I was keen to see what the fungi was like at these two reserves at Chatswood. I was a bit disappointed – due to recent winds and dry conditions the fungi was quite poor. What I did find in reasonable condition was very small, and all the large fungi was desiccated.
Gliophorus chromolimoneus
I started off at Ferndale Park. Here is some of what I found –
Hygrocybe sp.
Hygrocybe erythrocrenata
Probably Hygrocybe sp.
Humidicutis sp.
Gliophorus chromolimoneus
Gliophorus viridis
Hygrocybe lilaceolamellata
Gliophorus graminicolor
Clavulinopsis corallinorosacea
Clavulinopsis fusiformis
Clavulinopsis sp.
And growing at the base – Aleurina ferruginea –
Hygrocybe austropratensis
Now to Blue Gum Reserve –
Gliophorus graminicolor
Gliophorus sp.
Hygrocybe reesiae
Hygrocybe anomala var. anomala
Hygrocybe anomala var. ianthinomarginata
Hygrocybe anomala var. anomala
Hygrocybe austropratensis
Hygrocybe reesiae
I the walked down to the Lane Cove River and had lunch in the National Park. I then walked downstream. Here are some of the birds I saw –
Brown Thornbill
Grey Butcherbird
At a sporting I looked at the Osprey nest to see if the Osprey were around. No sign of them. I waited around for a while, but still no sign of the birds – so perhaps this nest is not being used this season?
