Malabar Headland – 30 November 2023

Posted on December 5, 2023 by Dave Noble

This is the time of year when I would normally spend a lot of time out on Malabar Headland photographing juvenile Peregrine Falcons. But this season, their nesting seems to have been unsuccessful. This is something  that is common with many birds. But I was happy to make another visit, and joined Sue out on the cliffs.

The weather forecast was not the best. we expected some rain – and we did get a little. But there are some good overhangs out near Boora Point that offer refuge from the elements.

I had walked in from Malabar, and Sue walked in from Maroubra Beach and we met near Boora Point. After scanning the cliffs in various places, we spotted no Peregrine Falcons, so sat down to wait to see if any turned up. Continue reading →

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Brown Goshawks at Rookwood Necropolis – 28 November 2023

Posted on November 29, 2023 by Dave Noble

It was a bit of a wet day, but I decided to make a visit to Rookwood Necropolis to check on the progress of the nesting Brown Goshawks, and to photograph any other birds I could see.

It was quite wet – but only light rain. I ended up walking around with an umbrella a fair bit. Continue reading →

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Birds at Barton Park – 26 November 2023

Posted on November 29, 2023 by Dave Noble

I spent an hour or two at Barton Park photographing the birds.

I was a bit restricted. Entry into the old sporting fields next to the Golf Firing Range has been cut off. The old holes in the fence, used by dog walkers and others have now been sealed up. So the photos are from the Landing Lights Wetland and the Spring Street Canal. Continue reading →

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Northern Beaches Birds – 26 November 2023

Posted on November 29, 2023 by Dave Noble

I made another visit to the Northern Beaches with the principal aim to photograph the Peregrine Falcon family, that I had been photographing a lot lately. That is, aiming they young birds were still close to their nest area. But before I visited those cliffs, I first went to Rat Park to check the Ospreys that nest there.

At Rat Park, I spotted a distant Nankeen Kestrel – Continue reading →

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Greenway Bird Survey (And a Look at the Cooks River Tawny Frogmouths) – 25 November 2023

Posted on November 28, 2023 by Dave Noble

I took part in the early morning bird survey along the Dulwich Hill section of the Greenway. After the survey, I joined Valerie and Simin for a walk along part of the Cooks River to look at the Tawny Frogmouths.

The weather was not the best for the Greenway Bird Survey. There was light rain on and off. This made photography difficult – with poor light, and also many of birds preferred to stay in shelter. Continue reading →

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Dharawal National Park Walk – 23 November 2023

Posted on November 23, 2023 by Dave Noble

I joined Bob for a pleasant walk in Dharawal National Park – on the western, Wedderburn, side. The walk we ddi was not too strenuous, which suited me as I was recovering from a cold. And it was similar to a walk I did back in 2018, but with a few extra bits.

Like the previous walk, we went to the end of Victoria Road at Wedderburn, where Bob parked. The end of the road is also the start of Dharawal National Park. Continue reading →

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Birds at Sydney Park – 22 November 2023

Posted on November 23, 2023 by Dave Noble

I spent an hour or two at Sydney Park in the morning. It was relatively quiet while I was there.

In the top pond, I spotted this Australasian Grebe – Continue reading →

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Local Tawny Frogmouths – Update – 20 November 2023

Posted on November 21, 2023 by Dave Noble

I had come down with a cold, and was feeling a bit lazy, so only did short local trip. I thought I would look at the local Tawny Frogmouths to see how their nesting was going.

At Morton Park on Canterbury Road, Lewisham, I soon located the Tawny Frogmouth nest. It s very high in a tree and difficult to photograph. This is the best view I could get – Continue reading →

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Northern Beaches Peregrine Falcons – 19 November 2023

Posted on November 21, 2023 by Dave Noble

With the Peregrine Falcons on Malabar Headland looking less likely to have had successful nesting this season, I decided to make another trip to there Northern Beaches and get some more photos of the juveniles there. This is, if they are still flying close to their nest area.

On this trip, I found the juvenile Peregrine Falcons are still flying close to their nest, but I had to wait long periods for them to show up. I arrived on the cliffs about 10:30 am, and had to wait till around 11 am for any to appear. At first, one juvenile flew past. Soon after, an adult male appeared. He did some nice fast fly byes. Continue reading →

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Back to Rookwood Necropolis – 18 November 2023

Posted on November 21, 2023 by Dave Noble

I decided to visit Rookwood Necropolis again, to get some better photos of the nesting Brown Goshawks and also some of the other birds there. This time I would spend more time there than on my previous visit.

I certainly got some much better photos of the Brown Goshawks. When I arrived, I could see an adult at the nest – Continue reading →

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