Malabar Headland – 14 January 2022

I don’t normally visit Malabar Headland at this time of the year. The Peregrine Falcons are scarce and no whales are around. But I had read that the trackwork was complete and I wanted to see what it was like.

So I spent most of a day out on the headland. I walked in this visit from Maroubra and it was good to see the headland from this angle rather than the shorter but more boring walk from Malabar.

The trackwork is very impressive. For me it is overkill with all the boardwalk, hand rails and benches. But this track can be very popular and the heath vegetation and the sandy soils can be easily damaged.

And here is some Nature –

Red Wattlebirds –

Copper Skink – 

Jacky Dragon – 

Crested Tern – 

And some scenery.

It was great to be able to visit these places again after a long closure. I didn’t see any Peregrine Falcons this visit. I did see one raptor close to the start flying over the rifle range but it didn’t stay around long enough for a photo. An no Dolphins. I spent a fair bit of time sitting in a shady cave reading., waiting to see if anything would turn up.