Category Archives: Birds

Birds at Barton Park – 7 February 2023

Posted on February 9, 2023 by Dave Noble

Since the development work has started, I have not visited Barton Park (and its Landing Lights Wetland) that much. The trips that I have done there have been pretty depressing. But I thought it was time for another look. This … Continue reading →

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Birds at Sydney Olympic Park – 6 February 2023

Posted on February 9, 2023 by Dave Noble

I wanted to visit the Narawang Wetlands again to see if I could get some better photos of the Black-backed Bittern, but also wanted to fit in some other places in Sydney Olympic Park. So I caught a train to … Continue reading →

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Long Reef Birds – 5 February 2023

Posted on February 9, 2023 by Dave Noble

I spent a pleasant day at Long Reef on the Northern Beaches. Quite a few interesting birds were around. When I arrived, the tide was too high to walk out onto the rock platform, so I went down to the … Continue reading →

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Wolli Creek – Cooks River Walk – 4 February 2023

Posted on February 7, 2023 by Dave Noble

I was attending the Sydney Fungal Studies Group’s AGM at Girrahween Park at lunchtime, so decide to fill out the day with a walk down Wolli Creek from Bexley North and then walk home via the Cooks River. I had … Continue reading →

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Sydney Park – 3 February 2023

Posted on February 6, 2023 by Dave Noble

I had arranged to meet Sue at Sydney Park at St Peters in the afternoon. We had an interesting time, but the birds spotted were a bit disappointing – no Dollarbird, no Kingfisher, no Tawny Frogmouths and no Buff-banded Rail. … Continue reading →

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Narawang Wetlands – 3 February 2023

Posted on February 6, 2023 by Dave Noble

I visited Narawang Wetlands in the morning – and was there from about 8:15 am till 11 am. During my visit, I did not spot any of the Black-backed Bitterns despite a lot of looking. The most unusual thing I … Continue reading →

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Back to Narawang Wetlands – 30 January 2023

Posted on January 30, 2023 by Dave Noble

This was a short afternoon visit to try and get some better photos of the Black-backed Bittern. This was my fourth visit in recent times, and the first that I did not spot any of the Bitterns. Also, my visit … Continue reading →

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Cooks River Birds – 25 January 2023

Posted on January 27, 2023 by Dave Noble

I did a late afternoon walk along apart of the Cooks River checking out the bird life. My first stop was at Marrickville Golf Course to see the Tawny Frogmouths. The chick is now quite large and keenly observing its … Continue reading →

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Looking for Phillips’ Cave – Sassafras Gully – 24 January 2023

Posted on January 25, 2023 by Dave Noble

As part of my project researching the history of Sassafras Gully at Springwood, I am looking for a cave shown in an old photo taken by Harry Phillips (around 1914).  Around 1920, there was a cave somewhere in the gully … Continue reading →

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Birds at Sydney Olympic Park – 23 January 2023

Posted on January 25, 2023 by Dave Noble

I spent the day at Sydney Olympic Park photographing birds. I first went to the Narawang Wetlands at Newington, again trying to photograph the Black-backed Bittern. This time, the light and weather was a lot better, but the bird was … Continue reading →

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