The Miracle of Shorebird Migration Art Exhibition 17-feb

Denmark was privileged to welcome to the Butter Factory, a National collection of shorebird prints, known as the Overwintering Project, comprising 335 prints by 250 artists. The ”Miracle of Shorebird Migration” exhibition was opened on 17th February with the curator Kate Gorringe-Smith addressing the audience via “Zoom”. The exhibition highlights the plight of our threatened …

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Festival of Birds and Biodiversity – Bird Talks 5

60 People attended the latest Bird Talks Event, part of the Festival of Birds and Biodiversity, run by Green Skills. Four dynamic young women spoke on Backyard Birds, Black Cockatoos, Fairy Terns and the Western Ground Parrot. Dr Rochelle Steven of Murdoch University inspired the audience to transform their backyards into avian havens and to …

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John Croston

It is with much sadness that we advise that John has died after battling cancer in recent months. Our committee will miss him, his quiet disposition, always providing us with thoughtful and measured advice and encouragement. We have sent our condolences to John’s wife Rosemary and sons Miles and Nick. A funeral service will be …

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More Migratory Shorebirds arrive for Summer (17 October 2021)

Whilst we were installing the temporary fence on Friday (15 October), we saw four Red-necked Stints, the first we’ve seen this year at Ocean Beach. Perhaps even more exciting was a group of about 50 Fairy Terns, roosting and feeding along with the Crested Terns. They were also landing on Fairy Tern Island, just north …

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First Migratory Shorebird of Summer (10 September 2021)

Kirsty and I saw our first migratory shorebirds of Summer (well Spring really); 2 beautiful Common Sandpipers on the Wilson Inlet at Spring Bay, one roosting on a log and one feeding on the shoreline. They have a characteristically bobbing motion when feeding and are generally found on the shoreline, quite often at the Prawn …

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