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Weekend Birder podcast is about Australian birds and the people who love them. Listen now on your favourite app or the pages below.

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41 Tune Your Ear - Honeyeaters

Learn the calls of Australia's common honeyeaters, including the Eastern Spinebill, New Holland Honeyeater, Yellow-faced Honeyeater and White-plumed Honeyeater.

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40 Tune Your Ear - Rails and Crakes

Get to know the calls of Australia's wetland birds, including the Buff-banded Rail, Lewin's Rail, Australian Spotted Crake and Spotless Crake.

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39 Tune Your Ear - Whistlers

Learn the calls of Australia's nine whistler birds, including the Golden Whistler, Mangrove Golden Whistler, Rufous Whistler and White-breasted Whistler.

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38 Tune Your Ear - Lorikeets

Learn the calls of Australia's seven lorikeets, including the Little Lorikeet, Musk Lorikeet, Scaly-breasted Lorikeet and Varied Lorikeet.

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37 Tune Your Ear - Pardalotes

Learn the calls of four different types of pardalotes - Forty-spotted Pardalote, Red-browed Pardalote, Striated Pardalote and Spotted Pardalote.


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34 Brolgas and Sarus Cranes - with Ed

Grow your knowledge about Brolgas and Sarus Cranes with help from BirdLife expert Edward Bell. You’ll also hear about the annual Crane Count in the Atherton Tablelands.

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33 eBird and Merlin - with Lareen

Learn how to use apps like eBird and Merlin to identify and record the birds you see, and find new places to visit. Lareen Newman also talks about her favourite birdwatching spot - a wetlands near Adelaide.

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32 Empathy and Photography - with Kim

Discover how Kim Wormald, an award-winning photographer, maintains her ethical bird photography approach whilst also taking stunning photos of birds like the Mallee Emu-wren.

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31 Ravens and Crows - with Sean

Learn how to identify five Australian ravens and crows by sight and call with BirdLife Australia’s Sean ‘The Birdman’ Dooley.

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30 Merri Merri - with Ann

Walk along Merri Creek (Merri Merri) with Ann McGregor and learn about how birds change with the seasons.

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29 Sneaky Waterbirds - with Matt

Learn about the unique birds found in farmland and waterways. Matt Herring shares his knowledge of Australian Bitterns, snipes, rails, crakes and other sneaky waterbirds.

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27 Bird Nests - with Zora Verona

Marvel at the architecture and artistry of bird nests with artist Zora Verona. She also shares how to establish a birdbath in your garden.

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26 Bush Birds - with Bridget

Author and artist Bridget Farmer explains how to become a ‘bird noticer’ and watch the bush birds around you, like the White-browed Scrubwren and Spotted Pardalote.

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25 Oxley Creek Common - with Hugh

Hugh Possingham shares the joys of birdwatching in his corner of Brisbane, the Oxley Creek Common, which is home to the Mistletoe Bird.

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