Category Archives: Birds

Heading to Tasmania 23 – 24 April 2022

Posted on May 17, 2022 by Dave Noble

It was time to visit Tasmania again. Like my visit at this time last year, I was heading down with an old friend Roger for a bushwalk on the Central Plateau. Roger was driving down to Melbourne and then catching … Continue reading →

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Hawthorne Canal Birds – 20 April 2022

Posted on April 20, 2022 by Dave Noble

I spent an hour or so in the afternoon along the Hawthorne Canal photographing some of the resident birds. I was on the lookout for the Sacred Kingfisher and the Brown Goshawk. The Goshawk was probably in a nearby tree, … Continue reading →

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Lane Cove Valley Walk – 19 April 2022

Posted on April 20, 2022 by Dave Noble

It had been a while since I had visited the Lane Cove Valley, so I caught a train to Thornleigh and then set off for the Oval and the Great North Walk track. I was surprised however to find sign … Continue reading →

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Birds at the Northern Beaches – 18 April 2022

Posted on April 20, 2022 by Dave Noble

I spent a full day at the Northern Beaches photographing birds. I caught a B-line bus to Warriewood then walked down to the nearby wetlands and Irrawong Reserve. Then had lunch, walked down Muddy Creek to Pittwater Road, caught a … Continue reading →

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Wolli Creek and Cooks River Walk – 16 Apr 2022

Posted on April 20, 2022 by Dave Noble

It had been a while since I had walked down the Two Valleys Track along Wolli Creek and I thought it would be good to see what fungi was out. So I caught a bus to Bexley North and set … Continue reading →

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Greenway Bird Survey – 13 April 2022

Posted on April 15, 2022 by Dave Noble

It was the morning for the bird survey along the Hawthorne Canal section of the Greenway. The group met at Taverners Hill Light Rail Station at 7:30 am. The survey went very well. We observed quite a few interesting birds.

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Sydney Park Birds – 12 April 2022

Posted on April 15, 2022 by Dave Noble

After the Mudlarks survey, I joined Sue, who had joined us at the Mudlarks,  for a visit to Sydney Park. It was such a beautiful day that it would be shame to be indoors! At Sydney Park I was hoping … Continue reading →

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Mudlarks Bird Survey – 12 April 2022

Posted on April 15, 2022 by Dave Noble

Early in the morning I joined the Mudlarks, for their monthly bird survey along the Cooks River. This month we surveyed downstream from the Lang St Bridge to the footbridge that crosses to the Golf Clubhouse and then we head … Continue reading →

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Birdwood Gully – Mainly Fungi – 11 April 2022

Posted on April 14, 2022 by Dave Noble

I spent an enjoyable day wandering around Birdwood Gully at Springwood. The fungi is starting to pick up at last. On this trip, I entered the gully from Boland Avenue, near the Station, as usual and walked all the way … Continue reading →

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Hawthorne Canal Birds – 10 April 2022

Posted on April 13, 2022 by Dave Noble

After coming back from a morning spent at Ferndale Park, I headed to the Hawthorne Canal in the afternoon for an hour or two. Things there started off quietly, but then the Sacred Kingfisher appeared and also the Brown Goshawk. … Continue reading →

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