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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
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
Seasonal Birding
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
Latest Interesting Sightings
Birds don’t always follow rules and are always evolving as landscapes and climates change around them. Sometimes they are found completely out of their range, sometimes they are found in huge numbers together, sometimes they fight for territory and resources, and sometimes even their plumages change due to genetic mutations. Over summer we saw large flocks of Budgerigars logged near Birdsville, the elusive Ruff spotted in Mandurah, WA, endangered Lord Howe Woodhen chicks spotted on Lord Howe Island, and the difficult to identify, Swinhoe’s Snipe in Darwin.
Whilst we do not require photographs for every bird sighted (as this would be especially difficult under survey conditions), we do get some wonderful photos of birds come through Birdata. Here is a taster of some of the rare, quirky and spectacular bird sightings we have seen recently.
Collared Sparrowhawk being attacked by Magpie Larks - Darley, VIC
Sighted Dec, 2025 by Julie Smith
Glossy Black-Cockatoo leucistic female - Laguna, NSW.
Sighted Feb, 2026 by Sean Dooley
Sighted Dec, 2025 by Matt Grover
Swift Parrot - near Hobart
Pied Stilt chicks - Elliston, SA
Sighted Dec, 2025 by Zephyr Jones
Powerful Owl - Brisbane, Qld
Sighted Dec, 2025 by Nick Hamilton
Volunteer Spotlights
Without volunteers dedicating their time and expertise, we simply would not have the capacity to influence bird conservation over such a vast and diverse continent. Volunteers are the backbone of our organisation and we want to acknowledge you for the amazing efforts you make every time you enter a Birdata survey.
Spotlight on Gulf St Vincent Migratory Wader Survey Team
Celebrating the work and resilience of the Gulf St Vincent Migratory Wader Survey Team Whilst birding is often a beautiful, relaxing activity to engage in,
Spotlight on John Knight and Christine Heiser
Celebrating the work of John Knight and Christine Heiser Christine Heiser from Birdwatchers of Hervey Bay recently finished a multi-year project of entering into Birdata
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If you or a group you are involved in use Birdata for your bird monitoring projects and would like your story or a sighting to be featured, please reach out to the Birdata team at birdata@birdlife.org.au.