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catmyoung.bsky.social
Thought we had planned this perfectly - morning survey from the balcony at this gorgeous farm stay but unfortunately 99% of the square is on the other side of that hill!
Oh well 2 wedgies on the way in is a great sign for tomorrow!
#wherewherewedgie #citizenscience
May 24, 2025 at 7:09 AM
catmyoung.bsky.social
Great day out for #WhereWhereWedgie surveys on Bruny Island. Consider this square #239 next year if you are looking for an easy intro to the surveys.
Start at the neck campsite, stop at the chocolate shop and the cafe. End at the gin distillery! Winning!! 🦅🦅🦅
May 26, 2024 at 7:13 AM
clawkins.bsky.social
I had a double whammy for my 1st round, with a young white-bellied sea-eagle chasing a flock of sulphur-crested cockatoos. We survey for all raptors & the 3 white cockatoo species.
The landscapes always look incredible when you’re doing these surveys. Hope you can join in too.
#WhereWhereWedgie
Well over 100 cockatoos, partly lit up white & partly in shadowed dark grey, fly in a circular shaped flock against a pale blue sky; below, against some grey-white cloud a grey/brown/white young sea eagle flies across the photo towards the left of the frame. The photo looks up at a white-bellied sea-eagle flying across a cloudy sky, lit by some sunshine. It’s partly brown, as well as white - which means it’s young. Much of the underwings & the edge of the tail are black. A flock of over 100 sulphur-crested cockatoos, scattered in a kind of fish shape of white dots, fly across the greens and dark blue shadows of a Tasmanian Midlands scene of grass, trees, fences and hills.
May 27, 2026 at 4:21 AM
clawkins.bsky.social
Today (Weds 27th) is your last chance to book your #WhereWhereWedgie 2026 survey! The 2nd (final) raptor surveys are all over #Tasmania, this Fri-Sun.
Details & bookings naturetrackers.au/projects/whe...

#NatureTrackers #Citizenscience #conservationscience 🌏🧪🦅🌿
📷 Mick Brown
Eagle rising up in flight off a dead branch - looking off to the right and like it’s in a hurry!
May 27, 2026 at 4:21 AM
clawkins.bsky.social
Tasmanians! Isn't the best way to catch up with friends, family, colleagues on a trip in the great outdoors? How about a raptor survey?
Book into #WhereWhereWedgie on any/all of Fri-Sun 15-17 & 29-31 May.
1st weekend deadline's *tomorrow* (Weds).
Details & bookings: naturetrackers.au/projects/whe...
Where? Where? Wedgie! trip to survey for Tasmania's raptors (& 3 cockatoo species) among work colleagues in 2022. Four people point fingers & binoculars to the distant left of the photo, standing on a grassy roadside near a car surrounded by fields. Photo: Clare Lond-Caulk
May 12, 2026 at 10:14 AM
clawkins.bsky.social
Chasing up the last few #WhereWhereWedgie records & reminiscing over some good survey days, eg these views of battling Tasmanian wedge-tailed eagles at the start of one of my 10-minute scans.
(After landing out of sight, both eventually flew off in opposite directions).
#Tasmania #citizenscience 🌿🪶
Tasmanian wedge-tailed eagles coming close together in flight against a blue-grey sky Still against the sky, the eagles' talons come into contact, with one bunching its wings, the other flying on its side. Eagles still locked together, tumbling towards the ground (between two trees on a dry hillside paddock) The two eagles are still locked together, still tumbling awkwardly, soon to hit the ground
June 11, 2025 at 10:30 PM
clawkins.bsky.social
Final deadline today! We're about to take off!!
In #Tasmania?
See naturetrackers.au/projects/whe... for what the surveys involve; then the #WhereWhereWedgie booking map – can you turn a yellow square (booked for 1 day) to orange (booked to the desired 2)?

📷 Peter Allen

#Conservationscience 🌏🪶🧪🌿
An especially dark Tasmanian wedge-tailed eagle takes off from a thin dead branch, against an out of focus blue hillside
May 21, 2025 at 3:13 AM
clawkins.bsky.social
Handy practice for #WhereWhereWedgie!
kimberleypeters.bsky.social Kimberley Peters @kimberleypeters.bsky.social · Apr 1
Today's spot Bunjil picture 🥰
A small black and white horse walking up a hill, there is a dead gumtree behind the horse, in the branches, there is a wedge tail eagle looking on
April 1, 2025 at 3:36 AM
clawkins.bsky.social
Not in Tasmania? Please help spread the word to those who are. More surveys mean we can discover more, with more certainty, with the survey data 🦅

naturetrackers.au/projects/whe...

#CitizenScience #Tasmania #WhereWhereWedgie #eagles #populationmonitoring #threatenedspecies #conservation
March 30, 2025 at 2:56 AM
clawkins.bsky.social
Bookings for #WhereWhereWedgie 2025 surveys are now open. If you're in #Tasmania for any or all of 9-11 & 23-25 May, consider booking a survey square today.
There's a good chance you'll spot a bird of prey; in any case, you'll definitely have a memorable, rewarding day...
📷 @drdevildave.bsky.social
A warmly dressed women in the right foreground of the photo points her binoculars over a wide landscape of river, fields and far-off mountains under a blue sky filled with white, puffy clouds. Taken during Where? Where? Wedgie! 2020
March 30, 2025 at 2:56 AM
clawkins.bsky.social
Here are some nice articles on SBS:
Source of the cartoon: fritsahlefeldt.com/wp-content/u...
A little more info: earth.org/shifting-bas...
Conversation article with other angles: theconversation.com/forget-envir...

#NatureTrackers #WorldWildlifeDay #WhereWhereWedgie #ClawsOnTheLine #CallTrackers
Are You Suffering From Shifting Baseline Syndrome?  | Earth.Org
Shifting Baseline Syndrome is a gradual change in the accepted norms for the condition of the environment due to a lack of knowledge of its past condition.
earth.org
March 3, 2025 at 11:20 AM
clawkins.bsky.social
Lovely video of a young brown goshawk to help people get their eyes in for this May’s annual #WhereWhereWedgie raptor surveys across Tasmania…
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naturetrackers.au
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#citizenscience #Tasmania #raptors #WildOz #birds
kristiellingsen.bsky.social Kristi Ellingsen @kristiellingsen.bsky.social · Mar 2
Fab view of a brown goshawk from our couch just then. Did I mention how much I love our old Blackwood tree & all the wildlife it attracts & shelters in inner city #Hobart, #Tasmania? It was interested in us too! #bird
March 2, 2025 at 6:36 AM
clawkins.bsky.social
Biiiig news update on #WhereWhereWedgie!
The latest survey results for the Endangered Tasmanian wedge-tailed eagle have been analysed - details in the link...
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🧪🌏🪶🌿 #CitizenScience #Tasmania #wedgetailedeagle #nature #conservationscience #monitoring

📷 Stephen Mattingley, WWW24, Melaleuca
naturetrackers.au
February 3, 2025 at 10:58 PM
clawkins.bsky.social
Can you help? One day left for #WhereWhereWedgie survey bookings, & we need >100 squares surveyed across Tasmania! Surveys are rewarding for volunteers & valuable for raptor conservation. Details: naturetrackers.au/projects/whe... #Tasmania #volunteer #citsci 🪶🌿🌏🧪
📷 Keith Martin-Smith | Chris Grove
We're up to 83 squares booked for the requisite 2+ days of surveying - image shows a screenshot of the tally on the naturetrackers.au website Close-up of a Tasmanian wedge-tailed eagle against a pewter-coloured sky, photographed during the first of the two 2024 Where? Where? Wedgie! surveys by Keith Martin-Smith Two people wearing warm outdoor clothing, including colourful knitted beanies, with a lake behind them, look in two different directions with their binoculars. Photographed by Chris Grove.
May 21, 2024 at 8:30 AM
clawkins.bsky.social
I gave a presentation on #WhereWhereWedgie at the #CitSciOz23 conference last week; then at the pub got to sneak in a 20 min podcast interview about NatureTrackers, with the excellent Citizen Science Show!
Hear the show on your usual podcast app (broadcast 26 Nov)
#CitizenScience #Tasmania
Australian Citizen Science Association logo & Citizen Science show logo, plus the words accompanying the podcast episode: "CitSciOz23 | Clare Hawkins | Bookend Trust | NatureTrackers | University of Tasmania Citizen Science Show"
November 29, 2023 at 1:33 AM
james-pay.bsky.social
Edwina nervously wondering how many school children she'll need to inspire about Tasmanian wedge-tailed eagles once they start filling this room.. #WhereWhereWedgie #scicomm @nature_trackers
April 24, 2025 at 1:38 AM
drdevildave.bsky.social
#WhereWhereWedgie 🦅 surveys near Hamilton today -

- 6 (!!) x wedge-tailed eagles
- 1 x white-bellied sea-eagle
- 1 x brown falcon
- 200 cockatoos!!

An excellent day for science!
@catmyoung.bsky.social @clawkins.bsky.social

#citizenscience 🌿🪶🧪 #Tasmania #conservationscience
A person looking to the sky through binoculars, diligently searching for eagles Success! A wedge-tailed eagle soaring high!
May 25, 2025 at 2:47 AM