Monthly Archives: September 2020

Birds at Barton Park – 5 September 2020

Posted on September 12, 2020 by Dave Noble

It was time for a bike ride to Barton Park and the Landing Lights Wetland. I packed my camera and binoculars. At Barton Park it was pretty quiet birdwise. But there were some nice birds there. The highlight for me … Continue reading →

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Centennial Park – The new Powerful Owlets! – 4 September 2020

Posted on September 12, 2020 by Dave Noble

I had been to Centennial Park a few times recently to observe and photograph the nesting pair of Powerful Owls. On one of these trips, I had seen the parents visiting the nest to feed the chicks inside. Now the … Continue reading →

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Malabar Headland Visit – 4 September 2020

Posted on September 12, 2020 by Dave Noble

It was time for another visit to Malabar Headland. This time I was accompanied by Gary, Allen, Geoff, Eve and Zik. They were all keen to see the Peregrine Falcons that are nesting on the headland. Before heading off – … Continue reading →

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Erskine Knob Walk – 3 September 2020

Posted on September 11, 2020 by Dave Noble

Another walk with Bob. This time we followed one of my suggestions. I had never been to the lower reaches of Erskine Creek – the so called “Platypus Loops” according to the Land’s Department Blue Labyrinth map of 1963. the … Continue reading →

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Birds at the Northern Beaches – 2 September 2020

Posted on September 9, 2020 by Dave Noble

I spent a very rewarding day of bird photography in the Northern Beaches area. I visited a number of sites on the day, but the photos are from two of those sites. The first place I visited was Rat Park … Continue reading →

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Rails at Sydney Park – 1 September 2020

Posted on September 9, 2020 by Dave Noble

I had seen reports online of Lewin’s Rails been seen at Sydney Park. Three had been seen in the late afternoon – early evening. So I thought I would make a late afternoon visit and see if I could spot … Continue reading →

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Back to the Curra Moors – 1 September 2020

Posted on September 9, 2020 by Dave Noble

I had been so impressed with the wildflowers that I had seen the week before on the Curra Moors that was happy to return. This time with Brian Everingham and other walkers from the National Parks Association of NSW. We … Continue reading →

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Birds at Nurragingy Reserve – 31 August 2020

Posted on September 9, 2020 by Dave Noble

Nurragingy Reserve is always a nice place to visit. I spent a pleasant and relaxing day there wandering around with my camera. Here are some of the birds I saw –

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Caleys Range Weekend 29 – 30 August 2020

Posted on September 9, 2020 by Dave Noble

A friend, Dave Os, invited me to join him and some others on a walk along the Caleys Range in the Devils Wilderness. Dave’s plan was to walk along the fire trail to near its end and look for a … Continue reading →

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Centennial Park – Powerful Owls – 28 August 2020

Posted on September 6, 2020 by Dave Noble

I made another visit to Centennial Park to see if the owlets had fledged. They had not, but I was able to get some reasonable photos of the parents. They were more visible this visit. Mots of the time the … Continue reading →

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