ben-johnson's Journal

Start time: 10:50AM
Duration: 3 hours, 17 minutes
Distance: 6.4km (approx)
iNaturalist observations: 19

Below are some of the common and/or notable species I observed and was able to identify:

📷 = Observations posted

Trees:

• Angophora costata (Sydney Red Gum)
• Banksia serrata (Old Man Banksia)
• Corymbia gummifera (Red Bloodwood)
• Eucalyptus sp. (Scribbly gum)

Plants:

• Acacia longissima (Longleaf Wattle)
• Actinotus minor (Lesser Flannel Flower)
• Banksia ericifolia (Heath-leaved Banksia)
• Blandfordia nobilis (Christmas Bells) 📷
• Casuarinaceae sp. (Sheoaks)
• Conospermum longifolium (Smoke Bush) 📷
• Grevillea buxifolia (Grey Spider Flower) 📷
• Grevillea linearifolia (White spider flower)
• Grevillea sericea (Pink spider flower) 📷
• Hakea sp.
• Hakea teretifolia (Dagger hakea)
• Lambertia formosa (Mountain Devil) 📷
• Persoonia sp. (Geebungs)
• Petrophile pulchella (Conesticks) 📷

Birds:

• Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris (Eastern Spinebill)
• Anthochaera chrysoptera (Little Wattlebird)
• Acanthiza lineata (Striated Thornbill)
• Dacelo novaeguineae (Laughing Kookaburra)
• Malurus cyanea (Superb Fairywren)
• Malurus lamberti (Variegated Fairywren)
• Phylidonyris niger (White-cheeked Honeyeater)
• Trichoglossus moluccanus (Rainbow Lorikeet)

Reptiles:

• Varanus varius (Lace Monitor)

Start time: 12.20pm
Duration: 3hr, 30mins (approx)
Distance: 5.5km (approx)
iNaturalist observations: 11

Below are some of the common and/or notable species I observed and was able to identify:

📷 = Observations posted

Trees:

• Angophora costata (Sydney red gum)
• Angophora hispida (Dwarf apple)
• Banksia serrata (Old man banksia)
• Eucalyptus sp. (Scribbly gum species)

Shrubs:

• Acacia linifolia (Flax-leaved wattle)
• Acacia suaveolens (Sweet wattle)
• Banksia ericifolia (Heath-leaved banksia)
• Banksia oblongifolia (Rusty banksia)
• Casuarinaceae (Sheoaks)
• Ceratopetalum gummiferum (New South Wales Christmas Bush)
• Darwinia fascicularis (Clustered darwinia)
• Grevillea buxifolia (Grey spider flower) 📷
• Grevillea patulifolia (Swamp grevillea) 📷
• Grevillea sp. (Likely an 'escaped' cultivar) 📷
• Hakea propinqua
• Hakea sericea (Bushy needlebush)
• Hakea teretifolia (Dagger hakea)
• Isopogon anethifolius (Narrow-leaved drumsticks)
• Lambertia formosa (Mountain devil) 📷
• Persoonia pinifolia (Pine-leaf geebung)

Herbaceous plants:

• Actinotus helianthi (Flannel flower) 📷
• Actinotus minor (Lesser flannel flower)
• Dipodium roseum (Rosy hyacinth orchid)
• Dipodium variegatum (Slender hyacinth orchid) 📷
• Doryanthes excelsa (Gymea lily)
• Drosera spatulata (Rosy sundew)
• Pteridium esculentum (Austral bracken)
• Scaevola ramosissima (Hairy fan-flower)
• Stylidium sp. (Triggerplants)
• Xyris gracilis (Slender yellow-eye) 📷

Birds:

• Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris (Eastern spinebill)
• Malurus cyaneus (Superb fairywren)
• Malurus lamberti (Variegared fairywren)
• Neochmia temporalis (Red-browed finch)
• Rhipidura rufifrons (Australian rufous fantail)
• Trichoglossus mollucans (Rainbow lorikeet)

Reptiles:

• Intellagama lesueurii ssp. lesueurii (Eastern water dragon) 📷

Insects:

• Orthetrum villosovittatum (Fiery skimmer)