Birds at Barton Park – 18 August 2026

Posted on August 28, 2026 by Dave Noble

I spent a pleasant and interesting afternoon at Barton Park and Landing Lights Wetland photographing birds.

When I arrived, I spotted a raptor flying over the wetland area – Continue reading →

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Back to the Raptors of Long Reef – 16 August 2026

Posted on August 24, 2026 by Dave Noble

I visited Long Reef up in the Northern Beaches again for another very good session of bird photography. It was a good day to photograph the local Ospreys.

Not long after I arrived, I spotted an Osprey on the hunt – Continue reading →

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Cooks River Birds and Visit to the new Gumbramorra Wetlands – 15 August 2026

Posted on August 24, 2026 by Dave Noble

I went for a bid photography walk along the Cooks River – downstream from Illawarra Road to Gough Whitlam Park, then crossed at Tempe to the north side and had a look at the new Gumbramorra Wetlands.

WhenI started off, it was fairly quiet along the river. Lower down near the SWSOOS I did spot a White Faced Heron – Continue reading →

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Malabar Headland – 14 August 2026

Posted on August 19, 2026 by Dave Noble

This was another nice visit to Malabar Headland, with Sue, Valerie and later, Alana.

On the walk out from Maroubra Beach, we didn’t see too many birds and no whales or dolphins.

When we arrived at near Boora Point, I spotted a distant bird. I thought it may be a Peregrine Falcon flying towards us, but as it got closer, it turned out to be a White Faced Heron. I had my camera ready. Continue reading →

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Birds at Barton Park – 13 August 2026

Posted on August 17, 2026 by Dave Noble

Valerie joined me for a very pleasant afternoon visit to Barton Park to see what birds were around.

Before Valerie arrived, I photographed some Welcome Swallows in Riverine Park – Continue reading →

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Return to Balls Head – 12 August 2026

Posted on August 17, 2026 by Dave Noble

A few weeks earlier, I had been in a group to visit Balls Head at Waverton. Our focus had been looking at Aboriginal art sites. On that trip we had visited a number of sites but wanted to have a more thorough look at some of the sites and to look at a remarkable sea cave that has some art. The party was Bob, Doug, Nipper and myself.

To get to the sea cave requires a low tide, and we had planned our visit on an afternoon with a low tide. Continue reading →

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Greenway Bird Survey – 12 August 2026

Posted on August 17, 2026 by Dave Noble

I took part in the monthly bird survey along the Hawthorne Canal section of The Greenway. The group meets at Taverners Hill Light Rail Station at 7:30 am.

At the station, we spotted a Brush Turkey near the tracks – Continue reading →

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Cape Banks – 11 August 2026

Posted on August 17, 2026 by Dave Noble

After the Mudlarks bird survey, I joined Sue at Maroubra Beach for an intended visit to Malabar Headland National Park. But when we arrived we found the eastern section of Malabar Headland National Park was closed due to a shooting event at the adjacent rifle range. We met up with Alana and then Valerie at the Beach and after some discussion, we decided to visit Cape Banks in Kamay Botany Bay National Park.

We had pleasant time at Cape Banks. Valerie drove us over and we set out from near the rescue helicopter base. Continue reading →

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Mudlarks – Cooks River Bird Survey – 11 August 2026

Posted on August 17, 2026 by Dave Noble

I took part in the monthly bird survey along the Cooks River with the Mudlarks. This month, the group surveyed the downstream loop – from the Ewan Park footbridge, through Beaman Park, then across to the Golf Course and back on the northern bank to Ewan Park, to finish with morning tea.

There were a number of highlights on this survey – two being a Brush Bronzewing and a Peregrine Falcon. Continue reading →

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Cooks River Birds – 9 August 2026

Posted on August 15, 2026 by Dave Noble

I spent a pleasant hour or two alone the Cooks River between Illawarra Road and Gough Whitlam Park. As usual, I was looking for kingfishers to photograph, but on this visit, I did not spot any, but I did meet two people, who had seen some earlier. They are readers of this blog and had been alerted to the presence of Sacred Kingfishers from some of my posts. It was nice to get this feedback.

Here are some birds I did see –

Little Pied Cormorants

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