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White gum saplings growing out of cages
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TWBBI progress

Now into its third year, we’ve planted over 40 ha of foraging habitat with more than 3,600 trees for 40spots and Swifties. Our tireless manager, Andrew Hingston has developed bigger

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Sound recorder
40-spotted pardalote
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Bruny Bird Bioacoustics

Imagine being able to pop out a sound recorder in the bush and have a list of what birds are present! This is what we are working towards with our

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Wetland renaissance

Restoring wetlands on Fairyland and further north at D’Arcy’s Lagoon by the Nature Glenelg Trust points to fantastic collaboration between several ‘for-value’ organisations. Most islanders and visitors will drive past

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Organising nesy box inserts
40-spotted pardalote
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Testing nestbox design

In our attempts to find a nestbox design for the 40spots, we are trying out limited volume boxes. The original design, trialed successfully by Amanda Edgeworthy (ANU) some 20 years

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Kids learning about birds
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Pardalote Day

Our friends at Kuno developed this lovely video featuring local school kids learning about their special little birdy – the Forty-spotted pardalote and how they can help to look after

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