Our group was weeding at Barrenjoey. The headland contains an important ecological community of coastal grassland, and it is often encroached with weeds. Our group had been working on Barrenjoey for many years now – but there is still a lot more to do.
Most of the group circumnavigated the headland close to the sea level in an anticlockwise direction. As well as removing weeds, we could observe a range of wildlife. In this group were NPWS officer Jude, Enmoore, Martin, Steffy, Peter and myself.
Here is a view of Lion Island – another place our group has worked –
A large section was relatively free of weeds. Here we removed some Bitou Bush and Asparagus.
A Sooty Oystercatcher was resting –
It was warm day, and we found a shady place for morning tea –
A little later, a Peregrine Falcon appeared.
It flew off and later reappeared with prey.
Here is Martin removing some Bitou Bush quite high up –
We stopped for lunch near a group of seals. Some were on the rocks and some were in the water.
The seals raise their flippers to thermo-regulate.
Further round, we joined up with the others in the group, who were working near the climbing area, then we walked back to the carpark. On the way we saw a distant pod of dolphins –
Barrenjoey is always an interesting place to visit, and to undertake bushcare.