Aussie Backyard Bird Count

Next date: Monday, 20 October 2025 | 12:00 AM to Sunday, 26 October 2025 | 11:59 PM

Yellow robin on a branch

You can be involved in Australia's largest citizen science program, in your own neighbourhood!

The Aussie Bird Count from Birdlife Australia runs from 20-26 October.

By downloading their free app, and doing as many 20 minute surveys as you can during that week, you can contribute important data on our amazing birdlife here in Nillumbik.

Last year, more than 57,000 participants counted over 4.1 million birds Australia wide!

The data collected helps track how our birdlife is changing over time, which helps land managers to understand, plan and adapt to changing environmental conditions.

This year, we would love you to survey in your yard, your street, but also your local reserve.

Visit a reserve you love, or look up a reserve to visit for the first time. The more data we collect on the birds found in our beautiful reserves, the more we understand our natural systems and how to manage them.

Council officers will be out collecting data too, so we hope to see you and your binoculars out in one of our reserves!

Download the app for Android or Apple.

When

  • Monday, 20 October 2025 | 12:00 AM - Sunday, 26 October 2025 | 11:59 PM