Cladia retipora (Coral Lichen). Photo: Margaret Warren 
Crescent Bay and rocky plates of Mt Brown. 
Photo: Amanda Thomson 
Erika further added the following information on 
the name of Mount Brown. 
The book Tasplaces says that it was named by 
Bass & Flinders in 1798 to honour Robert 
Brown (1773-1858), a botanist who previously 
sailed with Flinders in the Investigator & 
returned to England in 1805 with over 3000 
species of plants. Fie later became Joseph 
Banks secretary. 
Mt Brown's top is marked by a fine, cairned Trig 
point, with magnificent views to Cape Raoul (400 
m) and Bruny behind, Tasman Is and the Blade to 
the South. 
Mt Brown trig point. Photo: Erika Shankley 
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Lunch on the summit. Photo: Amanda Thomson 
We lunched on the summit in an out-of-the-wind 
spot. Immediately Simon (Grove) spotted whales! 
We saw 2 possibly 4, fairly close to us but heading 
out towards Tasman Is, spouting (single) and 
breaking the surface. No fins were spotted. I 
reported the sightings that night - they suspected 
the whales we had seen were Southern Rights due 
to them being close to shore (Humpbacks are 
normally seen further away) and the lack of fins. 
On our return journey we were serenaded by a 
chorus of Tasmanian froglets calling in the pond 
area of Mansfield Plain - a fitting end to an 
enjoyable day. 
Tasman Island. Photo: Amanda Thomson 
Fungi list from Nell Hilliard 
Mycena clarkeana 
Amanita cinereoannulosa 
Stereum ostrea (a fungi map target) 
Trametes hirsuta 
Entoloma moongum 
These are not mycologist verified identifications. 
Also Banksia root hard pustules, another Mycena 
sp, Brown pileus with white gills and brown Truffle. 
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