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Birds at Sydney Olympic Park – 23 January 2023

Posted on January 25, 2023 by Dave Noble

I spent the day at Sydney Olympic Park photographing birds. I first went to the Narawang Wetlands at Newington, again trying to photograph the Black-backed Bittern. This time, the light and weather was a lot better, but the bird was … Continue reading →

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Back to the Narawang Wetlands – 22 January 2023

Posted on January 22, 2023 by Dave Noble

This was a bit of a foolish trip. I could see rain on the way on the weather radar, but I hoped it would mysteriously stop or veer off in another direction. It didn’t! I was keen to get some … Continue reading →

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Looking for a Bittern – Narawang Wetlands – 19 January 2023

Posted on January 20, 2023 by Dave Noble

Over the years, I have seen and photographed two of the three Bittern species found in Australia. The one I had missed was the Little Bittern, or what is now called the Black-backed Bittern. Some of these illusive birds had … Continue reading →

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Sydney Olympic Park Birds – 1 October 2022

Posted on October 2, 2022 by Dave Noble

This day was at least a lot finer than the day before. There was a fair bit of rain on the radar, but most seemed to miss me at Sydney Olympic Park. I walked into the park from Concord Station, … 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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A Quick Visit to Sydney Olympic Park – 25 March 2022

Posted on March 29, 2022 by Dave Noble

I decided in the afternoon to make a visit to Sydney Olympic Park to look for some interesting fungi that others had seen there. I had a rough idea of the location, and it look worth taking a bike and … Continue reading →

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Nurragingy Reserve and Sydney Olympic Park – 20 March 2022

Posted on March 25, 2022 by Dave Noble

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

Posted on March 14, 2022 by Dave Noble

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

Posted on February 5, 2022 by Dave Noble

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 – 15 January 2022

Posted on January 19, 2022 by Dave Noble

I made an afternoon trip to Sydney Olympic Park to see what birds were around. It turned out to be relatively quiet. While there, I first went to the Waterbird Refuge at Bicentennial Park and then to Wentworth Common and … Continue reading →

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