350 results for 'birds/P0'

Third translocation of Western Ground Parrots Five more birds moved to safe haven Third translocation of Western Ground Parrots Five more birds moved to safe haven Numbers of the Critically Endangered Western Ground Parrot have declined in recent years, particularly after key sites were blackened by bushfires in the Cape…Read more

…joint BirdLife Castlemaine District – Castlemaine Field Naturalists Annual Meeting will 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…Read more

…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

…Australia, recognising the fundamental threat of climate change to Australia’s birds, supports the renewable energy transition. However, we regard it as vitally important that sensible, evidence-based decisions are made about where these projects are built. The evidence at this site shows too many threatened birds, including the Orange-bellied Parrot, will…Read more

…with Manna Gums, grassy woodland and scattered wattles. Birds recently seen include Wedge-tailed Eagle, Brown Goshawk, Buff-rumped and Yellow Thornbills, Varied Sitella, Sacred Kingfisher and Scarlet Robin. We are delighted to have as our walk leader Tanya Loos, a passionate birdo with wonderful knowledge of birds, particularly those of our…Read more

…real information in it about our local birds. It will be a beautiful book to flick through enjoying the photos of birds, or curl up on the couch and enjoy a good read. Around the Birding Community: I was asked to write an article on Nature Journaling for the Cape…Read more

Australia’s Threatened Species List got longer Eight threatened shorebirds added Australia’s Threatened Species List just got longer Eight threatened shorebirds added Eight species of migratory shorebirds which regularly visit Australia were added to the Federal Government’s List of Threatened Species recently, reflecting substantial declines in their populations. Long-term surveys conducted…Read more

…the beautiful Pilchers Bridge Nature Conservation Reserve, led by Jenny Rolland and Euan Moore. We will walk down Andrews Track through mixed box forest to the dam where we will sit and watch the birds as we have a morning tea break (a small mat would be useful for sitting…Read more