Welcome to Birds in Backyards

Birds in Backyards is a research, education and conservation program of BirdLife Australia focused on the birds that live where people live. Get involved by becoming a member and taking part in our online surveys. Learn how you can create bird-friendly spaces in your garden and local community. Find out more about Australian birds and their habitats.

Latest updates

Check out the new instructions for our Birds in Backyards surveys. For the web portal and app.

Birds in Backyards is now using the BirdLife Australia login system. Click here to find out more.

The Birds in Backyards surveys are now available on Birdata. Click here to read more about the survey.

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Spring into your surveys!

Submitted by Holly on 24 Aug 2020.

It's spring! See the magpies swoop and chase. Tell us who is visiting your place

 

Welcome to those of you who are new to Birds in Backyards and to surveying.

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It's time to have a #CuppawiththeBirds

Submitted by Holly on 09 Apr 2020.

While spending most of our time at home can be frustrating, it also gives us a great opportunity to be #BirdingAtHome.

Over the next few weeks, we invite you to take just 10 mins for yourself whenever you can. Get away from the TV and the news, make a cuppa and do a 10 min bird count at home. Share your list of birds using the tag #CuppawiththeBirds.

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Keep your kids chirpy at home with these activities!

Submitted by Holly on 26 Mar 2020.

Hello parents, carers and kids! Are you looking for at-home activities to keep everyone chirpy? Here at BirdLife we have lots of resources that are fun AND you can learn about amazing birds and places

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Gwen and Jeff Young plant thousands of trees to create 9-hectare haven for birds on their Port MacDonnell farm

Submitted by Chickowee on 25 Oct 2020.

Long before Jeff Young met his wife Gwen, birds were targets for his slug gun.

Sparrows were "spoggies", red-browed finches were "beetroot eaters" — at least that is what his Dad told him on their Port MacDonnell farm in South Australia's south-east.

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BirdLife Australia at the Federal Inquiry on Feral and Domestic Cats

Submitted by Holly on 25 Sep 2020.

This morning our Urban Bird Program Managers, Dr. Monica Awasthy and Dr. Holly Parsons gave evidence at the federal inquiry into the problem of feral and domestic cats in Australia. 

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