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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
  • 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
  • Season 5 Trailer

    Season 5 Trailer
    Sep 29 2026

    We've arrived at Season 5. There's more everyday birds, places, stories and science to discover.


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    🎧 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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    2 mins
  • 151 Ask Us Anything - with Sean and Jonah

    151 Ask Us Anything - with Sean and Jonah
    Jun 2 2026

    Bird questions can get wonderfully out of hand. For the season four finale, Sean Dooley and Jonah Lafferty answer listener questions about ravens, dinosaurs, car park birds, migration, field guides and what birds can tell us about a changing world.


    Many thanks to Weekend Birder listeners for submitting your questions - Abby P, Brooke Y, Clare Presser, Dani K, Hugh Possingham, John T, Kelly W, Kirstie I, Lewie I, Lian W, Louis and Tom H


    This episode also features Andrew Skeoch and Tim Low.


    Birds featured: Australian Pelican, Budgerigar, Bush Stone-curlew, Gang-gang Cockatoo, Little Raven, Noisy Pitta, Pacific Koel, Purple-crowned Lorikeet, Southern Cassowary, Zebra Finch


    Episode illustration: Budgerigar

    🎧 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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    54 mins
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