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 trip I entered via the track from Sassafras Gully Road, then walked down to the Lagoon, then continued down Glenbrook Creek and returned back to Springwood via Magdala Creek and Fairy Dell.
I found quite a few red waxcaps. Probably all Hygrocybe miniata.
The above photos also shows an lobe green Ascomycete on the log. Here is a closer view –
Cyptotrama asprata
Mycena sp.
Omphalotus nidiformis
Geoglossum sp.
Trichoglossum hirsutum
There were a few fair corals out.
Clavulinopsis amoena
Perhaps Clavulina sp.
Perhaps Ramariopsis sp.
Clavaria fragilis
Perhaps Ramaria pyrispora
I have seen this Polypore growing in the same location most seasons. It was growing on the sandy soil.
And here are some of the birds I saw along the track.
Rufous Fantail
Large-billed Scrubwren
Rufous Fantail
White-throated Treecreeper
White-browed Scrubwren
I am not sure what this bird is –
