Monday, September 19, 2011 at 0:30 
As it happens, I’ve been looking for the bird all winter, visiting the unpromising-sounding Werribee sewage farm every other week. Since May, I’ve driven an hour out of Melbourne to this place, one of its last, reliable haunts.
Monday, August 29, 2011 at 14:00 
A rare juvenile male orange-bellied parrot photographed during the national count at Werribee. Picture: Chris Tzaros/Birds Australia
This winter they have found eight of the critically endangered orange-bellied parrots on the mainland, including two in South Australia.
Wednesday, July 27, 2011 at 11:54 
The stunning plumage of an orange-bellied parrot (Neophema chrysogaster) is illuminated during a brief glimpse of sun. With fewer than 50 individuals remaining, this is Australia's rarest parrot. Photo Credit: Inger VandykLess than 50 orange-bellied parrots are estimated to remain in Australia, and a survey conducted throughout the country last weekend uncovered three sightings of the birds on an island in Swan Bay, off Queenscliff.
The survey, conducted mostly by volunteers, has so far found six of the parrots in total, with three spotted in Werribee, according to the Orange-bellied Parrot National Recovery Team.
Department of Sustainability and Environment biodiversity officer Rachel Pritchard said the team was heartened to have found such a significant proportion of the population in Victoria.
Wednesday, July 27, 2011 at 5:04 
Critically endangered: Orange-bellied Parrot, otherwise known as Neophema chrysogaster. John HarrisonTHREE of one of Australia's rarest birds have been spotted on the Bellarine Peninsula during a national survey.
Saturday, July 23, 2011 at 6:11 SOUTH-WEST volunteers will scour the coast for the critically endangered Orange-bellied Parrot as part of a national survey this weekend.
