Author: Bryan Haywood

Dragonfly and Damselfly update (Part 2)

Posted at 09 Jan 2017 at 23:10h in Mount Burr Swamp Habitat Restoration Reserve, Photography, Seasonal Herbaceous Wetlands, Wetland Restoration by Bryan Haywood

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Since our last blog on dragonflies and damselflies (Part 1) we’ve had a few more species emerge, despite wetlands drying up with the warm and sunny conditions over the past two months. Fingers crossed for a storm or two to keep them topped up a little...

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Roofing tiles are working a treat for finding rare reptiles

Posted at 27 Nov 2016 at 18:50h in Eared Worm Lizard Research Project, Media, News, Restoring the Underrepresented Ecological Communities of the South East, Swamp Gum Woodlands by Bryan Haywood

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The annual monitoring event for the South Australian population of Eared Worm-lizards was recently undertaken at Furner forest, north of Millicent in the lower South East. The Eared Worm Lizard or Aprasia aurita, only discovered in South Australia in 1997, is a species of legless...

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Damselflies and Dragonflies are hitting the skies over wetlands this spring

Posted at 27 Nov 2016 at 18:49h in News, Photography, Seasonal Herbaceous Wetlands, Species of the month, Wetland Restoration by Bryan Haywood

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Have you gone for a wander around a freshwater wetland lately or even a dam? Well, if you haven't I suggest on the next sunny day that you do. Apart from avoiding the scaly things 'that slip and slide around' and the things that 'suck...

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Malleefowl mounds on the rise in the South East

Posted at 23 Sep 2016 at 22:50h in News, Restoring the Underrepresented Ecological Communities of the South East by Bryan Haywood

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Monitoring of Malleefowl mounds is about to commence at 6 sites in the South East of South Australia. Monitoring sites occur over the entire birds range including other parts of South Australia, Western Australia, Victoria and New South Wales. Monitoring is conducted annually in an...

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Native Orchids – tiny hidden treasures near Mt Burr Swamp

Posted at 20 Sep 2016 at 14:44h in Mount Burr Swamp Habitat Restoration Reserve, News, Threatened Orchids, Wetland Restoration by Bryan Haywood

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There are approximately 25,000 species of orchids in the world, with 1,800 here in Australia. In the Limestone Coast, we have a few unique species, which can only be found in this region, like the Little Dip Spider Orchid and the Maroon Leak Orchid at Piccaninnie...

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Spring emergence in Blue Gum woodlands

Posted at 14 Sep 2016 at 00:01h in Media, News, Restoring the Underrepresented Ecological Communities of the South East by Bryan Haywood

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I recently visited Fairview Conservation Park (in the mid south east, north of Lucindale) and noted water, water everywhere. "Not a surprise", I hear you say, but it was nice to see the Melaleucas with water lapping at their feet, in a lagoon I’d never...

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Latham’s Snipe survey of wetlands in September

Posted at 13 Sep 2016 at 23:58h in Mount Burr Swamp Habitat Restoration Reserve, News, Seasonal Herbaceous Wetlands, Species of the month, Wetland Restoration by Bryan Haywood

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Come out to help survey for the migratory Latham’s Snipe on September 17th in sites previously known for Snipe in the South East. Notification of this survey has been prompted through The Latham’s Snipe Project (Dr Birgita Hansen) where it was started by a group of...

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Planting season is now complete for threatened flora projects

Posted at 22 Aug 2016 at 02:07h in News, Restoring the Underrepresented Ecological Communities of the South East, Swamp Gum Woodlands by Bryan Haywood

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The planting season has finally come to end, with all of our threatened flora planted out at their respective sites this month. The above average rainfall this winter has allowed for later planting than normal but has also delayed planting in wet sites. The Restoring Under-represented Ecological Communities...

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Regional Action Plan workshops – great team work across the South East!

Posted at 28 Jun 2016 at 11:42h in Heath Mouse, News, Restoring the Underrepresented Ecological Communities of the South East, Swamp Gum Woodlands by Bryan Haywood

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Natural Resources South East and Nature Glenelg Trust joined forces over the last 7 months to roll out a number of community workshops as part of the Restoring Under-represented Ecological Communities project (RUEC). The aim of the workshops was to seek input and engage with the community, landholders...

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Photo of the week – Powerful Owl

Posted at 20 May 2016 at 18:39h in Heath Mouse, Photo of the Month, Restoring the Underrepresented Ecological Communities of the South East by Bryan Haywood

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A Powerful Owl (Ninox strenua) at its day roost in the Dry Creek Native Forest Reserve. This bird was seen halfway up a Blackwood tree while mapping vegetation communities near one of the Heath Mouse sites in Caroline Forest. The prey in its talons is a Common Ringtail...

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