May 2025
Saturday 10 – Club Outing. Bicentennial Park, Mason Park and Wentworth Common. Meet at 8.30 am at Parking Area P10D at Belvedere Lake, Bicentennial Park. Proceed through the main gates, along the road past the Conference Centre until the lake is on your left-hand side. The parking area is on the right, just after crossing the bridge. Gradient: easy. Book via activities@birdingnsw.org.au
Wednesday 14 May – Central Coast Half Day Outing. Dubbo Gully. Meet at 8.30 am at the corner of Wisemans Ferry Road and Waratah Road, Mangrove Mountain. Central Coast UBD Map 35, D15 Lunch at cars. Booking in advance is required by contacting the leader.
Saturday 17 May – Club 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. Book via activities@birdingnsw.org.au
Tuesday 27 May – 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: Alan Stuart – “Birding by boat on Port Stephens”
Wednesday 28 May – Midweek Outing. Rookwood Cemetery. Meet at 8:30 am towards the end of William Drive, Rookwood Cemetery. Enter via East Street, Lidcombe. Lunch at cars. Book via activities@birdingnsw.org.au
Saturday 31 May – Central Coast Outing. Colongra Swamp. Meet at 8.30 at MacLeay Drive, Halekulani (Colongra). Central Coast UBD map, G4. Booking in advance is required by contacting the leader.
June 2025
Tuesday 3 June – Club Meeting. Meet at 7:30 pm at the Henry Carmichael Theatre, Level 1, The Sydney Mechanics’ School of Arts, 280 Pitt Street, Sydney. Speaker: Patrick Diment – “Nil Desperandum Reserve, a Bush Heritage Australia property in the north-west of NSW”.
Saturday 7 June – Monday 9 June Club Campout – King’s Birthday Long Weekend. All activities will be between Jervis Bay and Burrill Lake.There is a range of accommodation in the Ulladulla and Burrill Lake area On Saturday morning, meet at 8:30 am at the entrance to the Discovery Parks at Burrill Lake. Book via activities@birdingnsw.org.au
Wednesday 11June – Central Coast Half Day Outing. Empire Bay. Meet at Woy Woy ferry wharf (ferry ride $18 round trip) Central Coast UBD map 96, Q14, park on Brick Wharf Road. Morning tea and lunch at stops along the way. Booking in advance is required by contacting the leader.
Saturday 14 June – Club Outing. Wattamolla and Bonnie Vale, Royal National Park. Meet at 8:30 am in the southern-most (top) car park at Wattamolla in the Royal National Park. Lunch at cars. Book via activities@birdingnsw.org.au
Tuesday 24 June – 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: Janet Gardiner – “Bush birds coping with Climate Change”
Wednesday 25 June – Midweek 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 28 June – Central Coast Outing. Gosford Waterways. Meet 8.30am Gosford Regional Gallery at the end of Adelaide Street, East Gosford, Central Coast UBD map 87, J11 Lunch at cars. Booking in advance is required by contacting the leader.
July 2025
Tuesday 1 July – Club Meeting. Meet at 7:30 pm at the Henry Carmichael Theatre, Level 1, The Sydney Mechanics’ School of Arts, 280 Pitt Street, Sydney. Speakers: Ákos Lumnitzer and Netra Chetty – “Birding Beyond Binoculars; how photography can enhance your birding”.