Geometric Rocks and Yileen Spur – 2 July 2026

Posted on July 13, 2026 by Dave Noble

Bob and myself were keen on a walk out along the Yileen Spur that lies south off Bells Line of Road. In addition, we could also visit the Geometric Rocks. Nipper and Airdrie joined us. The weather was fine, but very cold and windy.

Geometric Rocks

Geometric Rocks is a natural rock formation a short way south of Bells Line of Road and about half a kilometre west of the Pierces Pass turnoff. It is reached by a short side road to what appears to be an asbestos tip, then a track takes you to the Rocks about 200 m away. Continue reading →

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Malabar Headland – 1 July 2026

Posted on July 13, 2026 by Dave Noble

With lot of good fungi to find lately, I had neglected another great place to visit at his time of the year – Malabar Headland. It offers raptors, whale and other sea creatures with a background of massive sandstone cliffs. So I headed out there with Sue, and later we met up with Alana.

We had a very good day. It started well. Near the park entrance, we spotted a Nankeen Kestrel – Continue reading →

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Birdwood Gully Fungi – 30 June 2026

Posted on July 13, 2026 by Dave Noble

The day before, I had visited Sassafras Gully on the south side of Springwood. This day, I travelled back up to Springwood again and visited Birdwood Guly on the north side. I had visited this gully, not long before, on the 26 June and found a fair bit of good fungi, and I was keen to get an update.

On that last trip, I had found 6 of the rare Parrot Waxcaps (Gliophorus psittacinus group). This time I found all those 6 again, and if pretty good condition and I also found another 7.  These waxcaps are often very small (less than 2 cm tall) and are extremely hard to spot amongst the leaf litter in the gloomy rainforest. Here are some photos of them – Continue reading →

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Sassafras Gully Fungi – 29 June 2026

Posted on July 13, 2026 by Dave Noble

I thought that after recent rain, it would be worth a look down Sassafras Gully at Springwood to see what fungi was out. I used to visit this gully quite frequently in pst fungi seasons, and know good places to look for interesting species. But, more recently, I have been concentrating on the easier to get to Birdwood Gully on the other side of Springwood.

On this visit, I started down the track from the end of Sassafras Gully Road and walked all the way down to Glenbrook Creek at the Lagoon. I had lunch there, and then continued downstream and exited via Magdala Creek.

Here are some photos I took along the way – Continue reading →

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Lane Cove National Park Fungi – 28 June 2026

Posted on July 12, 2026 by Dave Noble

I made another trip to a particular spot in Lane Cove National Park to see if any more Parrot Waxcaps had appeared. When I arrived, I found the ones I had seen on the previous trip had all fallen to bits, but after a lot of looking I was pleased to spot one fresh one.

Gliophorus psittacinus group

Here is another photo of it – Continue reading →

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Wolli Creek Fungi – 27 June 2026

Posted on July 9, 2026 by Dave Noble

I had time to visit Wolli Creek Regional Park in the afternoon, to see what fungi was out.  I did not find a real lot, but what I did find was quite nice. Here are some photos –

Hygrocybe aurantipes

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The Greenway Bird Survey – 27 June 2026

Posted on July 9, 2026 by Dave Noble

In the morning, I took part in the bird survey along The Greenway – Dulwich Hill Section. It was cool and the birds were a bit quiet.

Here are a few photos –

Rainbow Lorikeets

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Birdwood Gully Fungi – 26 June 2026

Posted on July 9, 2026 by Dave Noble

This was another day finding amazing fungi in Birdwood Gully at Springwood and then trying to document it with my camera.

Here is a selection of photos of some of the fungi I found – Continue reading →

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Wattamolla – Place Name Errors

Posted on July 2, 2026 by Dave Noble

On the previous Wattamolla Walk, I recalled an earlier walk, Brian Everingham, the walks leader, saying that that the feature marked on the current map and signposts as “Providential Point” is actually “Boy Martin Head”, and the real “Providential Head” (not “Point”) is actually on the north side of the cove.

This is supported by an engraving “Martin” on the southern point. So, I thought I would look at some old maps. But first the current topographic map – Continue reading →

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More Wattamolla Walking – 24 June 2026

Posted on July 2, 2026 by Dave Noble

On the previous whale watching trip to Wattamolla, I had thought about exploring some routes used by rock fishermen. And I suggested this to Bob, and he was keen to explore them too, and he researched some of the sea caves along that bit of coast. So we headed down to Royal National Park and were joined by Nipper and Airdrie. We had a most interesting walk.

We started off from the carpark, up the old track (now a road) past the water tank, to the top of the hill, going south and then set off along the Royal Coast Track. Continue reading →

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