Follow our Backyard Blog for stories about the #AussieBirdCount from across the country. And join the conversation with #AussieBirdCount on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
October 24, 2019
Data from the first 72 hours of BirdLife Australia’s Aussie Backyard Bird Count shows Australians are counting 25 per cent more birds per minute (BPM) than 2018, with 1.5 million birds counted and four full days of counting ahead. More than 19,000 Australians have submitted more than 45,000 20-minute counts since the Aussie Bird Count began on Monday; with tens of thousands more expected to join the count before it finishes on Sunday. Leading the states is NSW, home to 35 per cent of Australia’s overall counters, followed by Victoria (22%), Queensland (21%), Western Australia (8%), South Australia (7%), Tasmania […]
October 21, 2019
Australians will spend an increased amount of time outdoors this week counting birds for BirdLife Australia’s Aussie Backyard Bird Count, which runs until Sunday 27 October. With the aim of counting 3 million birds in 7 days, BirdLife Australia is calling on all Australians to head into their local green spaces and spend 20 minutes looking and listening for birds and recording their counts via the specially designed app. More than 450 schools and 90 councils have already registered to be part of the Aussie Backyard Bird Count, joining thousands of Australians in this important citizen science project that helps […]
October 19, 2019
A friendly count-off between Melbourne and Sydney may have ruffled a few feathers, when Melbourne claimed the title of bird-friendliest city last Friday during the launch of BirdLife Australia’s Aussie Backyard Bird Count. The long-running competition between the two cities reached new heights with counts taking place on the same day and at the same time in the Melbourne and Sydney botanic gardens. In Melbourne, Gardening Australia’s Jane Edmanson joined Chief Bird Nerd Sean Dooley, while City of Sydney Councillor Jess Miller joined Urban Birds Program Manager Holly Parsons in Sydney. After 20 minutes of counting Melbourne had recorded 25 […]
October 15, 2019
From backyards to balconies, botanic gardens to local parks, thousands of Australians (and their smartphones) will head outdoors next week to count the birds that share their favourite green spaces when BirdLife Australia’s Aussie Backyard Bird Count begins Monday 21 October. With the aim of counting 3 million birds in 7 days, BirdLife Australia is calling on all Australians to download the Aussie Bird Count app and spend 20 minutes counting birds during National Bird Week. The data collected during this popular citizen science project will help BirdLife Australia assess how birds are surviving in urban areas and reveal which […]
Aussie Bird Count Updates, Blog
October 1, 2019
A group of famous Australian bird lovers have been named as Chief Counters for BirdLife Australia’s Aussie Backyard Bird Count.
Aussie Bird Count Updates, Blog
September 23, 2019
Join the Aussie Backyard Bird Count from 21-27 October! The arrival of spring means warmer weather across Australia which will see birds reappear from their winter hideaways ready to be counted in BirdLife Australia’s Aussie Backyard Bird Count from 21-27 October.
