BirdLife Castlemaine District eNews June 2020 https://birdlife.org.au/news/birdlife-castlemaine-district-enews-june-2020/ …of the range of ideas from BirdLife Australia to help you enjoy birds in our backyards and around the home, during this period of COVID-19 related restrictions and the colder weather. Check it out here. Monitoring Night Birds Volunteers from Connecting Country were part of an exciting citizen science project…Read more
Birds Meet H5 Bird Flu Webinar: Preparing together https://birdlife.org.au/birds-meet-h5-bird-flu-webinar-preparing-together/ Photographed by Kenneth Browning Birds Meet H5 Bird Flu Webinar: Preparing together We are fortunate that H5 bird flu has not yet arrived in Australia – but we need to be ready this spring and summer! In this one-hour webinar, Tanya Loos, BirdLife’s Avian Influenza Response Coordinator and Chris Purnell,…Read more
More Regent Honeyeaters released https://birdlife.org.au/news/more-regent-honeyeaters-released/ …up to 10 weeks after release. “Monitoring will involve a small radio-tracking crew, following transmitter signals and recording individual locations of birds and their behaviour to help us understand survival, breeding attempts and dispersal patterns,” Mr Roderick said. “It’s incredibly rewarding to have seen zoo-bred birds from last year’s release…Read more
BirdLife Castlemaine District eNews October 2025 https://birdlife.org.au/news/birdlife-castlemaine-district-enews-october-2025/ …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 will be cancelled if severe weather warnings are in place, persistent rain is forecast, the temperature is forecast to be…Read more
Robbins Island decision in limbo once again https://birdlife.org.au/news/robbins-island-decision-with-minister-plibersek/ …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
BirdLife Australia in the media: October/November 2024 https://birdlife.org.au/news/birdlife-australia-in-the-media-october-november-2024/ …dead and dying migratory Short-tailed Shearwaters washing ashore along Australia’s eastern seabird. Sean Dooley explains why. Birds in the media: ‘Avian architecture’: Why birds’ nests are truly grand designs (The Age) High-flying life of Australia’s birds revealed in new detail – thanks to weather radars (The Guardian) Wildlife expert says…Read more
BirdLife Australia in the media: June/July 2025 https://birdlife.org.au/news/birdlife-australia-in-the-media-junejuly-2025/ …silver lining for woodland birds like the Critically Endangered Regent Honeyeater. The ‘rule’ Aussies must follow if they see one of world’s rarest creatures (Yahoo News Australia) BirdLife Australia’s Orange-bellied Parrot Coordinator Ryan Kilgower reminds anyone lucky enough to spot one of the Critically Endangered birds to keep their…Read more
The 2025 Aussie Bird starts today https://birdlife.org.au/news/the-2025-aussie-bird-starts-today/ Time to get counting – the Aussie Bird Count starts today! The Aussie Bird Count starts today! Start counting birds in the name of conservation. Every bird counts! From today until Sunday 26 October, Australians everywhere will be spending 20 minutes counting the birds around them. Join in the Aussie…Read more
Response to Avian Influenza Federal Funding announcement https://birdlife.org.au/news/avian-influenza-federal-funding-announcement/ …the conservation of wild birds, in collaboration with national HPAI readiness efforts.” “This news is especially welcome on the first day of Bird Week, with thousands of Aussies taking part in our annual Aussie Bird Count all week. It’s clear that the Australian community cherishes our birds, which is why…Read more
2024 World Seabird Day https://birdlife.org.au/news/2024-world-seabird-day/ 2024 World Seabird Day Today we are celebrating World Seabird Day. Seabirds are one of the world’s most threatened groups of birds, with over half of all species experiencing populati 2024 World Seabird Day Today we are celebrating World Seabird Day, a date that marks the last known sighting of…Read more
How Citizen Scientists Are Protecting Australia’s Powerful Owls https://birdlife.org.au/news/owling-success-how-citizen-scientists-are-protecting-australias-powerful-owls/ …so requires targeted attention from land managers. Before the 2019–20 bushfires, the total population of Powerful Owls was estimated to be 8,000–10 000 birds, though we don’t really know how accurate this was, as our knowledge of Powerful Owls is lacking in many areas. BirdLife Australia’s Powerful Owl Project is…Read more
Aussie Bird Count registrations now open! https://birdlife.org.au/news/aussie-bird-count-registrations-now-open/ …Week from 14‒20 October, the Aussie Bird Count is one of Australia’s biggest citizen science events. Every year, tens of thousands of Australians of all ages and experiences join us in observing and counting the birds we live with. In 2023, over 60,500 participants counted a staggering 3,608,545 birds ‒…Read more