1. Fauna survey 2018

A. South Lawson Park Bushcare Group Fauna Report November 9, 2018 - Nocturnal

Fauna survey conducted on South Lawson Park bushcare site. 8 pm – 10 pm. Spotlighting. Leaders: Jess Bear and Rhys Pattingale. Bushcare Officer, Bushcare Group members and visitors.

Key: H = Heard, S = Seen, * = Non-native, 1 = Ferris Lane Carpark, 2 = Road To BMX Track, 3 = Soccer Field, 4 = Golf Course, 5 = BMX Track, 6 = Unformed Waratah Street, 7 = Detention Basin

Common Name	Scientific Name	Area							Comments
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7
BIRDS (2)
Eastern Koel	Eudynamys orientalis				H
Masked Lapwing	Vanellus miles	H			H
FROGS (4)
Common Eastern Froglet	Crinia signifera	H						H
Smooth Toadlet	Uperoleia laevigata							H
Striped Marsh Frog	Lymnodynastes peronii							H
Verreaux's Frog	Litoria verreauxii							H
INVERTEBRATES (5)
Leopard Slugs*	Limax maximus*	S							Mulch at the end of the carpark
Spider Species Four	Sp. 4					S
Spider Species One	Sp. 1							S
Spider Species Three	Sp. 3				S				With egg sac
Spider Species Two	Sp. 2				S				Chasing moth
MAMMALS (4)
Common Brushtail Possum	Trichosurus vulpecula	S/H							One sighted and one heard on the other side of the swamp from the carpark
Common Ringtail Possum	Pseudocheirus peregrinus	S	S
Microbat Species					S				Unknown Microbat
Sugar Gliders	Petaurus breviceps				S				Likely but unconfirmed sighting
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7

PDF: Fauna Report – South Lawson Bushcare_Nocturnal 09-11-2018

B. South Lawson Park Bushcare Group Fauna Report November 11, 2018 - Diurnal

Fauna (particularly avifauna) survey conducted on South Lawson Park bushcare site. 6.30am – 9.00am. Leaders: Jess Bear and Rhys Pattingale. Bushcare Officer, Bushcare Group members and visitors.

Key: H = Heard, S = Seen, * = Non-native, 1 = Ferris Lane Carpark, 2 = Road To BMX Track, 3 = Soccer Field, 4 = Golf Course, 5 = BMX Track, 6 = Unformed Waratah Street.

Common Name	Scientific Name	Area						Comments
		1	2	3	4	5	6
BIRDS (35)
Australian King-Parrot	Alisterus scapularis	H			S
Australian Magpie	Cracticus tibicen			H	H
Brown Thornbill	Acanthiza pusilla				H
Channel-billed Cuckoo	Scythrops novaehollandiae		H	H	S
Crimson Rosella	Platycercus elegans	S		H	S	S	S
Eastern Koel	Eudynamys orientalis		H
Eastern Spinebill	Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris	H	S		S		H
Eastern Whipbird	Psophodes olivaceus			H	H	H
Eastern Yellow Robin	Eopsaltria australis	H			S
Eurasian Blackbird*	Turdus merula*					H
Golden Whistler	Pachycephala pectoralis				S			Male
Grey Butcherbird	Cracticus torquatus	H
Grey Fantail	Rhipidura albiscapa		H		S			Edge Of Planting Buffer Of Golf Course, beginning building a nest
Laughing Kookaburra	Dacelo novaeguineae	H				S		Several Perched On Lopped Tree Near BMX Track
Lewin's Honeyeater	Meliphaga lewinii		H
Little Wattlebird	Anthochaera chrysoptera	H		H		S
Magpie-lark	Grallina cyanoleuca	S						Edge Of Ferris Lane (Near Carpark), mudnest in Angophora costata
Masked Lapwing	Vanellus miles	H
Mistletoebird	Dicaeum hirundinaceum				S
New Holland Honeyeater	Phylidonyris novaehollandiae					S
Pied Currawong	Strepera graculina	H		S			H
Rainbow Lorikeet	Trichoglossus haematodus		S
Red Wattlebird	Anthochaera carunculata	H	S	S	S
Red-Whiskered Bulbul *	Pycnonotus jocosus*					H
Rooster *	Gallus gallus*		H
Rufous Whistler	Pachycephala rufiventris				S			Female
Satin Bowerbird	Ptilonorhynchus violaceus			S		S		Female/Juvenile
Silvereye	Zosterops lateralis					H	H
Spotted Pardalote	Pardalotus punctatus				H
Striated Thornbill	Acanthiza lineata	H	S
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo	Cacatua galerita	S			S	S
Superb Fairy-wren	Malurus cyaneus					H
Welcome Swallow	Hirundo neoxena			S			S
White-throated Treecreeper	Cormobates leucophaea				H
Yellow-Faced Honeyeater	Caligavis chrysops				S
REPTILES (1)
Dark-flecked Garden Sunskink	Lampropholis delicata				S
		1	2	3	4	5	6

PDF: Fauna Report – South Lawson Bushcare_Diurnal – 11-11-2018

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2. Spring 2018 Wild Pollinator Count survey

Name:      Bushcare Officer Blue Mountains City Council

Email address:      khising@bmcc.nsw.gov.au<mailto:khising@bmcc.nsw.gov.au>

Date of this observation:        Sunday 18th November, 2018

Time of this observation:    11:15 AM

Postcode:        2783

Suburb or town:  Lawson, NSW

Location/address:        Near Unformed Waratah Street

Name of the plant (common or scientific) you observed:      Small-Leaf Privet – Ligustrum sinense wrapped in Japanese Honeysuckle – Lonicera japonica

Native or exotic?  Exotic (an introduced plant)

Details of your observation site:      Several small flowering Privets, wrapped in flowering Honeysuckle

BEES – European honey bees      3

BEETLES – Other beetles 1

BUTTERFLIES or MOTHS    1

FLIES – Other flies    3

The TOTAL number of insects you observed:        8

Add any other details about your observations:  Weather – Warm, cloudy, no wind

Did you take any photographs of pollinators you would like to share?    Yes, I have photos and will email them to wildpollinatorcount@gmail.com<mailto:wildpollinatorcount@gmail.com>

Do you permit us to use your photos (with credit) on the Wild Pollinator Count website or social media pages?  Yes

Would you like to receive news about the Wild Pollinator Count including the results and reminders for future events via email?  Yes

Other comments or feedback: Very interesting to see the range of insects on the plants for such a short time.