Steve is a middle aged man who feels lost and dishevelled in life. He comes to the conclusion that he needs a hobby to occupy his less then satisfactory life. He chooses bird watching because several years ago he did extensive research for a failed TV project on bird watching.
Birdbrain Episode 1
Steve Abbott steps into Spring with no spring in his step but an eye for the birds...
4/20/2011 • 14 minutes, 51 seconds
Birdbrain Episode 10
So this is the end...and what has Steve learnt about birdwatching? Guests gather from previous episodes to eat cakes, ponder the future of our feathered friends, and say goodbye. Features the Birdbrain Choir.
4/20/2011 • 19 minutes, 16 seconds
Birdbrain Episode 02
Steve stumbles through Spring and catches the common cold. Sorry...Common Koel.
4/19/2011 • 17 minutes, 25 seconds
Birdbrain Episode 3
Steve learns that, like the Fairy Martin, he has a white rump.
4/18/2011 • 16 minutes, 22 seconds
Birdbrain Episode 4
Steve discovers, unlike the red-rumped parrot, he can't stand getting up early.
4/17/2011 • 17 minutes, 24 seconds
Birdbrain Episode 6
Mr Abbott learns about our feathered friends from the learned 13 yr. old, Max Breckenridge. And gets pinged for driving an unregistered car.
4/14/2011 • 14 minutes, 15 seconds
Birdbrain Episode 7
Steve travels to Victoria and the sex symbol of birdwatching, Sean Dooley. Sewage Treatment Works have never been so much fun.
4/14/2011 • 14 minutes, 50 seconds
Birdbrain Episode 8
Steve continues his ramble through Victoria and ends up in a pub with birdwatcher and celebrated poet, Dorothy Porter...
4/13/2011 • 16 minutes, 27 seconds
Birdbrain Episode 9
What's the difference between a vagrant and a blow-in? Will Steve find employment with the BBC guy? And just what can you do in Leeton?
4/12/2011 • 13 minutes, 10 seconds
Birdbrain bonus interview with Fred van Gessel
Interview with Fred van Gessel.
5/8/2009 • 12 minutes, 2 seconds
Birdbrain bonus interview with Vicki Powys
Interview with Vicki Powys
5/8/2009 • 11 minutes, 2 seconds
Birdbrain bonus interview with John Hutchinson part 1
Birdbrain's producer and tech-head, Evan Croker, tracked down the owners of the birdcall recordings you hear in the series. Along the way though, he discovered these birdcall recordists have some interesting stories to tell. Enjoy.
5/7/2009 • 12 minutes, 34 seconds
Birdbrain bonus interview with John Hutchinson part 2
This is a bonus to a bonus. John is not only a recordist, but an inventor. This is the story of an elaborate recording device he made in the 50s...
5/7/2009 • 4 minutes, 18 seconds
Birdbrain bonus interview with David Stewart
Interview with David Stewart
5/7/2009 • 9 minutes, 40 seconds
Birdbrain bonus interview with Howard Plowright
Interview with Howard Plowright
5/7/2009 • 9 minutes, 46 seconds
Bonus Feature: Mike Carter Interview Pt 1
Mike Carter is Australia's leading twitcher, with a list in excess of 800 birds. A keen traveller to far-flung locales of Australian territory, in this interview Mike reveals his passion for birdwatching, stories of rare species identification, and his chance encounter with the elusive Night Parrot. Or was it really?
