Be inspired by good news stories from WWF-Australia. This episode is about Grey Fantails and how people are working together as part of bird conservation.Darren Grover is the Head of Healthy Land and Seascapes at WWF-Australia. He is an ecologist by trade and has nearly 20 years' experience in species conservation, environmental impact assessment, land management, and policy development. Darren and his team work with universities, government, other organisations, community and First Nations people to improve the conservation status of animals like the Carnaby’s Black Cockatoo, Gouldian Finch and Shy Albatatross. Darren is most at home in the bush and he's an avid birdwatcher and bushwalker.Links:* Episode transcript - weekendbirder.com/episodes/42-good-news-stories-with-darren* Darren on Twitter - @DarrenGroverWWF* WWF-Australia - website - wwf.org.au* WWF-Australia - Artificial Nests Aim to Increase Shy Albatross Breeding Success - wwf.org.au/news/2017/artificial-nests-aim-to-increase-shy-albatross-breeding-success/* WWF-Australia - Gouldian Finch - https://wwf.org.au/what-we-do/species/gouldian-finch/* WWF-Australia - Hope for the Glossy Black Cockatoo - wwf.org.au/blogs/hope-for-the-glossy-black-cockatoo/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Listen out for the melodic calls of Australia's common honeyeaters. This episode is about the Eastern Spinebill, New Holland Honeyeater, Noisy Miner, Yellow-faced Honeyeater, White-plumed Honeyeater, Red Wattlebird, Little Wattlebird and Brown Honeyeater.Birdwatching isn’t just about watching, it’s about listening too. Tune Your Ear episodes are designed to help you get to know bird calls. You will hear guest insights and recordings from birds around Australia.Links:* Episode transcript - www.weekendbirder.com/episodes/41-tune-your-ear-honeyeaters* Eastern Spinebill recording by Ramit Singal (XC567413) - xeno-canto.org/species/Acanthorhynchus-tenuirostris* Eastern Spinebill recording by Marc Anderson (XC340221) - xeno-canto.org/species/Phylidonyris-novaehollandiae* New Holland Honeyeater recording by Marc Anderson (XC172248) - xeno-canto.org/species/Phylidonyris-novaehollandiae* Noisy Miner Honeyeater recording by David Vander Pluym (XC387136) - xeno-canto.org/species/Manorina-melanocephala* Yellow-faced Honeyeater recording by Greg McLachlan (XC361497) - xeno-canto.org/species/Caligavis-chrysops* White-plumed Honeyeater recording by Henk Krajenbrink (XC241047) - xeno-canto.org/species/Ptilotula-penicillata* Red Wattlebird recording by Catherine Clover (XC505693) - xeno-canto.org/species/Anthochaera-carunculata* Little Wattlebird recording by Jeremy Hegge (XC168208) - xeno-canto.org/species/Anthochaera-chrysoptera* Brown Honeyeater recording by Colin Trainor (XC131086) - xeno-canto.org/species/Lichmera-indistincta* Marc Anderson's recordings were licensed from wildambience.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Get to know the peculiar sounds of some of Australia's wetland birds. This episode is about the Buff-banded Rail, Chestnut Rail, Lewin's Rail, Australian Spotted Crake, Baillon's Crake, Red-necked Crake, Spotless Crake and White-browed Crake.Birdwatching isn’t just about watching, it’s about listening too. Tune Your Ear episodes are designed to help you get to know bird calls. You will hear guest insights and recordings from birds around Australia.Links:* Episode transcript - www.weekendbirder.com/episodes/40-tune-your-ear-rails-and-crakes* Buff-banded Rail recording by Greg McLachlan (XC442303) - xeno-canto.org/species/Hypotaenidia-philippensis* Buff-banded Rail recording by Richard Boon (XC512703) - xeno-canto.org/species/Hypotaenidia-philippensis* Chestnut Rail recording by Bram Demeulemeester (XC410635) - xeno-canto.org/species/Eulabeornis-castaneoventris* Lewin's Rail recording by Ramit Singal (XC495636) - xeno-canto.org/species/Lewinia-pectoralis* Australian Spotted Crake recording by Richard Boon (XC783360) - xeno-canto.org/species/Porzana-fluminea* Baillon's Crake by Dan Lane (XC466563) - xeno-canto.org/species/Zapornia-pusilla* Red-necked Crake recording by Phil Gregory (XC346424) - xeno-canto.org/species/Rallina-tricolor* Spotless Crake recording by John Graff (XC166674) - xeno-canto.org/species/Zapornia-tabuensis* Spotless Crake recording by Nigel Jackett (XC127745) - xeno-canto.org/species/Zapornia-tabuensis* White-browed Crake recording by Marc Anderson (XC733560) - xeno-canto.org/species/Poliolimnas-cinereus* Marc Anderson's recordings were licensed from wildambience.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Become familiar with the calls of Australia's nine whistlers. This episode is about the Gilbert's Whistler, Golden Whistler, Grey Whistler, Mangrove Golden Whistler, Olive Whistler, Red-Lored Whistler, Rufous Whistler, Western Whistler and White-breasted Whistler.Birdwatching isn’t just about watching, it’s about listening too. Tune Your Ear episodes are designed to help you get to know bird calls. You will hear guest insights and recordings from birds around Australia.Links:* Episode transcript - weekendbirder.com/episodes/38-tune-your-ear-lorikeets* Gilbert's Whistler recording by Marc Anderson (XC689149) - xeno-canto.org/species/Pachycephala-inornata* Golden Whistler recording by Craig Robertson (XC766524) - xeno-canto.org/species/Pachycephala-pectoralis* Grey Whistler recording by Phil Gregory (XC208148) - xeno-canto.org/species/Pachycephala-simplex* Mangrove Golden Whistler recording by Todd Mark (XC246713) - xeno-canto.org/species/Pachycephala-melanura* Olive Whistler recording by Marc Anderson (XC201322) - xeno-canto.org/species/Pachycephala-olivacea* Rufuous Whistler recording by Khristos Nizamis (XC593350) - xeno-canto.org/species/Pachycephala-rufiventris* Red-lored Whistler recording by Niels Poul Dreyer (XC40769) - xeno-canto.org/species/Pachycephala-rufogularis* Western Whistler recording by Marc Anderson (XC382793) - xeno-canto.org/species/Pachycephala-fuliginosa* White-breasted Whistler recording by Nigel Jackett (XC239864) - xeno-canto.org/species/Pachycephala-lanioides* Marc Anderson's recordings were licensed from wildambience.com* Book - Where Song Began by Tim Low - timlow.com/where-song-began Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Listen to the calls of Australia's seven lorikeets. This episode is about the Little Lorikeet, Musk Lorikeet, Purple-crowned Lorikeet, Red-collared Lorikeet, Scaly-breasted Lorikeet and the Varied Lorikeet (phew).Birdwatching isn’t just about watching, it’s about listening too. Tune Your Ear episodes are designed to help you get to know bird calls. You will hear guest insights and recordings from birds around Australia.Links:* Episode transcript - weekendbirder.com/episodes/38-tune-your-ear-lorikeets * Little Lorikeet recording by Greg McLachlan (XC372859) - xeno-canto.org/species/Parvipsitta-pusilla* Musk Lorikeet recording by Marc Anderson was licensed from wildambience.com* Purple-crowned Lorikeet recording by Marc Anderson was licensed from wildambience.com* Red-collared Lorikeet recording by Tobias Sheppard (XC507827) - xeno-canto.org/species/Trichoglossus-rubritorquis* Scaly-breasted Lorikeet recording by Henk Krajenbrink (XC170701) - xeno-canto.org/species/Trichoglossus-chlorolepidotus* Varied Lorikeet recording by Phil Gregory (XC287809) - xeno-canto.org/species/Psitteuteles-versicolor* Episode 27 - Red-tailed Black Cockatoos with Richard - weekendbirder.com/episodes/28-red-tailed-black-cockatoos-with-richard* Episode 8 - Aussie Bird Count with Sean - weekendbirder.com/episodes/08-aussie-bird-count-with-sean Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.