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Sacred Kingfisher – Chris Young
H5 bird flu has now been detected on the Australian mainland and at the time of writing this the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) has reported 220 confirmed or presumed positive detections of H5 bird flu in Australia, based on samples tested, with new cases increasing daily. Whilst
Winter birding in Australia Complex and diverse responses to changes in the weather and food availability As a large continent, Australia has multitudes of different habitats and climates. Whilst much of Australia becomes cooler over the winter period, this is not uniform across Australia. For over 65,000 years, Indigenous Australians
To understand how birds are faring, long-term monitoring of birds is essential. Setting up standardised surveys at specific locations that are repeated over time is an effective way of detecting changes in bird populations. ‘Wings on King’ is a dedicated long-term monitoring program on King Island that uses Birdata to
Monitoring birds alongside restoration Birds can be great indicators of ecosystem health, and whilst many birds use degraded habitats, monitoring species composition changes and any breeding events over time as habitat restores can provide more insight into the health of the restoring ecosystem. In late May, Birdata’s Engagement Officer, Emma
Whilst birding is often a beautiful, relaxing activity to engage in, it’s not always a walk in the park. Bird surveying can sometimes mean crawling through muddy mangroves, getting tangled in wait-a-while vine in the rainforest, or even witnessing the impacts of a catastrophic environmental event as the Gulf St
Christine Heiser from Birdwatchers of Hervey Bay recently finished a multi-year project of entering into Birdata the historic bird lists maintained by the late John Knight. This amounts to over 1300 surveys translated into Birdata! What dedication! Since Birdwatchers of Hervey Bay formed in the late 1990s, John Knight had
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Galah. Image: Linda Urwin
The Migratory Shorebird Directory available now on Birdata
BirdLife Australia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Country on which we live and work, and we pay our respects to their Elders past and present. We recognise and are grateful for the immense contribution of Indigenous people to the knowledge and conservation of birds across the continent.