See photos from the August 2023 DARWIN CAMP
If you are looking for lifetime activity that will stimulate your mind and body:
- Birding is a hobby for all ages, and you can start at any age
- All you need to get started is any pair of binoculars
- All activities are enhanced by being aware of birds; whether it be sitting at home, taking a walk or on an African Safari
- It can be done alone or as a social activity
- You can become involved in citizen science and conservation programs
Check our
activities itinerary and come along. We also organise local Birding excursions, regional Birding camps around NSW, and interstate and Australian territory trips!
Club Meetings
Visitors welcome
Coniston Community Centre
26 Bridge St Coniston
(adjacent to and east of the railway station)
NEXT MEETING
Tuesday 3rd October 2023, 7:30pm
Shoshana Rapley, Research Assistant, ANU
Translocation of Bush Stone-curlews: preventing this ghostly bird from haunting us from extinction.
Shoshana is a PhD candidate with the Fenner School at ANU working on bird conservation and translocation science. She also works for CSIRO studying waterbird movements.
FOLLOWING MEETING
Tuesday 7th November 2023, 7:30pm
David Winterbottom
The birds and beasts of 12 RAMSAR wetland sites in Africa
David is an Illawarra Birders member and lifetime Birder with a wealth of Birding experience in Africa, where he lived for many years.