Category Archives: Birds

Malabar Headland – More Peregrine Falcons and Whales – 12 June 2023

Another fabulous day out on Malabar Headland. The last trip had been cut short due to approaching rain, and Valerie hadn’t been able to join us on that occasion, so another visit was arranged for the Monday of the King’s … Continue reading

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Wolli Creek – Birds and Fungi – 10 June 2023

I went for an afternoon excursion to part of Wolli Creek Regional Park to photograph birds and fungi. I started at Girrahween Park and walked to the climbing area and back. Here are some of what I saw –

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Tempe and Cooks River Birds – 10 June 2023

I joined the Tempe Birdos for their early morning survey. Being a long weekend, the number of participants was small – so there was only one group that surveyed the Wetlands. Being a cold morning, it was reasonably quiet. Here … Continue reading

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Malabar Headland – 8 June 2023

Sue joined me for a great day out on Malabar Headland. We went to see Peregrine Falcons and whales. we were not disappointed. Sue’s bus was running late, so I planned to meet her on Magic Point. The sandstone was … Continue reading

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Barton Park – 7 June 2023

This was another afternoon visit to Barton Park and Landing Lights Wetland. This one turned out to be very quiet – I only photographed the usual resident birds. New Holland Honeyeater Superb Fairy-wren

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Nurragingy Reserve – 5 June 2023

This was another pleasant day spent at Nurragingy Reserve at Doonside. Despite some rain, I had a good day photographing a range of birds. Here are some that I saw –

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Birds at Barton Park – 2 June 2023

This was another afternoon session at Barton Park observing and photographing the birdlife there. Most of my visit was at Landing Light Wetland. No sign of the Spotted Crakes this time, but I did see the Scarlet Robin. Here are … Continue reading

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Barton Park Birds – 31 May 2023

In the afternoon, I spent a few hours at Barton Park and stayed at Landing Lights Wetland the whole time. There were some good birds to observe. At the wetlands, the water level has been dropping recently, and these make … Continue reading

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Birds, Whales and Dolphins at Long Reef – 30 May 2023

I decided to visit Long Reef – with the aim of photographing Ospreys, and also to keep a lookout for Whales and Dolphins. I had pretty good day. After walking out to the lookout, I soon spotted a pod of … Continue reading

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Wises Track Walk – 29 May 2023

This was another pleasant walk with the National Parks Association of NSW, and led by Brian Everingham. The plan was to walk out along Wises Track and keep a lookout for Orchids and Birds. In the party was Brian, Sue, … Continue reading

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