Monthly Archives: November 2020

Malabar Headland – 10 November 2020

Posted on November 17, 2020 by Dave Noble

After the local Cooks River bird Survey, I joined Valerie and Sue for a trip to Malabar Headland. I had told them about the Peregrine Falcon chick and they were keen to observe it. But when we arrived we had … Continue reading →

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Out with the Mudlarks – 10 November 2020

Posted on November 17, 2020 by Dave Noble

I was up early in the morning in order to join the Mudlarks, the Cooks River Bird Group for their monthly survey. This month they would survey upstream from Ewan Park. We saw a good selection of birds along the … Continue reading →

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Central Coast Wetland – 9 November 2020

Posted on November 15, 2020 by Dave Noble

Compared to some of my other visits to this wetland at Wyong, this one was relatively quiet. I was after photos of Emu-wrens and also some of raptors. I did not see any Emu-wrens, but I did some raptors – … Continue reading →

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Malabar Headland – 8 November 2020

Posted on November 15, 2020 by Dave Noble

It was really great to finally see a newly fledged Peregrine Falcon chick on this visit. On the previous two years, I had seen chicks about month earlier, and had begun to think that if the breeding pair of Peregrine … Continue reading →

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Birds along the Cooks River – 7 November 2020

Posted on November 15, 2020 by Dave Noble

I cycled along the Cooks River with my camera to check the status of some local birds – in particular the nesting Tawny Frogmouths. I managed to get some nice family photos of the Tawny Frogmouths at the Boat Harbour. … Continue reading →

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Birds at Emu Green – 6 November 2020

Posted on November 12, 2020 by Dave Noble

This was a relatively quiet day compared to my other days at Emu Green. There were plenty of nice birds – but they seemed hard to photograph this visit. Here are some of the birds I did manage to see … Continue reading →

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Birds at the Nepean River, Camden and Mt Annan – 4 November 2020

Posted on November 5, 2020 by Dave Noble

I spent a pleasant day out with Valerie and Sue at the Nepean River at Camden and later at  Mt Annan Botanic Gardens. We had gone to observe birds. We found a good variety of birds along the bike path … Continue reading →

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Birds along the Cooks River and Botany Bay – 3 November 2020

Posted on November 5, 2020 by Dave Noble

Gary had suggested a photographic trip to the Taren Point Shorebird Reserve. The mist was planned for the afternoon when the tide would be falling and some migratory birds should be showing up. I deiced to join him, but would … Continue reading →

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Birds at Nurragingy Reserve – 2 November 2020

Posted on November 5, 2020 by Dave Noble

It had been a while since I had visited Nurragingy Reserve. I had intended a few times recently to make visits but had put the trips off due to unsuitable weather and other factors such as the tide being right … Continue reading →

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Cooks River Birds – 1 November 2020

Posted on November 5, 2020 by Dave Noble

I spent a couple of hours visiting the Cooks River to check the status again of some local birds. The trip ended up being very similar to my previous visit. More Striated Herons and Tawny Frogmouths. At the Boat Harbour, … Continue reading →

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