A record-breaking season for Critically Endangered Orange-bellied Parrots https://birdlife.org.au/news/orange-bellied-parrots-record-numbers/ …Orange-bellied Parrot mainland survey results Volunteers searching for Orange-bellied Parrots South Australia 3 Orange-bellied Parrots counted in total, including: 3 adult males 2 wild-born birds, and 1 captive-bred bird. Victoria Bellarine Peninsula 8 Orange-bellied Parrots counted in total, including: 6 wild-born birds (3 unbanded) 2 captive-bred birds 4 adult males…Read more
Eungella Bird Week 2024 Report https://birdlife.org.au/news/20970/ …Report Eungella Bird Week was held in September 2024. Members and Friends of Birdlife Mackay carried out multiple surveys of all eight Data Points during the week. The report details the results from these surveys, and also summarises the surveys from the last six years. …Read more
Avian Influenza continues its spread around the globe https://birdlife.org.au/news/avian-influenza-continues-its-spread-around-the-globe/ …the fact that ducks and geese from the northern hemisphere don’t migrate here, Australia is one of the last holdouts, but this may be a double-edged sword. With a population of native birds naïve to the virus, when it does hit, the results could well be catastrophic. Though they aren’t…Read more
BirdLife Castlemaine District eNews August 2024 https://birdlife.org.au/news/birdlife-castlemaine-district-enews-august-2024/ …There were 85 species of birds identified in our Castlemaine Region during the 4 days of last year’s Bioblitz. Read about previous years’ results and how to take part here, with more details to be added soon. Photo of Galah by Chris Timewell Know Your Birds Quiz Test your bird…Read more
BirdLife Castlemaine District eNews September 2019 https://birdlife.org.au/news/birdlife-castlemaine-district-enews-september-2019/ …members of the threatened Victorian Temperate Woodland Bird Community. From 2010 to 2017, field surveys were completed by experienced, and well-respected birders such as Garry Cheers, Tanya Loos and others. We now have a rare and incredibly valuable database of rigorous, long-term results that can tell us how our woodland…Read more
BirdLife Western Australia – Survey – Wheatbelt Bird Surveys, Spring and Autumn https://birdlife.org.au/events/birdlife-western-australia-survey-wheatbelt-bird-surveys-spring-and-autumn/ …habitat health in the Wheatbelt. Observations and survey results can be easily submitted via the BirdData app to ensure seamless data collection and sharing. Long-Term Vision The Wheatbelt Bird Survey is a 10-year project, aiming to build a comprehensive understanding of how birds interact with changing environments over time. The…Read more
Actions to Save Wildlife More Urgent Than Ever https://birdlife.org.au/news/extinction-crisis/ …results… I will not shy away from difficult problems or accept environmental decline and extinction as inevitable.” – Federal Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek, Media Release, Minister Launches Threatened Species Action Plan: Towards Zero Extinctions, 4 October 2022. Ms Millar said that the failure of any meaningful action by the Albanese…Read more
Bouncing back: Kangaroo Island rises from the ashes https://birdlife.org.au/news/bouncing-back-kangaroo-island-rises-from-the-ashes/ …completely burnt area of the park where he was incubating two eggs – providing invaluable data on their little-known breeding biology. Despite high rates of predation, initial results were promising – birds retained their trackers for over a fortnight, providing much information about their habitat preferences and range. In using…Read more
Coastal Birds in South Australia Receive Welcome Support https://birdlife.org.au/news/coastal-birds-in-south-australia-receive-welcome-support/ …Plover population grow and return to beaches around metro Adelaide and the Fleurieu Peninsula that they haven’t used for decades. These are amazing results, and it’s thanks to sustained conservation efforts,” Dr Maguire said. BirdLife Australia works closely with volunteers and Traditional Owner groups to deliver targeted conservation initiatives for…Read more
Community action to save the endangered South-Eastern Red-tailed Black Cockatoo https://birdlife.org.au/news/community-action-to-save-the-endangered-south-eastern-red-tailed-black-cockatoo/ …highest number in the project’s history – searched 92 sites across the birds 180,000 km² range in south-east SA and south-west Victoria. Survey teams covered 3,505 km and spent over 395 combined hours in the field in May with the results collated and analysed by BirdLife Australia now available. Despite…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/ …Wildlife has allowed us to begin addressing the question of how the owls move across the urban landscape, using genetic data collected from feathers they have shed. Results of the pilot study have found poor genetic diversity in our inner urban owls. With support from Ku-ring-gai Council, we are expanding…Read more
BirdLife Castlemaine District eNews November 2025 https://birdlife.org.au/news/birdlife-castlemaine-district-enews-november-2025/ …CFNC website here. This page also has a summary of recent past results, with more details from early years to be added in the coming months. While the traditional timing is to undertake this on either the first Saturday or Sunday of December (6-7 Dec 2025), it is fine to…Read more