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Weekend Birder

Weekend Birder

By: Kirsty Costa
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Discover the fascinating lives of everyday birds. Through stories, science, conversations and shared experiences, Kirsty Costa reveals the fascinating lives of everyday birds and the people who love them. Whether you’re completely new to birdwatching or you’ve loved them for years this podcast will help you stay curious, learn something new and enjoy the birds living around you.


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Episodes
  • 154 Australia's Honeyeaters - with Sean

    154 Australia's Honeyeaters - with Sean
    Oct 20 2026

    Australia's honeyeaters are noisy, feisty and full of surprises. Sean Dooley from BirdLife Australia explores what makes these birds so uniquely Australian, shares some remarkable stories about their lives and explains why the Aussie Bird Count matters.


    Birds featured: Little Wattlebird, Red Wattlebird, Regent Honeyeater, Scarlet Honeyeater, Yellow Wattlebird


    Episode illustration: Scarlet Honeyeater

    🎧 Show notes and transcript - https://weekendbirder.com/podcast/

    🐦‍⬛ Instagram - https://instagram.com/weekend.birder

    🦆 Facebook - https://facebook.com/weekend.birder


    🔊 Recordings by Marc Anderson are licenced from https://wildambience.com

    🎵 Theme music is Swing Joyful Tune by Audiosphere


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    48 mins
  • 153 Birding Your Own Way

    153 Birding Your Own Way
    Oct 13 2026

    You don’t need the lingo to love birds. Comedian Kirsty Webeck chats about birdwatching on tour, car park sightings, accidental adventures and why everyone is allowed to enjoy looking at birds.


    Birds featured: Superb Fairywren, Superb Lyrebird


    Episode illustration: Female Superb Fairywren

    🎧 Show notes and transcript - https://weekendbirder.com/podcast/

    🐦‍⬛ Instagram - https://instagram.com/weekend.birder

    🦆 Facebook - https://facebook.com/weekend.birder


    🔊 Recordings by Marc Anderson are licenced from https://wildambience.com

    🎵 Theme music is Swing Joyful Tune by Audiosphere


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    23 mins
  • 152 Birds Tell Us Where We Are

    152 Birds Tell Us Where We Are
    Oct 6 2026

    Birds can tell us where we are or remind us of where we’ve been. Lorna Pettifer chats about birds as travelling companions, the sounds of home and what Brown Treecreepers taught her about the Murray-Darling floodplains.


    Birds featured: Brahminy Kite, Brown Treecreeper, Pied Currawong, Superb Lyrebird


    Episode illustration: Brown Treecreeper

    🎧 Show notes and transcript - https://weekendbirder.com/podcast/

    🐦‍⬛ Instagram - https://instagram.com/weekend.birder

    🦆 Facebook - https://facebook.com/weekend.birder


    🔊 Recordings by Marc Anderson are licenced from https://wildambience.com

    🎵 Theme music is Swing Joyful Tune by Audiosphere


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    23 mins
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