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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.

Many thanks to digital artist mad.dee for contributing the artwork for each episode.

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78 Unexpected Moments

Discover the surprising moments of birdwatching with young nature photographer McKinley Moens. Bathing birds, foot quivering and rare honeyeaters await.

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77 Plains-wanderer

Discover the story of the Plains-wanderer - a quirky and rare Australian bird - with Chris Hartnett from Zoos Victoria.

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76 Bird Walks

Explore birdwatching in Castlemaine, Orbost, and beyond with birder and guidebook author Damian Kelly in this walk-focused episode.

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75 Kites

Learn about Australia's four kite bird species through the eyes of 10-year-old Edward in this fun and family-friendly episode.

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74 Eastern Yellow Robin

Dive into the life of the Eastern Yellow Robin and discover what makes this bird so special, from behaviours to genetics, with ornithologist Lana Austin.

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73 Eastern Osprey

Learn about the Eastern Osprey and the citizen science projects helping us understand this striking bird of prey – with birder and photographer Pip Grant-Taylor.

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72 From Dawn to Dusk

Explore the story of award-winning nature photographer Shelley Pearson and discover how light, patience and perspective bring birds to life through her lens.

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71 More than Meets the Eye

Curious about bird feathers, eyelids or legs? Dr Gráinne Cleary explains the quirky bird features that have more in common with us than you think.

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70 Birding in East Gippsland

Birdwatching through the eyes of an 11-year old. Luca shares his love of East Gippsland, birding wishlists and the Buff-breasted Paradise Kingfisher.

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69 Silos and Sacred Kingfishers

Explore Australia's birds through public art. Geoffrey Carran shares how kingfishers, kookaburras and endangered species inspire his massive silo murals.

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68 Strength of Country

Discover the connection between birds, First Peoples cultures and ecology. Dr Jack Pascoe shares stories from the Otways, how Traditional Knowledge is informing science and the joys of listening to Fan-tailed Cuckoos.

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67 Bird Feathers

Some bird feathers aren't what they seem. Freia Noss shares insights into feather structure, colour and iridescence. She also shares her love of Australian waterfowl.

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66 Swift Parrots

Celebrate the Swift Parrot – Australia’s 2023 Bird of the Year. Birdlife Australia's Beau Meney shares how to spot them and why protecting them matters.

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65 Birding on a Balcony

Discover how birdwatching from a balcony brought joy during lockdown. Christine Parrott shares her love for everyday birds and urban birding.

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64 Beach Birds

Australian artist Bridget Farmer shares her love of Australia’s beach birds (from oystercatchers to curlews to plovers) and how they inspire her art and children’s books.

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63 New Homes for Urban Birds

Dr Kylie Soanes shares clever and inspiring urban conservation ideas, from bird nesting hollows to floating wetlands, and the joy of spotting birds in unexpected places.

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62 Birding Beyond Barriers

Paralympian Richard Cordukes shares his passion for birdwatching and the birds of northern Australia, including the Western Bowerbird and Gouldian Finch. He also shares the opportunities and challenges of birding in a wheelchair.

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61 Big City Birds

Dr John Martin shares insights from the Big City Birds project, where citizen scientists and ecologists work together to better understand Australian ibis, corellas and cockatoos.

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60 Bruny Island

Escape to Bruny Island in Tasmania to see rare birds like the Forty-spotted Pardalote and Swift Parrot. Bruny Island Festival Coordinator Ella Roles is our guest.

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59 Birder Beginnings

Teenage birdwatcher Luke Eaton shares how his love for birds began, his conservation efforts, and his admiration for parrots like the King Parrot and Red-Tailed Black Cockatoo.

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