From 2015 we are archiving instances where there has been information in the media about birds within the Hunter Region and/or about local bird conservation issues.
Aug 3rd 2023
Stockton Sandspit
Shorebird habitat rehabilitation
May 12th 2023
https://www.hboc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023-05-World-Migratory-Bird-Day-Hunter-estuary.pdf
Mar 28 2022 – Saving The Critically Endangered Regent Honeyeater
2022 May 11 Hexham Swamp Rehabilitation Project
2022 May 17 – It’s a race against time for Regent Honeyeaters of the Tomalpin Woodlands
19 Feb 2022 A microlight flight around Australia to highlight endangered migratory shorebirds’ plight
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-02-19/milly-formby-flying-plane-shorebird-awareness/100832530
28 Nov 2021 Latham’s Snipe recorded in big numbers across the Hunter Estuary
29 Oct 2021 Critically endangered Regent Honeyeaters released as fight to save species continues
31 Jan 2021 Drones, thermal imaging cameras part of the high-tech search for the elusive Australasian bittern
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-01-31/high-tech-search-for-elusive-bittern/13102838?utm
Nov 8 2020 – Black-necked Storks breeding at Hexham swamp
2020-11-08-Black-necked-Storks-Hexham-Swamp.pdf
Ann Lindsay’s interview on ABC1233 –
23 August 2020 – Released captive-bred regent honeyeater leads conservationists to wild Hunter Valley flock
July 20 2020 – Hunter Bird Observers Club conservation coordinator Ann Lindsey proud to be a voice for bird habitats
https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/6837781/ann-proud-to-be-a-voice-for-bird-habitats/
May 11 2020 – Hunter Hero: Shorebirds thrive on Tom Clarke’s watch
https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/6751861/hunters-shorebirds-thrive-on-toms-watch/
February 7 2020 – Broughton Island first brought to life and prepares to flap out of the box
https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/6618212/hatching-history-on-broughton-island/
Feb 7 2020 – Gould’s Petrel found in Port Stephens
https://www.nbnnews.com.au/2020/02/07/goulds-petrel-found-in-port-stephens/
December 12 2019 – Extinct’ seabird lured to pest-free island off NSW with bird call recordings
19 May 2019 – How Australia’s fauna extinction crisis affects the Hunter
https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/6126865/the-extinction-crisis-in-the-hunter/
Nov 27 2018 – Wandering tattler makes 11,000 kilometre trip into the Hunter
November 24 2018 – Ash Island transforms as its natural beauty slowly returns
https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/5766339/ash-islands-long-path-to-rehabilitation/
Feb 12, 2018 – Bird researchers land on Broughton Island
https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/5204441/broughton-holds-nest-of-knowledge/
25 November 2016 – Regent Honeyeater breeding near Cessnock
http://www.maitlandmercury.com.au/story/4317636/bird-watchers-rare-find-at-poppethead/?cs=31
22 October 2016 – We really love our lorikeets
http://www.maitlandmercury.com.au/story/4237754/we-really-love-our-lorikeets/
11 September 2016 – Saving the critically endangered Swift Parrot
Originally published in Newcastle Herald, 11 September 2016. No longer available online.
9 September 2016 – Hooded Plover, a very rare find
http://www.maitlandmercury.com.au/story/4148796/a-very-rare-find-on-the-beach/
12 August 2016 – Regent Honeyeater fighting for existence
http://www.maitlandmercury.com.au/story/4087164/regent-is-fighting-extinction/
17 July 2016 – Max Maddock: Hunter environmental hero and visionary
Originally published in Newcastle Herald, 17 July 2016. No longer available online.
22 May 2016 – Hunter Bird Observers Celebrate 40th
http://www.nbnnews.com.au/2016/05/22/hunter-bird-observers-celebrate-40th/
11 May 2016 – Rare sight as large flocks of songbirds migrate north through Lower Hunter
Originally published in Newcastle Herald, 11 May 2016. No longer available online.
3 May 2016 – Thousands of tiny songbirds are filling the skies over the Hunter Valley
Originally published in Newcastle Herald, 3 May 2016. No longer available online.
27 April 2016 – 18 hectares of Hunter Wetlands restored
http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/news/18-hectares-of-hunter-wetlands-restored
27 April 2016 – Unlikely Source Threatening Endangered Birds
http://www.nbnnews.com.au/2016/04/27/unlikely-source-threatening-endangered-birds/
16 April 2016 – Extinct status as black-throated finch no longer takes flight in NSW
11 March 2016 – Court finds in favour of Regent Honeyeater
http://www.maitlandmercury.com.au/story/3787746/court-rules-in-favour-of-honeyeaters/
http://www.theherald.com.au/story/3785795/honeyeater-trumps-council/
9 August 2015 – Regent Honeyeater, estate face uncertainty
Originally published in Newcastle Herald, 9 August 2015. No longer available online.
30 July 2015 – Conserving the regent honeyeater near Cessnock
http://www.maitlandmercury.com.au/story/3247018/conserving-the-regent-honeyeater-near-cessnock/
29 July 2015 – Bird surveys becoming searches for a ‘needle in a haystack’
http://www.abc.net.au/local/photos/2015/07/29/4282997.htm
25 June 2015 – Discovering a suburban ecological treasure
http://www.abc.net.au/local/photos/2015/06/25/4261921.htm#.VY_EtjUCmIt.mailto
12 May 2015 – The plight of migratory shorebirds
http://www.abc.net.au/local/photos/2015/05/12/4234316.htm
20 February 2015 – Great Frigatebird creates buzz after long journey from afar
Originally published in Newcastle Herald, 20 February 2015. No longer available online.
12 February 2015 – Fancy a bird bath? What about a bird bath?
Originally published in Newcastle Herald, 12 February 2015. No longer available online.