Staying out of the sea

Minnamurra Rainforest

Well there's certainly been no snorkelling recently as loads of sharks have turned up off the Sydney beaches over the last few weeks. Something to do with a cold current and loads of bait fish they say. Anyway, its resulted in 3 people being eaten in the last couple of weeks so I'm staying well clear until the feeding frenzy dies down!

Last weekend Emily, Jarrod and Allan joined me for a wee trip down south to the rainforest at Minnamurra and then up the hill to the Barren Grounds reserve where I've spotted Ground Parrot and Eastern Bristlebirds in the past. There was no twitching target for me this time, just the pleasure of getting out of the city for a day. The rainforest was pretty dead but there were loads of Bristlebirds up on the heath in the Barren Grounds which were new for Allan and Jarrod's lists. Not that Allan's keeping a list or anything!

Birds Nest Ferns