Super moon - 1 day later
The actual super moon day in Sydney was a disappointment as it was a very cloudy night and so there was the briefest second that you...
Grey-tailed tattler on Deeban Spit
First time I've noted the grey-tailed tattler here on the shores of Deeban Spit around 11am feeding on the creek side. The smaller birds...
Do animals grieve?
Was up at sunrise, 6.00am. I needed to try and find the Bundeena guy, his friend and their dog for a chat. I've seen their tracks so...
Hanging on time and tide
You would think that because the weather was bad it would be have been quiet, but the campgrounds were full, so to the beach they came....
Drones: groan!
I had been wondering how the oyks would deal with a drone. In the period between last nest and waiting for this nest I had seen two...
Nest 2 - Day 5
Thanks everyone for your help. Oystercatchers have been part of the landscape here for as long most locals can remember. It was only when...
Why can't we stay?
I like to borrow from songs already written when writing up the diary. Once people have a tune in their heads for the day, it can be hard...
Goodbye is the saddest word
Meet Norman and Norma, Mr and Mrs Oystercatcher. Crazy names but they were chosen with the thought of the iconic Australian character,...
Still waiting!
We still have the fence up, which I think is a good thing. In our inexperience last year we pulled it down to satisfy local complaints....
Rest and renest
The Oyks are still working the area, feeding and resting and at the high tides building new scrapes. They have been building all over the...
