Birdwood Gully Fungi – 12 July 2026

Posted on July 22, 2026 by Dave Noble

Perhaps due to my lack of success in finding any Parrot Waxcaps at a certain location in Lane Cove National Park the day before, I decided to head up to Springwood and visit Birdwood Gully again, where I had seen them recently.

Birdwood Gully is one of three locations I have seen this Parrot Waxcap mushroom. I think it belongs to the Gliophorus psittacinus group. It seems to be very rare in Australia. But it is also small and very hard to spot, so perhaps it’s more abundant than we think, but easily overlooked? Continue reading →

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Fungi in Lane Cove National Park – 11 July 2026

Posted on July 22, 2026 by Dave Noble

In the afternoon, after the Tempe Bird Survey, I headed up to Macquarie Park to a spot in Lane Cove National Park to look to see if any more Parrot Waxcaps (Gliophorus psittacinus group) had emerged. Sadly, I could not spot any on this visit, but I did find some other nice fungi.

Here is some of the fungi I found. Continue reading →

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Birds at Tempe and The Cooks River – 11 July 2026

Posted on July 22, 2026 by Dave Noble

In the morning, I joined the Tempe Birdos for this monthly survey. This month I was in the group surveying Tempe Wetlands. It was a cold morning and relatively quiet.

Here are some of the birds we saw – Continue reading →

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Fungi at Chatswood – Ferndale Park and Blue Gum Reserve – 10 July 2026

Posted on July 22, 2026 by Dave Noble

I headed up to Chatswood with the intention of visiting two areas – Ferndale Park and Blue Gum Reserve. Both are bushland remnants that lie in tributaries of  the Land Cove River. I was looking for interesting fungi to photograph.

Ferndale Park

I did not find that much fungi out, and I had to look carefully for what I did find. Here are some photos – Continue reading →

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Mt Victoria Walk – 9 July 2026

Posted on July 22, 2026 by Dave Noble

This was one walk where our plans went awry due to a number of reasons. I headed up to the Blue Mountains with Bob, Nipper and Airdrie and our destination was Mt Victoria. We were hoping to take advantage of the Great Western Highway being closed on Victoria Pass to have a close examination of the old convict causeway. It’s due to earth movement associated with the convict bridge that the Highway has been closed. We wanted to have a look at the structure and also try and find some nearby very old inscriptions made in nearby cliffs.

However, when we arrived at Mt Victoria, we found we had a major problem. Work had already started on fixing the highway. There was a barrier across the highway at the opof the pass, and lower down were workers huts and drilling was taking place (by the sound of it). The weather was also very misty. Continue reading →

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Birdwood Gully Fungi – 8 July 2026

Posted on July 22, 2026 by Dave Noble

I made another visit to Birdwood Gully at Springwood to check out and photograph some of the fungi. I was pleased to spot more of the Parrot Waxcaps (Gliophorus psittacinus group) that I had seen earlier and also some more nice Hygrocybe roseoflavida.

Gliophorus psittacinus group

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Nerriga Visit 5 – 7 July 2026

Posted on July 22, 2026 by Dave Noble

I had the pleasure to join John and his two young sons, Jasper and Sebastian and head south to visit his mother and her partner at their property at Oallen, near Nerriga in the Southern Highlands.

The property borders the Corang River, which starts in the Budawangs and then lower down joins the Shoalhaven River. John’s mother was holding an event – a large BBQ to farewell two visitors to the area from England, who were on a working holiday. They had been working at Nerriga and the BBQ as attended by many in the local community. Continue reading →

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Wolli Creek Bird Survey – 5 July 2026

Posted on July 14, 2026 by Dave Noble

I attended a bird survey in Wolli Creek Regional Park – from Girrahween Park to the Fly Fox Camp and back. It was relatively quiet – we did not see a real lot of birds on this survey, but we heard more than we saw.

Here are some photos – Continue reading →

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Fungi at Mill Creek – 4 July 2026

Posted on July 14, 2026 by Dave Noble

I attended the field study of the Sydney Fungal Studies Group held at Mill Creek in Dharug National Park, close to the Hawkesbury River.

Here is a selection of photos – Continue reading →

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Wolli Creek Fungi – 3 July 2026

Posted on July 14, 2026 by Dave Noble

This was a short trip between showers to check out the fungi in Wolli Creek Regional Park. I did not visit a large area on this trip.

I found green waxcaps in a number of spots, but I did not find any of the rare species I had been hoping to see. Continue reading →

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