Category Archives: Birds

Back to Tempe Wetlands – 18 November 2017

Posted on November 20, 2017 by Dave Noble

I made a quick visit to Tempe Wetlands during the late afternoon. My main aim was to watch out for Rails, especially to look for a possible Lewin’s Rail. Earlier,  a pair of Buff-banded Rails had been observed at the … Continue reading →

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Back to the Cooks River – More Birds and a Turtle – 17 Nov 2017

Posted on November 20, 2017 by Dave Noble

During the morning I saw a picture on Facebook of the Tawny Frogmouth family at the Boat Harbour posted by Jennifer, a resident who lives close to the Boat Harbour. So that afternoon I cycled down to the Cooks River … Continue reading →

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Tempe Wetlands and Cooks River – Birds and More – 16 Nov 2017

Posted on November 18, 2017 by Dave Noble

I decided I would make another trip down to Tempe Wetlands and have a look for more Rails. After that, I would make my way along the Cooks River and look for Tawnies. At the Tempe Wetlands I had no … Continue reading →

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Nature at Oatley Park – 15 November 2017

Posted on November 18, 2017 by Dave Noble

I spent a pleasant day wandering around Oatley Park and the neighbouring Lime Kiln Bay area. Lots of Nature was on display. I walked from Mortdale Station for about 20 minutes to the tracks that head down to Dairy Creek … Continue reading →

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Nature at Wolli Creek – 12 November 2017

Posted on November 18, 2017 by Dave Noble

After visiting Tempe in the morning, I decided to visit Wolli Creek in the afternoon. I only went to the middle part of the valley – between Bardwell Park and Turrella. I caught a bus to Earlwood, and walked down … Continue reading →

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More Birds at Tempe – 12 November 2017

Posted on November 17, 2017 by Dave Noble

After having a most interesting day observing birds the day before, but missing seeing or photographing a particular bird, I again headed down to the Tempe Wetlands early in the morning. My main objective was to try and spot the … Continue reading →

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Birds at Tempe Wetlands and the Cooks River – 11 November 2017

Posted on November 17, 2017 by Dave Noble

Early in the morning I joined the Tempe Birdos at the Tempe Wetlands for their monthly bird survey. It was nice to observe a reasonable number of birds at the Wetlands. Here are some of the birds we saw early … Continue reading →

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North Head Walk – 9 November 2017

Posted on November 17, 2017 by Dave Noble

After a nice ferry ride to the Zoo, the day before, I thought that another ferry trip would be pleasant. So I caught the ferry to Manly and then set out to walk around North Head. From  the Ferry terminal, … Continue reading →

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Birds at the Cooks River and Barton Park – 5 November 2017

Posted on November 16, 2017 by Dave Noble

This was supposed to be a bushcare day at Barrenjoey, but it was called off due to rain. Later in the day, the rain had eased off a lot, so I rode my bike down to the Cooks River to … Continue reading →

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Cooks River Birds – 3 November 2017

Posted on November 14, 2017 by Dave Noble

I spent a very pleasant day on the Cooks River observing and photographing the birdlife between roughly Cup and Saucer Creek and the Alexandria Canal. I cycled between sites on the cycleway. I started at the Dog Area near Canterbury … Continue reading →

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