Next Meeting
Birds Queensland's next meeting
will be 4 October 2018.
The first talk will be by Robert Bush
titled "Pacifc Golden Plovers: tracking migraton movements from Moreton Bay".
The second talk will be by Maggie Overend
titled "The Bladensburg Survey".
Read more ...
Latest News
Birds Queensland is undertaking a Citizen Science survey project to collect
information on the numbers of Australian Brushturkey observed in south-east Queensland, and
to discover how wide spread the birds are. Access to the survey form and other details
are available here.
For members only, a Nomination Form for the
Election of Office Bearers for the Management Committee of
Queensland Ornithological Society Incorporated (Birds Queensland) is available
for 2019. To download the form, log in on the right side of this page, then look
for the link under 'Management Committee'.
For members only, a trial has begun to provide a
video of the last
meeting. To view the video, log in on the right side of this page, then look
for the link under 'Publications and Communication'.
2018 Twitchathon dates: Friday 21 September to Tuesday 2 October. Closing date for entries 19 September. Further details
available here.
Birds Queensland's current Access Deed for SEQ Water properties at
Lake Samsonvale expires 30.9.2018. A Guide for Access to
Lake Samsonvale is available in the members' area
under "Birding". Please log on at the right hand side of this page.
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Visiting Bowra? Click here for
some useful information
Birds Queensland
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| Golden-headed Cisticola. Photo: A. Parmiter |
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.
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Newsletter and Library Catalog
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.
Member's Miscellany
Bowra Banding project the inaugural Bowra
Banding trip. Read more ...
A Hot birding spot - Beryl Roberts Park at
Coopers Plains. Read more...
The Bribie Emu. Many birders will have heard
that there is, or was, an Emu on Bribie Island. At last there are
images to prove it! Read more ...
