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Birdbrain Episode 1

2011-04-2014:51

Steve Abbott steps into Spring with no spring in his step but an eye for the birds...

Birdbrain Episode 10

2011-04-2019:16

So this is the end...and what has Steve learnt about birdwatching? Guests gather from previous episodes to eat cakes, ponder the future of our feathered friends, and say goodbye. Features the Birdbrain Choir.

Birdbrain Episode 02

2011-04-1917:25

Steve stumbles through Spring and catches the common cold. Sorry...Common Koel.

Birdbrain Episode 3

2011-04-1816:22

Steve learns that, like the Fairy Martin, he has a white rump.

Birdbrain Episode 4

2011-04-1717:24

Steve discovers, unlike the red-rumped parrot, he can't stand getting up early.

Birdbrain Episode 6

2011-04-1414:15

Mr Abbott learns about our feathered friends from the learned 13 yr. old, Max Breckenridge. And gets pinged for driving an unregistered car.

Birdbrain Episode 7

2011-04-1414:50

Steve travels to Victoria and the sex symbol of birdwatching, Sean Dooley. Sewage Treatment Works have never been so much fun.

Birdbrain Episode 8

2011-04-1316:27

Steve continues his ramble through Victoria and ends up in a pub with birdwatcher and celebrated poet, Dorothy Porter...

Birdbrain Episode 9

2011-04-1213:10

What's the difference between a vagrant and a blow-in? Will Steve find employment with the BBC guy? And just what can you do in Leeton?

Birdbrain bonus interview with Fred van Gessel

2009-05-0812:02

Interview with Fred van Gessel.

Birdbrain bonus interview with Vicki Powys

2009-05-0811:02

Interview with Vicki Powys

Birdbrain bonus interview with John Hutchinson part 1

2009-05-0712:34

Birdbrain's producer and tech-head, Evan Croker, tracked down the owners of the birdcall recordings you hear in the series. Along the way though, he discovered these birdcall recordists have some interesting stories to tell. Enjoy.

Birdbrain bonus interview with John Hutchinson part 2

2009-05-0704:18

This is a bonus to a bonus. John is not only a recordist, but an inventor. This is the story of an elaborate recording device he made in the 50s...

Birdbrain bonus interview with David Stewart

2009-05-0709:40

Interview with David Stewart

Birdbrain bonus interview with Howard Plowright

2009-05-0709:46

Interview with Howard Plowright

Bonus Feature: Mike Carter Interview Pt 1

2009-03-2913:02

Mike Carter is Australia's leading twitcher, with a list in excess of 800 birds. A keen traveller to far-flung locales of Australian territory, in this interview Mike reveals his passion for birdwatching, stories of rare species identification, and his chance encounter with the elusive Night Parrot. Or was it really?

Bonus Feature: Mike Carter Interview Part 2

2009-03-2911:13

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