Cairns and the new National Directory of Important Migratory Shorebird Habitat
In March 2026, BirdLife Australia released the most comprehensive update yet to the National Directory of Important Migratory Shorebird Habitat – commonly known as “the Directory”. For birders in the Cairns region, the Directory confirms what many local wader watchers have long known: Cairns is one of Australia’s most important areas for migratory shorebirds.
