Category Archives: Birds

Mudlarks Cooks River Bird Survey – 14 January 2025

Posted on January 28, 2025 by Dave Noble

I joined the Mudlarks for their monthly bird survey along the Cooks River. This month the survey was the upstream loop from the Lang St Bridge. Here are some of the birds we saw –

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Cape Baily Walk – 13 January 2025

Posted on January 22, 2025 by Dave Noble

Valerie, Sue and myself had been planning a walk, and due to a number of factors we decided to visit the cliffs at Kurnell in Kamay Botany Bay National Park. We had been out on these cliffs in October last … Continue reading →

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Birds at Long Reef – 12 January 2025

Posted on January 22, 2025 by Dave Noble

Once again I travelled up to Long Reef on the Northern Beaches, mainly to photograph raptors. When I arrived, another bird photographer, Chang La was there and we chatted while waiting for the Ospreys to arrive. But this time, The … Continue reading →

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Narawang Wetlands – 11 January 2025

Posted on January 22, 2025 by Dave Noble

I made an afternoon visit to Narawang Wetlands at Newington in order to attempt to spot some of the Black-backed Bitterns (Australian Little Bittern). This time I had more success. I spent a flair bit of time scouring the reads … Continue reading →

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Tempe Bird Survey and Cooks River Birds – 11 January 2025

Posted on January 22, 2025 by Dave Noble

It was time to join the Tempe Birdos for their monthly bird survey. This month, I was in the group surveying at Tempe Reserve, but here are a few birds at Tempe Wetlands we saw while we were meeting. Australasian … Continue reading →

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Birds at Nurragingy Reserve – 10 January 2025

Posted on January 22, 2025 by Dave Noble

It had been a while since I had visited Nurragingy Reserve at Doonside, so I caught a train to Doonside and then walked into the Reserve. It was warm day, and there was a forecast for rain. Due to the … Continue reading →

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Bar-tailed Godwits at Hen and Chicken Bay – 9 January 2025

Posted on January 18, 2025 by Dave Noble

I had earlier been on the Greenway Bird Survey, and I then took advantage of the low tide to see the Bar-tailed Godwits at Hen and Chicken Bay, Abbotsford. It was short bus ride. When I arrived, I walked past … Continue reading →

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Greenway Bird Survey – 9 January 2025

Posted on January 18, 2025 by Dave Noble

I joined in on the bird survey along the Hawthorne Canal section of the Greenway. As usual, the group met at 7:30 am at Taverners Hill Light Rail Station. On this occasion, it was relatively quiet at the station. Lower … Continue reading →

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Birds at Maianbar, Bonnie Vale and Audley – 6 January 2025

Posted on January 18, 2025 by Dave Noble

This was an activity of the National Parks Association of NSW led by Brian Everingham. The main aim was to look for birds. Our first stop was the mudflats at Maianbar.

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Long Reef Birds – 5 January 2025

Posted on January 17, 2025 by Dave Noble

Long Reef has been consistently good lately for photographing Ospreys. This visit was a but unusual. I arrived at the headland around 11 am, but did not see any Ospreys until 2 pm. First one was flying around hunting for … Continue reading →

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