Beached bird reports

Important information regarding Avian Flu (HPAI):

Monitoring and testing is ongoing. A wealth of resources have been developed to help people understand the potential risks to themselves, their pets, and wildlife. Instead of including a list of links here, we refer you to Dr Michelle Wille.

Please do NOT touch any beach-washed animals. Instead, send us photos/data so we can monitor the numbers and locations.

If you find >5 animals dead on the same beach, please also report this to the Emergency Animal Disease Hotline on 1800 675 888.

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Beached bird counts

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Photos (bird details)

Some species can look similar. For example, in Australia we regularly see three different species of shearwater that have all-dark feathers. Two of the three species have pink feet, and two have a slender, grey-black beak. This makes ID difficult, so when taking photos, please document the colour of the feet & beak.

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Photos (environment)

Please try to capture images in landscape format, aiming to capture the general volume and distribution of birds on the beach.

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Beached bird counts

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