2026

H5 bird flu has arrived in Australia. Here's everything you need to know about the virus and how you can help.

Avian Influenza

Volunteer birdwatchers enlisted in bird flu surveillance

Birdlife Australia
Wednesday, 15 July 2026

Volunteer birdwatchers enlisted in bird flu surveillance efforts in the wake of the first confirmed positive case of H5 bird flu in a resident seabird in SA

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First detection of H5 bird flu in local Australian bird

Birdlife Australia
Friday, 10 July 2026

H5 bird flu has been detected in a local Australian bird for the first time, after a Greater Crested Tern tested positive for the virus in South Australia.

General

H5 bird flu explainer

Birdlife Australia
Thursday, 9 July 2026

H5 bird flu has arrived in Australia. Here's everything you need to know about the virus and how you can help.

Media release

BirdLife Australia Photography Awards: last chance to enter

Birdlife Australia
Wednesday, 8 July 2026

Calling all photographers! Enter the BirdLife Australia Photography Awards before 13 July

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Celebrating NAIDOC Week 2026

Birdlife Australia
Monday, 6 July 2026

To celebrate NAIDOC Week, we're thrilled to announce the recipients of the BirdLife Australia Indigenous Grant for Bird Research and Conservation.

Media release

H5 Bird Flu now detected in Australia

Birdlife Australia
Saturday, 20 June 2026

Urgent action to protect Australian birds ‘more important than ever’ following arrival of H5 bird flu

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2026 World Albatross Day: 19 June

Birdlife Australia
Friday, 19 June 2026

On 19 June 2026, we mark the seventh annual World Albatross Day, with the theme ‘Habitat Restoration’.

Avian Influenza

H5 Bird Flu now suspected in Australia

Birdlife Australia
Friday, 19 June 2026

A Brown Skua in WA has returned a suspected positive result for H5N1 avian influenza, potentially marking the first arrival of the virus on Australia soil.

General

Rare sightings bring joy!

Birdlife Australia
Thursday, 18 June 2026

In June 2026 a vagrant Black-headed Gull has been spotted in Geraldton, in WA and a Cocos Booby in NSW, bringing joy to Australian twitchers!