Monthly Archives: November 2022

Mudlarks – Cooks River Bird Survey – 8 November 2022

Posted on November 14, 2022 by Dave Noble

This was a very busy day. I later intended to make another visit to Malabar Headland, but first I got up early and walked down to the Cooks River, to join the Mudlarks at 7 am, at he Lang Street … Continue reading →

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Malabar Headland – 7 November 2022

Posted on November 14, 2022 by Dave Noble

This was an outstanding day for photographing the resident family of Peregrine Falcons on Malabar Headland. On this day, I was joined by Ian, a visiting bird photographer from South Australia. Ian had contacted me, originally via a comment on … Continue reading →

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Nurragingy Reserve – 6 November 2022

Posted on November 12, 2022 by Dave Noble

I spent a nice day at Nurragingy Reserve at Doonside. As usual, I was on the lookout for Azure Kingfishers, and as usual lately, I didn’t spot any. And also, as usual, I did spot a pair of Sacred Kingfishers. … Continue reading →

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Local Tawny Frogmouths – 5 November 2022

Posted on November 12, 2022 by Dave Noble

On this day, I visited, mainly on a bike ride, some of the local Tawny Frogmouth nests in order to check on their progress. Morton Park

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Birds at the Northern Beaches – 4 November 2022

Posted on November 6, 2022 by Dave Noble

I headed up to the Northern Beaches, visiting two locations, for a full day of bird photography. I mainly photographed raptors. The first site I went to, Rat Park,  has a large Osprey nest, high on a light. I have … Continue reading →

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Malabar Headland – 3 November 2022

Posted on November 5, 2022 by Dave Noble

After seeing one Peregrine Falcon fledgling on the last visit, I was keen to head back and see if other chicks had fledged. On the previous visits, just before we left, we had heard, and then seen a chick on … Continue reading →

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Blue Mountains Heritage Walk – 2 November 2022

Posted on November 5, 2022 by Dave Noble

Bob and myself were keen to do another heritage walk to look for more Aboriginal Art sites in the Lower Blue Mountains. This time we were joined by Doug. We set off along a track behind houses. It led to … Continue reading →

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Barton Park Birds – 1 November 2022

Posted on November 1, 2022 by Dave Noble

I only had the afternoon free, so made a trip to Barton Park. It turned out to be fairly quiet while I was there. Here are some birds I saw – Dollarbird Grey Teals

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Malabar Headland – 31 October 2022

Posted on November 1, 2022 by Dave Noble

Another day observing the Peregrine Falcons on the Headland. I was with Valerie and Sue.  The weather was fine – but quite windy. We were hoping to see some fledged chicks. I have been watching this pair for five breeding … Continue reading →

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Local Bird Photography – Sydney Park, Barton Park and the Cooks River – 30 October 2022

Posted on November 1, 2022 by Dave Noble

I spent the day visiting some local birding sites. I started by catching train to St Peters and visiting Sydney Park for an hour or so, then a bus to Barton Park for a few hours, then a bus to … Continue reading →

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