154 Australia’s Honeyeaters

About this episodes

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

Resources

• Aussie Bird Count

• Sean on Instagram

• The Big Twitch by Sean Dooley

• BirdLife Australia on Facebook

• BirdLife Australia on Instagram

• BirdLife Australia on Twitter

• Regent Honeyeater recording is by Ross Crates (XC660503) via xeno-canto.org

• Scarlet Honeyeater and Yellow Wattlebird recordings are by Marc Anderson - licenced from wildambience.com

Meet the guest

Sean Dooley is the National Public Affairs Manager for BirdLife Australia, author of The Big Twitch, and former holder of the Australian Big Year twitching record. For many years, Sean and his team have been working tirelessly to ensure that birds are protected and loved by Australians. That's why he is affectionately known as 'the Birdman' and we reckon he’s a national treasure.

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