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Australian Birdlife magazine

Avian Influenza continues its spread around the globe

Birdlife Australia
Monday, 23 December 2024

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza continues its spread around the globe, reaching Antarctica earlier this year. Australia remains free of the variant – for now.

Australian Birdlife magazine

Mindful birding: why birdwatching is good for you

Birdlife Australia
Saturday, 5 October 2024

A bird a day might be just what we need to keep stress and anxiety at bay. Kirsty Costa, host of Weekend Birder podcast, went on a quest to discover why.

Meet Melbourne's newest Peregrine Falcon family

Birdlife Australia
Friday, 4 October 2024

Watch as a pair of Peregrine Falcons hatch their first eggs of the season at 367 Collins Street

Bird of the month

October bird of the month: Peregrine Falcon

Birdlife Australia
Wednesday, 2 October 2024

The Peregrine Falcon is your October bird of the month! Here are 5 things you may or may not know about the fastest animal on earth.

Birds to look out for in October

Birdlife Australia
Tuesday, 1 October 2024

Find out more about birds to look out for around Australia this month

BirdLife Australia in the media: September

Birdlife Australia
Monday, 30 September 2024

Find out more about our bird conservation work around the country with our monthly multimedia round-up.

Vale Dr Graham Harrington

Birdlife Australia
Tuesday, 3 September 2024

Vale Dr Graham Harrington

Bird of the month

September bird of the month: Diamond Dove

Birdlife Australia
Monday, 2 September 2024

Your September bird of the month is the Diamond Dove! Here are 5 things you may or may not know about Australia's smallest dove species.

Birds to look out for in September

Birdlife Australia
Sunday, 1 September 2024

Find out more about birds to look out for around Australia this month

BirdLife Australia in the media: August

Birdlife Australia
Saturday, 31 August 2024

Find out more about our bird conservation work around the country with our monthly multimedia round-up.