Bulcamatta Falls Walk – 5 March 2020

Posted on March 9, 2020 by Dave Noble

A wet day was forecast for my weekly walk with Bob. After some discussion, we decided that a visit to Bulcamatta Falls would be suitable given the weather. This was a place neither of us had been to.

It ended up raining more or less continuously most of the day. We drove up to Kurrajong Heights and made our way along Burralow Road, past some communication towers towards to the  National Park entrance. We then walked along the fire road. We soon arrived at a closed gate. The alerts page for Blue Mountains National Park showed that Burralow Swamp was open. Perhaps the gate had been closed because of the bad weather? Continue reading →

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Sydney Olympic Park – More Bird Photography – 4 March 2020

Posted on March 9, 2020 by Dave Noble

The forecast was for some showers, so I did not want to go too far away. I decided a visit to Sydney Olympic  Park would be good.

I did not see to many special birds on my visit. I only saw  a single migratory bird – a Bar-tailed Godwit, a long way off amongst a group of other wading birds. Continue reading →

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Wattamolla to Eagle Rock Walk – 3 March 2020

Posted on March 9, 2020 by Dave Noble

Last week I visited Eagle Rock in Royal National Park on a walk with the National Parks Association of NSW led by Brian Everingham. That walk was via the Curra Moors. Now – I was on another of Brian’s walks – this one also to Eagle Rock, but with a different starting point – Wattamolla. This was quite a different walk – and there was no overlap – except for Eagle Rock itself.

The party was Brian, Faye, Sue B, Esther, Pam, Helen, Derek, Annette, Peter, Phillip, Julie and myself. As we  were walking up to the top of the first hill, I spotted distant Sea Eagle – Continue reading →

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Birds at Nerriga – 29 February – 1 March 2020

Posted on March 9, 2020 by Dave Noble

I spent a very enjoyable weekend at a property on the Corang River near Nerriga. I had gone down with friends to celebrate an important birthday. I also managed to grab a few photos of the many birds on the property. Here are some –

Eastern Spinebill

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Fungi at Bola Creek – 28 February 2020

Posted on March 9, 2020 by Dave Noble

Dig Dave and myself spent an interesting day at Bola Creek in Royal National Park looking for and photographing fungi. We found a reasonable amount out.

It was good to see a fair amount of coral fungi out. Here are some – Continue reading →

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Looking for New Canyons – 27 February 2020

Posted on March 9, 2020 by Dave Noble

With the current situation post bushfires with most National Parks still closed and very few canyons open, it was time to look for some new canyons in the non burnt out areas.

I had stored away a few possibilities. Creeks that may have canyons sections, but probably not that spectacular, nor worth bothering about in normal times. So I travelled up the mountains with Bob, and on the way, at our coffee stop, we worked out what we were going to do. Continue reading →

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Back to Sydney Park – 26 February 2020

Posted on March 9, 2020 by Dave Noble

Like the afternoon, the day before, I made another late trip to Sydney Park. This time I was a bit more successful.

Bailon’s Crake

Persistence paid off. I finally saw my first Crake – a Bailon’s Crake (Spottless Crakes have also been seen at Sydney Park). This was thanks to another bird watcher there – I think his name was Alain, show saw it first and pointed it out to me. It was skulking behind the reeds. Here are some more photos – Continue reading →

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Fungi and Slime Moulds at Birdwood Gully – 26 February 2020

Posted on March 9, 2020 by Dave Noble

I made another visit to Birdwood Gully at Springwood, to look for fungi.

Hygrocybe miniata

There was not a huge abundance of fungi out, but I did manage to find some nice fungi and slime moulds. Here are some of the fungi – Continue reading →

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Birds at Sydney Park – 25 February 2020

Posted on March 9, 2020 by Dave Noble

I got back pretty early from Royal National Park and so decided to make another visit to Sydney Park in the late afternoon.

Latham’s Snipe

This time I was a bit more fortunate. I spotted a Latham’s Snipe fairly early. Then I ran into another hird photographer – Nick, and he was later joined by Lorne, who knows the birds at the park very well. They were on the track of a Lewin’s Rail. They spotted the Lewin’s Rail while I was on the far side of the pool, and by the time I had walked around, it had disappeared. But I was at least happy to see the Snipe. Here are some more photos – Continue reading →

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Curra Moors Walk – 25 February 2020

Posted on March 9, 2020 by Dave Noble

As walks go, the loop around the Curra Moors in Royal National Park is hard to beat. Its great for wildflowers, birds, first and coastal heath, the great sea cliffs and some of the highest waterfalls close to Sydney.

This was another walk with the National Parks Association of NSW, and led by Brian Everingham. in the park were Brian, Faye, SueB, Sue W, Pat, Ann, Claire, Surangani, Paul, Valerie, Aurora, Gary and myself. Continue reading →

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