Tag Archives: Black-backed Bittern

Back to the Bitterns at Narawang Wetlands – 27 January 2024

Posted on January 30, 2024 by Dave Noble

After there Greenway Bird Survey, I headed home for an early lunch, and then headed out agin – this time to Newington, where I again visited the Narawang Wetlands hoping to get more photos of the Australian Little Bitterns. As … Continue reading →

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The Bitterns at Narawang Wetlands – 23 January 2024

Posted on January 26, 2024 by Dave Noble

So far this year, I had been on two trips to the Narawang Wetlands at Newington, in Sydney Olympic Park, to look for the Australian Little Bitterns (Black Backed Bitterns) that others had seen there. Those trips had been unsuccessful … Continue reading →

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Back to the Narawang Wetlands – 22 January 2023

Posted on January 22, 2023 by Dave Noble

This was a bit of a foolish trip. I could see rain on the way on the weather radar, but I hoped it would mysteriously stop or veer off in another direction. It didn’t! I was keen to get some … Continue reading →

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Looking for a Bittern – Narawang Wetlands – 19 January 2023

Posted on January 20, 2023 by Dave Noble

Over the years, I have seen and photographed two of the three Bittern species found in Australia. The one I had missed was the Little Bittern, or what is now called the Black-backed Bittern. Some of these illusive birds had … Continue reading →

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