20/10/2026
Bird is the word at CERES right now. Fledglings stumbling into the world, binoculars in many directions, and the Aussie Bird Count this week (BirdLife Australia) 🦜🦆🦅 Here are Kelsey’s top bird picks at CERES Nursery
1. This year’s crowd fave “Birds of Merri Creek” Calendar has expanded to all of Melbourne, full of amazing photography and 50% of profits still going towards Friends of Merri Creek
2. Get your ID skills built up with The Australian Bird Guide, full of Australia-wide species-specific information and great identification images.
3. Just in time for this year’s Aussie Bird Count, the Rite in the Rain Birder’s Journal is a weatherproof paper journal perfect for documenting sightings in any weather!
4. Victorian Bird Walks by Damian Kelly is full of great hikes known for their bird presence and tips on where to spot them. This updated version features more than 60 walks and a trail accessibility guide for wheelchairs and prams.
5. Birding Along the Merri Creek is a favourite with tips on the best spots to see local birdlife and explore all parts of the Merri Creek. Profits go to support Friends of Merri Creek
6. Wondering what that bird soaring up above is? The Australian Birds of Prey in Flight is essential to ID flight patterns, wing and tail shapes, and overall silhouettes of our amazing birds of prey.
7. What Makes a Bird? is great for entertaining and answering the endless questions from your budding Ornithologist with bold illustrations to match!
8. This is far more than a deck of playing cards - Birds of Australia cards by Wildly Nice features 54 individual Australian bird species, size and distribution information, and a QR code on the back linking to more detailed info on that species.
Happy bird counting this week! 💚