Author Archives: Dave Noble

Aboriginal Sites on the Irvine Range – 12 June 2025

Posted on June 23, 2025 by Dave Noble

Bob and myself had a very interesting walk on the ridge north of Mt Irvine visiting three Aboriginal sites. Two were caves with ochre art, and the third was a well known site on the Tessellated Pavement. The first site … Continue reading →

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Raptors and More at Malabar Headland – 11 June 2025

Posted on June 20, 2025 by Dave Noble

After the Greenway Bird Survey, I caught the light rail to the city, then changed to the other light rail to Juniors, then a bus to Maroubra Beach, where I met Sue, and then we headed out onto Malabar Headland. … Continue reading →

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Greenway Bird Survey – 11 June 2025

Posted on June 17, 2025 by Dave Noble

I took part in the monthly bird survey along the Hawthorne Canal. It was quite cold, and that meant not many birds were about compared to a warmer day. We probably heard ore birds than we saw. But here are … Continue reading →

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Mudlarks – Cooks River Bird Survey – 10 June 2025

Posted on June 17, 2025 by Dave Noble

I joined the Mudlarks for their early morning bird survey on their Cooks River. This month the survey was around the downstream “Wave Rock” circuit. The weather was fine but cold and not that many birds were seen. Here are … Continue reading →

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Birdwood Gully Fungi – 9 June 2025

Posted on June 17, 2025 by Dave Noble

It was time to visit Birdwood Gully at Springwood again to see how the fungi was going. Sue and Valerie  joined me for the day. We didn’t find too much fungi, but we did find some interesting ones. Here is … Continue reading →

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Wolli Creek Fungi – 8 June 2025

Posted on June 17, 2025 by Dave Noble

After the bird survey, I stayed back to photograph some of the fungi. Here is some that I saw – Old Humidicutis viridimagentea

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Wolli Creek Birds Survey – 8 June 2025

Posted on June 17, 2025 by Dave Noble

I took part on the Wolli Creek Bird Survey, early in the morning. The group surveys from Girrahween Park down to the Flying Fox Camp and back. It was quite cold, and not that many birds were seen, although quite … Continue reading →

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Fungi at Ferndale Park and Blue Gum Reserve – 7 June 2025

Posted on June 13, 2025 by Dave Noble

I visited two reserves at Chatswood to photograph fungi. I first went to Ferndale Park, and then, after lunch, went to Blue Gum Reserve. Both venues had some reasonable fungi, including a good number of waxcaps. Ferndale Park Here are … Continue reading →

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Malabar Headland – 6 June 2025

Posted on June 10, 2025 by Dave Noble

I spent a nice day out on Malabar Headland with Sue. The weather was sunny at first, but quite cool, and in the afternoon it became overcast. We were looking for Peregrine Falcons and also hoping to see some whales.

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Mooney Mooney Aboriginal Site, The Mega Cave and More Rock Art at Brooklyn – 5 June 2025

Posted on June 9, 2025 by Dave Noble

Bob and myself had a very interesting trip in the Gosford – Brooklyn area. We visited a major Aboriginal engraving site, then visited a huge sandstone overhang, and then found a few more Aboriginal sites, then we headed to Brooklyn … Continue reading →

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