Category Archives: Sydney

Wolli Creek – Birds and Fungi – 2 July 2018

Posted on July 9, 2018 by Dave Noble

I spent and interesting and enjoyable day wandering along the Two Valleys Track from Bexley North to Tempe, and then a short trip to Tempe Wetlands. I took two cameras – one  with a telephoto lens for birds and one … Continue reading →

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Fungi at Bola Creek – 30 June 2018

Posted on July 9, 2018 by Dave Noble

This was another scheduled field activity of The Sydney Fungal Studies Group Inc. It was a visit to Bola Creek in Royal National Park. On the morning, we found a reasonable amount of fungi out, and like other locations, we … Continue reading →

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Fungi at Ferndale Park – 29 June 2018

Posted on July 9, 2018 by Dave Noble

After a big storm the pervious afternoon, I thought a return to Ferndale Park at Chatswood could be worthwhile to see if any new fungi was out. It was a worthwhile trip – a fair amount of fresh fungi was … Continue reading →

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Darling Mills Creek to Parramatta Walk – 28 July 2018

Posted on July 4, 2018 by Dave Noble

I had visited Darling Mills Creek back in 2015 (see here). I can remember before that trip – Bob pointing out Darling Mills Creek while driving along the M2 and he mentioned that there was a walking track along it. … Continue reading →

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Dover Heights to Watsons Bay Walk – 27 June 2018

Posted on July 4, 2018 by Dave Noble

It was a wet day, but I was keen to get outdoors, so I caught a train to Bondi Junction and then a bus to Dover Heights. I got off near the Rodney Reserve and walked to it from Military … Continue reading →

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Observing Kingfishers at Nurragingy Reserve – 26 June 2018

Posted on July 4, 2018 by Dave Noble

I made a third visit to Nurragingy Reserve at Doonside with the principal goal of getting more photos of the pair of Azure Kingfishers that I had observed on my previous visit. When I arrived at the Reserve, around 8:30 … Continue reading →

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More Birds and Fungi at Wolli Creek – 24 June 2018

Posted on July 1, 2018 by Dave Noble

This was another trip from Bexley North to Tempe via the Two Valleys Track along Wolli Creek. I was hoping for a lot of fungi to be out, but I also carried the camera I usually use for bird photos. … Continue reading →

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La Perouse – Cape Banks Walk – 18 June 2018

Posted on June 29, 2018 by Dave Noble

This was a walk led by Brian Everingham for the National Parks Association of NSW. On the day, the weather forecast was for rain and wind. We had cold wind, but were lucky to not have any rain for the … Continue reading →

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More Birds at Nurragingy – 15 June 2018

Posted on June 20, 2018 by Dave Noble

I spent another very enjoyable and interesting day at Nurragingy Reserve at Doonside. My main aim was to try and locate and photograph an Azure Kingfisher – a bird I cannot recall seeing before and certainly one I have never … Continue reading →

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Fungi at Ferndale Park – 13 June 2018

Posted on June 20, 2018 by Dave Noble

I thought it may be worth checking out Ferndale Park at Chatswood to see if any fungi was out. Looking at online weather data, it looks like  there  had been around 60 mm or rain in the area a few … Continue reading →

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