bird watchers are encouraged to help scientists understand these wild soap operas by getting out and recording their own observations of Australia's fairy-wrens. Dr Johnson says sightings that ...

Purple-crowned fairy-wrens are wildly different from other fairy-wrens. We know this thanks to a dedicated group of scientists who have spent over a decade observing them in the Kimberley.

specialist species such as Silvereyes and fairy-wrens. The Aussie Bird Count celebrates Australia's rich birdlife and is a crucial tool in safeguarding the future of its avian inhabitants.