Category Archives: Sydney

Greenway Bird Survey – 10 July 2024

Posted on July 14, 2024 by Dave Noble

I joined in on the monthly survey of birds along the Hawthorne Canal section of The Greenway. As usual we started at Taverners Hill Light Rail Station.

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Fungi at The Lane Cove River and Ferndale Park – 9 July 2024

Posted on July 14, 2024 by Dave Noble

After the Mudlarks Bird Survey, I headed home and swapped cameras and lenses and headed to the Lane Cove River to check on the status of the Parrot Waxcaps again. After that, if there was time. I planned to pop … Continue reading →

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Mudlarks – Cooks River Bird Survey – 9 July 2024

Posted on July 14, 2024 by Dave Noble

I was up early, and walked down to the Cooks River to join the Mudlarks for their monthly bird survey. This month, the survey was the upstream loop, starting from the Lang Street Bridge. Before setting out, we saw a … Continue reading →

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Taronga Zoo – 5 July 2024

Posted on July 13, 2024 by Dave Noble

I joined Sue for a day at Taronga Zoo. It had been a while since our last visit, and the new Reptile and Amphibian House was now finally open. We had a great day. There were also some new baby … Continue reading →

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More Aboriginal Art on West Head – 4 July 2024

Posted on July 13, 2024 by Dave Noble

With more wet weather forecast, Bob and myself decided on another visit to West head to continue looking for Aboriginal sites. Wet rock platforms make the often very faint engravings much easier to discern. So that was a good reason … Continue reading →

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Fungi near the Lane Cove River and Blue Gum Reserve – 2 July 2024

Posted on July 13, 2024 by Dave Noble

I visited two places on the day – first visiting a site near the Lane Cove River to check the status of the Gliophorus psittacinus group waxcaps. Then I headed to Blue Gum Reserve at Chatswood. First, the Parrot Waxcaps. … Continue reading →

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Birds at Sydney Park – 30 June 2024

Posted on July 8, 2024 by Dave Noble

In the afternoon, I decided to visit Sydney Park. A Pacific Baza had been seen there recently, but it seemed likely that it had left, but also, an Australian Hobby had been seen at the Park that morning. So it … Continue reading →

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Fungi Update – Wolli Creek – 30 Jun 2024

Posted on July 4, 2024 by Dave Noble

In the morning, I visited Wolli Creek Regional Park for a short visit – mainly to check out how the fungi was going. It was not that different to my previous visit the week before. Ramariopsis crocea This was the … Continue reading →

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Wolli Ck Fungi Update – 26 June 2024

Posted on June 29, 2024 by Dave Noble

This was another quick visit to Wolli Creek Regional Park to check if any new fungi was present. I first went upstream to near Paperpark Creek to a spot where I have previously seen waxcaps. I had been hoping that … Continue reading →

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Lane Cove River Fungi Update – 25 June 2024

Posted on June 29, 2024 by Dave Noble

I decided on a visit to the Lane Cove River to document how the Parrot Waxcaps were going. I walked down to where they are, and soon located one of the ones I had seen on my previous visit six … Continue reading →

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