About

Weekend Birder is a podcast, online resource and community focused on Australian birds and birdwatching. Created by Kirsty Costa, Weekend Birder brings research, storytelling and lived experience together to help people notice the birdlife already around them. It makes science accessible without making it simplistic, and invites curiosity without requiring expertise.

Weekend Birder began with Kirsty seeing a single bird - a Latham’s Snipe, spotted in local Melbourne wetlands. A migratory shorebird travelling each year between Japan and Australia. That moment revealed something simple and profound: remarkable ecological stories were unfolding quietly in everyday places.

At its heart, Weekend Birder is about attention - realising there is more going on around us than we might expect. Weekend Birder is for anyone is curious about birds. Whether you’re just beginning or deepening an existing interest, the community is welcoming and inclusive. You don’t need specialist knowledge. Attention is enough.