Now that GSB 2021 is over, we'll be only posting in our Budawang Coast project.
We've got an exciting year coming up now that our new committee has been elected.
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Budawang Coast Atlas of Life Annual General Meeting
We'd love you to join us in person or by Zoom - email budawangcoast@gmail.com
23 November 2021 4:00 – 6:00 PM Ulludulla Civic Centre, Auditorium
1600: Welcome and introductions – Chair Annie Lane
Apologies
Minutes of last AGM May 2019
Finance report – Treasurer Mike Jefferis
BCAL “Annual” report – Chair Annie Lane
1640: Election of BCAL Committee
Chair
Deputy Chair
Secretary (& Public Officer)
Treasurer
Ordinary committee members x 3
Presentations
1700: The elusive Brush-tailed Phascogale – Dr Susan Rhind
Susan Rhind, a wildlife biologist with extensive experience in observing the behaviour of hollow nesting animals, of which the brush-tailed phascogale is one. Susan thought this pretty marsupial with its bottle-brush tail was extinct (or near enough) on the NSW South Coast. But when reviewing records for the revised edition of ‘The Mammals of Australia’ published by the Australian Museum, she came across a sighting at Broulee. This is your opportunity to learn about the Brush-tailed Phascogale, and to hear about Susan’s other interesting projects on the South Coast.
1730: Rainforest recovery – Dr David Bain
David Bain is a senior threatened species officer with the Department of Planning, Industry and Environment. He has been working in threatened species conservation in the south east of NSW for 20 years, partnering with universities, private industry, NGOs and government. David will speak about his work with landholders to improve the condition of rainforest on their properties.
Dinner after at Milton Ulladulla Bowling Club
NSW Health regulations apply to attend AGM and dinner
Check out some of the species found during GSB2021
Birds https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=any&project_id=great-southern-bioblitz-2021-umbrella&view=species&iconic_taxa=Aves
Amphibians https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?iconic_taxa=Amphibia&place_id=any&project_id=great-southern-bioblitz-2021-umbrella&view=species
Reptiles https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?iconic_taxa=Reptilia&place_id=any&project_id=great-southern-bioblitz-2021-umbrella&view=species
Mammals https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?iconic_taxa=Mammalia&place_id=any&project_id=great-southern-bioblitz-2021-umbrella&view=species
Ray-Finned Fishes https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?iconic_taxa=Actinopterygii&place_id=any&project_id=great-southern-bioblitz-2021-umbrella&view=species
Molluscs https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?iconic_taxa=Mollusca&place_id=any&project_id=great-southern-bioblitz-2021-umbrella&view=species
Arachnids https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?iconic_taxa=Arachnida&place_id=any&project_id=great-southern-bioblitz-2021-umbrella&view=species
Insects https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?iconic_taxa=Insecta&place_id=any&project_id=great-southern-bioblitz-2021-umbrella&view=species
Plants https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?iconic_taxa=Plantae&place_id=any&project_id=great-southern-bioblitz-2021-umbrella&view=species
Fungi https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?iconic_taxa=Fungi&place_id=any&project_id=great-southern-bioblitz-2021-umbrella&view=species
Protozoans https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?iconic_taxa=Protozoa&place_id=any&project_id=great-southern-bioblitz-2021-umbrella&view=species
Observations in Need of Identification
All taxa https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=any&project_id=great-southern-bioblitz-2021-umbrella&quality_grade=needs_id
Aves
Amphibians
Reptiles
Mammals
Ray-Finned Fishes
Molluscs
Sea-Slugs
Arachnids
Insects
Orthoptera
Plants
Fungi
Protozoans
Unknowns
GSB will surpass 150,000 observations (can upload till 8Nov) but more than half need ID'ing
148,898 observations / 18,783 species / 2,520 identifiers / 5,321 observers
https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/great-southern-bioblitz-2021-umbrella
Congratulations Budawang, keep uploading
661 observations / 408 species / 121 identifiers / 48 observers
https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/great-southern-bioblitz-2021-shoalhaven-budawang-coast
Can you help to identify birds
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=any&project_id=great-southern-bioblitz-2021-umbrella&quality_grade=needs_id&subview=map&verifiable=any&iconic_taxa=Aves&fbclid=IwAR2JFdOqV1jc8_SH5N43_hM-DewC3Li9YJfOgLq6b56eTpk9hcUR0-uNlEI
Moths are totally underrated! Hundreds of different species can be attracted and observed in your backyard. Masters of camouflage, they can look almost exactly like objects in nature such as leaves, bark or even dried sap! Observe what you can and upload your pictures onto iNaturalist! Log sightings: https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/moth-night-2021-a-great-southern-bioblitz-project
A short video to show how easy it is to cast a white light on a sheet and just wait for those amazing moths to land! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1r2ap0YNYg&t=13s
Eventbrite booking: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/moth-night-2021-a-great-southern-bioblitz-project-tickets-179116059957
