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2026 Aerial Surveys of Waterbirds Daily Blog

29th Sep – 11th Nov 2026

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River Murray channel downstream of Mildura, aerial waterbird survey, 2025

Photo: River Murray channel downstream of Mildura, 2025

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Light airplane in flight over mudflats

Day 2, Maroochydore to Airlie Beach

Wednesday 30 September 2026
Small plane with a person loading equipment into the back

Day 1, Sydney to Maroochydore

Tuesday 29 September 2026
Fivebough Wetland, aerial waterbird survey, 2025

2026 Eastern Australian Waterbird Survey launch video and media release

Monday 28 September

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Lake Wyara aerial waterbird survey, 2025

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landscape of Murray river at sunrise

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