Tag Archives: Hawthorne Canal

Greenway Bird Survey – 12 January 2023

The Greenway Bird Survey – along the Greenway between Taverners Hill and Hawthorne had been shifted this month from Wednesday to Thursday. I was up early and able to attend. Here are some of the birds we saw – Spotted … Continue reading

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Greenway Ceremony – 27 November 2022

I, and some fellow birders from the Greenway Bird Survey Group, had been invited by the Inner West Environment Group to attend a special ceremony on the Greenway –  The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Tree Canopy Project – Commemorative event. This is … Continue reading

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Greenway Bird Survey – 10 August 2022

This was a busy day. I started off with the local bird survey along The Greenway. The group met at 7:30 am at Taverner’s Hill Light Rail Station and then from there continued along the Greenway to Hawthorne Light Rail … Continue reading

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Greenway Bird Survey – 11 May 2022

This bird survey was not cancelled due to bad weather, and we were fortunate to largely escape any rain. But dark gloomy conditions made photography difficult. We surveyed from Taverners Hill Light Rail Station to Hawthorne Light Rail Station. It … Continue reading

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Hawthorne Canal Birds – 20 April 2022

I spent an hour or so in the afternoon along the Hawthorne Canal photographing some of the resident birds. I was on the lookout for the Sacred Kingfisher and the Brown Goshawk. The Goshawk was probably in a nearby tree, … Continue reading

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Greenway Bird Survey – 13 April 2022

It was the morning for the bird survey along the Hawthorne Canal section of the Greenway. The group met at Taverners Hill Light Rail Station at 7:30 am. The survey went very well. We observed quite a few interesting birds.

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Hawthorne Canal Birds – 10 April 2022

After coming back from a morning spent at Ferndale Park, I headed to the Hawthorne Canal in the afternoon for an hour or two. Things there started off quietly, but then the Sacred Kingfisher appeared and also the Brown Goshawk. … Continue reading

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Hawthorne Canal Birds – 29 March 2022

The Hawthorne Canal has been an interesting place to photograph birds recently. On my previous visit, I had photographed a Sacred Kingfisher. I saw it again this time, and I also saw a Brown Goshawk. This was an afternoon visit … Continue reading

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Terrys Creek and Hawthorne Canal – 16 March 2022

This was a day somewhat like the day before in that I visited two different places. But in many ways it was also quite different. I first headed to Eastwood and started walking down Terrys Creek – but got a … Continue reading

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Hawthorne Canal Photo Walk – 6 March 2022

With the recent spell of very wet weather in Sydney and other places, I have spent fair b of time looking at weather forecasts and studying the rain radar looking for breaks. On this day, it looked better in the … Continue reading

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