Author Archives: Dave Noble

A Few Local Birds – Cooks River and Barton Park – 28 March 2025

Posted on March 29, 2025 by Dave Noble

The weather was not the best – with some rain, but I ventured out after the rain stopped for a walk along part of the Cooks River, then I caught a bus to Barton Park. I was on the lookout … Continue reading →

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Bantry Bay – Looking for Aboriginal Art – 27 March 2025

Posted on March 29, 2025 by Dave Noble

A wet day was forecast, so I suggested to Bob that rather than head up the mountains, that we do a walk in the Bantry Bay area, and while there we could look for some Aboriginal sites. I knew about … Continue reading →

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Another Day at Nurragingy Reserve – 24 March 2025

Posted on March 29, 2025 by Dave Noble

Sue joined me for another day at Nurragingy Reserve at Doonside. This park has been a very good venue for observing and photographing birds recently. How would this visit go? Some highlights of previous visits have been Pacific Bazas and … Continue reading →

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Crosslands Walk – 23 March 2025

Posted on March 29, 2025 by Dave Noble

I had been invited by John and Chuin Nee to join them on a walk near Galston Gorge before they picked up their son, Jasper, from a school music camp later in the afternoon. The weather was not the best … Continue reading →

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Greenway Bird Survey – 22 March 2025

Posted on March 29, 2025 by Dave Noble

I took part in the Saturday morning bird survey along the Dulwich Hill section of The Greenway. The group meets outside Waratah Mills Light Rail Station at 7:30 am. The highlights this survey were spotting a Leaden Flycatcher (not photographed) … Continue reading →

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Lost City Walking Track – 21 March 2025

Posted on March 28, 2025 by Dave Noble

I headed up the Blue Mountains with Bob intending to visit some canyons near Bell, but the weather was wet and quite cool, so we changed plans and decided to see the new Lost City Walking Track in the Gardens … Continue reading →

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Black Noddy at Curl Curl, and More Birds at Long Reef – 20 March 2025

Posted on March 26, 2025 by Dave Noble

A Black Noddy, a rare visitor to Sydney, had been resident at the Curl Curl rock pool for a few days, and I thought it worth a visit. A few years ago, I photographed a Common Noddy (Brown Noddy) at … Continue reading →

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More Cooks River Birds – 19 March 2025

Posted on March 25, 2025 by Dave Noble

Sue and Valerie joined me for a morning walk down a section of the Cooks River. We walked down from Illawarra Road to the Princes Highway. I arrived a bit earlier than the others, and walked down ashore way and … Continue reading →

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Birds at Barton Park – 18 March 2025

Posted on March 25, 2025 by Dave Noble

I spent an interesting morning at Barton Park photographing birds. Most of the birds I saw were at The Landing Lights Wetland and its hinterland. Walking up to Landing Light Wetland, I could see a White-faced Heron on top of … Continue reading →

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Nurragingy Reserve – 17 March 2025

Posted on March 25, 2025 by Dave Noble

Another visit to Nurragingy Reserve at Doonside. Again, I was joined by Sue, and we had a  most enjoyable and interesting day. The day started off fairly quiet. We were looking for Pacific Bazas and Kingfishers. We did spot one … Continue reading →

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