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Byron Shorebirds & Waterbirds
The migratory shorebird season has well and truely started and the celebratory Shorebirds and Waterbirds of the Cape Byron Marine Park Field Day held on the 24th August was a great success with over 140 people enjoying the bird walks and raptor talk. See Photo Albums (then Education photos) on the right for pictures of event. We'll be doing it all again next year on either the 6th or 13th September 2009.
At last month's field day, BBB also launched two new bookmarks. One features the beautiful migratory Bar-tailed Godwits who fly here each year from Siberia and Alaska and the other features resident shorebirds such as the Pied and Sooty Oyster-catchers who are breeding right now. You can pick up copies of these bookmarks at your local library.
Don't forget that we'll be running more bird walks as the shorebird season picks up. Look for details of these in the local paper and on this website.
If you want to see some fantastic photos of the Belongil Ospreys visit local photographer and passionate bird watcher Deb, at her wesite www.byronbaybackyard.com.au
Feature Bird:
Byron Bird Buddies are an education and conservation group primarily concerned with the conservation of shorebird, seabird and waterbird breeding, feeding and resting habitats from Lennox Head to North Ocean Shores, an area which encompasses the Cape Byron Marine Park on the north coast of New South Wales, Australia.