Next Meeting
Birds Queensland's next meeting is
scheduled for 2nd June 2022.
More details are on the meetings page.
The first talk,
by Jim Sneddon
is titled "Birding at the tip of Cape York".
The second talk,
by Julian Reid
is titled "Long-term Trends of Birds in the Cowra District, central Western Slopes, NSW.".
Read more in the flyer.
Members only
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- Videos of recent meetings
- recent newsletters
- Guide for Access to Lake Samsonvale
- Numerous other pages
Latest News
Bowra is opening its 2022 visitor program from 6th May.
The 2022 Qld Ornithological Conference has been announced. You can see details here.
The 2021 issue of The Sunbird journal has been published.
You can read details here.
Activities are taking place, but with minor restrictions due to Corona virus.
Vaccination is no longer mandatory.
See here for more details...
A new brochure in the "Bird Places" series has been produced for Logan, to join the recently produced Moreton Bay region.
You can download the PDF on the "Places to see birds in Queensland" page.
Each month, Birds Queensland highlights a Bird of the Month. See this month's featured species here.
Birds Queensland is promoting ways to help keep domestic cats and wildlife safe. More details ...
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Birds Queensland now has a presence on Facebook and Instagram.

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Birds Queensland
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Double-eyed Fig-Parrot (female). Photo: I&J Brown |
Our aim
The aim of Birds Queensland is to promote the scientific study
and conservation of birds by all means possible, with particular
reference to the birds of Queensland.
Who are we?
Our members come from many backgrounds and have widely differing
levels of knowledge about birds. They share an interest in and
enjoyment of birds and birding in a wide variety of activities that
are described in detail in the About Birds
Queensland section of this website.
If you are new to our website, and you would like to get a quick
appreciation of all the many activities that Birds Queensland offers
our members, please visit our Site Map and
follow the links to explore our organisation, what we do, and the
many services that we offer.
A wonderful new wetland for birds at Berrinbah
Birds Queensland is the registered trading name of the Queensland
Ornithological Society Inc. and our ABN is
43 891 564 740. We are a not-for-profit organisation.
Membership
applications are welcome from anyone who is interested in the
study and conservation of the birds of Queensland.
Acknowledgement of Country
Birds Queensland acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land on which we meet and conduct our activities. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and future. We will value and care for the country which we now enjoy through the custodianship and nurturing of Australia’s First Peoples over tens of millennia.
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QWSG
Queensland
Wader Study Group (QWSG) is a special interest group within
Birds Queensland, formed to further research on both migratory and
resident waders (shorebirds) in Queensland, and to work for their
conservation.
Learn About Birds
"Learn About Birds" (LAB) is a co-operative initiative between Birds Queensland and BirdLife Southern Queensland. Recently LAB launched a website Our Local Birds which gives information on local S.E. Queensland birds as well as a teaching model and resources for teachers of Years 1-6.
Website name: ourlocalbirds.com
Member's Miscellany
The 2021 Twitchathon has come and gone. Click here for results .
The 2020 results are there as well
Bowra Banding project the 2020 Bowra
Banding trip is available from the members' page
A Hot birding spot - Beryl Roberts Park at
Coopers Plains. Read more...