"I have to go bush each week because I suffer from a 'nature deficit'," the founder said.

"Most people do, they just don't know it."

Described as a "gentle beginning to the group", a gathering of 10 bird enthusiasts came together on Sunday to celebrate the 49^th annual World Wetlands Day.

Hosting the inaugural 'breakfast with birds' event at the Murrumbidgee Wetlands, the group was not disappointed by nature's display.

"We spent two hours in the wetlands and saw about 37 species of bird," Ms Baulch said.

"A big highlight was the black shouldered kite that we watched dive down and pick up a mouse, and then perch on a tree branch above us to eat it.

"That was very exciting."

Hoping to join forces with the Murrumbidgee Field Naturalists, the group will host monthly events as they continue the search for Wagga's best birds.

But the group is keen to not always have their eyes in the skies, and move their pursuit beyond the confines of just feathered flyers.

"We love plants, trees, spiders, all the local creatures. These things used to be everywhere but now you hardly see them, so that's partially why we're meeting together, to record our sightings for posterity.

"We like frogs, we saw an echidna once that's always exciting, and spiders," Ms Baulch said.

Given the current dryness and the ongoing trauma to wildlife from fires, the group say they have begun to notice a lot of movement in species.

"We were camping down at Tarcutta Creek, half of it was burned and the other half had vegetation. We saw a goanna, a dragon, lots of birds on the side with the vegetation," Ms Baulch said.

"Down at Livingstone [national park] I've noticed birds I've only ever seen in Griffith before, like the southern white-faced [owl], and you think, well of course they're moving because of the drought. They need to find food and water."

But as for the 'holy grail' of sightings, there are a couple species still to be ticked off on the list. In particular, glossy black cockatoos and torquoise parrots have become a rarity around Wagga.

"I'd love to see the brolga return to Wagga," said fellow 'birder' Dick Green.

"It's been 10 years since it's been seen here, but it's still in the Leeton wetlands."