Media Centre
#AussieBirdCount
From 23-29 October 2017, Australians will head into their backyards for the fourth annual BirdLife Australia Aussie Backyard Bird Count.
Help us shine a light on Aussie birds and the Australians who love them.
Images for Media Use
Media Kit
Media Releases
Pre-recorded Video and Audio Interviews
Background Information
Media Contact
For media interviews, image requests or questions, please contact Jack Walden at the c word via jack@thecword.com.au or call 0428 300 090
Images for Media Use
Click on the image(s) below to download a high-resolution file via Dropbox.
Image(s) must be credited as indicated below.
Top 10 Birds from 2016
#1 Rainbow Lorikeet
Image credit: Andrew Silcocks
#2 Noisy Miner
Image credit: Georgina Steytler (wildandendangered.com.au)
#3 Australian Magpie
Image Credit: Glenn Ehmke
#4 Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
Image credit: Georgina Steytler (wildandendangered.com.au)
#5 Galah
Image credit: Georgina Steytler (wildandendangered.com.au)
#6 Red Wattlebird
Image credit: Georgina Steytler (wildandendangered.com.au)
#7 House Sparrow
Image credit: Georgina Steytler (wildandendangered.com.au)
#8 Common Myna
Image credit: Andrew Silcocks
#9 Silver Gull
Image credit: Georgina Steytler (wildandendangered.com.au)
#10 Welcome Swallow
Image credit: Georgina Steytler (wildandendangered.com.au)
Top Birds by state
QLD, NSW, WA & SA’s top bird – Rainbow Lorikeet
Image credit: Andrew Silcocks
VIC & ACT’s top bird – Australian Magpie
Image credit: Andrew Silcocks
NT top bird – Magpie Goose
Image credit: Andrew Silcocks
TAS top bird – Common Blackbird
Image credit: Andrew Silcocks
Media Kit
Download the 2016 Aussie Backyard Bird Count Media Kit
(Please note: the 2017 Media Kit will be available soon, please get in touch if you have any questions)
2017 Media Releases
11/9 – MR 1 – Spring into the Aussie Backyard Bird Count
Pre-recorded Video and Audio Interviews
Index of interviews with links to download
Holly Parsons, BirdLife Australia (Manager of Birds in Backyards)
Full interview (14 questions) – 5 min 51 seconds (1.85GB)
Sean Dooley, BirdLife Australia (Editor, Australian Birdlife Magazine)
Full interview (12 questions) – 10 min 12 seconds (3.54 GB)
Overlay of Sean & Holly Bird watching (17 mins 17 seconds, 6.44 GB)
Background Information
Check out the results from the 2015 Aussie Backyard Bird Count.
Learn more about attracting native birds to your garden.
For more information about Aussie birds visit the BirdLife Australia or Birds in Backyards websites.
