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Bird of the month

October bird of the month: Australian Reed-Warbler

  • Birdlife Australia
  • Wednesday, 8 October 2025
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Five things you may or may not know about your October Bird of the Month, the Australian Reed-Warbler!
Australian Birdlife magazine

The sounds of recovery

  • Birdlife Australia
  • Monday, 6 October 2025
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Two sound recordings made thirty years apart in an area devastated by the Black Summer fires tell an unexpected story.
Australian Bird of the Year 2025

Bird of the Year 2025: vote for Baudin's Black-Cockatoo

  • Birdlife Australia
  • Monday, 6 October 2025
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Western Australia’s most endangered black-cockatoo, Baudin’s Black-Cockatoo, is in the running for Bird of the Year.
Australian Bird of the Year 2025

Bird of the Year 2025: vote for the Fairy Tern

  • Birdlife Australia
  • Sunday, 5 October 2025
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The Fairy Tern is a small but fiercely determined bird, known to dive-bomb predators much larger than itself. Plus, they're in the running for Bird of the Year!
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.
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.
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!
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.
Australian Bird of the Year 2025

Bird of the Year 2025: vote for the Red Goshawk

  • Birdlife Australia
  • Thursday, 18 September 2025
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Australia’s rarest bird of prey, the Red Goshawk, is in the running for Bird of the Year.