Weekend Birder

By Kirsty CostaScience Education Nature

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Weekend Birder episodes

November 03 156 The Joy of Birdwatching - with Rosie
One look through binoculars changed how Rosie Morley sees the world. The creator of Rosie's Bird Files shares how birdwatching has led to new adventures and unexpected discoveries, including a colourful rainforest bird hiding in the middle of Brisbane.

Birds featured: Noisy Pitta, Silvereye

Episode illustration: Noisy Pitta
🎧 Show notes and transcript - https://weekendbirder.com/podcast/
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🔊 Recordings by Marc Anderson are licenced from https://wildambience.com
🎵 Theme music is Swing Joyful Tune by Audiosphere

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23 min
October 27 155 Bowerbirds - with Aura
Bowerbirds are artists, collectors and very particular decorators. Author and illustrator Aura Parker shares the fascinating behaviours of these iconic Australian birds and how they inspired her much-loved Bowerbird Blues books.

Birds featured: Great Bowerbird, Regent Bowerbird, Satin Bowerbird

Aura's website: https://www.illustrated.com.au/
Aura on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/auraparkerbooks
Aura on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/auraparker

Episode illustration: Satin Bowerbird
🎧 Show notes and transcript - https://weekendbirder.com/podcast/
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🔊 Recordings by Marc Anderson are licenced from https://wildambience.com
🎵 Theme music is Swing Joyful Tune by Audiosphere

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27 min
October 20 154 Australia's Honeyeaters - with Sean
Australia's honeyeaters are noisy, feisty and full of surprises. Sean Dooley from BirdLife Australia explores what makes these birds so uniquely Australian, shares some remarkable stories about their lives and explains why the Aussie Bird Count matters.

Birds featured: Little Wattlebird, Red Wattlebird, Regent Honeyeater, Scarlet Honeyeater, Yellow Wattlebird

Episode illustration: Scarlet Honeyeater
🎧 Show notes and transcript - https://weekendbirder.com/podcast/
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🔊 Recordings by Marc Anderson are licenced from https://wildambience.com
🎵 Theme music is Swing Joyful Tune by Audiosphere

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48 min
October 13 153 Birding Your Own Way - with Kirsty
You don’t need the lingo to love birds. Comedian Kirsty Webeck chats about birdwatching on tour, car park sightings, accidental adventures and why everyone is allowed to enjoy looking at birds.

Birds featured: Superb Fairywren, Superb Lyrebird

Episode illustration: Female Superb Fairywren
🎧 Show notes and transcript - https://weekendbirder.com/podcast/
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🔊 Recordings by Marc Anderson are licenced from https://wildambience.com
🎵 Theme music is Swing Joyful Tune by Audiosphere

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23 min
October 06 152 Birds Tell Us Where We Are - with Lorna
Birds can tell us where we are or remind us of where we’ve been. Lorna Pettifer chats about birds as travelling companions, the sounds of home and what Brown Treecreepers taught her about the Murray-Darling floodplains.

Birds featured: Brahminy Kite, Brown Treecreeper, Pied Currawong, Superb Lyrebird

Episode illustration: Brown Treecreeper
🎧 Show notes and transcript - https://weekendbirder.com/podcast/
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🔊 Recordings by Marc Anderson are licenced from https://wildambience.com
🎵 Theme music is Swing Joyful Tune by Audiosphere

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23 min
September 29 Season 5 Trailer
We've arrived at Season 5. There's more everyday birds, places, stories and science to discover.

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🎧 Show notes and transcript - https://weekendbirder.com/podcast/
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🎵 Theme music is Swing Joyful Tune by Audiosphere

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3 min
June 02 151 Ask Us Anything - with Sean and Jonah
Bird questions can get wonderfully out of hand. For the season four finale, Sean Dooley and Jonah Lafferty answer listener questions about ravens, dinosaurs, car park birds, migration, field guides and what birds can tell us about a changing world.

Many thanks to Weekend Birder listeners for submitting your questions - Abby P, Brooke Y, Clare Presser, Dani K, Hugh Possingham, John T, Kelly W, Kirstie I, Lewie I, Lian W, Louis and Tom H

This episode also features Andrew Skeoch and Tim Low.

Birds featured: Australian Pelican, Budgerigar, Bush Stone-curlew, Gang-gang Cockatoo, Little Raven, Noisy Pitta, Pacific Koel, Purple-crowned Lorikeet, Southern Cassowary, Zebra Finch

Episode illustration: Budgerigar
🎧 Show notes and transcript - https://weekendbirder.com/podcast/
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🔊 Recordings by Marc Anderson are licenced from https://wildambience.com
🎵 Theme music is Swing Joyful Tune by Audiosphere

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54 min
May 26 150 Honeyeaters at Dawn - with Andrew
Honeyeaters don’t just sing at dawn - they listen. In our 150th episode, Andrew Skeoch returns to share what he’s learnt about honeyeater songs, and how they reveal something deeper about birds, place and belonging.

Birds featured: New Holland Honeyeater, Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater, Yellow-tufted Honeyeater, White-eared Honeyeater

Episode illustration: White-eared Honeyeater

🎧 Show notes and transcript - https://weekendbirder.com/podcast/
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🔊 Recordings by Marc Anderson are licenced from https://wildambience.com
🎵 Theme music is Swing Joyful Tune by Audiosphere

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22 min
May 19 149 Chasing Rarity - with Justine
Rare birds can change how we see everything else. Author and science journalist Justine Hausheer shares her thinking about common birds, endangered species and her book The Vanishing Wild.

Birds featured: Australasian Bittern, Golden-shouldered Parrot, Rainbow Lorikeet, Regent Honeyeater

Episode illustration: Regent Honeyeater
🎧 Show notes and transcript - https://weekendbirder.com/podcast/
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🔊 Recordings by Marc Anderson are licenced from https://wildambience.com
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25 min
May 12 148 The Nature School - with Catherine
At this school, it’s completely normal to stop class for a bird. Catherine Shaw shares how The Nature School helps young connect with the world around them.

Birds featured: Bar-tailed Godwit, Brolga, Buff-breasted Paradise-Kingfisher, Glossy Black-Cockatoo, Golden Whistler, Lewin’s Honeyeater, Regent Honeyeater, Square-tailed Kite

Episode illustration: Golden Whistler (male)
🎧 Show notes and transcript - https://weekendbirder.com/podcast/
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🔊 Recordings by Marc Anderson are licenced from https://wildambience.com
🎵 Theme music is Swing Joyful Tune by Audiosphere

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20 min

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