More Fungi at Ferndale Park and The Lane Cove River – 28 July 2019

Posted on July 31, 2019 by Dave Noble

This was a good trip. It had been very dry, but I found a lot more fungi than I expected. I started off by walking down to Ferndale Park from Chatswood Station.

Gliophorus psitacinus var. psittacinus

I did not find too much fungi out, but I did find some fresh fungi had appeared. Some which I had not see before this season. However some of the fungi was old and quite dried out. I was looking for waxcaps, and in particular the Ferndale Park Green-Pink Waxcap (Humidicutis sp.). I looked carefully  but didn’t find any. But I was pleased to find some fresh Hygrocybe anomola –

Hygrocybe anomola var anomola

I seemed to find both varieties. Hygrocybe anomola var ianthinmarginata and Hygrocybe anomola var anomola.  Continue reading →

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Birds at Barton Park – 27 July 2019

Posted on July 30, 2019 by Dave Noble

During the afternoon of 27 July, I went to Barton Park to see what birds were out. On my previous visits I had seen raptors out hunting in the afternoon. I was hoping to see some this visit.

Brown Honeyeater

When I arrived, I went to the Landing Lights Wetland. I did see quite a few Black-winged Stilts and various ducks. I also saw a Black-fronted Dotterel, but it flew off before I could get a photo. I did manage to photograph a nice White-faced Heron. Continue reading →

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Out With the Dulwich Hill Birdos – 27 July 2019

Posted on July 30, 2019 by Dave Noble

I was able to attend a bird spotting survey with the local bird group at Dulwich Hill. They are part of the Inner West Environment Group. They have two surveys a month – one at the Greenway at Dulwich Hill (Meet at 7:30 am at Davis St, near Waratah Mills Light Rail Station, on the 4th Saturday of the month. The other is on the 2nd Wednesday of the month at Hawthorne Canal, Leichhardt).

Welcome Swallows enjoying the sun

After meeting the group, we set off through local parks, streets and land near the light rail corridor with our binoculars scanning for birds. Continue reading →

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More Birds from the Northern Beaches – 26 July 2019

Posted on July 30, 2019 by Dave Noble

I spent a quite busy day photographing the birds in the Northern Beaches area. I was also fortunate to spot a rather elusive bird – a Black Bittern, that I had been looking for without success on previous visits.

I caught a B-line bus to Warriewood and walked the short distance to the Warriewood Wetlands. The birds in the Wetlands were rather quiet and I had more success in the adjacent Irrawong Reserve. Here are some of the birds, a Brown Cuckoo-dove, a Brush Turkey, a Silvereye, a Laughing Kookaburra and a Brown Thornbill. Continue reading →

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Birds at Nurragingy Reserve – 25 July 2019

Posted on July 30, 2019 by Dave Noble

It had been a while since I had visited Nurragingy Reserve at Doonside. I caught a train to Doonside and then walked the short distance from the station to the Reserve.

Whenever I go to Nurragingy, I always look for the Azure Kingfishers. They are such photogenic birds, but challenging to photograph as they are shy and only seem to appear perched in the darkest places above the pools. On this visit, despite a lot of looking, I could not spot any. But I did find a wide range of other nice birds – but most of them I saw a bit later in the day and for a very short time period. Continue reading →

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Walk to Eagle Rock – 24 July 2019

Posted on July 30, 2019 by Dave Noble

A day walking along the Coastal Track in Royal National Park is always great. I joined Brian Everingham and his party for a walk to Eagle Rock and back from Wottamolla. Brian had organised he walk for the National Parks Association of NSW. As well as Brain and myself, the other walkers were Gary S, Gary L, Sue B, Sue W, Valerie, Esther, Ken and Chloe.

We had a magnificent day – the weather was great. We also saw a lot of wildlife – particularly birds and whales. And the wildflowers…. Continue reading →

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Birds in Ku-Ring-Gai National Park and the Northern Beaches – 23 July 2019

Posted on July 30, 2019 by Dave Noble

This was a day of bird photography at several venues. I started by catching a train to Gordon and then a bus to Ingleside. From there, I walked out along the Chiltern Trail. There I main photographed honeyeaters. In the early afternoon, I caught a bus down to Mona Vale and then another to Warriwood where I photographed some larger birds including raptors.

The Chiltern Trail was noisy with bird calls, but many of the birds were shy, and hard to photograph. Here are some of the birds I saw. Continue reading →

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More Birds at Malabar Headland – 22 July 2019

Posted on July 30, 2019 by Dave Noble

I spent another day in Malabar Headland National Park photographing the birds. There were also a few whales around, but they were a lot quieter this visit compared to my previous one.

Again, the main focus was trying to photograph the Peregrine Falcons. But I was also lucky to spot two other raptors. Near the car park, while I was walking out to the park entrance, I spotted a Nankeen Kestrel sitting on the top of a pole. Continue reading →

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Birds at Barton Park – 21 July 2019

Posted on July 29, 2019 by Dave Noble

I spent the afternoon at Barton Park photographing birds. On many previous trips I had been fortunate to encounter some raptors at the park. This trip was no exception.

I cycled to the park, and when I arrived I started at the Landing Lights Wetland. Continue reading →

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Birds at Bicentennial Park – 20 July 2019

Posted on July 29, 2019 by Dave Noble

I spent a very pleasant day at Bicentennial Park at Homebush Bay photographing birds.

Here are some of my photos. First some Black-winged Stilts – Continue reading →

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