Australian Birdlife Magazine Spring 2024

Learn more about our wonderful birdlife in the Spring 2024 edition of Australian Birdlife, BirdLife Australia’s quarterly magazine.

In this issue:

• Mud, sweat and fifty years The Western Port Survey celebrates its golden jubilee! With fifty years of data amassed, Andrew Silcocks and Richard Loyn share some of the findings of Australia’s longest running waterbird survey of a wetland complex.
• A tale of two islands The threats to Gould’s Petrel on their off-shore breeding islands have been successfully managed, and now a new tracking project aims to find out what happens when they are out to sea. Dr Yuna Kim and Dr Emily Mowat report.
• Name that Tune: An ID guide to Australia’s gerygones Common, but not particularly well known, gerygones can pose an identification challenge. But as Sean Dooley explains, the best way to identify Australia’s gerygones might just be to close your eyes and listen.
• Bird on the Street When it comes to inventive bird images, living in an urban area need not hold you back. Creative photographer Angela Buchanan-Robertson proves that getting to know your local birds can be the best inspiration in this beautiful photo essay.