Tag Archives: Bar-tailed Godwit

Bar-tailed Godwits of Hen and Chicken Bay – 15 February 2026

Posted on February 21, 2026 by Dave Noble

Easier in the day, I had met up with Sue at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Sydney where we had looked unsuccessfully for the Powerful Owls. After this we headed to Martin Place and caught a bus to Abbotsford – … Continue reading →

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Birds at Taren Point – 14 January 2026

Posted on January 25, 2026 by Dave Noble

Bushwalking friend Elaine had organised catch up brunch at Engadine. After a great feast, most of the party (Valerie, Brian, Elaine and myself)  headed off to the shore of Botany Bay neat Taren Point to see what birds were around. … Continue reading →

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Birds at Hen and Chicken Bay – 9 April 2025

Posted on April 22, 2025 by Dave Noble

After the Greenway Bird Survey, I caught a bus to Hen and Chicken Bay at Abbotsford, hoping to see the Bar-tailed Godwits, or at least those that had not yet migrated. The tide was fairly low. There were still some … Continue reading →

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Godwits at Hen and Chicken Bay – 19 February 2025

Posted on February 25, 2025 by Dave Noble

I had visited Hen and Chicken Bay at Abbotsford early in January, and had been able to photograph the Bar-tailed Godwits that forage on the exposed mudflats during low tide. It was time for another visit to see if any … Continue reading →

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Bar-tailed Godwits at Hen and Chicken Bay – 9 January 2025

Posted on January 18, 2025 by Dave Noble

I had earlier been on the Greenway Bird Survey, and I then took advantage of the low tide to see the Bar-tailed Godwits at Hen and Chicken Bay, Abbotsford. It was short bus ride. When I arrived, I walked past … Continue reading →

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Bar-tailed Godwits at Hen and Chicken Bay – 27 March 2024

Posted on April 2, 2024 by Dave Noble

In the afternoon, I travelled back to Hen and Chicken Bay – and this time I had much better success photographing the Bar-tailed Godwits in their pre-migratory feeding. When I arrived, the first bird I spotted was this Little Egret … Continue reading →

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Birds at Sydney Olympic Park – 22 July 2022

Posted on July 23, 2022 by Dave Noble

The run of wet weather was continuing. With this in mind, I headed to Sydney Olympic Park – where the paths would not be bogs and where there is also some shelter. This worked out well. I started at the … Continue reading →

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Bird Photography Bike Ride – Cooks River, Barton Park and Taren Point – 16 February 2022

Posted on February 22, 2022 by Dave Noble

I spent an enjoyable but quite tiring day cycling along the Cooks River to Botany Bay, then along the foreshore cycleway to San Souci and then over the bridge to the Taren Point Shorebird Reserve and the nearby bird observation … Continue reading →

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