Sue joined me for a very pleasant day at Birdwood Gully at Springwood. The forecast was for a very hot day, so we headed up early and were soon in the cool rainforest of the valley.
We had a very pleasant time looking in the leaf litter for fungi, and we found some very nice ones. Continue reading
I was keen to get outdoors, so did a walk along the Cooks River, staring at Illawarra Road, and walking down to Waterworth Park. Then I crossed the river and walked under the railway line to the Princes Highway. I finished my walk by visiting the Tempe Wetlands.
Here are some birds I saw along the way – Continue reading
I travelled by train to Wyong, and then walked out to the wetlands on McPherson St (Tuggerah). The aim was to look for some Black-necked Storks that had been seen there recently. Thanks to bumping into fellow birders Jenny and Rodney, we soon spotted two Black-necked Stork chicks. While we were there we did not see the parents.
On the way to the wetland, I spotted some White-breasted Woodswallows. Here is one – Continue reading
I was keen to revised the Terrys Creek area to see if certain fungi was out. And iff the fungi was poor then I would be able to find some birds to photograph.
Like my last trip, I walked down to the creek from Epping Station. When I reached the creek, I first walked upstream along the track on the true right bank. I was looking for Powerful Owls, but did not spot any. There was some fungi out however. Continue reading
In the afternoon, I caught a bus to Bexley North and set off down the Two Valleys Track – through Wolli Creek Regional Park. I was on the lookout for fungi and birds. The fungi turned out to be very poor.
Here are some of the things I saw along the track – Continue reading
I took part in the monthly bird survey along the Dulwich Hill part of The Greenway.
The highlight this survey was spotting a Leaden Flycatcher.
Conditions for photography were very bad with a heavy cloud cover. But at least it did not rain. Continue reading
Bob had been keen on a trip to visit Oronga Canyon for a while, and it had been a very long time since I had been there (2002), so we travelled up the Bells Line of Road and were soon walking along the ridge towards Wongarra Hill. We were following a climber’s track.
It was pleasant walking. A very hot day was forecast – but conditions up the mountains were mild. Continue reading
Sue joined me a for a nice day spent in Sassafras Gully at Springwood. The weather was warm, and we walked in about out via the track from Sassafras Gully Road.
The fungi was not super abundant, but with careful looking we did find some interesting species. Continue reading
Rainfall data had shown a reasonable fall of rain at Marrickville Golf Course, the crest weather station to Wolli Creek Regional Park, so I thought I would pop over to see if any fungi was out.
It turned out very little fungi was out.
I started from Girrahween Park, and walked upstream first, a bit past Paperbark Creek, then returned and walked back down to Girrahween Park and a bit downstream along the Two Valleys Track, then returned back to Girrahween Park. Continue reading
This was a morning trip to Barton Park and Landing Lights Wetland. Not that many birds were active – but the mosquitoes near the wetland certainly were. So I did not stay near the pond or in the mangroves for very long.
Walking from the bus stop, I saw this White-faced Heron in Riverine Park – Continue reading
