Monthly Archives: December 2021

Yondell Ridge Track, The Lourdes Grotto and a Visit to Wianamatta Nature Reserve – 9 December 2021

Posted on December 10, 2021 by Dave Noble

I was heading up the Blue Mountains with Bob for a bushwalk. The weather forecast was not good and in discussing trip we had decide to visit Yondell Ridge at Springwood and look for an old historic track. I had … Continue reading →

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Sydney Park – 8 December 2021

Posted on December 10, 2021 by Dave Noble

Rain had been threatening, but the afternoon seemed OK so I made short trip to Sydney Park at St Peters. My main focus of this visit was to photograph the Little Pied Cormorant chicks being fed. I had seen this … Continue reading →

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Greenway Bird Survey – 8 December 2021

Posted on December 10, 2021 by Dave Noble

I joined the Greenway Birdos for the monthly bird survey on the Greenway between Taverners Hill and Hawthorne Light Rail Stations. The morning was quite dark and gloomy with rain threatening. This made photography difficult and the birds less likely … Continue reading →

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Local Tawny Frogmouths – 7 December 2021

Posted on December 10, 2021 by Dave Noble

Michael and Fiona from the Greenway Birdos had spotted a Tawny Frogmouth family perched in a park in Dulwich Hill, close to Canterbury Road. I went in the late afternoon to see if I could spot them. I did eventually. … Continue reading →

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Forest Path Walk – 7 December 2021

Posted on December 10, 2021 by Dave Noble

I spent a nice morning on a walk led by Gary Schoer for the National Parks Association of NSW around the Forest Path in Royal National Park. On the walk were people wth good knowledge of the history and natural … Continue reading →

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Birds at Sydney Park – 6 December 2021

Posted on December 10, 2021 by Dave Noble

Another short afternoon visit to Sydney Park. It was a wet gloomy day, and I hoped to get a gap between showers. During my visit, I spent a fair bit of time looking to see if I could spot any … Continue reading →

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Back to Long Reef – 5 December 2021

Posted on December 10, 2021 by Dave Noble

After a very good trip two days earlier, I though I would again visit Long Reef. So back on the B-line Bus to Dee Why and a change to the 199 Bus to the golf course, and then the short … Continue reading →

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Sydney Olympic Park – 4 December 2021

Posted on December 10, 2021 by Dave Noble

I spent a nice afternoon out at Sydney Olympic Park. I first visited the Waterbird Refuge in Bicentennial Park and then went to Wentworth Common and the Brickpit Ring and then went back the same way. I saw a lot … Continue reading →

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Long Reef – 3 December 2021

Posted on December 8, 2021 by Dave Noble

I had spent the previous day at Malabar Headland, and that had been very good for bird photography, so I thought I would follow it up on another of Sydney’s headlands – Long Reef. It too turned out to be … Continue reading →

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Malabar Headland – 2 December 2021

Posted on December 8, 2021 by Dave Noble

My previous visit to Malabar Headland had been quite disappointing in terms of seeing the resident Peregrine Falcons. I have been watching this breeding pair now for four seasons and the number of chicks they have had that have fledged … Continue reading →

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