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Discoveries and photographs by Jayden Walsh
These findings stress the importance of the Narrabeen Lagoon Catchment and adjacent areas.
Amongst finding and filming 2 Grey Goshawk nests, I saw the first returned Leaden Flycatchers to Sydney for the season, third Northern Beaches record of Rufous Songlark, fifth Northern Beaches records of Brown Songlark, Australian Owlet-nightjar, Great Knot, White-browed Woodswallow and Masked Woodswallow (thanks to a drying interior in New South Wales).
White-throated Nightjar, Australian Owlet-nightjar and Southern Boobook
I saw six Eastern Pygmy Possums in 1 night.
Eastern Pygmy Possum, Sugar Glider, Common Brushtail Possum, Swamp Wallaby and 2 Microbat sp.
Freycinet’s Frog, Green Stream Frog, Peron’s Tree Frog and Eastern Dwarf Tree Frog
I was happy to see an Eastern Stone Gecko which is a locally rare species.
Also saw Thick-tailed Gecko, Blackish Blind Snake and Fence Skink
My most exciting discovery was the first Northern Beaches (excluding Ku-ring-gai Chase NP) record of a spider called Saitis virgatus. This species was only discovered and described 5 years ago and is 5mm in length!! In addition, they’ve only been seen in the wild a total of 15 times before.
Eastern Stone Gecko, Thick-tailed Gecko, Blackish Blind Snake and Fence Skink
I found a new population of Erythorochis cassythoides – climbing orchid – (third Northern Beaches population).
Friends of Narrabeen Lagoon Catchment
is associated with National Parks Association of NSW.
