Tag Archives: Mason Park

Birds at Sydney Olympic Park – 10 February 2024

Posted on February 14, 2024 by Dave Noble

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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Mason Park Wetlands – 30 April 2023

Posted on May 5, 2023 by Dave Noble

This was a pleasant day spent at Mason Park Wetlands at Homebush. Approaching the wetlands, I saw number of Inkcaps –

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Birds at Mason Park Wetlands – 13 April 2023

Posted on April 14, 2023 by Dave Noble

A wet day was forecast, especially in the morning, but it was starting to look better in the middle of the day, so I sent messages to Valerie and Sue to see if they would like to join me at … Continue reading →

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Mason Park Wetlands – 5 April 2023

Posted on April 9, 2023 by Dave Noble

I spent the morning at Mason Park Wetlands at Homebush. Again, I was on the lookout for the Spotted Crake (and the Latham’s Snipe) – and again with no success. But I did observe a lot of other interesting birds. … Continue reading →

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Mason Park Wetlands – 26 March 2023

Posted on March 29, 2023 by Dave Noble

This was my fourth visit to these wetlands in recent weeks, and it was another attempt to see the Australian Spotted Crake. This time I was finally successful. My photos however are all quite poor. It was a small bird … Continue reading →

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Birds at Mason Park Wetlands – 20 March 2023

Posted on March 24, 2023 by Dave Noble

Another visit to Mason Park Wetlands at Homebush, and again in the hope of seeing the Spotted Crake. Again, I failed to spot the Crake and had to make do with the other resident birds. Here are some –

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Mason Park Wetlands – 13 March 2023

Posted on March 21, 2023 by Dave Noble

This proved to be another vain attempt to spot and photograph the Spotted Crake. The birds I did see and photograph were not surprisingly not too different to those I had seen two days earlier.

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Mason Park Wetlands – 11 March 2023

Posted on March 21, 2023 by Dave Noble

In the afternoon after the Tempe Bird Survey I visited Mason Park Wetlands at Homebush. Recently a Spotted Crake had been observed there and I was keen to see it. It is the one remaining species of Crake that I … Continue reading →

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Sydney Olympic Park – 20 February 2023

Posted on February 27, 2023 by Dave Noble

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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Birds at Sydney Olympic Park – 22 July 2022

Posted on July 23, 2022 by Dave Noble

The run of wet weather was continuing. With this in mind, I headed to Sydney Olympic Park – where the paths would not be bogs and where there is also some shelter. This worked out well. I started at the … Continue reading →

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