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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.
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Ensuring Australia’s Birds are Heard by the 48th Parliament

  • Birdlife Australia
  • Saturday, 3 May 2025
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The new Australian Government must address the urgent challenges facing nature, our communities and the birdlife we all treasure.
Bird of the month

May bird of the month: Little Tern

  • Birdlife Australia
  • Friday, 2 May 2025
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Your May bird of the month is the Little Tern! Here are five facts about Australia's newest threatened bird species.
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Birds to look out for in May

  • Birdlife Australia
  • Thursday, 1 May 2025
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Find out more about birds to look out for around Australia this month
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2024 Aussie Bird Count results are in!

  • Birdlife Australia
  • Monday, 7 April 2025
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The results of Australia’s largest citizen science event, BirdLife Australia’s Aussie Bird Count are in.
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SA Fairy Tern death ‘predicted and preventable’

  • Birdlife Australia
  • Friday, 4 April 2025
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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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Birds to look out for in April

  • Birdlife Australia
  • Tuesday, 1 April 2025
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Find out more about birds to look out for around Australia this month
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Last minute law change is worse than doing nothing

  • Birdlife Australia
  • Tuesday, 25 March 2025
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The Albanese Government has introduced an amendment that will make our broken nature laws even worse.
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Vic duck hunt triggers concerns for declining waterbirds

  • Birdlife Australia
  • Wednesday, 19 March 2025
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As the Victorian duck hunting season begins, BirdLife Australia is concerned about the long-term health of Australia’s waterbirds.