Photographed by John Barkla. Gouldian-Finch.

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H5 bird flu explainer

Birdlife Australia
Thursday, 9 July 2026

H5 bird flu has arrived in Australia. Here's everything you need to know about the virus and how you can help.

Media release

Mass mortality of Greater Crested Terns discovered

Birdlife Australia
Saturday, 1 August 2026

49 deceased and 35 sick Greater Crested Terns have been discovered by aerial surveillance at Baudin Rocks south of Cape Jaffa in South Australia.

Media release

H5 bird flu detected in Silver Gull

Birdlife Australia
Friday, 31 July 2026

H5 bird flu detected in Silver Gull in South Australia

Media release

H5 bird flu now spreading among local birds

Birdlife Australia
Monday, 27 July 2026

New detections in South Australia and Victoria reveal virus is now spreading among wild birds.

Avian Influenza

Volunteer birdwatchers enlisted in bird flu surveillance

Birdlife Australia
Wednesday, 15 July 2026

Volunteer birdwatchers enlisted in bird flu surveillance efforts in the wake of the first confirmed positive case of H5 bird flu in a resident seabird in SA

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First detection of H5 bird flu in local Australian bird

Birdlife Australia
Friday, 10 July 2026

H5 bird flu has been detected in a local Australian bird for the first time, after a Greater Crested Tern tested positive for the virus in South Australia.