Australia’s 2025 Top Tour Guide, Cat Davidson, shares the magic of Inala on Bruny Island - home to Forty-spotted Pardalotes, Swift Parrots and Tasmania’s other incredible birdlife.

🎧 All links here - https://www.weekendbirder.com/podcast/122-pardalotes-and-parrots

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Bird illustration: Forty-spotted Pardalote

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Comedian Rove McManus shares his lifelong love of birds, from backyard Galahs to hummingbirds, and how birdwatching brings awe, laughter and connection.

🎧 All links here - https://www.weekendbirder.com/podcast/121-bird-bird-bird

🎵 Recording by Marc Anderson - licenced from https://www.wildambience.com

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Bird illustration: Galah

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Discover the secrets of the Tawny Frogmouth, one of Australia’s most loved birds. Dr Marian Weaving shares their fascinating features, quirky behaviours and how we can help them thrive in the wild.

🎧 All links here - https://www.weekendbirder.com/podcast/09-tawny-frogmouths-with-marian

👑Tawny Frogmouth Named 2025 Bird of the Year - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/oct/16/tawny-frogmouth-2025-australian-bird-year-winner

🎵 Tawny Frogmouth recording by Marc Anderson - licenced from https://wildambience.com

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Bird illustration: Tawny Frogmouth

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This joyful chat with award-winning illustrator Astred Hicks and BirdLife Australia’s Dr Holly Parsons is about noticing everyday urban birds, playful ways to watch with kids and the surprising travels of the tiny Silvereye.

🎧 All links here - https://www.weekendbirder.com/podcast/119-birds-that-connect-us

🎵 Recording by Marc Anderson - licenced from https://www.wildambience.com

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Bird illustration: Silvereye

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Join nature guide Amanda Lamont in Broken Hill and Mungo National Park as we marvel at pink cockatoos and explore how birdwatching connects us to place, people and ourselves.

🎧 All links here - https://www.weekendbirder.com/podcast/119-birds-that-connect-us

🎵 Recording by Marc Anderson - licenced from https://www.wildambience.com

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Bird illustration: Pink Cockatoo

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Get a taste of what’s to come in Season 4. Our curiosity will lead us to science, community and the surprising ways birds shape our world.

🎵 Laughing Kookaburra recording by Marc Anderson - licenced from https://www.wildambience.com

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Bird illustration: Superb Fairywren

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It’s the Season 3 finale of the Weekend Birder podcast. Hear Australian bird stories, questions, and recordings from listeners in this joyful community celebration.

🎧 All links here - https://www.weekendbirder.com/podcast/118-season-finale

🎵 Recording by Marc Anderson - licenced from https://www.wildambience.com

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Bird illustration: Yellow-tailed Black-cockatoo

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Discover the magic of the Australian dawn chorus in this conversation with sound recordist Andrew Skeoch. Explore how bird calls can teach us about listening, ecology, and connection to place.

🎧 All links here - https://www.weekendbirder.com/podcast/117-dawn-chorus-with-andrew

🎵 Recordings by Andrew Skeoch - https://www.andrewskeoch.com

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Bird illustration: Grey Shrikethrush

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