I headed to the Sydney Olympic Park area to look for and photograph birds. It was a fairly quiet day compared to other visits.
I first visited the Mason Park Wetlands, and here I spotted a Black-fronted Dotterel searching for food on the mudflats.
And here is one of several Pied Stilts –
I next headed to Lake Belvedere. Here is an Australian Darter –
The main waterbird refuge at Bicentennial Park was fairly quiet. There were lots of nesting Black Swans, and plenty of ducks and Pied Stilts, but not many photographic opportunities. I then made my way to Wentworth Common and The Brickpit.
I then went to the Woo-la-ra to look for raptors. I spotted what I though twas a Brown Goshawk a fair way away and flying further away –
I had lunch on top and waited a fair while to see if any other raptors would make an appearance. As I was leaving, I bumped into Gavin, a bird photographer I had met a few times earlier, and very recently at Emu Green. He was heading up Woo-la-ra, also to try and photograph raptors. As we were talking, we spotted a Sea Eagle flying nearby. So I denied to join him for a while.
We first climbed the hill that lies to the north east of Woo-la-ra. It is higher and offers a better view. We waited on top for a while, but no raptors flew past. We then went over to Woo-la-ra and it was the same – too quiet.
I left and went slowly past the Waterbird Refuge in Bicentennial Park. Here are some Black Swans –
And a Royal Spoonbill that was trying to sleep –
