Category Archives: Birds

Wolli Creek Nature Walk – 23 May 2020

Posted on May 31, 2020 by Dave Noble

In the afternoon after the Greenway Bird Survey, I headed out to Wolli Creek to see how much fungi was out. I also took a camera to photograph any birds I saw. As it turned out, there was not too … Continue reading →

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Greenway Bird Survey – 23 May 2020

Posted on May 31, 2020 by Dave Noble

This was a pleasant morning spent with the Greenway Birdos doing a survey along a section of the Greenway near Waratah Mills Light Rail  Station. Here are some of the birds we saw –

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Basket Fungi at Rhodes and Birds at Bicentennial Park – 19 May 2020

Posted on May 31, 2020 by Dave Noble

I was planning another day of bird photography at Sydney Olympic Park combined with some bike riding for exercise, and then I heard from Irene abut some Basket Fungi she had seen at Rhodes. I thought the two could be … Continue reading →

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Back to Barton Park and Tempe – 16 May 2020

Posted on May 26, 2020 by Dave Noble

After two previous very good trips to Barton Park where on each I had seen two raptors, I thought I would go again to Barton Park and see if any where still around. Not long after I arrived I did … Continue reading →

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More Birds at Barton Park – 14 May 2020

Posted on May 25, 2020 by Dave Noble

Two days earlier I had seen two good raptors at Barton Park – a Brown Goshawk and a Grey Goshawk. I wondered if they were still around, so decided to make another visit. The Brown Goshawk seems to live in … Continue reading →

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Birds at Sydney Olympic Park – 13 May 2020

Posted on May 25, 2020 by Dave Noble

After the Greenway bird survey, I caught a train to Strathfield North and walked down to Mason Park.  In the wetlands I spotted a single Black-fronted Dotterel. Nearby, in Powells Creek a White-faced Heron was hunting. It would stir up … Continue reading →

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Greenway Birds – 13 May 2020

Posted on May 25, 2020 by Dave Noble

Another early start for a bird survey. This time along the Greenway from Taverners Hill to Hawthorne. And again it was an informal small group of us who undertook the survey. At Teverners Hill Light Rail Station, being high up, … Continue reading →

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Birds at Barton Park – 12 May 2020

Posted on May 25, 2020 by Dave Noble

In the morning I had been down to the Cooks River helping to survey the local birds. In the afternoon, I decided to go for an exercise bike ride to Barton Park. I had been there recently, the day before … Continue reading →

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Cooks River Birds – 12 May 2020

Posted on May 25, 2020 by Dave Noble

With some easing of the lockdown restrictions I went down to the Cooks River early in the morning to meet a small group from the Mudlarks (Cooks River Bird Group) for an unofficial survey. With appropriate social distancing, we enjoyed … Continue reading →

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Birds at Barton Park and Tempe – 11 May 2020

Posted on May 25, 2020 by Dave Noble

I was out for some more exercise and again I carried my camera to record any birds I saw. This time I started off at Barton Park. It was fairly quiet at the main pond in the Landing Lights Wetland. … Continue reading →

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