Next Meeting
Birds Queensland's next meeting
will be on 2 April 2020.
(THIS MEETING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. Videos of the speakers talks will be available to Birds Queensland members and members will be emailed when the film is available.)
The first talk will be by Maggie Overend
titled "The Welford National Park Expedition".
The second talk will be by Russell McGregor
titled "Birdwatching with Alec Chisholm".
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Members only
Log in (see right) for information on:
- The Birds Queensland Garden Bird Survey for 2019/20. The survey form can be downloaded directly from here without logging in.
- Videos of latest meeting
- Guide for Access to Lake Samsonvale
Latest News
The Management Committee is closely monitoring official advice on Corona virus from the public health government sources. Activities including walks, camps and the monthly meeting have been cancelled until the end of April. See here for more details...
Due to the current COVID19 outbreak, ALL AWC Sanctuaries will be closed
immediately - this includes BOWRA. If you have made a booking for this year,
you will be contacted shortly by a Birds Qld representative. AWC will review the
situation in July. For updates, please check this website.
Each month, Birds Queensland highlights a Bird of the Month. See this month's featured species here.
Birds Queensland has a new-look webpage for the Birding sites of
South East Queensland under Information. You can now find that latest updated
information on the sites and their birds by looking under the relevant local government areas.
See the new-look page here.
Birds Queensland is promoting ways to help keep domestic cats and wildlife safe. More details ...
Advertising with Birds Queensland. Would you like to advertise in our newsletter?
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Birds Queensland now has a presence on Facebook.
Visiting Bowra? Click here for
some useful information
Birds Queensland
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| Black-shouldered Kite with prey. Photo: J. Sarna |
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.
Some of our members in action on our Inskip Campout
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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BQ Members
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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 ...
