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Walker walks away, Toondah Harbour is saved!

Birdlife Australia
Thursday, 18 April 2024

A real-estate proposal threatening critical habitat for migratory birds has been withdrawn. Toondah Harbour is saved!

Australian Birdlife magazine

50 Shades of Brown: Identifying female fairy-wrens

Birdlife Australia
Tuesday, 30 May 2023

Sean Dooley deciphers the tiny clues that help distinguish the different species of female fairy-wren.

Australian Birdlife magazine

The private life of penguins

Birdlife Australia
Wednesday, 18 January 2023

Itinerant penguins from across the Southern Ocean are often spotted on Australia’s southern beaches in late summer and early autumn.

Australian Birdlife magazine

The Pelican Puzzle

Birdlife Australia
Thursday, 24 November 2022

Back-to-back years of La Niña rains have created ideal breeding conditions for the Australian Pelican, a much-loved bird we know surprisingly little about.

Australian Birdlife magazine

Paradigm Swift

Birdlife Australia
Wednesday, 2 March 2022

BirdLife Australia’s Beau Meney introduces Swift Parrot Search, a new monitoring approach that will help us keep tabs on this highly threatened species.