News
Eagle-eyes needed to spot rare regent parrots
The call is out for bird spotters to ID the habitats of endangered regent parrots in Australia’s southern and eastern states.
Tag: birds
Reader Photos
Reader photo: father fairy-wren
A fairy-wren dad and the two kids are the subjects of this week’s reader photo from Alison O’Halloran.
Nature & Wildlife
Cockatoos causing trouble in Blue Mountains
Sulphur-crested cockatoos are booming in the Blue Mountains of NSW, pushing out more timid native birds.
News
Aussie wetlands vitally important, says study
The largest survey ever conducted of Autralian wetlands reveals the most important habitats for waterbirds.
News
Black cockatoo numbers down by a third
WA’s endangered black cockatoo numbers may have fallen 35 per cent in just one year.
News
Gannets risk lives for break-neck dives
Gannets risk their lives to dive at break-neck speeds into water to catch fish, new research shows.
News
Fledgling success for peregrine falcon project
AG Society sponsored project helps bolster dwindling peregrine falcons numbers on the Gippsland Plains.
News
New Gouldian finches found in Kimberley
Conservationists in WA’s Dampier Peninsula have discovered a breeding population of the rare Gouldian finch.
Nature & Wildlife
Spotting the beach-loving hooded plover
Summer is beach time, but crowds who flock to the coast should beware of the endangered hooded plover.
News
Wild regent honeyeater chick a surprise find
A captive-bred regent honeyeater that was released into the wild and went missing, has turned up with a baby.