Tag Archives: Long Reef

Northern Beaches Birds – 12 October 2025

Posted on October 14, 2025 by Dave Noble

A warm day was forecast, so I decided to head to the Northern Beaches hoping that sea breezes would provide some cooling. I first visited the sea cliffs to look for Peregrine Falcons, then after that I visited Long Reef. … Continue reading →

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More Raptors at Long Reef – 14 September 2025

Posted on September 17, 2025 by Dave Noble

Another day at Long Reef. This visit twas pretty average as visits there go. There were plenty of Osprey flying around, but for the most part they were not that active in diving for fish. It was high tide during … Continue reading →

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Back to Long Reef – 7 September 2025

Posted on September 10, 2025 by Dave Noble

Another day at Long Reef, and different to some recent visits – a Nankeen Kestrel was around (and two of them briefly) as well as Osprey and a Sea Eagle. When I arrived, I walked down to the lower level … Continue reading →

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Birds at Long Reef – 3 September 2025

Posted on September 6, 2025 by Dave Noble

I decided on another trip to Long Reef. More Osprey photography. When I arrived, I walked down to the lower level from the lookout, and spotted two Osprey perched in trees on the north side. I walked along the beach … Continue reading →

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Birds at Long Reef – 27 August 2025

Posted on September 6, 2025 by Dave Noble

I headed up to Long Reef on the Northern Beaches for another day of bird photography. And, with the aim of photographing raptors. When I arrived, I spotted two Ospreys perched on the cliffs on the northern side of the … Continue reading →

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Birds at Long Reef – 17 August 2025

Posted on August 20, 2025 by Dave Noble

My previous trip to Long Reef had been shortened because earlier in the day I had visited Irrawong Reserve. So I was keen to head up to the Northern beaches for another session of photographing mainly the Ospreys fishing at … Continue reading →

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Birds at Irrawong Reserve and Long Reef – 15 August 2025

Posted on August 19, 2025 by Dave Noble

I made another trip to the Northern Beaches, with the main focus being the Ospreys at Long Reef, but I first visited Irrawong Reserve at Warriewood to look for a Noisy Pitta that had been seen there recently. I had … Continue reading →

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Back to the Raptors of Long Reef – 6 August 2025

Posted on August 9, 2025 by Dave Noble

I spent another day at Long Reef. Again I concentrated on photographing the raptors – Ospreys and a Sea Eagle. The seas were very big –

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More Long Reef Raptors – 28 July 2025

Posted on July 30, 2025 by Dave Noble

Long Reef, on average, has been a very good spot for bird photography lately, particularly for raptors. So, it didn’t take much to decide to head up for another day. It turned out to be another good day. The weather … Continue reading →

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Return to Long Reef – 25 July 2025

Posted on July 30, 2025 by Dave Noble

I decided on another visit to Long Reef on the Northern Beaches. I spent another good day photographing mainly raptors, but also a few Octopuses. It was low tide during the middle of the day. Here is how the day … Continue reading →

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