Category Archives: Sydney

Birds at Sydney Olympic Park – 26 December 2020

Posted on December 29, 2020 by Dave Noble

It had a been a while since I had been to Sydney Olympic Park, so I decided to make a visit.  I caught a train to Strathfield North and then walked down to Mason Park Wetlands. After that I visited … Continue reading →

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Cooks River Birds Update – 22 December 2020

Posted on December 23, 2020 by Dave Noble

Thanks to JG who left a comment on my blog about a Black Swan and its cygnet that had turned up at the Boat Harbour earlier that day. I have never seem one along the Cooks River before. So on … Continue reading →

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Nature at Oatley Park – 22 December 2020

Posted on December 23, 2020 by Dave Noble

I spent a nice day wandering around the tracks at Oatley Park. There was a lot to see plenty of birds, orchids and lots of Water Dragons. This visit, I walked from Oatley Station, and started off along the lower … Continue reading →

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Preparing for the Great Conjunction – 17 December 2020

Posted on December 18, 2020 by Dave Noble

A Great Conjunction is soon approaching. A conjunction is when two objects in space appear close to each other. In other words their angular separation is small. An example could be if Venus and The Moon appear close to each … Continue reading →

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Malabar Headland – 16 December 2020

Posted on December 16, 2020 by Dave Noble

I made a quick visit to Malabar Headland National Park this morning. I had checked the weather forecast the evening before and it looked like the morning would be fine and the afternoon wet. I should have checked the forecast … Continue reading →

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Cooks River Birds Update – 15 December 2020

Posted on December 15, 2020 by Dave Noble

I made a quick visit to the Cooks River to check the status of some of the local birds. The first stop was to check a Magpie Lark nest. On previous visits I had seen an adult bird sitting on … Continue reading →

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Birds at Emu Green – 14 December 2020

Posted on December 15, 2020 by Dave Noble

I spent an interesting day at Emu Green at Emu Plains photographing the birds. Like pries trips I was looking for Emu Wrens, and also like most previous trips I did not spot any. But lots of other nice birds … Continue reading →

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Birdwatching at Taren Point Shorebird Reserve, Quibray Bay and The Cooks River – 10 December 2020

Posted on December 15, 2020 by Dave Noble

This was a nice day out with friends Valerie, Sue and Deb. We started out at the Shorebird Reserve at Taren Point. We saw a number of birds there, including a Striated Heron and a pair of Bar-tailed Godwits.

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Mudlarks Bird Survey and More Cooks River Birds – 8 December 2020

Posted on December 11, 2020 by Dave Noble

I spent a nice morning on the Cooks River. It was an early start with the Mudlarks – for the monthly bird survey. This time we surveyed the birds downstream from the new Lang Street Bridge – down to the … Continue reading →

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Nurragingy Reserve – 7 December 2020

Posted on December 11, 2020 by Dave Noble

This was another very pleasant day spent at Nurraging Reserve at Doonside indulging in some bird photography. A hot day was forecast, so I started out early and stayed till about 2 pm. I saw a good range of birds … Continue reading →

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