I caught a train to Chatswood, and then walked down to Ferndale Park to see what fungi was out. There was not that much out, but I did find some interesting ones. After that, I continued walking down to the Lane Cove River and followed the track downstream to a sports oval to looks for Ospreys.
Here is some of the fungi out at Ferndale Park – Continue reading
After my two recent visits to Hen and Chicken Bay, I was keen to see more, and suggested a walk to Sue and Valerie – going around the larger Canada Bay than includes Hen and Chicken Bay. It would be a pleasant trip to do – taking the Rivercat Ferry to Abbotsford, then walking around the bay, and then the Rivercat back to Circular Quay from Cabarita.
This turned out to be an easy and very interesting walk. The weather forecast was not the best – but that wouldn’t matter.
After meeting at Circular Quay – we were soon off on the Rivercat. Continue reading
In the afternoon, I travelled back to Hen and Chicken Bay – and this time I had much better success photographing the Bar-tailed Godwits in their pre-migratory feeding.
When I arrived, the first bird I spotted was this Little Egret – Continue reading
I wanted to head back to Hen and Chicken Bay to look for the Godwits I had missed the day before. But the high tide in the morning meant it would be best in the late afternoon, so I decided on a morning visit to Barton Park. It turned out to be very quiet while I was there.
There were no raptors, and in the Landing Lights Wetland, there were no Pied Stilts. The water level was quite low with a lot of exposed mudflats – but there were no Dotterels or Sandpipers this visit.
Here are some birds I did see –
New Holland Honeyeater
Little Pied Cormorant Continue reading
I had recently seen photos of some of the Bar-tailed Godwits that feed in Hen and Chicken Bay before their long migratory flight north. I decided to go to Abbotsford and look for the birds. I travelled there by Light Rail and then the 438 bus. But I neglected to consult the tide website – and when I arrived it was high tide time. No good for looking at birds feeding on mudflats.
So I decided to have a look around and see what birds were there. Straight off, I spotted some Pied Stilts. These are birds that do feed on mudflats. Continue reading
I travelled up to Long Reef for another go at photographing the birds – and with the hope of seeing some raptors.
When I arrived it was pretty quiet. The tide was too high to venture out onto the platform. I started to walk down to the lower level, when I spotted an Osprey flying to the north with a fish. Continue reading
I joined my friends John and Chuin Nee and their son Sebastian on the Callicoma Walk – a track that goes down into Berowra Creek near Cherrybrook.
We started at Cherrybrook Lakes – a wetland area near the shopping complex. Continue reading
While coming back from Mt Wilson, I got a call from Michael, a local birder, alterting me to the presence of a Powerful Owl that was roosting along the Cooks River. So when I got home, I grabbed my bird camera and set off to see if I could spot it. Michael had given very precise direction to where it was, and I soon spotted it.
It was being harassed by Noisy Miners, as often happens with owls and other large birds. But the Powerful Owl seemed to ignore them, and consequently, it was also awake and alert – so nice for photos. Continue reading
I attended the field activity at the Waterfall Reserve at Mt Wilson conducted by the Sydney Fungal Studies Group Inc. The fungi was not super abundant, as it can be at this location, but we did find many interesting species.
Here are some of what we spotted along the track – Continue reading
I was busy most of the day, but had some time in the afternoon for short walk down part of the Cooks River to see what birds were around.
I walked downstream from Canterbury Road to Wardell Road. I did not see any unusual birds.
Here are some that I saw – Continue reading
