I thought it was about time for another visit to Nurragingy Reserve at Doonside. Sue was keen to come along. It was a bit quieter than usual – perhaps due to cool weather? But we still saw some nice birds.
When we arrived, we first look at the duck ponds. Here is an Australasian Grebe – Continue reading
Sue joined me for a nice day spent out on Malabar Headland. The weather was very pleasant, but there was very little activity from the resident Peregrine Falcons, until we started walking back to Maroubra Beach.
On the walk out, there were the usual New Holland Honeyeaters – Continue reading
I spent another very good day at Long Reef on the Northern Beaches. My main aim was to photograph Ospreys as they hunted for fish, and any other raptors that may be present. The tide would be too high to venture out on the rock platform.
When Arrived, I spotted a Nankeen Kestrel hunting near the lookout. It was being harassed by a Magpie. Continue reading
I joined the Sydney Fungal Studies Group for their field study at Coachwood Glen near Blackheath. The weather on the day was fine and sunny, but rather cold. The lead up period had been quite dry, so not that fungi was out, and what we found was often a bit dried out.
Here is sone of the fungi that we found – Continue reading
With a forecast of good weather, Bob and myself, changed plans, and headed out to Kings Tableland again. On previous trips to the Tableland, our main aim was to look for Aboriginal sites. On this trip, our goal was to climb a mountain part way along a ridge. So Aboriginal sites were a secondary consideration. But, as it turned out we had to pass one site that we knew about, and found two other sites that we did not know about.
As usual, we started with a fire road walk – Continue reading
Long Reef has been a very good location lately for bird photography, particularly for Ospreys. So with Malabar Headland closed off due to nearby shooting, I headed up to spend the day at Long Reef.
I arrived at the lookout on the headland around 10:45, and I spotted two Ospreys circling below the clifftops. Continue reading
I had the morning free, so headed to Sydney Park to see what birds were around. It turned out to be relatively quiet while I was there.
Here are some birds that I photographed – Continue reading
A new Regional Park had been announced by the state government at Woronora Heights near Engadine. It would be on land that was once formally owned by Sydney Water and had been earmarked for housing development. So it was good to see its conservation status being preserved. This is a very important area on natural land that links up with other natural areas in the Woronora River area. Brian Everingham had organised a walk in the area for the National Parks Association of NSW, and I joined the party.
Here are some photos from the day – Continue reading
I decided to visit Malabar Headland, as the eastern part of the National Park would be closed later in the week because of a school holiday shooting events at the rifle range nearby.
My visit started off very well, when I spotted a Black-shouldered Kite perched in a tree near the ridge range fence. There were plenty of people walking past it, that didn’t seem to notice it. Continue reading
It was the morning for the Tempe Birdos survey. As I had missed some recent surveys due to Fungi Group commitments, I was keen to head to Tempe once more. After the survey (and its concluding morning tea), I walked part way home along the Cooks River to photograph some more birds.
At Tempe, I joined the group surveying at Tempe Wetlands. Here are some birds we found. Continue reading
