I spent the morning at Emu Green Reserve at Emu Plains spending my time there looking for and photographing birds.
Emu Green can be very good for birds. This trip was not my best visit. but it was reasonable and it was nice to visit some of my old birding sites again. Continue reading
I was very pleased to be able to resume my walks with Brian Everingham that he organises for the National Parks Association of NSW. Quite a few of the walkers who attend are regulars and it was good to catch up.
In the party were Brian, Valerie, Ross, Suzanne, Ann, Jenny, Claire, Terry and myself. I met up with Valerie on the train, and we had a nice ferry cruise to Bundeena from Cronulla. There we met up with the rest of the party and set off for the Jibbon Beach. Continue reading
This was my nest visit to Malabar Headland to photograph the resident Peregrine Falcons, and to see if their chicks had fledged.
I was quite a warm and sunny day, but not too crowded (it was one of the rare Sundays that the eastern section of the National Park was open) – and I entered the park from the Malabar side as the track between Magic Point and Boora Point is still closed due to track work. Continue reading
I was able to take part on the monthly Greenway Bird Survey – the loop from Waratah Mills Light Rail Station. It was good to catch up with the group again, and we saw quite a few birds.
We saw quite a few Red Wattlebirds. Here are some – Continue reading
I had been to Sydney Park in the morning for some bird photography, then returned home in time to meet two friends Roger and Digi Dave for a cafe lunch. Something we had not been able to do for a long time. After this pleasant get together, I headed down to Barton Park with Digi Dave to see what birds were out.
It was actually pretty quiet compared to previous visits. By thus stage of the day it was rather warm. Here are some that we saw, mainly at Landing Lights Wetland. Continue reading
I spent an enjoyable morning at Sydney Park photographing some of the birds there. Here is a selection of photos.
At one pond, there were a number of Welcome Swallow juveniles being fed by their parents. Continue reading
I joined Bob for our weekly bushwalk. This time, with an adverse weather forecast (rain), we decided to visit Royal National Park near Bundeena. Our main purpose was to look for Aboriginal art.
We had a most interesting walk, finding a number of art sites. The first area we looked at was an open woodland, and here we examined all the overhangs we could see. Many of these had been used as occupation shelters – there was a lot of evidence of discarded shells, and I think three of them had hand stencils. Continue reading
I started the day with a series of bird counts along the Cooks River for the Aussie Birds in Backyard Bird Count, then after lunch, I headed back down to the River and along to Barton Park for some more bird photography.
On the Cooks River, I walked upstream from the Lang Road Bridge and began my first 20 minute survey a short way upstream on the south bank. Nearby was a Willie Wagtail nest with two chicks. Continue reading
My friend Chuin Nee had requested my aid to help her son Jasper with his school assignment which involved taking part in the Aussie Bird Count. I suggested the Greenway, as I knew the birds along there pretty well and it was close for them to get to.
Jasper did very well, spotting birds and was quick to learn new species. We did 3 twenty minute surveys, one at Taverners Hill Light Rail Station, one on the Greenway Path below the station and one in the park near Hawthorne Canal. Jasper entered all the results into his iPad. Continue reading
One of the places I was keen to visit after the end of the lockdown was Royal National Park. Digi Dave was keen on an outing and I suggested the Curra Moors.
We met at Sutherland and were soon at the Curra Moors carpark. The carpark was pretty full, but we did not see that many people during the day – perhaps the others were all walking around the loop the same way we did? Continue reading
