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Birds at Nepean Weir – 3 December 2023

I travelled out to Penrith and visited the reserve at the Nepean Weir to photograph the birds there. I was quite a hot day, so I only stayed till the early afternoon. Here are some of the birds I saw.

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A Walk to “Mr Fat” – 29 June 2022

For our walk this week, Bob and myself visited “Mr Fat”, which is probably the largest tree in the Cumberland Plain. I had read about this tree in Peter Ridgeway’s excellent book – “A Wide and Open Land“, his account … Continue reading

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Birds at Mt Annan and Camden – 5 January 2021

I was keen to return to Mt Annan Botanic Gardens to see what birds were out, and was joined by Sue and Valerie. We had a pleasant day, but we didn’t see tooo many birds – it was perhaps a … Continue reading

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Birds at the Nepean River, Camden and Mt Annan – 4 November 2020

I spent a pleasant day out with Valerie and Sue at the Nepean River at Camden and later at  Mt Annan Botanic Gardens. We had gone to observe birds. We found a good variety of birds along the bike path … Continue reading

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Erskine Knob Walk – 3 September 2020

Another walk with Bob. This time we followed one of my suggestions. I had never been to the lower reaches of Erskine Creek – the so called “Platypus Loops” according to the Land’s Department Blue Labyrinth map of 1963. the … Continue reading

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Birds at Emu Green – 4 August 2020

I had not been to this birding site before. It is at Emu Plains, and lies between the Nepean River and the foot of the Blue Mountains. I walked there from Emu Plains Station – about a 20 minute walk. … Continue reading

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The Great West Walk – Mt Druitt to Penrith – 12 January 2020

A relatively cool day was forecast, and I used it to complete the last stage for me of the Great West Walk. Last year I had walked from Parramatta to Toongabbie, and then later, with Bob, the stage from Toongabbie … Continue reading

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Birds at Nepean Weir – 20 November 2019

I had not visited Nepean Weir before, and thought that since it seems a good birding site, it would be worth a visit. Also – recently, a Painted Honeyeater, a rare visitor to Sydney, had been seen there by other … Continue reading

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Glenbrook Gorge – Euroka Walk – 9 July 2014

The weather forecast was not good for this day. It was supposed to be cold and very windy. Bob was keen on a daywalk, and so we decided that it would be better to walk in the Lower Blue Mountains. I … Continue reading

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