Weekend Birder

Stories give us another way to love the birds we live alongside. Author and Public Libraries Victoria CEO Angela Savage walks us through her reading list for bird lovers of all ages.

Birds featured: Arctic Tern, Barking Owl, Magpie, Rainbow Lorikeet, Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo, Spotted Pardalote, Swamp Harrier

Episode illustration: Spotted Pardalote

🎧 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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Noticing birds doesn’t always happen in quiet places. Olympic swimmer Jenna Forrester talks about how birdwatching helps her athletic performance and the joy of seeing birds from the pool.

Birds featured: Australian Pied Cormorant, Black-faced Cormorant, Great Cormorant, Little Black Cormorant, Little Pied Cormorant

Episode illustration: Little Pied Cormorant

🎧 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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Nature can be a grounding force in a busy life. Wildlife veterinarian, photographer and podcaster Dr César Puechmarin shares how nature shapes his work and what inspired his book Nature People.

Birds featured: European Starling, Superb Fairywren, Wompoo Fruit-dove

Episode illustration: European Starling

🎧 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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The ocean can feel like a different planet. Dr Holly Kirk shares her advice about preparing for a Pelagic trip that takes you to the edge of the continental shelf, and how to spot albatrosses and petrels.

Birds featured: Grey-headed Albatross, White-faced Storm-Petrel

Episode illustration: Grey-headed Albatross

🎧 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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When a currawong looks you in the eye, something in you shifts. James and Josh from LYFER share the story behind their bird-loving brand and how they’re supporting conservation through ethical design.

Birds featured: Golden-shouldered Parrot, Pied Currawong

Episode illustration: Pied Currawong

🎧 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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Birds seem to come to those who pay attention. Teenage conservationist Spencer Hitchen chats about Glossy Black-cockatoos and how young people can create change with hope, optimism and community.

Birds featured: Glossy Black-Cockatoo, Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo

Episode illustration: Glossy-black Cockatoo

🎧 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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We have two parrot families: cockatoos… and everything else. Scientist and author Tim Low unpacks how parrots evolved in Australia, why cockatoos fill the 'woodpecker' niche, and the wild truth about carnivorous parrots.

Birds featured: Kea, Kākā, Little Corella, Pygmy Parrot, Yellow-tailed Black-cockatoo

Episode illustration: Little Corella

🎧 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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It started with a Tawny Frogmouth at a train station. Jacob from Birding with Cob shares how birdwatching took him from Australia to the Amazon and beyond.

Birds featured: Andean Condor, Flamingos (James’s Flamingo, Andean Flamingo, Chilean Flamingo), Harpy Eagle, Tawny Frogmouth

Episode illustration: Chilean Flamingo

🎧 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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Some of Australia’s rarest birds are hiding in one place. Australia’s 2025 Top Tour Guide, Cat Davidson, shares the magic of Inala on Bruny Island - home to Forty-spotted Pardalotes, Swift Parrots and Tasmania’s other incredible birdlife.

Birds featured: Forty-spotted Pardalote, Snowy Owl, Striated Pardalote, Swift Parrot, Wedge-tailed Eagle

Episode illustration: Forty-spotted Pardalote

🎧 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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You don’t need to know a bird’s name to love it. Comedian Rove McManus shares his lifelong love of birds, from backyard Galahs to hummingbirds, and how birdwatching brings awe, laughter and connection.

Birds featured: Galah, Hummingbird, New Holland Honeyeater, Striated Pardalote, White-cheeked Honeyeater, Willie Wagtail, Wilson’s Bird-of-paradise

Episode illustration: Galah

🎧 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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