Show threadHolly KirkOct 5, 2023
So #TeamSwiftParrot made the #BirdoftheYear Top 10! I reckon there's a good chance these highly endangered migratory parrots could win this year!
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You know what to do.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2023/sep/25/australian-bird-of-the-year-2023-vote-the-guardian-bird-life-australia-poll
Australian bird of the year 2023: final top 10 ranking

From little penguins to (very big) cassowaries, every bird has its fans. See where the votes landed in the 2023 Guardian/BirdLife Australia poll

The Guardian
Holly KirkOct 4, 2023
It's exciting times at #BirdofTheYear!
Last day to vote before we find the Top 10!
Even more exciting - #TeamSwiftParrot is doing well! 🦜🌏🪶
If Swifties win the title this will be a big platform to advocate for an end to native forest logging in Aus!!
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/oct/02/australia-swift-parrot-extinction-fears-logging?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
‘Watching extinction in real time’: conservationists losing hope for Australia’s swift parrot if logging continues

Experts predict there will be fewer than 100 individuals of the species by 2031 as the rate of decline in population grows faster

The Guardian
Holly KirkOct 3, 2023
Well. We had a good run, but #TeamWeebill are out of #BirdoftheYear now 😔
Weebills will always be winners in my heart: check out this cute video from Rob Davis over on the x-bird site:
https://twitter.com/Dr_Rob_Davis/status/1251333388528574471?t=TlFl9JQQt7fb1XX1T5OZmg&s=19
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Who are you going to vote for now?
Perhaps it's time to come out as a Swifty? #TeamSwiftParrot
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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2023/sep/25/australian-bird-of-the-year-2023-vote-the-guardian-bird-life-australia-poll
Rob Davis on X

And here is a Weebill, Australia’s smallest bird, gently warbling in the bird bander’s hand.

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