Patrick Byrne was walking the Surf Coast Walk last month when he saw a Jacky Lizard, aka Jacky Dragon, on the path between Red Rocks…
Rod6 November 2023
I have written several articles recently on insects and beachcombing. My last beachcombing article was after strong southerly/easterly winds brought in, and pushed up, large…
staff21 February 2021
This month, we had the second Leopard Seal stop over at Point Roadknight. The damage to its rear flippers was quite obvious; it stayed only…
staff11 September 2020
Following on from last month’s report on the male Fur Seal visiting Point Roadknight, this month we have seen two subadult Leopard Seals visiting our…
staff8 August 2020
This month we have shared Point Roadnight with a male Australian Fur Seal, Arctocephalus pusillus doriferus. It has been coming in each morning and resting…
staff5 July 2020
With recent isolation requirements it has been an ideal time while going on one’s daily walk to notice some of the visitors to the local…
staff2 June 2020
Recently, when walking along the beach from O’Donohue’s to Urquhart Bluff after the recent south-easterly squalls, eight dead Fairy Penguins, Eudyptula minor, were found with…
staff5 April 2020
Over the last month one could not help but notice how the local fauna were battling with the heat and furnace-like winds, and more recently…
staff5 February 2020
The heath has been a kaleidoscope of colour during spring, very appealing to many of our insect pollinators. This year we have had another ‘plague’…
staff10 December 2019