Category Archives: Sydney

Local Tawny Frogmouths – 12 December 2021

After coming back from the Coxs River, I headed out in the early evening to visit the Tawny Frogmouths in a nearby park in Dulwich Hill. I soon spotted the birds – an adult and two chicks perched together. I … Continue reading

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Tempe Bird Survey – 11 December 2021

I was heading up to the mountians for the weekend, but not leaving till around noon, so that gave me time to join the Tempe Birdos for their monthly survey. I joined the group that helped survey the wetlands. It … Continue reading

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Local Tawny Frogmouths – 10 December 2021

It had been a wet gloomy day. But the rain had stopped in the late afternoon, so I headed up to a local park to photograph the Tawny Frogmouths. I had last visited them on 7 December 2021. I soon … Continue reading

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Sydney Park – 8 December 2021

Rain had been threatening, but the afternoon seemed OK so I made short trip to Sydney Park at St Peters. My main focus of this visit was to photograph the Little Pied Cormorant chicks being fed. I had seen this … Continue reading

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Greenway Bird Survey – 8 December 2021

I joined the Greenway Birdos for the monthly bird survey on the Greenway between Taverners Hill and Hawthorne Light Rail Stations. The morning was quite dark and gloomy with rain threatening. This made photography difficult and the birds less likely … Continue reading

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Local Tawny Frogmouths – 7 December 2021

Michael and Fiona from the Greenway Birdos had spotted a Tawny Frogmouth family perched in a park in Dulwich Hill, close to Canterbury Road. I went in the late afternoon to see if I could spot them. I did eventually. … Continue reading

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Birds at Sydney Park – 6 December 2021

Another short afternoon visit to Sydney Park. It was a wet gloomy day, and I hoped to get a gap between showers. During my visit, I spent a fair bit of time looking to see if I could spot any … Continue reading

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Sydney Olympic Park – 4 December 2021

I spent a nice afternoon out at Sydney Olympic Park. I first visited the Waterbird Refuge in Bicentennial Park and then went to Wentworth Common and the Brickpit Ring and then went back the same way. I saw a lot … Continue reading

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Long Reef – 3 December 2021

I had spent the previous day at Malabar Headland, and that had been very good for bird photography, so I thought I would follow it up on another of Sydney’s headlands – Long Reef. It too turned out to be … Continue reading

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Malabar Headland – 2 December 2021

My previous visit to Malabar Headland had been quite disappointing in terms of seeing the resident Peregrine Falcons. I have been watching this breeding pair now for four seasons and the number of chicks they have had that have fledged … Continue reading

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