A Sandy Beach Almanac



You've landed at Sandy Beach, NSW, Australia: Lat. -30.15331, Long. 153.19960, UT +10:00 – local map & zoom Google map. I live in a cabin on this beach, 25 kilometres north of the traffic and shops of Coffs Harbour, 600 km north of Sydney. My intention is to post observations of Nature and life within 1 km (1,000 paces) of my South Pacific home.

 

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Tuesday, August 02, 2005

For the amateur Australian phenologist

"In recent years, many people have noticed that weird things are happening. Cicadas seem to be around later. 'Spring' bulbs are flowering in the middle of winter. Some bird species are nesting months earlier than they did a decade ago. Spiders are still lurking in their webs well into autumn, when most would normally have died off. What's going on?

"Scribbly Gum decided to investigate whether plants and animals in Australia are already feeling the effects of climate change. The first thing we wanted to know was what you have noticed. We invited you to submit your observations on any changes you've noticed during the past 5-20 years in your own backyard or neighbourhood ..."
Source: Scribbly Gum

Become an amateur phenologist, at the Book of Days

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