Monthly Archives: January 2025

Birds at Nurragingy Reserve – 10 January 2025

Posted on January 22, 2025 by Dave Noble

It had been a while since I had visited Nurragingy Reserve at Doonside, so I caught a train to Doonside and then walked into the Reserve. It was warm day, and there was a forecast for rain. Due to the … Continue reading →

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Bar-tailed Godwits at Hen and Chicken Bay – 9 January 2025

Posted on January 18, 2025 by Dave Noble

I had earlier been on the Greenway Bird Survey, and I then took advantage of the low tide to see the Bar-tailed Godwits at Hen and Chicken Bay, Abbotsford. It was short bus ride. When I arrived, I walked past … Continue reading →

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Greenway Bird Survey – 9 January 2025

Posted on January 18, 2025 by Dave Noble

I joined in on the bird survey along the Hawthorne Canal section of the Greenway. As usual, the group met at 7:30 am at Taverners Hill Light Rail Station. On this occasion, it was relatively quiet at the station. Lower … Continue reading →

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Birds at Maianbar, Bonnie Vale and Audley – 6 January 2025

Posted on January 18, 2025 by Dave Noble

This was an activity of the National Parks Association of NSW led by Brian Everingham. The main aim was to look for birds. Our first stop was the mudflats at Maianbar.

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Long Reef Birds – 5 January 2025

Posted on January 17, 2025 by Dave Noble

Long Reef has been consistently good lately for photographing Ospreys. This visit was a but unusual. I arrived at the headland around 11 am, but did not see any Ospreys until 2 pm. First one was flying around hunting for … Continue reading →

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Rookwood Necropolis – A Juvenile Brown Goshawk – 4 January 2025

Posted on January 17, 2025 by Dave Noble

Last summer, I had made a number of visits to Rookwood Necropolis to photograph three just fledged Brown Goshawks. I had made three earlier visits this season to Rookwood – in August, September and October of 2024, and seen some … Continue reading →

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Birds at Sydney Park – 3 January 2025

Posted on January 17, 2025 by Dave Noble

I decided to make a morning visit to Sydney Park to see what birds were out. Here is a Noisy Miner with some sort of  food –

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Back to Malabar Headland – 2 January 2025

Posted on January 17, 2025 by Dave Noble

My previous visit to Malabar Headland had been quite disappointing with only a brief appearance of the juvenile Peregrine Falcon.  This visit was even less successful. I did spot an adult Peregrine Falcon perched on the cliffs, but it remained … Continue reading →

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Narawang Wetlands – 1 January 2025

Posted on January 17, 2025 by Dave Noble

I had recently heard that a pair of Black-backed Bitterns (Australian Little Bitterns) had successfully been nesting at Narawang Wetlands at Newington. So I spent most of a rather hot day there trying to spot these rather reclusive birds. I … Continue reading →

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Birds at Barton Park – 31 December 2024

Posted on January 17, 2025 by Dave Noble

I had a pleasant visit to Barton Park and Landing Lights Wetland. The highlight of this visit was watching a pair of foraging Buff-banded Rails. But first, at the Landing Lights Wetland. The Pied Stilts were active.

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