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SA Fairy Tern death ‘predicted and preventable’

  • Birdlife Australia

  • Friday, 4 April 2025

The tragic death of an endangered juvenile Fairy Tern was the result of being run over by a vehicle on a South Australian beach.

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Congratulations: King’s Birthday Honours 2025

  • Birdlife Australia
  • Thursday, 12 June 2025
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Various honours awarded to the BirdLife Australia family
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2025 World Albatross Day: 19 June

  • Birdlife Australia
  • Friday, 6 June 2025
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On 19 June 2025, we mark the sixth annual World Albatross Day, with the theme ‘Effects of Disease’.
Birds in Backyards

5 Tweaks for your winter garden

  • Birdlife Australia
  • Thursday, 5 June 2025
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Winter is the perfect time to step back, make a few smart tweaks, and set your space up for an even more bird-friendly spring garden.
Birds in Backyards

Your Birds in Backyards Survey Data in Action

  • Birdlife Australia
  • Thursday, 5 June 2025
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When you record birds as part of Birds in Backyards, you're not just enjoying a moment with nature, you’re contributing to science and conservation.
Australian Birdlife magazine

Celebrating World Parrot Day: Palm Cockatoos

  • Birdlife Australia
  • Saturday, 31 May 2025
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Palm Cockatoos are the rockstars of the bird world, but are their drumming displays an ancient instinct or a clever mimicry of human behaviour?
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BirdLife Australia in the media: April/May

  • Birdlife Australia
  • Tuesday, 20 May 2025
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Find out more about our bird conservation work around the country with our monthly multimedia round-up.
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2025 BirdLife Australia Photography Awards now open!

  • Birdlife Australia
  • Friday, 16 May 2025
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Calling all photographers! The BirdLife Australia Photography Awards are back in 2025 – and entries are open now!
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Changing fortunes of Little Terns

  • Birdlife Australia
  • Thursday, 15 May 2025
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A record-breaking breeding season is good news for Australia's newest threatened bird species, the Little Tern.
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Celebrating World Migratory Bird Day

  • Birdlife Australia
  • Saturday, 10 May 2025
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Discover how to create a bird-friendly garden to attract, support and protect resident and migratory birds this World Migratory Bird Day.