Episodes

  • 118 Season Finale - with the Weekend Birder Community
    May 27 2025

    Celebrate the joy of birdwatching together.


    This episode is a special collection of listener stories, curious questions, and bird recordings from the Weekend Birder community. Thank you to Alexa, Kerrie Robertson, Tom Raw, Meg Dow, Jia Yin, Pete Brothwell, Anelie Joy, Jeff Smith, Christoph Devoil, and Roger MacKertich for your contributions — and to Andrew Skeoch for his dawn chorus recording of budgerigars.


    🎧 All links here: weekendbirder.com/podcast/118-season-finale-with-the-weekend-birder-community

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    21 mins
  • 117 Dawn Chorus - with Andrew
    May 20 2025

    Listen to the world around you. This episode explores deep listening, learning from birds, and what makes the Australian dawn chorus so unique. Sound recordist Andrew Skeoch shares the wisdom of wild soundscapes and how tuning into nature can change the way we live, think, and feel.


    🎧 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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    30 mins
  • 116 Broken Hill - with Anika
    May 13 2025

    Take a trip to the Australian outback. This episode explores the unique birds of Broken Hill and the work of a farmer who cares deeply for wildlife and the planet. Dr Anika Molesworth shares how farming, climate action, and bird conservation can go hand in hand.


    🎧 All links here - https://www.weekendbirder.com/podcast/116-broken-hill-with-anika

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

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    24 mins
  • 115 Casual Birding - with Suzy
    May 6 2025

    Look at Australian birds with new eyes. In this episode, English birdwatcher and podcaster Suzy Buttress shares her birding adventures, her love for connecting with people through birds, and her favourite places to go birding in the UK.


    🎧 All links here - https://www.weekendbirder.com/podcast/115-casual-birding-with-suzy

    🎵 Sulphur-crested Cockatoo recording by Marc Anderson - licenced from https://www.wildambience.com

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    29 mins
  • 114 Bird of Prey Q&A - with Steve
    Apr 29 2025

    Get to know birds of prey on a whole new level. In this Q&A episode, raptor expert Stephen Debus answers listener questions about eagle parenting, prey, plumage morphs and more – sharing insights from a lifetime studying Australia’s birds of prey.


    🎧 All links here - https://www.weekendbirder.com/podcast/114-bird-of-prey-qa-with-steve

    🎵 Bird of prey recordings by Marc Anderson - licenced from https://www.wildambience.com

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    18 mins
  • 113 Birdwatching for All - with Ian and Julie
    Apr 22 2025

    Discover the joys of birdwatching with limited mobility. This episode is about two birders who make birding accessible, including for those in a wheelchair, and the wonderful nature discoveries they've made along the way.


    🎧 All links here - https://www.weekendbirder.com/podcast/113-birdwatching-for-all-with-ian-and-julie

    📸 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/weekend.birder

    🦆 More at - https://www.weekendbirder.com


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    23 mins
  • 112 Bird Videos - with Scot
    Apr 15 2025

    Learn how to record video footage of birds. This episode is about a passionate ornithologist, conservationist and film-maker who has some great advice about creating bird videos.


    🎧 All links here - https://www.weekendbirder.com/podcast/112-bird-videos-with-scot

    🎵 Paradise Riflebird recording by Marc Anderson - licenced from https://www.wildambience.com

    📸 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/weekend.birder

    🦆 More at - https://www.weekendbirder.com


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    27 mins
  • 111 Fairywren Quest - with Maggie
    Apr 8 2025

    Try a different form of birdwatching. In this episode, amateur naturalist Maggie Galbraith shares how slowing down and staying local helped her learn more about birds – including the stunning White-winged Fairywren.


    🎧 All links here - https://www.weekendbirder.com/podcast/111-fairywren-quest-with-maggie

    🎵 White-winged Fairywren recording by Marc Anderson - licenced from https://www.wildambience.com

    📸 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/weekend.birder

    🦆 More at - https://www.weekendbirder.com


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    21 mins