Tag Archives: Woo-la-ra

More Birds at Sydney Olympic Park – 6 January 2024

Posted on January 7, 2024 by Dave Noble

I was keen to have another look for the Black-backed Bittern at the Narawang Wetlands at Newington, part of Sydney Olympic Park. So I went back, but again I had no luck spotting the bird. Like the previous visit, I … Continue reading →

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Birds at Sydney Olympic Park – 3 January 2023

Posted on January 5, 2024 by Dave Noble

I decided to spend a day on the west side of Sydney Olympic Park seeing what birds were around. I started at the Narawang Wetlands and Newington, then walked down the path to Woo-la-ra, then I continued to the river … Continue reading →

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Sydney Olympic Park – 2 March 2023

Posted on March 7, 2023 by Dave Noble

I joined in on the National Parks Association Walk at Sydney Olympic Park, led by Brian Everingham. While we were at the park, we observed good range of birds. Here are some. These were all seen at or near the … Continue reading →

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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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Sydney Olympic Park – Birds and Fungi – 30 March 2022

Posted on April 5, 2022 by Dave Noble

This was an afternoon trip to Sydney Olympic Park. I first went to Woo-la-ra to photograph the stinkhorns again that I had seen on my previous visit. These stinkhorns are Pseudocolus fuciformis. Here are some more photos –

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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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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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Homebush Bay Ride – 1 July 2021

Posted on July 3, 2021 by Dave Noble

Day 5 of lockdown. After a nice bike ride the day before, I though another bike ride for exercise would be good. This time after riding down to the Cooks River, I headed in the other direction – upstream – … Continue reading →

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Birds at Sydney Olympic Park – 10 March 2021

Posted on March 14, 2021 by Dave Noble

In the afternoon, after the Greenway Bird Survey, I headed with my bike to Sydney Olympic Park. I went by train to Strathfield North and then cycled down to the Mason Park Wetlands. I didn’t see any notable birds there, … Continue reading →

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Birds at Sydney Olympic Park – 14 February 2021

Posted on February 20, 2021 by Dave Noble

After visit Nurragingy, on the way home, I detoured to Concord West, and then walked into Sydney Olympic Park. I visited the Waterbird Refuge at Bicentennial Park and then the ponds of Wentworth Common. I also visited the Brickpit and … Continue reading →

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