Weekend Birder

The Top End is full of birds that make you stop and look twice. Dr Amanda Lilleyman shares birdwatching in Darwin, Kakadu, shorebirds and the campaign to protect Lee Point. Episode illustration: Far Eastern Curlew 🎧 Show notes and transcript - https://weekendbirder.com/podcast/ 🐦‍⬛ Instagram - https://instagram.com/weekend.birder 🦆 Facebook - https://facebook.com/weekend.birder 🔊 Recordings b...

A Little Penguin coming ashore at night is only part of the story. Researcher Paula Wasiak shares the hidden world of penguin behaviour, conservation and life on Phillip Island. Episode illustration: Little Penguin 🎧 Show notes and transcript - https://weekendbirder.com/podcast/ 🐦‍⬛ Instagram - https://instagram.com/weekend.birder 🦆 Facebook - https://facebook.com/weekend.birder 🔊 Recordings...

Owls have a way of making the night feel alive. Photographer and podcaster Cesar Puechmarin shares Australian owl stories and why birdwatching is often better when shared. Episode illustration: Southern Boobook 🎧 Show notes and transcript - https://weekendbirder.com/podcast/ 🐦‍⬛ Instagram - https://instagram.com/weekend.birder 🦆 Facebook - https://facebook.com/weekend.birder 🔊 Recordings by M...

Canberra has more birdwatching surprises than many visitors expect. Olivia Congdon shares where to go birdwatching in Australia’s capital and the birds you might find there. Episode illustration: Superb Parrot 🎧 Show notes and transcript - https://weekendbirder.com/podcast/ 🐦‍⬛ Instagram - https://instagram.com/weekend.birder 🦆 Facebook - https://facebook.com/weekend.birder 🔊 Recordings by Ma...

Australia’s birds of prey each hunt in their own way. Expert Stephen Debus explains how to identify falcons, hawks, eagles, kites and more. Episode illustration: Black-shouldered Kite 🎧 Show notes and transcript - https://weekendbirder.com/podcast/ 🐦‍⬛ Instagram - https://instagram.com/weekend.birder 🦆 Facebook - https://facebook.com/weekend.birder 🔊 Recordings by Marc Anderson are licen...

Some rare birds keep going because people refuse to give up on them. Dr Jenny Gray from Zoos Victoria shares how science, community and care are helping save the Orange-bellied Parrot. Episode illustration: Orange-bellied Parrot 🎧 Show notes and transcript - https://weekendbirder.com/podcast/ 🐦‍⬛ Instagram - https://instagram.com/weekend.birder 🦆 Facebook - https://facebook.com/weekend.birder...

Shorebirds can cross oceans and still go unnoticed on the beach. Jeremy Ringma shares how to identify shorebirds and understand the conservation work behind them. Episode illustration: Bar-tailed Godwit 🎧 Show notes and transcript - https://weekendbirder.com/podcast/ 🐦‍⬛ Instagram - https://instagram.com/weekend.birder 🦆 Facebook - https://facebook.com/weekend.birder 🔊 Recordings by Marc Ande...

Some birds feel like characters the moment you meet them. Georgia Angus introduces memorable species including the Victoria’s Riflebird, Pileated Woodpecker and Burrowing Owl. Episode illustration: Victoria's Riflebird 🎧 Show notes and transcript - https://weekendbirder.com/podcast/ 🐦‍⬛ Instagram - https://instagram.com/weekend.birder 🦆 Facebook - https://facebook.com/weekend.birder 🔊 Recordi...

The birds in your neighbourhood are part of a much bigger urban story. Urban ecologist Dr Darryl Jones shares how to notice suburban birds, from Black-faced Cuckoo-shrikes to birdwatching in Kuala Lumpur. Bird illustration: Sulphur-crested Cockatoo 🎧 Show notes and transcript - https://weekendbirder.com/podcast/ 🐦‍⬛ Instagram - https://instagram.com/weekend.birder 🦆 Facebook - https://facebook...

Australian robins are small, bright and wonderfully confusing at first. Hugh Possingham shares how to identify red, pink, noisy and rare robins across Australia. Bird illustration: Red-capped Robin 🎧 Show notes and transcript - https://weekendbirder.com/podcast/ 🐦‍⬛ Instagram - https://instagram.com/weekend.birder 🦆 Facebook - https://facebook.com/weekend.birder 🔊 Recordings by Marc Anderson...

A garden walk can become something deeper when birds are part of it. Liz Hackett shares how mindful birding walks in Melbourne’s Royal Botanic Gardens help people connect with nature. Episode illustration: Nankeen Night Heron 🎧 Show notes and transcript - https://weekendbirder.com/podcast/ 🐦‍⬛ Instagram - https://instagram.com/weekend.birder 🦆 Facebook - https://facebook.com/weekend.birder 🔊...

Birdwatching is serious, except when it really is not. Comedian Geraldine Hickey shares the funny side of birdwatching, Orange-bellied Parrots and the moments that stay with you. Bird illustration: Eastern Whipbird 🎧 Show notes and transcript - https://weekendbirder.com/podcast/ 🐦‍⬛ Instagram - https://instagram.com/weekend.birder 🦆 Facebook - https://facebook.com/weekend.birder 🔊 Recordings...

Birds and trees are always in conversation. Stephanie Chambers shares how birds rely on trees, why Rainbow Bee-eaters are so captivating and what is happening in Sydney’s birding community. Episode illustration: Rainbow Bee-eater 🎧 Show notes and transcript - https://weekendbirder.com/podcast/ 🐦‍⬛ Instagram - https://instagram.com/weekend.birder 🦆 Facebook - https://facebook.com/weekend.birder...

A cuckoo chick can change another bird’s whole breeding season. Cassandra Taylor and Claire Taylor share the weird world of Australian cuckoos, including the crafty Horsfield’s Bronze Cuckoo. Bird illustration: Horsfield’s Bronze Cuckoo 🎧 Show notes and transcript - https://weekendbirder.com/podcast/ 🐦‍⬛ Instagram - https://instagram.com/weekend.birder 🦆 Facebook - https://facebook.com/weekend...

Birdwatching can shift what happens in your mind and body. Dr Luke Smith explains the links between birds, mental health and the science of mindfulness. Episode Illustration: Silver Gull 🎧 Show notes and transcript - https://weekendbirder.com/podcast/ 🐦‍⬛ Instagram - https://instagram.com/weekend.birder 🦆 Facebook - https://facebook.com/weekend.birder 🔊 Recordings by Marc Anderson are licence...

Weekend Birder is back with more birds, places and stories to notice. This Season 2 trailer offers a glimpse of the conversations and birdwatching moments ahead. 🎧 Show notes and transcript - https://weekendbirder.com/podcast/ 🐦‍⬛ Instagram - https://instagram.com/weekend.birder 🦆 Facebook - https://facebook.com/weekend.birder 🔊 Recordings by Marc Anderson are licenced from https://wildambien...

Conservation work can be hard, but there are still good stories to tell. Darren Grover from WWF-Australia shares bird conservation stories, including Grey Fantails and the people working together to help birds. Episode illustration: Grey Fantail 🎧 Show notes and transcript - https://weekendbirder.com/podcast/ 🐦‍⬛ Instagram - https://instagram.com/weekend.birder 🦆 Facebook - https://facebook.co...

Honeyeaters can sound familiar until you listen more closely. This Tune Your Ear episode helps you learn the calls of common Australian honeyeaters, including Eastern Spinebill, New Holland Honeyeater, Yellow-faced Honeyeater and White-plumed Honeyeater. Episode illustration: White-plumed Honeyeater 🎧 Show notes and transcript - https://weekendbirder.com/podcast/ 🐦‍⬛ Instagram - https://instagr...

Wetland birds are often heard long before they are seen. This Tune Your Ear episode helps you learn the calls of Australian rails and crakes, including Buff-banded Rail, Lewin’s Rail, Australian Spotted Crake and Spotless Crake. Episode illustration: Buff-banded Rail 🎧 Show notes and transcript - https://weekendbirder.com/podcast/ 🐦‍⬛ Instagram - https://instagram.com/weekend.birder 🦆 Facebook...

Whistlers can fill the bush with calls that feel both familiar and hard to place. This Tune Your Ear episode helps you learn the calls of Australian whistlers, including Golden Whistler, Rufous Whistler and White-breasted Whistler. Episode illustration: Rufous Whistler 🎧 Show notes and transcript - https://weekendbirder.com/podcast/ 🐦‍⬛ Instagram - https://instagram.com/weekend.birder 🦆 Facebo...

Lorikeets are loud, fast and easier to hear than identify. This Tune Your Ear episode helps you learn the calls of Australian lorikeets, including Little Lorikeet, Musk Lorikeet, Scaly-breasted Lorikeet and Varied Lorikeet. Episode illustration: Scaly-breasted Lorikeet 🎧 Show notes and transcript - https://weekendbirder.com/podcast/ 🐦‍⬛ Instagram - https://instagram.com/weekend.birder 🦆 Facebo...

Pardalotes are tiny birds with calls that carry through the bush. This Tune Your Ear episode helps you learn the calls of Australia’s pardalotes, including Forty-spotted Pardalote, Red-browed Pardalote, Striated Pardalote and Spotted Pardalote. Episode illustration: Striated Pardalote 🎧 Show notes and transcript - https://weekendbirder.com/podcast/ 🐦‍⬛ Instagram - https://instagram.com/weekend....

Charuka Abhayawickrama did not set out to break a birdwatching record. He shares how photography led to an accidental Big Year, 773 bird species and a new way of supporting wildlife conservation. Episode illustration: Carpentarian Grasswren 🎧 Show notes and transcript - https://weekendbirder.com/podcast/ 🐦‍⬛ Instagram - https://instagram.com/weekend.birder 🦆 Facebook - https://facebook.com/wee...

A garden can become habitat with a few thoughtful choices. Ecologist Tom Hunt shares practical ways to support Australian birds in gardens, balconies and nature strips. Episode illustration: Red Wattlebird 🎧 Show notes and transcript - https://weekendbirder.com/podcast/ 🐦‍⬛ Instagram - https://instagram.com/weekend.birder 🦆 Facebook - https://facebook.com/weekend.birder 🔊 Recordings by Marc A...

A crane in a wetland is hard to forget. Edward Bell shares the world of Brolgas and Sarus Cranes, and the annual Crane Count in the Atherton Tablelands. Episode illustration: Brolga 🎧 Show notes and transcript - https://weekendbirder.com/podcast/ 🐦‍⬛ Instagram - https://instagram.com/weekend.birder 🦆 Facebook - https://facebook.com/weekend.birder 🔊 Recordings by Marc Anderson are licenced fro...