Monthly Archives: July 2025

Fungi at Coachwood Glen – 19 July 2025

Posted on July 26, 2025 by Dave Noble

I joined the Sydney Fungal Studies Group for their field study at Coachwood Glen near Blackheath. The weather on the day was fine and sunny, but rather cold. The lead up period had been quite dry, so not that fungi … Continue reading →

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Kings Tableland Walk – 17 July 2025

Posted on July 18, 2025 by Dave Noble

With a forecast of good weather, Bob and myself, changed plans, and headed out to Kings Tableland again. On previous trips to the Tableland, our main aim was to look for Aboriginal sites. On this trip, our goal was to … Continue reading →

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Back to Long Reef – 16 July 2025

Posted on July 18, 2025 by Dave Noble

Long Reef has been a very good location lately for bird photography, particularly for Ospreys. So with Malabar Headland closed off due to nearby shooting, I headed up to spend the day at Long Reef. I arrived at the lookout … Continue reading →

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Birds at Sydney Park – 15 July 2025

Posted on July 18, 2025 by Dave Noble

I had the morning free, so headed to Sydney Park to see what birds were around. It turned out to be relatively quiet while I was there. Here are some birds that I photographed –

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Woronora Heights Walk – 14 July 2025

Posted on July 18, 2025 by Dave Noble

A new Regional Park had been announced by the state government at Woronora Heights near Engadine. It would be on land that was once formally owned by Sydney Water and had been earmarked for housing development. So it was good … Continue reading →

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Malabar Headland – 13 July 2025

Posted on July 18, 2025 by Dave Noble

I decided to visit Malabar Headland, as the eastern part of the National Park would be closed later in the week because of a school holiday shooting events at the rifle range nearby. My visit started off very well, when … Continue reading →

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Tempe and Cooks River Birds – 12 July 2025

Posted on July 18, 2025 by Dave Noble

It was the morning for the Tempe Birdos survey. As I had missed some recent surveys due to Fungi Group commitments, I was keen to head to Tempe once more. After the survey (and its concluding morning tea), I walked … Continue reading →

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Wolli Creek – Fungi and Orchids – 11 July 2025

Posted on July 18, 2025 by Dave Noble

After being very disappointed at not seeing any reasonable fungi in Birdfwood Gully in the morning, I decided that when I got off the train at Central, I would catch a train to Turrella and walk along the Two valleys … Continue reading →

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Birdwood Gully – Orchids and Birds (But not much Fungi) – 11 July 2025

Posted on July 18, 2025 by Dave Noble

I travelled up to Springwood with Sue for a look down Birdwood Gully. We were hoping to see some fungi, but very little was out, and most of what we saw was in very poor condition. But, there were quite … Continue reading →

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Return to Kings Tableland – More Aboriginal Art – 10 July 2025

Posted on July 15, 2025 by Dave Noble

Recently Bob and myself had been on two excellent walks on Kings Tableland to look at some of the amazing Aboriginal art that is hidden away in the bush. See here and here. We were keen to return, but the … Continue reading →

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