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Aussie Bird Count
Meet your 2025 Aussie Bird Count Ambassadors
Birdlife Australia
Thursday, 23 October 2025
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The Aussie Bird Count is in full flight! Meet our 2025 ambassadors!
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Aussie Bird Count
Brush up on your bird knowledge before you start counting!
Birdlife Australia
Saturday, 18 October 2025
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Get to know the birds you’re likely to see during the Aussie Bird Count
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Aussie Bird Count
Is birding good for your mental health?
Birdlife Australia
Wednesday, 15 October 2025
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With many reporting the Aussie Bird Count helps them connect to nature, we investigate how birdwatching is good for your mental health.
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Aussie Bird Count
One week to go until the Aussie Bird Count
Birdlife Australia
Monday, 13 October 2025
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How will you be counting? With a coffee on the balcony? On your work lunch break?
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Aussie Bird Count
What Bird is That? Ravens and Crows
Birdlife Australia
Friday, 26 September 2025
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In the leadup to this year’s Aussie Bird Count we're explaining the difference between commonly confused birds: Ravens and Crows.
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Aussie Bird Count
What bird is that? Starlings vs Blackbirds
Birdlife Australia
Friday, 26 September 2025
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In this video, we’re learning all about Starlings – and the easiest ways to tell them apart in different seasons and at different ages.
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Aussie Bird Count
What bird is that? Wattlebirds
Birdlife Australia
Friday, 19 September 2025
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In this video, we’re talking all things wattlebirds – and the easiest ways to tell which one is visiting your garden!
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Aussie Bird Count
What Bird is That? Myna and Miner
Birdlife Australia
Thursday, 18 September 2025
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To help you start preparing for the Aussie Bird Count we're explaining the difference between commonly confused birds: Myna and Miner.
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Aussie Bird Count
What bird is that? Crested Pigeons vs Topknot Pigeons
Birdlife Australia
Wednesday, 17 September 2025
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How to tell the difference between commonly confused backyard birds. This time, it’s Crested Pigeons vs Topknot Pigeons!
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