National Bird Week 2021!

Next week is National Bird Week 2021 from Monday 18 October to Sunday 24 October.

The celebration of National Bird Week has its origins back in the early 1900s when 28 October was first designated by the Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union, as the first ‘Bird Day’.

Have you spotted any interesting feathered friends flying overhead or building a nest in a large Eucalypt or amongst the reeds on your property? Grab some binoculars or go for a walk with a friend and see what birds you can see and hear calling for the Aussie Backyard Bird Count. If you can, grab some photos and share them with the Land for Wildlife network for a challenge this month!

For more information and to register with the Aussie Bird Count visit: https://aussiebirdcount.org.au/.

If you're looking for more mobile resources to identify birds in your backyard or on your property there are a number of applications for mobile field guides that include photos, illustrations and bird calls including the following examples:

- Morcombe & Stewart Guide: https://apps.apple.com/au/app/morcombe-stewart-
guide/id397979505; and/or

- Pizzey and Knight Birds of Aus: https://apps.apple.com/au/app/pizzey-and-knight-birds-of-
aus/id714625973

If you're interested in keeping a more regular checklist of birds that you see on your property whilst going for walks, the eBird application is also a good way of keeping regular checklists and keeps a track of where you've walked and observed birds. For more information about eBird visit here: https://ebird.org/about/ebird-mobile/#:~:text=eBird%20Mobile%20is%20a%20free,to%20focus%20on%20the%20birds!.

Happy birding!

Posted on October 15, 2021 06:00 AM by delfw