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Premiered May 8, 2021

Winaityinaityi Pangkara - The Country of the Birds a film for World Migratory Bird Day, May 8th, 2021 Jeffrey Newchurch and Lynette Crocker, two elders integral to the establishment of Winaityinaityi Pangkara, the Adelaide International Bird Sanctuary, reflect on the importance of this place to the Northern Kaurna people. Joined by Joan Gibbs from the Friends of Adelaide International Bird Sanctuary. The Adelaide International Bird Sanctuary is one of the southern-most roosting and feeding sites for thousands of migratory shorebirds that annually use the East Asian-Australasian Flyway. For more information visit www.parks.sa.gov.au/parks/adelaide-international-bird-sanctuary-national-park and www.eaaflyway.net. Produced by the Bowerbird Collective on behalf of the Friends of Adelaide International Bird Sanctuary. Supported by the East Asian-Australasian Flyway Partnership. Filmed with permission from the Department for Environment and Water, the Government of South Australia, and the National Parks and Wildlife Service South Australia. Film, sound, music and editing: Anthony Albrecht & Simone Slattery www.bowerbird.productions

A poetic tour at the Adelaide International Bird Sanctuary - EaaflywayAs the sun rises behind them, a row of birdwatchers stands next to spotting scopes on the shore of Gulf St. Vincent at Thompson Beach, waiting for the show to begin. The water at high tide is in close, up to the piles of seagrass washed up on the beach. After about one hour, the water starts to r

Flyways: The Story of Migratory ShorebirdsFlyways tells the story of the world's most incredible athletes - shorebirds - and documents the pressures placed on these birds by climate change and ever-expanding human development.

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