Category Archives: Sydney

More Cooks River Birds – 19 March 2025

Posted on March 25, 2025 by Dave Noble

Sue and Valerie joined me for a morning walk down a section of the Cooks River. We walked down from Illawarra Road to the Princes Highway. I arrived a bit earlier than the others, and walked down ashore way and … Continue reading →

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Birds at Barton Park – 18 March 2025

Posted on March 25, 2025 by Dave Noble

I spent an interesting morning at Barton Park photographing birds. Most of the birds I saw were at The Landing Lights Wetland and its hinterland. Walking up to Landing Light Wetland, I could see a White-faced Heron on top of … Continue reading →

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Nurragingy Reserve – 17 March 2025

Posted on March 25, 2025 by Dave Noble

Another visit to Nurragingy Reserve at Doonside. Again, I was joined by Sue, and we had a  most enjoyable and interesting day. The day started off fairly quiet. We were looking for Pacific Bazas and Kingfishers. We did spot one … Continue reading →

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Mudlarks Cooks River Bird Survey, and More Cooks River Birds – 13 March 2025

Posted on March 16, 2025 by Dave Noble

The Mudlarks Cooks River Bird Survey was planned originally for the previous Tuesday, but wet weather saw it postponed to this Thursday. It was warm and muggy, but a lot better than the weather earlier. This month, the survey was … Continue reading →

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Historic Horse Trough at Camperdown – 12 March 2025

Posted on March 16, 2025 by Dave Noble

I had some spear time while in Newtown, and decided to visit the horse trough in Camperdown Park. I had seen it before, but had not realised it was a horse trough, since the actual trough part of it had … Continue reading →

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Greenway Bird Survey – 12 March 2025

Posted on March 12, 2025 by Dave Noble

I took part in the early morning bird survey along the Hawthorne Canal section of The Greenway. At Taverners Hill Light Rail Station we noticed a flock of White-throated Needletails (A type of Swift) flying high overhead.

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Wolli Creek – A Few Birds – 9 March 2025

Posted on March 11, 2025 by Dave Noble

I was intending to do a substantial walk along Wolli Creek from Bexley North to at least Turella Reserve, but the weather was not the best – light rain, and very poor light for bird photography. And the rain kept … Continue reading →

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Tempe and Cooks River Birds – 8 March 2025

Posted on March 11, 2025 by Dave Noble

I took part in the Tempe Birdos’ survey in the early morning. This month, I joined the group surveying Tempe Reserve. After the survey, I walked par two the way home along the Cooks River and photographed a few more … Continue reading →

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Heritage Walk in the Lane Cove Valley – 7 March 2025

Posted on March 11, 2025 by Dave Noble

I joined Bob and Douglas for a very interesting walk in the upper parts of the Lane Cove Valley looking for two Aboriginal art sites. We set off from Cheltenham and followed a track at first. Then we left the … Continue reading →

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Birds at Sydney Park – 5 March 2025

Posted on March 6, 2025 by Dave Noble

I spent an interesting and enjoyable morning at Sydney Park with Sue and Valerie, wandering around looking for birds, with a nice coffee break at the nearby Bearded Barista. The most interesting birds we saw was one of the first … Continue reading →

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