Category Archives: Sydney

Fungi on the Lane Cove River, Blue Gum Reserve and Ferndale Park – 6 July 2025

Posted on July 14, 2025 by Dave Noble

I was keen to see what fungi was out in parts of Sydney before it dried out too much. So I set off from Macquarie Park Station and walked to Chatswood via the Lane Cove River, Blue Gum Reserve and … Continue reading →

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Fungi at Mt Wilson – 5 July 2025

Posted on July 12, 2025 by Dave Noble

I attended the field study at the Waterfall Reserve at Mt Wilson with the Sydney Fungal Studies Group Inc. Rain data showed that about 60 mm or rain had fallen in the Mt Wilson area during the preceding week, but … Continue reading →

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Birds at Long Reef – 30 June 2025

Posted on July 2, 2025 by Dave Noble

I spent another day at Long Reef, on the Northern Beaches, from about 10 am to nearly 4 pm, where I spent most of the time photographing the local Ospreys. Fortunately quite a few were around. At one stage there … Continue reading →

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Greenway Bird Survey – 28 June 2025

Posted on June 29, 2025 by Dave Noble

I was able to attend the Greenway Bird Survey – Dulwich Hill section. The weather was fine but quite cool, and we did not see as many small birds as usual. Here are some of the birds we observed – … Continue reading →

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Birds at Nurragingy Reserve – 23 June 2025

Posted on June 25, 2025 by Dave Noble

Sue joined me for a pleasant day spent at Nurragingy Reserve at Doonside. The weather was cool at first, but later developed into a very pleasant day, and it was warm in the sun. The birds however were fairly quiet. … Continue reading →

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More Raptors at Long Reef – 22 June 2025

Posted on June 24, 2025 by Dave Noble

Long Reef has been a very good venue recently for photographing Ospreys and sometimes Sea Eagles. I arrived on the lookout around 11 am and soon walked down to the lower level. The tide was low, but now starting to … Continue reading →

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Oatley Park Visit – 20 June 2025

Posted on June 24, 2025 by Dave Noble

I decided to visit Oatley Park and have a wander around to see what was out and about. I first went to the Lime Kiln Bay Wetlands. There did not seem to be too many beds around.

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Amazing Aboriginal Art at Wilton, Cave Creek and a Historic Viaduct at Picton – 19 June 2025

Posted on June 24, 2025 by Dave Noble

Both Bob and myself were keen to look at an Aboriginal art cave in the Wilton area on the Southern Highlands. The cave seems to lie on crown land, near a creek, but was not easy to reach. The first … Continue reading →

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Malabar Headland – 18 June 2025

Posted on June 24, 2025 by Dave Noble

After two recent quite good visits to the headland, I was keen to go again and hopefully see more of the Peregrine Falcons. However, as often happens, this trip turned out to be relatively quiet, with only a distant view … Continue reading →

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Fungi at Ferndale Park and Blue Gum Reserve – 15 June 2025

Posted on June 24, 2025 by Dave Noble

I spent the day in Chatswood visiting two reserves, looking for and photographing fungi. The conditions were reasonable although starting to dry out. Ferndale Park Here is some of the fungi I found –

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