I had a short trip along part of the Cooks River – from Illawarra Road to Gough Whitlam Park and back the same way. I took my camera and was on the lookout for birds.
Here are some that I saw along the way –
White-faced Heron
I looked for the Striated Heron chicks that I had seen on recent previous trips, but it looks like they ave now left the nest area. A bit further along I spotted an adult Striated Heron busy fishing –
It was doing very well catching small fish. Perhaps it was filling its crop ready to feed the chicks?
Further along, I spotted this Little Black Cormorant –
Willie Wagtail
Magpie Lark
A Noisy Miner came along to harass the Willie Wagtail –
I could not find the Tawny Frogmouths in Gough Whitlam Park.
Walking back upstream, the Striated Heron was still fishing –
And another Little Black Cormorant –
I did not spot any Sacred Kingfishers this visit.