In this family friendly online event you will meet some of our local feathered friends up close, learn more about our local bird species from an expert, and find out how you can participate in the 2021 Aussie Backyard Bird Count. 6pm - Live bird show. For the kids (big and small!). In our live online bird show, presented by Reptile Encounters, you’ll meet some of our feathered friends up close including Barking Owls, Barn Owls, Tawny Frogmouths, Lorikeets and Red-tailed Black-Cockatoos! 7.15pm - Bird talk. Local bird expert, Kerryn Herman from Birdlife Australia, will talk about our beautiful local […]

Celebrating birds and their homes Did you know that a bird's habitat is often a signature of their identity? We perceive birds as mobile, they can fly and travel as they please and they are seemingly everywhere, but do we ever take the time to think about where they live? Each bird has a home, a habitat that has everything they need to survive, a specific composition and structure to which a species is well-adapted. In current times, deforestation, urbanisation and climate change are modifying the places they call home. In Australia, numerous species that have not yet become rare […]

To celebrate the Aussie Backyard Bird Count this month, join Knox Biodiversity and behavioural ecologist Dr Andrew Katsis to discover the unique personalities of fairy-wrens. Andrew is a researcher at Flinders University with an interest in the intimate lives of fairy-wrens and how their individual behaviours influence their ability to survive in bushland. We will also explore ways to make your garden more fairy-wren friendly and how you can support this inquisitive species! Save the date and bring your questions along! When: Tuesday 19 October, 7pm via Zoom. Zoom registration link: https://knox-vic-gov-au.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwudu2grD0sE9XfrE8B2ZirpW18NLggXMbk

For centuries, the strength, fragility and resilience of birds has captured our collective imagination.

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This exciting event in Ulladulla coincides with the start of the Aussie Bird Count and will open the 2022 Bird Haven Festival. After a 'test' of what you know about birds, you will hear from Dr Holly Parsons - Urban Birds Program Manager, BirdLife Australia. Holly’s research at the University of Wollongong looked at the impact of urbanisation on Superb Fairy-wrens. Since joining BirdLife Australia in 1999, she has worked on a range of ecological research projects, the ‘Birds in Backyards’ program and the annual ‘Aussie Bird Count’. She is passionate about environmental education, using birds as a way of […]

BirdLife Shoalhaven will run free guided bird walks to improve the bird ID skills of "emerging" birdwatchers. If you want to improve your bird identification skills, this is your perfect opportunity. Experienced birdwatchers will take you on a bird walk around the grounds of the Jervis Bay Maritime Museum and the surrounding bushland to see what birds you can find. Head to the pond on the creek side of the Museum where we will introduce you to your guide before you head off in small groups for your walk. You will be shown how to enter the birds you see […]