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 this is distressing, the Birdata team …
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, hereby referred to as “the Directory”. This is BirdLife Australia’s newest and most comprehensive assessment of critical migratory shorebird areas within Australia. Designed as a tool to support habitat protection and land management for conservation organisations, government, and land managers, the Directory includes 15 years of data from dedicated volunteers.
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 help track the fate of the birds you love. Australia’s birds …
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 bird surveying journey easy. With …