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Why is bird watching so hot right now?
Research commissioned by the UK’s Royal Society for the Protection of Birds shows a tenfold increase in birding by Gen Zs since 2018, within a 47% rise in birdwatching by people of all ages over that time.And at home, BirdLife Australia’s annual Aussie Bird Count survey recorded a record-breaking 5 million birds counted by nearly 64,000 people across Australia in 2025.Guest: Louise Williams, President of the Hunter Bird Observers Club, and PhD candidate at the University of Newcastle.
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