June 2026
Tuesday 23 June March – Central Coast Meeting. Meet at 7:3o pm at Progress Hall in Anzac Street, Tuggerah, opposite Hungry Jacks, Central Coast UBD map 49, C15.
Speaker: Guy Dutson “Birder’s Contribution to Conservation”
Wednesday 24 June Midweek Outing: Mitchell Park.
Meet at 8:30 am in the first picnic area at Mitchell Park, Mitchell Park Road, Maraylya. NB: A park entry fee is applicable. Lunch at cars. Book via activities@birdingnsw.org.au
Saturday 27 June Central Coast Outing: Kitchener
Meet at 8.30 am at the Shell Servo, Freemans Drive, Freemans Waterhole. Take the Kurri Kurri, Cessnock exit off M1, servo is approximately 3.2km along on right. Lunch at cars. Book by contacting the leader.
July 2026
Tuesday 7 July Club Meeting.
Meet at 7:30 pm at the ANZAC Memorial in Hyde Park (access off Liverpool Street, Sydney).
Speaker: Eve Altman”Regions in transition from fossil fuel to renewables: opportunities to protect and restore nature with support from. Nature Conservation Council of NSW .”
Wednesday 8 July Central Coast Half Day Outing. Central Coast Wetlands and MacPhersons Road.
Meet at 8:30 am in the Pioneer Dairy (Wetlands) carpark. Central Coast UBD map 49, F10. Lunch in the picnic shelters at the Dairy.
Saturday 11 July – Club Outing, Centennial Park
Meet at 8.30 am in Dickens Drive near The Learning Centre, Centennial Park. Bird watching within the park. Lunch at cars. Book via activities@birdingnsw.org.au
Saturday 18 July – Club Outing. North Head Sanctuary and Sydney Harbour National Park
Meet at Gunner Road Carpark, Manly at 8:30 amt. Lunch at cars. Book via activities@birdingnsw.org.au
Tuesday 28 July Central Coast Meeting
Meet at 7:30 pm at Progress Hall in Anzac Street, Tuggerah, opposite Hungry Jacks. Central Coast UBD map 49, C15.
Speaker: Dean Read “Aussie Ark Updater”
Wednesday 29 July Midweek Outing. Lime Kiln Bay and Oatley Park.
Meet at 8.30 a.m. in the parking lot inside the entrance gate at Oatley Park. Turn off Gungah Bay Road Oatley, continue to end of Oatley Park Avenue, enter Oatley Park and park in the parking lot inside the entrance. Lunch at cars. Book via activities@birdingnsw.org.au
August 2026
Saturday 1 August Central Coast Outing. Myuna Bay
Meet at 8:3 0am at Myuna Bay Rest Area, Wangi Road. Newcastle UBD map 176, F1. Lunch at cars. Book by contacting the leader
Tuesday 4 August Club Meeting
Meet at 7:30 pm at the ANZAC Memorial in Hyde Park (access off Liverpool Street, Sydney).
Speaker: Tom Wilson ”Birding Trip to New Zealand””
Saturday 8 August – Club Outing. Wattle Forest, Royal National Park.
Meet at 8.30 am at Wattle Forest Picnic Area near Audley. Turn into Lady Carrington Drive at Audley, then right over the timber bridge to the western side of the river. Turn left and meet at the last car park. Note that National Park fees apply. Book via activities@birdingnsw.org.au
Wednesday 12 August Central Coast Half Day Outing. Mooney Creek
Meet at 8.30am at the creek end of Karool Road (off Pacific Hwy). Central Coast UBD Map, C7. Lunch at cars. Book by contacting the leader
Saturday 15 August – Club Outing. Chiltern Track, Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park, Ingleside and Warriewood Wetlands.
Meet at 8:30 am at the end of Chiltern Road, off Mona Vale Road, Ingleside. Lunch at cars. Book via activities@birdingnsw.org.au
Tuesday 25 August Central Coast Meeting
Meet at 7:30 pm at Progress Hall in Anzac Street, Tuggerah, opposite Hungry Jacks, Central Coast UBD map 49, C15.
Speaker: Robin Benson. ”Birding in the heat of the Top End”
Wednesday 26 August Midweek Outing. Scheyville National Park and Mitchell Park.
Meet at 8:30 am at the corner of Whitmore and Pitt Town Dural Roads, Maraylya. Flat but sometimes uneven walking tracks. Lunch at cars. Booking via activities@birdingnsw.org.au
Saturday 29 August Central Coast Outing. Dubbo Gully
Meet at 8:30 am at the corner of Wisemans Ferry and Waratah Roads, Mangrove Mountain.Central Coast UBD Map 35, D15.Lunch at cars. Book by contacting the leaders
South West Slopes Bird Surveys
Twenty-seventh bird survey weekend around Grenfell on September 25-27, 2026
Please join us for the next survey weekend around Grenfell New surveyors are always welcome. In small groups, we carry out 20 minute 2 hectare surveys on about 30 sites including many on private properties around Grenfell. The survey takes place on Saturday morning but the rest of the weekend is free for birding. We meet for dinner at a restaurant in Grenfell on Friday evening and have a barbecue on a private property on Saturday evening. Grenfell is five hours’ drive west of Sydney. Accommodation is available in hotels, a motel and bed and breakfast places as well as in the caravan park. It is advisable to book accommodation early.
New surveyors are always welcome. If you would like to join us or would like more information, please email: info@birdingnsw.org.au