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Weekend Birder podcast is about Australian birds and the people who love them. Listen now on your favourite app or the pages below.

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47 Birding in the Botanic Gardens - with Liz

Discover how Liz Hackett's mindful birding walks in Melbourne’s Royal Botanic Gardens have become a beautiful way to share nature with others, including watching the Nankeen Night Heron.

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46 The Humour of Birdwatching

Laugh along with Geraldine Hickey as she explores the funny side of birdwatching and reflects on Orange-bellied Parrots, bird calendars, and powerful birdwatching moments.

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44 Cuckoos - with Cassandra and Claire

Delve into the weird and wonderful world of Australian cuckoos, featuring the crafty Horsfield’s Bronze Cuckoo and how it tricks other birds into raising its young.

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42 Good News Stories - with Darren

Be inspired by good news stories from WWF-Australia. This episode is about Grey Fantails and how people are working together as part of bird conservation.

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41 Tune Your Ear - Honeyeaters

Learn the calls of Australia's common honeyeaters, including the Eastern Spinebill, New Holland Honeyeater, Yellow-faced Honeyeater and White-plumed Honeyeater.

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40 Tune Your Ear - Rails and Crakes

Get to know the calls of Australia's wetland birds, including the Buff-banded Rail, Lewin's Rail, Australian Spotted Crake and Spotless Crake.

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39 Tune Your Ear - Whistlers

Learn the calls of Australia's nine whistler birds, including the Golden Whistler, Mangrove Golden Whistler, Rufous Whistler and White-breasted Whistler.

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38 Tune Your Ear - Lorikeets

Learn the calls of Australia's seven lorikeets, including the Little Lorikeet, Musk Lorikeet, Scaly-breasted Lorikeet and Varied Lorikeet.

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37 Tune Your Ear - Pardalotes

Learn the calls of four different types of pardalotes - Forty-spotted Pardalote, Red-browed Pardalote, Striated Pardalote and Spotted Pardalote.


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34 Brolgas and Sarus Cranes - with Ed

Grow your knowledge about Brolgas and Sarus Cranes with help from BirdLife expert Edward Bell. You’ll also hear about the annual Crane Count in the Atherton Tablelands.

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33 eBird and Merlin - with Lareen

Learn how to use apps like eBird and Merlin to identify and record the birds you see, and find new places to visit. Lareen Newman also talks about her favourite birdwatching spot - a wetlands near Adelaide.

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32 Empathy and Photography - with Kim

Discover how Kim Wormald, an award-winning photographer, maintains her ethical bird photography approach whilst also taking stunning photos of birds like the Mallee Emu-wren.

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31 Ravens and Crows - with Sean

Learn how to identify five Australian ravens and crows by sight and call with BirdLife Australia’s Sean ‘The Birdman’ Dooley.

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30 Merri Merri - with Ann

Walk along Merri Creek (Merri Merri) with Ann McGregor and learn about how birds change with the seasons.

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29 Sneaky Waterbirds - with Matt

Learn about the unique birds found in farmland and waterways. Matt Herring shares his knowledge of Australian Bitterns, snipes, rails, crakes and other sneaky waterbirds.

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