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Celebrating World Parrot Day: Palm Cockatoos Palm Cockatoos are the rockstars of the bird world, but are their drumming displays an ancient instinct or a clever mimicry of human behaviour? Little drummer birds Australia’s Palm Cockatoos have wowed the world with their drumming displays, and the instruments they craft for…Read more

…spend 20 minutes reconnecting with nature and counting their local birds. During the past 10 years, annual data collected during the Aussie Bird Count has provided BirdLife Australia with valuable insights into the state of our native birds across the country. “Participation in this year’s Count will enable bird experts…Read more

…roosting nest. • I’m a highly social bird, and will form co-operative breeding groups comprising two to four breeding pairs with two to eight non-breeding helpers. Only the breeding female incubates the eggs, though other birds in the group feed her and the young birds. • I’m a mostly dark…Read more

Volunteer stories: John Saw John Saw, a Birds on Farms volunteer, has been surveying and watching birds for years, recently reaching 600 different species. John Saw saw the birds on farms John Saw, a Birds on Farms volunteer, has been surveying and watching birds for years – recently reaching 600…Read more

…plans to protect the natural world and halt its destruction will be decided. Read on for the outcomes our team hopes to see and how BirdLife Australia is responding. Key points: Birds are our early warning system for threats to nature. The State of the World’s Birds report shows that…Read more

…and backyards are havens for birds. Practical advice will also include addressing some of the more maddening aspects of our feathery friends such as birds attacking windows and cockatoos destroying houses! Nature Journaling with BirdLife Castlemaine District Welcome back to nature journaling after our mid-winter break. September nature journaling takes…Read more

…groomed to remove the features so vital to the birds successful nesting. Volunteers are needed to help monitor and support shorebirds, including the newly hatched chicks. If you have some spare time to support the shorebirds, please contact with us at conservation.snsw@birdlife.org.au – no experience is necessary. Pied Oystercatcher parent…Read more

…held on Saturday 5 July at the Bendigo Water Reclamation Plant, Epsom. Water treatment plants are always good for water birds but also many bush birds. Last year we came here in autumn, so it will be interesting to see what the differences are regarding the bird numbers and mix….Read more

…There were 85 species of birds identified in our Castlemaine Region during the 4 days of last year’s Bioblitz. Read about previous years’ results and how to take part here, with more details to be added soon. Photo of Galah by Chris Timewell Know Your Birds Quiz Test your bird…Read more

…sightings include various Thornbills and Honeyeaters, Pardalotes, Pied Currawong, Musk Lorikeet, Silvereye, Grey Fantail, etc. We may also come across some waterbirds in the creek. Our walk leader will be Bob Dawson. Where: The Trail starts at Happy Valley Rd. From the Hargraves and Forest Sts. roundabout, Happy Valley Rd…Read more

…against predators, they’re vulnerable to disturbance by people and predation by cats, dogs and foxes – making them one of Australia’s most threatened shorebirds. If you’re a plover lover, vote for the Hooded Plover today! Hooded Plovers by Hamish Burrell Since 2006, BirdLife Australia’s Beach-nesting Birds Project has been protecting…Read more

…be held on Friday 8 October at 7:30pm, by Zoom. Guest speaker will be Chris Timewell, BirdLife Australia’s Woodland Birds Project Coordinator, who will report on the status of birds of the Box-Ironbark, with a particular focus on the birds of the BirdLife Castlemaine district/region – and the manner in…Read more