Sandra Henderson led a group of 20 for a pleasant after-dinner stroll on the woodland loop of Mulligans Flat Nature Reserve from the carpark on Eric Wright Street, Forde. It was warm and partly cloudy, with an intermittent breeze that made for ideal walking conditions. Birds were very quiet, however, with a total of 20 species observed. No nocturnal birds seen and the Bush Stone-curlews were silent. Numbers of Galahs, Sulphur-crested Cockatoos, Crimson Rosellas, Eastern Rosellas and Australian Magpies were seen along the walk. Australian Wood Duck, Pacific Black Duck, Australasian Grebe and Australian White Ibis were seen at the small dam, with a Common Bronzewing flying across. Brown-headed Honeyeaters and Buff-rumped Thornbills were seen in a small mixed flock passing quickly overhead in the canopy. Other species observed before the light faded included Laughing Kookaburra, White-throated Treecreeper, Noisy Friarbird, Rufous Whistler, Noisy Miner, Pied Currawong, Grey Fantail and Australian Raven. Red-necked and Swamp Wallabies, Eastern Bettongs, Common Brushtail Possums and Echidnas provided interest along the way, in addition to many Eastern Grey Kangaroos. Everyone enjoyed the evening and will be back again with their torches next year! Thanks to Sandra for organising this outing after the scheduled January outing was cancelled due to extreme heat. Thanks also to Julie McGuiness for keeping the list and to Julie Hotchin and Tee Tong Teo for the photos. Evan Bitmead