Summer 2023-24
Was summer 2023/2024 the hottest for Lord Howe Island? It depends on how you read the data, but probably “yes”.
2023 catchup
2023 was also a busy year, packed with activity and not much time off to update the website — so here is a summary.
2022 catchup
2022 was a busy year for tours for me and I didn’t get a chance to update news items for that year. Here is a summary, with a few highlights.
Canada geese observation
On 19 December island resident Peter Higgins spotted these two Canada geese on the golf course.
Research trip to Mount Gower
Research trip to Mount Gower to monitor palm regrowth. This four-day trip with Andrew Denham and John Porter from NSW DoPIE was to monitor the regrowth in the two Mountain palm species following removal of rodents in 2019. We had carried out these surveys for a number of years leading up to the rodent eradication, […]
November Birdweek
The second Birdweek for 2022 and ten people were along to enjoy the high point of the seabird breeding season on the Island. Many seabirds had their chicks and we enjoyed many excursions on the beaches and the rocky cliffs to observe the parents returning to feed the chicks. A highlight for many was the […]
Mount Kaputar October
In October I took the opportunity to see one of NSW most spectacular wildflower locations – Mount Kaputar; and I wasn’t disappointed. It is quite a long drive , about 6 hours from Port Macquarie, close to Narrabri in north west of the State. The surrounding country is very flat, but you climb to 1489 […]
August Rockfall on Mount Lidgbird
Dean Hiscox reported new landslip on the east side of Mount Lidgbird in the Middle Cave vicinity on 17 August. The slip has caused significant damage to vegetation down slope of the initial fall zone and is likely to remain unstable for some time. This shows the continuing decay of the island with time. When the […]
Honorary Doctorate award
In July 2021 I travelled to Coffs Harbour for a ceremony to accept an Honorary Doctorate in Natural and Physical Sciences awarded by Southern Cross University.
June Bushwalking week
The second bush walking week for 2022, with the group again staying at Oceanview Apartments, and enjoying the island each day on the walks. The first walk to Boat Harbour was a great introduction “I was surprised at how tropical this section of the island is. With palm trees, elk horns, and strong creeping vines. […]