Category Archives: Birds

Birds at Tempe and The Cooks River – 14 November 2020

Posted on November 18, 2020 by Dave Noble

I joined the Tempe Birdos for their monthly bird survey. After morning tea, I cycled home via the Cooks River, to check the status of the three nesting pairs of Tawny Frogmouths. And then later, made a late afternoon visit … Continue reading →

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Malabar Headland – 13 November 2020

Posted on November 18, 2020 by Dave Noble

With two Peregrine Falcon chicks now at Malabar Headland National Park, I have stepped up my visits. They won’t be around for long, as they are fast learners, and now is the time to get photographs of them in flight. … Continue reading →

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Birds at Sydney Olympic Park – 11 November 2020

Posted on November 18, 2020 by Dave Noble

I left the Greenway Bird Survey and headed via light and  heavy rail to Sydney Olympic Park where at the Waterbird Refuge, I met up with John and Allen. We spent a few hours wandering around the ponds seeing what … Continue reading →

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Greenway Bird Survey – 11 November 2020

Posted on November 18, 2020 by Dave Noble

I joined the Greenway Birdos for their monthly early morning bird survey along The Greenway between Taverners Hill and Hawthorne. Here are some of the birds we saw –

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Malabar Headland – 10 November 2020

Posted on November 17, 2020 by Dave Noble

After the local Cooks River bird Survey, I joined Valerie and Sue for a trip to Malabar Headland. I had told them about the Peregrine Falcon chick and they were keen to observe it. But when we arrived we had … Continue reading →

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Out with the Mudlarks – 10 November 2020

Posted on November 17, 2020 by Dave Noble

I was up early in the morning in order to join the Mudlarks, the Cooks River Bird Group for their monthly survey. This month they would survey upstream from Ewan Park. We saw a good selection of birds along the … Continue reading →

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Central Coast Wetland – 9 November 2020

Posted on November 15, 2020 by Dave Noble

Compared to some of my other visits to this wetland at Wyong, this one was relatively quiet. I was after photos of Emu-wrens and also some of raptors. I did not see any Emu-wrens, but I did some raptors – … Continue reading →

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Malabar Headland – 8 November 2020

Posted on November 15, 2020 by Dave Noble

It was really great to finally see a newly fledged Peregrine Falcon chick on this visit. On the previous two years, I had seen chicks about month earlier, and had begun to think that if the breeding pair of Peregrine … Continue reading →

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Birds along the Cooks River – 7 November 2020

Posted on November 15, 2020 by Dave Noble

I cycled along the Cooks River with my camera to check the status of some local birds – in particular the nesting Tawny Frogmouths. I managed to get some nice family photos of the Tawny Frogmouths at the Boat Harbour. … Continue reading →

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Birds at Emu Green – 6 November 2020

Posted on November 12, 2020 by Dave Noble

This was a relatively quiet day compared to my other days at Emu Green. There were plenty of nice birds – but they seemed hard to photograph this visit. Here are some of the birds I did manage to see … Continue reading →

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