Monthly Archives: March 2021

Birds at Nurragingy Reserve – 2 March 2021

I spent another nice day at Nurragingy Reserve at Doonside photographing the birds. Like previous visits, I wanted to get better photos of the Kingfishers, but I only had fleeting glimpse of them – and only managed a few photos. … Continue reading

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Fungi at Sassafras Gully – 1 March 2021

This was a very pleasant walk down Sassafras Gully at Springwood to look for and photograph the fungi. I found a reasonable amount out. I started from the track at the end of Sassafras Gully Road and walked down to … Continue reading

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Birds at the Central Coast Wetland – 28 February 2021

I spent another nice day looking for birds at the wetlands at Wyong. on the walk to the wetlands, I saw a Masked Lapwing –

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Wolli Ck and Cooks River Walk – 27 February 2021

After the bird survey in the morning, in the afternoon, I caught a bus to Bexley North and then walked down the Two Valleys Track along Wolli Ck to Tempe. I then walked up the Cooks River and back to … Continue reading

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Greenway Bird Survey – 27 February 2021

I spent the early part of the morning out along the Greenway with the members of the Inner West Environment Group. We surveyed the birds near Waratah Mills Light Rail Station. Here are some of the birds we saw –

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Birds of the Northern Beaches – 26 February 2021

I had been meaning to head up to the Northern beaches for a while in order to see some migratory birds at Long Reef. I had not managed a trip due to unfavourable weather or tides. Now I had a … Continue reading

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Alcatraz Canyon – 25 February 2021

Many years ago, I had been on a walk in the then proposed Gardens of Stone National Park, when we tried to go down a creek we found ourselves in a short canyon. I cannot recall who was on the … Continue reading

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Fungi, Slime Moulds and Orchids at Birdwood Gully – 24 February 2021

I was a bit worried about the weather as I headed up to Springwood, and it was raining lightly as I left the station and walk to the star of the track. But the rain turned out to be relatively … Continue reading

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Fungi at Ferndale Park and Lane Cove River Walk – 23 February 2021

I thought it was about time to make a visit to Ferndale Park at Chatswood to see what fungi was out. My plan was to visit the park, then walk down to the Lane Cove River and follow the path … Continue reading

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