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What's Coming Up Next?
Birdwatching Deep Dive with Ricki Coughlan
Ricki and Grant are back with a new format on Friday 8th of September.
Here's an introduction about what we will be doing regularly - What will be different, and how you can get involved.
Wednesday 30th August, 3.00 pm Australian Eastern Standard Time
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Monday with Holly
RE-cap on the recent trip... What did I see/notice?
Regular conversation about Urban Birds
Monday 4th August, midday, 12.00pm Aust. Eastern Daylight Time
Join me for a recap following the recent trip - especially what did I notice in all the different towns and cities, and the urban landscapes? And you tell me what you have been seeing in your neighbourhoods!
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Meet Dr. Claire Nemes
Migratory Birds in a Changing World.
Time to be confirmed
Grant is joined by Dr. Clair Nemes, who has recently completed a PhD., examining how migratory birds are coping and adapting to a changing world.
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Birdwatching Deep Dive with Ricki Coughlan
Ricki and Grant discuss the techniques for successful birdwatching.
Friday in August, Time to be confirmed
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Past Live Streams
Monday with Grant (on Thursday evening)
Focus on Urban Birds - North Queensland
Regular conversation about Urban Birds
Thursday 15th June, (7.00 pm), Aust. Eastern Daylight Time
What are the common birds that you see out the window as you drive norht in Far North Queensland? Which birds are common in the streets and parks of Atherton and Townsville and Cairns? One of the common birds might surprise you!
Join me for a quick catch up, and tell me what you have been seeing!
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Monday with Grant - flying solo today!
Focus on Urban Birds
Regular conversation about Urban Birds
Monday 5th June, half-past midday (12.30pm), Aust. Eastern Daylight Time
Grant is usully joined by Holly Parsons, Manager of Urban Birds programs at Birdlife Australia, to discuss the birds that live with us in towns and cities.
Where in northern Australia will Grant be for this discussion? Will he have found an interesting guest to talk urban birds in northern Australia?
Monday with Holly
Urban Birds
Regular conversation about Urban Birds
Monday 22nd May, midday, Aust. Eastern Daylight Time
Grant is joined by Holly Parsons, Manager of Urban Birds programs at Birdlife Australia, to discuss the birds that live with us in towns and cities.
Monday with Grant
On the Road with Grant
Regular conversation about Urban Birds
Grant is talking about his northern road trip with Microloght Milly Formby;
Powerful Owls with Dr Nick
Some lifers
Toondah Harbour protest
Monday with Grant
Lets talk about some of the Bird stories that have been in the news lately...
Members Only
Live Stream
Special presentation for the Members of The Bird Emergency membership program
1.00pm Thursday 27th April
Birdwatching Deep Dive with Ricki Coughlan
The Changing Calender of Your Birds, working a trail (track!) and setting up your binoculars correctly! Ricki and Grant discuss the techniques for successful birdwatching.
Friday 21st April, 4.00pm Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC +10)
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Monday with Grant - featuring Gregory Andrews & Polly Hemming
Can Nature-based solutions work to stop Australia's Extinction Emergency?
Monday 17th March, midday, Aust. Eastern Standard Time (UTC +10)
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Your Dawn Chorus
April
Wednesday 12th April, 1.00pm, Aust. Eastern Standard Time (UTC +10)
Grant gives examples of what he hears when he is doing his daily #FirstSeenAndHeard bird reports on the social media platforms.
If you would like to contribute your Dawn Chorus to use on the show, you can upload your files via the form below.
Video and audio files accepted, but video is preferred.
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The amazing Megapodes of Tonga with Ann Goth
Learn about Ann's experiences with these amazing mound nest builders, highly vulnerable .
Monday 10th April, 3.00pm Midday Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC +10)
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A Big Year?
Have you ever considered undertaking a Big Year?
Monday 10th April, 11.00pm Midday Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC +10)
Meet R. Bruce Richardson and hear about undertaking a year birdwatching, and seeing how many species you can count in a Big Year, and hear about how he has turned his experience into a series of books.
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Birdwatching Deep Dive with Ricki Coughlan
The Capertee Valley - Ricki's Highlights from her recent trip to a birding hotspot.
Friday 7th April, 4.00pm Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC +10)
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Monday with Grant
Arresting Biodiversity loss with Nature-based solutions. What is this? Where has it been applied?
Friday 3rd April, 12.00pm Midday Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC +10)
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Monday with Holly
Urban Birds
Peafowl, shooting Kookaburras, Magpies and other stuff
Monday 27th March, midday, Aust. Eastern Daylight Time
Grant is joined by Holly Parsons, Manager of Urban Birds programs at Birdlife Australia, to discuss the birds that live with us in towns and cities.
Birdwatching Deep Dive with Ricki Coughlan
Thornbills - Indentification and habits.
Members Only
Live Stream
Special presentation for the Members of The Bird Emergency membership program
Wednesday 22nd March
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Monday with Grant
A Wing Threads Update with Milly Formby.
Monday 20th March, 12.00pm Australian Eastern Daylight Time
You may have heard about the fabulous journey Milly has been undertaking, around Audtralia in a microlight aircraft, that she built herself, to carry out a journey that approximates the annual migration of shorebirds from the arctic to Australia?
Get an update on the flight so far, and what is in store for Wing Threads in the near future.
Bird Flu Update with Michelle Wille
Migratory Birds with Rebecca Heisman
A new book about amazing bird migrations
Thursday 16th March, 8.00am Australian Eastern Daylight Time
Meet Rebecca Heisman and hear about her book about migrations and migratory birds.
March Dawn Chorus
Featuring contributions from The Bird Emergency audience, showcasing their Dawn Chorus, and the bird calls they experience in their local birding patch.
Wednesday 15th March, 1.00pm Australian Eastern Daylight Time
Grant gives examples of what he hears when he is doing his daily #FirstSeenAndHeard bird reports on the social media platforms.
If you would like to contribute your Dawn Chorus to use on the show, send an email to DawnChorus@thebirdemergency.com and we will organise how to best share your video files.
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Birding on a skateboard
Low Carbon birding with Wallie Hampton
Monday 13th March, 12.00pm midday Australian Eastern Daylight Time
Meet Wallie Hampton, skater, birder and bird podcaster.
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Fotography Friday
Friday 10th March 6.00pm Australian Eastern Daylight Time
Meet Will Wilson - in Rwanda
How does a nature and wildlife photographer choose their gear and get the great shots?
Come on a journey inside the camera bag, learn about the perspectives of a professional nature photographer, and hear them talk about some of their favourite shots and moments.
Featuring Will Wilson
Will has had a lifelong passion for wildlife, adventure, and the environment. This is complemented by theoretical and practical expertise in photography. As a Wildlife photographer Will has worked with the Rwanda Wildlife Conservation Association and Gorilla Doctors to support their communications and marketing campaigns. Will also teaches fundamental photography workshops, with clients ranging from Rwandan Wildlife Guides and young children through to senior members of the diplomatic community. Will guest writes for the New Times covering the life of birds and conservation issues. Will’s first photography book, "Falling for the birds of Kigali", has just been published.
Will spent more than 22 years in the British Military, during which time he taught Recruits, Officer Cadets, Special Duty Operators as well partner forces whilst deployed in challenging environments. Adept at planning and delivering training on complex topics Will rapidly builds rapport to create a comfortable learning space. After leaving the military Will continued to coach and build client’s capacity during short term training tasks both in the UK, Ukraine, and Sudan. Will now combines this experience with his passion to educate, motivate and inspire people to protect and conserve the environment through his training, writing, and photography.
Will has an MA in Security, Conflict and International Development from University of Leicester, UK and a BA (Hons) first class degree in Intelligence and International Relations, from Staffordshire University, UK.
Birdwatching Deep Dive with Ricki Coughlan
Friday 10th March 4.00pm Australian Eastern Daylight Time
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Monday with Holly
Really, Really Hard To Identify Birds
Monday 6th March, midday, Aust. Eastern Daylight Time
Grant is joined by Holly Parsons, Manager of Urban Birds programs at Birdlife Australia, to discuss some of the types of birds that are really difficult to identify, and what are the skills that you need to identify the species within some of these groups.
How can you improve your skills, or are there things that you should be looking out for to improve your chances of an accurate identification?
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Monday with Grant
Monday 27th February
Some views on carbon credits, offsets and why they can be problematic.
Monday becomes Tuesday with Holly
Wednesday EXTRA with Grant
Featuring contributions from The Bird Emergency audience, showcasing their Dawn Chorus, and the bird calls they experience in their local birding patch.
Wednesday 15th February
Grant gives examples of what he hears when he is doing his daily #FirstSeenAndHeard bird reports on the social media platforms.
If you would like to make a submission to play on the show, email it to Grant via DawnChorus@thebirdemergency.com or message him on social media.
Monday with Grant
Monday 6th February, 12.00pm Australian Eastern Daylight Time
Monday with Grant
DEGROWTH - Meet Martin Tye
Let's talk about "DeGrowth". What is it? How can it be applied to a modern society, where economic interests of individuals are so closely tied to consumption, and exploitation of finite natural resources?
Featuring Martin Tye
Monday with Grant
Meet Gregory Andrews
Gregory Andrews is a D’harawal man and was Australia’s first-appointed Threatened Species Commissioner. He owns and manages Wombat Ridge Nature Reserve near Goulburn in NSW and is an Associate Adjunct Professor at the University of Canberra’s Institute for Applied Ecology.
How often does the opportunity come up to discuss so many of Grant's favourite topics?
Revegetation, managing land in a way that encourages and prioritises nature, habitat gardening and plant selection, interacting with and feeding birds in an urban setting, learning from First Nations people about managing the environment and specific habitats, offsets and other conservation & how policy is made, by someone who was part of that process.
Featuring Gregory Andrews
Summer Series Interactive Replays
Fotography Friday Revisted
Sandy Horne
How does a nature and wildlife photographer choose their gear and get the great shots?
Come on a journey inside the camera bag, learn about the perspectives of a professional nature photographer, and hear them talk about some of their favourite shots and moments.
Featuring Sandy Horne and Naomi Bergensen
Summer Interactives - The Ariape Manikin with Bennett Hennessey from American Bird Conservancy
Monday with Holly - Easing into 2023
Summer Series Interactive Replays
Hannah Scharf, Ph.D. Candidate in Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior, in the cowbird lab at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Hannah is using avian brood parasites and their hosts to study social behavior, information use, recognition, and more.
Cuckoos and Cowbirds need love too!
Summer Series Interactive Replays
Fotography Friday Revisted
Nicolas Rakotopare
How does a nature and wildlife photographer choose their gear and get the great shots?
Come on a journey inside the camera bag, learn about the perspectives of a professional nature photographer, and hear them talk about some of their favourite shots and moments.
Summer Series Interactive Replays
Plastic Pollution is ubiquitous all over the world - but for the Seabirds of the world, it can lead to a particularly gruesome end.
Because most people never see seabirds, they remain unaware of the scale of the problem, and the pain that these birds may endure after ingesting plastic.
Grant speaks with some of the members of The Adrift Lab at the University of Tasmania, about their work with Flesh-footed Shearwaters on Lord Howe Island.
Summer Series Interactive Replays
Bird Strike is the cause of death of billions of birds worldwide each year. Yes, billions. Although it may seem unbelievable, the regular flyways that birds use to undertake their seasonal migrations, see birds colliding with windows and reflective surfaces. The death rate is very high. On top of the risk of collisions with glass in buildings, add the light that we are putting into the environment every night, and birds are becoming disoriented, often with tragic results. This can be especially so for seabirds.
Featuring David Tan and Ariel Heswall
Summer Series Interactive Replays
This stream will feature 2 episodes, all very different, but fantastic examples of how birds can inspire people.
The first part of this stream will be a Monday with Holly, where Grant and Dr. Holly Parsons spoke with author and Professor, Darryl Jones about our urban spaces, and can we reconnect fragmented urban habitat?
The second part will be Grant talking with Ainsley Power-Walters about her work, as part of her Masters, on the Helmeted Honeyeater, the bird emblem of the State of Victoria.
Summer Series Interactive Replays
A mixed bag! An airborne adventure around Australia, the development of urban birds and a spiritual discovery of birds.
Featuring Milly Formby, Prof. Darryl Jones and Aaric Eisenstein
This stream will feature 3 episodes, all very different, but fantastic examples of how birds can inspire people.
First, I will replay the conversation I had with Milly Formby, which happened before she took off on her crowdfunded microlight flight around the coast of Australia, to raise awareness about the extraordinary migratory journeys that shorebirds undertake each year.
Nest, meet Darryl Jones, who you may know as the author of "The Birds At My Table", or Professor and ecologist, with a special interest in urban birds, particularly the Torresian Crows of Brisbane. Are urban crows evolving into a new species?
Finally, a personal discovery of birds, brought on by the new conditions of lockdown and removal from the normal life in the pandemic.
Summer Series Interactive Replays
How can you make the right choice if you are using rodenticides?
Featuring Dr. Holly Parsons and Dr. Maggie Watson
There has been a lot of effort by Birdlife Australia, and many other groups to inform the community about which rodenticides should be used to decrease the chances of native birds and animals being affected. As part of the Monday with Holly regular spot, Grant spoke with Dr, Holly Parsons from Birdlife Australia and Dr. Maggie Watson, from Charles Sturt University about how everyone can make the best choices for birds if they are using chemical means of rodent pest control.
Grant will be live, reacting to the replayed conversation, and interacting in the chat/comments, and providing updates to some of the issues raised.
Summer Series Interactive Replays
Highlighting other conservation and bird podcasters and content creators
Jack Baker - The Pangolin podcast
Pangolin is a podcast that will get you thinking about conservation, and the role that zoos play in raising awareness and also doing research that informs may other activities. Jack talks to me about pangolins, and their struggles against the pet trade and their use as medicinal ingredients in many cultures, and his podcast.
New Years Day with Grant
Ease into the New Year with some Penguin content!
New Zealand Aotearoa has some fabulous penguin species, and in this conversation, I spoke with Ursula Ellenberg about the Tawaki, and the work the whole Tawaki Project team are doing to protect and understand this rockhopper penguin, with a very restricted breeding range.
Enjoy the replay with Grant and learn a lot about penguins. Who doesn't love penguins?
New Years Eve with Grant
A Look back at the year, some highlights and the thoughts of some past guests from a survey a sent out several weeks ago.
What were the highlights for conservation in 2022? What were the highlights for The Bird Emergency in 2022? What were the highlights according to Grant in 2022? And what did some of our past guests think were the conservation highlights of 2022?
Grant will be live, reacting to the replayed conversation, and interacting in the chat/comments, and providing updates to some of the issues raised.
Feral Cats: The Disaster for our birds and wildlife - New Years Eve with Grant
Habitat Gardening - New Years Eve with Grant
Another dive into some of the highlights over the past interviews and live streams from The Bird Emergency!
What do you have to consider when you decide to make your garden bird and wildlife-friendly? Garnt is joined by Holly Parsons and Dan Fuller to discuss many of the issues.
Habitat Gardening - Friday with Grant
Another dive into some of the highlights over the past interviews and live streams from The Bird Emergency!
Grant discusses how you can make your garden more birds and wildlife friendly. Grant shares his thoughts about the birds that are required for the Little Brown Birds/Little Brown Jobs that get neglected often, and recommends some of his favourite reliable species, and tries to make it easy for you to select some suitable for your area!
Grant will be live, reacting to the replayed conversation, and interacting in the chat/comments, and providing updates to some of the issues raised.
Habitat Gardening - Friday with Grant
Another dive into some of the highlights over the past interviews and live streams from The Bird Emergency!
Grant and Holly Parsons, from the Urban Birds program at Birdlife Australia, discussing how you can make your garden more birds and wildlife friendly. Grant shares his principles for creating the structure, and recommends some of his favourite reliable species, and Holly recommends some from her perspective as an Urban Bird expert!
Grant will be live, reacting to the replayed conversation, and interacting in the chat/comments, and providing updates to some of the issues raised.
Thursday with Grant
Another dive into some of the highlights over the past interviews and live streams from The Bird Emergency, this time featuring another conversation with Mick Callan, the developer of the Habitat Innovation Nest Box system, and Holly Parsons, from the Urban Birds program at Birdlife Australia, discussing how you can provide artificial hollows in your garden for birds and wildlife.
Grant will be live, reacting to the replayed conversation, and interacting in the chat/comments, and providing updates to some of the issues raised.
Wednesday with Grant
Another dive into some of the highlights over the past interviews and live streams from The Bird Emergency, this time featuring the second conversation with Mick Callan, with updates on and the development of his artificial hollow system, and how it has become widely accepted by conservationists and land managers.
Grant will be live, reacting to the replayed conversation, and interacting in the chat/comments, and providing updates to some of the issues raised.
Tuesday with Grant
Another dive into some of the highlights over the past interviews and live streams from The Bird Emergency, this time featuring Mick Callan and the development of his artificial hollow system.
Grant will be live, reacting to the replayed conversation, and interacting in the chat/comments, and providing updates to some of the issues raised.
Monday with Grant
Low-key recap some of the highlights over the from interviews and live streams from The Bird Emergency, this one features Dr. Daniella Teieira and her work monitoring the subspecies of the Glossy Black-Cockatoo, following the extensive bushfires on Kangaroo Island.
A Deep Dive into developing a research project with Matt Herring
After successfully funding the Tracking Australian Painted Snipe research project through crowdfunding, Grant talks to Matt about what goes into designing a project, choosing equipment, data collection and sharing.
And we recognise and celebrate the Bird Nerd Heroes who have supported the project!
Monday with Grant
A very relaxed stream to wind down the year... some interesting interactions with birds, some news and a trip down memory lane, into The Bird Emergency archives...
Habitat Gardening - Plants that Flower in Winter
Grant will feature a selection of plants that flower in winter, to help you start to think about some ways to ensure there is food sources in your garden over the cooler months, to help the birds and wildlife that remain in your area over winter.
Monday with Holly
Monday with Holly
Grant is joined by Dr. Holly Parsons and Dr. Matt Herring to talk about the crowdfunding effort that Matt is undertaking to track a sample group if the extremely rare, and almost unknown, Australian Painted Snipe. Matt has undertaken a successful crowdfunding before for the BItterns In Rice project, and he is doubling up for the Tracking The Australian Painted Snipe project.
Monday with Grant
What can you get for the Bird Nerd in your life as a gift (that will be appreciated and useful)?
Monday with Grant
The strange places that birds choose to nest! Share your experiences.
Monday with Holly
What is your favourite bird that visits your garden, and/or your favourite encounter with a bird? Join us and share your stories.
The critically endangered birds of south-west Western Australia with Sarah Comer
Plains-wanderer update. Protection and translocations with Saskia Gerhardy
Tuesday with Grant - Let's talk Birds in Pop Culture - Songs, Movies, Books etc.
Tuseday 8th November - 1:00 PM Aust. Eastern Daylight Time
Do you have a favourite song about a bird? A movie? What is your favourite bird book? Field Guides, fiction, non-fiction - Let's share our favourite written pieces about our avian friends.
Can You Choose a Favourite Bird?
Let's Give it a go...
Monday with Grant
Who are your Conservation Heroes? Grant shares some of his... Tell us yours.
Monday with Holly - Urban Powerful Owls
Joining Dr. Holly Parsons is Dr. Nick and Lucy, who have been obsering the same pair/group of Powerful Owls in suburban Brisbane for about 2 years. Hear what Nick and Lucy have learned, and how Birdlife Australia is supporting research into our urban birds. It is also the beginning of Bird Week and the Aussie Bird Count in Australia.
Sunday 16th October 1.00pm (Melb/Syd)
Sunday Session - Relaxed chat about the joy of birds and wildlife - Guest Robert Ashworth
Tuesday 11th October - 11.00 am (Melb/Syd)
Current research on the Helmeted Honeyeater
Ainsley Walters is currently undertaking a Masters project studying the bird emblem of the State of Victoria, and a bird I was fascinated with as a kid. Meet Ainslie and get updated on the conservation of this fabulous bird.
Wednesday October 5th 8.00pm Australian Eastern Standard Time
Facebook-only event
Follow The Bird Emergency page on Facebook to take part in a Question and Answer session about plant selection targeting particular species that you want to attract to your garden, and some artificial hollow advice.
Monday with Grant
Grant talks about some of the birds he sees regularly in his patch, highlights some useful plants to encourage Little Brown Birds like thornbills and fairywrens and will take your Questions about bird-friendly wildlife and habitat gardening.
Thursday 29th September - 10.00am Australian Eastern Standard Time
How does the Koala Clancy Foundation help birds?
Janine Duffy talks about how saving koalas is also helping birds as well.
Monday 26th September - 12.00pm Midday - Australian Eastern Standard Time
Discover current Citizen Science projects
Friday 23rd September - 11.00am Australian Eastern Standard Time
Do you want to understand the statistics that are used and talked about in science and conservation communication?
Dr. Samantha Monroe from TERN explains what TERN is and how the organisation is undertaking countinent-wide data collection from over 800 sites, and discusses the methodology, analysis and interpretation of the stats that we see and here in science and conservation.
Wednesday 21st September - 6.00am Australian Eastern Standard Time
Over 25 years experience feeding birds in the backyard
Tammy Poppie from onthefeeder.com talks about how she has been feeding birds in her backyard for decades, and what she has learned about the birds migrating in North America.
Monday 19th September - 12.00pm Midday Australian Eastern Standard Time
Monday with Grant & Robert Ashworth
Robert joins Grant to talk about a great Citizen Science project called Redrumpuary. Robert will tell you how to be involved to gather knowledge to assist the beautiful Red-rumped Parrots, commonly seen in parks and gardens in the south-eastern segment of Australia.
Friday 16th September - 7.00am Australian Eastern Standard Time
Light pollution and more about plastic pollution and seabirds
Ariel Heswaell has been researching the effects of light pollution on the habits and movements of seabirds, and the devasting effects of plastic pollution on ocean-going birds.
Thursday 15th September - 2.00pm Australian Eastern Standard Time
An NFT to improve conservation of birds AND the Peruvian Amazon and Palm Oil
Alicia Srinivas joins Grant to talk about her NFT project to raise awareness and funds for bird conservation and talk about her research about palm plantations in the Peruvian Amazon.
Alicia Srinivas is a believer that the blockchain technology and NFTs can have a positive impact on the wildlife of the world. Alicia has founded the Cosmic Birds collection of NFTs, and will explain it all to Grant.
How can you invest in a sustainable way?
Bill Bovingdon talks about how to invest in a sustainable way. How do asset and fund managers define sustainable companies and investment products?
Bill Bovingdon
Chief Investment Officer and Co-founder of Altius Asset Management
Bill is well-known and highly regarded as a 33 year veteran in fixed interest asset management.
Prior to co-founding Altius in 2011, Bill was with Aberdeen Asset Management where he was head of Australian fixed income and chief executive officer. He also has worked as head of fixed income for Schroder Investment Management and Deutsche Asset Management. In his many investment roles, Bill has built successful fixed income businesses by developing proven investment processes and assembling strong investment teams.
Bill’s career in investment and financial services began in 1984 with the Treasury Corporation of Victoria as a fixed income portfolio manager. He has a long working relationship with both Chris Dickman and Gavin Goodhand, formed over many years.
Bill holds a bachelor of economics from Monash University.
Tuesday 13th September - 10.30am Australian Eastern Standard Time
The Urban Field Naturalists produced a great new handbook
Meet the team who have produced a essential guide for lovers of the wildlife in our cities, suburbs and towns.
Monday 12th September - 4.00pm Aust. Eastern Standard Time
Efforts to control feral cats in Western Australia
Ecologist Judy Dunlop talks about the Western Australian Feral Cat Working Goup
Monday 12th September, Midday Australian Eastern Standard Time
Bird and Wildlife-friendly Habitat Gardening - Top 10's with Grant
Top 10 Common Australian Plants to try & Top 10 underused plants to find and try
Meet Aaric Eisenstein - The Avian Rebbe
Friday 9th September - 3.00am Aust Eastern Standard Time
The Avian Rebbe teaches Jewish wisdom seen in the beauty of birds. A very different take on the beauty and value of birds.
Meet Jack Baker from the Pangolin conservation podcast
Thursday September 8th - 7.00pm AEST
Plants for pots, containers and small gardens to create bird-friendly spaces.
Midday Monday, 5th September Australian Eastern Standard Time
Great for renters and those on the move or with limited area to use a spade!
Meet Kirsty Costa, host of The Weekend Birder podcast
Tuesday 30th August, 5.30pm Australian Eastern Standard Time
KIrsty Costa has a new bird nerd podcast, called The Weekend Birder. Meet Kirsty, and find out about her podcast.
Who cares for the carers?
Meet Fran Carleton, who has set up a charity to support the people who care for sick, injured and orphaned wildlife. Remember all the footage of the koalas from the bushfires? Fran is helping the animals and the people doing the hard work of caring.
Tuesday, 30th August 2022
Selecting plants for difficult areas in you bird-friendly garden
Grant giving some specific plant advice with listeners/viewers about difficult situations in their gardens
Monday 29th August, 2022
How do we name birds? Are the names we use appropriate?
Jess McLaughlin from the Bird Names For Birds project, Ricki Coghlan from Aussie Wild and Nic Bishop from Zoos SA join Grant to talk about all the issues that arise with the names of birds.
Monday 22nd August 2022
Saturday 30th July, 7.30 am Australian Eastern Standard Time (9.30 am in NZ)
Fotography Friday - 10.00am Friday 29th July
Reaction to The State Of The Environment Report with Dr. Holly Parsons and Professor Euan Ritchie (and perhaps a surprise guest or two).
Where does conservation policy in Australia need to go from here?
Tuesday July 19th - 2.00pm Australian Eastern Standard Time
The horrific effects of plastic pollution on seabirds and the marine environment with members of Adrift Lab
Fotography Friday with Sandy Horne and Nicolas Rakotopare July 22nd
Gear rundown, lenses and Sandy tells us about her favourite shots and places for photographing birds, wildlife and landscapes.
Monday with Holly - Reconnecting our fragmented landscapes with Dr Holly Parsons and Darryl Jones
Meet Darryl Jones, author of "A Bird At My Table" to discuss his essay "Corvus urbanis" and are birds evolving urban-specific species?
Fotography Friday with Nicolas Rakotopare July 1st - Rig rundown, fave lenses and some recommendations
Monday with Grant - Monday 27th June, Midday Aust. Eastern Time.
Mick Callen, is an ecologist and ornithologist who has been developing artificial hollows for several years, and has been working with local governments bodies and private land managers to place them in the environment, and monitor them. Mick returns to the show to give us an update.
Monday with Holly - What do we mean when we talk about Biodiversity (in an urban setting)?
This one will be a lot of fun.... talking with Holly from Birdlife Australia (BIrds In Backyards), and Jacinta Humphrey, from LaTrobe University, who is undertaking a PhD researching biodiversity in an Urban setting in Melbourne. And Grant.
Chad Crittle - Captive Breeding programs at Zoos South Australia
Dr Stacey Preistley - Monitoring water quality in The Coorong
Mondy with Holly - Fairywren Hybrids with Dr Joe Welklin from The Fairywren Project
How can art influence attitudes to conservation, with Brenton See and Sally Edmonds
Cowbirds with Hannah Scharf
Monday with Holly - Dr. Holly Parsons and Dr. Joe Welklin talking about The Fairywren Project
Adelie Penguins with Javed Riaz
BBird conservation in Taiwan with Scott Pursner from the Taiwan WIld Bird Federation
How can soundscapes aid habitat restoration? A new approach with David Watson
Handling birds (mostly owls) during fieldword and research with Bronwyn Isaac.
Monday with Holly - some plant recommendations for a bird and wildlife friendly garden.
Learn how to do birdwatching - a new course, with Ricki Coughlan
The Prothonotary Warbler with Jarod Hitchings
Brolgas and windfarms with Hamish Cumming
Monday with Holly - Brush Turkeys and Bin Chickens in the suburbs and the suburbs encroaching on Albert's Lyrebirds
Update on the lorikeet paralysis disease with Prof. David Phalen
Monday with Holly - Current Birdlife Australia projects Part 2