Author Archives: Dave Noble

A Good Afternoon at Long Reef – 21 March 2022

Posted on March 25, 2022 by Dave Noble

Some interesting birds had recently turned up at Long Reef Aquatic Reserve on the Northern Beaches recently and I decide to make a visit. The tide was forecast to be low around 5:30 so an afternoon visit seemed ideal. After … Continue reading →

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Nurragingy Reserve and Sydney Olympic Park – 20 March 2022

Posted on March 25, 2022 by Dave Noble

I joined local birder, Michael, for a day at Nurragingy Reserve at Doonside, then on the way home, we called into Sydney Olympic Park for a look. Nurragingy Reserve At Nurragingy, we first visited the main ponds. Here we saw … Continue reading →

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Birds at Barton Park and the Cooks River – 19 March 2022

Posted on March 25, 2022 by Dave Noble

I spent a nice day devoted to bird photography. I started at the Landing Lights Wetland at Barton Park, then later went to Tempe and walked home via the Cooks River. Barton Park The Landing Lights Wetland was fairly quiet. … Continue reading →

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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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