Author Archives: Dave Noble

Ferndale Park Fungi – and a Few Birds along the Lane Cove River – 29 March 2024

Posted on April 4, 2024 by Dave Noble

I caught a train to Chatswood, and then walked down to Ferndale Park to see what fungi was out. There was not that much out, but I did find some interesting ones. After that, I continued walking down to the … Continue reading →

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Canada Bay Walk – 28 March 2024

Posted on April 2, 2024 by Dave Noble

After my two recent visits to Hen and Chicken Bay, I was keen to see more, and suggested a walk to Sue and Valerie – going around the larger Canada Bay than includes Hen and Chicken Bay. It would be … Continue reading →

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Bar-tailed Godwits at Hen and Chicken Bay – 27 March 2024

Posted on April 2, 2024 by Dave Noble

In the afternoon, I travelled back to Hen and Chicken Bay – and this time I had much better success photographing the Bar-tailed Godwits in their pre-migratory feeding. When I arrived, the first bird I spotted was this Little Egret … Continue reading →

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Birds at Barton Park – 27 March 2024

Posted on April 2, 2024 by Dave Noble

I wanted to head back to Hen and Chicken Bay to look for the Godwits I had missed the day before. But the high tide in the morning meant it would be best in the late afternoon, so I decided … Continue reading →

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Hen and Chicken Bay Birds – 26 March 2024

Posted on April 2, 2024 by Dave Noble

I had recently seen photos of some of the Bar-tailed Godwits that feed in Hen and Chicken Bay before their long migratory flight north. I decided to go to Abbotsford and look for the birds. I travelled there by Light … Continue reading →

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Raptors at Long Reef – 25 March 2024

Posted on March 30, 2024 by Dave Noble

I travelled up to Long Reef for another go at photographing the birds – and with the hope of seeing some raptors. When I arrived it was pretty quiet. The tide was too high to venture out onto the platform. … Continue reading →

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The Callicoma Walk – 24 March 2024

Posted on March 30, 2024 by Dave Noble

I joined my friends John and Chuin Nee and their son Sebastian on the Callicoma Walk – a track that goes down into Berowra Creek near Cherrybrook. We started at Cherrybrook Lakes – a wetland area near the shopping complex.

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A Powerful Owl on the Cooks River – 23 March 2024

Posted on March 29, 2024 by Dave Noble

While coming back from Mt Wilson, I got a call from Michael, a local birder, alterting me to the presence of a Powerful Owl that was roosting along the Cooks River. So when I got home, I grabbed my bird … Continue reading →

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Fungi at Mt Wilson – 23 March 2024

Posted on March 29, 2024 by Dave Noble

I attended the field activity at the Waterfall Reserve at Mt Wilson conducted by the Sydney Fungal Studies Group Inc. The fungi was not super abundant, as it can be at this location, but we did find many interesting species. … Continue reading →

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Cooks River Birds – 22 March 2024

Posted on March 29, 2024 by Dave Noble

I was busy most of the day, but had some time in the afternoon for short walk down part of the Cooks River to see what birds were around. I walked downstream from Canterbury Road to Wardell Road. I did … Continue reading →

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