Author Archives: Dave Noble

Audley History Walk – 18 March 2022

Posted on March 19, 2022 by Dave Noble

I was pleased to be able to attend an event at Audley in Royal National Park focussing on the history of the area. The event was an activity of the National Parks Association of NSW and was organised by John … Continue reading →

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Goochs Crater Walk – 17 March 2022

Posted on March 19, 2022 by Dave Noble

Bob and myself decided to walk to Goochs Crater. Its a place we had both been to many time before including recently, but we both had not seen it full of water. Photos of it recently posted on social media … Continue reading →

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Terrys Creek and Hawthorne Canal – 16 March 2022

Posted on March 18, 2022 by Dave Noble

This was a day somewhat like the day before in that I visited two different places. But in many ways it was also quite different. I first headed to Eastwood and started walking down Terrys Creek – but got a … Continue reading →

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Oatley Park and Sydney Park – 15 March 2022

Posted on March 17, 2022 by Dave Noble

This was a nice day out. The first part was a visit to Oatley Park with Digi Dave. We had a good look around and saw some nice birds and lizards. Later, on the way home, I got a text … Continue reading →

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Birds at Sydney Olympic Park – 13 March 2022

Posted on March 14, 2022 by Dave Noble

I spent a nice day at Sydney Olympic Park, but the day had an unusual start. I was intending to visit Nurragingy Reserve,  and so caught a train to Doonside and walked down to the park gates and found it … Continue reading →

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More Local Birds – Tempe, Barton Park and Sydney Park – 12 March 2022

Posted on March 14, 2022 by Dave Noble

I had the whole day available for some local bird photography. It started at Tempe with the monthly Tempe Birdos Survey. After morning tea, I wandered around a bit more at Tempe Wetlands, then walked down to Barton Park. Then … Continue reading →

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Fungi at Ferndale Park – 11 March 2022

Posted on March 14, 2022 by Dave Noble

I was keen to get to and visit some local rainforest areas to see if there was any fungi out. So I chose to visit Ferndale Park at Chatswood. I had the option of extending the trip by visiting the … Continue reading →

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Malabar Headland – 10 March 2022

Posted on March 14, 2022 by Dave Noble

After the bird survey, I headed to Malabar Headland. After a lot of recent rain, I knew that the tracks in the National Park would be dry – being mainly boardwalk, and I wanted to see what animals were around. … Continue reading →

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Mudlarks – Cooks River Bird Survey – 10 March 2022

Posted on March 14, 2022 by Dave Noble

Due to vey wet weather the survey was postponed from Tuesday to Thursday morning. On this survey the group went upstream from the Lang St Bridge to The Boat Harbour and Cup and Saucer Creek Wetlands and back on the … Continue reading →

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Sydney Waterfalls – 9 March 2022

Posted on March 11, 2022 by Dave Noble

After another walk was cancelled due to floods, Bob and myself decided to visit some waterfalls in the northern part of Sydney. We had a very good day visiting some nice waterfalls, ones that are well worth visiting after good … Continue reading →

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