Use technology to identify and record the birds you see, and find new places to visit. This episode is about using eBird and Merlin whilst birdwatching, and a fantastic wetlands just outside of Adelaide.

Lareen Newman has been observing birds since she was 10 years old, starting with the birds in her childhood garden in England. In the mid-1980s she participated in some of England’s first Big Garden Birdwatch sessions, writing down what she saw on a paper checklist that got posted to a collection centre. Lareen has been a ‘bird noticer’ in Australia for over 30 years. She takes her binoculars and birdbook on local walks and holidays, and her birdwatching has been taken to a new level since she discovered eBird.

Links:

* eBird website - ebird.org

* eBird Mobile app - ebird.org/about/ebird-mobile/

* Merlin Bird ID app - merlin.allaboutbirds.org

* Morecombe’s Birds of Australia app - www.mydigitalearth.com/apps/info/ea3592b7-5d59-492f-b652-3568c7a37f47

* Pizzey and Knight Birds of Australia app - www.gibbonmm.com.au/tour/PKBA_Android.aspx

* Birds SA website - birdssa.asn.au

* Birds SA on Facebook - www.facebook.com/1899SAOA/

* Women Birders Australia on Facebook - www.facebook.com/groups/womenbirdersaustralia/

* Lareen’s business website - www.tappingintoserenity.com

* Recording of Plumed Whistling Ducks was uploaded by Nigel Jackett on xeno-canto.org

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