Avian Influenza update https://birdlife.org.au/news/avian-influenza-update-june-2024/ …data collected by BirdLife including Birdata and others on the movements and timing of migratory birds and congregations of waterbirds. What can you do? Refer to the DAFF and WHA websites for fact sheets, guidance and up to date information. Familiarise yourself with the visible symptoms. Infected live wild birds…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
Another threatened shorebird killed by a vehicle on a beach https://birdlife.org.au/news/another-threatened-shorebird-killed-by-a-vehicle-on-a-beach/ …implementation of simple, targeted restrictions so that no more birds are run down by cars on South Australian beaches.” Quotes attributable to Steven Langley, President, Birds SA: “Juvenile hooded plovers are precious because they are so rare. Across the whole 160 km of coastline from Adelaide to Cape Jervis and…Read more
Birds to look out for this month https://birdlife.org.au/news/birds-to-look-out-for-this-month/ Birds to look out for this month December Birds to look out for in December What birds might you see this month? Here are a few to keep a lookout for… Fork-tailed Swifts in south-western Australia Brown Songlarks displaying in southern Australia White-throated Needletails in south-eastern Australia Hooded Plovers with…Read more
BirdLife Castlemaine District eNews September 2025 https://birdlife.org.au/news/birdlife-castlemaine-district-enews-september-2025/ …on a section of the Goldfields Track, from the Leanganook Camping Area at the Mt Alexander Regional Park, Harcourt North. The habitat is open with Manna Gums, grassy woodland and scattered wattles. If the weather is relatively warm, we might see some early spring arrivals. Birds may include Varied Sitella,…Read more
Meet the Gang-gang: the bush’s most charming cockatoo https://birdlife.org.au/news/meet-the-gang-gang-the-bushs-most-charming-cockatoo/ …from 20-minute two-hectare surveys across the same period was only 15 per cent. Despite this discrepancy, the Black Summer megafires have pushed any hesitancy about the species conservation status aside. Like other wet forest species such as Superb Lyrebirds and Pilotbirds, the extent of the bushfires correlates closely with the…Read more
BirdLife Castlemaine District eNews October 2022 https://birdlife.org.au/news/birdlife-castlemaine-district-enews-october-2022/ …were rewarded with many wonderful sightings of birds during our September walk to Crusoe Reservoir, Bendigo, the highlight being three Painted Button-quail who obligingly went about their foraging right in front of our noses! For many of us this was our first close observation of this elusive species, originally designated…Read more
BirdLife Castlemaine District eNews March 2023 https://birdlife.org.au/news/birdlife-castlemaine-district-enews-march-2023/ …access. Habitat is reservoir and farmland edge with some pockets of mixed bushland. This area is mainly only frequented by a few people for fishing so can have at times some interesting sightings, including several raptors, bush and water birds. Birds seen at the location include White-bellied Sea-eagles, Wedge-tailed Eagles,…Read more
How to participate in a Glossy Count https://birdlife.org.au/events/the-great-glossy-count/how-to-participate/ …Birdata app installed. Printed data collection sheets and pens/pencils if you want a back-up for your device. (Click here to download and print datasheets) Camera (most mobile phone cameras are adequate). Binoculars are very useful for identifying birds and are highly recommended if you have them, but not essential. …Read more
Flyways Film https://birdlife.org.au/flyways/ Flyways Film: The Story of Migratory Shorebirds Flyways tells the story of the world’s most incredible migratory shorebirds and documents the threats they face. The story of Australia’s migratory shorebirds is truly inspiring. Yet, their breeding and feeding sites are under threat. Read on to find out what you can…Read more
50 Shades of Brown https://birdlife.org.au/news/50-shades-of-brown/ …bush, always out of view, while the brown birds strut around shamelessly at your feet. To compound the degree of difficulty, most adult males moult back into plain brown plumage outside of the breeding season. With other groups of birds, the call can be instructive in helping to separate out…Read more
BirdLife Castlemaine District eNews June 2023 https://birdlife.org.au/news/birdlife-castlemaine-district-enews-june-2023/ …White-throated Treecreeper and White-winged Choughs foraging on the ground. The full list of birds can be found here. Many thanks to Cheryl Taylor and Ron Wescott for leading the walk in this lovely area. The full list of birds can be found here. Photo of White-throated Treecreeper, by Mike Robinson…Read more