Category Archives: Sydney

Wolli Creek Fungi – 14 June 2026

I made a fairly quick visit to check out how the fungi in Wolli Creek Regional Park was going. I found a fair amount out. Here are some photos –

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Lane Cove National Park Fungi – 13 June 2026

After the Ferndale Park field study with the Sydney Fungal Studies Group, I joined Trevor and Kerry and we travelled up to part of Lane Cove National Park to check the status of the rare Parrot Waxcaps (Gliophorus psittacinus group) … Continue reading →

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Fungi at Ferndale Park – 13 June 2026

I attended the field study with the Sydney Fungal Studies Group at Ferndale Park at Chatswood. The Group met at the start of one of the access tracks and wandered down looking for fungi. After several hours, we returned the … Continue reading →

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Visits to Vivid – Sydney’s Light Festival – 9 and 10 June 2026

I made two visits to see the lights of Vivid in Sydney. The first was during the evening of 9 June with Sue. Then I made a second visit, the next evening,  joining John and Chuin Nee and their two … Continue reading →

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Greenway Bird Survey – 10 June 2026

I took part in the early morning birds survey along the Hawthorne Canal part of  The Greenway. It was early quiet at Taverners Hill Light Rail Station, where the survey starts. Here is a Brush Turkey crossing the tracks –

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Fungi in Lane Cove National Park – 9 June 2026

After the Mudlarks bird survey, I went home and had an early lunch. I then headed up to the Lane Cove River near Macquarie Park to look again for the rare Parrot Waxcaps which I had seen on recent visits. … Continue reading →

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Mudlarks Bird Survey – 9 June 2026

I had an early start to the day, with the Mudlarks Bird Survey being on. This month the group were surveying the downstream Wave Rock loop. It was a beautiful fine morning to be out on the River, with mist … Continue reading →

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Malabar Headland – Birds and Whales – 8 June 2026

I joined Sue for a very pleats day spent on Malabar Headland. We were hoping to see the resident pair of Peregrine Falcons, but had no luck – not even a passing flyby. But we did see two other raptors … Continue reading →

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Wolli Creek Fungi – 7 June 2026

I had a pleasant afternoon visit to Wolli Creek Regional Park to look for and photograph fungi. I did not find a real lot out, but more corals and waxcaps were starting to appear. Clavulinopsis sp.

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Cooks River Birds – 7 June 2026

I had thought about a trip to Wolli Creek to check out the fungi or a trip along the Cooks River to photograph birds, and the easiest thing to do was to do both. I first visited the Cooks River … Continue reading →

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