Category Archives: Birds

Back to Long Reef – 16 July 2025

Posted on July 18, 2025 by Dave Noble

Long Reef has been a very good location lately for bird photography, particularly for Ospreys. So with Malabar Headland closed off due to nearby shooting, I headed up to spend the day at Long Reef. I arrived at the lookout … Continue reading →

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Birds at Sydney Park – 15 July 2025

Posted on July 18, 2025 by Dave Noble

I had the morning free, so headed to Sydney Park to see what birds were around. It turned out to be relatively quiet while I was there. Here are some birds that I photographed –

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Malabar Headland – 13 July 2025

Posted on July 18, 2025 by Dave Noble

I decided to visit Malabar Headland, as the eastern part of the National Park would be closed later in the week because of a school holiday shooting events at the rifle range nearby. My visit started off very well, when … Continue reading →

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Tempe and Cooks River Birds – 12 July 2025

Posted on July 18, 2025 by Dave Noble

It was the morning for the Tempe Birdos survey. As I had missed some recent surveys due to Fungi Group commitments, I was keen to head to Tempe once more. After the survey (and its concluding morning tea), I walked … Continue reading →

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Birdwood Gully – Orchids and Birds (But not much Fungi) – 11 July 2025

Posted on July 18, 2025 by Dave Noble

I travelled up to Springwood with Sue for a look down Birdwood Gully. We were hoping to see some fungi, but very little was out, and most of what we saw was in very poor condition. But, there were quite … Continue reading →

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Visit to Malabar Headland – 9 July 2025

Posted on July 15, 2025 by Dave Noble

After the Greenway Bird Survey, I caught the light trail into the city, then changed to the light rail to South Sydney Juniors, then a bus to Maroubra Beach, where I met up with Sue. We were going to spend … Continue reading →

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Greenway Bird Survey – 9 July 2025

Posted on July 15, 2025 by Dave Noble

I was up early and at met the group at Taverners Hill Light Rail Station at 7:30 am for the Greenway Bird Survey along the Hawthorne Canal. The weather was cool, but it was sunny at the station, and this … Continue reading →

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Mudlarks – Cooks River Bird Survey – 8 July 2025

Posted on July 14, 2025 by Dave Noble

It was the morning of the Mudlarks Bird Survey along the Cooks River. This month, the group were surveying upstream from the Lang St Bridge to the Boat Harbour, then to Cup and Saucer Creek Wetlands and back down that … Continue reading →

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Birds at Long Reef – 30 June 2025

Posted on July 2, 2025 by Dave Noble

I spent another day at Long Reef, on the Northern Beaches, from about 10 am to nearly 4 pm, where I spent most of the time photographing the local Ospreys. Fortunately quite a few were around. At one stage there … Continue reading →

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Greenway Bird Survey – 28 June 2025

Posted on June 29, 2025 by Dave Noble

I was able to attend the Greenway Bird Survey – Dulwich Hill section. The weather was fine but quite cool, and we did not see as many small birds as usual. Here are some of the birds we observed – … Continue reading →

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