Category Archives: Birds

Cooks River Birds – 21 July 2024

Posted on July 23, 2024 by Dave Noble

I was heading to a nice luncheon at Earlwood. It was at a townhouse near Waterworth Park, so I walked there along the Cooks River with enough time to look for and photograph some birds. Here are some birds I … Continue reading →

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Birdwood Gully – Fungi, Orchids and Birds – 19 July 2024

Posted on July 20, 2024 by Dave Noble

I wanted to find out how the fungi was going at Birdwood Gully at Springwood. Recently I have found the fungi very poor in Sydney and I was wondering how the moister gullies of the Blue Mountains were going. It … Continue reading →

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Tempe and Cooks River Birds – 13 July 2024

Posted on July 18, 2024 by Dave Noble

I joined the Tempe Birdos for their monthly survey. This month I was in the group surveying the wetlands. At the Wetlands, it was a relatively quiet morning. In particular we did not see a lot of the little birds … Continue reading →

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Malabar Headland – 11 July 2024

Posted on July 15, 2024 by Dave Noble

Sue and myself decided to visit Malabar Headland to see how the Peregrine Falcons were going, and also to look for whales. We met at Maroubra Beach at 9:30 and then slowly walked out into the National Park. Early on … Continue reading →

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Greenway Bird Survey – 10 July 2024

Posted on July 14, 2024 by Dave Noble

I joined in on the monthly survey of birds along the Hawthorne Canal section of The Greenway. As usual we started at Taverners Hill Light Rail Station.

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Mudlarks – Cooks River Bird Survey – 9 July 2024

Posted on July 14, 2024 by Dave Noble

I was up early, and walked down to the Cooks River to join the Mudlarks for their monthly bird survey. This month, the survey was the upstream loop, starting from the Lang Street Bridge. Before setting out, we saw a … Continue reading →

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Wattamolla to Little Marley Walk – 8 July 2024

Posted on July 14, 2024 by Dave Noble

I once again joined Brian Everingham and other walkers from the National Parks Association of NSW for a very pleasant walk from Wattamolla along the Royal Coast Track to Little Marley and back the same way. This is one of … Continue reading →

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Birds at Sydney Park – 30 June 2024

Posted on July 8, 2024 by Dave Noble

In the afternoon, I decided to visit Sydney Park. A Pacific Baza had been seen there recently, but it seemed likely that it had left, but also, an Australian Hobby had been seen at the Park that morning. So it … Continue reading →

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Audley Walk – 27 Jun 2024

Posted on June 29, 2024 by Dave Noble

I was attending a meeting at Audley, near the National Parks Office in the late afternoon, so, to fill in the day, I caught a train to Loftus, and walked into the Royal National Park, via the road that follows … Continue reading →

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Malabar Headland – 18 June 2024

Posted on June 26, 2024 by Dave Noble

I headed out to Malabar Headland by myself and spent the day out near Boora Point. I was looking for whales, dolphins and peregrines. I managed to get a few brief glimpses of a single Peregrine Falcon during the afternoon. … Continue reading →

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