Category Archives: Sydney

Birds at Sydney Park – 8 March 2021

Posted on March 14, 2021 by Dave Noble

I got up early and headed to Sydney Park at St Peters to see what birds were out. Like some previous visits to this park, I was on the lookout for Crakes and Rails, and wondered if early morning maybe … Continue reading →

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Birds at the Cooks River, Botany Bay and Landing Lights Wetland – 7 March 2021

Posted on March 12, 2021 by Dave Noble

I spent a nice day riding my bike along the Cooks River and Botany Bay Cycleways and stopping to look for birds. I went as far as the Karen Point Shorebird Reserve and the nearby Shell Point, and then returned … Continue reading →

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Bushcare at West Head – 6 March 2021

Posted on March 12, 2021 by Dave Noble

Our bushcare group was heading to West Head to remove weeds near the lookout at the end of the headland. The main weeds we were removing were Mother of Millions. The are easy to pull out – but the entire … Continue reading →

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Fungi of the Lane Cove River and Terrys Creek – 5 March 2021

Posted on March 12, 2021 by Dave Noble

I wanted to see if any fungi was out along the Lane Cove River, so decided to walk from Thornleigh to the river, and then downstream to Browns Waterhole and then up Terrys Creek to Eastwood. On the way, I … Continue reading →

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Birds at Nurragingy Reserve – 2 March 2021

Posted on March 10, 2021 by Dave Noble

I spent another nice day at Nurragingy Reserve at Doonside photographing the birds. Like previous visits, I wanted to get better photos of the Kingfishers, but I only had fleeting glimpse of them – and only managed a few photos. … Continue reading →

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Wolli Ck and Cooks River Walk – 27 February 2021

Posted on March 9, 2021 by Dave Noble

After the bird survey in the morning, in the afternoon, I caught a bus to Bexley North and then walked down the Two Valleys Track along Wolli Ck to Tempe. I then walked up the Cooks River and back to … Continue reading →

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Greenway Bird Survey – 27 February 2021

Posted on March 9, 2021 by Dave Noble

I spent the early part of the morning out along the Greenway with the members of the Inner West Environment Group. We surveyed the birds near Waratah Mills Light Rail Station. Here are some of the birds we saw –

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Birds of the Northern Beaches – 26 February 2021

Posted on March 9, 2021 by Dave Noble

I had been meaning to head up to the Northern beaches for a while in order to see some migratory birds at Long Reef. I had not managed a trip due to unfavourable weather or tides. Now I had a … Continue reading →

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Fungi at Ferndale Park and Lane Cove River Walk – 23 February 2021

Posted on March 3, 2021 by Dave Noble

I thought it was about time to make a visit to Ferndale Park at Chatswood to see what fungi was out. My plan was to visit the park, then walk down to the Lane Cove River and follow the path … Continue reading →

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Photographic Walk at Bicentennial Park – 19 February 2021

Posted on February 20, 2021 by Dave Noble

This was a pleasant activity organise by Brian Everingham with the National Parks Association of NSW. I travelled to the park with Valerie and Sue and we met the others at Lake Belvedere a little after 7 am. In the … Continue reading →

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