Category Archives: Birds

Birds at Ku-Ring-Gai Chase National Park – 25 July 2018

This was an interesting trip to a new location for me – the Chiltern Trail (fire road) at Ingleside. I found a wealth of honeyeaters. To get there by public transport was not too difficult. I caught a train to … Continue reading →

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Birds at Centennial Park – 24 July 2018

I spent the best part of a day wandering around Centennial Park seeing what birds I could spot and photograph. I was looking for a pair of Powerful Owls, but could not spot them. But there were a lot of … Continue reading →

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Malabar Headland – Whales and Raptors – 23 July 2018

After seeing the Peregrine Falcon my trip of 13 July, I was keen to see if it was still in the area, so I made another trip to Malabar Headland. Before you visit the headland you need to ensure the … Continue reading →

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Birds at Tempe Wetlands and Reserve – 20 July 2018

I spent a nice morning at Tempe – visiting the Wetlands and Tempe Reserve mainly photographing birds. The highlight was getting some reasonably close photos of a Spotted Pardalote. This very small birds normally are found at the top of … Continue reading →

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More Birds at Nurragingy – 17 July 2018

Another trip to Nurragingy Reserve at Doonside for bird photography. Nothing too special this time. On this visit I could not see the Azure Kingfishers that I had seen before. I wandered around the whole reserve and managed to get … Continue reading →

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Birds at Long Reef and Dee Why – 16 July 2018

A pleasant day spent in the Northern Beaches area photographing birds. On this trip I didn’t see any unusual species. At Long Reef, there were a lot of birds a long way out, but the tide was high so I … Continue reading →

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Birds at Bicentennial Park – 15 July 2018

I headed back out to Bicentennial Park at Homebush Bay for another day of bird photography. I started by trying to photograph some of the swiftly moving Welcome Swallows –

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Birds at Tempe and the Cooks River – 14 July 2018

I spent a very enjoyable and interesting morning looking for and photographing birds in my local area. I started at Tempe Wetlands where I joined the Tempe Birdos for their monthly bird survey. The survey always concludes with a morning … Continue reading →

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Malabar Headland – Birds and Whales – 13 July 2018

I had an interesting time on a walk out to Boora Point on Malabar Headland. I deliberately walked slowly out to Magic Point and then to Boora Point. This allowed me to look for whales and birds. On the way … Continue reading →

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Dover Heights to Watsons Bay – 10 July 2018

I recently walked this section of the Coastal Path in stormy weather. This time, a fine day was forecast, so to make things more interesting I caught and early train to Bondi Junction and an early bus to Dover Heights … Continue reading →

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