Category Archives: Sydney

Tempe and Cooks River Birds – 10 June 2023

Posted on June 14, 2023 by Dave Noble

I joined the Tempe Birdos for their early morning survey. Being a long weekend, the number of participants was small – so there was only one group that surveyed the Wetlands. Being a cold morning, it was reasonably quiet. Here … Continue reading →

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Malabar Headland – 8 June 2023

Posted on June 14, 2023 by Dave Noble

Sue joined me for a great day out on Malabar Headland. We went to see Peregrine Falcons and whales. we were not disappointed. Sue’s bus was running late, so I planned to meet her on Magic Point. The sandstone was … Continue reading →

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Barton Park – 7 June 2023

Posted on June 14, 2023 by Dave Noble

This was another afternoon visit to Barton Park and Landing Lights Wetland. This one turned out to be very quiet – I only photographed the usual resident birds. New Holland Honeyeater Superb Fairy-wren

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Taronga Zoo – 6 June 2023

Posted on June 14, 2023 by Dave Noble

Valerie joined me for a day at Taronga Zoo. When we arrived we checked out the new Australian animal section. It was very impressive. Here are some of the animals in that section –

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Nurragingy Reserve – 5 June 2023

Posted on June 14, 2023 by Dave Noble

This was another pleasant day spent at Nurragingy Reserve at Doonside. Despite some rain, I had a good day photographing a range of birds. Here are some that I saw –

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Lane Cove Valley Fungi Walk – 4 June 2023

Posted on June 14, 2023 by Dave Noble

This was a repeat of walk I had done on 16 May, from Macquarie Park to Chatswood, visiting three main sites to check out the fungi. I first visited a spot on the Lane Cove River where there is a … Continue reading →

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Birds at Barton Park – 2 June 2023

Posted on June 5, 2023 by Dave Noble

This was another afternoon session at Barton Park observing and photographing the birdlife there. Most of my visit was at Landing Light Wetland. No sign of the Spotted Crakes this time, but I did see the Scarlet Robin. Here are … Continue reading →

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Barton Park Birds – 31 May 2023

Posted on June 2, 2023 by Dave Noble

In the afternoon, I spent a few hours at Barton Park and stayed at Landing Lights Wetland the whole time. There were some good birds to observe. At the wetlands, the water level has been dropping recently, and these make … Continue reading →

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Fungi at Wolli Creek – 31 May 2023

Posted on June 2, 2023 by Dave Noble

I went on a morning trip to Wolli Creek to check the status of the fungi. I first looked on the upstream part of the track – west of Hartill Law Street, without finding very much out. So I then … Continue reading →

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Birds, Whales and Dolphins at Long Reef – 30 May 2023

Posted on June 2, 2023 by Dave Noble

I decided to visit Long Reef – with the aim of photographing Ospreys, and also to keep a lookout for Whales and Dolphins. I had pretty good day. After walking out to the lookout, I soon spotted a pod of … Continue reading →

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