Burnie Penguin Observation Centre

Burnie Penguin Observation Centre Friends of Burnie Penguins volunteers present free guided tours nightly at dusk between 1st of October and the 31st of March.

The colony is located along the sea front behind the Burnie Makers Workshop, Parsonage Point. No bookings are required for our interpretive penguin viewing experience . Please wear warm dark clothing, turn off the flash on your camera or video, use a red cellophane cover (available from the guides) on your torch, leave your pets at home, ask lots of questions and enjoy an evening watching the Li

ttle Penguins and their families. People interested in becoming guides are invited to ring 0437 436 803. Training is provided annually so no previous knowledge is required - just the enthusiasm to learn about Little Penguins and share your knowledge with visitors to the colony.

Our guiding is now finished for the season.  Our next tours will begin again in October.  Little penguins are present ye...
24/04/2025

Our guiding is now finished for the season. Our next tours will begin again in October. Little penguins are present year round in Burnie however they are less active on land during the non-breeding season/winter months.

If you are visiting the area in the next few months you still might see a penguin in the early evening - remember to stay on the boardwalk after dusk and if taking photos to turn off your flash 🐧

Our guiding season is winding up - there will be guides present from 6pm tonight and tomorrow night (Easter Sunday) then...
19/04/2025

Our guiding season is winding up - there will be guides present from 6pm tonight and tomorrow night (Easter Sunday) then our volunteers will take a well-deserved rest until guiding resumes in October 🐧

With daylight savings, the penguins and our guides are arriving earlier! Our volunteers are on-site from 615pm from now ...
09/04/2025

With daylight savings, the penguins and our guides are arriving earlier! Our volunteers are on-site from 615pm from now until Easter 🐣

With quite a few Little penguins still about we’ve decided to extend our guiding season until Easter.  Little penguins a...
02/04/2025

With quite a few Little penguins still about we’ve decided to extend our guiding season until Easter. Little penguins are present in Burnie year round however the numbers do tend to decline after March/April as penguins spend more time at sea during the non-nesting seasons.

Our guides are present from 715pm if you would like to learn more about our feathered friends.

As the days are getting shorter we are coming to an end of our penguin guiding season.  Though Little penguins are found...
25/03/2025

As the days are getting shorter we are coming to an end of our penguin guiding season. Though Little penguins are found in Burnie year round, their numbers tend to fall in the winter months so our volunteers take a well deserved break 🐧

If you would like to see our Little Penguins for yourself, our volunteers will be here from 730pm for the next week 🐧😊

07/03/2025
Now is a great time to visit Burnie’s Little penguins! There’s lots about - many adult penguins are going through their ...
06/03/2025

Now is a great time to visit Burnie’s Little penguins! There’s lots about - many adult penguins are going through their annual moult. The warmer weather has also meant that there are still several chicks in colony. You can also check out Burnie City Council ‘s wonderful new signage while you’re here 😊🐧

Volunteers are present from 750pm every evening until the end of this month.

Lots of penguins still about!  Our volunteer guides are here every evening this month, 8-815pm is a good time to arrive ...
19/02/2025

Lots of penguins still about! Our volunteer guides are here every evening this month, 8-815pm is a good time to arrive if you would like to learn more about our feathered friends. Remember to dress warm and please no bright lights or flash photography. 🐧

Is this penguin sick?  No, it is moulting or replacing its old tattered feathers with lovely fresh new ones after the we...
03/02/2025

Is this penguin sick? No, it is moulting or replacing its old tattered feathers with lovely fresh new ones after the wear and tear of raising its chicks. Moulting adults are now turning up in the colony so if you come along around 8:25 for a talk by one of the guides, you will understand why this bird looks so unhappy. And if you look carefully during the evening, you might spot one or two grumpy moulters yourself. Photo by P. Marker

These recent photos  of an adult local penguin  were taken by a Friends of Burnie Penguin guide  (Thanks Alison). There ...
26/01/2025

These recent photos of an adult local penguin were taken by a Friends of Burnie Penguin guide (Thanks Alison). There are still plenty of adults coming in from sea even though most of the chicks we have been watching are grown up and gone. But, penguins being penguins, there are signs that some couples are going on to create a new family as confirmed by a peek into Burrow 3 of the YouTube live stream. Look for yourself at https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=burnie+penguin+centre+live+stream

23/01/2025

SIMPLY FANTASTIC
In case you’ve ever wondered, this is what penguin feathers look like 🐧
Thanks to this incredible amount of feathers, which might make us think they have two layers of skin, they stay warm in such low temperatures.
A TRUE WORK OF ART BY NATURE ❤️

Some lovely pictures of a special visit from the Alexander Beetle House to celebrate Penguin Awareness Day in Burnie. Th...
21/01/2025

Some lovely pictures of a special visit from the Alexander Beetle House to celebrate Penguin Awareness Day in Burnie. Thank you to the children for their works of art and the tasty hamper shared so generously. Friends of Burnie Penguins are always pleased to have an opportunity share information about penguins with members of the community.

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