It was the weekend of the Sydney University Bushwalker’s annual walk to a campsite on the Coxs River. The walk is to a pleasant spot and its also great social occasion – good to catch up with fellow bushwalkers – both new and old in the club.
I travelled up with Roger, and he drove down Megalong and parked at the Six Foot Track carpark. We were soon on the track, heading down to the River. Continue reading
I was able to join in on the Greenway Bird Survey early on Saturday morning. The group were surveying the Waratah Mills loop. Here are some of the birds we saw –
Pacific Koel
This was another excellent trip to Malabar Headland to photograph the young Peregrine Falcons. Some recent trips have been a bit quiet. This one started that way, but we were lucky to observe a great mid air food exchange later in the day.
I met Sue at Maroubra Beach at about 11 am, and we walked out towards Boora Point. We looked for Peregrine Falcons perched along the cliffs, but had not luck in the usual places we had seen them recently. At the nest area, we spotted both adults perched near each other. Here is the female – Continue reading
I had the afternoon free, so decided to do a local trip to Barton Park to photograph the birds. But like other recent trips there, it proved to be a bit disappointing. The development area is quite large and a lot of the park is currently fenced off.
Here are some of the birds I saw –
Brown Honeyeater
Chestnut Teals Continue reading
Bob was keen for a walk in the Munmorah State Recreation Area, but it looked like access to where he wanted to walk was cut off, so I suggested a walk nearby in Bouddi National Park. It was a walk in the National Parks Association of NSW’s book – “Bushwalks in the Sydney Region, Volume 1”. It was to Box Head, a place neither of us had been to before.
So we travelled up to the Central Coast, through Woy Woy and then out to Killcare. Bob parked at the start of Hawkes Head Drive. From there we walked along Hawkes Head Drive – which is a rough dirt road into Bouddi National Park. Continue reading
After the Mudlarks Bird Survey, I joined Valerie and she drove to Memorial Park at Meadowbank, where we met a lot of other bushwalkers, that regularly join walks on the National Parks Association of NSW program.
We had a pleasant lunch at the park, then set off along the riverside path towards Rydalmere. Brian Everingham was leading this walk. Other NPA leaders had organised other walks in the area. Continue reading
It was time for the monthly bird survey along the Cooks River with the Mudlarks. As usual, the group met at the Lang St Bridge at 7am, and this month the survey was going to be downstream.
Here are some of the birds we saw along the way – Continue reading
Bad weather was forecast – the possibility of a thunderstorm. So not rain lasting the whole day. So I decided to travel to Rat Park at Warriewood – North Narrabeen where there is some shelter close to where you can photograph the resident raptors.
When I arrived, there were two other bird photographers there – Philip and Adam (and Adam’s brother). They had been there for several hours observing the Ospreys. Continue reading
It must be getting near the end of the season now to observe and photograph the juvenile Peregrine Falcons. The last trip had been worthwhile, so I was keen to make another visit. Again I was joined by Sue. Our visit was on one of the rare Sundays that the eastern section of the National Park is open to visitors during the normal hours of the day.
It turned out to be relatively quiet compared to many other recent visits. I am particularly after photos of both the juvenile Peregrine Falcons flying together and interacting in the air. This time, we only saw one of the juveniles flying at a time. Continue reading
I got up early in the morning and headed to Tempe to join the Tempe Birdos for their monthly bird survey.
As the group was assembling at Tempe Wetlands, I had a look in the first pond, and spotted a Willie Wagtail working on its nest – Continue reading
