Anthropogenic litter, which is predominantly plastic pollution, poses a significant global threat to wildlife, especially birds. Birds are threatened by plastic pollution through ingestion, entanglement, and use of litter as nesting material. The specific impacts and consequences of these interactions on bird survival and reproduction are not well understood. This study aims to address this knowledge gap using imagery. Photographs of interactions between birds and litter are being sourced from citizen scientists across Australia supplemented with field observations and remote sensing images to analyse the nature of interactions and identify the characteristics of litter involved in these interactions. Preliminary findings from three shorebird species and one fish-eating species highlight the role of plastic in entanglement, and reveal a broader range of interactions than previously anticipated. For the hooded plover Thinornis rubricollis, behavioural changes related to breeding in response to beach litter suggest that litter type and mobility may better predict impacts than traditional measures like volume. Insights gained from this research will guide state and local government management organisations aiming to mitigate the threat of litter, and particularly plastic, to birdlife.