Gazza — Bar-tailed Godwit
Not sure where to start? Ask Gazza.
Ten questions · Then three of yours · Pathway recommendation
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Ten questions. Then three of yours.

I assess across five areas: bird behaviour, roosts and foraging, policies, flyway knowledge, and Moreton Bay. Based on your answers I recommend your optimal learning pathway.

Then it's your turn — three questions for me.
In development · Content subject to change without notice
Planning underway · Moreton Bay, Quandamooka Country

Become a Shorebird Steward

The Shorebird Steward Program is being built now — with three committed delivery partners — for a first cohort ahead of the migratory shorebird return in September 2026. Tell us who you are and we'll keep you informed.

Target: First Cohort — Late July / August 2026
3Committed delivery partners
Jacobs Well EEC · REF Environmental · BIEPA
SeptemberMigratory shorebirds return
to Moreton Bay each year
Planning nowField visits, course materials
and tools are ready
Gazza — Bar-tailed Godwit
Not sure where to start? Ask Gazza.
Ten questions · Then three of yours · Pathway recommendation
▾
Ten questions. Then three of yours.

I assess across five areas: bird behaviour, roosts and foraging, policies, flyway knowledge, and Moreton Bay. Based on your answers I recommend your optimal learning pathway.

Then it's your turn — three questions for me.

Register your interest

No commitment and no payment required at this stage. We'll keep you informed as planning progresses. When the first cohort opens, you'll receive a direct link to complete enrolment.

We'll use this to keep you updated. We do not share it with anyone.

Take the Gazza placement interview above if you're not sure — it will select this for you.

Helps us match you with the right delivery partner and field site.

Your details are held by Conversations With Birds and used only for program communications. You can ask to be removed at any time. Enrol · Back Us · Privacy & Data statement →

What you are registering for

What being a Shorebird Steward means

The Shorebird Steward Program trains a specific combination of skills at a specific place: reading shorebird behaviour at Moreton Bay, ecological reading of roost sites and the tidal cycle, structured field documentation using digital tools that produce records contributing to a shared dataset, and public interpretation — interpreting the science and the wonder for whoever is at the waterline. Each skill reinforces the others. Together they constitute what this program calls a Steward.

Making Landfall Pathway
Behavioural ecology and the Steward's role
Reading shorebird behaviour at the site. What a roosting flock is telling you. The tidal cycle and the disturbance window. The tools. And the skill that connects it all — interpreting what you are both watching for whoever is at the waterline.
Field Practice Pathway
Disturbance science, field tools, and site advocacy
Flight initiation distance science. Energy budget calculations — what a flush costs a bird preparing for an 11,000km flight. Full deployment of both field tools. Speaking from the record to land managers and authorities.
Honorary Senior Steward
Prior expertise recognised
For the experienced field naturalist or long-time practitioner who is already doing this work. Attend the JWEEC camp, contribute your expertise to the cohort, receive the badge and formal recognition. No course required.
What happens after you register
  1. 1 Confirmation email — you'll receive an acknowledgement that your registration was received.
  2. 2 First cohort invitation — registered participants hear first, before public announcement. Target: Late July / August 2026.
  3. 3 Steward credentials issued — your password for the Steward portal, giving access to course materials and Gazza the AI Tutor.
  4. 4 Field experience — your first day at the bay with one of our delivery partners: Jacobs Well EEC, REF Environmental, or BIEPA. Birds permitting, September 2026.
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