BirdLife Australia in the media: April/May 2025 https://birdlife.org.au/news/birdlife-australia-in-the-media-aprilmay-2025/ …Birder podcast) In this episode of the popular Australian birding podcast Weekend Birder, BirdLife Australia’s Shannon Creaney joined host Kirsty Costa to discuss how farmers are helping make a difference for woodland birds through our Birds on Farms program. Birds in the media: Endangered Little Terns record highly successful NSW…Read more
Australian Birds (Heart) Art Print $50.00 https://birdlife.org.au/product/australian-birds-heart-art-print/ This vibrant archival art print features hand-drawn pencil artworks of Australian birds and flowers, shaped into a heart. Each art print is signed by the artist Kayla Reay, and is packaged in a cello bag with a sturdy 700gsm backing board to keep them safe. Information about the print (including…Read more
Swooping season https://birdlife.org.au/news/its-magpie-swooping-season-once-again/ …birds, especially where there are people – so it’s important that we can co-exist peacefully with them in our cities, suburbs and towns. Find out more ways to help the birds in your backyards (including magpies). Magpies are one of Australia’s most common and widespread birds. Photo by Darren Weinert…Read more
BirdLife Castlemaine District eNews October 2020 https://birdlife.org.au/news/birdlife-castlemaine-district-enews-october-2020/ …more information about the Aussie Backyard Bird Count, click here. Know Your Birds Quiz We’re really excited to bring you the second BirdLife Castlemaine District Know Your Birds Quiz! Test your bird knowledge with the four questions below, then check the answers at the end of this eNews. Big thanks…Read more
BirdLife Australia Rarities Committee report https://birdlife.org.au/news/birdlife-australia-rarities-committee-report/ BirdLife Australia Rarities Committee report The BirdLife Australia Rarities Committee Report contains assessments and details of sightings of rare birds that have been reported to BirdLife Australia. Forty years of assessing and recording sightings of rare birds in Australia. The BirdLife Australia Rarities Committee (BARC) is responsible for appraising reports…Read more
BirdLife Castlemaine District eNews December 2024 https://birdlife.org.au/news/birdlife-castlemaine-district-enews-december-2024/ …waterbirds, various Honeyeaters, Pardalotes and Thornbills. Our walk leaders are Rosemary and Peter Turner. Thanks again to all the people that have assisted with and taken part in our walks this year, especially the walk leaders. Without you we would not continue to have such successful and enjoyable walks. To…Read more
Expand the Saving Native Species program https://birdlife.org.au/extend-the-saving-native-species-program/ …the species have been able to manage threats to wild birds to improve their nesting success. Without this birds will lose their chicks and the species, already on the knife’s edge, further slips towards extinction. WA’s Black Cockatoos Baudin’s Black-Cockatoo populations have crashed by 90% over the last forty years….Read more
Meet your 2024 Aussie Bird Count Ambassadors https://birdlife.org.au/news/meet-your-2024-aussie-bird-count-ambassadors/ …and, of course, host of the popular Death by Birding podcast. On it, Cesar chats with birders and non-birders to explore the esoteric world of birds, offering a hilarious yet informative journey through the birdwatching movement. Cesar lives in the subtropical rainforests of Queensland’s Mount Glorious, surrounded by Paradise Riflebirds,…Read more
Nature Laws Are Back on the Table, Reform Must Be Swift https://birdlife.org.au/news/nature-laws-are-back-on-the-table-reform-must-be-swift/ …the face of a changing climate and myriad other threats including H5 bird flu. “One in six birds are facing the threat of extinction. Birds like The Swift Parrot, Carnaby’s Black-Cockatoo and the Far Eastern Curlew urgently need better protections.” “We’re hopeful that today’s meeting marks the start of crucial…Read more
BirdLife Castlemaine District eNews December 2025 https://birdlife.org.au/news/birdlife-castlemaine-district-enews-december-2025/ …lands we will walk, the Dja Dja Wurrung people, and we pay our respects to their Elders past and present. We recognise and are grateful for the immense contribution of Indigenous people to the knowledge and conservation of Australia’s birds. Important Information Regarding Cancellation of Walks Please note that walks…Read more
Lorne welcomes first ever Hooded Plover family https://birdlife.org.au/news/lorne-welcomes-first-ever-hooded-plover-family/ Lorne welcomes first ever Hooded Plover family It’s the first time the threatened shorebirds have been recorded breeding in the area. Lorne welcomes first ever Hooded Plover family It’s the first time the threatened shorebirds have been recorded breeding in the area. In December last year, a pair of Hooded…Read more
BirdLife Castlemaine District eNews April 2025 https://birdlife.org.au/news/birdlife-castlemaine-district-enews-april-2025/ …Wurrung people, and we pay our respects to their Elders past and present. We recognise and are grateful for the immense contribution of Indigenous people to the knowledge and conservation of Australia’s birds. Important Information Regarding Weather Please note that walks will be cancelled if severe weather warnings are in…Read more