March 2025
Saturday 1 March Central Coast Outing: San Remo and surrounds. Meet at 8.30 am at the corner of Richardson and Wills Roads, San Remo. Central Coast UBD map 31, N3. Lunch at cars. Booking in advance is required by contacting the leader.
Tuesday 4 March – Club Meeting. Meet at 7:30 pm at the Henry Carmichael Theatre, Level 1, The Sydney Mechanics’ School of Arts, 280 Pitt Street, Sydney. “Shared Ecology and Habitat of Birds and Bats in the Sydney Region.”. Speaker: Thomas Kelly
Saturday 8 March – Club Outing. Sydney Olympic Park and Waterbird Refuge. 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. Booking in advance is required by emailing activities@birdingnsw.org.au
Tuesday 25 March Central Coast Meeting: Meet at 7.30 pm at the Progress Hall in Anzac Street, Tuggerah, opposite Hungry Jacks, Central Coast UBD map 49, C15. “Olfactory misinformation to protect shorebirds”. Speaker Dr: Catherine Price
Wednesday 12 March – Central Coast Half Day Outing. Central Coast Wetlands and surrounds. Meet at 8.30 am at McPherson Road Swamp, Gavenlock Road. Central Coast UBD map 49, C7. Lunch in the picnic shelters at the Dairy. Booking in advance is required by contacting the leader.
Saturday 15 March – Club Outing. Hawkesbury Lowlands. Meet at 8:30 am. at Pugh’s Lagoon picnic area near Richmond. Lunch at cars. Booking in advance is required by emailing activities@birdingnsw.org.au
Birding NSW’s Key Biodiversity Areas Project: Grenfell Bird Survey, March 22, 2025. The twenty-sixth survey around Grenfell will take place on March 22, 2025. As usual the survey of the 30 sites will take place on Saturday morning but there will be activities on Friday and Saturday evenings and a morning walk around Company Dam on Sunday morning. Everyone is welcome to take part so if you are not already on the list, for further information please contact: activities@birdingnsw.org.au
Tuesday 25 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. “Olfactory misinformation to protect shorebird”. Speaker: Dr Catherine Price
Wednesday 26 March – Midweek outing. Bonnie Vale, Royal National Park. Meet at 8:30 am in the Bonnie Vale Picnic Area at Bundeena in the Royal National Park. Lunch at cars. Booking in advance is required by emailing activities@birdingnsw.org.au
Saturday 29 March – Central Coast Outing. Bulls Quarry and Mt Penang. Meet at 8.30am at Bulls Quarry trail, Woy Woy Road, Kariong, Central Coast UBD map 96, C13. Lunch at cars. Booking in advance is required by contacting the leader.
April 2025
Tuesday 1 April – Club Meeting. Meet at 7:30 pm at the Henry Carmichael Theatre, Level 1, The Sydney Mechanics’ School of Arts, 280 Pitt Street, Sydney. “An Australian Big Year of Bird Photography – 774 birds in one year” Speaker: Charuka Abhayawickrama
Saturday 5 April – Club Outing. Scheyville 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 in advance is required by emailing activities@birdingnsw.org.au
Wednesday 9 April – Central Coast Half Day Outing. Munmorah State Recreation Area. Meet at 8.30 am at Birdie Beach Drive, near Elizabeth Bay Drive. Central Coast UBD map 33, E1 Lunch at cars. Booking in advance is required by contacting the leader.
Saturday 12 April – 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. Booking in advance is required by emailing activities@birdingnsw.org.au
Tuesday 22 April – Central Coast Meeting. Meet at 7:30 pm at Progress Hall in Anzac Street, Tuggerah, opposite Hungry Jacks, Central Coast UBD map 49, C15. “Bar-tailed Godwits & Creative student learning”. Speaker: Dr Christine Hatton
Saturday 26 April – Central Coast Outing. Chain Valley Bay. Meet at 8:30 am in Scaysbrook Avenue Community Centre car park. UBD map 22, L6. Booking in advance is required by contacting the leader.
Wednesday 30 April – Club Meeting. Mill Creek and Old Great North Road (Devines Hill) in Dharug National Park, Wiseman’s Ferry. Meet at 9:00 am in the Mill Creek Picnic Area. Lunch at cars. Booking in advance is required by emailing activities@birdingnsw.org.au
May 2025
Tuesday 6 May – Club Meeting. Meet at 7:30 pm at the Henry Carmichael Theatre, Level 1, The Sydney Mechanics’ School of Arts, 280 Pitt Street, Sydney. “Shorebirds of the Hunter and Port Stephens estuaries: How leading-edge technology is helping to track shorebird movements and aid habitat restoration and management” Speaker: Associate Professor Andrea S. Griffin