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

BirdLife Australia has recently upgraded our database systems. To use Birdata you will need to reset your Birdata user details (with an email address as your username). If you use our Birds in Backyards forums, you should still be able to log in using your current log in. Please contact support@birdlife.org.au if you have any problems.

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

 

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Spring Survey Time

Submitted by Holly on 24 Aug 2022.

The spring is sprung, the grass is rizz, I wonder where the birdies is. I bet they’re in the garden. Conduct a survey this September & October and find out.

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Swoopy Bois - what are they up to?

Submitted by Holly on 06 Aug 2020.

Is there a more Australian rite of passage than getting swooped by a magpie? Almost everyone has been chased through their local park or street with the clacking of a beak following closely behind.

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Birdata Species in Focus: Superb Fairy-wrens

Submitted by Holly on 24 Aug 2022.

Our Birds in Backyards surveys don’t only ask about what birds are visiting your garden, but what your garden is like. We’ve been analysing your Birds in Backyards survey contributions in Birdata to look at the relationship between different types of gardens, and what bird species are present.

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Your data put to work: Bird declines in urban centres

Submitted by Holly on 24 Aug 2022.

This month, PhD candidate Carly Campbell from Queensland's Griffith University published a study looking at the long-term changes of bird species that are found in Australia's most populous urban centres of Perth, Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne.

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Helping out your nesting friends

Submitted by Holly on 24 Aug 2022.

There’s a lot to do come nesting season—eggs to keep warm, territory to defend, and the all-important task of preparing a nest that will last the distance. Here are some ways you can use your garden to make the job a little easier for our avian friends.

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