Tag Archives: Lake Belvedere

Birds at Sydney Olympic Park – 10 February 2024

The weather in the afternoon improved a lot compared to the wet weather of the morning, and I was keen to venture out again, so I travelled to North Strathfield and first visited Mason Park Wetlands. I then continued into … Continue reading

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Sydney Olympic Park – 20 February 2023

A warm day was forecast, so I didn’t want to do too much, so I decided on a trip to Sydney Olympic Park. I started at Mason Park Wetlands, and then made my way to Lake Belvedere. Then to the … Continue reading

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Nurragingy Reserve and Sydney Olympic Park – 20 March 2022

I joined local birder, Michael, for a day at Nurragingy Reserve at Doonside, then on the way home, we called into Sydney Olympic Park for a look. Nurragingy Reserve At Nurragingy, we first visited the main ponds. Here we saw … Continue reading

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Birds at Sydney Olympic Park – 13 March 2022

I spent a nice day at Sydney Olympic Park, but the day had an unusual start. I was intending to visit Nurragingy Reserve,  and so caught a train to Doonside and walked down to the park gates and found it … Continue reading

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World Wetlands Day – Sydney Olympic Park – 2 February 2022

I joined Brian Everingham and others from the National Parks Association of NSW for a visit to see the birds in the wetlands at Sydney Olympic Park. We had an early start, meeting near Lake Belvedere at 7 am. in … Continue reading

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Birds at Sydney Olympic Park – 6 November 2021

I decide to visit Sydney Olympic Park for a day of bird photography. I caught a train to North Strathfield then walked down to the Mason Park Wetlands. After a stop there, I entered Bicentennial Park and visited Lake Belvedere, … Continue reading

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Birds and Fungi at Sydney Olympic Park – 24 April 2021

A small group from the Sydney Fungal Studies Group Inc were conducting a fungal survey at the Newington Armory area of Sydney Olympic Park. The survey would take a few hours in the morning, so I decided to make a … Continue reading

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Photographic Walk at Bicentennial Park – 19 February 2021

This was a pleasant activity organise by Brian Everingham with the National Parks Association of NSW. I travelled to the park with Valerie and Sue and we met the others at Lake Belvedere a little after 7 am. In the … Continue reading

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Birds at Sydney Olympic Park – 11 November 2020

I left the Greenway Bird Survey and headed via light and  heavy rail to Sydney Olympic Park where at the Waterbird Refuge, I met up with John and Allen. We spent a few hours wandering around the ponds seeing what … Continue reading

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Basket Fungi at Rhodes and Birds at Bicentennial Park – 19 May 2020

I was planning another day of bird photography at Sydney Olympic Park combined with some bike riding for exercise, and then I heard from Irene abut some Basket Fungi she had seen at Rhodes. I thought the two could be … Continue reading

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