Monthly Archives: May 2019

Another Day at Nurragingy – 24 May 2019

Posted on May 31, 2019 by Dave Noble

I arrived at Nurragingy Reserve at Doonside nice and early on a cool and very misty morning. It was quiet on the bird front so I wandered around getting some photos of the gardens in the mist. It was certainly … Continue reading →

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Cooks River and Barton Park Birds – 23 May 2019

Posted on May 31, 2019 by Dave Noble

This was a full and very pleasant day spent cycling with Digi Dave along the Cooks River Cycleway to Tempe and then along the cycleway to Botany Bay (and back). Along the way we stopped plenty of times and various … Continue reading →

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Woodford Dam Walk – 22 May 2019

Posted on May 31, 2019 by Dave Noble

The week before, I had been on a walk with Bob, from Faulconbridge to Hazelbrook. After a bit more research, Bob was keen to go back to part of the same area to look for some Aboriginal sites. We set … Continue reading →

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Birds in the Warriewood Area – 21 May 2019

Posted on May 31, 2019 by Dave Noble

I made a visit to Warriewood Wetlands, Irrawong Reserve and some of the sporting fields near Narrabeen Lagoon to photograph birds. I was lucky this trip finding plenty of subjects. At Warriewood Wetlands, I spotted quite a few birds. Here … Continue reading →

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More Birds at Bushells Lagoon – 20 May 2019

Posted on May 31, 2019 by Dave Noble

Bushells Lagoon had been a very good venue for bird photography on my two earlier visits, so thought another visit could also be fruitful. It was. Its a good place to look for and photograph raptors. A soon as I … Continue reading →

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Birds at Barton Park and the Cooks River – 19 May 2019

Posted on May 26, 2019 by Dave Noble

On recent trips to Landing Lights Wetland at Barton Park, I had observed on some occasions a pair of Black-Shouldered Kites. Checking past visits I had seen these birds only in the afternoon. I was on the lookout for them … Continue reading →

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Oatley Park – 17 May 2019

Posted on May 25, 2019 by Dave Noble

Digi Dave and myself visited Oatley Park for a day of Nature photography. We wandered around the lookouts and the wetlands of Lime Kiln Bay, and followed the tracks photographing birds, flowers and other interesting things. Early during our visit, … Continue reading →

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Faulconbridge to Hazelbrook Walk – 16 May 2019

Posted on May 25, 2019 by Dave Noble

I had suggested to Bob, that we visit the site of an old sawmill in a gully north of Faulconbridge sometime. The path to the sawmill is via the route used by an old funicular railway. By the time we … Continue reading →

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Birds at Nurragingy Reserve – 15 May 2019

Posted on May 18, 2019 by Dave Noble

I made another visit to Nurragingy Reserve at Doonside to see what birds were out. My last visit had been very good – I was able to get some reasonable photos of a pair of Azure Kingfishers (although not at … Continue reading →

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Birds at Warriewood Wetlands – 14 May 2019

Posted on May 18, 2019 by Dave Noble

I travelled up to the Northern Beaches to visit Warriewood Wetlands and the adjoining Irrawong Reserve to look for and photograph birds. I didn’t have too much success spotting unusual birds on this visit. I got off the B-line us … Continue reading →

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