Monthly Archives: April 2023

Birds at Mason Park Wetlands – 13 April 2023

Posted on April 14, 2023 by Dave Noble

A wet day was forecast, especially in the morning, but it was starting to look better in the middle of the day, so I sent messages to Valerie and Sue to see if they would like to join me at … Continue reading →

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Greenway Bird Survey – 12 April 2023

Posted on April 14, 2023 by Dave Noble

It was time for the Bird Survey along the Greenway between Taverners Hill and Hawthorne Light Rail Stations. The group met at Taverners Hill and things started off fairly quiet. We often record a lot of small birds from the … Continue reading →

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Cape Solander to Cape Baily Walk – 11 April 2023

Posted on April 14, 2023 by Dave Noble

My friend Valerie had been on the Mudlarks Cooks River Bird Survey earlier in the morning, and after it finished, we both headed down to Kurnell for a walk in Kamay Botany Bay National Park. Big seas were forecast and … Continue reading →

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Mudlarks – Cooks River Bird Survey – 11 April 2023

Posted on April 14, 2023 by Dave Noble

I got up early and walked down to the Lang St footbridge on the Cooks River by 7:30 am to join the Mudlarks for their monthly bird survey along the River. This month the group was going downstream, on what … Continue reading →

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Fungi at Bola Creek – 10 April 2023

Posted on April 14, 2023 by Dave Noble

It was good to catch up with Digi Dave again for a trip to Bola Creek in Royal National Park to check out the fungi. I was hopeful that conditions would be good as there had been recent rain. But … Continue reading →

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Fungi at Sassafras Gully – 9 April 2023

Posted on April 14, 2023 by Dave Noble

It had been a while since I had visited Sassafras Gully at Springwood to look for fungi. I had visited Birdwood Gully on the other (north) side of Springwood quite a few times recently and thought it was time to … Continue reading →

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Fungi at Ferndale Park – 8 April 2023

Posted on April 14, 2023 by Dave Noble

After the Tempe Bird Survey, in the afternoon, I headed up to Chatswood and visited Ferndale Park looking for fungi to photograph. I managed to find some, but conditions were not that great.  Here are some that I saw –

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Tempe Bird Survey – 8 April 2023

Posted on April 14, 2023 by Dave Noble

I joined the Tempe Birdos for their monthly bird survey. Being Easter, the number of participants was smaller than usual – so we did not split up into two groups, and we all surveyed the Wetlands. The birds seemed to … Continue reading →

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Wolli Creek and Cooks River Walk – 7 April 2023

Posted on April 10, 2023 by Dave Noble

This is one of my regular walks. I caught a bus to Bexley North and then walked down the Two Valleys Track, all the way along Wolli Creek to its junction with the Cooks River and then walked up the … Continue reading →

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Royal National Park Heritage Walk – 6 April 2023

Posted on April 9, 2023 by Dave Noble

I had heard about an Aboriginal art cave in Royal National Park that sounded interesting, so Bob and myself decided to have a look for it. We set off along a fire road, and then headed into the bush. It … Continue reading →

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