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Scorpion-tailed Spider
Wildlife

What is it: spider or scorpion?

Neil Tucker, Peter Forster and Scott Hives from the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority (GORCAPA) were inspecting progress of the Angair plantings at…
1 March 2024
Jacky Lizard
Wildlife

Keep pushing Jacky

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…
6 November 2023
cicadellidaebug
NewsWildlife

Observations on the beach

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…
21 February 2021
shortbeakeddophins
Wildlife

Fauna report September

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…
11 September 2020
Wildlife

Fauna report August

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…
8 August 2020
seal
Wildlife

Fauna report July

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…
5 July 2020
darterandgreatcormorant
Wildlife

Fauna report June

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…
2 June 2020
fairypenguin
Wildlife

Fauna report April

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…
5 April 2020
eucalyptuschaferbeetle
Wildlife

Fauna report February

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…
5 February 2020