It seems there had recently been some Peregrine Falcon action out on Malabar Headland. so Sue and myself decided to make a visit. Unfortunately, the weather on the day was not the best – being wet and windy. There are caves on the headland where you can shelter from rain, but the wind meant a lot of drips. Not that pleasant.
On the walk out from Maroubra Beach, we spotted a few Gannets. Continue reading
I again visited Wolli Creek Regional Park to see how the fungi was going. I mainly wanted to see how some of the species I had found on my previous trio were coming along.
I found a fair bit of fungi out. Here is some – Continue reading
My friends John and Chuin Nee invited me to join them and their two sons Jasper and Sebastian for a trip to Helensburgh. The purpose of the trip was to pick up some hay for their rabbits, but it meant we could also visit some interesting areas near the town.
We first visited Kellys Falls –
Recent trips to Springwood to look for and photograph fungi have all been to Birdwood Gully this season. So I thought it about time I visited Sassafras Gully on the other side of Springwood.
I entered the valley by the track from the end of Sassafras Gully Road, and walked as far as the Lagoon at the Glenbrook Creek junction, and then returned the same way.
I found a fair bit of nice fungi, but the abundance was not as great as I had been hoping for. Perhaps due to a lot of the habitat being waterlogged. Here isomer that I found –
Porpolomopsis lewelliniae
Entoloma virescens group Continue reading
Bob and myself, for our weekly bushwalk visited two places on the Cumberland Plain. First Bents Basin on the Nepean River, and then we visited Mulgoa Nature Reserve near Penrith.
Bents Basin is a very deep (22m) scoured out pool on the Nepean River. It is a delightful place with a very nice picnic area and a nearby camping area. It is named after a Bent Judge (or is it Judge Bent?). We had planned to visit it a few years ago, but the park, a State Conservation Area, had been closed due to very bad flood damage. It recently reopened. Continue reading
I took part in the bird survey along the Hawthorne Canal section of the Greenway. The weather was a bit wet and gloomy and so we did not see as many birds as we often do. This was certainly the case at Taverners Hill Light Rail Station.
Here are some of the birds we saw – Continue reading
After the Mudlarks Bird Survey, I caught a bus up the hill to Earlwood and used a different camera and lens to photograph fungi in Wolli Creek Regional Park. The fungi in the park is certainly starting to improve.
I only had a limited time so I moved fast, and probably missed a lot. Here is a selection of some that I found – Continue reading
I took part in the local b bird survey, with the Mudlarks, along the Cooks River. This month the group surveyed the upstream loop = to the Boat Harbour and Cup and Saucer Creek Wetlands.
Here are some of the birds we saw – Continue reading
Valerie was keen on an outing and I suggested we visit Richmond Lowlands and then Bushells Lagoon at Wilberforce for some birding. We had a good day.
Here are some photos –
Cupitts Lane – Richmond Continue reading
This was another trip to Long Reef in order to photograph the Ospreys and whatever other birds may be present.
I did see a number of Ospreys but there was not that much action during my visit. No hunting for fish close to the rock platform.
When I arrived, I spotted an Osprey perched on the northern side of the Headland – Continue reading
