Author Archives: Dave Noble

Manly Dam Walk – 23 March 2023

Posted on March 25, 2023 by Dave Noble

A while back, Bob had suggested a walk around the loop track at Manly Dam, and it was finally time to give it a go. Bob picked me up at Gordon Station and he drove to Allambie Heights, where we … Continue reading →

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Birds at Sydney Park – 22 March 2023

Posted on March 25, 2023 by Dave Noble

Sue joined me at Sydney Park for a few hours of bird watching. During our visit, we saw the usual birds – including the Dollarbird and a Buff-banded Rail. When we arrived, we spotted a new duck –

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Birds at Mason Park Wetlands – 20 March 2023

Posted on March 24, 2023 by Dave Noble

Another visit to Mason Park Wetlands at Homebush, and again in the hope of seeing the Spotted Crake. Again, I failed to spot the Crake and had to make do with the other resident birds. Here are some –

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Fungi and Birds at Birdwood Gully – 19 March 2023

Posted on March 24, 2023 by Dave Noble

I had recently had two good visits to Birdwood Gully at Springwood to photograph the birds and the fungi, and I was keen for another visit. Sue was also keen to join me, so we travelled up to Springwood by … Continue reading →

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Fungi at Wolli Creek – 18 March 2023

Posted on March 24, 2023 by Dave Noble

I joined the Sydney Fungal Studies Group Inc and also members of the Wolli Creek Preservation Society and visitors to survey the fungi in Wolli Creek Regional Park. The group met in the morning at Girrahween Park at Earlwood, and then … Continue reading →

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Birds at Sydney Park – 15 March 2023

Posted on March 24, 2023 by Dave Noble

I was joined by Sue and we spent a few hours at Sydney Park looking for birds. It was a warm day, and a lot of the birds were fairly quiet. Here are some that we saw –

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Birds at Audley – 14 March 2023

Posted on March 24, 2023 by Dave Noble

My friend Valerie, had visitors staying from France, and she had organised a picnic day at Audley in Royal National Park. It turned out to be a very wet  morning, so we picnicked early in the large shelter shed at … Continue reading →

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Mason Park Wetlands – 13 March 2023

Posted on March 21, 2023 by Dave Noble

This proved to be another vain attempt to spot and photograph the Spotted Crake. The birds I did see and photograph were not surprisingly not too different to those I had seen two days earlier.

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Callan Park Picnic – 12 March 2023

Posted on March 21, 2023 by Dave Noble

A wet day was forecast, but didn’t eventuate, so a planned picnic could go ahead. It was going to be held at Callan Park. I walked to the park from Marion St Light Rail Station. Early on, I heard an … Continue reading →

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Mason Park Wetlands – 11 March 2023

Posted on March 21, 2023 by Dave Noble

In the afternoon after the Tempe Bird Survey I visited Mason Park Wetlands at Homebush. Recently a Spotted Crake had been observed there and I was keen to see it. It is the one remaining species of Crake that I … Continue reading →

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