Saturday afternoon was spent sketehing, and enjoying (by most) a ‘friendly’ game of soeeer, exeept for 
one person who ‘eame a eropper’! Saturday evening saw mueh mieroseope aetivity with seat 
mieroeosms under examination (finds ineluded a lower jaw bone of an Anteehinus); general eonsensus 
of identifieation of observations and fungi spore prints were made. Unfortunately the harp net ereeted 
by Miehael Driessen failed to eateh anything. A spotlight walk was also largely unsueeessful, but 
enjoyed by the younger members. 
Our last morning on Sunday took most of us to Eaglehawk Neek 
and Fossil Island . We walked along the beaeh, then around the 
roeks but were impeded by the presenee of a large Australasian 
Fur Seal who postured and snorted his disapproval at our 
presenee! Even from a distanee of 50 metres or so his breath 
was formidable! Baek at the boat ramp we were entertained by 
grazing Sea Hares and also a very extrovert and photogenie 
Hermit Crab. There were many tuna jaws and heads on the 
beaeh - leftovers from fishing trips. 
A most enjoyable weekend, great to have lots of younger 
members there who eontributed their observations, finds and 
were exeellent washer-uppers! 
Dunalley Beach observations — 
Birds: 
Haematopus longirostris, Pied Oystereateher 
Haematopus fuliginosus, Sooty Oystereateher 
Vanellus miles, Masked Eapwing 
Larus novaehollandiae, Silver Gull 
Ardea novaehollandiae, White-faeed Heron 
Larus pacificus, Paeifie Gull 
Corvus tasmanicus. Forest Raven 
Phalacrocorax sulcirostris, Eittle Blaek 
Cormorant 
Snails [Kevin Bonham] 
(Dunalley B. not previously sampled) 
Paralaoma caputspinulae 
Magilaoma "tasmaniea" 
Other invertebrates 
Chiton pelliserpentis. Serpent-head Chiton 
Cyclograpsus granulatus. Purple-spotted Shore 
Crab 
Paragrapsus gaimardii. Spotted Shore Crab 
Gastrimargus musicus. Yellow-winged Eoeust 
Macrotona australis. Common Maerotona 
grasshopper 
Latrodectus hasselti, Redbaek Spider 
polyxenidan millipede 
Others: 
Aracana aurita, Shaw’s Cowfish 
Vombatus ursinus. Wombat seats 
Sommers Bay observations — 
Birds 
Calyptorhynchus funereus, Yellow-tailed-blaek 
eoekatoo 
Anthochaera paradoxa, Eittle Wattle Bird 
Ardea novaehollandiae, White-faeed Heron 
Corvus tasmanicus. Forest Raven 
Vanellus miles. Masked Eapwing 
Phylidonyris pyrrhoptera, Creseent Honeyeater 
Platycercus caledonicus. Green Rosella 
Aquila audax. Wedge-tailed Eagle 
Falco cenchroides. Nankeen Kestrel 
Crabs 
Carcinus maenas. Green Crab 
Mictyris platycheles. Soldier Crab 
Snails 
(Sommers Bay not previously sampled) 
Cary odes dufresnii. Bush Snail (dry forest form!) 
Laomavix collisi, 
Pernagera officeri, 
Thryasona marchianae, (surprising - normally 
found in very wet forest) 
Others 
Cyrioides imperialis, Banksia jewel beetle (dead) 
Phaulacridium vittatum. Wingless grasshopper 
Giant springtail, family Uehidanurinae 
Tasmanian Field Naturalists Club BULLETIN 335 Jul 2009 p3 
