Category Archives: Birds

Birds at Terrys Creek – 30 August 2025

Posted on September 6, 2025 by Dave Noble

After seeing a Powerful Owl family at Cheltenham a few days earlier, I thought it worth heading to Terrys Creek to see if I could spit any newly fledged Powerful Owlets there. I had no luck spotting Powerful Owls despite … Continue reading →

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Visit to Sydney Park – 29 August 2025

Posted on September 6, 2025 by Dave Noble

I decided to visit Sydney Park to see what birds were around. It turned out to be very quiet while I was there. Despite a lot of looking, I did not find too many birds. Little Pied Cormorant  Tawny Frogmouth 

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Powerful Owls at Cheltenham – 28 August 2025

Posted on September 6, 2025 by Dave Noble

Bob and myself had got back to the city fair early after our Kings Tableland trip, so we decided to have a look for a Powerful Owl family close to Bob’s place at Cheltenham. Bob had seen them the day … Continue reading →

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Birds at Long Reef – 27 August 2025

Posted on September 6, 2025 by Dave Noble

I headed up to Long Reef on the Northern Beaches for another day of bird photography. And, with the aim of photographing raptors. When I arrived, I spotted two Ospreys perched on the cliffs on the northern side of the … Continue reading →

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Birds at Barton Park – 26 August 2025

Posted on September 6, 2025 by Dave Noble

It had been a while since I had visited Barton Park, so I thought I would spend the morning there and see what birds were around. The water in the main pond at Landing Lights Wetland was quite high, and … Continue reading →

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Mowlee Ridge Walk – 25 Aug 2025

Posted on September 2, 2025 by Dave Noble

This was another interesting walk led by Brian Everingham for the National Parks Association of NSW. We walked down the Mowlee Ridge (on the Marley Firetrail), to just above Little Marley Beach in Royal National Park. Brian had led a … Continue reading →

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Malabar Headland – 24 August 2025

Posted on September 2, 2025 by Dave Noble

Another good day spent in the National Park out on Malabar Headland. This time I was joined by Sue and Valerie. This time, near the park entrance at the south end of Maroubra Beach, we spotted a Nankeen Kestrel on … Continue reading →

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Cooks River Birds – 23 August 2025

Posted on August 29, 2025 by Dave Noble

In the afternoon after the Greenway Bird Survey, I visited the Cooks River , the section from Illawarra Road to Gough Whitlam Park for some more birds photography. Here are some of the birds I photographed –

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Greenway Bird Survey – 23 August 2025

Posted on August 29, 2025 by Dave Noble

It was the morning for the bird Survey along the Dulwich Hill section of The Greenway. Here are some of the birds we saw –

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Birds at Long Reef – 17 August 2025

Posted on August 20, 2025 by Dave Noble

My previous trip to Long Reef had been shortened because earlier in the day I had visited Irrawong Reserve. So I was keen to head up to the Northern beaches for another session of photographing mainly the Ospreys fishing at … Continue reading →

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