Another last look for fungi – this time at Birdwood Gully at Springwood. I was mainly interested to see if any of the Parrot Waxcaps (Gliophorus psittacinus group) were still out. I did find some – an old single one and a pair of small fresh ones. I did not find much else out.
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It was getting near the end of the fungi season in Sydney, and I thought it worth having a look along part of Wolli Creek Regional Park to see if any fungi was still out. I did not find that much and what I did find was not very fresh.
Gliophorus graminicolor
I spent a pleasant, but rather cold and windy day out n Malabar Headland – with Sue and Valerie. Our main aim was to observe the resident Peregrine Falcons, but we only had brief glimpses of one flying off. But the other birds were quite good.
Not long after leaving Maroubra Beach, we spotted an Osprey fly past with a fish. Continue reading
I was keen on checking out the fungi at Bola Creek in Royal National Park. Recently the creek crossing has been upgraded and has just been reopened. That crossing is needed to access some very nice fungi habitat. Valerie and Sue were also keen, and we had a really great day.
The highlight of our visit, at least according to me, was finding a fair few fresh Parrot Waxcaps (Gliophorus psittacinus group). I had seen these at Bola Creek back in June 2022 (and they had been first seen a little earlier by Trevor and Kerry Millichamp). Despite a lot of looking over the years, and some seasons with no looking due to a flooded creek preventing crossing, this is the first time I have spotted them again. This is the third population of Parrot Waxcaps I have seen in the Greater Sydney Area – the others being Birdwood Gully at Springwood and a small area in Lane Cove National Park. Like the other locations these are very difficult to see – being small, quite dark, and blending in with the leaf litter, but they do appear in the same exact very small spot each season. Continue reading
I headed back up to Macquarie Park to again check a certain location in Lane Cove National Park for the rare Parrot Waxcaps. There had been some rain recently and I hoped there would be some fresh ones.
Here are some of the fungi I found –
Cuphophyllus austropratensis
Ramariopsis sp. Continue reading
I travelled up to Blackheath to attend the field study of the Sydney Fungal Studies Group at Coachwood Glen.
We did not find a huge abundance of fungi, but with some careful looking we did find quite a few interesting species. Continue reading
This was another visit to Wolli Creek Regional Park to see how the fungi was going. I started from near Earlwood and went upstream to Paperbark Creek to check out one particular spot, and after not finding any fungi, I turned around and walked downstream. I walked all the way down to Tempe on this visit.
Here are photos of some of the fungi I saw – Continue reading
Bob had been researching the Aboriginal sites to be found on Balls Head, and I was keen to join him on a visit to see them. We were joined by Nipper, Airdrie and Doug.
Balls Head is a place I have visited many times over the years, and was once a favourite place where I did time lapse storm photography. But I had not seen much Aboriginal art site there except the well now whale engraving near the Coal Loader. Continue reading
I joined Valerie and Sue for a nice visit to Oatley Park. We first visited the wetlands Lime Kiln Bay and then headed around the loop track. We were mainly looking for birds.
Here are some I photographed – Continue reading
An early start is needed to participate in the Mudlarks bird survey along the Cooks River. But the early start can be worthwhile in order to see the Cooks River in a different light – on cold morning, when the sun first hits the water. It can be very beautiful.
The Cooks River was very still. Continue reading
