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…of threatened and near-threatened species trends. In the same way as a stock market index reports on the health of our economy, the TSX reports on how our imperilled species are faring. The index contains trends for threatened and near-threatened birds, mammals, and plants. The new index for birds was…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

…walks if that happens. Hattah-Kulkyne NP is approx. a four-hour drive from Castlemaine. The camping facilities are excellent and the park has a diverse range of birds and other flora and fauna. Possible birding highlights are Apostlebirds, Regent Parrot, Mallee Emu-wren, Striated Grass-wren, Chestnut Quail-thrush and if we are very…Read more

…implemented without recovery plans. “If we don’t have something like a recovery plan to guide us, we’re just wandering around in the dark, grasping at solutions willy-nilly,” he said. There have been suggestions that the bird’s population may have stabilised in recent years, and that the birds mostly occur in…Read more

…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

…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

…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

…make friends, not enemies, with your neighbourhood magpies this swooping season. Magpies are one of Australia’s most common and widespread birds. Photo by Darren Weinert Birds in the media: The Secret Lives Of Our Urban Birds: Perth (ABC iview) They come from above: here’s why magpies, magpie-larks and lapwings swoop…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