Announcing the 2023 BirdLife Australia Photography Awards finalists https://birdlife.org.au/news/announcing-the-2023-birdlife-australia-photography-awards-finalists/ …Shrieking Carnaby by Nathan Watson, shortlisted in the Birds in Flight category Rainbow Bee-eaters by Jason Moore, shortlisted in the Birds in the Landscape category Caped Crusader by Veronica McPhail, shortlisted in the Birds in the Landscape category David & Goliath by David Stowe, shortlisted in the…Read more
The Great Glossy Count https://birdlife.org.au/events/the-great-glossy-count/ …as a group or bring a friend along for a great opportunity to enjoy time in nature while supporting the recovery of threatened birds. Data collected during the Count will support vital bushfire recovery and conservation work for Glossies by informing actions to manage their habitat. A male and female…Read more
Common Backyard Australian Birds Vinyl Sticker Sheet $8.00 https://birdlife.org.au/product/common-backyard-australian-birds-vinyl-sticker-sheet/ This gloss vinyl sticker sheet features illustrations of common Australian backyard birds, including the Magpie and Kookaburra. With 21 different stickers, this sheet is perfect for decorating notebooks and diaries, or to personalise water bottles or phone cases! Printed on premium vinyl and protected with a gloss laminate, these stickers…Read more
BirdLife Castlemaine District eNews May 2021 https://birdlife.org.au/news/birdlife-castlemaine-district-enews-may-2021/ …of Eastern Rosella: Jane Rusden Volunteer Monitoring for Swift Parrots and Other Woodland Birds By Chris Timewell and Beau Meney, BirdLife Australia (woodlandbirds@birdlife.org.au) Due to a range of threats, the migratory Swift Parrot (Lathamus discolor) is now on the brink of extinction in the wild. Although the major challenges and…Read more
D.L. Serventy Medal https://birdlife.org.au/awards/dl-serventy-medal/ …BirdLife Australia Distinguished Service Award), honouring members who have made an outstanding contribution to scientific publications in the field of ornithology in the Australasian Region. The medal recognises excellence in publishing, editing, reviewing, promoting and assisting publication, and acknowledges the lasting contribution made through published scientific work on birds in…Read more
Funeral Rites https://birdlife.org.au/news/funeral-rites-yellow-tailed-black-cockatoo/ …in the bird’s left foot, while it was slowly and meticulously dismembered to extract the winged seeds hidden within, before being dropped earthwards. The rustle made by the discarded cones plunging through the foliage was the loudest sound they made, but if you listened carefully, you could hear the birds…Read more
BirdLife Castlemaine District Branch End-of-Year Report 2025 https://birdlife.org.au/news/birdlife-castlemaine-district-branch-end-of-year-report-2025/ …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
BirdLife Capricornia Events: July – December 2025 https://birdlife.org.au/events/birdlife-capricornia-events-jul-dec-2025/ …School holidays July Sunday 6 July: Monthly Birds in Capricornia surveys Location: Livingstone SC, Rockhampton RC, Banana SC, Gladstone RC, Central Highlands RC. Saturday 12 July: Monthly shorebird survey Location: Cap Coast, Mackay and Gladstone. July Daytrip Location: Barlow’s Sand Quarry. August Sunday 3 August: Monthly Birds in Capricornia surveys…Read more
12 Birds Of Christmas $26.95 Original price was: $26.95.$20.00Current price is: $20.00. https://birdlife.org.au/product/12-birds-of-christmas-book/ Written by Jodie McLeod Illustrated by Eloise Short From the award-winning author and illustrator of The Black Cockatoo With One Feather Blue comes this original rhyming read-aloud about giving, community and sharing the Christmas spirit. Guess, count and spot 12 of Australia’s most Christmassy birds and flowers in this joyful…Read more
Donate to protect native birds this summer https://birdlife.org.au/campaign/donate-this-summer/ Donate to protect native birds this summer Donate to help protect the Critically Endangered Western Ground Parrot and the Endangered Gang-gang Cockatoo from a potentially catastrophic summer. Your donation makes a difference. The Critically Endangered Western Ground Parrot and the Endangered Gang-gang Cockatoo are already struggling. Now they face another…Read more
BirdLife Australia in the media: August 2025 https://birdlife.org.au/news/birdlife-australia-in-the-media-august-2025/ …unknown (Guardian Australia) The study is thought to be the first to find widespread sex reversal across multiple species – about 5% of common Australian wild birds – but the cause of the phenomenon is not yet known. Birds in the media: We tracked one of Australia’s most endangered…Read more
BirdLife Castlemaine District eNews April 2022 https://birdlife.org.au/news/birdlife-castlemaine-district-enews-april-2022/ …species seen or heard including large numbers of Grey Fantails, Silvereyes and seven Mistletoe birds (one a juvenile). After returning to our starting point we were rewarded with the sighting of a Black Kite gliding nearby. Many thanks to Damian Kelly for leading the walk. Photo by Ash Vigus April…Read more
