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Category Archives: Pelicans

Great Borun (Pelican) Count on again!

Everyone is invited to join BirdLife Australia’s Great Borun (Pelican) Count 2024 on Sunday 24 March across the Gippsland Lakes and contribute to the bigger picture of understanding and protecting these iconic birds. The annual citizen scientist event is when people of all ages and abilities take 30 minutes out of their day to survey

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Breeding flush

Another Great Pelican Count

Results are in and, on a sunny Sunday In April, around 100 humans recorded 1,135 pelicans in 30 minutes for the annual Gippsland Lakes Great Pelican Count. Citizen scientists gathered at 77 locations to raise their binoculars for the environment recording 476 more pelicans than in 2021 and 500 more than the previous count held

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Pelican at sunrise © Deb Sullivan

Pelican lovers unite for the annual count

REGISTER NOW   This is a huge shout out to pelican lovers of all ages and abilities across the Gippsland Lakes to become part of history as you contribute information to help conserve Australian Pelicans. The BirdLife Australia Gippsland Lakes Great Pelican Count is on Sunday 10 April from 11.30am – 12 noon and everyone

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The Great Pelican Count wraps up for another year

More than 100 people across 81 locations, took part in the Gippsland Lakes Great Pelican Count on Sunday, 18 April.   BirdLife Australia Project Coordinator, Deb Sullivan said weather had delayed the count for a week.  “We were scheduled to host the count on Sunday, 11 April – but the weather was so bad that it was unsafe

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Citizen scientists – our Pelicans need you!

The Gippsland Lakes Great Pelican Count is back on Sunday, 11 April 2021 and you can be involved.   According to Deb Sullivan, Birdlife Australia Project Officer in East Gippsland this year’s count is more important than ever.  “Last year’s Great Pelican Count had to be cancelled with late notice, due to the COVID-19 pandemic and restrictions

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