Author Archives: Dave Noble

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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Sydney Park Visit – 7 March 2022

Posted on March 8, 2022 by Dave Noble

This day I was able to make a short visit to Sydney Park. Like before, it was quite wet at the park. My aim was to try and find and photograph the Buff-banded Rails chicks I had seen, but not … Continue reading →

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Hawthorne Canal Photo Walk – 6 March 2022

Posted on March 7, 2022 by Dave Noble

With the recent spell of very wet weather in Sydney and other places, I have spent fair b of time looking at weather forecasts and studying the rain radar looking for breaks. On this day, it looked better in the … Continue reading →

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Wolli Creek – Cooks River Walk – 5 March 2022

Posted on March 7, 2022 by Dave Noble

After the early morning bird survey on the Greenway, I headed home and then caught a bus to Bexley North. My plan was to walk down the Two Valleys Track along Wolli Creek to the Cooks River, then walk upstream … Continue reading →

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Greenway Bird Survey – 5 March 2022

Posted on March 6, 2022 by Dave Noble

The local Greenway Bird Survey around the Waratah Mills loop was postponed from last Saturday to this Saturday. The weather was dull and gloomy – but no rain. Here are some birds that we spotted –

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Eagle Rock Walk in Royal National Park – 4 March 2022

Posted on March 6, 2022 by Dave Noble

I had suggested this walk to Bob as being a good one to do after a period of wet weather in order to see a series of high waterfalls with a good flow. The waterfall along the coast south of … Continue reading →

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Sydney Park, Barton Park and the Cooks River – 3 March 2022

Posted on March 6, 2022 by Dave Noble

There had been a lot of wet days lately. This was originally planned to be a day walking on Royal National Park with Bob, but a super bad weather forecast we decided to postpone that walk for a day. However … Continue reading →

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Cooks River Birds – 1 March 2022

Posted on March 2, 2022 by Dave Noble

This was quite a wet day, but the rain seemed to be easing in the afternoon, so I caught a bus to Tempe with the  intention of walking back via Tempe Wetlands and Reserve and then along the Cooks River. … Continue reading →

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