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Byron Shorebirds & Waterbirds
Thank you to all those who attended the birds walks and talks in October and in particular thanks to all those lovely children who participated and wowed us with their curiousity, extensive knowledge and lovely personalities.
A diverse number of migratory and resident birds were seen in the various locations where we held the walks and we'll put that list up on this site soon. Attached in About Us -Events October -December 2009 is a pdf of the remaining guided bird walks for this year. Feel free to join us if you can. This reflective photo of a Black-winged Stilt taken at the West Byron Wetlands walk by Peter Borrelli.
We've had a number of Pied Oyster-catcher chicks born in both the Brunswick River and at the Belongil estuary in the last week. This is a photo (also by Peter Borrelli) of two chicks was taken at the Belongil estuary on Sunday 18th October. We believe they were only a few hours old. Another Pied chick which we believe is about two days older is also located at the Belongil. Don't forget to check out Deb's photos at the Belongil Estuary Osprey site and West Byron Wetlands Birds. Congratulations Deb on scoring such a fantastic photo on the back page of the Byron Shire News during October.
Below are two great guides for bird watchers further afield i.e over the Great Dividing Range and further south in the beautiful Clarence Valley. Both guides are free from the respective tourism information centres. 
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.