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By joining the biggest community of bird lovers in Australia, you can help us make a positive impact on the future of our native birdlife. The members of BirdLife Australia, along with our supporters and partners, have been powerful advocates for native birds and the conservation of their habitats since 1901.

We are also the meeting ground for everyone with an interest in birds from the curious backyard observer to the dedicated research scientist. It doesn’t matter what your interest in birds is or how much you know about them, your membership will offer you the opportunity to increase your awareness and enjoyment.

Birdlife Australia would be delighted to welcome you as a new member and we look forward to sharing our news and achievements with you throughout the coming year.

Bird Search

Although birds are usually quite easy to see, often they are more difficult to identify. You may have had the briefest glimpse or heard a snatch of its song, or perhaps it was a bird you have never seen before. The best place to look for it is here.

You will discover the remarkable variety of birds that occur across Australia. With stunning images of featured species and some recordings of their songs and calls, you are sure to find that mystery bird, or learn more about species you already know.

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Australian Birdlife

Our quarterly magazine is jam-packed with a host of amazing photos and fascinating articles about our native birds, their conservation and the people who love them

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Atlas & Birdata
Beach-nesting Birds
Carnaby’s Black-Cockatoo Recovery
Shorebirds 2020
Woodland Birds for Biodiversity

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Atlas & Birdata

The Atlas is one of BirdLife Australia's greatest resources, allowing us to track changes in birds across the country. Since 1998 a dedicated band of... More >

Beach-nesting Birds

BirdLife Australia’s Beach-nesting Birds project works with community volunteers across Australia to help raise awareness among beach users about... More >

Carnaby’s Black-Cockatoo Recovery

BirdLife Australia has been running the Carnaby's Black-Cockatoo Recovery project since 2001. We work with various land managers, government and... More >

Shorebirds 2020

The Shorebirds 2020 program aims to reinvigorate and coordinate national shorebird population monitoring in Australia. To report on the population... More >

Woodland Birds for Biodiversity

Since European settlement one-third of Australia’s woodlands and 80% of temperate woodlands have been cleared. The Woodland Birds for Biodiversity... More >

@BirdlifeOz

The UK's first crane egg in four centuries has been laid! Congrats @WWTworldwide! http://t.co/3RhrEyjJfy

Is nowhere safe from shooting, grazing & logging? National Parks don't seem to be. We call for Fed protection now: http://t.co/CSUzaOTulb

We report on more illegal bird massacres in Victoria: http://t.co/KGU2KXH4lB

The Offset Rule

18/03/13

BirdLife Australia’s Conservation Manager, Charlie Sherwin, delves into the murky world of habitat ‘offsetting’ and how this practice affects our birds.

Events Calendar

13/03/13

Get hip to all the birding events around Australia

The Curse of the Night Parrot

13/03/13

Australian Birdlife goes back through the archives and unearths chapters from our birding history

Photography Masterclass #5

13/03/13

Professional wildlife photographer, Michael Snedic, gets close to a reticent subject.

The Leica Photo Challenge

13/03/13

Are you a bird ID expert? Take our photo challenge and put your skills to the test

Birds and Gardens #5

12/03/13

Tips from our Birds in Backyards Project Manager, Holly Parsons

Cross-bird #5

12/03/13

Can you crack our quarterly crossword puzzle?

Nearest to the bins competition

12/03/13

Where did Daisy go birding? Guess correctly and you could win our 'nearest to the bins' competition!

5 Places to go birding in…

12/03/13

The epicentre of Victoria’s grain-growing Wimmera region, Horsham is surrounded by a landscape of large, flat paddocks interspersed with remnant bushland, rivers, creeks, fresh and saltwater lakes and swamps. BirdLife Horsham’s TIM MINTERN showcases the best places to see the birds in this lovely corner of the country.

Counting Birds in Paradise

12/03/13

Andrew Silcocks reports on how birdwatchers visiting Lord Howe Island can be part of an exciting new project to help conserve the island’s birds.

Sunny Side Up

06/03/13

Why do birds sun themselves? Jill Brown investigates this intriguing and little-documented behaviour.

Birding at the Edge of the World

01/03/13

Photographer and expeditioner, Inger Vandyke, travels to Australia’s furthest-flung territory, the rarely visited Heard Island and finds a lonely land teeming with life.

Best Photo Winners Announced

28/02/13

With some incredible prizes up for offer, our 2012 photo competition attracted more entries than ever. We bring you the pick of a bumper crop of bird images.

The Heat Is On

10/01/13

Andrew McKechnie, Phil Hockey and Blair Wolf examine the frightening implications of hotter weather on Australia’s outback birds.

The Leica Photo Challenge

02/12/12

Are you a bird ID expert? Take the Leica photo challenge and put your skills to the test

Photography Masterclass #4

02/12/12

Professional wildlife photographer, Michael Snedic, explains the nitty gritty of how to get that perfect shot.

Exuding Abundance

02/12/12

Tim Low examines an overlooked but vitally important food source for Australian birds—the sticky substances that exude from our plants known as manna, lerp and honeydew.

Birds and Gardens #4

02/12/12

Do you have a question about birds in your garden? Birds in Backyards manager, Holly Parsons, answers all your questions

Fighting Fires

29/11/12

BirdLife Australia’s Conservation Manager, Jenny Lau, reports on the bushfire policy that spells disaster for our threatened Mallee birds.

Into the unknown

29/11/12

BirdLife Northern Queensland’s Dominic Chaplin investigates the Fawn-breasted Bowerbird, mysterious denizen of the far north.

Events Calendar

29/11/12

Keep up-to-date with birding events around Australia

Crossbird #4

29/11/12

Can you crack our quarterly crossword puzzle?

Fashion, feathers and the birth of the conservation movement

29/11/12

Australian Birdlife goes back through the archives and unearths chapters from our birding history

5 places to go birding in…

29/11/12

BirdLife Western Australia’s ANNE BONDIN tells us about the many outstanding birdwatching spots within easy reach of the beautiful town of Albany.

Nearest the bins competition

29/11/12

Where did Daisy go birding? Guess correctly and you could win our 'nearest the bins' competition

The BARC 2011 Rare Birds Report

13/09/12

TONY PALLISER and MIKE CARTER report on which rare bird sightings were accepted by the BirdLife Australia Rarities Committee in 2011.

Resurrection Bird

30/08/12

Once presumed extinct, New Zealand Storm-Petrels were re-sighted for the first time in 170 years in 2003. SEAN DOOLEY examines this incredible story and uncovers the quest to find their breeding grounds before they disappear again.

Shorebirds of the savannah

28/08/12

Shorebirds 2020 Manager, GOLO MAURER, examines the fascinating migratory species that spend the wet season in Australia’s tropical grasslands—the Oriental Pratincole, Little Curlew and Oriental Plover.

Swift manoeuvres

28/08/12

Journeying to Queensland’s remote northern cave systems, MIKE TARBURTON finds that recent floods have not dented the breeding success of the remarkably resilient Australian Swiftlet.

Events Calendar

28/08/12

Keep up to date with birding events around the nation with our events calendar

H.L. White and his nephew

28/08/12

Australian Birdlife goes back through the archives and unearths chapters from our birding history

Photography Masterclass #3

28/08/12

Professional wildlife photographer, Michael Snedic, explains the nitty gritty of how to get that perfect shot...

The Leica Photo Challenge

28/08/12

Do you fancy yourself a bird ID expert? Take our photo challenge and see if you can untangle the mystery of this bird's identity

Birds and Gardens #3

28/08/12

Do you have a question about native birds in your garden? BirdLife Australia's Birds in Backyards Project Manager, Holly Parsons, answer all your questions

The Cross-bird #3

28/08/12

Can you crack our quarterly crossword puzzle?

5 Places to go birding in…

28/08/12

Deep in the heart of eastern Victoria, Lakes Entrance offers a veritable treasure trove of birding for shorebird, waterbird and woodland bird lovers alike. BirdLife East Gippsland’s PAM HUTCHISON lets us in on some of the birdiest spots in her local area.

Nearest to the Bins Competition

28/08/12

Where did Daisy go birding? Guess correctly and you could win our 'Nearest to the Bins' competition!

Photo Competition

28/08/12

Enter the 2012 BirdLife Australia Best Photo Competition and be in with a chance to win some truly amazing prizes!

Nearest to the Bins Competition

04/06/12

Guess where our mystery birdwatcher was when she saw the birds on her list in our new competition, 'Nearest to the Bins'

5 Places to go birding in…

01/06/12

BOB and PENNE CARR let us in on the top birding hot-spots around Wagga Wagga in the NSW Riverina

Australian Birdlife Photo Challenge

01/06/12

Do you fancy yourself a bird ID expert? Take our latest photo challenge and see if you can untangle the mystery of this bird's identity.

Birds and Gardens #2

01/06/12

Do you have a question about native birds in your garden? BirdLife Australia's Birds in Backyards manager, HOLLY PARSONS, answers all your questions

Events calendar

01/06/12

Keep up to date with birding events around the nation with the BirdLife Australia Events Calendar.

Photography Masterclass #2

31/05/12

Professional wildlife photographer MICHAEL SNEDIC explains the nitty gritty of how to get that perfect shot...

The Cross-bird #2

31/05/12

Can you crack our quarterly crossword puzzle?

Restoring Paradise

31/05/12

RORY MCCANN reports on efforts to rid some of the most bird-rich islands in the Pacific of the scourge of introduced rodents...

Going with the Flow

31/05/12

Venturing into southwest Queensland's remote Channel Country, BARRY TRAILL witnesses the astonishing impact of the floods and the remarkable birds that flock to them...

Australia’s Most Wanted

29/05/12

Every birdwatcher has a bird that they most dream of seeing. But which species is Australia’s most sought after? SEAN DOOLEY discovers which bird is... Australia's Most Wanted

Mud Island Revisited

29/05/12

Australian Birdlife goes through the archives and unearths chapters from our birding history

Australian Birdlife index

02/04/12

Can't remember what edition that Lemon-bellied Flycatcher article was in? Or who wrote that Raven ID article? The Australian Birdlife index is here to help!

Letters to the Editor

19/03/12

Do you have a question or comment for Australian Birdlife Editor, SEAN DOOLEY?

The Trouble with Ravens

09/03/12

SEAN DOOLEY tackles the vexed problem of corvid identification

Scarlet Fever

09/03/12

One of the most stunning and rarely-seen of Australia's birds, the Scarlet-chested Parrot causes pulses to race amongst the birding fraternity. CHRIS TZAROS and PETER WAANDERS report...

Birds and Gardens

08/03/12

Do you have a question about native birds in your garden? BirdLife Australia's Birds in Backyards Manager Holly Parsons answers all your questions

Photography Masterclass

07/03/12

Wondering how professional photographers seem to get the perfect shot every time? Wildlife photographer, Michael Snedic, answers your questions...

5 Places to go birding in…

07/03/12

BirdLife Townsville’s IAN BOYD gives us some hot tips on where to go birding in Tropical Australia’s largest city.

The Cross-bird

07/03/12

Can you crack our quarterly crossword puzzle?

Information for Contributors

07/03/12

Australian Birdlife welcomes contributions of all shapes and sizes - writing and photographic. Check out our full list of guidelines for contributors here.

Information for Advertisers

07/03/12

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Best Photo Winners Announced!

01/03/12

An incredible snapshot of Australia’s diverse birdlife, the 2011 Best Photo Competition attracted hundreds of images of birds from across the country and created some tough decisions for our judges. Congratulations to all the winners!

Australian Birdlife is here!

10/02/12

BirdLife Australia’s new quarterly magazine, jam-packed with a host of amazing photos and fascinating articles about our native birds, their conservation and the people who love them, is finally here!

Australian Birdlife Photo Challenge

10/02/12

Do you fancy yourself a bird ID expert? Take our Photo Challenge and see if you can untangle the mystery of this bird’s identity.