Go Birding An exquisite flash of colour, a beautiful song, a fleeting encounter with a tiny jewel, a momentary escape into nature; just a few of the many things that everyone can enjoy simply by learning to see, and hear, the birds that are all around us. View details
What's Happening General meeting October 26 at 7:30 am – 9:30 pm Charles Hawker Conference Centre A talk about research on Wedge-tailed Eagles in SA View details Go birding: Porter Scrub Conservation Park October 28 at 8:30 am – 1:00 pm From Lobethal take the road to Gumeracha, as you climb the hill with the Brick kilns on the left look for and take a right hand turn into Schubert Road, which comes up quickly at the top of the hill as the main road bears to the left. Take the first left into Lihou Road this comes to a cross road with the left hand turn being the continuation of Lihou Road. When the road reaches a sharp right turn the park is actually directly in front of you. We… View details View all events
Birds SA affiliates with BirdLife Australia for stronger bird conservation in SA. 28/03/2018 What do you get when you affiliate Australia’s oldest bird conservation organisation with Australia’s second-oldest bird conservation organisation? That’s what Birds SA and BirdLife Australia are about to find out. After working independently to protect Australia’s native birds for well over a century, Birds SA and BirdLife Australia have just signed an agreement that will see both organisations working side… Read more
The place to be Tolderol Game Reserve This wetland area on the edge of Lake Alexandrina is always a great place to see birds. View location
Announcements An updated version of the 5th Edition of A Field List of the Birds of South Australia is now available online. Important notice: There will be no access to either Dry Creek or Price Salt Fields until further notice.
Keep an eye out for Black Falcon Black Falcons are very dark, nomadic raptors and often associated with the sparsely treed plains of inland Australia, although they also frequent farmland in South Australia. They are usually seen alone, or in pairs. Black Falcons prey on mammals (rats and rabbits), birds (particularly ground birds such as quail, pipits and larks), large insects, and carrion. They will also take reptiles. They use a variety of hunting techniques: low, fast flight along watercourses or drainage lines, slow quartering, high soaring, or still hunting from a perch. Prey may be seized… Read more in our bird directory