The verdict: this is a very good bird guide; its size makes it a useful field aid for birders of all skill levels.
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KRM Branch Field Outing, 25 June 2023 The June field excursion was to Paganoni Reserve, and a great turnout of 22 members and visitors met at the car park for fungi walk. It was great to see so many people interested in fungi, especially the young children excited at the ...
Read more →NS Branch Golly Walk, 28 June 2023 A four-degree morning didn’t stop eight members and a visitor gathering on the slope overlooking the southern end of Lake Joondalup and the Beenyup Channel for our guided tour by Woodvale Friends of Beenyup Channel convenor Bryan Saunders. Steam was still rising from ...
Read more →On Friday evening, we set up three light traps, with one of the lights inside a small mesh pop-up tent and the other two in front of vertical white sheets. Strong winds on Saturday night did not bode well for the sheets, so we gathered all three lights inside the tent to create a brighter beacon. Many moths were drawn in during the night, alongside a few grasshoppers and even a Western Dung Beetle (Onthophagus ferox). Species observed on the traps were much the same across the two nights.
Read more →KRM Branch Meeting June 2023 The June meeting was a members’ night with a fungi theme. Daniel Heald was the first presenter, and he showed a series of images of various fungi sighted during the recent weekend invertebrate survey at the Field Station on Cooleenup Island in Yunderup. The fungi ...
Read more →NS Branch Meeting June 2023 Unless you have studied stromatolites in the same detail as our speaker, you could be forgiven for thinking of “stromatolite” as the general term given to any organo-sedimentary structure formed via microbial activity, when in fact, as we learnt, a stromatolite is just one of ...
Read more →Main Club July 2023 Two presenters, Chelsea Payne from Botanic Gardens and Parks Authority (BGPA) and Dominic Castledine from the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD), talked about an important pest currently threatening trees in Perth suburbs. Our president, Basman Al-Jalely, also contributed since that is one of ...
Read more →This year we chose the Walpole Wilderness Area as our excursion destination. All 15 members who attended opted to stay at the Walpole Lodge in the centre of town. The lodge turned out to be an excellent choice, as not only did it provide comfortable rooms at a very reasonable price, but our exclusive use also allowed us to meet around the log fire for our nightly recap before dinner and to use the large screen in the media room for showing photos after dinner.
Our itinerary
We were extremely lucky with the weather; no rain on any of the days, mainly overnight.
Our observations
Plants in flower [37]
Fungi [46]
Fauna excl. birds [19]
Birds [52]
Guest speaker Natasha Bowden delivered a presentation on the activities and capabilities of SERCUL, the Southeast Regional Centre for Urban Landcare.
It was a very informative talk and gave us a good insight into the services and activities that SERCUL provides. The audience thanked Natasha for coming down to talk to us.
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