Publications

BOCA publishes a range of printed and audio material of interest to various sections of the birding community.

The Bird Observer is our quarterly magazine for BOCA members - it contains a wide variety of articles about bird observations, trip reports etc.

The Stickybeak is our magazine for junior members.

Australian Field Ornithology is a quarterly journal containing more scientific papers on birds, primarily based on field observations.

The Little Blue Birdlist is a pocket-sized checklist of Australian birds with columns for recording sightings.

BOCA Leaflets cover a range of subjects of interest to birders.

Victorian Bird Report is an annual report of significant bird sightings in Victoria jointly published by BOCA and Birds Australia.

A Field Guide to Australian Birdsong is a series of cassettes and CDs containing calls of more than 700 species of Australian birds.

BOCA Reports is a series of short publications of previous BOCA bird surveys and research reports relating to birding.

(Ext) Branch Newsletters are published by many of our branches (and may only be viewed by members).

Emu - Austral Ornithology is published by Birds Australia and is included here as a high quality scientific journal which may be of interest to BOCA members.

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