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Sacred Kingfisher – Chris Young

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Red-necked Avocet - Stephen Garth

Autumn birding in Australia

Autumn birding in Australia Complex seasonal interactions of birds across a widely diverse continent Whilst Australian seasons are much more subtle than the northern hemisphere and many species do not conform to seasonal trends, as we shift into autumn, days start to get shorter and cooler, influencing bird behaviour and

Bar-tailed Godwit, Curlew Sandpiper, Red-necked Stint, Sharp-tailed Sandpiper - Michael Hamel-Green

BirdLife Australia’s new Migratory Shorebird Directory

For over 60 years, volunteers have tirelessly given their time to count migratory shorebirds on Australia’s coasts and important inland ecosystems. These high quality, repeated surveys have enabled identification of important migratory shorebird habitat across Australia. Birdata is thrilled to introduce The Australian National Directory of Important Migratory Shorebird Habitat,
Black Swan, Little Egret, Pied Stilt, Silver Gull - Michael Hamel-Green

Log sick, injured, or dead birds with Birdata’s new Bird Impact Tracker (BIT) feature

The Bird Impact Tracker: a way to track the birds you love Have you ever been surveying and come across a sick, injured, or dead bird and wondered what to do with this information? With Birdata’s newest feature, the Bird Impact Tracker (BIT), you can now record these observations and

Yellow-tailed Black-cockatoo BL library

Birdata eLearning Course has landed!

Want to become a citizen scientist bird surveyor? Sign up for the new eLearning Birdata course! Conducting bird surveys might seem like a daunting task. You might think you need a degree, extensive ecological knowledge, and exceptional identification skills to partake in science, yet Birdata is here to make your

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The Migratory Shorebird Directory available now on Birdata

Learn about how to use the Directory here

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