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Autumn survey time

Submitted by Holly on 26 Feb 2021.

Gazing at Gang-gangs, marvelling at Magpies or smiling at some Spinebills?

Join our Birds in Backyards surveys this Autumn and let us know who is visiting your garden. 20 mins and some information about your garden helps to understand our local birds and gives us invaluable insight into their daily lives.

How do I take part?

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.

We want 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.

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

Only the lonely: an endangered bird is forgetting its song as the species dies out

Submitted by Chickowee on 17 Mar 2021.

Just as humans learn languages, animals learn behaviours crucial for survival and reproduction from older, experienced individuals of the same species. In this way, important “cultures” such as bird songs are passed from one generation to the next.

Come and learn about owls - it will be a hoot!

Submitted by Holly on 08 Mar 2021.

The Powerful Owl is Australia’s biggest owl, and one of our biggest nocturnal predators. Powerful Owls may be able to kill a possum in a single squeeze, but they can’t compete with the rapid clearing of their habitat. Our urban spaces may be the saving grace for Powerful Owls. They can survive within cities and, in some cases, even breed in suburban backyards.

The summer of surveys is over - how did your birds fare?

Submitted by Holly on 01 Mar 2021.

Summer has that unusual mix of being both incredibly busy as we celebrate Christmas and the holidays (as much as we could this last year due to COVID) - and also quiet as we seek time to relax and recharge for another year ahead. As we often see, our Birds in Backyards surveys are a little quieter during this period (with 1498 surveys recorded this past Dec/Jan).

Wanted: Sydney's precious woody elders

Submitted by Holly on 01 Mar 2021.

If you are in Sydney and have, or know of, a large dead tree - we need your help. 

Federal cat inquiry delivers it's recommendations. Will it help birds?

Submitted by Holly on 01 Mar 2021.

Last month the federal government released it's much anticipated report into the problem of feral and domestic cats in Australia. The Birds in Backyards Program put forward a submission and was asked to give evidence at the inquiry.

Aquatic plants for attracting wildlife

Submitted by Holly on 26 Feb 2021.

Em Bowman is the director and founders of STEM Landscape Architecture & Design

In our last article I wrote about a dam revamp we have been working on in Kyneton, and since then I have had many questions about what type of plants to use in water habitats. So, I hope I can shed some light onto your next garden project.

Reshaping our landscape to promote Superb Fairy-wren populations

Submitted by Holly on 08 Feb 2021.

Josie Jenkins is an Hons student from the University of Sydney. She is being supervised by Dr Holly Parsons from Birds in Backyards and Prof Dieter Hochuli, University of Sydney.