Monthly Archives: April 2022

Hawthorne Canal Birds – 10 April 2022

Posted on April 13, 2022 by Dave Noble

After coming back from a morning spent at Ferndale Park, I headed to the Hawthorne Canal in the afternoon for an hour or two. Things there started off quietly, but then the Sacred Kingfisher appeared and also the Brown Goshawk. … Continue reading →

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Fungi at Ferndale Park – 10 April 2022

Posted on April 12, 2022 by Dave Noble

I thought it was about time for another visit to Ferndale Park at Chatswood to see how the fungi was going. I found some fungi out, but not as much as I had hoped for.

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Birds at Tempe and The Cooks River – 9 April 2022

Posted on April 11, 2022 by Dave Noble

I stared the day by joining the Tempe Birdos for their monthly survey. Then after morning tea, I walked home via the Cooks River. At Tempe, I joined the group that surveyed the wetlands. It was reasonable quiet. Here are … Continue reading →

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Douglas Falls at Leura

Posted on April 8, 2022 by Dave Noble

A few years ago, I was researching the named waterfalls near the towns of the Blue Mountains and came across this short article in the Blue Mountains Echo (7 March 1919, page 3) – Speaking at Leura on Wednesday, Mr … Continue reading →

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More Sydney Waterfalls – Tipperary Falls and Lilly Pilly Falls – 7 April 2022

Posted on April 7, 2022 by Dave Noble

It was the day I normally head off up the mountains for a bushwalk with Bob. But very wet weather was forecast, and due to a very nasty accident in the mountains a few days before, much of the Blue … Continue reading →

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Bola Creek Fungi – 5 April 2022

Posted on April 6, 2022 by Dave Noble

I was keen to have another look for fungi at Bola Creek. On the previous trip the fungi had been quite good, but due to high creek levels, the group had not been able to cross the creek on the … Continue reading →

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Fungi in Sassafras Gully – 4 April 2022

Posted on April 6, 2022 by Dave Noble

It had been a while since I had visited Sassafras Gully at Springwood to check out the fungi. I was also on the lookout for birds. The fungi turned out to be reasonable, but I had expected better. On this … Continue reading →

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Birds at the Central Coast Wetlands – 3 April 2022

Posted on April 6, 2022 by Dave Noble

I spent a nice day at the Central Coast Wetlands (Old Pioneer Dairy) at Wyong. I saw aa good range of birds, but nothing too special or unusual. Here are some of the birds I saw –

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Fungi at Mt Wilson – 2 April 2022

Posted on April 6, 2022 by Dave Noble

This was another field activity of The Sydney Fungal Studies Group. We met at the Waterfall Reserve at Mt Wilson and then walked slowly around the loop track looking for any fungi that was out. Conditions were quite good. Rain … Continue reading →

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More Aboriginal Art – 1 April 2022

Posted on April 5, 2022 by Dave Noble

I went on another outing with Bob. This time also accompanied by Doug and Nipper. Our intention was to look for an Aboriginal Art site close to Sydney. Bob had read about the site in a book, but that book … Continue reading →

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