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Australian Links
- Birdlife Australia http://www.birdlife.org.au/ of which BirdLife Northern Rivers is a local branch.
- Byron Bird Buddies http://www.byronbirdbuddies.com.au/
- Bird Watching outings in the Ballina, Byron Bay, Tweed Valley – Gold Coast region Outings and bird counts.
- Tweed Valley Osprey Breeding Monitoring program Story about the very sucessful 1998 breeding season, and a cautionary tale for fisherfolk.
- Bird watching spots in the Tweed Valley
- Bird Routes of Barraba (Northern Tablelands NSW via Woodenbong, Glen Innes, Armidale and Tamworth westbound)
- Bird Routes of Manilla (Northern Tablelands NSW via Bonalbo, Armidale and Tamworth westbound)
- Bird Routes of the Clarence Valley (North Coast NSW, via Casino Lismore and Ballina southbound)
- The Action Plan for Australian Birds 2000
- Birds Australia(RAOU)
- The Atlas
of Australian Birds General aims are: To
collect and analyse data on the distribution
and relative abundance of Australia’s bird species. To
compare the distribution and abundance of bird
species to the previous Atlas. To
collect information on rare and threatened
bird species. To involve the community in the conservation
and monitoring of Birds. - Australasian Wader Studies Group was formed in 1981 as a special interest group of Birds Australia. The group is an non-government
organisation dedicated to studying waders (otherwise
known as shorebirds) throughout the East-Asian Australasian Flyway. There are about 330 members, of which 90 are from Asia.
- The Atlas
- Bird Observers Club of Australia (BOCA) (old site) BOCA’s NEW site here see also BOCA’s Policies (Ethical Birdwatching) The BOCA site is under redevelopement. From the front page of the NEW site: “Welcome to the new BOCA website. Whilst we continue to develop the site, some features will still be provided by the (Ext) old one and links may take you back to the old one – such links in menus and articles are prefixed by (Ext) as in the preceding example. Our members may login to this new site to gain access to Branch Newsletters, but certain content on the old site will still need a separate login on that site.”
- Migratory
Waterbirds Home Page (Department of Environment & Heritage) - Bird Watching Australia. A directory of Australian birdwatching tours, bird clubs, freelance-guides, bird-orientated accommodation and reference information.
- The Glossy Black Cockatoo Conservancy.
- Australian Bird Study Association
- (ABSA)
Dedicated to the study and conservation of Australian Birds - Australian
Pelagic Home Page
International Links
- The Ornithological Society of New Zealand (Inc.)
- Open Directory Project, Birding sites Oceania.
- BirdLife International is a global alliance of conservation organisations working together for the world’s birds and people(UK site)
- BirdLife Statement on Avian Influenza, (4 November 2005). Questions and Answers on Avian Influenza.
Born Again Bird Watcher (North American blog)- The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (UK site)
- Birdtours Australian Trip reports (UK site)
- Pacific Seabird Group (PSG) (US site) Dedicated to the study and conservation of Pacific seabirds and their environment
- Birding on the Web (US site)
- Fat Birder – Australian birding Resources, NSW links (US site)
- World Twitch (International)
WorldTwitch provides the latest news about rare birds around
the world, trip reports by birding experts such as Jon Hornbuckle, the most useful links to websites on birding around the world,
discussion boards for the exchange of birding information,
and selections of books recommended for world birders.
BirdLife Northern Rivers ............................ (formerly Tweed Bird Observers) 
Just added TBO to chatterbirds web site and directory. Recommend this site for keen birdos who really get into sharing outings, sightings, stories, photos and local knowledge.
You’ll find them at Chatterbirds
This link via my twitter profile; Webcam makes eagles ‘Big Brother’ stars
“Cameras installed high in a tree in the US state of Iowa have made an internet sensation of a family of bald eagles, whose nest is streamed online day and night. ”
The “WARNING: viewer discretion is advised” above the live stream is a hoot!
Well done – thanks for setting up this blog.
Here is another useful resource site. It is an image database for australasian birds. You can register to upload your own pictures to the site- the administrators check to make sure that the photos are accurately named before they are posted. There is information in the ‘about us’ section regarding image size etc.
Since there are a number of photos of the same bird- at different ages, in different locations, in flight, at rest, with chicks etc etc , it gives a greater variety of pictures than perhaps any single book can do- and can be another aid to identification.
http://www.aviceda.org/abid/aboutus.php
TTFN
jenny
Hello Jenny
Thanks for this contribution. I’ll alert members at our next outing (this Sunday 12th June).
Hello
I have a property near Nimbin NSW, the bird life is fantastic and I want to invite any clubs or interested people to come and visit, take pics etc.
I have only just started photographing birds, my camera is very modest.
Kind regards
Michael Bienke
Hello Michael, apologies for the delay in responding.
we’ve sent you a private email.
For international (and local) birdos wanting a birding pal, her’es a site with global contacts, with an excellent Aussie component. http://www.birdingpal.org/Australianew.htm
For international (and local) birdos wanting a birding pal, here’s a site of global contacts, with an excellent Aussie component. http://www.birdingpal.org/Australianew.htm
http://www.camacdonald.com/birding/paaustralia.htm
Here is another one to check out- “Where do you want to go birding in Australia today?”
http://www.camacdonald.com/birding/ukengland.htm#Suffolk
another “Where do you want to go birding in England today?”
This is amazing! Goshawk Flies Through Tiny Spaces in Slo-Mo! – The Animal’s Guide to Britain, Episode 3 – BBC Two http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CFckjfP-1E
Two more great Aussie birding sites from Klaus Uhlenhut: http://www.kirrama.com.au (for tours to Northern Australia, SW WA and PNG), and his Australian Birdwatching site at http://www.ausbird.com, “A Directory of Australian birdwatching tours, bird clubs, freelance-guides, bird-orientated accommodation and reference information”.
Some good news for the Orange-bellied parrot: ..survey found the species was flocking between Queenscliff on the Bellarine Peninsula and Werribee [VIC] during its time on the mainland. http://www.smh.com.au/environment/conservation/rare-parrots-flock-southwest-of-melbourne-20111102-1mvej.html
But check out the Eagle crashes into paraglider video to the right. Amazing!
A couple of good links via the Birdlife International tweetstream at http://twitter.com/birdlife_news.
Check these sites out: http://www.gwentbirding.blogspot.com/ – A UK/European based birding blog with some great photos, and http://www.nhbs.com/ Everything for wildlife, science & environment.
Here’s a new birding site based in the UK: http://www.birdguides.com/ “BirdGuides brings you better birding through technology. We offer up-to-the-minute news and views on British and Irish birds, comprehensive online and mobile reference, a huge photo library and the best products for birdwatchers everywhere.”
Thank you so much to the TBO group for their kindness, enthusiasm and sharing on my very first bird watchers group outing on Sunday. Traveling to the venue in the pouring rain on Sunday did have me wondering if they might be a little crazy. On arrival I was reassured as I was greeted by the friendly faces. The sun shone through and I was treated to a wonderful introduction to the tools and habits of the keen bird watcher. The number of birds we saw was exciting. I had a wonderful day. Thank you
To top it off, I stopped in at the Cabarita boadwalk on the way home. The wind was incredibly strong. When I got to the top, I was met by an osprey hovering just metres away from me. It flew off and came back to give me another look 🙂 It was so close. Amazingly beautiful.
Looking forward to another outing.
Thanks everyone
Maryanne
Hi Maryanne, great to hear your first outing wasn’t a disappointment (although when you’re birdwatching, how could it ever be? ) ;-). We enjoyed your company too. Look forward to seeing you on future forays. Jo-Ann Palmer.
Here’s an interesting site from the USA: http://birdsandbloomsblog.com/category/birding/
Self described as “The #1 Bird & Garden Magazine in America,
Birds & Blooms, offers up great tips, ideas and solutions for birding and gardening in the backyard.”, there are some great photos of North American species and interesting posts.
Hello. I am trying to find out what species a little bird is that I have noticed along the Tweed River and I was hoping you could ease my curiosity. To the uneducated bird observer I could best describe the bird as being a small version of kingfisher. It has a long black beak and brilliant blue/purple feathers. The under body appears to be black. The tail is short. It would fit comfortably in the palm of a small hand. I have lived down by the river for the past three years and have only seen the bird twice.
Jabirus in casino next to miniature railway half way down dirt rd on right side 2 juvinilles there to.