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Shorebird lovers, this one’s for you 👀 Registrations are now OPEN for the 2026 Australasian Shorebird Conference (ASC)! Early bird pricing is available now, but only until 15 June. Register here: lnkd.in/gqMcJSBB 📸 Daniel Cavell

Just ONE WEEK to go until the Aussie Bird Count kicks off! 🐦 From 20–26 Oct, Australians everywhere will spend 20 mins counting the birds! One in six Aussie birds faces extinction – which means every bird counts! 👉 aussiebirdcount.org.au #AussieBirdCount #BirdLifeAustralia #BirdLifeOz

Taylor Swift just announced her new album "The Life of a Bird Girl" – we knew she had a bird-themed name, but we didn’t realise she loved birds this much 🐦✨ Who can blame her? 💛 📸 Freckled Duck by Robert Woodbury #birds #birdlifeoz #ts12 #taylorswift 🎶

🦜✨ The Aussie Bird Count is back 20–26 Oct! Spend just 20 mins counting birds in your backyard, balcony, schoolyard, workplace or local park. Last year 57k people counted 4.1M birds – let’s make 2025 bigger! 🐦 Register now! 👉 aussiebirdcount.org.au #AussieBirdCount #BirdLifeOz

🐣 BREAKING: Our LIVE White-bellied Sea-Eagle Cam has its 1st hatch! 🦅 The 2nd egg is already pipping – could be any moment now! EagleCAM is run by dedicated volunteers from BirdLife Southern NSW with support from Sydney Olympic Park Authority. 📺 Watch live: birdlife.org.au/discover-bir...

What better way to celebrate National #ThreatenedSpeciesDay than with the first #HoodedPlover chicks of the season in south west WA? The tiny fluff balls were seen foraging along the beach with their parents. Remember to give birds space! 📷 @birdlifeoz.bsky.social Project Officer Tegan Knowles

It’s #NationalScienceWeek! 🐦 Our HANZAB encyclopaedia is now online & free – covering every bird ever recorded in Aus, NZ & Antarctica. Updated with the latest taxonomy & threat statuses, it’s a game-changer for bird lovers & researchers alike 🔗 hanzab.birdlife.org.au #BirdLifeAustralia #Birds

🦉 Check out this article written by two of our incredible ecologists, breaking down the latest information on why the proposed rat poison reforms won’t protect birds. Read it here: birdlife.org.au/news/why-pro... #birdlifeaustralia #ratpoison #sgars #birds #owls

We want to hear which Australian birds you think should be shortlisted for the Guardian/Birdlife Australia bird of the year poll next month Which of the 830 bird species that call Australia home (or at least one of their homes) should make it into the 2025 Australian bird of the year poll? Australia has the greatest diversity of avian life in the world, home to nearly one in 10 of the world’s 10,000 living bird species. And we love to celebrate it. Australians are renowned for admiring our beautiful, bountiful and boisterous birds. And nothing highlights that more than the Guardian/Birdlife Australia bird of the year poll, held every two years, when birdlovers around the country battle it out to see their favourite feathered friend take the crown as best bird. Continue reading...