South Coast Festival of Birds & Biodiversity 2022
The 2022 Festival of Birds & Biodiversity will take place over the months of January through April. The festival includes an array of entertaining and educational community events showcasing the unique and beautiful bird fauna and biodiversity of the south coast of Western Australia. This year there is also a strong focus on climate action.
Balijup Citizen Science Ecological Monitoring- Thur 13 Jan – Mon 17 Jan 2022
Based at Lake Nunijup, Tenterden
Join in four days of fauna monitoring focussing on the Balijup Sanctuary near Cranbrook
Monderup View Citizen Science Biodiversity Project
Sat 15th Jan – Sun 16th Jan 2022
Chingarrup Citizen Science Biodiversity Project – Thursday 20th – Thursday 27th Jan 2022
This will be held at Chingarrup Sanctuary
Join Eddy and Donna Wajon for birdwatching, wildflower walks and Malleefowl mound observation on this Boxwood Hill Gondwana Link Property.
Meet the birds of Lake Seppings, Albany – World Wetland Day Wednesday 2nd Feb 2022
This will be held at Lake Seppings
Join Birdlife on a walk around the lake to learn more about wetland birds.
Birds and Biodiversity Guided Tour of Wilson Inlet Denmark – World Wetland Day Wednesday 2nd Feb 2022
This will be held at Wilson Inlet
Join Mark Parre and Shaun Ossinger for a half day tour around the inlet.
The Miracle of Shorebird Migration Art Exhibition – 1st Feb to 28th Feb 2022
Featuring the Overwintering Project Print Portfolio
This will be held at Vancouver Arts Centre – Albany
The Miracle of Shorebird Migration Art Exhibition – 17th Feb to 17th March 2022
Featuring the Overwintering Project Print Portfolio
This will be held at the Butter Factory Arts Studio and Gallery – Denmark
Denmark Bird Talks 5
Featuring presenations from Dr Rochelle Steven, Claire Greenwell, Merryn Pryor and Helena Stokes.
This will be held at the Denmark RSL Hall, Strickland St Denmark
Shorebird ID Workshop – Denmark
Workshop with Birdlife WA and Denmark Bird Group
Denmark Community Resource Centre, 2 Strickland St. Denmark
South Coast Shorebird ID Field Trip
A field trip along the Wilson Inlet – Denmark
Tootanellup Wetlands Bioblitz 2022
Focus on the freshwater wetlands at Tootanellup and Boggy Lake
This will be held at Tootanellup, Perillup with Geraldine and Steve Janicke
Join Wayne Monks and meet the Birds along the Kalgan
View birds in the conservation reserve, followed by a biodiversity walk along the Luke Penn Walk on the Kalgan River.
This will be held at 113 Riverside Road Kalgan
Learn how to identify backyard birds
Join us at the Albany library to learn how to identify birds backyard birds
Waterways – Love Stories of Place
Taster Workshops with Nari Lees
The taster workshops focus on exercises that reflect your connection to local waterways.
Sat 26th – Sun 27th Denmark CRC
Learn about Black Cockatoo conservation
and build your own artificial Black Cockatoo hollow
Nullaki Cockatoo Nursery
Join Regional Ecologist, Sarah Comer (DCBA) and Anne Bondin to talk about Sth Coast birds we may lose forever.
Thursday 3rd March 5:30pm – 6:30 pm
Albany Public Library
Register with the library, call 6820 3600
Learn about Kwongkan Threatened Ecological Community, black cockatoos and how you can get involved in their conservation!
Saturday 5th March
Bremer Bay Community Resource Centre
Register for your FREE tickets HERE
Join BirdLife Western Australia for an excursion to
learn all about or local birds
Visit Waychinicup National Park with guest speaker
Regional Ecologist Sarah Comer (DBCA)
Black Cockatoos – Denmark Workshop
Join Birdlife WA to gain a better understanding of these unique and endangered species.
Denmark Community Resource Centre
Join BirdLife Western Australia for awalk along the Oyster Harbour Foreshore
Learn how to identify birds by there call
Practical ways to protect Salt Lake Foreshores
for Shorebird Nesting Habitat.
Bobs Lake Bird Hide, 15km from Cranbrook.
Other events in Albany and other South Coast locations in 2022 include
- Citizen Science and fauna surveys
- Bird outings and walks
- Talks at the Albany Library
- Photography & Art exhibitions & workshops
- Field trip
- Workshops
- Bird Identification
- Film Nights
Festival of Birds Symposium – Thursday 3rd March 2022
This will be held at UWA Albany.
Speakers will include Dr Alison Lullfitz, Noongar Elder Lynette Knapp, Shandell Cummings and Emeritus Prof John Pate.
For Further Information
Festival of Birds - past events 2022
This Festival is supported by Lotterywest, Museum of the Great Southern, Green Skills, BirdLife WA, UWA- Albany, South Coast NRM, WA Department of Biodiversity, Conservation, and Attractions, Albany Bird Group, Gondwana Link Ltd, Yongergnow Malleefowl Centre, Bush Heritage Australia, Conservation Council of WA & others.
The Green Skills biodiversity program is supported by funding from the Koorabup Trust and South Coast NRM through funding from the Australian Government. Its Balijup project is supported by the Western Australian Government’s State Natural Resource Management Program, supported by Royalties for Regions.
