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Learn the birds from global specialists around the World

Learn-the-Birds brings together people keen to learn more about birds, improve birding skills, and improve their bird photography with people who have knowledge and expertise in these areas. We are new on the scene, having gone live on August 6th 2020. We are creating and offering interesting and informative webinars, master classes, courses, news, articles and other content for you.

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Free webinars weekly

We run weekly webinars for the birding community. Our webinars are, and always will be, free for anyone to attend. You only have to register to obtain the webinar link, and you can participate.

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Master classes to build skills

In our masteclasses, you will get to interact with someone sharing their expertise or teaching you skills at an in-depth level.

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Articles and news

Articles and news from the world of birds, birding, ornithology, and bird photography provided by knowledgeable and experienced birders and global experts.

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Self-paced video courses

Video courses enable you to study a birding topic at your leisure. Most comprise recorded videos, and learning activities that help you to learn about birds or acquire new or better skills.

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We are adding a lot of new features that will benefit members of the site, including better communications; discounts on webinars and courses; members free downloads; and other members only content. You can also register more easily for events if you are a logged-in member of the site.

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Webinars

Below you will find a list of recent and upcoming webinars.

Current Events

Dec

Magic beaks: the sixth sense in birds that dates back to the time of the dinosaurs

2021-03-03 19:00 (SAST) - 2021-03-03 20:30 (SAST)

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Webinar

Mar

Hornbill Research and Conservation Efforts in Borneo

2021-03-08 13:00 (SAST) - 2021-03-08 14:00 (SAST)

Online Event

Webinar

Mar

Raptors in a changing world: Understanding the response of predators to increasing urbanisation

2021-03-10 19:00 (SAST) - 2021-03-10 20:00 (SAST)

Online Event

Webinar

Mar

Stress in South African birds: evaluating methods for quantifying “stress hormones”

2021-03-17 19:00 (SAST) - 2021-03-17 20:00 (SAST)

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Webinar

Mar

Birding by Sound

2021-03-24 19:00 (SAST) - 2021-03-24 20:30 (SAST)

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Mar

Living together: Cooperation and conflict in the Sociable Weaver

2021-03-25 19:00 (SAST) - 2021-03-25 08:30 (SAST)

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Mar

Birds in a changing climate

2021-03-31 19:00 (SAST) - 2021-03-31 20:00 (SAST)

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Apr

Birds of Saudi Arabia: the desert is not deserted

2021-04-15 19:00 (SAST) - 2021-04-15 20:00 (SAST)

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Webinar

Apr

Counting penguins in the Southern Ocean: what does it take to be a penguin counter?

2021-04-22 19:00 (SAST) - 2021-04-22 20:30 (SAST)

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Webinar

Masterclasses

There are currently no events.

Our latest articles and news

Birding the Wildest Islands of the Caribbean

Faraaz Abdool 27 Nov 2020

Ruff at Marivale in October 2020, possibly a female (non-breeding)

The ruff – our non-binary migrant

Derek Keats 26 Nov 2020

Birding in the southern Drakensberg

Lynette Rudman 31 Oct 2020

Basic evolutionary biology for birders

Derek Keats 29 Oct 2020

Webinar recording – Buy equipment not software: quality open source (free) software for bird photographers

Derek Keats 10 Oct 2020

Wader conservation world watch 7 for 2020

Derek Keats 9 Oct 2020

Our video based courses

Our current courses will list here soon. We are working as fast as we can to get them up and available for you to enjoy.
The ‘courses’ shown below are just shells for testing purposes, not real courses, but stay tuned.