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Welcome South-East Gulf of Carpentaria: (Leichhardt-Gore) (Wernadinga coast) in Australia as new Flyway Network Site
On 16th December, 2020, the EAAFP and its Partners welcome the new Flyway Network Site (EAAF 149), South-East Gulf of Carpentaria: Leichhardt River to Gore Point (Wernadinga coast) in Australia. Located on the northern coast of Australia, the site covers Queensland state waters and a narrow seaward strip of the Wernadinga pastoral lease. Its boundary starts […]
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Successful World Migratory Bird Day Oct Event 2020 – Australia & Indonesia (The Bowerbird Collective / Burung Indonesia)
‘On the Wings of a Godwit’ ©The Bowerbird Collective & Burung Indonesia Event title: On the Wings of a Godwit – A musical meditation to the end of the earth and back Organizer: The Bowerbird Collective & Burung Indonesia & Suara Indonesia Dance Participants: More than 400 viewers from worldwide watched the event including university […]
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Celebrating 2020 World Migratory Bird Day in Adelaide, South Australia
Friends of Adelaide International Bird Sanctuary (FAIBS) in South Australia celebrated the 2020 World Migratory Bird Day on October 10th with a viewing session located between the foreshore and clay pans at Thompson Beach, some 70 kms north of the capital city, Adelaide. With the gift of a perfect spring morning, around 30 birders attended, […]
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Competition for primary students raises awareness of shorebirds in Australia
Hundreds of primary children across Australia recently participated in the third annual Shorebirds Competition run by Australian Government research organisation, ANSTO. Offered nationally for the first time this year, from 25 March to 14 August, children in Years 3 to 6 from 85 postcodes in all states and territories embraced the challenge of creating an […]
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World Migratory Bird Day Event 2020 – Australia (The Bowerbird Collective) & Thailand (Bird Conservation Society of Thailand)
Invisible Connection online concert trailer ©Bowerbird Collective Event title: Invisible Connections – A WMBD social media concert event Organizer: The Bowebird Collective & Bird Conservation Society of Thailand (BCST) Participants: Participants engaged in online social media event (more than 1000 viewers and 2000 views) Outcome: A 17-minute online performance celebrating World Migratory Bird Day led […]
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Australia
Commonwealth of Australia EAAFP Member since: 2006 Number of EAAFP Flyway Network Sites: 25 Focal point contact Dr. Mark Carey Policy Officer of Migratory Species, Biodiversity Conservation Division, Department of the Environment and Energy, Australian Government Email: mark.carey@environment.gov.au Tel: +61 2 6274 1873 Australia became a Partner since 2006 (MoP1). It now has 25 Flyway Network […]
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AWSG North-west Australia Satellite Tracking Project 2020 – Update #1
The Australasian Wader Studies Group (AWSG) has been using satellite transmitters for tracking the migration of shorebirds visiting North West Australia since 2013. It is exciting to track birds with satellite transmitters because up-to-date location data is received as the bird flies or rests after migration. This occurs almost in real time or at a […]
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Australia and BirdLife Australia to host 11th Meeting of Partners for the EAAFP in 2021
The East Asian-Australasian Flyway Partnership (EAAFP) is pleased to announce that it has officially accepted Australia’s offer to co-host, with BirdLife Australia, the Flyway Partnership’s 11th Meeting of Partners in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia from 14 to 19 March 2021. The Meeting of Partners brings together all 37 EAAFP Partners every two years to discuss important […]
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Citizen Science programmes in Australia to save shorebirds including litter Clean Ups with source reduction assessments
Peel-Harvey Catchment Council (PHCC) from south western Australia is sharing good examples of programmes to raise awareness with and engage the local communities for conservation of migratory birds and their habitats. The educational and Citizen Science programmes involve the local communities in shorebird monitoring and litter clean ups. “Citizen Science Saving Shorebirds” – Shorebird2020 is […]
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AWSG North-west Australia Satellite Tracking Project – Summary (Feb-Jun 2019)
This is the fifth year the AWSG’s North-west Australia Wader and Tern Expedition team has fitted satellite transmitters on migratory waders. Five 5g transmitters were put on to Little Curlew with the hope for more success to compare to the previous studies in 2013 and 2015; and five 2g transmitters were, for the first time […]
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