BirdLife WA relaunches Birds on Farms https://birdlife.org.au/news/birdlife-wa-relaunches-birds-on-farms/ BirdLife WA relaunches Birds on Farms BirdLife WA relaunches its bird monitoring project in the wheatbelt BirdLife Western Australia are excited to announce that we are officially relaunching the Birds on Farms project in WA after 25 years! The Birds on Farms Project is a targeted citizen science monitoring program…Read more
Shop the Nest gift guide 2023 https://birdlife.org.au/news/shop-the-nest-gift-guide-2023/ …Bird Mobiles featuring Superb Fairy-wren, Spotted Pardalote, and Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo designs. Constructed from robust layered plywood, each mobile showcases intricate bird details hand-printed from meticulously crafted lino plates. Picture books Explore the interactive and engaging world of Bridget Farmer’s delightful books, ‘The Beach Birds’ and ‘The Bush Birds’, featuring birdy…Read more
Habitat Gardening for Birds follow up survey https://birdlife.org.au/habitat-gardening-for-birds-follow-up-survey/ Habitat Gardening for Birds follow up survey Let us know how your habitat garden is coming along by completing this survey. Let us know how your habitat garden is coming along by completing this survey. Tell us about your Habitat Gardening for Birds online course experience Hello there Habitat Gardener!…Read more
Support BirdLife Southern Queensland with a purchase from our store https://birdlife.org.au/news/shop-to-support-birdlife-southern-queensland/ …A great addition to your Birds of South East Queensland book. You now have available all recorded birds from the coast to the back of Birdsville. Pin Badges: Eastern Curlew and Eastern Spinebill Help us support these rare species under threat by purchasing a pin badge. Choose from three species:…Read more
Catching more than fish https://birdlife.org.au/news/catching-more-than-fish/ …fishing. However, it can spell disaster for unintended victims. Coastal birds often become entangled in discarded fishing line, which can cause serious injury or even the death of the bird. Ninety per cent of the injuries sustained by our seabirds and shorebirds are sustained by discarded fishing tackle and line,…Read more
Meet your 2025 Aussie Bird Count Ambassadors https://birdlife.org.au/news/meet-your-2025-aussie-bird-count-ambassadors/ …bush lover by day. Her penchant for birds began in her homeland of South Africa, with a paradise flycatcher in the yard, and has shown up everywhere since, from her lyrics and poems, to her science communication job, complex excel spreadsheet lists of birds she’s seen and early morning walks…Read more
BirdLife Australia in the Media: Sep-Oct 2025 https://birdlife.org.au/news/birdlife-australia-in-the-media-sep-oct-2025/ …special presence birds have in our lives and reminds us that Bird of the Year is both a “joyous celebration of the birds that save us” and a “rallying cry for us to work harder to save them”. Orange-bellied Parrots have swelled back from imminent extinction – but now they…Read more
BirdLife Australia in the media: September 2024 https://birdlife.org.au/news/birdlife-australia-in-the-media-september-2024/ …aren’t the only birds to watch out for (The Guardian) It’s swooping season – but Australian Magpies aren’t the only species known to swoop to protect their eggs and young. BirdLife Australia’s Sean Dooley explains why birds like Masked Lapwings, Noisy Miners and butcherbirds swoop, and what you can do…Read more
Artificial intelligence finds Eastern Bristlebirds https://birdlife.org.au/news/artificial-intelligence-finds-eastern-bristlebirds/ …Australian Government. “Eastern Bristlebirds haven’t been seen in Queensland since the 2019 drought and bushfires,” said Callan Alexander, Preventing Extinctions Project Officer at BirdLife Australia. “We’ve been constantly searching for the birds since then, doing both on-ground surveys and acoustic monitoring, but we hadn’t had any luck [until now].” A…Read more
Community action to save the endangered South-Eastern Red-tailed Black Cockatoo https://birdlife.org.au/news/community-action-to-save-the-endangered-south-eastern-red-tailed-black-cockatoo/ …usually peak,” explains Recovery Project Coordinator, Rachel Farran. “Volunteers also reported lower availability of stringybark seed capsules which the birds feed upon, which may have led birds to disperse more widely in search of food.” “Even though we saw fewer birds overall, the count provided critically important information about where…Read more
Donate to save birds this election https://birdlife.org.au/campaign/donate-to-save-birds-this-election/ Thank you for giving birds a voice this election! Please donate today to help protect the homes of our Critically Endangered Swift Parrot and make sure birds are heard this Federal election. There is another important way you can help today. Help ensure birds are heard this election…Read more
Celebrating a decade of the Aussie Bird Count with Sean Dooley https://birdlife.org.au/news/celebrating-a-decade-of-the-aussie-bird-count-with-sean-dooley/ …I’m always on the lookout for birds. Yet even I was surprised by what I saw the first time I did the Count. Not the birds themselves but the rhythms of nature that became evident when you just sit still even for just 20 minutes. It was all the more…Read more